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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

     
Delaware   84-3986354

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2030 POWERS FERRY ROAD SE, SUITE #212, ATLANTA, GA 30339

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

 

404-816-8240

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer     Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   X   Smaller reporting company   X
        Emerging growth company   X

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ITEM 1 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS 1
     
ITEM 1A RISK FACTORS 9
     
ITEM 2 FINANCIAL INFORMATION  18
     
ITEM 3 PROPERTIES 29
     
ITEM 4 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT  29
     
ITEM 5 DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS  31
     
ITEM 6 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION  33
     
ITEM 7 CERTAIN BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS  33
     
ITEM 8 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 33
     
ITEM 9 MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 34
     
ITEM 10 RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES  36
     
ITEM 11 DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED  36
     
ITEM 12 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS  37
     
ITEM 13 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA  38
     
ITEM 14 CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE  38
     
ITEM 15 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS  38
     
  SIGNATURES 39
     
  EXHIBIT INDEX 40
     
  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1 – F-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
 

 

ITEM 1: DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Our Company

 

Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (“Sandy Springs”, “we", "us" or “our”) is a publicly quoted shell company seeking to create value for its shareholders by merging with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock.

 

No potential merger candidate has been identified at this time.

 

We do not propose to restrict our search for a business opportunity to any particular industry or geographical area and may, therefore, engage in essentially any business in any industry. We have unrestricted discretion in seeking and participating in a business opportunity, subject to the availability of such opportunities, economic conditions, and other factors.

 

The selection of a business opportunity in which to participate is complex and risky. Additionally, we have only limited resources and may find it difficult to locate good opportunities. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify and acquire any business opportunity which will ultimately prove to be beneficial to us and our shareholders. We will select any potential business opportunity based on our management's best business judgment.

 

Our activities are subject to several significant risks, which arise primarily as a result of the fact that we have no specific business and may acquire or participate in a business opportunity based on the decision of management, which potentially could act without the consent, vote, or approval of our shareholders. The risks faced by us are further increased as a result of its lack of resources and our inability to provide a prospective business opportunity with significant capital.

 

Reports to Security Holders

 

Upon effectiveness of this Registration Statement, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and as such, we intend to file all required disclosures.

 

You may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC in the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Section by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, the SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, which can be found at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 101 of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) as we did not have more than $1,000,000,000 in annual gross revenue and did not have such amount as of August 31, 2020, our last fiscal year.

 

We may lose our status as an emerging growth company on the last day of our fiscal year during which (i) our annual gross revenue exceeds $1,000,000,000 or (ii) we issue more than $1,000,000,000 in non-convertible debt in a three-year period. We will lose our status as an emerging growth company if at any time we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer. We will lose our status as an emerging growth company on the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement.

 

 

 

 

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As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable to generally reporting companies. These provisions include:

 

  - A requirement to have only two years of audited financial statement and only two years of related Management Discussion and Analysis Disclosures:

 

  - Reduced disclosure about the emerging growth company’s executive compensation arrangements; and

 

  - No non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements.

 

As an emerging growth company, we are exempt from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 14A(a) and (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such sections are provided below:

 

Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires a public company’s auditor to attest to, and report on, management’s assessment of its internal controls.

 

Sections 14A(a) and (b) of the Securities and Exchange Act, implemented by Section 951 of the Dodd-Frank Act, require companies to hold shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation and golden parachute compensation.

 

We have already taken advantage of these reduced reporting burdens in this registration statement, which are also available to us as a smaller reporting company as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

As long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with the requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Section 14A(a) and (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for complying with new or revised accounting standards.  

 

Our History

 

The Company was incorporated in the state of Nevada on August 16, 1995 as Interactive Lighting Showrooms, Inc. On June 30, 2004, the Company changed its name to Am/Tex Oil and Gas, Inc. On January 24, 2008, the Company changed its name to Critical Point Resources, Inc. On February 2, 2012, the Company changed its name to Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. On May 18, 2012, the name was changed to RES Systems, Inc. On May 23, 2013, the Company changed its name back to Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc.

 

On August 2, 2019, Gregory Okpych resigned as President, CEO, CFO and a Director of the Company. Additionally, Erik Nelson was appointed President of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on August 2, 2019. He is currently the sole officer and director of the Company.

 

Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. executed a redomicile merger to Delaware with the new name RESS Merger Corp. on April 6, 2020.

 

 

 

 

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RESS Merger Corp. formed Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. and RESS of Delaware, Inc. (“RESS Delaware”) with identical Articles of Incorporation. Then on June 24, 2020 with an effective date of July 15, 2020, pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company approved and adopted an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into a Holding Company by and between RESS Merger Corp. and RESS Delaware (a wholly-owned subsidiary of RESS Merger Corp.) and Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. (another wholly-owned subsidiary of RESS Merger Corp.)

 

Thereafter, the result was that RESS Merger Corp. was merged into RESS of Delaware and Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. (“Sandy Springs,” “the Company,” “we,” “us”) became the resulting Holding Company with all of the shareholders of RESS Merger Corp. now being shareholders of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. RESS of Delaware, Inc. (“RESS Delaware”) was, immediately after the Reorganization under Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Laws, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

 

Effective July 17, 2020, Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. divested RESS of Delaware, Inc. to Sterling Acquisitions I, Inc. Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. agreed that as an inducement to enter into the divestiture agreement, Sterling Acquisitions I, Inc. shall have the right to purchase and shall purchase (i) Ten Million (10,000,000) common shares at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10); and (ii). Ten Million (10,000,000) Class A Warrants at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10), and (iii). Ten Million (10,000,000) Class B Warrants at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10).

 

Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. agreed to pay a fee of $1,000 to Sterling Acquisitions I, Inc. to cover the expenses associated with the maintenance of RESS of Delaware, Inc. until such time as a certificate of dissolution is filed with the state of Delaware.

 

On June 25, 2020, the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the Company approved a 1 for 40,000 reverse-split, with all fractional shares rounded up to the nearest whole share; and immediately after the completion of the rounding upwards to the nearest whole share, a 200 for 1 forward stock split issued to all shareholders. This shall effect a net 1 for 200 reverse-split of the Company’s shares once approved by FINRA.

 

The Company’s new fiscal year ending is August 31.

 

Revenue

 

We have no revenues for the period ended August 31, 2020, or through the date of this filing. We do not anticipate recognizing any revenues in the quarter ending November 30, 2020. All of our prior operations were in the now divested subsidiary RESS of Delaware, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Form 10 contains forward-looking statements that may be affected by matters outside our control that could cause materially different results.

 

Some of the information in this Form 10-12g contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. These statements express, or are based on, our expectations about future events. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as, "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "project", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or similar terminology. They include statements regarding our:

 

financial position,
business plans,
budgets,
amount, nature and timing of capital expenditures,
cash flow and anticipated liquidity,
future operations of unknown nature costs,
acquisition and development of other technology,
future demand for any products and services acquired,
operating costs and other expenses.

 

Although we believe the expectations and forecasts reflected in these and other forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance they will prove to have been correct. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results are described under "Risk Factors" and include:

 

general economic conditions,
our cost of operations,
our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to operate,
availability of capital,
the strength and financial resources of our competitors,
our ability to find and retain skilled personnel, and
the lack of liquidity of our common stock.

 

Any of the factors listed above and other factors contained in this Form 10 could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results implied by these or any other forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. We cannot assure you that our future results will meet our expectations. When you consider these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risk factors and the other cautionary statements in this Form 10. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made.

 

General Business Plan

 

Our business plan to seek a merger has many uncertainties which pose risks to investors.

 

We intend to seek, investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire an interest in business opportunities presented to us by persons or firms which desire to seek the advantages of an issuer who has complied with the Securities Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”). We will not restrict our search to any specific business, industry or geographical location, and we may participate in business ventures of virtually any nature. This discussion of our proposed business is purposefully general and is not meant to be restrictive of our unlimited discretion to search for and enter into potential business opportunities. We anticipate that we may be able to participate in only one potential business venture because of our lack of financial resources. We may seek a business opportunity with entities which have recently commenced operations, or that desire to utilize the public marketplace in order to raise additional capital in order to expand into new products or markets, to develop a new product or service, or for other corporate purposes. All of these activities have risk to investors including dilution and management.

 

 

 

 

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We expect that the selection of a business opportunity will be complex. Due to general economic conditions, rapid technological advances being made in some industries and shortages of available capital, we believe that there are numerous firms seeking the benefits of an issuer who has complied with the 1934 Act. Such benefits may include facilitating or improving the terms on which additional equity financing may be sought, providing liquidity for incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees, providing liquidity (subject to restrictions of applicable statutes) for all stockholders and other factors. Potentially, available business opportunities may occur in many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. We have, and will continue to have, essentially no assets to provide the owners of business opportunities. However, we will be able to offer owners of acquisition candidates the opportunity to acquire a controlling ownership interest in an issuer who has complied with the 1934 Act without incurring the cost and time required to conduct an initial public offering.

 

The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by, or under the supervision of, our Board of Directors. We intend to concentrate on identifying preliminary prospective business opportunities which may be brought to our attention through present associations of our director, professional advisors or by our stockholders. In analyzing prospective business opportunities, we will consider such matters as (i) available technical, financial and managerial resources; (ii) working capital and other financial requirements; (iii) history of operations, if any, and prospects for the future; (iv) nature of present and expected competition; (v) quality, experience and depth of management services; (vi) potential for further research, development or exploration; (vii) specific risk factors not now foreseeable but that may be anticipated to impact the proposed activities of the company; (viii) potential for growth or expansion; (ix) potential for profit; (x) public recognition and acceptance of products, services or trades; (xi) name identification; and (xii) other factors that we consider relevant. As part of our investigation of the business opportunity, we expect to meet personally with management and key personnel. To the extent possible, we intend to utilize written reports and personal investigation to evaluate the above factors.

 

We will not acquire or merge with any company for which audited financial statements cannot be obtained within a reasonable period of time after closing of the proposed transaction.

 

Acquisition Interest

 

In implementing a structure for a particular business acquisition, we may become a party to a merger, consolidation, reorganization, joint venture, or licensing agreement with another company or entity. We may also acquire stock or assets of an existing business. Upon consummation of a transaction, it is probable that our present management and stockholders will no longer be in control of us. In addition, our sole director may, as part of the terms of the acquisition transaction, resign and be replaced by new directors without a vote of our stockholders, or sell his stock in us. Any such sale will only be made in compliance with the securities laws of the United States and any applicable state.

 

It is anticipated that any securities issued in any such reorganization would be issued in reliance upon exemption from registration under application federal and state securities laws. In some circumstances, as a negotiated element of the transaction, we may agree to register all or a part of such securities immediately after the transaction is consummated or at specified times thereafter. If such registration occurs, it will be undertaken by the surviving entity after it has successfully consummated a merger or acquisition and is no longer considered an inactive company.

 

The issuance of substantial additional securities and their potential sale into any trading market which may develop in our securities may have a depressive effect on the value of our securities in the future. There is no assurance that such a trading market will develop.

 

 

 

 

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While the actual terms of a transaction cannot be predicted, it is expected that the parties to any business transaction will find it desirable to avoid the creation of a taxable event and thereby structure the business transaction in a so-called “tax-free” reorganization under Sections 368(a)(1) or 351 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). In order to obtain tax-free treatment under the Code, it may be necessary for the owner of the acquired business to own 80% or more of the voting stock of the surviving entity. In such event, our stockholders would retain less than 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity. This would result in significant dilution in the equity of our stockholders.

 

As part of our investigation, we expect to meet personally with management and key personnel, visit and inspect material facilities, obtain independent analysis of verification of certain information provided, check references of management and key personnel, and take other reasonable investigative measures, to the extent of our limited financial resources and management expertise. The manner in which we participate in an opportunity will depend on the nature of the opportunity, the respective needs and desires of both parties, and the management of the opportunity.

 

With respect to any merger or acquisition, and depending upon, among other things, the target company’s assets and liabilities, our stockholders will in all likelihood hold a substantially lesser percentage ownership interest in us following any merger or acquisition. The percentage ownership may be subject to significant reduction in the event we acquire a target company with assets and expectations of growth. Any merger or acquisition can be expected to have a significant dilutive effect on the percentage of shares held by our stockholders.

 

We will participate in a business opportunity only after the negotiation and execution of appropriate written business agreements. Although the terms of such agreements cannot be predicted, generally we anticipate that such agreements will (i) require specific representations and warranties by all of the parties; (ii) specify certain events of default; (iii) detail the terms of closing and the conditions which must be satisfied by each of the parties prior to and after such closing; (iv) outline the manner of bearing costs, including costs associated with the Company’s attorneys and accountants; (v) set forth remedies on defaults; and (vi) include miscellaneous other terms.

 

As stated above, we will not acquire or merge with any entity which cannot provide independent audited financial statements within a reasonable period of time after closing of the proposed transaction. If such audited financial statements are not available at closing, or within time parameters necessary to insure our compliance within the requirements of the 1934 Act, or if the audited financial statements provided do not conform to the representations made by that business to be acquired, the definitive closing documents will provide that the proposed transaction will be voidable, at the discretion of our present management. If such transaction is voided, the definitive closing documents will also contain a provision providing for reimbursement for our costs associated with the proposed transaction.

 

Competition

 

We believe we are an insignificant participant among the firms which engage in the acquisition of business opportunities. There are many established venture capital and financial concerns that have significantly greater financial and personnel resources and technical expertise than we have. In view of our limited financial resources and limited management availability, we will continue to be at a significant competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors.

 

Investment Company Act 1940

 

Although we will be subject to regulation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the 1934 Act, we believe we will not be subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) insofar as we will not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities. In the event we engage in business combinations that result in us holding passive investment interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to regulation under the 1940 Act. In such event, we would be required to register as an investment company and incur significant registration and compliance costs. We have obtained no formal determination from the SEC as to our status under the 1940 Act and, consequently, any violation of the 1940 Act would subject us to material adverse consequences. We believe that, currently, we are exempt under Regulation 3a-2 of the 1940 Act.

 

 

 

 

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Intellectual Property

 

We own no intellectual property.

 

Employees

 

We presently have no full time executive, operational or clerical staff.

 

Mr. Erik Nelson was appointed as President of the Company and appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on August 2, 2019. He is currently the sole officer and director and devotes approximately 10 hours per week to Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

 

Factors Effecting Future Performance

 

Rather than an operating business, our goal is to obtain debt and/or equity finance meet our ongoing operating expenses and attempt to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders.

 

Although there is no assurance that this series of events will be successfully completed, we believe we can successfully complete an acquisition or merger which will enable us to continue as a going concern. Any acquisition or merger will most likely be dilutive to our existing stockholders.

 

The factors affecting our future performance are listed and explained below under the section “Risk Factors” below:

 

ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

 

We need to find financing for our business idea which is uncertain and risky.

 

Our plan of operation is to obtain debt or equity finance to meet our ongoing operating expenses and attempt to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders. There can be no assurance that any of the events can be successfully completed, that any such business will be identified or that any stockholder will realize any return on their shares after such a transaction has been completed. In particular, there is no assurance that any such business will be located or that any stockholder will realize any return on their shares after such a transaction. Any merger or acquisition completed by us can be expected to have a significant dilutive effect on the percentage of shares held by our current stockholders.

 

We believe we are an insignificant participant among the firms which engage in the acquisition of business opportunities. There are many established venture capital and financial concerns that have significantly greater financial and personnel resources and technical expertise than we have. In view of our limited financial resources and limited management availability, we will continue to be at a significant competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors.

 

You should be aware that there are various risks associated with our business, including the risks discussed below. You should carefully consider these risk factors, as well as the other information contained in this Registration Statement, in evaluating our business and us.

 

Rather than our previous operating business, our business is now to seek to raise the debt and/or equity to meet our ongoing operating expenses and attempt to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders. There can be no assurance that this series of events will be successfully completed or that any stockholder will realize any return on their shares after the new business plan has been implemented.

 

 

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RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMPANY

 

WE HAVE INCURRED SIGNIFICANT LOSSES AND ANTICIPATE FUTURE LOSSES

 

As of August 31, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit in excess of $307,095 and a stockholders’ deficit of approximately $50,075.

 

Future losses are likely to occur as, until we are able to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders as we have no sources of income to meet our operating expenses. As a result of these, among other factors, we received from our registered independent public accountants in their report for the financial statements for the period ended August 31, 2020, an explanatory paragraph stating that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

OUR EXISTING FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO MEET OUR ONGOING OPERATING EXPENSES

 

We have no sources of income at this time and no existing cash balances to meet our ongoing operating expenses. In the short term, unless we are able to raise additional debt and/or equity we shall be unable to meet our ongoing operating expenses. On a longer-term basis, we intend to raise the debt and/or equity to meet our ongoing operating expenses and merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders. There can be no assurance that this series of events will be successfully completed.

 

WE INTEND TO PURSUE THE ACQUISITION OF AN OPERATING BUSINESS

 

Our sole strategy is to acquire an operating business. Successful implementation of this strategy depends on our ability to identify a suitable acquisition candidate, acquire such company on acceptable terms and integrate its operations. In pursuing acquisition opportunities, we compete with other companies with similar strategies. Competition for acquisition targets may result in increased prices of acquisition targets and a diminished pool of companies available for acquisition. Acquisitions involve a number of other risks, including risks of acquiring undisclosed or undesired liabilities, acquired in-process technology, stock compensation expense, diversion of management attention, potential disputes with the seller of one or more acquired entities and possible failure to retain key acquired personnel. Any acquired entity or assets may not perform relative to our expectations. Our ability to meet these challenges has not been established.

 

SCARCITY OF, AND COMPETITION FOR, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND COMBINATIONS

 

We believe we are an insignificant participant among the firms which engage in the acquisition of business opportunities. There are many established venture capital and financial concerns that have significantly greater financial and personnel resources and technical expertise than we have. Nearly all such entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than us and, consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination. Moreover, we will also compete in seeking merger or acquisition candidates with numerous other small public companies. In view of our limited financial resources and limited management availability, we will continue to be at a significant competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors.

 

WE HAVE NOT EXECUTED ANY FORMAL AGREEMENT FOR A BUSINESS COMBINATION OR OTHER TRANSACTION AND HAVE ESTABLISHED NO STANDARDS FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

We have not executed any formal arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to engaging in a merger with, joint venture with or acquisition of a private or public entity. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in identifying and evaluating suitable business opportunities or in concluding a business combination. We have not identified any particular industry or specific business within an industry for evaluation. There is no assurance we will be able to negotiate a business combination on terms favorable, if at all. We have not established a specific length of operating history or specified level of earnings, assets, net worth or other criteria which we will require a target business opportunity to have achieved, and without which we would not consider a business combination. Accordingly, we may enter into a business combination with a business opportunity having no significant operating history, losses, limited or no potential for earnings, limited assets, negative net worth or other negative characteristics.

 

 

 

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WE MAY BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY ADVERSE GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

 

Current conditions in domestic and global economies are extremely uncertain. Adverse changes may occur as a result of softening global economies, wavering consumer confidence caused by the threat of terrorism and war, and other factors capable of affecting economic conditions. Such changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

BECAUSE OUR PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER CONTROLS OUR ACTIVITIES, HE MAY CAUSE US TO ACT IN A MANNER THAT IS MOST BENEFICIAL TO HIMSELF AND NOT TO OTHER SHAREHOLDERS WHICH COULD CAUSE US NOT TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT OUTSIDE INVESTORS MIGHT VIEW FAVORABLY

 

Our principal shareholder has voting authority for approximately sixty-four percent (64.015%) of our outstanding common stock. As a result, he effectively controls all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, the approval of significant corporate transactions, such as mergers and related party transaction. These insiders also have the ability to delay or perhaps even block, by their ownership of our stock, an unsolicited tender offer. This concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of our company that you might view favorably.

 

OUR DIRECTORS MAY HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHICH MAY NOT BE RESOLVED FAVORABLY TO US.

 

Certain conflicts of interest may exist between our sole director and us. Our sole Director has other business interests to which he devotes his attention and may be expected to continue to do so although management time should be devoted to our business. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through exercise of such judgment as is consistent with fiduciary duties to us. See "Directors and Executive Officers" (page 26 below), and "Conflicts of Interest." (page 27 below).

 

WE MAY DEPEND UPON OUTSIDE ADVISORS; WHO MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ON REASONABLE TERMS AND AS NEEDED.

 

To supplement the business experience of our officers and directors, we may be required to employ accountants, technical experts, appraisers, attorneys, or other consultants or advisors. Our Board without any input from stockholders will make the selection of any such advisors. Furthermore, it is anticipated that such persons may be engaged on an "as needed" basis without a continuing fiduciary or other obligation to us. In the event we consider it necessary to hire outside advisors, we may elect to hire persons who are affiliates, if they are able to provide the required services.

 

WE ARE NOT A REPORTING COMPANY AT THIS TIME, BUT WILL BECOME ONE DUE TO THE FILING OF THIS FORM 10-12G

 

Upon the successful filing of this Form 10-12G, we will be subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. As a result, shareholders will have access to the information required to be reported by publicly held companies under the Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder. We intend to provide our shareholders with quarterly unaudited reports and annual reports containing financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles audited by independent certified public accountants and intend to register under the Securities Exchange Act, Section12(g). There can be no assurance that we shall be able to file this Form 10–12G successfully or that we shall become a reporting company.

 

 

 

 

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WE ARE AN “EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY,” AND ANY DECISION ON OUR PART TO COMPLY ONLY WITH CERTAIN REDUCED DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO “EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES” COULD MAKE OUR COMMON STOCK LESS ATTRACTIVE TO INVESTORS.

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and, for as long as we continue to be an “emerging growth company,” we expect and fully intend to take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies but not to “emerging growth companies,” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We could be an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion, (ii) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three year period.

 

In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)2(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to opt in to the extended transition period for complying with the revised accounting standards. We have elected to rely on these exemptions and reduced disclosure requirements applicable to “emerging growth companies” and expect to continue to do so.

 

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE FILING AND INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY THE SEC WHICH MAY RESULT IN A DECLINE IN THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON SHARES AND AN INABILITY TO OBTAIN FUTURE FINANCING.

 

As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as amended by SEC Release No. 33-8934 on June 26, 2008, the SEC adopted rules requiring each public company to include a report of management on the company’s internal controls over financial reporting in its annual reports. In addition, the independent registered public accounting firm auditing a company’s financial statements may have to also attest to and report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s internal controls over financial reporting. We may be required to include a report of management on its internal control over financial reporting. The internal control report must include a statement

 

· Of management’s responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over its financial reporting;

 

· Of management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of year-end; and

 

· Of the framework used by management to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Furthermore, our independent registered public accounting firm may be required to file its attestation on whether it believes that we have maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting.

 

While we expect to expend significant resources in developing the necessary documentation and testing procedures required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, there is a risk that we may not be able to comply timely with all of the requirements imposed by this rule. In the event that we are unable to receive a positive attestation from our independent registered public accounting firm with respect to our internal controls, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and our stock price and ability to obtain equity or debt financing as needed could suffer.

 

 

 

 

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In addition, in the event that our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to rely on our internal controls in connection with its audit of our financial statements, and in the further event that it is unable to devise alternative procedures in order to satisfy itself as to the material accuracy of our financial statements and related disclosures, it is possible that we would be unable to file our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC, which could also adversely affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to secure additional financing as needed.

 

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING ACCEPTABLE INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING, ARE COSTLY AND MAY INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY.

 

The rules and regulations of the SEC require a public company to prepare and file periodic reports under the Exchange Act, which will require that the Company engage legal, accounting, auditing and other professional services. The engagement of such services is costly. Additionally, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) requires, among other things, that we design, implement and maintain adequate internal controls and procedures over financial reporting. The costs of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the limited technically qualified personnel we have may make it difficult for us to design, implement and maintain adequate internal controls over financial reporting. In the event that we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls or discover material weaknesses in our internal controls, we may not be able to produce reliable financial reports or report fraud, which may harm our overall financial condition and result in loss of investor confidence and a decline in our share price.

 

As a public company, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Despite recent reforms made possible by the JOBS Act, compliance with these rules and regulations will nonetheless increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources, particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” The Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and operating results.

 

We are working with our legal, accounting and financial advisors to identify those areas in which changes should be made to our financial and management control systems to manage our growth and our obligations as a public company. These areas include corporate governance, corporate control, disclosure controls and procedures and financial reporting and accounting systems. We have made, and will continue to make, changes in these and other areas. However, we anticipate that the expenses that will be required in order to adequately prepare for being a public company could be material. We estimate that the aggregate cost of increased legal services; accounting and audit functions; personnel, such as a chief financial officer familiar with the obligations of public company reporting; consultants to design and implement internal controls; and financial printing alone will be a few hundred thousand dollars per year and could be several hundred thousand dollars per year. In addition, if and when we retain independent directors and/or additional members of senior management, we may incur additional expenses related to director compensation and/or premiums for directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, the costs of which we cannot estimate at this time. We may also incur additional expenses associated with investor relations and similar functions, the cost of which we also cannot estimate at this time. However, these additional expenses individually, or in the aggregate, may also be material.

 

In addition, being a public company could make it more difficult or more costly for us to obtain certain types of insurance, including directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and we may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The impact of these events could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors, our board committees or as executive officers.

 

 

 

 

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The increased costs associated with operating as a public company may decrease our net income or increase our net loss and may cause us to reduce costs in other areas of our business or increase the prices of our products or services to offset the effect of such increased costs. Additionally, if these requirements divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

THE JOBS ACT ALLOWS US TO DELAY THE ADOPTION OF NEW OR REVISED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS THAT HAVE DIFFERENT EFFECTIVE DATES FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COMPANIES.

 

Since, we have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act, this election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.

 

WE HAVE A MATERIAL WEAKNESS IN OUR CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We have conducted an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in “Internal Control Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations for the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and published in 2013, and subsequent guidance prepared by COSO specifically for smaller public companies. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not sufficient as of August 31, 2020 for the reasons discussed below:

 

A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, that adversely affects the entity’s ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of the entity’s financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected by the entity’s internal control.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Management identified the following material weakness and significant deficiencies in its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2020:

 

· The Company did not maintain effective controls over certain aspects of the financial reporting process because we lacked personnel with accounting expertise and an adequate supervisory review structure that is commensurate with our financial reporting requirements.

 

· Material Weakness – Inadequate segregation of duties.

 

 

 

 

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The management of the Company believes that these material weaknesses will remain until such time that the Company has the resources to increase the number of personnel committed to the performance of its financial duties that such weaknesses can be specifically addressed. This will include, but not limited to, the following:

 

· Hiring of additional personnel to adequately segregate financial reporting duties.

 

· The retention of outside consultants to review our controls and procedures

 

 

RISKS RELATED TO OUR SECURITIES

 

REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE SHARE OWNERSHIP FOLLOWING BUSINESS COMBINATION AND DILUTION TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

Our primary plan of operation is based upon a business combination with a private concern which, in all likelihood, would result in us issuing securities to stockholders of such private company. The issuance of previously authorized and unissued shares of our common stock would result in reduction in percentage of shares owned by present and prospective stockholders and may result in a change in control or management. In addition, any merger or acquisition can be expected to have a significant dilutive effect on the percentage of the shares held our stockholders.

 

THE REGULATION OF PENNY STOCKS BY SEC AND NASD MAY HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE TRADABILITY OF OUR SECURITIES.

 

Our securities are currently thinly traded on the Over the Counter with a designation of Pink – No Information . Our shares are subject to a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that imposes special sales practice requirements upon broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers or accredited investors. For purposes of the rule, the phrase "accredited investors" means, in general terms, institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000, or individuals having a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or having an annual income that exceeds $200,000 (or that, when combined with a spouse's income, exceeds $300,000).

 

For transactions covered by the rule, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction prior to the sale. Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers to sell our securities and also may affect the ability of purchasers in this offering to sell their securities in any market that might develop therefore.

 

In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted a number of rules to regulate "penny stocks." Such rules include Rules 3a51-1, 15g-1, 15g-2, 15g-3, 15g-4, 15g-5, 15g-6, 15g-7, and 15g-9 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because our securities constitute "penny stocks" within the meaning of the rules, the rules would apply to us and to our securities. The rules may further affect the ability of owners of shares to sell our securities in any market that might develop for them.

 

Shareholders should be aware that, according to Securities and Exchange Commission, the market for penny stocks has suffered in recent years from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include (i) control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; (ii) manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; (iii) "boiler room" practices involving high-pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by inexperienced sales persons; (iv) excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and (v) the wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired consequent investor losses. Our management is aware of the abuses that have occurred historically in the penny stock market. Although we do not expect to be in a position to dictate the behavior of the market or of broker-dealers who participate in the market, management will strive within the confines of practical limitations to prevent the described patterns from being established with respect to our securities.

 

 

 

 

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The shares of our common stock may be thinly-traded on the Pink Sheets, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our shares of common stock at or near ask prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. This situation is attributable to a number of factors, including the fact that we are a small company which is relatively unknown to stock analysts, stock brokers, institutional investors and others in the investment community that generate or influence sales volume, and that even if we came to the attention of such persons, they tend to be risk-averse and would be reluctant to follow an unproven, early stage company such as ours or purchase or recommend the purchase of our shares of common stock until such time as we became more seasoned and viable. As a consequence, there may be periods of several days or more when trading activity in our shares of common stock is minimal or non-existent, as compared to a seasoned issuer which has a large and steady volume of trading activity that will generally support continuous sales without an adverse effect on Securities price.

 

OUR STOCK WILL IN ALL LIKELIHOOD BE THINLY TRADED AND AS A RESULT YOU MAY BE UNABLE TO SELL AT OR NEAR ASK PRICES OR AT ALL IF YOU NEED TO LIQUIDATE YOUR SHARES.

 

We cannot give you any assurance that a broader or more active public trading market for our shares of common stock will develop or be sustained, or that any trading levels will be sustained. Due to these conditions, we can give investors no assurance that they will be able to sell their shares of common stock at or near ask prices or at all if you need money or otherwise desire to liquidate your shares of common stock of our Company.

 

OTC MARKETS CURRENTLY DISPLAYS A STOP SIGN

 

OTC Markets Group designates certain securities as “Pink Limited Information” and places a STOP Sign icon next to the stock symbol to inform investors that there may be reason to exercise additional caution and perform thorough due diligence before making an investment decision in that security.

 

OTC Markets will continue to display Pink Limited Information on its securities OTC Markets pages until adequate current information is made available by the issuer pursuant to the Alternative Reporting Standard or by the SEC Reporting Standard, and until OTC Markets believes there is no longer a public interest concern. Investors are encouraged to use caution and due diligence in their investment decisions.

 

The Company subscribes to OTC Markets for its OTC IQ disclosure program.

 

RULE 144 SALES IN THE FUTURE MAY HAVE A DEPRESSIVE EFFECT ON OUR STOCK PRICE.

 

All of the outstanding shares of common stock held by our present officers, directors, and affiliate stockholders are "restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As restricted shares, these shares may be resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable exemptions from registration under the Act and as required under applicable state securities laws. We are registering all of our outstanding shares so officers, directors and affiliates will be able to sell their shares if this Registration Statement becomes effective. Rule 144 provides in essence that a person who has held restricted securities for one year may, under certain conditions, sell every three months, in brokerage transactions, a number of Shares that does not exceed the greater of 1.0% of a company's outstanding common stock or the average weekly trading volume during the four calendar weeks prior to the sale. There is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that may be sold by a nonaffiliate after the owner has held the restricted securities for a period of two years. A sale under Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Act, may have a depressive effect upon the price of the common stock in any market that may develop.

 

 

 

 

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THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK COULD BE HIGHLY VOLATILE

 

Our shares are currently listed on the Over the Counter (OTC) market (under symbol “RESS”). Due to this listing on the OTC market it is likely that our common stock will be subject to price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices quoted by market makers. Due to the low volume of shares traded on any trading day, persons buying or selling in relatively small quantities may easily influence prices of our common stock. This low volume of trades could also cause the price of our stock to fluctuate greatly, with large percentage changes in price occurring in any trading day session. Holders of our common stock may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. If high spreads between the bid and ask prices of our common stock exist at the time of a purchase, the stock would have to appreciate substantially on a relative percentage basis for an investor to recoup their investment. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of our common stock. No assurance can be given that an active market in our common stock will develop or be sustained. If an active market does not develop, holders of our common stock may be unable to readily sell the shares they hold or may not be able to sell their shares at all.

 

LOSS OF CONTROL BY OUR PRESENT MANAGEMENT AND STOCKHOLDERS MAY OCCUR UPON ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL SHARES.

 

We may issue further shares as consideration for the cash or assets or services out of our authorized but unissued common stock that would, upon issuance, represent a majority of our voting power and equity. The result of such an issuance would be those new stockholders and management would control us, and persons unknown could replace our management at this time. Such an occurrence would result in a greatly reduced percentage of ownership of us by our current Shareholders.

 

IF THE REGISTRATION OF OUR COMMON STOCK IS REVOKED IN THE FUTURE, OUR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES WILL CEASE TO EXIST

 

In the event our securities registration was to be revoked, we would not have the ability to raise money through the issuance of shares and would lose the ability to continue the business plan set out in this filing. Common stock issued and outstanding at that time would no longer be tradable.

 

WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE PAYING CASH DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK

 

We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

 

WE MAY BE UNSUCCESSFUL IN FINDING A MERGER THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH POSITIVE LONG-TERM RESULTS

 

The business of selecting and entering into a merger is fraught with all kinds of issues. For instance, the business may need capital that is never achieved, the management is not capable of carrying the business forward successfully, the business plan is ill conceived, and not executed, or competitive factors cause business failure. There are many other factors in addition to these, as may have been discussed above in “Risk Factors” which could cause our Company to fail and the investors capital will be at risk.

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

This registration statement on Form 10-12G and other reports filed by us from time to time with the SEC (collectively, the "Filings") contain or may contain forward-looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, our management as well as estimates and assumptions made by our management. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are only predictions and speak only as of the date hereof. When used in the Filings, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "future," "intend," "plan," or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to us or our management identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors, including the risks relating to our business, industry, and our operations and results of operations. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, or planned.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. Our financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management's judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management's judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.  In addition to the historical financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

 

 

 

 

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OVERVIEW

 

On August 2, 2019, Gregory Okpych resigned as President, CEO, CFO and a Director of the Company. Additionally, Erik Nelson was appointed President of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company on August 2, 2019. He is currently the sole officer and director of the Company.

 

Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. executed a redomicile merger to Delaware with the new name RESS Merger Corp. on April 6, 2020.

 

RESS Merger Corp. formed Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. and RESS of Delaware, Inc. (“RESS Delaware”) with identical Articles of Incorporation. Then on June 24, 2020 with an effective date of July 15, 2020, pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company approved and adopted an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into a Holding Company by and between RESS Merger Corp. and RESS Delaware (a wholly-owned subsidiary of RESS Merger Corp.) and Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. (another wholly-owned subsidiary of RESS Merger Corp.)

 

Thereafter, the result was that RESS Merger Corp. was merged into RESS of Delaware and Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. (“Sandy Springs,” “the Company,” “we,” “us”) became the resulting Holding Company with all of the shareholders of RESS Merger Corp. now being shareholders of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. RESS of Delaware, Inc. (“RESS Delaware”) was, immediately after the Reorganization under Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Laws, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

 

Effective July 17, 2020, Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. divested RESS of Delaware, Inc. to Sterling Acquisitions I, Inc. Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. agreed that as an inducement to enter into the divestiture agreement, Sterling Acquisitions I, Inc. shall have the right to purchase and shall purchase (i) Ten Million (10,000,000) common shares at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10); and (ii). Ten Million (10,000,000) Class A Warrants at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10), and (iii). Ten Million (10,000,000) Class B Warrants at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10).

 

Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. agreed to pay a fee of $1,000 to Sterling Acquisitions I, Inc. to cover the expenses associated with the maintenance of RESS of Delaware, Inc. until such time as a certificate of dissolution is filed with the state of Delaware.

 

On June 25, 2020, the Board of Directors and the shareholders of the Company approved a 1 for 40,000 reverse-split, with all fractional shares rounded up to the nearest whole share; and immediately after the completion of the rounding upwards to the nearest whole share, a 200 for 1 forward stock split issued to all shareholders. This shall effect a net 1 for 200 reverse-split of the Company’s shares upon approval by FINRA.

 

The Company’s new fiscal year ending is August 31.

 

PLAN OF OPERATION

 

Our plan of operations is to raise debt and/or equity to meet our ongoing operating expenses and attempt to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders. There can be no assurance that we will successfully complete this series of transactions. In particular, there is no assurance that any such business will be located or that any stockholder will realize any return on their shares after such a transaction. Any merger or acquisition completed by us can be expected to have a significant dilutive effect on the percentage of shares held by our current stockholders.

 

 

 

 

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Our intended budget for the next twelve months is as follows:

 

 

    Q1 financial year ended August 31, 2021     Q2 financial year ended August 31, 2021     Q3 financial year ended August 31, 2021     Q4 financial year ended August 31, 2021    

 

 

Twelve Month

Total

 
Accounting   $ 3,000     $ 3,000     $ 3,000     $ 6,000     $ 15,000  
Legal     1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000       4,000  
General and administrative     2,000       2,000       2,000       2,000       8,000  
Miscellaneous     1,000       1,000       1,000       1,000       4,000  
Total Operating Expenses   $ 7,000     $ 7,000     $ 7,000     $ 10,000     $ 31,000  

  

At this time, we have Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty ($3720) cash on hand, and we are dependent on advances from our principal shareholder or our directors and officers. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to obtain sufficient funding these sources.

 

We believe we are an insignificant participant among the firms which engage in the acquisition of business opportunities. There are many established venture capital and financial concerns that have significantly greater financial and personnel resources and technical expertise than we have. In view of our limited financial resources and limited management availability, we will continue to be at a significant competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors.

 

We intend to seek, investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire an interest in business opportunities presented to us by persons or firms which desire to seek the advantages of an issuer who has complied with the Securities Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”). We will not restrict our search to any specific business, industry or geographical location, and we may participate in business ventures of virtually any nature. This discussion of our proposed business is purposefully general and is not meant to be restrictive of our virtually unlimited discretion to search for and enter into potential business opportunities. We anticipate that we may be able to participate in only one potential business venture because of our lack of financial resources.

 

We may seek a business opportunity with entities which have recently commenced operations, or that desire to utilize the public marketplace in order to raise additional capital in order to expand into new products or markets, to develop a new product or service, or for other corporate purposes. We may acquire assets and establish wholly owned subsidiaries in various businesses or acquire existing businesses as subsidiaries.

 

We expect that the selection of a business opportunity will be complex and risky. Due to general economic conditions, rapid technological advances being made in some industries and shortages of available capital, we believe that there are numerous firms seeking the benefits of an issuer who has complied with the 1934 Act. Such benefits may include facilitating or improving the terms on which additional equity financing may be sought, providing liquidity for incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees, providing liquidity (subject to restrictions of applicable statutes) for all stockholders and other factors. Potentially, available business opportunities may occur in many different industries and at various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult and complex. We have, and will continue to have, essentially no assets to provide the owners of business opportunities. However, we will be able to offer owners of acquisition candidates the opportunity to acquire a controlling ownership interest in an issuer who has complied with the 1934 Act without incurring the cost and time required to conduct an initial public offering.

 

 

 

 

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The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by, or under the supervision of, our sole director. We intend to concentrate on identifying preliminary prospective business opportunities which may be brought to our attention through present associations of our director, professional advisors or by our stockholders. In analyzing prospective business opportunities, we will consider such matters as (i) available technical, financial and managerial resources; (ii) working capital and other financial requirements; (iii) history of operations, if any, and prospects for the future; (iv) nature of present and expected competition; (v) quality, experience and depth of management services; (vi) potential for further research, development or exploration; (vii) specific risk factors not now foreseeable but that may be anticipated to impact the proposed activities of the company; (viii) potential for growth or expansion; (ix) potential for profit; (x) public recognition and acceptance of products, services or trades; (xi) name identification; and (xii) other factors that we consider relevant. As part of our investigation of the business opportunity, we expect to meet personally with management and key personnel. To the extent possible, we intend to utilize written reports and personal investigation to evaluate the above factors.

 

We will not acquire or merge with any company for which audited financial statements cannot be obtained within a reasonable period of time after closing of the proposed transaction.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020 COMPARED TO THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 15, 2020

 

Revenue

 

We recognized no revenue during the year ended August 31, 2020 and the period ended July 15, 2020. We had no business from which to generate revenues in these time periods.

 

Cost of Revenue

 

We recognized no cost of revenue during the year ended August 31, 2020 and the period ended July 15, 2020.

 

Gross Profit / (Loss)

 

We recognized no gross profit / (loss) during the year ended August 31, 2020 and the period ended July 15, 2020.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

During the year ended August 31, 2020, we incurred $0 in general, selling and administrative expenses compared to $0 in the period ended July 15, 2020.

 

Operating Loss

 

During the year ended August 31, 2020, we incurred an operating loss of $0 compared to an operating loss of $0 in the period ended July 15, 2020.

 

Interest and Other Income / (Expenses) Net

 

During the six weeks period ended August 31, 2020, we incurred $1,558 in related party interest expense compared to $0 for the period ended July 15, 2020, an increase of $1,558. The increase arose due to the balance of the loan outstanding with the related party of $50,447.

 

 

 

 

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Loss before Income Tax

 

During the year ended August 31, 2020, we incurred an operating loss of ($1,558), due to the factors discussed above.

 

Provision for Income Tax

 

No provision for income taxes was recorded in either the year ended August 31, 2020 or the period ended July 15, 2020, as we have incurred taxable losses in both periods.

 

Net Loss

 

During the year ended August 31, 2020, we incurred a net loss of ($1,558), due to the factors discussed above.

 

CASH FLOW

 

At August 31, 2020, we had $1,930 in cash or cash equivalents, no assets, no operating business or other source of income and outstanding liabilities of $52,005 and a stockholders’ deficit of ($50,075).

 

Consequently, we are now dependent on raising additional equity and/or debt to meet our ongoing operating expenses. There is no assurance that we will be able to raise the necessary equity and/or debt that we will need to fund our ongoing operating expenses.

 

It is our current intention to seek to raise debt and/or equity financing to meet ongoing operating expenses and attempt to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders. There is no assurance that this series of events will be satisfactorily completed.

 

Future losses are likely to occur as, until we are able to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders as we have no sources of income to meet our operating expenses. As a result of these, among other factors, we received from our registered independent public accountants in their report for the financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2020 and the period ended July 15, 2020, an explanatory paragraph stating that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

 

    Year Ended     Period Ended  
    August 31, 2020     July 15, 2020  
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities   $ 0     $ 0  
Net Cash Provided (Used In) by Investing Activities     0       0  
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities     0       0  
Net Movement in Cash and Cash Equivalents   $ 0     $ 0  

 

Operating Activities

 

We neither generated nor used funds in operating activities during the year ended August 31, 2020 and period ended July 15, 2020.

  

 

 

 

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Investing Activities

 

We neither generated nor used funds in investing activities during the year ended August 31, 2020 and the period ended July 15, 2020.

 

Financing Activities

 

We neither generated nor used funds in financing activities during the year ended August 31, 2020 and period ended July 15, 2020.

 

We are dependent upon the receipt of capital investment or other financing to fund our ongoing operations and to execute our business plan of seeking a combination with a private operating company. In addition, we are dependent upon our controlling shareholder to provide continued funding and capital resources. If continued funding and capital resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, we may not be able to implement our plan of operations.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At August 31, 2020, we had cash of $1,930, no assets, no operating business or other source of income and outstanding liabilities of $52,005, and a stockholders’ deficit of ($50,075).

 

Consequently, we are now dependent on raising additional equity and/or debt to meet our ongoing operating expenses. There is no assurance that we will be able to raise the necessary equity and/or debt that we will need to fund our ongoing operating expenses.

 

It is our current intention to seek to raise debt and/or equity financing to meet ongoing operating expenses and attempt to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders. There is no assurance that this series of events will be satisfactorily completed.

 

Future losses are likely to occur as, until we are able to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders as we have no sources of income to meet our operating expenses. As a result of these, among other factors, we received from our registered independent public accountants in their report for the financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2020 and period ended July 15, 2020, an explanatory paragraph stating that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

We are now focused raising debt and/or equity financing to meet ongoing operating expenses and attempting to merge with another entity with experienced management and opportunities for growth in return for shares of our common stock to create value for our shareholders. There is no assurance that this series of events will be satisfactorily completed.

 

 

 

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

All companies are required to include a discussion of critical accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of their financial statements. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our critical accounting policies and estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form our basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to our Financial Statements on page F-7. These policies were selected because they represent the more significant accounting policies and methods that are broadly applied in the preparation of our financial statements. However, it should be noted that we intend to acquire a new operating business. The critical accounting policies and estimates for such new operations will, in all likelihood, be significantly different from our current policies and estimates.

 

Inflation

 

In the opinion of management, inflation has not and will not have a material effect on our operations in the immediate future.

 

Management will continue to monitor inflation and evaluate the possible future effects of inflation on our business and operations.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Per SEC regulations, we are required to disclose our off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, such as changes in financial condition, revenues, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that are material to investors. As of August 31, 2020, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Accounting for Acquisitions 

 

In accordance with the guidance for business combinations, we determine whether a transaction or other event is a business combination, which requires the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. Each business combination is then accounted for by applying the acquisition method. If the assets acquired are not a business, we account for the transaction or other event as an asset acquisition. Under both methods, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity. In addition, for transactions that are business combinations, we evaluate the existence of goodwill or a gain from a bargain purchase. We capitalize acquisition-related costs and fees associated with asset acquisitions and immediately expense acquisition-related costs and fees associated with business combinations. 

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Our significant accounting policies are disclosed in Note 2 of our Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10. The following discussion addresses our most critical accounting policies, which are those that are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and that require significant judgment or use of complex estimates.

 

 

 

 

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

We recognize revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification No. 605, “Revenue Recognition” (“ASC-605”). ASC-605 requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) are based on management’s judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectability of those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period that the related sales are recorded. We will defer any revenue for which the product or servicers has not been delivered or provided, or is subject to refund, until such time that we and the customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or that no refund will be required.

 

Income Taxes

 

We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. We have incurred net operating loss for financial-reporting and tax-reporting purposes. Accordingly, for Federal and state income tax purposes, the benefit for income taxes has been offset entirely by a valuation allowance against the related federal and state deferred tax asset for the year ended August 31, 2020 and period ended July 15, 2020.

 

Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity

 

We rely on the guidance provided by ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, to classify certain redeemable and/or convertible instruments. We first determine whether a financial instrument should be classified as a liability. We will determine the liability classification if the financial instrument is mandatorily redeemable, or if the financial instrument, other than outstanding shares, embodies a conditional obligation that we must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares.

 

Once we determine that a financial instrument should not be classified as a liability, we determine whether the financial instrument should be presented between the liability section and the equity section of the balance sheet (“temporary equity”). We will determine temporary equity classification if the redemption of the financial instrument is outside the control of our Company (i.e. at the option of the holder). Otherwise, we account for the financial instrument as permanent equity.

 

Initial Measurement

 

We record our financial instruments classified as liability, temporary equity or permanent equity at issuance at the fair value, or cash received.

 

Subsequent Measurement - Financial instruments classified as liabilities

 

We record the fair value of our financial instruments classified as liabilities at each subsequent measurement date. The changes in fair value of our financial instruments classified as liabilities are recorded as other expense/income.

 

 

 

 

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Share-based Compensation

 

In accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Based Compensation, and ASC 505, Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees, we account for share-based payment using the fair value method. Common shares issued to third parties for non-cash consideration are valued based on the fair market value of the services provided or the fair market value of the common stock on the measurement date, whichever is readily determinable.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. This standard is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. The amendments in this update deferred the effective date for implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year and is now effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 including interim reporting periods within that period. Topic 606 is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company has evaluated the overall impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as well as the expected timing and method of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU-2019 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

From March through December 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, ASU 2016-11, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 EITF Meeting, ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606):Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients and ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. These amendments are intended to improve and clarify the implementation guidance of Topic 606. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements of ASU No. 2014-09 and ASU No. 2015-14. The Company has evaluated the overall impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as well as the expected timing and method of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU-2019 to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350); Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The amendments in this update simplify the measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under this guidance, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for public companies for the reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. Although we cannot anticipate future goodwill impairment, based on the most recent assessment, it is unlikely that an impairment amount would need to be calculated and, therefore, does not anticipate a material impact on our financial statements. The current accounting policies and procedures are not anticipated to change, except for the elimination of the Step 2 analysis. The Company has early adopted this ASU in fiscal 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

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In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No 2017-09 “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting”. ASU 2017-09 provides clarity and reduces both (i) diversity in practice and (ii) cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, to a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments in ASU 2017-09 provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. An entity should account for the effects of a modification unless all three of the following are met: (1) The fair value (or calculated value or intrinsic value, if such an alternative measurement method is used) of the modified award is the same as the fair value (or calculated value or intrinsic value, if such an alternative measurement is used) of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. If the modification does not affect any of the inputs to the valuation technique that the entity uses to value the award, the entity is not required to estimate the value immediately before and after the modification. (2) The vesting conditions of the modified award are the same as the vesting conditions of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. (3) The classification of the modified award as an equity instrument or a liability instrument is the same as the classification of the original award immediately before the original award is modified. Note that the current disclosure requirements in Topic 718 apply regardless of whether an entity is required to apply modification accounting under the amendments in ASU 2017-09. ASU 2017-09 is effective for all annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company has early adopted this ASU in fiscal 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Management has evaluated other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe that any of these pronouncements will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, who is our principal executive officer and our principal financial and accounting officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this registration statement on Form 10. Based on that evaluation, we concluded that because of the material weakness and significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not sufficient as of August 31, 2020.

 

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Management is responsible for the preparation of our financial statements and related information. Management uses its best judgment to ensure that the financial statements present accurately, in material respects, our financial position and results of operations in fairness and conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in the Exchange Act. These internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the reported financial information is presented fairly, that disclosures are adequate, and that the assumptions and opinions in the preparation of financial statements are reasonable. There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal controls, including the possibility of human error and overriding of controls. Consequently, an ineffective internal control system can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance with respect to reporting financial information.

 

 

 

 

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Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to maintaining records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that the receipts and expenditures of company assets are made in accordance with our management’s and directors’ authorization; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding the prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, based on the framework in “Internal Control Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and published in 2013, and subsequent guidance prepared by COSO specifically for smaller public companies. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not sufficient as of August 31, 2020 for the reasons discussed below.

 

A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, that adversely affects the entity’s ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of the entity’s financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected by the entity’s internal control. A material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management identified the following material weakness and significant deficiencies in its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2020:

 

· The Company did not maintain effective controls over certain aspects of the financial reporting process because we lacked personnel with accounting expertise and an adequate supervisory review structure that is commensurate with our financial reporting requirements.

 

· Material Weakness – Inadequate segregation of duties.

 

We expect to be materially dependent on a third party that can provide us with accounting consulting services for the foreseeable future. Until such time as we have a chief financial officer with the requisite expertise in U.S. GAAP, there are no assurances that the material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting will not result in errors in our financial statements, which could lead to a restatement of those financial statements. Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and maintained, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must account for resource constraints. In addition, the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, can and will be detected.

 

This registration statement on Form 10 does not include an attestation report from our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this registration statement on Form 10.

 

 

 

 

 

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Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period ended August 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

We have evaluated subsequent events after August 31, 2020 through the date this report was filed and have determined there have been no subsequent events for which disclosure is required.

 

ITEM 3: PROPERTIES

 

We do not own or lease any properties.

 

Since August 2, 2019 through the date of this filing, our corporate offices have been located at 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE, Suite 212, Atlanta, GA 30339 and are provided to us by our sole officer and director at no cost to us.

 

ITEM 4: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following tables set forth as of October 19, 2020 the number and percentage of the outstanding shares of common stock, which according to the information available to us, were beneficially owned by:

 

(i) each person who is currently a director,
(ii) each executive officer,
(iii) all current directors and executive officers as a group, and
(iv) each person who is known by us to own beneficially more than 5% of our outstanding common stock.

 

Except as otherwise indicated, the persons named in the table have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.

 

OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

 

Title of Class Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner Percent of Class Outstanding (2) Number of Shares & Warrants if fully exercised Percent of Class including Warrants
Common Shares

Coral Investment Partners, LP

c/o Erik S. Nelson,

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director (3)

301,000,000 64.0% 901,000,000 82.6%
           
Common Shares All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (1 person) 301,000,000 64.0% 901,000,000 82.6%
           

 

  (1) The address of each person listed above, unless otherwise indicated, is c/o Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE, Suite 212, Atlanta, GA 30339.
  (2) Based upon 470,202,774 common shares issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis.
  (3) Coral Investment Partners, LP. is an investment partnership.  Mr. Nelson is President of the General Partner, and thus has control of the shares owned by the partnership.

  

 

 

 

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GREATER THAN 5% STOCKHOLDERS

 

 Title of Class Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner Percent of Class Outstanding (2) Number of Shares & Warrants if fully exercised Percent of Class including Warrants
Common Shares

Coral Investment Partners, LP

c/o Erik S. Nelson,

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director (3)

301,000,000 64.0% 901,000,000 82.6%
           
Common Shares

Despos Cougentakis

5 Fairway Court

Upper Brookville, NY 11771

26,460,886 5.6% 26,460,886 2.43%
           

 

  (1) The address of each person listed above, unless otherwise indicated, is c/o Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE, Suite 212, Atlanta, GA 30339.
  (2) Based upon 470,202,774 common shares issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis.
  (3) Coral Investment Partners, LP. is an investment partnership. Mr. Nelson is President of the General Partner, and thus has control of the shares owned by the partnership.

 

Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 governs the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. That rule provides that a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who directly or indirectly has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such security. Rule 13d-3 also provides that a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within sixty days, including through the exercise of any option, warrant or conversion of a security. Any securities not outstanding which are subject to such options, warrants or conversion privileges are deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities of the class owned by such person. Those securities are not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class owned by any other person. Included in this table are only those derivative securities with exercise prices that we believe have a reasonable likelihood of being “in the money” within the next sixty days.

 

As of the date of this filing and since August 31, 2020, there have been no issuances of any class of stock, or any other security.

 

 

 

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ITEM 5: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth the names, ages, and positions with us for each of our directors and officers as of October 19, 2020:

 

Name   Age   Position
Erik S. Nelson     53   Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
           

 

Erik S. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

 

Mr. Erik S. Nelson, our sole officer and director, was appointed as CEO, President and CFO and a member of the Board of Directors on August 2, 2019. He is the sole officer and director of our Company.

 

Mr. Nelson is Corporate Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of Nocera, Inc. since September 19, 2011. Mr. Nelson is the sole officer (CEO, President, and CFO) and sole Director of Vinings Holdings, Inc. (October 2019 – Present) Mr. Nelson is also the President of Coral Capital Advisors, LLC. an advisory services firm founded in 1995 that provides services to privately held and publicly traded companies. Mr. Nelson is also the President of Mountain Share Transfer, LLC, an SEC registered stock transfer agent since September 2012.

 

Mr. Nelson is a graduate of the University of Colorado (1989) with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, with an emphasis in Finance.

 

Mountain Share Transfer and Erik Nelson consented to an SEC Order in 2015 related to failure to file an updated correct TA-1 Form and other administrative violations and disclosure matters of the Transfer Agent, Mountain Share Transfer (Administrative Proceeding file no. 3-16378, 34 Act Rel. no. 74226). Mr. Nelson was disciplined by the NASD in 1995 for misconduct involving accounts when he was acting as a registered broker representative. He consented to censure, and a bar from being a representative, and was fined $50,000. He had been terminated as a registered representative and has not been reinstated since then.

 

As President of Coral Capital Advisors, Mr. Nelson has consulted on several acquisitions and corporate restructurings. This includes the acquisition of Nexland, Inc. by Winstar Resources, ISNI.net, Inc. by Hawkeye Corp., 3Pea Technologies, Inc. by Tika, Corp., and Digitiliti, Inc. by Themescapes, Inc. Mr. Nelson served as the President of New NRG, Inc. a startup biodiesel producer from 2007 to 2008. During 2015, Mr. Nelson provided interim management and turnaround services to Lake Shore Tram, Inc. a privately held company that produced incline tram systems for residential use. Additionally, Mr. Nelson provides due diligence services through his consulting firm, Coral Capital Advisors.

 

 

 

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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - GENERAL

 

Our directors and officers are, or may become, in their individual capacities, officers, directors, controlling shareholder and/or partners of other entities engaged in a variety of businesses. Thus, there exist potential conflicts of interest including, among other things, time, efforts and corporation opportunity, involved in participation with such other business entities. While our sole officer and director of our business is engaged in business activities outside of our business, he devotes to our business such time as he believes to be necessary.

 

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST - CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

 

Presently no requirement contained in our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, or minutes which requires officers and directors of our business to disclose to us business opportunities which come to their attention. Our officers and directors do, however, have a fiduciary duty of loyalty to us to disclose to us any business opportunities which come to their attention, in their capacity as an officer and/or director or otherwise. Excluded from this duty would be opportunities which the person learns about through his involvement as an officer and director of another company. We have no intention of merging with or acquiring an affiliate, associate person or business opportunity from any affiliate or any client of any such person.

 

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

In the ordinary course of business, the board of directors maintains a compensation committee and an audit committee.

 

The primary function of the compensation committee is to review and make recommendations to the board of directors with respect to the compensation, including bonuses, of our officers and to administer the grants under our stock option plan.

 

The functions of the audit committee are to review the scope of the audit procedures employed by our independent auditors, to review with the independent auditors our accounting practices and policies and recommend to whom reports should be submitted, to review with the independent auditors their final audit reports, to review with our internal and independent auditors our overall accounting and financial controls, to be available to the independent auditors during the year for consultation, to approve the audit fee charged by the independent auditors, to report to the board of directors with respect to such matters and to recommend the selection of the independent auditors.

 

In the absence of a separate audit committee our board of directors’ functions as audit committee and performs some of the same functions of an audit committee, such as recommending a firm of independent certified public accountants to audit the annual financial statements; reviewing the independent auditor’s independence, the financial statements and their audit report; and reviewing management's administration of the system of internal accounting controls.

 

 

 

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ITEM 6: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

During the period ended August 31, 2020, Mr. Erik S. Nelson was our sole director and officer.

 

Executive compensation for the period from July 15, 2020 through August 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR

SALARY

($)

BONUS

($)

STOCK AWARDS

($)

OPTIONS

AWARDS ($)

NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENS-

ATION ($)

ALL OTHER COMP

($)

TOTAL

Erik S. Nelson,

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer & Director (1)

2020 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
                 
                 

Mr. Erik S. Nelson, our sole officer and director, was appointed as CEO, President, and CFO and a member of the Board of Directors on August 2, 2019.

 

ITEM 7: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

As of August 31, 2020, the Company has a demand promissory note carrying an interest rate of 24% due to Coral Investment Partners. The principal balance and interest due as of August 31, 2020, was $50,447 and $1,558, respectively. Both the Company and Coral Investment Partners are controlled by Erik Nelson.

 

Stock Options

 

The Company has no stock option plan at this time.

 

ITEM 8: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 

 

Neither we, nor our sole officer, directors or holders of five percent or more of its common stock is a party to any pending legal proceedings and to the best of our knowledge, no such proceedings by or against us or our officers, or directors or holders of five percent or more of its common stock have been threatened or is pending against us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 9: MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC. MATTERS

 

Market Price and Stockholder Matters

 

The Company’s common stock is listed on the OTC Pink under the ticker “RESS.”  Currently, the Company has a “Stop” warning from OTC Markets.  Currently there is only a limited, sporadic, and volatile market for our stock on the OTC.  

 

The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices of our common stock as reported by the OTC for the periods indicated.  These prices represent prices between inter-dealer prices, do not include retail markups, markdowns, or commissions, and do not necessarily reflect actual transactions.

 

NOTE: The quotes below are for transactions based upon predecessor pre-reorganization shares.

 

      Low     High  
Fiscal Year Ending 2020              
  March 31, 2020     $ 0.007     $ 0.007  
  June 30, 2020     $ 0.010     $ 0.010  
  August 31, 2020 (1)     $ 0.007     $ 0.043  

 

      Low     High  
Fiscal Year Ending 2019              
  March 31, 2019     $ 0.002     $ 0.002  
  June 30, 2019     $ 0.003     $ 0.003  
  September 30, 2019     $ 0.011     $ 0.011  
  December 31, 2019     $ 0.007     $ 0.007  

 

      Low     High  
Fiscal Year Ending 2018              
  March 31, 2018     $ 0.008     $ 0.008  
  June 30, 2018     $ 0.003     $ 0.003  
  September 30, 2018     $ 0.003     $ 0.003  
  December 31, 2018     $ 0.002     $ 0.002  

 _______________________

(1) The Company’s new fiscal year end is August 31

 

Last Reported Price

 

On October 22, 2020, the last reported bid price of our shares of common stock reported on the OTC Markets was $0.006 per share.

 

 

 

 

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Record Holders

 

There were 121 holders of record as of October 17, 2020. In many instances, a registered stockholder is a broker or other entity holding shares in street name for one or more customers who beneficially own the shares.

 

Our transfer agent is Madison Stock Transfer, Inc., 2500 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223. Their telephone number is (718) 627-4453.

 

Dividend Policy

 

We have never paid cash dividends and have no plans to do so in the foreseeable future. Our future dividend policy will be determined by our board of directors and will depend upon a number of factors, including our financial condition and performance, our cash needs and expansion plans, income tax consequences, and the restrictions that applicable laws, any future preferred stock instruments, and any future credit arrangements may then impose.

 

Penny Stock

 

Penny Stock Regulation Broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in "penny stocks" are regulated by certain penny stock rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00. Excluded from the penny stock designation are securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on NASDAQ, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange/system or sold to established customers or accredited investors.

 

The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in connection with the transaction, and the monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. In addition, the penny stock rules generally require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction.

 

These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. As our securities have become subject to the penny stock rules, investors may find it more difficult to sell their securities.

 

 

 

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ITEM 10: RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

During the period of January 1, 2018 through October 19, 2020, we have made unregistered sales or issuances of securities as set forth below:

  

DATE OF ISSUANCE TITLE OF SECURITIES NO. OF SHARES CONSIDERATION
       
November 8, 2019 Common 300,000,000 $100
November 8, 2019 Class A Warrants 300,000,000 $100
November 8, 2019 Class B Warrants 300,000,000 $100
July 17, 2020 Class A Warrants   10,000,000 $10
July 17, 2020 Class B Warrants   10,000,000 $10

 

Exemption From Registration Claimed –

 

All of the above sales by our Company of its unregistered securities were made by our Company in reliance upon the available exemptions from registration requirements of Section 4(a)(2) at such time (and now 4(a)(5)) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "'33 Act"). All of the individuals and/or entities that purchased the unregistered securities were primarily existing shareholders, known to our Company and its management, through pre-existing business relationships, as long-standing business associates and employees. All purchasers were provided access to all material information, which they requested, and all information necessary to verify such information and were afforded access to management of our Company in connection with their purchases. All purchasers of the unregistered securities acquired such securities for investment and not with a view toward distribution, acknowledging such intent to our Company. All certificates or agreements representing such securities that were issued contained restrictive legends, prohibiting further transfer of the certificates or agreements representing such securities, without such securities either being first registered or otherwise exempt from registration in any further resale or disposition.

 

ITEM 11: DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

Description of Common Stock

 

We are authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of our Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (the "Common Stock"). Each share of the Common Stock is entitled to share equally with each other share of Common Stock in dividends from sources legally available therefore, when, and if, declared by our board of directors and, upon our liquidation or dissolution, whether voluntary or involuntary, to share equally in the assets of the Company that are available for distribution to the holders of the Common Stock. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote per share for all purposes, except that in the election of directors, each holder shall have the right to vote such number of shares for as many persons as there are directors to be elected. Cumulative voting shall not be allowed in the election of directors or for any other purpose, and the holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights, redemption rights or rights of conversion with respect to the Common Stock. Our board of directors is authorized to issue additional shares of our Common Stock within the limits authorized by our Articles of Incorporation and without stockholder action. All shares of Common Stock have equal voting rights, and voting rights are not cumulative.

 

Description of Warrants

 

Class A Warrant:

 

As of August 31, 2020, the Company had 310,000,000 Class A Warrants outstanding. A Cashless Exercise is available only in the event that there is not an effective registration statement covering the warrants and the shares issued upon exercise.  If there is an effective registration statement, then only a cash exercise. The warrants are exercisable until August 5, 2024. The Class A Warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share.

 

 

 

 

 

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Class B Warrants:

 

As of August 31, 2020, the Company had 310,000,000 Class B warrants outstanding. A Cashless Exercise is available only in the event that there is not an effective registration statement covering the warrants and the shares issued upon exercise.  If there is an effective registration statement, then only a cash exercise. The warrants are exercisable until August 5, 2024. The Class B Warrants have an exercise price of $0.002 per share.

 

Transfer Agent

 

Our transfer agent is Madison Stock Transfer, Inc., 2500 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11223. Their telephone number is (718) 627-4453.

 

ITEM 12: INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

The Delaware General Corporation Law requires us to indemnify officers and directors for any expenses incurred by any officer or director in connection with any actions or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, brought against such officer or director because of his or her status as an officer or director, to the extent that the director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of the action or proceeding. The Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to indemnify an officer or director, even in the absence of an agreement to do so, for expenses incurred in connection with any action or proceeding if such officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner in which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of us and such indemnification is authorized by the stockholders, by a quorum of disinterested directors, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion authorized by a majority vote of a quorum of directors consisting of disinterested directors, or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion if a quorum of disinterested directors cannot be obtained.

 

The Delaware General Corporation Law prohibits indemnification of a director or officer if a final adjudication establishes that the officer's or director's acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of the law and were material to the cause of action. Despite the foregoing limitations on indemnification, the Delaware General Corporation Law may permit an officer or director to apply to the court for approval of indemnification even if the officer or director is adjudged to have committed intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing violation of the law.

 

The Delaware General Corporation Law also provides that indemnification of directors is not permitted for the unlawful payment of distributions, except for those directors registering their dissent to the payment of the distribution.

 

According to our bylaws, we are authorized to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent authorized under Delaware General Corporation Law subject to certain specified limitations.

 

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors, officers and persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we are advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 13: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Our audited financial statements for the period ended July 15, 2020 and year ending August 31, 2020 appear at the end of this registration statement on pages F-1 though F-9.

 

ITEM 14: CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

There have been no disagreements with the independent registered public accounting firm regarding accounting and financial disclosure.

 

ITEM 15: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(a) Audited financial statements for the period ended July 15, 2020 and year ending August 31, 2020 appear at the ended of this registration statement on page F-1 through F-9.

 

(b)

 

Exhibit No. Description  
     
3(i).1 Certificate of Incorporation – Delaware - RESS Merger Corp. – 11.20.19 Filed Herewith
     
3(i).2 Certificate of Incorporation – Delaware – RESS of Delaware, Inc. – 11.20.19 Filed Herewith
     
3(i).3 Certificate of Incorporation – Delaware – Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. – 11.20.19 Filed Herewith
     
3(i).4 Certificate of Merger – Delaware – Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. and RESS Merger Corp. – 4.20.20 Filed Herewith
     
3(ii).5 Bylaws of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. Filed Herewith
     
4.1 Form of Class A Warrant Filed Herewith
     
4.2 Form of Class B Warrant Filed Herewith
     
10.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into Holding Company Structure – 7.15.20 Filed Herewith
     
10.2 Promissory Note with Coral Investment Partners, LP Filed Herewith
     
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Filed Herewith

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.
         
Date:   October 26, 2020       By:    /s/ Erik S. Nelson
               

Erik S. Nelson

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Copies of the following documents are included as exhibits to this registration statement.

 

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
3(i).1 Certificate of Incorporation – Delaware - RESS Merger Corp. – 11.20.19
   
3(i).2 Certificate of Incorporation – Delaware – RESS of Delaware, Inc. – 11.20.19
   
3(i).3 Certificate of Incorporation – Delaware – Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. – 11.20.19
   
3(i).4 Certificate of Merger – Delaware – Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. and RESS Merger Corp. – 4.20.20
   
3(ii).5 Bylaws of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.
   
4.1 Form of Class A Warrant
   
4.2 Form of Class B Warrant
   
10.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into Holding Company Structure – 7.15.20
   
10.2 Promissory Note with Coral Investment Partners, LP
   
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020

AND THE PERIOD ENDED JULY 15, 2020

 

 

 

 

COVER PAGE

F-1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

F-2

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS as of August 31, 2020 and July 15, 2020

F-3

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS for the period July 16, 2020 through August 31, 2020

F-4

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY for the period ended July 15, 2020 and the year ended August 31, 2020

F-5

   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS for the period July 16, 2020 through August 31, 2020

F-6

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-7 – F-10
   

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  F-1  
 

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the shareholders and the board of directors of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") as of August 31, 2020 and July 15, 2020, the related statement of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit), and cash flows for the period July 15, 2020 (Inception) through August 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2020 and July 15, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period July 15, 2020 (Inception) through August 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s significant operating losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

/S BF Borgers CPA PC

 

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2020

Lakewood, CO

October 26, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

Balance Sheets

         

 

    August 31,     July 15,  
    2020     2020  
             
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,930     $ 1,930  
Total assets   $ 1,930     $ 1,930  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                
Current liabilities:                
Accrued interest -related party   $ 1,558     $  
Loans payable-related party     50,447       50,447  
Total current liabilities     52,005       50,447  
Total liabilities     52,005       50,447  
                 
Commitments and contingencies            
                 
Stockholders' Equity:                
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 480,202,774 issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2020     48,020       48,020  
Additional paid-in capital     209,000       209,000  
Retained earnings deficit     (307,095 )     (305,537 )
Total stockholders' equity     (50,075 )     (48,517 )
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,930     $ 1,930  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

Statements of Operations 

     

 

    For the period from July 16, 2020 through August 31, 2020  
       
Operating expenses:        
General and administrative   $  
Related party compensation      
Total operating expenses      
         
Interest income (expense):        
Interest expense     (1,558 )
Other income (expense), net     (1,558 )
         
Income loss from operations     (1,558 )
Income taxes      
Net loss   $ (1,558 )
         
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share   $ (0.00 )
         
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:        
Basic and diluted     480,202,774  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity

                     

 

                Additional           Total  
    Common Stock     Paid-in     Retained     Stockholders'  
    Shares     Value     Capital     Earnings     Equity  
Balance, July 15, 2020     480,202,774     $ 48,020     $ 209,000     $ (305,537 )   $ (48,517 )
                                         
Net (loss)                             (1,558 )     (1,558 )
                                         
Balance, August 31,2020     480,202,774     $ 48,020     $ 209,000     $ (307,095 )   $ (50,075 )
                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     

 

    For the period from  
    July 16, 2020 through  
    August 31, 2020  
       
Cash flows from operating activities of continuing operations:        
Net loss   $ (1,558 )
Write-off of organizational costs      
Accrued interest     1,558  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities      
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities      
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents      
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     1,930  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 1,930  
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid for interest   $  
Cash paid for income taxes   $  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2020

 

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. (“SSH” or the “Company”) is a newly formed Delaware Corporation that commenced operations on July 16, 2020. The Company was formed as part of a Delaware reorganization that occurred as follows:

 

RESS of Delaware and Sandy Springs Holdings Inc. are incorporated in Delaware on November 20, 2019  

 

With a 4/20/2020 effective date, Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. ("RESS") a Nevada public company with a 12/31 year-end filed Articles of Merger with a Delaware Corp. called RESS Merger Corporation ("RESSMC") with RESSMC remaining as the surviving Delaware entity. Effective July 15, 2020, the three entities entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization “Merger”) into a Delaware Holding Company structure.

 

As a result of the Merger, Sandy Springs became a new public company with 470,2020,774 shares outstanding, RESSMC merges with RESS Delaware with RESS Delaware as the survivor, and the liabilities of RESS are transferred to RESS of Delaware which becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sandy Springs. Effective July 15, 2020, as part of a divestiture agreement, Sterling Acquisition I, Inc. ( "Sterling" which is a related party) acquired RESS of Delaware and assumed all of its liabilities except a Promissory Note for $50,447. Sandy Springs agreed that as an inducement to enter into the divestiture agreement, Sterling shall have the right to purchase and shall purchase (i) Ten Million (10,000,000) common shares at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10); and (ii). Ten Million (10,000,000) Class A Warrants at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10), and (iii). Ten Million (10,000,000) Class B Warrants at an aggregate price of Ten Dollars ($10).

 

All of the entities described above are related companies controlled by Erik Nelson.

 

The Company’s year-end is August 31, 2020.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

  

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) “FASB Accounting Standard Codification™” (the “Codification”) which is the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. 

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for the twelve-month period following the date of these financial statements. The Company has incurred operating losses since inception. As of August 31, 2020, the Company had a working capital deficit of $50,075 and negative shareholders’ equity of $50,075.

 

 

 

 

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Because the Company does not expect that existing operational cash flow will be sufficient to fund presently anticipated operations, this raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company will need to raise additional funds and is currently exploring alternative sources of financing. The Company is currently being funded by Erik Nelson through loans from Coral Investment Partners which he controls. The Company will be required to continue to require funding until its operations become profitable.

  

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The most significant estimates relate to income taxes and contingencies. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known or expected trends, and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable given the quality of information available as of the date of these financial statements. The results of these assumptions provide the basis for making estimates about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018, are presented under ASC 606. As of and for the year ended August 31, 2020, the financial statements were not impacted due to the application of Topic 606 because the Company had no revenues.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. On August 31, 2020, the Company’s cash equivalents totaled $1,930.

 

Income taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, “Accounting for Income Taxes”. Under FASB ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under FASB ASC 740, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. FASB ASC 740-10-05, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.

 

The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company assesses the validity of its conclusions regarding uncertain tax positions quarterly to determine if facts or circumstances have arisen that might cause it to change its judgment regarding the likelihood of a tax position’s sustainability under audit.

 

 

 

 

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Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the fair value method following the guidance outlined in Section 718-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosure about Stock-Based Compensation. This section requires a public entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award- the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). No compensation cost is recognized for equity instruments for which employees do not render the requisite service.

 

Net Loss per Share

 

Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period as defined by Financial Accounting Standards, ASC Topic 260, "Earnings per Share." Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which establishes a new lease accounting model for lessees. The updated guidance requires an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from financing and operating leases, along with additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures. The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, Codification Improvements, which clarifies certain aspects of the new lease standard. The FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases in July 2018. Also in 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements, which provides an optional transition method whereby the new lease standard is applied at the adoption date and recognized as an adjustment to retained earnings. The amendments have the same effective date and transition requirements as the new lease standard.

 

We adopted ASC 842 on July 16, 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not any impact on our financial statements.

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company has authorized 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.0001. As of August 31, 2020, there were 480,202,774 shares were outstanding.

 

Warrants

 

As of August 31, 2020, the Company had 310,000,000 Class A Warrants and 310,000,000 Class B warrants outstanding. Both sets of warrants are cashless exercise and are exercisable until August 5, 2024. The Class A Warrant have an exercise price of $0.001, and the Class B Warrants have an exercise price of $0.002.

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 4 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company did not have any contractual commitments of August 31, 2020.

 

NOTE 5 –NOTES PAYABLE-RELATED PARTY

 

As of August 31, 2020, the Company has a demand promissory note carrying an interest rate of 24% due to Coral Investment Partners. The principal balance and interest due as of August 31, 2020, was $50,447 and $1,558, respectively. Both the Company and Coral Investment Partners are controlled by Erik Nelson.

 

NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In accordance with FASB ASC 855-10, Subsequent Events, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to August 31, 2020, to the date these consolidated financial statements were issued, and has determined that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose in these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  F-10  

 

 

Exhibit 3(i).1

 

 

 

STATE of DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE of INCORPORATION

A STOCK CORPORATION

 

First: The name of this Corporation is RESS MERGER CORP.

 

Second: Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at:

 

1201 Orange St., Suite 600, One Commerce Center in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19801

 

The registered agent in charge thereof is: Agents and Corporation, Inc. County of New Castle.

 

Third: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

Fourth: The total number of common shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) at $0.0001 par value.

 

Fifth: The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:

 

  Name: Erik S. Nelson
  Mailing Address 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE,
    Suite 212
    Atlanta, GA   Zip Code 30339

 

I, the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, do make, file and record this Certificate, and do certify that the facts herein stated are true, and I have accordingly hereunto set my hand this 19th day of November, A.D. 2019.

 

  BY: /s/ Erik S. Nelson                
  Incorporator
   
  NAME: Erik S. Nelson
   

 

Exhibit 3(i).2

 

 

 

STATE of DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE of INCORPORATION

A STOCK CORPORATION

 

First: The name of this Corporation is RESS OF DELAWARE, INC.

 

Second: Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at:

 

1201 Orange St., Suite 600, One Commerce Center in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19801

 

The registered agent in charge thereof is: Agents and Corporation, Inc. County of New Castle.

 

Third: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

Fourth: The total number of common shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) at $0.0001 par value.

 

Fifth: The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:

 

  Name: Erik S. Nelson
  Mailing Address 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE,
    Suite 212
    Atlanta, GA   Zip Code 30339

 

I, the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, do make, file and record this Certificate, and do certify that the facts herein stated are true, and I have accordingly hereunto set my hand this 19th day of November, A.D. 2019.

 

  BY: /s/ Erik S. Nelson                
  Incorporator
   
  NAME: Erik S. Nelson
   

 

Exhibit 3(i).3

 

 

 

STATE of DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE of INCORPORATION

A STOCK CORPORATION

 

First: The name of this Corporation is SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

Second: Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at:

 

1201 Orange St., Suite 600, One Commerce Center in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19801

 

The registered agent in charge thereof is: Agents and Corporation, Inc. County of New Castle.

 

Third: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

Fourth: The total number of common shares of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) at $0.0001 par value.

 

Fifth: The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:

 

  Name: Erik S. Nelson
  Mailing Address 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE,
    Suite 212
    Atlanta, GA   Zip Code 30339

 

I, the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware, do make, file and record this Certificate, and do certify that the facts herein stated are true, and I have accordingly hereunto set my hand this 19th day of November, A.D. 2019.

 

  BY: /s/ Erik S. Nelson                
  Incorporator
   
  NAME: Erik S. Nelson
   

 

Exhibit 3(i).4

 

 

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OF

FOREIGN CORPORATION INTO

A DOMESTIC CORPORATION

 

Pursuant to Title 8, Section 252 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the undersigned corporation executed the following Certificate of Merger:

 

FIRST: The name of the surviving corporation is RESS Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation, and the name of the corporation being merged into this surviving corporation is Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

 

SECOND: The Agreement of Merger has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged by each of the constituent corporations pursuant to Title 8 Section 252 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

THIRD: The name of the surviving corporation is RESS Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation.

 

FOURTH: The Certificate of Incorporation of the surviving corporation shall be its Certificate of Incorporation. (If amendments are affected please set forth)

 

FIFTH: The authorized stock and par value of the non-Delaware corporation is 500,000,000 Common Shares at $0.0001 par value.

 

SIXTH: The merger is to become effective on April 20, 2020.

 

SEVENTH: The Agreement of Merger is on file at 2020 Powers Ferry Rd. SE, Suite 212, Atlanta, GA 30339, an office of the surviving corporation.

 

EIGHTH: A copy of the Agreement of merger will be furnished by the surviving corporation on request, without cost, to any stockholder of the constituent corporation.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said surviving corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by an authorized officer, the 2nd day of April, A.D., 2020.

 

  By: /s/ Erik S. Nelson                 
  Authorized Officer
   
  Name: Erik S. Nelson
  Print or Type
   
  Title: President

 

 

Exhibit 3(ii).5

 

BY-LAWS OF SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC.

 

SECTION 1

 

Certification of Incorporation

 

1.1.        The nature of the business or purposes of the corporation shall be as set forth in its certificate of incorporation. These by-laws, the powers of the corporation and of its directors and stockholders, and all matters concerning the management of the business and conduct of the affairs of the corporation shall be subject to such provisions in regard thereto, if any, as are set forth in the certificate of incorporation; and the certificate of incorporation is hereby made a part of these by-laws. In these by-laws, references to the certificate of incorporation mean the provisions of the certificate of incorporation (as that term is defined in the General Corporation Law of Delaware) of the corporation as from time to time in effect, and references to these by-laws or to any requirement or provision of law mean these by-laws or such requirement or provision of law as from time to time in effect.

 

SECTION 2

 

Offices

 

2.1.        REGISTERED OFFICE. The registered office of the corporation shall be as designated by the Board of Directors.

 

2.2.        OTHER OFFICES. The corporation may also have an office or offices at such other place or places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors of the corporation from time to time may determine or as the business of the corporation may require.

 

SECTION 3

 

Stockholders

 

3.1.        ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at nine-thirty o’clock in the forenoon on the first Monday in March in each year, unless that day be a legal holiday at the place where the meeting is to be held, in which case the meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day not a legal holiday, or at such other date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which they shall elect a board of directors and transact such other business as may be required by law or these by-law or as may be specified by the chairman of the board or by a majority of the directors then in office or by vote of the board of directors and of which notice was given in the notice of the meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first annual meeting of the corporation shall be held in the year 2010.

 

3.2.        SPECIAL MEETING IN PLACE OF ANNUAL MEETING. If the election for directors shall not be held on the day designated by these by-laws, the directors shall cause the election to be held as soon thereafter as convenient, and to that end, if the annual meeting is omitted on the day herein provided therefor or if the election of directors shall not be held thereat, a special meeting of the stockholders may be held in place of such omitted meeting or election, and any business transacted or election held at such special meeting shall have the same effect as if transacted or held at the annual meeting, and in such case all references in these by-laws to the annual meeting of the stockholders, or to the annual election of directors, shall be deemed to refer to or include such special meeting. Any such special meeting shall be called, and the purposes thereof shall be specified in the call, as provided in Section 3.3.

 

3.3.        SPECIAL MEETINGS. A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the chairman of the board or by the board of directors. A special meeting of the stockholders shall be called by the secretary, or in the case of the death, absence, incapacity or refusal of the secretary, by an assistant secretary or some other officer, upon application of a majority of the directors or of one or more stockholders who are entitled to vote and who hold at least fifty percent of the capital stock issued and outstanding. Any such application shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Any such call shall state the place, date, hour, and purposes of the meeting

 

 

 

 

 

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3.4.        PLACE OF MEETING. All meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such place within or without the State of Delaware as may be determined from time to time by the chairman of the board or the board of directors. Any adjourned session of any meeting of the stockholders shall be held at the place designated in the vote of adjournment.

 

3.5.        NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Except as otherwise provided by law, a written notice of each meeting of stockholders stating the place, day and hour thereof and, in the case of a special meeting, the purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten nor more than sixty days before the meeting, to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat; and to each stockholder who, by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws, is entitled to notice, by leaving such notice with him or at his residence or usual place of business, or by depositing it in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to such stockholder at his address as it appears in the records of the corporation. Such notice shall be given by the secretary, or by an officer or person designated by the board of directors, or in the case of a special meeting by the officer calling the meeting. As to any adjourned session of any meeting of stockholders, notice of the adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment was taken except that if the adjournment is for more than thirty days or if after the adjournment a new record date is set for the adjourned session, notice of any such adjourned session of the meeting shall be given in the manner heretofore described. No notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjourned session thereof need be given to a stockholder if a written waiver of notice, executed before or after the meeting or such adjournment session by such stockholder is filed with the records of the meeting or if the stockholder attends such meeting without objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the stockholders or any adjourned session thereof need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

3.6.        QUORUM OF STOCKHOLDERS. At any meeting of the stockholders, whether the same be an original or an adjourned session, a quorum shall consist of a majority in interest of all stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, except in any case where a larger quorum is required by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes properly cast upon the question, whether or not a quorum is present.

 

3.7.        ACTION BY VOTE. When a quorum is present at any meeting, whether the same be an original or an adjourned session, a plurality of the votes properly cast for election to any office shall elect to such office and a majority of the votes properly cast upon any question other than an election to an office shall decide the question, except when a larger vote is required by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws. No ballot shall be required for any election unless requested by a stockholder present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote in the election.

 

3.8.        ACTION WITHOUT MEETINGS. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders for or in connection with any corporate action may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

 

If action is taken by unanimous consent of stockholders, the writing or writings comprising such unanimous consent shall be filed with the records of the meetings of stockholders.

 

If action is taken by less than unanimous consent of stockholders and in accordance with the foregoing, there shall be filed with the records of the meetings of stockholders the writing or writings comprising such less than unanimous consent and a certificate signed and attested to by the secretary that prompt notice was given to all stockholders of the taking of such action without a meeting and by less than unanimous written consent.

 

In the event that the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, if such action had been voted upon by the stockholders at a meeting thereof, the certificate filed under such provision shall state that written consent has been given under Section 211 of said General Corporation Law, in lieu of stating that the stockholders have voted upon the corporate action in question, if such last mentioned statement is required thereby.

 

 

 

 

 

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3.9.        PROXY REPRESENTATION. Every stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy in all matters in which a stockholder is entitled to participate, whether by waiving notice of any meeting, objecting to or voting or participating at a meeting, or expressing consent or dissent without a meeting.

 

Every proxy must be signed by the stockholder or by his attorney-in-fact or be authorized by such other means as is provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law. No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the corporation generally. The authorization of a proxy may but need not be limited to specified action, provided, however, that if a proxy limits its authorization to a meeting or meetings of stockholders, unless otherwise specifically provided such proxy shall entitle the holder thereof to vote at any adjourned session but shall not be valid after the final adjournment thereof.

 

3.10.        VOTES PER SHARE. Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder.

 

3.11.        LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in his name. Such list shall be open to examination by any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for at least ten days prior to the meeting either at the place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place should be specified in the notice of such meeting, or at the place where such meeting is to be held, and shall also be produced at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and subject to the inspection of any stockholder who may be present. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are stockholders entitled to examine such list or to vote in person or by proxy at such meeting.

 

 

SECTION 4

 

Board of Directors

 

4.1.        NUMBER. The Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders.

 

4.2.        TENURE. Except as otherwise provided by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws, each director shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified, or until he sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified.

 

4.3.        POWERS. The business of the corporation shall be managed by the board of directors who shall have and may exercise all the power of the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, the certificate of incorporation or these by-laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

 

4.4.        VACANCIES. Vacancies and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors may be filled by vote of the stockholders at a meeting called for the purpose, or by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. When one or more directors shall resign from the board, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote or action by writing thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective. The directors shall have and may exercise all their powers notwithstanding the existence of one or more vacancies in their number, subject to any requirements of law or of the certificate of incorporation or of these by-laws as to the number of directors required for a quorum or for any vote or other action.

 

 

 

 

 

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4.5.        COMMITTEES. The board of directors may, by vote of a majority of the whole board, (a) designate, change the membership of or terminate the existence of any committee or committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors; (b) designate one or more directors as alternate members of any such committee who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee; and (c) determine the extent to which each such committee shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, including the power to authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which require it and the power and authority to declare dividends, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Corporation Law of Delaware; excepting, however, such powers which by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws they are prohibited from so delegating. In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee and his alternate, if any, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the board of directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Except as the board of directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the board or such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as may be in the same manner as is provided by these by-laws for the conduct of the business by the board of directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors upon request.

 

4.6.        REGULAR MEETINGS. Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without call or notice at such place within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the board may from time to time determine, provided that notice of the first regular meeting following any such determination shall be given to absent directors. A regular meeting of the directors may be held without call or notice immediately after and at the same place as the annual meeting of the stockholders.

 

4.7.        SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the board of directors may be held at any time and at any place within or without the State of Delaware designated in the notice of the meeting, when called by the chairman of the board, or by one-third or more in number of the directors, reasonable notice thereof being given to each director by the secretary or by the chairman of the board or any one of the directors calling the meeting.

 

4.8.        NOTICE. It shall be reasonable and sufficient notice to a director to send notice by mail at least forty-eight hours or by facsimile or electronic message at least twenty-four hours before the meeting addressed to him at his usual or last known business or residence address or to give notice to him in person or by telephone at least twenty- four hours before the meeting. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director if a written waiver of notice, executed by him before or after the meeting, is filed with the records of the meeting, or to any director who attends the meeting without protesting prior thereto or at its commencement the lack of notice to him. Neither notice of a meeting nor a waiver of a notice need specify the purposes of the meeting.

 

4.9.        QUORUM. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by- laws, at any meeting of the directors a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum; a quorum shall not in any case be less than one-third of the total number of directors constituting the whole board. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time by a majority of the votes cast upon the question, whether or not a quorum is present, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice.

 

4.10.        ACTION BY VOTE. Except as may be otherwise provided by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws, when a quorum is present at any meeting the vote of a majority of the directors present shall be the act of the board of directors.

 

4.11.        ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors or a committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all the members of the board or of such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and such writing or writings are filed with the records of the meeting of the board or of such committee. Such consent shall be treated for all purposes as the act of the board or of such committee, as the case may be.

 

4.12.        COMPENSATION. In the discretion of the board of directors, each director may be paid such fees for his services as director and be reimbursed for his reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as director as the board of directors from time to time may determine. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving reasonable compensation therefor.

 

 

 

 

 


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4.13.         INTERESTED DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

 

(a) No contract or transaction between the corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which one or more of the corporation’s directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the board or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if:

 

(1) The material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the board of directors or the committee, and the board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or

 

(2) The material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or

 

(3) The contract or transaction is fair as to the corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified, by the board of directors, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.

 

(b) Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the board of directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

 

4.14.        Each member of the Board of Directors shall have obtained a bachelors degree from a college or university that is accredited by a company or institution recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education for accrediting activities

 

SECTION 5

 

Officers and Agents

 

5.1.           ENUMERATION; QUALIFICATION. The officers of the corporation shall be a chairman of the board, a treasurer, a secretary and such other officers, if any, as the board of directors from time to time may in its discretion elect or appoint including without limitation a vice-chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents and a controller. The corporation may also have such agents, if any, as the board of directors from time to time may in its discretion choose. Any officer may be, but none except the chairman and any vice-chairman of the board need be, a director or stockholder. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may be required by the board of directors to secure the faithful performance of his duties to the corporation by giving bond in such amount and with sureties or otherwise as the board of directors may determine.

 

5.2.        POWERS. Subject to law, to the certificate of incorporation and to the other provisions of these by-laws, each officer shall have, in addition to the duties and power herein set forth, such duties and powers as are commonly incident to his office and such additional duties and powers as the board of directors may from time to time designate.

 

5.3.        ELECTION. The officers may be elected to the board of directors at their first meeting following the annual meeting of the stockholders or at any other time. At any time or from time to time the directors may delegate to any officers their power to elect or appoint any other officer or any agents.

 

5.4.        TENURE. Each officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the board of directors following the next annual meeting of the stockholders and until his respective successor is chosen and qualified unless a shorter period shall have been specified by the terms of his election or appointment, or in each case until he sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each agent shall retain his authority at the pleasure of the directors, or the officer by whom he was appointed or the officer who then holds agent appointive power.

 

 

 

 

 

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5.5.        CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Except as otherwise voted by the directors, the chairman of the board shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation, he shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors at which he is present and shall have such other powers and duties as the board of directors, executive committee or any other duly authorized committee shall from time to time designate.

 

Except as otherwise voted by the directors, the vice-chairman of the board, if any is elected or appointed, shall assume the duties and powers of the chairman of the board in his absence and shall otherwise have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors.

 

5.6.        VICE PRESIDENTS. Any vice presidents shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors or by the chairman of the board.

 

5.7.        TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS. Except as otherwise voted by the directors, the treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the corporation and shall be in charge of its funds and valuable papers, and shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or by the chairman of the board. If no controller is elected, the treasurer shall also have the duties and powers of the controller.

 

Any assistant treasurers shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the treasurer.

 

5.8.        CONTROLLER AND ASSISTANT CONTROLLERS. If a controller is elected, he shall be the chief accounting officer of the corporation and shall be in charge of its books of account and accounting records, and of its accounting procedures. He shall have such other duties and powers as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the treasurer.

 

Any assistant controller shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board, the treasurer or the controller.

 

5.9.        SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. The secretary shall record all proceedings of the stockholders, of the board of directors and of committees of the board of directors in a book or series of books to be kept therefor and shall file therein all writings of, or related to action by stockholder or director consent. In the absence of the secretary from any meeting, an assistant secretary, or if there be none or he is absent, a temporary secretary chosen at the meeting, shall record the proceedings thereof. Unless a transfer agent has been appointed the secretary shall keep or cause to be kept the stock and transfer records of the corporation, which shall contain the names and record addresses of all stockholders and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. He shall have such other duties and powers as may from time to time be designated by the board of directors or the chairman of the board.

 

Any assistant secretaries shall have such duties and powers as shall be designated from time to time by the board of directors, the chairman of the board or the secretary.

 

SECTION 6

 

Resignations and Removals

 

6.1.        Any director or officer may resign at any time by delivering his resignation in writing to the chairman of the board or the secretary or to a meeting of the board of directors. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless specified to be effective at some other time, and without in either case the necessity of its being accepted unless the resignation shall so state. A director (including persons elected by directors to fill vacancies in the board) may be removed from office with or without cause by the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote in the election of directors. The board of directors may at any time remove any officer either with or without cause. The board of directors may at any time terminate or modify the authority of any agent. No director or officer resigning and (except where a right to receive compensation shall be expressly provided in a duly authorized written agreement with the corporation) no director or officer removed, shall have any right to any compensation as such director or officer for any period following his resignation or removal, or any right to damages on account of such removal, whether his compensation be by the month or by the year or otherwise; unless in the case of a resignation, the directors, or in the case of a removal, the body acting on the removal, shall in their or its discretion provide for compensation.

 

 

 

 

 

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SECTION 7

 

Vacancies

 

7.1.        If the office of the chairman of the board or the treasurer or the secretary becomes vacant, the directors may elect a successor by vote of a majority of the directors then in office. If the office of any other officer becomes vacant, any person or body empowered to elect or appoint that officer may choose a successor. Each such successor shall hold office for the unexpired term, and in the case of the chairman of the board, the treasurer and the secretary until his successor is chosen and qualified, or in each case until he sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Any vacancy of a directorship shall be filled as specified in Section 4.4 of these by-laws.

 

SECTION 8

 

Capital Stock

 

8.1.        STOCK CERTIFICATES. Shares of the corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. All certificates of stock of the corporation shall be numbered and shall be entered in the books of the corporation as they are issued. They shall exhibit the holder’s name and the number, class and designation of the series, if any, of the shares held and shall be signed by the Chairman or a Vice Chairman or the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on such certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the time of its issue.

 

 

8.2.        LOSS OF CERTIFICATES. In the case of the alleged theft, loss, destruction or mutilation of a certificate of stock, a duplicate certificate may be issued in place thereof, upon such terms, including receipt of a bond sufficient to indemnify the corporation against any claim or account thereof, as the board of directors may prescribe.

 

SECTION 9

 

Transfer of Shares of Stock

 

9.1.        TRANSFER ON BOOKS. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the corporation only by the record holder of such stock, or by an attorney lawfully constituted in writing, and, in the case of stock represented by a certificate, subject to the restrictions, if any, stated or noted on the stock certificate, upon surrender to the corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate therefore properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment and power of attorney properly executed, with necessary transfer stamps affixed, and with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the board of directors or the transfer agent of the corporation may reasonably require. Except as may be otherwise required by law, by the certificate of incorporation or by these by-laws, the corporation shall be entitled to treat the record holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such stock for all purposes, including the payment of dividends and the right to receive notice and to vote or to give any consent with respect thereto and to be held liable for such calls and assessments, if any, as may lawfully be made thereon, regardless of any transfer, pledge or other disposition of such stock until the shares have been properly transferred on the books of the corporation.

 

9.2        RECORD DATE AND CLOSING TRANSFER BOOKS. In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distributions or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty nor less than ten days (or such longer period as may be required by law) before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior to any other action.

 

 

 

 

 

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If no record date is fixed:

 

(a) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

 

(b) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the board of directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is expressed.

 

(c) The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

 

SECTION 10

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

10.1.        RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION. Each director or officer of the corporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Delaware, as the same exist or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all costs, charges, expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators: provided however, that except for any proceeding seeking to enforce or obtain payment under any right to indemnification by the corporation, the corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the corporation has joined in or consented to the initiation of such proceeding (or part thereof). The corporation may, by action of its Board of Directors, either on a general basis or as designated by the Board of Directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the corporation, and to directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company’s subsidiaries, with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 10 to the contrary, no person shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against such person for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale by such person of securities of the corporation pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

10.2.        NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Section 10 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Each person who is or becomes a director or officer of the corporation shall be deemed to have served or to have continued to serve in such capacity in reliance upon the indemnity provided in this Section 10.

 

 

 

 

 

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10.3.        INSURANCE. The corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense, liability or loss, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

10.4.        EXPENSES AS A WITNESS. To the extent that any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation is by reason of such position, or a position with another entity at the request of the corporation, a witness in any action, suit or proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified against all costs and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in connection therewith.

 

10.5.        INDEMNITY AGREEMENTS. The corporation may enter into indemnity agreements with the persons who are members of its board of directors from time to time, and with such officers, employees and agents of the corporation and with such officers, directors, employees and agents of subsidiaries as the board may designate, such indemnity agreements to provide in substance that the corporation will indemnify such persons as contemplated by this Section 10, and to include any other substantive or procedural provisions regarding indemnification as are not inconsistent with the General Corporation Law of Delaware. The provisions of such indemnity agreements shall prevail to the extent that they limit or condition or differ from the provisions of this Section 10.

 

10.6. DEFINITION OF CORPORATION. For purposes of this Section 10 reference to “the corporation” includes all constituent corporations absorbed in a consolidation or merger as well as the resulting or surviving corporation so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such a constituent corporation shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would if he had served the resulting or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

  

SECTION 11

 

Corporate Seal

 

11.1.        The seal of the corporation shall, subject to alteration by the directors, consist of a flat-faced circular die with the word “Delaware” together with the name of the corporation and the year of its organization, cut or engraved thereon. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.

 

SECTION 12

 

Execution of Papers

12.1.        Except as the board of directors may generally or in some particular cases authorize the execution thereof in some other manner, all deeds, leases, transfers, contracts, bonds, notes, checks, drafts and other obligations made, accepted or endorsed by the corporation shall be signed by the chairman of the board or by one of the vice presidents or by the treasurer.

 

SECTION 13

 

Fiscal Year

 

13.1.        Except as from time to time otherwise provided by the board of directors, the fiscal year of the corporation shall end on the 28th day of February of each year.

 

SECTION 14

 

Amendments

 

14.1.        These by-laws may be made, altered, amended or repealed by vote of a majority of the directors in office or by vote of a majority of the stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Any by-law, whether made, altered, amended or repealed by the stockholders or directors, may be altered, amended or reinstated, as the case may be, by either the stockholders or by the directors as hereinbefore provided.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ("FEDERAL ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON THE EXEMPTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, AND IN PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH (13) OF SECTION 10-5-9 OF THE GEORGIA SECURITIES LAW. THIS WARRANT AND ANY SHARES ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE COMPANY IS SATISFIED THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.

 

INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISK OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

 

 

Class A Warrant to Purchase for __________ Shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC. ______________

CLASS A WARRANT CERTIFICATE (date)

 

1.       Issuance of Warrant; Term.

 

(a) For and in consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of all of which are hereby acknowledged, Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.. (the "Company") hereby grants to                            ("Holder") the right to purchase               shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock").

 

(b) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are hereinafter referred to as the "Shares." This Warrant shall be exercisable at any time and from time to time from the date hereof until this Warrant expires at 5:00 P.M. Eastern time on August 5th, 2024.

 

(c) In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings defined in this Section 1:

 

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

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

 

 

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“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

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

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Registration Statement” means

 

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

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

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

 

“Transfer Agent” means Madison Stock Transfer, 2500 Coney Island Avenue, Sub Level, Brooklyn, NY. 11223 and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

 

 

 

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“Warrant Agent Agreement” means that certain warrant agency agreement, dated on or about the Initial Exercise Date, between the Company and the Warrant Agent.

 

“Warrant Agent” means the Transfer Agent and any successor warrant agent of the Company.

 

“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Promissory Note or Subscription Agreement.

 

2. Exercise. Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) herein, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the rights of a Holder to utilize a cashless exercise pursuant to Section 2(c) and receive unrestricted shares, at any time during which there is no effective registration statement for the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares, the Company may settle a cash exercise of the Warrant with unregistered common stock.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 2(a), a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions), shall effect exercises made pursuant to this Section 2(a) by delivering to DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable) the appropriate instruction form for exercise, complying with the procedures to effect exercise that are required by DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable), subject to a Holder’s right to elect to receive a Warrant in certificated form pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agent Agreement, in which case this sentence shall not apply.

 

 

 

 

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b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be Zero Dollars and 1/1000th ($0.001), subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the Initial Issuance Date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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d)        Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company or the Warrant Agent of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company or the Warrant Agent of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, and for purposes of Regulation SHO, a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC shall be deemed to have exercised its interest in this Warrant upon instructing its broker that is a DTC participant to exercise its interest in this Warrant, provided that in such case payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver or cause the delivery to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver or cause the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

 

 

 

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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Covenants and Conditions. The above provisions are subject to the following:

 

(a) Neither this Warrant nor the Shares have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), or any state securities laws ("Blue Sky Laws"). This Warrant has been acquired for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution or resale and may not be pledged, hypothecated, sold, made subject to a security interest, or otherwise transferred without (i) an effective registration statement for the Warrant under the Securities Act and all applicable Blue Sky Laws, or (ii) an opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel, that registration is not required under the Securities Act or under any applicable Blue Sky Laws (the Company hereby acknowledges that Investment Law Group LLP is acceptable counsel). Transfer of Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be restricted in the same manner and to the same extent as the Warrant, and the certificates representing the Shares shall, subject to Section 6 hereof, bear substantially the following legend:

 

The securities represented by this certificate have been issued in reliance upon the representation of the Holder that they have been acquired for investment and not with a view toward the resale or other distribution thereof, and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state in reliance upon the exemptions from registration contained therein, and may not be offered, sold, transferred, encumbered or otherwise disposed of unless there is an effective registration statement under the Federal Act and applicable state securities laws relating thereto or the Company is satisfied registration is not required.

 

The Holder hereof and the Company agree to execute all other documents and instruments as counsel for the Company reasonably deems necessary to effect the compliance of the issuance of this Warrant and any shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise hereof with applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(b) The Company covenants and agrees that all Shares which may be issued upon exercise of this Warrant will, upon issuance and payment therefor, be legally and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens, charges and preemptive rights, if any, with respect thereto or to the issuance thereof. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant that number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant.

 

5. Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares Issuable. The Exercise Price and the number of Shares (or other securities or property) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of any of the events enumerated in this Section 5.

 

(a) Common Stock Reorganization. If the Company shall (i) subdivide or consolidate its outstanding shares of Common Stock (or any class thereof) into a greater or smaller number of shares, (ii) pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock (or any class thereof) in shares of its capital stock, or (iii) issue by reclassification of its Common Stock (or any class thereof) any shares of its capital stock (any event described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) being called a "Common Stock Reorganization"), then the Exercise Price and the type of securities for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted immediately so that the Holder thereafter shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant the aggregate number and type of securities that it would have received if this Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the Common Stock Reorganization.

 

 

 

 

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(b) Adjustment in Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to subsections (a) of this Section 5, this Warrant shall thereafter evidence the right to receive upon payment of the adjusted Exercise Price that number of Shares obtained by multiplying the number of Shares previously issuable upon exercise of this Warrant by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Exercise Price prior to adjustment and the denominator of which is the adjusted Exercise Price.

 

(c) Capital Reorganizations. If there shall be any consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with another person or entity or any acquisition of capital stock of the Company by means of a share exchange, other than a consolidation, merger or share exchange in which the Company is the continuing corporation or any sale or conveyance of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, or any reorganization or recapitalization of the Company (a "Capital Reorganization"), then the Holder of this Warrant shall no longer have the right to purchase Common Stock, but shall have instead the right to purchase, upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property (including cash) which the Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Capital Reorganization if this Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the effective date of the Capital Reorganization. As a condition to effecting any Capital Reorganization, the Company or the successor or surviving corporation, as the case may be, shall assume by a supplemental agreement, satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Holder (which shall be mailed or delivered to the Holder of this Warrant at the last address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) the obligation to deliver to the Holder shares of stock, securities, cash or property as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder may be entitled to purchase, and all other obligations of the Company set forth in this Warrant.

 

(d) Determination of Fair Market Value. Subject to the provisions set forth below, the fair market value of the Company or of any non-cash consideration received by the Company upon any Common Stock Distribution shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. Upon each determination, the Company shall promptly give notice thereof to the Holder, setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the fair market value and the method and basis of determination thereof (the "Company Determination"). If the Holder shall disagree with the Company Determination and shall, by notice to the Company given within thirty (30) days after the Company's notice of the Company Determination, elect to dispute the Company Determination, the Company shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice, engage an investment bank or other qualified appraisal firm acceptable to the Holder to make an independent determination of the fair market value of the Company or of any non-cash consideration received by the Company upon any Common Stock Distribution (the "Appraiser Determination"). The Appraiser Determination shall be final and binding on the Company and the Holder. The cost of the Appraiser Determination shall be borne by the Company.

 

(e) Adjustment Rules. Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made successively whenever an event referred to herein shall occur. No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 5 in respect of the issuance from time to time of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant or upon the exercise or conversion of any other Option Securities or Convertible Securities.

 

(f) Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment. As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5, the Company shall take any action which may be necessary, including obtaining regulatory approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares of Common Stock which the Holder of this Warrant is entitled to receive upon exercise thereof.

 

 

 

 

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(g) Notice of Adjustment. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the record date or effective date, as the case may be, of any action which requires or might require an adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Section 5, the Company shall give notice to the Holder of the event, describing the event in reasonable detail and specifying the record date or effective date, as the case may be, and, if determinable, the required adjustment and the computation hereof. If the required adjustment is not determinable at the time of the notice, the Company shall give notice to the Holder of the adjustment and computation promptly after the adjustment becomes determinable.

 

6. Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, this Warrant may be transferred, in whole or in part, to any person or business entity, by presentation of the Warrant to the Company with written instructions for the transfer. Upon the presentation for transfer, the Company shall promptly execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the form hereof in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in the instructions. The Company shall pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with the preparation, issuance and delivery of Warrants under this Section. Any transferee of this Warrant by acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Warrant.

 

7. Warrant Holder Not Shareholder; Rights Offering; Preemptive Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant does not confer upon the Holder any right whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company should offer to all of the Company's shareholders the right to purchase any securities of the Company, then all shares of Common Stock that are subject to this Warrant shall be deemed to be outstanding and owned by the Holder and the Holder shall be entitled to participate in the offer. The Company shall not grant any preemptive rights with respect to any of its capital stock if the preemptive rights are exercisable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

8. Basic Financial Information. The Company will deliver to Holder:

 

(a) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within ninety (90) days thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company as at the end of such fiscal year, and consolidated statements of operations, cash flow and changes in equity of the Company for such year, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and audited and reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company.

 

(b) From the date the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and in lieu of the financial information required pursuant to Section 8(a), copies of its annual reports and all exhibits thereto and its quarterly reports, if any, respectively,

 

(c) As soon as practicable after transmission or occurrence and in any event within ten (10) days thereof, copies of any financial reports or communications (exclusive of reports or communications relating to the practice of medicine) delivered to any class of the Company's security Holders or broadly to the financial community, including any filings by the Company with any securities exchange, the Commission or the National Association of Securities Dealers.

 

(d) with reasonable promptness, any other financial data as the Holder may reasonably request.

 

 

 

 

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9. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may in its discretion reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall represent the original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

10. Piggy Back Registration Rights: In the event that the Company files a registration statement with the SEC, the Investor may make a written request (the “Piggy-Back Request”) that the Company include in the proposed Registration all, or a portion, of the Warrants owned by the Investor, and the shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in any Registration all Registrable Securities which the Company has been requested to register pursuant to any timely Piggy-Back Request to the extent required to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof as aforesaid) of the Registrable Securities so to be registered. The expenses of the registration shall be paid by the Company.

 

11. Demand Registration Rights: The Company hereby agrees that the Investor shall have the right to demand that the Company file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering the Securities as well as any common shares created as a result of the exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The Company agrees that the registration statement shall be filed no later than Ten (10) days following the Company’s next quarterly or annual report with the SEC, provided that the Investor provides the Company with such demand for registration at least a Thirty (30) days prior to the end the nearest fiscal quarter. The expenses of the registration shall be paid by the Company.

 

(a) Failure to File Registration Statement: The Company hereby agrees that in the event it either refuses to file or fails to file the registration statement specified in this Section 6, then the Investor shall be due liquidated damages in the amount of the greater of i) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or ii) the combined market value of the common shares held by the Investor, plus the market value of the shares from the unexercised warrants minus the value of the exercise price.

 

Certain Notices. In case at any time the Company shall propose to:

 

(a) declare any cash dividend upon its Common Stock;

 

(b) declare any dividend upon its Common Stock payable in stock or make any special dividend or other distribution to the Holders of its Common Stock;

 

(c) offer for subscription to the Holders of any of its Common Stock any additional shares of stock in any class or other rights;

 

(d) reorganize, or reclassify the capital stock of the Company, or consolidate, merge or otherwise combine with, or sell all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation; or

 

 

 

 

 

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(e) voluntarily or involuntarily dissolve, liquidate or wind up of the affairs of the Company; then in any one or more of these events, the Company shall give to the Holder, by certified or registered mail, (i) at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for the dividend, distribution or subscription rights or for determining rights to vote in respect of any reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, and (ii) in the case of the reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Any notice required by clause (i) shall also specify, in the case of any dividend, distribution or subscription rights, the date on which the Holders of Common Stock shall be entitled thereto, and any notice required by clause (ii) shall specify the date on which the Holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon the reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may be.

 

12. Redemption. This Warrant shall be redeemable by the Company at $0.01 per share remaining subject hereto after 20 business days' written notice if the price of the Common Stock closes above $.02 for 20 consecutive trading days and provided that the Company then has in effect an effective registration statement with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercises of this Warrant.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Warrant as of the date first above written.

 

 

  Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc..
   
  By: ________________________
  Name: Erik S. Nelson
  Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ("FEDERAL ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON THE EXEMPTIONS CONTAINED THEREIN, AND IN PARTICULAR PARAGRAPH (13) OF SECTION 10-5-9 OF THE GEORGIA SECURITIES LAW. THIS WARRANT AND ANY SHARES ISSUED UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE FEDERAL ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE COMPANY IS SATISFIED THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION INVESTORS MUST RELY ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE COMPANY AND THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED.

 

INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISK OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.

 

 

ClassB Warrant to Purchase for __________ Shares of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC. ______________

CLASS B WARRANT CERTIFICATE (date)

 

1.       Issuance of Warrant; Term.

 

(a) For and in consideration of good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of all of which are hereby acknowledged, Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.. (the "Company") hereby grants to                            ("Holder") the right to purchase               shares of the Company's Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock").

 

(b) The shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant are hereinafter referred to as the "Shares." This Warrant shall be exercisable at any time and from time to time from the date hereof until this Warrant expires at 5:00 P.M. Eastern time on August 5th, 2024.

 

(c) In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Warrant, the following terms have the meanings defined in this Section 1:

 

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

 

“Bid Price” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the bid price of the Common Stock for the time in question (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

 

 

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“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

 

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

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

“Registration Statement” means

 

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

 

“Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company and shall, where applicable, also include any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company formed or acquired after the date hereof.

 

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Common Stock is traded on a Trading Market.

 

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

 

“Transfer Agent” means Madison Stock Transfer, 2500 Coney Island Avenue, Sub Level, Brooklyn, NY. 11223 and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported on the Pink Open Market (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the holders of a majority in interest of the Warrants then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.

 

 

 

 

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“Warrant Agent Agreement” means that certain warrant agency agreement, dated on or about the Initial Exercise Date, between the Company and the Warrant Agent.

 

“Warrant Agent” means the Transfer Agent and any successor warrant agent of the Company.

 

“Warrants” means this Warrant and other Common Stock purchase warrants issued by the Company pursuant to the Promissory Note or Subscription Agreement.

 

2. Exercise. Exercise of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 2(e) herein, exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy or PDF copy submitted by e-mail (or e-mail attachment) of the Notice of Exercise in the form annexed hereto (the “Notice of Exercise”). Within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined in Section 2(d)(i) herein) following the date of exercise as aforesaid, the Holder shall deliver the aggregate Exercise Price for the shares specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise by wire transfer or cashier’s check drawn on a United States bank unless the cashless exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below is specified in the applicable Notice of Exercise. No ink-original Notice of Exercise shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of any Notice of Exercise be required. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date on which the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the rights of a Holder to utilize a cashless exercise pursuant to Section 2(c) and receive unrestricted shares, at any time during which there is no effective registration statement for the issuance or resale of the Warrant Shares, the Company may settle a cash exercise of the Warrant with unregistered common stock.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 2(a), a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions), shall effect exercises made pursuant to this Section 2(a) by delivering to DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable) the appropriate instruction form for exercise, complying with the procedures to effect exercise that are required by DTC (or such other clearing corporation, as applicable), subject to a Holder’s right to elect to receive a Warrant in certificated form pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agent Agreement, in which case this sentence shall not apply.

 

 

 

 

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b) Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be Zero Dollars and 2/1000th ($0.002), subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).

 

c) Cashless Exercise. If at any time after the Initial Issuance Date, there is no effective registration statement registering, or the prospectus contained therein is not available for, the issuance of the Warrant Shares to the Holder, then this Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall be entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:

 

(A) = as applicable: (i) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is (1) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a day that is not a Trading Day or (2) both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof on a Trading Day prior to the opening of “regular trading hours” (as defined in Rule 600(b)(64) of Regulation NMS promulgated under the federal securities laws) on such Trading Day, (ii) at the option of the Holder, either (y) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise or (z) the Bid Price of the Common Stock on the principal Trading Market as reported by Bloomberg L.P. as of the time of the Holder’s execution of the applicable Notice of Exercise if such Notice of Exercise is executed during “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day and is delivered within two (2) hours thereafter (including until two (2) hours after the close of “regular trading hours” on a Trading Day) pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof or (iii) the VWAP on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise if the date of such Notice of Exercise is a Trading Day and such Notice of Exercise is both executed and delivered pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof after the close of “regular trading hours” on such Trading Day;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, on the Termination Date, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised via cashless exercise pursuant to this Section 2(c).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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d)        Mechanics of Exercise.

 

i. Delivery of Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. The Company shall cause the Warrant Shares purchased hereunder to be transmitted by the Transfer Agent to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company through its Deposit or Withdrawal at Custodian system (“DWAC”) if the Company is then a participant in such system and either (A) there is an effective registration statement permitting the issuance of the Warrant Shares to or resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder or (B) this Warrant is being exercised via cashless exercise, and otherwise by physical delivery of a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise by the date that is the earliest of (i) two (2) Trading Days after the delivery to the Company or the Warrant Agent of the Notice of Exercise, (ii) one (1) Trading Day after delivery of the aggregate Exercise Price to the Company and (iii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period after the delivery to the Company or the Warrant Agent of the Notice of Exercise (such date, the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”). Upon delivery of the Notice of Exercise, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the Warrant Shares, and for purposes of Regulation SHO, a holder whose interest in this Warrant is a beneficial interest in certificate(s) representing this Warrant held in book-entry form through DTC shall be deemed to have exercised its interest in this Warrant upon instructing its broker that is a DTC participant to exercise its interest in this Warrant, provided that in such case payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (other than in the case of a cashless exercise) is received within the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period following delivery of the Notice of Exercise. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver or cause the delivery to the Holder the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such Warrant Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such exercise. The Company agrees to maintain a transfer agent that is a participant in the FAST program so long as this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Exercise.

 

ii. Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the Warrant Shares, deliver or cause the Warrant Agent to deliver to the Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

 

iii. Rescission Rights. If the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares pursuant to Section 2(d)(i) by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

 

 

 

 

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iv. Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Transfer Agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(d)(i) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

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

 

vi. Charges, Taxes and Expenses. Issuance of Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such Warrant Shares, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such Warrant Shares shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event that Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Exercise and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Warrant Shares.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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e) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates and Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2(e), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2(e) applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2(e), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one (1) Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% (or, upon election by a Holder prior to the issuance of any Warrants, 9.99%) of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2(e), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2(e) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2(e) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Covenants and Conditions. The above provisions are subject to the following:

 

(a) Neither this Warrant nor the Shares have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), or any state securities laws ("Blue Sky Laws"). This Warrant has been acquired for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution or resale and may not be pledged, hypothecated, sold, made subject to a security interest, or otherwise transferred without (i) an effective registration statement for the Warrant under the Securities Act and all applicable Blue Sky Laws, or (ii) an opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and its counsel, that registration is not required under the Securities Act or under any applicable Blue Sky Laws (the Company hereby acknowledges that Investment Law Group LLP is acceptable counsel). Transfer of Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be restricted in the same manner and to the same extent as the Warrant, and the certificates representing the Shares shall, subject to Section 6 hereof, bear substantially the following legend:

 

The securities represented by this certificate have been issued in reliance upon the representation of the Holder that they have been acquired for investment and not with a view toward the resale or other distribution thereof, and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state in reliance upon the exemptions from registration contained therein, and may not be offered, sold, transferred, encumbered or otherwise disposed of unless there is an effective registration statement under the Federal Act and applicable state securities laws relating thereto or the Company is satisfied registration is not required.

 

The Holder hereof and the Company agree to execute all other documents and instruments as counsel for the Company reasonably deems necessary to effect the compliance of the issuance of this Warrant and any shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise hereof with applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

(b) The Company covenants and agrees that all Shares which may be issued upon exercise of this Warrant will, upon issuance and payment therefor, be legally and validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, free from all taxes, liens, charges and preemptive rights, if any, with respect thereto or to the issuance thereof. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant that number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant.

 

5. Adjustment of Exercise Price and Number of Shares Issuable. The Exercise Price and the number of Shares (or other securities or property) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of any of the events enumerated in this Section 5.

 

(a) Common Stock Reorganization. If the Company shall (i) subdivide or consolidate its outstanding shares of Common Stock (or any class thereof) into a greater or smaller number of shares, (ii) pay a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock (or any class thereof) in shares of its capital stock, or (iii) issue by reclassification of its Common Stock (or any class thereof) any shares of its capital stock (any event described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) being called a "Common Stock Reorganization"), then the Exercise Price and the type of securities for which this Warrant is exercisable shall be adjusted immediately so that the Holder thereafter shall be entitled to receive upon exercise of this Warrant the aggregate number and type of securities that it would have received if this Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the Common Stock Reorganization.

 

 

 

 

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(b) Adjustment in Number of Shares. Upon each adjustment to the Exercise Price pursuant to subsections (a) of this Section 5, this Warrant shall thereafter evidence the right to receive upon payment of the adjusted Exercise Price that number of Shares obtained by multiplying the number of Shares previously issuable upon exercise of this Warrant by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Exercise Price prior to adjustment and the denominator of which is the adjusted Exercise Price.

 

(c) Capital Reorganizations. If there shall be any consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with another person or entity or any acquisition of capital stock of the Company by means of a share exchange, other than a consolidation, merger or share exchange in which the Company is the continuing corporation or any sale or conveyance of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, or any reorganization or recapitalization of the Company (a "Capital Reorganization"), then the Holder of this Warrant shall no longer have the right to purchase Common Stock, but shall have instead the right to purchase, upon exercise of this Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property (including cash) which the Holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Capital Reorganization if this Warrant had been exercised immediately prior to the effective date of the Capital Reorganization. As a condition to effecting any Capital Reorganization, the Company or the successor or surviving corporation, as the case may be, shall assume by a supplemental agreement, satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Holder (which shall be mailed or delivered to the Holder of this Warrant at the last address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company) the obligation to deliver to the Holder shares of stock, securities, cash or property as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, the Holder may be entitled to purchase, and all other obligations of the Company set forth in this Warrant.

 

(d) Determination of Fair Market Value. Subject to the provisions set forth below, the fair market value of the Company or of any non-cash consideration received by the Company upon any Common Stock Distribution shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company. Upon each determination, the Company shall promptly give notice thereof to the Holder, setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the fair market value and the method and basis of determination thereof (the "Company Determination"). If the Holder shall disagree with the Company Determination and shall, by notice to the Company given within thirty (30) days after the Company's notice of the Company Determination, elect to dispute the Company Determination, the Company shall, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice, engage an investment bank or other qualified appraisal firm acceptable to the Holder to make an independent determination of the fair market value of the Company or of any non-cash consideration received by the Company upon any Common Stock Distribution (the "Appraiser Determination"). The Appraiser Determination shall be final and binding on the Company and the Holder. The cost of the Appraiser Determination shall be borne by the Company.

 

(e) Adjustment Rules. Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 5 shall be made successively whenever an event referred to herein shall occur. No adjustment shall be made pursuant to this Section 5 in respect of the issuance from time to time of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant or upon the exercise or conversion of any other Option Securities or Convertible Securities.

 

(f) Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment. As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require an adjustment pursuant to this Section 5, the Company shall take any action which may be necessary, including obtaining regulatory approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares of Common Stock which the Holder of this Warrant is entitled to receive upon exercise thereof.

 

 

 

 

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(g) Notice of Adjustment. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the record date or effective date, as the case may be, of any action which requires or might require an adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Section 5, the Company shall give notice to the Holder of the event, describing the event in reasonable detail and specifying the record date or effective date, as the case may be, and, if determinable, the required adjustment and the computation hereof. If the required adjustment is not determinable at the time of the notice, the Company shall give notice to the Holder of the adjustment and computation promptly after the adjustment becomes determinable.

 

6. Transfer of Warrant. Subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, this Warrant may be transferred, in whole or in part, to any person or business entity, by presentation of the Warrant to the Company with written instructions for the transfer. Upon the presentation for transfer, the Company shall promptly execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the form hereof in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denominations specified in the instructions. The Company shall pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with the preparation, issuance and delivery of Warrants under this Section. Any transferee of this Warrant by acceptance thereof, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Warrant.

 

7. Warrant Holder Not Shareholder; Rights Offering; Preemptive Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Warrant does not confer upon the Holder any right whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company should offer to all of the Company's shareholders the right to purchase any securities of the Company, then all shares of Common Stock that are subject to this Warrant shall be deemed to be outstanding and owned by the Holder and the Holder shall be entitled to participate in the offer. The Company shall not grant any preemptive rights with respect to any of its capital stock if the preemptive rights are exercisable upon exercise of this Warrant.

 

8. Basic Financial Information. The Company will deliver to Holder:

 

(a) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within ninety (90) days thereafter, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company as at the end of such fiscal year, and consolidated statements of operations, cash flow and changes in equity of the Company for such year, prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and audited and reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company.

 

(b) From the date the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and in lieu of the financial information required pursuant to Section 8(a), copies of its annual reports and all exhibits thereto and its quarterly reports, if any, respectively,

 

(c) As soon as practicable after transmission or occurrence and in any event within ten (10) days thereof, copies of any financial reports or communications (exclusive of reports or communications relating to the practice of medicine) delivered to any class of the Company's security Holders or broadly to the financial community, including any filings by the Company with any securities exchange, the Commission or the National Association of Securities Dealers.

 

(d) with reasonable promptness, any other financial data as the Holder may reasonably request.

 

 

 

 

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9. Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company may, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may in its discretion reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall represent the original contractual obligation of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

10. Piggy Back Registration Rights: In the event that the Company files a registration statement with the SEC, the Investor may make a written request (the “Piggy-Back Request”) that the Company include in the proposed Registration all, or a portion, of the Warrants owned by the Investor, and the shares issuable upon the exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in any Registration all Registrable Securities which the Company has been requested to register pursuant to any timely Piggy-Back Request to the extent required to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof as aforesaid) of the Registrable Securities so to be registered. The expenses of the registration shall be paid by the Company.

 

11. Demand Registration Rights: The Company hereby agrees that the Investor shall have the right to demand that the Company file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering the Securities as well as any common shares created as a result of the exercise of the Class A and Class B warrants. The Company agrees that the registration statement shall be filed no later than Ten (10) days following the Company’s next quarterly or annual report with the SEC, provided that the Investor provides the Company with such demand for registration at least a Thirty (30) days prior to the end the nearest fiscal quarter. The expenses of the registration shall be paid by the Company.

 

(a) Failure to File Registration Statement: The Company hereby agrees that in the event it either refuses to file or fails to file the registration statement specified in this Section 6, then the Investor shall be due liquidated damages in the amount of the greater of i) One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or ii) the combined market value of the common shares held by the Investor, plus the market value of the shares from the unexercised warrants minus the value of the exercise price.

 

Certain Notices. In case at any time the Company shall propose to:

 

(a) declare any cash dividend upon its Common Stock;

 

(b) declare any dividend upon its Common Stock payable in stock or make any special dividend or other distribution to the Holders of its Common Stock;

 

(c) offer for subscription to the Holders of any of its Common Stock any additional shares of stock in any class or other rights;

 

(d) reorganize, or reclassify the capital stock of the Company, or consolidate, merge or otherwise combine with, or sell all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation; or

 

 

 

 

 

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(e) voluntarily or involuntarily dissolve, liquidate or wind up of the affairs of the Company; then in any one or more of these events, the Company shall give to the Holder, by certified or registered mail, (i) at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for the dividend, distribution or subscription rights or for determining rights to vote in respect of any reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, and (ii) in the case of the reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place. Any notice required by clause (i) shall also specify, in the case of any dividend, distribution or subscription rights, the date on which the Holders of Common Stock shall be entitled thereto, and any notice required by clause (ii) shall specify the date on which the Holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon the reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, as the case may be.

 

12. Redemption. This Warrant shall be redeemable by the Company at $0.01 per share remaining subject hereto after 20 business days' written notice if the price of the Common Stock closes above $.04 for 20 consecutive trading days and provided that the Company then has in effect an effective registration statement with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercises of this Warrant.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Warrant as of the date first above written.

 

 

  Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc..
   
  By: ________________________
  Name: Erik S. Nelson
  Title: President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

AND REORGANIZATION INTO HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION INTO HOLDING COMPANY STRUCTURE (this “Agreement”), is between RESS Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (“RESSMC”), and RESS of Delaware, Inc. (“OPSCO”), a Delaware corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of RESS Merger Corp., as constituent corporations, and Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc., (“Hold Co.”) a Delaware corporation that is another wholly-owned subsidiary of RESSMC, joins this Agreement, but Hold Co. is not a “constituent corporation.”

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, RESSMC has authority to issue 500,000,000 shares of stock, $0.0001 par value per share, consisting of 500,000,000 common shares (the “RESSMC Common Stock”) with 470,202,774 common shares issued and outstanding;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, OPSCO has authority to issue 500,000,000 shares of stock, $0.0001 par value per share, consisting of 500,000,000 common shares (the “OPSCO Common Stock”), of which 1,000 shares of OPSCO Common Stock are issued, outstanding and owned by RESSMC.

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, Hold Co. has authority to issue 500,000,000 shares of stock, $0.0001 par value per share, consisting of 500,000,000 common shares (the “Hold Co. Common Stock”) of which 1,000 shares of Hold Co. Common Stock are issued, outstanding and owned by RESSMC;

 

WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of RESSMC and Hold Co. have determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of each of such corporations that they reorganize into a holding company structure pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, pursuant to a merger (the “Reorganization Merger”) between RESSMC and OPSCO in which OPSCO would survive and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hold Co. by virtue of the conversion pursuant to the Reorganization Merger of each share of RESSMC Common Stock into a share of Hold Co. Common Stock;

 

WHEREAS, under the respective certificate of incorporation of RESSMC, as amended to date, and Hold Co, the RESSMC Common Stock has the same designations, rights and powers and preferences, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, as the Hold Co. Common Stock into which the issued and outstanding RESSMC Common Stock will be converted therefore pursuant to the Reorganization Merger;

 

WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Hold Co., as the holding company immediately following the Reorganization Merger, will contain provisions identical to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of RESSMC, each as amended to date, immediately prior to the merger, other than such differences as are permitted by Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law;

 

WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of RESSMC, as amended to date, is identical to the certificate of incorporation of OPSCO, immediately prior to the Reorganization Merger, other than such differences as are permitted by Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law;

 

 

 

 

 

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WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Hold Co., OPSCO, and RESSMC, as sole stockholder of each of Hold Co. and OPSCO, have approved this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RESSMC has approved this Agreement, shareholder approval not being required pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law;

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Reorganization Merger contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants herein contained, RESSMC and OPSCO, as the constituent companies, and Hold Co., as the designated holding company, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Succession.

 

(a)        Holding Company. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the transactions described in Sections 2 and 6, Hold Co. shall become the holding company of OPSCO, the surviving corporation of the merger of RESSMC with and into OPSCO pursuant to Section 251(g) (3) and (4) of the Delaware General Corporation Laws.

 

(b)        Company Consolidation. At the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of RESSMC shall cease, and OPSCO shall succeed to all of the assets and property (whether real, personal or mixed), rights, privileges, franchises, immunities and powers of RESSMC, and OPSCO shall assume and be subject to all of the duties, liabilities, obligations and restrictions of every kind and description of RESSMC, including, without limitation, all outstanding indebtedness of RESSMC, all in the manner and as more fully set forth in Sections 251(g) and 259 of the Delaware General Corporation Laws.

 

2. Merger. Pursuant to the Reorganization Merger, RESSMC shall be merged with and into OPSCO and OPSCO shall be the surviving corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”). The Reorganization Merger shall become effective on July15, 2020, after the filing of this Merger Agreement with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Laws, (the “Effective Time”).

 

3. Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. The certificate of incorporation of OPSCO which, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, contains provision identical to the certificate of incorporation of RESSMC, as amended and in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall continue in full force and effect as the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, except as amended as set forth below, until further amended as provided therein and under the Delaware General Corporation Laws.

 

(a)       A new Article Sixth shall be added to the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, which reads as follows:

 

“SIXTH. Any act or transaction by or involving the Corporation, other than the election or removal of directors, that requires for its adoption under the Delaware General Corporation Law or under this Certificate of Incorporation the approval of the Corporation’s stockholders shall, pursuant to Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, require, in addition, the approval of the stockholders of the Corporation’s holding company, Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc., or any successor by merger, by the same vote as is required by the Delaware General Corporation Law and/or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.”

 

4. Directors. The directors of RESSMC immediately prior to the Effective Time are and shall remain the directors of the Surviving Corporation and Hold Co. immediately after the Effective Time, to serve until the expiration of their respective terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

5. Officers. The officers of RESSMC immediately preceding the Effective Time are and shall remain the officers of the Surviving Corporation and Hold Co. immediately after the Effective Time, to serve at the pleasure of the board of directors of the respective corporations.

 

 

 

 

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6. Conversion of Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Reorganization Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof:

 

(a)       each share of RESSMC Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be changed and converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Hold Co. Common Stock;

 

(b)       each share of RESSMC Common Stock held in the treasury of RESSMC immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and retired; Each share, if any of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be changed and converted into one fully paid and non-assessable share of the same Series of Preferred Stock of Hold Co.

 

(c)       each option, warrant, purchase right, unit or other security of RESSMC convertible into shares of RESSMC Common Stock shall become convertible into the same number of shares of Hold Co. Common Stock as the holder of such security would have received if the security had been converted into shares of RESSMC Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time, and Hold Co. shall reserve for purposes of the exercise of such options, warrants, purchase rights, units or other securities an equal number of shares of Hold Co. Common Stock as the number of shares of RESSMC Common Stock that RESSMC had reserved for issuance as of the moment immediately prior to the Effective Time; and

 

(d) each share of OPSCO Common Stock and each share of Hold Co. Common Stock issued and outstanding in the name of RESSMC immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and retired and resume the status of authorized and unissued shares of OPSCO Common Stock and Hold Co. Common Stock, respectively.

 

7. Other Agreements to Issue Stock. At the Effective Time, Hold Co. shall assume any obligation of RESSMC to deliver or make available shares of RESSMC Common Stock under any agreement or employee benefit plan to which RESSMC is a party. Any reference to RESSMC Common Stock under any such agreement or employee benefit plan shall be deemed to be a reference to Hold Co. Common Stock and one share of Hold Co. Common Stock shall be issuable in lieu of each share of RESSMC Common Stock required to be issued by any such agreement or employee benefit plan, subject to subsequent adjustment as provided in any such agreement or employee benefit plan.

 

8. Hold Co. as Successor to RESSMC. It is the intent of the parties hereto, and the parties hereto shall ensure that Hold Co., as of the Effective Time, be deemed a “successor issuer” for purposes of Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

9. Further Assurances. From time to time, as and when required by the Surviving Corporation or by its successors or assigns, there shall be executed and delivered on behalf of RESSMC such deeds and other instruments, and there shall be taken or caused to be taken by it all such further and other action, as shall be appropriate, advisable or necessary in order to vest, perfect or conform, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation, the title to and possession of all property, interests, assets, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and authority of RESSMC, and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation are fully authorized, in the name and on behalf of RESSMC or otherwise, to take any and all such action and to execute and deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments.

 

10. Certificates. At and after the Effective Time, all of the outstanding certificates which immediately prior thereto represented shares of RESSMC Common Stock shall be deemed for all purposes to evidence ownership of and to represent the shares of Hold Co. Common Stock, as the case may be, into which the shares of RESSMC Common Stock represented by such certificates have been converted as herein provided (on a one for one basis) and shall be so registered on the books and records of Hold Co. and its transfer agent; provided that Hold Co. shall, following the Effective Time, cause its transfer agent to demand that the stockholders surrender the certificates which previously represented RESSMC Common Stock in exchange for new stock certificates representing shares of Hold Co. Common Stock. The registered owner of any previously outstanding certificate shall, until such certificate shall have been surrendered for transfer or otherwise accounted for to Hold Co. or its transfer agent, have and be entitled to exercise any voting and other rights with respect to, and to receive any dividends and other distributions upon, the shares of Hold Co. Common Stock, as the case may be, evidenced by such outstanding certificate, as above provided.

 

11. Amendment. The parties hereto, by mutual consent of their respective boards of directors, may amend, modify or supplement this Agreement prior to the Effective Time.

 

 

 

 

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12. Compliance with Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto have taken all steps necessary to comply with Section 251(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, including without limitation, the following:

 

(a) Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of OPSCO shall be and are in the identical form of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of RESSMC, in each case as amended and in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(b) Directors and Officers of Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of RESSMC immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be and are the directors and officers of OPSCO, in the case of directors, until their successors are elected and qualified and, in the case of officers, to serve at the pleasure of the board of directors of OPSCO.

 

(c) Filings. At or prior to the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause a copy of this Agreement to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. At or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent necessary to effectuate any amendments to the certificates of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and Hold Co. contemplated by this Agreement, each of the Surviving Corporation and Hold Co. shall cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware such certificates or documents required to give effect hereto and thereto.

 

13. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the Reorganization Merger and the other transactions provided for herein may be abandoned, at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after approval of this Agreement by the Boards of Directors of OPSCO and RESSMC, by action of the Board of Directors of RESSMC if it determines for any reason, in its sole judgment and discretion, that the consummation of the Reorganization Merger would be inadvisable or not in the best interests of RESSMC and its stockholders.

 

14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.

 

15. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

16. Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

17. Effective time. The Effective Time of this Agreement shall be July 15, 2020.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, RESSMC and OPSCO, as constituent companies, have caused this Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into Holding Company Structure to be executed and delivered effective as of the date set forth herein, and Hold Co. has joined this Agreement as the newly designated holding company for purposes of carrying out the intent of this Agreement.

 

 

  RESS MERGER CORP.,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  /s/ Erik S. Nelson                  
  Erik Nelson
  President
   
   
  RESS OF DELAWARE, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  /s/ Erik S. Nelson                  
  Erik Nelson
  President
   
   
  SANDY SPRINGS HOLDINGS, INC.,
  a Delaware corporation
   
  /s/ Erik S. Nelson              
  Erik S. Nelson
  President

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

OF

RESS MERGER CORP.

 

I hereby certify that the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into Holding Company Structure has been adopted pursuant to Section 251(g) of Delaware General Corporation Laws Act as applicable and that the Resolutions of the Board of Directors authorizing the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into Holding Company Structure have been duly adopted by the Boards of Directors as applicable.

 

 

  RESS Merger Corp.
  a Delaware corporation
   
  /s/ Erik S. Nelson                  
Dated: June 24, 2020 Erik Nelson
  Title: Secretary
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

OF

RESS of Delaware, Inc.

 

I hereby certify that the Agreement and Plan of Merger & Reorganization into Holding Company Structure has been adopted pursuant to Section 251(g) of Delaware General Corporation Laws Act as applicable and that the Resolutions of the Board of Directors authorizing the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization into Holding Company Structure have been duly adopted by the Boards of Directors as applicable.

 

 

  RESS of Delaware, Inc.
  a Delaware corporation
   
  /s/ Erik S. Nelson                  
Dated: June 24, 2020 Erik Nelson
  Title: Secretary
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

This PROMISSORY NOTE AGREEMENT is entered into on this 14th day of July, 2020, by and between Coral Investment Partners, LP, a Georgia Limited Partnership, whose address is 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE, Suite # 212, Atlanta, GA. 30339 (“Creditor” or “CORAL”) and Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, whose principal address is 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE, Suite # 212, Atlanta, GA. 30339, (“Debtor” or “SANDY SPRINGS”), collectively referred to as the “Parties.

 

WHEREAS, SANDY SPRINGS is a corporation with limited resources and from time to time in need of financial assistance in order to maintain its good standing status and to pay other fees or charges associated with being a public company.

 

WHEREAS, SANDY SPRINGS is currently does not have a class of shares registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). SANDY SPRINGS lacks the funds to become a fully reporting company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

WHEREAS, SANDY SPRINGS is in need of borrowing funds, and Coral is willing to advance funds to SANDY SPRINGS for the purposes stated above.

 

WHEREAS, Coral has agreed to advance funds for use in the purposes described above.

 

WHEREAS, Coral and SANDY SPRINGS are desiring to enter into this Promissory Note Agreement for the purposes of being able to maintain its good standing status and status as a publicly traded company and to ensure the repayment of the funds advance by Coral.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties hereby agree that he debt between both parties is hereby revised and restated as follows:

 

1. Amount of Debt: The initial amount of the debt shall be Fifty Thousand Four Hundred Forty-Six &97/100 Dollars ($50,446.97), which Coral shall fund to SANDY SPRINGS at the time of the signing of this Promissory Note Agreement via. the assumption and replacement of the Promissory Note Agreement between Coral and Renewable Energy Solution Systems, Inc. In the event that SANDY SPRINGS is in need of additional funds to maintain its status as a fully reporting company with the SEC, Coral agrees to advance to SANDY SPRINGS additional funds to be used to maintain this status.

 

2. Interest Rate: The Debt shall incur interest at the rate of Twenty-Four Percent (24%) per annum, compounded monthly (“Interest”) until the Debt is repaid in full. Interest on the Debt shall accrue and become due and payable on the closing of any transaction resulting in a change in control of SANDY SPRINGS. Any unpaid interest shall be added to the outstanding principal balance.

 

3. Type and Place of Payment:

 

A. The amount due Coral, including principal and interest shall be due and payable upon SANDY SPRINGS commencing sufficient business operations to repay the debt; or

 

B. The amount due Coral, including principal and interest shall be due and payable from the escrow of any transaction resulting in a change in control of SANDY SPRINGS; and

 

 

 

 

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4. Prepayment: Advance payment or payments may be made on any amounts due under this Note without penalty or forfeiture. There shall be no penalty for any prepayment.

 

5. Acceleration Upon Occurrence of Specified Events. Upon the occurrence or during the continuance of any one or more of the events hereinafter enumerated, Holder or any of its assigns may forthwith or at any time thereafter or during the continuance of any such event, by notice in writing to the Maker, declare the outstanding balance be immediately due and payable without presentation, demand, protest, notice of protest, or other notice of dishonor, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Maker:

 

A. Maker shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or a voluntary petition seeking reorganization, or shall file an answer admitting the jurisdiction of the court and any material allegations of an involuntary petition filed pursuant to any act of Congress relating to bankruptcy or to any act purporting to be amendatory thereof, or shall be adjudicated bankrupt, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall apply for or consent to the appointment of any receiver or trustee for Maker, or of all or any substantial portion of its property, or Maker shall make an assignment to an agent authorized to liquidate any substantial part of its assets; or

 

B. An order shall be entered pursuant to any act of Congress relating to bankruptcy or to any act purporting to be amendatory thereof approving an involuntary petition seeking reorganization of the Maker, or an order of any court shall be entered appointing any receiver or trustee of or for Maker, or any receiver of trustee of all or any substantial portion of the property of Maker, or a writ or warrant of attachment or any similar process shall be issued by any court against all or any substantial portion of the property of Maker, and such order approving a petition seeking reorganization or appointing a receiver or trustee is not vacated or stayed, or such writ, warrant of attachment or similar process is not released or bonded within 60 days after its entry or levy.

 

6. Assignability: The rights or obligations under this Note may not be assigned and/or delegated by Maker without the express written consent of the other party. Holder may assign his rights without restriction.

 

7. Representations and Warranties of Debtor: the Debtor represents and warrants as follows:

 

A. The Debtor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Debtor has the corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.

 

B. The Debtor has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Debtor. The Debtor’s Board of Directors has approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Debtor and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Debtor, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies.

 

C. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Debtor, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

 

8. Representations and Warranties of Creditor: The Creditor represents and warrants as follows:

 

A. That the Creditor has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and that he understands that the merits and risks associated with the execution of this Agreement.

 

 

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9. Events of Default:

 

A. In the “Event of Default” as that term is described in 9(B), the total amount under due under this Agreement shall become immediately due and payable.

 

B. The term, “Event of Default” shall constitute the following scenarios;

 

i. The Company is unable to make any of the payments specified in paragraph 3(A).

 

ii. If the Debtor shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; or

 

iii. If the Debtor shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or shall be the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy petition, or adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or shall file any petition or answer seeking any reorganization arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or similar relief under the present or any future Federal Bankruptcy Code or other applicable federal, state or similar statute, law or regulation, or shall seek or consent to or acquiesce in the appointment of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Debtor or of all or any substantial part of its assets.

 

C. Notice of Default: In the event of an action triggering an Event of Default, the Creditor shall promptly notify the Company by USPS Certified Mail of the Event of Default. The Company shall have ten (10) days from the mailing of the Event of Default notice to cure the Event of Default by making the specified payment(s).

 

10. Notices: All notices, requests or instructions hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by FedEx mail or similar overnight delivery, postage prepaid, as follows:

 

If to CORAL

If to SANDY SPRINGS

 

Coral Investment Partners, LP.

Att.: Erik S. Nelson

2030 Powers Ferry Road SE

Suite # 212

Atlanta, GA. 30339

Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.

Att.: Erik S. Nelson, President

2030 Powers Ferry Road SE

Suite # 212

Atlanta, GA. 30339

 

11. Governing Law and Venue: The terms and provisions of this letter are solely for the benefit of the Issuer and Coral Capital Partners and their respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives, and no other person shall acquire or have any right by virtue of this letter. Coral Investment Partners and the Issuer agree that any dispute concerning the interpretation, validity, or enforceability of this agreement, and any action arising from any alleged breach hereof, shall be adjudicated exclusively in State or Superior Court for the county in which Coral Investment Partners' principal executive office shall be located at the time of institution of such action, or in the applicable district and division of the U.S. District Court having venue for disputes in that same county. In the event of any litigation arising from or related to this Agreement, or the services provided under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the non-prevailing party all reasonable costs incurred including staff time, court costs, attorney’s fees, and all other related expenses incurred in such litigation. In the event of a no-adjudicative settlement of litigation between the parties or a resolution of a dispute by arbitration, the term “prevailing party” shall be determined by that process.

 

12. Share & Warrant Purchase: This section has been deleted.

 

 

 

 

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13. Entire Agreement: This Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto, executed on even date herewith, constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the Debt, and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants and agreements.

 

14. Severability: The invalidity or unforceability of any provision of this letter shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of this letter, which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

15. Counterparts/Electronic Signatures: This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on all the parties hereto, not withstanding that all such parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. Facsimile or electronically transmitted signatures shall be deemed effective as originals.

 

16. Authority/Capacities/Entities: Each person signing this Agreement represents and warrants that he or she has complete authority and legal capacity to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the entity for which he or she is signing, and agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless all other parties if that authority or capacity is challenged.

 

17. Knowing and Voluntary Agreement: The Parties represent they have read this Agreement, understand it, voluntarily agree to its terms, and sign it freely.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

 

Agreed to and Accepted Agreed to and Accepted
this 14th day of July, 2020 this 14th day of July, 2020
   
/s/ Erik S. Nelson           /s/ Erik S. Nelson          
Erik S. Nelson Erik S. Nelson
President of the General Partner Erik S. Nelson President
Coral Investment Partners, LP. Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc.
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation in this Registration Statement on Form 10 of our report dated October 26, 2020, relating to the financial statements of Sandy Springs Holdings, Inc. as of August 31, 2020 and July 15, 2020 and to all references to our firm included in this Registration Statement.

 

 

/s/ B. F. Borgers CPA PC

 

Certified Public Accountants

Lakewood, CO

October 26, 2020