UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended , 2021
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 000-56366
| TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP. |
| (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada | 37-1758469 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 26060 Acero, Mission Viejo, CA | 92691 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Issuer’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 434-7259
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. (1) Yes ☒ No ☐ (2) Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
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. (Check one)
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter based upon the price at which the common equity was last sold was $11,057,500.
As of March 21, 2022, there were shares of the registrant’s Common Stock issued and outstanding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning possible or assumed future operations, business strategies, need for financing, competitive position, potential growth opportunities, ability to retain and recruit personnel, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “believes,” “intends,” “may,” “should,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “could,” “plans,” or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy or trends. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give any assurances that these expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results, and actual future results could differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements.
Factors that may cause differences between actual results and those contemplated by forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to the following:
| · | the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our business, customers, employees, subcontractors, consultants, service providers, stockholders, investors and other stakeholders; | |
| · | the impact of conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on our operations; | |
| · | geo-political events, such as the crisis in Ukraine, government responses to such events and the related impact on the economy both nationally and internationally; | |
| · | general market and economic conditions; | |
| · | our ability to acquire customers; | |
| · | our ability to meet the volume and service requirements of our customers; | |
| · | industry consolidation, including acquisitions by us or our competitors; | |
| · | success in developing new products; | |
| · | timing of our new product introductions; | |
| · | new product introductions by competitors; | |
| · | the ability of competitors to more fully leverage low-cost geographies for manufacturing or distribution; | |
| · | product pricing, including the impact of currency exchange rates; | |
| · | effectiveness of sales and marketing resources and strategies; | |
| · | adequate manufacturing capacity and supply of components and materials; | |
| · | strategic relationships with suppliers; | |
| · | product quality and performance; | |
| · | protection of our products and brand by effective use of intellectual property laws; | |
| · | the financial strength of our competitors; | |
| · | the outcome of any future litigation or commercial dispute; | |
| · | barriers to entry imposed by competitors with significant market power in new markets; and | |
| · | government actions throughout the world. |
Although the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, taking into account all information currently available to us, we cannot guarantee future transactions, results, performance, achievements or outcomes. No assurance can be made by anyone that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will be attained, or that deviations from them will not be material and adverse. We undertake no obligation, other than as maybe be required by law, to update this Annual Report or otherwise make public statements updating our forward-looking statements.
Introductory Comment
Unless otherwise indicated, any reference to “the Company”, “our company”, “we”, “us”, or “our” refers to Tribal Rides International Corp., a Nevada corporation.
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PART I
| ITEM 1. | BUSINESS |
Tribal Rides International Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”, “we”, or “us”), was incorporated on May 19, 2014 as “Trimax Consulting, Inc.” On May 8, 2017, we changed our name to “Xinda International Corp.”
From incorporation through January 2020, we were principally engaged in the business of marketing an array of property tax lien services including (a) identifying property tax lien auctions and property tax liens for sale; (b) providing valuation services with regards to real property subject to property tax liens; and (c) providing consultative and advisory services to property tax lien investors in regards to purchasing property tax liens, servicing property tax liens and adjudicating property tax liens.
On January 18, 2020, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Tribal Rides, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Tribal Rides”), pursuant to which we purchased certain assets of Tribal Rides in exchange for the issuance of 25,000,000 shares of our Common Stock. On February 24, 2021, we changed our name to “Tribal Rides International Corp.”
After the asset purchase, we are now engaged in a business that is in the research and development stage of disrupting current ride-sharing paradigms. We are a transportation technology company creating the future of personal mobility with a unique, patented focus on autonomous vehicles. We believe that the mobility ecosystem and marketplace we are creating, based upon our innovative patent and patent-pending technologies, will enable us to address current ridesharing demands and those of the rapidly emerging autonomous vehicle personal mobility market. We are focused on having a significant impact in the emerging self-driving car marketplace.
Our Principal Products or Services and Markets
We are developing a cloud-based Systems as a Solution (“SaaS”) interface for a comprehensive social network and mobile application. Our planned E-commerce module will enable users to create and manage their own highly personalized transportation experience; to form and/or join groups; collaborate on cost-saving strategies; find, schedule, obtain transportation services from within the groups in which they belong, and easily and securely conduct financial transactions.
We believe that the approximately 10-14 million shared-ride drivers in the United States are possible customers for our SaaS services and software and they too may be able to move forward with the autonomous vehicles and their expanded scope of services.
Autonomous Driving Vehicle Global Market:
Autonomous vehicles are slowly gaining market share. While in 2019, there were some 31 million vehicles with at least some level of automation in operation worldwide, that number is expected to surpass 54 million in 2024. Correspondingly, the global autonomous car market is projected to grow as well. Although the market shrank by around 3% in 2020 due to the economic slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it is forecast that between 2020 and 2023, the market will grow by almost 60%.[1]
Some estimate that the autonomous vehicle industry is expected to generate global revenue of $173 billion in the next three years and autonomous ride-sharing is widely seen as the next big step for the industry. The development of autonomous vehicles is set to generate global revenue of $173 billion dollars by 2023 with the ride-sharing market playing a primary role in the development and marketing of the technology.[2] The industry is forecasted to be $2.195 billion in 2030.
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1 https://www.statista.com/statistics/428692/projected-size-of-global-autonomous-vehicle-market-by-vehicle-type/
2 https://policyadvice.net/insurance/guides/self-driving-car-insurance/
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Shared-Ride and Taxi Market (UBER/Lyft/Didi, etc.) (Domestic)
| · | $117 billion forecasted for 2021. | |
| · | $220 billion forecasted by 2025; CAGR of 20.2%. | |
| · | Smartphone penetration into the market is the key to industry businesses’ success. | |
| · | A quarter of the U.S. population uses ride-sharing for transport at least once a month. | |
| · | There are great differences between drivers in different segments of the industry. |
Shared-Ride and Taxi Market (UBER/Lyft/Didi, etc.) (International)
| · | The global ride share market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 16.6% during the forecast period, from an estimated $85.8 billion in 2021 to $185.1 billion by 2026. Ride sharing services were the most preferred services before the pandemic, as they offered a convenient and cost-effective means of personal mobility with the help of a transportation network system. | |
| · | The autonomous vehicle market is projected to be approximately 15+ times that of the Shared-Ride and Taxi Market by 2030.[3],[4] |
Environmental, Social and Governance
The world’s cities are expanding with a resulting suburban daily automobile commute that is un-scalable and over-crowding infrastructure. The average commuter spends nearly as much annually on vehicles, their maintenance and fuel as they do on housing. We believe that this is proving to be unsustainable both fiscally and environmentally.
While electric vehicles reduce some of the environmental burden, they do not improve our clogged roadways nor greatly reduce the cost burden of vehicle ownership. We believe the emergence of self-driving cars enhanced by our Unified Transportation Ecosystem and Marketplace will bring another wave of societal and environmental transformation, making carpooling safer, optimized and convenient resulting in fewer vehicles on the road, and a corresponding reduction in congestion and damaging emissions. Furthering this benefit, we believe that our patented “Anticipatory Deployment” algorithms will help anticipate demand and may deploy cars in a more optimized and efficient manner than current methods.
We also believe that creating, developing and rewarding a cooperative community of users, developers and vendors through ownership stock grants will inspire loyalty to our platform, create a priority of use and commitment, and will provide for financial advancement while reducing the costs of vehicle use and ownership.
Distribution
We are developing a cloud-based SaaS shared-ride application and interface for a comprehensive social network and mobile application for both Drivers and Riders.
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3 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-outlook-for-the-autonomous-vehicle-market-to-2030-sale-of-autonomous-vehicles-is-forecast-to-reach-58-million-units-by-2030-301198944.html
4 https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/ride-sharing-market-size-soaring-at-cagr-of-2021-by-2026-2021-03-12
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Our current plans are to release our Driver and Rider applications in three phases.
Phase 1 (February 2022): The first phase was the release of a Minimum Viable Product (“MVP”) for both approved drivers and riders which included GPS, routing, financial transaction capabilities, rider/driver selections and reservation, fixed fee and variable route costs, and will have various payment options. Although extremely functional, it will not include many planned, patent-pending and more complex algorithms. Both Driver and Rider applications were released on Apple and Android Operating systems and are available on the associated “stores.” Although both applications can be downloaded, only drivers approved by us will be able to participate in this first phase roll-out and only those located in Southern California. Our plan is to continuously update both applications with more of these feature enhancements and “bug fixes.”
Phase 2 (2nd Quarter 2022): Once the applications are “hardened” and additional feature sets incorporated, we will be releasing and encouraging new Drivers and Riders to use our applications within our Unified Transportation Ecosystem. Phase 2 will enable us to scale the application and transactions, better understand the driver and rider preferences, enhance the application, incorporate additional patent and patent-pending technologies, and to plan on additional transportation alternatives.
Phase 3: provides a stable and enhanced application for both Drivers and Riders, while planning for and incorporating next-generation self-driving car capabilities as well as other transportation alternatives.
Marketing
Although still in its infancy, our marketing plan successfully reached out through various social media outlets to communicate directly with drivers and riders who will be interested in our new and innovative features and functions for shared rides. We plan on continuing and enhancing these activities through 2022 and 2023.
Status of Our Publicly Announced Products or Services
Our SaaS interface is still in the development stage.
Competition
We believe that our disruptive technology and ecosystem has many unique capabilities, we will be competing with the current shared-ride provider community, both domestically and internationally. Although not a complete listing, the following are what we believe are our competition, which is comprised of the large shared ride companies, specifically: Uber, Lyft, Wingz, Gett, Getaround, BlaBlaCar, RelayRides, Ridejoy, and JustshareIt.
Intellectual Property
We have patents and pending applications directed to ride sharing including using artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning with optimization and Smart Deployment algorithms. Our patents and pending applications involve anticipating demand for passengers and dispatching cars in advance – to reduce wait-time, increasing utilization of vehicles, and decrease cost. We also have an application pending that describes a new and efficient system for tracking and charging customers with preferred rates, supply and demand rates, and “specific” community engagement.
Our current patent portfolio includes:
| · | U.S. Patent 9,984,574, issued May 29, 2018, which claims priority to provisional application filed on Jan. 21, 2014; | |
| · | U.S. Patent 11,217,101, issued January 4, 2022, which claims priority to a provisional application filed on Jan. 21, 2014; | |
| · | Pending U.S. application, unpublished, which claims priority to provisional application filed on Jan. 21, 2014; and | |
| · | Pending U.S. application, unpublished, claims priority to three provisional applications filed on Nov. 4, 2019. |
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Government Regulation and Effects on Our Business
Once we have developed our products and services, we will operate in a particularly complex legal and regulatory environment. Our business will be subject to a variety of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, and regulations, including those related to Internet activities, privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, intellectual property, competition, consumer protection, payments, labor and employment, transportation services, transportation network companies, licensing regulations and taxation. These laws and regulations are constantly evolving and may be interpreted, applied, created, or amended, in a manner that could harm our business.
Employees
As of March 23, 2022, we had two full-time employees, Steven Ritacco and Donald Smith, respectively, and no part-time employees. The remainder of our work is currently being accomplished by sub-contractors.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
Not applicable to “smaller reporting companies.”
| ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
None.
| ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES |
Our current corporate offices are located at 26060 Acero, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. We have entered into a month-to-month agreement for lease of our corporate offices at a cost of $394 per month. Our telephone number is (949) 434-7259.
| ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
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PART II
| ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR COMPANY’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES. |
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink under the symbol “XNDA.” The table below sets forth for the periods indicated the quarterly high and low bid prices as reported by OTC Markets. Limited trading volume has occurred during these periods. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
| Quarter | High | Low | ||||||||||
| FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022 | First | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.30 | |||||||
| Quarter | High(1) | Low(1) | ||||||||||
| FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 | First | $ | 6.10 | $ | 1.50 | |||||||
| Second | $ | 4.02 | $ | 0.99 | ||||||||
| Third | $ | 1.50 | $ | 0.02 | ||||||||
| Fourth | $ | 1.50 | $ | 0.30 | ||||||||
| Quarter | High | Low | ||||||||||
| FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 | First | $ | 5.00 | $ | 5.00 | |||||||
| Second | $ | 5.00 | $ | 5.00 | ||||||||
| Third | $ | 5.00 | $ | 5.00 | ||||||||
| Fourth | $ | 5.00 | $ | 5.00 | ||||||||
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(1) The first trade of our Common Stock did not occur until January 1, 2021.
Our common stock is considered to be penny stock under rules promulgated by the SEC. Under these rules, broker-dealers participating in transactions in these securities must first deliver a risk disclosure document which describes risks associated with these stocks, broker-dealers’ duties, customers’ rights and remedies, market and other information, and make suitability determinations approving the customers for these stock transactions based on financial situation, investment experience and objectives. Broker-dealers must also disclose these restrictions in writing, provide monthly account statements to customers, and obtain specific written consent of each customer. With these restrictions, the likely effect of designation as a penny stock is to decrease the willingness of broker-dealers to make a market for the stock, to decrease the liquidity of the stock and increase the transaction cost of sales and purchases of these stocks compared to other securities.
Holders
As of the close of business on March 21, 2022, we had approximately 33 holders of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies. We have appointed Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer Co Inc., 200 Memorial Parkway, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716, to act as transfer agent for the common stock.
Dividends
We have never declared a cash dividend on our common stock and our Board of Directors does not anticipate that we will pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our financial condition, operating results, capital requirements, restrictions contained in our agreements and other factors which our Board of Directors deems relevant.
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
Equity Compensation Plan Information
| Plan category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) |
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| (a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||||||
| Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | 1,050,000 | (1)(2) | $ | 0.72 | 2,200,000 | (3) | ||||||
| Total | 1,050,000 | $ | 0.72 | 2,200,000 | ||||||||
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| (1) | Effective June 20, 2020, the Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 300,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, exercisable at $0.01 per share, with 100,000 options awarded to each of Messrs. Grimes, Prasad, and Ritacco. |
| (2) | On November 10, 2021, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to 750,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, exercisable at $1.00 per share to AJB Capital Investments, LLC pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 10, 2021. |
| (3) | Effective June 20, 2020, the Company approved and authorized the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which authorized 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for future issuances under the Plan. |
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Effective June 20, 2020, the Board of Directors adopted the Plan. The purposes of the Plan are (a) to enhance our ability to attract and retain the services of qualified employees, officers, directors, consultants, and other service providers upon whose judgment, initiative and efforts the successful conduct and development of our business largely depends, and (b) to provide additional incentives to such persons or entities to devote their utmost effort and skill to the advancement and betterment of our company, by providing them an opportunity to participate in the ownership of our Company and thereby have an interest in the success and increased value of our Company.
The Plan is administered by our board of directors; however, the board of directors may designate administration of the Plan to a committee consisting of at least two independent directors. Only employees of our Company or of an “Affiliated Company”, as defined in the Plan, (including members of the board of directors if they are employees of our Company or of an Affiliated Company) are eligible to receive incentive stock options under the Plan. Employees of our Company or of an Affiliated Company, members of the board of directors (whether or not employed by our company or an Affiliated Company), and “Service Providers”, as defined in the Plan, are eligible to receive non-qualified options, restricted stock units, and stock appreciation rights under the Plan. All awards are subject to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
No option awards may be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted. In the event of termination of employment for cause, the options terminate on the date of employment is terminated. In the event of termination of employment for disability or death, the optionee or administrator of optionee’s estate or transferee has six months following the date of termination to exercise options received at the time of disability or death. In the event of termination for any other reason other than for cause, disability or death, the optionee has 30 days to exercise his or her options.
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The Plan will continue in effect until all the stock available for grant or issuance has been acquired through exercise of options or grants of shares, or until ten years after its adoption, whichever is earlier. Awards under the Plan may also be accelerated in the event of certain corporate transactions such as a merger or consolidation or the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all our assets.
There are 2,500,000 shares authorized for issuance under the Plan.
As of December 31, 2021, the Board had granted options to purchase 300,000 shares Common Stock under the Plan.
Stock Options
We have issued options to purchase 300,000 shares of our common stock, as described herein.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On June 1, 2021, we issued 125,000 shares of Common Stock to SRAX Inc. pursuant to the Platform Account Contract dated March 21, 2021. The securities were issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by reason of the exemption from registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering. No selling commissions were paid in connection with the issuance of the securities.
| ITEM 6. | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. |
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
| ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. |
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain certain forward-looking statements. Historical results may not indicate future performance. Our forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events; are based on assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. Factors that may cause differences between actual results and those contemplated by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed herein. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, including any changes that might result from any facts, events, or circumstances after the date hereof that may bear upon forward-looking statements. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contain certain forward-looking statements. To the extent that such statements are not recitations of historical fact, such statements constitute forward looking statements which, by definition involve risks and uncertainties. Where in any forward-looking statements, if we express an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement of expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished.
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Factors that may cause differences between actual results and those contemplated by forward-looking statements and are not limited to the following:
| · | the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our business, customers, employees, subcontractors, consultants, service providers, stockholders, investors and other stakeholders; | |
| · | the impact of conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on our operations; | |
| · | geo-political events, such as the crisis in Ukraine, government responses to such events and the related impact on the economy both nationally and internationally; | |
| · | general market and economic conditions; | |
| · | our ability to acquire customers; | |
| · | our ability to meet the volume and service requirements of our customers; | |
| · | industry consolidation, including acquisitions by us or our competitors; | |
| · | success in developing new products; | |
| · | timing of our new product introductions; | |
| · | new product introductions by competitors; | |
| · | the ability of competitors to more fully leverage low-cost geographies for manufacturing or distribution; | |
| · | product pricing, including the impact of currency exchange rates; | |
| · | effectiveness of sales and marketing resources and strategies; | |
| · | adequate manufacturing capacity and supply of components and materials; | |
| · | strategic relationships with suppliers; | |
| · | product quality and performance; | |
| · | protection of our products and brand by effective use of intellectual property laws; | |
| · | the financial strength of our competitors; | |
| · | the outcome of any future litigation or commercial dispute; | |
| · | barriers to entry imposed by competitors with significant market power in new markets; and | |
| · | government actions throughout the world. |
You should not rely on forward-looking statements in this document. This management’s discussion contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “future,” “intends,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements. Prospective investors should not place undue reliance on these statements, which apply only as of the date of this document. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The following discussions are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Going Concern Considerations
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of our Company as a going concern. Through December 31, 2021, we have had no revenues, have incurred net losses, and have an accumulated deficit of $528,893 as of December 31, 2021. The continuation of our Company as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to raise equity or debt financing, and the attainment of profitable operations from any future business we may acquire. There are no assurances that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient capital to continue as a going concern. If our working capital needs are not met and we are unable to obtain adequate capital, we could be forced to cease operations.
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Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Internal Use Software Development
We account for costs incurred to develop or purchase computer software for internal use in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40 “Internal-Use Software” or ASC 350-50 “Website Costs”. As required by ASC 350-40, we capitalize the costs incurred during the application development stage, which include costs to design the software configuration and interfaces, coding, installation, and testing.
Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage along with post-implementation stages of internal use computer software are expensed as incurred. Capitalized development costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of five years, management’s estimate of the economic life. Costs incurred to maintain existing product offerings are expensed as incurred. The capitalization and ongoing assessment of recoverability of development costs requires considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors, including, but not limited to, technological and economic feasibility, and estimated economic life.
Intellectual Property
We have patent and patent pending technologies with a focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning with optimization and Smart Deployment algorithms. It involves anticipating demand for passengers and dispatching cars in advance – to reduce wait-time, increasing utilization of vehicles, and decrease cost. It includes new and efficient system for tracking and charging customers with preferred rates, supply and demand rates, and “specific” community engagement.
Patent expenses, consisting mainly of patent filing fees, have been capitalized and are shown as an asset on our balance sheet. We amortize our Patent asset over the remaining life of the Patent, which is approximately ten years.
Long-lived Assets
We follow ASC 360-10-15-3, Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, which established a “primary asset” approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long-lived asset to be held and used. Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.
Debt Issued with Common Stock/Warrants
Debt issued with common stock/warrants is accounted for under the guidelines established by ASC 470-20 – Accounting for Debt With Conversion or Other Options. We record the relative fair value of common stock and warrants related to the issuance of debt as a debt discount or premium. The discount or premium is subsequently amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the debt.
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Common Stock Issued for Services
Our accounting policy for equity instruments issued to consultants and vendors in exchange for goods and services follows the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services, codified into ASC 505 Equity. The measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued is determined at the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the consultant or vendor is reached or (ii) the date at which the consultant or vendor's performance is complete. In the case of equity instruments issued to consultants, the fair value of the equity instrument is recognized over the term of the consulting agreement at various performance completion dates, and for unvested instruments, at each reporting date. Compensation expense, once recorded, may not be reversed.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position and result of operations.
Trends and Uncertainties
Demand for our products is dependent on general economic conditions, which are cyclical in nature. Because a major portion of our activities are the receipt of revenues from our services and products, our business operations may be adversely affected by competitors and prolonged recessionary periods.
There are no other known trends, events or uncertainties that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our short-term or long-term liquidity. Sources of liquidity will come from the sale of our products and services. There are no material commitments for capital expenditure at this time. There are no trends, events or uncertainties that have had or are reasonably expected to have a material impact on the net sales or revenues or income from continuing operations. There are no significant elements of income or loss that do not arise from the registrant’s continuing operations. There are no other known causes for any material changes from period to period in one or more line items of our financial statements.
Impact of COVID-19
During the years 2020 and 2021, the effects of a new coronavirus and its variants (“COVID-19”) and related actions to attempt to control its spread began to impact our business. The impact of COVID-19 on our operating results for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 was limited, in all material respects, due to the government mandated numerous measures, including closures of businesses, limitations on movements of individuals and goods, and the imposition of other restrictive measures, in its efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the country.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization designated COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Governments around the world have mandated, and continue to introduce, orders to slow the transmission of the virus, including but not limited to shelter-in-place orders, quarantines, significant restrictions on travel, as well as work restrictions that prohibit many employees from going to work. Uncertainty with respect to the economic effects of the pandemic has introduced significant volatility in the financial markets.
Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020
For both years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had no revenues.
Our operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $304,024 compared to $37,296 for the year ended December 31, 2020. In 2021 our professional fees increased a total of $94,616 over the 2020 period, primarily because of costs incurred in the initial audits and reviews of our annual and quarterly financial statements. Also included in the professional fees increase was a broker fee paid to a third party. Additionally, in the 2021 period, we incurred an expense of $166,000 related to the investor relations agreement with SRAX, Inc. as described in Note 10 to the accompanying financial statements. Finally, the following expenses were higher in 2021 than 2020: internet fees up $3,857 due to domain and website costs and filing fees up $5,360 due to filing requirements for our financial statements.
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Our other income/expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 totaled $46,116 compared to $2,000 in the 2020 period. The 2021 year included debt discount amortization of $81,713 related to the convertible promissory note described in Note 7 to the accompanying financial statements. The 2021 period also included interest expense of $6,317 versus $2,000 in 2020, with the increase primarily related to the convertible promissory note referred to above. Finally, these expenses were offset by a gain on extinguishment of debt of $41,914 in connection with the payoff of the promissory note – service provider also discussed in Note 7.
Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2021 of $350,140 ($0.01 per share) compares to a net loss of $39,296 ($0.00 per share) in the previous year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have previously raised capital through debt financing, advances from related parties and private placements of our common stock to meet operating needs. In 2021, we issued promissory notes to two lenders and received $249,450 in proceeds. As of December 31, 2021, we have $121,481 in cash, but we will need to raise additional funds to execute our current plan of operation. We currently have no written commitment from anyone to contribute additional funds to our Company. If we are unable to raise sufficient funds to execute our plan of operation, we intend to scale back our operations commensurately with the funds available to us. If we are unable to obtain adequate capital, we could be forced to cease operations.
We have no plant or significant equipment to sell, nor are we going to buy any plant or significant equipment during the next 12 months.
Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2021, we had cash of $121,481, a prepaid expense of $334,000 related to our transaction with SRAX, Inc. and total assets of $505,313 compared with no cash and total assets of $3,273 as of December 31, 2020. Our total liabilities increased in the 2021 period compared to 2020 by $107,730 due to increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, notes payable and related party advances.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we issued 125,000 shares of our common stock to SRAX, Inc. in connection with our agreement for investor relations services. We also were committed to issue 1,320,000 of our common shares in connection with the convertible promissory note as described in Note 7 to the accompanying financial statements. In the December 31, 2020 year, we issued 25,000,000 shares of our common stock in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Cash Flows
In the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no cash flows from operating, investing, or financing activity.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we used $75,675 in our operating activities. This use of cash was caused by our net loss of $350,140 offset to some degree by the total non-cash items of shares issued for services, amortization of debt discount, higher accounts payable and advances from related parties and the gain on extinguishment of debt. In the 2021 period, our investing activities used $47,294 primarily in connection with the development of our digital transportation platform. Our financing activities in 2021 produced cash of $244,450 from the convertible promissory note discussed in Note 7.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity capital expenditures or capital resources.
| ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
As a “smaller reporting company,” we are not required to furnish information under this Item 7A.
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| ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. |
The financial statements and supplementary data required by this item are included following the signature page of this Annual Report.
| ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. |
None.
| ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We have established disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, as such, is accumulated and communicated to our Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Grimes who serves as our principal executive officer, and our Chief Financial Officer, Don Smith who serves as our principal accounting and financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Messrs. Grimes and Smith evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of December 31, 2021. Based on their evaluation, Messrs. Grimes and Smith concluded that, due to a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2021. In light of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, we completed substantive procedures, including validating the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used for accounting prior to filing this Annual Report.
These additional procedures have allowed us to conclude that, notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, the consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 based upon Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).
During its evaluation, management noted certain matters involving internal control and its operation that we consider to be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses under standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). A control deficiency exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis.
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 Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
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We noted deficiencies involving lack of segregation of duties, lack of governance/oversight, and lack of internal control documentation that we believe to be material weaknesses.
Because of this material weaknesses, management concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria described in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
Remediation of the Material Weakness
We are evaluating the material weaknesses and developing a plan of remediation to strengthen our overall internal control over financial reporting. The remediation plan will include the creation and adoption of a formal policy manual specifically dealing with financial controls.
We are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment and we believe that these remediation efforts will represent significant improvements in our controls. Some of these steps will take time to be fully integrated and confirmed to be effective and sustainable. Additional controls may also be required over time. Until the remediation steps set forth above are fully implemented and tested, the material weakness described above will continue to exist.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act, during our most recent fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Important Considerations
The effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting is subject to various inherent limitations, including cost limitations, judgments used in decision making, assumptions about the likelihood of future events, the soundness of our systems, the possibility of human error, and the risk of fraud. Moreover, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and the risk that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate over time. Because of these limitations, there can be no assurance that any system of disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will be successful in preventing all errors or fraud or in making all material information known in a timely manner to the appropriate levels of management.
| ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION. |
None.
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PART III
| ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. |
Current Management
The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers and directors:
| Name | Position | Director Since | Age | ||||
| Executive Officers and Directors | |||||||
| Joseph Grimes | Chief Executive Officer and Director | January 18, 2020 | 64 | ||||
| Don Smith | Chief Financial Officer | - | 58 | ||||
| Steven Ritacco | Director and Chief Technology Officer | June 1, 2020 | 57 | ||||
| Sanjay Prasad | Director | June 1, 2020 | 57 | ||||
Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board of Directors for the transaction of business. The directors must be present at the meeting to constitute a quorum. However, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.
Business Experience of Executive Officers and Directors
The principal occupation and business experience during the past five years for our executive officers and directors is as follows:
Joseph Grimes: Mr. Grimes has served as our Chief Executive Officer and director since January 18, 2020. Mr. Grimes has over 20 years of executive and managerial level positions leading large teams who successfully executed complex business strategies. His notable achievements include launching new products and companies, and establishing new software development and manufacturing enterprises domestically and overseas. For 12 years, he was founder and President of ISERA Group, where he directed efforts resulting in 12 Small Business Innovative Research Grants, managed five teams of software designers and developed sophisticated Decision Support Software Systems (DSSS) for Commercial, Military and Government sectors. He is the Founder and CEO of Tribal Rides, Inc from 2014 to present.
He has programming experience in OOP in C++ and VB with Access and SQL Server, DBMS.
Don Smith: Mr. Smith has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 18, 2021. From January 1998 to the present, Mr. Smith has served as President of Emerald Palms LLC Consulting and Professional Tax & Accounting. From January 2019 to February 2020, Mr. Smith served as Vice-President Sales and Business Development at Singlepoint, Inc. From October 2016 to October 2018, Mr. Smith served as Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and a director of Smart Cannabis Inc. (OTC: SCNA).
Steven Ritacco: Mr. Ritacco has served as a director since June 1, 2020 and as our Chief Technology Officer since November 18, 2021. From April 2001 until the present, Mr. Ritacco has served as President of KeptPrivate Inc./Proxemi. From September 2015 until March 2018, Mr. Ritacco served as Chief Technology Officer of Blue NRGY Group Ltd. Mr. Ritacco received an undergraduate degree from the University of Rhode Island.
Sanjay Prasad: Mr. Prasad has served as a director since June 1, 2020. Mr. Prasad has served in a variety of roles as an attorney and advisor to companies around the world. From July 2020 until the present, Mr. Prasad has been a partner at Appleton Luff, a boutique international law firm. From July 2013 until July 2020, Mr. Prasad was a principal at Prasad IP, PC., a law firm specializing in intellectual property. Prior to that Mr. Prasad has served as chief patent counsel at Oracle Corporation and in various executive roles in intellectual property commercialization. Mr. Prasad received a law degree from the Syracuse University College of Law, and graduate and undergraduate degrees in computer and electrical engineering, respectively, from Boston University.
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Legal Proceedings
During the past ten years there have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any of our directors or executive officers, and none of these persons has been involved in any judicial or administrative proceedings resulting from involvement in mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity, any judicial or administrative proceedings based on violations of federal or state securities, commodities, banking or insurance laws or regulations, or any disciplinary sanctions or orders imposed by a stock, commodities or derivatives exchange or other self-regulatory organization.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers.
Director Independence
We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be “independent” and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our Board of Directors comprised of a majority of “independent directors.”
We currently have not established any committees of the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other committees in the future. We do not have a nominating committee or a nominating committee charter. Further, we do not have a policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by security holders. To date, other than as described above, no security holders have made any such recommendations. The entire Board of Directors performs all functions that would otherwise be performed by committees. Given the present size of our board it is not practical for us to have committees. If we are able to grow our business and increase our operations, we intend to expand the size of our board and allocate responsibilities accordingly.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the Commission reports regarding initial ownership and changes in ownership. Directors, executive officers, and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the Commission to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, each of our executive officers and directors had obligations to file Form 3s; however, none of the reports were filed.
Code of Ethics
We have not adopted a Code of Ethics. We have had minimal operations or business and have not generated any revenues and have limited members of management, including one sole executive officer. Due to this, we feel that the adoption of a Code of Ethics would not serve the primary purpose of such a code to provide a manner of conduct as the development, execution and enforcement of such a code would be by the same persons and only persons to whom such code applied. At such time as we commence more significant business operations, the current officers and directors will recommend that such a code be adopted.
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| ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. |
The following table sets forth information concerning the annual compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the following named executive officers for all services rendered in all capacities to our company and its subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Summary Compensation Table
| Name and principal position | Year |
Stock Awards ($) |
Total ($) | |||
| Joseph Grimes, Chief Executive Officer | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 1,000(1) | 1,000 |
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| (1) | Effective June 20, 2020, the Company granted options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, exercisable at $0.01 per share, to Mr. Grimes. |
Equity Awards
The following table sets forth information concerning as of the year ended December 31, 2021 for our named executive officers.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
| Stock awards | ||||||||||
| Name | Number of shares or units of stock that have not vested (#) |
Market value of shares of units of stock that have not vested ($) |
Equity incentive Number of |
Equity incentive Market or |
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| Joseph Grimes | 66,667 | 667(1) | 66,667 | 667(1) | ||||||
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| (1) | The fair market value was deemed $0.01 per share. |
Director Compensation
| Name | Year |
Salary ($) |
Total ($) | |||
| Steven Ritacco | 2021 | 20,000(1) | 20,000 |
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| (1) | $16,000 in monthly salary for November and December 2021 and $4,000 as a signing bonus. |
During the year ended December 31, 2021, there was no compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our directors for all services rendered in their capacities to our Company.
CTO Employment Agreement
Effective November 17, 2021, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Steven Ritacco (the “CTO Agreement”), our Chief Technology Officer. Pursuant to the CTO Agreement, Mr. Ritacco is entitled to monthly cash compensation of $8,000 per month. In addition, beginning January 1, 2022, Mr. Ritacco will be awarded 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company annually for three years (the “CTO Shares”). The CTO Shares will vest monthly. The CTO Agreement may be terminated, for any reason, by either party upon written notice to the other party.
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| ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. |
The following table and footnotes thereto sets forth information regarding the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by (i) each director and named executive officer of our company, (ii) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, and (iii) named executive officers, executive officers, and directors of the Company as a group as of March 21, 2022. In calculating any percentage in the following table of common stock beneficially owned by one or more persons named therein, the following table assumes 37,838,832 shares of common stock outstanding. Unless otherwise further indicated in the following table, the footnotes thereto and/or elsewhere in this report, the persons and entities named in the following table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite the shareholder’s name, subject to community property laws, where applicable. Unless as otherwise indicated in the following table and/or the footnotes thereto, the address of our named executive officers and directors in the following tables is: 26060 Acero, Mission Viejo, CA 92691.
| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership(1) |
Percent of Class(1) |
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| Named Executive Officers and Directors | |||||||||||
| Joseph Grimes | 21,612,833(2) | 57.07% | |||||||||
| Sanjay Prasad | 1,433,333(3) | 3.78% | |||||||||
| Steven Ritacco | 506,665(4) | 1.33% | |||||||||
| Executive Officers, Named Executive Officers, and Directors as a Group (4 Persons) | 23,886,163(5) | 62.41% | |||||||||
| 5% Beneficial Holders (Not Named Above) | |||||||||||
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GG Capital and Investment Corp 123 West Nye Lane #129 Carson Coty, NV 89706 |
2,000,000 | 5.29% | |||||||||
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Baywall Inc 140 Charles St, Suite 11D New York, NY 10014 |
2,200,000 | 5.81% | |||||||||
| ___________________________ | |||||||||||
*Less than 1%
| (1) | Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the number of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in the above table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on the March 21, 2022. | |
| (2) | Includes 1,579,500 shares owned by Tribal Rides, Inc. of which Mr. Grimes is Chief Executive Officer. Also includes options to purchase 33,333 shares of the Company’s Common Stock which have vested. | |
| (3) | Includes options to purchase 33,333 shares of the Company’s Common Stock which have vested. | |
| (4) | Includes options to purchase 33,333 shares of the Company’s Common Stock which have vested. Also includes 166,666 shares which will vest within 60 days of March 21, 2022. | |
| (5) | Includes 166,666 shares owned by Don Smith, our CFO. Also includes 166,666 shares awarded to Don Smith, our CFO, which will vest within 60 days of March 21, 2022. |
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| ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE. |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
For transactions with our executive officers, please see the disclosure under “Item 11. Executive Compensation.” above.
Asset Purchase with Tribal Rides, Inc.
On January 18, 2020, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Tribal Rides pursuant to which we purchased certain assets of Tribal Rides in exchange for the issuance of 25,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Mr. Grimes, our CEO, is also the CEO of Tribal Rides. Mr. Grimes is also a shareholder of Tribal Rides.
On January 13, 2022, Tribal Rides transferred 20,000,000 shares to Mr. Grimes.
CFO Employment Agreement
Effective November 17, 2021, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Don Smith (the “CFO Agreement”), our Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the CFO Agreement, Mr. Smith is entitled to monthly cash compensation of $3,500 per month. In addition, beginning January 1, 2022, Mr. Smith will be awarded 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company annually for three years (the “CFO Shares”). The CFO Shares will vest monthly. The CFO Agreement may be terminated, for any reason, by either party upon written notice to the other party.
Director Independence
We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be “independent” and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our Board of Directors comprised of a majority of “independent directors.” Although we have not have adopted the independence standards any national securities exchange to determine the independence of directors, the NYSE MKT LLC provides that a person will be considered an independent director if he or she is not an officer of the company and is, in the view of our board of directors, free of any relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment. Under this standard, our board of directors has determined that Messrs. Prasad and Ritacco would meet this standard, and therefore, would be considered to be independent.
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| ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Fees Paid
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in the quarterly reports and other fees that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the year ended December 31, 2021 were $28,000 and $12,000 for the period ended December 31, 2020.
Audit-Related Fees
There were no fees billed for assurance and related services by our principal accountants that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the financial statements, other than those reported above, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Tax Fees
There were no fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
All Other Fees
There were no other fees billed for products or services provided by the principal accountants, other than those previously reported above, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Audit Committee
We do not have an Audit Committee; therefore, the Board of Directors has considered whether the non-audit services provided by our auditors to us are compatible with maintaining the independence of our auditors and concluded that the independence of our auditors is not compromised by the provision of such services. Our Board of Directors pre-approves all auditing services and permitted non-audit services, including the fees and terms of those services, to be performed for us by our independent auditor prior to engagement.
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PART IV
| ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. |
Financial Statements
The following financial statements are filed with this Annual Report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 5854)
Balance Sheets at December 31, 2021 and 2020
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
Notes to Financial Statements
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Exhibits
The following exhibits are included with this Annual Report:
| Incorporated by Reference | ||||||||||||
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | Form | File No. | Exhibit | Filing Date |
Filed or Furnished Herewith | ||||||
| 2.1 & 10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated January 18, 2020 | 10-K | 333-200344 | 2.1 & 10.1 | 9/27/21 | |||||||
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation filed May 19, 2014 | S-1/A | 333-200344 | 3.1 | 1/30/15 | |||||||
| 3.2 | Articles of Amendment filed May 8, 2017 | 8-K | 333-200344 | 3.1 | 7/10/17 | |||||||
| 3.3 | Certificate of Amendment filed February 25, 2021 | 10-K | 333-200344 | 3.3 | 9/27/21 | |||||||
| 3.4 | Bylaws | S-1 | 333-200344 | 3.2 | 11/18/14 | |||||||
| 4.1 | 2020 Stock Incentive Plan | 10-K | 333-200344 | 4.1 | 9/27/21 | |||||||
| 4.2 | Convertible Promissory Note Issued November 10, 2021 to AJB Capital Investments, LLC in the principal amount of $290,000 | 8-K | 000-56366 | 4.1 | 11/19/21 | |||||||
| 10.2 | Stock Option Agreement | 10-K | 333-200344 | 10.2 | 9/27/21 | |||||||
| 10.3* | Employment Agreement dated effective November 17, 2021 with Don Smith | X | ||||||||||
| 10.4* | Employment Agreement dated effective November 17, 2021 with Steven Ritacco | X | ||||||||||
| 10.5 | Securities Purchase Agreement dated November 10, 2021 with AJB Capital Investments, LLC | X | ||||||||||
| 10.6 | Security Agreement dated November 10, 2021 with AJB Capital Investments, LLC | X | ||||||||||
| 10.7 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated November 10, 2021 Issued to AJB Capital Investments, LLC | X | ||||||||||
| 10.8 | Platform Account Contract dated March 21, 2021 with SRAX, Inc. |
X | ||||||||||
| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Principal Executive Officer | X | ||||||||||
| 31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by Principal Financial Officer | X | ||||||||||
| 32.1** | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer | X | ||||||||||
| 32.2** | Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer | X | ||||||||||
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**These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| ITEM 16. | FORM 10-K SUMMARY. |
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SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP. | ||
| Date: April 6, 2022 | By: | /s/ Joseph Grimes |
| Joseph Grimes, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: April 6, 2022 | By: | /s/ Don Smith |
| Don Smith, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.
| NAME | TITLE | DATE | ||
| /s/ Joseph Grimes | Chief Executive Officer and Director | April 6, 2022 | ||
| Joseph Grimes | ||||
| /s/ Don Smith | Chief Financial Officer | April 6, 2022 | ||
| Don Smith | ||||
| /s/ Sanjay Prasad | Director | April 6, 2022 | ||
| Sanjay Prasad, Esq. | ||||
| /s/ Steven Ritacco | Director, Chief Technology Officer | April 6, 2022 | ||
| Steven Ritacco |
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| F-1 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Tribal Rides International Corp.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Tribal Rides International Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Going Concern Matter
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 has no revenue, suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 2 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our 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 audit, 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.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
| F-2 |
Critical Audit Matter Description
As discussed in Notes 7 to the financial statements, the Company had issued convertible promissory note in November of 2021. In addition to the note, the Company was obligated to issue to the lender 1,320,000 of commitment shares and warrant to issue 750,000 shares of common stock. Management evaluated the required accounting, significant estimates, and judgments around the valuation of the note. Management also allocated the proceeds of the note between the note, the commitment shares and the warrant in accordance with ASC 470-20.
Our principal audit procedures performed to address this critical audit matter included the following:
| · | Inspected Board minutes and other appropriate documentation of authorization to assess whether the transactions were appropriately authorized; | |
| · | Verified note amount, interest rate and maturity date to the supporting documentation and debt agreement, and examined terms and conditions of the note and confirmed the ending balance to the note holder; | |
| · | Evaluated the management’s analysis on bifurcation of the convertible debt into debt, beneficial conversion feature and embedded derivatives; | |
| · | Examined and tested the management’s analysis on the fair value model used, significant assumptions, and underlying data input used in the model ; | |
| · | Examined the allocation of proceeds from convertible debt issued with commitment shares and warrant based on relative fair value; and | |
| · | Considered the adequacy of the disclosures in the financial statements in relation to convertible debt. |
/s/ TAAD LLP
TAAD LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021
Diamond Bar, CA
April 6, 2022
| F-3 |
TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(formerly XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
BALANCE SHEETS
| December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 121,481 | $ | – | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 334,000 | – | ||||||
| Total current assets | 455,481 | – | ||||||
| Software and equipment, net | 45,002 | – | ||||||
| Patents, net | 4,830 | 3,273 | ||||||
| Total noncurrent assets | 49,832 | 3,273 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 505,313 | $ | 3,273 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 50,697 | $ | 26,584 | ||||
| Notes payable, net of debt discount | 86,713 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Due to related party | 60,761 | 23,857 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 198,171 | 90,441 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 198,171 | 90,441 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | – | – | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity (deficit): | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value, shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively | 3,619 | 3,606 | ||||||
| Common stock to be issued, and shares at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively | 132 | – | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 832,284 | 87,979 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (528,893 | ) | (178,753 | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | 307,142 | (87,168 | ) | |||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | $ | 505,313 | $ | 3,273 | ||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
| F-4 |
TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(formerly XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Twelve Months Ended 2021 | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Selling and marketing | $ | 2,200 | $ | 3,140 | ||||
| General and administrative | 301,824 | 34,156 | ||||||
| Total operating expense | 304,024 | 37,296 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (304,024 | ) | (37,296 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (6,317 | ) | (2,000 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of debt discount | (81,713 | ) | – | |||||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt | 41,914 | – | ||||||
| Total other income (expense) | (46,116 | ) | (2,000 | ) | ||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (350,140 | ) | (39,296 | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | – | – | ||||||
| Net loss | $ | (350,140 | ) | $ | (39,296 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares basic and diluted | 36,339,541 | 35,374,440 | ||||||
| Weighted average basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
| F-5 |
TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(formerly XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
| Common Stock | Common Stock To Be Issued | Additional Paid-In | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – December 31, 2019 | 11,057,500 | $ | 1,106 | $ | $ | 86,842 | $ | (139,457 | ) | $ | (51,509 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued in connection with Asset Purchase Agreement | 25,000,000 | 2,500 | – | 1,137 | 3,637 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | (39,296 | ) | (39,296 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – December 31, 2020 | 36,057,500 | 3,606 | 87,979 | (178,753 | ) | (87,168 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued for services | 125,000 | 13 | – | 499,987 | 500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares and warrant issuable with debt | – | 1,320,000 | 132 | 244,318 | 244,450 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | – | (350,140 | ) | (350,140 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance – December 31, 2021 | 36,182,500 | $ | 3,619 | 1,320,000 | $ | 132 | $ | 832,284 | $ | (528,893 | ) | $ | 307,142 | |||||||||||||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
| F-6 |
TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(formerly XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2021 | For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (350,140 | ) | $ | (39,296 | ) | ||
| Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Shares issued for services | 166,000 | – | ||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of debt | (41,914 | ) | – | |||||
| Amortization of software and equipment | 735 | 364 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | 81,713 | – | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets/liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 31,026 | 15,076 | ||||||
| Due to related parties | 36,904 | 23,856 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (75,675 | ) | – | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (47,294 | ) | – | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (47,294 | ) | – | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from note payable – non-related | 249,450 | – | ||||||
| Repayment of note payable – non-related | (5,000 | ) | – | |||||
| Net cash from financing activities | 244,450 | – | ||||||
| Net change in cash | 121,481 | – | ||||||
| Cash, beginning of period | – | – | ||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 121,481 | $ | – | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| Taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Debt discount on convertible promissory note | $ | 244,450 | $ | – | ||||
| Shares issued for Asset Purchase Agreement | $ | – | $ | 3,637 | ||||
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
| F-7 |
TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(formerly XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| 1. | Organization and Business |
We were incorporated on May 19, 2014 in the State of Nevada as Trimax Consulting, Inc. with an initial business plan of providing real estate consulting services and purchasing tax liens. On March 16, 2017, Newfield Global Holdings Limited acquired 25.0 million shares of our common stock representing 96.3% of our then outstanding shares. Upon election of a new Board of Directors and appointment of new management, we altered our business plan to provide end-to-end Human Resource services including recruitment, executive search, campus recruitment, training, and a complete range of Human Resource outsourcing solutions to clients. On May 8, 2017, we filed an Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation changing our name to Xinda International Corp. On February 24, 2021, we filed an Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation changing our name to Tribal Rides International Corp. Our ticker symbol is XNDA.
As reported in our Form 8-K dated January 18, 2020, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective January 10, 2020 with Tribal Rides, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“TribalRides”), and the shareholders of TribalRides (the “Shareholders”). Under the Agreement, we agreed to purchase a majority of the assets of TribalRides, consisting of patent and patent pending technologies in the area of digital transformation of transportation, in exchange for the issuance of 25,000,000 shares of our common stock. See Note 3 for further information.
As a result of our asset purchase described above, we are now engaged, in the business of digital transformation of transportation. Our digital transportation enablement and enhancement platform, which is currently in development, provides fully automated dispatching and bookings management built for taxi companies, limousine companies and ride-sharing service providers. The platform gives customers an app-based experience and provides service providers a range of functions which include customer booking, accounts management, driver tracking, real-time notifications, auto dispatching algorithms, accounting and settlements, corporate account management as well as providing reporting and analytics. The platform has also shown to have a direct application in the B2B space in providing corporations with a more efficient taxi chit solution to combat fraud and excessive administration costs.
| 2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation
We have prepared the accompanying financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our Company’s year-end is December 31.
Going Concern Considerations
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of our Company as a going concern. We currently have no revenues, have incurred net losses, and have an accumulated deficit of $528,893 as of December 31, 2021. The continuation of our Company as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to raise equity or debt financing, and the attainment of profitable operations from any future business we may acquire. There are no assurances that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient capital to continue as a going concern. If our working capital needs are not met and we are unable to obtain adequate capital, we could be forced to cease operations.
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if our Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
| F-8 |
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all short-term investments readily convertible to cash, without notice or penalty, with an initial maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. There was $121,481 in cash at December 31, 2021.
Internal Use Software Development
We account for costs incurred to develop or purchase computer software for internal use in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40 “Internal-Use Software” or ASC 350-50 “Website Costs”. As required by ASC 350-40, we capitalize the costs incurred during the application development stage, which include costs to design the software configuration and interfaces, coding, installation, and testing.
Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage along with post-implementation stages of internal use computer software are expensed as incurred. Capitalized development costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of five years, management’s estimate of the economic life. Costs incurred to maintain existing product offerings are expensed as incurred. The capitalization and ongoing assessment of recoverability of development costs requires considerable judgment by management with respect to certain external factors, including, but not limited to, technological and economic feasibility, and estimated economic life.
Intellectual Property
We have patent and patent pending technologies with a focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning with optimization and Smart Deployment algorithms. It involves anticipating demand for passengers and dispatching cars in advance – to reduce wait-time, increasing utilization of vehicles, and decrease cost. It includes new and efficient system for tracking and charging customers with preferred rates, supply and demand rates, and “specific” community engagement.
Patent expenses, consisting mainly of patent filing fees, have been capitalized and are shown as an asset on our balance sheet. We amortize our Patent asset over the remaining life of the Patent, which is approximately ten (10) years.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of our Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
| Level 1 | - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
| Level 2 | - Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. | |
| Level 3 | - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. |
As previously noted, the fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
| F-9 |
Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include accounts payable and accrued liabilities and related-party advances. Fair values for these items were assumed to approximate carrying values because of their short-term nature or their status of being payable on demand.
Long-lived Assets
We follow ASC 360-10-15-3, Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, which established a “primary asset” approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long-lived asset to be held and used. Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.
Debt Issued with Common Stock/Warrants
Debt issued with common stock/warrants is accounted for under the guidelines established by ASC 470-20 – Accounting for Debt With Conversion or Other Options. We record the relative fair value of common stock and warrants related to the issuance of debt as a debt discount or premium. The discount or premium is subsequently amortized to interest expense over the expected term of the debt.
Common Stock Issued for Services
Our accounting policy for equity instruments issued to consultants and vendors in exchange for goods and services follows the provisions of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services, codified into ASC 505 Equity. The measurement date for the fair value of the equity instruments issued is determined at the earlier of (i) the date at which a commitment for performance by the consultant or vendor is reached or (ii) the date at which the consultant or vendor's performance is complete. In the case of equity instruments issued to consultants, the fair value of the equity instrument is recognized over the term of the consulting agreement at various performance completion dates, and for unvested instruments, at each reporting date. Compensation expense, once recorded, may not be reversed.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 - Income Taxes, which requires us to provide a net deferred tax asset/liability equal to the expected future tax benefit/expense of temporary reporting differences between book and tax accounting methods and any available operating loss or tax credit carry forwards. Tax law and rate changes are reflected in income in the period such changes are enacted. We record a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. We include interest and penalties related to income taxes, including unrecognized tax benefits, within the provision for income taxes.
Our income tax returns are based on calculations and assumptions that are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. In addition, the calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. We recognize liabilities for uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. While we believe we have appropriate support for the positions taken on our tax returns, we regularly assess the potential outcomes of examinations by tax authorities in determining the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. We continually assess the likelihood and amount of potential adjustments and adjust the income tax provision, income taxes payable and deferred taxes in the period in which the facts that give rise to a revision become known.
| F-10 |
We compute net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all potential dilutive shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had potentially dilutive shares.
New Accounting Pronouncements
We have reviewed all accounting pronouncements recently issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC and have determined that they are either not applicable or are not believed to have a material impact on our present or future financial statements.
| 3. | Asset Purchase Agreement |
As described in Note 1, we entered into the Agreement with Tribal Rides and its shareholders to purchase the patent and patent pending technologies owned by Tribal Rides in exchange for our Company’s issuance of of our common shares. We have valued the shares issued in this transaction at the recorded value of the patent assets purchased which was $3,637 at the date of the transaction. See Note 5.
| 4. | Software and Equipment, net |
Software and equipment, net consists of the following at December 31:
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Software for internal use | $ | 44,000 | $ | – | ||||
| Equipment | 1,224 | – | ||||||
| 45,224 | – | |||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (222 | ) | – | |||||
| $ | 45,002 | $ | – | |||||
Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2021, we began developing our digital transportation enablement and enhancement platform for customer use. During the fourth quarter, we capitalized $44,000 of such costs representing costs incurred in the application development stage, which include costs to design and program the software configuration and interfaces, coding, installation and testing. Once the software is installed and fully tested and we begin to use it for its intended purposes, the costs will be amortized over a five-year period, which is the expected useful life. Additional costs to maintain the software will be expensed.
Equipment consists of a laptop computer.
Depreciation and amortization of software and equipment amounted to $222 for the year ended December 31, 2021. There was no comparable expense in 2020.
| 5. | Patents |
We have patent and patent pending technologies with a focus on artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning with optimization and Smart Deployment algorithms. The technologies involve anticipating demand for passengers and dispatching cars in advance – to reduce wait-time, increasing utilization of vehicles, and decrease cost. It includes new and efficient system for tracking and charging customers with preferred rates, supply and demand rates, and “specific” community engagement.
| F-11 |
As of December 31, 2021 we owned the following patents which have been issued and which were pending:
| · | U.S. Patent 9,984,574, issued May 29, 2018, claims priority to provisional application filed on Jan. 21, 2014; | |
| · | Pending U.S. application, published as US 2018/0366004 A1, claims priority to provisional application filed on Jan. 21, 2014; | |
| · | Pending U.S. application, unpublished, which claims priority to provisional application filed on Jan. 21, 2014; and | |
| · | Pending U.S. application, unpublished, claims priority to three provisional applications filed on Nov. 4, 2019. |
The software platform that underlies the patents have not created any revenue to date and there is no assurance that any revenue will be created from the patent technologies. As a result, we have recorded the patent asset at the cost of patent fees and other expenses incurred to produce and file the patents. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded patent amortization expense of $494 and $364, respectively.
| 6. | Related Parties Transactions |
Due to Related Parties
Amounts owed to related parties as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Joe Grimes | $ | 55,594 | $ | 23,857 | ||||
| Sanjay Prasad | 4,807 | – | ||||||
| $ | 60,761 | $ | 23,857 | |||||
Mr. Grimes is our CEO and Director as well as our largest shareholder. Mr. Grimes is also the majority owner of Tribal Rides from whom we purchased certain of our patent and patent pending technologies as discussed in Note 3.
Mr. Prasad, one of our Directors, has made various patent filings for our Company in recent years, which amounts have been recorded in Patents, net on the accompanying Balance Sheet. Amounts charged by Mr. Prasad for the years 2021 and 2020 totaled $2,070 and , respectively.
KeptPrivate.com is owned by Mr. Steven Ritacco, a Director of our Company. His company performs services related to the development of our digital transportation enablement and enhancement platform, which amounts are included in Software and Equipment, net on the accompanying Balance Sheet. The amount charged for services for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $20,000 and , respectively.
Amount due to related parties bear no interest, are unsecured and are repayable on demand. Imputed interest is considered insignificant.
| 7. | Notes Payable |
Notes payable consists of the following at December 31, 2021 and 2020:
December 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Convertible promissory note | $ | 290,000 | $ | – | ||||
| Less debt discount on amounts borrowed | (208,287 | ) | – | |||||
| Promissory note | 5,000 | |||||||
| Promissory note – service provider | – | 40,000 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 86,713 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Less current portion | (86,713 | ) | (40,000 | ) | ||||
| Long-term portion | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| F-12 |
Convertible Promissory Note
On November 10, 2021 (the “Issue Date”), we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with a third party (the “Lender”), for the purchase of a Convertible Promissory Note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $290,000. The Note carries an original issue discount of $29,000 along with a requirement to pay $16,550 in expenses. The total of $45,550 has been recorded as original issue discount. As a result, we were provided $244,500 upon the Note’s execution. The Note matures on May 10, 2022, subject to a six-month extension at our Company’s request. The Note accrues interest at 10% per annum from the Issue Date and monthly interest payments are due at the beginning of each month. In the event the Note is extended for six months, the interest will accrue at 12% per annum and, in the event of a default, interest will accrue at 20% per annum. The Note is secured by all of our Company’s assets.
The Note is convertible only upon an event of default (as defined in the Note) and is then convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of 90% multiplied by the lowest trading price (i) during the previous 20 trading day period ending on the Issue Date, or (ii) during the previous 20 trading day period ending on the date of conversion of the Note (the “Conversion Price”). The Conversion Price is subject to various adjustments, as specified in the Note. There has been no event of default to date.
While the Note is issued and outstanding, our Company is required at all times to have authorized and reserved five times the number of shares that are actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Note in effect from time to time) (the “Reserved Amount”). If, at any time we do not maintain or replenish the Reserved Amount within three business days of the request of the Lender, the principal amount of the Note will increase by $5,000 per occurrence. If we fail to maintain our status as “DTC Eligible” for any reason, or, if the Conversion Price is less than $0.01 at any time after the Issue Date, the principal amount of the Note will be increased by $5,000 and the Conversion Price will be redefined to mean 50% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined in the Note), subject to adjustments (which includes an adjustment for anti-dilutive issuances). The Note and the SPA also contain various restrictions and grant to the Lender various rights.
Upon an Event of Default, the Note will become immediately due and payable, and our Company will pay to the Lender the Default Sum (as defined in the Note) or the Default Amount (as defined in the Note).
In addition to the issuance of the Note, we were obligated to issue to the Lender, as a commitment fee, shares of our common stock (the “Commitment Shares”). Along with the issuance of the Commitment Shares, we were required to issue to the Lender a warrant to purchase 750,000 shares of our common stock (the “Warrant”). All or any part of the Warrant is immediately exercisable at $1.00 per share and expires three years from the Issue Date. The Warrants are subject to adjustments as provided in the warrant agreement. The Commitment Shares and Warrant were issued in February 2022.
At any time following the issuance of the Commitment Shares, the Lender may deliver to our Company a reconciliation statement showing the net proceeds actually received by the Lender from the sale of the Commitment Shares by the Lender and the shares issued upon the exercise of the Warrants (the “Reconciliation”). If, as the date of the Reconciliation, the Lender has not realized net proceeds from the sale of the Commitment Shares equal to at least $330,000, our Company will immediately take all required action necessary or required in order to cause the issuance of additional shares of our common stock to the Lender in an amount sufficient such that, when sold and the net proceeds are added to the net proceeds from previous sales of the Commitment Shares, the Lender will have received total net funds equal to $330,000.
If the Note is repaid in full on or prior to the initial maturity date (without extension), we will have the right to redeem shares of the Commitment Shares for $ per share. The Lender is subject to a leak-out provision for one year from the Issue Date that provides that it will not sell shares of our common stock greater than (i) 20,000 shares, or (ii) 20% of the average trading volume of our common stock for the five preceding trading days.
We allocated the proceeds of the Note between the Note, the Commitment Shares and the Warrant in accordance with ASC 470-20 and recorded an additional debt discount of $ in connection with the transaction.
We are amortizing the debt discount over the six-month term of the Note resulting in amortization of $81,713 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded interest expense of $4,028 which is included on the accompanying Balance Sheets in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities.
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Promissory Note
On June 10, 2021, we issued a promissory note to a non-related third party in the principal amount of $5,000. The note, which is unsecured, bears interest at 20% per annum and is repayable six months from the date of issue. The maturity date of the note was extended until June 10, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded interest expense of $559 which is included on the accompanying Balance Sheets in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities. This note is currently in default.
Promissory Note – Service Provider
On May 29, 2018, we issued a note payable to a service provider in the principal amount of $40,000. The note bears interest at 5% per annum and was repayable six months from the date of issue. Effective September 23, 2021, we entered into a Debt Settlement Agreement with the note holder in which the note holder agreed to accept $5,000 in full settlement of all amounts owed under the note if the $5,000 was paid withing 60 days of September 23, 2021. On November 11, 2021 we paid the note holder $5,000 and recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $41,914.
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded interest expense of $1,730 and $2,000, respectively, which amounts are included on the accompanying Balance Sheets in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities.
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Common Stock
We are authorized to issue shares of our $ par value common stock and each holder is entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to a vote of stockholders.
Common stock activity for the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:
| 1. | We issued in connection with our agreement with SRAX, Inc. as described in Note 10. | |
| 2. | In connection with our issuance of the Convertible Promissory Note described in Note 7, we were committed to issue shares. The shares were issued subsequent to December 31, 2021. |
During the year ended December 31, 2020, we issued shares of our common stock to Tribal Rides and its shareholders in accordance with the Agreement as described in Note 3.
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Effective June 20, 2020, our Board of Directors adopted the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) authorizing a total of shares of our common stock for future issuances under the Plan. Under the Plan, the exercise price of a granted option shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value on the date of grant (110% of the fair market value in the case of a 10% stockholder). Additionally, no option may be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date it is granted (no more than five (5) years in the case of a 10% stockholder).
Stock Options
On June 20, 2020, we granted options to purchase of our common shares to each of Messrs. Grimes, Prasad, and Ritacco, all Officers and/or Directors of our Company. The options are exercisable at $ per share, expire five (5) years from the date of grant, and vest ratably beginning December 20, 2021 over the term of the option.
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The fair value of each stock option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and resulted in a de minimis valuation. The assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock options were as follows:
| December 31, 2020 | ||||
| Expected term in years | years | |||
| Risk-free interest rate | % | |||
| Annual expected volatility | % | |||
| Dividend yield | % | |||
Risk-free interest rate: We use the risk-free interest rate of a U.S. Treasury Bill with a similar term on the date of the option grant.
Volatility: We estimate the expected volatility of the stock price based on the corresponding volatility of our historical stock price.
Dividend yield: We use a 0% expected dividend yield as we have not paid dividends to date and do not anticipate declaring dividends in the near future.
Remaining term: The remaining term is based on the remaining contractual term of the stock options.
Activity related to stock options for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:
Warrant
In connection with the transaction with the third-party lender discussed in Note 7, we issued the lender a three-year warrant to purchase 750,000 common shares at $1.00 per share. In allocating the proceeds of the Note between the Note, the Commitment Shares and the Warrant, we valued the Warrant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded a debt discount of $117,161 which is included in the total discount of $244,450 described in Note 7. The assumptions used in determining the fair value of the warrant were as follows:
| December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Expected term in years | 3 years | |||
| Risk-free interest rate | 0.32% | |||
| Annual expected volatility | 1,222.7% | |||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | |||
Risk-free interest rate: We use the risk-free interest rate of a U.S. Treasury Bill with a similar term on the date of the warrant grant.
Volatility: We estimate the expected volatility of the stock price based on the corresponding volatility of our historical stock price.
Dividend yield: We use a 0% expected dividend yield as we have not paid dividends to date and do not anticipate declaring dividends in the near future.
Remaining term: The remaining term is based on the remaining contractual term of the warrant.
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Activity related to the warrant for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:
Schedule of warrant activity
| Shares |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||
| Outstanding, January 1, 2021 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Granted during 2021 | 750,000 | $ | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Outstanding, December 31, 2021 | 750,000 | $ | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Exercisable, end of period | – | $ | 1.00 | $ | 0 | |||||||
| 9. | Income Taxes |
Our Company has not filed any federal income tax returns and we are currently not subject to state income tax filing requirements. As of December 31, 2021, we have net operating loss carryforwards, on a book basis, of $318,428 which may be available to reduce various future years' federal taxable income. Future tax benefits which may result from these losses have not been recognized in these financial statements, as their realization is determined not likely to occur and accordingly, we have recorded a valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset relating to the net operating loss carry forwards.
The following table presents the current income tax provision for federal and state income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Current tax provisions: | ||||||||
| Federal | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| State | – | – | ||||||
| Total provision for income taxes | $ | – | $ | – |
Reconciliations of the U.S. federal statutory rate to the actual tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| US federal statutory income tax rate | 21.0% | 21.0% | ||||||
| Stock issued for services | -9.9% | -2.8% | ||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of accounts payable | 2.5% | – | ||||||
| Debt discount amortization | -4.9% | – | ||||||
| Other | -0.1% | – | ||||||
| Increase in valuation reserve | -8.6% | -18.2% | ||||||
| Total provision for income taxes | 0.0% | 0.0% | ||||||
The components of our deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Net operating loss carry forwards | $ | 66,870 | $ | 36,577 | ||||
| Less: valuation allowance | (66,870 | ) | (36,577 | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax assets | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the valuation reserve increased $30,293 compared to an increase of $7,160 during the year ended and December 31, 2020. In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that our Company will not realize some portion or all of the deferred tax assets. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result, management determined, as of December 31, 2021, that it was more likely than not the deferred tax assets would not be realized.
As noted above, we have not filed any federal tax returns, but we plan on bringing our tax filings current as soon as is practical.
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| 10. | Agreement |
Platform Account Contract
Effective March 21, 2021, we entered into a Platform Account Contract agreement with SRAX, Inc. under which SRAX agreed to provide investor relations services to us. The term of the agreement is one year. Under the agreement, we agreed to compensate SRAX with 125,000 shares of our common stock, which shares were issued on June 1, 2021. We valued the shares at $500,000 which was the fair market value of our stock on the date of the agreement and recorded a prepaid expense for that amount.
The parties agreed that SRAX would begin providing the services in October 2021, as this would give our Company time to finalize the filing of public financial information and give SRAX time to review such information in order to most effectively communicate our Company’s story to the investing public.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, the value of the services provided by SRAX was $166,000 which is included as a general and administrative expense in the accompanying Statement of Operations.
Employment Agreement – Steve Ritacco
Effective November 17, 2021, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Steve Ritacco as our Chief Technology Officer. Under the agreement, Mr. Ritacco will receive monthly cash payments of $8,000 and, beginning January 1, 2022, will receive 1,000,000 shares of our common stock in each of the calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024 so long as he continues to provide services as required under the agreement. The common stock compensation will vest monthly at the rate of 83,333 shares per month (1/12th of the total shares) and we will issue the vested shares to Mr. Ritacco every six months. Mr. Ritacco’s employment will be “at-will” and either party may terminate the Employment Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon written notice.
Employment Agreement – Don Smith
Effective November 17, 2021, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Don Smith as our Chief Financial Officer. Under the agreement, Mr. Smith will receive monthly cash payments of $3,500 and, beginning January 1, 2022, will receive 1,000,000 shares of our common stock in each of the calendar years 2022, 2023 and 2024 so long as he continues to provide services as required under the agreement. The common stock compensation will vest monthly at the rate of 83,333 shares per month (1/12th of the total shares) and we will issue the vested shares to Mr. Smith every six months. Mr. Smith’s employment will be “at-will” and either party may terminate the Employment Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon written notice.
| 11. | Subsequent Events |
Stock and Warrant Issuance
As noted in Notes 7 and 12, subsequent to December 31, 2021 we issued a lender 1,320,000 of our common shares and a warrant to purchase 750,000 of our common shares as required under our agreements with the lender.
Employment Agreements
Subsequent to December 31, 2021, 250,000 shares of our common stock became vested to each of Messrs. Ritacco and Smith as required under their Employment Agreements described in Note 10 (a total of 500,000 shares). These shares will be issued to Messrs. Ritacco and Smith, along with any additional shares that become vested, effective June 30, 2022.
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Exhibit 10.3
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement is made effective November 17, 2021, by and between DON SMITH ("EMPLOYEE") and TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL, Inc. ("Company") . Employee and Company shall be collectively referred to as the Parties.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Company desires to obtain certain know-how and expertise from Employee, and Employee can provide and desires to provide such services to Company;
WHEREAS, Company has spent significant time, effort, and money to develop certain Proprietary Information (as defined below), which Company considers vital to its business and goodwill, and desires to hire Employee to help the Company with its financial strategy, reporting, sales and business development efforts;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. Duties. Employee shall perform those services (“Services”) as reasonably requested by the Company from time to time, including but not limited to the Services described on Exhibit A attached hereto. Employee shall devote Employee's commercially reasonable efforts and attention to the performance of the Services for the Company on a timely basis. Employee shall also make himself available to answer questions, provide advice and provide Services to the Company upon reasonable request and notice from the Company.
2. Employee. It is understood and agreed, and it is the intention of the Parties, that Employee is an employee of the Company for any purposes whatsoever. Employee is skilled in providing the Services. To the extent necessary, Employee hereby represents, warrants and covenants that Employee has the right, power and authority to enter in to this Agreement and that neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement, nor the performance of the Services by Employee will conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which Employee is now or hereinafter becomes obligated. The exact manner by which the Services are to be performed and the hours to be worked by Employee shall be determined by Company, who may offer suggestions and will notify of Employee in advance of meetings or appointments where Employee’s attendance is required. Employee will obtain prior approval from the Company for scheduling meetings or appointments requiring Company participation.
3. Compensation, Benefits, Expenses.
| a. | Compensation. As consideration of the Services to be rendered hereunder, the Company shall pay Employee the Compensation described in this section and summarized on Exhibit A attached hereto. |
| i. | Compensation and Vesting Schedule Compensation to consist of cash and stock. Initial cash compensation is $3500 per month. Additionally, company will reserve and issue 1 million shares of restricted common stock for 2022. The stock will vest at the rate of 1/12th per month (83,333 shares). Employee is a “at-will” employment. Company will cause a share certificate to be issued for the vested shares each six months with accompanying documentation so employee can obtain the necessary legal opinions to clear and deposit the stock into his account. Employee will be subject to all SEC rules as an officer/insider of the company related to any stock sales. |
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| ii. | Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, vesting will not occur unless the Employee is, and has been at all times since the Grant Date, has been an employee or consultant to the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company. |
| b. | Expense Reimbursement. Company shall promptly reimburse Employee for any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Employee regarding any Services specifically requested by Company and performed by Employee pursuant to this Agreement. Each such expenditure or cost shall be reimbursed only if: (i) with respect to costs over $250, individually, Employee receives prior approval from the Company’s CEO or President or other executive for such expenditure or cost, and (ii) with respect to costs in less than $250, individually, provided Employee furnishes to Company adequate records and other documents reasonably acceptable to Company evidencing such expenditure or cost. |
4. Proprietary Information; Work Product; Non-Disclosure.
| i. | Defined. Company has conceived, developed and owns, and continues to conceive and develop, certain property rights and information, including but not limited to its business plans and objectives, client and customer information, financial projections, marketing plans, marketing materials, logos, and designs, and technical data, inventions, processes, know-how, algorithms, formulae, databases, computer programs, computer software, user interfaces, source codes, object codes, architectures and structures, layouts, development tools and instructions, templates, and other trade secrets, intangible assets and industrial or proprietary property rights which may or may not be related directly or indirectly to Company's business and all documentation, media or other tangible embodiment of or relating to any of the foregoing and all proprietary rights therein of Company (all of which are hereinafter referred to as the "Proprietary Information"). Although certain information may be generally known in the relevant industry, the fact that Company uses it may not be so known. In such instance, the knowledge that Company uses the information would comprise Proprietary Information. Furthermore, the fact that various fragments of information or data may be generally known in the relevant industry does not mean that the way the Company combines them, and the results obtained thereby, are known. In such instance, that would also comprise Proprietary Information. |
| ii. | General Restrictions on Use. Employee agrees to hold all Proprietary Information in confidence and not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, use, copy, publish, summarize, or remove from Company's premises any Proprietary Information (or remove from the premises any other property of Company), except (i) during the relationship to the extent authorized and necessary to carry out Employee's responsibilities under this Agreement, and (ii) after termination of the relationship, only as specifically authorized in writing by Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such restrictions shall not apply to information which Employee can show was rightfully in Employee's possession at the time of disclosure by Company; information which Employee can show was received from a third party who lawfully developed the information independently of Company or obtained such information from Company under conditions which did not require that it be held in confidence; or information which, at the time of disclosure, is generally available to the public. |
| iii. | Incidents and Further Assurances. Company may obtain and hold in its own name copyrights, registrations, and other protection that may be available to the Employee. Employee agrees to provide any assistance required to perfect such protection. Employee agrees to take sure further actions and execute and deliver such further agreements and other instruments as Company may reasonably request to give effect to this Section 4. |
| iv. | Return of Proprietary Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, Employee shall upon request by the Company promptly deliver to Company at Company’s sole cost and expense, all designs, drawings, blueprints, manuals, specification documents, documentation, source or object codes, storage media, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, flowcharts, and all other materials in its possession or under its control relating to the Proprietary Information and/or Services, as well as all other property belonging to Company which is then in Employee's possession or under its control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall retain ownership of all works owned by Employee prior to commencing work for Company hereunder, subject to Company's nonexclusive, perpetual, paid up right and license to use such works with its use of the Services and any Work Product. |
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| v. | Remedies/Additional Confidentiality Agreements. Nothing in this Section 4 is intended to limit any remedy of Company under applicable state or federal law. At the request of Company, Employee shall also execute Company's standard "Confidentiality Agreement" or similarly named agreement as such agreement is currently applied to and entered into by Company's most recent employees. |
| vi. | Disclosure. Employee must disclose any outside activities or interests, including ownership or participation in the development of prior inventions, that conflict or may conflict with the best interests of Company. Prompt disclosure is required under this paragraph if the activity or interest is related directly or indirectly to the existing or planned business of Company. |
| vii. | Survival. The confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect after the termination of this Agreement. |
| viii. | Publicity. The Company shall, with prior written approval by Employee, have the right to use the name, biography and picture of Employee on the Company’s website, marketing and advertising materials. |
| ix. | Support Services Provided by Company. Company shall provide the following support staff, office space, and services support to Employee while on Company premises ("Premises") all available services and qualified personnel as is reasonably needed. |
| x. | Services Provided by Employee’s Employees or Agents. Employee's employees, independent contractors or agents if any, who perform services for the Company under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall also be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. Employee shall make take all necessary steps to effect compliance with this condition of the Agreement. |
| xi. | Insurance. Employee shall be responsible for his own insurance unless provided by the Company. |
| xii. | Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause |
| xiii. | No Waiver. The waiver or failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided in this agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any other right or remedy to which the party may be entitled. |
| xiv. | Entire Agreement. The terms and conditions set forth herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any communications or previous agreements with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no written or oral understandings directly or indirectly related to this Agreement that are not set forth herein. No change can be made to this Agreement other than in writing and signed by both parties. |
| xv. | Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to state law and any dispute under this Agreement must be brought in a court within the Company’s jurisdiction, unless the parties agree to mediate any dispute. |
| xvi. | Severability. If any term of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then this Agreement, including all of the remaining terms, will remain in full force and effect as if such invalid or unenforceable term had never been included. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| TRIBAL RIDES INC. | EMPLOYEE: | |
| /s/ Joseph Grimes | /s/ Don Smith | |
| By: Joseph Grimes, President | Don Smith | |
| COMPANY: | EMPLOYEE: | |
| Tribal Rides Inc | DON SMITH | |
| 2606 Acero | 6279 Laramie Circle | |
| Mission Viejo, CA, 92691 | Chattanooga, TN 37421 | |
| joeg@tribalrides.us | don@protax1.com |
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EXHIBIT A
Employee will have the following primary objectives which may change from time to time for the best interest of the company:
| 1. | At the direction of the CEO, to provide functions as the company CFO |
| 2. | Work with the auditor and present options for increasing the book value of company patents. |
| 3. | Review and approve for CEO signature the company’s financial reports and filings. |
| 4. | Participate and lead where necessary the process of finding, adding to, working with financial partners - reviewing and negotiating $$ and funding. |
| 5. | Help the company find new acquisitions and strategic partners. Configure and help negotiate the best deal for the company’s success. |
| 6. | Help configure budgets and financial strategies. |
| 7. | Be part of the company’s PR strategy in press releases, media interviews and coverage. |
COMPENSATION:
| 1. | $3500 per month salary paid in 2 pay periods per month. From November 17, 2021 – December 31, 2021, the gross amount will be paid to Emerald Palms LLC (dons consulting company). Effective January 1, 2022, the company will engage payroll services and Don’s compensation will be paid individually via W2 and subject to withholding taxes. Salary will be revisited upon a major funding event, and/or contributions to company. |
| 2. | Commission/Bonus –It is understood that the company does not have a formal program and both parties agree to work in good faith to find the appropriate model. |
| 3. | Reimbursement for phone and general expenses. Receipts to be provided. |
| 4. | As long as employed by Tribal Rides International, Don Smith will be compensated at a rate of 1,000,000 shares of XNDA restricted stock awarded as a major part of the compensation agreement per year for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Totaling 3 million shares. This doesn’t exclude Don Smith from other stock option plans. |
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Exhibit 10.4
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made effective November 17, 2021, by and between STEVE RITACCO ("EMPLOYEE") and TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL Corp. ("Company") . Employee and Company shall be collectively referred to as the Parties.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Company desires to obtain certain know-how and expertise from Employee, and Employee can provide and desires to provide such services to Company;
WHEREAS, Company has spent significant time, effort, and money to develop certain Proprietary Information (as defined below), which Company considers vital to its business and goodwill, and desires to hire Employee to help the Company with its financial strategy, reporting, sales and business development efforts;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT:
1. Duties. Employee shall perform those services (“Services”) as reasonably requested by the Company from time to time, including but not limited to the Services described on Exhibit A attached hereto. Employee shall devote Employee's commercially reasonable efforts and attention to the performance of the Services for the Company on a timely basis. Employee shall also make himself available to answer questions, provide advice and provide Services to the Company upon reasonable request and notice from the Company.
2. Employee. It is understood and agreed, and it is the intention of the Parties, that Employee is an employee of the Company for any purposes whatsoever. Employee is skilled in providing the Services. To the extent necessary, Employee hereby represents, warrants and covenants that Employee has the right, power and authority to enter in to this Agreement and that neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement, nor the performance of the Services by Employee will conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which Employee is now or hereinafter becomes obligated. The exact manner by which the Services are to be performed and the hours to be worked by Employee shall be determined by Company, who may offer suggestions and will notify of Employee in advance of meetings or appointments where Employee’s attendance is required. Employee will obtain prior approval from the Company for scheduling meetings or appointments requiring Company participation.
3. Compensation, Benefits, Expenses.
| a. | Compensation. As consideration of the Services to be rendered hereunder, the Company shall pay Employee the Compensation described in this section and summarized on Exhibit A attached hereto. |
| i. | Compensation and Vesting Schedule Compensation to consist of cash and stock. Initial cash compensation is $8,000 per month. Additionally, Company will reserve and issue 1,000,000 shares of restricted common stock for 2022. The stock will vest at the rate of 1/12th per month (83,333 shares). Employee is a “at-will” employment. Company will cause a share certificate to be issued for the vested shares each six months with accompanying documentation so Employee can obtain the necessary legal opinions to clear and deposit the stock into his account. Employee will be subject to all SEC rules as an officer/insider of the Company related to any stock sales. |
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| ii. | Continuous Relationship with the Company Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3, vesting will not occur unless the Employee is, and has been at all times since the date of the Agreement, has been an employee or consultant to the Company or any parent or subsidiary of the Company. |
| b. | Expense Reimbursement. Company shall promptly reimburse Employee for any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Employee regarding any Services specifically requested by Company, in writing, and performed by Employee pursuant to this Agreement. Each such expenditure or cost shall be reimbursed only if: (i) with respect to costs over $250, individually, Employee receives prior written approval from the Company’s CEO or President or other executive for such expenditure or cost, and (ii) with respect to costs in less than $250, individually, provided Employee furnishes to Company adequate records and other documents reasonably acceptable to Company evidencing such expenditure or cost. |
4. Proprietary Information; Work Product; Non-Disclosure.
| i. | Defined. Company has conceived, developed and owns, and continues to conceive and develop, certain property rights and information, including but not limited to its business plans and objectives, client and customer information, financial projections, marketing plans, marketing materials, logos, and designs, and technical data, inventions, processes, know-how, algorithms, formulae, databases, computer programs, computer software, user interfaces, source codes, object codes, architectures and structures, layouts, development tools and instructions, templates, and other trade secrets, intangible assets and industrial or proprietary property rights which may or may not be related directly or indirectly to Company's business and all documentation, media or other tangible embodiment of or relating to any of the foregoing and all proprietary rights therein of Company (all of which are hereinafter referred to as the "Proprietary Information"). Although certain information may be generally known in the relevant industry, the fact that Company uses it may not be so known. In such instance, the knowledge that Company uses the information would comprise Proprietary Information. Furthermore, the fact that various fragments of information or data may be generally known in the relevant industry does not mean that the way the Company combines them, and the results obtained thereby, are known. In such instance, that would also comprise Proprietary Information. |
| ii. | General Restrictions on Use. Employee agrees to hold all Proprietary Information in confidence and not to, directly or indirectly, disclose, use, copy, publish, summarize, or remove from Company's premises any Proprietary Information (or remove from the premises any other property of Company), except (i) during the relationship to the extent authorized and necessary to carry out Employee's responsibilities under this Agreement, and (ii) after termination of the relationship, only as specifically authorized in writing by Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such restrictions shall not apply to information which Employee can show was rightfully in Employee's possession at the time of disclosure by Company; information which Employee can show was received from a third party who lawfully developed the information independently of Company or obtained such information from Company under conditions which did not require that it be held in confidence; or information which, at the time of disclosure, is generally available to the public. |
| iii. | Incidents and Further Assurances. Company may obtain and hold in its own name copyrights, registrations, and other protection that may be available to the Employee. Employee agrees to provide any assistance required to perfect such protection. Employee agrees to take sure further actions and execute and deliver such further agreements and other instruments as Company may reasonably request to give effect to this Section 4. |
| iv. | Return of Proprietary Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, Employee shall upon request by the Company promptly deliver to Company at Company’s sole cost and expense, all designs, drawings, blueprints, manuals, specification documents, documentation, source or object codes, storage media, letters, notes, notebooks, reports, flowcharts, and all other materials in its possession or under its control relating to the Proprietary Information and/or Services, as well as all other property belonging to Company which is then in Employee's possession or under its control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee shall retain ownership of all works owned by Employee prior to commencing work for Company hereunder, subject to Company's nonexclusive, perpetual, paid up right and license to use such works with its use of the Services and any Work Product. |
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| v. | Remedies/Additional Confidentiality Agreements. Nothing in this Section 4 is intended to limit any remedy of Company under applicable state or federal law. At the request of Company, Employee shall also execute Company's standard "Confidentiality Agreement" or similarly named agreement as such agreement is currently applied to and entered into by Company's most recent employees. |
| vi. | Disclosure. Employee must disclose any outside activities or interests, including ownership or participation in the development of prior inventions, that conflict or may conflict with the best interests of Company. Prompt disclosure is required under this paragraph if the activity or interest is related directly or indirectly to the existing or planned business of Company. |
| vii. | Survival. The confidentiality and non-disclosure provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect after the termination of this Agreement. |
| viii. | Publicity. The Company shall, with prior written approval by Employee, have the right to use the name, biography and picture of Employee on the Company’s website, marketing, advertising materials, and SEC fiings, as required by law. |
| ix. | Support Services Provided by Company. Company shall provide the following support staff, office space, and services support to Employee while on Company premises ("Premises") all available services and qualified personnel as is reasonably needed. |
| x. | Services Provided by Employee’s Employees or Agents. Employee's employees, independent contractors or agents if any, who perform services for the Company under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, shall also be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. Employee shall make take all necessary steps to effect compliance with this condition of the Agreement. |
| xi. | Insurance. Employee shall be responsible for his own insurance unless provided by the Company. |
| xii. | Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time, with or without cause, upon written notice. |
| xiii. | No Waiver. The waiver or failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided in this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any other right or remedy to which the party may be entitled. |
| xiv. | Entire Agreement. The terms and conditions set forth herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties and supersede any communications or previous agreements with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. There are no written or oral understandings directly or indirectly related to this Agreement that are not set forth herein. No change can be made to this Agreement other than in writing and signed by both parties. |
| xv. | Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to state law and any dispute under this Agreement must be brought in a court within the State of California, unless the parties agree to mediate any dispute. |
| xvi. | Severability. If any term of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then this Agreement, including all of the remaining terms, will remain in full force and effect as if such invalid or unenforceable term had never been included. |
| xvii. | Attorneys’ Fees. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
| TRIBAL RIDES INC. | EMPLOYEE: | |
| /s/ Joseph Grimes | /s/ Steve Ritacco | |
| By: Joseph Grimes, President | Steve Ritacco | |
| 2606 Acero | 4311 NE 18th Ave | |
| Mission Viejo, CA, 92691 | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 | |
| joeg@tribalrides.us |
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EXHIBIT A
Employee will have the following primary objectives which may change from time to time for the best interest of the company:
| 1. | At the direction of the CEO, to provide functions as the Company Chief Technology Officer |
| 2. | Initiate, develop and implement the Company’s Develop Plan for Shared-ride and Self-driving Car software |
| 3. | Participate and lead where necessary the process of finding, adding to, working with financial partners - reviewing and negotiating $$ and funding. |
| 4. | Help the Company find new acquisitions and strategic partners. Configure and help negotiate the best deal for the Company’s success. |
| 5. | Help configure budgets and financial strategies. |
| 6. | Participate in the Company’s PR strategy in press releases, media interviews and coverage. |
COMPENSATION:
| 1. | $8,000 Employment Signing Bonus |
| 2. | $8,000 per month salary paid in 2 pay periods per month. From November 17, 2021 – December 31, 2021, the gross amount will be paid to Proxemi (Mr. Ritacco's consulting company). Effective January 1, 2022, the Company will engage payroll services and Mr. Ritacco's compensation will be paid individually via W2 and subject to withholding taxes. Salary will be revisited upon a major funding event, and/or contributions to Company. |
| 3. | Commission/Bonus –It is understood that the Company does not have a formal program and both parties agree to work in good faith to find the appropriate model. |
| 4. | Reimbursement for phone and general expenses. Receipts to be provided. |
| 5. | As long as employed by Tribal Rides International Corp., Mr. Ritacco will be compensated at a rate of 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock awarded annually (vesting monthly per the Agreement) as a major part of the compensation agreement per year for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Totaling 3,000,000 shares. This doesn’t exclude Mr. Ritacco from other stock option plans. |
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Exhibit 10.5
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of November 10, 2021, by and between TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP., a corporation incorporated in Nevada, with headquarters located at 26060 Acero, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 (the "Company"), and AJB CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with its address at 4700 Sheridan Street, Suite J, Hollywood, FL 33021 (the "Buyer").
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act");
B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a promissory note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of US$290,000 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the "Note"), convertible into shares of the Common Stock (as defined below) of the Company, upon an Event of Default and upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note.
C. The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto;
D. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a warrant to purchase up to 750,000 shares of the Common Stock, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Warrant"), subject to adjustments and limitations as provided therein; and
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF NOTE.
a. Purchase of Note, the Warrant, and the Commitment Fee Shares. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto, the Warrant to purchase up to 750,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided therein, and the Commitment Fee Shares (as defined below).
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the "Purchase Price") by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company's written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note, the Warrant, and the Commitment Fee Shares in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer's name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note, the Warrant, and the Commitment Fee Shares (as defined herein) on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 7 and Section 8 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the "Closing Date") shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on or about November /0, 2021, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
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2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note, the shares of common stock, having $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (including, without limitation, such additional shares of Common Stock, if any, as are issuable (i) on account of interest on the Note (ii) as a result of the events described in Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) of the Note or (iii) in payment of the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount (as defined in Section 2(f) below) (such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the "Conversion Shares"), the Warrant, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrant (the "Warrant Shares") and pursuant to this Agreement and the Commitment Fee Shares, for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act. For purposes of this Agreement, the Note and the transactions contemplated thereby, the Conversion Shares, the Commitment Fee Shares, the Warrant and the Warrant Shares, shall be referred to as the "Securities".
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an "Accredited Investor").
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer's compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note and the Warrant remain outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note and the Warrant remains outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer's right to rely on the Company's representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree of risk. The Buyer is not aware of any facts that may constitute a breach of any of the Company's representations and warranties made herein.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Company, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an "affiliate" (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Rule 144")) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other applicable exemption, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) ("Regulation S"), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Company, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; and (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144, within three (3) business days of delivery of the opinion to the Company, the Company shall pay to the Buyer liquidated damages of five percent (5%) of the outstanding amount of the Note per day plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Note, prorated for partial months, in cash or shares at the option of the Buyer ("Standard Liquidated Damages Amount"). If the Buyer elects to be pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price (as defined in the Note) at the time of payment.
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g. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares, the Commitment Fee Shares and the Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares, the Commitment Fee Shares and the Warrant Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates for such Securities):
"NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT OR OTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES."
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
h. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
i. Residency. The Buyer is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the preamble.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. "Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith. "Subsidiaries" means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
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b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company's Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which approximately 36,182,500 shares are issued and outstanding. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company's stock option plans, no shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Note and any other convertible promissory note issued to the Buyer) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock and 4,650,000 shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Note. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, as of the effective date of this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of the Note or the Conversion Shares. The Company has filed in its SEC Documents true and correct copies of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof ("Certificate of Incorporation"), the Company's By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the "Bylaws"), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto. The Company shall provide the Buyer with a written update of this representation signed by the Company's Chief Executive on behalf of the Company as of the Closing Date.
d. Issuance of Shares. The issuance of the Note is duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof. The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof. The issuance of the Commitment Fee Shares is duly authorized and, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof. The issuance of the Warrant is duly authorized and, upon exercise of the Warrant, the Warrant Shares, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free from all preemptive or similar rights, taxes, liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof.
e. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note and exercise of the Warrant. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note in accordance with this Agreement and the Note and Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrant, is absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
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f. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note and the Warrant by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the OTC Pink (the "OTC Pink"), the OTCQB or any similar quotation system, and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the OTC Pink, the OTCQB or any similar quotation system, in the foreseeable future nor are the Company's securities "chilled" by DTC. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act") (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the "SEC Documents"). The Company has delivered to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to June 30, 2021, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. For the avoidance of doubt, filing of the documents required in this Section 3(g) via the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system ("EDGAR") shall satisfy all delivery requirements of this Section 3(g).
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h. Absence of Certain Changes. Since June 30, 2021, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule 3(i) contains a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
j. Patents. Copyrights. etc. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights ("Intellectual Property") necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future). Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company's knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company's knowledge, the Company's or its Subsidiaries' current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.
k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company's officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
1. Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. None of the Company's tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.
m. Certain Transactions. Except for arm's length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options disclosed on Schedule 3(c), none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
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n. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Buyer pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. (assuming for this purpose that the Company's reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
o. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer' Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm's length purchasers with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer' purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
p. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company's securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
q. Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the "Company Permits"), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since June 30, 2021, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
r. Environmental Matters.
(i) There are, to the Company's knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing. The term "Environmental Laws" means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
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(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company's or any of its Subsidiaries' business.
(iii) There are no underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with applicable law.
s. Title to Property. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
t. Internal Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents the Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company's board of directors, to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
u. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
v. Solvency. The Company (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its ability to, pay its debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. The Company did not receive a qualified opinion from its auditors with respect to its most recent fiscal year end and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, does not anticipate or know of any basis upon which its auditors might issue a qualified opinion in respect of its current fiscal year. For the avoidance of doubt any disclosure of the Borrower's ability to continue as a "going concern" shall not, by itself, be a violation of this Section 3(w).
w. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an "investment company" required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an "Investment Company"). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
x. Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Upon written request the Company will provide to the Buyer true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors' and officers' liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general liability coverage.
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y. Bad Actor. No officer or director of the Company would be disqualified under Rule 506(d) of the Securities Act as amended on the basis of being a "bad actor" as that term is established in the September 19, 2013 Small Entity Compliance Guide published by the SEC.
z. [reserved]
aa. No-Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
bb. Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has: (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result, or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result, in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
cc. Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company and each Subsidiary is in material compliance with all applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that are effective as of the date hereof, and all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder that are effective as of the date hereof.
dd. Employee Relations. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or employs any member of a union. The Company believes that its and its Subsidiaries' relations with their respective employees are good. No executive officer (as defined in Rule 501(f) promulgated under the 1933 Act) or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has notified the Company or any such Subsidiary that such officer intends to leave the Company or any such Subsidiary or otherwise terminate such officer's employment with the Company or any such Subsidiary. To the knowledge of the Company, no executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or is now expected to be, in violation of any material term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or proprietary information agreement, non-competition agreement, or any other contract or agreement or any restrictive covenant, and the continued employment of each such executive officer or other key employee (as the case may be) does not subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any liability with respect to any of the foregoing matters. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations respecting labor, employment and employment practices and benefits, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, except where failure to be in compliance would not, either individually or in the aggregate. reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
ee. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company agrees that if the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and it being considered an Event of Default under Section 3.5 of the Note, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Company, until such breach is cured. If the Company elects to pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amounts in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.
4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their commercially reasonable best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 7 and 8 of this Agreement.
b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyer at the applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or "blue sky" laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
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c. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Note for working capital and other general corporate purposes and shall not, directly or indirectly, use such proceeds for any loan to or investment in any other corporation, partnership, enterprise or other person (except in connection with its currently existing direct or indirect Subsidiaries).
d. Right of First Refusal. Unless it shall have first delivered to the Buyer, at least seventy two (72) hours prior to the closing of such Future Offering (as defined herein), written notice describing the proposed Future Offering, including the terms and conditions thereof, and providing the Buyer an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such notice to purchase the securities being offered in the Future Offering on the same terms as contemplated by such Future Offering (the limitations referred to in this sentence and the preceding sentence are collectively referred to as the "Right of First Refusal") (and subject to the exceptions described below), the Company will not conduct any equity financing (including debt with an equity component) ("Future Offerings") during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending twelve (12) months following the Closing Date. In the event the terms and conditions of a proposed Future Offering are amended in any respect after delivery of the notice to the Buyer concerning the proposed Future Offering, the Company shall deliver a new notice to the Buyer describing the amended terms and conditions of the proposed Future Offering and the Buyer thereafter shall have an option during the seventy two (72) hour period following delivery of such new notice to purchase its pro rata share of the securities being offered on the same terms as contemplated by such proposed Future Offering, as amended. The foregoing sentence shall apply to successive amendments to the terms and conditions of any proposed Future Offering. The Right of First Refusal shall not apply to any transaction involving (i) issuances of securities in a firm commitment underwritten public offering (excluding a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 415 under the 1933 Act), (ii) issuances to employees, officers, directors, contractors, consultants or other advisors approved by the Board, (iii) issuances to strategic partners or other parties in connection with a commercial relationship, or providing the Company with equipment leases, real property leases or similar transactions approved by the Board (iv) issuances of securities as consideration for a merger, consolidation or purchase of assets, or in connection with any strategic partnership or joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), or in connection with the disposition or acquisition of a business, product or license by the Company. The Right of First Refusal also shall not apply to the issuance of securities upon exercise or conversion of the Company's options, warrants or other convertible securities outstanding as of the date hereof or to the grant of additional options or warrants, or the issuance of additional securities, under any Company stock option or restricted stock plan approved by the shareholders of the Company.
e. Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Buyer for any and all expenses incurred by them in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements to be executed in connection herewith ("Documents"), including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees and expenses, transfer agent fees, fees for stock quotation services, fees relating to any amendments or modifications of the Documents or any consents or waivers of provisions in the Documents, fees for the preparation of opinions of counsel, escrow fees, and costs of restructuring the transactions contemplated by the Documents. When possible, the Company must pay these fees directly, including, but not limited to, any and all wire fees, otherwise the Company must make immediate payment for reimbursement to the Buyer for all fees and expenses immediately upon written notice by the Buyer or the submission of an invoice by the Buyer. At Closing, the Company's initial obligation with respect to this transaction is to reimburse the Buyer's investment management company $3,500 to as a due diligence fee, Buyer for Buyer's legal expenses in the amount of $7,250.00 plus the cost of wire fees and $5,800.00 to J.H. Darbie & Co., Inc.
f. Financial Information. The Company agrees to send or make available the following reports to the Buyer until the Buyer transfers, assigns, or sells all of the Securities: (i) within ten (10) days after the filing with the SEC, a copy of its Annual Report on Form 10-K its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any Current Reports on Form 8-K; (ii) within one (1) day after release, copies of all press releases issued by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) contemporaneously with the making available or giving to the shareholders of the Company, copies of any notices or other information the Company makes available or gives to such shareholders. For the avoidance of doubt, filing the documents required in (i) above via EDGAR or releasing any documents set forth in (ii) above via a recognized wire service shall satisfy the delivery requirements of this Section 4(f).
g. Listing. The Company will obtain and, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market ("Nasdaq"), the Nasdaq SmallCap Market ("Nasdaq SmallCap"), the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), or the NYSE American and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") and such exchanges, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to the Buyer copies of any material notices it receives from the OTC Pink, OTCQB and any other exchanges or quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then listed regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation systems. The Company shall pay any and all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 4(g).
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h. Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company's assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company's obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading on the OTC Pink, OTCQB, Nasdaq, NasdaqSmallCap, NYSE or AMEX.
i. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
j. Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
k. Trading Activities. Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates has an open short position (or other hedging or similar transactions) in the Common Stock of the Company and the Buyer agrees that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the Common Stock of the Company or through the Note.
1. Restriction on Activities. Commencing as of the date first above written, and until the sooner of the six month anniversary (or if the maturity date of the Note is extended, the one year anniversary) of the date first written above or payment of the Note in full, or full conversion of the Note, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the Buyer's prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: (a) change the nature of its business; (b) sell, divest, acquire, change the structure of any material assets other than in the ordinary course of business; (c) solicit any offers for, respond to any unsolicited offers for, or conduct any negotiations with any other person or entity in respect of any variable rate debt transactions (i.e., transactions were the conversion or exercise price of the security issued by the Company varies based on the market price of the Common Stock), whether a transaction similar to the one contemplated hereby or any other investment; (d) file any registration statements with the SEC, unless the registration statement includes the Securities; or (e) enter into a Variable Rate Transaction. "Convertible Securities" means any capital stock or other security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is at any time and under any circumstances directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire, any capital stock or other security of the Company (including, without limitation, Common Stock) or any of its Subsidiaries. "Variable Rate Transaction" means a transaction in which the Company or any Subsidiary (i) issues or sells any Convertible Securities either (A) at a conversion, exercise or exchange rate or other price that is based upon and/or varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities, or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such Convertible Securities or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock, other than pursuant to a customary "weighted average" anti-dilution provision or (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an equity line of credit or an "at-the-market" offering) whereby the Company or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary "preemptive" or "participation" rights).
m. Legal Counsel Opinions. Upon the request of the Buyer from to time to time, the Company shall be responsible (at its cost) for promptly supplying to the Company's transfer agent and the Buyer a customary legal opinion letter of its counsel (the "Legal Counsel Opinion") to the effect that the sale of Conversion Shares by the Buyer or its affiliates, successors and assigns is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act pursuant to Rule 144 (provided the requirements of Rule 144 are satisfied and provided the Conversion Shares are not then registered under the 1933 Act for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement) or other applicable exemption. Should the Company's legal counsel fail for any reason to issue the Legal Counsel Opinion, the Buyer may (at the Company's cost) secure another legal counsel to issue the Legal Counsel Opinion, and the Company will instruct its transfer agent to accept such opinion.
n. Reserved.
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o. Breach of Covenants. The Company agrees that if the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.4 of the Note, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or in shares of Common Stock at the option of the Buyer, until such breach is cured, or with respect to Section 4(d) above, the Company shall pay to the Buyer the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in cash or shares of Common Stock, at the option of the Buyer, upon each violation of such provision. lithe Company elects to pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amounts in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the time of payment.
p. Commitment Fee Shares. The Company shall pay to Buyer, as a commitment fee, Three Hundred Thirty Thousand and No/100 United States Dollars (US$330,000.00) (the "Commitment Fee") by issuing to Buyer 1,320,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a price per share of $0.25 (the "Commitment Fee Shares") and in addition, upon closing. The Company shall instruct its transfer agent (the "Transfer Agent") to issue two certificates or book entry statements of 660,000 shares each representing the Commitment Fee Shares issuable to the Buyer immediately upon the Company's execution of this Agreement and shall cause its Transfer Agent to deliver such certificates or book entry statements to Buyer. The Buyer shall never be in possession of an amount of Common Stock greater than 4.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company provided, however that this ownership restriction described in this Section may be waived by Buyer, in whole or in part, upon 61 days' prior written notice. In the event such certificates or book entry statement representing the Commitment Fee Shares issuable hereunder shall not be delivered to the Buyer it shall be an immediate default under Section 3.2 of the Note and the other Transaction Documents. The Commitment Fee Shares and Warrant Shares, when issued, shall be deemed to be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable shares of the Company's Common Stock. The Commitment Fee Shares and the Commitment Fee Warrants shall be deemed fully earned as of the Effective Date, regardless of the amount or number of Loans made hereunder.
(i) Adjustments. It is the intention of the Company and Buyer that the Buyer shall be able to sell (if Buyer so elects, in Buyer's sole and absolute discretion) the Commitment Fee Shares and generate net proceeds (net of all brokerage commissions and other fees or charges payable by Buyer in connection with the sale thereof) from such sale equal to $330,000. The Buyer shall use its best efforts to sell the Commitment Fee Shares in the principal trading market of the Company's Common Stock or otherwise, at any time in accordance with applicable securities laws. At any time following the Buyer's receipt of Commitment Fee Shares, the Buyer may deliver to the Company a reconciliation statement showing the net proceeds actually received by the Buyer from the sale of the Commitment Fee Shares and the shares issuable following the exercise of the Commitment Fee Warrant (the "Sale Reconciliation"). If, as of the date of the delivery by Buyer of the Sale Reconciliation, the Buyer has not realized net proceeds from the sale of such Commitment Fee Shares equal to at least $330,000, as shown on the Sale Reconciliation, then the Company shall immediately take all required action necessary or required in order to cause the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer in an amount sufficient such that, when sold and the net proceeds thereof are added to the net proceeds from the sale of any of the previously issued and sold Commitment Fee Shares, the Buyer shall have received total net funds equal to $330,000. If additional shares of Common Stock are issued pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, and after the sale of such additional issued shares of Common, the Buyer still has not received net proceeds equal to at least $330,000, then the Company shall again be required to immediately take all required action necessary or required in order to cause the issuance of additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer as contemplated above, and such additional issuances shall continue until the Buyer has received net proceeds from the sale of such Common Stock equal to $330,000. In the event additional Common Stock is required to be issued as outlined above, the Company shall instruct its Transfer Agent to issue certificates or book entry statements representing such additional shares of Common Stock to the Buyer immediately subsequent to the Buyer's notification to the Company that additional shares of Common Stock are issuable hereunder, and the Company shall in any event cause its Transfer Agent to deliver such certificates or book entry statements to Buyer within three (3) Business Days following the date Buyer notifies the Company that additional shares of Common Stock are to be issued hereunder. In the event such certificates or book entry statements representing such additional shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder shall not be delivered to the Buyer within said three (3) Business Day period, same shall be an immediate default under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents. Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted to in any way limit the net proceeds from the sale of the Commitment Fee Shares. The Company's obligation to pay $330,000 contemplated by this Section 4(p) thru the sale of Commitment Fee Shares, shall be an Obligation hereunder, secured by all Transaction Documents, and failure by the Company to pay $330,000 in full as required by this Section 4(p) shall be an immediate Event of Default hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents.
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(ii) Redemption. In the event that the Note has been repaid in full (including accrued and unpaid interest) on or prior to the initial Maturity Date (without extension), the Company shall have the right to redeem 660,000 shares of the Commitment Fee Shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends or similar events) which were originally issued (the "Redeemable Commitment Fee Shares") for an amount payable by the Company to the Buyer in cash of Twenty-five cents ($0.25) per share. Upon Buyer's receipt of such cash payment in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence, the Redeemable Commitment Fee Shares shall be immediately redeemed without any further action on the part of the Company or the Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a redemption pursuant hereto, the adjustments permitted pursuant to Section 4(p)(i) shall not reduce the amounts owing pursuant thereto or the shares to be issued in connection therewith.
q. Piggyback Registration Rights. The Company shall include on the next registration statement filed with the SEC by the Company in respect of its Common Stock following the date hereof, all of the Securities, including for the avoidance of doubt the Warrant Shares. In addition to all other remedies at law or in equity or otherwise under this Agreement, failure to do so will result in liquidated damages of $25,000.00, being immediately due and payable to the Buyer at its election in the form of cash payment.
r. Leak-Out. For a period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the date that is one year thereafter, the Buyer agrees that on any Trading Day it shall not offer, sell, agree to offer or sell, solicit offers to purchase, grant any call option or purchase any put option with respect to, or pledge, encumber, assign, borrow or otherwise dispose of, shares of Common Stock in excess of the greater of (i) 20,000 shares, and (ii) 20% of the average trading volume of the Common Stock for the five preceding Trading Days.
5. Reserved.
6. Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof and for the Warrant Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon exercise of the Warrant in accordance with the terms thereof (the "Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions"). In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section, and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 2(f) hereof (in the case of the Conversion Shares, prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold and in the case of the Warrant Shares prior to registration of the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Warrant Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold), will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares or the Warrant Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares are to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note or the Warrant Shares are to be issued to the Buyer upon exercise of the Warrant as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement or any Warrant Shares issued to the Buyer upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrant as and when required by the Warrant. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer's obligations and agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If the Buyer provides the Company, at the cost of the Company, with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other applicable exemption, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS TO SELL. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company's sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
8. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note and the Warrant at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) and in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Warrant (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) and in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
d. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the Commitment Fee Shares, in accordance with Section 1(b) and Section 4(p) above.
e. the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company's Transfer Agent.
f. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws and Board of Directors' resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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g. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
h. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.
i. The Conversion Shares and the Warrant Shares shall have been authorized for quotation on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any similar quotation system and trading in the Common Stock on the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any similar quotation system shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the OTC Pink, OTCQB or any similar quotation system.
j. The Buyer shall have received an officer's certificate described in Section 3(c) above, dated as of the Closing Date.
9. GOVERNING LAW: MISCELLANEOUS.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby shall be brought only in the state courts located in the State of New York or in the federal courts located in the State of New York. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
b. Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
c. Construction; Headings. This Agreement shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Buyer and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
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e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, the Note, the Warrant and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Buyer.
f. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, email, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by email or facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company, to:
Tribal Rides International Corp.
26060 Acero
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Attn: Joseph Grimes
E-mail: joeg@tribalrides.us
If to the Buyer:
AJB Capital Investments LLC
4700 Sheridan Street, Suite J
Hollywood, FL 33021
Attn:
_______
E-mail: _______
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Section 2(f), the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its "affiliates," as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder not withstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
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j. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
k. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
1. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
m. Publicity. The Company, and the Buyer shall have the right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases, SEC, OTCQB or FINRA filings, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or SEC, OTCQB (or other applicable trading market) or FINRA filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon).
n. Indemnification. In consideration of the Buyer's execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Securities hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company's other obligations under this Agreement or the Note, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and its stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing persons' agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the "Indemnitees") from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements (the "Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement or the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (iii) the status of the Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
By: /s/ Joseph Grimes
Name: Joseph Grimes
Title: CEO
AJB CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC
By: /s/ Ari Blaine
Name: Ari Blaine
Title: Managing Member
AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
| Aggregate Principal Amount of Note: | USS290,000 |
| Aggregate Purchase Price: | US$261,000 |
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Exhibit 10.6
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") made and effective as of November 1, 2021, is executed by and between TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and AJB CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Secured Party").
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and the Secured Party (the "Purchase Agreement"), the Company has agreed to issue to the Secured Party and the Secured Party has agreed to purchase from Company a Promissory Note (the "Note"), as more specifically set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce the Secured Party to purchase the Note, the Company has agreed to execute and deliver to the Secured Party this Agreement for the benefit of the Secured Party and to grant to Secured Party an unconditional and continuing, first priority security interest in all of the assets and property of the Company to secure the prompt payment, performance and discharge in full of all of Company's obligations under the Note, and the Purchase Agreement and the other document executed in connection with the Purchase Agreement (the "Transaction Documents").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties each intending to be legally bound, hereby do agree as follows:
1. Recitals. The recitations set forth in the preamble of this Agreement are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
2. Construction and Definition of Terms. In this Agreement, unless the express context otherwise requires: (i) the words "herein," "hereof and "hereunder" and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (ii) references to the words "Section" or "Subsection" refer to the respective Sections and Subsections of this Agreement, and references to "Exhibit" or "Schedule" refer to the respective Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto; (iii) wherever the word "include," "includes" or "including" is used in this Agreement, it will be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." All capitalized terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Purchase Agreement or otherwise defined in Articles 8 or 9 of the Code shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purehaso Agreement or the Code, respectively and as applicable, unless the context of this Agreement requires otherwise. In addition to the capitalized terms defmed in the Code and the Purchase Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings (provided that if a capitalized term used herein is defined in the Purchase Agreement and separately defined in this Agreement, the meaning of such term as defmed in this Agreement shall control for purposes of this Agreement):
(a) "Agreement" means this Security Agreement and all amendments, modifications and supplements hereto.
(b) "Bankruptcy Code" means the United States Bankruptcy Code, as amended from time to time, or any other similar laws, codes, rules or regulations relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or the protection of creditors.
(c) "Business Premises" shall mean the Company's offices located at [Please provide].
(d) "Closing" shall mean the date on which this Agreement is fully executed by both parties.
(e) "Code" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Wyoming, provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Code as in effect in the State of Wyoming on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute, except as the Secured Party may otherwise agree.
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(f) "Collateral" shall mean any and all property of the Company, of any kind or description, tangible or intangible, real, personal or mixed, wheresoever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, including the following: (i) all property of, or for the account of, the Company now or hereafter coming into the possession, control or custody of, or in transit to, Secured Party or any agent or bailee for Secured Party or any parent, affiliate or subsidiary of Secured Party or any participant with Secured Party in the Obligations (whether for safekeeping, deposit, collection, custody, pledge, transmission or otherwise), including all cash, earnings, dividends, interest, or other rights in connection therewith and the products and proceeds therefrom, including the proceeds of insurance thereon; (ii) the following additional property of the Company, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired, and wherever now or hereafter located, together with all additions and accessions thereto, substitutions, betterments and replacements therefor, products and Proceeds therefrom, and all of the Company's books and records and recorded data relating thereto (regardless of the medium of recording or storage), together with all of the Company's right, title and interest in and to all computer software required to utilize, create, maintain and process any such records or data on electronic media, including all (A) Accounts, and all goods whose sale, lease or other disposition by the Company have given rise to Accounts and have been returned to, or repossessed or stopped in transit by, the Company, or rejected or refused by an ACCOURI debtor; (3) As-extracted Collateral; (C) Chattel Paper (whether tangible or electronic); (D) Commodity Accounts; (E) Commodity Contracts; (F) Deposit Accounts, including all cash and other property from time to time deposited therein and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of the Secured Party or any affiliate, representative, agent, designee or correspondent of the Secured Party; (G) Documents; (H) Equipment; (I) Farm Products; (J) Fixtures; (K) General Intangibles (including all Payment Intangibles); (L) Goods, and all accessions thereto and goods with which the Goods are commingled; (M) Health-Care Insurance Receivables; (N) Instruments; (0) Inventory, including raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods; (P) Investment Property; (Q) Letter-of-Credit Rights; (R) Promissory Notes; (S) Software; (T) all Supporting Obligations; (U) all commercial tort claims hereafter arising; (V) all other tangible and intangible personal property of the Company (whether or not subject to the Code), including, all bank and other accounts and all cash and all investments therein, all proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income, benefits, substitutions and replacements of and to any of the property of the Company described within the definition of Collateral (including, any proceeds of insurance thereon and all causes of action, claims and warranties now or hereafter held by the Company in respect of any of the items listed within the definition of Collateral), and all books, correspondence, files and other Records, including, all tapes, desks, cards, Software, data and computer programs in the possession or under the control of the Company or any other Person from time to time acting for the Company, in each case, to the extent of the Company's rights therein, that at any time evidence or contain information relating to any of the property described or listed within the definition of Collateral or which are otherwise necessary or helpful in the collection or realization thereof; (W) all real property interests of the Company and the interest of the Company in fixtures related to such real property interests; and (X) Proceeds, including all Cash Proceeds and Noncash Proceeds, and products of any or all of the foregoing, in each case howsoever the Company's interest therein may arise or appear (whether by ownership, security interest, claim or otherwise).
(g) "Event of Default" shall mean any of the events described in Section 4 hereof.
(h) "Obligations" means all obligations and liabilities (monetary (including post-petition interest, allowed or not) or otherwise) of the Company under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Note and any other Transaction Document which are owed to Secured Party, all in each case howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due.
3. Security.
(a) Grant of Security Interest. As security for the full payment and performance of all of the Obligations, whether or not any instrument or agreement relating to any Obligation specifically refers to this Agreement or the security interest created hereunder, the Company hereby assigns, pledges and grants to Secured Party an unconditional, continuing, first priority security interest in all of the Collateral. Secured Party's security interest shall continually exist until all Obligations have been indefeasibly satisfied and/or paid in full.
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(b) Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreement of the Company. The Company covenants, warrants and represents, for the benefit of the Secured Party, as follows:
(i) The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the filings contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company and no further action is required by the Company. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor's rights generally.
(ii) The Company represents and warrants that it has no place of business or offices where their respective books of account and records are kept or places where Collateral is stored or located, except for the Business Premises.
(iii) The Company is the sole owner of the Collateral (except for nonexclusive licenses granted by the Company in the Company's Ordinary Course of Business), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances. The Company is fully authorized to grant the security interests in and to pledge the Collateral to Secured Party. There is not on file in any agency, land records or other office of any Governmental Authority, an effective financing statement, security agreement, license or transfer or any notice of any of the foregoing (other than those that have been filed in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement) covering or affecting any of the Collateral. So long as this Agreement shall be in effect, the Company shall not execute and shall not permit to be on file in any such agency, land records or other office any such financing statement or other document or instrument (except to the extent filed or recorded in favor of the Secured Party pursuant to the terms of this Agreement).
(iv) No part of the Collateral has been judged invalid or unenforceable. No Claim, Proceeding or other notice or other similar item has been received by the Company that any Collateral or the Company's use of any Collateral violates the rights of any Person. There has been no adverse decision or claim to the Company's ownership rights in or exclusive rights to use the Collateral in any jurisdiction or to the Company's right to keep and maintain such Collateral in full force and effect, and there is no Claim or Proceeding of any nature involving said rights pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened, before any Governmental Authority.
(v) The Company shall at all times maintain their books of account and records relating to their Collateral and maintain their Collateral at the Business Premises, and the Company shall not relocate such books of account and records or its Collateral, except and unless: (A) Secured Party first approves of such relocation, which approval may be withheld in Secured Party's sole and absolute discretion; (B) evidence that appropriate financing statements and other necessary documents have been filed and recorded and other steps have been taken to create in favor of the Secured Party valid, perfected and continuing liens in the Collateral; or (C) Collateral is moved or relocated in the Company's Ordinary Course of Business, provided, however, that any permanent relocation of any of the Collateral shall require Secured Party's prior written approval in accordance with Subsection 3(b)(v)(A) above.
(vi) Upon making the filings described in the immediately following sentence or by possession or control of such Collateral by Secured Party or delivery of such Collateral to Secured Party, this Agreement creates, in favor of the Secured Party, a valid, perfected, first priority, security interest in the Collateral. Except for the filing of financing statements on Form UCC-1 under the Code with the State of Nevada no authorization or approval of, or filing with, or notice to any Governmental Authority is required either: (A) for the grant by the Company of, or the effectiveness of, the security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company; or (B) for the perfection of or exercise by the Secured Party of its rights and remedies hereunder.
(vii) Simultaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the Company hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more UCC financing statements, and any continuations, amendments, or assignments thereof with respect to the security interests on the Collateral granted hereby, with the State of Nevada and in such other jurisdictions as may be requested or desired by the Secured Party.
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(viii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and the granting of the security interests contemplated hereby, will not: (A) constitute a violation of, or conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Organization, Certificate of Formation, Operating Agreement, Bylaws or any other organizational or governing documents of the Company; (B) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, or gives to any other Person any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any provision of any Contract or agreement to which Company is a party or by which any of the Collateral may be bound; (C) constitute a violation of, or a default or breach under (either immediately, upon notice, upon lapse of time, or both), or conflicts with, any Judgment of any Governmental Authority; (D) constitute a violation of, or conflict with, any Law; or (E) result in the loss or adverse modification of, or the imposition of any fine, penalty or other Encumbrance with respect to, any Permit granted or issued to, or otherwise held by or for the use of, the Company or any of the Collateral. No Consent (including from stockholders or creditors of the Company) is required for the Company to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder.
(ix) The Company shall at all times maintain the liens and security interests provided for hereunder as valid and perfected liens and security interests in the Collateral in favor of the Secured Party until this Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate pursuant to Section 8(o) below. The Company shall at all times safeguard and protect all Collateral, at its own expense, for the account of the Secured Party. At the request of the Secured Party, the Company will sign and deliver to the Secured Party at any time, or from time to time, one or more fmancing statements pursuant to the Code (or any other applicable statute) in form reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party and will pay the cost of filing the same in all public offices wherever filing is, or is deemed by the Secured Party to be, necessary or desirable to effect the rights and obligations provided for herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall pay all fees, taxes and other amounts necessary to maintain the Collateral and the security interests granted hereunder, and the Company shall obtain and furnish to the Secured Party from time to time, upon demand, such releases and/or subordinations of claims and liens which may be required to maintain the priority of the security interests hereunder.
(x) The Company will not transfer, pledge, hypothecate, encumber, license, sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Collateral without the prior written consent of the Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in the Secured Party's sole and absolute discretion, except for transfers, sales or licenses made in the Company Ordinary Course of Business.
(xi) The Company shall keep, maintain and preserve all of the Collateral in good condition, repair and order and the Company will use, operate and maintain the Collateral in compliance with all Laws, and in compliance with all applicable insurance requirements and regulations.
(xii) The Company shall, within five (5) days of obtaining knowledge thereof, advise the Secured Party promptly, in sufficient detail, of any substantial or material change in the Collateral, and of the occurrence of any event which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(xiii) The Company shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such further deeds, mortgages, assignments, security agreements, financing statements or other instruments, documents, certificates and assurances and take such further action as the Secured Party may from time to time request and may in its sole discretion deem necessary to perfect, protect or enforce its security interest in the Collateral, including, placing legends on Collateral or on books and records pertaining to Collateral stating that Secured Party has a security interest therein.
(xiv) The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to diligently pursue and seek to preserve, enforce and collect any rights, claims, causes of action and accounts receivable in respect of the Collateral.
(xv) The Company shall promptly notify the Secured Party in sufficient detail upon becoming aware of any Claim, Proceeding, or any other litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process levied against any Collateral or of any Claim, Proceeding or any other litigation, attachment, garnishment, execution or other legal process which Company knows or has reason to believe is pending or threatened against it or the Collateral, and of any other information received by the Company that may materially affect the value of the Collateral, the security interests granted hereunder or the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder.
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(xvi) All information heretofore, herein or hereafter supplied to the Secured Party by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the Collateral is accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date furnished.
(xvii) Company will promptly pay when due all Taxes and all transportation, storage, warehousing and all other charges and fees affecting or arising out of or relating to the Collateral and shall defend the Collateral, at Company's expense, against all claims of any Persons claiming any interest in the Collateral adverse to Company or Secured Party.
(xviii) During normal business hours and subject to prior reasonable notice from Secured Party to the Company (which notice may be e-mail or telephonic notice), Secured Party and its agents and designees may enter the Business Premises and any other premises of the Company and inspect the Collateral and all books and records of the Company (in whatever form), and the Company shall pay the reasonable costs of such inspections.
(vii) The Company shall maintain comprehensive casualty insurance on the Collateral against such risks, in such amounts, with such loss deductible amounts and with such companies as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party, and each such policy shall contain a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party naming Secured Party as loss payee and a clause or endorsement satisfactory to Secured Party that such policy may not be canceled or altered and Secured Party may not be removed as loss payee without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Secured Party. In all events, the amounts of such insurance coverages shall conform to prudent business practices and shall be in such minimum amounts that Company will not be deemed a co-insurer under applicable insurance laws, policies or practices. The Company hereby assigns to Secured Party and grants to Secured Party a security interest in any and all proceeds of such policies and authorizes and empowers Secured Party to adjust or compromise any loss under such policies and to collect and receive all such proceeds. The Company hereby authorizes and directs each insurance company to pay all such proceeds directly and solely to Secured Party and not to the Company and Secured Party jointly. The Company authorizes and empowers Secured Party to execute and endorse in Company name all proofs of loss, drafts, checks and any other documents or instruments necessary to accomplish such collection, and any persons making payments to Secured Party under the terms of this subsection are hereby relieved absolutely from any obligation or responsibility to see to the application of any sums so paid. After deduction from any such proceeds of all costs and expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by Secured Party in the collection and handling of such proceeds, the net proceeds shall be applied as follows: if no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such net proceeds may be applied, at Company option, either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party's sole discretion. In the event that Company may and does elect to replace or restore any of the Collateral as aforesaid, then such net proceeds shall be deposited in a segregated account opened in the name and for the benefit of Secured Party, and such net proceeds shall be disbursed therefrom by Secured Party in such manner and at such times as Secured Party deems appropriate to complete and insure such replacement or restoration; provided, however, that if an Event of Default shall occur at any time before or after replacement or restoration has commenced, then thereupon Secured Party shall have the option to apply all remaining net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party's sole discretion. If an Event of Default shall have occurred prior to such deposit of the net proceeds, then Secured Party may, in its sole discretion, apply such net proceeds either toward replacing or restoring the Collateral, in a manner and on terms satisfactory to Secured Party, or as a credit against such of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in Secured Party's sole discretion.
(xx) The Company shall cooperate with Secured Party to obtain and keep in effect one or more control agreements in Deposit Accounts, Electronic Chattel Paper, Investment Property and Letter-of-Credit Rights Collateral. In addition, the Company, at the Company expense, shall promptly: (A) execute all notices of security interest for each relevant type of Software and other General Intangibles in forms suitable for filing with any United States or foreign office handling the registration or filing of patents, trademarks, copyrights arid other intellectual property and any successor office or agency thereto; and (B) take all commercially reasonable steps in any Proceeding before any such office or any similar office or agency in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, to diligently prosecute or maintain, as applicable, each application and registration of any Software, General Intangibles or any other intellectual property rights and assets that are part of the Collateral, including filing of renewals, affidavits of use, affidavits of incontestability and opposition, interference and cancellation proceedings.
(xxi) Company shall not file any amendments, correction statements or termination statements concerning the Collateral without the prior written consent of Secured Party.
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(c) Collateral Collections. After an Event of Default shall have occurred, Secured Party shall have the right at any and all times to enforce the Company's rights against all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral, including the right to: (i) notify and/or require the Company to notify any or all Persons obligated on any of the Collateral to make payments directly to Secured Party or in care of a post office lock box under the sole control of Secured Party established at Company's expense, and to take any or all action with respect to Collateral as Secured Party shall determine in its sole discretion, including, the right to demand, collect, sue for and receive any money or property at any time due, payable or receivable on account thereof, compromise and settle with any Person liable thereon, and extend the time of payment or otherwise change the terms thereof, without incurring any liability or responsibility to the Company whatsoever; and/or (ii) require the Company to segregate and hold in trust for Secured Party and, on the day of Company receipt thereof, transmit to Secured Party in the exact form received by the Company (except for such assignments and endorsements as may be required by Secured Party), all cash, checks, drafts, money orders and other items of payment constituting any portion of the Collateral or proceeds of the Collateral. Secured Party's collection and enforcement of Collateral against Persons obligated thereon shall be deemed to be commercially reasonable if Secured Party exercises the care and follows the procedures that Secured Party generally applies to the collection of obligations owed to Secured Party.
(d) Care of Collateral. Company shall have all risk of loss of the Collateral. Secured Party shall have no liability or duty, either before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default, on account of loss of or damage to, to collect or enforce any of its rights against, the Collateral, to collect any income accruing on the Collateral, or to preserve rights against Persons with prior interests in the Collateral. IfSecured Party actually receives any notices requiring action with respect to Collateral in Secured Party's possession, Secured Party shall take reasonable steps to forward such notices to the Company. The Company is responsible for responding to notices concerning the Collateral, voting the Collateral, and exercising rights and options, calls and conversions of the Collateral. Secured Party's sole responsibility is to take such action as is reasonably requested by Company in writing, however, Secured Party is not responsible to take any action that, in Secured Party's sole judgment, would affect the value of the Collateral as security for the Obligations adversely. While Secured Party is not required to take certain actions, if action is needed, in Secured Party's sole discretion, to preserve and maintain the Collateral, Company authorizes Secured Party to take such actions, but Secured Party is not obligated to do so.
4. Events of Default. The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:
(a) Failure to Pay. The failure of any Credit Party to pay any sum due under or as part of the Obligations as and when due and payable (whether by acceleration, declaration, extension or otherwise).
(b) Covenants and Agreements. The failure of Company to perform, observe or comply with any and all of the covenants, promises and agreements of the Company in this Agreement, which such failure is not cured by the Company within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice thereof from Secured Party, except that there shall be no notice or cure period with respect to any failure to pay any sums due under or as part of the Obligations.
(c) Information, Representations and Warranties. If any material representation or warranty made herein, or if any information contained in any financial statement, application, schedule, report or any other document given by the Company in connection with the Obligations, with the Collateral, or with any Transaction Document, is not in all respects true, accurate and complete, or if the Company omitted to state any material fact or any fact necessary to make such information not misleading.
(d) Default en Other Obligations. The occurrence of any default under any other borrowing, Obligation or Contract of the Company,
if the result of such default would: (i) permit any Person which is a party to any such borrowing, Obligation or Contract, to accelerate
the maturity thereof, or to cancel or terminate such borrowing, Obligation, or Contract; (ii) cause or be reasonably expected to cause
a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) materially and adversely affect, as determined by Secured Party in good faith, but in its sole discretion,
any of the Collateral, the value thereof, Secured Party’s rights and remedies to realize upon such Collateral as set forth herein,
or the Secured Party’s ability to comply with the Transaction Documents.
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(e) Insolvency. Company shall be or become insolvent or unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing to such insolvency or to such inability to pay its debts as they become due.
(f) Involuntary Bankruptcy. There shall be filed against Company an involuntary petition or other pleading seeking the entry of a decree or order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any similar foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws ordering: (i) the liquidation of the Company; or (ii) a reorganization of Company or the business and affairs of Company; or (iii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, or similar official for Company of the property of Company, and the failure to have such petition or other pleading denied or dismissed within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of filing.
(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy. The commencement by the Company of a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any foreign, federal or state insolvency or similar laws or the consent by the Company to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, or similar official for Company of any of the property of the Company or the making by the Company of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by the Company generally to pay its debts as the debts become due.
(h) Judgments, Awards. The entry of any final and non-appealable Judgment or other determination or adjudication against the Company and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that any such Judgment or other determination or adjudication could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.
(i) Injunction. The injunction or restraint of the Company in any manner from conducting its business in whole or in part and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.
(j) Attachment by Other Parties. Any Assets of the Company shall be attached, levied upon, seized or repossessed, or come into the possession of a trustee, receiver or other custodian and a determination by Secured Party, in good faith but in its sole discretion, that the same could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or the prospect of repayment of all the Obligations.
(k) Adverse Change in Financial Condition. The determination in good faith by Secured Party that an event has occurred, either in the financial condition or operations of the Company, or the Collateral, or otherwise, which event could have a Material Adverse Effect, or could otherwise adversely affect the prospect for Secured Party to fully and punctually realize the full benefits conferred on Secured Party by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(l) Adverse Change in Value of Collateral. The determination in good faith by Secured Party that the security for the Obligations is or has become inadequate.
(m) Prospect of Payment or Performance. The determination in good faith by Secured Party that the prospect for payment or performance of any of the Obligations is impaired for any reason.
5. Rights and Remedies.
(a) Rights and Remedies of Secured Party. Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Secured Party may, without notice or demand, exercise in any jurisdiction in which enforcement hereof is sought, the following rights and remedies, in addition to the rights and remedies available to Secured Party under the Purchase Agreement and any other Transaction Documents, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code, and all other rights and remedies available to Secured Party under applicable law or in equity, all such rights and remedies being cumulative and enforceable alternatively, successively or concurrently:
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(i) Take absolute control of the Collateral including transferring into the Secured Party's name or into the name of its nominee or nominees (to the extent the Secured Party has not theretofore done so) and thereafter receive, for the benefit of the Secured Party, all payments made thereon, give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect thereof and otherwise act with respect thereto as though it were the outright owner thereof;
(ii) Require the Company to, and the Company hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Secured Party forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party that is convenient to Secured Party, and the Secured Party may enter into and occupy the Business Premises or any other premises owned or leased by the Company where the Collateral or any part thereof is located or assembled in order to effectuate the Secured Party's rights and remedies hereunder or under law, including removing such Collateral therefrom, without any obligation or liability to the Company in respect of such occupation, the Company HEREBY WAIVING ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO PRIOR NOTICE AND TO JUDICIAL HEARING WITH RESPECT TO REPOSSESSION OF COLLATERAL AND THE COMPANY HEREBY GRANTING TO SECURED PARTY AND ITS AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FULL AUTHORITY TO ENTER SUCH PREMISES;
(iii) Without notice, except as specified below, and without any obligation to prepare or process the Collateral for sale: (A) sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and at such price or prices and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable; and/or (B) lease, license or dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon such terms as the Secured Party may deem commercially reasonable. The Company agrees that, to the extent notice of sale or any other disposition of the Collateral shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days' notice to the Company of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale or other disposition of the Collateral is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale or other disposition of any Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Company hereby waives any claims and actions against the Secured Party arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any of the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price which might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party accepts the first offer received and does not offer such Collateral to more than one offeree, and waives all rights that the Company may have to require that all or any part of such Collateral be marshaled upon any sale (public or private) thereof. The Company hereby acknowledges that: (X) any such sale of the Collateral by the Secured Party shall be made without warranty; (Y) the Secured Party may specifically disclaim any warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment or the like; and (Z) such actions set forth in clauses (X) and (Y) above shall not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any such sale of Collateral. In addition to the foregoing: (1) upon written notice to the Company from the Secured Party after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Company shall cease any use of any intellectual property or any trademark, patent or copyright similar thereto for any purpose described in such notice; (2) the Secured Party may, at any time and from time to time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, license, whether general, special or otherwise, and whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, any of the Company's intellectual property, throughout the universe for such term or terms, on such conditions, and in such manner, as the Secured P arty shall in its sole discretion determine; and (3) the Secured Party may, at any time, pursuant to the authority granted under this Agreement (such authority being effective upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default), execute and deliver on behalf of the Company, one or more instruments of assignment of any intellectual property (or any application or registration thereof), in form suitable for filing, recording or registration in any country.
(iv) Operate, manage and control the Collateral (including use of the Collateral and any other property or assets of Company in order to continue or complete performance of Company's obligations under any contracts of Company), or permit the Collateral or any portion thereof to remain idle or store the same, and collect all rents and revenues therefrom.
(v) Enforce the Company's rights against any Persons obligated upon any of the Collateral.
(vi) The Company hereby acknowledges that if the Secured Party complies with any applicable foreign, state, provincial or federal law requirements in connection with a disposition of the Collateral, such compliance will not adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of any sale or other disposition of the Collateral.
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(vii) The Secured Party shall not be required to marshal any present or future collateral security (including, this Agreement and the Collateral) for, or other assurances of payment of, the Obligations or any of them or to resort to such collateral security or other assurances of payment in any particular order, and all of the Secured Party's rights hereunder and in respect of such collateral security and other assurances of payment shall be cumulative and in addition to all other rights, however existing or arising. To the extent that the Company lawfully may, the Company hereby agrees that it will not invoke any law relating to the marshaling of collateral which might cause delay in or impede the enforcement of the Secured Party's rights under this Agreement or under any other instrument creating or evidencing any of the Obligations or under which any of the Obligations is outstanding or by which any of the Obligations is secured or payment thereof is otherwise assured, and, to the extent that it lawfully may, the Company hereby irrevocably waives the benefits of all such laws.
(b) Power of Attorney. Effective upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Company hereby designates and appoints Secured Party and its designees as attorney-in-fact of and for the Company, irrevocably and with full power of substitution, with authority to endorse the Company's name on any notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders, instruments or other evidences of payment or proceeds of the Collateral that may come into Secured Party's possession; to execute proofs of claim and loss; to adjust and compromise any claims under insurance policies; and to perform all other acts necessary and advisable, in Secured Party's sole discretion, to carry out and enforce this Agreement and the rights and remedies conferred upon the Secured Party by this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents. All acts of said attorney or designee are hereby ratified and approved by the Company and said attorney or designee shall not be liable for any acts of commission or omission, nor for any error ofjudgment or mistake of fact or law. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or unperformed or there exists any commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations.
(c) Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay to the Secured Party, upon demand, the amount of any and all costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of counsel for the Secured Party and of any experts and agents, which the Secured Party may incur in connection with: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery, recordation, administration, amendment, waiver or other modification or termination of this Agreement; (ii) the custody, preservation, use or operation of, or the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any Collateral; (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Secured Party hereunder; or (iv) the failure by the Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof. Included in the foregoing shall be the amount of all expenses paid or incurred by Secured Party in consulting with counsel concerning any of its rights hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement or under applicable law, as well as such portion of Secured Party's overhead as Secured Party shall allocate to collection and enforcement of the Obligations in Secured Party's sole but reasonable discretion. All such costs and expenses shall bear interest from the date of outlay until paid, at the highest rate set forth in the Note, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law. The provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party's security interest hereunder and the payment of all Obligations.
6. Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Secured Party and all Obligations of the Company hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and any other Transaction Documents or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, any other Transaction Documents, or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (iii) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guaranty, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (iv) any action by the Secured Party to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (v) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to the Company, or a discharge of all or any part of the security interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Party shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Party hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the Bankruptcy Code or any other similar insolvency or bankruptcy laws of any jurisdiction , or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Party, then, in any such event, the Company's obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. The Company waives all right to require the Secured Party to proceed against any other Person or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Party may hold at any time, or to pursue any other remedy. The Company waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.
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7. Indemnity. The Company agrees to defend, protect, indemnify and hold the Secured Party forever harmless from and against any and all Claims of any nature or kind (including reasonable legal fees, costs, expenses, and disbursements of counsel) to the extent that they arise out of, or otherwise result from, this Agreement (including, enforcement of this Agreement). This indemnity shall survive termination of this Agreement.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Performance for Company. The Company agrees and hereby authorizes that Secured Party may, in Secured Party's sole discretion, but Secured Party shall not be obligated to, whether or not an Event of Default shall have occurred, advance funds on behalf of the Company, without prior notice to the Company, in order to insure the Company's compliance with any covenant, warranty, representation or agreement of the Company made in or pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, to continue or complete, or cause to be continued or completed, performance of the Company's obligations under any Contracts of the Company, or to preserve or protect any right or interest of Secured Party in the Collateral or under or pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, including, the payment of any insurance premiums or taxes and the satisfaction or discharge of any Claim, Obligation, Judgment or any other Encumbrance upon the Collateral or other property or Assets of Company; provided, however, that the making of any such advance by Secured Party shall not constitute a waiver by Secured Party of any Event of Default with respect to which such advance is made, nor relieve the Company of any such Event of Default. The Company shall pay to Secured Party upon demand all such advances made by Secured Party with interest thereon at the highest rate set forth in the Note, or if none is so stated, the highest rate allowed by law. All such advances shall be deemed to be included in the Obligations and secured by the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder; provided, however, that the provisions of this Subsection shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Secured Party's security interest hereunder and the payment of all other Obligations.
(b) Applications of Payments and Collateral. Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, all Collateral and proceeds of Collateral coming into Secured Party's possession and all payments made by any Person to Secured Party with respect to any Collateral may be applied by Secured Party (after payment of any amounts payable to the Secured Party pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof) to any of the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, as Secured Party shall determine in its sole, but reasonable discretion. Any surplus held by the Secured Party and remaining after the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the Obligations shall be paid over to whomsoever shall be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. Secured Party may defer the application of Noncash Proceeds of Collateral, to the Obligations until Cash Proceeds are actually received by Secured Party. In the event that the proceeds of any such sale, collection or realization are insufficient to pay all amounts to which the Secured Party is legally entitled, the Company shall be liable for the deficiency, together with interest thereon at the highest rate specified in the Note for interest on overdue principal thereof or such other rate as shall be fixed by applicable law, together with the costs of collection and the reasonable fees, costs, expenses and other client charges of any attorneys employed by the Secured Party to collect. such deficiency.
(c) Waivers by Company. The Company hereby waives, to the extent the same may be waived under applicable law: (i) notice of acceptance of this Agreement; (ii) all claims and rights of the Company against Secured Party on account of actions taken or not taken by Secured Party in the exercise of Secured Party's rights or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iii) all claims of the Company for failure of Secured Party to comply with any requirement of applicable law relating to enforcement of Secured Party's rights or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, under any other Transaction Documents or under applicable law; (iv) all rights of redemption of the Company with respect to the Collateral; (v) in the event Secured Party seeks to repossess any or all of the Collateral by judicial proceedings, any bond(s) or demand(s) for possession which otherwise may be necessary or required; (vi) presentment, demand for payment, protest and notice of non-payment and all exemptions applicable to any of the Collateral or the Company; (vii) any and all other notices or demands which by applicable law must be given to or made upon the Company by Secured Party; (viii) settlement, compromise or release of the obligations of any Person primarily or secondarily liable upon any of the Obligations; (ix) all rights of the Company to demand that Secured Party release account debtors or other Persons liable on any of the Collateral from further obligation to Secured Party; and (x) substitution, impairment, exchange or release of any Collateral for any of the Obligations. The Company agrees that Secured Party may exercise any or all of its rights and/or remedies hereunder, under the Purchase Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and under applicable law without resorting to and without regard to any Collateral or sources of liability with respect to any of the Obligations. Upon termination of this Agreement and Secured Party's security interest hereunder and payment of all Obligations, within five (5) Business Days following the Company's request to Secured Party, Secured Party shall release control of any security interest in the Collateral perfected by control and Secured Party shall send Company a statement terminating any financing statement filed against the Collateral.
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(d) Waivers by Secured Party. No failure or any delay on the part of Secured Party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder, under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, and other Transaction Documents or under applicable law, shall operate as a waiver thereof.
(e) Secured Party's Setoff. Secured Party shall have the right, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to it, following an Event of Default, to set off against any Obligations due Secured Party, any debt owing to the Company by Secured Party.
(f) Modifications, Waivers and Consents. No modifications or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, or any other Transaction Documents, and no consent by Secured Party to any departure by the Company therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given, and any single or partial written waiver by Secured Party of any term, provision or right of Secured Party hereunder shall only be applicable to the specific instance to which it relates and shall not be deemed to be a continuing or future waiver of any other right, power or remedy. No notice to or demand upon the Company in any case shall entitle Company to any other or further notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.
(g) Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company waives all notices and demands in connection with the enforcement of Secured Party's rights hereunder. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for hereunder shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, and the Company agrees and acknowledges that notice to each of them may be sent and delivered to the Company, as required under the Purchase Agreement, and such notice to the Company shall be deemed valid and effective notice to Company hereunder.
(h) Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. The Company and the Secured Party each irrevocably agrees that any dispute arising under, relating to, or in connection with, directly or indirectly, this Agreement or related to any matter which is the subject of or incidental to this Agreement (whether or not such claim is based upon breach of contract or tort) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located in the State of New York; provided, however, Secured Party may, at its sole option, elect to bring any action in any other jurisdiction. This provision is intended to be a "mandatory" forum selection clause and governed by and interpreted consistent with New York law. The Company and Secured Party each hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court having its situs in the State of New York, and each waives any objection based on forum non conveniens. The Company hereby waives personal service of any and all process and consent that all such service of process may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, directed to the Company, as set forth herein or in the manner provided by applicable statute, law, rule of court or otherwise. Except for the foregoing mandatory forum selection clause, this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws, except to the extent that the validity and perfection or the perfection and the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest created hereby, or remedies hereunder, in respect of any particular Collateral are governed under the Code by the law of a jurisdiction other than the State of Wyoming, in which case such issues shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction governing such issues under the Code.
(i) Survival: Successors and Assigns. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, shall survive Closing and shall continue in full force and effect until all Obligations have been paid in full, there exists no commitment by Secured Party which could give rise to any Obligations and all appropriate termination statements have been filed terminating the security interest granted Secured Party hereunder. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and assigns of such party. In the event that Secured Party assigns this Agreement and/or its security interest in the Collateral, Secured Party shall give written notice to the Company of any such assignment and such assignment shall be binding upon and recognized by the Company (provided that failure to deliver any such written notice shall not impair, negate or otherwise adversely affect any of the Secured Party's rights or remedies under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents). All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties by or on behalf of the Company which are contained in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Secured Party, its successors and assigns. The Company may not assign this Agreement or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of Secured Party, which consent may be withheld in Secured Party's sole and absolute discretion.
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(j) Severability. If any term, provision or condition, or any part thereof, of this Agreement shall for any reason be found or held invalid or unenforceable by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remainder of such term, provision or condition nor any other term, provision or condition, and this Agreement shall survive and be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable term, provision or condition had not been contained therein.
(k) Merger and Integration. This Agreement and the attached Schedules (if any), together with the Purchase Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and no other agreement, statement or promise made by any party hereto or thereto, or by any employee, officer, agent or attorney of any party hereto, which is not contained herein or therein shall be valid or binding.
(1) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE COMPANY HEREBY: (a) COVENANTS AND AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY A JURY; AND (b) WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO WHICH THE COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY MAY BE PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN ANY WAY PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY TRANSACTIONS, OCCURRENCES, COMMUNICATIONS, OR UNDERSTANDINGS (OR THE LACK OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING) RELATING IN ANY WAY TO DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING CLAIMS AGAINST PARTIES WHO ARE NOT PARTIES TO THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS SEPARATELY GIVEN, KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY THE COMPANY AND THE COMPANY HEREBY AGREES THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR OPINION HAVE BEEN MADE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR TO IN ANY WAY MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT. SECURED PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS AGREEMENT TO ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE SUBJECT MAT l'ER AND THE COMPANY AND SECURED PARTY, SO AS TO SERVE AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF SUCH WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. THE COMPANY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE SIGNING OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND/OR THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL.
(m) Execution. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall be deemed and considered one and the same Agreement, and same shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and each party has delivered its signed counterpart to the other party. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a ".pdf' format file or other similar format file, such signature shall be deemed an original for all purposes and shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or ".pdf' signature page was an original thereof
(n) Headings. The headings and sub-headings contained in the titling of this Agreement are intended to be used for convenience only and shall not be used or deemed to limit or diminish any of the provisions hereof.
(o) Termination. This Agreement and the security interests hereunder shall terminate on (i) the date on which all Obligations have been indefeasibly paid or discharged in full and there are no commitments outstanding for Secured Party to advance any funds to the Company and/or Company, either under the Purchase Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other Contract; or (ii) the date on which the Company has secured listing for its common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or other national securities exchange. Upon such termination, the Secured Party, at the request and at the expense of the Company, will join in executing any termination statement with respect to any financing statement executed and filed pursuant to this Agreement.
(p) Gender and Use of Singular and Plural. All pronouns shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the party or parties or their personal representatives, successors and assigns may require.
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(q) Further Assurances. The parties hereto will execute and deliver such further instruments and do such further acts and things as may be reasonably required to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
(r) Time is of the Essence. The parties hereby agree that time is of the essence with respect to performance of each of the parties' obligations under this Agreement. The parties agree that in the event that any date on which performance is to occur falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state or national holiday, then the time for such performance shall be extended until the next business day thereafter occurring.
(s) Joint Preparation. The preparation of this Agreement has been a joint effort of the parties and the resulting documents shall not, solely as a matter of judicial construction, be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other.
(t) Increase in Obligations. It is the intent of the parties to secure payment of the Obligations, as the amount of such Obligations may increase from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement, and all of the Obligations, as so increased from time to time, shall be and are secured hereby. Upon the execution hereof, the Company shall pay any and all documentary stamp taxes and/or other charges required to be paid in connection with the execution and enforcement of the Purchase Agreement and this Agreement, and if, as and to the extent the Obligations are increased from time to time in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note, then the Company shall immediately pay any additional documentary stamp taxes or other charges in connection therewith.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Security Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
TRIBAL RIDES INTERNATIONAL CORP.
By: /s/ Joseph Grimes
Name: Joseph Grimes
Title: CEO
SECURED PARTY:
AJB Capital Investments, LLC
By: /s/ Ari Blaine
Name: Ari Blaine
Title: Partner
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Exhibit 10.7
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES AS TO WHICH THIS SECURITY MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Warrant Shares: 750,000
Date of Issuance: November 1, 2021 (“Issuance Date”)
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received (in connection with the issuance of a $290,000.00 promissory note to the Holder (as defined below) of even date) (the “Note”), AJB Capital Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date of issuance hereof, to purchase from XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to 750,000 shares of Common Stock (as defined below) (the “Warrant Shares”) (whereby such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant) at the Exercise Price per share then in effect. This Warrant is issued by the Company as of the date hereof in connection with that certain securities purchase agreement dated November 1, 2021, by and among the Company and the Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined in the body of this Warrant or in Section 12 below. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean $1.00, subject to adjustment as provided herein (including but not limited to cashless exercise), and the term “Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on the three-year anniversary thereof.
1. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. 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. On or before the second Trading Day (the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) following the date on which the Holder sent the Exercise Notice to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, and upon receipt by the Company of payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which all or a portion of this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or by cashless exercise, in which case there shall be no Aggregate Exercise Price provided), the Company shall (or direct its transfer agent to) issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (or deliver such shares of Common Stock in electronic format if requested by the Holder). Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, 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 certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
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If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the respective shares of Common Stock by the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise in Holder’s sole discretion, and such failure shall be deemed an event of default under the Note.
If the Market Price of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price, then the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
X = Y (A-B)
A
Where X = the number of Shares to be issued to Holder.
| Y = | the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation). | |
| A = | the Market Price (at the date of such calculation). | |
| B = | Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation). |
(b) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then-current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.
(c) 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, to the extent that after giving effect to issuance of Warrant Shares upon exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, as defined below. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, non-exercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or non-converted portion of any other securities of the Company (including without limitation any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph (d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, 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 paragraph applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.
For purposes of this paragraph, 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 its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days confirm to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder of this Warrant.
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2. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and
(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“Other Shares of Common Stock”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).
(b) Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Exercise Price. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or securities entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock (upon conversion, exercise or otherwise) (including but not limited to under the Note), at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, elimination of an applicable floor price for any reason in the future (including but not limited to the passage of time or satisfaction of certain condition(s)), reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled or potentially entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price at any time while such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are in existence, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance (regardless of whether the Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents, or Note are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced at the option of the Holder and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price, and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment (for the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment is calculated as follows: the total number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) multiplied by the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment). By way of example, if E is the total number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), F is the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, and G is the Base Share Price, the adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares can be expressed in the following formula: Total number of Warrant Shares after such Dilutive Issuance = the number obtained from dividing [E x F] by G. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued, regardless of whether the Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents, or Note are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price by the holder thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may utilize the Base Share Price even if the Company did not actually issue shares of its common stock at the Base Share Price under the respective Common stock Equivalents or Note). The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 2(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
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Notwithstanding the forgoing Section 2(b), in the event that the Company successfully lists shares of its common stock on a senior national securities exchange, including but not limited to the Nasdaq Stock Market and/or New York Stock Exchange, the exercise price of this Warrant shall no longer be subject to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions provided in Section 2(b) of this Warrant.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. Each such adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event covered by this Section 2(c) shall occur.
3. FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity (such surviving entity, the “Successor Entity”), (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Successor Entity or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any Successor Entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.
4. NON-CIRCUMVENTION. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, for so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, ten times the number of shares of Common Stock that is actually issuable upon full exercise of the Warrant (based on the Exercise Price in effect from time to time, and without regard to any limitations on exercise).
5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
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6. REISSUANCE.
(a) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may 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 this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
(b) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date.
7. TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior signed written consent of the Holder, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Holder (any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void if the Company does not obtain the prior signed written consent of the Holder). This Warrant or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Holder hereunder may be assigned by Holder to a third party, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Warrant shall be brought only in the state courts located in the State of New York or in the federal courts located in the State of New York. The parties to this Warrant hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Warrant or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
11. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
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12. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Nasdaq” means www.Nasdaq.com.
(b) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Nasdaq, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Nasdaq, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Nasdaq, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Nasdaq, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by the OTC Markets. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
(c) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
(d) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants 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.
(e) “Dilutive Issuance” is any issuance of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents described in Section 2(b) above; provided, however, that a Dilutive Issuance shall not include any Exempt Issuance.
(f) “Exempt Issuance” means the issuance of shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Company or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose.
(g) “Principal Market” means the primary national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded.
(h) “Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the one hundred fifty Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Exercise Notice.
(i) “Trading Day” means (i) any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market, (ii) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted and traded on any national securities exchange, then a day on which trading occurs on any over-the-counter markets, or (iii) if trading does not occur on the over-the-counter markets, any Business Day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.
XINDA INTERNATIONAL CORP.
_________________________________
Name:
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Common Stock Purchase Warrant)
The Undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of Xinda International Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
| 1. | Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one): |
| ☐ | a cash exercise with respect to _________________ Warrant Shares; or | |
| ☐ | by cashless exercise pursuant to the Warrant. |
| 2. | Payment of Exercise Price. If cash exercise is selected above, the holder shall pay the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $___________________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
| 3. | Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder __________________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
Date: ______________________________
_________________________________________
(Print Name of Registered Holder)
By: ______________________________________
Name: ____________________________________
Title: _____________________________________
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT
(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)
For Value Received, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto ____________________ the right to purchase _______________ shares of common stock of Xinda International Corp., a Nevada corporation, to which the within Common Stock Purchase Warrant relates and appoints ____________________, as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of Xinda International Corp. with full power of substitution and re-substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.
Dated: __________________
_________________________________________
(Signature) *
_________________________________________
(Name)
_________________________________________
(Address)
_________________________________________
(Social Security or Tax Identification No.)
* The signature on this Assignment of Warrant must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, please indicate your position(s) and title(s) with such entity.
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Exhibit 10.8
PLATFORM ACCOUNT CONTRACT
(Common Stock)
This Platform Account Contract (this “Agreement”) is a binding agreement between you (“User” or “you”) and SRAX, Inc., with an address at 2629 Townsgate Road, Suite 215, Westlake Village, CA 91361 (“Company”). This Agreement governs your use of the Platform (as defined below) made available to you by the Company, including through the Website (as defined below), and is effective as of the date of presentation and acceptance by you as set forth in the following paragraph (including through the Website and/or Platform). Each of Company and User may be referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions.
Any terms not defined herein will have the meaning ascribed to them in the Standard Terms and Conditions for Internet Advertising for Media Buys of One Year or Less (Terms and Conditions), a copy of which are attached hereto as Exhibit A. Additionally, with regard to any inconsistent or contradictory terms or conditions contained in the Terms and Conditions or the IO, the terms contained in this Agreement will govern. All Capitalized terms defined herein shall have the following meanings:
(a) Access Exception means any failure or delay to provide access to or aspects of the Platform due to: (a) failure, interruption, outage or other problem with any software, hardware, system, network, facility or other matter not supplied by Company pursuant to this Agreement; (b) strikes, labor disputes, civil disturbances, riot, rebellion, invasion, epidemic, pandemic, hostilities, war, terrorist attack, embargo, natural disaster, acts of God, flood, fire, sabotage, fluctuations or non-availability of electrical power, heat, light, air conditioning, or loss and destruction of property; (c) User’s or any Authorized User’s negligence or breach of this Agreement; (d) regularly scheduled downtime for purposes of upgrading and maintaining the Platform and Website; and (e) any other causes beyond Company’s reasonable control.
(b) Authorized Users means those employees of the Company explicitly authorized by the Company to access and use the Platform in accordance with this Agreement.
(c) Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(d) Common Stock means the common stock of the User.
(e) Common Stock Equivalents means any securities of the User or a subsidiary thereof 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.
(f) Effective Date shall mean the date on which the User accepts this Agreement as described herein.
(g) Exempt Issuance means the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers or directors of the User pursuant to any tax qualified stock or option plan, (b) securities upon the exercise or exchange of or conversion of any securities issued hereunder and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the date of this Agreement, provided that such securities have not been amended since the date of this Agreement to increase the number of such securities or to decrease the exercise price, exchange price or conversion price of such securities, (c) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the User, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities.
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(h) Fees means the following:
(i) Platform access: $20,000.00 for access to the Platform for a 12-month period from the Effective Date. This platform access fee is non-cancelable and will be deemed fully earned when paid.
(ii) Deliverables: User hereby agrees to a non-cancelable purchase of Deliverables from the Company in the amount of $480,000.00. The purchase price will be paid on the Effective Date of this Agreement and made pursuant to a valid IO. See Exhibit B for details.
(iii) Additional Fees may be assessed if the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or Non-Objecting Beneficial Owner (“NOBO”) lists exceed 5,000 Stakeholders or the frequency of these imports exceeds once per calendar week for DTC and once per calendar month for NOBO.
(iv) Creative: Company will provide creative services required to fulfill Deliverables as needed which may include; landing page, IAB standard display ad units, placements within various social media outlets and email composition. In addition, company will spend a reasonable amount of time in design consultation, development, edits and changes. Services include one (1) round of revisions per design and a creative refresh every two (2) months. Additional design services will be available at an additional cost.
(i) IO means an Insertion Order, entered into by the User and the Company, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(j) Legend Removal Date has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).
(k) 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.
(l) Platform means the Sequire platform.
(m) Purchase Price means the User’s Common Stock set at $4.00 USD per share or as applicable on the first day of any Renewal Term.
(n) Rule 144 means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended or interpreted from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same purpose and effect as Rule 144.
(o) Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) Term has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).
(q) Terms of Use means the Terms of Use governing use of the Website and available at https://mysequire.com/Terms (or successor URL thereto) as the same may be updated from time-to-time in accordance with the terms thereof.
(r) Trading Day means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
(s) 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 MKT, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
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(t) 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 the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC Markets, Inc. (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 Company and reasonably acceptable to the User, the fees and expenses of which appraiser shall be paid by the User.
(u) Website means the website and any web based applications and any content, functionality, and services offered on or through, available at: http://mysequire.com.
2. Grant & Access.
(a) Grant. Subject to and conditioned on User’s payment of the Fees and compliance with all other terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants User a non-exclusive, non-transferable and non-sublicensable right to access and use the Platform during the Term, solely by the Authorized Users for User’s own internal business purposes, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Company reserves all rights in or to the Platform not expressly granted to User in this Agreement.
(b) Online Access. The Platform is accessible through the Website (and may eventually be accessible through a mobile application) and User’s use of the Platform and Website is subject to and conditioned upon compliance with the Terms of Use, which are incorporated in and made part of this Agreement as if fully contained herein. Each reference to the “Agreement” shall be deemed to mean this Agreement, together with the incorporated Terms of Use. For clarification, any reference to the “Website” in the Terms of Use includes the Platform. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Terms of Use, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.
3. Party Obligations.
(a) Company Responsibilities.
(i) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make access to the Platform available 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. If access to the Platform is available less than 99% of the time in any calendar month for reasons not constituting an Access Exception, then, following User’s written request, Company will provide User a credit equal to 10% of the Fees due for such month for each percentage point by which such uptime commitment is missed (for example, if access to the Platform was available 98% - 98.9% of the time in a month, the credit would be equal to 10%, and if access to the Platform was available 97% - 97.9% of the time, the credit would be equal to 20%), up to a maximum of the full amount of Fees due for such month. Any credit will be applied to the next month’s Fees due hereunder and, if this Agreement terminates prior to application of the applicable credit, such credit shall be treated as a reimbursement obligation by Company. This Agreement does not entitle User to any support for the Platform.
(ii) Company may update or modify the Platform from time to time at Company’s sole discretion, and may require User to obtain and use the most recent version(s); provided, that if any such update materially decreases the functionality of the Platform, User may, at any time within 30 days of implementation of such updates and as its sole remedy, terminate this Agreement with 15 days prior written notice to Company.
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(b) User Responsibilities .
(i) User is responsible and liable for all uses of the Platform resulting from access provided to User, directly or indirectly, whether such access or use is permitted by or in violation of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, User is responsible for all acts and omissions of Authorized Users, and any act or omission by an Authorized User that would constitute a breach of this Agreement if taken by User will be deemed a breach of this Agreement by User. User shall use reasonable efforts to make all Authorized Users aware of this Agreement’s provisions as applicable to such Authorized User’s use of the Platform, and shall cause Authorized Users to comply with such provisions.
(ii) User is responsible for supplying access to all data necessary to make use of the Platform, including NOBO and/or SPR data. User agrees to provide all the necessary documents requested by the Company to grant them access to said data.
(iii) User is responsible for complying with all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, judgments, decrees, orders including securities laws related to the User’s securities and as applicable to User and its securities.
4. Payment.
(a) Fees. As payment for the Fees (excluding Additional Fees) User will issue the Company 125,000 of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate amount of Fees divided the Purchase Price set at $4.00 USD per share (“Shares”). The number of Shares are subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 4(d) below.
(b) Additional Fees. The Additional Fees, if any, will be billed to your credit card on file during that Term.
(c) Taxes. User is responsible for all sales, use, and excise taxes, and any other similar taxes, duties, and charges of any kind imposed by any federal, state, or local governmental or regulatory authority on any amounts payable by or to User hereunder, other than any taxes imposed on Company’s income.
(d) Share Adjustment. For so long as the Company owns any Shares, if User or any subsidiary thereof, as applicable, shall, except with respect to an Exempt Issuance, sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents, at an effective price per share less than the Purchase Price then in effect (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being understood and agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is less than the Purchase Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Purchase Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance at such effective price), then simultaneously with the consummation (or, if earlier, the announcement) of each Dilutive Issuance the Purchase Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the User will issue the Company such additional Shares calculated as follows:
(X * (Y/Z)) – X
Where X shall mean the Shares held immediately before the Dilutive Event;
Where Y shall mean the Purchase Price; and
Where Z shall mean the Base Share Price.
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5. Term and Termination.
(a) Term. The initial term of this Agreement begins on the Effective Date and continues as a one (1) year subscription from such date (the “Initial Term”). This Agreement will automatically renew on a month-to-month basis after the first year until either party gives the other party written notice of non-renewal at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then-current term “Renewal Term”. Collectively, the Initial Term and any subsequent Renewal Term will be referred to as the “Term.”
(b) Termination. In addition to any other express termination right set forth in this Agreement: either party may terminate this Agreement, effective on written notice to the other party, if the other party materially breaches this Agreement or the Terms of Use, and such breach is incapable of cure, or being capable of cure, remains uncured 30 days after the non-breaching party provides the breaching party with written notice of such breach. If User’s account is terminated pursuant to this Agreement or under the Terms of Use, User acknowledges that it will not be entitled to a refund of any Fees and that the Fees are deemed earned by the Company on the Effective Date or on the first day of any subsequent Renewal Term. Upon termination of this Agreement, User shall immediately lose access to the Platform and any of User’s data derived from the Platform, including stakeholder data.
(c) Survival. The provisions set forth in Sections 1, 5, 6, and 7 and 8 of this Agreement, and any other right or obligation of the parties in this Agreement, by its nature, should survive termination or expiration of this Agreement (including any terms related to ownership of intellectual property, confidentiality or indemnification), will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
6. Other Agreements of the Parties
(a) Pledge of Shares. User acknowledges and agrees that Company may from time to time pledge pursuant to a bona fide margin agreement with a registered broker-dealer or grant a security interest in some or all of the Shares to a financial institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act and, if required under the terms of such arrangement, the Company may transfer pledged or secured Shares to the pledgees or secured parties. Such a pledge or transfer would not be subject to approval of the User and no legal opinion of legal counsel of the pledgee, secured party or pledgor shall be required in connection therewith. Further, no notice shall be required of such pledge. User will execute and deliver such reasonable documentation as a pledgee or secured party of Shares may reasonably request in connection with a pledge or transfer of the Shares.
(b) Removal of Restrictive Legend.
(i) Certificates evidencing the Shares shall not contain any legend, (i) while a registration statement covering the resale of such Shares is effective under the Securities Act, (ii) following any sale of such Shares pursuant to Rule 144, (iii) if such Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the User to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144 as to such Shares and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, or (iv) if such legend is not required under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial interpretations and pronouncements issued by the staff of the Commission). The User shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to its transfer agent promptly (and at no further cost to the Company) at any time after the Effective Date if the requirements of Rule 144 have been met, if required by the transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend contained on the Shares at no charge to the Company. The User agrees that at such time as a restrictive legend is no longer required pursuant to Rule 144, it will, no later than three Trading Days following the delivery by the Company to the User or the transfer agent of a certificate representing Shares issued with a restrictive legend (such third Trading Day, the “Legend Removal Date”), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company a certificate representing such Shares that is free from all restrictive and other legends. Certificates for the Shares subject to legend removal hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent to the Company by crediting the account of the Company’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company System as directed by the Company.
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(ii) Partial Liquidated Damages. In addition to the Company’s other available remedies, the User shall pay to the Company, in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of value of Shares (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date such Shares are submitted to the transfer agent) delivered for removal of the restrictive legend, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day five (5) Trading Days after such damages have begun to accrue) for each Trading Day after the Legend Removal Date until such certificate is delivered without a legend. Nothing herein shall limit Company’s right to pursue actual damages for the User’s failure to deliver certificates representing any Shares, and the Company shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief.
(iv) No Election of Remedies. The remedies contained in this Section 6 are intended to be cumulative.
(c) Piggyback Registration. The Company will be entitled to “piggyback” registration rights with regard to the Shares on all registration statements of the Company.
7. General.
(a) Notices. Each party shall deliver all communications in writing either in person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, by email (with confirmation of transmission), or by recognized overnight courier service, and addressed to the other party at the addresses set forth above (or to such other address that the receiving party may designate from time to time in accordance with this section).
(b) Marketing Materials. Company may reference its relationship with User on Company’s website and in its marketing materials; provided, that, Company’s specific use of User’s name is subject to User’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto, including any terms incorporated herein, contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous written or oral understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties with respect to such subject matter. The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
(d) Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations without the express prior written consent of the other party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be assigned without consent of the other party if there is a sale, merger or acquisition of all or a majority of the assets of a party, or if there is a sale of a controlling interest of such Party. This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and permitted assigns.
(e) No Amendment or Waiver. The parties may not amend this Agreement except by written instrument signed by the parties. No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and signed by the party so waiving. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, any rights, remedy, power or privilege arising from this Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be deemed to limit Company’s ability to unilaterally update or modify the Terms of Use in accordance with the terms thereof, with such modification not being considered an amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement.
(f) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is illegal or unenforceable under applicable law, the remainder of the provision will be amended to achieve as closely as possible the effect of the original term and all other provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized representatives as of the Effective Date.
COMPANY |
USER | |||
| SRAX, Inc. | Xinda International Corp. | |||
| By | /s/ Randy Clark | By | /s/ Joe Grimes | |
| Name: | Randy Clark | Name: | Joe Grimes | |
| Title: | COO | Title: | CEO | |
| Date: | 3/21/2021 | 11:47 AM CDT | Date: | 3/21/2021 | 9:41 AM PDT | |
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EXHIBIT A
http://www.iab.net/media/file/IAB_4As-tsandcs-FINAL.pdf
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EXHIBIT B
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joe Grimes, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tribal Rides International Corp. |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control for financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: April 6, 2022 | /s/ Joe Grimes |
| Joe Grimes | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Don Smith, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Tribal Rides International Corp. |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control for financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: April 6, 2022 | /s/ Don Smith |
| Don Smith | |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, I, Joe Grimes, hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tribal Rides International Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of. the Tribal Rides International Corp.
| Date: April 6, 2022 | /s/ Joe Grimes |
| Joe Grimes | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 32.2
Certification by the Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U. S. C. Section 1350, I, Don Smith, hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Tribal Rides International Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of. the Tribal Rides International Corp.
| Date: April 6, 2022 | /s/ Don Smith |
| Don Smith | |
| Chief Financial Officer |