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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

 QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 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: 001-34861

 

SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   86-3765910
(State of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

  

555 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

646-202-2897

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post 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.

 

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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
None   N/A   N/A

 

As of November 12, 2021, 51,670,387 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, were issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

 

September 30, 2021

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page No.
  PART I. - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020 1
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three and nine months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 2
  Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 3
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 4
  Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 10
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 19
Item 4 Controls and Procedures 19
     
  PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 21
Item 1A. Risk Factors 21
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 21
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities 21
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 21
Item 5. Other Information 22
Item 6. Exhibits 23

 

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements as denoted in this report. Additionally, statements concerning future matters are forward-looking statements.

 

Although forward-looking statements in this report reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the headings “Risks Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form 10-K, in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Form 10-Q and information contained in other reports that we file with the SEC. You are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.

 

We file reports with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC, including us. You can also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You can obtain additional information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 .

 

We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this report, except as required by law. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout the entirety of this quarterly report, which are designed to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this report to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

 

                 
    September 30, 2021   December 31, 2020
ASSETS                
CURRENT ASSETS                
Cash   $ 32,852     $ 68,047  
Advances to Supplier           154,893  
Inventory     258,781          
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS     291,633       222,940  
                 
FIXED ASSETS (net of Depreciation)     33,038       36,803  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 324,671     $ 259,743  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY                
CURRENT LIABILITIES                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 271,216     $ 246,100  
Notes payable     310,538       180,134  
Convertible Notes Payable     483,536       170,758  
PPP Loan     231,500       231,500  
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES     1,296,790       828,492  
TOTAL LIABILITIES   $ 1,296,790     $ 828,492  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY                
Preferred Stock – Par Value of $0.001; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 1,000,000 and 1,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020     1,000       1,000  
Common Stock - Par Value of $0.001; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 51,670,387 and 50,782,116 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020     51,671       50,571  
Additional paid-in capital     1,333,567       1,333,567  
Accumulated deficit     (2,358,357 )     (1,953,887 )
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY     (972,119 )     (568,749 )
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY   $ 324,671     $ 259,743  

  

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

 

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SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

  

                                 
    Three months ended September 30   Nine months ended September 30
    2021   2020   2021   2020
REVENUES:                                
TOTAL REVENUES   $     $ 166     $ 125     $ 19,219  
Cost of sales                 23       9,509  
                                 
Gross Profit           166       102       9,710  
                                 
Operating Expenses                                
Advertising and Marketing                   12,800       32,162  
Selling Expenses                           22,020  
General and Administrative     25,264       5,323       35,748       134,544  
Legal and Professional     104,499       11,400       250,376       289,711  
Office rent     366               824       16,351  
Management Fees     21,000       5,692       63,000       100,140  
Product development cost     268               3,153       26,200  
Interest Expenses     19,575               38,841          
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES     170,972       22,415       404,742       621,128  
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS     (170,972 )     (22,249 )     (404,640 )     (611,418 )
                                 
Other Income (Expenses)                                
Loss on valuation of derivative liabilities                            
Discount amortization     (3,949 )             (6,579 )        
Other Income (Expenses)                   6,750          
NET LOSS   $ (174,921 )   $ (22,249 )   $ (404,469 )   $ (611,418 )
                                 
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED   $ (0.003 )   $ (0.000 )     (0.008 )   $ (0.012 )
                                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING     51,670,387       52,711,029       51,669,387       52,711,029  

 

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

 

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SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY

 

                                                         
September 30, 2021   Common Stock   Preferred Stock   Paid in   Accumulated    
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Total
Balance - December 31, 2020     50,782,116       50,782       1,000,000       1,000       1,333,356       (1,953,887 )     (568,749 )
Net loss for three months ending March 31                                       (86,070 )     (86,070 )
Balances March 31, 2021     50,782,116     $ 50,571       1,000,000       1,000     $ 1,333,356       (2,039,957 )   $ (654,819 )
Common stock issued     1,100,000       1,100                                       1,100  
Cancelled shares     (211,729)       (211)                       211                  
Net loss for three months June 30, 2021                                       (143,479 )     (143,479 )
Balances June 30, 2021     51,670,387     $ 51,671       1,000,000     $ 1,000     $ 1,333,567     $ (2,183,436 )   $ (797,198 )
Common stock issued                                                        
Net Loss for three months September 30, 2021                                       (174,921 )     (174,921 )
Balances September 30, 2021     51,670,387     $ 51,671       1,000,000       1,000     $ 1,333,567     $ (2,358,357 )   $ (972,119 )

 

September 30, 2020   Common Stock   Preferred Stock   Paid in   Accumulated    
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Total
Balance December 31, 2019     55,825,021     $ 55,825           $     $ 857,754     $ (1,137,626 )   $ (224,047 )
Common stock issued                                                      
Share exchange     4,914,777       4,915       1,000,000       1,000       121,480               127,395  
Issuance of common stock     17,725,400       17,725                       382,275               400,000  
Common stock cancelled     (28,800,471 )     (28,800 )                     28,800               (0 )
Net loss for three months period                                       (362,673 )     (362,673 )
Balances March 31, 2020     49,664,727       49,665       1,000,000       1,000       1,390,309       (1,500,299 )     (59,326 )
Common stock issued             159                                       159  
Adjustment to paid in capital     1,117,389                               (55,995 )             (55,995 )
Net loss for three months period                                       (167,918 )     (167,918 )
Balance June 30, 2020     50,782,116       49,824       1,000,000       1,000       1,334,314       (1,668,217 )     (283,080 )
Net loss for the three months period                                       (44,169 )     (44,169 )
Balance September 30, 2020     50,782,116       49,824       1,000,000     $ 1,000       1,334,314       (1,712,386 )     (327,249 )

  

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

 

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SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

                 
    Nine Months ended
    September 30,
    2021   2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net loss   $ (404,469 )   $ (552,840 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Depreciation Expenses     3,765       3,765  
Amortization of discount     6,578        
Loss on valuation of derivative liabilities            
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts Receivables           (67,500 )
Inventory     (258,781 )     (27,560 )
Loans receivables           7,611  
Advances to supplier     154,893       (11,874 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     25,116       (27,576 )
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES     (472,898 )     (675,974 )
INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:                
Purchase of office equipments           (39,277 )
Deposit                
NET CASH USED IN INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES           (39,277 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds (Payment) of loan payable     306,199       (19,999 )
Proceeds from short term loan     130,404       256,500  
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock     1,100       471,560  
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES     437,703       708,061  
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH     (35,195 )     (7,190 )
                 
CASH-BEGINNING OF PERIOD     68,047       9,024  
CASH-END OF PERIOD   $ 32,852     $ 1,834  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Cash paid during the year for:                
Interest   $     $  
Taxes   $     $  

 

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

 

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SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30,2021

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

Business description

 

The financial statements presented are those of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (the “Company”). The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on March 22, 2004, and until October 2016, the Company was in the business of media advertising and acquiring high-end computer and networking equipment from resellers and end-users and then reselling this equipment at discounted prices.

 

On December 9, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) with the State of California to (i) effect a forward stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 7 for 1 (7:1) (the “Forward Stock Split”), (ii) increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares, and (iii) effectuate a name change (the “Name Change”). Fractional shares that resulted from the Forward Stock Split will be rounded up to the next highest number. As a result of the Name Change, the Company’s name changed from “Intelligent Buying, Inc.” to “Sentient Brands Holdings Inc.”. The Certificate was approved by the majority of the Company’s shareholders and by the Board of Directors of the Company. The effective date of the Forward Stock Split and the Name Change was March 2, 2021.

 

In connection with the above, the Company filed an Issuer Company-Related Action Notification Form with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Forward Stock Split and the Name Change was implemented by FINRA on March 2, 2021. Our symbol on OTC Markets was INTBD for 20 business days from March 2, 2021 (the “Notification Period”). Our new CUSIP number is 81728V 102. As a result of the name change, our symbol was changed to “SNBH” following the Notification Period. All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this forward stock split.

 

In addition, on January 29, 2021, the Company, merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a California corporation, and Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation. Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, continued as the surviving entity of the migratory merger. Pursuant to the migratory merger, the Company changed its state of incorporation from California to Nevada and each share of its common stock converted into one share of common stock of the surviving entity in the migratory merger. No dissenters’ rights were exercised by any of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the migratory merger.

 

Following the consummation of the migratory merger, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Nevada corporation that was newly-created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company became the articles of incorporation and bylaws for the surviving entity in the migratory merger.

 

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN

 

Basis of Presentation

 

These interim consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been included. The results reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire year. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2021.

 

Going concern

 

The Company currently has limited operations. These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

 

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As reflected in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $2,358,357 at September 30, 2021 and had a net loss and net cash flow used in operating activities of $472,898 and $675,974 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company has a limited operating history, and its continued growth is dependent upon the continuation of selling its products; hence generating revenues and obtaining additional financing to fund future obligations and pay liabilities arising from normal business operations. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital, implement its business plan, and generate significant revenues. There are no assurances that the Company will be successful in its efforts to generate significant revenues, maintain sufficient cash balance or report profitable operations or to continue as a going concern. The Company plans on raising capital through the sale of equity or debt instruments to implement its business plan. However, there is no assurance these plans will be realized and that any additional financings will be available to the Company on satisfactory terms and conditions, if any.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability or classification of asset-carrying amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Uses of estimates in the preparation of financial statements

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during each reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash

 

The Company considers all short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, our revenue recognition policy was in accordance with ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which requires the recognition of sales following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Net loss per common share – basic and diluted

 

Authoritative guidance on Earnings per Share requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings or loss per share (“EPS”) for all entities with complex capital structures and requires a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation. Basic EPS excludes dilution; diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the entity.

 

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities and other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company, unless the effect is to reduce a loss or increase earnings per share.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

In accordance with ASC No. 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), the Company measures the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 2020, there were no stock based awards issued or outstanding.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

We value our financial assets and liabilities on a recurring basis using the fair value hierarchy established in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

 

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ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, as follows:

 

Level 1 input, which include quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 inputs, which include observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3 inputs, which include unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the underlying asset or liability. Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation.

 

Income Taxes

 

Deferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. The U.S. federal income tax rate is 21%.

 

NOTE 4. INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined using the moving average method and net realizable value is the estimated selling price less costs of disposal in the ordinary course of business. The cost of inventories includes direct costs plus shipping and packaging materials.

 

As of September 30, 2021, Company product inventories valued at approximately $258,781 are contained in our storage and fulfilment center located at CN Logistics US, 3 Borinski Road Lincoln Park, NJ 07035.

 

NOTE 5. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

 

On September 23, 2021 (the “Issuance Date”), the Company issued an 18% Promissory Note in the principal amount of $125,000 (the “September 2021 Note”) to an accredited investor (the “September 2021 Investor”). The September 2021 Note matures six (6) months from the Issuance Date (the “Maturity Date”), and the September 2021 Investor, at its sole election on the Maturity Date, may convert the interest accrued on the September 2021 Note into shares of common stock of the Company at $0.05 per share.

 

The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) for the private placement of the September 2021 Note pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The September 2021 Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. As of the date hereof, the Company is obligated on $125,000 in face amount of the September 2021 Note issued to the September 2021 Investor. The September 2021 Note is a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business which constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company.

 

The foregoing information is a summary of each of the agreements involved in the transaction described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those agreements, each of which is attached an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers should review those agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this transaction.

 

NOTE 6. NOTES PAYABLE

 

On January 3, 2020, specific terms were reached between the Company and Pure Energy 714 LLC on the remaining $150,046 of prior advances made to the Company pursuant to an unsecured demand note entered into between the Company and Pure Energy 714 LLC. The terms call for repayment of the advances including interest on any unconverted principal amount at a rate of 12% per annum and a repayment date on or before June 3, 2021, at the rate of 12% per annum. If the demand note is unpaid by June 3, 2021, default interest of 3% monthly will apply. An additional $10,000 was received on March 16, 2021, but subsequently returned in April 20,2021. As of September 30, 2021, outstanding balances including accrued interest was $185,538.

 

NOTE 7. PPP Loan

 

On April 18, 2020, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Jaguaring Company, entered into Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement with KeyBank National Association, pursuant to which the Company received loan proceeds of $231,500 (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan was made under, and is subject to the terms and conditions of, the PPP which was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The term of the PPP Loan is two years with a maturity date of April 18, 2022 and contains a favorable fixed annual interest rate of 1.00%. Payments of principal and interest on the PPP Loan will be deferred for the first six months of the term of the PPP Loan until November 18, 2020. Principal and interest are payable monthly and may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Under the terms of the CARES Act, recipients can apply for and receive forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for certain permissible purposes as set forth in the PPP, including, but not limited to, payroll costs (as defined under the PPP) and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs (collectively, “Qualifying Expenses”), and on the maintenance of employee and compensation levels during the eight-week period following the funding of the PPP Loan. The Company has been using the proceeds of the PPP Loan, for Qualifying Expenses. However, no assurance is provided that the Company will be able to obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

 

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NOTE 8. STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIENCY)

 

Preferred stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share. As of September 30, 2021 and December 30, 2020, 1,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.

 

For five years from the date of issuance, the Series B Preferred Stock shall have the number of votes equal to fifty-one percent (51%) of the cumulative total vote of all classes of stock of the Corporation, common or preferred, whether such other class of stock is voting as a single class or the other classes of stock are voting together as a single group, and with respect to such vote, such holder shall have full voting rights and powers equal to the voting rights and powers of the holders of Common Stock, or any other class of preferred stock, and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the bylaws of the Corporation, and shall be entitled to vote, together with holders of Common Stock and any class of preferred stock entitled to vote, with respect to any question upon which holders of Common Stock or any class of preferred stock have the right to vote. After five years, the Series B Preferred Stock shall automatically, and without further action by the Corporation, be cancelled and void, and may not be reissued.

 

Common stock

 

On March 3, 2021, the Company implemented a forward stock split its outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 7 for 1, resulting in the number of authorized shares of common stock of the Company going from 50,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares. All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this forward stock split.

 

In addition, on January 29, 2021, the Company, merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a California corporation, and Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation. Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, continued as the surviving entity of the migratory merger. Pursuant to the migratory merger, the Company changed its state of incorporation from California to Nevada and each share of its common stock converted into one share of common stock of the surviving entity in the migratory merger. No dissenters’ rights were exercised by any of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the migratory merger.

 

NOTE 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

On December 26, 2019, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement (the “Furlan Agreement”) with George Furlan pursuant to which Mr. Furlan was appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating officer. The Furlan Agreement provides for a base salary of $60,000 per year with such base salary being increased to $120,000 per year beginning on the one (1) year anniversary of the completion of a financing by the Company of no less than $3,000,000. The Employment Agreement also contains an annual bonus based on the amount of revenue generated by the Company from the sale of certain products. The Employment Agreement has a term of three years from the effective date. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, the Company and Mr. Furlan also entered into a into a Restricted Stock Agreement to purchase 718,403 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

 

On November 18, 2021 (the “Issuance Date”), Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (the "Company") entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an accredited investor (the “November 2021 Investor”) providing for the sale by the Company to the November 2021 Investor of a 10% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $400,000 (the "November 2021 Note", and, the “Financing”), to be paid by the November 2021 Investor to the Company in two tranches (each, a “Tranche”). The first Tranche consists of a payment by the November 2021 Investor to the Company on the Issue Date of $200,000, from which the November 2021 Investor retained $5,000 to cover its legal fees. A second Tranche consisting of $200,000 will be paid by the November 2021 Investor to the Company not later than 30 days after the Issuance Date, resulting in $395,000 in total proceeds to be received by the Company in the Financing. In addition to the November 2021 Note, the November 2021 Investor also received a common share purchase warrant (the “November 2021 Warrant”, and together with the November 2021 Note, the “Securities”) to acquire 666,667 shares of common stock of the Company. The November 2021 Warrant is exercisable for five years at an exercise price of $0.45. The closing of the Financing in the amount of $400,000 occurred on November 22, 2021.

 

The maturity date (“Maturity Date”) for each Tranche is at the end of the period that begins from the date each Tranche is paid and ends 12 months thereafter, and interest associated with the November 2021 Note is 10% per annum. The November 2021 Note may be prepaid by the Company in whole or in part at any time at 105% of the outstanding principal and accrued interest. The November 2021 Note is convertible at the option of the November 2021 Investor into shares of common stock of the Company at $0.30 per share; provided, however, that in the event of default by the Company of the November 2021 Note, the Conversion Price will immediately be equal to the lesser of 22% per annum or the maximum legal amount permitted by law. The November 2021 Note and the November 2021 Warrant carry standard anti-dilution provisions. At all times while the November 2021 Note is outstanding, the Company agreed to reserve from its authorized but unissued shares of common stock seven (7) times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the November 2021 Note, resulting in 10,500,000 reserved shares of common stock. The November 2021 Note might be accelerated if an event of default occurs under the terms of the November 2021 Note, including, but not limited to, the Company’s failure to pay principal and interest when due, certain bankruptcy events, or if the Company is delinquent in its required SEC filings for 30 consecutive days. The November 2021 Note may not be converted and/or exercised by the November 2021 Investor into more than 4.99% of the Company's outstanding common stock at any point in time; provided, however, that this limitation on conversion may be waived by the November 2021 Investor up to a maximum of 9.99%.

 

If, prior to the Maturity Date, the Company enters into a subsequent financing on terms that are more favorable to the investor(s) in the subsequent financing than the terms of the Financing, then terms of the Financing will be amended to include such better terms so long as the November 2021 Note is outstanding. In addition, the November 2021 Investor has the right of first refusal on any financing so long as the November 2021 Note is outstanding. Additionally, the November 2021 Investor has the right to be repaid 100% of the remaining balance of principal and interest under the November 2021 Note from the net cash proceeds of any future financing closed on by the Company, provided, however, that the repayment obligation will not be applicable to the first $2,000,000 of cash proceeds in the aggregate generated by the Company from any future financing proceeds. Further, the November 2021 Investor has the right to participate in any future offering by the Company for a period of 18 months from the Issuance Date for an amount up to the Financing amount in strict accordance with the terms of such future offering.

 

The obligations of the Company under the November 2021 Note constitute a first priority security interest and rank senior with respect to any and all indebtedness of the Company existing prior to or incurred as of or following the initial Issuance Date. The obligations of the Company under the November 2021 Note are secured pursuant to the Security and Pledge Agreement entered into between the Company and the November 2021 Investor on the Issuance Date. So long as the Company has any obligation under the November 2021 Note, the Company will not incur or suffer to exist or guarantee any indebtedness that is senior to the Company’s obligations under the November 2021 Note. The November 2021 Note is secured by the assets of the Company.

 

The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) for the private placement of these Securities pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The November 2021 Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. As of the date hereof, the Company is obligated on $400,000 in face amount of the November 2021 Note issued to the November 2021 Investor. The November 2021 Note is a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business which constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company.

 

The foregoing information is a summary of each of the agreements involved in the transactions described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those agreements, each of which is attached an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers should review those agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this transaction.

 

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for recognition and disclosure through November 22, 2021, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued. No other matters were identified affecting the accompanying financial statements and related disclosures.

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 should be read in conjunction with the Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in our Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements .

 

Unless otherwise indicated, references to the “Company,” “us” or “we” refer to Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

Overview

 

Sentient Brands is a next-level product development and brand management company with a focus on building innovative brands in the Luxury and Premium Market space. The Company has a Direct-to Consumer business model focusing on the integration of CBD, wellness and beauty for conscious consumers. The Company incorporates an omnichannel approach in its marketing strategies to ensure that its products are accessible across both digital and retail channels. The Company develops and nurtures Lifestyle Brands with carefully thought-out ingredients, packaging, fragrance and design. Sentient Brands’ leadership team has extensive experience in building world-class brands such as Hugo Boss, Victoria’s Secret, Versace, and Bath & Body Works. The Company is focused on two key market segments targeting: wellness and responsible luxury, which the Company believes represent unique opportunities for its Oeuvre product line. Sentient Brands intends to leverage its in-house innovation capabilities to launch new products that “disrupt” adjacent product categories. We plan to grow by leveraging our deep connections within our existing network and attract consumers through increased brand awareness and investing in unique social media marketing. The Company’s goal is to create customer experiences that have sustainable resonance with consumers and consistently implement strategies that result in long-term profit growth for our investors.

 

Principal Products and Services

 

The Company currently has one main product line and two other product lines in development. The Company’s current active product line is Oeuvre.

 

Oeuvre

 

Oeuvre - ”A Body of Art” – is the next product line that we plan to launch in the fourth quarter of 2021 and is intended to be a next generation CBD luxury skin care line and lifestyle brand. Planned product offerings under the Oeuvre product line include:

 

  Purifying Exfoliator
  Replenishing Oil
  Ultra-Nourishing Face Cream
  Revitalizing Eye Cream
  High Potency Tincture
  CBD infused and scented candles
  CBD infused women’s fragrance

 

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Drawing inspiration from petals, leaves, roots, minerals, and gemstones, Oeuvre celebrates the artistry of well-being and beauty, inside and out. Oeuvre products are non-toxic, ungendered products made with zero GMO, retinyl palmitate, petroleum, mineral oil, parabens, sulfates, and synthetic colors.

 

Oeuvre Target Market

 

Oeuvre is planned to be our luxury segment product line. With Oeuvre, we are targeting a large and influential consumer class of individuals that are “HENRYs” – High-Earners-Not-Rich-Yet. These individuals have discretionary income and may be wealthy in the future. HENRYs earn between $100,000 and $250,000 annually. They are typically digitally fluent, are frequent online shoppers, and are discretionary spenders. Our website, ouvreskincare.com, offers inclusive, aspirationally affordable luxury products positioned for such consumers.

 

We believe the benefit of onboarding this consumer demographic to Oeuvre are twofold: securing valuable present customers and building relationships and business with those most likely to be among affluent consumers in the future. By the year 2025, Millennials and Generation Z reportedly will represent more than 40% of the overall luxury goods market, according to a 2019 report published by Boston Consulting Group. We seek to target such consumer group for the sale of our Oeuvre products.

 

On social media, we will target the following audiences for the Oeuvre brand:

 

  Women aged 30+
  Luxury Skincare Enthusiasts
  CBD Enthusiasts
  Crystal Lovers
  Wellness Audience
  Makeup Artists
  Art
  Beauty
  Influencers
  Bloggers
  Stores

  

Future Product Lines

 

The Company has two product lines planned for introduction by the end of 2021:

 

  F.A.M.E. - a millennial, premium priced dual-gender lifestyle brand
  LevelLab – a premium priced millennial fitness/wellness/performance product line

 

 LevelLab

 

 We intend LevelLab to be a premium-priced millennial fitness, wellness, and performance product line. Planned LevelLab products include:

 

  LevelLab Therapeutic Recovery Cream, which provides heating and cooling effects to sooth pain, containing isolate hemp CBD, and 100% THC free.
  LevelLab Bundle including daily facial cleanser, hyaluronic and vitamin C moisturizer, and retinol night cream.
  LevelLab Active Hydration – supplement for mineral replenishment and optimal hydration for before, during, and after workout.
  LevelLab Fuel – a recovery drink containing a unique combination of CBD and amino acids.

 

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LevelLab Target Market

 

We plan to target Millennials (generally ages 23 – 38 as of 2019) for our LevelLab product line. These consumers, who became adults in a hyper-connected, digital world, have unique shopping preferences, spend their time in different mediums, and respond to a different technology-driven style of messaging than generations past. This evolution in consumer behavior accompanies a significant transition of purchasing power to the Millennial generation. According to the 2015 U.S. Census Bureau, Millennials accounted for more than 25% of the U.S. population, exceeding the number of baby boomers and making it the largest percentage of the workforce in the United States. Further, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, people born after 1981, including Millennials and Generation Z, accounted for approximately $1.7 trillion or 22% of the nation’s total consumer expenditure in 2017. We expect this number to significantly increase as Millennials enter their peak earning years and an increasing percentage of Generation Z joins the workforce.

 

F.A.M.E

 

F.A.M.E. will merge health and wellness with art and entertainment to curate unique and impactful products, content, and activities for a global community. As stated in a 2017 article on the Wellness industry published by Forbes, 72% of millennials would rather spend money on experiences than on material goods. With F.A.M.E., we intend to provide them with both. Products and offerings under the F.A.M.E. brand name are currently under development.

 

F.A.M.E Target Market

 

The target market for F.A.M.E. is also Millennials. We intend to market F.A.M.E. to premium consumers – both male and female – in the Millennial market.

 

Suppliers

 

The Company has several third-party suppliers and is not reliant on any particular supplier for its product offerings. Many of our products contain CBD derived from industrial hemp or cannabis which we obtain from third parties. Hemp cultivation can be impacted by weather patterns and other natural events, but we have not yet faced any supply issues in obtaining raw materials for our products. 

 

Distribution

 

We have two primary methods through which we sell our products:

 

  1. Direct to Consumer online e-commerce platform
  2. Wholesale partners

 

Marketing Strategy

 

We support brand launches with social media and marketing campaigns, including utilizing influencers. Leading marketing and public relations firms are engaged by the Company to spearhead the launch of Oeuvre, and will likely be engaged for our future planned brand launches as well.

 

Sentient Brands Growth Strategies:

 

In order to grow our Company, Sentient Brands intends to:

 

  Create a leading consumer packaged goods company;
  Partner with established distributers and retailers;
  Focus on operational excellence and product quality; and
  Establish ongoing communication with the capital markets

 

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Our mission is to create the next generation of CBD consumer brands. The Company believes it has assembled a highly accomplished team of branding and marketing professionals who have a combined experience and track record of successfully launching and operating major brands in the consumer market space, which the Company believes will provide it with a competitive edge in the industry.

  

Customers

 

The Company launched its Oeuvre product line in the fourth quarter of 2021. The Company’s sales channels are direct to consumer and wholesale.

  

Intellectual Property

 

The Company’s Oeuvre brand is trademarked in the United States, with a European trademark application pending. The Company expects to rely on trade secrets and proprietary know-how protection for our confidential and proprietary information, however we have not yet taken security measures to protect this information.

 

Competition

 

We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, intense competition from a number of companies.

 

The current market for hemp-derived CBD products is highly competitive, consisting of publicly-trade and privately-owned companies, many of which are more adequately capitalized than the Company. The Company’s current publicly listed competitors include Charlotte’s Web, CV Sciences, Elixinol, Abacus, and Green Growth Brands, and private companies such as BeBoe, St. Jane, Mary’s, Lord Jones, Bluebird Folium Biosciences, Global Cannabinoids, and Pure Kana. In addition, public and private U.S. and Canadian companies have entered the hemp-derived CBD consumer market or have announced plans to do so. This market is highly fragmented, and according to the Hemp Business Journal, the vast majority of industry participants generate less than $2 million in annual revenue. We see this an opportunity to create a foothold in the CBD consumer marketplace with the goal of building Sentient Brands as a major brand name in this space.

  

Industry Overview

 

The market for products based on extracts of hemp and cannabis is expected to grow substantially over the coming years. Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics are forecasting the combined market to reach nearly $45 billion within the U.S. in the year 2024. While much of this market is expected to be comprised of high potency THC-based products that will be sold in licensed dispensaries, certain research firms are still predicting the market to grow to $5.3 billion, $12.6 billion, and $2.2 billion by 2024 for the product areas of low THC cannabinoids, THC-free Cannabinoids and pharmaceutical cannabinoids, respectively.

 

We believe the recent passage of the 2018 Farm Bill will allow the Company to expand its marketplace opportunities. On December 20, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, otherwise known as the “Farm Bill.” Prior to its passage, hemp, a member of the cannabis family, and hemp-derived CBD, were classified as a Schedule I controlled substances, and illegal under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”). Under Section 10113 of the Farm Bill, hemp cannot contain more than 0.3 percent THC. THC refers to the chemical compound found in cannabis that produces the psychoactive “high” associated with cannabis. Any cannabis plant that contains more than 0.3 percent THC would be considered non-hemp cannabis or marijuana under federal law and would thus face no legal protection under this new legislation and would be an illegal Schedule 1 drug under the CSA.

 

With the passage of the Farm Bill, hemp cultivation is broadly permitted. The Farm Bill explicitly allows the transfer of hemp-derived products across state lines for commercial or other purposes. It also puts no restrictions on the sale, transport, or possession of hemp-derived products, so long as those items are produced in a manner consistent with the law.

 

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Recent Developments

 

Covid-19

 

A novel strain of coronavirus (“Covid-19”) emerged globally in December 2019 and has been declared a pandemic. The extent to which Covid-19 will impact our customers, business, results and financial condition will depend on current and future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. While the Company’s day-to-day operations beginning March 2020 have been impacted, we have suffered less immediate impact as most staff can work remotely and can continue to develop our product offerings.

 

On April 18, 2020, the Company, through its subsidiary Jaguaring Company, entered into Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement with KeyBank National Association, pursuant to which the Company received loan proceeds of $231,500 (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan was made under, and is subject to the terms and conditions of, the PPP which was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The term of the PPP Loan is two years with a maturity date of April 18, 2022 and contains a favorable fixed annual interest rate of 1.00%. Payments of principal and interest on the PPP Loan will be deferred for the first six months of the term of the PPP Loan until November 18, 2020. Principal and interest are payable monthly and may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Under the terms of the CARES Act, recipients can apply for and receive forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for certain permissible purposes as set forth in the PPP, including, but not limited to, payroll costs (as defined under the PPP) and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs (collectively, “Qualifying Expenses”), and on the maintenance of employee and compensation levels during the eight-week period following the funding of the PPP Loan. The Company has been using the proceeds of the PPP Loan, for Qualifying Expenses. However, no assurance is provided that the Company will be able to obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

 

Forward Stock Split / Increase of Authorized / Name Change / Migratory Merger

 

On December 9, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) with the State of California to (i) effect a forward stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 7 for 1 (the “Forward Stock Split”), (ii) increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares, and (iii) effectuate a name change (the “Name Change”). Fractional shares that resulted from the Forward Stock Split will be rounded up to the next highest number. As a result of the Name Change, the Company’s name changed from “Intelligent Buying, Inc.” to “Sentient Brands Holdings Inc.”. The Certificate was approved by the majority of the Company’s shareholders and by the Board of Directors of the Company. The effective date of the Forward Stock Split and the Name Change was March 2, 2021.

 

In connection with the above, the Company filed an Issuer Company-Related Action Notification Form with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Forward Stock Split and the Name Change was implemented by FINRA on March 2, 2021. Our symbol on OTC Markets was INTBD for 20 business days from March 2, 2021 (the “Notification Period”). Our new CUSIP number is 81728V 102. As a result of the name change, our symbol was changed to “SNBH” following the Notification Period.

 

In addition, on January 29, 2021, the Company, merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a California corporation, and Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation. Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, continued as the surviving entity of the migratory merger. Pursuant to the migratory merger, the Company changed its state of incorporation from California to Nevada and each share of its common stock converted into one share of common stock of the surviving entity in the migratory merger. No dissenters’ rights were exercised by any of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the migratory merger.

 

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Following the consummation of the migratory merger, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Nevada corporation that was newly-created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company became the articles of incorporation and bylaws for the surviving entity in the migratory merger.

 

The foregoing information is a summary of each of the matters described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the exhibits, each of which is attached an exhibit to this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report. Readers should review those exhibits for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this matter.

 

Government Regulation

 

The United States Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) is generally responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of (1) prescription and over the counter drugs; (2) biologics including vaccines, blood & blood products, and cellular and gene therapies; (3) foodstuffs including dietary supplements, bottled water, and baby formula; and, (4) medical devices including heart pacemakers, surgical implants, prosthetics, and dental devices.

 

Regarding its regulation of drugs, the FDA process requires a review that begins with the filing of an investigational new drug (IND) application, with follow on clinical studies and clinical trials that the FDA uses to determine whether a drug is safe and effective, and therefore subject to approval for human use by the FDA.

 

Aside from the FDA’s mandate to regulate drugs, the FDA also regulates dietary supplement products and dietary ingredients under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. This law prohibits manufacturers and distributors of dietary supplements and dietary ingredients from marketing products that are adulterated or misbranded. This means that these firms are responsible for evaluating the safety and labeling of their products before marketing to ensure that they meet all the requirements of the law and FDA regulations, including, but not limited to the following labeling requirements: (1) identifying the supplement; (2) nutrition labeling; (3) ingredient labeling; (4) claims; and, (5) daily use information.

 

The FDA has not approved cannabis, marijuana, hemp or derivatives as a safe and effective drug for any indication. As of the date of this filing, we have not, and do not intend to file an IND with the FDA, concerning any of our products that contain CBD derived from industrial hemp or cannabis. Further, our products containing CBD derived from industrial hemp are not marketed or sold using claims that their use is safe and effective treatment for any medical condition subject to the FDA’s jurisdiction.

 

Government Approvals

 

The Company does not currently require any government approvals for its operations or product offerings. In August 2019, the DEA affirmed that CBD preparations at or below the 0.3 percent delta-9 THC threshold, is not a controlled substance, and a DEA registration is not required. As a result of the 2018 Farm Bill, the FDA has been tasked with developing CBD regulations. The FDA has not yet published regulations.

 

Research and Development

 

We are continuously in the process of identifying and/or developing potential new products to offer to our customers. Our expenditures on research and development have historically been small and immaterial compared to our other business expenditures. We are currently developing new formulations for additional product lines.

 

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Employees

 

We believe that our success depends upon our ability to attract, develop and retain key personnel. As of April 15, 2021, we employed 2 full-time employees. The Company otherwise currently relies on the services of independent contractors. None of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, and management considers relations with our employees to be in good standing. Although we continually seek to add additional talent to our work force, management believes that it currently has sufficient human capital to operate its business successfully.

 

Our compensation programs are designed to align the compensation of our employees with our performance and to provide the proper incentives to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve superior results. The structure of our compensation programs balances incentive earnings for both short-term and long-term performance.

 

The health and safety of our employees is our highest priority, and this is consistent with our operating philosophy. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, employees, including our specialized technical staff, are working from home or in a virtual environment unless they have a requirement to be in the office for short-term tasks and projects.

 

The primary mailing address for the Company is 555 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10022. The Company’s telephone number is (646) 202-2897. The Company’s website is https://www.sentientbrands.com/.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Nine Months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

 

Revenue

 

We acquired Cannavolve on February 14, 2020, where we consolidated our financial statements since then. The Company provides advisory and operational services to hemp and ancillary cannabis companies, serving as a full-service business accelerator working with startups and emerging brands nationwide. The Company accelerates customer’s businesses through a proven model of funding; operations; product launches; and ongoing sales, marketing, and expansion into new markets. Each customer arrangement is unique, and revenue is recognized, both over time and at a point in time, depending upon the performance obligations stated in the contract. During the nine months ending September 30, 2021, we did not generate revenue compared to $19,219 for the nine month period ending September 30, 2020, due to the Company’s reorganization and focus on the development of our new product lines and related marketing preparations.

 

Operating Expenses

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 2020, operating expenses consisted of the following:

 

    2021   2020
Advertising and Marketing     12,800       32,162  
Selling Expenses           22,020  
General and Administrative     35,748       134,544  
Legal and Professional     250,376       289,711  
Office rent     824       16,351  
Management Fees     63,000       100,140  
Product development cost     3,153       26,200  
Interest Expenses     38,841          
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES     404,742       621,128  

 

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  Our advertising and marketing costs mainly include consulting fees for branding, social media and creation of marketing materials for our brand. The decrease in advertising costs of $19,362, or by 60%, during the nine months period ending September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was attributable to consulting fees for branding and marketing materials incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
  Selling expense mainly includes our marketing and sales representative fees and related benefits, and travel and entertainment costs incurred by our sales representatives.
  Legal and professional fees primarily consisted of accounting fees, legal service fees, consulting fees, investor relations service charges and other fees incurred for service related to becoming and being a public company. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, professional fees decreased compared to the same period in 2020 mainly attributable to a decrease in fees of approximately $15,000 incurred for services performed by our marketing consultant. We expect professional fees to increase as we incur significant costs associated with our public company reporting requirements, and costs associated with newly applicable corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Office rent expense is monthly lease payments for our principal executive offices in New York, New York .
  Our management fees are comprised mainly of salaries paid to our management staff. During the nine month period ending September 30, 2021, management fees decreased by approximately $40,000 compared to the same period in 2020 mainly attributable to the resignation of an employee.
  Product development cost includes packaging supplies and materials, design and marketing consultants. The decrease of approximately $23,047, or 88%, during the nine month period ending September 30, 2021 was mainly due to the cost of design of marketing materials incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Loss from Operations

 

The Company’s operating loss for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, and 2020 was $404,640 and $675,974, respectively. A decrease in operating loss of approximately $206,778 or 34% compared to the previous nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily decreased in general and administrative expenses of $98,796, legal and professional fees of $39,335, and management fees of $37,140. The primary reason for the overall reduction in operating expenses was primarily due the efforts of management to streamline operations and focus on the development of new product lines.

 

Income Taxes

 

We did not have any income taxes expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and 2020 since we incurred losses in these periods.

 

Net Loss

 

The Company’s net loss for the nine month period ended September 30, 2021, and 2020 was $404,469 and $611,418, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2021, we had total current assets of $291,633, consisting of $32,852 in cash and $258,781 in inventories. Our total current liabilities as of September 30, 2021, were $1,296,790. We had a working capital deficit of $1,005,157 as of September 30, 2021, compared with a working capital deficit of $605,552 as of December 31, 2020.

 

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

Operating activities used $472,898 in cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with cash used of $675,974 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Our negative operating cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was largely the result of our net loss of $880,779, full payment of inventories $258,781 and offset by decrease in advances from supplier $154,893 and loss on valuation of derivative liabilities $476,310. Our negative operating cash flow of $675,974 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was largely the result of the result out net loss of $552,840, changes in current assets and liabilities $126,899.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

There were no cash flow from investment activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, while in the same period ending September 30, 2020, we purchased office equipment for $39,277.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 Net cash flows provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, amounted to $437,492 compared with cash flows provided by financing activities of $708,061 for the previous period ended September 30, 2020. Our positive cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, consisted of proceeds from convertible loans payable of $306,199 and short-term loans $130,404. Our positive cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, consisted of proceeds from issuance of common stock of $471,560, short term loan $256,5000 offset by $20,000 payments to loans payable.

 

Going Concern

 

As of September 30, 2021, we have an accumulated deficit of $2,358,357. Our ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon the successful completion of additional financing arrangements and our ability to achieve and maintain profitable operations. While we are expanding our best efforts to achieve the above plans, there is no assurance that any such activity will generate funds that will be available for operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might arise from this uncertainty.

 

Covid 19

 

A novel strain of coronavirus (“Covid-19”) emerged globally in December 2019 and has been declared a pandemic. The extent to which Covid-19 will impact our customers, business, results and financial condition will depend on current and future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. While the Company’s day-to-day operations beginning March 2020 have been impacted, we have suffered less immediate impact as most staff can work remotely and can continue to develop our product offerings. That said we have seen our business opportunities develop more slowly as business partners and potential customers are dealing with Covid-19 issues, working remotely and these issues are causing delays in decision making and finalization of negotiations and agreements.

 

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We presently do not have any contractual obligations.

 

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Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We presently do not have off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Inflation

 

The effect of inflation on our revenue and operating results was not significant.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We conducted an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, as of September 30, 2021, to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, including to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of September 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level due to the material weaknesses identified and described below.

 

Our principal executive officers do not expect that our disclosure controls or internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. Although our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our principal executive officers have determined that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at doing so, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute assurance that the objectives of the system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented if there exists in an individual a desire to do so. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

 

Remediation Plan to Address the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

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 our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management identified the following three material weaknesses that have caused management to conclude that, as of September 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures, and our internal control over financial reporting, were not effective at the reasonable assurance level:

 

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1. We do not have written documentation of our internal control policies and procedures. Written documentation of key internal controls over financial reporting is a requirement of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as of the period ending September 30, 2021. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have written documentation of our internal controls and procedures on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.
2. We do not have sufficient segregation of duties within accounting functions, which is a basic internal control. Due to our size and nature, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. However, to the extent possible, the initiation of transactions, the custody of assets and the recording of transactions should be performed by separate individuals. Management evaluated the impact of our failure to have segregation of duties on our assessment of our disclosure controls and procedures and has concluded that the control deficiency that resulted represented a material weakness.
3. Effective controls over the control environment were not maintained. Specifically, a formally adopted written code of business conduct and ethics that governs our employees, officers, and directors was not in place. Additionally, management has not developed and effectively communicated to employees its accounting policies and procedures. This has resulted in inconsistent practices. Further, our Board of Directors does not currently have any independent members and no director qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K. Since these entity level programs have a pervasive effect across the organization, management has determined that these circumstances constitute a material weakness.

 

To address these material weaknesses, management performed additional analyses and other procedures to ensure that the financial statements included herein fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Accordingly, we believe that the financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

To remediate the material weakness in our documentation, evaluation and testing of internal controls we plan to engage a third-party firm to assist us in remedying this material weakness once resources become available.

 

We intend to remedy our material weakness with regard to insufficient segregation of duties by hiring additional employees in order to segregate duties in a manner that establishes effective internal controls once resources become available.

 

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes (including corrective actions with regard to material weakness) in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we are subject to ordinary routine litigation incidental to our normal business operations. We are not currently a party to any litigation the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows or financial condition.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Risk factors describing the major risks to our business can be found under Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There has been no material change in our risk factors from those previously discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

On September 23, 2021 (the “Issuance Date”), the Company issued an 18% Promissory Note in the principal amount of $125,000 (the “September 2021 Note”) to an accredited investor (the “September 2021 Investor”). The September 2021 Note matures six (6) months from the Issuance Date (the “Maturity Date”), and the September 2021 Investor, at its sole election on the Maturity Date, may convert the interest accrued on the September 2021 Note into shares of common stock of the Company at $0.05 per share.

 

The Company claims an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) for the private placement of the September 2021 Note pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The September 2021 Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. As of the date hereof, the Company is obligated on $125,000 in face amount of the September 2021 Note issued to the September 2021 Investor. The September 2021 Note is a debt obligation arising other than in the ordinary course of business which constitutes a direct financial obligation of the Company.

 

The foregoing information is a summary of each of the agreements involved in the transaction described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those agreements, each of which is attached an exhibit to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Readers should review those agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this transaction.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

On December 9, 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation (the “Certificate”) with the State of California to (i) effect a forward stock split of its outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 7 for 1 (the “Forward Stock Split”), (ii) increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares, and (iii) effectuate a name change (the “Name Change”). Fractional shares that resulted from the Forward Stock Split will be rounded up to the next highest number. As a result of the Name Change, the Company’s name changed from “Intelligent Buying, Inc.” to “Sentient Brands Holdings Inc.”. The Certificate was approved by the majority of the Company’s shareholders and by the Board of Directors of the Company. The effective date of the Forward Stock Split and the Name Change was March 2, 2021.

 

In connection with the above, the Company filed an Issuer Company-Related Action Notification Form with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Forward Stock Split and the Name Change was implemented by FINRA on March 2, 2021. Our symbol on OTC Markets was INTBD for 20 business days from March 2, 2021 (the “Notification Period”). Our new CUSIP number is 81728V 102. As a result of the name change, our symbol was changed to “SNBH” following the Notification Period.

 

In addition, on January 29, 2021, the Company, merged with and into its wholly owned subsidiary, Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a California corporation, and Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation. Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, continued as the surviving entity of the migratory merger. Pursuant to the migratory merger, the Company changed its state of incorporation from California to Nevada and each share of its common stock converted into one share of common stock of the surviving entity in the migratory merger. No dissenters’ rights were exercised by any of the Company’s stockholders in connection with the migratory merger.

 

Following the consummation of the migratory merger, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Nevada corporation that was newly-created as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company became the articles of incorporation and bylaws for the surviving entity in the migratory merger.

 

The foregoing information is a summary of each of the matters described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the exhibits, each of which is attached an exhibit to this Form 10-Q Quarterly Report. Readers should review those exhibits for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this matter.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

  

Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description
     
2.1   Reorganization Agreement between Intelligent Buying Inc. and Jaguaring Company d/b/a Cannavolve, and the Cannavolve shareholders listed in the agreement, dated March 13, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019).
     
2.2   Amended Reorganization Agreement between Intelligent Buying Inc. and Jaguaring Company d/b/a Cannavolve and the Cannavolve shareholders listed in the agreement, dated April 27, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 6, 2019).
     
2.3   Amendment No. 1 to Reorganization Agreement between Intelligent Buying Inc. and Jaguaring Company d/b/a Cannavolve, and the Cannavolve shareholders listed in the agreement, dated April 27, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May, 6 2019).
     
2.4   Second Amended Agreement and Plan of Reorganization between Intelligent Buying Inc. and Jaguaring Company d/b/a Cannavolve Holdings, the Cannavolve Shareholders listed in the agreement dated January 2, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 8, 2020).
     
2.5   Termination Agreement of the Reorganization between Intelligent Buying Inc. and Jaguaring Company d/b/a Cannavolve Holdings, the Cannavolve Shareholders listed in the agreement dated February 12, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
2.6   Agreement and Plan of Reorganization by and among Intelligent Buying Inc., Jaguaring Company d/b/a Cannavolve Holdings and the Cannavolve Shareholders listed in the agreement dated February 14, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
2.7   Form of Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a California corporation, and Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation, dated January 28, 2021. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).
     
3.1   Articles of Incorporation of Intelligent Buying Inc. and Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2006).
     
3.2   Bylaws of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
3.3   Certificate of Determination for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2006).
     
3.4   Certificate of Determination for Series B Preferred Stock of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
3.5   Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Intelligent Buying Inc., a California corporation. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2021).
     
3.6   Articles of Incorporation of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2021).
     
3.7   Bylaws of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2021).
     
4.1   Form of 10% Promissory Note of Intelligent Buying, Inc. issued to an accredited investor dated December 2, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).
     
4.2   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Intelligent Buying, Inc. and an accredited investor dated December 2, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).
     
4.3   Form of Stock Purchase Warrant of Intelligent Buying, Inc. issued to an accredited investor dated December 2, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).
     
4.4   Form of Stock Pledge Agreement issued by an affiliate of Intelligent Buying, Inc. to an accredited investor dated December 2, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).
     
4.5   Form of 10% Convertible Debenture of Intelligent Buying, Inc. issued to an accredited investor dated December 3, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).

 

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4.6   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Intelligent Buying, Inc. and an accredited investor dated December 3, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).
     
4.7   Form of Stock Purchase Warrant of Intelligent Buying, Inc. issued to an accredited investor dated December 3, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021).
     
4.8   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2021).
     
4.9   Form of Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2021).
     
4.10   Form of Common Share Purchase Warrant. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2021).
     
4.11   Form of Pledge and Security Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2021).  
     
4.12*   Form of 18% Promissory Note of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. issued to an accredited investor dated September 23, 2021.
     
4.13*   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and an accredited investor dated November 18, 2021.
     
4.14*   Form of Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note issued to an accredited investor dated November 18, 2021.
     
4.15*    Form of Common Share Purchase Warrant issued to an accredited investor dated November 18, 2021.
     
4.16*   Form of Pledge and Security Agreement by and among Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and an accredited dated November 18, 2021.
     
10.1   Convertible Promissory Note of Intelligent Buying Inc. issued to PureEnergy714 LLC2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019).
     
10.2   Convertible Promissory Note issued by Jaguaring, Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2019).
     
10.3   Form of Subscription Agreement for Rule 506 Offering. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.4#   Executive Consulting Agreement between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and James Mansour dated January 8, 2020. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.5#   Employment Agreement between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and George V. Furlan dated December 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.6   Independent Contractor Agreement between Jaguaring Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve and Dante Jones dated May 1, 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020). 
     
10.7   Addendum to Independent Contractor Agreement between Jaguaring Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve and Dante Jones dated September 20, 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.8   Independent Contractor Agreement between Jaguaring Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve and Eric Swaney dated May 1, 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.9   Addendum to Independent Contractor Agreement between Jaguaring Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve and Eric Swaney dated May 1, 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.10   Office Agreement for Jaguaring Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve dated May 23, 2018. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.11   Promissory Note issued by Jaguaring Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve dated June 11, 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.12   Promissory Note issued by Jaguaring Inc. d/b/a Cannavolve dated June 6, 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.13   Employment Agreement between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and Gregg Templeton dated February 28, 2019. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.14#   Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and James Mansour. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.15#   Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. and George Furlan. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K Current Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2020).
     
10.16   Share Exchange Agreement dated as of May 28, 2020 by and among Intelligent Buying Inc., and the shareholders of Jaguaring Company d/b/a Cannavolve Holdings. (Incorporated by reference to the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2020).
     
14.1   Code of Ethics of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on April 17, 2006).
     
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

* Filed herewith

 

# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.
     
Date: November 22, 2021 By: /s/ George Furlan
    George Furlan
    Interim Chief Executive Officer, Interim President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: November 22, 2021 By: /s/ George Furlan
    George Furlan
    Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit 4.12

 

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW, AND IT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SAID ACT OR STATE LAW OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS; AND THE COMPANY MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH EXEMPTION.

 

$125,000.00   New York, New York
Date: September 23, 2021

 

SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.

 

18% PROMISSORY NOTE DUE MARCH 23, 2022

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to the order of ADRIATIC ADVISORS, LLC (“Holder”), the principal amount of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($125,000) on the earlier of (i) the closing of the next Equity Financing (as defined below), or (ii) March 23, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”), or earlier as hereinafter provided. Interest on the outstanding principal balance shall be paid at maturity at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year, using the number of days actually elapsed. The Holder, at its sole election on the Maturity Date, may convert the interest accrued on this Note into shares of common stock of the Company at $0.05 per share (the “Interest Conversion Price”); provided, however, upon closing of the next Equity Financing (as defined below), the Interest Conversion Price shall be adjusted to equal such price per share or conversion price utilized in such Equity Financing; provided, however, that in no event shall the interest Conversion Price be increased as a result of such adjustment. Such adjustment to the Interest Conversion Price shall be a onetime event on the Maturity Date. “Equity Financing” is defined as any financing following the closing of this $125,000 promissory note financing in which the Company sells shares of common stock or securities that are convertible into shares of common stock for gross proceeds of a minimum of $250,000.

 

ARTICLE 1. 

Events of Default and Acceleration

 

(a)     Events of Default Defined. If any one or more the following events (“Events of Default”) shall have occurred (for any reason whatsoever and whether such happening shall be voluntary or involuntary or be affected or come about by operation of law pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree, or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body) and be continuing. An Event of Default shall occur:

 

(i)                   if failure shall be made in the payment of the principal of this Note or in the payment of any installment of interest on this Note when and as the same shall become due and such failure shall continue for a period of five (5) days after such payment is due; or

 

(ii)                 if the Company shall consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator of itself or of a substantial part of its property, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or an answer seeking reorganization in a proceeding under any bankruptcy law (as now or hereafter in effect) or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against the Company in any such proceeding, or shall by voluntary petition, answer or consent, seek relief under the provisions of any other now existing or future bankruptcy or other similar law providing for the reorganization or winding up of corporations, or an arrangement, composition, extension or adjustment with its or their creditors, or shall, in a petition in bankruptcy filed against it or them be adjudicated a bankrupt, or the Company or its directors or a majority of its stockholders shall vote to dissolve or liquidate the Company; or

 

 

 

(iii)                if an involuntary petition shall be filed against the Company seeking relief against the Company under any now existing or future bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law providing for the reorganization or winding up of corporations, or an arrangement, composition, extension or adjustment with its or their creditors, and such petition shall not be stayed or vacated or set aside within ninety (90) days from the filing thereof; or

 

(iv)               if a court of competent jurisdiction shall enter an order, judgment or decree appointing, without consent of the Company, a receiver, trustee or liquidator of the Company or of all or any substantial part of the property of the Company, or approving a petition filed against the Company seeking a reorganization or arrangement of the Company under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law or statute of the United States of America or any State thereof, or any substantial part of the property of the Company shall be sequestered; and such order, judgment or decree shall not be stayed or vacated or set aside within ninety (90) days from the date of the entry thereof.

 

(b)     Remedies Upon Event of Default.

 

(i)       Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note, together with interest thereon shall forthwith become and be due and payable;

 

(ii)       Any amount of principal, interest, other amounts due hereunder or penalties on this Note, which is not paid by the Maturity Date as specified herein, shall bear interest at the lesser of the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum or the maximum legal amount permitted by law, from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). The Holder, at its sole election subsequent to the Maturity Date, may at any time convert the Default Interest into shares of common stock of the Company at the Interest Conversion Price (as defined above); and

 

(iii)       Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Company shall incur a monthly monitoring fee (“Monitoring Fee”) in the amount of five thousand Dollars ($5,000) per month commencing in the month in which the Event of Default occurs and continuing until the Event of Default is cured in order to cover the Holder’s costs of monitoring and legal expenses and other expenses incurred by Holder.

 

(c)     Rights of the Holder. Nothing in this Note shall be construed to modify, amend or limit in any way the right of the Holder to bring an action against the Company.

 

ARTICLE 2. 

Miscellaneous

 

(a)     Prepayments and Partial Payments. The Company may prepay this Note in whole or in part at any time; provided, that any partial payment of principal shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest to the date of prepayment.

 

(b)     Transferability. This Note shall not be transferred except in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to the Securities Act and applicable state securities law. The Company shall treat as the owner of this Note the person shown as the owner on its books and records. The term “Holder” shall include the initial holder named on the first page of this Note and any subsequent holder of this Note.

 

 

 

(c)     WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE PAYMENT OF THIS NOTE, THE COMPANY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY.

 

(d)     Usury Saving Provision. All payment obligations arising under this Note are subject to the express condition that at no time shall the Company be obligated or required to pay interest at a rate which could subject the holder of this Note to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the maximum rate which the Company is permitted by law to contract or agree to pay. If by the terms of this Note, the Company is at any time required or obligated to pay interest at a rate in excess of such maximum rate, the applicable rate of interest shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to such maximum rate, and interest thus payable shall be computed at such maximum rate, and the portion of all prior interest payments in excess of such maximum rate shall be applied and shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal.

 

(e)     Notice to Company. Notice to the Company shall be given to the Company at its principal executive offices, presently located at 555 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10022, attention of CEO, or to such other address or person as the Company may, from time to time, advise the holder of this Note, or to the holder of this Note at the address set forth on the Company’s records. Notice shall be given by hand delivery, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, overnight courier service which provides evidence of delivery, or by telecopier if confirmation of receipt is given or of confirmation of transmission is sent as herein provided.

 

(f)      Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to agreements executed and to be performed wholly within such State. The Company hereby (i) consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern District of New York in any action relating to or arising out of this Note, (ii) agrees that any process in any such action may be served upon it, in addition to any other method of service permitted by law, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or by an overnight courier service which obtains evidence of delivery, with the same full force and effect as if personally served upon him and (iii) waives any claim that the jurisdiction of any such tribunal is not a convenient forum for any such action and any defense of lack of in personam jurisdiction with respect thereto.

 

(g)     Expenses. In the event that the Holder commences a legal proceeding in order to enforce its rights under this Note, the Company shall pay all reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the Holder with respect thereto, if the Holder is successful in enforcing such action.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Note as of the date and year first aforesaid.

 

  SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.
     
     
  By: /s/George Furlan
  Name: George Furlan
  Title: CEO

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.13

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of November 18, 2021, by and among SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and LEONITE FUND I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Purchaser”).

 

Recital

 

A.            The Company and the Purchaser are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and/or Regulation D promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act;

 

B.           The Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, a Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Note of the Company, in the aggregate principal amount of four hundred thousand Dollars ($400,000) , in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Note”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note;

 

C.           Company wishes to issue to the Purchaser, as additional consideration for the purchase of the Note, a Warrant (as defined below) to acquire 666,667 Common Shares (as defined in the Note), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Warrant”), as further provided herein.

 

Agreement

 

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the foregoing, and the representations, warranties, covenants and conditions set forth below, the Company and the Purchaser, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Amount and Terms of the Note; Warrant

 

1.1              Purchase of the Note. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, for consideration of an aggregate principal amount of four hundred thousand Dollars ($400,000) in cash (the “Consideration”), to be paid by Purchaser to the Company in two (2) tranches of two hundred thousand Dollars ($200,000) each, with the first $200,000 tranche (the “Initial Tranche”) to be paid to the Company on the Issue Date (as defined in the Note) (the “Initial Closing Date”), less $5,000 which Purchaser shall retain to cover its legal fees, and the second $200,000 tranche (the “Final Tranche”) to be paid to the Company within 30 days after the Issue Date (the “Final Closing Date” and together with the Initial Closing Date, the “Closing Dates”), Purchaser agrees to subscribe for and purchase from the Company , and the Company agrees to issue and sell to Purchaser, the Note, subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below.

 

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1.2         Warrant. The Warrant shall be issued to Purchaser on the Final Closing Date and shall be exercisable for a period of five (5) years at an exercise price of forty-five cents ($0.45) per share.

 

1.3         Form of Payment. On the Closing Dates, the Purchaser shall pay to the Company the Consideration as set forth in section 1.1 above.

 

2. Closing and Delivery

 

2.1              Closings. The closings of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Dates, at such location as may be agreed to by the parties (including via exchange of electronic signatures).

 

2.2              Delivery.

 

(a) On the Initial Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay and deliver the Initial Tranche to the Company, and the Company shall issue and deliver the Note to Purchaser.

 

(b) On the Final Closing Date, Purchaser shall pay and deliver the Final Tranche to the Company, and the Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser the Warrant.

 

3. Representations and Warranties of the Company

 

Except as set forth in the corresponding section of the Disclosure Schedule (as defined below) delivered to the Purchaser concurrently herewith and attached hereto as Schedule I (the “Disclosure Schedule”) or as disclosed in the Disclosure Materials (as defined below), the Company, its Subsidiaries (as defined below), Officers and Directors hereby makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof and as of the Initial Closing Date to the Purchaser:

 

3.1              Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is a corporation or limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has the requisite corporate power to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, would not have or reasonably be expected to result in (i) a material adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of any Subscription Document (as defined below), (ii) a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) adversely impair the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Subscription Document (any of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

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3.2              Corporate Power. The Company has all requisite corporate power to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to issue the Note and Warrant, and to enter into the security and pledge agreement of even date herewith, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Security and Pledge Agreement”), and the other instruments, documents and agreements being entered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (each a “Subscription Document” and collectively, the “Subscription Documents”) and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of the Subscription Documents.

 

3.3              Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Section 3.3 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and correct description of all of the Company’s Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the capitalization (including options, warrants and other such equity), pro forma as of the date hereof reflecting all pending acquisitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Subsidiary means, with respect to the Company, any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the outstanding shares of stock or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such corporation or entity (regardless of whether or not at the time, in the case of a corporation, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company or one or more of its Affiliates and the term Affiliate means, as to any person (the Subject Person”), any other person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls or is controlled by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, the Subject Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any person means the power to direct the management and policies of such person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, through representation on such person’s board of directors or other management committee or group, by contract or otherwise. All references contained herein to the terms Subsidiary or Affiliate, shall be applicable to all Subsidiaries and Affiliates whether they existed as of the date hereof or were created, acquired, or otherwise came to be included in the foregoing terms subsequent to the date hereof.

 

3.4              Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its directors and its stockholders necessary for the authorization of the Subscription Documents and the execution, delivery and performance of all obligations of the Company under the Subscription Documents, including, but not limited to, the issuance and delivery of the Note and Warrant, and the reservation of the equity securities issuable upon conversion of the Note and upon exercise of the Warrant (collectively, the “Underlying Securities”) has been taken or will be taken prior to the issuance of such Underlying Securities. The Subscription Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, the relief of debtors and, with respect to rights to indemnity, subject to federal and state securities laws. The Underlying Securities, when issued in compliance with the provisions of the Subscription Documents, will be, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of any liens, encumbrances, security interests or other adverse claim (a “Lien”) and issued in compliance with all applicable federal and securities laws.

 

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3.5              Governmental Consents. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other foreign, federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Subscription Documents, other than (a) applicable Blue Sky filings, (b) such as have already been obtained or such exemptive filings as are required to be made under applicable securities laws, (c) such other filings that have been made pursuant to applicable state securities laws and post-sale filings pursuant to applicable state and federal securities laws which the Company undertakes to file within the applicable time periods. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt: (i) the issuance and sale of the Note and the Warrant, (ii) the issuance of the Underlying Securities upon due conversion of the Note and due exercise of the Warrant, and (iii) the other transactions contemplated by the Subscription Documents from the provisions of any preemptive rights, stockholder rights plan or other “poison pill” arrangement, any anti-takeover, business combination or control share law or statute binding on the Company or to which the Company or any of its assets and properties may be subject and any provision of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or other organizational documentation, as the case may be, that is or could reasonably be expected to become applicable to the Purchaser as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Note, the Warrant, and the Underlying Securities (collectively, the “Securities”) and the ownership, disposition or voting of the Securities by the Purchaser or the exercise of any right granted to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or the other Subscription Documents.

 

3.6              Compliance with Laws. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any applicable statute, rule, regulation, order or restriction of any domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof in respect of the conduct of its business or the ownership of its properties, which violation would materially and adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or operations of Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

3.7              Compliance with Other Instruments. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of any term of its organizational documents, or of any provision of any mortgage, indenture or contract to which it is a party and by which it is bound or of any judgment, decree, order or writ, other than such violations that would not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, the execution, delivery and performance of the Subscription Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Documents will not result in any such violation or be in conflict with, or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, decree, order or writ or an event that results in the creation of any Lien upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, its business or operations or any of its assets or properties. The sale of the Note, the issuance of the Warrant and the subsequent issuance of the Underlying Securities are not and will not be subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal that have not been properly waived or complied with.

 

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3.8              Offering. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained in Section 4 hereof, the offer, issue, and sale of Securities are and will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, and have been registered or qualified or are exempt from registration and qualification under the registration, permit, or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws. No “bad actor” disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”) is applicable to the Company or, to the Company’s knowledge, any person listed in the first paragraph of Rule 506(d)(1) of the Securities Act, except for a Disqualification Event as to which Rule 506(d)(2)(ii–iv) or (d)(3), is applicable.

 

3.9              Capitalization. Company has authorized shares as set forth in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule. All outstanding shares of capital stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued in compliance with all applicable securities laws. Except for the Warrant and the Underlying Securities or as otherwise listed in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding options, warrants, script rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any person any right to subscribe for or acquire, any shares of common stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of common stock, or securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of common stock. There are no price based anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) and the issue and sale of the Securities will not obligate Company to issue shares of common stock or other securities to any person (other than the Purchaser) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company’s securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under such securities. Except as set forth in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens, and all the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights.

 

3.10          SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, to the best of the Company’s knowledge the Company has filed all reports and registration statements required to be filed by it under (i) the Securities Act and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, or (ii) under the Alternative Reporting Standard as offered by OTC Markets Group, for the two years preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports” and, together with the Disclosure Schedule to this Agreement, the “Disclosure Materials”). As of their respective dates, to the best of the Company’s knowledge the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed, 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. Except as indicated in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, to the best of the Company’s knowledge the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Reports comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission or OTC Markets as applicable, with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.

 

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3.11          Material Changes. Since the date of the latest financial statements, to the best of the Company’s knowledge (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or that could result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the Commission, (iii) the Company has not altered its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to any officer, director or affiliate, except pursuant to existing Company stock-based plans or agreements.

 

3.12          Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency or regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign) (collectively, an “Action”) which: (i) adversely affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of the Subscription Documents or the Securities or (ii) could, if there were an unfavorable decision, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the subject of any Action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by governmental authority, or any litigation civil or otherwise, involving the Company or any current or former director or officer of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

3.13          Labor Relations. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreements or other agreements with labor organizations. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary has violated in any material respect any laws, regulations, orders or contract terms, affecting the collective bargaining rights of employees, labor organizations or any laws, regulations or orders affecting employment discrimination, equal opportunity employment, or employees’ health, safety, welfare, wages and hours. No material labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Company which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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3.14          Regulatory Permits. Company and the Subsidiaries possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such permits would not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Permits”), and neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Material Permit.

 

3.15          Title to Assets. Except as set forth in Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule, Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them that is material to the business of Company and the Subsidiaries and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of Company and the Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except for Liens as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by Company and the Subsidiaries and Liens for the payment of federal, state or other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to penalties. Any real property and facilities held under lease by Company and the Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases of which Company and the Subsidiaries are in compliance.

 

3.16          Taxes. Except as otherwise itemized in Section 3.16 of the Disclosure Schedule, Company and its Subsidiaries have timely and properly filed all tax returns required to be filed by them for all years and periods (and portions thereof) for which any such tax returns were due, except where the failure to so file would not have a Material Adverse Effect; all such filed tax returns are accurate in all material respects; the Company has timely paid all taxes due and payable (whether or not shown on filed tax returns), except where the failure to so pay would not have a Material Adverse Effect; there are no pending assessments, asserted deficiencies or claims for additional taxes that have not been paid; the reserves for taxes, if any, reflected in the financial statements are adequate, and there are no Liens for taxes on any property or assets of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liens for taxes not yet due and payable); there have been no audits or examinations of any tax returns by any (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; or (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental or administrative division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official, organization, unit, body or entity) and any court or other tribunal (a “Governmental Body”), and the Company or its Subsidiaries have not received any notice that such audit or examination is pending or contemplated; no claim has been made by any Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file tax returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction; to the knowledge of the Company, no state of facts exists or has existed which would constitute grounds for the assessment of any penalty or any further tax liability beyond that shown on the respective tax returns; and there are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitation for the assessment or collection of any tax.

 

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3.17          Patents and Trademarks. Company and the Subsidiaries have, or have rights to use, all patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and other similar rights that are necessary or material for use in connection with their respective businesses and which the failure to so have could have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (collectively, the “Intellectual Property Rights”). Neither Company nor any Subsidiary has received a written notice that the Intellectual Property Rights used by Company or any Subsidiary violates or infringes upon the rights of any Person. All such Intellectual Property Rights are enforceable. Company and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable steps to protect Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights in their Intellectual Property Rights and confidential information (the “Confidential Information”). Each employee, consultant and contractor who has had access to Confidential Information which is necessary for the conduct of Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ respective businesses as currently conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted has executed an agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and has executed appropriate agreements that are substantially consistent with the Company’s standard forms thereof. Except under confidentiality obligations, there has been no material disclosure of any of Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ Confidential Information to any third party.

 

3.18          Environmental Matters. Neither Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation, decision or order of any Governmental Body relating to the use, disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or toxic substances (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), owns or operates any real property contaminated with any substance that is subject to any Environmental Laws, is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to any Environmental Laws, or is subject to any claim relating to any Environmental Laws, which violation, contamination, liability or claim has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the aggregate; and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened investigation that might lead to such a claim.

 

3.19          Insurance. Inventory shall be kept in a bonded warehouse and the Company will not sell merchandise into the marketplace without first obtaining liability insurance.

 

3.20          Transactions with Affiliates and Employees. Except as disclosed in the Company’s audited financial statements or the Disclosure Materials, none of the officers or directors of the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with Company or any Subsidiary (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 entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, other than (a) for payment of salary or consulting fees for services rendered, (b) reimbursement for expenses incurred on behalf of the Company and (c) for other employee benefits, including stock option agreements under any stock option plan of Company.

 

3.21          Brokers and Finders. Except as otherwise itemized in Section 3.21 of the Disclosure Schedule, no person will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Documents, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon Company, any Subsidiary or the Purchaser for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of the Company.

 

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3.22          Questionable Payments. Neither Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of their respective current or former stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons acting on behalf of Company or any Subsidiary, has on behalf of Company or any Subsidiary or in connection with their respective businesses: (a) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to any governmental officials or employees from corporate funds; (c) established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; (d) made any false or fictitious entries on the books and records of Company or any Subsidiary; or (e) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment of any nature.

 

3.23          Solvency. The Company has not (a) made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (b) filed any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or suffered the filing of any involuntary petition by its creditors; (c) suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession of all, or substantially all, of its assets; (d) suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of all, or substantially all, of its assets; (e) admitted in writing its inability to pay its debts as they come due; or (f) made an offer of settlement, extension or composition to its creditors generally.

 

3.24          Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has, directly or indirectly: (a) used any funds, or will use any proceeds from the sale of the Securities, for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (b) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds, (c) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or made by any person acting on their behalf of which the Company is aware) or any members of their respective management which is in violation of any legal requirement, or (d) has violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder which was applicable to Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

3.25          Disclosures. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf has provided the Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information, other than the terms of the transactions contemplated hereby. The written materials delivered to the Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Subscription Documents do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

3.26          Transfer Agent. Company represents and warrants that it will not replace its transfer agents without Purchaser’s consent so long as the Note is outstanding. Company acknowledges that this is extremely material to the Note and the investment is made based on the assumption that this will not happen.

 

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3.27          Shell Company Status. Set forth in Schedule 3.27 of the Disclosure Schedule is the Company’s representation as to its “Shell Company” status under Rule 144.

 

3.28          Notice of Material Changes. The Company agrees and acknowledges that so long as any obligations of the Company under any of the Subscription Documents shall exist, it shall be obligated to provide Notice to the Purchaser in the event of a material change to any representation or disclosure in any of the Subscription Documents, including but not limited to, the disclosures on the Disclosure Schedule, and failure to provide such notice shall be a breach of this Agreement and an Event of Default under Section 4.3 of the Note.

 

4. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser

 

4.1              Purchase for Own Account. The Purchaser represents that it is acquiring the Note for its own account.

 

4.2              Information and Sophistication. Without lessening or obviating the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section , the Purchaser hereby: (a) acknowledges that it has received all the information it has requested from the Company and it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the Note, (b) represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Note and to obtain any additional information necessary to verify the accuracy of the information given the Purchaser and (c) further represents that it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risk of this investment.

 

4.3              Ability to Bear Economic Risk. The Purchaser acknowledges that investment in the Note involves a high degree of risk, and represents that it is able, without materially impairing its financial condition, to hold the Note for an indefinite period of time and to suffer a complete loss of its investment.

 

4.4              Accredited Investor Status. The Purchaser is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 under the Act.

 

4.5              Existence; Authorization. The Purchaser is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, having full power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business as conducted. The principal place of business of the Purchaser is as shown on the signature block below. The Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to deliver this Agreement, perform its obligations set forth herein, and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and has obtained the necessary authorization to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his, her or its obligations herein and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement, assuming the due execution and delivery hereof by the Company, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with its terms.

 

4.6              No Regulatory Approval. The Purchaser understands that no state or federal authority has scrutinized this Agreement or the Note offered pursuant hereto, has made any finding or determination relating to the fairness for investment in the Note, or has recommended or endorsed the Note, and that the Note has not been registered or qualified under the Act or any state securities laws, in reliance upon exemptions from registration thereunder. The Note may not, in whole or in part, be resold, transferred, assigned or otherwise disposed of unless it is registered under the Act or an exemption from registration is available, and unless the proposed disposition is in compliance with the restrictions on transferability under federal and state securities laws.

 

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4.7              Purchaser Received Independent Advice. The Purchaser confirms that the Purchaser has been advised to consult with the Purchaser’s independent attorney regarding legal matters concerning the Company and to consult with independent tax advisers regarding the tax consequences of investing in the Company. The Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser understands that any anticipated United States federal or state income tax benefits may not be available and, further, may be adversely affected through adoption of new laws or regulations or amendments to existing laws or regulations. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company is providing no warranty or assurance regarding the ultimate availability of any tax benefits to the Purchaser by reason of the subscription.

 

4.8              Legends. The Purchaser understands that until such time as the Securities have been registered under the Securities Act or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A under the Securities Act or Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Underlying Securities shall 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 CONVERTIBLE OR 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, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, RULE 144A OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”

 

5. Further Agreements; Post-Closing Covenants

 

5.1              Intentionally Omitted.

 

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5.2              Intentionally Omitted.

 

5.3              Use of Proceeds. Company agrees to use the Consideration to be paid by Purchaser to the Company for general working capital purposes.

 

5.4              Form D; Blue Sky Laws. 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 Purchaser promptly after such filing. Company shall take such action as Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Purchaser 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 Purchaser on or prior to the initial Closing.

 

5.5              Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any action or proceeding that may be brought by the Purchaser in order to enforce any right or remedy under the Note. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the Note, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under the Note for payments which under Delaware law are in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums which under Delaware law in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under the Note exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by Delaware law and applicable to the Note is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to the Note from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to the Purchaser with respect to indebtedness evidenced by the Note, such excess shall be applied by the Purchaser to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at the Purchaser’s election.

 

5.6              Registration Rights.

 

(a)                Company shall give the Purchaser prompt written notice of each filing by Company with the SEC, of a registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or on any successor forms thereto), or an offering statement under Regulation A promulgated under the Act (in each case, referred to hereinafter as a “Registration”). If requested by the Purchaser in writing within three (3) days after receipt of any such notice, Company shall, at Company’s sole expense (other than the underwriting discounts, if any, payable in respect of the shares sold by the Purchaser), register or otherwise include all or, at Purchaser’s option, any portion of the Securities, concurrently with the registration of such other securities, all to the extent requisite to permit the public offering and sale of the Securities through the securities exchange, if any, on which the shares of common stock is being sold or on the over-the-counter market.

 

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(b)               In the event of a Registration pursuant to the provisions of this section, Company shall furnish to the Purchaser such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement or offering statement and of each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case, including all exhibits), of each prospectus contained in such registration statement or offering statement and each supplement or amendment thereto (including each preliminary prospectus), and such other documents, as the Purchaser may reasonably request to facilitate the disposition of the Securities included in such registration.

 

(c)                Company shall notify the Purchaser within five (5) business days after such registration statement or offering statement has become effective or qualified, or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such registration statement or offering statement has been filed.

 

(d)               Any references herein to (A) a registration statement shall be deemed to also be references to a Form 1-A Regulation A Offering Statement, (B) prospectus shall be deemed to also be references to offering circular, and (C) effective date of a registration statement shall be deemed to also be references to qualification date of an offering statement. The Purchaser’s rights under this Section 5.6 shall automatically terminate once the Purchaser has sold all of the Underlying Securities.

 

5.7              Legal Counsel Opinions.

 

(a)                Upon the request of the Purchaser from to time to time, Company shall be responsible (at Company’s cost) for promptly supplying to Company’s transfer agent and the Purchaser a customary legal opinion letter (the “Legal Counsel Opinion”) to the effect that the resale of the Underlying Securities by the Purchaser 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 Underlying Securities are not then registered under the 1933 Act for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement). Should Company fail for any reason to obtain and cause to be issued the Legal Counsel Opinion, the Purchaser may (at Company’s cost, or if paid by Purchaser, then with costs added to the conversion amount) secure another legal counsel to issue the Legal Counsel Opinion, and Company will instruct its transfer agent to accept such opinion. Company shall not impede the removal by its stock transfer agent of the restricted legend from any common stock certificate upon receipt by the transfer agent of a Rule 144 Opinion Letter. COMPANY HEREBY AGREES THAT IT MAY NEVER TAKE THE POSITION THAT IT IS A “SHELL COMPANY” IN CONNECTION WITH ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

 

5.8              Listing. Company will, so long as the Purchaser owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Shares on OTC Markets or any equivalent trading platform or electronic quotation system and will comply in all respects with Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, and such exchanges, as applicable, as well as with the SEC. Company shall promptly provide to the Purchaser copies of any notices it receives from OTC Markets and any other exchanges or electronic quotation systems on which the Common Shares are then traded regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Shares for listing on such trading platforms and quotation systems.

 

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5.9              Information and Observer Rights. As long as the Purchaser owns at least five percent (5%) of the Securities originally purchased hereunder, Company covenants to timely file (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by Company pursuant to the Exchange Act. As long as the Purchaser owns at least five percent (5%) of the Securities originally purchased hereunder, if Company is not required to file reports pursuant to such laws, it will prepare and furnish to the Purchaser and simultaneously make publicly available in accordance with Rule 144(c) such information as is required for the Purchaser to sell the Securities under Rule 144. Company further covenants that it will take such further action as any holder of Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Purchaser to sell the Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144. If Company fails to remain current in its reporting obligations or to provide currently publicly available information in accordance with Rule 144(c) and such failure extends for a period of more than 30 Trading Days (the date which such 30 Trading Day-period is exceeded, being referred to as “Event Date”), then in addition to any other rights the Purchaser may have hereunder or under applicable law, on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event Date (if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the information failure is cured, Company shall pay to the Purchaser an amount in cash, as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to one percent (1%) of purchase price paid for the Securities held by the Purchaser at the Event Date. The partial liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a daily pro-rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an information failure (except in the case of the first Event Date).

 

5.10          Confidentiality. The Purchaser agrees that the it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge, or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company) the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including notice of Company’s intention to file a registration statement), unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 5.10 by the Purchaser), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Purchaser without use of the Company’s confidential information, or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Purchaser by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however, that the Purchaser may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Securities from the Purchaser, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 5.10; (iii) to any existing or prospective affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, or wholly owned subsidiary of the Purchaser in the ordinary course of business, provided that the Purchaser informs such person that such information is confidential and directs such person to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that the Purchaser notifies the Company within three (3) business days of such disclosure and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.

 

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5.11          Restrictions on Activities. Commencing as of the date first above written, and so long as the Company has an obligation under the Note, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the Purchaser’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 Shares); or (d) accept Merchant-Cash-Advances.

 

5.12          Other Restrictions. Unless approved by the Purchaser, Company and each Subsidiary shall not enter into an agreement or amend an existing agreement to effect any sale of securities involving, or convert any securities previously issued under, a Variable Rate Transaction or a merchant cash advance transaction in which it sells future receivables at a discount, or a substantially similar transaction. The term “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which 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 Common Shares 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 Company or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, or the market for the Common Shares, other than pursuant to a customary “weighted average” anti-dilution provisions, or (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an “equity line of credit” or an “at-the-market offering”) whereby Company or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights). The Purchaser shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Company and its Subsidiaries to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

5.13          Sale of Assets; Issuance of Equity or Debt. Subject to the following provisions, should Company sell any material assets, or issue any equity, debt, or other security, including the sale of any Subsidiary, that generate cash proceeds to the Company, the Purchaser shall have the right to be repaid on any outstanding amount owed under the Note with up to 100% of the proceeds of any such sale or offering, provided, however, that this provision is not applicable to (i) the first $2,000,000 of cash proceeds in the aggregate, generated in such transactions, (ii) asset-based loans or lines of credit obtained by the Company, or (iii) transactions generating future financing proceeds with a specific use of proceeds requirement that such proceeds are to be used exclusively to purchase the assets or equity of an unaffiliated business in an arm’s length acquisition and the proceeds are used accordingly.

 

5.14          Participation Rights. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the Initial Closing Date, in the event Company or any Subsidiary proposes to offer and sell its securities, whether in the form of debt, Equity Financing (defined below), or any other financing transaction (each a “Future Offering”), the Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in the purchase of the securities being offered up to an amount equal to the Consideration in strict accordance with the terms of such Future Offering (the “Participation Right”). For the avoidance of doubt, an “Equity Financing” shall mean Company’s or its Subsidiary’s sale of its Common Shares or any securities conferring the right to purchase Company’s or Subsidiary’s common stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for (with or without additional consideration), shares of the Company’s or Subsidiary’s common stock. In connection with each Participation Right, Company shall provide written notice to the Purchaser of the terms and conditions of the Future Offering at least 10 business days prior to the anticipated first closing of such Future Financing (the “FF Notice”). If the Purchaser shall elect to exercise its Participation Right, it shall notify Company, in writing, of such election at least five (5) business days prior to the anticipated closing date set forth in the FF Notice (the “Participation Notice”). In the event the Purchaser does not return a Participation Notice to Company within such five (5) business day period, the Participation Right granted hereunder shall terminate and be of no further force and effect; provided, however, that such Participation Right shall be reinstated if the anticipated closing referenced in the FF Notice does not occur prior to 10 business days following the anticipated first closing date specified in such FF notice.

 

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5.15          Right of First Refusal. If at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Company or any Subsidiary has a bona fide offer of capital or financing from any third party that the Company or Subsidiary intends to act upon, then the Company must first offer such opportunity to the Purchaser to provide such capital or financing to the Company or Subsidiary on the same terms as each respective third party’s terms. Should the Purchaser be unwilling or unable to provide such capital or financing to the Company within 10 Trading Days from Purchaser’s receipt of written notice of the offer (the “Offer Notice”) from the Company, then the Company or Subsidiary may obtain such capital or financing from that respective third party. If the Company does not receive the capital or financing from the respective third party within 60 days after the date of the respective Offer Notice, then the Company must again offer the capital or financing opportunity to the Purchaser as described above, and the process detailed above shall be repeated. The Offer Notice must be sent via electronic mail to avi@leonitecap.com Cc: dberger@bergerlawpllc.com.

 

5.16          Terms of Future Financings. So long as any obligations of the Company under the Subscription Documents are outstanding, solely in connection with a financing of the Company and subject to the provisions of this section, upon any issuance of (or announcement of intent to effect an issuance of) any security, or amendment to (or announcement of intent to effect an amendment to) any security that was originally issued before the Issue Date, by the Company or any Subsidiary, with any term that in the aggregate with all of the terms in such future financing, is more favorable to the holder of such security than, or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to, the Purchaser in the Subscription Documents, then (i) the Company shall notify the Purchaser of such additional or more favorable term within five (5) business days of the new issuance and/or amendment (as applicable) of the respective security, and (ii) such term, at Purchaser’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Purchaser (regardless of whether the Company complied with the notification provision of this Section 5.16), provided, however, that this provision is not applicable to (i) the Company’s Form 1-A Regulation A Offering Statement which qualified with the SEC on November 1, 2021, (ii) compensation paid by the Company to Costaldo Law Group P. C. or its assigns, or Grace Court Advisors Inc. or its assigns, (iii) compensation paid by the Company to its employees or directors, or (iv) compensation paid by the Company to consultants, service providers, advisors, or vendors in Common Shares or securities of the Company at market value as of the date of issuance. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the purchaser of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, prepayment rate, conversion lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, commitment shares, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage. If Purchaser elects to have the term become a part of the transaction documents with the Purchaser, then the Company shall immediately deliver acknowledgment of such adjustment in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (the “Acknowledgment”) within 30 days of Company’s receipt of request from Purchaser (the “Adjustment Deadline”), provided that Company’s failure to timely provide the Acknowledgement shall not affect the automatic amendments contemplated hereby.

 

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5.17          Breach of Covenants. The Company acknowledges and agrees that if the Company breaches any covenants set forth in this Section, in addition to any other remedies available to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 4.3 of the Note.

 

5.18          Transfer Agent Instructions. Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to Company’s transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Purchaser or its nominee, upon exercise of the Warrant, in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Purchaser to Company in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that Company proposes to replace its transfer agent, Company 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 this Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserved Common Shares in the Reserved Amount (as defined in the Note)) signed by the successor transfer agent to Company and Company. Prior to registration of the Underlying Securities under the Securities Act or the date on which the Underlying Securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 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 4.8 of this Agreement. Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5.18 will be given by Company to its transfer agent; (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 Underlying Securities to be issued to the Purchaser upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; (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 Underlying Securities issued to the Purchaser upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement, and (iv) it will provide any required corporate resolutions and issuance approvals to its transfer agent if and as required by its transfer agent. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Purchaser’s obligations and agreement set forth in Section 5.6 hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Underlying Securities. If the Purchaser provides Company with 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 pursuant to Rule 144, or other exemptions, and such sale or transfer is effected through an opinion of counsel, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Underlying Securities, 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 Purchaser. Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Purchaser, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5.18 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Purchaser 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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5.19          Further Assurances. The Purchaser agrees and covenants that at any time and from time to time it will execute and deliver to the Company such further instruments and documents and take such further action as the Company may reasonably require within three (3) business days of any such request in order to carry out the full intent and purpose of this Agreement and to comply with state or federal securities laws or other regulatory approvals.

 

5.20          Exchange Act Reporting. Failure to remain subject to and fully compliant with the SEC reporting requirements under the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in its filings) for 30 consecutive days, shall be an event of default under the Note and this Agreement until such time that such delinquency has been cured.

 

6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell

 

The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Purchaser, on the Initial Closing Date, is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Initial 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 Purchaser shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.

 

(b)               The Purchaser shall have delivered the Initial Tranche in accordance with Sections 1.1, 1.3 and 2.2(a) above.

 

(c)                The representations and warranties of the Purchaser shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Initial Closing Date, as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Purchaser 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 Purchaser at or prior to the Initial 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.

 

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7. Conditions to The Purchaser’s Obligation to Purchase

 

The obligation of the Purchaser hereunder to purchase the Note from the Company, on the Initial Closing Date, is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Purchaser’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Purchaser at any time in its sole discretion:

 

(a)                The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Purchaser.

 

(b)               The Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser the duly executed Note.

 

(c)                Intentionally Omitted.

 

(d)               Company shall have delivered executed Subscription Documents, with the exception of the Warrant which shall be delivered on the Final Closing Date, or such other instruments as contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(e)                Intentionally Omitted.

 

(f)                The Company has provided the Purchaser with a current schedule of liabilities.

 

(g)               Intentionally Omitted.

 

(h)               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 Initial 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 Initial Closing Date.

 

(i)                 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.

 

(j)                 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 Exchange Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its Exchange Act reporting obligations.

 

(k)               Company shall have delivered to the Purchaser (i) a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of Company in its jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Initial Closing Date; and (ii) resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors at a duly called meeting or by unanimous written consent authorizing this Agreement and all other documents, instruments and transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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(l)                 Intentionally Omitted.

 

(m)             Intentionally Omitted.

 

8. Miscellaneous

 

8.1              Binding Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any third party any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

8.2              Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles. Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Delaware, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection with any transaction contemplated hereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested) 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 manner permitted by law.

 

8.3              Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.

 

8.4              Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

8.5              Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, (c) five days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the Company and to the Purchaser at the addresses set forth on the signature page to this Agreement or at such other addresses as the Company or Purchaser may designate by 10 days’ advance written notice to the other parties hereto.

 

8.6              Modification; Waiver. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to departure therefrom shall be effective only upon the written consent of the Company and the Purchaser. Any provision of the Note may be amended or waived by the written consent of the Company and the Purchaser.

 

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8.7              Expenses. The Company and the Purchaser shall each bear its respective expenses and legal fees incurred with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein.

 

8.8              Delays or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to the Purchaser, upon any breach or default of the Company under the Subscription Documents shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or any acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character by Purchaser of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver by any Purchaser of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in writing and that all remedies, either under this Agreement, or by law or otherwise afforded to the Purchaser, shall be cumulative and not alternative.

 

8.9              Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants and agreements except as specifically set forth herein.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

 

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In Witness Whereof, the parties have executed this Securities Purchase Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:  
   
SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.  
By: /s/ George Furlan  
Name: George Furlan  
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer  

 

Address: 555 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor
  New York, New York 10022
   
PURCHASER:
   
LEONITE FUND I, LP
By its Manager, Leonite Advisors LLC

 

By: /s/ Avi Geller  
Name: Avi Geller  
Title: Manager  

 

Address: 1 Hillcrest Center Dr., Suite 232
  Spring Valley, NY 110977

 

[Securities Purchase Agreement – Signature page]

 

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SCHEDULE I 

Disclosure Schedule

 

Section 3.3 Subsidiaries and Affiliates

 

Section 3.7 Compliance with Other Instruments

 

Section 3.9 Capitalization

 

Section 3.10 SEC Reports; Financial Statements

 

Section 3.12 Litigation

 

Section 3.15 Title to Assets

 

Section 3.16 Taxes

 

Section 3.21 Brokers and Finders

 

Section 3.27 Shell Company Status

 

Section 7(f) Schedule of Liabilities

 

 
 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of Convertible Promissory Note

 

(See Attached)

 

 
 

 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Warrant

 

(See Attached)

 

 
 

 

Exhibit C

 

Form of Security and Pledge Agreement

 

(See Attached)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.14

 

THE ISSUER WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO ANY HOLDER OF THIS NOTE: (1) THE ISSUE PRICE AND ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTE, (2) THE MATURITY DATE OF THE NOTE, AND (3) ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE BY U.S. TREASURY REGULATIONS UPON RECEIVING A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SUCH INFORMATION AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: 555 MADISON AVENUE., 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10022.

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE NOR SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (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, 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. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

Principal Amount: $400,000 Issue Date: November 18, 2021

 

SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

For value received, SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC., a Nevada corporation, (referred to hereinafter as the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of LEONITE FUND I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the principal sum of four hundred thousand Dollars ($400,000) (the “Principal Amount”), together with interest on the Principal Amount, on the dates set forth below or upon acceleration or otherwise, as set forth herein (or as may be amended, extended, renewed and refinanced, collectively, this “Note”). The “Interest Rate” shall accrue at a rate equal to ten percent (10%) per annum. In no event shall the Interest Rate exceed the maximum rate allowed by law; any interest payment which would for any reason be unlawful under applicable law shall be applied to principal.

 

The consideration to the Borrower for this Note is a payment of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) (the “Consideration”) to be paid by Holder to Borrower in two tranches (each, a “Tranche”). The first Tranche shall consist of a payment by Holder to Borrower on the Issue Date of no less than two hundred thousand Dollars ($200,000), from which the Holder shall retain five thousand dollars ($5,000) to cover its legal fees. A second Tranche consisting of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) shall be paid by Holder to Borrower not later than thirty (30) days after the payment of the first Tranche.

 

 
 

 

The maturity date (“Maturity Date”) for each Tranche shall be at the end of the period that begins from the date each Tranche is advanced and ends twelve (12) months thereafter (such periods each referred to herein as a “Tranche Term”). The principal sum, as well as interest and other fees shall be due and payable in accordance with the payment terms set forth in Article I herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Maturity Date for this Note and all Tranches advanced hereunder, shall be no later than the date upon which the Borrower completes an underwritten registered public offering of Common Shares (as defined below). Subject to Section 5.9 below, this Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein.

 

Any amount of principal, interest, other amounts due hereunder or penalties on this Note, which is not paid by the due date as specified herein, shall bear interest at the lesser of the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum or the maximum legal amount permitted by law, from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”).

 

If any payment (other than a payment due at maturity or upon default) is not made on or before its due date, the Holder may at its discretion collect a delinquency charge equal to the greater of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or five (5%) percent of the unpaid amount. The unpaid balances on all obligations payable by Borrower and due to Holder pursuant to the terms of this Note, shall in addition to other remedies contained herein, bear interest after default or maturity at an annual rate equal to the Default Interest rate.

 

Except as provided for in Section 1.2.1 below, all payments of principal and interest due hereunder (to the extent not converted into Borrower’s common stock (the “Common Shares”) shall be paid by automatic debit, wire transfer, check or in coin or currency which, at the time or times of payment, is the legal tender for public and private debts in the United States of America and shall be made at such place as Holder or the legal holder or holders of the Note may from time to time appoint in a payment invoice or otherwise in writing, and in the absence of such appointment, then at the offices of Holder at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law, payments will be applied first to any accrued unpaid interest, then to any late charges, and then to principal. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day and, in the case of any interest payment date which is not the date on which this Note is paid in full, interest shall continue to accrue during such extension. As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

It is further acknowledged and agreed that the Principal Amount owed by Borrower under this Note shall be increased by the amount of all reasonable expenses incurred by the Holder in connection with the collection of amounts due, or enforcement of any terms pursuant to, this Note. All such expenses shall be deemed added to the Principal Amount hereunder to the extent such expenses are paid or incurred by the Holder.

 

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This Note shall be a senior secured obligation of the Borrower, with first priority over all current and future Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Borrower and any subsidiaries, whether such subsidiaries exist on the Issue Date or are created or acquired thereafter (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), except with regard to the balance due to Holder pursuant to the Note issued by Borrower to Holder dated April 27, 2021, with which this Note shall be secured on a pari passu basis. The obligations of the Borrower under this Note are secured pursuant to the terms of the security and pledge agreement (the “Security and Pledge Agreement”) of even date herewith by and between the Borrower and the Holder, terms of which are incorporated by reference and made part of this Note. With respect to any Subsidiary created or acquired subsequent to the Issue Date, Borrower agrees to cause such Subsidiary to execute any documents or agreements that would bind the Subsidiary to the terms herein and in the Related Documents (defined below).

 

This Note is issued by the Borrower to the Holder pursuant to the terms of that certain Securities Purchase Agreement even date herewith (the “Purchase Agreement” and collectively with the Security and Pledge Agreement, the “Related Documents”), terms of which are incorporated by reference and made part of this Note. Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement. As used herein, the term “Trading Day” means any day that the Common Shares are listed for trading or quotation on OTC Markets, or any other exchanges or electronic quotation systems on which the Common Shares are then traded (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

 

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

 

In addition to the terms above, the following terms shall also apply to this Note:

 

ARTICLE I. PAYMENTS

 

1.1                Principal Payments. The Principal Amount shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.

 

1.2                Interest. Interest on this Note (i) is computed separately for each Tranche; (ii) compounds monthly (that is, for each month during each Tranche Term, the amount of accrued interest is determined by multiplying one twelfth (1/12th) of the Interest Rate by the sum of the principal amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest of such Tranche); (iii) is payable on the Maturity Date; and (iv) is guaranteed to the Holder for the entirety of each Tranche Term, without regard to an acceleration of the Maturity Date, based on the total Principal Amount of each Tranche, without regard to a reduction of the Principal Amount resulting from, without limitation, Principal Payments, Conversion (as defined below), or prepayment by Borrower.

 

1.3                Other Payment Obligations. All payments, fees, penalties, and other charges, if any, due under this Note shall be payable pursuant to the terms contained herein, but in any case, shall be payable no later than the Maturity Date.

 

ARTICLE II. CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

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2.1              Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right at any time, at the Holder’s option to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of this Note into fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares of Borrower or other securities into which such Common Shares shall hereafter be changed or reclassified (each, a “Conversion Share”) at the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of Common Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than Common Shares which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Note or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein, and, if applicable, net of any shares that may be deemed to be owned by any person not affiliated with the Holder who has purchased a portion of the Note from the Holder) and (2) the number of Common Shares issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding Common Shares. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso, provided, further, however, that the limitations on conversion may be waived (up to a maximum of 9.99%) by the Holder upon, at the election of the Holder, not less than 61 days’ prior notice to Borrower, and the provisions of the conversion limitation shall continue to apply until such 61st day (or such later date, as determined by the Holder, as may be specified in such notice of waiver). The number of Common Shares to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 2.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to Borrower before 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of: (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion; plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest; provided, however, that at the option of Holder, the accrued and unpaid interest can be converted prior to any other amounts under the Note, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date; plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2); plus (4) the Holder’s expenses relating to a Conversion, including but not limited to amounts paid by Holder on the Borrower’s transfer agent account; plus (5) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.4(g) hereof.

 

2.2              Conversion Price.

 

(a)                Calculation of Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall be $0.30 (the “Fixed Conversion Price”).

 

(b)               Fixed Conversion Price Adjustments.

 

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(1)                 Intentionally Omitted.

 

(2)                 Common Share Distributions and Splits. If Borrower, at any time while this Note is outstanding: (i) pays a distribution on its Common Shares or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in Common Shares on its Common Shares; (ii) subdivides outstanding Common Shares into a larger (or smaller) number of shares; or (iii) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of Common Shares, any Common Shares of Borrower, then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of Common Shares (excluding any treasury shares of Borrower) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after such event; provided, however, that it is hereby acknowledged and agreed by Holder that the Borrower shall have the unilateral right without Holder’s consent to make payments to consultants, service providers, vendors, employees and directors with Common Shares and that this provision is not applicable to any such Common Share issuances.

 

(3)                 Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Note is outstanding, (i) Borrower effects any merger or consolidation of Borrower with or into another person, (ii) Borrower effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one transaction or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by Borrower or another person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Shares are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (iv) Borrower effects any reclassification of the Common Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Shares are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Note, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Conversion Share that would have been issuable upon such conversion immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the same kind and amount of securities, cash or property as it would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction if it had been, immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction, the holder of 1 Common Share (the “Alternate Consideration”). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Fixed Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of 1 Common Share in such Fundamental Transaction, and Borrower shall apportion the Fixed Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration.

 

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(4)                 Anti-dilution Adjustment. If at any time while this Note is outstanding, Borrower sells, grants, or otherwise makes a disposition of Common Shares, or sells, grants, or otherwise makes a disposition of other securities (or in the case of securities existing on the Issue Date, amends such securities) convertible into, exercisable for, or that would otherwise entitle any person or entity the right to acquire Common Shares, or announces its intention, or files any document with the SEC or other regulatory body that reflects its intention to do of any of the foregoing, at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Fixed Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being agreed that if the holder of the Common Shares or other securities 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 Common Shares at an effective price per share that is lower than the Fixed Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance, and the Base Conversion Price shall then be adjusted to equal the lowest of such issuance price), then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be reduced to a price equal the Base Conversion Price as it may be adjusted as provided for above. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Shares or other securities are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 2.2(b)(4) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. For purposes of this Section 2.2(b)(4) an “Exempt Issuance” means an issuance of (a) Common Shares, or (b) other securities of Borrower convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares (i) upon the exercise or exchange of any securities issued hereunder or under the Warrant and/or other securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Common Shares issued and outstanding on the date of this Note, (ii) to investors of Borrower’s Form 1-A Regulation A Offering Statement which qualified with the SEC on November 1, 2021, (iii) to Costaldo Law Group P. C. or its assigns, or Grace Court Advisors Inc. or its assigns, (iv) to employees or directors of Borrower pursuant to any stock or option or similar equity incentive plan duly adopted for such purpose by the Board of Directors of Borrower, (v) to consultants, service providers, suppliers, or advisors in connection with the provision of goods or services to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at market value as of the date of issuance pursuant to a stock option plan of the Borrower, agreement, or arrangement duly adopted for such purpose by the Board of Directors of Borrower, (vi) to banks, equipment lessors or other financial institutions, or to real property lessors, at market value as of the date of issuance pursuant to a debt financing, equipment leasing or real property leasing transaction approved by the Board of Directors of Borrower, (vii) pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation or other entity by Borrower by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or other reorganization or pursuant to a joint venture agreement, approved by the Board of Directors of Borrower, 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 operating business of Borrower and shall provide to Borrower additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, (viii) to third parties in connection with collaboration, technology license, development, marketing or other similar agreements or strategic partnerships, in each case only in connection with the operating business of the Borrower, approved by the Board of Directors of Borrower, or (ix) to which the Holder waives its anti-dilution rights granted hereby; provided, however, that (iv) through (viii) above shall not include a transaction in which Borrower is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. In the event of an issuance of securities involving multiple tranches or closings, any adjustment pursuant to this Section 2.2(b)(4) shall be calculated as if all such securities were issued upon distribution of the initial tranche.

 

(5)                 Notice to the Holder. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 2.2(b), Borrower shall within five (5) business days deliver to the Holder a notice setting forth the Fixed Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, provided that Borrower’s failure to timely provide the notice shall not affect the automatic adjustments contemplated hereby.

 

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2.3              Authorized Shares. Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Shares a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Shares upon the full conversion of this Note and exercise of the Warrant. Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved seven (7) times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Note in effect from time to time, which, if cannot be determined shall be estimated in good faith by Borrower) it being acknowledged and agreed by the parties that for the initial issuance of the Note, 10,500,000 shares of Common Shares is sufficient and will be reserved (the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of Common Shares into which the Note shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of Common Shares authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Note, including but not limited to authorizing additional shares or effectuating a reverse split. Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent by letter, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B to issue certificates for the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note and exercise of the Warrant, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing Common Share certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for Common Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note. If, at any time Borrower does not maintain the Reserved Amount it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

2.4              Method of Conversion.

 

(a)                Mechanics of Conversion. Subject to Section 2.1, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part, at any time from the date hereof, by (A) submitting to Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 2.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of Borrower.

 

(b)               Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 

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(c)                Payment of Taxes. Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of Common Shares or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of Borrower that such tax has been paid.

 

(d)               Delivery of Common Shares Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 2.4, Borrower shall timely issue and cause to be delivered by the Borrower’s transfer agent to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for Common Shares issuable upon such conversion within four (4) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

(e)                Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Shares. Upon receipt by Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article II, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Shares or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, Borrower’s obligation to issue and cause to be delivered by the Borrower’s transfer agent the certificates for Common Shares shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is received by Borrower before 9:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.

 

(f)                Delivery of Common Shares by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Shares issuable upon conversion, provided Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 2.1 and in this Section 2.4, Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Shares issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system. If the Borrower is not registered with DTC as of the Issue Date, the Borrower shall be required to register with DTC within 30 days of the Issue Date, and the provisions of this paragraph shall apply after such registration. Failure to become DTC registered as provided herein shall be an Event of Default under Section 4.22 of this Note.

 

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(g)               Failure to Deliver Common Shares Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if Borrower causes the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note to not be delivered by the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described in Section 2.3 above, which failure shall be governed by such Section) Borrower shall pay to the Holder $250 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that Borrower fails to deliver such Common Shares. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Shares in accordance with the terms of this Note. Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder, and as such, Borrower will not take any actions to hamper, delay or prevent any Holder conversion of the Note. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 2.4(g) are justified.

 

2.5              Concerning the Common Shares. The Common Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) Borrower’s transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”) or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 2.5 and who is an Accredited Investor. Except as otherwise provided (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note have been registered under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for Common Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:

 

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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 ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY), 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. 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 Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if (i) Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received 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 Common Shares may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by Borrower (which acceptance shall be subject to and conditioned on any requirements, if any, of the its transfer agent, the exchange on which Borrower is then trading or other applicable laws, rules or regulations) so that the sale or transfer is effected or (ii) in the case of the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold. In the event that Borrower does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Holder with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Note; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, if Borrower is legally unable to accept such opinion as a result of any of Borrower’s transfer agent requirements, the requirements of the exchange on which Borrower is then traded, or other applicable laws, rules or regulations, Borrower’s non-acceptance shall be an Event of Default pursuant to Section 4.25.

 

2.6              Status as Shareholder. Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by Holder, (i) the shares covered thereby (other than the shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into Common Shares and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such Common Shares and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all Common Shares prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Shares by so notifying Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies (including, without limitation, (i) the right to receive Conversion Default Payments pursuant to Section 2.3 to the extent required thereby for such Conversion Default and any subsequent Conversion Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect to subsequent conversions determined in accordance with Section 2.3) for Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.

 

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ARTICLE III. RANKING, CERTAIN COVENANTS AND POST CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

  

3.1              Warrant. Borrower shall issue to the Holder a common share purchase warrant (the “Warrant”), exercisable for 666,667 of the Borrower’s Common Shares, on the Final Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Warrant shall have a term of five (5) years, and an exercise price of forty five cents ($0.45) per share, and shall contain full-ratchet anti-dilution protection provisions.

 

3.2              Intentionally Omitted.

 

3.3              Distributions on Common Shares. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities) on the Common Shares (or other capital securities of the Borrower) other than dividends on Common Shares solely in the form of additional Common Shares or (b) directly or indirectly or through any Subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of Common Shares (or other securities representing its capital) except for distributions that comply with Section 3.7 below; provided, however, that it is hereby acknowledged and agreed by Holder that the Borrower shall have the unilateral right without Holder’s consent to make payments to consultants, service providers, vendors, employees and directors with Common Shares and that this provision is not applicable to any such Common Share issuances.

 

3.4              Restrictions on Certain Transactions. With the exception of an Exempt Issuance, unless approved by the Holder, Borrower and each Subsidiary shall not subsequent to the Initial Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) enter into an agreement or amend an existing agreement to effect any sale of securities involving, or convert any securities previously issued under, a Variable Rate Transaction. The term “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which Borrower 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 Common Shares 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 Borrower or the Subsidiary, as the case may be, or the market for the Common Shares, or (ii) enters into any agreement (including, without limitation, an “equity line of credit” or an “at-the-market offering”) whereby Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell securities at a future determined price (other than standard and customary “preemptive” or “participation” rights). The Holder shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against Borrower and its Subsidiaries to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.

 

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3.5                Restrictions on Other Certain Transactions. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note and unless approved in writing by the Holder (which such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower shall not directly or indirectly: (a) change the nature of its business; (b) sell, divest, change the structure of any material assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business; or (c) accept Merchant-Cash-Advances or similar financing instruments.

 

3.6                Restriction on Common Share Repurchases. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any Common Shares (or other securities representing its capital) of Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares; except for the repurchase of shares at a nominal price in connection with rights under an agreement with an employee or consultant of the Borrower whose shares have been forfeited as a result of such employee or consultant’s ceasing to provide services to the Borrower.

 

3.7                Payments from Future Funding Sources.

 

3.7.1           Future Financing Proceeds - At the Holder’s discretion, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder on an accelerated basis, any outstanding Principal Amount of the Note, along with all unpaid interest, and fees and penalties, if any, from the net cash proceeds of any future financing by Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether debt or equity, or any other financing proceeds such as cash advances, royalties or earn-out payments, provided, however, that (1) the repayment obligation described herein shall not be applicable to (i) the first $2,000,000 of cash proceeds in the aggregate, generated by the Borrower from any future financing proceeds, (ii) asset-based loans or lines of credit obtained by the Borrower, or (iii) transactions generating future financing proceeds with a specific use of proceeds requirement that such proceeds are to be used exclusively to purchase the assets or equity of an unaffiliated business in an arm’s length transaction and the proceeds are used accordingly, and (2) in the event of any such future financings or transactions described in Sections 3.7.1(i), (ii), and (iii) above, Borrower shall provide Holder with notice of any such financings or transactions and that such financings or transactions shall be subject to other applicable terms in this Note including but not limited to Section 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12.

 

3.7.2           Asset Sale - At the Holder’s discretion, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder on an accelerated basis, any outstanding Principal Amount of the Note, along with unpaid interest, and fees and penalties, if any, from the net proceeds to the Borrower or Subsidiary resulting from the sale of any assets of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including the sale of any Subsidiary, or receipt by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any tax credits, or collections pursuant to any settlement or judgement, but not including sales of inventory of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

 

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3.8                Use of Proceeds. Borrower agrees to use the proceeds of this Note in accordance with Section 5.3 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

3.9                Ranking and Security. The obligations of the Borrower under this Note shall constitute a first priority security interest and rank senior with respect to any and all Indebtedness existing prior to or incurred as of or following the initial Issue Date except with regard to the balance due to Holder pursuant to the Note issued by Borrower to Holder dated April 27, 2021, with which this Note shall be secured on a pari passu basis. The obligations of the Borrower under this Note are secured pursuant to the Security and Pledge Agreement attached hereto. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not (directly or indirectly through any Subsidiary or affiliate) incur or suffer to exist or guarantee any Indebtedness that is senior to or pari passu with (in priority of payment and performance) the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. As used herein, the term “Indebtedness” means (a) all indebtedness of the Borrower for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, including any type of letters of credit, but not including deferred purchase price obligations in place as of the Issue Date or obligations to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business, (b) all obligations of the Borrower evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (c) purchase money indebtedness hereafter incurred by the Borrower to finance the purchase of fixed or capital assets, including all capital lease obligations of the Borrower which do not exceed the purchase price of the assets funded, (d) all guarantee obligations of the Borrower in respect of obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above that the Borrower would not be permitted to incur or enter into, and (e) all obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above that the Borrower is not permitted to incur or enter into that are secured and/or unsecured by (or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured and/or unsecured by) any lien or encumbrance on property (including accounts and contract rights) owned by the Borrower, whether or not the Borrower has assumed or become liable for the payment of such obligation.

 

3.10            Right of Participation. For a period of eighteen (18) months from the Initial Closing Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), in the event Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, proposes to offer and sell its securities, whether debt, equity, or any other financing transaction (each a “Future Offering”), the Holder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in the purchase of the securities being offered in such Future Offering up to an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the maximum Principal Amount of this Note in strict accordance with the terms of such Future Offering.

 

3.11            Right of First Refusal. If at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Borrower or any Subsidiary has a bona fide offer of capital or financing from any third party that the Borrower or any Subsidiary intends to act upon, then the Borrower must first offer such opportunity to the Holder to provide such capital or financing to the Borrower or Subsidiary on the same terms as each respective third party’s terms. Should the Holder be unwilling or unable to provide such capital or financing to the Borrower or Subsidiary within ten (10) Trading Days from Holder’s receipt of written notice of the offer (the “Offer Notice”) from the Borrower, then the Borrower or Subsidiary may obtain such capital or financing from that respective third party. If the Borrower or Subsidiary does not receive the capital or financing from the respective third party within 60 days after the date of the respective Offer Notice, then the Borrower must again offer the capital or financing opportunity to the Holder as described above, and the process detailed above shall be repeated. The Offer Notice must be sent via electronic mail to avi@leonitecap.com Cc: dberger@bergerlawpllc.com.

 

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3.12            Terms of Future Financings. So long as this Note is outstanding, solely in connection with a financing of Borrower and subject to the provisions of this section, upon any issuance of (or announcement of intent to effect an issuance of) any security, or amendment to (or announcement of intent to effect an amendment to) any security that was originally issued before the Issue Date, by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, with any term that in the aggregate with all of the terms in such future financing, is either more favorable to the holder of such security than the Holder of this Note or in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder of this Note, then (i) the Borrower shall notify the Holder of such more favorable term within five (5) business days of the issuance and/or amendment (as applicable) of the respective security, and (ii) such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder (regardless of whether the Borrower complied with the notification provision of this Section 3.12), provided, however, that this provision is not applicable to (i) Borrower’s Form 1-A Regulation A Offering Statement which qualified with the SEC on November 1, 2021, (ii) compensation paid by Borrower to Costaldo Law Group P. C. or its assigns, or Grace Court Advisors Inc. or its assigns, (iii) compensation paid by Borrower to employees or directors of Borrower pursuant to any stock or option or similar equity incentive plan duly adopted for such purpose by the Board of Directors of Borrower, or (iv) compensation to consultants, service providers, advisors, or vendors, in connection with the provision of goods or services to Borrower, paid by Borrower in Common Shares or securities of Borrower at market value as of the date of issuance, pursuant to a stock option plan of the Borrower, agreement, or arrangement duly adopted for such purpose by the Board of Directors of Borrower. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, prepayment rate, conversion lookback periods, interest rates, original issue discounts, commitment shares, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage. If Holder elects to have the term become a part of the Subscription Documents with the Holder, then the Borrower shall immediately deliver acknowledgment of such adjustment in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder (the “Acknowledgment”) within 30 days of Borrower’s receipt of request from Holder (the “Adjustment Deadline”), provided that Borrower’s failure to timely provide the Acknowledgement shall not affect the automatic amendments contemplated hereby.

 

3.13            Registration Rights. If the Borrower or any Subsidiary proposes to register any of its Common Shares (other than pursuant to a Registration on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor form), or to issue, sell, grant, or otherwise make a disposition of any of its Common Shares through a filing of Form 1-A, it will give prompt written notice to the Holder of its intention to effect such registration (the “Incidental Registration”). Within ten (10) business days of receiving such written notice of an Incidental Registration, the Holder may make a written request (the “Piggy-Back Request”) that the Borrower include in the proposed Incidental Registration all, or a portion, of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holder. The Borrower will use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in any Incidental Registration all Registrable Securities which the Borrower has been requested to register pursuant to any timely Piggy-Back Request to the extent required to permit the disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof as aforesaid) of the Registrable Securities so to be registered.

 

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3.14            Rollover Rights. So long as the Note is outstanding, if the Borrower completes any single public offering or private placement of its equity, equity-linked or debt securities (each, a “Future Transaction”), the Holder may, elect to apply all, or any portion, of the then outstanding principal amount of the Note and any accrued but unpaid interest, as purchase consideration for such Future Transaction (the “Rollover Rights”), provided however, that in the event such Rollover Rights election (i) hinders the Borrower’s ability to close on the contemplated Future Transaction, or (ii) is rejected by any of the investors in the Future Transaction, such Rollover Rights election may not be exercised by Holder. The Borrower shall give written notice to Holder as soon as practicable, but in no event less than fifteen (15) days before the anticipated closing date of such Future Transaction. The Holder may exercise its Rollover Rights by providing the Borrower written notice of such exercise within five (5) Business Days before the closing of the Future Transaction. In the event Holder elects to exercise its Rollover Rights, and such Rollover Rights election does not prevent the contemplated Future Transaction from closing, then such elected portion of the outstanding principal amount of this Note and accrued but unpaid interest shall automatically convert into the corresponding securities issued in such Future Transaction under the terms of such Future Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may reject all or a portion of Holder’s election under this Section 3.14 by sending a Prepayment Notice to Holder, pursuant to Section 5.9, prior to the closing of the Future Transaction, and by paying the Note in part or in full as applicable, pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9, except that such payment shall be due no later than (5) business days after the closing of the Future Transaction. If Borrower does not make a payment pursuant to the Prepayment Notice within five (5) business days after the closing of the Future Transaction, Borrower shall be required to immediately deliver to Holder the securities that Holder would have been entitled to pursuant to the Rollover Rights election. No election or notice under this Section 3.14 shall preclude the Holder from exercising its conversion rights under Article II.

 

3.15            Exchange Act Reporting. Borrower shall remain a fully reporting company under the SEC reporting requirements and remain subject to and fully compliant with, the annual and periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming current in its filings). Failure to remain a fully reporting company and subject to and compliant with the Exchange Act as described herein, (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in its filings), shall be an Event of Default (as defined below) under Section 4.9.

 

3.16            Opinion Letter. At the earlier of (i) six (6) months or (ii) on the date upon which the Borrower competes an underwritten registered public offering of Common Shares of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be responsible, for supplying an opinion letter specific to the fact that Common Shares issued pursuant to conversion of the Note, and the shares issued pursuant to the Warrant, are either exempt from Registration Requirements pursuant to Rule 144 (so long as the requirements of Rule 144 are satisfied) or have been duly registered on a registration statement and permitted to be sold and transferred without restriction.

 

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ARTICLE IV. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

It shall be considered an event of default if any of the following events listed in this Article IV (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

4.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise. A three (3) day cure period shall apply for failure to make a payment when due except where payments are noted herein as being due immediately or for payments due on the Maturity Date which in each case shall have no cure period.

 

4.2              Failure to Reserve Shares. Borrower fails to reserve a sufficient amount of Common Shares as required under the terms of this Note (including the requirements of Section 2.3 of this Note), fails to issue Common Shares to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) Common Shares issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) Common Shares to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to cause to be removed (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 Common Shares issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph), or fails to supply an opinion letter specific to the fact that Common Shares issued pursuant to conversion of the Note, and the shares issued pursuant to the Warrant are either exempt from Registration Requirements pursuant to Rule 144 or have been duly registered on a registration statement, assuming that Borrower’s counsel opines that the Rule 144 conditions or the registration requirements, as applicable, have been satisfied, and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion. It is an obligation of Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by Borrower to the Holder within five (5) business days of a demand from the Holder, either in cash or as an addition to the outstanding Principal Amount of the Note, and such choice of payment method is at the discretion of Borrower.

 

4.3              Breach of Covenants. Borrower, or the relevant related party, as the case may be, breaches any material covenant, post-closing obligation or other material term or condition contained in this Note, or in the related Warrant, Purchase Agreement, Security and Pledge Agreement, Term Sheet or any other collateral documents (together, the “Transaction Documents”) and breach continues for a period of 30 days without being cured.

 

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

 

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

 

4.6              Judgments or Settlements. (i) Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against Borrower or any subsidiary of Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $500,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 90 days; or (ii) the delinquency of an obligation of the Borrower in an amount over $500,000, incurred in connection with a settlement of any claim or litigation, that remains uncured for a period of 90 days, in each case unless otherwise consented to by the Holder.

 

4.7              Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against Borrower or any subsidiary of Borrower. With respect to any such proceedings that are involuntary, Borrower shall have a 90 day cure period in which to have such involuntary proceedings dismissed.

 

4.8              Delisting of Common Shares. If at any time on or after the date in which Borrower’s Common Shares are listed or quoted on OTC Markets or an equivalent U.S. replacement trading platform, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE MKT, Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing or quotation of the Common Shares, or if its shares have been suspended from trading on OTC Markets or a U.S. equivalent replacement trading platform, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE MKT.

 

4.9              Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. Borrower shall fail to be fully compliant with, or cease to be subject to, the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (including but not limited to becoming delinquent in its filings) for 30 consecutive days until such time that such delinquency has been cured.

 

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

 

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

 

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4.12          Maintenance of Assets. The failure by Borrower to maintain any intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future), to the extent that such failure would result in a material adverse condition or material adverse change in or affecting the business operations, properties or financial condition of Borrower or any of its subsidiaries (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

 

4.13          Financial Statement Restatement. Borrower restates any financial statements for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the unrestated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note.

 

4.14          Failure to Execute Transaction Documents or Complete the Transaction. The failure of the Borrower to execute any of the Transaction Documents or to complete the transaction for the full Principal Amount of the Note, as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.

 

4.15          Illegality. Any court of competent jurisdiction issues an order declaring this Note, any of the other Transaction Documents or any provision hereunder or thereunder to be illegal, as long as such declaration was not the result of an act of negligence by the Holder, exclusive of the execution of the Transaction Documents or the transactions and acts contemplated herein.

 

4.16          Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any other financial instrument, including but not limited to all promissory notes, currently issued, or hereafter issued, by the Borrower, to the Holder or any other third party (the “Other Agreements”), after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, that results in a Material Adverse Effect shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note, in which event the Holder shall be entitled to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder.

 

4.17          Variable Rate Transactions. The Borrower (i) enters into a Variable Rate Transaction (as defined herein) (ii) issues Common Shares (or convertible securities or purchase rights) pursuant to an equity line of credit of the Borrower or otherwise in connection with a Variable Rate Transaction (whether now existing or entered into in the future) or (iii) adjusts downward the “floor price” at which Common Shares (or convertible securities or purchase rights) may be issued under an equity line of credit or otherwise in connection with a Variable Rate Transaction (whether now existing or entered into in the future).

 

4.18          Certain Transactions. Borrower enters into certain transactions prohibited by Sections 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6 of this Agreement.

 

4.19          Reverse Splits. The Borrower effectuates a reverse split of its Common Shares without providing 20 days prior written notice of such imminent reverse split to the Holder.

 

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4.20          Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve Common Shares in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.

 

4.21          DTC “Chill”. The DTC places a “chill” (i.e. a restriction placed by DTC on one or more of DTC’s services, such as limiting a DTC participant’s ability to make a deposit or withdrawal of the security at DTC) on any of the Borrower’s securities.

 

4.22          DWAC Eligibility. In addition to the Event of Default in Section 4.21, the Common Shares are otherwise not eligible for trading through the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer or Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian programs, or the Borrower fails to become DTC registered within 30 days of the Issue Date.

 

4.23          Bid Price. The Borrower shall lose the “bid” price for its Common Shares ($0.0001 on the “Ask” with zero market makers on the “Bid” per Level 2) and/or a market (including the OTC Pink, OTCQB or an equivalent replacement marketplace or trading platform).

 

4.24          Inside Information. Any attempt by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates to transmit, convey, disclose, or any actual transmittal, conveyance, or disclosure by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates of, material non-public information concerning the Borrower, to the Holder or its successors and assigns, which is not immediately cured by Borrower’s filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD on that same date.

 

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

 

4.26          Failure to Register. Failure to register the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.13.

 

4.27          Remedies Upon Default.

 

(a)                Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in this Article IV, in addition to and without limitation of other remedies set forth herein in this Note, (i) interest shall accrue at the Default Interest rate; and (ii) this Note shall become immediately due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, an amount (the “Default Amount”) equal to the Principal Amount then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest through the date of the Event of Default, unaccrued interest through the remainder of the Note Term, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses of collection, and Default Interest through the date of full repayment. In addition, the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity, including, without limitation, those set forth in the Related Documents.

 

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(b)               Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, Borrower shall incur a monthly monitoring fee (“Monitoring Fee”) in the amount of five thousand Dollars ($5,000) per month commencing in the month in which the Event of Default occurs and continuing until the Event of Default is cured in order to cover the Holder’s costs of monitoring and legal expenses and other expenses incurred by Holder.

 

ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS

 

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

 

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

 

If to the Borrower, to:

 

Sentient Brands Holdings Inc.

555 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor 

New York, NY 10022

ATTN: George Furlan 

e-mail: george@sentientbrands.com

cc: duke@gracecourtadvisors.com; evan@costaldolaw.com

 

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If to the Holder:

 

LEONITE FUND I, LP 

1 Hillcrest Center Dr., Suite 232

Spring Valley, NY 10977 

ATTN: Avi Geller

e-mail: avi@leonitecap.com  

Cc: Siegfied@leonitecap.com; jake@leonitecap.com; dberger@bergerlawpllc.com

 

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

 

5.4              Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act).

 

5.5              Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including attorneys’ fees. Such amounts spent by Holder shall be added to the Principal Amount of the Note at the time of such expenditure.

 

5.6              Governing Law. This this Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state and/or federal courts located in Delaware. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTIONS 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 Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents 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.

 

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5.7              Certain Amounts. Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding principal amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty.

 

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

 

5.9              Prepayment. Unless an Event of Default shall occur, Borrower shall have the right at any time prior to the Maturity Date, upon five (5) business day’s e-mail notice to the Holder (the “Prepayment Notice”), to prepay the Note by making a payment to Lender equal to 105% multiplied by the sum of (i) the outstanding Principal Amount, (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest, (iii) all unaccrued interest through the remainder of the Term that is guaranteed pursuant to Section 1.2 above, and (iv) any other amounts due under the Note. During the three (3) business days following the day that Borrower provides a Prepayment Notice to Holder (the “Prepayment Notice Date”), Holder may convert any or all of this Note into Common Shares. If payment pursuant to this Section 5.9 is not made within ten (10) business days following the Prepayment Notice Date, then such Prepayment Notice shall be null and void and Holder may continue to convert the Note. For avoidance of doubt, any payments made by Borrower pursuant to an election by Holder under Section 3.7 above or the exchange of securities pursuant to an election by Holder under Section 3.14 above, shall not be considered a prepayment under this Section 5.9.

 

5.10          Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Borrower hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any action or proceeding that may be brought by the Holder in order to enforce any right or remedy under this Note. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Note, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Borrower under this Note for payments which under Delaware law are in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums which under Delaware law in the nature of interest that the Borrower may be obligated to pay under this Note exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by Delaware law and applicable to this Note is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to this Note from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Borrower to the Holder with respect to indebtedness evidenced by this Note, such excess shall be applied by the Holder to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Borrower, the manner of handling such excess to be at the Holder’s election.

 

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5.11          Section 3(a)(10) Transactions. If at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Borrower enters into a transaction structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act, then a liquidated damages charge of 30% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note at that time, will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to the Holder, either in the form of cash payment or as an addition to the balance of the Note, as determined by mutual agreement of the Borrower and Holder.

 

5.12          No Broker-Dealer Acknowledgement. Absent a final adjudication from a court of competent jurisdiction stating otherwise, so long as any obligation of Borrower under this Note or the other Transaction Documents is outstanding, the Borrower shall not state, claim, allege, or in any way assert to any person, institution, or entity, that Holder is currently, or ever has been, a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

5.13          Opportunity to Consult with Counsel. The Borrower represents and acknowledges that it has been provided with the opportunity to discuss and review the terms of this Note and the other Transaction Documents with its counsel before signing it and that it is freely and voluntarily signing the Transaction Documents in exchange for the benefits provided herein. In light of this, the Borrower will not contest the validity of Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated therein. The Borrower further represents and acknowledges that it has been provided a reasonable period of time within which to review the terms of the Transaction Documents.

 

5.14          Intentionally Omitted.

 

5.15          Intentionally Omitted.

 

[signature page to follow]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this November 18, 2021.

 

SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.  
   
By: /s/ George Furlan  
   
Name: George Furlan  
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer  

 

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EXHIBIT A – FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

(See Attached)

 

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EXHIBIT B – FORM OF TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTION LETTER

 

(See Attached)

 

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Exhibit 4.15

 

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 SHARE PURCHASE WARRANT

 

SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.

 

Warrant Shares: 666,667

Date of Issuance: November 18, 2021 (“Issuance Date”)

 

This COMMON SHARE PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received in connection with (i) that certain $400,000 senior secured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) issued by Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation (the ”Company”), to Leonite Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (including any permitted and registered assigns, each a “Holder”) of even date herewith, and (ii) that certain securities purchase agreement by and between the Company and the Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”) of even date herewith, 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 the Company, 666,667 shares of common stock of the Company (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 (as defined below) per share.

 

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 forty-five cents ($0.45), 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 the five-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 fifth Trading Day (the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) following the date on which the Company shall have received the Exercise Notice, 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 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 Warrant Shares to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. 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 30 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.

 

 
 

 

If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the respective Warrant Shares by the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise in Holder’s sole discretion, and the Company shall pay to the Holder $100 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Warrant Share Delivery Date that the Company fails to deliver such Warrant Shares.

 

If at any time after the six (6) month anniversary of the Issuance Date, the Market Price of one Common Share is greater than the Exercise Price and the Warrant Shares are not registered under an effective non-stale registration statement of the Company, 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 Shares 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 may, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share rounded up to the next whole 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.

 

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(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 Common Shares beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of Common Shares 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 Share 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 Common Shares, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding Common Shares 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 Common Shares outstanding. Upon the request of a Holder, the Company shall within three Trading Days confirm to the Holder the number of Common Shares then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding Common Shares 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 Common Shares was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. Upon no fewer than 61 days’ prior notice to the Company, a Holder may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph and the provisions of this paragraph shall continue to apply. Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company and shall only apply to such Holder and no other Holder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor Holder of this Warrant.

 

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 Common Shares, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, shares 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 Common Shares 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 Common Shares 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 Common Share, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the Common Shares on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and

 

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(ii)        the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of Common Shares obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of Common Shares 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 Common Shares 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 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)                Proportional Adjustments of Outstanding Common Shares and Common Share Dividends. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the date hereof, issue additional Common Shares to all of its current shareholders on a pro rata basis or pay a share dividend in Common Shares, then the Exercise Price shall be proportionately adjusted. Any adjustments under this Section 2(b) shall be effective at the close of business on the date the share split becomes effective or the date of payment of the share dividend, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, this adjustment shall not apply when shares of outstanding Common Share are merged proportionally across all shareholders to form a smaller number of outstanding shares.

 

(c)                Anti-dilution Adjustment. If at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, the Company sells or grants (or has sold or granted, as the case may be) any option to purchase or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of or issues (or has sold or issued, as the case may be, or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Share or other securities convertible into, exercisable for or otherwise entitled the any person or entity the right to acquire Common Shares at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Exercise Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being agreed that if the holder of the Common Share or other securities 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 Common Shares at an effective price per share that is lower than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced to a price equal the Base Exercise 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. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Share or other securities are issued, provided however, that no adjustment will be made under this Section 2(c) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. For purposes of this Section 2(c), an “Exempt Issuance” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Note. In the event of an issuance of securities involving multiple tranches or closings, any adjustment pursuant to this Section 2(c) shall be calculated as if all such securities were issued at the initial closing.

 

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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 Shares are permitted to tender or exchange their Common Shares for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Shares accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Shares or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Shares are effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of Common Shares) (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 Common Shares 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 Common Shares 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 Common Share 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 Shares 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 formation, operating agreement 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 Common Shares 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 Common Shares 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, a sufficient number of Common Shares to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).

 

5.                 WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A SHAREHOLDER. 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 shareholder 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 shareholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

 

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.

 

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(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.

 

(a)               Notice of Transfer. The Holder agrees that it will give written notice to the Company of its intent to transfer this Warrant or any Warrant Shares, describing briefly the manner of any proposed transfer. Promptly upon receiving such written notice, the Company shall present copies thereof to the Company’s counsel. If the proposed transfer may be effected without registration or qualification (under any federal or state securities laws), the Company, as promptly as practicable, shall notify the Holder thereof, whereupon the Holder shall be entitled to transfer this Warrant or to dispose of Warrant Shares received upon the previous exercise of this Warrant, all in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by the Holder to the Company; provided, however, that an appropriate legend may be endorsed on this Warrant or the certificates for such Warrant Shares respecting restrictions upon transfer thereof necessary or advisable in the opinion of counsel and satisfactory to the Company to prevent further transfers which would be in violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and provided further that the prospective transferee or purchaser shall execute the Assignment of Warrant attached hereto as Exhibit B and such other documents and make such representations, warranties, and agreements as may be required solely to comply with the exemptions relied upon by the Company for the transfer or disposition of the Warrant or Warrant Shares.

 

(b)               If the proposed transfer or disposition of this Warrant or such Warrant Shares described in the written notice given pursuant to this Section 7 may not be effected without registration or qualification of this Warrant or such Warrant Shares, the Holder will limit its activities in respect to such transfer or disposition as are permitted by law.

 

(c)                Any transferee of all or a portion of this Warrant shall succeed to the rights and benefits of the initial Holder of this Warrant under Section 5.6 of the Purchase Agreement.

 

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 Common Shares, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any shares or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares or other property, pro rata to the holders of Common Shares 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 mutual written consent of the Company and the Holder.

 

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10.               GOVERNING LAW. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada 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 or federal courts sitting in New York County, 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 COMPANY 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.

 

12.               CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a)               “Nasdaq” means The Nasdaq Stock Market (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 or any other similar domestic or foreign exchange. 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 share dividend, share split, share combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.

 

(c)               “Common Share” means the Common Shares of the Company and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.

 

(d)               “Common Share Equivalents” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Shares, including without limitation any debt, preferred shares, 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 Shares.

 

(e)               “Principal Market” means the primary national securities exchange or over the counter market on which the Common Shares are then traded.

 

(f)                “Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Shares during the thirty (30) Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Exercise Notice.

 

(g)                “Trading Day” means (i) any day on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Market, (ii) if the Common Shares are 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.

 

[signature page follows]

 

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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.

 

  SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.
   
  By: /s/ George Furlan
  Name: George Furlan
  Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

EXERCISE NOTICE

 

(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Common Share Purchase Warrant)

 

The Undersigned holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _________________ of the Common Shares (“Warrant Shares”) of SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Common Share 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:  

 

 
 

 

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 _______________ Common Shares of SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC., , a Nevada corporation (the Company”) to which the within Common Share Purchase Warrant relates and appoints ____________________, as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of the Company 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. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the 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 Share 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 4.16

 

PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

This PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into on November 18, 2021 by and between Sentient Brands Holdings Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Debtor”), and Leonite Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and its permitted endorsees, transferees and assigns (collectively, the “Secured Party”).

 

RECITALS

 

A. Concurrently herewith, Debtor and the Secured Party have entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) and certain other agreements, pursuant to which the Debtor issued that certain senior secured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of four hundred thousand Dollars ($400,000) to the Secured Party.

 

B. The Debtor now enters into this Agreement with the Secured Party as security for Debtor’s Obligations (as defined below).

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their respective promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                   Definitions. Terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement that are defined in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the state of Nevada (the “UCC”) (such as “account,” “adverse claim,” “chattel paper,” “deposit account,” “document,” “equipment,” “fixtures,” “general intangibles,” “goods,” “instruments,” “inventory,” “investment property,” “proceeds,” and “supporting obligations”) shall have the respective meanings given such terms in Article 9 of the UCC. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined elsewhere herein or in the Securities Purchase Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Collateralmeans all of the collateral identified on Exhibit A hereto.

 

Debtor’s Booksmeans and includes all of Debtor’s books and records in any medium or form, including, but not limited to, all records, ledgers and computer programs, disk or tape files, thumb drives, material stored in the “cloud”, printouts and other information indicating, summarizing or evidencing the Collateral.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any subsidiary entity of Debtor, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such subsidiary entity of Debtor which are directly owned by Debtor, all of the warrants, options or other rights directly owned by Debtor for the purchase or acquisition from such subsidiary entity of Debtor of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such subsidiary entity of Debtor, all of the securities directly owned by Debtor which are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such subsidiary entity of Debtor or warrants, rights or options directly owned by Debtor for the purchase or acquisition from such subsidiary entity of Debtor of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other of Debtor’s direct ownership or direct profit interests in such subsidiary entity of Debtor (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

 
 

 

Event of Defaulthas the meaning specified in Section 6 of this Agreement.

 

Negotiable Collateralmeans and includes all of Debtor’s presently existing and hereafter acquired or arising letters of credit, advices of credit, promissory notes, drafts, instruments, documents, Equity Interests in any subsidiary entity of Debtor, leases of personal property and chattel paper, as well as Debtor’s Books relating to any of the foregoing.

 

Obligationsmeans and includes any and all present or future indebtedness or obligations of Debtor owing to the Secured Party under the Note and the other Subscription Documents, as defined herein, including, without limitation, (i) all interest and other payments required thereunder that are not paid when due, and (ii) all of the Secured Party Expenses (as defined below) which Debtor is required to pay or reimburse by this Agreement, by law, or otherwise.

 

Permitted Liensmeans (i) statutory liens of landlords and liens of carriers, warehousemen, bailees, mechanics, materialmen and other like liens imposed by law, created in the ordinary course of business and securing amounts not yet due (or which are being contested in good faith, by appropriate proceedings or other appropriate actions which are sufficient to prevent imminent foreclosure of such liens), and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are being maintained by Debtor in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) , (ii) deposits made (and the liens thereon) in the ordinary course of business of Debtor (including, without limitation, security deposits for leases, indemnity bonds, surety bonds and appeal bonds) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security benefits or to secure the performance of tenders, bids, contracts (other than for the repayment or guarantee of borrowed money or purchase money obligations), statutory obligations and other similar obligations arising as a result of progress payments under government contracts, (iii) liens for taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith and with respect to which adequate reserves are being maintained by Debtor in accordance with GAAP, (iv) purchase money liens relating to the acquisition of equipment, machinery or other goods of Debtor approved in writing by the Secured Party (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (v) liens in favor of the Secured Party under the Subscription Documents.

 

Pledged Equity” means, with respect to Debtor, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any subsidiary that are directly owned by Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in each case together with the certificates (or other agreements or instruments), if any, representing such shares, and all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

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(1) all Equity Interests representing a dividend thereon, or representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect thereof, or resulting from a stock split, revision, reclassification or other exchange therefor, and any subscriptions, warrants, rights or options issued to the holder thereof, or otherwise in respect thereof; and

 

(2) in the event of any consolidation or merger involving the issuer thereof and in which such issuer is not the surviving entity, all shares of each class of the Equity Interests of the successor entity formed by or resulting from such consolidation or merger, to the extent that such successor entity is a direct subsidiary of Debtor.

 

The term “Pledged Equity” specifically includes, but is not limited to, all rights of Debtor embodied in or arising out of the Debtor’s status as a shareholder or member of a subsidiary of Debtor, consisting of: (a) all economic rights, including without limitation, all rights to share in the profits and losses and all rights to receive distributions of the assets; and (b) all governance rights, including without limitation, all rights to vote, consent to action and otherwise participate in the management.

 

Secured Party Expensesmeans and includes (i) all costs or expenses required to be paid by Debtor under this Agreement that are instead paid or advanced by the Secured Party, including without limitation, all taxes, insurance, satisfaction of liens, securities interests, encumbrances or other claims at any time levied or placed on the Collateral, (ii) all reasonable costs and expenses incurred to correct any default or enforce any provision of this Agreement, or in gaining possession of, maintaining, disabling, handling, preserving, storing, shipping, selling, preparing for sale or advertising to sell all or any part of the Collateral, irrespective of whether a sale is consummated, and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by the Secured Party in enforcing or defending this Agreement, irrespective of whether suit is brought.

 

Subscription Documents” means and includes the Note, Securities Purchase Agreement and all related documents executed in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any amendments to any of the foregoing.

 

2.                   Construction. Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular and vice versa, to the part include the whole, “including” is not limiting, and “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Section references are to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

 

3.                   Creation of Security Interest. In order to secure Debtor’s timely payment of the Obligations and timely performance of each and all of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, the Subscription Documents, and any other document, instrument or agreement executed by Debtor or delivered by Debtor to the Secured Party in connection with the Obligations, Debtor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants, pledges and hypothecates to the Secured Party a continuing security interest in and to, a lien upon, assignment of, and right of set-off against, all presently existing and hereafter acquired or arising Collateral. Such security interest shall be a first priority security interest. Such security interest shall attach to all Collateral without further act on the part of the Secured Party or Debtor.

 

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4.                   Filings; Further Assurances.

 

(a)                 General. The Secured Party is authorized to file a UCC-1 Financing Statement (or its equivalent) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and in any other jurisdictions where the Secured Party chooses to file, with respect to the Debtor. Debtor also authorizes the filing by the Secured Party of such other UCC financing statements, continuation financing statements, fixture filings, filing appropriate notices in international or federal registries including the United States Patent and Trademark Office, security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, chattel mortgages, assignments, assignments of rents, motor vehicle lien acknowledgments and other documents as the Secured Party may reasonably require in order to perfect, maintain, protect or enforce its security interest in the Collateral or any portion thereof and in order to fully consummate all of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, if so requested by the Secured Party at any time hereafter, Debtor shall promptly execute and deliver to the Secured Party such fixture filings, agreements, security agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, chattel mortgages, assignments, motor vehicle lien acknowledgments and other documents as the Secured Party may reasonably require from such Debtor in order to perfect, maintain, protect or enforce its rights under this Agreement. In the Event of Default, Debtor shall promptly deliver to the Secured Party any and all certificates and instruments constituting the Pledged Equity in suitable form for transfer by delivery and accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank. Upon Debtor’s failure or refusal to promptly comply with its obligations in this Section 4(a), Debtor hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Secured Party as such Debtor’s true and lawful attorney with power to sign the name of Debtor on any of the above-described documents or on any other similar documents which need to be executed, recorded or filed in order to perfect, maintain, protect or enforce the Secured Party’s security interest in the Collateral. In the Event of Default, Debtor further agrees to enter into such control agreements with the Secured Party and such third parties as may be necessary to obtain a first priority security interest in the Collateral, including deposit accounts and Pledged Equity, and agrees to use best efforts to obtain the assent of the third parties to said agreements.

 

(b)                 Mortgage. In the Event of Default, Debtor hereby authorizes Secured Party to obtain a mortgage on any and all of its real estate. Debtor covenants and agrees that it will execute any documents, provide any information and take such other action as is requested by Secured Party to effectuate such mortgage.

 

(c)                 Additional Matters. Without limiting the generality of Section 4(a), Debtor will at the reasonable written request of the Secured Party, appear in and defend any action or proceeding which is reasonably expected to have a material and adverse effect with respect to such Debtor’s title to, or the security interest of the Secured Party in, the Collateral.

 

5.                   Representations, Warranties and Agreements. Debtor represents, warrants and agrees as follows:

 

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(a)                 No Other Encumbrances. Debtor has good and marketable title to its Collateral, free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances and rights of any kind, except the Liens scheduled pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement or as otherwise approved in writing by the Secured Party, and has the right to pledge, sell, assign or transfer the Collateral.

 

(b)                 Authorization of Pledged Equity. All Pledged Equity is duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and, to the extent applicable, nonassessable and is not subject to the preemptive rights of any person.

 

(c)                 Security Interest/Priority. This Agreement creates a valid security interest in favor of the Secured party in the Collateral of Debtor and, when properly perfected by filing shall constitute a valid and perfected first priority security interest in such Collateral (including all uncertificated Pledged Equity consisting of partnership or limited liability company interests that do not constitute securities), to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing under the UCC, free and clear of all liens except for liens permitted by the Securities Purchase Agreement. The taking possession by the Secured Party of the certificated securities (if any) evidencing the Pledged Equity and all other Instruments constituting Collateral will perfect and establish the first priority of the Secured Party’s security interest in all the Pledged Equity evidenced by such certificated securities and such instruments. With respect to any Collateral consisting of a deposit account, investment property, securities entitlement or held in a securities account, upon execution and delivery by the Debtor, the applicable depository bank or securities intermediary and the Secured Party of an agreement granting control to the Secured Party over such Collateral, the Secured Party shall have a valid and perfected first priority security interest in such Collateral.

 

(d)                 Consents; Etc. There are no restrictions in any organizational document governing any Pledged Equity or any other document related thereto which would limit or restrict (i) the grant of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in such Pledged Equity, (ii) the perfection of such security interest or (iii) the exercise of remedies in respect of such perfected security interest in the Pledged Equity as contemplated by this Agreement. Except for (i) the filing or recording of UCC financing statements, (ii) the filing of appropriate notices with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office; with other applicable international registries, federal registries; and with local registries regarding assignments of rents and fixture filings, (iii) obtaining control to perfect the security interests created by this Agreement (to the extent required under Section 4 hereof), (iv) such actions as may be required by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities, and (v) consents, authorizations, filings or other actions which have been obtained or made, no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or governmental authority and no consent of any other person (including, without limitation, any stockholder, member or creditor of Debtor), is required for (A) the grant by Debtor of the security interest in the Collateral granted hereby or for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by Debtor, (B) the perfection of such security interest (to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing under the UCC, the granting of control (to the extent required, or as provided in Section 4(a) hereof) or by filing an appropriate notice with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or other applicable registry) or (C) the exercise by the Secured party of the rights and remedies provided for in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                 Location of Place(s) of Business. All places of business of Debtor, including the identification of the principal place of business of Debtor, and the address(es) at which the Collateral is (are) located, are indicated on Schedule 5(e) hereto. Debtor shall not, without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Secured Party, relocate such principal place of business or the Collateral, with no relocation being permitted outside the United States in any event.

 

(f)                  Right to Inspect the Collateral. The Secured Party shall have the right, during usual business hours of the Debtor and upon reasonable advance notice, to inspect and examine the Collateral. Debtor agrees that any reasonable expenses incurred by the Secured Party in connection with this Section 5(f) during the continuance of an Event of Default shall constitute Secured Party Expenses.

 

(g)                 Negative Covenants. Except for sale of products, goods, merchandise, and inventory in the ordinary course of business, Debtor shall not (i) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, relocate or transfer, any of the Collateral, except dispositions of Collateral that is worn out, obsolete or no longer necessary in the business of Debtor, (ii) allow any liens on or grant security interests in the Collateral except the Permitted Liens or (iii) change the Debtor’s name or add any new fictitious name without the written consent of the Secured Party.

 

(h)                 Further Information. Debtor shall promptly supply the Secured Party with such information concerning Debtor and Debtor’s business as the Secured Party may reasonably request from time-to-time hereafter, and shall within five (5) business days of obtaining knowledge thereof, notify the Secured Party of any event which constitutes an Event of Default.

 

(i)                   Solvency. Debtor is now and shall be at all times hereafter able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.

 

(j)                  Secured Party Expenses. Debtor shall, within 30 days of written demand from the Secured Party accompanied by adequate documentation of such expenses, reimburse the Secured Party for all sums expended by it which constitute Secured Party Expenses and, in the event that Debtor does not pay any Secured Party Expenses payable to a third party within 30 days after notice thereof, then the Secured Party may immediately and without further notice pay such Secured Party Expenses on Debtor’s behalf. All such expenses shall become a part of the Obligations and, at the Secured Party’s option, will (i) be payable on demand or (ii) be added to the balance of the Note and be payable proportionately with any installment payments that become due during the remaining term of the Note or, (iii) at Secured Party’s option, may be treated as a balloon payment which will be due and payable at the maturity of the Note. This Agreement shall also secure payment of those amounts.

 

(k)                 Commercial Tort Claims. Debtor have no pending commercial tort claim (as a plaintiff) against any individual or entity (a “Commercial Claim”). Debtor shall promptly deliver to the Secured Party notice of any Commercial Claim that a Debtor may bring against any individual or entity, together with such information with respect thereto as the Secured Party may reasonably request. Within 20 days after a written request by the Secured Party, Debtor shall grant the Secured Party a security interest in any pending Commercial Claim to the extent such security interest is permitted by applicable law.

 

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(l)                   Reliance by the Secured Party; Representations Cumulative. Each representation, warranty and agreement contained in this Agreement shall be conclusively presumed to have been relied on by the Secured Party regardless of any investigation made or information possessed by the Secured Party. The representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein shall be cumulative and in addition to any and all other representations, warranties and agreements set forth in the Subscription Documents or any other documents created after the Closing Date and signed by Debtor.

 

6.                   Events of Default. The occurrence of any Event of Default under the Note and the Securities Purchase Agreement, after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period, shall constitute an “Event of Default” by Debtor under this Agreement.

 

7.                   Rights and Remedies.

 

(a)                 Rights and Remedies of the Secured Party.

 

(i)                   Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and upon five (5) days’ advance notice of election by Secured Party to Debtor and, the Secured Party may cause any one or more of the following to occur, all of which are authorized by Debtor:

 

(A)             The Secured Party may make such payments and do such acts as it reasonably considers necessary to protect its security interest in the Collateral. Debtor agree to promptly assemble and make available the Collateral if the Secured Party so requires. Debtor authorize the Secured Party to enter the premises where any of the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of the Collateral, or any part thereof, and pay, purchase, contest or compromise any encumbrance, claim, right or lien which, in the reasonable opinion of the Secured Party, appears to be prior or superior to its security interest in violation of this Agreement, and to pay all reasonable expenses incurred in connection therewith.

 

(B)             The Secured Party shall be automatically deemed to be granted a license or other appropriate right to use, without charge or representation or warranty, Debtor’s labels, patents, copyrights, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks and advertising matter, and any other property of a similar nature, as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale and selling any Collateral.

 

(C)             The Secured Party may ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale and sell (in the manner provided for herein) the Collateral.

 

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(D)             The Secured Party may sell the Collateral at either a public or private sale, or both (which in the case of a private sale of Pledged Equity, shall be to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obligated to agree, among other things, to acquire such securities for their own accounts, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof), by way of one or more contracts or transactions, for cash or on terms, in such manner and at such places (including Debtor’s premises) as is commercially reasonable (it not being necessary that the Collateral be present at any such sale). In the case of a sale of Pledged Equity, the Secured Party shall have no obligation to delay sale of any such securities for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer of such securities to register such securities for public sale under the Securities Act of 1933. Debtor further acknowledges and agrees that any offer to sell any Pledged Equity which has been (i) publicly advertised on a bona fide basis in a newspaper or other publication of general circulation in the financial community of New York, New York (to the extent that such offer may be advertised without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933), or (ii) made privately in the manner described above shall be deemed to involve a “public sale” under the UCC, notwithstanding that such sale may not constitute a “public offering” under the Securities Act of 1933, and the Secured Party may, in such event, bid for the purchase of such securities.

 

(E)             The Secured Party shall be entitled to give notice of the disposition of the Collateral as follows: (1) the Secured Party shall give Debtor a notice in writing of the time and place of public sale, or, if the sale is a private sale or some other disposition other than a public sale is to be made of the Collateral, the time on or after which the private sale or other disposition is to be made, (2) the notice shall be personally delivered or mailed, postage prepaid, to Debtor at least 30 days before the date fixed for the sale, or at least 30 days before the date on or after which the private sale or other disposition is to be made, unless the Collateral is perishable or threatens to decline speedily in value, in which case the Secured Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such notice to Debtor as far in advance of such disposition as is practicable.

 

(F)              The Secured Party may purchase all or any portion of the Collateral at any public sale by credit bid or other appropriate payment therefor.

 

(G)             To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Secured Party shall have the following rights and remedies regarding the appointment of a receiver: (1) the Secured Party may have a receiver appointed as a matter of right, (2) the receiver may be an employee of the Secured Party and may serve without bond, and (3) all fees of the receiver and his or her attorney shall be Secured Party Expenses and become part of the Obligations and shall be payable on demand, with interest at the Rate specified in the Note from the date of expenditure until repaid.

 

(H)            To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Secured Party, either itself or through a receiver, may collect the payments, rents, income, dividends, distributions and revenues (together, “Revenue”) from the Collateral. The Secured Party may at any time, in its reasonable discretion, transfer any Collateral into its own name or that of its nominee(s) and receive the Revenue therefrom and hold the same as security for the Obligations or apply it to payment of the Obligations in such order of preference as the Secured Party may determine. Insofar as the Collateral consists of accounts, general intangibles, loans receivable, insurance policies, instruments, chattel paper, choses in action, or similar property, the Secured Party may demand, collect, issue receipts for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose, or otherwise realize on the Collateral as the Secured Party may determine (in its reasonable discretion), whether or not the Obligations are then due. For these purposes, the Secured Party may, on behalf of and in the name of Debtor, (1) receive, open, and dispose of mail addressed to Debtor; (2) change any address to which mail and payments are to be sent; and (3) endorse notes, checks, drafts, money orders, documents of title, instruments and items pertaining to the payment, shipment, or storage of any Collateral. To facilitate collection, the Secured Party may notify account debtors and Debtor on any Collateral to make payments directly to the Secured Party.

 

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(ii)                 The Secured Party may deduct from the proceeds of any sale of the Collateral all Secured Party Expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement and exercise of any of the rights and remedies of the Secured Party provided for herein, irrespective of whether suit is commenced. If such deduction does not occur (in the Secured Party’s reasonable discretion), upon demand, Debtor shall pay all of such Secured Party Expenses. Any deficiency which exists after disposition of the Collateral as provided herein will be paid immediately by Debtor, and any excess that exists will be returned, without interest and subject to the rights of third parties, to Debtor by the Secured Party; provided, however, that if any excess exists at a time when any of the Obligations remain outstanding, such excess shall instead remain as part of the Collateral and continue to be subject to the security interest in Section 3(a) above until such time as all of the Obligations have been fully satisfied or otherwise terminated.

 

(iii)                Voting and payment Rights in Respect of the Pledged Equity.

 

(A)             So long as no Event of Default shall exist, Debtor may (1) exercise any and all voting and other rights pertaining to the Pledged Equity of such Debtor or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or the Securities Purchase Agreement and (2) receive and retain any and all dividends (other than stock dividends and other dividends constituting Collateral which are addressed hereinabove), principal or interest paid in respect of the Pledged Equity to the extent they are allowed under the Securities Purchase Agreement; and

 

(B)             During the continuance of an Event of Default, (1) all rights of an Debtor to exercise the voting and other consensual rights which it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to clause (A)(1) above shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party which shall then have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights, (2) all rights of an Debtor to receive the dividends, principal and interest payments which it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to clause (A)(2) above shall cease and all such rights shall thereupon be vested in the Secured Party which shall then have the sole right to receive and hold as Collateral such dividends, principal and interest payments, and (3) all dividends, principal and interest payments which are received by a Debtor contrary to the provisions of clause (B)(2) above shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Secured Party, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Debtor, and shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party as Collateral in the exact form received, to be held by the Secured Party as Collateral and as further collateral security for the Secured Obligations.

 

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(b)                 Rights and Remedies Cumulative. The rights and remedies of the Secured Party under this Agreement and any other agreements and documents delivered or executed in connection with the Obligations shall be cumulative. The Secured Party shall also have all other rights and remedies not inconsistent herewith as are provided under applicable law, or in equity. No exercise by the Secured Party of any one right or remedy shall be deemed an election.

 

8.                   Additional Waivers. The Secured Party shall not in any way or manner be liable or responsible for (i) the safekeeping of the Collateral, (ii) any loss or damage thereto occurring or arising in any manner or fashion from any cause, (iii) any diminution in the value thereof or (iv) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, forwarding agency or other person whomsoever, except to the extent that such loss, damage, liability, cost or expense has resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Secured Party or its affiliates. If the Secured Party at any time has possession of any Collateral, whether before or after an Event of Default, the Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral if the Secured Party takes such action for that purpose as Debtor shall request or as the Secured Party, in its reasonable discretion, shall deem appropriate under the circumstances, but failure to honor any request by Debtor shall not of itself be deemed to be a failure to exercise reasonable care. The Secured Party shall not be required to take any steps necessary to preserve any rights in the Collateral against prior parties, nor to protect, preserve, or maintain any security interest given to secure the Obligations.

 

9.                   Notices. All notices or demands by any party relating to this Agreement shall be made in writing as provided in the Note, and such notices shall be delivered to the addresses indicated therein. Each party shall provide written notice to the other party of any change in address.

 

10.                Choice of Law. The validity of this Agreement, its construction, interpretation and enforcement, and the rights of the parties hereunder and concerning the Collateral, shall be determined under, governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Nevada as applied to contracts made and to be fully performed in such state, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof, except to the extent that the validity, perfection or enforcement of a security interest hereunder in respect of any Collateral is required to be governed by the laws of the state of Nevada or some other jurisdiction, in which case such laws shall govern.

 

11.                Waiver of Jury Trial. THE DEBTOR WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

12.                General Provisions.

 

(a)                 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be binding and deemed effective against Debtor when executed by Debtor and the Secured Party.

 

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(b)                 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted endorsees, transferees and assigns of the Secured Party. Debtor shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder, and any such assignment shall be absolutely void.

 

(c)                 Section Headings. Section headings are for convenience only.

 

(d)                 Interpretation. No uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed or resolved against the Secured Party or Debtor, whether under any rule of construction or otherwise. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish the purposes and intentions of the parties.

 

(e)                 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement shall be severable from every other provision of this Agreement for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

 

(f)                  Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the agreements and documents referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter covered herein and supersede all prior agreements, negotiations and understandings, written or oral, with respect to such subject matter. No provision of this Agreement shall be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by Debtor and the Secured Party.

 

(g)                 Good Faith. The parties intend and agree that their respective rights, duties, powers, liabilities and obligations shall be performed, carried out, discharged and exercised reasonably and in good faith.

 

(h)                 Waiver and Consent. No delay or omission on the part of the Secured Party in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver of such right or any other right. A waiver by the Secured Party of a provision of this Agreement or any other agreement between or among the parties shall not prejudice or constitute a waiver of the Secured Party’s right otherwise to demand strict compliance with that provision or any other provision of this Agreement. No prior waiver by the Secured Party, nor any course of dealing between the Secured Party and Debtor, shall constitute a waiver of any of the Secured Party’s rights or of any of Debtor’s obligations as to any future transactions. Whenever the consent of the Secured Party is required under this Agreement, the granting of such consent by the Secured Party in any instance shall not constitute continuing consent to subsequent instances where such consent is required, and in all cases such consent may be granted or withheld in the reasonable discretion of the Secured Party.

 

(i)                   Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

 

(j)                  Termination. Upon full satisfaction or other termination of the Obligations (i) the Secured Party shall release and return to Debtor all of the Collateral and any and all certificates and other documentation representing or relating to the Collateral and (ii) the security interests provided for under this Agreement shall be terminated and of no further force and effect. At Debtor’s expense, the Secured Party shall take all actions reasonably requested by Debtor in connection with the foregoing.

 

(k)                 Consent of Debtor as Issuers of Pledged Equity. Debtor/issuer of Pledged Equity party to this Agreement hereby acknowledges, consents and agrees to the grant of the security interests in such Pledged Equity pursuant to this Agreement, together with all rights accompanying such security interest as provided by this Agreement and applicable law, notwithstanding any anti-assignment provisions in any operating agreement, limited partnership agreement or similar organizational or governance documents of such issuer.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized persons on the date first written above.

 

  The Debtor:
   
  SENTIENT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.
   
  By: /s/ George Fulan 
  Name: George Furlan
  Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer
     
  The Secured Party:
   
  LEONITE FUND I, LP
  By its Manager, Leonite Advisors LLC
   
  By: /s/ Avi Geller 
  Name: Avi Geller
  Title: Manager

 

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Schedule 5(e)

 

Addresses of Debtor/Principal Place of Business of Debtor

 

555 Madison Avenue., 5th Floor  

New York, NY 10022

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

COLLATERAL

 

Applicable Definitions:

 

In addition to the definitions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Nevada, the following defined terms are used herein:

 

Debtor’s Booksmeans and includes all of Debtor’s books and records in any medium or form, including, but not limited to, all records, ledgers and computer programs, disk or tape files, thumb drives, material stored in the “cloud”, printouts and other information indicating, summarizing or evidencing the Collateral.

 

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any subsidiary entity of Debtor, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such subsidiary entity of Debtor which are directly owned by Debtor, all of the warrants, options or other rights directly owned by Debtor for the purchase or acquisition from such subsidiary entity of Debtor of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such subsidiary entity of Debtor, all of the securities directly owned by Debtor which are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such subsidiary entity of Debtor or warrants, rights or options directly owned by Debtor for the purchase or acquisition from such subsidiary entity of Debtor of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other of Debtor’s direct ownership or direct profit interests in such subsidiary entity of Debtor (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

 

Negotiable Collateralmeans and includes all of Debtor’s presently existing and hereafter acquired or arising letters of credit, advices of credit, promissory notes, drafts, instruments, documents, Equity Interests in any subsidiary entity of Debtor, leases of personal property and chattel paper, as well as Debtor’s Books relating to any of the foregoing.

 

Pledged Equity” means, with respect to Debtor, 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any subsidiary that are wholly and directly owned by Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in each case together with the certificates (or other agreements or instruments), if any, representing such shares, and all options and other rights, contractual or otherwise, with respect thereto, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

(1) all Equity Interests representing a dividend thereon, or representing a distribution or return of capital upon or in respect thereof, or resulting from a stock split, revision, reclassification or other exchange therefor, and any subscriptions, warrants, rights or options issued to the holder thereof, or otherwise in respect thereof; and

 

(2) in the event of any consolidation or merger involving the issuer thereof and in which such issuer is not the surviving entity, all shares of each class of the Equity Interests of the successor entity formed by or resulting from such consolidation or merger, to the extent that such successor entity is a direct subsidiary of Debtor.

 

The term “Pledged Equity” specifically includes, but is not limited to, all rights of Debtor embodied in or arising out of the Debtor’s status as a shareholder or member, consisting of: (a) all economic rights, including without limitation, all rights to share in the profits and losses and all rights to receive distributions of the assets; and (b) all governance rights, including without limitation, all rights to vote, consent to action and otherwise participate in the management.

 

 
 

 

Identification of Collateral:

 

All of the right, title and interest of Debtor in and to the following property, wherever located and whether now owned by Debtor or hereafter acquired by Debtor:

 

1.                  All accounts, chattel paper, contracts, contract rights, accounts receivable, tax refunds, tax credits, Notes receivable, Pledged Equity, documents, choses in action and general intangibles, including, but not limited to, proceeds of inventory and returned goods and proceeds from the sale of goods and services, and all rights, liens, securities, guaranties, remedies and privileges related thereto, including the right of stoppage in transit and rights and property of any kind forming the subject matter of any of the foregoing;

 

2.                  All certificates of deposit and all time, savings, demand, or other deposit accounts in the name of Debtor or in which Debtor has any right, title or interest, including but not limited to all sums now or at any time hereafter on deposit, and any renewals, extensions or replacements of and all other property which may from time to time be acquired directly or indirectly using the proceeds of any of the foregoing;

 

3.                  All inventory until such time that inventory is sold to consumers in the normal course of business, and equipment of every type or description wherever located, including, but not limited to all raw materials, parts, containers, work in process, finished goods until such time that finished goods are sold to consumers in the normal course of business, goods in transit to Debtor, wares, merchandise until such time that merchandise is sold to consumers in the normal course of business, furniture, fixtures, hardware, machinery, tools, parts, supplies, automobiles, trucks, other intangible property of whatever kind and wherever located associated with the Debtor’s business, tools and goods returned for credit, repossessed, reclaimed or otherwise reacquired by Debtor;

 

4.                  All documents of title and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, exchange or substitution for or addition to any of the foregoing including, but not limited to, any documents of title;

 

5.                  All know-how, information, labels, permits, patents, copyrights, goodwill, trademarks, trade names, licenses and approvals held by Debtor, including all other intangible property of Debtor;

 

6.                  All assets of any type or description that may at any time be assigned or delivered to or come into possession of Debtor for any purpose for the account of Debtor or as to which Debtor may have any right, title, interest or power, and property in the possession or custody of or in transit to anyone for the account of Debtor, as well as all proceeds and products thereof and accessions and annexations thereto; and

 

7.                  Debtor’s tangible and intangible personal property assets, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (i) all accounts, health-care-insurance receivables, cash and currency, chattel paper, deposit accounts, documents, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles, instruments, intellectual property, investment property, Negotiable Collateral, loans receivable, motor vehicles, goods until such time that goods are sold to consumers in the normal course of business, supporting obligations, Debtor’s Books, and such other assets of Debtor as may hereafter arise or Debtor may hereafter acquire or in which the Secured Party may from time-to-time obtain a security interest, and (ii) the proceeds of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, proceeds of insurance covering the foregoing or any portion thereof; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Collateral does not include any “hazardous waste” as that term is defined under 42 U.S.C. section 6903(5), as such section may be from time to time amended, or under any regulations thereunder;

 

8.                  All proceeds (including but not limited to insurance proceeds), products of, and accessions and annexations of any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, George Furlan, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “report”) of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc.;

 

  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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer 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 over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 22, 2021 By: /s/ George Furlan
    George Furlan
    Interim Chief Executive Officer, Interim President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

I, George Furlan, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “report”) of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc.;

 

  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 registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer 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 over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 (f) and 15d-15 (f)) for the registrant 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 registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, 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 registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: November 22, 2021 By:  /s/ George Furlan
    George Furlan
    Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  

 

 

 

Exhibit 32

 

Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

The undersigned, George Furlan, in his capacities as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Sentient Brands Holdings Inc. (the “Registrant”) does hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the period ended September 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), that, to the best of his knowledge:

 

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this Report.

 

Date: November 22, 2021 /s/ George Furlan
  George Furlan
  Interim Chief Executive Officer, Interim President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
   
   
Date: November 22, 2021 /s/ George Furlan
  George Furlan
  Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)