10-K
Edgemode, Inc. (EDGM)
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x Annual Report Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the year ended December 31, 2020
q Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number 333-207047
| FOURTH WAVE ENERGY, INC. | |
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| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |
| Nevada | 47-4046237 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 75 E. Santa Clara St., 6^th^ Floor | |
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| San Jose, CA | 95113 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Postal or Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (818) 855-8199 |
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Pierre Corp.
| (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,<br><br><br>if changed since last report |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each classTrading Symbol on which registered
N/A N/AN/A
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes q No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes q No x
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 x No q
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No q
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or
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information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerqAccelerated filerq
Non-accelerated filerxSmaller reporting companyx
Emerging growth companyx
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 x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes q No x
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2020 was approximately $19,875,000.
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date. There were 38,764,776 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2021.
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P****AR T I Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believes,” “projects,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects on a consolidated basis include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, availability of capital, interest rates, competition, and generally accepted accounting principles. These risks and uncertainties should also be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. ITEM 1.BUSINESS We were incorporated in Nevada on January 21, 2011. Since our incorporation, we were involved in a number of business ventures, all of which were unsuccessful and which we have abandoned.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company,” or the “Company” refer to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
On March 20, 2020, shareholders owning a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock amended our Articles of Incorporation to change our name to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
Residential Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Overview
Homes and buildings use energy for heating, cooling, hot water, and electrification. A number of factors determine how much energy is required to deliver these services including the age of the structure, type of construction, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment used and its condition, lighting, appliances, and electronics used. Different types of energy are used for these end-uses, which is often based on regional energy production and availability, historical construction preferences, and local legislation. Energy sources include, but are not limited to natural gas, heating oil, utility electricity, and on-site renewable energy generation.
Based on home conditions and energy sources, energy efficiency improvements are often the lowest cost ways to reduce ongoing utility and maintenance costs. Energy efficiency improvements often result in improved living comfort, for example enhanced heating, cooling, lighting, and air quality. Energy efficiency upgrades have an up-front cost but are designed to reduce ongoing utility and maintenance costs. Upgrades also often result in increased home values and resale prices.
Experts in the building community agree that energy efficiency upgrades are often the least expensive form of energy available, as they do not require the creation of energy. By investing in energy conservation measures, homeowners will realize immediate and ongoing benefits.
Homes and commercial buildings consume 40% of the energy used in the United States. Most homeowners could save between 15-25% of their utility bills by addressing wasted energy from drafts, air leaks, and outdated heating and cooling systems. Typical energy efficiency upgrades include sealing air leaks, adding insulation, installing more efficiency windows, doors, and skylights, installing and properly setting programmable thermostats, sealing ducts, tuning or upgrading heating and cooling systems, installing energy efficiency hot water heaters, upgrading household appliances and electronics to Energy Star products, and installing energy efficient lighting.
Many different approaches to building construction exist, often based on geographic and prevailing weather conditions. Those construction approaches, along with upfront cost, are factors in what type of energy source and heating and cooling equipment is installed. There are always trade-offs between cost, performance, and lifespan. When upgrading home energy systems, selecting the most appropriate equipment will have significant impacts on long-term operational costs, maintenance, and replacement requirements.
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Improvements in electric heat exchanger (also known as heat pump) technology have increased their usage across the country. Different types of heat pump technologies exist. Some transfer energy from water sources and others directly from the air. Water source heat pumps are often connected to geothermal systems, also known as ground source heating and cooling. Since geothermal technologies rely on transferring energy from the earth instead of creating energy, they are widely considered the most efficient type of heating and cooling systems.
On-site renewable energy generation has been improving greatly for years with gains in performance and reductions in cost. The most typical type of on-site generation is photovoltaics, also known as solar energy. Panels are typically installed on a roof-mounted configuration or on an adjacent ground-mounted system. Inverters capture the solar energy and transform it into useful electricity. Most residential systems are tied to the existing electrical utility grid for back-up and resiliency when solar energy is not being generated.
There are many trade-offs when determining the most appropriate energy generation systems for residences. Upfront cost, maintenance, replacement cost, environmental and health impacts much all be considered. Environmental health and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of utility electricity is a regional consideration based on how energy is produced and distributed in different regions. How utility-scale electricity is generated can make a large different in associated emissions. On-site renewable energy has a significantly lower carbon footprint than most utility-scale generation, though many utilities are transitioning to cleaner sources such as solar and wind as they move away from coal-fired power plants.
Indoor air quality in a home can also be impacted by the type of HVAC system installed. Unless fresh outdoor is brought into through an intake system before being distributed, air will be recirculated within a home, which can compromise air quality. The use of natural gas for cooking and clothes dryers can also adversely impact indoor air quality. Typically, electrified HVAC, cooking, and clothes dryers offer the highest quality indoor air quality, but there are many factors including air infiltration, sealing, and opening of windows and doors that will impact conditions. The use of building materials, paints, and stains with high levels of volatile organic compounds can also contribute to degraded indoor air quality.
Homeowners must weight all factors when it comes to heating, cooling, and electrification of their homes. Choosing systems that minimize the use of fossil fuels and maximize airflow will often lead to the best indoor air quality.
GSP System On March 16, 2020 we acquired all of the outstanding shares of an unrelated third party named Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. (“FWI”), a Colorado corporation, for 6,200,000 restricted shares of our common stock. In 2021, 4,350,000 of these shares were returned to us and cancelled. FWI has designed an energy system which is based on combining solar power and other energy efficient technologies into one fully integrated system. The FWI energy system is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions in residences and commercial buildings.
In connection with this acquisition we entered into consulting agreements with certain founders of FWI. The consulting agreements required us to collectively pay $385,000 in consulting fees during the terms of the consulting agreements, all but one of which expire between May 31 and June 30, 2020. One consulting agreement is for a twelve month period and expires in March of 2021.
On May 7, 2020 we signed an option agreement with GEOS Neighborhood, LLC to acquire approximately 8 acres of undeveloped land in Arvada, Colorado. If the option was exercised we planned to build energy efficient homes/townhomes on the undeveloped land. We did not exercise the option and the option expired on June 18, 2020.
After the option with GEOS Neighborhood's expired, we decided to proceed with the development of a clean energy system known as the GeoSolar Plus System ("GPS").
The GSP system is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions in residences and commercial buildings, while improving indoor air quality. By improving the building envelope, reducing energy loads, and generating on-site renewable solar energy the system offers a highly-efficiency whole-home energy upgrade.
We planned to use a sales force that would market the GSP system directly to homeowners and planned to use independent subcontractors to replace a home’s existing heating and air conditioning system with the GSP system.
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As of March 31, 2021 no GSP Systems had been sold.
DeSol Power Tiles
On August 18, 2020 we entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire DeSol Power Tiles, LLC for $900,000 in cash and shares of our common stock having a value of $100,000.
DeSol Power Tiles is based in Atlanta, Georgia and has developed solar panels which act as the actual roof of a building.
Although traditional solar panels provide financial benefits to their owners and solar systems help the environment, they are not aesthetically pleasing to look at. Some communities and subdivisions even have rules against installing them.
The DeSol solar roof system integrates design and functionality. The patented system uses roof tiles, not solar panels, so it won’t affect the aesthetic or architectural appeal of the roof. With a simple, flat design, based on the classic Nordic style, DeSol roof tiles will complement the home with a beautiful, completely sealed, walkable surface that covers the entire roof.
The DeSol solar roof system captures sunlight and the inverter converts the sunlight into electric current that can be used in the home. An electric panel in the home feeds the energy from the inverter to the home’s electric circuits. The electric meter monitors energy usage, so excess power can be sent to the utility company, giving the homeowner energy credits.
A solar roof installation from DeSol Power Tiles is 100% passive. Unlike wind energy systems or heat pumps, there are no moving parts that require technical service or maintenance, which is the main reason for the 30-year performance guarantee which is offered by DeSol Power Tiles.
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As of March 31, 2021 DeSol Power Tiles had installed two solar roof systems.
For more information concerning DeSol Power Tiles visit its website at https://www.desolpowertiles.com/.
The acquisition of DeSol Power Tiles is subject to a number of conditions, including the execution of a definitive agreement between the parties.
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Spin-Off
We plan to concentrate on the sale of solar panel roofs and no longer plans to pursue the GSP System. As a result, on March 10, 2021, we transferred all of the rights to the GeoSolar Plus System (“GSP”) to GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. ("GST") in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of GST's common stock. We plan to distribute ("Spin-Off") these shares to our shareholders on the basis of one share of GST's common stock for each four shares held by each of our shareholders.
GST also assumed all liabilities (approximately $385,000) associated with the consulting agreements previously signed by us.
The Spin-Off is subject to the effectiveness of a registration statement that GST will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The date for determining which of our shareholders will receive shares of GST in the Spin-Off (the "Record Date") will be determined shortly before the effective date of GST's registration statement.
Other Information
As of March 31, 2021, we had one employee.
Our offices are located at 75 E. Santa Clara St., 6^th^ Floor, San Jose, CA, 95113.
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ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS Not applicable. ITEM 2.PROPERTIES None. ITEM 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS None. ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES Not applicable.
PART II
**ITEM 5.**MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Market under the symbol “FWAV”.
Prior to May 30, 2019 there was no market for our common stock.
The following table summarizes the high and low historical closing prices of our common stock for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2019
High Low
Second Quarter$1.50$1.50
Third Quarter$1.50$1.01
Fourth Quarter$1.01$0.74
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020
High Low
First Quarter$0.75$0.12
Second Quarter$0.50$0.12
Third Quarter$0.51$0.15
Fourth Quarter$0.29$0.14
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is not restricted from paying any dividends but is not obligated to declare a dividend. No cash dividends have ever been declared and it is not anticipated that cash dividends will ever be paid.
As of March 31, 2021 we had 38,764,776 outstanding shares of common stock which were owned by 84 shareholders of record.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize our Board of Directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The provisions in the Articles of Incorporation relating to the preferred stock allow directors to issue preferred stock with multiple votes per share and dividend rights which would have priority over any dividends paid with respect to the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock with these rights may make the removal of management difficult even if the removal would be considered beneficial to shareholders generally and will have the effect of limiting shareholder participation in certain transactions such as mergers or tender offers if these transactions are not favored by our management. As of March 31, 2021, 1,000 preferred shares were outstanding.
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**ITEM 6.**SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
**ITEM 7.**MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We are currently in the development stage and have not earned any revenues.
Results of Operations
Operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $4,494,039 and $416,174, respectively, and were comprised primarily of the following which did not require the payment of cash: stock based compensation $3,006,445, amortization of debt discount $370,814, and loss on settlement of debt $392,900. Operating expenses during the year ended December 31, 2020 increased primarily due to the increase in the non-cash items mentioned above.
Other Expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were $590,442 and $162,997, respectively. The primary component of Other Expenses was interest expense. Interest expense increased as a result of the amortization of debt discounts and an increase in interest bearing debt. Liquidity and Capital Resources We have financed our cash requirements from the sale of common stock and by loans from non-affiliated third parties. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we received $581,350 in proceeds from convertible notes and $10,000 in proceeds from notes payable. As of December 31, 2020 we also owed another unrelated third party $390,000 for investor relations fees.
Our sources and (uses) of cash for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were:
| 2020 | 2019 |
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Cash used in operations(620,792)(247,494)
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | 100,000 | - |
|---|---|---|
| Proceeds from sale of convertible notes | 581,350 | 165,000 |
| Payments on convertible notes | (33,463) | - |
| Proceeds from notes payable | 10,000 | 82,900 |
| Payments on notes payable | (13,000) | - |
We do not anticipate receiving cash flow from operations in the near future to satisfy our ongoing capital requirements. We are seeking financing in the form of equity capital in order to provide the necessary working capital. Our ability to meet our obligations and continue to operate as a going concern is highly dependent on our ability to obtain additional financing. We cannot predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity or debt, or be in another form. We may not be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. In any of these events, we may be unable to implement our current plans which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial conditions and results of operations.
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Our estimated capital requirements for the twelve months ending December 31, 2021 are:
| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| $ | |
| Salaries and consulting fees | 300,000 |
| Other general and administrative expenses, including research and development,<br><br><br>legal and accounting, marketing, travel and entertainment, and rent. | 100,000 |
Due to our continuing losses from business operations, the independent auditor’s report dated March 31, 2021, includes a “going concern” opinion relating to the fact that our continuation is dependent upon obtaining additional working capital either through revenues or through outside financing.
Equity Line
On March 4, 2021 we entered into an Equity Line agreement with Tysadco Partners, LLC (“Tysadco”).
Under the Equity Line Agreement, Tysadco agreed to provide us with up to $10,000,000 of funding through the purchase of shares of our common stock.
During the term of the Agreement, we may, at its sole discretion, deliver a Put Notice to Tysadco, which will specify the dollar amount which we want to draw down under the Equity Line. The amount we can draw down at any one time is the lesser of (i) that number of shares determined by dividing $500,000 by the closing price of our common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the delivery of a Put Notice or (ii) 300% of the average daily trading volume of our common stock for the ten days prior to the delivery of a Put Notice.
A closing will occur on the first business day following the Valuation Period. The Valuation Period with respect to a particular Put Notice means five trading days preceding the delivery of the Put Notice and five trading days commencing after the delivery of the Put Notice.
The number of shares to be purchased by Tysadco on a particular Closing Date will be determined by dividing the dollar amount specified in the Put Notice by the Purchase Price. The Purchase Price is 75% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price of our common stock during the Valuation Period.
We may specify a Minimum Price when submitting a Put Notice, provided however that the Minimum Price must be more than 75% of the closing price of our common stock on the date immediately preceding the date of the delivery of the Put Notice. If the Purchase Price is less than the Minimum Price, we may, at our option, not sell any shares to Tysadco on the Closing Date pertaining to the Put Notice or sell shares to Tysadco using the Purchase Price.
We are under no obligation to submit any Put Notices.
The equity line agreement has a term of 24 months, which will begin on the effective date of the registration statement which we have agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission so that the shares of common stock to be sold to Tysadco may be sold in the public market.
We issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to Tysadco as consideration for providing the equity line to us.
In February, 2021 we sold 1,700,000 shares of our common stock to Tysadco for $204,000. At a later date we plan to sell another 1,700,000 shares of our common stock to Tysadco for $204,000.
Prior Equity Line
On January 2, 2020, we entered into an Investment Agreement with Tiger Trout Capital, LLC ("TTC") in order to establish a possible source of funding for our operations. Under the Investment Agreement TTC agreed to provide us with up to $2,500,000 of funding by purchasing shares of our common stock. We never sold any shares of our common stock to TTC and we have since terminated our agreement with TTC.
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Impact of the Coronavirus Our business could be disrupted and materially adversely affected by the recent outbreak of COVID-19. As a result of measures imposed by the governments in affected regions, businesses and schools have temporarily closed due to quarantines intended to contain this outbreak. The spread of COVID-19 from China to other countries has resulted in the Director General of the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. International stock markets have reflected the uncertainty associated with the slow-down in the world economies. The significant declines in the Dow Industrial Average were also largely attributed to the effects of COVID-19. We are still assessing the impact COVID-19 may have on our business, but there can be no assurance that this analysis will enable us to avoid part or all of any impact from the spread of COVID-019 or its consequences, including downturns in business sentiment generally. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and global efforts to contain its spread will impact our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the pandemic and the actions taken to contain or treat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Critical Accounting Policies
See Note 2 to the December 31, 2020 financial statements included as part of this report for a discussion of our Significant Accounting Policies. ITEM 7A.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUTMARKET RISK Not applicable.
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ITEM 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANDSUPPLEMENTARY DATA
| F-1 | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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| F-2 | Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019; |
| F-3 | Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 |
| F-4 | Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019; |
| F-5 | Statements of Cash Flows for years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019; |
| F-6 | Notes to Financial Statements |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Fourth Wave Energy, Inc
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2019.
Houston, Texas
March 31, 2021
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Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
(formerly Pierre Corp.)
Balance Sheets
| December 31, <br>2019 | |
|---|---|
| ASSETS | |
| Current assets: | |
| Cash | $ 1,691 |
| Prepaid assets | 24,018 |
| Total current assets | 25,709 |
| Deposits | - |
| Total assets | $ 25,709 |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |
| Current liabilities: | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ 128,519 |
| Accounts payable - related party | 104,623 |
| Notes payable | 332,900 |
| Convertible notes, net of unamortized discount of 341,856 and 83,441, respectively | 116,559 |
| Derivative liability | 185,295 |
| Total current liabilities | 867,896 |
| Total liabilities | 867,896 |
| STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |
| Preferred stock, 0.001 par value, 5,0000,000 shares authorized, | |
| Series A Preferred stock, 0.001 par value, 1,000 shares authorized | |
| 1,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | - |
| Common stock, 0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, | |
| 40,647,329 and 29,288,163 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 29,288 |
| Additional paid in capital | 348,680 |
| Accumulated deficit | (1,220,155) |
| Total stockholders' deficit | (842,187) |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit | $ 25,709 |
All values are in US Dollars.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
(formerly Pierre Corp.)
Statements of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating expenses: | ||
| General and administrative | $ 4,494,039 | $ 416,174 |
| Total operating expenses | (4,494,039) | (416,174) |
| Other expenses | ||
| Interest expense | (460,738) | (106,357) |
| Loss on conversion of debt | (32,900) | - |
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | (96,804) | (56,640) |
| Total other expense | (590,442) | (162,997) |
| Net loss | $ (5,084,481) | $ (579,171) |
| Net loss per common share: | ||
| Basic and diluted | $ (0.14) | $ (0.02) |
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||
| Basic and diluted | 35,412,848 | 29,091,310 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
(formerly Pierre Corp.)
Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
| Series A Preferred | Common Stock | Additional paid-in | Accumulated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | capital | Deficit | Total | |
| Balance, December 31, 2018 | - | $ - | 29,051,800 | $ 29,052 | $ 189,048 | $ (640,984) | $ (422,884) |
| Common shares issued with convertible note | - | - | 50,000 | 50 | 19,910 | - | 19,960 |
| Common shares issued for services | - | - | 186,363 | 186 | 139,722 | - | 139,908 |
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (579,171) | (579,171) |
| Balance, December 31, 2019 | - | - | 29,288,163 | 29,288 | 348,680 | (1,220,155) | (842,187) |
| Stock based compensation | 1,000 | 1 | 6,600,000 | 6,600 | 2,999,854 | - | 3,006,455 |
| Sale of common stock | - | - | 400,000 | 400 | 99,600 | - | 100,000 |
| Common shares issued for conversion of liabilities | - | - | 4,359,166 | 4,359 | 708,941 | - | 713,300 |
| Extinguishment of derivative liability due to conversion | - | - | - | - | 222,657 | - | 222,657 |
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (5,084,481) | (5,084,481) |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | 1,000 | $ 1 | 40,647,329 | $ 40,647 | $ 4,379,732 | $ (6,304,636) | $ (1,884,256) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
(formerly Pierre Corp.)
Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||
| Net loss | $ (5,084,481) | $ (579,171) |
| Adjustment to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: | ||
| Stock based compensation | 3,006,455 | 139,908 |
| Amortization of debt discount | 370,814 | 100,174 |
| Loss on change in derivative liability | 96,804 | 56,640 |
| Loss on settlement of liabilities | 392,900 | - |
| Net change in: | ||
| Prepaid assets | 149,351 | (18,318) |
| Other deposits | (25,000) | - |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 535,151 | 16,991 |
| Accounts payable - related party | (62,786) | 36,282 |
| CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (620,792) | (247,494) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Proceeds from sale of common stock | 100,000 | - |
| Proceeds from convertible notes | 581,350 | 165,000 |
| Payments on convertible notes | (33,463) | - |
| Proceeds from notes payable | 10,000 | 82,900 |
| Payments on notes payable | (13,000) | - |
| CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 644,887 | 247,900 |
| NET CHANGE IN CASH | 24,095 | 406 |
| Cash, beginning of period | 1,691 | 1,285 |
| Cash, end of period | $ 25,786 | $ 1,691 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||
| Cash paid on interest expenses | $ - | $ - |
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ - | $ - |
| NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Common stock issued with convertible notes | $ - | $ 19,960 |
| Debt discount created by derivative liability | $ 616,578 | $ 128,655 |
| Common shares issued for conversion of debt and accrued interest | $ 320,400 | $ - |
| Extinguishment of derivative liability due to conversion | $ 222,657 | $ - |
| Prepaid expenses financed with convertible note payable | $ 390,000 | $ - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
(formerly Pierre Corp.)
Notes to the Financial Statements
December 31, 2020
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. (formerly Pierre Corp.) (the “Company”) was incorporated in Nevada on January 21, 2011. Since its incorporation, the Company has attempted to become involved in a number of business ventures, all of which were unsuccessful and which it has abandoned.
On March 16, 2020 we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. for 6,200,000 restricted shares of our common stock. On March 20, 2020, shareholders owning a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock amended the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company from Pierre Corp. to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. Fourth Wave has designed an energy system which is based on combining solar power and other energy efficient technologies into one fully integrated system. The Fourth Wave energy system is designed to significantly reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions in residences and commercial buildings. Fourth Wave plans to build five pilot projects as showcases for its technology.
In March 2020 the Director General of the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. We are still assessing the impact COVID-19 may have on our business, but there can be no assurance that this analysis will enable us to avoid part or all of any impact from the spread of COVID-19 or its consequences, including downturns in business sentiment generally. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and global efforts to contain its spread will impact our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the pandemic and the actions taken to contain or treat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below:
Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original purchase maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided principally on the straight-line method over the useful lives as follows:
Furniture and fixtures 7 years
Equipment 5 years
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of short-term instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and short-term notes approximate fair value due to the relatively short period to maturity for these instruments.
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Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs. The Company utilizes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurements, defined as follows:
Level 1: inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets
Level 2: inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
Level 3: inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value
Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s assets and liabilities recorded at fair value have been categorized based upon a fair value hierarchy.
The following table presents information about the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the Company’s estimated level within the fair value hierarchy of those assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
| Fair value measured at December 31, 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total carrying<br><br><br>value<br><br><br>at December 31, 2020 | Quoted prices in active<br><br><br>markets<br><br><br>(Level 1) | Significant other<br><br><br>observable<br><br><br>inputs<br><br><br>(Level 2) | Significant<br><br><br>Unobservable<br><br><br>inputs<br><br><br>(Level 3) | |||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | $ | 676,022 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 676,022 |
| Fair value measured at December 31, 2019 | ||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total carrying<br><br><br>value<br><br><br>at December 31,<br><br><br>2019 | Quoted prices in active<br><br><br>markets<br><br><br>(Level 1) | Significant other<br><br><br>observable<br><br><br>inputs<br><br><br>(Level 2) | Significant<br><br><br>Unobservable<br><br><br>inputs<br><br><br>(Level 3) | |||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | $ | 185,295 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 185,295 |
There were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3 during the period.
The table below presents the change in the fair value of the derivative liability during the year ended December 31, 2020:
| Fair value as of December 31, 2018 | $ - |
|---|---|
| Fair value on the date of issuance recorded as a debt discount | 128,655 |
| Fair value on the date of issuance recorded as a loss on derivatives | 56,280 |
| Gain on change in fair value of derivatives | 360 |
| Fair value as of December 31, 2019 | 185,295 |
| Fair value on the date of issuance recorded as a debt discount | 616,580 |
| Fair value on the date of issuance recorded as a loss on derivatives | 82,818 |
| Extinguishment of liability to equity due to conversions | (222,657) |
| Extinguishment of liability due to payoff of debt | (69,097) |
| Loss on change in fair value of derivatives | 83,083 |
| Fair value as of December 31, 2020 | $ 676,022 |
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Convertible debt
The Company records a beneficial conversion feature related to the issuance of convertible debt that have conversion features at fixed or adjustable rates. The beneficial conversion feature for the convertible instruments is recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds as an increase in additional paid-in capital and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion features. The beneficial conversion feature will be accreted by recording additional noncash interest expense over the expected life of the convertible notes.
Beneficial Conversion Features
If the conversion feature of conventional convertible debt provides for a rate of conversion that is below market value, this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options.” In those circumstances, the convertible debt is recorded net of the discount related to the BCF and the Company amortizes the discount to interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest method.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Fair value accounting requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments such as conversion features in convertible debt or equity instruments and measurement of their fair value for accounting purposes. In assessing the convertible debt instruments, management determines if the convertible debt host instrument is conventional convertible debt and further if there is a beneficial conversion feature requiring measurement. If the instrument is not considered conventional convertible debt under ASC 470, the Company will continue its evaluation process of these instruments as derivative financial instruments under ASC 815. The Company applies the guidance in ASC 815-40-35-12 to determine the order in which each convertible instrument would be evaluated for derivative classification.
Once determined, derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each reporting period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as an adjustment to fair value of derivatives. Income Taxes The Company uses the assets and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the assets and liability method deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share
Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share is determined using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, adjusted for the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents. In periods when losses are reported, the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding excludes common stock equivalents, because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s potentially dilutive shares, which were not included in the calculation of net loss per share, included notes convertible to 11,334,785 and 506,237 common shares, respectively
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Stock-based Compensation The Company determines the fair value of stock option awards granted to employees and nonemployees in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 – 10. Compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period.
Related Parties
The Company follows ASC 850, Related Party Disclosures, for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company does not believe that any recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
**Note 3.**Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for its next fiscal year. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these financial statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. At December 31, 2020 the Company had not yet achieved profitable operations and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in place to address this concern but considers that the Company will be able to obtain additional funds by equity financing and/or related party advances, however there is no assurance of additional funding being available.
**Note 4.**Related Party Transactions
Effective April 30, 2019, the Company agreed to increase compensation to the President of the Company to $11,500 per month for management services if funds are available or to accrue such amount if funds are not available. The agreement is verbal and can be cancelled at any time. In addition, the President of the Company advances cash to fund operations and periodically pays expenses on behalf of the Company subject to reimbursement.
Fees earned during the period are as follows:
| Year ended<br><br><br>December 31, 2020 | Year ended<br><br><br>December 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prior period balance | $ 104,623 | $ 68,341 |
| Management fees | 138,000 | 121,500 |
| Cash advances | 9,305 | 450 |
| Expenses paid on behalf of Company | 4,229 | 70 |
| Non-cash repayments | (20,000) | - |
| Repayments | (214,320) | (85,738) |
| End of period balance | $ 21,837 | $ 104,623 |
On October 28, 2020, the Company’s President converted $20,000 of accrued management fees for 2,000,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.01. As result of the conversion, the Company recognized a $360,000 loss on conversion of debt.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company paid $2,625 to a relative of the President for consulting services.
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**Note 5.**Notes Payable
On January 15, 2020, the Company converted $20,000 in advances from a third party into a promissory note. The unsecured note bears an interest rate of 8% and matures on January 15, 2021.
On September 30, 2020, the Company issued a $10,000 promissory note to a third party. The unsecured note bears an interest rate of 8% and matures on September 30, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company repaid the $10,000 promissory note.
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company received advances of $0 and $82,900 and repaid advances of $3,000 and $0, respectively. The advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no specific terms for repayment and payable on demand.
On December 15, 2020, $94,000 of advances were converted into 940,000 common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share. As a result of the conversion, the Company recorded a $32,900 loss on conversion of debt.
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019 the combined advances and notes payable totaled $235,900 and $332,900, respectively.
**Note 6.**Convertible Notes Payable and Derivative Liability
On April 25, 2019, the Company borrowed $30,000 from an unrelated third party. The loan is evidenced by an unsecured note which had an original issuance discount of $2,500 plus an additional $2,500 to pay for transaction fees of the lender, which amounts will be amortized over the life of the note. The loan bears interest at a rate of 9% and was due and payable on October 25, 2019 and became past due. If a default notice is received the interest rate will be 18%. The unpaid principal is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price of 50% of the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion. Due to the variable conversion feature the note conversion feature was bifurcated from the note and recorded as a derivative liability. The day one derivative liability was $28,112 which was recorded as a discount on the note payable and a day one loss on the derivative liability of $9,362. In addition, the note holder was issued 25,000 shares of common stock with a relative fair value of $6,250 which was recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the note. On June 15, 2020, the Company converted the $30,000 note and $2,862 of accrued interest into 438,166 shares of common stock with a fair value of $32,862. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loan, net of unamortized discount of $0, was $0.
On June 4, 2019, the Company borrowed $55,000 from an unrelated third party. The loan is evidenced by an unsecured note which had an original issuance discount of $5,000 which amount will be amortized over the life of the note. The loan bears interest at a rate of 10% and is due and payable on March 4, 2020 and is currently past due. If a default notice is received the interest rate will be 20%. At any time on or before December 1, 2019 the Company may prepay the loan by paying the lender the outstanding loan principal and accrued interest plus premiums ranging from 20% to 40%. After December 1, 2019, the Company may not repay the loan without the consent of the lender. At any time after December 1, 2019, the unpaid principal is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price is 65% of the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion. Due to the variable conversion feature the note conversion feature was bifurcated from the note and recorded as a derivative liability. The day one derivative liability was $33,615 which was recorded as a discount on the note payable. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loan, net of unamortized discount of $0, was $55,000.
On September 9, 2019, the Company borrowed $30,000 from an unrelated third party. The loan is evidenced by an unsecured note which had an original issuance discount of $2,500 plus an additional $2,500 to pay for transaction fees of the lender, which amounts will be amortized over the life of the note. The loan bears interest at a rate of 9% and is due and payable on March 9, 2020 and is currently past due. If a default notice is received the interest rate will be 18%. The Company may prepay the loan by paying the lender the outstanding loan principal and accrued interest plus premiums ranging from 5% to 25% and accrued interest. The unpaid principal is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price is 50% of the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion. Due to the variable conversion feature the note conversion feature was bifurcated from the note and recorded as a derivative
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liability. The day one derivative liability was $31,581, of which $20,291 was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability and an additional $11,290 was recorded as a discount on the notes payable. In addition, the note holder was issued 25,000 shares of common stock with a relative fair value of $13,710 which was recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized over the life of the note. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loan, net of unamortized discount of $0, was $30,000.
On November 14, 2019, the Company entered into a debt agreement to borrow $85,000. The unsecured note had an original issuance discount of $20,000, which will be amortized over the life of the note. The loan bears interest at a rate of 9% and is due and payable on May 14, 2020 and is currently past due. If a default notice is received the interest rate will be 18%. The Company may prepay the loan by paying the lender the outstanding loan principal and accrued interest plus premiums ranging from 5% to 25% and accrued interest. The unpaid principal is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price is 50% of the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion. Due to the variable conversion feature the note conversion feature was bifurcated from the note and recorded as a derivative liability. The day one derivative liability was $89,071, of which $24,071 was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability and an additional $65,000 was recorded as a discount on the convertible notes payable. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loan, net of unamortized discount of $0, was $85,000. On January 23, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement for up to $120,000 in debt financing. The unsecured note had an original issuance discount of $10,500, which will be amortized over the life of the note. The loan bears interest at a rate of 10% and each tranche is due and payable twelve months from the date funded. The Company may prepay the loan by paying the lender the outstanding loan principal and accrued interest plus premiums ranging from 5% to 25% and accrued interest. The unpaid principal is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price is 55% of the lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 25 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion. On January 23, 2020, the Company received $40,000 with original issuance discount of $5,000 from the first tranche of the note. On August 12, 2020, the Company received $20,000 with original issuance discount of $4,150 from the second tranche of the note. In addition, the note holder was issued 45,777 common stock warrants with a fair value of $6,249 which was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability. Due to the variable conversion feature the note conversion feature was bifurcated from the note and recorded as a derivative liability. The first tranche day one derivative liability was $50,164, of which $15,164 was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability and an additional $35,000 was recorded as a discount on the notes payable. The second tranche day one derivative liability was $18,135, of which $2,285 was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability and an additional $15,850 was recorded as a discount on the notes payable.During the year ended December 31, 2020, $6,538 of the unsecured convertible note principal and $3,000 of interest was converted into 325,000 shares of common stock, of which 150,000 shares at a conversion price of $0.02275 per share and 175,000 shares at $0.035 per share. On November 20, 2020, the Company paid $33,463 in principal payments, $2,765 of accrued expense and $50,772 of additional interest expense on the note. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loan, net of unamortized discount of $12,000, was $8,000. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued convertible notes in the principal amount of $164,000. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at 8% per year, and are due and payable on February 15, 2021. At the option of the holder, the notes can be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock which will be issued upon any conversion will be determined by dividing the amount to be converted by $0.25. Due to the other variable convertible notes, these fixed convertible notes are treated as derivatives due to possibility of insufficient shares available at conversion to settle the notes. The day one derivative liability was $81,686 and recorded as a discount on the notes payable. In September 2020, $164,000 of unsecured convertible notes were converted into 656,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.25 per share. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loans, net of unamortized discount of $0, was $0.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued convertible notes in the principal amount of $285,000. The notes are unsecured, have a six-month maturity, bear interest at 8% per year, and are due and payable at various dates from April through June 2021. At the option of the holder, the notes can be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares of the Company’s common stock which will be issued upon any conversion will be determined by dividing the amount to be converted by $0.10. Due to the other variable convertible notes, these fixed convertible notes are treated as derivatives due to possibility of insufficient shares available at conversion to settle the notes. The day one derivative liability was $254,317, of which $10,317 was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability and an additional $244,000 was recorded as a discount on the convertible notes payable. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loans, net of unamortized discount of $160,412, was $124,588.
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On August 6, 2020, the Company issued a note in the principal amount of $390,000 for payment of investor relations services. The investor relations services are for a period of one year and recorded as a prepaid asset with a balance of $260,000 as of December 31, 2020. The note does not bear interest, is unsecured and is due and payable on August 6, 2023. At the option of the holder, the note is convertible into shares of the Company's common stock. The unpaid principal is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price shall be the lesser of $0.40 or 85% of the trading price of the Company’s common stock on the day immediately preceding the date of conversion. Due to the variable conversion feature the note conversion feature was bifurcated from the note and recorded as a derivative liability. The day one derivative liability was $158,542, which was recorded as a discount on the convertible notes payable and will be amortized over the life of the note. As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loan, net of unamortized discount of $94,691 was $295,309.
On November 17, 2020, the Company entered into a debt agreement to borrow $85,000. The unsecured note had an original issuance discount of $3,500, which will be amortized over the life of the note. The loan bears interest at a rate of 8% and is due and payable on November 17, 2021. The unpaid principal is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price. The conversion price is 65% of the average two lowest trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 15 consecutive trading days immediately prior to the date of conversion. Due to the variable conversion feature the note conversion feature was bifurcated from the note and recorded as a derivative liability. The day one derivative liability was $130,303, of which $48,803 was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability and an additional $81,500 was recorded as a discount on the convertible notes payable As of December 31, 2020, the balance on the loan, net of unamortized discount of $74,753, was $10,247.
As of December 31, 2020, the total derivative liability on the above notes was adjusted to a fair value of $676,022. During the year ended December 31, 2020, $370,814 of the discount was amortized leaving an unamortized balance of $341,856. The fair value of the conversion option was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions during the period: fair value of stock $0.12 - $0.55, volatility of 50% - 73% based on a comparable company peer group, expected term of 1.00 - 5.00 years, risk-free rate of 0.10% - 1.55% and a dividend yield of 0%.
**Note 7.**Equity Common Stock On March 16, 2020 the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. for 6,200,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. At the time of acquisition, Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. had no assets, liabilities and no current or prior operations. The fair value of the shares issues was $2,170,000 and recorded as share-based compensation.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 400,000 shares of common stock for cash proceeds of $100,000.
On October 28, 2020, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of $20,000 in accrued management fees. See Note 4. On December 1, 2020, the Company entered into a three month consulting agreement for investor relation services. Upon signing the agreement, the Company agrees to compensate the Consultant a monthly fee of $10,000 plus 400,000 shares of common stock. In December 2020, 400,000 shares of common stock were issued for services. The shares were valued at $0.23, the closing price of the Company’s stock on December 1, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 940,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of debt $94,000 of principal. See Note 5.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 1,419,166 shares of common stock upon the conversion of debt $200,538 of principal and $5,862 of accrued interest. See Note 6.
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Preferred Stock
On March 26, 2020, the Company designated 1,000 shares of its original 5,000,000 authorized shares of Preferred Stock as Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A”) with a $0.001 par value. Each Series A Preferred share entitles the holder to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders or with respect to actions that may be taken by written consent. The 1,000 shares of Series A shares have the voting power of 250% of the outstanding common shares at the time of any vote. The holders of the Series A shares are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available, annual dividends payable in cash on the 31st day of December in each year, commencing on December 3l, 2020 at the rate of $0.10 per share per year. On March 26, 2020, the Company issued 1,000 shares of its Series A preferred stock with a fair value of $744,455 to the Company’s CEO, J. Jacob Isaacs. The Company recognized this fair value as compensation during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Stock Warrants
On August 7, 2020, the Company issued 45,977 common stock warrants in conjunction with a convertible note. The warrants have a 5-year life and an exercise price of $0.87. The common stock warrants had a fair value of $6,249 which was recorded as a day one loss on the derivative liability. In September 2020, there was a partial conversion of debt at a conversion price of $0.035 as described in Note 5. Due to a reset provision in the warrant agreement, the exercise price reset to $0.035 and the corresponding warrants increased to 1,142,857.
The following table summarizes the stock warrant **** activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2020:
| Weight-Average | ||
|---|---|---|
| Warrants | Exercise Price Per Share | |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2019 | - | |
| Granted due to reset provision | 1,142,857 | $ 0.035 |
| Exercised | - | |
| Forfeited | - | |
| Expired | - | |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2020 | 1,142,857 | $ 0.035 |
The Company valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes model with the following key assumptions ranging from: fair value stock price, $0.135 - $0.40, Exercise price, $0.035 -$.087, Term 5 years, Volatility 58% - 63%, and Discount rate 0.23% - 0.36% and a dividend yield of 0%.
As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding stock warrants have a weighted average remaining term of 4.60 years and an intrinsic value of $114,286.
**Note 8.**Income Taxes
The cumulative tax effect at the expected rate of 21% of significant items comprising the Company’s net deferred tax amount is as follows:
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax asset attributable to: | ||
| Net operating loss | $ 448,700 | $ 193,200 |
| Valuation allowance | (448,700) | (193,200) |
| Net deferred income tax assets | $ - | $ - |
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A reconciliation of income tax provision to the provision that would be recognized under the statutory rates is as follows:
| December 31, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Benefit attributable to operating loss | $ 1,067,700 | $ 121,600 |
| Non-deductible | (812,200) | (63,000) |
| Valuation allowance | (255,500) | (58,600) |
| Provisions for income taxes | $ - | $ - |
The amount taken into income as deferred tax assets must reflect that portion of the income tax loss carry forwards that is more likely-than-not to be realized from future operations. The Company has chosen to provide an allowance of 100% against all available income tax loss carry forwards, regardless of their time of expiry.
No provision for income taxes has been provided in these financial statements due to the net loss. At December 31, 2020, the Company has net operating loss carry forwards totaling approximately $2,137,000, which will be carried forward to future periods.
**Note 10.**Commitments and Contingencies
In connection with the acquisition of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc., the Company entered into consulting agreements with certain members of Fourth Wave. The consulting agreements require the Company to pay $385,000 in consulting fees during the terms of the consulting agreements, all but one of which expired between May 31 and June 30, 2020. One consulting agreement is for a twelve-month period and expires on March 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the Company accrued $367,850 as expenses for these consulting agreements.
**Note 11.**Subsequent Events
On January 15, 2021, the Company repaid $20,000 in principal, $882 in accrued interest and $12,118 additional interest expense on an unsecured convertible note payable.
On January 15, 2021, the Company converted a $10,000 promissory note into 100,000 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.10.
On January 28, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with an investor, Tysadco Partners LLC, (the “Investor”) providing for the purchase of up to $10,000,000 of the Company’s common stock (‘the Commitment Amount”) over a 24-month-term that commenced on January 28, 2021. In February 2021, the Investor funded $204,000 to the Company. The Company issued the Investor 1,700,000 restricted common shares at an effective price of $0.12 per share, with no registration rights upon signing the agreement. The Company will issue the Investor an additional 500,000 restricted common shares for as consideration for providing the equity line.
In February 2021, 800,000 shares of common stock were issued for services rendered pursuant to a consulting agreement. See Note 7.
On February 3, 2021, the Company repaid $85,000 in principal, $1,453 in accrued interest and $21,590 additional interest expense on an unsecured convertible note payable.
On February 11, 2021, the Company repaid $30,000 in principal, $3,854 in accrued interest and $11,146 additional interest expense on an unsecured convertible note payable.
On February 16, 2021, the Company converted a $20,000 promissory note and $1,745 of accrued interest into 217,447 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.10.
On March 10, 2021, the Company transferred all of the rights to the GeoSolar Plus System (“GSP”) to GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. ("GST") in exchange for 10,000,000 shares of GST's common stock.
In connection with the acquisition of Fourth Wave, Inc. (“FWAV”), the Company entered into consulting agreements with certain founders of FWAV. The consulting agreements require the Company to collectively pay $385,000 in consulting fees during the terms of the consulting agreements. In 2021, the Company and the consultants agreed to
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the exchange of shares and release and assumption of liabilities. The consultants agreed to return 75% of their shares of the Company's common stock in exchange for shares of GeoSolar Technologies, Inc. ("GST"). The consultants will receive one share of GST for each four shares of the Company's common stock the consultants hold after the return of their shares of the Company's common stock. In exchange, the consultants agreed to release the Company from any liability for any consulting fees owed to the them by the Company. In 2021, 4,350,000 shares of the Company's common stock were returned to the Company and cancelled. Subsequent to December 31, 2020, the Company borrowed $150,000 from unrelated third parties. The loans are unsecured, bear interest at 8% per year, and are due and payable in six months for agreement date. At the option of the lenders the loans may be converted into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.10 per share.
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ITEM 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ONCCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. ITEM 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosurecontrols andprocedures as of December 31, 2020. Based upon an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures performed by our management, with participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as of the end of the period covered by this report, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as a result of the ineffectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting.
Certain internal control weaknesses became evident that, in the aggregate, represent material weaknesses, including: (i) lack of segregation of incompatible duties; and (ii) insufficient Board of Directors representation.
As used herein, “disclosure controls and procedures” mean our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on our evaluation under the framework, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2020.
There were no changes in our internal controls that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by our company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only the management's report in this annual report.
Management's Remediation Initiatives
Management plans to initiate efforts to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls when and if operating funds become available. ITEM 9B.OTHERINFORMATION None.
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PA R T III
ITEM 10.DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE NameAgePosition
J. Jacob Isaacs37Chief Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer and a Director
Mr. Isaacs was initially appointed as a director and officer on August 16, 2016 and resigned on November 24, 2017. Mr. Isaacs was reappointed as an officer and director on January 11, 2018. Mr. Isaacs served as the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary/Treasurer of Cumberland Hills, Ltd. since its inception in January 2010 until its subsequent merger in 2013. Since 2013 Mr. Isaacs has operated his own private consulting firm advising small companies on the process of going public. He is also active in restructuring corporations and arranging debt consolidations.
Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board.
We believe Mr. Isaacs is qualified to act as a director based upon his knowledge of business practices and, in particular, the regulations relating to public companies.
Mr. Isaacs is not independent as that term is defined in Section 803 of the NYSE MKT Company Guide.
We do not have a financial expert as that term is defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Our Board of Directors does not have standing audit, nominating or compensation committees, committees performing similar functions, or charters for such committees. Instead, the functions that might be delegated to such committees are carried out by our Directors, to the extent required. Our Directors believe that the cost of associated with such committees, has not been justified under our current circumstances. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 we did not compensate any person for serving as a director.
Executive Compensation
| Name and principal position | Year | Salary<br>($) (1) | Total<br>($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jacobs Isaacs<br>CEO, CFO and CAO | 2020<br><br><br>2019 | 138,000<br>121,500 | 138,000<br><br><br>121,500 |
(1)In 2020, Mr. Isaacs was paid $214,000 and accrued $0. In 2019, Mr. Isaacs was paid $85,000 and accrued $36,500.
There have never been any grants of stock options to our officers or directors.
The following shows the amounts we expect to pay to our officer during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and the amount of time this person expects to devote to our business
ProjectedPercent of time to be devoted
NameCompensation to the Company’s Business
J. Jacob Isaacs$138,00080%
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ITEM 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The following table shows the ownership, as March 31, 2021, of those persons owning beneficially 5% or more of our common stock and the number and percentage of outstanding shares owned by each of our directors and officers and by all officers and directors as a group. Each owner has sole voting and investment power over their shares of common stock.
Percent of
NameShares OwnedOutstanding Shares
J. Jacob Isaacs5,698,00014.7%
All officers and directors
as a group (one person)5,698,00014.7%
Cheryl Hintzen
6725 S. Eastern Ave. #1
Las Vegas, NV 891192,450,0006.3%
On March 26, 2020, we issued 1,000 shares of our Series A preferred stock to Mr. Isaacs. Each Series A Preferred Share entitles the holder to vote on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders or with respect to actions that may be taken by written consent. The number of votes that the holder of each Series A preferred share is entitled to cast is determined by the following formula:
X = 250%
1,000
Where:
X = number of votes entitled to be cast by holders of our common stock or by holders of any of our other outstanding securities.
The holders of the Series A Preferred shares and the holders of our common stock and any other shares of our capital stock having general voting rights will vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders.
Each Series A Preferred share is convertible into one share of our common stock. ITEM 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE See Note 4 to the December 31, 2020 financial statements included as part of report.
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ITEM 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES The aggregate fees billed for the most recently completed fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for these fiscal periods were as follows:
| Year Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2020<br>$ | December 31, 2019<br>$ | |
| Audit Fees – MaloneBailey LLP | 30,000 | 13,010 |
| Audit Fees – LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP | - | 9,500 |
| Audit Related Fees | ||
| Tax Fees | - | - |
| All Other Fees | - | - |
| Total | 30,000 | 22,510 |
Our board of directors pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the board of directors either before or after the respective services were rendered.
Our board of directors has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by our independent auditors and believes that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining our independent auditors’ independence.
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PAR T IV ITEM 15.EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES
| Exhibit<br><br><br>Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (1) |
| 3.2 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation |
| 3.3 | Bylaws (2) |
| 10.2 | Promissory Note dated June 4, 2019 in the principal amount of $55,000 payable to Tangiers Global, LLC (3) |
| 10.4 | Promissory Note dated November 14, 2019 in the principal amount of $85,000 payable to Green Coast Capital International SA (4). |
| 10.5 | Promissory Note dated August 6, 2020 in the principal amount of $390,000 payable to SRAX, Inc |
| 10.6 | Investment Agreement with Tysadco Partners, LLC |
| 31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| 31.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| 32.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
(1)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File #333-207047).
(2)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 filed with the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File #333-207047).
(3)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (File # 333-236023).
(4)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 (File # 333-236023).
* Filed with this report
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 31^st^ day of March, 2021.
| FOURTH WAVE ENERGY, INC. | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs |
| J. Jacob Isaacs, Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| March 31, 2021 | By: | /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs |
|---|---|---|
| J. Jacob Isaacs, Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer and a Director |
15 Exhibit 3.2
BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE
Secretary of State
202 North Carson St.
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201
(775) 884-5706
Website: nvsos.gov
Filed in the Office of Document Number
Barbara Cegavske 20150102673-27
Secretary of State Filing Date and Time
State of Nevada 3 /04/ 2015 7:42 AM
****Entity Number
E0034092011-6
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 – After Issuance of Stock)
1.Name of Corporation:
WADENA CORP.
2.The articles have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if available):
ARTICLE 3. Authorized Stock:
“The total number of shares the Corporation is authorized to issue is 205,000,000, consisting of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value, of which the rights, preferences, series and designations shall be determined by the Board of Directors.”
Currently we have 3,145,000 shares issued and outstanding. Upon the effectiveness of this amendment, each holder of shares of record shall be entitled, without surrender of their certificates(s) representing such shares, to receive a new certificate or certificates representing an additional Forty Four (44) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value for every One (1) share of issued and outstanding common stock held by each holder of shares. The Corporation will then have a total of 141,525,000 shares issued and outstanding.
3.The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required n the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation have voted in favor of the amendment is 55%
4.Effective date and time of filing (optional): Date: _____________ Time: ___________
5.Signatures (required):
/s/ Rod McLellan
Signature of Officer
BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE
Secretary of State
202 North Carson St.
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201
(775) 884-5706
Website: nvsos.gov
Filed in the Office of Document Number
Barbara Cegavske 201 8453583 -2 9
Secretary of State Filing Date and Time
State of Nevada 10 / 17/ 2018 4:13 PM
****Entity Number
E0034092011-6
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 – After Issuance of Stock)
1.Name of Corporation:
WADENA CORP.
2.The articles have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if available):
Article One will be amended to read:
The name of the Company will be changed to Pierre Corp.
The following sentence will be added to the end of Article Four:
Effective on the date this Certificate of Amendment is filed with the Nevada Secretary of State, the outstanding shares of this Corporation’s common stock will be reverse split on a 5-for-1 basis
3.The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation have voted in favor of the amendment is 78,750,000
4.Effective date and time of filing (optional): Date: _____________ Time: ___________
5.Signatures (required):
/s/ Joseph Isaacs
Signature of Officer
BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE
Secretary of State
202 North Carson St.
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201
(775) 884-5706
Website: nvsos.gov
Filed in the Office of Document Number
Barbara Cegavske 20150102673-27
Secretary of State Filing Date and Time
State of Nevada 3 /04/ 2015 7:42 AM
****Business Number
E0034092011-6
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 – After Issuance of Stock)
1.Name of Corporation:
WADENA CORP.
2.The articles have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if available):
ARTICLE 3. Authorized Stock:
“The total number of shares the Corporation is authorized to issue is 205,000,000, consisting of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value, of which the rights, preferences, series and designations shall be determined by the Board of Directors.”
Currently we have 3,145,000 shares issued and outstanding. Upon the effectiveness of this amendment, each holder of shares of record shall be entitled, without surrender of their certificates(s) representing such shares, to receive a new certificate or certificates representing an additional Forty Four (44) shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value for every One (1) share of issued and outstanding common stock held by each holder of shares. The Corporation will then have a total of 141,525,000 shares issued and outstanding.
3.The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required n the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation have voted in favor of the amendment is 18,150,000 shares
4.Effective date and time of filing (optional): Date: _____________ Time: ___________
5.Signatures (required):
/s/ J. Jacob Isaacs
Signature of Officer
BARBARA K. CEGAVSKE
Secretary of State
202 North Carson St.
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4201
(775) 684-5708
Website: nvsos.gov
****Business Number
E0034092011-6
Filed in the Office of Filing Number
Barbara Cegavske 20200563747
Secretary of State Filed On
State of Nevada 3 /23/ 2020 8:00 am
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.385 – After Issuance of Stock)
1.Name of Corporation:
PIERRE CORP.
2.The articles have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if available):
Article One is amended to read:
The name of the Company will be changed to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
3.The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required n the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation have voted in favor of the amendment is 18,150,000
4.Effective date and time of filing (optional): Date: _____________ Time: ___________
5.Signatures (required):
/s/ J. Jacob Isaacs
Exhibit 10.5 EXHIBIT 10.5
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THIS SECURITY IS CONVERTIBLE 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. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
Original Issue Date:
Original Set Conversion Price (subject to adjustment herein): $
$
SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
DUE
THIS SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE is a duly authorized and validly issued Senior Convertible Debenture of Company, Inc., a State corporation (the “Company”), having its principal place of business at Address, designated as its Senior Convertible Debenture due (the “Debenture”) issued pursuant to a Platform Account Contract (as defined below).
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the Company promises to pay to SRAX, Inc. or its registered assigns (the “Holder”), or shall have paid pursuant to the terms hereunder, the principal sum of $ on (the “Maturity Date”) or such earlier date as this Debenture is required or permitted to be repaid as provided hereunder. This Debenture is subject to the following additional provisions:
Section 1.Definitions. For the purposes hereof, in addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Debenture, (a) capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Platform Account Contract and (b) the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate(s)” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
“Alternate Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).
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“Business Day” means any day except any Saturday, any Sunday, any day which is a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.
“Buy-In” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(v).
“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value .
“Conversion” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.
“Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“Conversion Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
“Conversion Schedule” means the Conversion Schedule in the form of Schedule 1 attached hereto.
“Conversion Shares” means, collectively, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof.
“Equity Conditions” means, during the period in question, (a) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Notices of Conversion of the Holder, if any, (b) the Company shall have paid all liquidated damages and other amounts owing to the Holder in respect of this Debenture, (c) all of the Conversion Shares issuable pursuant to the Debenture may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements as determined by the counsel to the Company as set forth in a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Transfer Agent and the Holder, (d) the Common Stock is trading on a Trading Market and all of the shares issuable pursuant to the this Debenture are listed or quoted for trading on such Trading Market (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on a Trading Market will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future), (e) there is a sufficient number of authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the shares then issuable pursuant to the Debenture, (f) the issuance of the shares in question (or, in the case of an Optional Redemption, the shares issuable upon conversion in full of the Optional Redemption Amount) to the Holder would not violate the limitations set forth in Section 4(d) herein, and (h) the applicable Holder is not in possession of any information provided by the Company that constitutes, or may constitute, material non-public information.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).
“Fundamental Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“Los Angeles Courts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).
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“Mandatory Default Amount” means the sum of (a) the greater of (i) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture divided by the Conversion Price on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (A) demanded (if demand or notice is required to create an Event of Default) or otherwise due or (B) paid in full, whichever has a lower Conversion Price, multiplied by the VWAP on the date the Mandatory Default Amount is either (x) demanded or otherwise due or (y) paid in full, whichever has a higher VWAP, or (ii) 130% of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, and (b) all other amounts, costs, expenses and liquidated damages due in respect of this Debenture.
“Notice of Conversion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).
“Optional Redemption Amount” means the sum of (a) 125% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Debenture and (b) all liquidated damages and other amounts due in respect of the Debenture.
“Original Issue Date” means the date of the issuance of the Debenture, regardless of any transfers of the Debenture and regardless of the number of instruments which may be issued to evidence such Debenture.
“Person” means an individual or corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
“Platform Account Contract” means The Platform Account Contract entered into between Company and Holder pursuant to which this Debenture is issued.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Share Delivery Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii).
“Successor Entity” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e).
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for trading.
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE American, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, OTCQB or OTCQX (or any successors to any of the foregoing).
“VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
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preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)), (b) if OTCQB or OTCQX is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on OTCQB or OTCQX as applicable, (c) if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted for trading on OTCQB or OTCQX and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by OTC Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported, or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holders of a majority in interest of the Debentures then outstanding and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of which shall be paid by the Company.
Section 2.Reserved.
Section 3.Registration of Transfers and Exchanges.
a)Different Denominations. This Debenture is exchangeable for an equal aggregate principal amount of Debentures of different authorized denominations, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. No service charge will be payable for such registration of transfer or exchange.
b)Investment Representations. The Holder represents that it is an accredited investor under the meaning of federal and state securities laws and regulations.
c)Reliance on Debenture Register. Prior to due presentment for transfer to the Company of this Debenture, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Debenture Register as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Debenture is overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
Section 4.Conversion.
a)Voluntary Conversion. At any time after the Original Issue Date until this Debenture is no longer outstanding, this Debenture shall be convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of Common Stock at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time (subject to the conversion limitations set forth in Section 4(d) hereof). The Holder shall effect conversions by delivering to the Company a Notice of Conversion, the form of which is attached hereto as Annex A (each, a “Notice of Conversion”), specifying therein the principal amount of this Debenture to be converted and the date on which such conversion shall be effected (such date, the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion is deemed delivered hereunder. No ink-original Notice of Conversion shall be required, nor shall any medallion guarantee (or other type of guarantee or notarization) of
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any Notice of Conversion form be required. To effect conversions hereunder, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Debenture to the Company unless the entire principal amount of this Debenture has been so converted in which case the Holder shall surrender this Debenture as promptly as is reasonably practicable after such conversion without delaying the Company’s obligation to deliver the shares on the Share Delivery Date. Conversions hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture in an amount equal to the applicable conversion. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the principal amount(s) converted and the date of such conversion(s). The Company may deliver an objection to any Notice of Conversion within one (1) Business Day of delivery of such Notice of Conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder, and any assignee by acceptance of this Debenture, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)Conversion Price. The conversion price in effect on any Conversion Date shall be equal to the lesser of (i) (“Set Conversion Price”) and (ii) 85% of the lesser of (a) the VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Conversion Date and (b) the VWAP on the Conversion Date**,** subject to adjustment herein (the “Conversion Price”).
c)Mechanics of Conversion.
i.Conversion Shares Issuable Upon Conversion of Principal Amount. The number of Conversion Shares issuable upon a conversion hereunder shall be determined by the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture to be converted by (y) the Conversion Price.
ii.Delivery of Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. Not later than the earlier of (i) two (2) Trading Days and (ii) the number of Trading Days comprising the Standard Settlement Period (as defined below) after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Holder (A) the Conversion Shares which, on or after the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date (or earlier as applicable to federal and state securities laws), shall be free of restrictive legends and trading restrictions representing the number of Conversion Shares being acquired upon the conversion of this Debenture. On or after the six month anniversary of the Original Issue Date, the Company shall deliver any Conversion Shares required to be delivered by the Company under this Section 4(c) electronically through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions. As used herein, “Standard Settlement Period” means the standard settlement period, expressed in a number of Trading Days, on the Company’s primary Trading Market with respect to the Common Stock as in effect on the date of delivery of the Notice of Conversion.
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iii.Failure to Deliver Conversion Shares. If, in the case of any Notice of Conversion, such Conversion Shares are not delivered to or as directed by the applicable Holder by the Share Delivery Date, the Holder shall be entitled to elect by written notice to the Company at any time on or before its receipt of such Conversion Shares, to rescind such Conversion, in which event the Company shall promptly return to the Holder any original Debenture delivered to the Company and the Holder shall promptly return to the Company the Conversion Shares issued to such Holder pursuant to the rescinded Conversion Notice.
iv.Obligation Absolute; Partial Liquidated Damages. The Company’s obligations to issue and deliver the Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture in accordance with the terms hereof are absolute and unconditional, irrespective of any action or inaction by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision hereof, the recovery of any judgment against any Person or any action to enforce the same, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder or any other Person of any obligation to the Company or any violation or alleged violation of law by the Holder or any other Person, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of such Conversion Shares; provided, however, that such delivery shall not operate as a waiver by the Company of any such action the Company may have against the Holder. In the event the Holder of this Debenture shall elect to convert any or all of the outstanding principal amount hereof, the Company may not refuse conversion based on any claim that the Holder or anyone associated or affiliated with the Holder has been engaged in any violation of law, agreement or for any other reason, unless an injunction from a court, on notice to Holder, restraining and or enjoining conversion of all or part of this Debenture shall have been sought and obtained, and the Company posts a surety bond for the benefit of the Holder in the amount of 150% of the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, which is subject to the injunction, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the underlying dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to the Holder to the extent it obtains judgment. In the absence of such injunction, the Company shall issue Conversion Shares or, if applicable, cash, upon a properly noticed conversion. If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such Conversion Shares pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii) by the Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of principal amount being converted, $10 per Trading Day (increasing to $20 per Trading Day on the fifth (5^th^) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after such Share Delivery Date until such Conversion Shares are delivered or Holder rescinds such conversion. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue actual damages or declare an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8 hereof for the Company’s failure to deliver Conversion Shares within the period specified herein and the Holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief. The exercise of any such rights
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shall not prohibit the Holder from seeking to enforce damages pursuant to any other Section hereof or under applicable law.
v.Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Conversion Shares Upon Conversion. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder such Conversion Shares by the Share Delivery Date pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii), and if after such Share Delivery Date the Holder is required by its brokerage firm to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise), or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Conversion Shares which the Holder was entitled to receive upon the conversion relating to such Share Delivery Date (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder (in addition to any other remedies available to or elected by the Holder) the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including any brokerage commissions) for the Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that the Holder was entitled to receive from the conversion at issue multiplied by (2) the actual sale price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed (including any brokerage commissions) and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reissue (if surrendered) this Debenture in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the attempted conversion (in which case such conversion shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued if the Company had timely complied with its delivery requirements under Section 4(c)(ii). For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted conversion of this Debenture with respect to which the actual sale price of the Conversion Shares (including any brokerage commissions) giving rise to such purchase obligation was a total of $10,000 under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver Conversion Shares upon conversion of this Debenture as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
vi.Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock for the sole purpose of issuance upon conversion of this Debenture, each as herein provided, free from preemptive rights or any other actual contingent purchase rights of Persons other than the Holder (and the other holders of the Debentures), not less than such aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock as shall be issuable (taking into account the adjustments and restrictions of Section 5) upon the conversion of the then outstanding principal
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amount of this Debenture and payment of interest hereunder. The Company covenants that all shares of Common Stock that shall be so issuable shall, upon issue, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
vii.Fractional Shares. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of this Debenture. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such conversion, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Conversion Price or round up to the next whole share.
viii.Transfer Taxes and Expenses. The issuance of Conversion Shares on conversion of this Debenture shall be made without charge to the Holder hereof for any documentary stamp or similar taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of such Conversion Shares, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such Conversion Shares upon conversion in a name other than that of the Holder of this Debenture so converted and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver such Conversion Shares unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees required for same-day processing of any Notice of Conversion and all fees to the Depository Trust Company (or another established clearing corporation performing similar functions) required for same-day electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares. d)Holder’s Conversion Limitations. The Company shall not effect any conversion of this Debenture, and a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Debenture, to the extent that after giving effect to the conversion set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other Persons acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates (such Persons, “Attribution Parties”)) would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliatesand Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which are issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, unconverted principal amount of this Debenture beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliatesor Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein (including, without limitation, any other Debentures) beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 4(d), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
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regulations promulgated thereunder. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 4(d) applies, the determination of whether this Debenture is convertible (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates and Attribution Parties) and of which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Conversion shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Debenture may be converted (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates or Attribution Parties) and which principal amount of this Debenture is convertible, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation. To ensure compliance with this restriction, the Holder will be deemed to represent to the Company each time it delivers a Notice of Conversion that such Notice of Conversion has not violated the restrictions set forth in this paragraph and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or confirm the accuracy of such determination.In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 4(d), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as stated in the most recent of the following: (i) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (ii) a more recent public announcement by the Company, or (iii) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Company’s transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within one Trading Day confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Debenture, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder. The Holder, upon notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d), provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of this Debenture held by the Holder and the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 4(d) shall continue to apply. Any increase in the Beneficial Ownership Limitation will not be effective until the 61^st^ day after such notice is delivered to the Company. The Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 4(d) to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Debenture.
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Section 5.Certain Adjustments.
a)Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding: (i) pays a stock dividend or otherwise makes a distribution or distributions payable in shares of Common Stock on shares of Common Stock or any Common Stock Equivalents (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon conversion of the Debentures), (ii) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (iii) combines (including by way of a reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares or (iv) issues, in the event of a reclassification of shares of the Common Stock, any shares of capital stock of the Company, then the Conversion Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) outstanding immediately before such event, and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
b)Reserved.
c)Subsequent Rights Offerings. In addition to any adjustments pursuant to Section 5(a) above, if at any time the Company grants, issues or sells any Common Stock Equivalents or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property pro rata to the record holders of any class of shares of Common Stock (the “Purchase Rights”), then the Holder will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which the Holder could have acquired if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on exercise hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date on which a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder’s right to participate in any such Purchase Right would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Purchase Right to such extent (or beneficial ownership of such shares of Common Stock as a result of such Purchase Right to such extent) and such Purchase Right to such extent shall be held in abeyance for the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation).
d)Pro Rata Distributions. During such time as this Debenture is outstanding, if the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including, without limitation, any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate
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rearrangement, scheme of arrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Debenture, then, in each such case, the Holder shall be entitled to participate in such Distribution to the same extent that the Holder would have participated therein if the Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on conversion hereof, including without limitation, the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) immediately before the date of which a record is taken for such Distribution, or, if no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of shares of Common Stock are to be determined for the participation in such Distribution (provided, however, to the extent that the Holder's right to participate in any such Distribution would result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, then the Holder shall not be entitled to participate in such Distribution to such extent (or in the beneficial ownership of any shares of Common Stock as a result of such Distribution to such extent) and the portion of such Distribution shall be held in abeyance for the benefit of the Holder until such time, if ever, as its right thereto would not result in the Holder exceeding the Beneficial Ownership Limitation). e)Fundamental Transaction. If, at any time while this Debenture is outstanding, (i) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (ii) the Company, directly or indirectly, effects any sale, lease, license, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any, direct or indirect, purchase offer, tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to sell, tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property and has been accepted by the holders of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Stock, (iv) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions effects any reclassification, reorganization or recapitalization of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property, or (v) the Company, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions consummates a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with another Person whereby such other Person acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (not including any shares of Common Stock held by the other Person or other Persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other Persons making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination) (each a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent conversion of this Debenture, 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 (without regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture), the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such Fundamental Transaction by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Debenture is convertible immediately prior to such Fundamental Transaction (without
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regard to any limitation in Section 4(d) on the conversion of this Debenture). For purposes of any such conversion, the determination of the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one (1) share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Conversion Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any conversion of this Debenture following such Fundamental Transaction. The Company shall cause any successor entity in a Fundamental Transaction in which the Company is not the survivor (the “Successor Entity”) to assume in writing all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5(e) pursuant to written agreements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and approved by the Holder (without unreasonable delay) prior to such Fundamental Transaction and shall, at the option of the holder of this Debenture, deliver to the Holder in exchange for this Debenture a security of the Successor Entity evidenced by a written instrument substantially similar in form and substance to this Debenture which is convertible for a corresponding number of shares of capital stock of such Successor Entity (or its parent entity) equivalent to the shares of Common Stock acquirable and receivable upon conversion of this Debenture (without regard to any limitations on the conversion of this Debenture) prior to such Fundamental Transaction, and with a conversion price which applies the conversion price hereunder to such shares of capital stock (but taking into account the relative value of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Fundamental Transaction and the value of such shares of capital stock, such number of shares of capital stock and such conversion price being for the purpose of protecting the economic value of this Debenture immediately prior to the consummation of such Fundamental Transaction), and which is reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder. Upon the occurrence of any such Fundamental Transaction, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Fundamental Transaction, the provisions of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
f)Calculations. All calculations under this Section 5 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 5, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding any treasury shares of the Company) issued and outstanding.
g)Notice to the Holder.
i.Adjustment to Conversion Price. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 5, the Company shall promptly
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deliver to each Holder a notice setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment. ii.Notice to Allow Conversion by Holder. If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock, (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock, (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights, (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolidation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property or (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company, then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be filed at each office or agency maintained for the purpose of conversion of this Debenture, and shall cause to bedelivered to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Debenture Register, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange, provided that the failure to deliver such notice or any defect therein or in the delivery thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. To the extent that any notice provided hereunder constitutes, or contains, material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice with the Commission pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Holder shall remain entitled to convert this Debenture during the 20-day period commencing on the date of such notice through the effective date of the event triggering such notice except as may otherwise be expressly set forth herein. Section 6.Redemption.
a)Optional Redemption at Election of Company. Subject to the provisions of this Section 6(a), at any time after the Original Issue Date, the Company may deliver to the Holder (an “Optional Redemption Notice” and the date such notice is deemed delivered hereunder, the “Optional Redemption Notice Date”) of its irrevocable election to redeem some or all of the then outstanding principal amount of this Debenture for cash in an
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amount equal to the Optional Redemption Amount on the 20th Trading Day following the Optional Redemption Notice Date (such date, the “Optional Redemption Date”, such 20 Trading Day period, the “Optional Redemption Period” and such redemption, the “Optional Redemption”). The Optional Redemption Amount is payable in full on the Optional Redemption Date. The Company may only effect an Optional Redemption if each of the Equity Conditions shall have been met (unless waived in writing by the Holder) on each Trading Day during the period commencing on the Optional Redemption Notice Date through to the Optional Redemption Date and through and including the date payment of the Optional Redemption Amount is actually made in full. If any of the Equity Conditions shall cease to be satisfied at any time during the Optional Redemption Period, then the Holder may elect to nullify the Optional Redemption Notice by notice to the Company within 3 Trading Days after the first day on which any such Equity Condition has not been met (provided that if, by a provision of the Transaction Documents, the Company is obligated to notify the Holder of the non-existence of an Equity Condition, such notice period shall be extended to the third Trading Day after proper notice from the Company) in which case the Optional Redemption Notice shall be null and void, ab initio. The Company covenants and agrees that it will honor all Notices of Conversion tendered from the time of delivery of the Optional Redemption Notice through the date all amounts owing thereon are due and paid in full. The Company’s determination to pay an Optional Redemption in cash shall be applied ratably to all of the holders of the then outstanding Debentures based on their (or their predecessor’s) initial principal amount of Debentures.
b)Redemption Procedure. The payment of cash pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall be payable on the Optional Redemption Date. If any portion of the payment pursuant to an Optional Redemption shall not be paid by the Company by the applicable due date, interest shall accrue thereon at an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law until such amount is paid in full. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, if any portion of the Optional Redemption Amount remains unpaid after such date, the Holder may elect, by written notice to the Company given at any time thereafter, to invalidate such Optional Redemption, ab initio, and, with respect to the Company’s failure to honor the Optional Redemption, the Company shall have no further right to exercise such Optional Redemption. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6, the Company’s determination to redeem shall be applied ratably among the Holders of Debentures. The Holder may elect to convert the outstanding principal amount of the Debenture pursuant to Section 4 prior to actual payment in cash for any redemption under this Section 6 by the delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company.
Section 7.Negative Covenants. As long as any portion of this Debenture remains outstanding, unless the Holder shall have otherwise given prior written consent, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any of the Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
a)amend its charter documents, including, without limitation, its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in any manner that materially and adversely affects any rights of the Holder;
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b)repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire more than a de minimis number of shares of its Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents other than as to (i) the Conversion Shares as permitted or required under the Transaction Documents and (ii) repurchases of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents of departing officers and directors of the Company, provided that such repurchases shall not exceed an aggregate of $25,000 for all officers and directors during the term of this Debenture;
c)repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire any Indebtedness, other than the Debentures if on a pro-rata basis;
d)pay cash dividends or distributions on any equity securities of the Company; or
e)enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 8.Events of Default.
a)“Event of Default” means, wherever used herein, any of the following events (whatever the reason for such event and whether such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court, or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):
i.any default in the payment of (A) the principal amount of any Debenture or (B) liquidated damages and other amounts owing to a Holder on any Debenture, as and when the same shall become due and payable (whether on a Conversion Date or the Maturity Date or by acceleration or otherwise) which default, solely in the case of a default under clause (B) above, is not cured within 3 Trading Days; ii.the Company shall fail to observe or perform any other covenant or agreement contained in the Debentures (other than a breach by the Company of its obligations to deliver shares of Common Stock to the Holder upon conversion, which breach is addressed in clause (vi) below) or in any Transaction Document, which failure is not cured, if possible to cure, within the earlier to occur of(A) 5 Trading Days after notice of such failure sent by the Holder or by any other Holder to the Company and (B) 10 Trading Days after the Company has become or should have become aware of such failure;
iii.any representation or warranty made in this Debenture, any other Transaction Documents, any written statement pursuant hereto or thereto or any other report, financial statement or certificate made or delivered to the Holder or any other Holder shall be untrue or incorrect in any material respect as of the date when made or deemed made;
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iv.the Common Stock shall not be eligible for listing or quotation for trading on a Trading Market and shall not be eligible to resume listing or quotation for trading thereon within five Trading Days;
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vi.the Company shall fail for any reason to deliver Conversion Shares to a Holder prior to the fifth Trading Day after a Conversion Date pursuant to Section 4(c) or the Company shall provide at any time notice to the Holder, including by way of public announcement, of the Company’s intention to not honor requests for conversions of any Debentures in accordance with the terms hereof; and
vii.the electronic transfer by the Company of shares of Common Stock through the Depository Trust Company or another established clearing corporation is no longer available or is subject to a “chill”.
b)Remedies Upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding principal amount of this Debenture, liquidated damages and other amounts owing in respect thereof through the date of acceleration, shall become, at the Holder’s election, immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Commencing 5 days after the occurrence of any Event of Default that results in the eventual acceleration of this Debenture, this Debenture shall bear an interest rate equal to the lesser of 18% per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law. Upon the payment in full of the Mandatory Default Amount, the Holder shall promptly surrender this Debenture to or as directed by the Company. In connection with such acceleration described herein, the Holder need not provide, and the Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and the Holder may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Holder at any time prior to payment hereunder and the Holder shall have all rights as a holder of the Debenture until such time, if any, as the Holder receives full payment pursuant to this Section 8(b). No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon.
Section 9.Miscellaneous.
a)Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Holder hereunder, including, without limitation, any Notice of Conversion, shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company, at the address set forth above, or such other facsimile number, email address, or address as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice to the Holder delivered in accordance with this Section 9(a). Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, by email attachment, or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service addressed to each
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Holder at the facsimile number, email address or address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company, or if no such facsimile number or email attachment or address appears on the books of the Company, at the principal place of business of such Holder, as set forth in the Platform Account Contract. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any date, (ii) the next Trading Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number or email attachment to the email address set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (iii) the second Trading Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given.
b)Absolute Obligation. Except as expressly provided herein, no provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, and liquidated damages and other amounts owing on, this Debenture at the time, place, and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct debt obligation of the Company. This Debenture ranks pari passu with all other Debentures now or hereafter issued under the terms set forth herein.
c)Lost or Mutilated Debenture. If this Debenture shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall execute and deliver, in exchange and substitution for and upon cancellation of a mutilated Debenture, or in lieu of or in substitution for a lost, stolen or destroyed Debenture, a new Debenture for the principal amount of this Debenture so mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Debenture, and of the ownership hereof, reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
d)Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Debenture shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretation, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of Los Angeles (the “Los Angeles Courts”). Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, 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 such Los Angeles Courts, or such Los Angeles Courts are improper or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
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served in any such suit, action or proceeding 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 Debenture 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 applicable law. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Debenture or the transactions contemplated hereby. If any party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Debenture, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.
e)Waiver. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder of a breach of any provision of this Debenture shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any other breach of such provision or of any breach of any other provision of this Debenture. The failure of the Company or the Holder to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Debenture on one or more occasions shall not be considered a waiver or deprive that party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Debenture on any other occasion. Any waiver by the Company or the Holder must be in writing.
f)Severability. If any provision of this Debenture is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the balance of this Debenture shall remain in effect, and if any provision is inapplicable to any Person or circumstance, it shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other Persons and circumstances. If it shall be found that any interest or other amount deemed interest due hereunder violates the applicable law governing usury, the applicable rate of interest due hereunder shall automatically be lowered to equal the maximum rate of interest permitted under applicable law. The Company covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law or other law which would prohibit or forgive the Company from paying all or any portion of the principal of this Debenture as contemplated herein, wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, or which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Debenture, and the Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefits or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Holder, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such as though no such law has been enacted.
g)Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The remedies provided in this Debenture shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Debenture and any of the other Transaction Documents at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), and nothing herein shall limit the Holder’s right to pursue actual and consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Debenture. The Company covenants to the Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this
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instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments, conversion and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Holder and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any such breach or any such threatened breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required. The Company shall provide all information and documentation to the Holder that is requested by the Holder to enable the Holder to confirm the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Debenture.
h)Next Business Day. Whenever any payment or other obligation hereunder shall be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
i)Headings. The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Debenture and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
Section 10. Disclosure. Upon receipt or delivery by the Company of any notice in accordance with the terms of this Debenture, unless the Company has in good faith determined that the matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company shall within two (2) Business Days after such receipt or delivery publicly disclose such material, nonpublic information on a Current Report on Form 8-K or otherwise. In the event that the Company believes that a notice contains material, non-public information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company so shall indicate to the Holder contemporaneously with delivery of such notice, and in the absence of any such indication, the Holder shall be allowed to presume that all matters relating to such notice do not constitute material, nonpublic information relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Debenture to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above indicated.
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| By:_/s/ J. Jacob Isaacs _______<br><br><br><br><br><br>Name: J. Jacob Isaacs<br><br><br><br><br><br>Title:<br><br><br><br><br><br>Email address for delivery of Notices: jisaacs60@gmail.com |
ANNEX A
NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert principal under the Senior Convertible Debenture due of Company, Inc., a State corporation (the “Company”), into shares of common stock (the “Common Stock”), of the Company according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. If shares of Common Stock are to be issued in the name of a person other than the undersigned, the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes payable with respect thereto and is delivering herewith such certificates and opinions as reasonably requested by the Company in accordance therewith. No fee will be charged to the holder for any conversion, except for such transfer taxes, if any.
By the delivery of this Notice of Conversion the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that its ownership of the Common Stock does not exceed the amounts specified under Section 4 of this Debenture, as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned agrees to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements under the applicable securities laws in connection with any transfer of the aforesaid shares of Common Stock.
Conversion calculations:
Date to Effect Conversion:
Principal Amount of Debenture to be Converted:
Number of shares of Common Stock to be issued:
Signature: ____________________________________
Name:
Address for Delivery of Common Stock Certificates:
or
DWAC Instructions:
Broker No:
Account No:
Schedule 1
CONVERSION SCHEDULE
The Senior Convertible Debentures due on in the aggregate principal amount of $ are issued by Company, Inc., a State corporation. This Conversion Schedule reflects conversions made under Section 4 of the above referenced Debenture.
Dated:
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Exhibit 10.6 EXHIBIT 10.6
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AMENDED PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of March 4, 2021, is entered into by and between FOURTH WAVE ENRGY, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and TYSADCO PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Investor”).
WHEREAS:
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Investor, and the Investor wishes to purchase from the Company, up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The shares of Common Stock to be purchased hereunder are referred to herein as the “Purchase Shares.”
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Investor hereby agree as follows:
1.CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a)“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors. (b)“Business Day” means any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading, including any day on which the Principal Market is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time.
(c)“Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, the last closing sale price for such security on the Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market.
(d)“Closings” means the settlement of the trades of the Purchase Share Amount associated with a Request (or sooner as directed by the Investor).
(e)“Commitment Amount” means, initially, Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate, which amount shall be reduced by the Purchase Amount each time the Investor purchases shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
(f)“Commitment Fee Shares” means 500,000 restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be issued to the Investor upon entry into this Agreement.
(g)“Confidential Information” means any information disclosed by either party to the other party, either directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or by inspection of tangible objects (including, without limitation, documents, prototypes, samples, plant and equipment), which is designated as “Confidential,” “Proprietary” or some similar designation. Information communicated orally shall be considered Confidential Information if such information is confirmed in writing as being Confidential Information within ten (10) Business Days after the initial disclosure. Confidential Information may also include information disclosed to a disclosing party by third parties. Confidential Information shall not, however, include any information which (i) was publicly known and made generally available in the public domain prior to the time of disclosure by the disclosing party; (ii) becomes publicly known and made generally available after disclosure by the disclosing party to the receiving party through no action or inaction of the disclosing party or the receiving party; (iii) is already in the possession of the receiving
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party without confidential restriction at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party as shown by the receiving party’s files and records immediately prior to the time of disclosure; (iv) is obtained by the receiving party from a third party without a breach of such third party’s obligations of confidentiality; (v) is independently developed by the receiving party without use of or reference to the disclosing party’s Confidential Information, as shown by documents and other competent evidence in the receiving party’s possession; or (vi) is required by law to be disclosed by the receiving party, provided that the receiving party gives the disclosing party prompt written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure and assistance in obtaining an order protecting the information from public disclosure. (h)“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law. (i)“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.
(j)“DWAC Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC) account with DTC under its Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program, or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.
(k)“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(l)“Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on (i) the enforceability of any Transaction Document, (ii) the results of operations, assets, business or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any material adverse effect that resulted exclusively from (A) any change in the United States or foreign economies or securities or financial markets in general that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (B) any change that generally affects the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (C) any change arising in connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, military actions, or pandemics or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, military actions or pandemic existing as of the date hereof, (D) any action taken by the Investor, its affiliates or its or their successors and assigns with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (E) the effect of any change in applicable laws or accounting rules that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (F) any change resulting from compliance with terms of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (iii) the Company’s ability to perform in any material respect on a timely basis its obligations under any Transaction Document to be performed as of the date of determination.
(m)“Maturity Date” means the first day of the month immediately following the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Commencement Date. (n)“Person” means an individual or entity including but not limited to any limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof. (o)“Principal Market” means the OTCQB (or any nationally recognized successor thereto); provided, however, that in the event the Company’s Common Stock is ever listed or traded on The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE
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American, the NYSE Arca, the OTC Bulletin Board, or the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing), then the “Principal Market” shall mean such other market or exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed or traded.
(p)“Purchase Date” means, with respect to any Share Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the Business Day on which the Investor receives by 6:00 p.m., Eastern time, of such Business Day a valid Share Purchase Notice that the Investor is to purchase such applicable number of Purchase Shares pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof.
(q)“Purchase Price” means, with respect to any Share Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, a price per share of common stock equal to 75% of the lowest individual daily VWAP during the Valuation Period (in each case, to be appropriately adjusted for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction that occurs on or after the date of this Agreement).
(r)“Purchase Share Amount” means the number of shares of common stock the Company is requiring the Investor to purchase pursuant to a Request.
(s)“Purchase Shares” means shares of Common Stock of the Company purchased by Investor under this Agreement excluding the Commitment Fee Shares.
(t)“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, of even date herewith between the Company and the Investor.
(u)“Request” means the Company’s delivery to the Investor of a written Draw Down Notice requiring the Investor to purchase a number of shares of common stock.
(v)“Request Limits” means the limits on the number of shares of common stock the Company is requiring the Investor to purchase which shall be limited to the lesser of (i) that number of shares determined by dividing $500,000 by the closing price of the Company's common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the delivery of the Request Notice **** (ii) **** or 300% of the average number of shares of our common stock traded for the 10 days prior to the delivery of the Request Notice. No puts are allowed until the shares have been registered. Minimum put allowable is $25,000. In no event may the shares issuable pursuant to a Request Notice, when aggregated with the shares then held by the Investor on the date of the Draw Down, exceed 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.
(w)“Request Notice” means, with respect to any Request made pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, an irrevocable written notice from the Company to the Investor directing the Investor to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock on the applicable Purchase Date pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof at the applicable Purchase Price.
(x)“Sale Price” means any trade price for the shares of Common Stock on the Principal Market as reported by the Principal Market.
“Share Purchase” means the purchase of Purchase Shares under this Agreement.
(y)“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities” means, collectively, the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Fee Shares.
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Subsidiary” means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company,
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directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
(z)“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto, the Registration Rights Agreement and the schedules and exhibits thereto, and each of the other agreements, documents, certificates and instruments entered into or furnished by the parties hereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
“Transfer Agent” means Empire Stock Transfer, or such other Person who is then serving as the transfer agent for the Company in respect of the Common Stock.
(aa)“Valuation Period” means five (5) trading days, preceding the delivery of the Request Notice and five (5) trading days commencing after the delivery of the Request Notice.
**2.**PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company has the right to sell to the Investor, and the Investor has the obligation to purchase from the Company, Purchase Shares as follows:
a)Commencement of Regular Sales of Common Stock. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 hereof (the “Commencement” and the date of satisfaction of such conditions the “Commencement Date”) and thereafter, the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Request Notice from time to time, to purchase shares of common stock at the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date. If the Company delivers any Request Notice for a Purchase Share Amount in excess of the Request Limits, such Request Notice shall be void ab initio to the extent of the number by which the number of Purchase Shares set forth in such Request Notice exceeds the number of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Request Notice in accordance herewith, and the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares in respect of such Request Notice; provided that the Investor shall remain obligated to purchase the number of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Request Notice. The Company may deliver Request Notices to the Investor as often as every Business Day, so long as the Company has not failed to deliver Purchase Shares for all prior Share Purchases, including, without limitation, those that have been effected on the same Business Day as the applicable Purchase Date, have theretofore been received by the Investor as DWAC Shares in accordance with this Agreement. The Company may specify a Minimum Price when submitting a Request Notice, provided however that the Minimum Price must be more than 75% of the Closing Price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date immediately preceding the date of the delivery of the Request Notice. If the Purchase Price is less than the Minimum Price, the Company may, at its option, (i) not sell any shares to the Investor on the Closing Date or (ii) sell shares to the Investor on the Closing Date using the Purchase Price.
b)Payment for Purchase Shares. For each Share Purchase, the Investor shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the Purchase Price with respect to such Share Purchase as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds on the Business Day immediately following the Valuation Period and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America or wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as the Company may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Agreement is due on any day that is not a Business Day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.
c)Beneficial Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not issue or sell, and the Investor shall not purchase or
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acquire, any shares of Common Stock under this Agreement which, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then beneficially owned by the Investor and its affiliates (as calculated pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Rule 13d-3 promulgated thereunder), would result in the beneficial ownership by the Investor and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). Upon the written or oral request of the Investor, the Company shall promptly confirm orally or in writing to the Investor the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. The Investor and the Company shall each cooperate in good faith in the determinations required hereby and the application hereof. The Investor’s written certification to the Company of the applicability of the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the resulting effect thereof hereunder at any time, shall be conclusive with respect to the applicability thereof and such result absent manifest error. d)Compliance with Principal Market Rules.
(i)Intentionally Omitted.
(ii)General. The Company shall not issue any Securities pursuant to this Agreement if such issuance would reasonably be expected to result in (A) a violation of the Securities Act or (B) a breach of the rules and regulations of the Principal Market. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it shall not issue any Securities pursuant to this Agreement if, at the time of such issuance (Y) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement registering the Securities has lapsed for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order or similar order) or (Z) the Registration Statement is unavailable for the sale by the Company to the Investor (or the resale by the Investor, as the case may be) of any or all of the Securities to be issued to the Investor under the Transaction Documents. The provisions of this Section 2(d) shall be implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms hereof only if necessary to ensure compliance with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market.
**3.**INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date: (a)Investment Purpose. The Investor is acquiring the Securities as principal for its own account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Securities or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing any of such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other Persons to distribute such Securities in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the Investor’s right to sell the Purchase Shares at any time pursuant to the Registration Statement described herein or otherwise in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Investor is acquiring the Securities hereunder in the ordinary course of its business. Accredited Investor Status. The Investor is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
(b)Reliance on Exemptions. The Investor understands that the Securities may be offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying in part upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Investor’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and
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understandings of the Investor set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Investor to acquire the Securities.
Information. The Investor understands that its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk. The Investor (i) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Securities including a total loss thereof, (ii) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the Securities and (iii) has had an opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the officers of the Company concerning the financial condition and business of the Company and other matters related to an investment in the Securities. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted by the Investor or its representatives shall modify, amend or affect the Investor’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 4 below. The Investor has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice from its own independent advisor as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Securities and is not relying on any such advice or similar advice from the Company, its officers, directors, representatives, or advisors.
(c)No Governmental Review. The Investor understands that no U.S. federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of an investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.
(d)Transfer or Sale. The Investor understands that (i) the Securities may not be offered for sale, sold, assigned or transferred unless (A) registered pursuant to the Securities Act or (B) an exemption exists permitting such Securities to be sold, assigned or transferred without such registration; (ii) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of the Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the Person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the Securities Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.
(e)Validity; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Investor and is a valid and binding agreement of the Investor enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation and other similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of applicable creditors’ rights and remedies. (f)Intentionally Deleted. (g)No Short Selling. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that at no time prior to the date of this Agreement has any of the Investor, its agents, representatives or affiliates engaged in or effected, in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
4.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, except as set forth in the disclosure schedules attached hereto, which exceptions shall be deemed to be a part of the representations and warranties made hereunder, as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date:
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(a)Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or default of any of the provisions of its respective articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification. The Company has no Subsidiaries except as set forth in Schedule 4(a) hereof.
(b)Authorization; Enforcement; Validity. (i) The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents, and to issue the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including without limitation, the issuance of the Commitment Fee Shares and the reservation for issuance and the issuance of the Purchase Shares issuable under this Agreement, have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization is required by the Company, its Board of Directors or its stockholders, (iii) this Agreement has been, and each other Transaction Document shall be on the Commencement Date, duly executed and delivered by the Company and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document upon its execution on behalf of the Company, shall constitute, the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by general principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally, the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies. The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the resolutions (the “Signing Resolutions”) to authorize this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Signing Resolutions are valid, in full force and effect and have not been modified or supplemented in any respect. Except as set forth in this Agreement, no other approvals or consents of the Company’s Board of Directors, any authorized committee thereof, and/or stockholders is necessary under applicable laws and the Certificate of Incorporation and/or Bylaws to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the issuance of the Commitment Fee Shares and the issuance of the Purchase Shares. (c)Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized and issued capital stock of the Company is set forth on Schedule 4(c).
(d)Issuance of Securities. Upon issuance and payment therefor in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Purchase Shares shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens, charges, restrictions, rights of first refusal and preemptive rights with respect to the issue thereof, with the holders being entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock. (e)No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the reservation for issuance and issuance of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Fee Shares) will not (i) result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation, any Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of any outstanding series of
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preferred stock of the Company or the Bylaws or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except in the case of conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations under clause (ii), which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or in default under its certificate of incorporation, any certificate of designation, preferences and rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock of the Company or Bylaws or their organizational charter or bylaws, respectively. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any term of or is in default under any material contract, agreement, mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, instrument, judgment, decree or order or any statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries, except for possible conflicts, defaults, terminations or amendments that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The business of the Company and its Subsidiaries is not being conducted, and shall not be conducted, in violation of any law, ordinance, regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations, the sanctions for which either individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and the related documents and as required under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws and the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or any regulatory or self-regulatory agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under or contemplated by the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof. Except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, all consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be obtained or effected on or prior to the Commencement Date. Except as set forth in Schedule 4(e), since one year prior to the date hereof, the Company has not received nor delivered any notices or correspondence from or to the Principal Market. To the Company’s knowledge, the Principal Market has not commenced any delisting proceedings against the Company.
(f)SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has substantially filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the 24 months preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents substantially complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable. None of the SEC Documents, 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States 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
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of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments. The SEC has not commenced any enforcement proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(g)Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, since September 30, 2020, there has been no material adverse change in the business, properties, operations, financial condition or results of operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.
Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, the Common Stock or any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h)Acknowledgment Regarding Investor’s Status. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Investor or any of its representatives or agents in connection with the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives and advisors.
No General Solicitation; No Aggregated or Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities. Neither the Company, nor or any of its affiliates, nor any Person acting on their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to purchase any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the offer and sale of any of the Securities under the Securities Act, whether through aggregation or integration with prior offerings or otherwise, or cause this offering of the Securities to be aggregated or integrated with prior offerings by the Company in a manner that would require stockholder approval pursuant to the rules of the Principal Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated.
Intellectual Property Rights. The Company and its Subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights or licenses to use all material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct their respective businesses as now conducted. None of the Company’s material trademarks, trade names, service marks, service mark registrations, service names, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, government authorizations, trade secrets or other intellectual property rights have expired or terminated, or, by the terms and conditions thereof, could expire or terminate within two years from the date of this Agreement. The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any knowledge of any infringement by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any material trademark, trade name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other similar rights of others, or of any such development of similar or identical trade secrets or technical information by others, and there is no claim, action or proceeding being made or brought against, or to the Company’s knowledge, being
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threatened against, the Company or its Subsidiaries regarding trademark, trade name, patents, patent rights, invention, copyright, license, service names, service marks, service mark registrations, trade secret or other infringement, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i)Environmental Laws. To the Company’s best knowledge, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where, in each of the three foregoing clauses, the failure to so comply could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(j)Title. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property owned by them and good and marketable title in all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects (“Liens”) and, 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 the Company and its 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 the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with which the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(k)Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not materially and adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(l)Regulatory Permits. The Company and its Subsidiaries possess all material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit. (m)Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal and state income and all other material tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes other than those being disputed) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provision reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim.
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(n)Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, to the Company’s best knowledge, none of the officers or directors of the Company, the Company’s stockholders, the officers or directors of any stockholder of the Company, or any family member or affiliate of any of the foregoing, has either directly or indirectly any interest in, or is a party to, any transaction that would be required to be disclosed as a related party transaction pursuant to Rule 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
(o)Application of Takeover Protections. The Company and its Board of Directors have taken or will take prior to the Commencement Date all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Articles of Incorporation or the laws of the state of its incorporation which is or could become applicable to the Investor as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s issuance of the Securities and the Investor’s ownership of the Securities.
(p)(s) Disclosure. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents that will be timely publicly disclosed by the Company, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information which is not otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement or the SEC Documents. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting purchases and sales of securities of the Company. All of the disclosure furnished by or on behalf of the Company to the Investor regarding the Company, its business and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the disclosure schedules to this Agreement, is true and correct and does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The press releases disseminated by the Company during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement taken as a whole do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit 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 and when made, not misleading. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 3 hereof.
(q)Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent or other Person acting on behalf of the Company, has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic political activity, (ii) 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, (iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by the Company (or made by any Person acting on its behalf of which the Company is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended. (r)DTC Eligibility. The Company, through the Transfer Agent, currently participates in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program and the Common Stock can be transferred electronically to third parties via the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer (FAST) Program. (s)Sarbanes-Oxley. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, including the weakness in internal controls, the Company is in compliance with all material provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, which are applicable to it as of the date hereof.
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Certain Fees. No Brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Company to any broker, financial advisor or consultant, finder, placement agent, investment banker, bank or other Person with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. The Investor shall have no obligation with respect to any fees or with respect to any claims made by or on behalf of other Persons for fees that may be due in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(t)Investment Company. The Company is not, and immediately after receipt of payment for the Securities will not be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(u)Listing and Maintenance Requirements. The Common Stock is not registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act. The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received any notice from any Person to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of the Principal Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.
(v)Accountants. The Company’s accountants are set forth in the SEC Documents and, to the knowledge of the Company, such accountants are an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act.
(w)No Market Manipulation. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no Person acting on its behalf has, (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
(x)Shell Company Status. The Company is not currently an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1) under the Securities Act and has filed all “Form 10 information” required by Rule 144(i)(1) under the Securities Act with the SEC as of January 20, 2020.
(y)No Disqualification Events. None of the Company, any of its predecessors, any affiliated issuer, any director, executive officer, other officer of the Company participating in the offering contemplated hereby, any beneficial owner of 20% or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, calculated on the basis of voting power, nor any promoter (as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) connected with the Company in any capacity at the time of sale (each, an “Issuer Covered Person”) is subject to any of the “Bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) under the Securities Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3) under the Securities Act. The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event. **5.**COVENANTS. (a)Filing of Current Report and Registration Statement. The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required under the Exchange Act, file with the SEC a report on Form 8-K relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”).
(b)Blue Sky. The Company shall take all such actions, if any, as is reasonably necessary in order to obtain an exemption for or to register or qualify (i) the issuance of the Commitment
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Fee Shares and the sale of the Purchase Shares to the Investor under this Agreement and (ii) any subsequent resale of all Commitment Fee Shares and all Purchase Shares by the Investor, in each case, under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States in such states as is reasonably requested by the Investor from time to time, and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Investor.
(c)Listing/DTC. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Purchase Shares and Commitment Fee Shares to be issued to the Investor hereunder on the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and upon each other national securities exchange or automated quotation system, if any, upon which the Common Stock is then listed, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, such listing of all such Securities from time to time issuable hereunder. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Principal Market and shall comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules and regulations of the Principal Market. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in the delisting or suspension of the Common Stock on the Principal Market. The Company shall promptly, and in no event later than the following Business Day, provide to the Investor copies of any notices it receives from any Person regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on the Principal Market; provided, however, that the Company shall not provide the Investor copies of any such notice that the Company reasonably believes constitutes material non-public information, and the Company would not be required to publicly disclose such notice in any report or statement filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act (including on Form 8-K) or the Securities Act. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligations under this Section 5(c). The Company shall take all action necessary to ensure that its Common Stock can be transferred electronically as DWAC Shares.
(d)Prohibition of Short Sales and Hedging Transactions. The Investor agrees that beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 11, the Investor and its agents, representatives and affiliates shall not in any manner whatsoever enter into or effect, directly or indirectly, any (i) “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
(e) Due Diligence; Non-Public Information. The Investor shall have the right, from time to time as the Investor may reasonably deem appropriate, to perform reasonable due diligence on the Company during normal business hours. The Company and its officers and employees shall provide information and reasonably cooperate with the Investor in connection with any reasonable request by the Investor related to the Investor’s due diligence of the Company. Each party hereto agrees not to disclose any Confidential Information of the other party to any third party and shall not use the Confidential Information for any purpose other than in connection with, or in furtherance of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Each party hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information shall remain the property of the disclosing party and agrees that it shall take all reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of any Confidential Information disclosed by the other party. The Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf shall provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information, unless a simultaneous public announcement thereof is made by the Company in the manner contemplated by Regulation FD. In the event of a breach of the foregoing covenant by the Company or any Person acting on its behalf (as determined in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Investor), in addition to any other remedy provided herein or in the other Transaction Documents, the Investor shall have the right to make a public disclosure, in the form of a press release, public advertisement or otherwise, of such material, non-public information without the prior approval by the Company; provided the Investor shall have first provided
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notice to the Company that it believes it has received information that constitutes material, non-public information, in which case the Company shall have at least twenty-four (24) hours to either (i) demonstrate that such information is not material non-public information to the satisfaction of the Investor or (ii) publicly disclose such material, non-public information prior to any such disclosure by the Investor, **** and the Company shall have failed to publicly disclose such material, non-public information within such time period. The Investor shall not have any liability to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents, for any such disclosure. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenants in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
(f) Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all transfer, stamp or similar taxes that may be payable with respect to the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock to the Investor made under this Agreement.
(g)Aggregation. From and after the date of this Agreement, neither the Company, nor or any of its affiliates will, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that no Person acting on their behalf will, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security or solicit any offers to purchase any security, under circumstances that would cause this offering of the Securities by the Company to the Investor to be aggregated with other offerings by the Company in a manner that would require stockholder approval pursuant to the rules of the Principal Market on which any of the securities of the Company are listed or designated, unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction in accordance with the rules of such Principal Market.
(h)Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for any corporate purpose at the sole discretion of the Company.
(i)Intentionally Omitted.
(j)Integration. From and after the date of this Agreement, neither the Company, nor or any of its affiliates will, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that no Person acting on their behalf will, directly or indirectly, make any offers or sales of any security or solicit any offers to purchase any security, under circumstances that would require registration of the offer and sale of any of the Securities under the Securities Act.
- COMMITMENT FEE SHARES.
(a)On the date of this Agreement, the Company shall issue the Commitment Fee Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The certificate(s) or book-entry statement(s) representing the Commitment Fee Shares, except as set forth below, shall bear the restrictive legend substantially similar to the following (the “Restrictive Legend”):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO: (1) RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL, IN A CUSTOMARY FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. (b)Intentionally Omitted
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**7.**CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The right of the Company hereunder to commence sales of the Purchase Shares as of the Commencement Date is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a)The Investor shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Company;
(b)The Registration Statement covering the resale of the Commitment Fee Shares and Purchase Shares shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC;
(c)All Securities to be issued by the Company to the Investor under the Transaction Documents shall have been approved for listing on the Principal Market in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market, subject only to official notice of issuance; and (d)The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date as though made at that time. (e)The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 above, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further qualification) as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date. The Investor shall have received a certificate, executed by the CEO, President or CFO of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A;
(f)The Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions approving the Transaction Documents which shall be in full force and effect without any amendment or supplement thereto as of the Commencement Date;
(g)The Registration Statement covering the resale of the Purchase Shares shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act by the SEC and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC. The Company shall have prepared and filed with the SEC, not later than two (2) Business Days after the effective date of the Registration Statement, a final and complete prospectus (the preliminary form of which shall be included in the Registration Statement) and shall have delivered to the Investor a true and complete copy thereof. Such prospectus shall be current and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the Securities covered thereby. The Current Report shall have been filed with the SEC, as required pursuant to Section 5(a). All reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC at or prior to the Commencement Date pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Exchange Act;
(h)No Event of Default has occurred, or any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default; All federal, state and local governmental laws, rules and regulations applicable to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the
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transactions contemplated thereby in accordance with the terms thereof shall have been complied with, and all consents, authorizations and orders of, and all filings and registrations with, all federal, state and local courts or governmental agencies and all federal, state and local regulatory or self-regulatory agencies necessary for the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby in accordance with the terms thereof shall have been obtained or made, including, without limitation, in each case those required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws or applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market, or otherwise required by the SEC, the Principal Market or any state securities regulators;
(i)No statute, regulation, order, decree, writ, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, threatened or endorsed by any federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of or which would materially modify or delay any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; and
(j)No action, suit or proceeding before any federal, state, local or foreign arbitrator or any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have been commenced or threatened, and no inquiry or investigation by any federal, state, local or foreign governmental authority of competent jurisdiction shall have been commenced or threatened, against the Company, or any of the officers, directors or affiliates of the Company, seeking to restrain, prevent or change the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or seeking material damages in connection with such transactions.
**8.**CONDITIONS TO THE INVESTOR’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The obligation of the Investor to buy Purchase Shares under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the Commencement Date and, once such conditions have been initially satisfied, there shall not be any ongoing obligation to satisfy such conditions after the Commencement has occurred:
(a)The Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to the Investor;
(b)The Company shall have issued or caused to be issued to the Investor (i) one or more certificates or book-entry statements representing the Commitment Fee Shares;
(c)The Common Stock shall be listed or quoted on the Principal Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market within the last 365 days, and all Securities to be issued by the Company to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement shall have been approved for listing or quotation on the Principal Market in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market, as then in effect, subject only to official notice of issuance;
(d)The Notice of Effectiveness of Registration Statement shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company; 9.INDEMNIFICATION. (a)In consideration of the Investor’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and acquiring the Securities hereunder and in addition to all of the Company’s other
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obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Investor and all of its affiliates, stockholders, officers, directors, members, managers, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Person’s agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Investor Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Investor Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Investor Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than Indemnified Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of an Investor Indemnitee. The indemnity in this Section 9 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date the Investor makes written request for it. A certificate containing reasonable detail as to the amount of such indemnification submitted to the Company by the Investor shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the amount due from the Company to the Investor. If any action shall be brought against any Investor Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Investor Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Investor Indemnitee. Any Investor Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Investor Indemnitee, except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of such Investor Indemnitee. In no event however will the Company be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel for all Investor Indemnitees.
(b)In consideration of the Company’s execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and selling the Securities hereunder and in addition to all of the Investor’s other obligations under the Transaction Documents, the Investor shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and all of its affiliates, stockholders, officers, directors, members, managers, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing Person’s agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Company Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Company Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Company Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Investor in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Investor contained in the Transaction Documents or any other certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, other than Indemnified
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Liabilities which directly and primarily result from the fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of a Company Indemnitee. The indemnity in this Section 9 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Investor may be unenforceable for any reason, the Investor shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within thirty (30) days from the date the Company makes written request for it. A certificate containing reasonable detail as to the amount of such indemnification submitted to the Investor by the Company shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the amount due from the Investor to the Company. If any action shall be brought against any Company Indemnitee in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Company Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Investor in writing, and the Investor shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Company Indemnitee. Any Company Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Company Indemnitee, except to the extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Investor in writing, (ii) the Investor has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of the Investor and the position of such Company Indemnitee. In no event however will the Investor be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel for all Company Indemnitees.
10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
An “Event of Default” shall be deemed to have occurred at any time as any of the following events occurs:
(a)the effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale of the Purchase Shares lapses for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order or similar order) or such registration statement (or the prospectus forming a part thereof) is unavailable to the Investor for resale of any or all of the Purchase Shares to be issued to the Investor under the Transaction Documents, and such lapse or unavailability continues for a period of ten (10) consecutive Business Days or for more than an aggregate of thirty (30) Business Days in any 365-day period, but excluding a lapse or unavailability where (i) the Company terminates a registration statement after the Investor has confirmed in writing that all of the Purchase Shares covered thereby have been resold or (ii) the Company supersedes one registration statement with another registration statement, including (without limitation) by terminating a prior registration statement when it is effectively replaced with a new registration statement covering the Purchase Shares (provided in the case of this clause (ii) that all of the Purchase Shares covered by the superseded (or terminated) registration statement that have not theretofore been resold are included in the superseding (or new) registration statement);
(b)the suspension of the Common Stock from trading on the Principal Market for a period of one (1) Business Day, provided that the Company may not direct the Investor to purchase any shares of Common Stock during any such suspension;
(c)the delisting of the Common Stock from The OTCQB, provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the NYSE American, the NYSE Arca, the OTC Bulletin Board, the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc., or such other nationally recognized trading market (or nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing);
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(d)Intentionally Omitted.
(e)the failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to deliver the Purchase Shares to the Investor within three (3) Business Days after the applicable Purchase Date on which the Investor is entitled to receive such Purchase Shares;
(f)the Company breaches any representation, warranty, covenant or other term or condition under any Transaction Document if such breach could have a Material Adverse Effect and except, in the case of a breach of a covenant which is reasonably curable, only if such breach continues for a period of at least five (5) Business Days;
(g)if any Person commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law;
(h)if the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, (i) commences a voluntary case, (ii) consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case, (iii) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iv) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or is generally unable to pay its debts as the same become due;
(i) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (i) is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case, (ii) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or (iii) orders the liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary; or
(j)if at any time the Company is not eligible to transfer its Common Stock electronically as DWAC Shares.
So long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if any event which, after notice and/or lapse of time, would become an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing, the Company may not deliver to the Investor any Request Notice.
11.TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated only as follows:
(a)If pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors (any of which would be an Event of Default as described in Sections 10(g), 10(h) and 10(i) hereof), this Agreement shall automatically terminate without any liability or payment to the Company (except as set forth below) without further action or notice by any Person.
(b)In the event that the Commencement shall not have occurred on or before September 30, 2021, due to the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8 above with respect to the Commencement, either the Company or the Investor shall have the option to terminate this Agreement at the close of business on such date or thereafter without liability of any party to any other party (except as set forth below); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11(b) shall not be available to any party if such party is then in breach of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement fails to be true and correct such that the conditions set forth in Section 7(d) or Section 8(d), as applicable, could not then be satisfied.
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(c)At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason by delivering notice (a “Company Termination Notice”) to the Investor electing to terminate this Agreement without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below). The Company Termination Notice shall not be effective until one (1) Business Day after it has been received by the Investor.
(d)This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and the Investor purchases the full Commitment Amount as provided herein, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below).
(e)If, for any reason or for no reason, the full Commitment Amount has not been purchased in accordance with Section 2 of this Agreement by the Maturity Date, this Agreement shall automatically terminate on the Maturity Date, without any action or notice on the part of any party and without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below). Except as set forth in Sections 11(a) (in respect of an Event of Default under Sections 10(g), 10(h) and 10(i)), 11(d) and 11(e), any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 11 shall be effected by written notice from the Company to the Investor, or the Investor to the Company, as the case may be, setting forth the basis for the termination hereof. The representations and warranties and covenants of the Company and the Investor contained in Sections 3, 4, and 5, hereof, the indemnification provisions set forth in Section 9 hereof and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 10, 11 and 12 shall survive the Commencement and any termination of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement shall (i) affect the Company’s or the Investor’s rights or obligations under (A) this Agreement with respect to pending Purchase Shares and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending Share Purchases under this Agreement and (B) the Registration Rights Agreement, which shall survive any such termination, or (ii) be deemed to release the Company or the Investor from any liability for intentional misrepresentation or willful breach of any of the Transaction Documents. **12.**MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Jury Trial. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Nevada or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Nevada. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Reno, Nevada, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents or in connection herewith or therewith, or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, 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 to such party at the address for such 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. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL
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FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b)Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party; provided that a facsimile signature or signature delivered by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file shall be considered due execution and shall be binding upon the signatory thereto with the same force and effect as if the signature were an original signature.
(c)Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
(e)Entire Agreement. The Transaction Documents supersede all other prior oral or written agreements between the Investor, the Company, their affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the subject matter thereof, and this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Investor makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. The Company acknowledges and agrees that is has not relied on, in any manner whatsoever, any representations or statements, written or oral, other than as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents.
(f)Notices. Any notices, consents or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt when sent by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be: If to the Company: Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
75 E. Santa Clara Street, 6^th^ Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
Email:joe@fourthwaveenergy.com
Attention:Joe Isaacs
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process): Bill Hart 1624 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80203
Email:harttrinen@aol.com
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If to the Investor: Tysadco Partners, LLC
210 West 77^th^ Street, #7W
New York, NY 10024
E-mail:tysadcopartners@gmail.com If to the Transfer Agent: Empire Stock Transfer
1859 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Email:rico@empirestock.com
Attention: Rico
or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email account containing the time, date, and recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile, email or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g)Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company's successors and assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor, including by merger or consolidation. The Investor may not assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement.
(h)No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(i)Publicity. The Company shall afford the Investor and its counsel with the opportunity to review and comment upon, shall consult with the Investor and its counsel on the form and substance of, and shall give due consideration to all such comments from the Investor or its counsel on, any press release, SEC filing or any other public disclosure by or on behalf of the Company relating to the Investor, its purchases hereunder or any aspect of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby, not less than 24 hours prior to the issuance, filing or public disclosure thereof. The Investor must be provided with a final version of any such press release, SEC filing or other public disclosure at least 24 hours prior to any release, filing or use by the Company thereof; provided however, that the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Section 12(i) shall not apply if the form and substance of such press release, SEC filing, or other public disclosure relating to the Investor, its purchases hereunder or any aspect of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby previously have been publicly disclosed by the Company in compliance with this Section 12(i). The Company agrees and acknowledges that its failure to fully comply with this provision constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to consummate
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and make effective, as soon as reasonably possible, the Commencement, and to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(k)Financial Advisor, Placement Agent, Broker or Finder. The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that it has engaged a financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that it has engaged a financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall be responsible for the payment of any fees or commissions, if any, of any financial advisor, placement agent, broker or finder relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall pay, and hold the Investor harmless against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and out of pocket expenses) arising in connection with any such claim.
(l)No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
(m)Remedies, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. The Investor’s remedies provided in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Investor’s remedies provided in Section 9, shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available to the Investor under this Agreement, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief), no remedy of the Investor contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy and nothing herein shall limit the Investor’s right to pursue actual damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
(n)Attorney’s Fees. In the case of any dispute under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be permitted to receive reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs associated with such dispute. The term “prevailing party” means the party that has substantially prevailed as determined by a court of law or arbitration proceeding.
(o)Amendment and Waiver; Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one (1) Business Day immediately preceding the filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto and (ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay 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 privilege.
(p)Adjustments for Share Splits. The parties acknowledge and agree that all share-related numbers contained in this Agreement shall be adjusted to take into account any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock split or other similar transaction effected with respect to the Common Stock except as specifically stated herein. ** Signature Page Follows **
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Investor and the Company have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
| “COMPANY”:<br><br><br>Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.<br><br><br><br><br><br>By: /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs<br><br><br>J. Jacob Isaacs<br><br><br>Chief Executive Officer |
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| “INVESTOR”:<br><br><br><br><br><br>Tysadco Partners, LLC<br><br><br><br><br><br>By: /s/ Howard Davner<br><br><br>Howard Davner<br><br><br>Managing Member |
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SCHEDULES
| Schedule 4(a) | Subsidiaries |
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| Schedule 4(c) | Capitalization |
EXHIBITS
| Exhibit A | Form of Officer’s Certificate |
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Schedule 4(a)
Subsidiaries
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Schedule 4(c) Capitalization
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
This Officer’s Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 8(d) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of February 1, 2021, (“Purchase Agreement”), by and between FOURTH WAVE ENERGY, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and TYSADCO PARTNERS, LLC (the “Investor”). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
The undersigned, ___________, ______________ of the Company, hereby certifies, on behalf of the Company and not in his individual capacity, as follows:
I am the _____________ of the Company and make the statements contained in this Certificate;
The representations and warranties of the Company in the Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties is already qualified as to materiality in Section 4 of the Purchase Agreement, in which case, such representations and warranties are true and correct without further qualification) as of the date when made and as of the Commencement Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct as of such date);
The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Commencement Date.
The Company has not taken any steps, and does not currently expect to take any steps, to seek protection pursuant to any Bankruptcy Law nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any knowledge or reason to believe that its creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder signed my name on this ___ day of ___________.
By:______________________
Name:
Title:
The undersigned as Secretary of FOURTH WAVE ENERGY, INC., a Nevada corporation, hereby certifies that ___________ is the duly elected, appointed, qualified and acting ________ of _________ and that the signature appearing above is his genuine signature.
______________________________ Secretary
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AMENDED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of March 4, 2021, by and between FOURTH WAVE ENERGY, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and TYSADCO PARTNERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with it permitted assigns, the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement by and between the parties hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”).
WHEREAS:
The Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, to sell to the Buyer up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of Purchase Shares and to induce the Buyer to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
- DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. “Investor” means the Buyer.
b. “Person” means any individual or entity including but not limited to any corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.
c. “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
d. “Registrable Securities” means all of the Purchase Shares that may, from time to time, be issued or become issuable to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any limitation or restriction on purchases), and any and all shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Purchase Shares or the Purchase Agreement as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitation on purchases under the Purchase Agreement.
e. “Registration Statement” means one or more registration statements of the Company covering only the sale of the Registrable Securities.
- REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall, within 60 days of executing definitive documents, file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities as shall be permitted to be included thereon in accordance with applicable SEC rules, regulations and interpretations so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investor under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), as mutually determined by both the Company and the Investor in consultation with their respective legal counsel, subject to the aggregate number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock then available for issuance in its Articles of Incorporation. The initial Registration Statement shall register only the Registrable Securities. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement and any related prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use its best efforts to have the Registration Statement and any amendment declared effective by the SEC at the earliest possible date. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby at all times until the date on which the Investor shall have resold all the Registrable Securities covered thereby and no Available Amount remains under the Purchase Agreement (the “Registration Period”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
b. Rule 424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus and prospectus supplements, if any, to be used in connection with sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon such prospectus within one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives the substantially final pre-filing version of such prospectus.
c. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under the Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement (a “New Registration Statement”), so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2(a)) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ten (10) Business Days after the necessity therefor arises, subject to any limits that may be imposed by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof.
d. Offering. If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), or if after the filing of the initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included
in such initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file one or more New Registration Statements in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, the Company’s obligations to register Registrable Securities (and any related conditions to the Investor’s obligations) shall be qualified as necessary to comport with any requirement of the SEC or the Staff as addressed in this Section 2(d).
- RELATED OBLIGATIONS.
With respect to the Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to Section 2 including on any New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:
a. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to any registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the Investor as set forth in such registration statement.
b. The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto, and not file any document in a form to which Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Business Days from the date the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without charge any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement.
c. Upon request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, a copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the SEC’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder.
d. Upon the request of the Investor, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by the
Investor of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor which holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.
e. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the happening of any event or existence of such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor by email or facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate.
f. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of any registration statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
g. The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3.
h. The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investor may request.
i. The Company shall at all times provide a transfer agent and registrar with respect to its Common Stock. j. If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable after receipt of written notice from the Investor, incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor reasonably requests be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable upon notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement.
k. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.
l. Within one (1) Business Day after any Registration Statement which includes the Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, or such other form acceptable to the Company’s transfer agent. Thereafter, if requested by the Investor at any time, the Company shall require its counsel to deliver to the Investor a written confirmation whether or not the effectiveness of such registration statement has lapsed at any time for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) and whether or not the registration statement is current and available to the Investor for sale of all of the Registrable Securities.
m. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement.
- OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR.
a. The Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from the Investor in connection with any Registration Statement hereunder. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.
b. The Investor agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder.
c. The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to promptly deliver shares of Common Stock without any restrictive legend in accordance with the terms of the Purchase
Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet settled. 5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company.
- INDEMNIFICATION.
a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each Person, if any, who controls the Investor, the members, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, members, managers representatives of the Investor and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation by the Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information about the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect to any superseded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable
Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the superseded prospectus was corrected in the revised prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person. b. In connection with the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an “Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information about the Investor set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however, that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party. c. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. d. In no event however will the Indemnifying Party be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate counsel for all Indemnified Parties. e. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
f. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to law.
- CONTRIBUTION.
To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.
- REPORTS AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACTS.
With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees, at the Company’s sole expense, to:
a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;
b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such
requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; c. furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting and or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and d. take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Investor that comply with applicable laws and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144.
The Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to seek equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunction, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions.
- ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Investor may not assign its rights under this Agreement to any third party.
- AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.
No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one (1) Business Day immediately preceding the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, no provision of this Agreement may be (i) amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto or (ii) waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.
- MISCELLANEOUS.
a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities. b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending
party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
75 E. Santa Clara Street, 6^th^ Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
Email: joe@fourthwaveenergy.com
Attention:Joe Isaacs
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process):
Bill Hart
1624 Washington Street
Denver, CO 80203
Email: harttrinen@aol.com
If to the Investor:
Tysadco Partners, LLC
210 West 77^th^ Street, #7W
New York, NY 10024
E-mail:tysadcopartners@gmail.com If to the Transfer Agent: Empire Stock Transfer
1859 Whitney Mesa Drive
Henderson, NV 89014
Email:
Attention:
or at such other address, email address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email account containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile, email or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively. c. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Nevada or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Nevada. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting the Reno, Nevada, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in
connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, 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 to such party at the address for such 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. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY 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 HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
d. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings among the parties hereto, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
e. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties hereto.
f. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
g. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission or by e-mail in a “.pdf” format data file of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.
h. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
i. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
j. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
THE COMPANY**:**
FOURTH WAVE ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs
Name: J. Jacob Isaacs
Title: Chief Executive Officer
BUYER:
TYSADCO PARTNERS, LLC
By: /s/ Howard Davner
Name: Howard Davner
Title: Managing Member
EXHIBIT A
TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Date]
[TRANSFER AGENT]
___________________
___________________
Re: [__________]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to Fourth Wave Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”), entered into by and between the Company and Tysadco Partners, LLC (the “Buyer”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Company has agreed to issue to the Buyer shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in an amount up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the “Purchase Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company has registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) [__________] shares of Common Stock that may be issued and sold by the Company to the Buyer from time to time (the “Purchase Shares”).
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2021 with the Buyer (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, on February 8, 2021, the Company filed a Registration Statement (File No. 333-[_________]) (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC relating to the resale of the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares.
In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at __:__ am/pm on _______ __, 2021, and we have no knowledge, based solely on our review of the Commission’s “Stop Orders” web page (http://sec.gov/litigation/stoporders.shtml), that any stop order suspending the Registration Statement’s effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC, and the Purchase Shares and the Commitment Shares are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement and may be issued without any restrictive legend.
| Very truly yours, |
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| [Company Counsel] |
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Exhibit 31.1
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, J. Jacob Isaacs, certify that:
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.;
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;
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;
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 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 cause 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 (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
- The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the 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 control 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 significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
| March 31, 2021 | /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs |
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| J. Jacob Isaacs, Principal Financial Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, J. Jacob Isaacs, certify that:
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc.
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;
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;
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 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 cause 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 (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
- The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of the 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 control 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 significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
| March 31, 2021 | /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs |
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| J. Jacob Isaacs, Principal Executive Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
EXHIBIT 32.1
In connection with the Annual Report of Fourth Wave Energy, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), J. Jacob Isaacs, the Company’s Principal Executive and Financial Officer, certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2013, that to the best of their 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 the Company.
| March 31, 2021 | /s/ J. Jacob Isaacs |
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| J. Jacob Isaacs, Principal Executive and Financial Officer |