RDCT 8-K
VNUE, Inc. (RDCT)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2021
| VNUE, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Nevada |
| 000-53462 |
| 98-0543851 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
104 W. 29th Street 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (833) 937-5493
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2 below):
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: |
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| None | N/A | N/A |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 22, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with GHS Investments, LLC (the “Purchaser”), a Nevada limited liability company, pursuant to which the Company will have the right in its sole discretion for a period of one year from the date of the SPA, to sell up to $8 million of Common Stock (subject to certain limitations) to GHS Investments, which has no right to require the Company to sell any shares, following the effectiveness of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the Common Stock issuable pursuant to the SPA and other customary closing conditions, as detailed in the SPA. The funding is expressly contingent upon the effectiveness of the registration statement. The purchase price for the Common Stock is a fixed price per share equal to seventy percent (80%) of the lowest volume weighted average price (VWAP) during the twenty (20) trading day period immediately preceding, but not including, the date the registration statement is filed, subject to a trading price floor. The trading price floor is a fixed price, equaling the lowest VWAP for the Company’s Common Stock during the ten (10) trading days preceding the filing of the registration statement. Each Closing shall be for at least $10,000 of Common Stock, and shall not exceed the lesser of (1) $500,000 of Common Stock, (2) 200% of the average daily trading volume for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Days preceding such Closing date and (3) 4.99% of the then total outstanding number of shares of Common Stock of the Company.
The Purchaser irrevocably agrees to purchase the common stock, subject to an event of default. Pursuant to the SPA, an event of default means any of the following events: (a) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement 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; (b) the suspension of the Common Stock from trading on the Principal Market for a period of two (2) Business Days, 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 OTC Pink provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, or the OTCQB or the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing); (d) the failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to the Investor within three (3) Business Days after the applicable date on which the Investor is entitled to receive such Purchase Shares; (e) 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; (f) if any Person or entity commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law; (g) 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; (h) 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 (i) if at any time the Company is not eligible to transfer its Common Stock electronically as DWAC Shares.
From the date of the SPA until the date when the Purchaser no longer holds any Securities, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, indebtedness or a combination of units hereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), Purchaser may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange (in lieu of conversion), if applicable, all or some of the Securities then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis.
From the date hereof until the date that is the 12-month anniversary of the Closing Date, upon a Subsequent Financing, Purchaser shall have the right to participate up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 100% of the Subsequent Financing on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.
The foregoing description of the SPA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the document as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Other Events. |
On June 23, 2021, the Company issued a press release tilted, “VNUE, Inc. Announces $8 Million Equity Funding Commitment”. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| VNUE, INC. | |||
| Date: June 23, 2021 | By: | /s/ Zach Bair | |
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| Zach Bair | |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 22, 2021, by and between VNUE, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and GHS INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Nevada 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 buy from the Company, up to Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) of the Company’s registered common stock, $0.0001 par value 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) “Available Amount” means, Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) 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.
(b) “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
(c) “Base Prospectus” means the Company’s final base prospectus, dated , a preliminary form of which is included in the Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.
(d) “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.
(e) “Commitment Note” means concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue an $80,000 Promissory Note to the Investor. The Commitment Note shall convert into the Company’s common stock at a fixed price, equaling $ (calculated as the lowest VWAP during the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the issuance date of the Commitment Note).
(f)) “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
(g) “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.
(h) “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.
(i) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(j) “Initial Prospectus Supplement” means the prospectus supplement of the Company relating to the Purchase Shares, including the accompanying Base Prospectus, to be prepared and filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act and in accordance with Section 5(a) hereof, together with all documents and information incorporated therein by reference.
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(k) “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, 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 taken as a whole, (B) any change that generally affects the industry in which the Company operates that does not have a disproportionate effect on the Company, (C) any change arising in connection with earthquakes, hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions or any escalation or material worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or military actions 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, 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.
(l) “Maturity Date” means the twelve month anniversary of the date of this Agreement or June_22, 2022.
(m) “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.
(n) “Principal Market” means the OTC Pink (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 Capital Market, The Nasdaq Global Market, The Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, or the OTCQX or OTCQB 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
(o) “Prospectus” means the Base Prospectus, as supplemented from time to time by any Prospectus Supplement (including the Initial Prospectus Supplement), including the documents and information incorporated by reference therein.
(p) “Prospectus Supplement” means any prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus (including the Initial Prospectus Supplement) filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the documents and information incorporated by reference therein.
(q) “Purchase Amount” means, with respect to any Purchase, the portion of the Available Amount to be purchased by the Investor pursuant to Section 2 hereof.
(r) “Purchase Date” means, with respect to a Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, the Business Day on which the Investor receives a valid Purchase Notice in accordance with this Agreement.
(s) “Purchase Notice” means, with respect to a Purchase pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, an irrevocable written notice from the Company to the Investor, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, directing the Investor to buy a specified amount of Purchase Shares (subject to the Purchase Share limitations contained in Section 2(a) hereof) at the applicable Purchase Price for such Purchase in accordance with this Agreement. Purchase Notices shall be delivered between 4PM through 11:59PM (Eastern Time). If the Investor deems that the Purchase Notice is not compliant according to the terms of this Agreement, then the Investor shall notify the Company with details of the non-compliance before 9:30AM (Eastern Time) on the next Business Day, and the Purchase Notice shall be null and void. Otherwise, the Purchase Notice shall be deemed valid by 9:31AM (Eastern Time).
(t) “Purchase Price” means, with respect to a Purchase made pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof, 80% of the lowest VWAP during the Valuation Period, but in no event less than the lowest VWAP during such Valuation Period.
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(u) “Registration Statement” means the Company’s registration statement registering the resale by the Investor of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Commitment Note, and issuable upon a Purchase, including the documents incorporated by reference therein.
(v) “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(w) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(x) “Settlement Date” means the date on which the Company delivers the Purchase Shares to the Investor’s Broker, against the payment of the Purchase Price by the Investor, which date will be one Business Day following the Valuation Period. If the Company fails to deliver the Purchase Shares on the Settlement Date, then the Purchase Notice is automatically null and void.
(y) “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the schedules and exhibits hereto, 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.
(z) “Transfer Agent” means , 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 the ten (10) consecutive Business Days immediately preceding, but not including, the initial filing date of the Registration Statement.
(ab) “VWAP” means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market, as reported on the Principal Market.
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) Sales of Common Stock. Subject to the satisfaction of all of the conditions set forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof (the “Commencement” and the date of satisfaction of such conditions the “Commencement Date”), at any time commencing on 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 Purchase Notice from time to time, to purchase a minimum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and up to a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) of Purchase Shares (the number of Purchase Shares being determined in accordance with Section 2(b) hereunder) for each Purchase Notice (subject to the Available Amount, and provided that, the Purchase Amount for any Purchase will not exceed two hundred percent (200%) the average of the daily trading dollar volume of the Common Stock during the ten (10) Business Days preceding the Purchase Date), at the Purchase Price on the Purchase Date (each, a “Purchase”). Each Purchase Notice will set forth the Purchase Price and number of Purchase Shares, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If the Company delivers any Purchase Notice for a Purchase Amount in excess of the limitations contained herein, such Purchase Notice shall be void ab initio to the extent of the amount by which the amount of Purchase Shares set forth in such Purchase Notice exceeds the amount of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Purchase Notice in accordance herewith, and the Investor shall have no obligation to purchase such excess Purchase Shares in respect of such Purchase Notice; provided, however, that the Investor shall remain obligated to purchase the amount of Purchase Shares which the Company is permitted to include in such Purchase Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing dollar limitations, the Company and the Investor may, from time to time, mutually agree (in writing) to waive the aforementioned limitations for a relevant Purchase Notice, which waiver, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not exceed the Beneficial Ownership Limitation contained herein. The Company may not deliver more than one Purchase Notice to the Investor every ten (10) Business Days unless, from time to time, the Company and the Investor mutually agree to different timing of the delivery Purchase Notices.
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(b) Settlement for Purchase Shares. On each Settlement Date, for each Purchase hereunder, the Company shall deliver a number of Purchase Shares equal to 100% of the aggregate Purchase Amount for such Purchase divided by the Purchase Price per share for such Purchase, against payment by the Investor to the Company of the Purchase Amount with respect to such Purchase (less documented deposit and clearing fees, if any), as full payment for such Purchase Shares via wire transfer of immediately available funds. The Company shall not issue any fraction of a share of Common Stock upon the any Purchase. If any issuance hereunder would result in the issuance of a fraction of a share of Common Stock, the Company shall round such fraction of a share of Common Stock up or down to the nearest whole share. All Purchase Shares issued hereunder will be DWAC Shares. All payments made under this Agreement shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by 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 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 (but not later than one Business Day) 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.
3. INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date that:
(a) Organization, Authority. Investor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder.
(b) Investment Purpose. The Investor is acquiring the Purchase Shares as principal for its own account for investment only and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Purchase Shares 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 Purchase Shares 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 or regarding the distribution of such Purchase Shares 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 Purchase Shares hereunder in the ordinary course of its business.
(c) 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.
(d) Information. The Investor understands that its investment in the Company and the Purchase Shares involves a high degree of risk including without limitation the risks set forth in the Registration Statement. The Investor (i) is able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the Purchase Shares 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 Purchase Shares, (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 others matters related to an investment in the Purchase Shares, and (iv) has had the opportunity to review the Registration Statement. 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 as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Purchase Shares. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that the Company neither makes nor has made any representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those specifically set forth in Section 4 hereof.
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(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) 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 as of the date hereof and as of the Commencement Date, that:
(a) Organization, Good Standing. The Company is a corporation, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Nevada.
(b) Authority. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Purchase Shares and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby party do not and will not conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s articles of incorporation or other organizational or charter documents. The Purchase Shares, upon issuance in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
(d) Validity, Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company 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.
5. COVENANTS.
(a) Filing of Current Report and Initial Prospectus Supplement. The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required under the Exchange Act, file with the SEC a Current 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”). The Company further agrees that it shall, within the time required under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, file with the SEC the Initial Prospectus Supplement pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act specifically relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents, containing information previously omitted at the time of effectiveness of the Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 430B under the Securities Act, and disclosing all information relating to the transactions contemplated hereby required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as of the date of the Initial Prospectus Supplement, including, without limitation, information required to be disclosed in the section captioned “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Purchase Shares held by it and the intended method of distribution thereof, including any arrangement between the Investor and any other Person relating to the sale or distribution of the Purchase Shares, as shall be reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Initial Prospectus Supplement, and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Current Report and the Initial Prospectus Supplement with the SEC.
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(b) Listing/DTC. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Principal Market and to comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules and regulations of the Principal Market. The Company shall not 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 be required to 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 and under the Exchange Act 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.
(c) 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 9, 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.
(d) Purchase Records. The Investor and the Company shall each maintain records showing the remaining Available Amount at any given time and the dates and Purchase Amounts for each Regular Purchase, Accelerated Purchase and Additional Accelerated Purchase or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Investor and the Company.
(e) Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for any corporate purpose at the sole discretion of the Company.
(f) Form D; Blue Sky Filings. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities as required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof, promptly upon request of the Investor. The Company shall take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary in order to obtain an exemption for, or to qualify the Securities for, sale to the Investor under applicable securities or “Blue Sky” laws of the states of the United States, and shall provide evidence of such actions promptly upon request of the Investor.
(g) Most Favored Nations. From the date hereof until the date when the Investor no longer holds any Securities, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of Common Stock, Common Stock Equivalents for cash consideration, indebtedness or a combination of units hereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), Investor may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange (in lieu of conversion), if applicable, all or some of the Securities then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis. The Company shall provide the Investor with notice of any such Subsequent Financing in the manner set forth below. Additionally, if in such Subsequent Financing there are any contractual provisions or side letters that provide terms more favorable to the investors than the terms provided for hereunder, then the Company shall specifically notify the Investor of such additional or more favorable terms and such terms, at Investor’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Investor. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing stock sale price, price per share, and warrant coverage. For purposes of illustration, if a Subsequent Financing were to occur whereby the Company sells and issues a convertible note with a conversion price that includes a discount to the market price of its Common Stock, the Investor will be entitled to receive the same convertible note on the exact same terms on a dollar for dollar basis via the exchange of the Securities the Holder holds on the date of the sale and issuance of the convertible note.
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(h) Subsequent Financing From the date hereof until the date that is the 12 month anniversary of the Closing Date, upon a Subsequent Financing, Investor shall have the right to participate up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 100% of the Subsequent Financing (the “Participation Maximum”) on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing. At least five (5) Trading Days prior to the closing of the Subsequent Financing, the Company shall deliver to Investor a written notice of its intention to effect a Subsequent Financing (“Pre-Notice”), which Pre-Notice shall ask such Investor if it wants to review the details of such financing (such additional notice, a “Subsequent Financing Notice”). Upon the request of Investor, and only upon a request by Investor, for a Subsequent Financing Notice, the Company shall promptly, but no later than one (1) Trading Day after such request, deliver a Subsequent Financing Notice to Investor. The Subsequent Financing Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed terms of such Subsequent Financing, the amount of proceeds intended to be raised thereunder and the Person or Persons through or with whom such Subsequent Financing is proposed to be effected and shall include a term sheet or similar document relating thereto as an attachment.
(i) Registration Statement. Within ☑ calendar days following the date of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a Registration Statement with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act, registering the Purchase Shares issuable hereunder. The “Plan of Distribution” section of the Prospectus will permit the issuance of the Purchase Shares under the terms of this Agreement. The Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, at the time they become effective, will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Base Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement thereto, at the time such Base Prospectus or such Prospectus Supplement thereto will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in or omissions from any Prospectus Supplement made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Investor furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Investor expressly for use therein. The Company meets all of the requirements for the use of a registration statement on Form S-1 pursuant to the Securities Act for the offering and sale of the Purchase Shares contemplated by this Agreement in reliance on General Instruction I.B.1., and the SEC has not notified the Company of any objection to the use of the form of the Registration Statement pursuant to the Securities Act. The Company hereby confirms that the issuance of the Purchase Shares to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement would not result in non-compliance with the Securities Act or any of the General Instructions to Form S-1.
6. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO COMMENCE SALES OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.
The right of the Company hereunder to commence sales of Purchase Shares 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; and
(b) The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC, and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC.
7. 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;
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(b) The Common Stock shall be listed on the Principal Market, trading in the Common Stock shall not have been within the last 365 days suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market and such suspension has not subsequently been cured;
(c) 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 chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Commencement Date, to the foregoing effect in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B;
(d) The Registration Statement shall be effective and no stop order with respect to the Registration Statement shall be pending or threatened by the SEC. The Company shall have a maximum dollar amount certain of Common Stock registered under the Registration Statement which is sufficient to issue to the Investor not less than the full Available Amount worth of Purchase Shares. The Current Report and the Initial Prospectus Supplement each shall have been filed with the SEC, as required pursuant to Section 5(a). The Prospectus shall be current and available for issuances and sales of all of the Purchase Shares by the Company to the Investor. Any other Prospectus Supplements required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC under the Securities Act at or prior to the Commencement Date shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Securities Act;
(e) The Company will have delivered to the Transfer Agent irrevocable instructions, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Investor, to issue Purchase Shares in accordance with this Agreement; and
(f) No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
8. 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 the Registration Statement 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;
(b) the suspension of the Common Stock from trading on the Principal Market for a period of two (2) Business Days, 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 OTC Pink provided, however, that the Common Stock is not immediately thereafter trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market, The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, or the OTCQB or the OTCQX operated by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. (or any nationally recognized successor to any of the foregoing);
(d) the failure for any reason by the Transfer Agent to issue Purchase Shares to the Investor within three (3) Business Days after the applicable date on which the Investor is entitled to receive such Purchase Shares;
(e) 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;
(f) if any Person or entity commences a proceeding against the Company pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law;
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(g) 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;
(h) 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
(i) 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, the Company shall not deliver to the Investor any Purchase Notice.
9. 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 9(f), 9(g) and 9(h) 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) At any time after the Commencement Date, the Company and the Investor shall have the option to terminate this Agreement for any reason or for no reason by delivering 90 calendar days written notice (a “Company Termination Notice”) to the other Party electing to terminate this Agreement without any liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement (except as set forth below).
(c) This Agreement shall automatically terminate on the date that the Company sells and the Investor purchases the full Available 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).
(d) If, for any reason or for no reason, the full Available 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 9(a) (in respect of an Event of Default under Sections 8(f), 8(g) and 8(h)), 9(c) and 9(d), any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9 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, and the agreements and covenants set forth in Sections 8, 9 and 10 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement 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 any pending Purchases, and the Company and the Investor shall complete their respective obligations with respect to any pending Purchases under this Agreement 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.
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10. 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 New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York, County of New York, 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.
(b) Fees and Expenses. Simultaneously with the issuance of the Commitment Note, the Company has agreed to reimburse the Investor $8,000 for its legal fees in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, which such amount may be withheld from the Investor’s purchase amount deliverable at the issuance of the Commitment Note. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any securities to the Investor.
(c) 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.
(d) Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
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(g) 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:
Vnue, Inc.
Telephone:
E-mail:
Attention:
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process):
Telephone:
E-mail:
Attention:
If to the Investor:
GHS Investments, LLC
420 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 102,
Jericho, NY 11753
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 one (1) Business Day 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, or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or email or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(h) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective 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.
(i) 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.
(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 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) 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.
(l) Enforcement Costs. In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final, non-appealable order that a party has breached this Agreement, then, in addition to any other available remedies, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to, and the breaching party shall be liable for, the reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by the non-breaching party in connection with the dispute, including any appeals in connection therewith.
(m) Amendment and Waiver; Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No provision of this Agreement (i) may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto and (ii) 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.
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(n) Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other Person acting on its behalf, will provide the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Investor shall have entered into a written agreement with the Company regarding the confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
(o) Integration. The Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require shareholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless shareholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.
(p) Placement Agent The Company has or shall engage a suitable placement Agent at the Company’s cost.
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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.
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE
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To: GHS Investments, LLC
In accordance with Section 2 of the purchase agreement, dated June 22, 2021 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Vnue, Inc. (the “Company”) and GHS Investments, LLC (the “Investor”), the Company hereby provides notice to the Investor of a sale by the Company to the Investor of Purchase Shares in the amount set forth in this Purchase Notice. Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
Purchase Amount: $____________
Purchase Price per share: $____________
Number of Purchase Shares: ____________
Very truly yours,
Vnue, Inc.
By: ____________
Name:
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
This Officer’s Certificate (“Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section 7(c) of that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of , 2021, (“Purchase Agreement”), by and between VNUE, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and GHS INVESTMENTS, LLC (the “Investor”). Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
The undersigned, Zach Bair, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, on behalf of the Company and not in his individual capacity, as follows:
1. I am the Chief Executive Officer of the Company;
2. The representations and warranties of the Company 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 of the Purchase Agreement 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);
3. The Company has performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunder signed my name on this day of , 2021.
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Name:
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
VNUE, INC. RECEIVES $8 MILLION EQUITY FUNDING COMMITMENT
New York, NY, June 24, 2021 -- VNUE, Inc. (OTC: VNUE) (“VNUE” or “the Company’’), a leading music technology company developing and implementing solutions for music licensing and for monetizing live events and concerts, announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for the sale of up to $8 million of its common stock, intended to advance the mission and vision of the Company and its groundbreaking products.
The investment is backed by GHS Investments, LLC, a leading private investment and management group based in New York that has been providing financing solutions for high-potential small cap enterprises for over six years. The funding is expressly contingent upon the effectiveness of the registration statement
The Company will have the right in its sole discretion, to sell up to $8 million of common stock to GHS Investments, which has no right to require the Company to sell any shares, following the effectiveness of a registration statement filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the common stock issuable pursuant to the securities purchase agreement and other customary closing conditions.
“We’re excited to invest in VNUE’s success. We’re especially thrilled to invest in their platform technologies which completely disrupts the paradigms of the music industry in multiple ways. We anticipate continued progress by the Company, and are glad to be a part of their overall growth,” said Matthew Schissler, Founder and Member of GHS Investments, LLC
This investment will help accelerate the Company’s development and execution of its Soundstr MRT (music recognition technology) platform as well to put some much-needed infrastructure around the company to set it up for growth.
“Over the last five years, VNUE has achieved nothing short of miracles on what I would call ‘dribs and drabs’ of small funding tranches,” said Zach Bair, CEO of VNUE. “So imagine what we can do with *real* funding. I’ve been saying for some time that we would be receiving funding in the high seven figures… and that time has now arrived. We are super excited that, upon effectiveness of our registration statement and subject to certain terms of the securities purchase agreement with GHS Investments, we will finally be able to ‘swing the bat’ and accelerate our development and rollout strategy of Soundstr, as well as to pursue some key strategic acquisition opportunities. Working with GHS Investments provides us with a respected and long-term financing resource in the over-the-counter (OTC) market, with an established track record of financing successful companies.”
The Company expects that the capital will fuel the Company’s revenue, product availability and marketing presence over the next 18 months and more. For more information, interested parties may refer to the S1 registration statement by visiting https://bit.ly/VNUES1 .
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About VNUE, Inc. (www.vnue.com)
VNUE, Inc., (OTC: VNUE) is a cutting-edge music technology company dedicated to further monetizing the live music experience for artists, writers, labels, publishers, fans, venues, and all stakeholders by creating new and exciting live music experiences, and by working to ensure the correct rights holders are being fairly compensated. The company is the exclusive licensee of DiscLive Network (www.disclive.net), the pioneer in “instant live” recording, and the owner and operator of Set.fm (www.set.fm), our innovative “instant” music delivery app platform. VNUE is also rolling out disruptive technology called Soundstr (www.soundstr.com), a cloud-based platform utilizing AI and other means which identifies music played in bars, restaurants, radio stations, and other businesses, and will ensure these businesses pay only their fair share for music licensing, while at the same time, ensuring songwriters and artists are paid for their work – creating a fully transparent performing rights ecosystem. The VNUE team is led by CEO and Chairman Zach Bair, a veteran music and tech entrepreneur and recording artist (www.zachbairmusic.com). VNUE is made up of a group of technologists, artists, songwriters, performing musicians, music and touring executives, and of course fans, who are passionate about the future of the music industry.
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