Transglobal Management Group, Inc S-1/A, filed Nov 22, 2022
Transglobal Management Group, Inc. (TMGI)
Securities Act File No. 333-267970
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
| ☒ | Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933 | |
| ☒ | Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 | |
| ☐ | Post-effective Amendment No. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Marc Angell, Chief Executive Officer
The Marquie Group, Inc.
7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000
St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
John D. Thomas, Esq. John D. Thomas, P.C. 11616 South State Street, Suite 1504 Draper, UT 84020 Telephone: (801) 816-2536 Facsimile: (801) 816-2599 |
Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
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| Emerging Growth Company |
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
| PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS | SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, JANUARY 31, 2023 |
Up to 75,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. ________________________________________
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This prospectus relates to the resale from time to time, of up to 75,000,000 shares of the common stock of The Marquie Group, Inc. (hereafter, “we” “us” “our”, “TMGI” or the “Company”) by the Selling Stockholders. We are not selling any shares of common stock in this offering. We, therefore, will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Stockholders. We do however, receive proceeds from the sale of securities pursuant to the Financing Agreements. Any participating broker-dealers and, if the Selling Stockholders is an affiliate of any such broker-dealers, are “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any commissions or discounts given to any such broker-dealer or affiliates of a broker-dealer may be regarded as underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders have informed us that they are not broker-dealers, are not affiliates of a broker dealer, and do not have any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute our common stock. Our common stock is traded on the over-the-counter market under the symbol “TMGI”. The closing price for our common stock on November 21, 2022 was $0.0056 per share, as reported by the OTC Pink. The shares being registered herein are comprised of 75,000,000 shares of common stock that are issuable pursuant to the Financing Agreements that we entered into with the Selling Stockholders on October 12, 2022 and June 10, 2022 respectively. The purchase price of the shares that may be sold to MacRab under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement will be equal to 90% of the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the Company’s Common Stock on OTC Pink during the six (6) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date. The purchase price of the shares that may be sold to QuickCap under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement will be at a price equal to the lower of $0.05 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion. Because the actual date and price per share of the Company’s common stock pursuant to any such conversion or put right under the Financing Agreements is unknown, the actual purchase price for the shares is unknown. Accordingly, we caution readers that, although we are registering 75,000,000 shares, there is no minimum under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, and there is a minimum purchase price of $0.01 under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, therefore, the maximum amount of our shares that may be registered and issued by the Company pursuant to the Financing Agreements may be substantially greater than the 75,000,000 being registered hereunder. See “Summary of Financing Agreements” on page 29 for a more complete discussion of the Financing Agreements and the terms by which we may issue additional shares of our common stock. Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. We expect that we will need approximately $600,000 in capital to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months from the date of this prospectus. We intend to raise capital to fund our operations through sales of multi-media and entertainment related products and services, borrowings, and private placements of our common stock.
An investment in our common stock is subject to many risks and an investment in our shares will also involve a high degree of risk. The shares issuable from the Financing Agreements will dilute the ownership interest and voting power of existing stockholders. See “Risk Factors” on page 4 to read about factors you should consider before purchasing shares of our common stock. _______________________________________
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. This prospectus is included in the registration statement that was filed by us with the SEC. The Selling Stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement becomes effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
The date of this prospectus is November 21, 2022
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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The Selling Stockholders are not offering to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where such offering or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND PROJECTIONS
All statements contained in this prospectus that are not historical facts, including statements regarding anticipated activity, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are based on our beliefs and assumptions and information currently available to us. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “objective,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “forecast,” “continue,” “strategy,” or “position” or the negative of such terms or other variations of them or by comparable terminology. In particular, statements, express or implied, concerning future actions, conditions or events, future operating results or the ability to generate sales, income or cash flow are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including:
| · | The level of competition in the health and beauty product industry and multi-media entertainment; | |
| · | The availability of wholesale goods to fulfill product orders, and expand the product line; | |
| · | Our ability to obtain additional capital to finance the expansion of our business, to maintain reporting requirements, to maintain adequate inventory, or to extend terms of credit to our customers; | |
| · | Our reliance upon management and particularly Marc Angell, our Chief Executive Officer, to execute our business plan; | |
| · | The willingness and ability of third parties to honor their contractual commitments; | |
| · | The amount of dilution that our shareholders will experience as a result of the Equity Financing Agreement and the underlying shares that that may be sold from time to time pursuant thereto; | |
| · | The volatility of our common stock price; and | |
| · | The risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus and in our filings with the SEC. |
We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, after the date of this prospectus.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights some of the information in this prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all of the information that you may want to consider. You should read carefully the more detailed information set forth under “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this prospectus. Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “TMGI” and the “Company” refer to The Marquie Group, Inc. We refer in this prospectus to our executive officers and other members of our management team, collectively, as “Management.”
The Marquie Group, Inc. was incorporated on January 30, 2008, in the State of Florida, as Maximum Consulting, Inc. and shortly thereafter changed its name to ZhongSen International Tea Company, with the principal business objective of providing sales and marketing consulting services to small to medium sized Chinese tea producing companies who wish to export and distribute high quality Chinese tea products worldwide. The Company commenced business activities in August, 2008, when it entered into a related party Sales and Marketing Agreement with Yunnan Zhongsen Group, Ltd. However, due to lack of capital, the Company was unable to implement its business plan fully. On May 31, 2013 the Company acquired Music of Your Life, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“MYL Nevada”). As a result of the acquisition, MYL Nevada became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Company changed its name to Music of Your Life, Inc. effective July 26, 2013 operating as a syndicated radio network producing live concerts, television shows and radio programming. With the dramatic increase in music licensing fees and the decrease in traditional radio advertising formats, the Company found it difficult to achieve profitability with its Music of Your Life syndication radio service. In response to this, the Company began to explore partnering with products to be marketed through radio spots on the Company’s wide-reaching radio network. On August 16, 2018, the Company merged into The Marquie Group, Inc., a development stage health and beauty products company for the exclusive right to market and sell products under development, and subsequently changed its name to The Marquie Group, Inc.
On September 26, 2022, the Company acquired 25% of Simply Whim, LLC, a skincare company with a full line of health and beauty products under the “Whim” brand. As a result, the Company is now a direct-to-consumer sales and marketing company with its own line of innovative health and beauty products. The Company markets these products through its wholly owned subsidiary Music of Your Life, a syndicated radio network heard nationwide on AM, FM and HD terrestrial radio stations, and simulcast over the internet. This is made possible by 30 and 60 second commercials airing every hour which are targeted toward the Music of Your Life listening audience. Broadcasting more than 40 years, Music of Your Life is the longest running music radio format in syndication. Information regarding the Whim products, including the Whim store can be found at www.simplywhim.com. You can learn more about the Company at www.themarquiegroup.com. Our website, however, does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
We are governed by our sole officer and director Marc Angell. Our principal office is located at 7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305. We have one full time employee and utilize the services of various contract personnel from time to time.
We are filing this prospectus in connection with shares of our common stock that may be offered and sold from time to time by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Financing Agreements. the Selling Stockholders are offering for sale up to 75,000,000 shares of our common stock. The Selling Stockholders are not affiliates of the Company. On October 12, 2022 and June 10, 2022 respectively, we entered into the Financing Agreements with the Selling Stockholders, pursuant to which, the Selling Stockholders agreed to purchase in excess of $5 million worth of of our common stock pursuant to the respective terms of their Financing Agreements. Additionally, we entered into Registration Rights Agreements (the “Registration Rights Agreements”) with the Selling Stockholders, pursuant to which we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the registration statement that includes this prospectus to register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the shares that may be issued to the Selling Stockholders under the Financing Agreements.
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The Selling Stockholders are considered underwriters of The Marquie Group, Inc. The term “underwriter” means any person who has purchased from an issuer with a view to, or offers or sells for an issuer in connection with, the distribution of any security, or participates or has a direct or indirect participation in any such undertaking, or participates or has a participation in the direct or indirect underwriting of any such undertaking; but such term shall not include a person whose interest is limited to a commission from an underwriter or dealer not in excess of the usual and customary distributors’ or sellers’ commission. As used in this paragraph the term “issuer” shall include, in addition to an issuer, any person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by the issuer, or any person under direct or indirect common control with the issuer. In other words, an underwriter must make public disclosure similar to disclosure made by an issuer in the event of purchases and sales of securities.
Under the terms of the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, we do not have the right to commence any sales to MacRab under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement until the SEC has declared effective the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Thereafter, we may, from time to time and at our sole discretion, direct MacRab to purchase shares of our common stock, but we would be unable to sell shares to them if such purchase would result in their respective beneficial ownership equaling more than 4.99% of the outstanding common stock of the Company. Except as described in this prospectus, there are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, and we will control the timing and amount of any sales of our common stock to MacRab. We may at any time in our sole discretion terminate the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement without fee, penalty or cost upon one business day notice.
Under the terms of the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, we have issued a twelve-month twelve percent convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $38,880.00 convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to the lower of $0.05 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion (the “QuickCap Note”).
Issuances of our common stock in this offering will not affect the rights or privileges of our existing stockholders, except that the economic and voting interests of each of our existing stockholders will be diluted as a result of any such issuance. Although the number of shares of common stock that our existing stockholders own will not decrease, the shares owned by our existing stockholders will represent a smaller percentage of our total outstanding shares after any such issuance to the Selling Stockholders.
We are subject to the information requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and in accordance therewith file quarterly and annual reports, as well as other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under File No. 000-54163. Such reports and other information filed with the SEC can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates, and at various regional and district offices maintained by the SEC throughout the United States. Information about the operation of the SEC’s public reference facilities may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports and other information regarding us and other registrants that file electronic reports and information with the SEC.
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SUMMARY OF THE OFFERING
| Securities Offered | The Selling Stockholders are offering up to 75,000,000 shares of our common stock for public and private resale. |
| Offering Price | The Selling Stockholders will offer and sell their shares of common stock at a price of $0.0056 per share as quoted on the OTC Pink as of November 21, 2022, at other prevailing prices, or at privately negotiated prices. |
| Shares Outstanding | We are authorized to issue 50,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of the date of this prospectus, we have 756,612,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. We entered into the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement and the QuickCap Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Financing Agreements”) pursuant to which MacRab has agreed to purchase up to $5 million worth of shares of our common stock from time to time. These put shares are issuable from time to time, as the Company may direct, at a purchase price of 90% of the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the Company’s Common Stock on OTC Pink during the six (6) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date, and QuickCap purchased under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement a twelve-month twelve percent convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $38,880.00 convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into shares of common stock of the Company at a price equal to the lower of $0.05 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion (the “QuickCap Note”). Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, QuickCap was issued a warrant to acquire 776,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at $0.05 per share. For purposes of this prospectus, we have assumed a purchase price of 0.0028 and the initial registration of 75,000,000 shares of common stock issued pursuant to the Financing Agreements to the Selling Stockholders. However, because the actual date and price per share of the Company’s common stock pursuant to any such conversion or put right under the Financing Agreements is unknown, the actual purchase price for the shares is unknown. Accordingly, we caution readers that, although we are registering 75,000,000 shares, there is no minimum under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, and there is a minimum purchase price of $0.01 under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, therefore, the maximum amount of our shares that may be registered and issued by the Company pursuant to the Financing Agreements may be substantially greater than the 75,000,000 being registered hereunder. (see “Business – Summary of Financing Agreements” on page 29).
We are also authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. 200 shares of our preferred stock are designated Series A Preferred Stock and issued and outstanding at this time. |
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Symbol for Our Common Stock |
TMGI. |
| Use of Proceeds |
We are not selling any shares of common stock in this offering. We, therefore, will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the Selling Stockholders. We do however, receive proceeds from the sale of securities pursuant to the Financing Agreements. |
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Distribution Arrangements |
The Selling Stockholder may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on the OTC Pink or other market or trading platform on which our shares are traded or quoted or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. We will not be involved in any of the selling efforts of the Selling Stockholder. |
| Risk Factors | An investment in our common stock is subject to significant risks that you should carefully consider before investing in our common stock. For a further discussion of these risk factors, please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4. |
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Underwriter |
The Selling Stockholders are considered underwriters of The Marquie Group, Inc. An underwriter must make public disclosure similar to disclosure made by an issuer in the event of purchases and sales of securities. |
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves certain risks relating to our business and operations. You should carefully consider these risks, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, before you decide whether to purchase shares of our Company. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. If that happens, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 were prepared assuming that we will continue our operations as a going concern. We do not, however, have a history of operating profitably. Consequently, our independent accountants in their audit report have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our continued operations are highly dependent upon our ability to increase revenues, decrease operating costs, and complete equity and/or debt financings. Such financings may not be available or may not be available on reasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty. We estimate that we will not be able to continue as a going concern after December 31, 2022 unless we are able to secure capital from one of these sources of financing. If we are unable to secure such financing, we may cease operations and investors in our common stock could lose all of their investment.
We have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures, in the absence of which, shareholders may have more limited protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.
Federal legislation, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has resulted in the adoption of various corporate governance measures designed to promote the integrity of the corporate management and the securities markets. Some of these measures have been adopted in response to legal requirements. Others have been adopted by companies in response to the requirements of national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE or the Nasdaq Stock Market, on which their securities are listed. Among the corporate governance measures that are required under the rules of national securities exchanges are those that address board of directors' independence, and audit committee oversight. We have not yet adopted any of these corporate governance measures and, since our securities are not yet listed on a national securities exchange, we are not required to do so. It is possible that if we were to adopt some or all of these corporate governance measures, stockholders would benefit from somewhat greater assurances that internal corporate decisions were being made by disinterested directors and that policies had been implemented to define responsible conduct. Prospective investors should bear in mind our current lack of corporate governance measures in formulating their investment decisions.
As a smaller public company, our costs of complying with SEC reporting rules are disproportionately high relative to other larger companies.
The Marquie Group, Inc. is considered a “reporting issuer” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Therefore, we incur certain costs of compliance with applicable SEC reporting rules and regulations including, but not limited to attorney’s fees, accounting and auditing fees, other professional fees, financial printing costs and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs in an amount estimated at approximately $200,000 per year. In proportion to our operations, these costs are far more significant than our publicly-traded competitors. Unless we are able to reduce these costs or increase our operating revenues, our costs to remain a reporting issuer will limit our ability to use our cash resources for other more productive uses that could provide returns to our shareholders.
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We are highly dependent upon a few key contracts, the termination of which would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
Although we intend to grow The Marquie Group, Inc. to become a larger health and beauty product, and broadcasting company, at present we have a small customer base and are highly dependent upon a few key customers. We are therefore highly dependent upon repeat orders from our existing customers while we generate sales to new customers. The loss of any of these customers until we have added new customers, would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
We do not presently have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution. This absence may adversely affect our operations.
To expand our business, we require access to capital and credit. We do not presently have a traditional credit facility with a financial institution. The absence of a traditional credit facility with a financial institution could adversely impact our operations. If we are unable to access lines of credit, we may be unable to produce health and beauty products to certain customers who would otherwise be willing to enter into purchase contracts with us. The loss of potential and existing customers because of an inability to finance the purchase of products and services would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Non-performance of suppliers on their sale commitments and customers on their purchase commitments could disrupt our business.
We enter into sales and purchase orders with customers and suppliers for products and services at fixed prices. To the extent either a customer or supplier fails to perform on their commitment, we may be required to sell or purchase other available products and services at prevailing market prices, which could be significantly different than the fixed price within the sale and purchase order and therefore significant differences in these prices could cause losses that would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
If we are unable to retain our sales staff, our business and results of operations could be harmed.
Our ability to compete with other health, beauty and broadcasting companies, and develop our business is largely dependent on the services of Marc Angell, our Chief Executive Officer, and certain other third-party consultants and suppliers which assist him in securing sales of certain products and services. If we are unable to retain Mr. Angell’s services and to attract other qualified senior management and key personnel on terms satisfactory to us, our business will be adversely affected. We do not have key man life insurance covering the life of Mr. Angell and, even if we are able to afford such a key man policy, our coverage levels may not be sufficient to offset any losses we may suffer as a result of Mr. Angell’s death, disability, or other inability to perform services for us.
We may acquire businesses and enter into joint ventures that will expose us to increased operating risks.
As part of our growth strategy, we intend to acquire other health, beauty companies and other related service businesses in broadcasting. We cannot provide any assurance that we will find attractive acquisition candidates in the future, that we will be able to acquire such candidates on economically acceptable terms or that we will be able to finance acquisitions on economically acceptable terms. Even if we are able to acquire new businesses in the future, they could result in the incurrence of substantial additional indebtedness and other expenses or potentially dilutive issuances of equity securities and may affect the market price of our common stock or restrict our operations. We have also entered into joint venture arrangements intended to complement or expand our business and will likely continue to do so in the future. These joint ventures are subject to substantial risks and liabilities associated with their operations, as well as the risk that our relationships with our joint venture partners do not succeed in the manner that we anticipate.
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We face intense competition and, if we are not able to effectively compete in our markets, our revenues may decrease.
Competitive pressures in our markets could adversely affect our competitive position, leading to a possible loss of customers or a decrease in sales, either of which could result in decreased revenues and profits. Our competitors are numerous, ranging from large multinational corporations, which have significantly greater capital resources than us, to relatively small and specialized firms. Our business could be adversely affected because of increased competition from these companies, who may choose to increase their direct marketing or provide less advantageous price and credit terms to us than to our competitors.
Current and future litigation could adversely affect us.
Though we are currently not involved in any legal proceedings, from time to time we are involved in legal proceedings in our ordinary course of business. Lawsuits and other legal proceedings can involve substantial costs, including the costs associated with investigation, litigation and possible settlement, judgment, penalty or fine. As a smaller company, the collective costs of litigation proceedings can represent a drain on our cash resources, as well as an inordinate amount of our management’s time and addition. Moreover, an adverse ruling in respect of certain litigation could have a material adverse effect on our results of operation and financial condition.
We have limited the liability of our board of directors and management.
We have adopted provisions in our Articles of Incorporation which limit the liability of our directors and officers and have also adopted provisions in our bylaws which provide for indemnification by the Company of our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by Florida corporate law. Our articles of incorporation generally provides that our directors shall have no personal liability to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for breaches of their duties of loyalty, acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, acts involving unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions, or any transaction from which a director derives an improper personal benefit. Such provisions substantially limit our shareholders’ ability to hold directors liable for breaches of fiduciary duty.
In addition to provisions in our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, we have also entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and officers that provide a right of indemnification to the fullest extent permissible under Florida law. These charter, Bylaw, and contractual provisions may limit our shareholders’ ability to hold our directors and officers accountable for breaches of their duties, or otherwise discourage shareholders from enforcing their rights, either directly or derivatively, against our directors or officers.
Risks Relating To This Offering and Our Common Stock
If the Selling Stockholders sell a large number of shares all at once or in blocks, the market price of our shares would most likely decline.
The Selling Stockholders are offering up to 75,000,000 shares of our common stock through this prospectus. Should the Selling Stockholders decide to sell our shares at a price below the current market price at which they are quoted, such sales will cause that market price to decline. Moreover, we believe that the offer or sale of a large number of shares at any price may cause the market price to fall. A steep decline in the price of our common stock would adversely affect our ability to raise additional equity capital, and even if we were successful in raising such capital, the terms of such raise may be substantially dilutive to current shareholders.
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The sale of our common stock to the Selling Stockholders may cause dilution, and the sale of the shares of common stock acquired by the Selling Stockholders, or the perception that such sales may occur, could cause the price of our common stock to fall.
On October 12, 2022 and June 10, 2022 respectively, we entered into the Financing Agreements with the Selling Stockholders. Pursuant to the Financing Agreements, the Selling Stockholders committed to purchase in excess of $5 million of our common stock. The shares issuable and that may be sold in the future pursuant to the Financing Agreements may be sold by us to the Selling Stockholders at our discretion from time to time, commencing after the SEC has declared effective the registration statement that includes this prospectus. The per share purchase price for the shares issuable and that we may sell to the Selling Stockholders under the Financing Agreements will fluctuate based on the price of our common stock, and will be, in the case of MacRab, equal to 90% of the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the Company’s Common Stock on OTC Pink during the six (6) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date and QuickCap at a price equal to the lower of $0.05 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion. Depending on market liquidity at the time, sales of such shares may cause the trading price of our common stock to fall.
The Selling Stockholders are considered underwriters of The Marquie Group, Inc. An underwriter must make public disclosure similar to disclosure made by an issuer in the event of purchases and sales of securities.
The Selling Stockholders will pay less than the then-prevailing market price for our common stock.
The common stock issuable and to be issued to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Financing Agreements will be purchased at a discount to market. The Selling Stockholders have a financial incentive to sell our common stock immediately upon receiving the shares to realize the profit equal to the difference between the discounted price and the market price. If the Selling Stockholders sell the shares, the price of our common stock could decrease. If our stock price decreases, the Selling Stockholders may have a further incentive to sell the shares of our common stock that they hold. These sales may have a further impact on our stock price.
Shares issuable under the QuickCap Note and the Company’s put right under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement may convert into a greater number of shares than we have assumed in this prospectus.
We are registering 75,000,000 shares of our common stock for resale by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Financing Agreements, but the actual number of shares we may end up issuing to the Selling Stockholders may be substantially higher. For purposes of this prospectus, we have assumed a purchase price of 0.0028, however, there is no minimum under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, and there is a minimum purchase price of $0.01 under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement. Even though this prospectus covers only 75,000,000 shares, we may be required to issue a much larger number of shares of our common stock if the trading price were to decrease substantially. In such a circumstance, our existing shareholders could suffer substantial dilution and we cannot guarantee that investors would not lose their entire investment.
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The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly.
The market price and marketability of shares of our common stock may be affected significantly by numerous factors, including some over which we have no control and which may not be directly related to us. These factors include the following:
| · | The lack of trading volume in our shares; | |
| · | Price and volume fluctuations in the stock market from time to time, which often are unrelated to our operating performance; | |
| · | Variations in our operating results; | |
| · | Any shortfall in revenue or any increase in losses from expected levels; | |
| · | Announcements of new initiatives, joint ventures, or commercial arrangements; and | |
| · | General economic trends and other external factors. | |
| · | If the trading price of our common stock falls significantly following completion of this offering, this may cause some of our shareholders to sell our shares, which would further adversely affect the trading market for, and liquidity of, our common stock. If we seek to raise capital through future equity financings, this volatility may adversely affect our ability to raise such equity capital |
Our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC and the trading market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.
Under U.S. federal securities legislation, our common stock will constitute “penny stock”. A penny stock is any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require that a broker or dealer approve a potential investor’s account for transactions in penny stocks, and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve an investor’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person, and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination. Brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
We have never paid a dividend and we intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. Consequently, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. We cannot assure you that stockholders will be able to sell shares when desired.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
As of the date of this prospectus, our shares of common stock are quoted on the OTC Pink. The Selling Stockholders may, from time to time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or quoted or in private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices.
Based upon the terms of the Financing Agreements as described on page 29 of this prospectus under “Summary of Financing Agreements”, the following table illustrates the number and percentage of shares of our common stock held by the Selling Stockholders upon issuance of the shares that are covered by this prospectus:
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Number of Shares Received(2) |
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| $ | 5,038,880 | 75,000,000 | 9.01 | % | 45.52 | % | ||||||||
| $ | 5,038,880 | 75,000,000 | 9.01 | % | 45.52 | % | ||||||||
| (1) | The purchase price of the shares that may be sold to MacRab under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement will be equal to 90% of the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the Company’s Common Stock on OTC Pink during the six (6) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date. The purchase price of the shares that may be sold to QuickCap under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement will be at a price equal to the lower of $0.05 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion. For purposes of this prospectus, we have assumed a share price of $0.0028. |
| (2) | Because the actual date and price per share under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement and the QuickCap Purchase Agreement is unknown, the actual price per share is undetermined. Consequently, the number of shares actually issuable may be substantially greater than the number being registered. |
| (3) | Based on 756,612,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of November 21, 2022, and assuming the issuance of 75,000,000 new shares of common stock to the Selling Stockholders. |
| (4) | Based on 756,612,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of November 21, 2022, and assuming the issuance of 75,000,000 new shares of common stock to the Selling Stockholders, but excluding shares held by executive officers, directors, and beneficial holders of more than 10% of our common stock equaling 666,859,618 shares. |
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The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
| · | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits investors; | |
| · | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; | |
| · | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; | |
| · | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; | |
| · | privately negotiated transactions; | |
| · | to cover short sales made after the date that this registration statement is declared effective by the SEC; | |
| · | broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; | |
| · | a combination of any such methods of sale; and | |
| · | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares are “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
We have advised the Selling Stockholders that it may not use shares registered on this registration statement to cover short sales of common stock made prior to the date on which this registration statement shall have been declared effective by the SEC. If a Selling Stockholders uses this prospectus for any sale of the common stock, it will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to the Selling Stockholders in connection with resales of its shares under this registration statement.
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Penny Stock Rules
The SEC has also adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks” as such term is defined by Rule 15g-9. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the Nasdaq system provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system).
The shares offered by this prospectus constitute penny stocks under the Exchange Act. The shares may remain penny stocks for the foreseeable future. The classification of our shares as penny stocks makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a purchaser to liquidate his or her investment. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares in The Marquie Group, Inc. will be subject to the penny stock rules.
The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, deliver a standardized risk disclosure document approved by the SEC, which: (i) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (ii) contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of the Securities Act; (iii) contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; (iv) contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; (v) defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and (vi) contains such other information and is in such form as the SEC shall require by rule or regulation. The broker-dealer also must provide to the customer, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, (i) bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; (ii) the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; (iii) the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and (iv) monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account.
In addition, the penny stock rules require that, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements will have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock because it will be subject to these penny stock rules. Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty selling those securities.
Regulation M
During such time as we may be engaged in a distribution of any of the shares we are registering by this registration statement, we are required to comply with Regulation M of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In general, Regulation M precludes any selling security holder, any affiliated purchasers and any broker-dealer or other person who participates in a distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase, any security which is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete. Regulation M defines a “distribution” as an offering of securities that is distinguished from ordinary trading activities by the magnitude of the offering and the presence of special selling efforts and selling methods. Regulation M also defines a “distribution participant” as an underwriter, prospective underwriter, broker, dealer, or other person who has agreed to participate or who is participating in a distribution.
Regulation M prohibits, with certain exceptions, participants in a distribution from bidding for or purchasing, for an account in which the participant has a beneficial interest, any of the securities that are the subject of the distribution. Regulation M also governs bids and purchases made in order to stabilize the price of a security in connection with a distribution of the security. We have informed the Selling Stockholders that the anti-manipulation provisions of Regulation M may apply to the sales of their shares offered by this prospectus, and we have also advised the Selling Stockholders of the requirements for delivery of this prospectus in connection with any sales of the common stock offered by this prospectus.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
This prospectus relates to shares of our common stock that may be offered and sold from time to time by the Selling Stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds upon the sale of shares by the Selling Stockholders in this offering. However, We do receive proceeds from the sale of securities pursuant to the Financing Agreements, including, up to $5 million under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, assuming that we sell the full amount of our common stock that we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to the MacRab under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for more information.
We currently expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of shares to the Selling Stockholders under the Financing Agreements to further develop our health and beauty product lines and marketing of the same through our internet radio service and for other general corporate purposes. We will have broad discretion in determining how we will allocate the proceeds from any sales to the Selling Stockholders.
Even if we sell in excess of $5 million worth of shares of our common stock to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Financing Agreements, we will need to obtain additional financing in the future in order to fully fund all of our planned product and service-related research and development activities. Furthermore, it is likely that we will need to do further registration statements to fill the Selling Stockholders Financing Agreements. We may seek additional capital in the private and/or public equity markets, pursue government contracts and grants as well as business development activities to continue our operations, respond to competitive pressures, develop new products and services, and to support new strategic partnerships. We are evaluating additional equity financing opportunities on an ongoing basis and may execute them when appropriate. However, there can be no assurances that we can consummate such a transaction, or consummate a transaction at favorable pricing.
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DETERMINATION OF THE OFFERING PRICE
The Selling Stockholders will determine at what price it may sell the offered shares, and such sales may be made at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.
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selling stockholders
The following table sets forth the shares beneficially owned, as of November 21, 2022, by the Selling Stockholders prior to the offering contemplated by this prospectus, the number of shares the Selling Stockholders is offering by this prospectus and the number of shares it would own beneficially if all such offered shares are sold.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with rules of attribution as promulgated by the SEC. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under SEC rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. Except as noted below, each person has sole voting and investment power.
The percentages below are calculated based on 756,612,000 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of November 21, 2022. The Selling Stockholders does not hold any options, warrants or other securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock.
| Selling Stockholders | Shares Beneficially Owned Before this Offering(1) | Percentage of Outstanding Shares Beneficially Owned Before this Offering | Shares to be Sold in this Offering(2) | Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned After this Offering(3) | Percentage of Outstanding Shares Beneficially Owned After this Offering | |||||||||||
| MacRab (4) | 11,764,706 | 1.6% | 75,000,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||
| Quick Capital, LLC (5) | - | * | 75,000,000 | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||
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| (1) | Based on 756,612,000 outstanding shares of our common stock as of November 21, 2022. Although we may at our discretion elect to issue to the Selling Stockholders up to $5 million of our common stock under the Financing Agreements, such shares are not included in determining the percentage of shares beneficially owned before this offering. | |
| (2) | Assumes a purchase price of 0.0028 which price represents a 10% discount to the average of the two (2) lowest Volume Weighted Average Price of the Issuer’s common stock during the six (6) trading days after the clearing date. Because the actual date and price per share for the Company’s put right under the Financing Agreements is unknown, the actual purchase price for the shares is unknown. Accordingly, the actual shares issuable pursuant to the Financing Agreements may be more or less than the amount of shares being registered herein. | |
| (3) | Includes: (i) shares of common stock held by the Selling Stockholders that are issued and outstanding,(ii) shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the Financing Agreements that are being registered hereunder. | |
| (4) | Mackey McFarlane, manager of MacRab LLC, has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by or issuable to MacRab LLC. Mr. McFarlane disclaims beneficial ownership over the securities listed except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The principal business address of MacRab LLC is 738 Mandalay Grove Ct. Merritt Island, FL 32953. MacRab is not a broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer. | |
| (5) | Eilon Natan, managing member of Quick Capital, LLC, has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held by or issuable to Quick Capital, LLC. The principal business address of Quick Capital, LLC is 66 West Flagler Street, 900-#2292, Miami, Florida 33130. Quick Capital, LLC is not a broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer. |
Except for the Financing Agreements and other documents ancillary thereto, and the shares as described in this prospectus, there is no prior or existing material relationship between us or any of our directors, executive officers, or control persons and the Selling Stockholders.
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MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON EQUITY
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our common stock is listed on the OTC Pink under the symbol “TMGI”. We had approximately 2,262 registered holders of our common stock as of November 21, 2022. Registered holders do not include those stockholders whose stock has been issued in street name. The last reported price for our common stock on November 21, 2022 was $0.0056 per share.
The following table reflects the high and low closing sales prices per share of our common stock during each calendar quarter as reported on the OTC Pink, during the two previous years.
| Price Range(1) | ||||||||
| High | Low | |||||||
| FYE ended May 31, 2023 | ||||||||
| Third quarter | $ | 0.009 | $ | 0.0032 | ||||
| Second quarter | $ | 0.009 | $ | 0.0032 | ||||
| First quarter | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.001 | ||||
| FYE ended May 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Fourth quarter | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.001 | ||||
| Third quarter | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.001 | ||||
| Second quarter | $ | 0.80 | $ | 0.10 | ||||
| First quarter | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.30 | ||||
| FYE ended May 31, 2021 | ||||||||
| Fourth quarter | $ | 2.50 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
| Third quarter | $ | 4.50 | $ | 0.10 | ||||
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| (1) | The above quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. |
Dividends and Distributions
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since inception and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We expect that that any future earnings will be retained for use in developing and/or expanding our business.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as anticipate, believe, plan, expect, future, intend and similar expressions to identify such forward-looking statements. You should not place too much reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results are likely to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons.
Overview
We are a direct-to-consumer sales and marketing company with an exclusive pipeline of innovative health and beauty products. The Company markets these products through its wholly owned subsidiary Music of Your Life, a syndicated radio network heard nationwide on AM, FM and HD terrestrial radio stations, and simulcast over the internet at www.musicofyourlife.com. This is made possible by 30 and 60 second commercials airing every hour which are targeted toward the Music of Your Life listening audience. Broadcasting more than 40 years, Music of Your Life is the longest running music radio format in syndication. With the acquisition of Simply Whim, LLC, the Company will report revenue from the Whim health and beauty products on its balance sheet, assuming the product line continues generating revenue. Working with the product development team at Simply Whim, the Company will be able to create new and innovative products under the Whim brand. The primary sales channel for the Whim products is found at the Simply Whim website, www.simplywhim.com.
Because we have incurred losses, income tax expenses are immaterial. No tax benefits have been booked related to operating loss carry-forwards, given our uncertainty of being able to utilize such loss carry-forwards in future years. We anticipate incurring additional losses during the coming year.
Results of Operations
Following is management’s discussion of the relevant items affecting results of operations for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 and the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021.
Revenues
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company generated net revenues of $0 during the year ended May 31, 2022 as compared to $60 for the year ended May 31, 2021. Revenues were generated from spot sales, from the live radio programming through radio stations around the country and over the Internet.
Three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company generated no net revenues during the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. Revenues in the past have been generated from spot sales on our syndicated radio network.
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Cost of Sales
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 and 2021. Our cost of sales was $-0- for both years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021. Our cost of sales in the future will consist principally of licensing costs and royalties associated with our syndicated radio network, other related services provided directly or outsourced through our affiliates, as well as operational and staffing costs with respect thereto.
Three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. Our cost of sales were $-0- for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. Our cost of sales in the future will consist principally of licensing costs and royalties associated with our syndicated radio network, other related services provided directly or outsourced through our affiliates, as well as operational and staffing costs with respect thereto.
Salaries and Consulting Expenses
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 and 2021. Accrued salaries and consulting expenses for the year ended May 31, 2022 were $120,000 as compared to $305,000 for the year ended May 31, 2021. We expect that salaries and consulting expenses, that are cash-based instead of share-based, will increase as we add personnel to build our multi-media entertainment business.
Three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. Accrued salaries and consulting fees were $60,000 and $30,000 for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We expect that salaries and consulting expenses will increase as we add personnel to build our multi-media entertainment business.
Professional Fees
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 and 2021. Professional fees for the year ended May 31, 2022 were $97,162 as compared to $102,924 for the year ended May 31, 2021. We anticipate that professional fees will increase in future periods as we scale up our operations.
Three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. Professional fees were $38,121 and $-0- for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Professional fees consist mainly of the fees related to the audits and reviews of the Company’s financial statements as well as the filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We anticipate that professional fees will increase in future periods as we scale up our operations.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 and 2021. Other selling, general and administrative expenses were $45,403 for the year ended May 31, 2022 as compared to $63,398 for the year ended May 31, 2021. We anticipate that Other SG&A expenses will increase commensurate with an increase in our operations.
Three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. Other selling, general and administrative expenses were $1,305 and $4,161 for the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. We anticipate that SG&A expenses will increase commensurate with an increase in our operations.
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Other Income (Expense)
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company had net other expense of $3,853,387 for the year ended May 31, 2022 as compared to $2,397,922 for the year ended May 31, 2021. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the company recorded a gain on the settlement of debt in the amount of $260,032, incurred interest expense of $645,021, expense from derivative liability of $526,690 and loss on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest of $2,941,708. For the year ended May 31, 2021, the company incurred interest expense of $989,810, income from derivative liability of $36,930 and loss on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest of $1,445,042.
Three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company had net other expenses of $12,014 for the three months ended August 31, 2022 compared to net other expenses of $2,968,187 for the three months ended August 31, 2021. During the three months ended August 31, 2022, the company recorded income on the change in the fair value of the derivative liability in the amount of $41,194. During the three months ended August 31, 2021, the company recorded expense on the change in the fair value of the derivative liability in the amount of $1,271,434. During the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, other expenses incurred were also comprised of interest expenses related to notes payable in the amount of $53,208 and $243,261, which included the amortization of debt discounts of $14,878 and $100,374, respectively. During the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a loss on the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest in the amount of $-0- and $1,453,492, respectively, based on difference between the fair market value of the stock at issuance and the amount of notes payable and accrued interest converted.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of August 31, 2022, our primary source of liquidity consisted of $-0- in cash and cash equivalents. We hold our cash reserves in a major United States bank. Since inception, we have financed our operations through a combination of short and long-term loans, and through the private placement of our common stock.
We have sustained significant net losses which have resulted in negative working capital and an accumulated deficit at August 31, 2022 of $5,778,260 and $15,989,629, respectively, which raises doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We generated a net loss for the three months ended August 31, 2022 of $111,440. Without additional revenues, working capital loans, or equity investment, there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue operations.
We believe these conditions have resulted from the inherent risks associated with small public companies. Such risks include, but are not limited to, the ability to (i) generate revenues and sales of our products and services at levels sufficient to cover our costs and provide a return for investors, (ii) attract additional capital in order to finance growth, and (iii) successfully compete with other comparable companies having financial, production and marketing resources significantly greater than those of the Company.
We believe that our capital resources are insufficient for ongoing operations, with minimal current cash reserves, particularly given the resources necessary to expand our multi-media entertainment business. We will likely require considerable amounts of financing to make any significant advancement in our business strategy. Other than the agreement discussed below, there is presently no agreement in place that will guarantee financing for our Company, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to raise any additional funds, or that such funds will be available on acceptable terms. Funds raised through future equity financing will likely be substantially dilutive to current shareholders. Lack of additional funds will materially affect our Company and our business, and may cause us to substantially curtail or even cease operations. Consequently, you could incur a loss of your entire investment in the Company.
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On June 10, 2022, the Company entered into the QuickCap Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, and QuickCap Capital, LLC ("QuickCap"), pursuant to which the Company issued that certain convertible promissory note (the “QuickCap Note”) in the face amount of $38,880.00 in exchange for $35,000 in consideration therefor. The QuickCap Note matures twelve months from the date of issuance, and bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum. The QuickCap Note may be prepaid until the Maturity Date at (a) 100% multiplied by the Principal Amount then outstanding plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (c) $750.00 to reimburse Holder for administrative fees. The QuickCap Note, together with all interest as accrued is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to the lower of $0.05 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion. In addition, the Company issued QuickCap a warrant (the “QuickCap Warrant”) to acquire 776,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Furthermore, the shares issuable from the QuickCap Purchase Agreement must be registered with the SEC in a current registration statement. The registration rights of QuickCap are outlined in the Registration Rights Agreement filed as an exhibit to this report and details the obligations of the Company.
On October 12, 2022, the Company entered into the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement by and among the Company, and MacRab, a Florida Limited Liability Company (the "Selling Stockholders"), pursuant to which MacRab has agreed to purchase up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the Company's common stock to be sold at a 10% discount to the average of the two (2) lowest Volume Weighted Average Price of the Issuer’s common stock during the six (6) trading days after the clearing date. In addition, the Company issued MacRab a warrant (the “MacRab Warrant”) to acquire 11,764,706 shares of the Company’s common stock. Furthermore, the put shares issuable from the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement must be registered with the SEC in a current registration statement and MacRab shall only be required to purchase up to 4.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The registration rights of MacRab are outlined in the Registration Rights Agreement filed as an exhibit to this report and details the obligations of the Company.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate these estimates and judgments on an on-going basis.
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MANAGEMENT’S PLAN TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN
In order to continue as a going concern, the Company will need, among other things, additional capital resources. Management’s plans to obtain such resources for the Company include (1) obtaining capital from the sale of its securities, and (2) short-term borrowings from shareholders or related party when needed. However, management cannot provide any assurance that the Company will be successful in accomplishing any of its plans.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations.
Our independent registered public accounting firm’s report contains an explanatory paragraph which has expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, which may hinder our ability to obtain future financing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains or incorporates by reference forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning our future business plans and strategies, the receipt of working capital, future revenues and other statements that are not historical in nature. In this report, forward-looking statements are often identified by the words “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” and the like. These forward-looking statements reflect our current beliefs, expectations and opinions with respect to future events, and involve future risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied.
Other uncertainties that could affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements include:
| · | the worldwide economic situation; | |
| · | any changes in interest rates or inflation; | |
| · | the willingness and ability of third parties to honor their contractual commitments; | |
| · | our ability to raise additional capital, as it may be affected by current conditions in the stock market and competition for risk capital; | |
| · | our capital expenditures, as they may be affected by delays or cost overruns; | |
| · | environmental and other regulations, as the same presently exist or may later be amended; | |
| · | our ability to identify, finance and integrate any future acquisitions; and | |
| · | the volatility of our common stock price. |
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of our forward-looking statements. You should read this report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. These forward-looking statements represent our beliefs, expectations and opinions only as of the date of this report. We do not intend to update these forward looking statements except as required by law. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
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BUSINESS
Our Company
The Marquie Group, Inc. (hereafter, “we”, ”our”, ”us”, “TMGI”, or the ”Company”) was incorporated on January 30, 2008, in the State of Florida, as ZhongSen International Tea Company, with the principal business objective of providing sales and marketing consulting services to small to medium sized Chinese tea producing companies who wish to export and distribute high quality Chinese tea products worldwide. The Company commenced business activities in August, 2008, when it entered into a related party Sales and Marketing Agreement with Yunnan Zhongsen Group, Ltd. However, due to lack of capital, the Company was unable to implement its business plan fully. On May 31, 2013 the Company acquired Music of Your Life, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“MYL Nevada”) in a reverse triangular merger and became a multi-media entertainment company, producing live concerts, television shows and radio programming. Subsequent to this, on August 16, 2018 the Company merged with The Marquie Group, Inc., a Utah development stage health and beauty products company and changed its name to The Marquie Group, Inc. On September 26, 2022, the Company acquired 25% of Simply Whim, LLC, a skincare company with a full line of health and beauty products under the “Whim” brand. Product information and webstore can be found at www.simplywhim.com. You can learn more about us at our website www.themarquiegroup.com. Our website, however, does not constitute a part of this prospectus.
Operational Overview
The Company is a direct-to-consumer sales and marketing company with an exclusive pipeline of innovative health and beauty products. The Company markets these products through its wholly owned subsidiary Music of Your Life, a syndicated radio network heard nationwide on AM, FM and HD terrestrial radio stations, and simulcast over the internet at www.musicofyourlife.com. This is made possible by 30 and 60 second commercials airing every hour which are targeted toward the Music of Your Life listening audience. Broadcasting more than 40 years, Music of Your Life is the longest running music radio format in syndication. With the acquisition of Simply Whim, LLC, the Company will report revenue from the Whim health and beauty products on its balance sheet, assuming the product line continues generating revenue. Working with the product development team at Simply Whim, the Company will be able to create new and innovative products under the Whim brand. The primary sales channel for the Whim products is found at the Simply Whim website, www.simplywhim.com.
Our Business Strategy
With the dramatic increase in music licensing fees and the decrease in traditional radio advertising formats, the Company found it difficult to achieve profitability with its stand-alone Music of Your Life syndication radio service. In response to this, the Company began to explore partnering with a product line to be marketed through radio spots on the Company’s wide-reaching radio network. With the merger of The Marquie Group and subsequent acquisition of Simply Whim, the Company now has access to a developing health and beauty line of products called “Whim” to market and sell directly to the consumer through a series of radio commercials, on the Company website at musicofyourlife.com and on the Simply Whim website at www.simlywhim.com. The Whim product line includes a regime of face care products and other beauty products as they become available.
Objectives
Our objective is to sell unique and well-branded products to the Music of Your Life listening audience through a series of local and nationwide radio commercials. To accomplish this objective, the Company will continue to explore relationships with product manufacturers for the rights to sell their products directly, circumventing the traditional advertising agency approach, and by developing new and innovative products under the Whim brand.
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Market Advantage
Music of Your Life can be heard on AM, FM, and HD terrestrial radio stations across the United States and worldwide over the Internet. This well-established listener base gives the company a strong market advantage over the typical Internet radio service. Using cutting edge, low-cost technology for program delivery with the Barix system, the Company operates at lower overhead than its larger competitors.
Competition
Competition in the radio industry is fierce, however, the traditional style of delivering syndicated programming is limited to just a handful of offerings. Most of these competing services offer a wide range of programming with the potential to reach millions of listeners. However, these businesses rely upon advertising agencies for their commercials without the flexibility to partner directly with the companies offering goods and services. This can be a benefit to our competitors as these ad agencies usually produce profitable results. However, this is also a very expensive method for producing revenue. The Marquie Group approach is that of direct-to-consumer model which cuts the cost of commissions to a third party resulting in higher profits per sale and affords the company greater flexibility. With the addition of the Whim line of products, the Company can sell-through to the listening audience with products owned by the Company.
Employees
As of May 31, 2022, Marc Angell (Director and Chief Executive Officer) is the only non-employee officers and/or directors of the Company. The Company has no official employees. We currently have one part-time production person, an outside accountant, and an outside lawyer. Certain other executive positions have been identified, and we intend to fill these positions. Additional other support staff and other personnel will be hired when there is adequate capital available to do so.
We have undertaken preliminary investigations concerning candidates for the above positions and do not currently anticipate difficulty in filling such positions with qualified persons; however, we cannot assure you that we will in fact be able to hire qualified persons for such positions when needed. Additional positions to be filled may be identified from time to time by the Company. We expect to be able to attract and retain such additional employees as are necessary, commensurate with the anticipated future expansion of our business. Further, we expect to continue to use consultants, contract labor, attorneys, and accountants as necessary.
The loss of our CEO Marc Angell would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company. We intend to reduce this risk by obtaining key-man insurance if affordable insurance coverage may be obtained. We cannot assure you that the Company will be able to obtain such insurance or that the Company will be successful in recruiting needed personnel.
Properties
Our principal executive offices are located at 7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate for our operations as currently conducted and contemplated.
Legal Proceedings
The Company currently has no litigation pending, threatened or contemplated, or unsatisfied judgments
From time to time, we may be a party to legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of our business including the enforcement of our rights under contracts with purchasers and suppliers.
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Summary of Financing Agreements
Terms of the QuickCap Purchase Agreement. On June 10, 2022, the Company entered into the QuickCap Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, and QuickCap Capital, LLC ("QuickCap"), pursuant to which the Company issued that certain convertible promissory note (the “QuickCap Note”) in the face amount of $38,880.00 in exchange for $35,000 in consideration therefor. The QuickCap Note matures twelve months from the date of issuance, and bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum. The QuickCap Note may be prepaid until the Maturity Date at (a) 100% multiplied by the Principal Amount then outstanding plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (c) $750.00 to reimburse Holder for administrative fees. The QuickCap Note, together with all interest as accrued is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to the lower of $0.05 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion. In addition, the Company issued QuickCap a warrant (the “QuickCap Warrant”) to acquire 776,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Furthermore, the shares issuable from the QuickCap Purchase Agreement must be registered with the SEC in a current registration statement. The registration rights of QuickCap are outlined in the Registration Rights Agreement filed as an exhibit to this report and details the obligations of the Company.
Terms of the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement. On October 12, 2022, the Company entered into the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement by and among the Company, and MacRab, LLC a Florida Limited Liability Company (the "Selling Stockholders"), pursuant to which MacRab has agreed to purchase up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the Company's common stock to be sold at a 10% discount to the average of the two (2) lowest Volume Weighted Average Price of the Issuer’s common stock during the six (6) trading days after the clearing date. In addition, the Company issued MacRab a warrant (the “MacRab Warrant”) to acquire 11,764,706 shares of the Company’s common stock. Furthermore, the put shares issuable from the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement must be registered with the SEC in a current registration statement and MacRab shall only be required to purchase up to 4.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. The registration rights of MacRab are outlined in the Registration Rights Agreement filed as an exhibit to this report and details the obligations of the Company.
Under applicable SEC rules and relevant Exchange Act Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, we are registering 75,000,000 shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the Financing Agreements and sold by the Selling Stockholders. However, because the actual date and price per share for the issuance of shares under the Financing Agreements is unknown, the actual purchase price for the shares is unknown. Accordingly, we caution readers that, although we are registering 75,000,000 shares, there is no minimum under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, and there is a minimum purchase price of $0.01 under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement (and therefore no maximum amount of our shares that may be issued by the Company pursuant to the Financing Agreements) and, therefore the number of shares actually issued from the Financing Agreements may be substantially greater than the number registered.
The Selling Stockholders are considered underwriters of The Marquie Group, Inc. An underwriter must make public disclosure similar to disclosure made by an issuer in the event of purchases and sales of securities.
Other than as set forth above, there are no trading volume requirements or restrictions under the Financing Agreements. With respect to the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, we will control the timing and amount of any sales of our common stock to MacRab.
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Conditions to Sales
MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement
Under the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, the following conditions must be satisfied in order for us to sell shares of our common stock to MacRab:
● The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and any amendment or supplement thereto, must be declared effective for the sale of our shares to MacRab.
● Our representations and warranties contained in the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement must be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date), except for any conditions that have temporarily caused any representations or warranties to be incorrect and which have been corrected with no continuing impairment to us or MacRab.
● We must have performed in all material respects all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by us.
● No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction has been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement, and no proceeding has been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement.
● The trading of our common stock has not been suspended by the SEC, the principal trading market for our common stock or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and our common stock has been approved for listing or quotation on and has not been delisted from such principal market.
● The number of shares of our common stock to be purchased by MacRab at a particular closing may not exceed the number of shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock then beneficially owned by MacRab, would result in MacRab owning more than 4.99% of all of our outstanding common stock.
● We must have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part to be suspended or otherwise ineffective.
QuickCap Purchase Agreement
Under the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to the following conditions:
● The effective registration of the shares of common stock issuable from the QuickCap Note and QuickCap Warrant.
● Our representations and warranties contained in the QuickCap Purchase Agreement must be true and correct in all material respects (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date), except for any conditions that have temporarily caused any representations or warranties to be incorrect and which have been corrected with no continuing impairment to us or QuickCap.
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● We must have performed in all material respects all covenants, agreements and conditions required by the QuickCap Purchase Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by us.
● No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction has been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the QuickCap Purchase Agreement, and no proceeding has been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by the QuickCap Purchase Agreement.
● The trading of our common stock has not been suspended by the SEC, the principal trading market for our common stock or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and our common stock has been approved for listing or quotation on and has not been delisted from such principal market.
● The number of shares of our common stock to be purchased by QuickCap at a particular closing may not exceed the number of shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock then beneficially owned by QuickCap, would result in QuickCap owning more than 4.99% of all of our outstanding common stock.
● We must have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part to be suspended or otherwise ineffective.
MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement Termination Rights
We have the unconditional right, at any time, for any reason and without any payment or liability to us, to give notice to MacRab to terminate the MacRab Equity Commitment Agreement.
No Short-Selling by the Selling Stockholders
The Selling Stockholders have agreed that neither they nor any of their respective affiliates shall engage in any direct or indirect short-selling of our common stock during any time prior to the termination of the Financing Agreements.
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS
Board of Directors
Our board of directors consists of the following individual:
| Name and Year First Elected Director(1) | Age | Background Information | ||
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Marc Angell (2013) |
64 | Mr. Angell has been the Chief Executive Officer of Music of Your Life, Inc., since November 2012. Mr. Angell acquired the well-known Music of Your Life trademark in 2008. In November 2012, Angell formed Music of Your Life, Inc. as an entertainment company to capitalize on the growth and development of the Music of Your Life trademark and branding, including radio, Time Life infomercials, CD Box sets, and other merchandising. Mr. Angell, was a director of Wireless Village, Inc., a telecommunications solution provider, and Concierge Technologies, Inc. from June, 2004 to January, 2008. In 2000, Mr. Angell became the founder and President of Planet Halo, a wireless telecommunications company, until he sold it in May, 2004 to the public company Concierge Technologies, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNCG). In January 1990 Mr. Angell founded Angellcom, a supplier and distributor of one-way paging devices in the U.S. He remained its CEO until 1999. Mr. Angell conceptualized, designed, and marketed both the one-way pagers for Angellcom and the Halo device for Planet Halo. During the 1990s, Mr. Angell was also involved in the land mobile radio business as a license holder and manager of 220MHz radio systems throughout the United States and Mexico. |
(1) The business address of Mr. Angell is 7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305.
Director Independence
Because our common stock is listed on OTC Pink and it does not have a definition for "independence", we have used the definition of “independence” of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer or employee of the Company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the Company’s board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ listing rules provide that a director cannot be considered independent if:
| · | the director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an employee of the company; |
· the director or a family member of the director accepted any compensation from the company in excess of $120,000 during any period of 12 consecutive months within the three years preceding the independence determination (subject to certain exclusions, including, among other things, compensation for board or board committee service);
· a family member of the director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an executive officer of the company;
· the director or a family member of the director is a partner in, controlling stockholder of, or an executive officer of an entity to which the company made, or from which the company received, payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain exclusions);
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· the director or a family member of the director is employed as an executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past three years, any of the executive officers of the company served on the compensation committee of such other entity; or the director or a family member of the director is a current partner of the company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past three years was a partner or employee of the company’s outside auditor, and who worked on the company’s audit.
We do not have any independent directors. We do not have an audit committee, compensation committee or nominating committee. We do however have a code of ethics that applies to our officers, employees and director.
Compensation of Directors
Although various items were reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors via unanimous written consent during the two fiscal years ended May 31, 2022 and the three months ended August 31, 2022, the Board held no formal meetings.
Board of Directors Meetings and Committees
Although various items were reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors via unanimous written consent during the two fiscal years ended May 31, 2022 and the three months ended August 31, 2022, the Board held no formal meetings.
We do not have Audit or Compensation Committees of our board of directors. Because of the lack of financial resources available to us, we also do not have an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is described in Item 401 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.
Executive Officers
Marc Angell is our sole executive officer, serving as our Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, as well as our principal accounting and financial officer. Further information pertaining to Mr. Angell’s business background and experience is contained in the section above marked DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
We are required to identify each person who was an officer, director or beneficial owner of more than 10% of our registered equity securities during our most recent fiscal year and who failed to file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
To our knowledge, during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, based solely upon a review of such materials as are required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, no other officer, director, or beneficial holder of more than ten percent of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock failed to timely file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any form or report required to be so filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934.
Code of Ethics
The Company expects that its Officers and Directors will maintain appropriate standards of honesty and ethical conduct in connection with the performance of their duties on behalf of the Company. In recognition of this expectation, the Company has adopted a Code of Ethics. The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to codify standards the Company believes are reasonably necessary to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships and full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), or other regulatory bodies and in other public communications made by the Company.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
On March 4, 2016, the Board of Directors of Music of Your Life, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”) issued all 200 previously authorized but unissued shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) to the Company’s sole officer and director Marc Angell. The Preferred Stock collectively holds at all times, 80% of the total voting power of the Company.
On November 9, 2016, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 2,000,000,000 to 10,000,000,000 shares and to amend the voting rights for the Series A Preferred Stock. As amended, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal to four times the sum of (a) all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting; plus (b) the total number of votes of all other classes of preferred stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of voting; divided by (c) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting. The Series A Preferred Stock continues to have no conversion, liquidation, or dividend rights.
On August 16, 2018 (the “Closing Date the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, and The Marquie Group, Inc., a Utah corporation ("TMG"), pursuant to which the Company merged with TMG. The Company was the surviving corporation. Each shareholder of TMG received one (1) share of common stock of the Company for every one (1) share of TMG common stock held as of August 16, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, all of the shares of TMG held by TMG shareholders were cancelled, and 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company were issued to the TMG shareholders. A majority of these shares, 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company were issued to Marc and Jacquie Angell, affiliates of the Company. This is considered a related party transaction. The TMG merger will provide the Company with certain registered trademarks and intellectual property of TMG with respect to health, beauty and social networking products.
On September 20, 2022, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) to acquire 25% of the outstanding shares of SIMPLY WHIM, INC., a Wyoming corporation (hereafter, “SIMPLY WHIM”), in exchange for 666,666,668 shares of common stock (the “SIMPLYWHIM Common Stock”) of the Company and a promissory note in the face amount of Two Million dollars ($2,000,000) (such transaction is hereafter referred to as the “Exchange”). SIMPLY WHIM is a health and beauty product development company. As a result of the Exchange, all of the SIMPLYWHIM Common Stock was issued to Jacquie Angell, the spouse of the Company’s CEO Marc Angell. This is considered a related party transaction.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes the total compensation for the two fiscal years ended May 31, 2022 of each person who served as our principal executive officer or principal financial and accounting officer collectively, (the “Named Executive Officers”) including any other executive officer who received more than $100,000 in annual compensation from the Company. We did not award cash bonuses, stock awards, stock options or non-equity incentive plan compensation to any Named Executive Officer during the two years ended May 31, 2022, thus these items are omitted from the table below:
| Summary Compensation Table | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Name and Principal Position |
Fiscal Year |
Salary |
Stock Awards |
All Other Compensation (1) |
Total |
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| Marc Angell | 2022 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 120,000— | $ | 120,000— | |||||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | 2021 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 120,000— | $ | 120,000— | |||||||||||
| Secretary |
| (1) | Accrued consulting fees prior to 2015 were not paid and were eliminated per agreement. Consulting fee accrual resumed in 2016. See Note 11 to the financial statements. |
There is no other arrangement or understanding between our directors and officers and any other person pursuant to which any director or officer was or is to be selected as such.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
There were no grants or equity awards to our Named Executive Officers or directors during the two fiscal years ended May 31, 2022 and the three months ended August 31, 2022.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of each of our directors and executive officers, and each person known to us to beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock, and our executive officers and directors as a group, as of November 21, 2022. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that each beneficial owner set forth in the table has sole voting and investment power and has the same address as us. Our address is 7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305. As of November 21, 2022, we had 756,612,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 200 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. The following table describes the ownership of our voting securities (i) by each of our officers and directors, (ii) all of our officers and directors as a group, and (iii) each person known to us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock or any shares of our preferred stock.
| Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Name |
Sole Voting and Investment Power |
Options Exercisable Within 60 Days |
Other Beneficial Ownership |
Total(1) |
Percent of Class Outstanding(2) | |||||||||||||||
| Jacquie Angell(1) | - | — | 666,859,718 | 666,859,718 | 88.14 | % | ||||||||||||||
| Marc Angell(2) | - | — | 666,859,718 | 666,859,718 | 88.14 | % | ||||||||||||||
| All current directors and executive officers as a group (1 person) | - | — | 666,859,718 | 666,859,718 | 88.14 | % | ||||||||||||||
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* Indicates less than one percent.
| (1) | Shareholder and spouse of CEO/Chairman, Marc Angell. Includes 193,050,001 shares of common stock held by the Angell Family Trust. |
| (2) | CEO/Chairman of the Board of Directors and spouse of shareholder, Jacquie Angell. Includes 193,050,001 shares of common stock held by the Angell Family Trust. Excludes 200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by Mr. Angell which have super-voting rights, but no conversion, dividend, or liquidation rights. If the votes of the Series A Preferred Stock were taken into account, Mr. Angell would beneficially hold approximately 93.41% of the voting securities of the Company. |
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The Selling Stockholders are offering up to 75,000,000 shares of our common stock for resale in quoted or private transactions, at fixed or negotiated prices. The following description of our capital stock is based on relevant portions of the Florida Business Corporation Act, or the “FBCA,” and on our Articles of Incorporation (also sometimes referred to as our “charter”) and Bylaws. This summary may not contain all of the information that is important to you, and we refer you to the FBCA and our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws for a more detailed description of the provisions summarized below.
The Marquie Group, Inc. was organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida on January 30, 2008. Our authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of May 31, 2022, there were approximately 2,262 record holders of our common stock. There are no outstanding other options or warrants to purchase stock.
Our charter provides that our board of directors may not amend our Articles of Incorporation without approval of our shareholders, including holders of our preferred shares. A decrease or increase in the number of shares of capital stock which we may issue would require an amendment of our charter.
At November 21, 2022, we had 756,612,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and 200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. The number of shares outstanding does not include shares of common stock that are issuable pursuant to the Financing Agreements.
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Title of Class |
Amount Authorized |
Amount Held by Us or for our Account(1) |
Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Amounts Shown Under(1) | |||
| Common stock, par value $.0001 per share | 50,000,000,000 | 666,859,718 | 756,612,000 | |||
| Preferred stock, par value $.0001 per share | 20,000,000 | 200 | 200 | |||
| 50,020,000,000 | 666,859,918 | 756,612,200 |
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| (1) | Calculated as of November 21, 2022. |
Common Stock
Our charter authorizes us to issue up to 50,000,000,000 shares of common stock. All shares of our common stock have equal rights as to earnings, assets, dividends and voting privileges. If and when we issue shares of common stock to the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Financing Agreements, such shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Distributions may be paid to the holders of our common stock if, as and when authorized by our board of directors and declared by us out of assets legally available therefor. Shares of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion or redemption rights and are freely transferable, except where their transfer is restricted by federal and state securities laws or by contract. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each share of our common stock would be entitled to share ratably in all of our assets that are legally available for distribution after we pay all debts and other liabilities and subject to any preferential rights of holders of our preferred stock, if any preferred stock is outstanding at such time. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors.
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Preferred Stock
Our charter authorizes us to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock. 200 Series A Preferred shares are designated, issued and outstanding as of May 31, 2022. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock has voting rights equal to four times the sum of (a) all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting; plus (b) the total number of votes of all other classes of preferred stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of voting; divided by (c) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting. The Series A Preferred Stock continues to have no conversion, liquidation, or dividend rights.
Limitation of Liability of Directors and Officers; Indemnification and Advance of Expenses
Pursuant to our charter and under the Florida Business Corporation Act (hereafter, the “FBCA”), our directors are not liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except for liability in connection with a breach of duty of loyalty, for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, for authorization of illegal dividend payments or stock redemptions under Florida law or any transaction from which a director has derived an improper personal benefit. Our charter provides that we are authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses) to our directors, officers, employees and agents (and any other persons to which applicable law permits us to provide indemnification) through Bylaw provisions, agreements with such persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
We have previously entered into indemnification agreements with certain of our current directors and officers. The indemnification agreement indemnifies the indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, including against third-party claims and claims by or in right of the Company or any subsidiary or majority-owned partnership of the Company by reason of that person (including the advancement of expenses subject to certain conditions) (a) being a director, officer employee or agent of the Company, or of any subsidiary or majority-owned partnership of the Company or (b) serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity. If appropriate, we are entitled to assume the defense of the claim with counsel selected by us and approved by the indemnitee (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld). Separate counsel employed by the indemnitee will be at his or her own expense unless (1) the employment of separate counsel has been previously authorized by us, (2) the indemnitee reasonably concludes there may be a conflict of interest or (3) we have not, in fact, employed counsel to assume the defense of such claim.
Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by one of our directors, officers, or controlling persons in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and we will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Provisions of the FBCA and Our Charter and Bylaws
Our charter and bylaws provide that our board of directors will have the exclusive power to make, alter, amend or repeal any provision of our bylaws.
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Business Combinations
Section 607 of the FBCA, is applicable to corporations organized under the laws of the State of Florida. Subject to certain exceptions set forth therein, Section 607 of the FBCA provides that a corporation shall not engage in any business combination with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the date that such stockholder becomes an interested stockholder unless (a) prior to such date, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, (b) upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding certain shares) or (c) on or subsequent to such date, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the corporation and by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. Except as specified therein, an interested stockholder is defined to mean any person that (1) is the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation; or (2) is an affiliate or associate of the corporation and was the owner of 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation at any time within three years immediately prior to the relevant date, and the affiliates and associates of such person referred to in clause (1) or (2) of this sentence. Under certain circumstances, Section 607 of the FBCA makes it more difficult for an interested stockholder to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period, although the stockholders may, by adopting an amendment to the corporation's charter or by-laws, elect not to be governed by this section, effective twelve months after adoption. Our charter and by-laws do not exclude us from the restrictions imposed under Section 607 of the FBCA. It is anticipated that the provisions of Section 607 of the FBCA may encourage companies interested in acquiring us to negotiate in advance with the board of directors.
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On January 26, 2015, we engaged Michael T. Studer CPA P.C. (“Studer”) as our independent registered accountant. To date, there have been no disagreements with Studer on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to Studer’s satisfaction would have caused Studer to make reference thereto in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years. Also, during the engagement period, there were no reportable events of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
On July 14, 2022 we dismissed Michael T. Studer CPA P.C. (hereafter “Studer”) as the Company’s independent registered accountant. The Company engaged Studer as its independent registered accountant on January 22, 2015. During the period from January 22, 2015 through to July 14, 2022, the date of dismissal, there were no disagreements with Studer on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Studer would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report
Also on July 14, 2022, we engaged Gries & Associates, LLC (“Gries”), independent registered accountants, as our independent accountant following the dismissal of Studer. Prior to the engagement of Gries, the Company has not consulted with Gries regarding either:
(a) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, and neither a written report was provided to the Company nor oral advice was provided that Gries concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or
(b) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K), or a "reportable event" (as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of certain securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by John D. Thomas, P.C., Draper, UT (“JDTPC”).
EXPERTS
The audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2022 and May 31, 2021 have been included herein and in this registration statement in reliance upon reports of Gries & Associates, LLC (May 31, 2022) and Michael T. Studer CPA P.C. (May 31, 2021), each an independent registered public accounting firm, and upon the authority of said firms as experts in accounting and auditing.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, with respect to our shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which is a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement or exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to our business and our securities, reference is made to the registration statement, including the amendments, exhibits and schedules thereto contained in the registration statement.
We also file annual, quarterly and current periodic reports and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. You can inspect these reports and other information, as well as the registration statement and the related exhibits and schedules, without charge, at the public reference facilities of the SEC at room 1580, 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The SEC maintains a web site that contains reports and other information regarding registrants, including us, that file such information electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC’s web site is http://www.sec.gov. Information contained on the SEC’s web site about us is not incorporated into this prospectus, and you should not consider information contained on the SEC’s web site to be part of this prospectus.
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PART C - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 25. Financial Statements and Exhibits
1. Financial Statements
The following financial statements of The Marquie Group, Inc. are included in Part A “Information Required in a Prospectus” of the Registration Statement:
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
All other information required in the financial statement schedules has been incorporated in the financial statements or notes thereto or has been omitted since the information is not applicable or not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| August 31, | May 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | |||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | – | $ | 353 | ||||
| Total Current Assets | – | 353 | ||||||
| OTHER ASSETS | ||||||||
| Music inventory, net of accumulated depreciation of $19,870 and $19,481, respectively | 1,778 | 2,167 | ||||||
| Trademark costs | 10,365 | 10,365 | ||||||
| Total Other Assets | 12,143 | 12,532 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 12,143 | $ | 12,885 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Bank overdraft | $ | 62 | $ | – | ||||
| Accounts payable | 55,826 | 35,405 | ||||||
| Accrued interest payable on notes payable | 368,631 | 334,180 | ||||||
| Accrued consulting fees | 981,917 | 926,217 | ||||||
| Notes payable, net of debt discounts of $30,890 | ||||||||
| and $6,889, respectively | 1,433,987 | 1,419,108 | ||||||
| Notes payable to related parties | 123,051 | 135,551 | ||||||
| Derivative liability | 2,814,786 | 2,817,101 | ||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 5,778,260 | 5,667,562 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 5,778,260 | 5,667,562 | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 200 and 200 shares issued and outstanding | – | – | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000,000 shares authorized, 16,192,332 and 16,189,732 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 1,621 | 1,621 | ||||||
| Common stock payable - 1 share | 8,460 | 8,460 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 10,213,431 | 10,213,431 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (15,989,629 | ) | (15,878,189 | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders' Deficit | (5,766,117 | ) | (5,654,677 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | $ | 12,143 | $ | 12,885 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| August 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| NET REVENUES | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Salaries and Consulting fees | 60,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Professional fees | 38,121 | – | ||||||
| Other selling, general and administrative | 1,305 | 4,161 | ||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 99,426 | 34,161 | ||||||
| LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (99,426 | ) | (34,161 | ) | ||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | ||||||||
| Income (expense) from derivative liability | 41,194 | (1,271,434 | ) | |||||
| Interest expense (including amortization of debt discounts of $14,878 and $100,374, respectively) | (53,208 | ) | (243,261 | ) | ||||
| Loss on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest | – | (1,453,492 | ) | |||||
| Total Other Income (Expenses) | (12,014 | ) | (2,968,187 | ) | ||||
| LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (111,440 | ) | (3,002,348 | ) | ||||
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE | – | – | ||||||
| NET LOSS | $ | (111,440 | ) | $ | (3,002,348 | ) | ||
| BASIC AND DILUTED: | ||||||||
| Net loss per common share | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.48 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | 16,192,332 | 6,257,741 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended August 31, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated | Stockholders' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Payable | Paid-in Capital | Deficit | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, May 31, 2022 | 200 | $ | – | 16,189,732 | $ | 1,621 | $ | 8,460 | $ | 10,213,431 | $ | (15,878,189 | ) | $ | (5,654,677 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Round up of shares from reverse stock split | – | – | 2,600 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended August 31, 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | (111,440 | ) | (111,440 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, August 31, 2022 | 200 | $ | – | 16,192,332 | $ | 1,621 | $ | 8,460 | $ | 10,213,431 | $ | (15,989,629 | ) | $ | (5,766,117 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended August 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated | Stockholders' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Payable | Paid-in Capital | Deficit | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, May 31, 2021 | 200 | $ | – | 4,678,553 | $ | 468 | $ | 8,460 | $ | 6,987,191 | $ | (11,762,237 | ) | $ | (4,766,118 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for conversion of debt | – | – | 2,948,116 | 295 | – | 1,502,805 | – | 1,503,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the three months ended August 31, 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | (3,002,348 | ) | (3,002,348 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, August 31, 2021 | 200 | $ | – | 7,626,669 | $ | 763 | $ | 8,460 | $ | 8,489,996 | $ | (14,764,585 | ) | $ | (6,265,366 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| August 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (111,440 | ) | $ | (3,002,348 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation of music inventory | 389 | 682 | ||||||
| Expense from derivative liability | (41,194 | ) | 1,271,434 | |||||
| Amortization of debt discounts | 14,878 | 100,374 | ||||||
| Loss on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest | – | 1,453,492 | ||||||
| Default interest added to notes principal balance | – | 102,400 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 20,421 | – | ||||||
| Accrued interest payable on notes payable | 34,451 | 40,489 | ||||||
| Accrued consulting fees | 55,700 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Net Cash Used by Operating Activities | (26,795 | ) | (8,477 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | – | – | ||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Bank overdraft | 62 | 2,249 | ||||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | 38,880 | – | ||||||
| Repayments of notes payable to related parties | (12,500 | ) | (25,272 | ) | ||||
| Net proceeds from notes payable to related parties | – | 31,500 | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 26,442 | 8,477 | ||||||
| NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (353 | ) | – | |||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 353 | – | ||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Cash Payments For: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| Income taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Initial derivative liability charged to debt discounts | $ | 38,880 | $ | 238,596 | ||||
| Conversion of debt and accrued interest into common stock | $ | – | $ | 49,608 | ||||
| Accrued interest added to notes payable principal balance | $ | – | $ | 25,696 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ORGANIZATION
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited financial statements are presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading, have been included. Operating results for the three months ended August 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending May 31, 2023.
Organization
The Marquie Group, Inc. (formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.) (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on January 30, 2008 under the name of “Zhong Sen International Tea Company”. From January 2008 to May 2013, the Company operated with the principal business objective of providing sales and marketing consulting services to small to medium sized Chinese tea producing companies who wished to export and distribute high quality Chinese tea products worldwide. On May 31, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Music of Your Life, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“MYL Nevada”) incorporated October 10, 2012, and Music of Your Life Merger Sub, Inc., a Utah corporation ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which MYL Nevada merged with Merger Sub. As a result of the merger, MYL Nevada became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and on July 26, 2013, the Company changed its name to Music of Your Life, Inc., a syndicated radio network. On May 20, 2014 the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of iRadio, Inc., a Utah corporation. The Company was the surviving corporation. iRadio was an entity related to the Company by common ownership.
Acquisition of The Marquie Group, Inc.
On August 16, 2018 (see Note 8), the Company merged with The Marquie Group, Inc. (“TMGI”) in exchange for the issuance of a total of 100 shares of our common stock to TMGI’s stockholders. Following the merger, the Company had 102 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On December 5, 2018, the Company amended and restated its Articles of Incorporation providing for a change in the Company’s name from “Music of Your Life, Inc.” to “The Marquie Group, Inc.” The TMGI business plan is to license, develop and launch a direct-to-consumer, health and beauty product line called “Whim” that use innovative formulations of plant-based, amino-acids and other natural alternatives to chemical ingredients.
Acquisition of Global Nutrition Experience, Inc.
On November 21, 2019 (see Note 8), the Company merged with Global Nutrition Experience, Inc. (“GNE”) in exchange for the issuance of a total of 193,000 shares of our common stock to GNE’s stockholder. The GNE business plan is to license intellectual property to third parties.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2 - MUSIC INVENTORY
Music inventory consisted of the following:
| August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Digital music acquired for use in operations – at cost | $ | 21,648 | $ | 21,648 | ||||
| Accumulated depreciation | (19,870 | ) | (19,481 | ) | ||||
| Music inventory – net | $ | 1,778 | $ | 2,167 | ||||
The Company purchases digital music to broadcast over the radio and internet. During the three months ended August 31, 2022, the Company purchased $-0- worth of music inventory. For the three months ended August 31, 2022 and 2021, depreciation of music inventory was $389 and $682, respectively.
NOTE 3 – ACCRUED CONSULTING FEES
Accrued consulting fees consisted of the following:
| August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Due to Company Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated March 1, 2017 – monthly compensation of $10,000 to May 31, 2022, increased to $20,000 after May 31, 2022 | $ | 313,817 | $ | 253,817 | ||||
| Due to wife of Company Chief Executive Officer pursuant to consulting agreement effective August 16, 2018 – monthly compensation of $15,000 (which was terminated May 31, 2021) | 314,600 | 318,100 | ||||||
| Due to mother of Company Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated September 1, 2015 (which was terminated November 30, 2019) – monthly compensation of $5,000 to November 30, 2019 | 131,350 | 131,350 | ||||||
| Due to service provider pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated September 1, 2015 (which was terminated February 28, 2019) – monthly compensation of $5,000 to February 28, 2019 | 144,700 | 144,700 | ||||||
| Due to service provider pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated September 1, 2015 (which was terminated November 30, 2019) – monthly compensation of $1,000 to November 30, 2019 | 48,000 | 48,000 | ||||||
| Due to two other service providers | 29,450 | 30,250 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 981,917 | $ | 926,217 | ||||
The accrued consulting fees balance changed as follows:
| Three Months Ended August 31, 2022 | Year Ended May 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 926,217 | $ | 832,967 | ||||
| Compensation expense accrued pursuant to consulting agreements | 60,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Payments to consultants | (4,300 | ) | (26,750 | ) | ||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | 981,917 | $ | 832,967 | ||||
See Note 8 (Commitments and Contingencies).
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4 - NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable consisted of the following:
| August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Notes payable to an entity, non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | $ | 39,300 | $ | 39,300 | ||||
| Note payable to an individual, due on May 22, 2015, in default (B) | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to an entity, non-interest bearing, due on February 1, 2016, in default (D) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a family trust, stated interest of $2,500, due on October 31, 2015, in default (E) | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a corporation, stated interest of $5,000, due on October 21, 2015, in default (G) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a corporation, stated interest of $5,000, due on November 6, 2015, in default (H) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to an individual, due on December 20, 2015, in default, 24% default rate from January 20, 2016 (I) | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on December 29, 2016, in default (M) | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a family trust, interest at 10%, due on November 30, 2016, in default (P) | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an individual, interest at 10%, due on demand (V) | 46,890 | 46,890 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an individual, interest at 8%, due on demand (W) | 29,000 | 29,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an individual, interest at 8%, due on demand (X) | 21,500 | 21,500 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on demand (Y) | 8,100 | 8,100 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on demand (CC) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on March 5, 2019, in default (DD) | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on September 18, 2019, in default (GG) | 8,505 | 8,505 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on November 30, 2021, in default, net of discount of $-0- and $85,233, respectively (SS) | 154,764 | 154,764 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on June 4, 2022, in default (VV) | 170,212 | 167,597 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 8%, due on August 27, 2022, in default, net of discount of $745 and $-0-, respectively (WW) | 13,255 | 9,726 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on December 21, 2022 (YY) | 58,250 | 58,250 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on February 8, 2023 (ZZ) | 245,000 | 245,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on June 10, 2023, net of discount of $30,145 and $-0-, respectively (AA) | 8,735 | – | ||||||
| Note payable to the Small Business Administration under the Payroll Protection Program, interest at 1%, due in installments through May 4, 2022, forgivable in part or whole subject to certain requirements | 70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to the Small Business Administration under the Payroll Protection Program, interest at 1%, due in installments through April 5, 2023, forgivable in part or whole subject to certain requirements | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Notes payable to individuals, non-interest bearing, due on demand | 103,476 | 103,476 | ||||||
| Total Notes Payable | 1,433,987 | 1,419,108 | ||||||
| Less: Current Portion | (1,433,987 | ) | (1,419,108 | ) | ||||
| Long-Term Notes Payable | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
(B) On April 22, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note, non-interest bearing (interest at 24% per annum after May 22, 2015), due at maturity on May 22, 2015.
(D) On July 24, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 Promissory Note to Kodiak Capital Group, LLC (“Kodiak”) for services rendered in association with an Equity Purchase Agreement. As amended and restated January 4, 2016, the note is non-interest bearing and was due on February 1, 2016.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
(E) On July 31, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $2,500 due at maturity on October 31, 2015.
(G) On August 6, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $5,000 due at maturity on October 21, 2015.
(H) On August 21, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $5,000 due at maturity on November 6, 2015.
(I) On September 21, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $2,500 due at maturity on December 20, 2015. In the event that all principal and interest are not paid to the lender by January 20, 2016, interest is to accrue at a rate of 24% per annum commencing on January 21, 2016.
(M) On December 29, 2015, the Company issued a $20,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $15,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, was due on December 29, 2016, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest closing bid price during the 30 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(P) On June 3, 2016, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum and was due on November 30, 2016.
(V) On May 3, 2017, the Company issued a $72,750 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender as a replacement for the principal and interest due on a promissory note due on October 14, 2014. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to $0.1293 per share.
(W) On April 5, 2017, the Company issued a $35,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender as a replacement for the principal and interest due on a promissory note due on August 23, 2015. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 40% of the lowest Trading Price during the 5 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(X) On April 5, 2017, the Company issued a $27,500 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender as a replacement for the principal and interest due on a promissory note due on October 31, 2015. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 40% of the lowest Trading Price during the 5 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(Y) On March 1, 2017, the Company issued a $8,600 Convertible Promissory Note to a vendor of the Company to convert certain accounts payable due to the vendor. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the higher of $0.04 per share or 60% of the lowest Trading Price during the 5 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date.
(CC) On December 1, 2017, the Company issued a $50,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a vendor in settlement of certain accrued consulting fees of $50,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 60% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
(DD) On March 5, 2018, the Company issued a $35,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $33,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on March 5, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(GG) On September 18, 2018, the Company issued a $18,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $14,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on September 18, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(SS) On November 30, 2020, the Company issued a $170,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender which paid off some of the accrued interest for the note described in (RR) above. The Company received net proceeds of $32,500. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on November 30, 2021, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the lesser of (1) 105% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Issue Date, or (2) the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the conversion. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(VV) On June 4, 2021, the Company issued a $238,596 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender which paid off the principal and accrued interest for the notes described in (EE), (FF), (KK), (LL), (MM), (NN) and (PP) above. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on June 4, 2022, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the lesser of (1) $0.00004, or (2) 50% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the previous 15 day trading period. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(WW) On August 27, 2021, the Company issued a $14,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $10,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on August 27, 2022, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 65% of the lowest trading price in the 10 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 6 (Derivative Liability).
(YY) On December 21, 2021, the Company issued a $58,250 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $49,925. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on December 21, 2022, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the higher of (1) $0.10, or (2) the par value of the Common Stock.
(ZZ) On February 8, 2022, the Company issued a $245,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $218,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on February 8, 2023, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the higher of (1) $0.10, or (2) the par value of the Common Stock.
(AA) On June 10, 2022, the Company issued a $38,880 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $31,800. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on June 10, 2023, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the lower of (1) $0.05, or (2) 50% of the lowest trading price in the 10 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
Concentration of Notes Payable:
The principal balance of notes payable was due to:
| August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Lender A | $ | 458,014 | $ | 458,014 | ||||
| Lender B | 170,212 | 170,212 | ||||||
| 14 other lenders | 836,651 | 797,771 | ||||||
| Total | 1,464,877 | 1,425,997 | ||||||
| Less debt discounts | (30,890 | ) | (6,889 | ) | ||||
| Net | $ | 1,433,987 | $ | 1,419,108 | ||||
NOTE 5 - NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES
Notes payable – related parties consisted of the following:
| August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Note payable to Company law firm (and owner of 2,500 shares of common stock since August 16, 2018), non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | $ | 2,073 | $ | 2,073 | ||||
| Notes payable to The OZ Corporation (owner of 2,500 shares of common stock since August 16, 2018), non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | 69,250 | 69,250 | ||||||
| Note payable to the Chief Executive Officer, non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | 1,728 | 14,228 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to John D. Thomas P.C. (Company law firm and owner of 2,500 shares of common stock since August 16, 2018), interest at 10%, due on demand, convertible at the option of the lender into shares of Company common stock equal to 60% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 7 (Derivative Liability) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Total Notes Payable | 123,051 | 135,551 | ||||||
| Less: Current Portion | (123,051 | ) | (135,551 | ) | ||||
| Long-Term Notes Payable | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
NOTE 6 - DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
The derivative liability at August 31, 2022 and May 31, 2022 consisted of:
| August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| Face Value | Derivative Liability | Face Value | Derivative Liability | |||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 29, 2015, due December 29, 2016 (M) | $ | 40,000 | $ | 57,455 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 40,000 | ||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued April 5, 2017, due on demand (W) | 29,000 | 43,500 | 29,000 | 43,500 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued April 5, 2017, due on demand (X) | 21,500 | 32,250 | 21,500 | 32,250 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 1, 2017, due on demand (BB) | 50,000 | 51,515 | 50,000 | 33,333 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 1, 2017, due on demand (CC) | 50,000 | 51,515 | 50,000 | 33,333 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued March 5, 2018, due on March 5, 2019 (DD) | 35,000 | 50,273 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued September 18, 2018, due on September 18, 2019 (GG) | 8,506 | 12,217 | 8,506 | 8,506 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued November 30, 2020, due on November 30, 2021 (SS) | 154,764 | 928,583 | 154,764 | 1,392,875 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued June 4, 2021, due on June 4, 2022 (VV) | 170,212 | 802,340 | 170,212 | 1,176,766 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued August 27, 2021, due on August 27, 2022 (WW) | 14,000 | 7,538 | 14,000 | 21,538 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued June 10, 2022, due on June 10, 2023 (AA) | 38,880 | 777,600 | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 611,862 | $ | 2,814,786 | $ | 572,982 | $ | 2,817,101 | ||||||||
The above convertible notes contain a variable conversion feature based on the future trading price of the Company common stock. Therefore, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes is indeterminate. Accordingly, we have recorded the fair value of the embedded conversion features as a derivative liability at the respective issuance dates of the notes and charged the applicable amounts to debt discounts and the remainder to other expense. The increase (decrease) in the fair value of the derivative liability from the respective issuance dates of the notes to the measurement dates is charged (credited) to other expense (income). The fair value of the derivative liability of the notes is measured at the respective issuance dates and quarterly thereafter using the Black Scholes option pricing model.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
Assumptions used for the calculations of the derivative liability of the notes at August 31, 2022 include (1) stock price of $0.0067 per share, (2) exercise prices ranging from $0.00004 to $0.0067 per share, (3) terms ranging from 0 days to 283 days, (4) expected volatility of 2,166% and (5) risk free interest rates ranging from 2.58% to 240%.
Assumptions used for the calculations of the derivative liability of the notes at May 31, 2022 include (1) stock price of $0.001 per share, (2) exercise prices ranging from $0.0004 to $0.00065 per share, (3) terms ranging from 0 days to 88 days, (4) expected volatility of 1,986% and (5) risk free interest rates ranging from 0.73% to 1.16%.
Concentration of Derivative Liability:
The derivative liability relates to convertible notes payable due to:
| August 31, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Lender A | $ | 928,583 | $ | 1,392,874 | ||||
| Lender B | 802,340 | 1,176,765 | ||||||
| Lender C | 777,600 | – | ||||||
| Lender D | 70,028 | 65,044 | ||||||
| 5 other lenders | 236,235 | 182,418 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 2,814,786 | $ | 2,817,101 | ||||
NOTE 7 - EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
On October 3, 2016, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to 2,000,000,000 shares and to change the par value of both the common stock and preferred stock from $0.001 per share to $0.0001 per share.
On November 9, 2016, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 2,000,000,000 to 10,000,000,000 shares and to amend the voting rights for the Series A Preferred Stock. As amended, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal to four times the sum of (a) all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting; plus (b) the total number of votes of all other classes of preferred stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of voting; divided by (c) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting. The Series A Preferred Stock has no conversion, liquidation, or dividend rights.
On April 22, 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 10,000,000,000 to 50,000,000,000 shares.
On August 16, 2018, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement by and among the Company, and The Marquie Group, Inc., a Utah Corporation (“TMG”), pursuant to with the Company merged with TMG. The Company is the surviving corporation. Each shareholder of TMG received one (1) share of common stock of the Company for every one (1) share of TMG common stock held as of August 16, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, all of the shares of TMG held by TMG shareholders were cancelled, and 100 shares of common stock of the Company were issued to the TMG shareholders.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
TMG was incorporated on August 3, 2018. The merger provides the Company with certain registered trademarks and intellectual property of TMG with respect to health, beauty, and social networking products. The three stockholders of TMG prior to the merger who received the 100 shares are (1) Marc Angell (CEO of the Company) and Jacquie Angell (50 shares), (2) The OZ Corporation (holder of $103,250 of Company notes payable at May 31, 2019 and February 29, 2020) (25 shares), and (3) John Thomas P.C. (Company law firm and holder of $52,073 of Company notes payable at May 31, 2019 and February 29, 2020) (25 shares). Pursuant to ASC 805-50-30-5 relating to transactions between entities under common control, the intellectual property of TMG (and the issuance of the 100 shares of common stock) were recorded at $-0-, the historical cost of the property to TMG.
On August 28, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a Notice of Qualification regarding a Form 1-A filed by the Company in connection with the Company’s offering of up to 1,333,333 shares of common stock at a price of $7.50 per share or a total offering of $10,000,000. The end date of the offering is August 28, 2020. On December 26, 2019, the Company amended its Form 1-A Offering Circular to reduce the offering price from $7.50 per share to $3.50 per share. As part of this offering, during the three months ended February 29, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 58,438,096 shares of common stock for cash in the amount of $287,200.
On November 21, 2019, the Company merged with Global Nutrition Experience, Inc. (“GNE”) in exchange for the issuance of a total of 160,000 shares of our common stock to GNE’s stockholders. Following the merger, the Company had 161,062 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. GNE was incorporated on November 21, 2019. The stockholder of GNE prior to the merger who received the 160,000 shares was the Angell Family Trust. Pursuant to ASC 805-50-30-5 relating to transactions between entities under common control, the intellectual property of GNE (and the issuance of the 160,000 shares of common stock) were recorded at $-0-, the historical cost of the property to GNE. During the three months ended February 29, 2020, the Company issued an additional 33,000 shares of common stock as part of the merger.
During the year ended May 31, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,304,842 shares of common stock for the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of $835,050. We incurred a loss on the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest of $1,445,042, which represents the excess of the $2,280,092 fair value of the 4,304,842 shares at the dates of conversion over the $835,050 amount of debt satisfied.
Effective April 21, 2022, the Company effectuated a 1 for 1,000 reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock (“Reverse Split”), meaning that each 1,000 shares of Common Stock is consolidated into 1 share of Common Stock following the reverse split, provided however, that fractional shares would be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Following the Reverse Split, the Company had 16,192,332 common shares issued and outstanding. The accompanying financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.
NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Consulting Agreements with Individuals
The Company has entered into Consulting Agreements with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the wife of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the mother of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and other service providers (see Note 3 – Accrued Consulting Fees). The Consulting Agreement with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provided for monthly compensation of $10,000 through May 31, 2022 and was increased to $20,000 after May 31, 2022. The Consulting Agreement with the wife of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provided for monthly compensation of $15,000 and expired on May 31, 2021. The Consulting Agreement with the mother of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provided for monthly compensation of $5,000 and was terminated as of November 30, 2019. The other 3 consulting agreements provided for monthly compensation totaling $6,500 and were terminated as of November 30, 2019.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
Corporate Consulting Agreement
On March 14, 2018, the Company executed a Corporate Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a consulting firm entity (the “Consultant”). The Agreement provided for the Consultant to perform certain investor relations and other services for the Company. The term of the Agreement was 4 months but the Agreement provided that the Company could terminate the Agreement for any reason at any time upon 5 days written prior notice. The Agreement provided for 8 payments of cash fees totaling $240,000 to be paid to the Consultant over 4 months.
On April 1, 2018, the Company notified the Consultant that the Agreement was terminated. A total of $25,000 was paid to the Consultant in March 2018 which was expensed and included in “Salaries and Consulting Fees” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended May 31, 2018. No other amounts were paid or accrued subsequent to May 31, 2018.
On October 16, 2018 (see Note 7), the Company issued 5,000 shares of its common stock to the Consultant. On October 26, 2018, the Consultant advised the Company that it had not been notified that the Agreement was terminated on April 1, 2018 and that the Company is in default of the Agreement.
NOTE 9 - GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. At August 31, 2022, the Company had negative working capital of $5,778,260 and an accumulated deficit of $15,989,629. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
To date the Company has funded its operations through a combination of loans and sales of common stock. The Company anticipates another net loss for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023 and with the expected cash requirements for the coming year, there is substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue operations.
The Company is attempting to improve these conditions by way of financial assistance through issuances of notes payable and additional equity and by generating revenues through sales of products and services. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On September 20, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire 25% of the outstanding shares of SIMPLY WHIM, INC., a Wyoming corporation (“SIMPLY WHIM”), in exchange for 666,666,668 shares of common stock of the Company and a promissory note in the face amount of $2,000,000. SIMPLY WHIM is a skin care product development company.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
August 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
On September 26, 2022, the Company entered into Exchange Agreements with existing noteholders of the Company and in respect to certain outstanding notes of the Company in the aggregate account of $173,174. The Company issued an aggregate of 86,587,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in conversion of the Exchange Notes in their entirety.
On October 13, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a Standby Equity Commitment Agreement (the “Equity Agreement” by and among the Company, and MacRab, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("MacRab"), pursuant to which MacRab has agreed to purchase at the Company’s sole discretion, up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) of the Company's common stock (the “Put Shares”) at a purchase price of 90% of the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the Company’s Common Stock on OTCQB during the six (6) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date.
Contemporaneous therewith, the Company and MacRab also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, whereby the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has registered the Put Shares pursuant in a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement was filed on October 21, 2022.
Also on the Closing Date, pursuant to the Equity Agreement, the Company issued to MacRab a warrant (the “Warrant”) to acquire 11,764,706 shares of the Company’s common stock.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
The Marquie Group, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Marquie Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of May 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, statements of stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes and schedules (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 May 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the entity’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. 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 audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’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 audits 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in note 12 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred losses since inception of $15,878,189 and negative working capital of $5,667,209. These factors create an uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in note 12. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock – Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements
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Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company has had outstanding notes payable to lenders which are convertible into Company common stock at conversion prices which are based on the future trading price of the Company's common stock. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Company issued a total of 11,511,179 shares of its common stock pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of $285,683 in principal and accrued interest. The $2,941,708 in excess of the $3,227,391 fair value of the 11,511,179 shares of common stock at the respective dates of issuance over the $285,683 liability reduction was charged to Loss on Conversions of Notes Payable.
How the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit
Our principal audit procedures related to the Company's loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock expense included:
| · | We obtained Company prepared quarterly schedules of all conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock for the year ended May 31, 2022. |
| · | We agreed the prices used to independent third-party sources of closing trading prices of the Company common stock on the respective issuance dates. We then verified the calculation by multiplying the number of shares issued times the respective closing trading prices for each conversion. |
| · | We agreed the principal and accrued interest amounts to Notices of Conversions for each conversion. |
Emphasis of Matters-Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is not able to predict the ultimate impact that COVID -19 will have on its business. However, if the current economic conditions continue, the pandemic could have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company plans to operate.
/s/ Gries & Associates, LLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
Denver, CO
June 28, 2022
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
The Marquie Group, Inc. (formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Marquie Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of May 31, 2021 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Marquie Group, Inc. as of May 31, 2021 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements referred to above have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 12 to the financial statements, the Company’s present financial situation raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are also described in Note 12. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock – Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements
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Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company has had outstanding notes payable to lenders which are convertible into Company common stock at conversion prices which are based on the future trading price of the Company's common stock. For the year ended May 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of 4,304,842 shares of its common stock (as adjusted for the April 21, 2022 1 for 1,000 reverse split) pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of $835,050 in principal and accrued interest. The $1,445,042 excess of the $2,218,092 fair value of the 4,304,842 shares of common stock at the respective dates of issuance over the $835,050 liability reduction was charged to Loss on Conversions of Notes Payable.
How the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit
Our principal audit procedures related to the Company's loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock expense included:
(1) We obtained Company prepared quarterly schedules of all conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock for the year ended May 31, 2021.
(2) For the fair value measurements, we agreed the prices used to independent third-party sources of closing trading prices of the Company common stock on the respective issuance dates. We then verified the calculation by multiplying the number of shares issued times the respective closing trading prices for each conversion.
(3) For the liability reduction amounts, we agreed the principal and accrued interest amounts to Notices of Conversions for each conversion.
/s/ Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
Freeport, New York
October 14, 2021
We served as the Company’s auditor from 2015 to 2022.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
| May 31, | May 31, | |||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 353 | $ | – | ||||
| Total Current Assets | 353 | – | ||||||
| OTHER ASSETS | ||||||||
| Music inventory, net of accumulated depreciation | ||||||||
| of $19,481 and $17,339, respectively | 2,167 | 4,309 | ||||||
| Trademark costs | 10,365 | 10,365 | ||||||
| Total Other Assets | 12,532 | 14,674 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 12,885 | $ | 14,674 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Bank overdraft | $ | – | $ | 1,140 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 35,405 | 25,094 | ||||||
| Accrued interest payable on notes payable | 334,180 | 427,023 | ||||||
| Accrued consulting fees | 926,217 | 832,967 | ||||||
| Notes payable, net of debt discounts of $6,889 and $85,233, respectively | 1,419,108 | 1,366,430 | ||||||
| Notes payable to related parties | 135,551 | 121,323 | ||||||
| Derivative liability | 2,817,101 | 2,006,815 | ||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 5,667,562 | 4,780,792 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 5,667,562 | 4,780,792 | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 200 and 200 shares issued and outstanding | – | – | ||||||
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000,000 shares authorized, 16,189,732 and 4,678,553 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 1,621 | 468 | ||||||
| Common stock payable - 1 share | 8,460 | 8,460 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital | 10,213,431 | 6,987,191 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (15,878,189 | ) | (11,762,237 | ) | ||||
| Total Stockholders' Deficit | (5,654,677 | ) | (4,766,118 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | $ | 12,885 | $ | 14,674 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
| For the Year Ended | ||||||||
| May 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| NET REVENUES | $ | – | $ | 60 | ||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Accrued Salaries and Consulting fees | 120,000 | 305,000 | ||||||
| Professional fees | 97,162 | 102,924 | ||||||
| Other selling, general and administrative | 45,403 | 63,398 | ||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 262,565 | 471,322 | ||||||
| LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (262,565 | ) | (471,262 | ) | ||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) | ||||||||
| Gain on settlement of debt | 260,032 | – | ||||||
| Gain (Expense) from derivative liability | (526,690 | ) | 36,930 | |||||
| Interest expense (including amortization of debt discounts of $361,939 and $473,080, respectively) | (645,021 | ) | (989,810 | ) | ||||
| Loss on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest | (2,941,708 | ) | (1,445,042 | ) | ||||
| Total Other Income (Expenses) | (3,853,387 | ) | (2,397,922 | ) | ||||
| LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (4,115,952 | ) | (2,869,184 | ) | ||||
| INCOME TAX EXPENSE | – | – | ||||||
| NET LOSS | $ | (4,115,952 | ) | $ | (2,869,184 | ) | ||
| BASIC AND DILUTED: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) per common share | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (1.03 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | 16,189,732 | 2,778,900 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Deficit
For the Period from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2022
| Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated | Stockholders' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Payable | Paid-in Capital | Deficit | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 1, 2020 | 200 | $ | – | 373,710 | 37 | $ | 8,460 | $ | 4,707,529 | $ | (8,893,053 | ) | $ | (4,177,026 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for conversion of debt | – | – | 4,304,842 | 430 | – | 2,279,662 | – | 2,280,092 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the year ended May 31, 2021 | – | – | – | – | – | – | (2,869,184 | ) | (2,869,184 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, May 31, 2021 | 200 | – | 4,678,553 | 468 | 8,460 | 6,987,191 | (11,762,237 | ) | (4,766,118 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for conversion of debt | – | – | 11,511,179 | 1,153 | – | 3,226,240 | – | 3,227,393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the year ended May 31, 2022 | – | – | – | – | – | – | (4,115,952 | ) | (4,115,952 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, May 31, 2022 | 200 | $ | – | 16,189,732 | $ | 1,621 | $ | 8,460 | $ | 10,213,431 | $ | (15,878,189 | ) | $ | (5,654,677 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Note: The above statement reflects retroactively the 1 share for 1,000 shares reverse split effective April 21, 2022
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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| THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. | ||||||||
| (formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.) | ||||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||||||||
| For the Year Ended | ||||||||
| May 31, | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (4,115,952 | ) | $ | (2,869,184 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation of music inventory | 2,142 | 3,096 | ||||||
| Gain on settlement of debt | (260,032 | ) | – | |||||
| Expense (income) from derivative liability | 526,690 | (36,930 | ) | |||||
| Amortization of debt discounts | 361,939 | 473,080 | ||||||
| Loss on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest | 2,941,708 | 1,445,042 | ||||||
| Default interest added to notes principal balance | 103,190 | – | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 10,311 | (12,361 | ) | |||||
| Accrued interest payable on notes payable | 144,469 | 175,392 | ||||||
| Accrued consulting fees | 93,250 | 218,367 | ||||||
| Net Cash Used by Operating Activities | (192,285 | ) | (603,498 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Music inventory | – | (183 | ) | |||||
| Net Cash Used by Investing Activities | – | (183 | ) | |||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Bank overdraft | (1,140 | ) | 1,140 | |||||
| Proceeds from notes payable | 380,050 | 864,820 | ||||||
| Repayments of notes payable | (200,500 | ) | (233,021 | ) | ||||
| Repayments of notes payable to related parties | (27,272 | ) | (59,300 | ) | ||||
| Net proceeds from notes payable to related parties | 41,500 | 25,300 | ||||||
| Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 192,638 | 598,939 | ||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 353 | (4,742 | ) | |||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD | – | 4,742 | ||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | $ | 353 | $ | – | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||||||
| Cash Payments For: | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| Income taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Initial derivative liability charged to debt discounts | $ | 283,596 | $ | 555,000 | ||||
| Conversion of debt and accrued interest into common stock | $ | 285,686 | $ | 835,050 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION
Music of Your Life, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida on January 30, 2008 under the name of “Zhong Sen International Tea Company”. From January 2008 to May 2013, the Company operated with the principal business objective of providing sales and marketing consulting services to small to medium sized Chinese tea producing companies who wished to export and distribute high quality Chinese tea products worldwide. On May 31, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Music of Your Life, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“MYL Nevada”) incorporated October 10, 2012, and Music of Your Life Merger Sub, Inc., a Utah corporation ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which MYL Nevada merged with Merger Sub. As a result of the merger, MYL Nevada became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and on July 26, 2013, the Company changed its name to Music of Your Life, Inc., and operated a nationwide syndicated radio network. On May 20, 2014 the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of iRadio, Inc., a Utah corporation. The Company was the surviving corporation. iRadio was an entity related to the Company by common ownership.
Reverse Stock Split
Effective April 21, 2022, the Company effectuated a 1 share for 1,000 shares reverse stock split which reduced the issued and outstanding shares of common stock from 16,189,731,657 shares to 16,189,732 shares. The accompanying financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.
Acquisition of The Marquie Group, Inc.
On August 16, 2018 (see Note 10), the Company merged with The Marquie Group, Inc. (“TMG”) in exchange for the issuance of a total of 100 shares of our common stock to TMG’s stockholders. Following the merger, the Company had 102 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. On December 5, 2018, the Company amended and restated its Articles of Incorporation providing for a change in the Company’s name from “Music of Your Life, Inc.” to “The Marquie Group, Inc.” The TMG business plan is to advertise a direct-to-consumer, health and beauty product line called “Whim” that use innovative formulations of plant-based, amino-acids and other natural alternatives to chemical ingredients.
Acquisition of Global Nutrition Experience, Inc.
On November 21, 2019 (see Note 10), the Company merged with Global Nutrition Experience, Inc. (“GNE”) in exchange for the issuance of a total of 193,000 shares of our common stock to GNE’s stockholder. The GNE business plan is to license intellectual property from, and to third parties.
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
This summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements. The following policies are considered to be significant:
a. Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and include the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
b. Accounting Method
The Company recognizes income and expenses based on the accrual method of accounting. The Company has elected a May 31 year-end.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
c. Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
d. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents are generally comprised of certain highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months.
e. Basic and Fully Diluted Net Loss per Share of Common Stock
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards No. ASC 260, “Earnings per Share,” basic net loss per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares plus dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. Dilutive instruments (such as convertible notes payable) have not been included in the diluted earnings per share computations as their effect were antidilutive for the periods presented.
f. Revenue Recognition
The Company adopted ASC 606 requires the use of a new five-step model to recognize revenue from customer contracts. The five-step model requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contracts, which includes (1) identifying the contracts or agreements with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied. Advance customer payments are recorded as deferred revenue until such time as they are recognized. The Company does not offer any cash rebates. Returns or discounts, if any, are netted against gross revenues.
g. Advertising
Advertising costs, which are expensed as incurred, were $-0- for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021.
h. Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
At May 31, 2022, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $9,842,689, of which $3,340,960 expires in varying amounts through 2038 and $6,521,729 does not expire. No tax benefit has been reported in the financial statements because the potential tax benefits of the net operating loss carryforwards are offset by a valuation allowance of the same amount.
Due to the change in ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax reporting purposes are subject to annual limitations. Should a substantial change in ownership occur, net operating loss carryforwards may be limited as to future use.
Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of May 31, 2022 and 2021:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| NOL Carryover | $ | 1,262,593 | $ | 1,202,614 | ||||
| Valuation allowance | (1,262,593 | ) | (1,202,614 | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax asset | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
The income tax provision differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate of 21% to pretax income (loss) for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 due to the following:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Expected tax (benefit) at 21% | $ | (864,350 | ) | $ | (602,529 | ) | ||
| Non-deductible expense (non-taxable income) from derivative liability | 110,605 | (7,755 | ) | |||||
| Non-deductible amortization of debt discounts | 76,007 | 99,347 | ||||||
| Non-deductible loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest | 617,759 | 303,459 | ||||||
| Change in valuation allowance | 59,979 | 207,478 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
For the periods presented, the Company had no tax positions or unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company includes interest and penalties arising from the underpayment of income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations in the provision for income taxes. For the periods presented, the Company had no such interest or penalties.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
| i. | Concentrations of Credit Risk |
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risks consist of cash and cash equivalents. The Company places cash and cash equivalents at well-known quality financial institutions. Cash and cash equivalents at banks are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for up to $250,000. The Company did not have any cash or cash equivalents in excess of this amount at May 31, 2022.
j. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have reviewed accounting pronouncements issued and have adopted any that are applicable to the Company. We have determined that none had a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021.
Certain other accounting pronouncements have been issued by the FASB and other standard setting organizations which are not yet effective and therefore have not yet been adopted by the Company. The impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations from adoption of these standards is not expected to be material.
NOTE 3 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company has adopted FASB ASC 820-10-50, “Fair Value Measurements.” This guidance defines fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measures. The three levels are 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 asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 inputs to valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair measurement.
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for the cash and cash equivalents, receivables and current liabilities each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest.
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY
During the year ended May 31, 2013, the Company loaned $174,950 to the Company’s current chief executive in anticipation of the merger agreement described in Note 1. The loans were non-interest bearing and due on demand. Effective May 31, 2015, the Company agreed to waive collection of $100,000 of the remaining $115,950 loans receivable balance in exchange for the chief executive officer’s agreement to waive payment of the $100,000 accrued consulting fees balance due him at May 31, 2015. Effective May 31, 2020, the Company agreed to waive collection of $15,950 of the remaining loans receivable balance in exchange for the chief executive officer’s agreement to waive payment of $15,950 accrued consulting fees balance due him at May 31, 2020 (see Note 11). As of May 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance due on this loan was $-0-.
NOTE 5 - MUSIC INVENTORY
Music inventory consisted of the following:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Digital music acquired for use in operations – at cost | $ | 21,648 | $ | 21,648 | ||||
| Accumulated depreciation | (19,481 | ) | (17,339 | ) | ||||
| Music inventory – net | $ | 2,167 | $ | 4,309 | ||||
The Company purchases digital music to broadcast over the radio and internet. During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Company purchased $-0- worth of music inventory. For the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, depreciation on music inventory was $2,142 and $3,096, respectively.
NOTE 6 – ACCRUED CONSULTING FEES
Accrued consulting fees consisted of the following:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Due to Company Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated March 1, 2017 – monthly compensation of $10,000 | $ | 253,817 | $ | 138,817 | ||||
| Due to wife of Company Chief Executive Officer pursuant to consulting agreement effective August 16, 2018 – monthly compensation of $15,000 | 318,100 | 318,100 | ||||||
| Due to mother of Company Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated September 1, 2015 (which was terminated November 30, 2019) – monthly compensation of $5,000 to November 30, 2019 | 131,350 | 131,350 | ||||||
| Due to service provider pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated September 1, 2015 (which was terminated February 28, 2019) – monthly compensation of $5,000 to February 28, 2019 | 144,700 | 144,700 | ||||||
| Due to service provider pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated September 1, 2015 (which was terminated November 30, 2019) – monthly compensation of $1,000 to November 30, 2019 | 48,000 | 48,000 | ||||||
| Due to two other service providers | 30,250 | 52,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 926,217 | $ | 832,967 | ||||
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
The accrued consulting fees balance changed as follows:
| Year Ended | ||||||||
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Balance, beginning of period | $ | 832,967 | $ | 614,600 | ||||
| Compensation expense accrued pursuant to consulting agreements | 120,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| Payments to consultants | (26,750 | ) | (81,633 | ) | ||||
| Balance, end of period | $ | 926,217 | $ | 832,967 | ||||
See Note 11 (Commitments and Contingencies)
NOTE 7 - NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable consisted of the following:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Notes payable to entities, non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | $ | 39,300 | $ | 7,500 | ||||
| Note payable to an individual, due on May 22, 2015, in default (B) | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to an entity, non-interest bearing, due on February 1, 2016, in default (D) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a family trust, stated interest of $2,500, due on October 31, 2015, in default (E) | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a corporation, stated interest of $5,000, due on October 21, 2015, in default (G) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a corporation, stated interest of $5,000, due on November 6, 2015, in default (H) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to an individual, due on December 20, 2015, in default, 24% default rate from January 20, 2016 (I) | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on December 29, 2016, in default (M) | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Note payable to a family trust, interest at 10%, due on November 30, 2016, in default (P) | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an individual, interest at 10%, due on demand (V) | 46,890 | 46,890 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an individual, interest at 8%, due on demand (W) | 29,000 | 29,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an individual, interest at 8%, due on demand (X) | 21,500 | 21,500 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on demand (Y) | 8,100 | 8,600 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on January 11, 2019, 15% default rate from January 11, 2019 (AA) | – | 23,167 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on demand (CC) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on March 5, 2019, in default (DD) | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on April 4, 2019, in default (EE) | – | 37,500 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on September 18, 2019, (FF) | – | 22,500 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on September 18, 2019, in default (GG) | 8,505 | 8,505 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on September 19, 2019, (HH) | – | 175,720 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on November 13, 2019, (JJ) | – | 56,055 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on November 15, 2019, (KK) | – | 20,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on November 30, 2019, (LL) | – | 5,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on December 6, 2019, (MM) | – | 3,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on December 11, 2019, (NN) | – | 10,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on March 10, 2020, 24% default rate from March 10, 2020 (OO) | – | 58,750 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on September 12, 2020 (PP) | – | 12,500 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on November 30, 2021, in default – net of discount of $-0- and $85,233, respectively (SS) | 154,764 | 84,767 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on December 30, 2021 (TT) | – | 50,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on April 15, 2022 (UU) | – | 55,000 | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 10%, due on June 4, 2022, net of discount of $2,615 and $-0-, respectively (VV) | 167,597 | – | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 8%, due on August 27, 2022, net of discount of $4,274 and $-0-, respectively (WW) | 9,726 | – | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on December 21, 2022 (YY) | 58,250 | – | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to an entity, interest at 12%, due on February 8, 2023 (ZZ) | 245,000 | – | ||||||
| Note payable to the Small Business Administration under the Payroll Protection Program, interest at 1%, due in installments through May 4, 2022, forgivable in part or whole subject to certain requirements. | 170,000 | 170,000 | ||||||
| Notes payable to individuals, non-interest bearing, due on demand | 103,476 | 103,476 | ||||||
| Total Notes Payable | 1,419,108 | 1,366,430 | ||||||
| Less: Current Portion | (1,419,108 | ) | (1,366,430 | ) | ||||
| Long-Term Notes Payable | $ | – | $ | – |
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
(B) On April 22, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note, non-interest bearing (interest at 24% per annum after May 22, 2015), due at maturity on May 22, 2015.
(D) On July 24, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 Promissory Note to Kodiak Capital Group, LLC (“Kodiak”) for services rendered in association with an Equity Purchase Agreement. As amended and restated January 4, 2016, the note is non-interest bearing and was due on February 1, 2016.
(E) On July 31, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $2,500 due at maturity on October 31, 2015.
(G) On August 6, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $5,000 due at maturity on October 21, 2015.
(H) On August 21, 2015, the Company issued a $50,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $5,000 due at maturity on November 6, 2015.
(I) On September 21, 2015, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note with a stated interest amount of $2,500 due at maturity on December 20, 2015. In the event that all principal and interest are not paid to the lender by January 20, 2016, interest is to accrue at a rate of 24% per annum commencing on January 21, 2016.
(M) On December 29, 2015, the Company issued a $20,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $15,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, was due on December 29, 2016, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest closing bid price during the 30 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(P) On June 3, 2016, the Company issued a $25,000 Promissory Note. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum and was due on November 30, 2016.
(V) On May 3, 2017, the Company issued a $72,750 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender as a replacement for the principal and interest due on a promissory note due on October 14, 2014. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to $0.1293 per share.
(W) On April 5, 2017, the Company issued a $35,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender as a replacement for the principal and interest due on a promissory note due on August 23, 2015. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 40% of the lowest Trading Price during the 5 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(X) On April 5, 2017, the Company issued a $27,500 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender as a replacement for the principal and interest due on a promissory note due on October 31, 2015. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 40% of the lowest Trading Price during the 5 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
(Y) On March 1, 2017, the Company issued a $8,600 Convertible Promissory Note to a vendor of the Company to convert certain accounts payable due to the vendor. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the higher of $0.04 per share or 60% of the lowest Trading Price during the 5 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date.
(AA) On January 11, 2018, the Company issued a $500,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender. During the quarter ended February 28, 2018, the Company borrowed $88,000 (of the $500,000), and received net loan proceeds of $75,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum (15% per annum default rate) and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 15 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability). The maturity date for each tranche funded is twelve months from the effective date of each payment.
(CC) On December 1, 2017, the Company issued a $50,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a vendor in settlement of certain accrued consulting fees of $50,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on demand, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 60% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(DD) On March 5, 2018, the Company issued a $35,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $33,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on March 5, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(EE) On April 4, 2018, the Company issued a $37,500 Convertible Promissory Note (Tranche 2 of (AA) above) to a lender for net loan proceeds of $35,500. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on April 4, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(FF) On September 18, 2018, the Company issued a $22,500 Convertible Promissory Note (Tranche 3 of (AA) above) to a lender for net loan proceeds of $17,500. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on September 18, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(GG) On September 18, 2018, the Company issued a $18,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $14,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on September 18, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(HH) On December 19, 2018, the Company issued a $200,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $169,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on September 19, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the lesser of (i) the lowest Trading Price during the 25 Trading Day period prior to December 19, 2018 or (ii) 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 25 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
(JJ) On February 13, 2019, the Company issued a $75,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $67,500. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on November 13, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(KK) On November 15, 2018, the Company issued a $20,000 Convertible Promissory Note (Tranche 4 of (AA) above) to a lender for net loan proceeds of $20,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on November 15, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(LL) On November 30, 2018, the Company issued a $5,000 Convertible Promissory Note (Tranche 5 of (AA) above) to a lender for net loan proceeds of $5,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on November 30, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(MM) On December 6, 2018, the Company issued a $3,000 Convertible Promissory Note (Tranche 6 of (AA) above) to a lender for net loan proceeds of $3,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on December 6, 2019, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(NN) On December 11, 2018, the Company issued a $10,000 Convertible Promissory Note (Tranche 7 of (AA) above) to a lender for net loan proceeds of $10,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on December 11, 2019, and was convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(OO) On June 10, 2019, the Company issued a $58,750 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $50,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum (24% per annum default rate), was due on March 10, 2020, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 25 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(PP) On September 5, 2019, the Company issued a $12,500 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $10,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, was due on September 5, 2020, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 50% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 9 (Derivative Liability).
(SS) On November 30, 2020, the Company issued a $170,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender which paid off some of the accrued interest for the note described in (RR) above. The Company received net proceeds of $32,500. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on November 30, 2021, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the lesser of (1) 105% of the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Issue Date, or (2) the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of the conversion. See Note 7 (Derivative Liability).
(TT) On December 30, 2020, the Company issued a $50,000 Promissory Note. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum and is due on December 30, 2021.
(UU) On April 15, 2021, the Company issued a $55,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $45,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on April 15, 2022, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the higher of (1) $0.90, or (2) the par value of the Common Stock.
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
(VV) On June 4, 2021, the Company issued a $238,596 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender which paid off the principal and accrued interest for the notes described in (EE), (FF), (KK), (LL), (MM), (NN) and (PP) above. The note bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, is due on June 4, 2022, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the lesser of (1) $0.04, or (2) 50% of the lowest trading price of the common stock for the previous 15 day trading period. See Note 7 (Derivative Liability).
(WW) On August 27, 2021, the Company issued a $14,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $10,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum, is due on August 27, 2022, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 65% of the lowest trading price in the 10 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date. See Note 7 (Derivative Liability).
(YY) On December 21, 2021, the Company issued a $58,250 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $49,925. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on December 21, 2022, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the higher of (1) $0.10, or (2) the par value of the Common Stock.
(ZZ) On February 8, 2022, the Company issued a $245,000 Convertible Promissory Note to a lender for net loan proceeds of $218,000. The note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, is due on February 8, 2023, and is convertible at the option of the lender into shares of the Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to the higher of (1) $0.10, or (2) the par value of the Common Stock.
Concentration of Notes Payable:
The principal balance of the notes payable was due to:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Lender A | $ | – | $ | 23,167 | ||||
| Lender B | – | 284,470 | ||||||
| Lender C | 458,014 | 225,000 | ||||||
| Lender D | 170,212 | 110,500 | ||||||
| 14 other lenders | 797,771 | 808,526 | ||||||
| Total | 1,425,997 | 1,451,663 | ||||||
| Less debt discounts | (6,889 | ) | (85,233 | ) | ||||
| Net | $ | 1,419,108 | $ | 1,366,430 | ||||
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
NOTE 8 – NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTIES
Notes payable – related parties consisted of the following:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Note payable to Company law firm (and owner of 2,500 shares of common stock since August 16, 2018), non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | $ | 2,073 | $ | 2,073 | ||||
| Notes payable to The OZ Corporation (owner of 2,500 shares of common stock since August 16, 2018), non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | 69,250 | 69,250 | ||||||
| Notes payable to the Chief Executive Officer, non-interest bearing, due on demand, unsecured | 14,228 | – | ||||||
| Convertible note payable to John D. Thomas P.C. (Company law firm and owner of 25,000 shares of common stock since August 16, 2018), interest at 10%, due on demand, convertible at the option of the lender into shares of Company common stock at a Conversion Price equal to 60% of the lowest Trading Price during the 20 Trading Day period prior to the Conversion Date (BB) See Note 9 (Derivative Liability) | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Total Notes Payable | 135,551 | 121,323 | ||||||
| Less: Current Portion | (135,551 | ) | (121,323 | ) | ||||
| Long-Term Notes Payable | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
NOTE 9 - DERIVATIVE LIABILITY
The derivative liability at May 31, 2022 and 2021 consisted of:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Face Value | Derivative Liability | Face Value | Derivative Liability | |||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 29, 2015, due December 29, 2016 (M) | $ | 40,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 40,000 | $ | 48,000 | ||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued April 5, 2017, due on demand (W) | 29,000 | 43,500 | 29,000 | 58,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued April 5, 2017, due on demand (X) | 21,500 | 32,250 | 21,500 | 43,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued January 11, 2018 (AA) | – | – | 23,167 | 27,800 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 1, 2017, due on demand (BB) | 50,000 | 33,333 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 1, 2017, due on demand (CC) | 50,000 | 33,333 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued March 5, 2018, due on March 5, 2019 (DD) | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 42,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued April 4, 2018, due on April 4, 2019 (EE) | – | – | 37,500 | 45,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued September 18, 2018, due on September 18, 2019 (FF) | – | – | 22,500 | 27,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued September 18, 2018, due on September 18, 2019 (GG) | 8,506 | 8,506 | 8,506 | 10,208 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 19, 2018, due on September 19, 2019 (HH) | – | – | 200,000 | 223,384 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued February 4, 2019, due on August 4, 2019 (II) | – | – | 170,000 | 151,009 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued February 13, 2019, due on November 13, 2019 (JJ) | – | – | 75,000 | 80,314 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued November 15, 2018, due on November 15, 2019 (KK) | – | – | 20,000 | 24,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued November 30, 2018, due on November 30, 2019 (LL) | – | – | 5,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 6, 2018, due on December 6, 2019 (MM) | – | – | 3,000 | 3,600 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued December 11, 2018, due on December 11, 2019 (NN) | – | – | 10,000 | 12,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued June 10, 2019, due on March 10, 2020 (OO) | – | – | 58,750 | 70,500 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued September 5, 2019, due on September 5, 2020 (PP) | – | – | 12,500 | 15,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued November 30, 2020, due on November 30, 2021 (SS) | 154,764 | 1,392,875 | 170,000 | 1,020,000 | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued June 4, 2021, due on June 4, 2022 (VV) | 170,212 | 1,176,766 | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Convertible note payable issued August 27, 2021, due on August 27, 2022 (WW) | 14,000 | 21,538 | – | – | ||||||||||||
| Totals | $ | 572,982 | $ | 2,817,101 | $ | 1,041,423 | $ | 2,006,815 | ||||||||
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
The above convertible notes contain a variable conversion feature based on the future trading price of the Company common stock. Therefore, the number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes is indeterminate. Accordingly, we have recorded the fair value of the embedded conversion features as a derivative liability at the respective issuance dates of the notes and charged the applicable amounts to debt discounts and the remainder to other expense. The increase (decrease) in the fair value of the derivative liability from the respective issuance dates of the notes to the measurement dates is charged (credited) to other expense (income). The fair value of the derivative liability of the notes is measured at the respective issuance dates and quarterly thereafter using the Black Scholes option pricing model.
Assumptions used for the calculations of the derivative liability of the notes at May 31, 2022 include (1) stock price of $0.001 per share, (2) exercise prices ranging from $0.0004 to $0.00065 per share, (3) terms ranging from 0 days to 88 days, (4) expected volatility of 1,986% and (5) risk free interest rates ranging from 0.73% to 1.16%.
Assumptions used for the calculations of the derivative liability of the notes at May 31, 2021 include (1) stock price of $0.0006 per share, (2) exercise prices ranging from $0.0001 to $0.0005 per share, (3) terms ranging from 0 days to 183 days, (4) expected volatility of 996% and (5) risk free interest rates ranging from 0.01% to 0.03%.
Concentration of Derivative Liability:
The derivative liability relates to convertible notes payable due to:
| May 31, 2022 | May 31, 2021 | |||||||
| Lender A | $ | – | $ | 27,801 | ||||
| Lender B | – | 293,884 | ||||||
| Lender C | 1,392,874 | 1,171,009 | ||||||
| Lender D | – | 80,316 | ||||||
| Lender E | 1,176,765 | 82,600 | ||||||
| Lender F | 65,044 | |||||||
| 6 other lenders | 182,418 | 351,205 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 2,817,101 | $ | 2,006,815 | ||||
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
NOTE 10 - EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
On October 3, 2016, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to 2,000,000,000 shares and to change the par value of both the common stock and preferred stock from $0.001 per share to $0.0001 per share.
On November 9, 2016, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 2,000,000,000 to 10,000,000,000 shares and to amend the voting rights for the Series A Preferred Stock. As amended, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal to four times the sum of (a) all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting; plus (b) the total number of votes of all other classes of preferred stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of voting; divided by (c) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting. The Series A Preferred Stock has no conversion, liquidation, or dividend rights.
On August 16, 2018, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement by and among the Company, and The Marquie Group, Inc., a Utah Corporation (“TMG”), pursuant to which the Company merged with TMG. The Company is the surviving corporation. Each shareholder of TMG received one (1) share of common stock of the Company for every one (1) share of TMG common stock held as of August 16, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, all of the shares of TMG held by TMG shareholders were cancelled, and 100 shares of common stock of the Company were issued to the TMG shareholders.
TMG was incorporated on August 3, 2018. The merger provides the Company with certain registered trademarks and intellectual property of TMG with respect to health, beauty, and social networking products. The three stockholders of TMG prior to the merger who received the 100 shares are (1) Marc Angell (CEO of the Company) and Jacquie Angell (50 shares), (2) The OZ Corporation (holder of $103,250 of Company notes payable at May 31, 2020 and 2019 (25 shares), and (3) John Thomas P.C. (Company law firm and holder of $52,073 of Company notes payable at May 31, 2020 and 2019 (25 shares). 2Pursuant to ASC 805-50-30-5 relating to transactions between entities under common control, the intellectual property of TMG (and the issuance of the 100 shares of common stock) was recorded at $-0-, the historical cost of the property to TMGI.
During the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 62,458 shares of common stock for the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of $78,315. We incurred a loss on the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest of $159,802, which represents the excess of the $238,117 fair value of the 62,458 shares at the dates of conversion over the $78,315 amount of debt satisfied.
On August 28, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a Notice of Qualification regarding a Form 1-A filed by the Company in connection with the Company’s offering of up to 1,333,333 shares of common stock at a price of $7.50 per share or a total offering of $10,000,000. On December 26, 2019, the Company amended its Form 1-A Offering Circular to reduce the offering price from $7.50 per share to $3.50 per share. On February 25,2020, the Company amended its Form 1-A Offering Circular to reduce the offering price to $0.70 per share. As part of this offering, during the year ended May 31, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 117,867 shares of common stock for cash in the amount of $320,400. The end date of the offering was August 28, 2020.
On November 21, 2019, the Company merged with Global Nutrition Experience, Inc. (“GNE”) in exchange for the issuance of a total of 160,000 shares of our common stock to GNE’s stockholders. Following the merger, the Company had 161,062 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. GNE was incorporated on November 21, 2019. The stockholder of GNE prior to the merger who received the 160,000 shares was the Angell Family Trust. Pursuant to ASC 805-50-30-5 relating to transactions between entities under common control, the intellectual property of GNE (and the issuance of the 160,000 shares of common stock) were recorded at $-0-, the historical cost of the property to GNE. During the three months ended February 29, 2020, the Company issued an additional 33,000 shares of common stock as part of the merger.
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
During the year ended May 31, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,304,842 shares of common stock for the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of $835,050. We incurred a loss on the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest of $1,445,042, which represents the excess of the $2,280,092 fair value of the 4,304,842 shares at the dates of conversion over the $835,050 amount of debt satisfied.
Effective April 21, 2022, the Company effectuated a 1 for 1,000 reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock (“Reverse Split”), meaning that each 1,000 shares of Common Stock is consolidated into 1 share of Common Stock following the reverse split, provided however, that fractional shares would be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Following the Reverse Split, the Company had 16,189,732 common shares issued and outstanding. The accompanying financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.
During the year ended May 31, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 11,511,179 shares of common stock for the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest in the aggregate amount of $285,683. We incurred a loss on the conversion of notes payable and accrued interest of $2,941,708, which represents the excess of the $3,227,391 fair value of the 11,511,179 shares at the dates of conversion over the $835,050 amount of debt satisfied.
NOTE 11 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Consulting Agreements with Individuals
The Company has entered into Consulting Agreements with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the wife of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the mother of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and other service providers (see Note 6 – Accrued Consulting Fees). The Consulting Agreement with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provides for monthly compensation of $10,000. The Consulting Agreement with the wife of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provided for monthly compensation of $15,000 and expired on May 31, 2021. The Consulting Agreement with the mother of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer provides for monthly compensation of $5,000 and was terminated as of November 30, 2019. The other 3 consulting agreements provided for monthly compensation totaling $6,500 and were terminated as of November 30, 2019.
Corporate Consulting Agreement
On March 14, 2018, the Company executed a Corporate Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a consulting firm entity (the “Consultant”). The Agreement provided for the Consultant to perform certain investor relations and other services for the Company. The term of the Agreement was 4 months but the Agreement provided that the Company could terminate the Agreement for any reason at any time upon 5 days written prior notice. The Agreement provided for 8 payments of cash fees totaling $240,000 to be paid to the Consultant over 4 months. On April 1, 2018, the Company notified the Consultant that the Agreement was terminated. A total of $25,000 was paid to the Consultant in March 2018 which was expensed and included in “Salaries and Consulting Fees” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended May 31, 2018. No other amounts were accrued at May 31, 2022 and 2021. On October 16, 2018 (see Note 10), the Company issued 5,000 shares of its common stock to the Consultant. On October 26, 2018, the Consultant advised the Company that it had not been notified that the Agreement was terminated on April 1, 2018 and that the Company is in default of the Agreement.
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(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
Consulting Agreement with New Jersey Entity
On December 5, 2019 and January 13, 2020, the Company paid $50,000 and $50,000, respectively to a consulting firm entity (the “Consultant”) pursuant to Consulting Agreements dated December 4, 2019 and January 11, 2020. The Consulting Agreements provided for the Consultant to perform certain strategic planning, business development, and investor relations services for the Company for total compensation of $100,000 cash (which was expensed and included in “Other Selling, General and Administrative Expenses” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended February 29, 2020. The terms of the Consulting Agreements were for 90 days each.
NOTE 12 - GOING CONCERN
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. At May 31, 2022, the Company had negative working capital of $5,667,209 and an accumulated deficit of $15,878,189. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
To date the Company has funded its operations through a combination of loans and sales of common stock. The Company anticipates another net loss for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2023 and with the expected cash requirements for the coming year, there is substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue operations.
The Company is attempting to improve these conditions by way of financial assistance through issuances of additional equity and by generating revenues through sales of products and services.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On June 10, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company entered into that certain Note Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) in connection with the issuance of that certain convertible promissory note (the “Purchase Note”) in the face amount of $38,880.00 in exchange for $35,000 in consideration therefor. The Purchase Note matures twelve months from the date of issuance (the “Maturity Date”), and bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum. The Purchase Note may be prepaid until the Maturity Date at (a) 100% multiplied by the Principal Amount then outstanding plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (c) $750.00 to reimburse Holder for administrative fees. The Purchase Note, together with all interest as accrued is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price equal to the lower of $0.00005 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of conversion. The Purchase Agreement and the Purchase Note contain representations, warranties, conditions, restrictions, and covenants of the Company that are customary in such transactions with smaller companies.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued and determined there are no additional events requiring disclosure.
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PROSPECTUS
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
UP TO 75,000,000 SHARES OF
COMMON STOCK
TO BE SOLD BY A CURRENT SECURITY HOLDER
We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give you written information other than this prospectus or to make representations as to matters not stated in this prospectus. You must not rely on unauthorized information. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities or a solicitation of your offer to buy the securities in any jurisdiction where that would not be permitted or legal. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sales made hereunder after the date of this prospectus shall create an implication that the information contained herein nor the affairs of the issuer have not changed since the date hereof.
Until January 14, 2023 (90 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that effect transactions in these shares of common stock may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS October 14, 2022
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PART II – INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses and Issuance and Distribution
The expenses payable by the Registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered (other than underwriting discounts and commissions, if any) are set forth below. Each item listed is estimated, except for the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee.
| Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | $ | 43.80 | ||
| Legal fees and expenses | 15,000.00 | |||
| Accounting fees and expenses | 5,000.00 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1,000.00 | |||
| Total expenses | $ | 21,050.00 |
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Pursuant to our charter and under the Florida Business Corporation Act, our directors are not liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty, except for liability in connection with a breach of duty of loyalty, for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, for authorization of illegal dividend payments or stock redemptions under Florida law or any transaction from which a director has derived an improper personal benefit. Our charter provides that we are authorized to provide indemnification of (and advancement of expenses) to directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company (and any other persons to which applicable law permits the Company to provide indemnification) through by-law provisions, agreements with such persons, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
The Company has previously entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current directors and officers. The indemnification agreement indemnifies the indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, including against third-party claims and claims by or in right of the Company or any subsidiary or majority-owned partnership of the Company by reason of that person (including the advancement of expenses subject to certain conditions) (a) being a director, officer employee or agent of the Company, or of any subsidiary or majority-owned partnership of the Company or (b) serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity. If appropriate, the Company is entitled to assume the defense of the claim with counsel selected by the Company and approved by the indemnitee (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld). Separate counsel employed by the indemnitee will be at his or her own expense unless (1) the employment of separate counsel has been previously authorized by the Company, (2) the indemnitee reasonably concludes there may be a conflict of interest, or (3) the Company has not, in fact, employed counsel to assume the defense of such claim.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On June 19, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) approved a 1 for 4,000 reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock (“Reverse Split”), meaning that each 4,000 shares of Common Stock is consolidated into 1 share of Common Stock following the reverse split, provided however, that fractional shares would be rounded up to the nearest whole share. Following the Reverse Split, the Company had 910,610 common shares issued and outstanding. Effective September 4, 2019, the Company effectuated a 1 for 400 reverse split of the Company’s common stock.
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THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
(formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
May 31, 2022
On August 16, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), Music of Your Life, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, and The Marquie Group, Inc., a Utah corporation ("TMG"), pursuant to which the Company merged with TMG. The Company was the surviving corporation. Each shareholder of TMG received one (1) share of common stock of the Company for every one (1) share of TMG common stock held as of August 16, 2018. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, all of the shares of TMG held by TMG shareholders were cancelled, and 100,000 shares of common stock (as adjusted for the September 4, 2019 1 share for 400 shares stock split) of the Company were issued to the TMG shareholders. A majority of these shares, 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company were issued to Marc and Jacquie Angell, affiliates of the Company. This is considered a related party transaction. The TMG merger will provide the Company with access to certain registered trademarks and intellectual property with respect to health, beauty and social networking products.
On September 20, 2022, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) to acquire 25% of the outstanding shares of SIMPLY WHIM, INC., a Wyoming corporation (hereafter, “SIMPLY WHIM”), in exchange for 666,666,668 shares of common stock (the “SIMPLYWHIM Common Stock”) of the Company and a promissory note in the face amount of Two Million dollars ($2,000,000) (such transaction is hereafter referred to as the “Exchange”). SIMPLY WHIM is a skin care product development company. As a result of the Exchange, all of the SIMPLYWHIM Common Stock was issued to Jacquie Angell, the spouse of the Company’s CEO Marc Angell. This is considered a related party transaction.
On September 26, 2022, The Marquie Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”) entered into Exchange Agreements (collectively, the “Exchange Agreements”) pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933 with existing noteholders (collectively, the “Noteholders”) of the Company and in respect to certain outstanding notes of the Company in the aggregate principal and interest amount of $160,340 (each an “Exchange Note”, collectively, the “Exchange Notes”). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, and in full settlement and exchange for the prior notes held by the Noteholders, the Company issued to each of the Noteholders a replacement Exchange Note in the exact principal amount of the Noteholders prior note, bearing interest at 12%, each convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.002 per share. Also on September 26, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 80,170,000 unrestricted shares of the Company’s common stock in conversion of the Exchange Notes in their entirety (the “Exchange Note Conversions”).
With respect to the transactions noted above. Each of the recipients of securities of the Company was an accredited investor, or is considered by the Company to be a “sophisticated person”, inasmuch as each of them has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of receiving securities of the Company. No solicitation was made and no underwriting discounts were given or paid in connection with these transactions. The Company believes that the issuance of its securities as described above was exempt from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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Item. 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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Item 17. Undertakings
Undertakings of the Registrant
The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales of securities are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”);
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (Sec.230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
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(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or our securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Petersburg, State of Florida, on the 22nd day of November, 2022.
| THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. | ||
| Dated: November 22, 2022 | /s/ Marc Angell | |
| Marc Angell | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Marc Angell and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement and any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Marc Angell | Chairman, CEO and | November 22, 2022 | ||
| Marc Angell | principal financial officer | |||
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Music of Your Life, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, hereby certifies as follows:
1. The original Articles of Incorporation of the corporation were filed with the Secretary of State of Florida on January 30, 2008.
2. Pursuant to Section 607.1003 and 607.1007 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, these Restated Articles of Incorporation restate in its entirety and integrate and further amend the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation.
3. These Amended and Restated Articles have been adopted and approved by a majority of the shareholders of the corporation.
4. The text of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation as heretofore restated in its entirety is hereby restated and further amended to read as follows:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of the corporation is THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. (the “Corporation”).
ARTICLE II. REGISTERED OFFICE
The name and address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Florida is CT Corporation System, 1200 South Pine Island Road, in the City of Plantation, in the State of Florida.
ARTICLE III. PURPOSE
The purpose or purposes of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under Florida Law.
ARTICLE IV. CAPITAL STOCK
The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of shares to be designated, respectively, "Preferred Stock" and "Common Stock." The number of shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued is Fifty Billion (50,000,000,000). The number of shares of Preferred Stock authorized to be issued is Twenty Million (20,000,000). The Preferred Stock and the Common Stock shall each have a par value of $0.0001 per share.
(A) Provisions Relating to the Common Stock. Each holder of Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock standing in such holder's name on the records of the Corporation on each matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, except as otherwise required by law.
(B) Provisions Relating to the Preferred Stock.
(1) The Board of Directors (the "Board") is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this article 4, to provide for the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Florida, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The authority of the Board with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:
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(i) The number of shares constituting that series and distinctive designation of that series;
(ii) The dividend rate on the shares of that series, whether dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which dates or dates, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;
(iii) Whether that series shall have voting rights, in addition to the voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;
(iv) Whether that series shall have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the Board shall determine;
(v) Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or dates upon or after which they shall be redeemable, and the amount per share payable in case of redemption, which amount may vary under different conditions and at different redemption dates;
(vi) Whether that series shall have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;
(vii) The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, and the relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of share of that series;
(viii) Any other relative or participation rights, preferences and limitations of that series;
(ix) If no shares of any series of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the elimination of the designation, powers, preferences, and right of such shares, in which event such shares shall return to their status as authorized but undesignated Preferred Stock.
(2) Provisions, Designations, and Characteristics Relating to Series “A” Preferred Stock.
(i) Two Hundred (200) of the Company's Twenty Million (20,000,000) authorized shares of preferred stock are designated as Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii) The Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holders the right to vote, either together with holders of the Corporation’s common stock, or as a separate class of shares, on any matter upon which the shareholders of common stock of the Corporation may vote, including but not limited to any resolutions purporting to vary any of their rights or create any class of capital stock ranking in priority to them or effect any reorganization which would disadvantage the Series A Preferred Stock relative to the shares of the Corporation’s common stock;
(iii) Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have voting rights equal to four times the sum of (a) all shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at time of voting; plus (b) the total number of votes of all other classes of preferred stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of voting; divided by (c) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at the time of voting.
(iv) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holder(s) of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive any of the assets of the Corporation;
(v) Shall be redeemed by the Corporation at the option of the holders thereof for an aggregate of one dollar ($1.00) for all such shares of Series A Preferred Stock so held;
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(vi) Shall not entitle the holder(s) thereof to receive dividends, whether in cash, property, or in securities of the Corporation; and
(vii) Shall not be able to convert such Series A Preferred Stock into the Corporation’s common stock.
ARTICLE V. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(A) Number. The number of directors constituting the entire Board shall be as fixed from time to time by vote of a majority of the entire Board, provided, however, that the number of directors shall not be reduced so as to shorten the term of any director at the time in office.
(B) Vacancies. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum of the Board, or by election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose.
(C) The election of directors need not be by written ballot.
ARTICLE VI. BYLAWS
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII. LIABILITY
To the fullest extent permitted by Florida law as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, no director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for or with respect to any acts or omissions in the performance of his or her duties as a director of the Corporation. Any amendment or repeal of this Article VII will not eliminate or reduce the affect of any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing immediately prior to such amendment or repeal.
ARTICLE XIII. STOCKHOLDER MEETINGS
Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Florida as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept outside the State of Florida at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE IX. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.
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I, THE UNDERSIGNED, being the Secretary of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. pursuant to Section 607.1003 and 607.1007 of the Florida Business Corporation Act, hereby declare and certify, under penalties of perjury, that this is my act and deed and the facts herein stated are true, and accordingly have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of March, 2021.
/s/ Marc Angell
Mark Angell, Secretary
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Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
Article 1
Identification
Section 1.01. Name. The name of the Corporation is THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
Section 1.02. Resident Agent and Address. The Name of the Resident Agent is CT Corp System, with such street address as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. The Resident Agent shall maintain at the Registered Office:
| (a) | A copy certified by the Secretary of State of the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, and all amendments thereto; and |
| (b) | A stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, revised annually, containing the names, alphabetically arranged, of all persons who are stockholders of the Corporation, showing their places of residence, if known, and the number of shares of stock held by them respectively. In lieu of the stock ledger of duplicate stock ledger, the agent may keep a statement setting out the name of the custodian of the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, and the present and complete post office address, including street and number, if any, where the stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger is kept. |
Section 1.03. Other Offices. Other offices may at any time be established by the Board of Directors at any place or places within or without the State of Florida where the Corporation is authorized to do business.
Section 1.04. Seal. The seal of the Corporation shall be circular in form and mounted upon a metal die, suitable for impressing the same upon paper.
Section 1.05. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Article 2
Capital Stock
Section 2.01. Consideration for Shares of Stock. The Corporation may issue and dispose of its authorized shares of stock for such consideration, as the Board of Directors determines is adequate.
Section 2.02. Certificates Representing Shares of Stock. Each holder of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to a certificate signed by the President or a Vice President, and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares of stock owned by the holder in the Corporation.
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Section 2.03. Surrendered, Lost or Destroyed Certificates. All certificates surrendered to the corporation, except those representing shares of treasury stock, shall be canceled and no new certificates shall be issued until the former certificate for a like number of shares shall have been canceled, except that in case of a lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate, a new one may be issued therefor. However, any shareholder applying for the issuance of a stock certificate in lieu of one alleged to have been lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated shall, prior to the issuance of a replacement, provide the corporation with his, her or its affidavit of the facts surrounding the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation and an indemnity bond in an amount and upon such terms as the treasurer, or the Board of Directors, shall require. In no case shall the bond be in amount less than twice the current market value of the stock and it shall indemnify the corporation against any loss, damage, cost or inconvenience arising as a consequence of the issuance of a replacement certificate.
Section 2.04. Replacement Certificate. When the Articles of Incorporation are amended in any way affecting the statements contained in the certificates for outstanding shares of capital stock of the corporation or it becomes desirable for any reason, including, without limitation, the merger or consolidation of the corporation with another corporation or the reorganization of the corporation, to cancel any outstanding certificate for shares and issue a new certificate therefor conforming to the rights of the holder, the Board of Directors may order any holders of outstanding certificates for shares to surrender and exchange the same for new certificates within a reasonable time to be fixed by the Board of Directors. The order may provide that a holder of any certificate(s) ordered to be surrendered shall not be entitled to vote, receive dividends or exercise any other rights of shareholders until the holder has complied with the order provided that such order operates to suspend such rights only after notice and until compliance.
Section 2.05. Transfer of Shares. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the corporation except on surrender and cancellation by the certificate therefor, accompanied by an assignment or transfer by the registered owner made either in person or under assignment. Whenever any transfer shall be expressly made for collateral security and not absolutely, the collateral nature of the transfer shall be reflected in the entry of transfer on the books of the corporation.
Section 2.06. Transfer Agent. The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents and registrars of transfer and may require all certificates for shares of stock to bear the signature of such transfer agent and such registrar of transfer.
Article 3
The Stockholders
Section 3.01. Place of Meetings. Meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place within or without the state of Florida as designated by the President or Board of Directors (the “Place of Meeting”).
Section 3.02. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholder shall be held on the date and time and at the place set by the board of directors. Failure to hold the annual meeting shall not cause a forfeiture or dissolution of the corporation.
Section 3.03. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the President, the Board of Directors, or the holder or holders of not less than one-tenth of all the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting.
Section 3.04. Notice of Meetings – Waiver. Written notice stating the place, day and hour of the meeting and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10), nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, either personally, or by mail, or by other means of written communication, charges prepaid, by or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or the Officer or persons calling the meeting, to each registered holder entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be considered to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the registered holder at the holder’s address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation, with postage prepaid. If a stockholder gives no address, notice shall be deemed to have been given if sent by mail or other written communication addressed to the Resident Agent of the Corporation, or if published at least once in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which said office is located. Wa8iver by a stockholder in writing of notice of a stockholders’ meeting, shall be equivalent to giving such notice. Attendance by a stockholder, without objection to the notice, whether in person or by proxy, at a stockholders’ meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting.
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Section 3.05. Quorum. A majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders. The stockholders present at a duly organized meeting may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Section 3.06. Adjourned Meeting and Notice Thereof. Any stockholders’ meeting, annual or special, whether or not a quorum is present, may be adjourned from time to time by the vote of a majority of the shares of stock, the holders of which are either present in person or represented by proxy thereat, but in the absence of a quorum no other business may be transacted at any such meeting.
When any stockholders’ meeting, either annual or special, is adjourned for thirty (30) days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to give any notice of the time and place of the adjourned meeting or of the business to be transacted thereat, other than by announcement at the meeting at which such adjournment is taken.
Section 3.07. Entry of Notice. An entry in the minutes of any meeting of stockholders, whether annual or special, to the effect that notice has been duly given, shall be conclusive and incontrovertible evidence that due notice of such meeting was given to all stockholders as required by law and these Bylaws.
Section 3.08. Voting. Except as otherwise provided by law, only persons in whose names shares of stock entitled to vote stand on the stock records of the Corporation on the day there (3) days prior to any meeting of stockholders, or, if, a record date for voting purposes is fixed as provided in Article 6, Section 6.01, of these Bylaws, then on such record date, shall be entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 3.09. Consent of Absentees. The transactions of any meeting of stockholders, either annual or special and however called and noticed, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if a quorum be present either in person or by proxy and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the stockholders entitled to vote, not present in person or by proxy, signs a written waiver of notice, or a consent to the holding of such meeting, or an approval of the minutes thereof, all such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 3.10. Action or Ratification of Action Without Meeting. Any action which may be taken or ratified at a meeting of the stockholders, may be taken or ratified without a meeting if authorized in writing by stockholders holding the percentage of the voting power required by law for taking such action by written consent.
Section 3.11. Proxies. Every person entitled to vote or execute consents shall have the right to do so either in person or by an agent or agents authorized by a written proxy executed by such person or the person’s duly authorized agent and reasonable evidence of which is filed with the Secretary of the Corporation; provided that no such proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven (11) months from the date of its execution unless the person executing it specified therein the length of time for which such proxy is to continue in force, which in no event shall exceed seven (7) years from the date of its execution.
Section 3.12. Telephone meetings. Stockholders may participate in a meeting of stockholders by means of a telephone conference or similar method of communication by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this section constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
Section 3.13. Definition of “Stockholder”. As used in these Bylaws, the term “stockholder”, and any term of like import, shall include all persons entitled to vote the shares of stock held by a stockholder, unless the context in which such term is used indicates that a different meaning is intended.
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Article 4
The Board of Directors
Section 4.01. Number of Directors. The board of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of at least one (1) member. The members of the board of Directors need not be stockholders. The number of members of the Board of directors may be increased or decreased from time to time as provided in Section 4.02 below.
Section 4.02. Increase or Decrease of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation may be increased or decreased from time to time, at a meeting of the stockholders, or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office; provided, however, that the Board shall consist of not more than fifteen (15) members or less than one (1) member.
Section 4.03. Election. Members of the initial Board of Directors shall hold office until the first annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified. At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect Directors to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting. If any such annual meeting is not held, or the Directors are not elected thereat, the Directors will continue for consecutive one year terms until the next annual meeting. Each Director shall hold office for the term for which the Director is elected or until the Director’s successor shall be elected and qualified.
Section 4.04. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining Director. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be elected for the unexpired term of the Director’s predecessor in office.
A vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be deemed to exist in case of the death, resignation or removal of any Directors, or if the authorized number of Directors be increased, or if the stockholders fail at any annual or special meeting of stockholders at which any Director or Directors are elected to elect the full authorized number of directors to be voted for at that meeting, or if a vacancy is declared by the Board of Directors for any reason permitted by law.
The stockholders may elect a Director or Directors at any time to fill any vacancy or vacancies not filled by the Directors. If the Board of Directors accepts the resignation of a Director tendered to take effect at a future time, the Board or the stockholders shall have power to elect a successor to take office when the resignation is to become effective.
No reduction of the authorized number of Directors shall have the effect of removing any Director prior to the expiration of the Director’s term of office.
Section 4.05. Place of Meetings. Immediately after the annual meeting of the stockholders, at the same place as the meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors shall meet each year for the purpose of organization, election of Officers, and consideration of any other business that may properly be brought before the meeting. No notice of any kind to either old or new members of the Board of Directors for this annual meeting shall be necessary unless the meeting is to be held at a place other than the Place of Meeting provided in Section 3.01, in which case notice of the place of the meeting shall be given as provided in Section 4.07.
Section 4.06. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places within or without the State of Florida as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board or by written consent of all members of the Board. No notice of any kind to members of the Board for these regular meetings shall be necessary unless the meeting is to be held at a place other than the Place of Meeting provided in Section 3.01, in which case notice of the place of the meeting shall be given as provided in Section 4.07.
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Section 4.07. Other Meetings. Other meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be held at any time upon call by the President or, if the President is absent or unable to or refuses to act, by any Vice President or by any one (1) Director. Such meetings may be held at any place within or without the State of Florida as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the Board or by written consent of all members of the Board.
Written notice of the time and place of other meetings shall be delivered personally to each Director or sent to each Director by mail or other form of written communication, charges prepaid, addressed to the Director at the Director’s address as it is shown upon the records of the Corporation or, if it is not so shown on such records or is not readily ascertainable, at the place in which the meetings of the Directors are regularly held. In case such notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States Mail at least one hundred twenty (120) hours prior to the time of the holding of the meeting. In case such notice is personally delivered (such as email), it shall be so delivered at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time of the holding of the meeting. Such mailing or delivery as above provided shall constitute due, legal and personal notice to such Director.
Section 4.08. Notice of Adjourned Meetings. Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not be given to absent Directors if the time and place be fixed at the meeting adjourned.
Section 4.09. Entry of Notice. An entry in the minutes of any special meeting of the Board of Directors to the effect that notice has been duly given shall be conclusive and incontrovertible evidence that due notice of such special meeting was given to all Directors as required by law and by these Bylaws.
Section 4.10. Waiver of Notice. The transactions of any meeting of the Board of Directors, however called and noticed or wherever held, shall be as valid as though had at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if a quorum be present, and if, either before or after the meeting, each of the Directors not present signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to holding such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
Section 4.11. Quorum. A majority of the authorized number of Directors shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as hereinafter provided. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the Directors present at a meeting, duly held at which a quorum is present, shall be regarded as the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater number be required by law or by the Articles of Incorporation.
Section 4.12. Adjournment. A quorum of the Directors may adjourn any Directors’ meeting to meet again at a stated day and hour; provided, however, that in the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present at any Directors’ meeting either regular or special, may adjourn from time to time until the time fixed for the next regular meeting of the Board.
Section 4.13. Action Without Meeting. Any action which may be taken or ratified at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken or ratified without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors shall individually or collectively consent, in writing, to such action. Such action by written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of such Directors. Such written consent or consents shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board.
Section 4.14. Telephone Meetings. Members of the board of directors or of any committee designated by the board may participate in a meeting of the board or committee by means of a telephone conference or similar method of communication by which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this section constitutes presence in person at the meeting.
Section 4.15. Voting. The vote of the directors shall mean the unanimous written action or ratification of action of the directors or the vote of a majority of the voting power of the directors present in person or by proxy at a telephone or other meeting of the directors, having a quorum and called upon proper notice or waiver of notice.
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Section 4.16. Fees and Compensation. Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as Directors or as members of committees, but, by resolution of the Board, a fixed annual, monthly, or quarterly fee, with or without expenses if attendance, may be allowed to Directors for such services. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity as an Officer, agent, employee or otherwise, and receiving compensation therefor.
Section 4.17. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. The following provisions are in addition to any other rights and remedies of a person for advancement of expenses or indemnification by law or contract, or as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. A director or officer of the corporation, or a director, officer, partner, manager, or trustee of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business venture serving at the request of the corporation (in this section, “Person”) may be eligible for indemnification or advancement of expenses. Expenses subject to indemnification or advancement include expenses incurred because the Person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, whether or not by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact of the Person’s duties to or on behalf of the corporation (in this section, “Litigation”). The character of expenses subject to indemnification or advancement include attorneys’ fees, costs, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Person in connection with the Litigation (in this section, “Costs’”), but exclude judgments in favor of the corporation and amounts paid in settlement with the corporation and attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in connection with such judgments or settlements. The corporation shall pay the Costs of Persons incurred in Litigation as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the Litigation, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the person to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the person is not entitled to indemnification by the corporation. The corporation shall indemnify the Costs of Persons incurred in Litigation, regardless of the conduct of the Person, unless a final adjudication establishes that the Person’s acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the cause of action.
Section 4.18. Powers of Directors. Subject to limitations of the Articles of Incorporation, of these Bylaws, and of applicable law as to action to be authorized or approved by the stockholders and subject to the duties of Directors as prescribed by these Bylaws, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be controlled by, the Board of Directors. Without prejudice to such general powers, but subject to the same limitations, it is hereby expressly declared that the Directors shall have the following powers, to-wit:
First: To select and remove all Officers, agents and employees of the Corporation, prescribe such powers and duties for them as may not be inconsistent with law, with the Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws, fix their compensation, and require from them security for faithful service.
Second: To conduct, manage and control the affairs and business of the Corporation and to make such rules and regulations therefor not inconsistent with law, with the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, as they may deem best.
Third: To change the Resident Agent or the Registered Office; to change the Place of Meeting provided in Section 3.01; to fix and locate form time to time one or more other offices of the Corporation, within or without the State of Florida as provided in Article 1, Section 1.03, hereof; to designate any place within or without the State of Florida for the holding of any stockholders’ meeting or meetings; and to adopt, make and use a corporate seal, and to prescribe the forms of certificates of stock, and to alter the form of such seal and of such certificates from time to time, as in their judgment they may deem best, provided such seal and such certificates shall at all times comply with the provisions of law.
Fourth: To borrow money and incur indebtedness for the purposes of the Corporation, and to cause to be executed and delivered therefor, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations or other evidences of debt and securities therefor.
Fifth: To authorize the issuance of shares of stock of the Corporation for such consideration as the Board of Directors determines is adequate.
Sixth: To adopt and administer, or provide for the administration of, employee stock purchase plans, employee stock option plans and any other plans or arrangement whereby Directors, Officers, employees or agents of the Corporation or any other entity may be entitled to acquire authorized but unissued or treasury stock or other securities of the Corporation, upon such terms and conditions as may from time to time be permitted by law.
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Seventh: To appoint an Executive Committee and other committees, and to delegate to such Executive Committee any of the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, except the power to declare distributions and to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall have the power to prescribe the manner in which proceedings of the Executive Committee and other committees shall be conducted. The committees shall keep regular minutes of their meetings and report the same to the Board when required. Any such Executive Committee shall be composed of two (2) or more Directors.
Eighth: To lend money in furtherance of any of the purposes of the Corporation; to invest the funds of the Corporation from time to time; and to take and hold any property as security for the payment of funds so loaned or invested.
Ninth: To lend money to employees who are not officers or directors of the Corporation.
Tenth: To declare distributions upon the capital stock of the Corporation in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the limitation of the Articles of Incorporation and of applicable law. Before payment of any distribution, there may be set aside out of the funds of the Corporation available for distributions, such sum or sums as the Directors, from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing distributions, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Directors shall think conducive to the interests of the Corporation, and the Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
Article 5
The Officers
Section 5.01. Officers. The Officers of the Corporation shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and each of them shall be appointed by the Board of Directors. The Corporation may also have such other executive officers, including but not limited to a Chief Executive Officer, one (1) or more Vice Presidents, one (1) or more Assistant Secretaries and one (1) or more Assistant as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Article 5. Officers, need not be Directors. One person may hold two (2) or more offices.
Section 5.02. Election. The Officers of the Corporation, except such Officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.03 or Section 5.05 of this Article, shall be chosen annually by the Board of Directors, and each shall hold office until the Officer shall resign or shall be removed or otherwise disqualified to serve, or the Officer’s successor shall be elected and qualified to serve; provided that Officers may be appointed at any time by the Board of Directors, or, as permitted by Section 5.03 of this Article, by the President, for the purpose of initially filling an office or filling a newly created or vacant office.
Section 5.03. Subordinate Officers. The Board of Directors may appoint, and may empower the President to appoint, such other Officers as the business of the Corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 5.04. Removal and Resignation. Any Officer may, subject to any contractual arrangements between the Officer and the Corporation, be removed, either with or without cause, by a majority of the Directors in office at the time, at any regular or special meeting of the Board, or, except in case of an Officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any Officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors.
Any Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board of Directors or the President, or to the Secretary of the Corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of such notice or at any later time specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 5.05. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for regular appointments to such office.
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Section 5.06. President. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to an Officer senior to the President, if there be such an Office, the President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, and control of the business and Officers of the Corporation. The President shall preside at all meetings of stockholders, and, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or Officer senior to the President, or if there be none, at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The President shall be ex officio a member of all the standing committees, including the Executive Committee, if any, and shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a Corporation, and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors of these Bylaws.
Section 5.07. Vice Presidents. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice Presidents, in order of their rank, as fixed by the Board of Directors, or if not ranked, the Vice President designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform all the duties of the restrictions upon the President. The Vice Presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Directors, the President or these Bylaws.
Section 5.08. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the Registered Office or such other place as the Board of Directors may order, a book of minutes of all meetings of Directors and stockholders, with the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, and, if special, how authorized, the notice thereof given, the names of those present at Directors’ meetings, the number f shares of stock present or represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
The Secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, in any form permitted by law, at the Registered Office or at the office o the Corporation’s transfer agent, a stock ledger, or a duplicate stock ledger, showing the names of the stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares of stock held by each, the number and date of certificate surrendered for cancellation.
The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors required by these Bylaws or by law to be given, and shall keep the seal of the Corporation in safe custody, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the President or these Bylaws.
Section 5.09. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, surplus and shares of stock. Any surplus, including earned surplus, paid-in surplus arising from a reduction of stated capital, shall be classified according to source and shown in a separate account. The books of accounts shall at tall times be open to inspection by any Director.
The Treasurer shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation with such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors; shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors; shall render to the President and Directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation; and, shall have such others powers and perform such other duties as may by prescribed by the Board of Directors, the President or these Bylaws. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer shall give the Corporation a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as shall be satisfactory to the Board of Directors for the faithful performance of the duties of the office and for the restoration to the Corporation, in case of the Treasurer’s death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in the possession or control of the Treasurer and belong to the Corporation.
Section 5.10. Corporate Bank Accounts. Bank accounts in the name of the Corporation may be opened without the approval of the Board of Directors if opened with the consent of both the President and Treasurer of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall inform the Board of Directors of any bank account opened by the President and Treasurer of the Corporation pursuant to the authority granted in this section at the next meeting of the Board of Directors.
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Section 5.11. Transfer of Authority. In case of the absence of any Officer of the Corporation, or for any reason that the Board of Directors may consider sufficient, the Board of Directors may transfer the powers or duties of that Officer to any other Officer or to any Director or employee of the Corporation, provided a majority of the Full Board of Directors concurs.
Section 5.12. Resident Agent and Registered Office. The Resident Agent and/ or Registered Office of the Corporation may be changed by two Officers, one of whom must be either the President or the Secretary of the Corporation, without the approval of the Board of Directors. One of the Officers shall inform the Board of Directors of any change pursuant to the authority granted in this section at the next meeting of the Board of Directors.
Article 6
Miscellaneous
Section 6.01. Record Date and Closing Stock Books. The Board of Directors may fix a time in the future, as a record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or entitled to receive any dividend or distribution, or any allotment of rights, or to exercise rights in respect to any change, conversion or exchange of shares of stock. The record date so fixed shall not be it is fixed. When a record date is so fixed, only stockholders of record on that date shall be entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting, or to receive the dividend, distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise the rights, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares of stock on the books of the Corporation after the record date. The Board of Directors may close the books of the Corporation against the record date. The Board of Directors may close the books of the Corporation against transfers of shares of stock during the whole or any part of any such fifty (50) day period.
Section 6.02. Inspection of Corporate Records. The stock ledger or duplicate stock ledger, the books of account and minutes of proceedings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee, if any, shall be open to inspection upon the written demand of any stockholder or holder of a voting trust certificate, at any reasonable time, and for a purpose reasonably related to the interests of the holder as a stockholder or as the holder of a voting trust certificate, and shall be exhibited at any time when required by the demand at any stockholders’ meeting of ten percent 10%) of the shares of stock represented at the meeting. Such inspection may be made in person or by an agent or attorney, and shall include the right to make extracts. Demand of inspection other than at a stockholders’ meeting shall be made in writing upon the President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary or general manager, if any, of the Corporation.
Section 6.03. Checks, Drafts, Etc. All checks, drafts, bonds, bill of exchange, or other orders for payment of money, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name or payable to the Corporation shall be signed or endorsed by such person or persons and in such manner as, from time to time, shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 6.04. Contracts, Etc., How Executed. The Board of Directors, except as in these Bylaws otherwise provided, may authorized any Officer or Officers, agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument or document in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific required by law, formal contracts, promissory notes and other evidences of indebtedness, deeds of trust, mortgages and corporate instruments or documents requiring the corporate seal, and certificates for shares of stock owned by the Corporation shall be executed, signed or endorsed by the President or any Vice President and by the Secretary (or any Assistant Secretary) or the Treasurer (or any Assistant Treasurer). The Board of Directors may, however, authorized any one (1) of such Officers to sign any of such instruments for and on behalf of the Corporation, without necessity of countersignature; may designate Officers or employees of the Corporation, without necessity of countersignature; may designate Officers or employees of the Corporation, other than those named above, who may, in the name of the Corporation, sign such instruments; and may authorize the use of facsimile or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit to render it liable for any purpose or to any amount except as specifically authorized in these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors in accordance with these Bylaws.
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Section 6.05. Certificates. A Certificate or certificates for shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be issued to each stockholder when any such shares of stock are fully paid up. All such certificates shall be signed by the President or a Vice President and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or be authenticated by facsimiles of the signatures of the President and Secretary or by a facsimile of the signature of the President and the written signature of the Secretary or and Assistant Secretary. Before it becomes effective every certificate authenticated by a facsimile of a signature must be counter signed by a transfer agent or transfer clerk and registered by an incorporated bank or trust company, either domestic or foreign, as registrar of transfers, as required or permitted by law.
In case any Officer or Officers who shall have signed, or whose facsimiles signature or signatures shall have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such Officer or Officers of the Corporation, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate or certificates shall have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person or person who signed such certificate or certificates, or whose facsimile signature or signatures shall have been used thereon, had not ceased to be the Officer or Officers of such Corporation.
Section 6.06. Representation of Shares of Stock of Other Corporations. The President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of this Corporation are authorized to vote, represent and exercise of behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of stock of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority herein granted to said Officers to vote or represent on behalf of this Corporation any and all shares of stock held by this Corporation in any other corporation or corporations may be exercised either by such Officers in person or by any persons authorized so to do by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by said Officers.
Section 6.07. Inspection of Bylaws. The Corporation shall keep at the Registered Office or a designated custodian the original or a copy of the Bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date, certified by the Secretary, which shall be open to inspection by the stockholders at all reasonable times during office hours.
Section 6.08. Conflict. In the event of any conflict between any provision in these Bylaws and in the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, the provision in the Articles shall control.
Article 7
Amendments
New Bylaws may be adopted or these Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the majority vote of the Board of Directors at a duly called meeting of the Board of Directors, or by written consent in the manner prescribed in Section 4.13.
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:
| 1. | That I am the duly elected Secretary of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. | |
| 2. | That the foregoing Bylaws constitute the Bylaws of said Corporation as duly adopted on the 5th day of December 2018. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Corporation this 5th day of December 2018.
/s/ Marc Angell
Marc Angell, Secretary
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Exhibit 5.1
John D. Thomas, P. C.
11616
South State Street, Suite 1504
Draper, Utah 84020
(801) 816-2536
Fax: (801) 816-2536
jthomas@acadiagrp.com
November 21, 2022
The Board of Directors
The Marquie Group, Inc.
7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000
St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305
(800) 351-3021
Re: Opinion and Consent of Counsel with respect to Registration Statement on Form S-1
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
You have requested the opinion and consent of this law firm, as counsel, with respect to the proposed issuance and public distribution of certain securities of The Marquie Group, Inc. (the “Company”) pursuant to the filing of a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The proposed registration statement relates to the registration of certain shares of common stock of the Company issuable to the selling stockholders pursuant to certain equity purchase agreements (collectively, the “Agreements”), as more fully described in the Registration Statement. It is our opinion that the Shares of common stock have been, or in the case of the Agreements, will be, issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company in accordance with the Florida Business Corporation Act and other relevant statutory provisions, all applicable provisions of the Florida Constitution, and reported decisions interpreting those laws.
We hereby consent to be named as counsel for Music of Your Life, Inc. in the registration statement included therein.
| Very truly yours, | |
| JOHN D. THOMAS, P.C. | |
| /s/ John D. Thomas | |
| John D. Thomas, Esq. | |
| President |
Exhibit 10.1
STANDBY EQUITY COMMITMENT AGREEMENT
This standby equity commitment agreement is entered into as of October 12, 2022 (this "Agreement"), by and between The Marquie Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and MacRab LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the "Investor").
WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below);
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Agreement" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.
“Average Daily Trading Value” shall mean the average trading volume of the Company’s Common Stock on the Principal Market during the six (6) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date multiplied by the lowest volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock on the Principal Market during the six (6) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date.
“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
"Claim Notice" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“Clearing Costs” shall mean all fees of the Placement Agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as well as all of the Investor’s brokerage firm, clearing firm, Transfer Agent fees, and attorney fees with respect to the Put Shares.
“Clearing Date” shall be the date on which the Investor receives the Put Shares in its brokerage account.
"Closing" shall mean one of the closings of a purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.
"Closing Certificate" shall mean the closing certificate of the Company in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“Closing Date” shall mean the date of any Closing hereunder.
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"Commitment Period" shall mean the period commencing on the Execution Date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have purchased Put Shares pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) twenty four (24) months after the date of this Agreement, (iii) written notice of termination by the Company to the Investor (which shall not occur during any Valuation Period or at any time that the Investor holds any of the Put Shares), (iv) the Registration Statement is no longer effective after the initial effective date of the Registration Statement, or (v) the date that, 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; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles III, IV, V, VI, IX and the agreements and covenants of the Company and the Investor set forth in Article X shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
"Common Stock" shall mean the Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and any shares of any other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).
“Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
"Company" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
"Damages" shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).
"Dispute Period" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.
“DTC/FAST Program” shall mean the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.
“DWAC” shall mean Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by the DTC.
“DWAC Eligible” shall mean that (a) the Common Stock is eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including, without limitation, transfer through DTC’s DWAC system, (b) the Company has been approved (without revocation) by the DTC’s underwriting department, (c) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program, (d) the Warrant Shares or Put Shares, as applicable, are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC, and (e) the Transfer Agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Warrant Shares or Put Shares, as applicable, via DWAC.
“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 DWAC account with DTC under the DTC/FAST Program, or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c).
"Execution Date" shall mean the date of this Agreement.
"FINRA" shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
"Investment Amount" shall mean the Put Shares referenced in the Put Notice multiplied by the Purchase Price minus the Clearing Costs.
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2.
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2.
"Indemnity Notice" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(e).
“Initial Purchase Price” shall mean 90% of the volume weighted average price of the Company’s Common Stock on the Principal Market on the Trading Day immediately preceding the respective Put Date.
"Investor" shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.
“Lien” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.
"Market Price" shall mean the average of the two (2) lowest volume weighted average prices of the Company’s Common Stock on the Principal Market during the Valuation Period, in each case as reported by Quotestream or other reputable source designated by the Investor.
"Material Adverse Effect" shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries that is material and adverse to the Company and the Subsidiaries and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under any Transaction Document.
"Maximum Commitment Amount" shall mean Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).
"Person" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Principal Market" shall mean any of the national exchanges (i.e. NYSE, NYSE AMEX, and Nasdaq), or principal quotation systems (i.e. OTCQX, OTCQB, and OTC Pink), or other principal exchange or recognized quotation system which is at the time the principal trading platform or market for the Common Stock.
"Purchase Price" shall mean 90% of the Market Price on such date on which the Purchase Price is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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"Put" shall mean the right of the Company to require the Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
"Put Date" shall mean any Trading Day during the Commitment Period that a Put Notice is deemed delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b).
"Put Notice" shall mean a written notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, to Investor setting forth the Put Shares which the Company intends to require Investor to purchase pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
"Put Shares" shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued, or that the Company shall be entitled to issue, per any applicable Put Notice in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
"Registration Statement" shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.4.
"Regulation D" shall mean Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
“Required Minimum” shall mean, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock potentially issuable at such time pursuant to the Transaction Document, which shall be calculated on each such date as follows: the then remaining Maximum Commitment Amount divided by the Initial Purchase Price on each such date plus any Warrant Shares, ignoring any beneficial ownership limitations set forth herein and therein.
"Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act.
"SEC" shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“SEC Documents” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.5.
“Securities" means, collectively, the Put Shares, Warrant, and Warrant Shares.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Short Sales” shall mean all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.
“Subsidiary” means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company, 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.
"Third Party Claim" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).
“Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the Principal Market shall be open for business.
“Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the registration rights agreement of even date, and all exhibits hereto and thereto.
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"Transfer Agent" shall mean Pacific Stock Transfer Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89119, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.
"Valuation Period" shall mean the period of six (6) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date associated with the applicable Put Notice during which the Purchase Price of the Common Stock is valued. The Valuation Period shall begin on the first Trading Day following the Clearing Date.
“Warrant” shall mean that certain common stock purchase warrant for the purchase of 11,764,706 shares of the Company’s common stock which shall be issued to Investor on the date of this Agreement.
“Warrant Shares” shall mean all of the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Warrant.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
Section 2.1 PUTS. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII), the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Put Notice from time to time, to purchase Put Shares (i) in a minimum amount not less than $10,000.00 and (ii) in a maximum amount up to the lesser of (a) $250,000.00 or (b) 200% of the Average Daily Trading Value.
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(a) PUT NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except as provided in this Agreement, the Company may deliver a Put Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 and otherwise provided herein. The initial price per share identified in the respective Put Notice shall be equal to the Initial Purchase Price and shall only be used for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company can issue pursuant to a respective Put Notice in accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Purchase Price shall not be used for purposes of determining the actual price per share to be paid by the Investor to the Company with respect to a Put Notice). At the end of the Valuation Period, the Purchase Price for the respective Put Shares and Investment Amount shall be established as further provided in this Agreement. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Put Shares as DWAC Shares to the Investor within two (2) Trading Day following the Put Date.
(b) DATE OF DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICE. A Put Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by email by the Investor if such notice is received on or prior to 9:00 a.m. EST or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by email after 9:00 a.m. EST on a Trading Day or at any time on a day which is not a Trading Day. The Company shall not deliver a Put Notice to the Investor during the period beginning on the Put Date of the immediately prior Put Notice and ending on the date that is six (6) Trading Days after the Clearing Date associated with the Common Stock of the immediately prior Put Notice.
Section 2.3 CLOSINGS. At the end of the Valuation Period, the Purchase Price for the respective Put Shares shall be established as provided in this Agreement. If the value of the Put Shares delivered to the Investor causes the Company to exceed the Maximum Commitment Amount, then immediately after the Valuation Period the Investor shall return to the Company the surplus amount of Put Shares associated with such Put and the Purchase Price with respect to such Put shall be reduced by any Clearing Costs related to the return of such Put Shares. The Closing of a Put shall occur within two (2) Trading Days following the end of the respective Valuation Period, whereby the Investor shall deliver the Investment Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR
The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:
Section 3.1 INTENT. The Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own account and the Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell the Securities to or through any Person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws; provided, however, that the Investor reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.
Section 3.2 NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. The Investor acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.
Section 3.3 ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D, and the Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.
Section 3.4 AUTHORITY. The Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization of the Investor is required. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Investor, and when delivered by the Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
Section 3.5 NOT AN AFFILIATE. The Investor is not an officer, director or "affiliate" (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.
Section 3.6 ORGANIZATION AND STANDING. The Investor is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
Section 3.7 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Investor, (b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Investor is a party or is subject, or by which the Investor or any of its assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by the Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval of any third-party (that has not been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, instrument, agreement, relationship or legal obligation to which the Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may be subject.
Section 3.8 DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Investor had an opportunity to review copies of the SEC Documents filed on behalf of the Company and has had access to all publicly available information with respect to the Company.
Section 3.9 MANNER OF SALE. At no time was the Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that:
Section 4.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company and each of the 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 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 Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the 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.
Section 4.2 AUTHORITY. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required. Each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors' rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
Section 4.3 CAPITALIZATION. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, the Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents and except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.
Section 4.4 LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such 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.
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Section 4.5 SEC DOCUMENTS; DISCLOSURE. The Company has 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 one (1) year 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 complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such SEC Documents, and 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 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply as to form and substance in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments). Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, 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. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.
Section 4.6 VALID ISSUANCES. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.
Section 4.7 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Put Shares, Warrant, and the Warrant Shares, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, instrument or any "lock-up" or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, or (c) result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or in default under any of the foregoing. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (other than any SEC, FINRA or state securities filings that may be required to be made by the Company subsequent to any Closing or any registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.
Section 4.8 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. No event has occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company that has not been disclosed in subsequent SEC Documents.
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Section 4.9 LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no actions, suits, investigations, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary.
Section 4.10 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Person (other than the Investor) has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.
Section 4.11 No Solicitation; NO BROKERS. Except with respect to J. H. Darbie & Co., a registered broker-dealer (CRD#: 43520) (the “Placement Agent”), the Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges and agrees that neither the Investor nor its employee(s), member(s), beneficial owner(s), or partner(s), in their capacities of such position with respect to the Investor, solicited the Company to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions described in this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF INVESTOR
Section 5.1 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; TRADING IN SECURITIES. The Investor's trading activities with respect to shares of Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of FINRA and the Principal Market.
Section 5.2 SHORT SALES AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither the Investor, nor any affiliate of the Investor acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, will execute any Short Sales during the period from the date hereof to the end of the Commitment Period. For the purposes hereof, and in accordance with Regulation SHO, the sale after delivery of a Put Notice of such number of shares of Common Stock reasonably expected to be purchased under a Put Notice shall not be deemed a Short Sale. The Investor shall, until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
Section 6.1 RESERVATION OF COMMON STOCK. The Company shall maintain a reserve from its duly authorized shares of Common Stock equal to 300% of the Required Minimum in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 6.2 LISTING OR QUOTATION OF COMMON STOCK. The Company shall promptly secure the listing or quotation of all of the Put Shares to be issued to the Investor hereunder and Warrant Shares on the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall maintain the listing or quotation of all such Put Shares issuable hereunder and the Warrant Shares. The Company shall maintain the (i) listing or quotation and (ii) trading of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and will comply in all respects with the Company's reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of FINRA and the Principal Market.
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Section 6.3 OTHER EQUITY LINES AND TRANSACTIONS. So long as this Agreement remains in effect, the Company covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, enter into any other Equity Line of Credit (as defined below) or Variable Rate Transaction (as defined below) with any other party. “Equity Line of Credit” shall mean any transaction involving a written agreement between the Company and an investor or underwriter whereby the Company has the right to “put” its securities to the investor or underwriter over an agreed period of time and at an agreed price or price formula. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) issues securities at a future determined price.
Section 6.4 FILING OF CURRENT REPORT AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company agrees that it shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act, relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least one (1) Trading Day prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report within one (1) Trading Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company. The Company shall also file with the SEC, within sixty (60) calendar days after the date of this Agreement, a new registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering only the resale of the Put Shares and the Warrant Shares. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date hereof (or at the earliest possible date if prior to one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date hereof).
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF
PUT NOTICES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 7.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL PUT SHARES. In addition to the other provisions of this Agreement, the right of the Company to issue and sell the Put Shares to the Investor is subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth below:
(a) ACCURACY OF INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing as though made at each such time.
(b) PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing.
(c) PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. The Company shall not issue any Put Shares, and the Investor shall not have the right to receive any Put Shares, if the issuance of such Put Shares would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “Exchange Cap”).
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Section 7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE PUT SHARES. The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase Put Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall remain effective for the resale by the Investor of the Put Shares and the Warrant Shares at prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) and (i) neither the Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so and (ii) no other suspension of the use of, or withdrawal of the effectiveness of, such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.
(b) ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date).
(c) PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company including but not limited to the delivery of the Put Shares as provided in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.
(d) NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(e) ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company's most recent SEC Document, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.
(f) NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or FINRA, or otherwise halted for any reason, and the Common Stock shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from the Principal Market. In the event of a suspension, delisting, or halting for any reason, of the trading of the Common Stock, as contemplated by this Section 7.2(f), the Investor shall have the right to return to the Company any remaining amount of Put Shares associated with such Put, and the Purchase Price with respect to such Put shall be reduced accordingly.
(g) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP LIMITATION. The number of Put Shares then to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below), as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 7.2(g), in the event that the amount of Common Stock outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, is greater on a Closing Date than on the date upon which the Put Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of Common Stock outstanding on such Closing Date shall govern for purposes of determining whether the Investor, when aggregating all purchases of Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement, would own more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation following such Closing Date. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Put Notice.
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(h) PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. The issuance of the Put Shares shall not exceed the Exchange Cap if applicable.
(i) NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing the Registration Statement to be suspended or otherwise ineffective (which event is more likely than not to occur within the fifteen (15) Trading Days following the Trading Day on which such Put Notice is deemed delivered).
(j) NO VIOLATION OF SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT. The issuance of the Put Shares shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.
(k) OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE. On the date of delivery of each Put Notice, the Investor shall have received the Closing Certificate executed by an executive officer of the Company and to the effect that all the conditions to such Closing shall have been satisfied as of the date of each such certificate.
(l) DWAC ELIGIBLE. The Common Stock must be DWAC Eligible and not subject to a “DTC chill.”
(m) SEC DOCUMENTS. All reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC 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.
(n) RESERVE. The Company shall have reserved 300% of the Required Minimum for the Investor’s benefit under this Agreement, and satisfied the reserve requirements with respect to all other contracts between the Company and Investor.
(o) MINIMUM PRICING. The lowest traded price of the Common Stock in the six (6) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date must exceed $0.01 per share.
(p) BANKRUPTCY. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall not be instituted by or against the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (the “Bankruptcy Proceedings”), and the Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing Bankruptcy Proceedings to arise. In the event of Bankruptcy Proceedings as contemplated by this Section 7.2(p), the Investor shall have the right to return to the Company any remaining amount of Put Shares associated with such Put, and the Purchase Price with respect to such Put shall be reduced accordingly.
ARTICLE VIII
LEGENDS
Section 8.1 NO RESTRICTIVE STOCK LEGEND. No restrictive stock legend shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Put Shares.
Section 8.2 INVESTOR'S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall affect in any way the Investor's obligations hereunder to comply with all applicable securities laws upon the sale of the Common Stock.
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ARTICLE IX
NOTICES; INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (d) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or email as a PDF, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery by email at the address designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (ii) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service or on the fifth business day after deposited in the mail, in each case, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.
The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Company:
The Marquie Group, Inc.
7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
E-mail: m.angell@themarquiegroup.com
If to the Investor:
MacRab LLC
738 Mandalay Grove Ct.
Merritt Island, FL 32953
E-mail: mmcfarlane@macrab.com
Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or email for notices under this Section 9.1 by giving at least ten (10) days' prior written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.
Section 9.2 INDEMNIFICATION. Each party (an “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party along with its officers, directors, employees, and authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any Damages, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof to which the Indemnified Party becomes subject to, resulting from, arising out of or relating to (i) any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or 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 the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, or (iv) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, as such Damages are incurred, except to the extent such Damages result primarily from the Indemnified Party's failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Indemnified Party's negligence, recklessness or bad faith in performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Damages of an Indemnified Party to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made by an Indemnifying Party in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnified Party expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus (as amended or supplemented).
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Section 9.3 METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
(a) In the event any claim or demand in respect of which an Indemnified Party might seek indemnity under Section 9.2 is asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party by a Person other than a party hereto or an affiliate thereof (a "Third Party Claim"), the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if any, and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the Indemnified Party's claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any provision of Section 9.2 against an Indemnifying Party, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a "Claim Notice") with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to provide the Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim to the extent that the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable within the period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined below) (the "Dispute Period") whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and expense, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.
(i) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, such Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the Indemnifying Party to a final conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnifying Party (but only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any settlement that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages or that provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified in full pursuant to Section 9.2). The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Party, at any time prior to the Indemnifying Party's delivery of the notice referred to in the first sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary or appropriate to protect its interests; and provided, further, that if requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in contesting any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. The Indemnified Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim controlled by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this clause (i), and except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Indemnified Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party may takeover the control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim at any time if it irrevocably waives its right to indemnity under Section 9.2 with respect to such Third Party Claim.
(ii) If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but fails to prosecute vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute Period, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in good faith or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnified Party(with the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified Party will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii), if the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the manner provided in clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be required to bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party's defense pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the Indemnifying Party's participation therein at the Indemnified Party's request, and the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement controlled by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation.
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(iii) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim under Section 9.2 or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of Damages specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.
(b) In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim under Section 9.2 against the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification of a claim for indemnity under Section 9.2 specifying the nature of and basis for such claim, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an "Indemnity Notice") with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall not impair such party's rights hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been irreparably prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of Damages specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.
(c) The Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the Indemnified Party, 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.
(d) The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the Indemnifying Party may be subject to.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and the Investor hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States federal located in Brevard County, Florida and state courts located in Brevard County, Florida, with respect to any dispute arising under the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.
Section 10.2 PAYMENT SET ASIDE. Further, to the extent that the (i) Company makes a payment or payments to the Investor hereunder or pursuant to any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) the Investor enforces or exercises its rights hereunder or pursuant to any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof (including but not limited to the sale of the Securities) are for any reason (i) subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, or disgorged by the Investor, or (ii) are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver, government entity, or any other person or entity under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then (i) to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred and (ii) the Company shall immediately pay to the Investor a dollar amount equal to the amount that was for any reason (i) subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, or disgorged by the Investor, or (ii) required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver, government entity, or any other person or entity under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action).
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Section 10.3 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other Person.
Section 10.4 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as set forth in Section 9.3.
Section 10.5 TERMINATION. The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice to the Investor, except during any Valuation Period or at any time that the Investor holds any of the Put Shares. In addition, this Agreement shall automatically terminate at the end of the Commitment Period. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the provisions of Articles III, IV, VI, IX of this Agreement and the agreements and covenants of the Company and the Investor set forth in Article X of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and (ii) the Investor shall retain all rights to the Warrant and Warrant Shares even if this Agreement is terminated.
Section 10.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the Company and the Investor with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.
Section 10.7 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents or any other writing 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. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue the Warrant to Investor for its commitment to enter into this Agreement. The Warrant shall be earned in full upon the execution of this Agreement, and the issuance of the Warrant is not contingent upon any other event or condition, including but not limited to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the Company’s submission of a Put Notice to the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, the Investor shall retain all rights to the Warrant, and the Common Stock underlying the Warrant, even if this Agreement is terminated (by the Company or otherwise) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, the Investor shall withhold $10,000.00 from the Investment Amount with respect to the first Put under this Agreement for reimbursement of Investor’s expenses relating to the preparation of this Agreement.
Section 10.8 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered to the other parties hereto by email of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the parties so delivering this Agreement.
Section 10.9 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
Section 10.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 10.11 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.
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Section 10.12 EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Investor. The Company therefore agrees that the Investor shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.
Section 10.13 TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.
Section 10.14 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one (1) Trading Day immediately preceding the initial 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.
Section 10.15 PUBLICITY. The Company and the Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement, other than as required by law, without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without the prior written consent of the Investor, except to the extent required by law. The Investor acknowledges that this Agreement and all or part of the Transaction Documents may be deemed to be "material contracts," as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
| THE COMPANY: | |
| THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. | |
| By:______________________ | |
| Name: Marc Angell | |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |
| INVESTOR: | |
| MACRAB LLC | |
| By:______________________ | |
| Name: Mackey McFarlane | |
| Title: Member |
[Signature Page to standby equity commitment agreement]
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF PUT NOTICE
TO: MACRAB LLC
DATE: ____________________
We refer to the standby equity commitment agreement, dated October 12, 2022 (the “Agreement”), entered into by and between The Marquie Group, Inc. and you. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning when used herein.
We hereby:
1) Give you notice that we require you to purchase Put Shares pursuant to the Agreement; and
2) The Initial Purchase Price pursuant to the Agreement is ____________ (for the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Purchase Price shall not be used for purposes of determining the actual price per share to be paid by the Investor to the Company on the Closing Date with respect to a Put Notice); and
3) Certify that, as of the date hereof, the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 of the Agreement are satisfied.
| THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. | |
| By: _______________________ | |
| Name: Marc Angell | |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
OF THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
Pursuant to Section 7.2(k) of that certain standby equity commitment agreement, dated October 12, 2022 (the “Agreement”), by and between The Marquie Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and MacRab LLC (the “Investor”), the undersigned, in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and not in his individual capacity, hereby certifies, as of the date hereof (such date, the “Condition Satisfaction Date”), the following:
1. The representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all material respects as of the Condition Satisfaction Date as though made on the Condition Satisfaction Date (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date) with respect to all periods, and as to all events and circumstances occurring or existing to and including the Condition Satisfaction Date, except for any conditions which have temporarily caused any representations or warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement to be incorrect and which have been corrected with no continuing impairment to the Company or the Investor; and
2. All of the conditions precedent to the obligation of the Investor to purchase Put Shares set forth in the Agreement, including but not limited to Section 7.2 of the Agreement, have been satisfied as of the Condition Satisfaction Date.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto affixed his hand as of the ________, 20__.
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By: _______________________ |
| Name: Marc Angell | |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 10.2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of October 12, 2022, by and between THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation (the "Company"), and MACRAB LLC, a Florida limited liability company (together with its assigns, the “Investor”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the standby equity commitment 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 Investor up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of Put Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) and to induce the Investor 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, or any similar successor statute (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 Investor hereby agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. "Investor" shall have the meaning set forth above.
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/or 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 Put Shares which have been, or which may, from time to time be issued, including without limitation all of the shares of Common Stock which have been issued or will be issued to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any beneficial ownership limitation therein), the Warrant Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Warrant Shares”) (without regard to any beneficial ownership limitation therein), and shares of Common Stock issued to the Investor as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise.
e. "Registration Statement" means one or more registration statements of the Company covering only the sale of the Registrable Securities.
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2. REGISTRATION.
a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall, within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of this Agreement, file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities (beginning with the Warrant Shares with respect to Investor) 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, including but not limited to under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), subject to the aggregate number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock then available for issuance in its Certificate 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 reasonable comments. The Investor shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date hereof (or at the earliest possible date if prior to one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date hereof), 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, including but not limited to 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 earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investor may sell all of the Registrable Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities and (ii) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered thereby and the Maximum Commitment Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) under the Purchase Agreement has been drawn down by the Company pursuant to a Registration Statement (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. In the event that the Registration Statement becomes stale, the Company shall immediately file one or more post-effective amendments to obtain an effective Registration Statement.
b. Rule 424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file (in each case, at the earliest possible date) 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 Company shall file such initial prospectus covering the Investor’s sale of the Registrable Securities on the same date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC. 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 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 it reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. In the event that any of the Put Shares or Warrant Shares are not included in the Registration Statement, or have not been included in any New Registration Statement and the Company files any other registration statement under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4, Form S-8, or with respect to other employee related plans or rights offerings) (“Other Registration Statement”) then the Company shall include in such Other Registration Statement first all of such Warrant Shares that have not been previously registered, second all of such Put Shares that not have been previously registered, and third any other securities the Company wishes to include in such Other Registration Statement. The Company agrees that it shall not file any such Other Registration Statement unless all of the Registrable Securities have been included in such Other Registration Statement or otherwise have been registered for resale as described above.
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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 and its legal counsel 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).
3. 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 seller or sellers thereof 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 at least two (2) Business Days prior to their filing with the SEC, 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. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify 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 who 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.
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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, 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 (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section.
h. The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of the Registrable Securities (not bearing any restrictive legend) either by DWAC, DRS, or in certificated form if DWAC or DRS is unavailable, to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such Registrable Securities 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) immediately incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor believes should 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.
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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. 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.
4. 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 the 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.
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6. 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, 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 prospectus 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 and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.
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b. 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 Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.
c. 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.
d. 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 the law.
7. 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.
8. 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;
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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 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 requested from time to time by the Investor 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 equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunctions, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions.
| 9. | 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.
| 10. | 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 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.
| 11. | 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 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:
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If to the Company:
The Marquie Group, Inc.
7901 4th Street North, Suite 4000
St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Email: m.angell@themarquiegroup.com
If to the Investor:
MacRab LLC
738 Mandalay Grove Ct.
Merritt Island, FL 32953
E-mail: Mmcfarlane@macrab.com
or at such other address and/or email address 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 email account containing the time, date, recipient 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 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 Florida shall govern all issues concerning this Agreement. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Florida. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts sitting in Brevard County, Florida and federal courts sitting in Brevard County, Florida, 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.
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, 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.
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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 Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.
THE COMPANY:
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
By:______________________ Name: Marc Angell Title: Chief Executive Officer
INVESTOR:
MACRAB LLC
By:______________________ Name: Mackey McFarlane Title: Member | |
[Signature Page to registration rights agreement]
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EXHIBIT A
TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
______, 2022
Pacific Stock Transfer Company
6725 Via Austi Parkway, Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Re: Effectiveness of Registration Statement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are counsel to THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”), entered into by and between the Company and MacRab LLC, a Florida limited liability company (the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue to the Investor shares of the Company's Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”), in an amount up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) (the “Put 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 & Exchange Commission the following shares of Common Stock:
| (1) | __________, which includes the Put Shares to be issued to the Investor upon purchase from the Company by the Investor from time to time in accordance with the Purchase Agreement and the Warrant Shares (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Warrant Shares”). |
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a registration rights agreement, of even date with the Purchase Agreement with the Investor (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Put Shares and Warrant 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 [_____], 2022, the Company filed a Registration Statement (File No. 333-[_________]) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the resale of the Put Shares and the Warrant 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 [_____] [A.M./P.M.] on [__________], 2022 and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Put Shares and Warrant 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, [Company Counsel]
By:____________________ | |
cc: MacRab LLC
Exhibit 10.3
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES AS TO WHICH THIS SECURITY MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
Warrant Shares: 11,764,706
Date of Issuance: October 12, 2022 (“Issuance Date”)
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received (in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement (as defined below)), MacRab LLC, a Florida limited liability company (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date of issuance hereof, to purchase from The Marquie Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), 11,764,706 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) (whereby such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant) at the Exercise Price per share then in effect. This Warrant is issued by the Company as of the date hereof in connection with that certain standby equity commitment agreement dated October 12, 2022, by and among the Company and the Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined in the body of this Warrant or in Section 12 below. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean $0.0085, subject to adjustment as provided herein (including but not limited to cashless exercise), and the term “Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on the five-year anniversary thereof.
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(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. On or before the second Trading Day (the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) following the date on which the Holder sent the Exercise Notice to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, and upon receipt by the Company of payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which all or a portion of this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or by cashless exercise, in which case there shall be no Aggregate Exercise Price provided), the Company shall (or direct its transfer agent to) issue and deliver by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (or deliver such shares of Common Stock in electronic format if requested by the Holder). Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three business days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
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If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to issue to the Holder the respective shares of Common Stock by the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise in Holder’s sole discretion in addition to all other rights and remedies at law, under this Warrant, or otherwise, and such failure shall also be deemed a material breach under this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement.
If the Market Price of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price, then, unless there is an effective non-stale registration statement of the Company covering the Holder’s immediate resale of the Warrant Shares at prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) without any limitation, the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and an Exercise Notice, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
X = Y (A-B)
A
| Where | X = | the number of Shares to be issued to Holder. |
| Y = | the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation). | |
| A = | the Market Price (at the date of such calculation). | |
| B = | Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation). |
(b) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then-current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.
(c) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Exercise Notice, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates (the “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 Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 1(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. 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 1(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the 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 two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding at the time of the respective calculation hereunder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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(d) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Company’s transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant (including but not limited to Section 1(a) above) pursuant to an exercise on or before the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder, within one (1) business day of Holder’s request, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder within one (1) business day of Holder’s request the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases, or effectuates a cashless exercise hereunder for, Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
2. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and
(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“Other Shares of Common Stock”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).
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(b) Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Exercise Price. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or securities (including but not limited to Common Stock Equivalents) entitling any person or entity (for purposes of clarification, including but not limited to the Holder pursuant to (i) any other security of the Company currently held by Holder or issued to Holder on or after the Issuance Date or (ii) any other agreement entered into between the Company and Holder (including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement)) to acquire shares of Common Stock (upon conversion, exercise or otherwise), at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, elimination of an applicable floor price for any reason in the future (including but not limited to the passage of time or satisfaction of certain condition(s)), reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled or potentially entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price at any time while such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are in existence, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance (regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced at the option of the Holder and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price, and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment (for the avoidance of doubt, the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment is calculated as follows: the total number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation) multiplied by the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment). By way of example, if E is the total number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment (without regard to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation), F is the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, and G is the Base Share Price, the adjustment to the number of Warrant Shares can be expressed in the following formula: Total number of Warrant Shares after such Dilutive Issuance = the number obtained from dividing [E x F] by G. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued, regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price by the holder thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may utilize the Base Share Price even if the Company did not actually issue shares of its common stock at the Base Share Price under the respective Common stock Equivalents). The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 2(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, regardless of whether (i) the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b) upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance or (ii) the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Exercise Notice, the Holder is entitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price as well as utilize the Base Share Price at all times on and after the date of such Dilutive Issuance.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. Each such adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event covered by this Section 2(c) shall occur.
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3. FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity (such surviving entity, the “Successor Entity”), (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Successor Entity or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any Successor Entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.
4. NON-CIRCUMVENTION. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, for so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, two (2) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrants are then exercisable into to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
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(a) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
(b) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date.
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7. TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior signed written consent of the Holder, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Holder (any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void if the Company does not obtain the prior signed written consent of the Holder). This Warrant or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Holder hereunder may be assigned by Holder to a third party, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
10. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Warrant shall be brought only in the state courts located in Brevard County, Florida or federal courts located in Brevard County, Florida. The parties to this Warrant hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT, OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Warrant or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Warrant or any other transaction document entered into in connection with this Warrant 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 the Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
11. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
12. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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(b) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
(c) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
(d) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
(e) “Person” and “Persons” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.
(f) “Principal Market” means the principal securities exchange or trading market where such Common Stock is listed or quoted, including but not limited to any tier of the OTC Markets, any tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market (including NASDAQ Capital Market), or the NYSE American, or any successor to such markets.
(g) “Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the one hundred and fifty Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Exercise Notice.
(h) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted on its Principal Market, provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on any Principal Market, then any calendar day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.
| THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. | |
| Name: Marc Angell | |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Common Stock Purchase Warrant)
THE UNDERSIGNED holder hereby exercises the right to purchase ____________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
| 1. | Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one): |
| ☐ | a cash exercise with respect to ____________ Warrant Shares; or |
| ☐ | by cashless exercise pursuant to the Warrant. |
| 2. | Payment of Exercise Price. If cash exercise is selected above, the holder shall pay the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $__________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
| 3. | Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder ____________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
Date: _________________________
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT
(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto ______________________ the right to purchase _______________ shares of common stock of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., to which the within Common Stock Purchase Warrant relates and appoints ___________, as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. with full power of substitution and re-substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.
Dated: ______________________________
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* The signature on this Assignment of Warrant must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, please indicate your position(s) and title(s) with such entity.
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Exhibit 10.4
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of June 10, 2022, by and between THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation, with headquarters located at 7901 4th ST N, Suite 4000, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305 (the “Company”), and QUICK CAPITAL, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, with its address at 66 West Flagler Street, 900-#2292, Miami, FL 33130 (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) and Rule 506(b) promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1933 Act;
B. Buyer desires to purchase from the Company, and the Company desires to issue and sell to the Buyer, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, a promissory note of the Company, in the aggregate principal amount of $38,880.00 (as the principal amount thereof may be increased pursuant to the terms thereof, and together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note;
C. The Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of the Note as is set forth immediately below its name on the signature pages hereto;
D. The Company wishes to issue a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 776,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant”) to the Buyer as additional consideration for the purchase of the Note, which shall be earned in full as of the Closing Date, as further provided herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the agreements and covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:
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a. Purchase of Note. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company, the Note, as further provided herein. As used in this Agreement, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date: (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price of $35,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”) for the Note, to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below), by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note and Warrant on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price. On the Closing, the Buyer shall withhold a non-accountable sum of $2,500.00 from the Purchase Price to cover the Buyer’s legal fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be on the date that the Purchase Price for the Note is paid by Buyer pursuant to terms of this Agreement.
d. Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties (including via exchange of electronic signatures).
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1A. Warrant. On or before the Closing Date, the Company shall issue the Warrant to the Buyer pursuant to the terms of contained therein.
2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company as of the Closing Date that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the Closing Date, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and Warrant (the Note, Warrant, shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (the “Conversion Shares”), and shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrant (the “Exercise Shares”) shall collectively be referred to herein as the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act; provided, however, that by making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remains outstanding will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have been, and for so long as the Note remains outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company regarding its business and affairs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information regarding the Company or otherwise and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3 below.
e. Governmental Review. The Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Re-sale. The Buyer understands that (i) the sale or resale of the Securities has not been and is not being registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Company, an opinion of counsel (which may be the Legal Counsel Opinion (as defined below)) that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c) the Securities are sold or transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule 144 or other applicable exemption, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“Regulation S”), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company, at the cost of the Company, an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company; (ii) any sale of such Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable, any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder (in each case). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement secured by the Securities, and such pledge of Securities shall not be deemed to be a transfer, sale or assignment of the Securities hereunder, and the Buyer in effecting such pledge of Securities shall be not required to provide the Company with any notice thereof or otherwise make any delivery to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.
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g. Legends. The Buyer understands that until such time as the Note, Warrant, Conversion Shares, and/or Exercise Shares, have been registered under the 1933 Act or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, the Securities may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such Securities):
“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE [CONVERTIBLE/EXERCISABLE] HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, RULE 144A, REGULATION S, OR OTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate or book entry statement for the applicable shares of Common Stock without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped or (as requested by such holder) issue the applicable shares of Common Stock to such holder by electronic delivery by crediting the account of such holder’s broker with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) the Company or the Buyer provides the Legal Counsel Opinion (as contemplated by and in accordance with Section 4(m) hereof) to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with any such issuance. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption at the Deadline (as defined in the Note), it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
h. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by the Buyer and has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and except as may be limited by the exercise of judicial discretion in applying principles of equity.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer as of the Closing Date that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule 3(a), if attached hereto, sets forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the Company and the jurisdiction in which each is incorporated. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
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b. Authorization; Enforcement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Warrant, the Note, Conversion Shares, and the Exercise Shares by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note, Warrant, as well as the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares and Exercise Shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and/or exercise of the Warrant) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, its shareholders, or its debt holders is required, (iii) this Agreement and the Note (together with any other instruments executed in connection herewith or therewith) have been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement, the Note and the other instruments documents executed in connection herewith or therewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
c. Capitalization; Governing Documents. As of June 10, 2022, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: 50,000,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, of which 16,189,731,657 shares were issued and outstanding, and 20,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, of which 200 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company and the Conversion Shares, are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed through the actions or failure to act of the Company. As of the effective date of this Agreement, other than as publicly announced prior to such date and reflected in the SEC Documents of the Company (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933 Act and (iii) there are no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance of any of the Securities. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct copies of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof (“Certificate of Incorporation”), the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date hereof (the “By-laws”), and the terms of all securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect thereto.
d. Issuance of Conversion Shares. The Conversion Shares and Exercise Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note and/or exercise of the Warrant in accordance with its terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
e. Issuance of Warrant. The issuance of the Warrant is duly authorized and will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
f. Acknowledgment of Dilution. The Company understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect of the Conversion Shares and Exercise Shares to the Common Stock upon the conversion of the Note and/or exercise of the Warrant. The Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue, upon conversion of the Note and/or exercise of the Warrant, the Conversion Shares and/or Exercise Shares, are absolute and unconditional regardless of the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company.
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g. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares and Exercise Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, note, evidence of indebtedness, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities is subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect), or (iv) trigger any anti-dilution and/or ratchet provision contained in any other contract in which the Company is a party thereto or any security issued by the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any action or failed to take any action that would give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court, governmental agency, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement and the Note in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue and sell the Note in accordance with the terms hereof and, upon conversion of the Note and/or exercise of the Warrant, issue Conversion Shares and/or Exercise Shares as applicable. All consents, authorizations, orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in violation of the listing requirements of the Principal Market (as defined herein) and does not reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the Principal Market in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The “Principal Market” shall mean the principal securities exchange or trading market where such Common Stock is listed or traded, including but not limited to any tier of the OTC Markets, any tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market (including NASDAQ Capital Market), or the NYSE American, or any successor to such markets.
h. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to August 31, 2021, and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are not material to the financial condition or operating results of the Company. The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. The Company has never been a “shell company” as described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i).
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i. Absence of Certain Changes. Since August 31, 2021, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
j. Absence of Litigation. There is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. The SEC Documents contain a complete list and summary description of any pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
k. Intellectual Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents, patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service names, trade names and copyrights (“Intellectual Property”) necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its business as now operated (and, as presently contemplated to be operated in the future); to the best of the Company’s knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual Property.
l. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
m. Tax Status. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. None of the Company’s tax returns is presently being audited by any taxing authority.
n. Transactions with Affiliates. Except for arm’s length transactions pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries makes payments in the ordinary course of business upon terms no less favorable than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries could obtain from third parties and other than the grant of stock options described in the SEC Documents, none of the officers, directors, or employees of the Company is presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
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o. Disclosure. All information relating to or concerning the Company or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in this Agreement and provided to the Buyer pursuant to Section 2(d) hereof and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby is true and correct in all material respects and the Company has not omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their business, properties, prospects, operations or financial conditions, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed (assuming for this purpose that the Company’s reports filed under the 1934 Act are being incorporated into an effective registration statement filed by the Company under the 1933 Act).
p. Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of Securities. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Buyer is acting solely in the capacity of arm’s length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Buyer is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any statement made by the Buyer or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is not advice or a recommendation and is merely incidental to the Buyer’s purchase of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Buyer that the Company’s decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives.
q. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
r. No Brokers; No Solicitation. Except with respect to J. H. Darbie & Co., a registered broker-dealer (CRD#: 43520), the Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company acknowledges and agrees that neither the Buyer nor its employee(s), member(s), beneficial owner(s), or partner(s), in their capacities of such position with respect to the Buyer, solicited the Company to enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions described in this Agreement.
s. Permits; Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exemptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (collectively, the “Company Permits”), and there is no action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened regarding suspension or cancellation of any of the Company Permits. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of, any of the Company Permits, except for any such conflicts, defaults or violations which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since August 31, 2021, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notification with respect to possible conflicts, defaults or violations of applicable laws, except for notices relating to possible conflicts, defaults or violations, which conflicts, defaults or violations would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
t. Environmental Matters.
(i) There are, to the Company’s knowledge, with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor of the Company, no past or present violations of Environmental Laws (as defined below), releases of any material into the environment, actions, activities, circumstances, conditions, events, incidents, or contractual obligations which may give rise to any common law environmental liability or any liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or similar federal, state, local or foreign laws and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to any of the foregoing, nor is any action pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in connection with any of the foregoing. The term ”Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, local or foreign laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata), including, without limitation, laws relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of chemicals, pollutants contaminants, or toxic or hazardous substances or wastes (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) into the environment, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials, as well as all authorizations, codes, decrees, demands or demand letters, injunctions, judgments, licenses, notices or notice letters, orders, permits, plans or regulations issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
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(ii) Other than those that are or were stored, used or disposed of in compliance with applicable law, no Hazardous Materials are contained on or about any real property currently owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no Hazardous Materials were released on or about any real property previously owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries during the period the property was owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the normal course of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business.
(iii) There are no underground storage tanks on or under any real property owned, leased or used by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are not in compliance with applicable law.
u. Title to Property. The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except such as are described in Schedule 3(u), if attached hereto, or such as would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property and facilities held under lease by the Company and its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
v. Insurance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as management of the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are engaged. Neither the Company nor any such Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Upon written request the Company will provide to the Buyer true and correct copies of all policies relating to directors’ and officers’ liability coverage, errors and omissions coverage, and commercial general liability coverage.
w. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient, in the judgment of the Company’s board of directors, to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
x. Foreign Corrupt Practices. Neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary has, in the course of his actions for, or on behalf of, the Company, used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
y. Solvency. The Company (after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) is solvent (i.e., its assets have a fair market value in excess of the amount required to pay its probable liabilities on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured) and currently the Company has no information that would lead it to reasonably conclude that the Company would not, after giving effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, have the ability to, nor does it intend to take any action that would impair its ability to, pay its debts from time to time incurred in connection therewith as such debts mature. The Company’s financial statements for its most recent fiscal year end and interim financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
z. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
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aa. No Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. There is no transaction, arrangement, or other relationship between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in its 1934 Act filings and is not so disclosed or that otherwise could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
bb. 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 hereunder, 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 1933 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 1933 Act (a “Disqualification Event”), except for a Disqualification Event covered by Rule 506(d)(2) or (d)(3). The Company has exercised reasonable care to determine whether any Issuer Covered Person is subject to a Disqualification Event.
cc. Manipulation of Price. The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has: (i) taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result, or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result, in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Securities, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or paid any compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Securities, or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company.
dd. Bank Holding Company Act. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
ee. Illegal or Unauthorized Payments; Political Contributions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any of the officers, directors, employees, agents or other representatives of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any other business entity or enterprise with which the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been affiliated or associated, has, directly or indirectly, made or authorized any payment, contribution or gift of money, property, or services, whether or not in contravention of applicable law, (i) as a kickback or bribe to any person or (ii) to any political organization, or the holder of or any aspirant to any elective or appointive public office except for personal political contributions not involving the direct or indirect use of funds of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
ff. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company agrees that if the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3 and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
| 4. | ADDITIONAL COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. |
a. Best Efforts. The parties shall use their best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
b. Reverse Split of Common Stock. The Company will, within 60 days following the Closing Date, have effected a 1 for 1000 reverse split of its Common Stock.
c. S1 Registration Statement. The Company will, within 60 days following the Closing Date, have filed and declared effective an S1 Registration Statement that allows for the resale of all the shares issuable upon conversion of the Note and the exercise of the Warrant.
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d. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to file a Form D with respect to the Securities if required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing. The Company shall, on or before the Closing Date, take such action as the Company shall reasonably determine is necessary to qualify the Securities for sale to the Buyer at the applicable closing pursuant to this Agreement under applicable securities or “blue sky” laws of the states of the United States (or to obtain an exemption from such qualification), and shall provide evidence of any such action so taken to the Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date.
e. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds for business development, and not for (i) the repayment of any indebtedness owed to officers, directors or employees of the Company or their affiliates, (iii) any loan to or investment in any other corporation, partnership, enterprise or other person (except in connection with the Company’s currently existing operations), (iv) any loan, credit, or advance to any officers, directors, employees, or affiliates of the Company, or (v) in violation or contravention of any applicable law, rule or regulation.
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(i) Other than arrangements that are in place or disclosed in SEC Documents prior to the date of this Agreement, from the date of this Agreement until the Note is extinguished in its entirety, the Company will not, (i) directly or indirectly, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition of) any of its or its Subsidiaries’ debt, equity, or equity equivalent securities, including without limitation any debt, preferred shares or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and/or under any circumstances, convertible into, exchangeable, or exercisable for Common Stock (any such offer, sale, grant, disposition or announcement being referred to as a “Subsequent Placement”) or (ii) enter into any definitive agreement with regard to the foregoing, in each case unless the Company shall have first complied with this Section 4(d).
(ii) The Company shall deliver to the Buyer an irrevocable written notice (the “Offer Notice”) of any proposed or intended Subsequent Placement, which shall (w) identify and describe the Subsequent Placement, (x) describe the price and other terms upon which they are to be issued, sold or exchanged, and the number or amount of the securities in the Subsequent Placement to be issued, sold, or exchanged and (y) offer to issue and sell to or exchange with the Buyer at least one hundred percent (100%) of the securities in the Subsequent Placement (in each case, an “Offer”).
(iii) To accept an Offer, in whole or in part, the Buyer must deliver a written notice (the “Notice of Acceptance”) to the Company prior to the end of the fifth (5th) Trading Day (as defined in the Note) after the Buyer’s receipt of the Offer Notice (the “Offer Period”), setting forth the amount that the Buyer elects to purchase (the “Subscription Amount”). The Company shall complete the Subsequent Placement and issue and sell the Subscription Amount to the Buyer upon terms and conditions (including, without limitation, unit prices and interest rates) set forth in the Offer Notice, unless a change to such terms and conditions is agreed to in writing between the Company and Buyer.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company desires to modify or amend the terms or conditions of a Subsequent Placement at any time after the Offer Notice is given to Buyer (provided, however, that such modification or amendment to the terms or conditions cannot occur during any Offer Period), the Company shall deliver to the Buyer a new Offer Notice and the Offer Period of such new Offer shall expire at the end of the fifth (5th) Trading Day after the Buyer’s receipt of such new Offer Notice.
g. Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any action or proceeding that may be brought by the Buyer in order to enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement, the Note and any document, agreement or instrument contemplated thereby. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Note and any document, agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under this Agreement, the Note or any document, agreement or instrument contemplated thereby for payments which under applicable law are in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums which under applicable law in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under this Agreement, the Note and any document, agreement or instrument contemplated thereby exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law applicable to this Agreement, the Note and any document, agreement or instrument contemplated thereby is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the date hereof, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to this Agreement, the Note and any document, agreement or instrument contemplated thereby from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to the Buyer with respect to indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement, the Note and any document, agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, such excess shall be applied by the Buyer to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at the Buyer’s election.
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h. Restriction on Activities. Commencing as of the date first above written, and until the earlier of payment of the Note in full or full conversion of the Note, the Company shall not, directly or indirectly, without the Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld: (a) change the nature of its business; or (b) sell, divest, acquire, change the structure of any material assets other than in the ordinary course of business.
i. Listing. The Company will, so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, maintain the listing and trading of its Common Stock on the Principal Market or any equivalent replacement exchange or electronic quotation system (including but not limited to the Pink Sheets electronic quotation system) and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and such exchanges, as applicable. The Company shall promptly provide to the Buyer copies of any notices it receives from the Principal Market and any other exchanges or electronic quotation systems on which the Common Stock is then traded regarding the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on such exchanges and quotation systems.
j. Corporate Existence. The Company will, so long as the Buyer beneficially owns any of the Securities, maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except in the event of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, where the surviving or successor entity in such transaction (i) assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder and under the agreements and instruments entered into in connection herewith and (ii) is a publicly traded corporation whose Common Stock is listed for trading or quotation on the Principal Market, any tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE MKT.
k. No Integration. The Company shall not make any offers or sales of any security (other than the Securities) under circumstances that would require registration of the Securities being offered or sold hereunder under the 1933 Act or cause the offering of the Securities to be integrated with any other offering of securities by the Company for the purpose of any stockholder approval provision applicable to the Company or its securities.
l. Breach of Covenants. The Company acknowledges and agrees that if the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.3 of the Note.
m. Compliance with 1934 Act; Public Information Failures. For so long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, Warrant, Conversion Shares, or any Exercise Shares, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act. During the period that the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, if the Company shall (i) fail for any reason to satisfy the requirements of Rule 144(c)(1), including, without limitation, the failure to satisfy the current public information requirements under Rule 144(c) or (ii) if the Company has ever been an issuer described in Rule 144(i)(1)(i) or becomes such an issuer in the future, and the Company shall fail to satisfy any condition set forth in Rule 144(i)(2) (each, a “Public Information Failure”) then, as partial relief for the damages to the Buyer by reason of any such delay in or reduction of its ability to sell the Securities (which remedy shall not be exclusive of any other remedies available pursuant to this Agreement, the Note, or at law or in equity), the Company shall pay to the Buyer an amount in cash equal to three percent (3%) of the Purchase Price on each of the day of a Public Information Failure and on every thirtieth day (pro rated for periods totaling less than thirty days) thereafter until the date such Public Information Failure is cured. The payments to which a holder shall be entitled pursuant to this Section 4(k) are referred to herein as “Public Information Failure Payments.” Public Information Failure Payments shall be paid on the earlier of (i) the last day of the calendar month during which such Public Information Failure Payments are incurred and (iii) the third business day after the event or failure giving rise to the Public Information Failure Payments is cured. In the event the Company fails to make Public Information Failure Payments in a timely manner, such Public Information Failure Payments shall bear interest at the rate of 5% per month (prorated for partial months) until paid in full.
n. Acknowledgement Regarding Buyer’s Trading Activity. Until the Note is fully repaid or fully converted, the Buyer shall not effect any “short sale” (as such term is defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO of the 1934 Act) of the Common Stock which establishes a net short position with respect to the Common Stock.
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o. Disclosure of Transactions and Other Material Information. By 9:00 a.m., New York time, following the date this Agreement has been fully executed, the Company shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K (if required) describing the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the form required by the 1934 Act and attaching this Agreement, the form of Note (the “8-K Filing”). From and after the filing of the 8-K Filing with the SEC, the Buyer shall not be in possession of any material, nonpublic information received from the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents that is not disclosed in the 8-K Filing. In addition, effective upon the filing of the 8-K Filing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any and all confidentiality or similar obligations under any agreement, whether written or oral, between the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, affiliates, employees or agents, on the one hand, and the Buyer or any of its affiliates, on the other hand, shall terminate.
p. Legal Counsel Opinions. Upon the request of the Buyer from to time to time, the Company shall be responsible (at its cost) for promptly supplying to the Company’s transfer agent and the Buyer a customary legal opinion letter of its counsel (the “Legal Counsel Opinion”) to the effect that the resale of the Conversion Shares and/or Exercise Shares by the Buyer or its affiliates, successors and assigns is exempt from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act pursuant to Rule 144 (provided the requirements of Rule 144 are satisfied and provided the Conversion Shares and/or Exercise Shares are not then registered under the 1933 Act for resale pursuant to an effective registration statement) or other applicable exemption (provided the requirements of such other applicable exemption are satisfied). In addition, the Buyer may (at the Company’s cost) at any time secure its own legal counsel to issue the Legal Counsel Opinion, and the Company will instruct its transfer agent to accept such opinion. The Company hereby agrees that it may never take the position that it is a “shell company” in connection with its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise.
q. Piggyback Registration Rights. The Company hereby grants to the Buyer the registration rights set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
r. Most Favored Nation. While the Note or any principal amount, interest or fees or expenses due thereunder remain outstanding and unpaid, the Company shall not enter into any public or private offering of its securities (including securities convertible into shares of Common Stock) with any individual or entity (an “Other Investor”) that has the effect of establishing rights or otherwise benefiting such Other Investor in a manner more favorable in any material respect to such Other Investor than the rights and benefits established in favor of the Buyer by this Agreement or the Note unless, in any such case, the Buyer has been provided with such rights and benefits pursuant to a definitive written agreement or agreements between the Company and the Buyer.
s. Subsequent Variable Rate Transactions. From the date hereof until such time as the Note is fully converted or fully repaid, the Company shall be prohibited from effecting or entering into an agreement involving a Variable Rate Transaction. “Variable Rate Transaction” means a transaction in which the Company (i) issues or sells any debt or equity securities that are convertible into, exchangeable or exercisable for, or include the right to receive, additional shares of Common Stock either (A) at a conversion price, exercise price or exchange rate or other price that is based upon, and/or varies with, the trading prices of or quotations for the shares of Common Stock at any time after the initial issuance of such debt or equity securities or (B) with a conversion, exercise or exchange price that is subject to being reset at some future date after the initial issuance of such debt or equity security or upon the occurrence of specified or contingent events directly or indirectly related to the business of the Company or the market for the Common Stock or (ii) enters into any agreement, including, but not limited to, an equity line of credit, whereby the Company may issue securities at a future determined price. The Buyer shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the Company to preclude any such issuance, which remedy shall be in addition to any right to collect damages.
t. [Intentionally Omitted].
u. Non-Public Information. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor any other person acting on its behalf will provide the Buyer or its agents or counsel with any information that constitutes, or the Company reasonably believes constitutes, material non-public information, unless prior thereto the Buyer shall have consented to the receipt of such information and agreed with the Company to keep such information confidential. The Company understands and confirms that the Buyer shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. To the extent that the Company delivers any material, non-public information to the Buyer without such Buyer’s consent, the Company hereby covenants and agrees that such Buyer shall not have any duty of confidentiality to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or affiliates, not to trade on the basis of, such material, non- public information, provided that the Buyer shall remain subject to applicable law. To the extent that any notice provided, information provided, or any other communications made by the Company, to the Buyer, constitutes or contains material non-public information regarding the Company or any Subsidiaries, the Company shall simultaneously file such notice or other material information with the SEC pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K. In addition to any other remedies provided by this Agreement or the related transaction documents, if the Company provides any material non-public information to the Buyer without their prior written consent, and it fails to immediately (no later than that business day) file a Form 8-K disclosing this material non-public information, it shall pay the Buyer as partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty a sum equal to $3,000 per day beginning with the day the information is disclosed to the Buyer and ending and including the day the Form 8-K disclosing this information is filed.
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v. D&O Insurance. Within 60 calendar days of the Closing, the Company shall purchase director and officer insurance on behalf of the Company's (including its subsidiary) officers and directors for a period of 18 months after the Closing with respect to any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expense in connection with any actual or threatened claim or proceeding that is based on or arises out of their status as a director or officer of the Company. The insurance policy shall provide for two years of tail coverage.
5. Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to the Company’s transfer agent to issue certificates and/or issue shares electronically at the Buyer’s option, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, upon conversion of the Note and/or exercise of the Warrant, the Conversion Shares and Exercise Shares, in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that the Company proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Company shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to this Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserved shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount (as defined in the Note)) signed by the successor transfer agent to the Company and the Company. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares and/or Exercise Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares and/or Exercise Shares may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of Securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, all such certificates or book entry shares shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(g) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5 will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Securities to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note and/or upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrant as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Securities issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note and/or upon exercise of or otherwise pursuant to the Warrant as and when required by the Note, Warrant, and/or this Agreement and (iv) it will provide any required corporate resolutions and issuance approvals to its transfer agent within 6 hours of each conversion of the Note and/or exercise of the Warrant. Nothing in this Section shall affect in any way the Buyer’s obligations and agreement set forth in Section 2(g) hereof to comply with all applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any, upon re-sale of the Securities. If the Buyer provides the Company, at the cost of the Company, with (i) an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act and such sale or transfer is effected or (ii) the Buyer provides reasonable assurances that the Securities can be sold pursuant to 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Securities, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
| a. | The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company. |
| b. | The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above. |
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c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date, as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Conditions to The Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note, on the Closing Date, is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note in such denominations as the Buyer shall request and in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the Warrant.
d. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.
e. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of Closing Date, as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date.
f. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
g. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.
h. Trading in the Common Stock on the Principal Market shall not have been suspended by the SEC, FINRA or the Principal Market.
i. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer (i) a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in such entity’s jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a date within ten (10) days of the Closing Date and (ii) resolutions adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors at a duly called meeting or by unanimous written consent authorizing this Agreement and all other documents, instruments and transactions contemplated hereby.
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| 8. | Governing Law; Miscellaneous. |
a. Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Note, or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby shall be brought only in the state courts located in the State of Nevada or in the federal courts located in the State of Nevada. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement, the Note, or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
b. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party. A facsimile or .pdf signature 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, not a facsimile or .pdf signature. Delivery of a counterpart signature hereto by facsimile or email/.pdf transmission shall be deemed validly delivery thereof.
c. Construction; Headings. This Agreement shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and the Buyer and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, the Note, or any other agreement or instrument delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, the Note, or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement, the Note, and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Buyer.
f. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, e-mail or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by e-mail or facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
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If to the Company, to:
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
7901 4th ST N, Suite 4000
St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305
Attention: Marc Angell
e-mail:
If to the Buyer:
QUICK CAPITAL, LLC
66 West Flagler Street, 900-#2292, Miami, FL 33130
e-mail:
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Buyer. The Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act) in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
h. Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person.
i. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
j. Publicity. The Company, and the Buyer shall have the right to review a reasonable period of time before issuance of any press releases, SEC, Principal Market or FINRA filings, or any other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the Company shall be entitled, without the prior approval of the Buyer, to make any press release or SEC, Principal Market (or other applicable trading market) or FINRA filings with respect to such transactions as is required by applicable law and regulations (although the Buyer shall be consulted by the Company in connection with any such press release prior to its release and shall be provided with a copy thereof and be given an opportunity to comment thereon).
k. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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.
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m. Indemnification. In consideration of the Buyer’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and acquiring the Securities hereunder, and in addition to all of the Company’s other obligations under this Agreement or the Note, the Company shall defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and its stockholders, partners, members, officers, directors, employees and direct or indirect investors and any of the foregoing persons’ agents or other representatives (including, without limitation, those retained in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, losses, costs, penalties, fees, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether any such Indemnitee is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (the “Indemnified Liabilities”), incurred by any Indemnitee as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (a) any misrepresentation or breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (b) any breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation of the Company contained in this Agreement, the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby or (c) any cause of action, suit or claim brought or made against such Indemnitee by a third party (including for these purposes a derivative action brought on behalf of the Company) and arising out of or resulting from (i) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of this Agreement, the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of the issuance of the Securities, or (iii) the status of the Buyer or holder of the Securities as an investor in the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the extent that the foregoing undertaking by the Company may be unenforceable for any reason, the Company shall make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities that is permissible under applicable law.
n. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note, the Warrant, or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, the Note, the Warrant, or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement, the Note, the Warrant, or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
o. Payment Set Aside. To the extent that the (i) Company makes a payment or payments to the Buyer hereunder, pursuant to the Note, pursuant to the Warrant, or pursuant to any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) the Buyer enforces or exercises its rights hereunder, pursuant to the Note, pursuant to the Warrant, or pursuant to any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby, and such payment or payments or the proceeds of such enforcement or exercise or any part thereof (including but not limited to the sale of the Securities) are for any reason (i) subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, or disgorged by the Buyer, or (ii) are required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person or entity under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action), then (i) to the extent of any such restoration the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such enforcement or setoff had not occurred and (ii) the Company shall immediately pay to the Buyer a dollar amount equal to the amount that was for any reason (i) subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside, recovered from, or disgorged by the Buyer, or (ii) required to be refunded, repaid or otherwise restored to the Company, a trustee, receiver or any other person or entity under any law (including, without limitation, any bankruptcy law, foreign, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause of action).
p. Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Buyer in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies of the Buyer existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
| By: ________________________________ |
| Name: MARC ANGELL |
| Title: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
QUICK CAPITAL, LLC
| Byy: ________________________________ |
| Name: EILON NATAN |
| Title: MANAGING MEMBER |
SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
| Principal Amount of Note: $38,880.00 |
| Actual Amount of Purchase Price of Note: $35,000.00 |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF NOTE
[attached hereto]
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EXHIBIT B
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
All of the Conversion Shares and Exercise Shares shall be deemed “Registrable Securities” subject to the provisions of this Exhibit B. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit B shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Securities Purchase Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached.
| 1. | Piggy-Back Registration. |
1.1 Piggy-Back Rights. If at any time on or after the date of the Closing the Company proposes to file any Registration Statement under the 1933 Act (a “Registration Statement”) with respect to any offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity securities, by the Company for its own account or for shareholders of the Company for their account (or by the Company and by shareholders of the Company), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit plan on Form S-8, (ii) for a dividend reinvestment plan or (iii) in connection with a merger or acquisition, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities appearing on the books and records of the Company as such a holder as soon as practicable but in no event less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of the Registration Statement, which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration Statement, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y) offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such holders may request in writing within three (3) days following receipt of such notice (a “Piggy-Back Registration”). The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and shall cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (with the understanding that the Company shall file the initial prospectus covering the Buyer’s sale of the Registrable Securities on the same date that the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC).
1.2 Withdrawal. Any holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand pursuant to written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any such withdrawal, the Company shall pay all expenses incurred by the holders of Registrable Securities in connection with such Piggy-Back Registration as provided in Section 1.5 below.
1.3 The Company shall notify the holders of Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating to such holder’s Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. At the request of such holder, the Company shall also prepare, file and furnish to such holder a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not include an 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 not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing. The holders of Registrable Securities shall not to offer or sell any Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement after receipt of such notification until the receipt of such supplement or amendment.
1.4 The Company may request a holder of Registrable Securities to furnish the Company such information with respect to such holder and such holder’s proposed distribution of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing or as shall be required by law or by the SEC in connection therewith, and such holders shall furnish the Company with such information.
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1.5 All fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Exhibit B by the Company shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. The fees and expenses referred to in the foregoing sentence shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent registered public accountants) (A) with respect to filings made with the SEC, (B) with respect to filings required to be made with any trading market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading, (C) in compliance with applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws reasonably agreed to by the Company in writing (including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company in connection with Blue Sky qualifications or exemptions of the Registrable Securities) and (D) with respect to any filing that may be required to be made by any broker through which a holder of Registrable Securities intends to make sales of Registrable Securities with the FINRA, (ii) printing expenses, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) 1933 Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (vi) fees and expenses of all other persons or entities retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit B and (vii) reasonable fees and disbursements of a single special counsel for the holders of Registrable Securities (selected by holders of the majority of the Registrable Securities requesting such registration). In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any broker or similar commissions of any holder of Registrable Securities.
1.6 The Company and its successors and assigns shall indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer, each holder of Registrable Securities, the officers, directors, members, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each of them, each individual or entity who controls the Buyer or any such holder of Registrable Securities (within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act) and the officers, directors, members, stockholders, partners, agents and employees (and any other individuals or entities with a functionally equivalent role of a person holding such titles, notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other title) of each such controlling individual or entity (each, an “Indemnified Party”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in a Registration Statement, any related prospectus or any form of prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any preliminary prospectus, or arising out of or relating to any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of any such prospectus or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (2) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder, in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Exhibit B, except to the extent, but only to the extent, that (i) such untrue statements or omissions are based upon information regarding the Buyer or such holder of Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such party for use therein. The Company shall notify the Buyer and each holder of Registrable Securities promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any proceeding arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Exhibit B of which the Company is aware.
1.7 If the indemnification under Section 1.6 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless for any Losses, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission of a material fact, has been taken or made by, or relates to information supplied by, the Company or the Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action, statement or omission. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of any Losses shall be deemed to include any reasonable attorneys’ or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any proceeding to the extent such party would have been indemnified for such fees or expenses if the indemnification provided for in Section 1.6 was available to such party in accordance with its terms. It is agreed that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 1.7 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1.7, neither the Buyer nor any holder of Registrable Securities shall be required to contribute, in the aggregate, any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds actually received by such party from the sale of all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or related prospectus exceeds the amount of any damages that such party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.
[End of Exhibit B]
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Exhibit 10.5
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE THE LEGAL COUNSEL OPINION (AS DEFINED IN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT)), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, RULE 144A OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT OR OTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.
| Principal Amount: $38,880.00 | Issue Date: June 10, 2022 |
| Actual Amount of Purchase Price: $35,000.00 |
PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower” or the “Company”) (Trading Symbol: TMGI), hereby promises to pay to the order of QUICK CAPITAL, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, or registered assigns (the “Holder”), in the form of lawful money of the United States of America, the principal sum of $38,880.00, which amount is the $35,000.00 actual amount of the purchase price (the “Consideration”) hereof plus an original issue discount in the amount of $3,880.00 (the “OID”) (subject to adjustment herein) (the “Principal Amount”) and to pay interest on the unpaid Principal Amount hereof at the rate of twelve percent (12%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum (with the understanding that the first twelve months of interest (equal to $4,665.60) shall be guaranteed and earned in full as of the Issue Date) from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise, as further provided herein. The maturity date shall be twelve (12) months from the Issue Date (the “Maturity Date”), and is the date upon which the Principal Sum, the OID, as well as any accrued and unpaid interest and other fees, shall be due and payable.
This Note may not be prepaid or repaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein.
Interest shall commence accruing on the date that the Note is fully funded and shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed. Any Principal Amount or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of the lesser of (i) sixteen percent (16%) per annum and (ii) the maximum amount permitted by law from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Default Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day year and the actual number of days elapsed.
All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Borrower (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Whenever any amount expressed to be due by the terms of this Note is due on any day which is not a business day, the same shall instead be due on the next succeeding day which is a business day.
Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”). As used in this Note, the term “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in the city of New York, New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. As used herein, the term “Trading Day” means any day that shares of Common Stock are listed for trading or quotation on the Principal Market (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on any Principal Market, then any calendar day.
This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
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The following terms shall also apply to this Note:
ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right, at any time on or following the Issue Date, to convert all or any portion of the then outstanding and unpaid Principal Amount and interest (including any Default Interest) into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified, at the Conversion Price (as defined below) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the a Holder shall not have the right to convert any portion of this Note, pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after conversion as set forth on the applicable Notice of Conversion, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates (the “Affiliates”), and any other Persons (as defined below) 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 Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) conversion of the remaining, nonconverted portion of this Note beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 1.1, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. 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 1.1, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two Trading Days 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 Note, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding at the time of the respective calculation hereunder. “Person” and “Persons” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Note. The number of Conversion Shares to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent before 11:59 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”). The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the Principal Amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Principal Amount at the Interest Rate to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2).
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1.2 Conversion Price.
(a) Calculation of Conversion Price. The per share conversion price into which Principal Amount and interest (including any Default Interest) under this Note shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock hereunder (the “Conversion Price”) shall be equal to the lower of $0.00005 or 50% of the lowest trading price for the 10 Trading Days immediately prior to the date of a delivery of a Notice of Conversion. If at any time the Conversion Price as determined hereunder for any conversion would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, then at the sole discretion of the Holder, the Conversion Price hereunder may equal such par value for such conversion and the Conversion Amount for such conversion may be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the Conversion Amount to the extent necessary to cause the number of conversion shares issuable upon such conversion to equal the same number of conversion shares as would have been issued had the Conversion Price not been adjusted by the Holder to the par value price. The Conversion Price is subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events. Holder shall be entitled to deduct $1,750.00 from the conversion amount in each Notice of Conversion to cover Holder’s fees associated with each Notice of Conversion.
1.3 Authorized and Reserved Shares. The Borrower covenants that at all times until the Note is satisfied in full, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of a number of Conversion Shares equal to the greater of: (a) 1,552,000,000 shares of Common Stock or (b) the sum of (i) the number of Conversion Shares issuable upon the full conversion of this Note (assuming no payment of Principal Amount or interest) at the time of such calculation (taking into consideration any adjustments to the Conversion Price as provided in this Note) multiplied by (ii) one and a half (1.5) (the “Reserved Amount”). The Borrower represents that upon issuance, the Conversion Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Conversion Shares or instructions to have the Conversion Shares issued as contemplated by Section 1.4(f) hereof, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates or cause the Company to electronically issue shares of Common Stock to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Conversion Shares or cause the Conversion Shares to be issued as contemplated by Section 1.4(f) hereof in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain the Reserved Amount it will be considered an Event of Default (as defined in this Note) under this Note.
1.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. This Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part, on any calendar day, at any time on or following the Issue Date, by submitting to the Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 11:59 p.m., New York, New York time). Any Notice of Conversion submitted after 11:59 p.m., New York, New York time, shall be deemed to have been delivered and received on the next Trading Day.
(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid Principal Amount is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the Principal Amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, such records of the Borrower shall, prima facie, be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this Note is converted as aforesaid, the Holder may not transfer this Note unless the Holder first physically surrenders this Note to the Borrower, whereupon the Borrower will forthwith issue and deliver upon the order of the Holder a new Note of like tenor, registered as the Holder (upon payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may request, representing in the aggregate the remaining unpaid Principal Amount of this Note. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted Principal Amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
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(c) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property on conversion of this Note in a name other than that of the Holder (or in street name), and the Borrower shall not be required to issue or deliver any such shares or other securities or property unless and until the person or persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares are to be held for the Holder’s account) requesting the issuance thereof shall have paid to the Borrower the amount of any such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.
(d) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Conversion Shares (or cause the electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares as contemplated by Section 1.4(f) hereof) within one (1) Trading Day after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid Principal Amount and interest (including any Default Interest) under this Note, surrender of this Note). If the Company shall fail for any reason or for no reason to issue to the Holder on or prior to the Deadline a certificate for the number of Conversion Shares or to which the Holder is entitled hereunder and register such Conversion Shares on the Company’s share register or to credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC (as defined below) for such number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s conversion of this Note (a “Conversion Failure”), then, in addition to all other remedies available to the Holder, (i) the Company shall pay in cash to the Holder on each day after the Deadline and during such Conversion Failure an amount equal to 2.0% of the product of (A) the sum of the number of Conversion Shares not issued to the Holder on or prior to the Deadline and to which the Holder is entitled and (B) the closing sale price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the last possible date which the Company could have issued such Conversion Shares to the Holder without violating this Section 1.4(d); and (ii) the Holder, upon written notice to the Company, may void its Notice of Conversion with respect to, and retain or have returned, as the case may be, any portion of this Note that has not been converted pursuant to such Notice of Conversion; provided that the voiding of an Notice of Conversion shall not affect the Company’s obligations to make any payments which have accrued prior to the date of such notice. In addition to the foregoing, if on or prior to the Deadline the Company shall fail to issue and deliver a certificate to the Holder and register such Conversion Shares on the Company’s share register or credit the Holder’s balance account with DTC for the number of Conversion Shares to which the Holder is entitled upon the Holder’s exercise hereunder or pursuant to the Company’s obligation pursuant to clause (ii) below, and if on or after such Trading Day the Holder purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise that the Holder anticipated receiving from the Company, then the Company shall, within two (2) Trading Days after the Holder’s request and in the Holder’s discretion, either (i) pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased (the “Buy-In Price”), at which point the Company’s obligation to deliver such certificate (and to issue such Conversion Shares) or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC for such Conversion Shares shall terminate, or (ii) promptly honor its obligation to deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing such Conversion Shares or credit such Holder’s balance account with DTC and pay cash to the Holder in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the Buy-In Price over the product of (A) such number of shares of Common Stock, times (B) the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the date of exercise. Nothing shall limit the 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 certificates representing the Conversion Shares (or to electronically deliver such Conversion Shares) upon the conversion of this Note as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
(e) Obligation of Borrower to Deliver Common Stock. At the time that the Holder submits the Notice of Conversion to the Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding Principal Amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest (including any Default Interest) under this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations under this Article I, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for the Conversion Shares (or cause the electronic delivery of the Conversion Shares as contemplated by Section 1.4(f) hereof) shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion. The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of Conversion shall be the Conversion Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is sent to the Borrower or Borrower’s transfer agent before 11:59 p.m., New York, New York time, on such date.
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(f) Delivery of Conversion Shares by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion hereof, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer or Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian programs, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions contained in Section 1.1 and in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion hereof to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system.
1.5 Concerning the Shares. The Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be the Legal Counsel Opinion (as defined in the Purchase Agreement)) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration or (iii) such shares are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption, or (iv) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). Except as otherwise provided in the Purchase Agreement (and subject to the removal provisions set forth below), until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, each certificate for the Conversion Shares that has not been so included in an effective registration statement or that has not been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption that permits removal of the legend, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form, as appropriate:
“NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE EXERCISABLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE THE LEGAL COUNSEL OPINION (AS DEFINED IN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT)), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, RULE 144A, REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT, OR OTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue to the Holder a certificate for the applicable Conversion Shares without such legend upon which it is stamped or (as requested by the Holder) issue the applicable Conversion Shares by electronic delivery by crediting the account of such holder’s broker with DTC, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws: (a) such Conversion Shares are registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) the Company or the Holder provides the Legal Counsel Opinion (as contemplated by and in accordance with Section 4(m) of the Purchase Agreement) to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Conversion Shares may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Company shall be responsible for the fees of its transfer agent and all DTC fees associated with any such issuance. The Holder agrees to sell all Conversion Shares, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Holder with respect to the transfer of Conversion Shares pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption, at the Deadline, notwithstanding that the conditions of Rule 144, Rule 144A, Regulation S, or other applicable exemption, as applicable, have been met, it will be considered an Event of Default under this Note.
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1.6 Effect of Certain Events.
(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall either: (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (defined in Section 3.19) or (ii) be treated pursuant to Section 1.6(b) hereof. “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.
(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of this Note, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not effectuate any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, at least thirty (30) days prior written notice (but in any event at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b). The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
(d) Purchase Rights. If, at any time when all or any portion of this Note is issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights to purchase stock, warrants, securities or other property (the “Purchase Rights”) pro rata to the record holders of any class of Common Stock, then the Holder of this Note will be entitled to acquire, upon the terms applicable to such Purchase Rights, the aggregate Purchase Rights which such Holder could have acquired if such Holder had held the number of shares of Common Stock acquirable upon complete conversion of this Note (without regard to any limitations on conversion contained herein) 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 Common Stock are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.
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(e) Dilutive Issuance. If the Borrower, at any time while this Note or any amounts due hereunder are outstanding, issues, sells or grants (or has issued, sold or granted as of the Issue Date, as the case may be) any option to purchase, or sells or grants any right to reprice, or otherwise disposes of, or issues (or has sold or issued, as the case may be, or announces any sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition), any Common Stock or other securities convertible into, exercisable for, or otherwise entitle any person or entity the right to acquire, shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, upon conversion of this Note, and any convertible notes or warrants outstanding as of or following the Issue Date), in each or any case at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (such lower price, the “Base Conversion Price” and such issuances, collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (it being agreed that if the holder of the Common Stock or other securities so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the Conversion Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Conversion Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Conversion Price shall be reduced, at the option of the Holder, to a price equal to the Base Conversion Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or other securities are issued. By way of example, and for the avoidance of doubt, if the Company issues a convertible promissory note (including but not limited to a Variable Rate Transaction), and the holder of such convertible promissory note has the right to convert it into Common Stock at an effective price per share that is lower than the then Conversion Price (including but not limited to a conversion price with a discount that varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock), then the Holder has the right to reduce the Conversion Price to such Base Conversion Price (including but not limited to a conversion price with a discount that varies with the trading prices of or quotations for the Common Stock) in perpetuity regardless of whether the holder of such convertible promissory note ever effectuated a conversion at the Base Conversion Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustment will be made under this Section 1.6(e) in respect of an Exempt Issuance. In the event of an issuance of securities involving multiple tranches or closings, any adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.6(e) shall be calculated as if all such securities were issued at the initial closing.
An “Exempt Issuance” shall mean the issuance of (a) shares of Common Stock or other securities to officers or directors of the Company pursuant to any stock or option or similar equity incentive plan duly adopted for such purpose, by a majority of the non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors or a majority of the members of a committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose in a manner which is consistent with the Company’s prior business practices; (b) securities issued pursuant to a merger, consolidation, acquisition or similar business combination approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a Person (or to the equity holders of a Person) which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company or an owner of an asset in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and shall provide to the Company additional benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities; (c) securities issued pursuant to any equipment loan or leasing arrangement, real property leasing arrangement or debt financing from a bank or similar financial institution approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Company; or (d) securities issued with respect to which the Holder waives its rights in writing under this Section 1.6(e).
(f) Notice of Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in Section 1.6 of this Note, the Borrower shall, at its expense and within one (1) calendar day after the occurrence of each respective adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price, compute such adjustment or readjustment and prepare and furnish to the Holder a certificate setting forth (i) the Conversion Price in effect at such time based upon the Dilutive Issuance, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note, (iii) the detailed facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, and (iv) copies of the documentation (including but not limited to relevant transaction documents) that evidences the adjustment or readjustment. In addition, the Borrower shall, within one (1) calendar day after each written request from the Holder, furnish to such Holder a like certificate setting forth (i) the Conversion Price in effect at such time based upon the Dilutive Issuance, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at the time would be received upon conversion of the Note, (iii) the detailed facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based, and (iv) copies of the documentation (including but not limited to relevant transaction documents) that evidences the adjustment or readjustment. For the avoidance of doubt, each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price as a result of the events described in Section 1.6 of this Note shall occur without any action by the Holder and regardless of whether the Borrower complied with the notification provisions in Section 1.6 of this Note.
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1.7 [Intentionally Omitted].
1.8 Status as Shareholder. Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion by a Holder, (i) the Conversion Shares covered thereby (other than the Conversion Shares, if any, which cannot be issued because their issuance would exceed such Holder’s allocated portion of the Reserved Amount or Maximum Share Amount) shall be deemed converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder’s rights as a Holder of such converted portion of this Note shall cease and terminate, excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock and to any remedies provided herein or otherwise available at law or in equity to such Holder because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of this Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Holder has not received certificates for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th) business day after the expiration of the Deadline with respect to a conversion of any portion of this Note for any reason, then (unless the Holder otherwise elects to retain its status as a holder of Common Stock by so notifying the Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this Note with respect to such unconverted portions of this Note and the Borrower shall, as soon as practicable, return such unconverted Note to the Holder or, if the Note has not been surrendered, adjust its records to reflect that such portion of this Note has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall retain all of its rights and remedies for the Borrower’s failure to convert this Note.
1.9 Prepayment. At any time prior to the date that an Event of Default occurs under this Note (the “Prepayment Period”), the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note, to prepay the outstanding Principal Amount and interest then due under this Note in accordance with this Section 1.9. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice (the “Optional Prepayment Date”). The Holder shall have the right, at all times prior to the actual receipt of the full prepayment amount on the Optional Prepayment Date, to instead convert all or any portion of the Note pursuant to the terms of this Note, including the amount of this Note to be prepaid by the Borrower in accordance with this Section 1.9. On the Optional Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall make payment of the amounts designated below to or upon the order of the Holder as specified by the Holder in writing to the Borrower. If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note in accordance with this Section 1.9, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to the sum of: (w) 100% multiplied by the Principal Amount then outstanding plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the Principal Amount to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) $750.00 to reimburse Holder for administrative fees.
If the Borrower delivers an Optional Prepayment Notice and fails to pay the applicable prepayment amount due to the Holder of the Note as provided in this Section 1.9, then the Borrower shall forever forfeit its right to prepay any part of the Note pursuant to this Section 1.9.
1.10 Repayment from Proceeds. If, at any time prior to the full repayment or full conversion of all amounts owed under this Note, the Company receives cash proceeds from any source or series of related or unrelated sources, including but not limited to, from payments from customers, the issuance of equity or debt, the conversion of outstanding warrants of the Borrower, the issuance of securities pursuant to an equity line of credit of the Borrower or the sale of assets, the Borrower shall, within one (1) business day of Borrower’s receipt of such proceeds, inform the Holder of or publicly disclose such receipt, following which the Holder shall have the right in its sole discretion to require the Borrower to immediately apply up to 30% of such proceeds to repay all or any portion of the outstanding Principal Amount and interest (including any Default Interest) then due under this Note. Failure of the Borrower to comply with this provision shall constitute an Event of Default.
ARTICLE II. RANKING AND CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 Ranking and Security. This Note shall have priority over all unsecured indebtedness of the Borrower.
2.2 Other Indebtedness. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not (directly or indirectly through any Subsidiary or affiliate) incur or suffer to exist or guarantee any unsecured indebtedness that is senior to or pari passu with (in priority of payment and performance) the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
2.3 Distributions on Capital Stock. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of capital stock other than dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form of additional shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or indirectly or through any subsidiary make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital stock except for distributions pursuant to any shareholders’ rights plan which is approved by a majority of the Borrower’s disinterested directors.
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2.4 Restriction on Stock Repurchases and Debt Repayments. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not without the Holder’s written consent redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange for property or other securities or otherwise) in any one transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the Borrower or any warrants, rights or options to purchase or acquire any such shares, or repay any pari passu or subordinated indebtedness of Borrower.
2.5 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent by the Holder to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.
2.6 Advances and Loans; Affiliate Transactions. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, lend money, give credit, make advances to or enter into any transaction with any person, firm, joint venture or corporation, including, without limitation, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans, credits or advances (a) in existence or committed on the Issue Date and which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the Issue Date, (b) in regard to transactions with unaffiliated third parties, made in the ordinary course of business or (c) in regard to transactions with unaffiliated third parties, not in excess of $100,000. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, repay any affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower in connection with any indebtedness or accrued amounts owed to any such party.
2.7 Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) Transaction. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Borrower shall not enter into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, either Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(9) Transaction”) or Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(10) Transaction”). In the event that the Borrower does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(9) Transaction or a 3(a)(10) Transaction while this note is outstanding, a liquidated damages charge of 25% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than $25,000, will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of a cash payment or added to the balance of this Note (under Holder's and Borrower's expectation that this amount will tack back to the Issue Date).
2.8 Preservation of Business and Existence, etc. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, (a) change the nature of its business; (b) sell, divest, change the structure of any material assets other than in the ordinary course of business; (c) enter into a Variable Rate Transaction; or (d) enter into any merchant cash advance transactions. In addition, so long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges, and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries (other than dormant Subsidiaries that have no or minimum assets) to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary.
2.9 Non circumvention. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company will not, by amendment of its Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Note, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Note and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder.
2.10 Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Note. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of any indemnification undertaking by the Holder to the Company in customary form and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Holder a new Note.
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ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
It shall be considered an event of default if any of the following events listed in this Article III (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal or Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the Principal Amount hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, or fails to fully comply with Section 1.10 of this Note.
3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower (i) fails to issue Conversion Shares to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, (ii) fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for the Conversion Shares issuable to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, (iii) fails to reserve the Reserved Amount at all times, (iv) the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for the Conversion Shares issuable to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for two (2) Trading Days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion, and/or (v) fails to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent (including but not limited to payment obligations to its transfer agent). It shall be an Event of Default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be added to the principal balance of the Note.
3.3 Breach of Agreements and Covenants. The Borrower breaches any covenant, agreement, or other term or condition contained in the Purchase Agreement, this Note, Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, Warrant (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the “Warrant”), or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith or therewith.
3.4 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made in the Purchase Agreement, this Note, Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, Warrant, or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.5 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.
3.6 Judgments. Any money judgment, writ or similar process shall be entered or filed against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its property or other assets for more than $100,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) days unless otherwise consented to by the Holder, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.
3.7 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.
3.8 Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act. At any time after the Issue Date, the Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
3.9 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
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3.10 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.
3.11 Maintenance of Assets. The failure by Borrower to maintain any material intellectual property rights, personal, real property or other assets which are necessary to conduct its business (whether now or in the future).
3.12 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC for any date or period from two years prior to the Issue Date of this Note and until this Note is no longer outstanding.
3.13 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.
3.14 Cross-Default. The declaration of an event of default by any lender or other extender of credit to the Company under any notes, loans, agreements or other instruments of the Company evidencing any indebtedness of the Company (including those filed as exhibits to or described in the Company’s filings with the SEC), after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods.
3.15 Variable Rate Transactions. The Borrower consummates a Variable Rate Transaction at any time on or after the Issue Date.
3.16 Inside Information. Any attempt by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates to transmit, convey, disclose, or any actual transmittal, conveyance, or disclosure by the Borrower or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates of, material non-public information concerning the Borrower, to the Holder or its successors and assigns, which is not immediately cured by Borrower’s filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD on that same date.
3.17 Unavailability of Rule 144. If, at any time on or after the date that is six (6) calendar months after the Issue Date, the Holder is unable to (i) obtain a standard “144 legal opinion letter” from an attorney reasonably acceptable to the Holder, the Holder’s brokerage firm (and respective clearing firm), and the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to facilitate the Holder’s conversion of any portion of the Note into free trading shares of the Borrower’s Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144, and/or (ii) thereupon deposit such shares into the Holder’s brokerage account.
3.18 Delisting, Suspension, or Quotation of Trading of Common Stock. If, at any time on or after the Issue Date, the Borrower’s Common Stock (i) is suspended from trading, (ii) halted from trading, and/or (iii) fails to be quoted or listed (as applicable) on a Principal Market.
3.19 Rights and Remedies Upon an Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in this Article III, this Note shall become immediately due and payable, and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Principal Amount then outstanding plus accrued interest (including any Default Interest) through the date of full repayment multiplied by 125% (collectively the “Default Amount”), as well as all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived by the Borrower. Holder may, in its sole discretion, determine to accept payment part in Common Stock and part in cash. For purposes of payments in Common Stock, the conversion formula set forth in Section 1.2 shall apply as well as all other provisions of this Note. The Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.
Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, and in addition to any other right or remedy of the Holder hereunder, under the related transaction documents, or otherwise at law or in equity, the Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers Holder or its legal counsel, each as the Borrower’s attorney-in-fact, to appear ex parte and with notice to the Borrower to confess judgment against the Borrower for the unpaid amount of this Note. The judgment shall set forth the amount then due hereunder, plus attorney’s fees and cost of suit, and to release all errors, and waive all rights of appeal. The Borrower waives the right to contest Holder’s rights under this section, including without limitation the right to any stay of execution and the benefit of all exemption laws now or hereafter in effect. No single exercise of the foregoing right and power to confess judgment will be deemed to exhaust such power, whether or not any such exercise shall be held by any court to be invalid, voidable, or void, and such power shall continue undiminished and may be exercised from time to time as the Holder may elect until all amounts owing on this Note have been paid in full.
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ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies of the Holder existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, e-mail or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by e-mail or facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Borrower, to:
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
7901 4th ST N, Suite 4000
St. Petersburg, FL 33702-4305
Attention: Marc Angell
e-mail: marc@themarquiegroup.com
If to the Holder:
QUICK CAPITAL, LLC
66 West Flagler Street, 900-#2292
Miami, FL 33130
Attn: Eilon D. Natan, Manager
4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. The Borrower shall not assign this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Holder. The Holder may assign its rights hereunder to any “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the 1933 Act) in a private transaction from the Holder or to any of its “affiliates”, as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Note, acknowledge and agree that following conversion of a portion of this Note, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Note represented by this Note may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
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4.6 Governing Law; Venue; Attorney’s Fees. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby shall be brought only in the state courts located in the Nevada or federal courts located in Nevada. The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS NOTE OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby 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 Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. The prevailing party in any action or dispute brought in connection with this the Note or any other agreement, certificate, instrument or document contemplated hereby or thereby shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.
4.7 Certain Amounts. Whenever pursuant to this Note the Borrower is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding Principal Amount (or the portion thereof required to be paid at that time) plus accrued and unpaid interest plus Default Interest on such interest, the Borrower and the Holder agree that the actual damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on this Note may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the Borrower represents stipulated damages and not a penalty and is intended to compensate the Holder in part for loss of the opportunity to convert this Note and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock acquired upon conversion of this Note at a price in excess of the price paid for such shares pursuant to this Note. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree that such amount of stipulated damages is not plainly disproportionate to the possible loss to the Holder from the receipt of a cash payment without the opportunity to convert this Note into shares of Common Stock.
4.8 Purchase Agreement. The Company and the Holder shall be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement and the documents entered into in connection herewith and therewith.
4.9 Notice of Corporate Events. Except as otherwise provided below, the Holder of this Note shall have no rights as a Holder of Common Stock unless and only to the extent that it converts this Note into Common Stock. The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior notification of any meeting of the Borrower’s shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to vote in connection with any change in control or any proposed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Borrower, the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder, at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein (or thirty (30) days prior to the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right or other event, and a brief statement regarding the amount and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public announcement of any event requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with the notification to the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.9.
4.10 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
4.11 Construction; Headings. This Note shall be deemed to be jointly drafted by the Company and all the Holder and shall not be construed against any person as the drafter hereof. The headings of this Note are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Note.
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4.12 Usury. To the extent it may lawfully do so, the Company hereby agrees not to insist upon or plead or in any manner whatsoever claim, and will resist any and all efforts to be compelled to take the benefit or advantage of, usury laws wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, in connection with any action or proceeding that may be brought by the Holder in order to enforce any right or remedy under this Note. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Note, it is expressly agreed and provided that the total liability of the Company under this Note for payments which under the applicable law are in the nature of interest shall not exceed the maximum lawful rate authorized under applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”), and, without limiting the foregoing, in no event shall any rate of interest or default interest, or both of them, when aggregated with any other sums which under the applicable law in the nature of interest that the Company may be obligated to pay under this Note exceed such Maximum Rate. It is agreed that if the maximum contract rate of interest allowed by applicable law and applicable to this Note is increased or decreased by statute or any official governmental action subsequent to the Issue Date, the new maximum contract rate of interest allowed by law will be the Maximum Rate applicable to this Note from the effective date thereof forward, unless such application is precluded by applicable law. If under any circumstances whatsoever, interest in excess of the Maximum Rate is paid by the Company to the Holder with respect to indebtedness evidenced by this the Note, such excess shall be applied by the Holder to the unpaid principal balance of any such indebtedness or be refunded to the Company, the manner of handling such excess to be at the Holder’s election.
4.13 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Note is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law (including any judicial ruling), then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Note.
4.14 Terms of Future Financings. So long as this Note is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries of any security, or amendment to a security that was originally issued before the Issue Date, with any term that the Holder reasonably believes is more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that the Holder reasonably believes was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Note, then (i) the Borrower shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term within one (1) business day of the issuance and/or amendment (as applicable) of the respective security, and (ii) such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder (regardless of whether the Borrower complied with the notification provision of this Section 4.14). 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 prepayment rate, interest rates, and original issue discounts.
4.15 Dispute Resolution. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, any prepayment amount or Default Amount, Issue, Closing or Maturity Date, the closing bid price, or fair market value (as the case may be) or the arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price or the applicable prepayment amount(s) (as the case may be), the Borrower or the Holder shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile (i) within one (1) Trading Day after receipt of the applicable notice giving rise to such dispute to the Borrower or the Holder or (ii) if no notice gave rise to such dispute, at any time after the Holder learned of the circumstances giving rise to such dispute. If the Holder and the Borrower are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation within one (1) Trading Day of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation (as the case may be) being submitted to the Borrower or the Holder, then the Borrower shall, within one (1) Trading Day, submit (a) the disputed determination of the Conversion Price, the closing bid price, the or fair market value (as the case may be) to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Borrower and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Conversion Price, Conversion Amount, any prepayment amount or Default Amount, to an independent, outside accountant selected by the Holder that is reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. The Borrower shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Borrower and the Holder of the results no later than one (1) Trading Day from the time it receives such disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
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4.16 Right of First Refusal. If at any time while this Note is outstanding, the Borrower has a bona fide offer of capital or financing from any 3rd party, that the Borrower intends to act upon, then the Borrower must first offer such opportunity to the Holder to provide such capital or financing to the Borrower on the same terms as each respective 3rd party’s terms. Should the Holder be unwilling or unable to provide such capital or financing to the Borrower within five (5) Trading Days from Holder’s receipt of written notice of the offer (the “Offer Notice”) from the Borrower, then the Borrower may obtain such capital or financing from that respective 3rd party upon the exact same terms and conditions offered by the Borrower to the Holder, which transaction must be completed within 30 days after the date of the Offer Notice. If the Borrower does not receive the capital or financing from the respective 3rd party within 30 days after the date of the respective Offer Notice, then the Borrower must again offer the capital or financing opportunity to the Holder as described above, and the process detailed above shall be repeated. The Offer Notice must be sent via electronic mail to mmcfarlane@macrab.com.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer on June 10, 2022.
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
| By: ____________________________ |
| Name: Marc Angell |
| Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A -- NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $ ____________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), according to the conditions of the promissory note of the Borrower dated as of June 10, 2022 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.
Box Checked as to applicable instructions:
| ☐ | The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”). |
| Name of DTC Prime Broker: | |
| Account Number: |
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The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto: |
| Date of Conversion: | ||
| Applicable Conversion Price: | $ | |
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Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued Pursuant to Conversion of the Note: |
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Amount of Principal Balance Due remaining Under the Note after this conversion: |
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Exhibit 10.6
NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES AS TO WHICH THIS SECURITY MAY BE EXERCISED HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
Warrant Shares: 776,000,000
Date of Issuance: June 10, 2022 (“Issuance Date”)
This COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received (in connection with the issuance of the promissory note in the principal amount of $38,880.00 to the Holder (as defined below) of even date) (the “Note”), Quick Capital, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (including any permitted and registered assigns, the “Holder”), is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date of issuance hereof, to purchase from THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), 776,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”) (whereby such number may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Warrant) at the Exercise Price per share then in effect. This Warrant is issued by the Company as of the date hereof in connection with that certain securities purchase agreement dated June 10, 2022, by and among the Company and the Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used in this Warrant shall have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined in the body of this Warrant or in Section 12 below. For purposes of this Warrant, the term “Exercise Price” shall mean $0.00005, subject to adjustment as provided herein (including but not limited to cashless exercise), and the term “Exercise Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Issuance Date and ending on 5:00 p.m. eastern standard time on the five-year anniversary thereof.
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(a) Mechanics of Exercise. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the rights represented by this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part at any time or times during the Exercise Period by delivery of a written notice, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Exercise Notice”), of the Holder’s election to exercise this Warrant. The Holder shall not be required to deliver the original Warrant in order to effect an exercise hereunder. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. On or before the second Trading Day (the “Warrant Share Delivery Date”) following the date on which the Holder sent the Exercise Notice to the Company or the Company’s transfer agent, and upon receipt by the Company of payment to the Company of an amount equal to the applicable Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares as to which all or a portion of this Warrant is being exercised (the “Aggregate Exercise Price” and together with the Exercise Notice, the “Exercise Delivery Documents”) in cash or by wire transfer of immediately available funds (or by cashless exercise, in which case there shall be no Aggregate Exercise Price provided), the Company shall (or direct its transfer agent to) issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Exercise Notice, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise (or deliver such shares of Common Stock in electronic format if requested by the Holder). Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than three business days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant (in accordance with Section 6) representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
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If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the respective shares of Common Stock by the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise in Holder’s sole discretion in addition to all other rights and remedies at law, under this Warrant, or otherwise, and such failure shall also be deemed an event of default under the Note, a material breach under this Warrant, and a material breach under the Purchase Agreement.
If the Market Price of one share of Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price, then the Holder may elect to receive Warrant Shares pursuant to a cashless exercise, in lieu of a cash exercise, equal to the value of this Warrant determined in the manner described below (or of any portion thereof remaining unexercised) by surrender of this Warrant and a Notice of Exercise, in which event the Company shall issue to Holder a number of Common Stock computed using the following formula:
X = Y (A-B)
A
| Where | X = | the number of Shares to be issued to Holder. |
| Y = | the number of Warrant Shares that the Holder elects to purchase under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation). | |
| A = | the Market Price (at the date of such calculation). | |
| B = | Exercise Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation). |
(b) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant as a consequence of any adjustment pursuant hereto. All Warrant Shares (including fractions) issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the exercise would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after aggregation, the exercise would result in the issuance of a fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuance of any fractional share, pay the Holder otherwise entitled to such fraction a sum in cash equal to the product resulting from multiplying the then-current fair market value of a Warrant Share by such fraction.
(c) Holder’s Exercise Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 1 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s affiliates (the “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 Attribution Parties shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates or Attribution Parties. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 1(c), beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. 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 1(c), in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (A) the Company’s most recent periodic or annual report filed with the Commission, as the case may be, (B) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (C) a more recent written notice by the Company or the 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 two Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates or Attribution Parties since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding at the time of the respective calculation hereunder. The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.
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(d) Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Warrant Shares Upon Exercise. In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause the Company’s transfer agent to transmit to the Holder the Warrant Shares in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant (including but not limited to Section 1(a) above pursuant to an exercise on or before the respective Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (A) pay in cash to the Holder, within one (1) business day of Holder’s request, the amount, if any, by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the product of (1) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (2) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (B) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored (in which case such exercise shall be deemed rescinded) or deliver to the Holder within one (1) business day of Holder’s request the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder. For example, if the Holder purchases, or effectuates a cashless exercise hereunder for, Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (A) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000. The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
2. ADJUSTMENTS. The Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) Distribution of Assets. If the Company shall declare or make any dividend or other distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of shares of Common Stock, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including without limitation any distribution of cash, stock or other securities, property or options by way of a dividend, spin off, reclassification, corporate rearrangement or other similar transaction) (a “Distribution”), at any time after the issuance of this Warrant, then, in each such case:
(i) any Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution shall be reduced, effective as of the close of business on such record date, to a price determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction (i) the numerator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date minus the value of the Distribution (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors) applicable to one share of Common Stock, and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the Closing Sale Price of the shares of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding such record date; and
(ii) the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased to a number of shares equal to the number of shares of Common Stock obtainable immediately prior to the close of business on the record date fixed for the determination of holders of shares of Common Stock entitled to receive the Distribution multiplied by the reciprocal of the fraction set forth in the immediately preceding clause (i); provided, however, that in the event that the Distribution is of shares of common stock of a company (other than the Company) whose common stock is traded on a national securities exchange or a national automated quotation system (“Other Shares of Common Stock”), then the Holder may elect to receive a warrant to purchase Other Shares of Common Stock in lieu of an increase in the number of Warrant Shares, the terms of which shall be identical to those of this Warrant, except that such warrant shall be exercisable into the number of shares of Other Shares of Common Stock that would have been payable to the Holder pursuant to the Distribution had the Holder exercised this Warrant immediately prior to such record date and with an aggregate exercise price equal to the product of the amount by which the exercise price of this Warrant was decreased with respect to the Distribution pursuant to the terms of the immediately preceding clause (i) and the number of Warrant Shares calculated in accordance with the first part of this clause (ii).
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(b) Anti-Dilution Adjustments to Exercise Price. If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or securities entitling any person or entity to acquire shares of Common Stock (upon conversion, exercise or otherwise) (including but not limited to the price at which Common Stock is issuable under the Note), at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “Base Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, elimination of an applicable floor price for any reason in the future (including but not limited to the passage of time or satisfaction of certain condition(s)), reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled or potentially entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price at any time while such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are in existence, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance (regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced at the option of the Holder and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued, regardless of whether the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are (i) subsequently redeemed or retired by the Company after the date of the Dilutive Issuance or (ii) actually converted or exercised at such Base Share Price by the holder thereof (for the avoidance of doubt, the Holder may utilize the Base Share Price even if the Company did not actually issue shares of its common stock at the Base Share Price under the respective Common stock Equivalents). The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 2(b), indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”). For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 2(b), upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is entitled to receive the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Common Stock. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date subdivides (by any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision will be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately increased. If the Company at any time on or after the Issuance Date combines (by combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) one or more classes of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination will be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares will be proportionately decreased. Any adjustment under this Section 2(c) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. Each such adjustment of the Exercise Price shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event covered by this Section 2(c) shall occur.
3. FUNDAMENTAL TRANSACTIONS. If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (i) the Company effects any merger of the Company with or into another entity and the Company is not the surviving entity (such surviving entity, the “Successor Entity”), (ii) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or by another individual or entity, and approved by the Company) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares of Common Stock for other securities, cash or property and the holders of at least 50% of the Common Stock accept such offer, or (iv) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination of shares of Common Stock) (in any such case, a “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock of the Successor Entity or of the Company and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable upon or as a result of such reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event (disregarding any limitation on exercise contained herein solely for the purpose of such determination). For purposes of any such exercise, the determination of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any Successor Entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.
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4. NON-CIRCUMVENTION. The Company covenants and agrees that it will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, scheme of arrangement, dissolution, issue or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, and will at all times in good faith carry out all the provisions of this Warrant and take all action as may be required to protect the rights of the Holder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company (i) shall not increase the par value of any shares of Common Stock receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant above the Exercise Price then in effect, (ii) shall take all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (iii) shall, for so long as this Warrant is outstanding, have authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, one and a half (1.5) times the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Warrants are then exercisable into to provide for the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant (without regard to any limitations on exercise).
5. WARRANT HOLDER NOT DEEMED A STOCKHOLDER. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Warrant, in and of itself, shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company. In addition, nothing contained in this Warrant shall be construed as imposing any liabilities on the Holder to purchase any securities (upon exercise of this Warrant or otherwise) or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
6. REISSUANCE.
(a) Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Warrant. If this Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company will, on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as it may reasonably impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new Warrant of like denomination and tenor as this Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
(b) Issuance of New Warrants. Whenever the Company is required to issue a new Warrant pursuant to the terms of this Warrant, such new Warrant shall be of like tenor with this Warrant, and shall have an issuance date, as indicated on the face of such new Warrant which is the same as the Issuance Date.
7. TRANSFER. This Warrant shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the rights, interests or obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned, by operation of law or otherwise, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior signed written consent of the Holder, which consent may be withheld at the sole discretion of the Holder (any such assignment or transfer shall be null and void if the Company does not obtain the prior signed written consent of the Holder). This Warrant or any of the severable rights and obligations inuring to the benefit of or to be performed by Holder hereunder may be assigned by Holder to a third party, in whole or in part, without the need to obtain the Company’s consent thereto.
8. NOTICES. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Warrant, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the notice provisions contained in the Purchase Agreement. The Company shall provide the Holder with prompt written notice (i) immediately upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price, setting forth in reasonable detail, the calculation of such adjustment and (ii) at least 20 days prior to the date on which the Company closes its books or takes a record (A) with respect to any dividend or distribution upon the shares of Common Stock, (B) with respect to any grants, issuances or sales of any stock or other securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or other property, pro rata to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (C) for determining rights to vote with respect to any Fundamental Transaction, dissolution or liquidation, provided in each case that such information shall be made known to the public prior to or in conjunction with such notice being provided to the Holder.
9. AMENDMENT AND WAIVER. The terms of this Warrant may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
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10. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Warrant shall be brought only in the state courts located in the State of Nevada or federal courts located in the State of Nevada. The parties to this Warrant hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR UNDER ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS WARRANT, OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Warrant or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Warrant or any other transaction document entered into in connection with this Warrant 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 the Purchase Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
11. ACCEPTANCE. Receipt of this Warrant by the Holder shall constitute acceptance of and agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained herein.
12. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Warrant, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) [Intentionally Omitted].
(b) “Closing Sale Price” means, for any security as of any date, (i) the last closing trade price for such security on the Principal Market, as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, or, if the Principal Market begins to operate on an extended hours basis and does not designate the closing trade price, then the last trade price of such security prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, or (ii) if the foregoing does not apply, the last trade price of such security in the over-the-counter market for such security as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, or (iii) if no last trade price is reported for such security by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder, the average of the bid and ask prices of any market makers for such security as reported by Quotestream or other similar quotation service provider designated by the Holder. If the Closing Sale Price cannot be calculated for a security on a particular date on any of the foregoing bases, the Closing Sale Price of such security on such date shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Company and the Holder. All such determinations to be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination or other similar transaction during the applicable calculation period.
(c) “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001, and any other class of securities into which such securities may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
(d) “Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company that would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including without limitation any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.
(e) [Intentionally Omitted].
(f) “Person” and “Persons” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization, any other entity and any governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.
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(g) “Principal Market” means the principal securities exchange or trading market where such Common Stock is listed or quoted, including but not limited to any tier of the OTC Markets, any tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market (including NASDAQ Capital Market), or the NYSE American, or any successor to such markets.
(h) “Market Price” means the highest traded price of the Common Stock during the one hundred and fifty Trading Days prior to the date of the respective Exercise Notice.
(i) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted on its Principal Market, provided, however, that if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on any Principal Market, then any calendar day.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed as of the Issuance Date set forth above.
THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC.
_________________________________ Name: Marc Angell Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
(To be executed by the registered holder to exercise this Common Stock Purchase Warrant)
THE UNDERSIGNED holder hereby exercises the right to purchase _______________ of the shares of Common Stock (“Warrant Shares”) of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), evidenced by the attached copy of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Warrant.
| 1. | Form of Exercise Price. The Holder intends that payment of the Exercise Price shall be made as (check one): |
| ☐ | a cash exercise with respect to ___________ Warrant Shares; or |
| ☐ | by cashless exercise pursuant to the Warrant. |
| 2. | Payment of Exercise Price. If cash exercise is selected above, the holder shall pay the applicable Aggregate Exercise Price in the sum of $ _________ to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
| 3. | Delivery of Warrant Shares. The Company shall deliver to the holder _____________ Warrant Shares in accordance with the terms of the Warrant. |
Date: ________________________________________
| (Print Name of Registered Holder) | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | |||
| Title: | |||
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EXHIBIT B
ASSIGNMENT OF WARRANT
(To be signed only upon authorized transfer of the Warrant)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns, and transfers unto ________________ the right to purchase ______________ shares of common stock of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC., to which the within Common Stock Purchase Warrant relates and appoints ___________, as attorney-in-fact, to transfer said right on the books of THE MARQUIE GROUP, INC. with full power of substitution and re-substitution in the premises. By accepting such transfer, the transferee has agreed to be bound in all respects by the terms and conditions of the within Warrant.
Dated: _________________________
| (Signature) * | ||
| (Name) | ||
| (Address) | ||
| (Social Security or Tax Identification No.) |
* The signature on this Assignment of Warrant must correspond to the name as written upon the face of the Common Stock Purchase Warrant in every particular without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever. When signing on behalf of a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity, please indicate your position(s) and title(s) with such entity.
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Exhibit 14.1
The Marquie Group, Inc. Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics for Senior Officers
Music of Your Life, Inc. (the 'Company') is committed to conducting its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with high standards of business conduct. The Company strives to maintain the highest standards of accuracy, completeness and integrity in its conduct, financial dealings, records and reports. These standards serve as the basis for managing the Company's business, for meeting the Company's duties to its stockholders and for maintaining compliance with financial reporting requirements. Accordingly, the Company has adopted this Code of Ethics for its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and any other senior officers (collectively, the 'Senior Officers').
I. Honest and Ethical Conduct
| · | Senior Officers will exhibit and promote honest and ethical conduct by: | ||
| ○ | Encouraging and rewarding professional integrity and eliminating barriers to responsible behavior. | ||
| ○ | Promoting the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships. | ||
| ○ | Respecting the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of work, except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to disclose such information. | ||
| ○ | Periodically communicating these ethical standards throughout the organization. | ||
II. Financial Records and Periodic Reports
| · | Senior Officers will establish and manage the enterprise transaction and reporting systems and procedures to provide that: | ||
| ○ | Business transactions are properly authorized and accurately and timely recorded on the Company's books and records in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and policies established by the Company. | ||
| ○ | False or artificial statements are not made in the Company's books and records, financial statements and related communications. | ||
| ○ | The retention or proper disposal of Company records shall be in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements and any records retention policies established by the Company. | ||
| ○ | Reports and documents filed by the Company with, or submitted by the Company to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as other public communications made by the Company, will include full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure. | ||
III. Electronic Communication
| · | Electronic communications on behalf of the Company, including all aspects of voice, video, and data communications, such as voicemail, phone, e-mail, and fax shall be: | ||
| ○ | Used only for Company approved business purposes and refrain from all personal use. | ||
| ○ | Made using Company approved email system, voicemail, phones, and fax machines. | ||
IV. Authority to Bind the Company
| ○ | The Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and President of the Company shall have the authority to bind the Company. No other Employee, Consultant, or Officer of the Company, unless previously authorized by the Board of Directors shall have the authority to bind the Company. | ||
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V. Compliance with Applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations
| · | Senior Officers will establish mechanisms to: | ||
| ○ | Educate Company employees about applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations. | ||
| ○ | Monitor compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations. | ||
VI. Reporting of Non-Compliance
| · | Senior Officers will promptly bring to the attention to the Company's Board of Directors: | ||
| ○ | Material information that calls into question disclosures made by the Company in its filings with, or submissions to, the Securities and Exchange Commission or in other public communications. | ||
| ○ | Information concerning significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of the Company's 'internal control over financial reporting' or other factors that could adversely affect the Company's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data. | ||
| ○ | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's financial reporting, disclosures or internal control over financial reporting. | ||
| ○ | Information concerning a violation of this Code or any other Company conduct codes, including any actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships, involving management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's financial reporting, disclosures or internal control over financial reporting. | ||
| ○ | Evidence of a material violation by the Company or its employees or agents of applicable governmental laws, rules or regulations. | ||
VII. Disciplinary Action
| · | In the event of a violation by a Senior Officer of this Code, the Board of Directors shall be responsible for recommending appropriate disciplinary and/or remedial actions. | ||
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Exhibit 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
1. Music of Your Life, Inc.
Exhibit 23.1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
The Marquie Group, Inc. (formerly Music of Your Life, Inc.)
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Marquie Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of May 31, 2021 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Marquie Group, Inc. as of May 31, 2021 and the results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Explanatory Paragraph – Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements referred to above have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 12 to the financial statements, the Company’s present financial situation raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are also described in Note 12. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock – Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company has had outstanding notes payable to lenders which are convertible into Company common stock at conversion prices which are based on the future trading price of the Company's common stock. For the year ended May 31, 2021, the Company issued a total of 4,304,842 shares of its common stock (as adjusted for the April 21, 2022 1 for 1,000 reverse split) pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of $835,050 in principal and accrued interest. The $1,445,042 excess of the $2,218,092 fair value of the 4,304,842 shares of common stock at the respective dates of issuance over the $835,050 liability reduction was charged to Loss on Conversions of Notes Payable.
How the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit
Our principal audit procedures related to the Company's loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock expense included:
(1) We obtained Company prepared quarterly schedules of all conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock for the year ended May 31, 2021.
(2) For the fair value measurements, we agreed the prices used to independent third-party sources of closing trading prices of the Company common stock on the respective issuance dates. We then verified the calculation by multiplying the number of shares issued times the respective closing trading prices for each conversion.
(3) For the liability reduction amounts, we agreed the principal and accrued interest amounts to Notices of Conversions for each conversion.
/s/ Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
Freeport, New York
October 14, 2021
We served as the Company’s auditor from 2015 to 2022.
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Exhibit 23.2
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Shareholders
The Marquie Group, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Marquie Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of May 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations, statements of stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes and schedules (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 May 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the entity’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. 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 audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’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 audits 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 audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Going Concern Uncertainty
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in note 12 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred losses since inception of $15,878,189 and negative working capital of $5,667,209. These factors create an uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in note 12. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company has had outstanding notes payable to lenders which are convertible into Company common stock at conversion prices which are based on the future trading price of the Company's common stock. For the year ended May 31, 2022, the Company issued a total of 11,511,179 shares of its common stock pursuant to conversions of an aggregate of $285,683 in principal and accrued interest. The $2,941,708 in excess of the $3,227,391 fair value of the 11,511,179 shares of common stock at the respective dates of issuance over the $285,683 liability reduction was charged to Loss on Conversions of Notes Payable.
How the Critical Audit Matter was Addressed in the Audit
Our principal audit procedures related to the Company's loss on conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock expense included:
| · | We obtained Company prepared quarterly schedules of all conversions of notes payable and accrued interest to common stock for the year ended May 31, 2022. |
| · | We agreed the prices used to independent third-party sources of closing trading prices of the Company common stock on the respective issuance dates. We then verified the calculation by multiplying the number of shares issued times the respective closing trading prices for each conversion. |
| · | We agreed the principal and accrued interest amounts to Notices of Conversions for each conversion. |
Emphasis of Matters-Risks and Uncertainties
The Company is not able to predict the ultimate impact that COVID -19 will have on its business. However, if the current economic conditions continue, the pandemic could have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company plans to operate.
/s/ Gries & Associates, LLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.
Denver, CO
June 28, 2022
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