An Offering Statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these securities has been filed with Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the Offering Statement filed with the Commission is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of such state. The company may elect to satisfy its obligation to deliver a Final Offering Circular by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of the company’s sale to you that contains the URL where the Final Offering Circular or the Offering Statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.
PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR DATED JANUARY 7, 2021
Crush Capital Inc.

Attn: Darren Marble
Spring Place
9800 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(855) 734-2476
www.goingpublic.com
UP TO 11,000,000 UNITS, EACH CONSISTING OF 1 SHARE OF NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK AND 1 WARRANT TO PURCHASE ONE-HALF OF A SHARE OF NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK
UP TO 11,000,000 WARRANTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE UNITS
UP TO 16,500,000 SHARES OF NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK, INCLUDING SHARES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE UNITS AND SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANTS
SEE “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED” AT PAGE 31
MINIMUM INVESTMENT FOR UNITS: 1,000 Units ($1,000)
We are offering a maximum of 11,000,000 Units. The offering is being conducted on a best-efforts basis without a minimum offering dollar amount.
Each Unit consists of 1 share of Non-Voting Common Stock of the company, and 1 warrant (“Warrant”) to purchase one-half of a share of Non-Voting Common Stock of the company. We will not issue fractional shares.
The Units will be sold at a price of $1.00 per Unit. The shares of Non-Voting Common Stock and the Warrants that are components of the Units will be immediately separable and issued separately but will be purchased together. This Offering Circular also relates to the 5,500,000 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Warrants are exercisable within 18 months from the date of issuance, when they expire. The Warrants will be exercisable at a price of $1.25 for one whole share of our Non-Voting Common Stock, subject to adjustment.
| Total Offered | Price to Public per Unit or Share | Underwriting Discount and Commissions (1) | Proceeds to Issuer (2) | |||||||||||||
| Per Unit | 11,000,000 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 110,000 | $ | 10,890,000 | |||||||||
| Shares of Non-Voting Common Stock included in the Units (3) | 11,000,000 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | |||||||||
| Warrants included in the Units (3) | 11,000,000 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | – | |||||||||
| Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants | 5,500,000 | $ | 1.25 | $ | – | $ | 6,875,000 | |||||||||
| Total Maximum | $ | 110,000 | $ | 17,765,000 | ||||||||||||
| (1) | The company has engaged Dalmore Group, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC (“Dalmore”), to perform administrative and compliance related functions in connection with this offering, but not for underwriting or placement agent services. This includes the 1% commission, but it does not include other fees payable by the company to Dalmore. See “Plan of Distribution and Selling Securityholders” for details. |
| (2) | Does not include expenses of the offering. See “Use of Proceeds” and “Plan of Distribution and Selling Securityholders” for a description of these expenses. |
| (3) | No additional compensation will be received in connection with the shares or warrants included in the units offered hereby, nor will any additional commissions be paid on such shares or warrants. No additional commissions will be paid upon exercise of any warrants. |
We expect that, not including state filing fees, the amount of expenses of the offering that we will pay will be approximately $632,000.
This offering will terminate at the earlier of the date at which the maximum offering amount has been sold, and the date at which the offering is earlier terminated by the company, in its sole discretion. At least every 12 months after this offering has been qualified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”), the company will file a post-qualification amendment to include the company’s recent financial statements. The company may undertake one or more closings on a rolling basis and, after each closing, funds tendered by investors will be available to the company. The company will engage Prime Trust, LLC as an escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) to hold funds tendered by investors.
Investors in this offering will have no voting rights except those required by Delaware law. See “Securities Being Offered” at page 31 for additional details.
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL OF ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
GENERALLY NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN THIS OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN 10% OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(d)(2)(i)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO www.investor.gov.
This offering is inherently risky. See “Risk Factors” on page 4.
Sales of these securities will commence on approximately _______, 2020.
The company is following the “Offering Circular” format of disclosure under Regulation A.
In the event that we become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we intend to take advantage of the provisions that relate to “Emerging Growth Companies” under the JOBS Act of 2012. See “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
In this Offering Circular, the term “Crush Capital,” “we,” “us” or “the company” refers to Crush Capital Inc. (formerly known as Trojan Horse Media Group, LLC).
THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPANY, ITS BUSINESS PLAN AND STRATEGY, AND ITS INDUSTRY. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE BELIEFS OF, ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY, AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT. WHEN USED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS, THE WORDS “ESTIMATE,” “PROJECT,” “BELIEVE,” “ANTICIPATE,” “INTEND,” “EXPECT” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE STATEMENTS REFLECT MANAGEMENT’S CURRENT VIEWS WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE THE COMPANY’S ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY ARE MADE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO REVISE OR UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER SUCH DATE OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.
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Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company
We are not subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) because we are not registering our securities under the Exchange Act. Rather, we will be subject to the more limited reporting requirements under Regulation A, including the obligation to electronically file:
| ● | annual reports (including disclosure relating to our business operations for the preceding three fiscal years, or, if in existence for less than three years, since inception, related party transactions, beneficial ownership of the issuer’s securities, executive officers and directors and certain executive compensation information, management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of the issuer’s liquidity, capital resources, and results of operations, and two years of audited financial statements), |
| ● | semiannual reports (including disclosure primarily relating to the issuer’s interim financial statements and MD&A) and |
| ● | current reports for certain material events. |
In addition, at any time after completing reporting for the fiscal year in which our offering statement was qualified, if the securities of each class to which this offering statement relates are held of record by fewer than 300 persons and offers or sales are not ongoing, we may immediately suspend our ongoing reporting obligations under Regulation A.
If and when we become subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as an issuer with less than $1.07 billion in total annual gross revenues during our last fiscal year, we will qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) and this status will be significant. An emerging growth company may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company we:
| ● | will not be required to obtain an auditor attestation on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; |
| ● | will not be required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing how those elements fit with our principles and objectives (commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”); |
| ● | will not be required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our stockholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements (commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay,” “say-on-frequency” and “say-on-golden-parachute” votes); |
| ● | will be exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and CEO pay ratio disclosure; |
| ● | may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, or MD&A; and |
| ● | will be eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards. |
We intend to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under Section 107 of the JOBS Act. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under Section 107 of the JOBS Act.
Under the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of the above-described reduced reporting requirements and exemptions for up to five years after our initial sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or such earlier time that we no longer meet the definition of an emerging growth company. Note that this offering, while a public offering, is not a sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement, since the offering is conducted pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements. In this regard, the JOBS Act provides that we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” if we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenues, have more than $700 million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1 billion in principal amount of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.
Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions
are also available to us due to the fact that we may also qualify, once listed, as a “smaller reporting company” under
the Commission’s rules. For instance, smaller reporting companies are not required to obtain an auditor attestation on their
assessment of internal control over financial reporting; are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis; are
not required to provide a pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure; and may present only two years of audited financial
statements and related MD&A disclosure.
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Our Company
Crush Capital is a technology and entertainment business that operates at the nexus of technology, entertainment and capital markets. Our mission is to combine a subscription portal for issuers with the excitement of a full production video series, Going Public. The show will follow the stories of entrepreneurs as they take their companies on a capital raising journey. Our subscription portal will give retail investors direct access to Regulation A offerings, potentially with liquidity through listing on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). We envision hosting both “firm commitment” and “best efforts” offerings on our subscription portal. To date, most Regulation A securities offerings have been offered on a best efforts basis, meaning that the issuer will have a maximum offering amount and generally will sell securities over time in multiple closings. They may not sell the entire maximum amount of the offering. In addition, most best efforts offerings will not have their securities listed on a stock exchange or quotation system and the securities will remain illiquid, until such time as they are listed or quoted. Traditional IPOs are typically conducted on a “firm commitment” basis, meaning all of the securities being offering are sold to the underwriters at a single closing date, and then immediately, the underwriting syndicate and selling groups resell the securities to investors. These underwriters and selling brokers have broad discretion in allocating IPO securities to their favored clients, often those that generate higher revenue for their firm. Traditional IPOs also typically provide for the securities being listed on a stock exchange or quotation systems upon consummation of the offering. In contrast to traditional IPOs, for firm commitment offerings hosted on our subscription portal, our platform will enable retail investors to subscribe for the securities of the issuers featured on Going Public and be included in the underwriter’s allocation directly, potentially with liquidity through a listing on NASDAQ.
For issuers selected for our show, we will offer:
| ● | A technology platform through which retail investors can subscribe to the offering, |
| ● | the ability to showcase their company, their products and services and their management team throughout a season of Going Public, |
| ● | the potential for an engagement for a firm commitment underwriting through an investment bank that would underwrite the offering and offer access to its institutional investor base in addition to the retail investors who access our technology platform (see “Featured Issuers and the Selection Process—Level 3: Investment Bank review” below), and |
| ● | introduction to a coordinated team of experienced service providers to assist with all aspects of filing, qualifying, or registering and administrating, their offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including legal, marketing and promotional services and escrow and transfer agent services. |
For viewers, we will offer:
| ● | the ability to experience management presentations and view issuers’ meetings with investors, thereby providing an enhanced educational environment for retail investors, |
| ● | the ability to follow the path of featured issuers as they progress through the capital raising process, |
| ● | access to public offerings of securities historically allocated to institutional and other wealthy investors, and |
| ● | a technology platform enabling viewers to invest in any of the featured companies from their mobile device or computer while they watch Going Public. |
For our sponsors, we will offer:
| ● | various brand building opportunities with an engaged viewing audience, and |
| ● | product advertising and low cost generation of sales leads. |
The Offering
| Securities offered: |
Maximum of 11,000,000 Units at an offering price of $1.00 per
Unit and the shares of Non-Voting Common Stock and Warrants included in the Units. Each Unit consists of: ● 1 share of Non-Voting Common Stock ● 1 Warrant to purchase one-half of one share of Non-Voting Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per whole share, subject to customary adjustments, over an 18-month exercise period following the date of issuance of the Warrant |
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| Voting Common Stock outstanding before the offering (as of December 31, 2020): | 48,942,592 shares | |
| Non-Voting Common Stock outstanding before the offering (as of December 31, 2020) (1): | 803,293 shares | |
| Series A Preferred Stock outstanding before the offering (as of December 31, 2020): | 14,046,851 shares | |
| Voting Common Stock outstanding after the offering: | 48,942,592 shares | |
| Non-Voting Common Stock outstanding after the offering (1)(2): | 11,803,293 shares | |
| Series A Preferred Stock outstanding after the offering: | 14,046,851 shares | |
| Use of proceeds: | Production costs, promotion and marketing expenses, technology costs, talent acquisition, staffing and compensation expenses and working capital. |
| (1) | Does not include 14,046,851 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding on December 31, 2020. |
| (2) | Does not include shares issuable upon exercise of Warrants being sold in this offering. If all Warrant holders exercise their Warrants, there will be a total of 17,303,293 shares of Non-Voting Stock outstanding after this offering, resulting from the issuance of an additional 5,500,000 shares from the exercise of the Warrants. |
Selected Risks Associated with Our Business
Our business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in the section titled “Risk Factors” immediately following this summary. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:
| ● | Natural disasters and other events beyond our control could materially adversely affect us. |
| ● | We are an early stage company and we have a limited history upon which an evaluation of our performance and future prospects can be made. |
| ● | We do not have definitive agreements in place with any of our service provider partners or with INE Entertainment, who will produce our show. |
| ● | We have not yet established our investor platform. |
| ● | The issuers to be featured on Season 1 of Going Public have not yet been identified. |
| ● | Our financials were prepared on a “going concern” basis. |
| ● | We operate in a regulatory environment that is evolving and uncertain. |
| ● | In the event we are required or decide to register as a broker-dealer, our current business model could be affected. |
| ● | Our business is dependent on the performance of third parties. |
| ● | We face competition from a number of diverse companies and organizations, many of which have greater financial resources and access to capital than we do. |
| ● | We may be liable for misstatements made by the issuers we feature on Going Public. |
| ● | Our collection of personal data may subject us to increased regulatory risk and increased risk of cyber attacks. |
| ● | We may not be able to protect all of our intellectual property. |
| ● | Our revenues and profits are subject to fluctuations. |
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| ● | Our failure to attract and retain highly qualified personnel in the future could harm our business. |
| ● | Our financial performance and operations could be materially impacted if we become subject to the Investment Company Act. |
| ● | We expect to raise additional capital through equity and/or debt offerings to support our working capital requirements and operating losses. |
| ● | We are dependent on our information systems which may be vulnerable to cyber-attacks or other events. |
| ● | If we cannot raise sufficient funds, we may not be able to launch our business. |
| ● | Investors will be minority holders of Non-Voting Common Stock and we have issued Preferred Stock that has preferential rights over shares of Common Stock. |
| ● | Some of our stockholders will have the right to demand that we register our securities under the Securities Act, which could strain our resources and impair our ability to operate profitably. |
| ● | There is no minimum amount set as a condition to closing this offering and, therefore, any investment made could be the only investment in this offering. |
| ● | Using a credit card to purchase shares may impact the return on your investment as well as subject you to other risks inherent in this form of payment. |
| ● | This offering involves “rolling closings,” which may mean that earlier investors may not have the benefit of information that later investors have. |
| ● | This investment is illiquid. |
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The Commission requires the company to identify risks that are specific to its business and its financial condition. The company is still subject to all the same risks that all companies in its business, and all companies in the economy, are exposed to. These include risks relating to economic downturns, political and economic events and technological developments (such as hacking and the ability to prevent hacking). Additionally, relatively early-stage companies are inherently riskier than more developed companies. You should consider general risks as well as specific risks when deciding whether to invest.
Natural disasters and other events beyond our control could materially adversely affect us.
Natural disasters or other catastrophic events may cause damage or disruption to our operations, international commerce and the global economy, and thus could have a strong negative effect on us. Our business operations are subject to interruption by natural disasters, fire, power shortages, pandemics and other events beyond our control. Such events could make it difficult or impossible for us to produce our show and raise capital from investors for our featured issuers. We could experience a sharp decline in demand for our services.
In March 2020, large segments of the U.S. and global economies were impacted by COVID-19 and a significant portion of the U.S. population became subject to “stay at home” or similar social distancing requirements. These events caused a significant disruption to both the trading markets and the level of registered initial public offerings. On-location filming was shut down in the City and County of Los Angeles on March 20, 2020. Limitations and restrictions on business activity and public gatherings, with consequences for film production on-location, are now in effect across Los Angeles County. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our ability to attract proposed issuers, start production on our show, highlight our issuers’ meetings with investors and other traditional steps in the capital raising process may be significant. We cannot predict when we will be able to commence operations, which will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, the impact on our pool of potential featured issuers and investors investing through the platform, as well as our service provider partners, all of which are uncertain. To date, the COVID-19 outbreak has significantly impacted global markets, U.S. employment numbers, as well as the business prospects of many small businesses (our potential featured issuers).
Filming in California is currently permitted, with certain health and safety measures in place. While we believe we will be able to comply with required health and safety measures by the time we start production, management of our featured issuers and our production partner personnel may be reluctant to participate, or be unwilling to travel, while this pandemic is ongoing. We would also expect to face similar problems filming “roadshow” meetings with investors or closing celebrations, and other events at locations outside of Los Angeles. The negative impact of stay-at-home and social distancing measures is likely to be greater in the greater New York and tri-state area where many institutional investors are located and where the number of individuals whose health has been impacted by the pandemic has been greater than most other regions in the U.S.
COVID-19 has also caused significant volatility in stock markets, which tends to result in a shift towards “safe” investments, potentially dampening demand for higher risk investments, like our featured issuers. Many potential issuers may also choose to delay capital raising plans in favor of a better pricing environment in the future. Ultimately, we cannot assure you when the risks posed by the current pandemic will decline sufficiently for us to commence full operations and we may need to use the capital raised in the offering to fund our ongoing expenses, and raise additional capital to launch our show.
We are an early stage company and have not yet generated any profits.
We were formed in 2017. Accordingly, we have a limited history upon which an evaluation of our performance and future prospects can be made. Our operations are subject to all the business risks associated with new enterprises. These include likely fluctuations in operating results as we react to developments in our market, managing our growth and the entry of competitors into the market. We will only be able to pay dividends on any shares once our directors determine that we are financially able to do so. We have not yet generated any revenues and have incurred only net loss since our inception consisting of expenses to form our company and establish contractual relationships in anticipation of launching our business. There is no assurance that we will be profitable in the future or generate sufficient revenues to pay dividends to the holders of the shares.
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We do not have definitive agreements in place with any of our service provider partners or with INE Entertainment, who will produce our show.
Our expectations for cost structure and profitability of our business are largely reliant on the terms we have negotiated with Entrepreneur Media, Inc., our distribution partner, and INE Entertainment, LLC (“INE Entertainment”) who will be producing Going Public. While we have entered into a non-binding letter of intent with INE Entertainment addressing its participation in the production process and an estimated production budget, the terms in the definitive agreement, when ultimately entered into, may be less favorable to us than we expect or than those previously negotiated. While we expect to enter into a definitive agreement with INE Entertainment reflecting these terms within one month of obtaining sufficient funding to produce Season 1, we cannot assure you that INE Entertainment will be willing to enter into a definitive agreement with us or to produce Going Public when we are ready to do so and finding substitutes for them may cause significant delay and be on less favorable terms. Furthermore, the terms of any definitive agreement may differ from those set forth in our letter of intent with INE Entertainment, and in particular the actual production costs may be in excess of the estimated amount set forth in our letter of intent, which could impair our ability to execute on our business plan or our ability to achieve profitability.
In addition, we have entered into non-binding letters of intent or memoranda with CrowdCheck Law, Issuance, Dalmore Group and Roth Capital regarding the services they are willing to provide to our featured issuers. We have only a verbal understanding with Roth Capital regarding their participation in our selection process for issuers wanting to pursue a firm commitment underwriting and, as a result, cannot assure you that Roth Capital will be willing or able to participate in the issuer selection process. We also cannot assure you that Roth Capital will agree to provide a firm commitment underwriting to any such issuer applying to be on the show and there may not be another broker-dealer who is willing to provide a firm commitment underwriting in the context of an offering under Regulation A, which would result in all of our featured issuers conducting offerings on a “best efforts” basis instead. If this were to occur, our platform may not be able to compete with the other online offering platforms for issuer clients and our business may not succeed.
Similarly, we cannot assure you that Dalmore Group, CrowdCheck or Issuance will enter into definitive agreements with these issuers at the time on terms acceptable to the selected issuers. Furthermore, while we have had preliminary discussions with third parties regarding providing transfer agent services and escrow agent services to future featured issuers, we do not have any written understanding with any such third parties.
If any of our service provider partners are unable or unwilling to contract with one or more of our featured issuers, The issuers would need to engage replacement service providers, which could result in significant delays and may impair our ability to execute on our business plan in a timely manner and, therefore, negatively impact our ability to achieve profitability.
The issuers to be featured on Season 1 of Going Public have not yet been identified.
If at least three issuers do not agree to be featured for Season 1 in a timely manner, or at least three of the selected issuers fail to have their offering statements qualified by the SEC, we will have incurred costs to produce a show that will not air, or will require additional production expenses once additional issuers are identified for the show. The resulting delay in launching Season 1 will require us to expend additional costs to support our operations during the delay and our estimated costs of production may increase over that time. Furthermore, the other issuers that were selected may be unwilling to wait to launch their offering through our platform while production is delayed, requiring us to contract with additional issuers and putting further strain on our resources.
We have not yet established our investment platform.
We are evaluating several partners for our investment platform but have not selected one. We may not be able to do so in the time frame we expect or at costs that we currently anticipate, which could delay our ability to launch Going Public and impair our ability to achieve profitability. We may also experience technical difficulties when we do launch our platform, which may cause damage to our reputation and impair our ability to attract and retain investors willing to establish accounts with us.
Our financials were prepared on a “going concern” basis.
Our financial statements were prepared on a “going concern” basis. Certain matters, as described in Note 1 to the accompanying financial statements, indicate there may be substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to operate successfully is dependent upon our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet our obligations and/or to obtain additional capital financing.
Any valuation of the company at this stage is difficult to assess.
The valuation for the offering was established by the company based on its internal projections of revenues and cashflow in combination with a review of valuations of small cap publicly-traded companies. Unlike listed companies that are valued publicly through market-driven stock prices, the valuation of private companies, especially startups, is difficult to assess and you may risk overpaying for your investment.
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We operate in a regulatory environment that is evolving and uncertain.
The regulatory framework for online capital formation or crowdfunding is very new and the regulations that govern our operations and those of the broker-dealers that we intend to work have been in existence for a very few years. Specifically, any investment bank that agrees to to provide a firm commitment underwriting will combine and allocate securities based on indications of interest from institutional investors following a more traditional roadshow process with indications of interest from retail investor subscriptions submitted through our platform. Please see “The Company’s Business – The Pre-Offering and Offering Process” and “– Service Provider Partners.” This approach is novel and as yet untested. We cannot assure you that the timing or process or any offering will be able to be successfully coordinated with the filming and airing of episodes of Going Public, that indications of interest will be successful converted into confirmed orders sufficient to successfully conclude an offering on a firm commitment basis, or that our business model based on this approach will be achievable or sustainable. If this approach proves to be unsuccessful, we may need to change our approach, and may not be successful doing so, or we may not be able to successfully launch and operate our business at all, in which case you may lose your investment.
Further, there are constant discussions among legislators and regulators with respect to changing the regulatory environment. New laws and regulations could be adopted in the United States and abroad. Further, existing laws and regulations may be interpreted in ways that would impact our operations, including how we and our featured issuers interact with investors as well as the issuers and types of securities that these issuers can offer and sell using our platform. For instance, there have been several attempts to modify the current regulatory regime. Some of those suggested reforms could increase our regulatory burden, including requiring us to register as a broker-dealer. Any such changes would have a negative impact on our business.
In the event we are required or decide to register as a broker-dealer, our current business model could be affected.
Under our current structure, we believe we are not required to register as a broker-dealer under federal and state laws. Further, none of our officers or our directors has passed any securities-related examinations or holds any accreditations. We restrict our activities and services so as to not be deemed a broker-dealer under state and federal regulations, see “Business – Regulations.” However, if we were deemed by a relevant authority to be acting as a broker-dealer, we could be subject to a variety of penalties, including fines and rescission offers. Further, we may decide for business reasons or we may be required to register as a broker-dealer, which would increase our costs, especially our compliance costs. If we are required but decide not to register as a broker-dealer, we may not be able to continue to operate under our current business model.
Our business is dependent on the performance of third parties.
The success of Going Public is highly dependent on our ability to coordinate the services of our partners to the issuers we will feature and the performance of these partners in performing those services. If our partners perform poorly, our reputation and financial results could suffer. Our partners, some of whom are subject to extensive regulation, could experience problems in their business operations, adverse regulatory actions or financial problems. Any of these circumstances which are outside of our control may negatively impact our ability to attract quality issuers to show on our platform or maintain our relationship with sponsors of our platform.
We face competition from a number of diverse companies and organizations, many of which have greater financial resources and access to capital than we do.
There are many and diverse types of programming available to the general public, both through traditional television media as well as online content. In order to succeed, we will need to attract a sufficient viewer following of persons who are engaged in the progress of the issuers that we will feature and willing to invest in those issuers through our platform. We believe there are no productions that showcase seasoned or established issuers seeking financing as well as providing an investment opportunity to viewers. The only show we are aware of that gives viewers the opportunity to invest is Meet the Drapers, focusing on earlier stage companies and offerings under Regulation Crowdfunding. We will compete with other programming focused on businesses raising capital, such as Shark Tank, Elevator Pitch (hosted by Entrepreneur Media, Inc., our distribution partner), as well as similarly themed programs such as The Profit. We will also compete with numerous crowdfunding and fundraising platforms to attract issuers that will appeal to investors. While these platforms do not currently provide the comprehensive service offering that we, along with our partners, will, the fees charged by these platforms may be more attractive than ours. Further, many of these platforms have an established investor base, which may be appealing to the issuers we are looking to attract to participate in our program. In addition, competing crowdfunding and fundraising platforms may modify their product offerings to expand their services and present similar company focused productions to compete with us more directly. Many of our competitors, particularly production content providers, are larger companies with significant cash reserves that would allow them to compete aggressively with us. Many of our crowdfunding and fundraising platform competitors have established businesses with greater experience than us in operating in a regulated environment. As a result, our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to changes impacting our industry.
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We may be liable for misstatements made by the issuers we feature on Going Public.
Though we are only hosting featured issuers on our show and will not have any role in determining the content of their disclosure, including their statements on the show, there is the possibility that, under federal or state securities laws, investors, regulators or other parties may bring actions against us alleging untrue statements of material facts or omission of information required to make the statements not misleading, or we may be held liable for such statements or omissions made by our issuers. See “The Company’s Business – Regulation.” Though we will not act as a broker-dealer in our transactions, there can be no assurance that if we were sued we would prevail. Further, even if we do succeed, lawsuits are time consuming and expensive, and being a party to such actions may cause us reputational harm that would negatively impact our business. Moreover, even if we are not liable or a party to a lawsuit or enforcement action, some of our clients have been and will be subject to such proceedings. Any involvement we may have, including responding to document production requests, may be time-consuming and expensive as well.
Our collection of personal data may subject us to increased regulatory risk and increased risk of cyber attacks.
As a result of our collection of investor data, we will be subject to state laws that regulate data collected over the internet as well as any future regulations regarding data privacy and security and use of personal data. Compliance with data regulations could significantly impact our collection and use of investor data, which could materially and adversely affect our operating costs and our ability to achieve profitability. There has been a significant increase in the number and sophistication of cyber attacks in recent years, including computer viruses, malicious or destructive code, ransomware, social engineering attacks and hacking, among others. Any such attacks directed against us could not only disrupt our operations at the time but may damage our reputation and ability to grow our investor base. If we fail to comply with these regulations, or the personal data we maintain is hacked and misused, we could face significant regulatory, governmental or civil actions, including fines, enforcement actions and litigation, which could have a material impact on our results. The damage to our reputation and brand could materially impair our business.
We may not be able to protect all of our intellectual property.
Our profitability may depend in part on our ability to effectively protect our proprietary rights, including obtaining trademarks for our brand name and websites, copyrights on our creative product and maintaining the secrecy of our internal workings and preserving our trade secrets, as well as our ability to operate without inadvertently infringing on the proprietary rights of others. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain future protections for our intellectual property or defend our current or future trademarks, copyrights or trade secrets. Further, policing and protecting our intellectual property against unauthorized use by third parties is time-consuming and expensive, and certain countries may not even recognize our intellectual property rights. There can also be no assurance that a third party will not assert infringement claims with respect to our products or technologies. Any litigation for both protecting our intellectual property or defending our use of certain technologies could have material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition, regardless of the outcome of such litigation.
Our revenues and profits are subject to fluctuations.
It is difficult to accurately forecast our revenues and operating results, and these could fluctuate in the future due to a number of factors. These factors may include adverse changes in: our ability to market our platform to issuers and investors, number of viewers to our program including investors and the success of our issuers thereby making it easier to market our program to sponsors, potential issuers and investors and potentially expand the scope of our program, general economic conditions, headcount and other operating costs, and general industry and regulatory conditions and requirements. The company’s operating results may fluctuate from year to year due to the factors listed above and others not listed. At times, these fluctuations may be significant and could impact our ability to operate our business.
We depend on a small management team.
Our ability to grow successfully will be particularly dependent upon the efforts, experience, contacts, and skills of our Co-Chief Executive Officers, Darren Marble and Todd Goldberg. The loss of either of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our business and growth prospects. Such a loss could occur at any time due to death, disability, resignation, or for other reasons.
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Our failure to attract and retain highly qualified personnel in the future could harm our business.
We believe that our future success and grow our business will depend in large part on our ability to retain or attract highly qualified management, technical and other personnel. We may not be successful in employing and retaining key personnel or in attracting other highly qualified personnel. If we are unable to retain or attract significant numbers of qualified management and other personnel, we may not be able to grow and expand our business.
Our financial performance and operations could be materially impacted if we become subject to the Investment Company Act.
Because our featured issuers will issue us restricted equity in their companies as partial payment for our services, our net assets going forward are likely to include a significant amount of securities. We intend to structure and manage these holdings so as not to become subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so. Due to the various burdens of compliance with the 1940 Act and the strict operational limitations, our financial performance and ability to operate our business could be materially adversely affected if we become subject to the 1940 Act. We cannot assure you that, under certain conditions, changing circumstances, or changes in the law, the company will not become subject to the 1940 Act or other burdensome regulation.
We expect to raise additional capital through equity and/or debt offerings to support our working capital requirements and operating losses.
In order to fund future growth and development, the company will likely need to raise additional funds in the future by offering shares of its common or preferred stock and/or other classes of equity or debt that convert into shares of common or preferred stock, any of which offerings would dilute the ownership percentage of investors in this offering. See “Dilution.” Furthermore, if the company raises debt, the holders of the debt would have priority over holders of common and preferred stock and the company may accept terms that restrict its ability to incur more debt. We cannot assure you that the necessary funds will be available on a timely basis, on favorable terms, or at all, or that such funds if raised, would be sufficient. The level and timing of future expenditure will depend on a number of factors, many of which are outside our control. If we are not able to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms, or at all, we may be forced to curtail or abandon our growth plans, which could adversely impact the company, its business, development, financial condition, operating results or prospects.
We are dependent on our information systems which may be vulnerable to cyber-attacks or other events.
Our operations are highly dependent on our online presence and our platform and the information collected, processed, stored, and handled by these systems. We will receive, retain and transmit certain confidential information, including personal financial information of our investors. In addition, we depend in part on the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks, principally to process investments. Our information systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, facility damage, computer and telecommunications failures, computer viruses, security breaches, including credit card or personally identifiable information breaches, coordinated cyber-attacks, vandalism, catastrophic events and human error. Any significant disruption or cyber-attacks on our information systems, particularly those involving confidential information being accessed, obtained, damaged, or used by unauthorized or improper persons, could harm our reputation and expose us to regulatory or legal actions and impair our ability to operate our business and our financial results.
If we cannot raise sufficient funds, we may not be able to launch our business.
If we fail to raise at least $1,500,000, we anticipate that we will need to secure additional funding to launch Season 1 of Going Public. We may not raise that amount in this offering and may need to secure other forms of financing. If we cannot raise additional funds for whatever reason, including reasons relating to the company itself or to the broader economy, we may not be able to launch our business and you may lose your investment.
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Investors will be holders of Non-Voting Common Stock and we have issued Preferred Stock that has preferential rights over shares of Common Stock.
The shares of Non-Voting Common Stock are non-voting and voting control is in the hands of our two co-Chief Executive Officers. Therefore, investors in this offering will have a limited ability to influence our policies or any other corporate matter, including the election of directors, changes to our company’s governance documents, approving a stock option plan or expanding the employee option pool, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or other major action requiring stockholder approval. Furthermore, holders of our Series A Preferred Stock have preferential rights to dividends and amounts distributed in a liquidation. In the event of a liquidation of our company, you will only be paid out if there is any cash remaining after all of the creditors of our company have been paid and after payment to the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock. Holders of Series A Preferred Shares also have certain registration rights that investors in this offering will not have. Existing holders of our Voting Common Stock and our Series A Preferred Stock have additional rights to purchase any shares that are proposed to be sold by the holders of our Voting Common Stock and other major holders our outstanding equity, or to otherwise join in the sale of those shares. Investors in this offering will not have these rights and, therefore, if our Co-Chief Executive Officers, for example, decided to sell their shares to a third party, holders of our Preferred Stock would have the opportunity to either buy those shares or sell their shares on the same terms, effectively benefitting from a sale of control pricing that would not be available to investors in this offering. See “Securities Being Offered” for a discussion of the relative rights of the holders of our capital stock.
Some of our stockholders will have the right to demand that we register our securities under the Securities Act, which could strain our resources and impair our ability to operate profitably.
As discussed below in “Securities Being Offered–Capital Stock–Series A Preferred Stock,” we are subject to an Investors’ Rights Agreement that provides certain stockholders the right to demand that we register our securities with the SEC beginning in May 2025. Registration with and reporting to the SEC can be very burdensome, and in the event any demand for registration is made before we are ready to take on that burden, our resources could be significantly strained, which could impar our ability to operate profitably.
There is no minimum amount set as a condition to closing this offering.
Because this is a “best efforts” offering with no minimum, we will have access to any funds tendered. This might mean that any investment made could be the only investment in this offering, leaving the company without adequate capital to pursue its business plan or even to cover the expenses of this offering.
Using a credit card to purchase shares may impact the return on your investment as well as subject you to other risks inherent in this form of payment.
Investors in this offering have the option of paying for their investment with a credit card, which is not usual in the traditional investment markets. Transaction fees charged by your credit card company (which can reach 5% of transaction value if considered a cash advance) and interest charged on unpaid card balances (which can reach almost 25% in some states) add to the effective purchase price of the shares you buy. See “Plan of Distribution and Selling Securityholders.” The cost of using a credit card may also increase if you do not make the minimum monthly card payments and incur late fees. Using a credit card is a relatively new form of payment for securities and will subject you to other risks inherent in this form of payment, including that, if you fail to make credit card payments (e.g. minimum monthly payments), you risk damaging your credit score and payment by credit card may be more susceptible to abuse than other forms of payment. Moreover, where a third-party payment processor is used, your recovery options in the case of disputes may be limited. The increased costs due to transaction fees and interest may reduce the return on your investment.
The Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an Investor Alert dated February 14, 2018 entitled: Credit Cards and Investments – A Risky Combination, which explains these and other risks you may want to consider before using a credit card to pay for your investment.
This offering involves “rolling closings,” which may mean that earlier investors may not have the benefit of information that later investors have. We may conduct closings on funds tendered in the offering at any time. At that point, investors whose subscription agreements have been accepted will become our stockholders. We may file supplements to our Offering Circular reflecting material changes and investors whose subscriptions have not yet been accepted will have the benefit of that additional information. These investors may withdraw their subscriptions and get their money back. Investors whose subscriptions have already been accepted, however, will already be our stockholders and will have no such right.
This investment is illiquid. There is no currently established market for reselling these securities. If you decide that you want to resell these securities in the future, you may not be able to find a buyer.
The value of your investment may be diluted if the company issues additional options. The company has 20 million shares of Non-Voting Common Stock and 10 million shares of Voting Common Stock available for grants under the terms of its 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan and it may in the future increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the plan. The issuance of option or stock grants under the plan or any other stock based incentive program may dilute the value of your holdings. The company views stock based incentive compensation as an important competitive tool, particularly in attracting both managerial and technological talent.
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Dilution means a reduction in value, control or earnings of the shares the investor owns.
Immediate dilution
The following table demonstrates the price that new investors are paying for their shares of Non-Voting Common Stock with the effective cash price paid by existing stockholders. The company was formed as a California limited liability company in June 2017. In November 2019, we amended and restated our operating agreement to create three individual classes of units: class A common units, class B common units, and preferred units; and to effect a 8954:1 forward unit split. In May 2020, we converted from a California limited liability company into to a Delaware corporation, changed our name to Crush Capital Inc. and converted each of our class A units, class B units and preferred units into 5.4658 shares of Voting Common Stock, Non-Voting Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock, respectively.
The table presents shares and pricing as issued and reflects all transactions since inception, with all information being adjusted to give effect to both the November 2019 unit split and the May 2020 conversion. The dilution disclosures contained in this section are based upon the instruments issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2020. It does not reflect the potentially dilutive effect of future grants under our 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, under which we have reserved 20,000,000 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Voting Common Stock.
| Years Issued | Issued Shares | Potential Shares | Total Issued and Potential Shares | Effective Cash Price per Share at Issuance or Potential Conversion(1) | ||||||||||||||
| Voting Common Stock | 2017 | 48,942,592 | 48,942,592 | $ | 0.0001 | |||||||||||||
| Non-Voting Common Stock | 2017 | 124,804 | 124,804 | $ | 0.0001 | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | 398,094 | 398,094 | $ | 0.183 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 280,395 | 280,395 | 0.183 | |||||||||||||||
| Series A Preferred Stock | 2019 | 546,580 | 546,580 | $ | 0.183 | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | 8,444,519 | 8,444,519 | $ | 0.183 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Common Stock Equivalents | 49,745,885 | 8,991,099 | 58,736,984 | $ | 0.0323 | |||||||||||||
| Investors in this offering, assuming the maximum offering amount is raised (2) | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | $ | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Total after inclusion of this offering | 60,745,885 | 8,991,099 | 69,736,984 | $ | 0.1850 | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Based on the weighted average original issue price, as adjusted for the unit split and conversion, without deduction for any broker compensation or other offering costs. Certain shares of Non-Voting Common Stock were issues in exchange for services at the per share value indicated above. |
| (2) | Does not include shares of Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued in this offering, which could result in the issuance of a maximum of 5,500,000 additional shares of Non-Voting Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share. |
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Future dilution
Another important way of looking at dilution is the dilution that happens due to future actions by the company. The investor’s stake in a company could be diluted due to the company issuing additional shares. In other words, when the company issues more shares, the percentage of the company that you own will go down, even though the value of the company may go up. You will own a smaller piece of a larger company. This increase in number of shares outstanding could result from a stock offering (such as an initial public offering, another Regulation A round, a venture capital round, angel investment), employees exercising stock options, or by conversion of certain instruments (e.g. convertible bonds, preferred shares or warrants) into stock.
If the company decides to issue more shares, an investor could experience value dilution, with each share being worth less than before, and control dilution, with the total percentage an investor owns being less than before. There may also be earnings dilution, with a reduction in the amount earned per share (though this typically occurs only if the company offers dividends, and most early stage companies are unlikely to offer dividends, preferring to invest any earnings into the company).
The type of dilution that hurts early-stage investors most occurs when the company sells more shares in a “down round,” meaning at a lower valuation than in earlier offerings. An example of how this might occur is as follows (numbers are for illustrative purposes only):
| ● | In June 2020 Jane invests $20,000 for shares that represent 2% of a company valued at $1 million. |
| ● | In December the company is doing very well and sells $5 million in shares to venture capitalists on a valuation (before the new investment) of $10 million. Jane now owns only 1.3% of the company but her stake is worth $200,000. |
| ● | In June 2021 the company has run into serious problems and in order to stay afloat it raises $1 million at a valuation of only $2 million (the “down round”). Jane now owns only 0.89% of the company and her stake is worth only $26,660. |
This type of dilution might also happen upon conversion of convertible notes into shares. Typically, the terms of convertible notes issued by early-stage companies provide that in the event of another round of financing, the holders of the convertible notes get to convert their notes into equity at a “discount” to the price paid by the new investors, i.e., they get more shares than the new investors would for the same price. Additionally, convertible notes may have a “price cap” on the conversion price, which effectively acts as a share price ceiling. Either way, the holders of the convertible notes get more shares for their money than new investors. In the event that the financing is a “down round” the holders of the convertible notes will dilute existing equity holders, and even more than the new investors do, because they get more shares for their money. Investors should pay careful attention to the number of shares of Common Stock underlying convertible notes that the company may issue in the future, and the terms of those notes.
If you are making an investment expecting to own a certain percentage of the company or expecting each share to hold a certain amount of value, it’s important to realize how the value of those shares can decrease by actions taken by the company. Dilution can make drastic changes to the value of each share, ownership percentage, voting control, and earnings per share.
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We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $10,368,000, assuming we raise the maximum offering amount and after deducting the estimated offering expenses of approximately $632,000, and excluding any exercise of Warrants included as part of the Units we are offering.
The following table below sets forth the uses of proceeds assuming we raise 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of the maximum offering amount of $11,000,000. For further discussion, see the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Plan of Operations.”
| 25% of Offering Sold |
50% of Offering Sold |
75% of Offering Sold |
100% of Offering Sold |
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| Offering Proceeds | $ | 2,750,000 | $ | 5,500,000 | $ | 8,250,000 | $ | 11,000,000 | ||||||||
| Units Sold | 2,750,000 | 5,500,000 | 8,250,000 | 11,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total Before Expenses | $ | 2,750,000 | $ | 5,500,000 | $ | 8,250,000 | $ | 11,000,000 | ||||||||
| Offering Expenses (1) | $ | 549,500 | $ | 577,000 | $ | 604,500 | $ | 632,000 | ||||||||
| Amount of Offering Proceeds Available for Use | $ | 2,200,500 | $ | 4,923,000 | $ | 7,645,500 | $ | 10,368,000 | ||||||||
| Estimated Expenditures | ||||||||||||||||
| Production | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | ||||||||
| Promotion and Marketing | $ | 300,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 2,250,000 | ||||||||
| Licensed Technology | $ | 150,000 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 750,000 | $ | 1,250,000 | ||||||||
| Capital Markets Infrastructure | $ | 0 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 750,000 | ||||||||
| Talent | $ | 0 | $ | 250,000 | $ | 500,000 | $ | 750,000 | ||||||||
| Operations | $ | 250,000 | $ | 1,200,000 | $ | 2,250,000 | $ | 3,250,000 | ||||||||
| Total Expenditures | $ | 2,200,000 |
$ | 4,450,000 | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 9,750,000 | ||||||||
| Working Capital Reserves | $ | 500 | $ | 473,000 | $ | 645,500 | $ | 618,000 |
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| (1) | Includes the following estimated fees: a fee $25,000 plus 1% of the gross proceeds to be paid to Dalmore, approximately $100,000 paid to Issuance, Inc., accounting and audit fees of $10,000, legal fees of $70,000, Escrow Agent fees of $300,000, Edgar fees of $5,000 and blue sky compliance fees of $12,000. |
Production. Estimated production costs consist of amounts expected to be paid to INE Entertainment to produce Season 1 of Going Public, which are fully covered at the 25% level.
Promotion and Marketing. Estimated promotion and marketing costs consist of the payment to Entrepreneur Media, Inc. and other related costs, including campaigns to promote Going Public in the following areas: digital marketing, content marketing, email marketing, and paid media marketing.
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Licensed Technology. We will license technology from several partners for incorporation into our platform. Costs related to licensed technology and services provided by partners include those for: subscription platform and escrow and transfer agent services. We plan to finalize key technology partners and have our platform live and tested before we air Season 1 of Going Public which is slated for Summer 2021. Estimated technology costs for the aforementioned partner technologies are $150,000. However, the additional technology costs at the 50%, 75% and 100% levels represent costs associated with building and/or acquiring some or all necessary core components to ultimately reduce the costs and reliance on third parties.
Capital Markets Infrastructure. We intend in the future to design the user interface and engineer the software that powers www.goingpublic.com, which will allow retail investors to subscribe to an offering, open a retail brokerage account, and ultimately allow shares to clear, settle, and trade. We may acquire entities such as a broker dealer, escrow service provider, and/or transfer agent. All of the aforementioned require appropriate licensing, regulatory approvals and compliance costs, which represent increased capital markets infrastructure costs in the future. Any acquisition of a broker dealer would require not only capital, but also a capital markets infrastructure. The additional capital markets infrastructure costs at the 50%, 75%, and 100% levels represent costs associated with building and/or acquiring some or all necessary core components.
Talent. Crush Capital’s vision is to produce and leverage content to build awareness of Going Public in order to attract brand ambassadors in various verticals. The additional talent costs at the 50%, 75%, and 100% levels represent costs associated with contracting with influencers in aligned verticals and engaging a primary host for Going Public.
Operations. We plan to invest in our team, including payment of increased compensation for our executive officers commensurate with achievement of various milestones. The following functional areas where we plan to make investments in staffing are: finance, technology, engineering, compliance, security, investment, business development, sales and marketing.
The above figures represent only estimated costs. They do not take into account cash payments from our featured issuers or any revenue from potential sponsorship arrangements that may be secured in the future, which may offset these costs. This expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our intentions based upon our current arrangements and business conditions. The amounts and timing of our actual expenditures may vary significantly depending on numerous factors. As a result, our management will retain broad discretion over the allocation of the net proceeds from this offering. We may find it necessary or advisable to use the net proceeds from this offering for other purposes, and we will have broad discretion in the application of net proceeds from this offering. Furthermore, if we fail to raise at lease $1,500,000 we anticipate that we will need to secure additional funding to fully implement our business plan. Please see “Risk Factors.
We reserve the right to change the above use of proceeds if management believes it is in the best interests of our company.
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Overview
Crush Capital is a technology and entertainment business that operates at the nexus of technology, entertainment and capital markets. Our mission is to combine a subscription portal for issuers with the excitement of a full production video series, Going Public. The show will follow the stories of entrepreneurs as they take their companies on a capital raising journey. Our subscription portal will give retail investors direct access to Regulation A offerings, potentially with liquidity through listing on The NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). We envision hosting both “firm commitment” and “best efforts” offerings on our subscription portal. To date, most Regulation A securities offerings have been offered on a best efforts basis, meaning that the issuer will have a maximum offering amount and generally will sell securities over time in multiple closings. They may not sell the entire maximum amount of the offering. In addition, most best efforts offerings will not have their securities listed on a stock exchange or quotation system and the securities will remain illiquid, until such time as they are listed or quoted. Traditional IPOs are typically conducted on a “firm commitment” basis, meaning all of the securities being offering are sold to the underwriters at a single closing date, and then immediately, the underwriting syndicate and selling groups resell the securities to investors. These underwriters and selling brokers have broad discretion in allocating IPO securities to their favored clients, often those that generate higher revenue for their firm. Traditional IPOs also typically provide for the securities being listed on a stock exchange or quotation systems upon consummation of the offering. In contrast to traditional IPOs, for firm commitment offerings hosted on our subscription portal, our platform will enable retail investors to subscribe for the securities of the issuers featured on Going Public and be included in the underwriter’s allocation directly, potentially with liquidity through a listing on NASDAQ. See “—The Pre-Offering and Offering Process” below.
For issuers selected for our show, we will offer:
| ● | a technology platform through which retail investors can subscribe to their offering, |
| ● | the ability to showcase their company, their products and services and their management team throughout a season of Going Public, |
| ● | the potential for an engagement for a firm commitment underwriting through an investment bank and offer access to its institutional investor base in addition to the retail investors who access our technology platform (see “Featured Issuers and the Selection Process—Level 3: Investment Bank review” below), and |
| ● | introduction to a coordinated team of experienced service providers to assist with all aspects of filing, qualifying, or registering and administrating, their offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including legal, marketing and promotional services, escrow, and transfer agent services. |
For viewers, we will offer:
| ● | the ability to experience management presentations and view issuers’ meetings with investors, thereby providing an enhanced educational environment for retail investors, |
| ● | the ability to follow the path of featured issuers as they progress through the capital raising process, |
| ● | access to public offerings of securities historically allocated to institutional and other wealthy investors, and |
| ● | a technology platform enabling viewers to invest in any of the featured companies from their mobile device or computer while they watch Going Public. |
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For our sponsors, we will offer:
| ● | various brand building opportunities with an engaged viewing audience, and |
| ● | product advertising and low cost generation of sales leads. |
Featured Issuers and the Selection Process
We will be casting to find issuers whose founders are charismatic and entertaining, and whose businesses represent good entertainment value for viewers. Issuers will apply through our casting site at www.goingpublic.com to be considered for our program.
To ensure that potential issuers are suitable for a visual entertainment platform, we will seek issuers in eCommerce, consumer product, telemedicine, online health and remote work industries. From the pool of applicants our focus will be on entertainment and production value. We will look for issuers with existing customers and products and services that are easy or intuitive for viewers, everyday Americans, to understand.
For issuers who wish to conduct a “firm commitment” IPO, we expect an investment bank to, in its sole discretion, conduct appropriate due diligence and make its selections. Based on the expertise of the investment bank, we expect that these selected issuers will meet the requirements to conduct an offering under Regulation A and meet the minimum listing requirements of NASDAQ.
For Issuers who conduct a Regulation A offering on a best efforts basis, Crush Capital will select issuers to be featured on the show solely based upon entertainment and production value.
We began casting for Season 1 in mid-July and have received numerous applications from issuers that have begun the screening process. Ideally, we will look to feature five issuers on Season 1. To the extent that more than five issuers pass the selection process, we may accelerate production for a second season. We believe we will need at least three issuers that pass the selection process to have sufficient content for a full season of Going Public.
Our selection process consists of three levels of review and assessment:
| ● | Level 1: Crush Capital review. All prospective issuers are required to apply through our casting site at www.goingpublic.com. Our team will review each file for completeness and score the proposed issuer for entertainment and production value, including number of customers/users, email lists, social footprint, founder likeability, media presence, company mission, and understandability of product/service. If the prospective issuer meets our scoring for entertainment and production value, we will pass it through to level 2. |
| ● | Level 2: INE Entertainment review. INE Entertainment, our anticipated production partner, will evaluate the prospective issuer from a storytelling perspective, based on its founders, their personality and likability, the issuer and founder narrative(s), and perceived entertainment value. If INE approves the prospective issuer and the issuer wishes to pursue a firm commitment IPO, it will proceed to the third level of the selection process. |
| ● | Level 3: Investment Bank review. If an investment bank is interested in pursuing a underwriting of this issuer’s offering, the investment bank will follow its customary procedures which it utilizes in connection with an engagement to act as an underwriter for a firm commitment securities offering, including due diligence, internal vetting, internal approvals, acceptable compensation terms, and other factors applicable to each potential transaction. In the course of its engagement, if any, we expect that the investment bank will work with the prospective issuer to determine pricing and valuation for the offering by testing the waters and/or marketing the offering to its institutional investors in order to determine the feasibility of a firm commitment underwriting. There can be no assurance that any investment bank will agree to underwrite or represent any prospective issuer, in which case the issuer may conduct a best efforts offering or may not be included in the show. |
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Service Provider Partners
Our company has identified key service provider partners that we will introduce to the issuers that are ultimately selected for the show to provide legal, underwriting, marketing, and other services for their offerings. These service provider partners bring a depth of experience and a coordinated approach to the offering process. While we will recommend these service provider partners, each issuer may use alternative service provider partners. Crush Capital will act as a liaison between featured issuers and their service providers to facilitate coordination between service providers and issuers to accommodate both the offering process schedule and production timeline. Ultimately, each issuer will enter into a direct agreement with each individual service provider.
Roth Capital. We have entered into a non-binding memorandum with Roth Capital providing that Roth Capital is willing to act as a firm commitment underwriter for featured issuers on Season 1 of Going Public, subject to its customary procedures which it utilizes in connection with agreeing to act as an underwriter for a securities offering, including, among other things, satisfactory due diligence, internal vetting and internal approvals and acceptable compensation terms. As stated in the memorandum, Roth Capital would apply an institutional pricing mechanism to each Regulation A IPO and undertake reasonable efforts to ensure that each featured IPO issuer meets NASDAQ’s listing requirements. Roth would also allocate the securities of each featured IPO issuer to both its institutional clients and/or to retail investors who view the series online through Entrepreneur.com and Entrepreneur’s Over-the-Top (“OTT”) platforms. Roth Capital would engage with the issuers directly and the amount of underwriting fees, consisting of cash and warrants, will be determined by the parties.
Dalmore. We have entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Dalmore providing that, subject to Dalmore’s customary internal procedures including satisfactory due diligence, internal vetting and internal approvals, acceptable compensation terms, etc., Dalmore is agreeable to acting as a provider of operations and compliance services to featured Regulation A issuers in Season 1 of Going Public.
Dalmore is a registered broker-dealer providing services in the equity and debt securities market, including offerings conducted pursuant to exemptions from registration under Regulation D and Rules 506(b) and 506(c), Regulation A, Regulation Crowdfunding and others. Dalmore would, subject to its customary internal procedures, enter into a separate agreement with each issuer based on Dalmore’s standard form of agreement and with compensation and other terms to be negotiated between Dalmore and each such issuer. For each issuer that enters into an agreement with Dalmore, Dalmore would:
| ● | Review investor information, including “know your customer,” or KYC, data, perform anti-money laundering and other compliance background checks, and provide a recommendation to the issuer whether or not to accept investor as a subscriber; |
| ● | Review each investor’s subscription agreement to confirm such investor’s participation in the offering, and provide a determination to the issuer whether or not to accept the use of the subscription agreement for the investor’s participation; |
| ● | Contact and/or notify the investor, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification; |
| ● | Keep investor details and data confidential and not disclose such information to any third-party except as required by regulators or in connection with its performance under its agreement with the issuer; |
| ● | Coordinate with third party providers to ensure adequate review and compliance. |
Dalmore will not provide any investment advice nor any investment recommendations to any investor.
Issuance. We have entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Issuance, Inc. (“Issuance”), a company founded and controlled by our Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer Darren Marble, that contemplates Issuance providing marketing services to the five featured issuers we plan on hosting during Season 1 of Going Public prior to and through the duration of the show. Issuance will design the marketing campaign with each respective issuer, including digital marketing, content marketing, email marketing, and paid media marketing. Under this letter of intent, Issuance has agreed to charge each featured issuer a fee of $100,000 for its services, subject to any changes as may be agreed between Issuance and the featured issuer. Issuance would contract with the issuers directly.
Issuance is a consulting firm that helps clients, issuers, through the process of Regulation A securities offerings. It facilitates an issuer’s ability to run a successful capital raising campaign, offering a wide range of strategic marketing and communications services.
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CrowdCheck. We have entered into a non-binding letter of intent with CrowdCheck Law, LLP under which it has agreed to act as the provider of due diligence, legal and compliance services to featured issuers in Season 1 of Going Public. Season 1 issuers would engage CrowdCheck Law and pay its fees of $100,000 for each Regulation A IPO filing with the SEC, $60,000 for each standard filing under Regulation A with the SEC, and a reduced fee to be determined by CrowdCheck Law in the event the issuer has already filed a Form 1-A with the SEC. CrowdCheck Law will provide comprehensive legal and compliance services to issuers prior to and through the duration of Season 1, including preparing the offering statements to be filed with the SEC and responding to SEC comments, issuing opinions regarding legality of the offering, coordinating with the issuers’ other advisors and advising the issuer on communications with potential investors, including the content of the show.
CrowdCheck Law is an affiliate of CrowdCheck, Inc., which provides a wide range of compliance, diligence and filing services to issuers, investors and intermediaries in the online capital formation market. CrowdCheck Law is the market leader in Regulation A offerings, and its team of experienced attorneys combine deep securities knowledge with an understanding of the new online securities marketplace. CrowdCheck Law has issued the legality opinion that appears as an exhibit to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.
Each issuer will also separately contract with a transfer agent, which may be Computershare given our existing relationship with them, and an escrow agent to manage the funds provided by investors subscribing through our platform. The fees for these services would be as agreed between the issuers and these agents.
The Pre-Offering and Offering Process
Firm Commitment Offerings
For those issuers that an investment bank is willing to engage in a firm commitment underwriting process, the investment bank would work with an issuer to plan its Regulation A IPO, and oversee a “Testing the Waters” campaign. If the investment bank is satisfied with the results of its “Testing the Waters” campaign, it and the issuer will agree on a definitive price per security that the issuer would include in its offering circular upon which it requests qualification. Crush Capital will recommend various service providers to that issuer including for legal due diligence and documentation, accounting and auditing, marketing assistance, escrow agent services, transfer agent services and an accommodating broker-dealer for retail investors, as discussed under “Service Provider Partners” above. It is contemplated that the investment bank, as firm commitment underwriter, will run a “Testing the Waters” roadshow directed to its institutional client base, which could include some investor meetings in person or virtual, as well as meetings and interactions with an issuer’s service providers, customers and board members. INE Entertainment will film such meetings, with the subjects’ consents, as well as issuer presentations for the show. Production of the series will commence prior to the qualification of an issuer’s offering statement; however, no episodes will be released (aired) until each respective issuer’s offering statement has been qualified by the SEC with a specific price per share.
The investment bank, as underwriter for the offering, would provide an allocation to retail investors, which would reduce the allocation otherwise subscribed to by its institutional customers. As to the retail investors, Crush Capital is providing the technology platform, goingpublic.com, that will enable retail investors to subscribe to an offering.
Each issuer will enter into an underwriting agreement with the investment bank providing for the purchase by the investment bank of the full amount of the offering, both the retail and institutional components. Retail investors would pay the same fixed price set by the investment bank as underwriter as institutional investors pay. Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the investment bank would pay the issuer this fixed price less an underwriting discount agreed upon with the investment bank and each issuer.
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In a traditional registered IPO, the firm commitment underwriter (or syndicate and selected dealers, if any) will soft circle investors, using a red herring, for the purpose of oversubscribing the offering. This is because the underwriter typically wants to know the offering will be fully or at least substantially sold, so that the underwriter will not bear the risk of buying and holding the shares as principal. When the underwriter believes that offering is sufficiently subscribed to, the offering will go effective, a definitive prospectus will be issued, subscriptions will be confirmed and “at pricing” the underwriting agreement will be signed, at which time the shares are acquired by the underwriter (thus firm commitment) and are resold to the confirmed purchasers at the fixed price. The underwriters will typically allocate portions of the offering to retail accounts in order to ensure a bona fide public distribution of the securities in accordance with FINRA rules. Much the same will happen in these Regulation A offerings except that offering would be conducted on the basis of a price fixed prior to qualification, rather than a price range. The Regulation A offering is a fixed price offering. Once an episode has been aired, retail investors will have an opportunity to review the definitive offering circulars for each issuer appearing on the show (a live hyperlink to each offering circular will appear clearly on each episode) and to formally subscribe to an investment in the securities being offered. In addition, aside from customary investor background information, the subscribers will be required to make representations concerning their status as a “accredited investor,” or their otherwise meeting financial requirements for Regulation A offerings. During the last 2 weeks of an issuer’s appearance on the show, the investment bank would conduct roadshow meetings with institutional investors for the purpose of bookbuilding, i.e. obtaining indications of interest from institutional investors in purchasing the issuer’s securities. The timing of these roadshow meetings will depend on the progress of each issuer, and may be staggered during the season. The Company expects that the investment bank would look to fully subscribe or over subscribe each offering at the price set forth in the qualified offering statement based solely on institutional investor interest. Dalmore Group, a FINRA member firm, is expected to serve as the accommodating broker dealer in respect of the retail investors that subscribe through the Company’s platform. The subscriptions from these retail investors will be reviewed by Dalmore and recommended to the issuer by Dalmore. The issuer would pay Dalmore a separate fee for its operations and compliance services for subscriptions through the Company’s platform in an amount that would be negotiated between Dalmore and each issuer. The investment bank would include the aggregate retail investor subscriptions in its “bookbuild” and, to the extent that the offering is oversubscribed, would determine the final allocations between institutional and retail investors and then sign an underwriting agreement with the relevant issuer. In the event that, following receipt of indications of interest from the investment bank’s institutional client base and from retail investors through the Company’s platform, the investment bank and the relevant issuer determine to change the price per share, the issuer would file a prospectus supplement for any increase or decrease resulting in no more than a 20% change in the aggregate offering price, in accordance with Rule 253 under the Securities Act, or would file a post-qualification amendment that would need to be re-qualified by the SEC. The underwriting agreement would be signed thereafter and, for those issuers who have been accepted for quotation on NASDAQ, the securities would begin trading similar to traditional IPOs.
The final appearances for such issuers would show the NASDAQ celebrations or “bell-ringing” ceremonies. These final appearance may be staggered during the season depending on the progress of each issuer’s offering. Closing and settlement would follow traditional IPO timing (T+2), with funds from institutional investors and funds held in escrow on behalf of retail investors being paid to the relevant issuer after deduction of the investment bank’s underwriting discount and other relevant offering expenses, as applicable. Each retail investor would be allocated securities, based the investment bank’s allocation determination discussed above, and would be refunded by the escrow agent for any amounts paid in excess of the price of the securities allocated to him or her.
Best Efforts Offerings
Featured issuers which have not engaged an investment bank to conduct a firm commitment offering will conduct a Regulation A offering on a best efforts basis. Crush Capital will recommend various service providers to these issuers including for legal due diligence and documentation, accounting and auditing, marketing assistance, escrow agent services, transfer agent services and an accommodating broker-dealer for retail investors, as discussed under “Service Provider Partners” above. These issuers would file an offering statement with the SEC, determining the duration of, and the price for, their offerings in their sole discretion, and ultimately request qualification from the SEC. We will not post “testing the waters” pages for these issuers on the goingpublic.com technology platform.
After an issuer’s offering statement has been qualified, the issuer will then be included as a featured issuer on Going Public. Once an episode has been aired, retail investors will have an opportunity to review the definitive offering circulars for each issuer appearing on the show (a live hyperlink to each offering circular will appear clearly on each episode) and to formally subscribe to an investment in the securities being offered. Aside from customary investor background information, the subscribers will be required to make representations concerning their status as an “accredited investor,” or their otherwise meeting financial requirements for Regulation A offerings. Dalmore Group, a FINRA member firm, is expected to serve as the accommodating broker dealer in respect of the retail investors that subscribe through the Company’s platform. The subscriptions from these retail investors will be reviewed by Dalmore and recommended to the issuer by Dalmore. The issuer would pay Dalmore a separate fee for its operations and compliance services for subscriptions through the Company’s platform in an amount that would be negotiated between Dalmore and each issuer. Crush Capital will have no involvement in the pricing and other terms of these Regulation A offerings.
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As these issuers receive subscriptions, they may conduct closings and sell securities to investors who subscribe through our subscription platform from time to time, subject to any minimum offering amount set forth in the offering circular and are expected to terminate their offerings once their respective maximum offering amounts are reached or at some earlier point in time, as they determine in their sole discretion. In the event that any issuer conducting a best efforts offering does not terminate the offering on or before final episode of the show airs, its campaign page may remain posted on our subscription platform and available for further subscriptions.
The Show
Format. Going Public will be produced in a serialized narrative format. Season 1 is envisioned as 10 twenty-two minute episodes. We expect to air the first episode in Summer 2021. INE Entertainment has selected Lauren Simmons to act as host for Season 1 of Going Public. Ms. Simmons was the second African American female trader in the history of the New York Stock Exchange as well as the youngest. She was named to Harper's Bazaar's Women Who Lead 2019 list and Politico's Women of Impact, and is an author and speaker on personal finance for women, young people and minorities. Ms. Simmons’ compensation will be included within INE Entertainment’s production costs that comprise the production budget discussed under “– Production” below.
The show has a continuous plot that unfolds in sequential episode-by-episode fashion, following the paths of five featured issuers over the course of the season as they strive to market their deal, raise capital and complete their Regulation A offering. While the bulk of the series will be produced prior to airing, for featured issuers that will have their securities quoted on the NASDAQ, the celebrations, or “bell-ringing” ceremonies, will be filmed in real-time at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square, New York.
Viewers will be introduced to multiple featured issuers who have qualified their offering statements with the SEC prior to airing. The featured issuers will demonstrate their business acumen and passion for their mission, seeking to create an emotional bond with the audience. In the early episodes the chief executive officers and other members of senior management share their vision, mission, and history of the company. As the season progresses, the featured issuers may begin their capital raising journey by meeting with investors, participating in public relations events and creating retail awareness for their offering. Along the way, issuers are coached by icons of entrepreneurship, who give business advice and constructive criticism, and may even invest in the offering themselves.
For each issuer listing on NASDAQ, its final appearance on the show, following the signing of an underwriting agreement with the investment bank, will capture the “bell-ringing” ceremonies reflecting the start of trading, celebrations and interviews with executives and others. These final appearances may be staggered during the season depending on the progress of each issuer’s offering.
We anticipate that we may initially contract with more than five issuers that pass through the selection process and we would progress with all issuers, filming each issuer’s story prior to qualification and any meetings with potential investors and roadshows. To the extent that one or more issuers fails to qualify, the raw footage filmed prior to broadcast would be edited to only include issuers that have qualified their offering statements with the SEC. We believe that we will need at least three featured issuers who have qualified offering statements to have sufficient content for an entire series. The show will not be aired until at least three issuers’ offering circulars are qualified by the SEC.
Production. We have entered into a non-binding letter of intent with INE Entertainment, based in Studio City, California, under which they will produce Season 1 of Going Public for an estimated production budget of $1,500,000, based on the currently anticipated scope of work and timeline. INE Entertainment will be entitled to a fee of 10%, which is included within this production budget. We expect to enter into a definitive agreement with INE Entertainment finalizing the terms and production budget within one month of the commencement of production.
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INE Entertainment was founded by Mark Koops and Eric Day, who have been on the cutting edge of innovative content for more than 15 years. Together they’re responsible for developing, creating, and showrunning thousands of hours of programming, including unscripted TV juggernauts The Biggest Loser (NBC) and Masterchef (Fox) and groundbreaking non-linear projects like the real-time doc series @Summerbreak, the Emmy-nominated comedic anthology The Crossroads of History, and the Emmy-nominated hybrid comedy Making a Scene with James Franco.
INE Entertainment, their full-service independent production company, was founded in 2011, born out of a mission to combine great storytelling with innovative producing as the best way to serve tomorrow’s linear and non-linear distributors, an increasingly diverse community of talent in front of and behind the camera, and the progressively dynamic relationship between audiences, media platforms, and brands.
Distribution. We have entered into a distribution and promotion agreement with Entrepreneur Media, Inc. Season 1 will be promoted and distributed by Entrepreneur Media, Inc., streaming on www.entrepreneur.com, which boasts millions of customers, fans, and followers across its network. Going Public will be published on entrepreneur.com with a show specific “watch” page on which all episodes will be aggregated. Through the 181st day following the release date of episode 10 of Season 1, Entrepreneur Media, Inc. will provide a show-specific “watch” page for Going Public and also publish the show through various other digital platforms, including social media, streaming video Apps and potentially third party distribution outlets. Entrepreneur Media, Inc. will also actively promote Going Public during this time. We will retain full control over the production and content of the show.
Entrepreneur Media, Inc. boasts nearly 15 million followers across their social platforms as well as over 14 million unique visitors to entrepreneur.com each month. Suffice to say, millions of viewers could have an opportunity to watch the unique journey of entrepreneurs raising capital on Going Public.
Sponsorship and Product Placement. Creative Artists Agency (“CAA”) and INE Entertainment represent us and Going Public in pursuit of securing one or more corporate sponsors for the show. We also intend to establish relationships with companies seeking to facilitate sales of their products linked to our show through affiliate agreements.
The Crush Capital Platform
Viewers of the show will be able to subscribe to invest in any of the featured companies from their mobile device or computer while they watch the show. Directly from the webpage streaming the show, they will have access to all of the qualified offering circulars via a clickable hyperlink and will be able to “click to invest.” When viewers take this action, the viewer will be navigated to goingpublic.com. Potential investors will also be able to log into goingpublic.com directly. Here, the prospective investor will see the option to invest in any of the five issuers currently featured on the show, as well as other issuers whose best efforts offerings continue following the end of a season. Prospective investors can subscribe to one or more offerings at their discretion. Each issuer will be represented by an issuer branded digital box that will include two digital buttons: “Invest Now” and “Click to Read the Offering Circular.”
If a potential investor is interested in investing in an issuer, that potential investor will begin the subscription process by providing its relevant information, establishing an account on our platform and indicating the amount it wishes to invest in a particular issuer. Once that is completed, the platform will provide the potential investor with instructions for payment of funds. Any investor question will be directed to the relevant issuer. Investor subscriptions submitted through our platform will be reviewed by the issuer or an intermediary broker dealer, such as Dalmore.
Issuance, an affiliate of the company, is assisting us in configuring our platform and providing the underlying technology for our platform pursuant to a Master Services Agreement and related Statement of Work filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part. Issuance has agreed to:
| ● | Create all website content, structure, design and subscription portal, working with our development resources. |
| ● | Test to make sure the platform works with modern desktop web browsers and does not break when viewed on mobile devices. |
| ● | Source and set up new hosting for the requested domain, if required. |
| ● | Assist in the integration of third-party apps and tools used in connection with marketing, analytics, and offering-related communications as well as user event tracking. |
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| ● | Program email marketing around various user events in connection with the platform and offering subscription process, including account creation, password recovery, investment commitment confirmations, funding instructions, offering notices, and general reminders to complete the subscription process. |
| ● | Provide timely technical support. |
Strategy
Crush Capital aims to inspire viewers through high-impact entrepreneur-focused story telling, creating an emotional bond between the viewer and the featured Going Public issuers. We believe powerful story-telling together with interactive investor engagement will enable us to establish and quickly grow a subscriber base. We believe our featured issuers will be able to attract new categories of potential investors that may not have otherwise been aware of opportunities to invest in these types of companies or may have not had interest in the more formal/traditional formats.
We intend to expand production, effectively airing multiple seasons per calendar year and creating various verticals that will allow us to further grow our base of subscribers who may have specific interest in core areas, such as real estate, fine art, music/media, and other verticals where we can produce dynamic content.
As we expand our subscriber base, we build valuable customer data. Once subscribers create accounts on our platform, Crush Capital will collect multiple forms of customer data and transform it into a unified customer view. Customer data supports every aspect of a modern business, from marketing to service to merchandising to privacy and beyond. Customer data provides much of the power of digitalization: It facilitates target advertising, customizes product placement by sponsors, predicts behaviours, optimizes processes, and measures results. We expect to leverage a continually increasing audience and subscriber base to not only benefit our core business but to build on it through:
| ● | targeted sponsorship and advertising opportunities, |
| ● | expanding our platform and leveraging our relationships with our service provider partners and others to address the needs of a broader range of companies at various stages of their development, |
| ● | attracting A List celebrity-endorsed businesses to feature on our platform, |
| ● | enlisting A List talent to support our issuers, including as mentors, host(s), video bloggers and other influencers, |
| ● | expanding our platform for international distribution or licensing our format for use in international markets, |
| ● | potentially internalizing a broker dealer functionality, through acquisition or otherwise, to realize incremental commission-based revenues on offerings, and |
| ● | continued design and build out of our technology platform to minimize reliance on third parties and/or APIs. |
Market
Amended Regulation A, popularly known as “Regulation A+,” became effective June 19, 2015. Regulation A has two tiers and the issuers offering on our platform will be utilizing Tier 2, which has a maximum offering of $50 million ($75 million after the effectiveness of recent amendments to Regulation A) within a twelve month period and facilitates a national offering by pre-empting state qualification and registration requirements (unlike Tier 1). The SEC published a look back study and analysis in March 2020, and reported as of December 31, 2019, that under Tier 2, it qualified 277 offerings seeking up to $8.3 billion. During this period, $2.2 billion had been reported as raised. According to the report, during 2019, reported aggregate proceeds under Tier 2 of nearly $1 billion were raised from 39 issuers. The aggregate reported proceeds increased approximately 47% from the amount in 2018 ($675 million).
We believe the market for Regulation A, Tier 2, will continue to grow as more companies become aware of the ability to raise capital through crowdfunding platforms. Because it permits a maximum raise of $50 million (and soon $75 million) each 12 months, we believe this rule is well suited for small and midsize businesses. Further, the recent legislative change to permit SEC-reporting companies to make offerings in reliance on Regulation A could expand the potential market for our platform to small public companies. We expect to continue to see increasing numbers of companies conducting offerings under Regulation A. We believe our platform, combining an investment platform with a production storyline will be well positioned to capture the interests of issuers in our target category, though we may encounter increasing competition from other platforms that may look to model our approach.
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Competition
There are many and diverse types of programming available to the general public, both through traditional television media as well as online content. In order to succeed, we will need to attract a sufficient viewer following of persons who are engaged in the progress of the issuers that we will feature and willing to invest in those issuers through our platform. We believe there are no productions that showcase seasoned or established issuers seeking financing as well as providing an investment opportunity to viewers. The only show we are aware of that gives viewers the opportunity to invest is Meet the Drapers. This program allows viewers to invest alongside the Draper family, who have an active venture capital family investment business. The offerings on Meet the Drapers are conducted pursuant to Regulation Crowdfunding, which will have a maximum offering amount of just over $5 million. The companies featured on this show are mostly unseasoned business people with an idea for a business who need seed/start up capital.
We will compete with other programming focused on businesses raising capital, such as Shark Tank, Elevator Pitch (hosted by Entrepreneur Media, Inc., our distribution partner), as well as similarly themed programs such as The Profit. We will also compete with numerous crowdfunding and fundraising platforms to attract issuers that will appeal to investors. While these platforms do not currently provide both the comprehensive service offering that we, along with our partners, will, the fees charged by these platforms may be more attractive than ours. Further, many of these platforms have an established investor base, which may be appealing to the issuers we are looking to attract to participate in our program. In addition, competing crowdfunding and fundraising platforms may modify their product offerings to expand their services and present similar company focused productions to compete with us more directly. Many of our competitors, particularly production content providers, are larger companies with significant cash reserves that would allow them to compete aggressively with us. Many of our crowdfunding and fundraising platform competitors have established businesses with greater experience than us in operating in a regulated environment. As a result, our competitors may be able to adapt more quickly to changes impacting our industry.
Intellectual Property
We have received a Class 41 Service Mark from the United States Patent and Trademark office for the name Going Public, Reg. No. 6,197,004 with Ser. No. 88-786,649 which was filed on 02-05-2020 and Registered Nov. 10, 2020. Additionally, own our domain name, goingpublic.com, as well as a number of other domain names with different suffixes. We also obtained a CompuMark U.S. Full Entertainment Search Report for Going Public as an interactive series which reflects that the phrase GOING PUBLIC is available for our use as the title of an interactive series for Entrepreneur Media, Inc. The use of this title may include theatrical, non-theatrical, television (standard and non-standard), home video, DVD and Multimedia/CD ROM, online and computer games, and print publishing and merchandising directly derived from the program.
Employees
We have 2 full-time employees, which includes our Co-Chief Executive Officers, as well as a 3 contractors providing accounting and marketing services.
Regulation
Broker-Dealer Registration Requirements
With respect to sales under Regulation A, Tier 2, we provide the technology for issuers to identify and interact with potential investors, and do not structure transactions. We are not registered as a broker-dealer and do not engage in certain activities that would constitute “engaging in the business” of being a broker-dealer, including:
| ● | Actively soliciting investors and negotiating the terms of an arrangement between companies and investors; |
| ● | Accepting compensation related to the success and size of the transaction or deal; |
| ● | Effecting transactions, including handling of the securities and funds relating a transaction; and |
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| ● | Extending credit to investors; and creating the market and help negotiate the price between buyers and sellers. |
There has been little regulatory guidance as to the circumstances in which state or federal broker-dealer registration requirements apply to online investment platforms, and such guidance as it exists generally predates the technological developments of the last couple of decades. Despite a long-standing request from organizations such as the American Bar Association to clarify the circumstances in which “finders,” who also connect buyers and sellers of securities, are permitted to perform that function without registering as broker-dealers, the SEC has not provided any guidance addressing online investment platforms. It is possible that any clarification of the matter will result in our having to change our business model or even register as a broker-dealer. See “Risk Factors.”
Liability
Section 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act, which applies to Regulation A, imposes liability for misleading statements not only on the issuers of securities but also on “sellers,” which includes brokers involved in soliciting an offering. We do not act as a broker for Regulation A offerings. Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act generally imposes liability on persons who “make” statements; the information presented on our platform will be drafted by the issuers themselves or with the assistance of the broker-dealer. Further, we may also face liability from existing anti-fraud rules and statutes under the securities laws. For instance, under Section 9(a)(4) of the Exchange Act anyone who “willfully participates” in an offering could be liable for false or misleading statements made to induce a securities transaction.
Data Privacy Regulation
As a result of our collection of investor data, we will be subject to state laws that regulate data collected over the internet. The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) was signed into law on June 28, 2018, and went into effect on January 1, 2020. On June 1, 2020, the Office of the California Attorney General submitted the final proposed regulations package under the CCPA to the California Office of Administrative Law. New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and North Dakota have proposed similar legislation.
CCPA grants California consumers robust data privacy rights and control over their personal information, including the right to know, the right to delete, and the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information that businesses collect, among other things. Under the CCPA, consumers have a right to access the categories and specific pieces of personal information held by businesses and to know the uses of that information by a business. The CCPA has very broad definition of personal information: “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.” Businesses cannot sell consumers’ personal information without providing a web notice (“a clean and conspicuous link”) and giving them an opportunity to opt-out. There is also a “right to delete,” with some exemptions, consumer personal information on request. The CCPA also gives consumers a right of action to sue if they are the victim of a data breach or for a violation of their rights under the CCPA. It also gives the state Attorney General the ability to sue on behalf of residents. We will be required to provide consumers with a comprehensive description of our online and offline practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, and sale of personal information and of the rights of consumers regarding their personal information.
We have entered into two one-year membership agreements for our two officers and directors for a co-working space Spring Place in Beverly Hills, California. The shared work space is a communal space for members with no assigned offices or conferences room. This agreement has been initiated, but during the current global pandemic, in light of the social distancing restrictions in place in California, only outdoor spaces are available.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes included in this report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Unless otherwise indicated, the latest results discussed below are as of June 30, 2020. The financial statements included in this filing as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2020, are unaudited and may not include year-end adjustments necessary to make those financial statements comparable to audited results, although in the opinion of management all adjustments necessary to make interim statements of operations not misleading have been included.
Overview
Our company was formed on June 20, 2017 (“Inception”) in the State of California as a limited liability company under the name Trojan Horse Media Group, LLC. On May 4, 2020, this entity was converted from a California limited liability company into a Delaware corporation under the name Crush Capital Inc. in the State of Delaware. We have a limited operating history, and no revenue generating activity to date.
Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. To date, we have incurred net losses and require significant capital to develop, produce and distribute Going Public. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
During the next 12 months, we intend to fund our operations through revenues from operations, related party advances, and the sale of equity and/or debt securities, including this offering and our offering of Series A Preferred Stock under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, discussed below. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to us. If we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, we may be required to reduce the scope of planned operations, which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
Results of operations
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 (unaudited) and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (unaudited)
| For the six months ended June 30, 2020 | For the six months ended June 30, 2019 | |||||||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 288,946 | 13,883 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 5,160 | 188 | ||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 294,106 | 14,071 | ||||||
| Operating Loss | (294,106 | ) | (14,071 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (294,106 | ) | $ | (14,071 | ) | ||
General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 consist primarily of operating costs for our ongoing operations. The largest change between the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was salary expenses of $200,000 and $0, respectively. Other differences were an increase in public relations of $12,000 and travel of $5,950. Our expenses for legal and professional services for the six months ended June 30, 2020 were $9,743 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019 which were $12,500. In addition, legal fees of $87,691 and $0 were incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which were capitalized as deferred offering costs.
We expect to generate revenue through: (1) upfront payments from our featured issuers (2) advertising revenue from corporate sponsors, (3) a $12.95 processing fee charged to investors and reflecting our cost to process a subscription and (4) to a lesser extent, sales commissions from product sales by third parties through our platform. We intend to charge each of our selected featured issuers a fee of $250,000 plus equity based consideration, as discussed under “—Plan of Operation” below. We expect to incur operating costs related to the production of our show, the development of our investor platform, the payments to our partners who will provide offering services to our featured issuers and increased staffing to support our operations.
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Year Ended December 31, 2019 and Year Ended December 31, 2018
| For the year ended December 31, 2019 | For year ended December 31, 2018 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 160,536 | 8, 088 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 188 | — | ||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 160,724 | 8,088 | ||||||
| Operating Loss | (160,724 | ) | (8,088 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (160,724 | ) | $ | (8,088 | ) | ||
General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 consist primarily of operation costs for our ongoing operations, including compensation of our Co-Chief Executive Officer Darren Marble of $50,000 and equity based compensation of $72,833. Our expenses for legal and professional services for 2019 were $29,098 compared to the previous year which were $5,762.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2020, our cash and equivalents were $513,825 and as of December 31, 2019, our cash and cash equivalents were $11,929, the increase reflecting the net proceeds of our sale of Preferred Units, prior to our conversion to a Delaware corporation, and our sale of Series A Preferred Stock, less amounts used to fund our ongoing administrative expenses. We are a “development stage company” and have not yet generated revenue. Our cash utilization rate is currently approximately $75,000 per month and we expect that to increase to approximately $175,000 per month after we begin production.
To date, we funded our operations primarily through the issuance of equity securities and cash contributions from our founders and Co-Chief Executive Officers, Darren Marble and Todd Goldberg. In 2019, prior to our conversion to a Delaware corporation, we sold Preferred Units for gross proceeds of $100,000 and in 2020, we sold an additional 375,000 Preferred Units, raising $375,000 through May 2020. We have also issued equity in exchange for services in both 2019 and 2020. In 2020, we commenced an offering of our Series A Preferred Stock under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, providing for an offering of up to $3,000,000 at a purchase price of $0.18296, which offering is ongoing. Beginning in June 2020 and through December 31, 2020, we issued 11,450,596 shares in the offering for $2,095,001 in gross proceeds.
Plan of Operation
We commenced casting in mid-July 2020 for potential featured issuers for Season 1 of Going Public but have not contracted with any issuers to date. Companies selected for Season 1 will pay a cash fee to Crush Capital of $250,000 each plus equity-based consideration of the same fixed dollar amount for each issuer and consisting of restricted equity of the type proposed to be offered by the issuer, or the same fixed dollar amount of other securities or cash in the event that an issuer’s offering is not successful. The cash portion of the fee will be an upfront payment to the company in advance of any production or filming. Similarly, the payment of a fixed dollar amount of equity-based compensation will be contractually committed upfront in advance of any production or filming. The compensation paid to us by featured issuers, whether in cash or in equity, will not be refundable if an offering is unsuccessful. In determining the amount of equity-based compensation with each issuer, the company will ensure that it will not acquire a controlling interest in any of the issuers. Furthermore, it will determine the amount of any equity-based fees to ensure that its ownership in any featured issuer will represent significantly less than 10% of an issuer’s outstanding capital. We will not take equity in any amount that would grant us any level of “control” over the operations of an issuer.
Cash Fees of at least $1,250,000 from our first five featured issuers plus existing cash on hand, along with a minimum raise in this offering of $1,500,000 would fully fund pre-season and in-season promotion and production of Season 1. We anticipate that we may initially sign on more than five issuers that pass through the selection process, which would provide additional revenues and increase our estimated production budget. To the extent that one or more issuers fails to qualify, these issuers would not be included in the show. We believe that we would need to feature at least three issuers to have sufficient content for an entire series. If we are only able to contract with three issuers, we would need to have raised at least $2,000,000 in this offering to fully fund Season 1. If we fail to raise a sufficient amount in this offering to fund Season 1, we would need to secure additional financing. As discussed in “Risk Factors” above, the current pandemic and resulting restrictions on filming may delay or impede our ability to begin production and/or increase our expected costs of production.
We also intend to charge each subscriber a processing fee of $12.95 reflecting the computer hardware and software costs and related support expected to be incurred by us in processing a subscription. CAA is representing INE Entertainment and us attempting to secure one or more corporate sponsors for the show Going Public, which would bring in incremental revenue. The amount of any incremental revenue from these sources is uncertain at this point and therefore has not been factored into this discussion, though we would expect that some of this sponsorship revenue and revenue from other fees may be received by the end of 2020 and the first half of 2021, assuming we have launched the show and at least one of the featured issuers has begun accepting subscriptions during that time frame.
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We have taken a coordinated and strategic approach to promotion and marketing. The costs consist of the milestone payments to Entrepreneur Media, Inc. which will promote Going Public across their network. If we raise $5,500,000 or more in this offering, we intend to enhance our marking and promotional campaigns for Going Public in the following areas: digital marketing, content marketing, email marketing, and paid media marketing.
We will incur production costs of an estimated $1,500,000 payable to INE Entertainment to produce Season 1 of Going Public.
Finally, we have taken a strategic approach to our platform www.goingpublic.com. Licensing an existing subscription engine and partnering with other professional service providers that have existing API’s (i.e., escrow and transfer agent) allows us to operate as a technology service and minimize our capital outlay for Season 1. We estimate our costs related to this licensed technology and related services to be about $150,000 annually, which we expect to be offset by subscription processing fees as discussed above. We will review options to establish an internal broker-dealer, through acquisition or otherwise, and to internalize the related technology infrastructure prior to the launch of Season 2.
Provided we raise the maximum amount in this offering, we intend to fund significant promotion and marketing for Season 1 of Going Public, build and/or acquire some or all necessary core technology and service provider components to ultimately reduce costs and overall reliance on third parties, secure an A-List celebrity as a spokesperson for Going Public and contract with A-List influencers to promote the show and its episodes; hire the team to facilitate our operations in finance, technology, engineering, compliance, security, business development and sales and marketing.
We estimate that net proceeds from the maximum offering amount would fund our operations for a period of at least two years, assuming no incremental revenue above the upfront cash fees paid by our featured issuers. With our contemplated cost structure, operating plan and revenue model, we estimate reaching breakeven by the end of 2023.
Please see “Use of Proceeds” for a breakdown of specific amounts that we currently estimate spending at 25%, 50% 75% and 100% of the maximum offering amount.
We currently expect to film Going Public primarily in Los Angeles as well as on location. Filming in California is currently permitted, with certain health and safety measures in place. While we believe we will be able to comply with required health and safety measures by the time we start production, management of our featured issuers and our production partner personnel may be reluctant to participate, or be unwilling to travel, while this pandemic is ongoing. We would also expect to face similar problems filming meetings with investors or closing celebrations, and other events at locations outside of Los Angeles. The negative impact of stay-at-home and social distancing measures is likely to be greater in the greater New York and tri-state area where many institutional investors are located and where the number of individuals whose health has been impacted by the pandemic has been greater than most other regions in the U.S.
The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our ability to attract proposed issuers, start production on our show, highlight our issuers’ meetings with investors and other traditional steps in the capital raising process may be significant. We cannot predict when we will be able to commence operations, which will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, the impact on our pool of potential featured issuers and investors investing through the platform, as well as our service provider partners, all of which are uncertain.
To date, the COVID-19 outbreak, has significantly impacted global markets, U.S. employment numbers, as well as the business prospects of many small businesses (our potential featured issuers). COVID-19 has also caused significant volatility in stock markets, which tends to result in a shift towards “safe” investments, potentially dampening demand for higher risk investments, like our featured issuers. Many potential issuers may also choose to delay capital raising plans in favor of a better pricing environment in the future. These uncertainties may significantly delay our ability to commence full operations and we may need to use the capital raised in the offering to fund our ongoing expenses and raise additional capital to launch our show.
Trend Information
We have negotiated terms covering most of the key components of our cost structure for Season 1 of Going Public but we would anticipate those cost to increase over time. We also expect to record significantly higher operating costs, including payroll and other administrative expenses, starting when we begin production and increasing thereafter to support our operations and the administration of our investor platform.
See the section entitled, “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company” at the beginning of this Offering Circular for a discussion of the modified reporting requirements for “emerging growth” companies that we may take advantage of should be become a public reporting company.
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
The company’s executive officers and directors are listed below:
| Name | Position | Age | Date Appointed to Current Position | Approximate
Hours Per Week (if part-time) / full-time | ||||
| Executive Officers | ||||||||
| Darren Marble | Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer | 40 | June 2017 | full-time | ||||
| Todd M. Goldberg | Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer | 43 | June 2017 | full-time | ||||
| Directors (1) | ||||||||
| Darren Marble | Director | 40 | June 2017 | |||||
| Todd M. Goldberg | Director | 43 | June 2017 |
| (1) | Although we currently have 2 directors, our Voting Agreement contemplates the election of a third director to be agreed between, and designated by, Darren Marble and Todd Goldberg. We have no current plans to add a third director at this time. |
Darren Marble – Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Darren Marble is a serial entrepreneur. In 2018, Darren co-founded Issuance, a leading provider of software as a service (“SaaS”) solutions for Regulation A issuers. Issuance’s Regulation A clients have raised over $150 million to date. Beginning in 2015, Darren was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CrowdfundX, a financial marketing firm focused on direct-to-investor retail marketing in connection with Regulation A offerings. CrowdfundX was acquired by Issuance in 2019 and Darren remains the CEO at Issuance. Darren co-founded the Crowd Invest Summit and is a contributor to Business Insider, Inc. and CryptoSlate. His insights have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes and the Los Angeles Business Journal. Darren attended the University of California, Los Angeles from 1998 to 2002 with a focus on Psychology.
Todd Goldberg – Founder, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director
Todd M. Goldberg first became involved with start-ups in the medical device industry when he joined Advanced Bionics, (an Alfred Mann company) as a Territory Manager roughly 17 years ago. Advanced Bionics was acquired by Boston Scientific and a new division at Boston Scientific was created named Neuromodulation. In 2008, he joined Neuronetics, Inc., another medical device start-up where he was Director of Sales and spearheaded the sales effort for the first ever medical device approved to treat Depression - The NeuroStar TMS Therapy System. Amongst the first employees hired to lead the commercial team for the product, Todd built the go-to-market strategy, marketing plan, commercial execution plan, and ultimately the “Practice Success Plan”, which is still in effect today. Todd accompanied CEO/CFO of Neuronetics on several roadshow presentations as the company raised several rounds of private venture capital, and completed a Nasdaq-listed IPO in 2018. In 2016, Todd joined Surgical Theater, a virtual / augmented reality medical technology start-up, as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, where Todd was instrumental in building the commercial execution, expansion, clinical, and marketing blueprint and accompanied the company’s founders in several private venture capital pitches, ultimately securing several rounds of funding to facilitate significant growth over 4 years. Todd received a BA in Communications from San Diego State University with Emphasis in Advertising.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, we compensated our executive officers as follows. Neither person received additional compensation for their service as directors.
| Name | Capacities in which compensation was received | Cash compensation ($) | Other compensation ($) | Total compensation ($) | ||||||||||
| Darren Marble | Co-Chief Executive Officer | $ | 50,000 | — | $ | 50,000 | ||||||||
| Todd M. Goldberg | Co-Chief Executive Officer | $ | 0 | — | $ | 0 | ||||||||
We expect to enter into employment agreements with each of our Co-Chief Executive Officers providing for an annual salary, short and long term incentives and contingent compensation based on a change of control of our company, in additional to employee benefits and perks that are currently in effect. We expect to enter into these agreements before the end of the year.
It is anticipated that the key terms of these agreements will be identical for both of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and contain the following terms:
| ● | An annual base salary of $240,000. |
| ● | Quarterly performance incentives with a tiered structure – each executive would receive 15% of his annual base salary each quarter (60% per year) if he meets certain expected performance results or 30% of his annual base salary each quarter (120% per year) upon achieving certain extraordinary results. The specific targets at each level have not yet been determined. |
| ● | Incentive compensation measured over an 18 month period with a tiered structure -- each executive would receive a combination of cash and stock-based compensation, valued at 80% of his annual base salary for meeting certain expected performance standards over the 18-month period or 180% of his annual base salary for meeting certain extraordinary performance standards over that period. The allocation between cash and equity-based incentives and the specific performance standards at each level have not yet been determined. |
| ● | Compensation upon a change in control of the company – the terms of this contingent compensation have not yet been determined. |
Each executive will receive certain perquisites, or “perks,” including a monthly auto lease allowance, an executive gym membership and membership in a number of social or golf clubs. Each executive will also be entitled to typical employee benefits, including vacation, holidays, sick days, severance pay, life insurance, and medical insurance. They will also be eligible to participate in retirement plans, including a non-qualified deferred compensation plan and a supplemental employee retirement plan.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITY HOLDERS
The following table sets out, as of December 31, 2020, the voting securities of the company that are owned by our executive officers and directors and holders of more than 10% of any class of the company’s voting securities.
The company’s voting securities consist of its outstanding Voting Common Stock.
| Name and address of beneficial owner (1) | Title of class* | Amount
and nature of beneficial ownership |
Amount
and nature of beneficial ownership acquirable |
Percent
of class |
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| Officers and Directors | ||||||||||||||
| Darren Marble | Voting Common Stock | 23,981,870 | n/a | 49.0 | % | |||||||||
| Todd Goldberg | Voting Common Stock | 24,960,722 | n/a | 51.0 | % | |||||||||
| All current executive officers and directors as a group (2 people) | Voting Common Stock | 48,942,592 | n/a | 100 | % | |||||||||
| (1) | The address for each executive officer and director is Attn: Darren Marble, Spring Place, 9800 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. |
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INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
On January 1, 2020, the company entered into a Master Services Agreement with Issuance, a company founded and controlled by Darren Marble, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, to provide consulting services to assist the company and its principals to navigate the Regulation A+ market, including regulation and the qualification process, compliance matters related to marketing and advertising, distribution options for Going Public, providing industry metrics, making strategic introductions to industry service providers and development of an investor base. Fees payable by the company under this agreement are $25,000.
Issuance has also agreed to host this offering of our securities on its online platform for an upfront fee of $15,000 and a $25 fee per subscription processed. See “Plan of Distribution.” In addition, Issuance has agreed to provide comprehensive marketing and advisory services to each of the five featured issuers on Going Public during Season 1, both prior to and through the duration of the show. Issuance’s services will include digital marketing, content marketing, email marketing, and paid media marketing to drive retail investors into each respective offering. Each of our featured issuers will pay Issuance a minimum fee of $100,000 for their marketing campaign. Issuance will enter into a separate master services agreement with each featured issuer.
In addition, we have entered in a Voting Agreement with our Co-Chief Executive Officers and a First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, to which our Co-Chief Executive Officers are parties, both of which are described under “Securities Being Offered.”
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The company is offering up to 11,000,000 Units, at a price of $1.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of 1 share of Non-Voting Common Stock and 1 Warrant exercisable to purchase one-half of a share of Non-Voting Common Stock for an exercise price of $1.25 per whole share of Non-Voting Common Stock. Our Units will not be certificated and the shares of our Non-Voting Common Stock and the Warrants that are components of such Units will be immediately separable and will be issued separately in this offering.
Warrants
The following is a brief summary of certain terms and conditions of the Warrants included in the Units. The Warrants are subject in all respects to the provisions contained in the warrant agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”) between us and our warrant agent, Computershare (the “Warrant Agent”), filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.
Each purchaser of a Unit will receive a Warrant exercisable into one-half of a share of Non-Voting Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per whole share, subject to customary adjustments.
Each Warrant is exercisable to purchase one-half of a share of our Non-Voting Common Stock at any time commencing on the issuance date of the Warrant, and terminating at 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on the eighteen-month anniversary of the issuance date of the Warrant. The Warrants may be exercised upon delivery of an exercise notice at the offices of the Warrant Agent or by using a website that the company will establish to permit online exercise, if applicable. A Warrant holder may only exercise its Warrants for a whole number of shares of Non-Voting Common Stock. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of Warrants. Fractional shares will be rounded down to the nearest whole share. As a result, you must hold Warrants in multiples of two in order to receive shares for all of your Warrants upon exercise.
Transferability
Subject to applicable laws, the Warrants may be offered for sale, sold, transferred or assigned without our consent. Exercise of the Warrants will be conditional upon our maintaining the qualification of an offering statement covering such exercise. In addition, by acceptance of Warrants, each holder agrees not to sell or otherwise transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, of any common stock (or other securities) of the company held by such holder during the 180 day period following the effective date of a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the company or an underwriter in certain circumstances). Each holder further agrees to execute a market stand-off agreement with underwriters in the offering in customary form consistent with the provisions in the Warrant Agreement.
Rights as a Stockholder
Except as otherwise provided in the Warrant Agreement or by virtue of such holder’s ownership of shares of our Non-Voting Common Stock, the holder of a Warrant does not have the rights or privileges of a holder of our Non-Voting Common Stock until the holder exercises the Warrant.
Amendments
Except as otherwise provided in the Warrant Agreement, the company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Warrant Agreement and the Warrants with the consent of the holders of not fewer than a majority of the unexercised Warrants affected by such amendment (by number of shares purchasable under such Warrants), for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Warrant Agreement or the Warrants or of modifying in any manner the rights of the holders of Warrants under the Warrant Agreement or the Warrants; provided, however, that, without the consent of each of the Warrant holders affected thereby, no such amendment may be made that (i) changes the Warrants so as to reduce the number of shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants or so as to increase the exercise price (other than as provided in the Warrant Agreement), (ii) shortens the period of time during which the Warrants may be exercised, (iii) otherwise adversely affects the exercise rights of the Warrant holders in any material respect, or (iv) reduces the number of unexercised Warrants the holders of which must consent for an amendment of the Warrant Agreement or the Warrants.
The company and the Warrant Agent may amend or supplement the Warrant Agreement without the consent of any holder for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained in the Warrant Agreement or the Warrants, (ii) evidencing the succession of another corporation to the company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the company contained in the Warrant agreement and the Warrants, (iii) evidencing and providing for the acceptance of appointment by a successor Warrant Agent with respect to the Warrants, (iv) adding to the covenants of the company for the benefit of the Warrant holders or surrendering any right or power conferred upon the company under the Warrant Agreement, or (viii) amending the Warrant Agreement and the Warrants in any manner that the company may deem to be necessary or desirable and that will not adversely affect the interests of the Warrant holders in any material respect.
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Capital Stock
General
The following description summarizes the most important terms of the company’s capital stock. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation, our bylaws, the Investors’ Rights Agreement, the First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement and the Voting Rights Agreement. Copies of each of these documents have been filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part. For a complete description of our capital stock, you should refer to these documents and to the applicable provisions of Delaware law.
The authorized capital stock of the company consists of three classes designated, respectively, Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
As of December 31, 2020, the authorized and outstanding shares included:
| Class | Authorized | Issued and Outstanding | ||||||
| Voting Common Stock (1) | 80,000,000 | 48,942,592 | ||||||
| Non-Voting Common Stock (1) | 80,000,000 | 803,293 | ||||||
| Series A Preferred Stock | 20,000,000 | 14,046,851 | ||||||
| Blank Check Preferred | 10,000,000 | 0 | ||||||
| (1) | We have reserved 20,000,000 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of Voting Common Stock our 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. |
Common Stock
The rights and privileges of the Voting and Non-Voting Common Stock are identical except as noted.
Voting Rights
Except as otherwise required by law:
| ● | each share of Voting Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for the election of directors and on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the company and |
| ● | shares of Non-Voting Common Stock shall be non-voting and shall not be entitled to vote on any matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the company. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of Non-Voting Common Stock is required to amend, alter or repeal (by merger, consolidation, combination, reclassification or otherwise) the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws if such action would adversely affect (disproportionately relative to the Voting Common Stock) the preferences, rights or powers of the Non-Voting Common Stock. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, holders of Non-Voting Common Stock are entitled to vote on a limited number of other corporate actions, including:
| ● | an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that would increase or decrease the par value of the Non-Voting Common Stock or alter or change the powers, preferences, or special rights of the Non-Voting Common Stock so as to affect them adversely, |
| ● | conversion of the company to a limited liability company, statutory trust, business trust or association, real estate investment trust, common-law trust or any other unincorporated business including a general or limited partnership or a corporation domiciled in another state and |
| ● | a transfer to or domestication in any non-U.S. jurisdiction, either ceasing or continuing to exist as a Delaware corporation. |
Holders of Voting Common Stock are not entitled to vote on any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock, if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation or pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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Dividend Rights
Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of legally available funds, subject to the rights of the Series A Preferred Stock, as described below.
The company has never declared or paid cash dividends on any of its capital stock and currently does not anticipate paying any cash dividends after this offering or in the foreseeable future.
Liquidation Rights
In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the company, the holders of Non-Voting Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders on a pari passu basis with the Voting Common Stock and after the payment of all debts and other liabilities of the company and the satisfaction of any liquidation preference granted to the holders of all shares of the outstanding Preferred Stock.
Blank Check Preferred Stock
The company’s Board of Directors is expressly authorized to establish, out of up to 10,000,000 shares of undesignated Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, without the consent or vote of the company’s stockholders, with respect to each such series, and to fix the designations, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.
Series A Preferred Stock
Voting Rights
Except as otherwise required by law or as provided in the Certificate of Incorporations, shares of Series A Preferred Stock are non-voting and are not entitled to vote on any matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the company.
Protective Provisions
For so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the approval of holders of the majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock is required to do any of the following:
| ● | Amend, alter, or repeal (by merger, consolidation, combination, reclassification or otherwise) the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws so as to adversely affect the preferences, rights or powers of the Series A Preferred Stock; |
| ● | Reduce the authorized number of Series A Preferred Shares; |
| ● | Purchase or redeem any shares of the company’s capital stock until such time as each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock has been paid cumulative dividends equal to its Preferred Return (as defined below), other than capital stock repurchased from former employees, directors, consultants, or the like in connection with the cessation of their employment or services. |
Dividends
The company will only declare, pay, or set aside any dividends if fifty percent (50%) of such dividends are paid to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, on a pro rata basis, until the company has paid cumulative dividends with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Preferred Return. The remaining fifty percent (50%) of such dividends shall be declared and paid pro rata to the holders of Common Stock. After each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock has been paid cumulative dividends equal to its Preferred Return, all dividends will be declared and paid pro rata on the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock on a pari passu basis and as converted basis.
“Preferred Return” means an amount equal to the Series A Original Issue Price, plus two percent (2%) per annum of the unreturned portion of the Series A Original Issue Price outstanding, calculated daily from the date each share of Series A Preferred Stock was issued (or if a share was issued upon the conversion of the company from its predecessor entity, then the issue date of the original security) until payment of the Preferred Return. Dividends shall be applied first to the 2% per annum and thereafter to the return of the Series A Original Issue Price. The “Series A Original Issue Price” means $0.18296 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other similar recapitalization of the Series A Preferred Stock.
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Distributions on Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-up or other Deemed Liquidations
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the company, or a Deemed Liquidation Event (as defined below) the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding will be entitled to be paid, in preference to holders of Common Stock, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the Preferred Return per share of Series A Preferred Stock, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all shares of Series A Preferred Stock been converted into Non-Voting Common Stock immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or Deemed Liquidation Event.
A “Deemed Liquidation Event” means the following, unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock elect otherwise:
| ● | a merger or consolidation in which (i) the company is a constituent party or (ii) a subsidiary of the company is a constituent party and the company issues shares of its capital stock pursuant to such merger or consolidation, other than a merger or consolidation involving the company or a subsidiary in which the shares of capital stock of the company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continue to represent, or are converted into or exchanged for shares of capital stock that represent, immediately following such merger or consolidation, at least a majority of the voting power of the surviving or resulting corporation or, if the surviving or resulting corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of another corporation, the parent corporation of such surviving or resulting corporation; or |
| ● | the sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, by the company or any subsidiary of the company of all or substantially all of its business or assets taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, and whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of one or more subsidiaries of the company if substantially all of the business or assets of the company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except in either case where such sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. |
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up or Deemed Liquidation Event of the company, after the payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the remaining assets of the company or, in the case of a Deemed Liquidation Event, the consideration not payable to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or the remaining available proceeds, as the case may be, shall be distributed among the holders of shares of Common Stock on a pro rata basis.
Conversion
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Non-Voting Common Stock as the then effective conversion rate, which is currently 1:1. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for events such as stock splits or combinations, certain distributions of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the company or certain reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, consolidations or mergers, in each case as described in the Certificate of Incorporation.
All outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Non-Voting Common Stock, at the then-effective conversion rate, upon either:
| ● | the closing of the sale of Common Shares to the public in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act resulting in at least $50,000,000 of net proceeds to the company at a price per share of not less than three times the then-effective conversion price, or |
| ● | as specified by vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock. |
Registration Rights
We have granted to the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock certain registration rights pursuant to the Investors’ Rights Agreement. We have agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act if, at any time after May 4, 2025, we are requested to do so by the holders of 50% of the shares of Common Stock underlying our Series A Preferred Stock, plus any shares of Common Stock held by them or issuable upon exercise or conversion of securities held by them (collectively “Registerable Securities”), covering at least 40% of the Registrable Securities then outstanding. We have also agreed to file a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act covering Registrable Securities if we are eligible to use a Form S-3 registration statement and if requested to do so by the holders of 30% of Registrable Securities for an offering of Registrable Securities with an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of selling expenses, of at least $5 million. We have a right to defer our obligations to file a registration statement on Form S-1 or Form S-3 for up to 120 days for certain reasons if, in the good faith judgment of our Board of Directors, it would be materially detrimental to us and our stockholders for such registration statement to either become effective or remain effective. Finally, if we propose to register any of our Common Stock under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash, with certain exceptions, we will include all of the Registrable Securities that any holder thereof requests to be included.
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These registration rights terminate upon the earliest to occur of: (a) the closing of a Deemed Liquidation Event, (b) such time after termination of this offering as Rule 144 or another similar exemption under the Securities Act is available for the sale of all of shares held by the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock without limitation during a three-month period without registration; or (c) the fifth anniversary of the qualification of the Offering Statement related to this offering.
First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement
The following provisions of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement apply only to our Co-Chief Executive Officers, as holders of our Voting Common Stock, and holders of our Series A Preferred Stock as well as any persons acquiring shares from such holders.
If at any time a holder of our Voting Common Stock, or any transferee that holds 3% or more of our outstanding equity securities (a “Major Holder”), proposes to transfer equity securities, other than Preferred Stock, the company will have an option for a period of twenty (20) business days from notice thereof to elect to purchase, in whole or in part, the offered shares at the same price and subject to the same material terms and conditions. If the company fails to purchase any or all of the offered shares, each stockholder that is a party to the First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement may elect to purchase its respective pro rata share of the remaining offered shares at the same price and subject to the same material terms and conditions. In the event any holder elects not to purchase its pro rata share of the remaining offered shares, the other holders that elected to purchase all of their respective pro rata portions of such remaining offered shares will have the right to acquire those remaining shares on a pro rate basis.
To the extent that all of the offered shares are not purchased by the company or the other holders party to the First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, all such holders may elect to participate in the sale of shares on a pro rata basis and at the same price and subject to the same material terms and conditions.
The above first refusal and co-sale rights are subject to a number of exceptions, including any sale of equity securities to the public under the Securities Act.
Voting Rights Agreement
We have entered into a Voting Rights Agreement with our Co-Chief Executive Officers under which they (or any transferee or assignee) will vote their shares:
| ● | to maintain the number of directors at 3 or such other number as agreed, |
| ● | to elect one director nominated by each of our Co-Chief Executive Officers and a third director selected by them, with alternate provisions if they fail to agree, |
| ● | to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock as needed for for conversion of all of the shares of Preferred Stock outstanding at any given time and for the exercise of all warrants, options, and similar securities outstanding at any given time, and |
| ● | for any other matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders, as they mutually agree, with alternate provisions if they fail to agree. |
No director appointed as above may be removed without the consent of the person(s) nominating such director. The Voting Rights Agreement terminates upon the earlier of: (a) the closing of the sale of our Common Stock to the public in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act resulting in at least $50,000,000 of net proceeds to the company at a price per share of not less than three times the then effective conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock, or (b) the consummation of a Deemed Liquidation Event.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
We are offering up to 11,000,000 Units on a “best efforts” basis at a price of $1.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of 1 share of Non-Voting Common Stock and 1 Warrant to purchase one-half of a share of Non-Voting Common Stock. The shares of Non-Voting Common Stock and the Warrants that are components of the Units will be immediately separable and issued separately but will be purchased together. The minimum investment is $1,000, or 1,000 Units. Of the 16,500,000 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock available under the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part, up to 5,500,000 of such shares are issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
We plan to market the securities in this offering both through online and offline means. Online marketing may take the form of contacting potential investors through electronic media and posting our Offering Circular or “testing the waters” materials on an online investment platform.
Our Offering Circular will be furnished to prospective investors in this offering via download 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on our company website www.crushcapital.com/invest, as well as on our platform website www.goingpublic.com. Prospective investors may subscribe for our shares in this offering only through the Crush Capital website.
The offering will terminate at the earlier of the date at which the maximum offering amount has been sold and the date at which the offering is earlier terminated by the company, in its sole discretion. We may undertake one or more closings on a rolling basis. After each closing, funds tendered by investors will be available to us.
The company has engaged Dalmore Group, LLC (“Dalmore”) a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA, to perform the following administrative and technology related functions in connection with this offering, but not for underwriting or placement agent services:
| ● | Review investor information, including KYC (“Know Your Customer”) data, AML (“Anti Money Laundering”) and other compliance background checks, and provide a recommendation to the company whether or not to accept an investor as a customer. |
| ● | Review each investor’s subscription agreement to confirm such investors participation in the offering, and provide a determination to the company whether or not to accept the use of the subscription agreement for the investor’s participation. |
| ● | Contact and/or notify the company, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification on an investor; |
| ● | Not provide any investment advice nor any investment recommendations to any investor. |
| ● | Keep investor details and data confidential and not disclose to any third-party except as required by regulators or pursuant to the terms of the agreement (e.g. as needed for AML and background checks). |
| ● | Coordinate with third party providers to ensure adequate review and compliance. |
As compensation for the services listed above, the company has agreed to pay Dalmore a $5,000 advance fee plus a $3,500 FINRA corporate filing fee. The advance fee will cover reasonable out-of-pocket accountable expenses actually anticipated to be incurred by Dalmore, such as preparing the FINRA filing, working with our SEC counsel in providing information to the extent necessary, coordination with any third party vendors involved in this offering and any other services necessary and required. Dalmore will refund to us any portion of the advance fee related that is not used. The company will also pay Dalmore a one time consulting fee of $20,000 to provide ongoing general consulting services relating to the offering such as coordination with third party vendors and general guidance with respect to the offering. The consulting fee is due and payable within 30 days after the offering is qualified by the Commission. In addition, the company will pay commissions to Dalmore equal to 1% of the amount raised in the offering to support the offering once the SEC has qualified the Offering Statement and the offering commences. The company estimates that total fees due to pay Dalmore would be $135,000 for a fully-subscribed offering plus the FINRA corporate filing fee. These assumptions were used in estimating the expenses of this offering.
Selling Security holders
No securities are being sold for the account of security holders; all net proceeds of this offering will go to the company.
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Warrant Agent and Transfer Agent
We have engaged Computershare to act as the Warrant Agent for the Warrants pursuant to a Warrant Agreement. We have also engaged Computershare to act as our Transfer Agent for the company’s securities.
Online Platform
We will be hosting the offering on our own website, www.crushcapital.com/invest. Issuance, a company founded and controlled by Darren Marble, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, and has agreed to provide their offering subscription platform, Issuance Portal, to process investments from retail investors for an upfront fee of $15,000 and a $25 fee per subscription processed, regardless of whether an investment is ultimately accepted by us. Issuance will design the Crush Capital offering site homepage, FAQ, investor tutorial, privacy policy, and terms of use. Issuance will then integrate its portal platform into our site. Issuance Portal offers account creation, log in, password recovery, investor registration, payment, agreement signature, confirmation and investor dashboard functionality. The terms of our arrangement are set forth in, and qualified by reference to, the Master Services Agreement and Statement of Work filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular is a part.
Process of Subscribing
After the Offering Statement has been qualified by the Commission, we will accept tenders of funds to purchase the Units. The company may close on investments on a “rolling” basis (so not all investors will receive their shares on the same date). Investors may subscribe by tendering funds by check, wire transfer, credit or debit card or ACH transfer to the escrow account to be setup by the Escrow Agent. Tendered funds will remain in escrow until a closing has occurred. Upon closing, funds tendered by investors will be made available to the company for its use.
The minimum investment in this offering is $1,000, or 1,000 Units.
Investors will be required to complete a subscription agreement in order to invest. The subscription agreement includes a representation by the investor to the effect that, if the investor is not an “accredited investor” as defined under securities law, the investor is investing an amount that does not exceed the greater of 10% of his or her annual income or 10% of his or her net worth (excluding the investor’s principal residence).
Escrow Agent
The company has entered into an Escrow Services Agreement with Prime Trust, LLC (the “Escrow Agent”). Investor funds will be held by the Escrow Agent pending closing or termination of the offering. All subscribers will be instructed by the company or its agents to transfer funds by check, wire transfer, credit or debit card, or ACH transfer directly to the escrow account established for this offering. The company may terminate the offering at any time for any reason at its sole discretion. Investors should understand that acceptance of their funds into escrow does not necessarily result in their receiving Units; escrowed funds may be returned.
For its services, Escrow Agent will receive fees of approximately $300,000, assuming the maximum amount of $11,000,000 is raised in this offering. The Escrow Agent has not investigated the desirability or advisability of an investment in the units nor approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of purchasing the securities.
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ONGOING REPORTING AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR
We will be required to make annual and semi-annual filings with the Commission. We will make annual filings on Form 1-K, which will be due by the end of April each year and will include audited financial statements for the previous fiscal year. We will make semi-annual filings on Form 1-SA, which will be due by September 28 each year, which will include unaudited financial statements for the six months to June 30. We will also file a Form 1-U to announce important events such as the loss of a senior officer, a change in auditors or certain types of capital-raising. We will be required to keep making these reports unless we file a Form 1-Z to exit the reporting system, which we will only be able to do if we have less than 300 stockholders of record and have filed at least one Form 1-K.
We may supplement the information in this Offering Circular by filing a Supplement with the Commission. All these filings will be available on the Commission’s EDGAR filing system. You should read all the available information before investing.
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Index to Financial Statements
| Pages | |
| Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | |
| Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-3 |
| Balance Sheets | F-4 |
| Statements of Operations | F-5 |
| Statements of Members’ Equity | F-6 |
| Statements of Cash Flows | F-7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | F-8 |
| Interim Financial Statements (unaudited) | |
| Condensed Balance Sheets | F-13 |
| Condensed Statements of Operations | F-14 |
| Statements of Preferred Stock and Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit | F-15 |
| Condensed Statements of Cash Flows | F-16 |
| Notes to Condensed Financial Statements | F-17 |
F-1
CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS TROJAN HORSE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED
December 31, 2019 and 2018
F-2
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Members
Crush Capital, Inc. (formerly known as Trojan Horse Media Group, LLC)
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Crush Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related statements of operations, members’ equity, and cash flows, for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred losses and requires capital to finance its operations, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. 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 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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our 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.
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| We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020 | |
| Newport Beach, CA | |
| June 12, 2020 | |
F-3
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 11,929 | $ | 514 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | 25,000 | - | ||||||
| Total current assets | 36,929 | 514 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 36,929 | $ | 514 | ||||
| Liabilities and Members’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 24 | - | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 24 | - | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 24 | - | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 3) | - | - | ||||||
| Members’ Equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred Units, 3,000,000 authorized; 100,000 and 0 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. | 100,000 | - | ||||||
| Class A Common Units, unlimited authorized; 8,954,333 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. | 35,821 | 11,539 | ||||||
| Class B Common Units, unlimited authorized; 95,667 and 22,834 units issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. | 72,833 | - | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (171,749 | ) | (11,025 | ) | ||||
| Total members’ equity | 36,905 | 514 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and members’ equity | $ | 36,929 | $ | 514 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-4
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Operating Expenses: | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 160,536 | 8,088 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 188 | - | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 160,724 | 8,088 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (160,724 | ) | (8,088 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (160,724 | ) | $ | (8,088 | ) | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-5
STATEMENT OF MEMBERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
| Preferred Units | Class A Common Units | Class B Common Units | Accumulated | Total Members’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Units | Amount | Units | Amount | Shares | Amount | Deficit | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2017 | - | $ | - | 8,954,333 | $ | 5,000 | 22,834 | $ | - | $ | (2,937 | ) | $ | 2,063 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash contributions from member | - | - | - | 6,539 | - | - | - | 6,539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (8,088 | ) | (8,088 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2018 | - | $ | - | 8,954,333 | $ | 11,539 | 22,834 | $ | - | $ | (11,025 | ) | $ | 514 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash contributions from member | - | - | - | 24,282 | - | 24,282 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Class B Common Units issued for services | - | - | - | - | 72,833 | 72,833 | - | 72,833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Units issued for cash | 100,000 | 100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | (160,724 | ) | (160,724 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2019 | 100,000 | $ | 100,000 | 8,954,333 | $ | 35,821 | 95,667 | $ | 72,833 | $ | (171,749 | ) | $ | 36,905 | ||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-6
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
| 2019 | 2018 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (160,724 | ) | $ | (8,088 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Equity compensation | 72,833 | - | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | (25,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Accrued liabilities | 24 | - | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (112,867 | ) | (8,088 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Contributions from members | 24,282 | 6,539 | ||||||
| Proceeds from sale of preferred units | 100,000 | - | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 124,282 | 6,539 | ||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 11,415 | (1,549 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 514 | 2,063 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ | 11,929 | $ | 514 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-7
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Trojan Horse Media Group, LLC was formed on June 20, 2017 (“Inception”) in the State of California. On May 4, 2020, the entity was converted from a limited liability company into a corporation under the name Crush Capital, Inc. in the State of Delaware. The financial statements of Crush Capital Inc., (which may be referred to as the “Crush Capital”, “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company’s headquarters are located in Los Angeles, CA.
Crush Capital’s mission is to combine a full service offering platform for pre-selected featured issuers with the excitement of a full production series, Going Public, that will follow the stories of entrepreneurs as they take their companies on a capital raising journey that culminates with a Reg A+ IPO, while building an increasing investor base.
Management Plans and Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
To date, the Company has incurred net losses, has working capital of $36,905 at December 31, 2019 and requires significant capital to develop, produce and distribute Going Public. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
During the next 12 months, we intend to fund the Company’s operations through revenues from operations, related party advances, and the sale of equity and/or debt securities. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of planned operations, which could harm the business, financial condition and operating results. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from these uncertainties.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the reported amount of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. It is reasonably possible that changes in estimates will occur in the near term.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
| Level 1 | - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
| Level 2 | - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. | |
| Level 3 | - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. |
F-8
CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
Fair-value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s operations are subject to new laws, regulation and compliance. Significant changes to regulations governing the way the Company derives revenues could impact the company negatively. Technological and advancements and updates as well as maintaining compliance standards are required to maintain the Company’s operations.
In March 2020, large segments of the U.S. and global economies were impacted by COVID-19 and a significant portion of the U.S. population became subject to “stay at home” or similar social distancing requirements. These events caused a significant disruption to both the trading markets and the level of registered initial public offerings. On-location filming was shut down in the City and County of Los Angeles on March 20, 2020. Limitations and restrictions on business activity and public gatherings, with consequences for film production on-location, are now in effect across Los Angeles County. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our ability to attract proposed issuers to feature, start production on our show, and highlight our issuers’ meetings with investors and other traditional steps in the capital raising process may be significant. We cannot predict when we will be able to commence operations, which will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, the impact on our pool of potential featured issuers and investors investing through platform, as well as our service provider partners, all of which are uncertain. To date, the COVID-19 outbreak, has significantly impacted global markets, U.S. employment numbers, as well as the business prospects of many small businesses (our potential featured issuers).
Filming in California is expected to be permitted, with certain health and safety measures in place, in June in counties that meet testing, hospitalization capacity and other criteria established by the state, and likely at a later date for Los Angeles. While we believe we will be able to comply with required health and safety measures by the time we start production, management of our featured issuers and our production partner personnel may be reluctant to participate, or be unwilling to travel while this pandemic is ongoing. We would also expect to face similar problems filming “roadshow” meeting with investors or closing celebrations, and other events at locations outside of Los Angeles. The negative impact of stay-at-home and social distancing measures is likely to be greater in the greater New York and tri-state area where many institutional investors are located and where the number of individuals whose health has been impacted by the pandemic has been greater than most other regions in the U.S.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purpose of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Revenue Recognition
The Company will recognize revenue under the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, the Company 1) identifies the contract with the customer 2) identifies the performance obligations in the contract 3) determines the transaction price, 4) determines if an allocation of that transaction price is required to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognizes revenue when or as the companies satisfies a performance obligation. To date, the Company has not recognized any revenue from intended operations.
Equity Based Compensation
The Company accounts for equity based award under ASC 718 Share-Based Payment. Under ASC 718, equity-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award. Equity-based compensation is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite vesting period and over the nonemployee’s period of providing goods or services. The fair value of each stock option or warrant award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Equity units or shares are measured based on the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date.
F-9
CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2019, the Company is taxed as a Limited Liability Company (LLC). Under these provisions, the Company does not pay federal corporate income taxes on its taxable income. Instead, the Members are liable for individual federal and state income taxes on their respective shares of the Company’s taxable income. The Company will pay state income taxes at reduced rates. The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for all periods since Inception. The Company currently does not have any ongoing tax examinations. Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the Company has elected to convert to from an LLC to a corporation.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash with a major financial institution located in the United States of America which it believes to be credit worthy. Balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. At times, the Company may maintain balances in excess of the federally insured limits.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-02, “Improvements to Accounting for Costs of Films and License Agreements for Program Materials.” The amendments in this ASU align the accounting for production costs of an episodic television series with the accounting for production costs of films. In addition, the ASU modifies certain aspects of the capitalization, impairment, presentation and disclosure requirements under the current film and broadcaster entertainment industry guidance. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The new guidance will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company does not expect the adoption of the amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.
The FASB issues ASUs to amend the authoritative literature in ASC. There have been several ASUs to date, including those above, that amend the original text of ASC. Management believes that those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections, (iii) are not applicable to us or (iv) are not expected to have a significant impact our financial statements.
NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We are currently not involved with or know of any pending or threatening litigation against the Company or any of its officers.
In November 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Entrepreneur Media, Inc., Irvine, CA., a media and publishing company for exclusive rights to distribute season one of Going Public. The agreement calls for certain milestone payments due by the Company between the signing of the agreement and 90 days post the initial airing of Episode 10 of Season One.
NOTE 4 – MEMBERS’ DEFICIT
On November 14, 2019, the Company’s Members entered into an amended and restated operating agreement (the “Agreement”) to create three classes of units: Preferred Units, Class A Common Units, and Class B Common Units. Holders of Preferred Units and Class A Common Units have voting rights while Class B Common Units do not entitle the holder to any voting rights except to the extent required by law. Class A and B Common Units may be collectively referred to as Common Units.
Preferred Units are convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid common units as is determined by dividing the Preferred Unit issue price by the conversion price. Preferred Units are mandatorily convertible upon a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Common Units of at least $50,000,000 at a price per share of not less than three times the effective conversion price. The conversion price is initially $1.00. No conversions were made as of the December 31, 2019. Preferred Units have a liquidation preference over Common Units equal to the original issue price of $1.00, and contain a cumulative preferred return of 2% per annum. At December 31, 2019, cumulative undeclared and unpaid preferred return on the Preferred Units was $173 in aggregate, or $0.002 per Preferred Unit. There were no Preferred Units outstanding at December 31, 2018, so there was no cumulative preferred return at that date. The liquidation preference is immaterially different than carrying value of the preferred units as of December 31, 2019.
Fifty percent (50%) of all distributions go to Preferred Unit holders until they recoup all invested capital and cumulative preferred returns. There have been no preferred returns distributed through December 31, 2019.
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CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Agreement resulted in a forward Common Unit split, splitting each one (1) founder unit and each one (1) member unit of the Company that was issued and outstanding immediately prior to the execution of the Agreement, into 8,954 Class A Common Units and 8,954 Class B Common units, respectively. On the date of conversion, this resulted in a total of 8,954,333 Class A common units and 45,667 Class B common units outstanding. Unless otherwise stated, all share information herein has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the unit split.
The Company has authorized 3,000,000 Preferred Units. There is no limit to the number of Common Units issuable.
Preferred Units Issued for Cash
During the period from November 14, 2019 through December 31, 2019, the Company entered into subscription agreements with outside investors resulting in the issuance of 100,000 Preferred Units in exchange for $100,000.
Units Issued for Services
The Company issued 72,833 Class B Common Units in exchange advisory services for a total equity-based compensation of $72,833 which is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statement of operations. The Company estimated the fair value of these units based on the selling price of the Preferred Units at the time of issuance.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Issuance, Inc. (“Issuance”), a company founded and under control by one of the Company’s founders and shareholder will provide its portal platform and marketing services to the Company, as well as the participants in season one of Going Public. Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the Company entered into two Master Services Agreements (“MSA”) with Issuance. The first MSA was for strategic consulting over a three-month period and required payment of $25,000. The second MSA was for the Company’s proposed Regulation A offering, and the Company is to pay Issuance $15,000 for specified services and $25 per subscription processed through the Issuance portal.
NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
See Note 5 for agreements entered into with a related party subsequent to December 31, 2019.
As described in Note 1, on May 4, 2020 the Company has converted from a California limited liability company into to a Delaware corporation and are operating under the name, Crush Capital, Inc. As a result of this conversion, the Company authorized 80,000,000 shares of Voting Common Stock, 80,000,000 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock, 20,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and 10,000,000 of Blank Check Preferred Stock, all par value $0.0001 per share. At the time of conversion, the Company’s various membership converted as follows:
| ● | 1 Class A Common Unit = 5.4658 Voting Common Stock |
| ● | 1 Class B Common Unit = 5.4658 Non-Voting Common Stock |
| ● | 1 Preferred Unit = 5.4658 Series A Preferred Stock |
As a result of this conversion the member units outstanding as of December 31, 2019 converted as follows:
| ● | 8,954,333 Class A Common Units converted into 48,942,592 shares of Voting Common Stock |
| ● | 95,667 Class B Common Units converted into 522,898 Non-Voting Common Stock, |
| ● | 100,000 Preferred Units converted into 546,580 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. |
Subsequent to December 31, 2019, the Company entered into various subscription agreements and issued 375,000 Preferred Units (2,049,675 shares of post conversion Series A Preferred Stock) in exchange for $375,000. It also issued 25,000 Class B Common Units (136,645 shares of post conversion Non-Voting Common Stock) in exchange advisory services for a total equity based compensation of $25,000.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events that occurred after December 31, 2019 through June 12, 2020. There have been no other events or transactions during this time which would have a material effect on these financial statements.
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CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2020
(UNAUDITED)
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BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2020 AND DECEMBER 31, 2019
(UNAUDITED)
| June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 513,825 | $ | 11,929 | ||||
| Deferred offering costs | 87,691 | - | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 5,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 606,516 | 36,929 | ||||||
| Intangible asset | ||||||||
| Domain name | 37,695 | - | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 644,211 | $ | 36,929 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | $ | 1,432 | $ | 24 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,432 | 24 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 1,432 | 24 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 5,329,093 and 546,580 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. | 533 | 55 | ||||||
| Voting Common stock, par value $0.0001, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 48,942,592 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 | 4,894 | 4,894 | ||||||
| Non-voting Common stock, par value $0.0001, 80,000,000 shares authorized, 659,543 and 522,898 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | 66 | 52 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 1,103,141 | 203,653 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (465,855 | ) | (171,749 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 642,779 | 36,905 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 644,211 | $ | 36,929 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 288,946 | 13,883 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 5,160 | 188 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 294,106 | 14,071 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (294,106 | ) | (14,071 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | (294,106 | ) | $ | (14,071 | ) | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(UNAUDITED)
| Series
A Preferred Stock | Voting Common Stock | Non-Voting Common Stock | Additional | Accumulated | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Paid-in Capital | Deficit | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance December 31, 2018 | 48,942,592 | $ | 4,894 | 124,806 | $ | - | $ | 6,645 | $ | (11,025 | ) | $ | 514 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contribution by founders | 13,850 | 13,850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Increase from operations | (14,072 | ) | (14,072 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance June 30, 2019 | 48,942,592 | $ | 4,894 | 124,806 | $ | 20,495 | $ | (25,097 | ) | $ | 292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance December 31, 2019 | 546,580 | $ | 55 | 48,942,592 | $ | 4,894 | 522,898 | $ | 52 | $ | 203,653 | $ | (171,749 | ) | $ | 36,905 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of Series A Preferred stock | 4,782,513 | $ | 478 | 874,502 | 874,980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of stock for services | 136,645 | 14 | 24,986 | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Increase from operations | (294,106 | ) | (294,106 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance June 30, 2020 | 5,329,093 | $ | 533 | 48,942,592 | $ | 4,894 | 659,543 | $ | 66 | $ | 1,103,141 | $ | (465,855 | ) | $ | 642,779 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(UNAUDITED)
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (294,106 | ) | $ | (14,071 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile the net loss to net cash from operating activities | ||||||||
| Equity-based compensation | 25,000 | - | ||||||
| Changes in operating accounts | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 20,000 | - | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 1,408 | 343 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | (247,698 | ) | (13,728 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchase of domain name | (37,695 | ) | - | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (37,695 | ) | - | |||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Sale of Series A Preferred stock | 874,980 | - | ||||||
| Deferred offering costs | (87,691 | ) | - | |||||
| Contribution by founders | - | 13,850 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 787,289 | 13,850 | ||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 501,896 | 122 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 11,929 | 514 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year | $ | 513,825 | $ | 635 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Trojan Horse Media Group, LLC was formed on June 20, 2017 (“Inception”) in the State of California. On May 4, 2020, the entity was converted from a limited liability company into a corporation under the name Crush Capital, Inc. in the State of Delaware. The financial statements of Crush Capital Inc., (which may be referred to as “Crush Capital”, the “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company’s headquarters are in Los Angeles, CA.
Crush Capital’s mission is to combine a full service offering platform for pre -selected featured issuers with the excitement of a full production series, Going Public, that will follow the stories of entrepreneurs as they take their companies on a capital raising journey that culminates with a Reg A+ IPO, while building an increasing subscriber base.
Management Plans and Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
To date, the Company has incurred net losses and requires significant capital to develop, produce and distribute Going Public. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
During the next 12 months, we intend to fund the Company’s operations through revenues from operations, related party advances, and the sale of equity and/or debt securities. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise capital on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of additional capital, it may be required to reduce the scope of planned operations, which could harm the business, financial condition and operating results. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from these uncertainties.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X per Regulation A requirements. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited annual financial statements of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the reported amount of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. It is reasonably possible that changes in estimates will occur in the near term.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
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CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
Fair-value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2019 and June 30, 2020. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s operations are subject to new laws, regulation and compliance. Significant changes to regulations governing the way the Company derives revenues could impact the company negatively. Technological and advancements and updates as well as maintaining compliance standards are required to maintain the Company’s operations.
In March 2020, large segments of the U.S. and global economies were impacted by COVID -19 and a significant portion of the U.S. population became subject to “stay at home” or similar social distancing requirements. These events caused a significant disruption to both the trading markets and the level of registered initial public offerings. On-location filming was shut down in the City and County of Los Angeles on March 20, 2020. Limitations and restrictions on business activity and public gatherings, with consequences for film production on -location, are now in effect across Los Angeles County. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our ability to attract proposed issuers to feature, start production on our show, and highlight our issuers’ meetings with investors and other traditional steps in the capital raising process may be significant. We cannot predict when we will be able to commence operations, which will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, the impact on our pool of potential featured issuers and investors investing through platform, as well as our service provider partners, all of which are uncertain. To date, the COVID-19 outbreak has significantly impacted global markets, U.S. employment numbers, as well as the business prospects of many small businesses (our potential featured issuers).
Filming in California is expected to be permitted, with certain health and safety measures in place, in the second half of 2020 in counties that meet testing, hospitalization capacity and other criteria established by the state, and likely at a later date for Los Angeles. While we believe we will be able to comply with required health and safety measures by the time we start production, management of our featured issuers and our production partner personnel may be reluctant to participate, or be unwilling to travel while this pandemic is ongoing. We would also expect to face similar problems filming “roadshow” meeting with investors or closing celebrations, and other events at locations outside of Los Angeles. The negative impact of stay-at-home and social distancing measures is likely to be greater in the greater New York and tri-state area where many institutional investors are located and where the number of individuals whose health has been impacted by the pandemic has been greater than most other regions in the U.S.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purpose of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Revenue Recognition
The Company will recognize revenue under the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, the Company 1) identifies the contract with the customer 2) identifies the performance obligations in the contract 3) determines the transaction price, 4) determines if an allocation of that transaction price is required to the performance obligations in the contract, and 5) recognizes revenue when or as the companies satisfies a performance obligation. To date, the Company has not recognized any revenue from intended operations.
Equity Based Compensation
The Company accounts for equity-based awards under ASC 718 Share-Based Payment. Under ASC 718, equity-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award. Equity -based compensation is recognized as expense over the employee’s requisite vesting period and over the nonemployee’s period of providing goods or services. The fair value of each stock option or warrant award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. Equity units or shares are measured based on the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date.
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CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
Income Taxes
On May 4, 2020, the Company elected to convert from a Limited Liability Company (LLC) to a Corporation under Delaware Law. Under the LLC taxing provisions, the Company did not pay federal corporate income taxes on its taxable income. Instead, the Members are liable for individual federal and state income taxes on their respective shares of the Company’s taxable income. The Company will pay state income taxes at reduced rates. Effective May 4, 2020, the Company is taxed as a Corporation. The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for all periods since Inception. The Company currently does not have any ongoing tax examinations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash with a major financial institution located in the United States of America which it believes to be credit worthy. Balances are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. At times, the Company may maintain balances in excess of the federally insured limits.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-02, “Improvements to Accounting for Costs of Films and License Agreements for Program Materials.” The amendments in this ASU align the accounting for production costs of an episodic television series with the accounting for production costs of films. In addition, the ASU modifies certain aspects of the capitalization, impairment, presentation and disclosure requirements under the current film and broadcaster entertainment industry guidance. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The new guidance will be applied on a prospective basis. The Company does not expect the adoption of the amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.
The FASB issues ASUs to amend the authoritative literature in ASC. There have been several ASUs to date, including those above, that amend the original text of ASC. Management believes that those issued to date either (i) provide supplemental guidance, (ii) are technical corrections, (iii) are not applicable to us or (iv) are not expected to have a significant impact our financial statements.
NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
We are currently not involved with or know of any pending or threatening litigation against the Company or any of its officers.
In November 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Entrepreneur Media, Inc., Irvine, CA., a media and publishing company for exclusive rights to distribute season one of Going Public. The agreement calls for certain milestone payments due by the Company between the signing of the agreement and 90 days post the initial airing of Episode 10 of Season One.
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CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 4 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
As described in Note 1, on May 4, 2020 the Company converted from a California limited liability company into to a Delaware corporation and is operating under the name Crush Capital, Inc. As a result of this conversion, the Company authorized 80,000,000 shares of Voting Common Stock, 80,000,000 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock, 20,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and 10,000,000 shares of Blank Check Preferred Stock, all par value $0.0001 per share. At the time of conversion, the Company’s various membership converted as follows:
| ● | 1 Class A Common Unit = 5.4658 Voting Common Stock |
| ● | 1 Class B Common Unit = 5.4658 Non-Voting Common Stock |
| ● | 1 Preferred Unit = 5.4658 Series A Preferred Stock |
Share quantities in the accompanying financial statements for periods prior to May 4, 2020 have been modified to reflect the conversion of LLC Units to shares in Crush Capital, Inc.
Preferred shares are convertible, at the option of the holder, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid non-voting common shares as is determined by dividing the Preferred share issue price by the conversion price. Preferred shares are mandatorily convertible upon a firm commitment underwritten public offering of Common shares of at least $50,000,000 at a price per share of not less than three times the effective conversion price. The conversion price is initially $1.00. No conversions were made as of June 30, 2020. Preferred shares have a liquidation preference over Common shares equal to the original issue price of $0.18296, plus a cumulative preferred return of 2% per annum on the unreturned portion of the original issue price outstanding from time to time. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, cumulative undeclared and unpaid preferred return on the Preferred shares was $3,423 and $173, respectively, in aggregate. The liquidation preference is immaterially different than the carrying value of the Preferred shares as of June 30, 2020.
Fifty percent (50%) of all distributions go to Preferred shareholders until they recoup all invested capital and cumulative preferred returns. There have been no preferred returns distributed through June 30, 2020.
Units Issued for Services
During the period from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020, the Company issued 136,645 non-voting Common shares in exchange advisory services for a total equity-based compensation of $25,000 which is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statement of operations. The Company estimated the fair value of these units based on the selling price of the Preferred shares at the time of issuance.
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Issuance, Inc. (“Issuance”), a company founded and under control by one of the Company’s founders and shareholder , will provide its portal platform and marketing services to the Company, as well as the participants in season one of Going Public. The Company entered into two Master Services Agreements (“MSA”) with Issuance. The first MSA was for strategic consulting over a three-month period and required payment of $25,000. The second MSA was for the Company’s proposed Regulation A offering, and the Company is to pay Issuance $15,000 for specified services and $25 per subscription processed through the Issuance portal.
NOTE 6 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events that occurred after June 30, 2020 through January 7, 2021, the issuance date of these financial statements.
During the period from July 1, 2020 to January 7, 2021, the Company issued 8,171,190 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for total consideration of $1,468,701.
During the period from July 1, 2020 to January 7, 2021, the Company issued 143,750 non-voting Common shares in exchange for advisory services for a total equity-based compensation of $26,300. The Company estimated the fair value of these units based on the selling price of the Preferred shares at the time of issuance.
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PART III
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| * | To be filed by amendment. |
| ** | Previously filed. |
| l | Confidential portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. |
III-1
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this Offering Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beverly Hills, California, on January 7, 2021.
| Crush Capital Inc. | |
| /s/ Darren Marble | |
| Darren Marble, Co-Chief Executive Officer |
The following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated have signed this Offering Statement.
| /s/ Darren Marble | |
| Darren Marble, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
| Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer | |
Date: January 7, 2021 |
|
| /s/ Todd M. Goldberg | |
Todd M. Goldberg, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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Date: January 7, 2021 |
III-2
Exhibit 2.3
WARRANT AGREEMENT
This Warrant Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of [___________], 2020 (the “Effective Date”), between Crush Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Computershare”), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively with Computershare, the “Warrant Agent”).
Statement of Purpose
The Company has determined to issue and deliver up to 11,000,000 warrants (the “Warrants”) to investors, each Warrant evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase one-half of one share of the Company’s Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), for $1.25 per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as described herein, which Warrants may be issued at multiple closings pursuant to an offering of securities by the Company that has been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under Regulation A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);
The Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, transfer, exchange, and exercise of the Warrants, in accordance with this Agreement; and
The Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the holders of the Warrants and all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to (i) make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company, as provided herein, the legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, and to (ii) authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
Agreement
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Appointment of Warrant Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company with respect to the Warrants in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth hereinafter in this Agreement (and no implied terms and conditions), and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and shall perform the same in accordance with the express terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
2. Warrants.
2.1 Terms of Warrants. The Warrants shall be issued to holders in registered form only, from time to time, at one or more closings (each, a “Closing”). The Warrants shall not be in certificated form. The Warrants shall be subject to this Agreement and the terms set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Warrant Terms”), the provisions of which are incorporated herein. The Company shall not issue more than 11,000,000 Warrants in the aggregate (subject to adjustment set forth in the Warrant Terms).
2.2 Registration.
2.2.1 Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall maintain registration books and records (the “Warrant Register”), for the registration of the original issuance and transfers of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of each Warrant at its respective Closing, the Warrant Agent shall issue and register the Warrant, via book-entry registration on the books and records of the Warrant Agent, in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. The Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Warrant Agent of each Closing, with all required information about the Warrants sold to investors thereat, and no Warrant shall be deemed issued until it is registered by the Warrant Agent on the Warrant Register. The Warrant Agent shall be fully indemnified and protected in relying upon the written instructions of the Company or its designees with respect to the Closings and the terms of the Warrants.
2.2.2 Registered Holder. Prior to presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant Agent shall treat the person in whose name such Warrant is registered upon the Warrant Register (“Registered Holder”), as the absolute owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on any instrument that may have been delivered to the Registered Holder), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
3. Terms and Exercise of Warrants.
3.1 Exercise Price. Each Warrant shall entitle the Registered Holder thereof, subject to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock and at the price set forth therein, subject to the adjustments provided in Section 4 hereof. The term “Exercise Price” as used in this Agreement refers to the price per share at which Common Stock may be purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised.
3.2 Duration of Warrants. A Warrant may be exercised only during the period commencing on the date of issuance and until expiration thereof in accordance with its terms. Each Warrant not exercised on or before its expiration date (as set forth therein) shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on such expiration date. The Company shall provide prompt written notice to the Warrant Agent of the occurrence of any event that causes the Warrants to expire, terminate or become void in accordance with the terms therein.
3.3 Exercise of Warrants.
3.3.1 Payment. Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Agreement, a Warrant, may be exercised by the Registered Holder thereof by delivering a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Exercise, in form attached as Exhibit A to the Statement of Terms (the “Notice of Exercise”) at the office of the Warrant Agent or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States, by wire transfer or check to the Warrant Agent (subject to any waiting period for clearance and deposit by the Warrant Agent for payment by check), the Exercise Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Common Stock, and the issuance of the Common Stock. In no event shall the Registered Holder of any Warrant be entitled to cashless exercise any Warrant.
3.3.2 Issuance of Stock. As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of funds in payment of the Exercise Price in accordance with Section 3.3.1, the Company shall issue to the Registered Holder of such Warrant the number of full shares of Common Stock to which the Registered Holder is entitled, registered in such name or names as may be directed by such Registered Holder and, if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, the Warrant Agent shall reflect the balance of the Warrant as being held by the Registered Holder in the Warrant Register. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any Registered Holder in any state in which such exercise or issuance would be unlawful. In the event an offering statement under the Securities Act, with respect to the Common Stock underlying the Warrants is not qualified by the SEC or an offering circular is not available, or if such exercise would be unlawful with respect to a Registered Holder under applicable state or federal law, the Registered Holder shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrants. The Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with prompt written notice of the occurrence of any of the conditions in the preceding sentence, including if the Common Stock ceases to be qualified under Regulation A of the Securities Act.
3.3.3 Valid Issuance. All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
3.3.4 Date of Issuance. Each person or entity in whose name any such shares of Common Stock are issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Notice of Exercise was delivered and payment of the Exercise Price was made in accordance with Section 3.3.1, except that, if the date of submission of the Notice of Exercise and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the close of business on the next date on which the stock transfer books are open.
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3.3.5 Payment; Fees; Funds. The Warrant Agent shall forward funds received for warrant exercises in a given month by the 5th business day of the following month by wire transfer to an account designated by the Company. The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent for its services hereunder pursuant to the fee schedule agreed by the parties, within thirty days after receipt of an invoice detailing such charges. The Warrant Agent may invoice the Company no more frequently than monthly. All funds received by Warrant Agent under this Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by Warrant Agent in the performance of services to be provided hereunder (the “Funds”) shall be held by Computershare as agent for the Company and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by Computershare in its name as agent for the Company. Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Computershare will hold the Funds through such accounts in: deposit accounts of commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating) (each as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P.). Computershare shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit made by Computershare in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party. Computershare may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits. Computershare shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company, any holder or any other party.
3.3.6 Basis. The Warrant Agent shall record the cost basis for newly issued shares as the applicable Exercise Price.
3.4 Opinion of Counsel. The Company shall provide an opinion of counsel prior to the Effective Date to set up a reserve of Warrants and related Common Stock, that is acceptable to the Warrant Agent. The opinion shall state that all Warrants or Common Stock, as applicable, are: (i) registered under the Securities Act, or are exempt from such registration, and all appropriate state securities law filings have been made with respect to the Warrants and underlying shares of Common Stock; (ii) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and (iii) that shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants because the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants have been qualified under the Regulation A under the Securities Act by the SEC.
4. Adjustments.
4.1 Notices of Changes in Warrant. Upon any adjustment of the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation was based. The Warrant Agent shall have no obligation under any Section of this Agreement to determine whether an adjustment event has occurred or to calculate any of the adjustments set forth herein, and shall be fully protected in relying on such certificate and on any adjustment or statement contained therein and shall have no duty or liability with respect to, and shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any such adjustment or any such event unless and until it shall have received such certificate. Upon the occurrence of any such adjustment, the Company shall give written notice to each Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder in the Warrant Register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event.
4.2 No Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made as described in this Section 4 or otherwise, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrant holder.
4.3 Form of Warrant. The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment described in this Section 4, and Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Exercise Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company may, at any time, in its sole discretion, make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof or adversely affect the rights, responsibilities or immunities of the Warrant Agent, and any Warrant thereafter issued, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in such changed form.
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5. Transfer of Warrants.
5.1 Registration of Transfer. The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant into the Warrant Register that is made in accordance with the terms of the Warrant, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. A party requesting transfer of warrants must provide any evidence of authority and other documentation that may be required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association. The Warrant Agent may also require an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Warrant Agent that the transfer of the Warrants is being made in accordance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
5.2 Fractional Warrants. The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will result in the issuance of a fraction of a warrant.
5.3 Warrant Execution. The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to deliver, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose.
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7. Taxes. The Company will, from time to time, promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect of the Warrants or such shares.
8. Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.
8.1 Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement upon 60 days’ notice in writing mailed to the Company. In the event the transfer agency relationship in effect between the Company and the Warrant Agent terminates, the Warrant Agent will be deemed to have resigned automatically and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement as of the effective date of such termination, and the Company shall be responsible for sending any required notice thereunder. If the Warrant Agent resigns or is unable to act for any reason, the Company shall appoint a successor Warrant Agent. After appointment, any successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent as if originally named as Warrant Agent hereunder.
8.2 Notice of Successor Warrant Agent. In the event a successor Warrant Agent is appointed, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment.
8.3 Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent. Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent may be a party, or any entity that purchases all or substantially all of the transfer agent business of the Warrant Agent, shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any further act.
9. Concerning the Warrant Agent
9.1 The Company agrees to pay to the Warrant Agent, pursuant to the fee schedule mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto and provided separately on the date hereof, for all services rendered by it hereunder and, from time to time, its reasonable third-party expenses and disbursements actually incurred in the preparation, delivery, negotiation, amendment, administration and execution, and delivery of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder.
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9.2 The Company covenants and agrees to indemnify and to hold the Warrant Agent harmless against any costs, expenses (including reasonable fees of its legal counsel), losses or damages, which may be paid, incurred or suffered by or to which it may become subject, arising from or out of, directly or indirectly, any claims or liability resulting from its actions as Warrant Agent pursuant hereto; provided, that such covenant and agreement does not extend to, and the Warrant Agent shall not be indemnified with respect to, such costs, expenses, losses and damages incurred or suffered by the Warrant Agent as a result of, or arising out of, its gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct (each as determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction). The costs and expenses incurred by the Warrant Agent in enforcing this right of indemnification shall be paid by the Company.
9.3 The Warrant Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any failure of the Company to comply with any of its obligations relating to any registration statement, offering statement or offering circular filed with the Commission or this Agreement, including, without limitation, obligations under applicable regulation or law.
9.4 In acting under this Warrant Agreement and in connection with the Warrants, the Warrant Agent is acting solely as agent of the Company and does not assume any obligations or relationship of agency or trust for or with any of the holders or beneficial owners of Warrants.
9.5 The Warrant Agent may consult with legal counsel satisfactory to it, which may include counsel for the Company, and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
9.6 From time to time, the Company may provide the Warrant Agent with instructions concerning the services performed by the Warrant Agent hereunder. In addition, at any time Warrant Agent may apply to any officer of Company for instruction, and may consult with legal counsel for the Warrant Agent or Company with respect to any matter arising in connection with the services to be performed by the Warrant Agent under this Agreement. The Warrant Agent and its agents and subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by Company for any action taken or omitted by the Warrant Agent in reliance upon any Company instructions or upon the advice or opinion of such counsel.
9.7 The Warrant Agent shall have no liability for interest on any monies at any time received by it pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Warrants.
9.8 The Warrant Agent shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof from Company. The Warrant Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or omitted by it in reliance upon any Warrant, Notice of Exercise, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been presented or signed by the proper parties.
9.9 A party requesting transfer of Warrants or shares of Common Stock upon exercise of Warrants must provide any evidence of authority that may be required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association.
9.10 The Warrant Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility in the case of the receipt of any written demand from any holder of Warrants with respect to any action or default by the Company, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any duty or responsibility to initiate or attempt to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise or to make any demand upon the Company.
9.11 Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the parties set forth in this Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement, the expiration of the Warrants, and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.
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10. Limitation of Liability
10.1 Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, except in the case of Warrant Agent’s willful misconduct, the Warrant Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to, arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid hereunder by the Company to Warrant Agent as fees and charges, but not including reimbursable expenses, during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event for which recovery from Warrant Agent is being sought.
10.2 Neither party to this Agreement shall be liable to the other party for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special or incidental damages under any provisions of this Agreement or for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special or incidental damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder even if that party has been advised of or has foreseen the possibility of such damages.
10.3 The provisions of this Section 10 shall survive termination of this Agreement, the expiration of the Warrants, and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Warrant Agent.
11. Confidentiality. The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that all books, records, information and data pertaining to the business of the other party, including inter alia, personal, non-public Warrant holder information, which are exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Agreement including the fees for services set forth in the attached schedule shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other person, except as may be required by law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions).
12. Miscellaneous.
12.1 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.
12.2 Notices. Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of any Warrant to the Company shall be delivered by hand or sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier service, addressed as follows:
Crush Capital, Inc.
Spring Place
9800 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to the Warrant Agent shall be delivered by hand or sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier service, addressed as follows:
Computershare Inc.
Computershare Trust Company N.A.
150 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Attention: Corporate Actions
Any notice, sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective, if delivered by hand, upon receipt thereof by the party to whom it is addressed, if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day of the delivery to the courier, and if sent by first-class mail on the third day after registration or certification thereof. A party may change its address for notices hereunder by sending written notice thereof to the other party in accordance with this section.
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12.3 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws provisions.
12.4 Examination of the Agreement. A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of the Company for inspection by the Registered Holder of any Warrant. The Company may require any such holder to submit his, her or its Warrant for inspection.
12.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts by original or electronic signature, and each of such counterparts shall, for all purposes, be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A signature to this Agreement transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect, and enforceability as an original signature.
12.6 Amendments.
12.6.1 This Agreement and any Warrant may be amended by the parties hereto by executing a supplemental warrant agreement (a “Supplemental Agreement”), without the consent of any of the Warrant holders, for the purpose of (i) curing any ambiguity, or curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained herein, or making any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this agreement that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or the Warrant Terms, (ii) evidencing the succession of another corporation to the Company and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company contained in this agreement and the Warrants, (iii) evidencing and providing for the acceptance of appointment by a successor Warrant Agent with respect to the Warrants, (iv) adding to the covenants of the Company for the benefit of the Holders or surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Company under this Agreement, or (viii) amending this agreement and the Warrants in any manner that the Company may deem to be necessary or desirable and that will not adversely affect the interests of the Warrant holders in any material respect.
12.6.2 The Company and the Warrant Agent may amend this Agreement and the Warrants by executing a Supplemental Agreement with the consent of the Holders of not fewer than a majority of the unexercised Warrants affected by such amendment (by number of shares purchasable under such Warrants), for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or the Warrants or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders under this Agreement or the Warrants; provided, however, that, without the consent of each of the Warrant holders affected thereby, no such amendment may be made that (i) changes the Warrants so as to reduce the number of shares purchasable upon exercise of the Warrants or so as to increase the Exercise Price (other than as provided by Section 4), (ii) shortens the period of time during which the Warrants may be exercised, (iii) otherwise adversely affects the exercise rights of the Holders in any material respect, or (iv) reduces the number of unexercised Warrants the holders of which must consent for amendment of this agreement or the Warrants.
12.6.3 As a condition precedent to the Warrant Agent’s execution of any amendment, the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate from a duly authorized officer of the Company that states that the proposed amendment or Supplemental Agreement is in compliance with the terms of this Section 12.6. The Warrant Agent is entitled to receive at its request, and will be fully protected in relying upon, an opinion of counsel stating that the execution of any amendment, supplement or waiver authorized pursuant to this Section 12.6 is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the Warrant Agent may, but is not obligated to, execute any amendment, supplement or waiver that affects the Warrant Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement. No supplement or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless duly executed by the Warrant Agent.
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12.7 Severability. This terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable provided, however, that if such prohibited and invalid provision shall adversely affect the rights, immunities, liabilities, duties or obligations of the Warrant Agent, the Warrant Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately upon written notice to the Company.
12.8 Further Assurances. The Company shall perform, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, documents, instruments and assurances as may be reasonably required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Warrant Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.
12.9 Force Majeure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Warrant Agent will not be liable for any delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its reasonable control including, without limitation, acts of God, terrorist acts, pandemics, epidemics, shortage of supply, breakdowns or malfunctions, interruptions or malfunction of computer facilities, or loss of data due to power failures or mechanical difficulties with information storage or retrieval systems, labor difficulties, war, or civil unrest.
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This Warrant Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the Effective Date.
| CRUSH CAPITAL, INC. | ||
| By: | Darren Marble | |
| Its: | Co-CEO | |
| COMPUTERSHARE INC and | ||
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. | ||
| On behalf of both entities | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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EXHIBIT A
Statement of Terms of Warrant
THE WARRANT AND THE UNDERLYING SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
STATEMENT OF TERMS OF THE
WARRANTS TO PURCHASE SHARES OF NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK
of
CRUSH CAPITAL, INC.
Each Warrant is Dated as of the Closing with Respect to Such Warrant
Void after the date specified in Section 8
Up to 11,000,000 Warrants to Purchase Up to 5,500,000 Shares of Non-Voting Common Stock (subject to adjustment) |
Each Registered Holder or its registered assigns in accordance with the terms hereof and the Warrant Agreement (the “Holder”), is entitled to purchase from Crush Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), shares of the Company’s Non-Voting Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Shares”), in the amounts, at such times and at the price per share set forth in Section 1, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement dated as of ______, 2020 (the “Warrant Agreement”) between the Company and Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a federally chartered trust company (collectively, the “Warrant Agent”), as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms therein. The term “Warrant” as used herein means the right to purchase one-half of one Share in accordance with the terms of these Warrant Terms, and as further set forth in one or more Warrant Notices issued as provided herein. Up to 11,000,000 Warrants (subject to any adjustment provided for herein) may be issued as part of an offering of securities by the Company pursuant to Regulation A (the “Regulation A Offering”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to an offering circular dated ______, 2020 as supplemented or amended and the Subscription Agreement between the Company and each Holder. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Warrant Agreement.
All of the Warrants are issued and maintained in book-entry form by the Warrant Agent, and no physical certificate representing the Warrants shall be delivered to any Holder. This Statement of Terms (the “Warrant Terms”) reflects the terms governing each Warrant.
The following is a statement of the rights of each Holder and the conditions to which its Warrants are subject, and to which each Holder, by acceptance of its respective Warrants, agrees:
1. Number and Price of Shares; Exercise Period.
(a) Warrant Notice. In connection with each sale of Units in the Regulation A Offering, the Company shall issue to each Holder a number of Warrants equal to the number of Units purchased by such Holder in the Regulation A Offering, by delivery of a Warrant Notice to the Holder in the form of Exhibit A hereto, a copy of which shall also be promptly delivered to the Warrant Agent. Each “Warrant Notice” shall include the name and address of the Holder, the number of Warrants issued to such Holder hereunder, and the issue date of such Warrants.
(b) Number of Shares. Subject to any previous exercise of Warrants and any adjustment provided for herein, Holders of Warrants hereunder shall have the right to purchase, collectively, up to a maximum of 5,500,000 Shares.
(c) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share shall be $1.25, subject to adjustment pursuant hereto (the “Exercise Price”).
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(d) Exercise Period. Each Holder may exercise the Warrants issued to such Holder under a Warrant Notice hereunder, in whole or in part, after the date of the Closing with respect to such Warrant (the “Warrant Date”) and prior to (or in connection with) the expiration of the Warrant as set forth in Section 8. The Company may terminate these Warrant Terms by written notice to Warrant Agent at any time that no Warrants remain exercisable under any Warrant Notice issued hereunder, after which the Company shall not issue any additional Warrants under the Warrant Agreement or these Warrant Terms.
2. Exercise of the Warrant.
(a) Exercise. The purchase rights represented by Warrants issued hereunder may be exercised at the election of the Holder, in whole or in part, by:
(i) the tender to the Warrant Agent at its principal office (or such other office or agency as the Warrant Agent may designate) of a notice of exercise in the form of Exhibit B (the “Notice of Exercise”), properly completed and duly executed by or on behalf of the Holder; and
(ii) the payment to the Company of an amount equal to (x) the Exercise Price multiplied by (y) the number of Shares being purchased, by wire transfer or check to the Warrant Agent (subject to any waiting period for clearance and deposit by the Warrant Agent for payment by check).
(b) Stock Certificates. The rights under any Warrants issued hereunder shall be deemed to have been exercised and the Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be deemed to have been issued immediately prior to the close of business on the date such Warrants are exercised in accordance with their terms, and the person entitled to receive the Shares issuable upon such exercise shall be treated for all purposes as the holder of record of such Shares as of the close of business on such date. As promptly as reasonably practicable on or after such date, the Company shall cause to be issued and delivered to the person or persons entitled to receive the same a notice of issuance of uncertificated shares for that number of Shares issuable upon such exercise.
(c) No Fractional Shares or Scrip. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of the rights under any Warrants. In lieu of such fractional Share to which a Holder would otherwise be entitled, the Company shall round down to the nearest whole Share.
(d) Reservation of Stock. The Company agrees during the term the rights under the Warrants are exercisable to take all reasonable action to reserve and keep available from its authorized and unissued shares of Non-Voting Common Stock solely for the purpose of effecting the exercise of the Warrants such number of shares as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the exercise of the rights under the Warrants; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Non-Voting Common Stock shall not be sufficient for purposes of the exercise of the Warrants in accordance with these Warrant Terms, without limitation of such other remedies as may be available to any Holder, the Company will use reasonable best efforts to take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized and unissued shares of its Non-Voting Common Stock to a number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes. The Company represents and warrants that all Shares that may be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants will, when issued in accordance with the terms hereof, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(e) Qualification of Stock. The Company agrees that it shall use its best efforts to maintain the qualification of its offering statement (SEC File No. _______), and a current offering circular relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of these Warrant Terms. In addition, the Company agrees to use its best efforts to register the shares of Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants under state blue sky laws, to the extent an exemption is not available.
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3. [Reserved]
4. Transfer of Warrants.
(a) Warrant Register. Pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent, on behalf of the Company, shall maintain a register (the “Warrant Register”) containing the name and address of each Holder. Until Warrants issued hereunder are transferred on the Warrant Register in accordance herewith, the Company and the Warrant Agent may treat each Holder as shown on the Warrant Register as the absolute owner of the Warrants held by such Holder for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Any Holder of Warrants may change its address as shown on the Warrant Register by written notice to the Warrant Agent requesting a change.
(b) Transferability of Warrants. Subject to the provisions of these Warrant Terms with respect to compliance with the Securities Act and limitations on assignments and transfers, including without limitation compliance with the provisions of the Warrant Agreement and Section 5 of these Warrant Terms, title to any Warrants issued hereunder may be transferred by endorsement (by the transferor and the transferee executing the assignment form attached as Exhibit C (the “Assignment Form”)) and delivery in the same manner as a negotiable instrument transferable by endorsement and delivery. Each Holder must provide any evidence of authority and other documentation that may be required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association. The Warrant Agent may also require an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Warrant Agent that the transfer of the Warrants is being made in accordance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
(c) Exchange of Warrants upon a Transfer. On delivery of a properly endorsed Assignment Form for exchange, subject to the provisions of these Warrant Terms with respect to compliance with the Securities Act and limitations on assignments and transfers, the Warrant Agent shall issue to or on the order of the Holder a new Warrant Notice of like tenor, in the name of the Holder or as the Holder (on payment by the Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, for the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of such Warrants, and the Warrant Agent shall register any such transfer upon the Warrant Register.
(d) Taxes. In no event shall the Company be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the making of a book entry in a name other than that of the Holder, and the Warrant Agent shall not be required to make such book entry, unless and until the person or persons requesting the entry thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
5. Compliance with Securities Laws; Market Stand-off. By acceptance of a Warrant Notice hereunder, each Holder agrees to comply with the following:
(a) Securities Laws. Except as specifically set forth in the Warrant Agreement (including these Warrant Terms), no Warrants may be transferred or assigned in whole or in part, and any such attempt by any Holder to transfer or assign any rights, duties or obligations that arise under the Warrants shall be void. Any transfer of Warrants or the Shares issuable pursuant to the exercise thereof (the “Securities”) must be in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws. Each Holder agrees not to make any sale, assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition of all or any portion of the Securities, or any beneficial interest therein, unless and until such Holder shall have given prior written notice to the Company of such Holder’s intention to make such disposition.
(b) Investment Representation Statement. Unless the rights under the Warrants are exercised pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act that includes the Shares with respect to which any Warrants were exercised, it shall be a condition to any exercise of the rights under these Warrant Terms that each Holder shall have executed the Investment Representation Statement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B-1.
(c) Market Stand-off Legend. In addition to a customary Securities Act legend, each certificate, instrument or book entry representing the Shares issued upon exercise hereof shall also be notated with a legend in substantially the following form:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE, INCLUDING A LOCK-UP PERIOD IN THE EVENT OF A PUBLIC OFFERING, AS SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT TERMS PURSUANT TO WHICH THESE SHARES WERE ISSUED, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY.
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6. Adjustments. Subject to the expiration of the Warrants pursuant to Section 8 hereof, the number and kind of shares purchasable under any Warrant Notice issued hereunder and the Exercise Price therefor are subject to adjustment from time to time, as follows:
(a) Merger or Reorganization. If at any time there shall be any reorganization, recapitalization, merger or consolidation (a “Reorganization”) involving the Company (other than as otherwise provided for herein or as would cause the expiration of the Warrants under Section 8 hereof) in which shares of the Company’s stock are converted into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property, then, as a part of such Reorganization, lawful provision shall be made so that each Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon exercise of any Warrants, the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property of the successor corporation resulting from such Reorganization, equivalent in value to that which a holder of the Shares deliverable upon exercise of such Warrants would have been entitled in such Reorganization if the right to purchase the Shares hereunder had been exercised immediately prior to such Reorganization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the successor corporation) shall be made in the application of the provisions of these Warrant Terms with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder after such Reorganization to the end that the provisions of these Warrant Terms shall be applicable after the event, as near as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares or other securities deliverable after that event upon the exercise of any Warrants issued hereunder.
(b) Reclassification of Shares. If the securities issuable upon exercise of any Warrants are changed into the same or a different number of securities of any other class or classes by reclassification, capital reorganization or otherwise (other than as otherwise provided for herein) (a “Reclassification”), then, in any such event, in lieu of the number of Shares which a Holder would otherwise have been entitled to receive, such Holder shall have the right thereafter to exercise such Warrants for a number of shares of such other class or classes of stock that a holder of the number of securities deliverable upon exercise of such Holder’s Warrants immediately before that change would have been entitled to receive in such Reclassification, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein with respect to such other shares.
(c) Subdivisions and Combinations. In the event that the outstanding shares of common stock are subdivided (by stock split, by payment of a stock dividend or otherwise) into a greater number of shares of such securities, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the rights under any Warrants immediately prior to such subdivision shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such subdivision, be proportionately increased, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased, and in the event that the outstanding shares of common stock are combined (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of shares of such securities, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the rights under any Warrants immediately prior to such combination shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such combination, be proportionately decreased, and the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased.
(d) Notice of Adjustments. Upon any adjustment in accordance with this Section 6, the Company shall give notice thereof to the Holders and the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the event giving rise to the adjustment, the Exercise Price as adjusted and the number of securities or other property purchasable upon the exercise of the rights under any Warrants issued hereunder, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation of each
7. Notification of Certain Events. Prior to the expiration of the Warrants pursuant to Section 8, in the event that the Company shall authorize:
(a) the issuance of any dividend or other distribution on the capital stock of the Company (other than (i) dividends or distributions otherwise provided for in Section 6, (ii) repurchases of common stock issued to or held by employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Company or its subsidiaries; or (iii) repurchases of capital stock of the Company in connection with the settlement of disputes with any stockholder), whether in cash, property, stock or other securities;
(b) the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; or
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(c) any transaction resulting in the expiration of the Warrants pursuant to Section 8(b) or 8(c),
the Company shall send to each Holder of Warrants and the Warrant Agent at least ten (10) days prior written notice of the date on which a record shall be taken for any such dividend or distribution specified in clause (a) or the expected effective date of any such other event specified in clause (b) or (c), as applicable. The notice provisions set forth in this section may be shortened or waived prospectively or retrospectively by the consent of the Holder of such Warrants.
8. Expiration of the Warrant. Each Warrant shall expire and shall no longer be exercisable as of the earlier of:
(a) 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the eighteen-month anniversary of the Warrant Date;
(b) (i) the acquisition of the Company by another entity by means of any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party (including, without limitation, any stock acquisition, reorganization, merger or consolidation, but excluding any sale of stock for capital raising purposes and any transaction effected primarily for purposes of changing the Company’s jurisdiction of incorporation) other than a transaction or series of related transactions in which the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions retain, immediately after such transaction or series of transactions, as a result of shares in the Company held by such holders prior to such transaction or series of transactions, at least a majority of the total voting power represented by the outstanding voting securities of the Company or such other surviving or resulting entity (or if the Company or such other surviving or resulting entity is a wholly-owned subsidiary immediately following such acquisition, its parent), or (ii) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole by means of any transaction or series of related transactions, except where such sale, lease or other disposition is to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company; or
(c) Immediately prior to the closing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act covering the offering and sale of the Company’s common stock.
9. No Rights as a Stockholder. Nothing contained herein shall entitle any Holder to any rights as a stockholder of the Company or to be deemed the holder of any securities that may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the rights hereunder for any purpose nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon any Holder, as such, any right to receive notice of meetings, or to receive dividends or subscription rights or any other rights of a stockholder of the Company until the rights under any Warrants shall have been exercised and the Shares purchasable upon exercise thereof shall have become deliverable as provided herein.
10. Market Stand-off. By acceptance of Warrants, each Holder hereby agrees that such Holder shall not sell or otherwise transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, of any common stock (or other securities) of the Company held by such Holder during the one hundred eighty (180) day period following the effective date of a Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or an underwriter to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in NYSE Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments thereto). The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions and may notate each such certificate, instrument or book entry with a legend as substantially set forth in Section 5(c) with respect to the shares of common stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day (or other) period. Each Holder agrees to execute a market stand-off agreement with the underwriters in the offering in customary form consistent with the provisions of this section.
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11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments. Except as set forth in the Warrant Agreement, neither these Warrant Terms nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than by a written instrument referencing these Warrant Terms and signed by the Company and countersigned by the Warrant Agent.
(b) Waivers. No waiver of any single breach or default shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring.
(c) Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by first-class mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or electronic mail (if to the Holder), or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed:
(i) if to a Holder, to such Holder at such Holder’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof, or until any such Holder so furnishes an address, facsimile number or electronic mail address to the Company, then to and at the address, facsimile number or electronic mail address of the last holder of such Warrants for which the Company has contact information in its records; or
(ii) if to the Company, to the attention of the President or Chief Financial Officer of the Company at the Company’s address as shown on the signature page hereto, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to the Warrant Agent and such Holder.
Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of these Warrant Terms be treated as effective or having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying next-business-day delivery, one business day after deposit with the courier), or (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day. In the event of any conflict between the Company’s books and records and these Warrant Terms or any notice delivered hereunder, the Company’s books and records will control absent fraud or error.
(d) Governing Law. These Warrant Terms and all actions arising out of or in connection with the Warrants shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law provisions of the State of Delaware or of any other state.
(e) Jurisdiction and Venue. Each Holder and the Company irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any court within State of Delaware, in connection with any matter based upon or arising out of these Warrant Terms or the Warrants or the matters contemplated herein, and agrees that process may be served upon them in any manner authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware for such persons.
(f) Severability. If any provision of these Warrant Terms becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, portions of such provision, or such provision in its entirety, to the extent necessary, shall be severed from these Warrant Terms, and such illegal, unenforceable or void provision shall be replaced with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the same economic, business and other purposes of the illegal, unenforceable or void provision. The balance of these Warrant Terms shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(g) Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall be a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday.
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(h) Entire Agreement. Except as expressly set forth herein and in the Warrant Agreement, these Warrant Terms (including the exhibits attached hereto, including without limitation any Warrant Notice issued to a Holder hereunder) and the Warrant Agreement constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Company and each Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
(i) Benefits of the Warrants. Nothing in these Warrant Terms shall be construed to give any Person other than the Company, a Holder and the Warrant Agent any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under these Warrant Terms; but these Warrant Terms shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Holder.
(j) Warrant Agreement. The Warrant is issued subject to the Warrant Agreement. To the extent any provision of these Warrant Terms conflicts with the express provisions of the Warrant Agreement, the provisions of the Warrant Agreement shall govern and be controlling.
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EXHIBIT A
WARRANT NOTICE
This Warrant Notice is issued under those certain Warrant Terms to Purchase Shares of Non-Voting Common Stock of Crush Capital Inc. dated as of [DATE].
| Issue Date: | ||
| Name of Holder: | ||
| Holder Address: | ||
| Number of Warrants: |
| CRUSH CAPITAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ | |
| [ ], Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
| To: | CRUSH CAPITAL, INC. (the “Company”) |
| And To: | Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Warrant Agent”) |
| (1) | Exercise. The undersigned elects to purchase the following pursuant to the terms of the Warrants (the “Warrants”) registered in the name of the undersigned pursuant to that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of ______, 2020, between the Company and the Warrant Agent: |
Warrant Notice Date:
Number of shares: |
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| Type of security: | Non-Voting Common Stock |
| (2) | Method of Exercise. The undersigned elects to exercise the Warrant pursuant to: |
| ☐ | A cash payment, and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price for such shares in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any. | |
| (3) | Stock. Please make a book entry in the name of: |
| ☐ | The undersigned | ||
| ☐ | Other—Name: | ||
| Address: |
| (4) | Unexercised Portion of the Warrants. Please make a book entry for the unexercised portion of the Warrants in the name of: |
| ☐ | The undersigned | ||
| ☐ | Other—Name: | ||
| Address: | |||
| ☐ | Not applicable |
| (5) | Representations. The undersigned represents and warrants that all representations and warranties of the undersigned set forth in Section 4 of the subscription agreement pursuant to which the Warrants were purchased, are true and correct as of the date hereof. |
| (6) | Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement. The undersigned has executed, and delivers herewith, an Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement in a form substantially similar to the form attached to the Warrant Terms as Exhibit B-1. |
| (8) | Consent to Receipt of Electronic Notice. Subject to the limitations set forth in Delaware General Corporation Law §232(e), the undersigned consents to the delivery of any notice to stockholders given by the Company under the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws by (i) facsimile telecommunication to the facsimile number provided below (or to any other facsimile number for the undersigned in the Company’s records), (ii) electronic mail to the electronic mail address provided below (or to any other electronic mail address for the undersigned in the Company’s records), (iii) posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the undersigned of such specific posting or (iv) any other form of electronic transmission (as defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law) directed to the undersigned. This consent may be revoked by the undersigned by written notice to the Company and may be deemed revoked in the circumstances specified in Delaware General Corporation Law §232. |
The undersigned may be required to provide evidence of authority and other documentation upon request by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association.
| (Print name of the Warrant holder) | |
| (Signature) | |
| (Name and title of signatory, if applicable) | |
| (Date) | |
| (Fax number) | |
| (Email address) |
(Signature page to the Notice of Exercise)
EXHIBIT B-l
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
AND
MARKET STAND-OFF AGREEMENT
| INVESTOR: | |||
| COMPANY: | CRUSH CAPITAL, INC. | ||
| SECURITIES: | THE WARRANTS ISSUED ON [INSERT DATE] (THE “WARRANTS”) AND THE SECURITIES ISSUED OR ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE THEREOF | ||
| DATE: | |||
In connection with the purchase or acquisition of the above-listed Securities, the undersigned Investor represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company as follows:
1. No Registration. The Investor understands that the Securities have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, the availability of which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of the Investor’s representations as expressed herein or otherwise made pursuant hereto.
2. Illiquidity and Continued Economic Risk. The Investor acknowledges and agrees that there is no ready public market for the Securities and that there is no guarantee that a market for their resale will ever exist. The undersigned must bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely and the Company has no obligation to list the Securities on any market or take any steps (including registration under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) with respect to facilitating trading or resale of the Securities. The Investor acknowledges that it is able to bear the economic risk of losing the undersigned’s entire investment in the Securities. The Investor also understands that an investment in the Company involves significant risks and has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risk factors relating to the purchase of Securities.
3. Accredited Investor Status or Investment Limits. The Investor represents that either:
(i) it is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act; or
(ii) The purchase price, together with any other amounts previously used to purchase Securities in this offering, does not exceed 10% of the greater of the Investor’s annual income or net worth (or in the case where it is a non-natural person, their revenue or net assets for its most recently completed fiscal year end).
4. Company Information. The Investor understands that the Company is subject to all the risks that apply to early-stage companies, whether or not those risks are explicitly set out in the Offering Circular. Investor has had such opportunity as it deems necessary (which opportunity may have presented through online chat or commentary functions) to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with managers, officers and management of the Company and has had the opportunity to review the Company’s operations and facilities. The Investor has also had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the Company and its management regarding the terms and conditions of this investment. The Investor acknowledges that except as set forth herein, no representations or warranties have been made to Investor, or to Investor’s advisors or representative, by the Company or others with respect to the business or prospects of the Company or its financial condition.
5. Domicile. The Investor maintains Investor’s domicile (and is not a transient or temporary resident) at the address shown on the signature page hereto.
6. No Brokerage Fees. There are no claims for brokerage commission, finders’ fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Warrants or related documents based on any arrangement or agreement binding upon the Investor.
7. Market Stand-off. The Investor agrees that the Investor shall not sell or otherwise transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, of any common stock (or other securities) of the Company held by the Investor (other than those included in the registration) during the one hundred eighty (180) day period following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (or such other period as may be requested by the Company or an underwriter to accommodate regulatory restrictions on (i) the publication or other distribution of research reports and (ii) analyst recommendations and opinions, including, but not limited to, the restrictions contained in NYSE Rule 472(f)(4), or any successor provisions or amendments thereto). The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions and may notate each such certificate, instrument or book entry with a legend with respect to the shares of common stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day (or other) period. The Investor agrees to execute a market stand-off agreement with the relevant underwriters in customary form consistent with the provisions of this section.
(signature page follows)
The Investor is signing this Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement on the date first written above.
| INVESTOR | |
| (Print name of the investor) | |
| (Signature) | |
| (Name and title of signatory, if applicable) | |
| (Street address) | |
| (City, state and ZIP) |
EXHIBIT C
ASSIGNMENT FORM
| ASSIGNOR: | |||
| COMPANY: | CRUSH CAPITAL, INC. | ||
| WARRANT: | THE WARRANTS TO PURCHASE SHARES OF NON-VOTING COMMON STOCK ISSUED ON [INSERT DATE] (THE “WARRANTS”) | ||
| DATE: | |||
| (1) | Assignment. The undersigned registered holder of the Warrant (“Assignor”) assigns and transfers to the assignee named below (“Assignee”) all of the rights of Assignor under the Warrant, with respect to the number of shares set forth below: |
| Name of Assignee: | |||
| Address of Assignee: | |||
| Number of Shares Assigned: | |||
| and does irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________________ as attorney to make such transfer on the books of Crush Capital, Inc., maintained for the purpose, with full power of substitution in the premises. | |||
| (2) | Obligations of Assignee. Assignee agrees to take and hold the Warrant and any shares of stock to be issued upon exercise of the rights thereunder (the “Securities”) subject to, and to be bound by, the terms and conditions set forth in the Warrants to the same extent as if Assignee were the original holder thereof. | ||
| (3) | Representations. Assignee represents and warrants that all representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of the subscription agreement pursuant to which the Warrants were purchased, are true and correct as to Assignee as of the date hereof. | ||
| (4) | Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement. Assignee has executed, and delivers herewith, an Investment Representation Statement and Market Stand-Off Agreement in a form substantially similar to the form attached to the Warrant Terms as Exhibit B-1. | ||
| Assignor and Assignee are signing this Assignment Form on the date first set forth above. | |||
The Assignor may be required to provide evidence of authority and other documentation upon request by Computershare Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Warrant Agent with respect to the Warrants, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association.
| ASSIGNOR | ASSIGNEE | |
| (Print name of Assignor) | (Print name of the Assignee) | |
| (Signature of Assignor) | (Signature of Assignee) | |
| (Print name of signatory, if applicable) | (Print name of signatory, if applicable) | |
| (Print title of signatory, if applicable) | (Print title of signatory, if applicable) | |
| Address: | Address: | |
Exhibit 6.9
LETTER OF INTENT
October 1, 2020
This letter of intent (“LOI”) summarizes the principal terms of a strategic partnership between Crush Capital Inc. (“Crush”) and Dalmore Group, LLC (“Dalmore”), whereby, subject to Dalmore’s customary internal procedures including satisfactory due diligence, internal vetting and internal approvals, acceptable compensation terms, etc., Dalmore is agreeable to acting as a provider of operations and compliance services to featured Reg A+ issuers in Season One of Crush’s original series, Going Public (the “Show”).
This non-binding LOI evidences the contemplated relationship between Dalmore and Crush and may be utilized to guide conversations with third-party firms that are contemplating a strategic and/or financial relationship with Crush. Dalmore is a registered broker-dealer providing services in the equity and debt securities market, including offerings conducted via SEC approved exemptions such as Reg D 506(b), 506(c), Regulation A+, Reg CF and others.
Crush recognizes the benefits of having Dalmore engage with featured issuers who will need a service provider to act as intermediary for the issuer’s solicitation of offers to investors through the Show and Crush’s online platform, goingpublic.com, and to provide operations and compliance services to such investors who participate in the issuer’s Reg A+ offerings.
For Crush’s Show:
| ● | Dalmore would, subject to its customary internal procedures, enter into a separate agreement (“MSA”) with each issuer based on Dalmore’s standard form of agreement and with compensation and other terms to be negotiated between Dalmore and each such issuer (each a “Client” of Dalmore). |
| ● | For each contracted issuer, Dalmore agrees to: |
| ○ | Review investor information, including KYC (Know Your Customer) data, perform AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and other compliance background checks, and provide a recommendation to Client whether or not to accept investor as a subscriber of the securities of the Client. |
| ○ | Review each investors subscription agreement to confirm such investors participation in the offering, and provide a determination to Client whether or not to accept the use of the subscription agreement for the investors participation; |
| ○ | Contact and/or notify the investor, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification on an investor; |
| ○ | Keep investor details and data confidential and not disclose to any third-party except as required by regulators or in connection with the performance under the MSA (e.g. as needed for AML and background checks); |
| ○ | Coordinate with third party providers to ensure adequate review and compliance. |
Crush understands that Dalmore will not provide any investment advice nor any investment recommendations to any investor.
This LOI sets forth the basis on which the parties intend to proceed but notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein is not intended to create and does not create any legally binding obligation of any nature on the part of either party.
CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
| /s/ Darren Marble | |
| By: Darren Marble | |
| Its: Co-founder & Co-CEO | |
| /s/ Todd Goldberg | |
| By: Todd Goldberg | |
| Its: Co-founder & Co-CEO | |
| Acknowledged and agreed: | |
| DALMORE GROUP, LLC | |
| /s/ Etan Butler | |
| By: Etan Butler | |
| Its: Chairman |
Exhibit 6.10
CRUSH CAPITAL INC.
2020 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
| 1. | Purpose; Eligibility. |
| 1.1. | General Purpose. The name of this plan is the Crush Capital Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The purposes of the Plan are to (a) enable Crush Capital Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to attract and retain the types of Employees, Consultants and Directors who will contribute to the Company’s long-range success; (b) provide incentives that align the interests of Employees, Consultants and Directors with those of the shareholders of the Company; and |
(c) promote the success of the Company’s business.
| 1.2. | Eligible Award Recipients. The persons eligible to receive Awards are the Employees, Consultants and Directors of the Company and its Affiliates. |
| 1.3. | Available Awards. Awards that may be granted under the Plan include: (a) Incentive Stock Options, (b) Non-qualified Stock Options, (c) Restricted Stock and (d) Restricted Stock Units. |
| 2. | Definitions. |
“Affiliate” means a corporation or other entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Company.
“Applicable Laws” means the requirements related to or implicated by the administration of the Plan under applicable state corporate law, United States federal and state securities laws, the Code and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are granted under the Plan.
“Award” means any right granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-qualified Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award or a Restricted Stock Unit Award.
“Award Agreement” means a written agreement, contract, certificate or other instrument or document evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Award granted under the Plan which may, in the discretion of the Company, be transmitted electronically to any Participant. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted at any time, or any Committee.
“Cause” means, unless the applicable Award Agreement provides otherwise: With respect to any Employee or Consultant:
(a) If the Employee or Consultant is a party to an employment or service agreement with the Company or an Affiliate and such agreement provides for a definition of Cause, the definition contained therein; or
(b) If no such agreement exists, or if such agreement does not define Cause: (i) failure to perform such duties as are reasonably requested by the Board; (ii) material breach of any agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or a material violation of the Company’s or an Affiliate’s code of conduct or other written policy; (iii) commission of, or plea of guilty or no contest to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act involving willful malfeasance or material fiduciary breach with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; (iv) use of illegal drugs or abuse of alcohol that materially impairs the Participant’s ability to perform his or her duties to the Company or an Affiliate; or (v) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or an Affiliate.
With respect to any Director, a determination by a majority of the disinterested Board members that the Director has engaged in any of the following:
| (a) | malfeasance in office; |
| (b) | gross misconduct or neglect; |
| (c) | false or fraudulent misrepresentation inducing the Director’s appointment; |
| (d) | willful conversion of corporate funds; or |
(e) repeated failure to participate in Board meetings on a regular basis despite having received proper notice of the meetings in advance.
The Board, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to whether a Participant has been discharged for Cause.
“Change in Control” means:
(a) The acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar transaction) by any Person of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% (on a fully diluted basis) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this Plan, the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition by the Company or any Affiliate, (B) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary, (C) in respect of an Award held by a particular Participant, any acquisition by the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant (or any entity controlled by the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant); or (D) the acquisition of securities pursuant to an offer made to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
(b) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person other than an Affiliate.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time. Any reference to a section of the Code shall be deemed to include a reference to any regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Committee” means a committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws.
“Common Stock” means, as applicable, the Voting Common Stock and the Non-Voting Common Stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value per share.
“Company” means Crush Capital Inc. a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
“Consultant” means any individual who is engaged by the Company or any Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services, whether or not compensated for such services.
“Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Consultant or Director, is not interrupted or terminated. The Participant’s Continuous Service shall not be deemed to have terminated merely because of a change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Consultant or Director or a change in the entity for which the Participant renders such service, provided that there is no interruption or termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service; provided further that if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, this sentence shall only be given effect to the extent consistent with Section 409A of the Code. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Director of an Affiliate will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. The Board, or its delegate, in its sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service shall be considered interrupted in the case of any leave of absence approved by that party, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal or family leave of absence.
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“Director” means a member of the Board.
“Disability” means that the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment; provided, however, for purposes of determining the term of an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 6.9 hereof, the term Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it under Section 22(e)(3) of the Code. The determination of whether an individual has a Disability shall be determined under procedures established by the Company. Except in situations where the Company is determining Disability for purposes of the term of an Incentive Stock Option pursuant to Section 6.9 hereof within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, the Company may rely on any determination that a Participant is disabled for purposes of benefits under any long-term disability plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate in which a Participant participates.
“Disqualifying Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.9.
“Effective Date” shall mean the date as of which this Plan is adopted by the Board.
“Employee” means any person, including an officer or Director, employed by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, that, for purposes of determining eligibility to receive Incentive Stock Options, an Employee shall mean an employee of the Company or a parent or subsidiary corporation within the meaning of Section 424 of the Code. Mere service as a Director or payment of a director’s fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” by the Company or an Affiliate.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto.
“Fair Market Value” means, on a given date, (i) if there is a public market for the shares of Common Stock on such date, the closing price of the shares as reported on such date on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares are listed or, if no sales of shares have been reported on any national securities exchange, then the immediately preceding date on which sales of the shares have been so reported or quoted, and (ii) if there is no public market for the shares of Common Stock on such date, then the fair market value shall be determined by the Board in good faith after taking into consideration all factors which it deems appropriate, including, without limitation, Sections 409A and 422 of the Code.
“Grant Date” means the date on which the Board adopts a resolution, or takes other appropriate action, expressly granting an Award to a Participant that specifies the key terms and conditions of the Award or, if a later date is set forth in such resolution, then such date as is set forth in such resolution.
“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
“Non-qualified Stock Option” means an Option that by its terms does not qualify or is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-qualified Stock Option granted pursuant to the Plan.
“Optionholder” means a person to whom an Option is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Option.
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“Option Exercise Price” means the price at which a share of Common Stock may be purchased upon the exercise of an Option.
“Participant” means an eligible person to whom an Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Award.
“Permitted Transferee” means any transferee which is a permitted transferee under the Company’s bylaws.
“Person” means any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act).
“Plan” means this Crush Capital Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and/or amended and restated from time to time.
“Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.
“Restricted Stock” means Common Stock, subject to certain specified restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant provide Continuous Service for a specified period of time) granted under Section 7 of the Plan.
“Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver shares of Common Stock, cash, other securities or other property, subject to certain restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant provide Continuous Service for a specified period of time) granted under Section 7 of the Plan.
“Ten Percent Shareholder” means a person who owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any of its Affiliates.
| 3. | Administration. |
| 3.1. | Authority of the Board. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Subject to the terms of the Plan and Applicable Laws, and in addition to other express powers and authorization conferred by the Plan, the Board shall have the authority: |
| (a) | to construe and interpret the Plan and apply its provisions; |
| (b) | to promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan; |
| (c) | to authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan; |
| (d) | to delegate its authority to one or more officers of the Company; |
| (e) | to determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan and the applicable Grant Date; |
| (f) | from time to time to select, subject to the limitations set forth in this Plan, those Participants to whom Awards shall be granted; |
| (g) | to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be made subject to each Award; |
| (h) | to determine whether each Option is to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-qualified Stock Option; |
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| (i) | to prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, the exercise price and medium of payment and vesting provisions, and to specify the provisions of the Award Agreement relating to such grant; |
| (j) | to amend any outstanding Awards, including for the purpose of modifying the time or manner of vesting, or the term of any outstanding Award; provided, however, that if any such amendment impairs a Participant’s rights or increases a Participant’s obligations under his or her Award or creates or increases a Participant’s federal income tax liability with respect to an Award, such amendment shall also be subject to the Participant’s consent; |
| (k) | to determine the duration and purpose of leaves of absences which may be granted to a Participant without constituting termination of their employment for purposes of the Plan, which periods shall be no shorter than the periods generally applicable to Employees under the Company’s employment policies; |
| (l) | to make decisions with respect to outstanding Awards that may become necessary upon a change in corporate control or an event that triggers anti-dilution adjustments; |
| (m) | to interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; and |
| (n) | to exercise discretion to make any and all other determinations which it determines to be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. |
| 3.2. | Acquisitions and Other Transactions. The Board may, from time to time, assume outstanding awards granted by another entity, whether in connection with an acquisition of such other entity or otherwise, by either (i) granting an Award under the Plan in replacement of or in substitution for the award assumed by the Company, or (ii) treating the assumed award as if it had been granted under the Plan if the terms of such assumed award could be applied to an Award granted under the Plan. Such assumed award shall be permissible if the holder of the assumed award would have been eligible to be granted an Award hereunder if the other entity had applied the rules of this Plan to such grant. The Board may also grant Awards under the Plan in settlement of or in substitution for outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards in connection with the Company or an Affiliate acquiring another entity, an interest in another entity, or an additional interest in an Affiliate whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or other form of transaction. |
| 3.3. | Board Decisions Final. All decisions made by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company and the Participants. |
| 4. | Shares Subject to the Plan. |
| 4.1. | Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11, a total of 10,000,000 shares of Voting Common Stock and 20,000,000 shares of Non-Voting Common Stock shall be available for the grant of Awards under the Plan. During the terms of the Awards, the Company shall keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock required to satisfy such Awards. |
| 4.2. | Shares of Common Stock available for distribution under the Plan may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares. |
| 4.3. | Any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award that is canceled, forfeited or expires prior to exercise or realization, either in full or in part, shall again become available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein: shares subject to an Award under the Plan shall not again be made available for issuance or delivery under the Plan if such shares are (a) shares tendered in payment of an Option or (b) shares delivered or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation. |
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| 4.4. | If the Board authorizes the assumption of awards pursuant to Section 3.2 or Section 12.1 hereof, the assumption will reduce the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan in the same manner as if the assumed awards had been granted under the Plan. |
| 4.5. | Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the aggregate sales price or amount of securities sold or options granted in reliance on the rule during any consecutive 12-month period cannot exceed the greater of the following: |
4.5.1.$1,000,000 (calculated by multiplying the option exercise price times the number of options granted, in the case of options);
4.5.2.15% of the total assets of the issuer, measured at the issuer’s most recent annual balance sheet date (if no older than its last fiscal year end); or
4.5.3.15% of the outstanding amount of the class of securities being offered and sold in reliance on the rule, measured at the issuer’s most recent annual balance sheet date (if no older than its last fiscal year end).
| 5. | Eligibility. |
| 5.1. | Eligibility for Specific Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees only. Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Consultants and Directors. |
| 5.2. | Ten Percent Shareholders. A Ten Percent Shareholder shall not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the Option Exercise Price is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the Grant Date and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the Grant Date. |
| 6. | Option Provisions. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 6, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. All Options shall be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Non-qualified Stock Options at the time of grant, and, if certificates are issued, a separate certificate or certificates will be issued for shares of Common Stock purchased on exercise of each type of Option. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no liability to any Participant or any other person if an Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option fails to qualify as such at any time or if an Option is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the terms of such Option do not satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. The provisions of separate Options need not be identical, but each Option shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the Option or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions: |
| 6.1. | Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2 regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, no Incentive Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date. The term of a Non- qualified Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Board; provided, however, no Non-qualified Stock Option shall be exercisable after the expiration of 10 years from the Grant Date. |
| 6.2. | Exercise Price of an Incentive Stock Option. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.2 regarding Ten Percent Shareholders, the Option Exercise Price of each Incentive Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the Grant Date. |
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| 6.3. | Exercise Price of a Non-qualified Stock Option. The Option Exercise Price of each Non-qualified Stock Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option on the Grant Date. |
| 6.4. | Method of Exercise. The Option Exercise Price shall be paid, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, either (a) in cash or by certified or bank check at the time the Option is exercised or (b) in the discretion of the Board, upon such terms as the Board shall approve: (i) by delivery to the Company of other shares of Common Stock, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, with a Fair Market Value on the date of delivery equal to the Option Exercise Price (or portion thereof) due for the number of shares being acquired; (ii) by a “net exercise” procedure effected by withholding the minimum number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable in respect of an Option that are needed to pay the Option Exercise Price; (iii) by any combination of the foregoing methods; or (iv) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board. Unless otherwise specifically provided in the Option, the Option Exercise Price that is paid by delivery to the Company of other Common Stock acquired, directly or indirectly from the Company, shall be paid only by shares of Common Stock that have been held for more than six months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes). |
| 6.5. | Transferability of an Incentive Stock Option. An Incentive Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option. |
| 6.6. | Transferability of a Non-qualified Stock Option. A Non-qualified Stock Option may, in the sole discretion of the Board, be transferable to a Permitted Transferee, upon written approval by the Board to the extent provided in the Award Agreement. If the Non-qualified Stock Option does not provide for transferability, then the Non-qualified Stock Option shall not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the lifetime of the Optionholder only by the Optionholder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionholder may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a third party who, in the event of the death of the Optionholder, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option. |
| 6.7. | Vesting of Options. Each Option may, but need not, vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may, but need not, be equal. The Option may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may be exercised (which may be based on performance or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options may vary. No Option may be exercised for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The Board may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting and exercisability in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event. |
| 6.8. | Termination of Continuous Service. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement or in an employment agreement, in the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates (other than upon the Optionholder’s death or Disability), the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination) but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (a) the date three months following the termination of the Optionholder’s Continuous Service or (b) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement; provided that, if the termination of Continuous Service is by the Company for Cause, all outstanding Options (whether or not vested) may immediately terminate and cease to be exercisable. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. |
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| 6.9. | Disability of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event that an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s Disability, the Optionholder may exercise his or her Option (to the extent that the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of termination), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (a) the date 12 months following such termination or (b) the expiration of the term of the Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after termination, the Optionholder does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. |
| 6.10. | Death of Optionholder. Unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, in the event an Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Optionholder’s death, then the Option may be exercised (to the extent the Optionholder was entitled to exercise such Option as of the date of death) by the Optionholder’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionholder’s death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (a) the date 12 months following the date of death or (b) the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Award Agreement. If, after the Optionholder’s death, the Option is not exercised within the time specified herein or in the Award Agreement, the Option shall terminate. |
| 6.11. | Incentive Stock Option $100,000 Limitation. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionholder during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company and its Affiliates) exceeds $100,000, the Options or portions thereof which exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) shall be treated as Non-qualified Stock Options. |
| 7. | Restricted Awards. A Restricted Award is an Award of actual shares of Common Stock (“Restricted Stock”) or an Award of hypothetical or future shares of Common Stock (e.g., via the grant of securities convertible into Common Stock, share appreciation rights, phantom share awards, etc.) (any of the foregoing, “Restricted Stock Units”) having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of an identical number of shares of Common Stock. Restricted Awards may, but need not, provide that such Restricted Award may not be sold, assigned, transferred or otherwise disposed of, pledged or hypothecated as collateral for a loan or as security for the performance of any obligation or for any other purpose for such period (the “Restricted Period”) as the Board shall determine. Each Restricted Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Each Restricted Award so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award Agreement. |
| 7.1. | Restricted Stock. Each Participant granted Restricted Stock shall execute and deliver to the Company an Award Agreement with respect to the Restricted Stock setting forth the restrictions and other terms and conditions applicable to such Restricted Stock. If the Board determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than delivered to the Participant pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Board may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (A) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Board, if applicable and (B) the appropriate blank stock power with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant fails to execute an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and stock power, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in the Award, the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a shareholder as to such Restricted Stock, including the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends. |
| 7.2. | Restricted Stock Units. The terms and conditions of a grant of Restricted Stock Units shall be reflected in an Award Agreement. No shares of Common Stock shall be issued at the time a Restricted Stock Unit is granted, and the Company will not be required to set aside funds for the payment of any such Award. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units granted hereunder. |
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| 7.3. | Restrictions. |
| (a) | Restrictions on Restricted Stock. Restricted Stock awarded to a Participant shall be subject to the following restrictions until the expiration of the Restricted Period, and to such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement: (A) if an escrow arrangement is used, the Participant shall not be entitled to delivery of the stock certificate; (B) the shares shall be subject to the restrictions on transferability set forth in the Award Agreement; (C) the shares shall be subject to forfeiture to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement; and (D) to the extent such shares are forfeited, the stock certificates shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a shareholder with respect to such shares shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company. |
| (b) | Restrictions on Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units awarded to a Participant shall be subject to (A) forfeiture until the expiration of the Restricted Period and satisfaction of any applicable performance goals during such period, to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement, and to the extent such Restricted Stock Units are forfeited, all rights of the Participant to such Restricted Stock Units shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company and (B) such other terms and conditions as may be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. |
| (c) | Board Discretion to Remove Restrictions. The Board shall have the authority to remove any or all of the restrictions on the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in Applicable Laws or other changes in circumstances arising after the Grant Date, such action is appropriate. |
| 7.4. | Restricted Period. The Restricted Period shall commence on the Grant Date and end at the time or times set forth in the applicable Award Agreement; provided, however, that notwithstanding any such vesting dates, the Board may in its sole discretion accelerate the vesting of any Restricted Award at any time and for any reason. The Board may, but shall not be required to, provide for an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event. |
| 7.5. | Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in Section 7.3(a) and the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, the stock certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (to the nearest full share). Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock for each outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; provided, however, that if explicitly provided in the Award Agreement, the Board may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay cash or part cash and part Common Stock in lieu of delivering only shares of Common Stock for vested Restricted Stock Units. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering shares of Common Stock, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed. |
No Restricted Award may be granted or settled for a fraction of a share of Common Stock.
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| 8. | Securities Law Compliance. |
| 8.1. | Securities Registration. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan and no shares of Common Stock shall be issued and delivered upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan unless and until the Company and/or the Participant have complied with all applicable federal and state registration, listing and/or qualification requirements and all other requirements of law or of any regulatory agencies having jurisdiction. The Company intends that securities issued pursuant to the Plan be exempt from requirements of registration and qualification of such securities pursuant to the exemptions afforded by Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any other applicable exemptions, and the Plan shall be so construed. |
| 8.2. | Representations; Legends. The Board may, as a condition to the grant of any Award or the exercise of any Option under the Plan, require a Participant to (i) represent in writing that the shares of Common Stock received in connection with such Award are being acquired for investment and not with a view to distribution and (ii) make such other representations and warranties as are deemed appropriate by counsel to the Company. Each certificate representing shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan shall bear a legend in such form as the Company deems appropriate. |
| 9. | Use of Proceeds from Stock. Proceeds from the sale of Common Stock pursuant to Awards, or upon exercise thereof, shall constitute general funds of the Company. |
| 10. | Miscellaneous. |
| 10.1. | Acceleration of Exercisability and Vesting. The Board shall have the power to accelerate the time at which an Award may first be exercised or the time during which an Award or any part thereof will vest in accordance with the Plan, notwithstanding the provisions in the Award stating the time at which it may first be exercised or the time during which it will vest. |
| 10.2. | Shareholder Rights. Except as provided in the Plan or an Award Agreement, no Participant shall be deemed to be the holder of, or to have any of the rights of a holder with respect to, any shares of Common Stock subject to an Award unless and until such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise or settlement of the Award pursuant to its terms (including any obligation, if any, to execute a shareholders’ agreement) and no adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions of other rights for which the record date is prior to the date such Common Stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 11 hereof. |
| 10.3. | No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (a) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without Cause or (b) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be. |
| 10.4. | Transfer; Approved Leave of Absence. For purposes of the Plan, no termination of employment by an Employee shall be deemed to result from either (a) a transfer of employment to the Company from an Affiliate or from the Company to an Affiliate, or from one Affiliate to another, or (b) an approved leave of absence for military service or sickness, or for any other purpose approved by the Company, if the Employee’s right to reemployment is guaranteed either by a statute or by contract or under the policy pursuant to which the leave of absence was granted or if the Board otherwise so provides in writing, in either case, except to the extent inconsistent with Section 409A of the Code if the applicable Award is subject thereto. |
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| 10.5. | Withholding Obligations. To the extent provided by the terms of an Award Agreement and subject to the discretion of the Board, the Participant may satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under an Award by any of the following means (in addition to the Company’s right to withhold from any compensation paid to the Participant by the Company) or by a combination of such means: (a) tendering a cash payment; (b) authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Award, provided, however, that no shares of Common Stock are withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; or (c) delivering to the Company previously owned and unencumbered shares of Common Stock of the Company. |
| 11. | Adjustments Upon Changes in Stock. In the event of changes in the outstanding Common Stock or in the capital structure of the Company by reason of any stock or extraordinary cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, an extraordinary corporate transaction such as any recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange, or other relevant change in capitalization occurring after the Grant Date of any Award, Awards granted under the Plan and any Award Agreements, the exercise price of Options and the maximum number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards stated in Section 4 will be equitably adjusted or substituted, as to the number, price or kind of a share of Common Stock or other consideration subject to such Awards to the extent necessary to preserve the economic intent of such Award. In the case of adjustments made pursuant to this Section 11, unless the Board specifically determines that such adjustment is in the best interests of the Company or its Affiliates, the Board shall, in the case of Incentive Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments under this Section 11 will not constitute a modification, extension or renewal of the Incentive Stock Options within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code and in the case of Non- qualified Stock Options, ensure that any adjustments under this Section 11 will not constitute a modification of such Non-qualified Stock Options within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. |
| 12. | Effect of Change in Control. |
| 12.1. | In the event of a Change in Control, the Board may, but shall not be obligated to: |
| (a) | accelerate, vest or cause the restrictions to lapse with respect to all or any portion of any Award; |
| (b) | cancel Awards and cause to be paid to the holders of vested Awards the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, it being understood that in the case of any Option with an Option Exercise Price that equals or exceeds the price paid for a share of Common Stock in connection with the Change in Control, the Board may cancel the Option without the payment of consideration therefor; |
| (c) | provide for the issuance of substitute Awards or the assumption or replacement of such Awards; or |
| (d) | provide written notice to Participants that for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the Change in Control, such Awards shall be exercisable, to the extent applicable, as to all shares of Common Stock subject thereto and upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, any Awards not so exercised shall terminate and be of no further force and effect. |
| 12.2. | The obligations of the Company under this Plan shall be binding upon any successor corporation or organization resulting from the merger, consolidation, or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets and business of the Company and its Affiliates, taken as a whole. |
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| 13. | Amendment of the Plan and Awards. |
| 13.1. | Amendment of the Plan. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend or terminate the Plan. However, except as provided in Section 11 relating to adjustments upon changes in Common Stock and Section 13.3, no amendment shall be effective unless approved by the shareholders of the Company to the extent shareholder approval is necessary to satisfy any Applicable Laws. At the time of such amendment, the Board shall determine, upon advice from counsel, whether such amendment will be contingent on shareholder approval. |
| 13.2. | Shareholder Approval. The Board may, in its sole discretion, submit any other amendment to the Plan for shareholder approval. |
| 13.3. | Contemplated Amendments. It is expressly contemplated that the Board may amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable to provide eligible Employees, Consultants and Directors with the maximum benefits provided or to be provided under the provisions of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to Incentive Stock Options or to the nonqualified deferred compensation provisions of Section 409A of the Code and/or to bring the Plan and/or Awards granted under it into compliance therewith. |
| 13.4. | No Impairment of Rights. Rights under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be impaired by any amendment of the Plan unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant consents in writing. |
| 13.5. | Amendment of Awards. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Awards; provided, however, that the Board may not affect any amendment which would otherwise constitute an impairment of the rights under any Award unless (a) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (b) the Participant consents in writing. |
| 14. | General Provisions. |
| 14.1. | Forfeiture. All Awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws. |
| 14.2. | Shareholders’ Agreement. In connection with the grant, vesting and/or exercise of any Award under the Plan, the Board may require a Participant to execute and become a party to a shareholders’ agreement as a condition of such grant, vesting and/or exercise. The shareholders’ agreement may contain restrictions on the transferability of shares of Common Stock acquired under the Plan (such as a right of first refusal or a prohibition on transfer) and such shares may be subject to call rights and drag- along rights of the Company and certain of its investors. The Company may also have any repurchase rights set forth in the shareholders’ agreement or any Award Agreement. |
| 14.3. | Sub-plans. The Board may from time to time establish sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying blue sky, securities, tax or other laws of various jurisdictions in which the Company intends to grant Awards. Any sub-plans shall contain such limitations and other terms and conditions as the Board determines are necessary or desirable. All sub-plans shall be deemed a part of the Plan, but each sub-plan shall apply only to the Participants in the jurisdiction for which the sub-plan was designed. |
| 14.4. | Unfunded Plan. The Plan shall be unfunded. Neither the Company nor the Board shall be required to establish any special or separate fund or to segregate any assets to assure the performance of its obligations under the Plan. |
| 14.5. | Recapitalizations. Each Award Agreement shall contain provisions required to reflect the provisions of Section 11. |
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| 14.6. | No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan. The Board shall determine whether cash, additional Awards, or other securities or property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or whether any fractional shares should be rounded, forfeited, or otherwise eliminated. |
| 14.7. | Other Provisions. The Award Agreements authorized under the Plan may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with this Plan, including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Awards, as the Board may deem advisable. |
| 14.8. | Section 409A. The Plan is intended t |
| 14.9. | o comply with Section 409A of the Code to the extent subject thereto, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan shall be interpreted and administered to be in compliance therewith. Any payments described in the Plan that are due within the “short-term deferral period” as defined in Section 409A of the Code shall not be treated as deferred compensation unless Applicable Laws require otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and tax penalties under Section 409A of the Code, amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided pursuant to the Plan during the six (6) month period immediately following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service shall instead be paid on the first payroll date after the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s separation from service (or the Participant’s death, if earlier). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Board shall have any obligation to take any action to prevent the assessment of any additional tax or penalty on any Participant under Section 409A of the Code and neither the Company nor the Board will have any liability to any Participant for such tax or penalty. |
| 14.10. | Disqualifying Dispositions. Any Participant who shall make a “disposition” (as defined in Section 424 of the Code) of all or any portion of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option within two years from the Grant Date of such Incentive Stock Option or within one year after the issuance of the shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of such Incentive Stock Option (a “Disqualifying Disposition”) shall be required to immediately advise the Company in writing as to the occurrence of the sale and the price realized upon the sale of such shares of Common Stock. |
| 14.11. | Beneficiary Designation. Each Participant under the Plan may from time to time name any beneficiary or beneficiaries by whom any right under the Plan is to be exercised in case of such Participant’s death. Each designation will revoke all prior designations by the same Participant, shall be in a form reasonably prescribed by the Board and shall be effective only when filed by the Participant in writing with the Company during the Participant’s lifetime. |
| 14.12. | Expenses. The costs of administering the Plan shall be paid by the Company. |
| 14.13. | Severability. If any provision(s) of the Plan or any Award Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, whether in whole or in part, by a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitrator, as applicable, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent of such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability, and the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby. |
| 14.14. | Plan Headings. The headings in the Plan are for purposes of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the construction of the provisions hereof. |
| 14.15. | Non-Uniform Treatment. The Board’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who are eligible to receive, or actually receive, Awards. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board shall be entitled to make non-uniform and selective determinations, amendments and adjustments, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements. |
| 15. | Termination or Suspension of the Plan. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any date pursuant to Section 13.1 hereof. No Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated. |
| 16. | Choice of Law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to its conflicts of laws provisions. |
[End of Plan]
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The foregoing Crush Capital Inc. 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) was duly adopted and approved by the Board of Directors on November 9, 2020 and approved by at least a majority of the shareholders of the Corporation on November 9, 2020.
| CRUSH CAPITAL INC. | ||
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/s/ Darren Marble |
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| By: | Darren Marble | |
| Its: Co-CEO | ||
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Exhibit 8
Escrow Services Agreement
This Escrow Services Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [●] by and between Prime Trust, LLC (“Prime Trust” or “Escrow Agent”), Crush Capital Inc. (the “Issuer”) and Dalmore Group, LLC (the “Broker”).
Recitals
WHEREAS, the Issuer proposes to offer for sale and sell securities to prospective investors (“Subscribers”), as disclosed in its offering materials, in a registered offering pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or exemption from registration (i.e. Regulation A+, D or S) (the “Offering”), the equity, debt or other securities of the Issuer (the “Securities”) in the maximum amount of up to $11,000,000 (excluding shares issuable upon exercise of warrants, the “Maximum Amount of the Offering”). There is no minimum offering amount or contingency for the Offering.
WHEREAS, Issuer has engaged Broker, a registered broker-dealer with the Securities Exchange Commission and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, to serve as placement agent or underwriter, as applicable, for the Offering.
WHEREAS, Issuer and Broker desire to establish an Escrow Account in which funds received from Subscribers will be held during the Offering, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
WHEREAS, Prime Trust agrees to serve as third-party escrow agent for the Subscribers with respect to such Escrow Account (as defined below) in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.
Agreement
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual covenants, promises, agreements, representations, and warranties contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties herby agree as follows:
| 1. | Establishment of Escrow Account. Prior to the Issuer initiating the Offering, and prior to the receipt of the first Subscriber funds, Escrow Agent shall establish an account for the Issuer (the “Escrow Account”). All parties agree to maintain the Escrow Account and Escrow Amount (as defined below) in a manner that is compliant with applicable banking and securities regulations. Escrow Agent shall be the sole administrator of the Escrow Account. |
| 2. | Escrow Period. The escrow period (“Escrow Period”) shall begin with the commencement of the Offering and shall terminate, in whole or in part, as applicable, upon the earlier to occur of the following: |
| a. | The date upon which the Maximum Amount of the Offering is received, in bona fide transactions that are fully paid for with cleared funds and the Issuer and/or Broker instructed a partial or full closing on those funds.; |
| b. | The date upon which a determination is made by Issuer and/or their authorized representatives to terminate the Offering; or |
| c. | Escrow Agent’s exercise of the termination rights specified in Section 8. |
During the Escrow Period, the parties agree that (i) the Escrow Account and escrowed funds will be held for the benefit of the Subscribers, and that (ii) neither Issuer nor the Broker are entitled to any funds received into the Escrow Account, and that no amounts deposited into the Escrow Account shall become the property of Issuer, Broker or any third-party, or be subject to any debts, liens or encumbrances of any kind until escrowed funds are released from the Escrow Account.
| 3. | Deposits into the Escrow Account. All Subscribers will be directed by the Issuer and its agents to transmit their data and subscription amounts via Escrow Agent’s technology systems (“Issuer Dashboard”), directly to the Escrow Account to be held for the benefit of Subscribers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable regulations. All Subscribers will transfer funds directly to the Escrow Agent (with checks, if any, made payable to “Prime Trust, LLC as Escrow Agent for Investors in Crush Capital Inc.”) for deposit into the Escrow Account. Escrow Agent shall process all subscription amounts for collection through the banking system (except for virtual currencies), shall hold Escrow Amounts, and shall maintain an accounting of each such subscription amount posted to its ledger, which also sets forth, among other things, each Subscriber’s name and address, the quantity of Securities purchased, and the amount paid. All subscription amounts which have cleared the banking system, or in the case of virtual currencies are confirm as received, are hereinafter referred to as the “Escrow Amount”. No interest shall be paid to Issuer or Subscribers on balances in the Escrow Account. Issuer shall promptly, concurrent with any new or modified subscription agreement (each a “Subscription Agreement”) and/or Offering materials, provide Escrow Agent with a copy of such revised documents and other information as may be reasonably requested by Escrow Agent which is necessary for the performance of its duties under this Agreement. Escrow Agent is under no duty or responsibility to enforce collection of any subscription amounts whether delivered to it or not hereunder. Issuer shall cooperate with Escrow Agent with clearing any and all AML and funds processing exceptions. |
Funds Hold; Clearing, Settlement and Risk Management Policy: All parties agree that Subscriber funds are considered “cleared” as follows:
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Wires — 24 hours (one business day) following receipt of funds;
* Checks — 10 days following deposit of funds to the Escrow Account;
*ACH — 10 days following receipt of funds;
*Virtual currencies – upon receipt of coins/tokens or USD upon conversion, as agreed;
*Credit and Debit Cards – 24 hours (one business day) following receipt of funds.
For subscription amounts received through ACH transfers, Federal regulations provide Subscribers with the right to recall, cancel or otherwise dispute the transaction for a period of up to 60 days following the transactions. Similarly, subscription amounts processed by credit or debit card transactions are subject to recall, chargeback, cancellation or other dispute for a period of up to 180 days following the transaction. As an accommodation to the Issuer and Broker, subject to the terms of this Agreement, Escrow Agent shall make subscription amounts received through ACH fund transfers available starting 10 calendar days following receipt by Escrow Agent of the subscription amounts and 24 hours following receipt of funds for credit and debit card transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all cleared subscription amounts remain subject to internal compliance review in accordance with internal procedures and applicable rules and regulations. Escrow Agent reserves the right to deny, suspend or terminate participation in the Escrow Account any Subscriber to the extent Escrow Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems it advisable or necessary to comply with applicable laws or to eliminate practices that are not consistent with laws, rules, regulations or best practices. Prime Trust reserves the right to limit, suspend, restrict (including increasing clearing periods) or terminate the use of ACH, credit card and/or debit card transactions at its sole discretion. Without limiting the indemnification obligations under Section 11 of this Agreement, Issuer agrees that it will immediately indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse the Escrow Agent for any fees, costs or liability whatsoever resulting or arising from funds processing failures, including without limitation chargebacks, recalls or other disputes. Issuer acknowledges and agrees that the Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for or obligated to pursue collection of any funds from Subscribers.
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| 4. | Disbursements from the Escrow Account. In the event Escrow Agent receives cleared funds prior to the termination of the Escrow Period and written instruction from Issuer and/or Broker (generally via notification on the Issuer Dashboard), Escrow Agent shall, pursuant to those instructions, make a disbursement to the Issuer from the Escrow Account. Issuer acknowledges that there is a 24-hour (one business day) processing time once a request has been received to disburse funds from the Escrow Account. Furthermore, Issuer directs Escrow Agent to accept instructions regarding fees from Broker, including other registered securities brokers in the syndicate, if any, or from the API integrated platform or portal through which this Offering is being conducted, if any. |
| 5. | Collection Procedure. Escrow Agent is hereby authorized, upon receipt of Subscriber funds, to promptly deposit them in the Escrow Account. Any Subscriber funds which fail to clear or are subsequently reversed, including but not limited to chargebacks, recalls or otherwise disputed, shall be debited to the Escrow Account, with such debits reflected on the Escrow Account ledger accessible via Escrow Agent’s API or Issuer Dashboard as a non-exclusive remedy. Any and all escrow fees paid by Issuer, including those for funds processing are non-refundable, regardless of whether ultimately cleared, failed, rescinded, returned or recalled. In the event of any Subscriber refunds, returns or recalls after funds have already been remitted to Issuer, Issuer and/or Broker hereby irrevocably agree to immediately and without delay or dispute send equivalent funds to Escrow Agent to cover such refunds, returns or recalls. If Issuer has any dispute or disagreement with its Subscriber then that is separate and apart from this Agreement and Issuer and/or Broker will address such matters directly with such Subscriber, including taking whatever actions Issuer and/or Broker determines appropriate, but Issuer and/or Broker shall regardless remit funds to Escrow Agent and not involve Escrow Agent in any such disputes. |
| 6. | Escrow Administration Fees, Compensation of Prime Trust. Escrow Agent is entitled to escrow administration fees from Issuer and/or Broker as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and as displayed on the Issuer Dashboard. Escrow Agent fees are not contingent in any way on the success or failure of the Offering, receipt of Subscriber funds, or transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No fees, charges or expense reimbursements of Escrow Agent are reimbursable, and are not subject to pro-rata analysis. All fees and charges, if not paid by a representative of Issuer (e.g. funding platform, lead syndicate broker, etc.), may be made via either Issuers credit/debit card or ACH information on file with Escrow Agent. Issuer shall at all times maintain appropriate funds in their account for the payment of escrow administration fees. Escrow Agent may also collect its fee(s), at its option, from any other account held by the Issuer at Prime Trust. It is acknowledged and agreed that no fees, reimbursement for costs and expenses, indemnification for any damages incurred by Issuer or Escrow Agent shall be paid out of or chargeable to the Escrow Amount. |
| 7. | Representations and Warranties. The Issuer and Broker each covenant and make the following representations and warranties to Escrow Agent: |
| a. | It is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation or organization and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. |
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| b. | This Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly approved by all necessary actions, including any necessary shareholder or membership approval, has been executed by its duly authorized officers, and constitutes a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms. |
| c. | The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement is in accordance with the agreements related to the Offering and will not violate, conflict with, or cause a default under its articles of incorporation, bylaws, management agreement or other organizational document, as applicable, any applicable law, rule or regulation, any court order or administrative ruling or decree to which it is a party or any of its property is subject, or any agreement, contract, indenture, or other binding arrangement, including the agreements related to the Offering, to which it is a party or any of its property is subject. |
| d. | The Offering shall contain a statement that Escrow Agent has not investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Securities nor approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of purchasing the Securities; and the name of Escrow Agent has not and shall not be used in any manner in connection with the Offering of the Securities other than to state that Escrow Agent has agreed to serve as escrow agent for the limited purposes set forth in this Agreement. |
| e. | No party other than the parties hereto has, or shall have, any lien, claim or security interest in the Escrow Amounts or any part thereof. No financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code is on file in any jurisdiction claiming a security interest in or describing (whether specifically or generally) the Escrow Amounts or any part thereof. |
| f. | It possesses such valid and current licenses, certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate state, federal or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct its respective businesses, and it has not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of, or non-compliance with, any such license, certificate, authorization or permit. |
| g. | Its business activities are in no way related to Cannabis, gambling, pornography, or firearms. |
| h. | The Offering complies in all material respects with the Act and all applicable laws, rules and regulations. |
| i. | All of its representations and warranties contained herein are true and complete as of the date hereof and will be true and complete at the time of any disbursement of Escrow Amounts. |
| 8. | Term and Termination. This Agreement will remain in full force during the Escrow Period and shall terminate upon the following: |
| a. | As set forth in Section 2. |
| b. | Termination for Convenience. Any party may terminate this Agreement at any time for any reason by giving at least thirty (30) days’ written notice. |
| c. | Escrow Agent’s Resignation. Escrow Agent may unilaterally resign at any time without prior notice by giving written notice to Issuer, whereupon Issuer will immediately appoint a successor escrow agent. |
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| 9. | Binding Arbitration, Applicable Law, Venue, and Attorney’s Fees. This Agreement is governed by, and will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, as applicable, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Any claim or dispute arising under this Agreement may only be brought in arbitration, pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association, with venue in Clark County, Nevada. The parties consent to this method of dispute resolution, as well as jurisdiction, and consent to this being a convenient forum for any such claim or dispute and waives any right it may have to object to either the method or jurisdiction for such claim or dispute. Furthermore, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover damages plus reasonable attorney’s fees and costs and the decision of the arbitrator shall be final, binding and enforceable in any court. |
| 10. | Limited Capacity of Escrow Agent. This Agreement expressly and exclusively sets forth the duties of Escrow Agent with respect to any and all matters pertinent hereto, and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent acts hereunder as an escrow agent only and is not associated, affiliated, or involved in the business decisions or business activities of Issuer, portal, or Subscriber. Escrow Agent is not responsible or liable in any manner whatsoever for the sufficiency, correctness, genuineness, or validity of the subject matter of this Agreement or any part thereof, or for the form of execution thereof, or for the identity or authority of any person executing or depositing such subject matter. Escrow Agent shall be under no duty to investigate or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any document, agreement, instruction, or request furnished to it hereunder, including, without limitation, the authority or the identity of any signer thereof, believed by it to be genuine, and Escrow Agent may rely and act upon, and shall not be liable for acting or not acting upon, any such document, agreement, instruction, or request. Escrow Agent shall in no way be responsible for notifying, nor shall it be responsible to notify, any party thereto or any other party interested in this Agreement of any payment required or maturity occurring under this Agreement or under the terms of any instrument deposited herewith. Escrow Agent’s entire liability, and Broker and Issuer’s exclusive remedy, in any cause of action based on contract, tort, or otherwise in connection with any services furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall be limited to the total fees paid to Escrow Agent by Issuer. The Escrow Agent shall not be called upon to advise any party as to the wisdom in selling or retaining or taking or refraining from any action with respect to any securities or other property deposited hereunder. Escrow Agent may consult legal counsel selected by it in the event of any dispute or question as to the construction of any of the provisions hereof or of any other agreement or of its duties hereunder, or relating to any dispute involving any party hereto, and shall incur no liability and shall be fully indemnified from any reasonable liability whatsoever in acting in accordance with the opinion or instruction of such counsel. Issuer shall promptly pay, upon demand, the reasonable fees and expenses of any such counsel. |
| 11. | Indemnity. Issuer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Escrow Agent and its related entities, directors, employees, service providers, advertisers, affiliates, officers, agents, and partners and third-party service providers (collectively, “Escrow Agent Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including attorney’s fees (collectively “Expenses”), made by any third party due to or arising out of (i) this Agreement or a breach of any provision in this Agreement, or (ii) any change in regulation or law, state or federal, and the enforcement or prosecution of such as such authorities may apply to or against Issuer. This indemnity shall include, but is not limited to, all Expenses incurred in conjunction with any interpleader that Escrow Agent may enter into regarding this Agreement and/or third-party subpoena or discovery process that may be directed to Escrow Agent Indemnified Parties. It shall also include any action(s) by a governmental or trade association authority seeking to impose criminal or civil sanctions on any Escrow Agent Indemnified Parties based on a connection or alleged connection between this Agreement and Issuers business and/or associated persons. The defense, indemnification and hold harmless obligations will survive termination of this Agreement. Escrow Agent reserves the right to control the defense of any such claim or action and all negotiations for settlement or compromise, and to select or approve defense counsel, and Issuer agrees to fully cooperate with Escrow Agent in the defense of any such claim, action, settlement, or compromise negotiations. |
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| 12. | Entire Agreement, Severability and Force Majeure. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between Issuer and Escrow Agent regarding the Escrow Account. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. Furthermore, no party shall be responsible for any failure to perform due to acts beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, terrorism, shortage of supply, labor difficulties (including strikes), war, civil unrest, fire, floods, electrical outages, equipment or transmission failures, internet interruptions, vendor failures (including information technology providers), or other similar causes. |
| 13. | Escrow Agent Compliance. Escrow Agent may, at its sole discretion, comply with any new, changed, or reinterpreted regulatory or legal rules, laws or regulations, law enforcement or prosecution policies, and any interpretations of any of the foregoing, and without necessity of notice, Escrow Agent may (i) modify either this Agreement or the Escrow Account, or both, to comply with or conform to such changes or interpretations or (ii) terminate this Agreement or the Escrow Account or both if, in the sole and absolute discretion of Escrow Agent, changes in law enforcement or prosecution policies (or enactment or issuance of new laws or regulations) applicable to the Issuer might expose Escrow Agent to a risk of criminal or civil prosecution, and/or of governmental or regulatory sanctions or forfeitures if Escrow Agent were to continue its performance under this Agreement. Furthermore, all parties agree that this Agreement shall continue in full force and be valid, unchanged and binding upon any successors of Escrow Agent. Changes to this Agreement will be sent to Issuer via email. Escrow Agent may act or refrain from acting in respect of any matter referred to in this Escrow Agreement in full reliance upon and by and with the advice of its legal counsel and shall be fully protected in so acting or in refraining from acting upon advice of counsel. In the event that the Escrow Agent shall be uncertain as to its duties or rights hereunder, the Escrow Agent shall be entitled to (i) refrain from taking any action other than to keep safe the Escrow Amounts until directed otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction or, (ii) interplead the Escrow Amount to a court of competent jurisdiction. |
| 14. | Waivers. No waiver by any party to this Agreement of any condition or breach of any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless in writing. No waiver by any party of any such condition or breach, in any one instance, will be deemed to be a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach or a waiver of any other condition or breach of any other provision contained in this Agreement. |
| 15. | Notices. Any notice to Escrow Agent is to be sent to escrow@primetrust.com. Any notices to Issuer will be to darren@goingpublic.io and todd@goingpublic.io and any notices to the Broker will be sent to etan@dalmorefg.com. |
Any party may change their notice or email address giving notice thereof in accordance with this Paragraph. All notices hereunder shall be deemed given: (1) if served in person, when served; (2) if sent by facsimile or email, on the date of transmission if before 6:00 p.m. Eastern time, provided that a hard copy of such notice is also sent by either a nationally recognized overnight courier or by U.S. Mail, first class; (3) if by overnight courier, by a nationally recognized courier which has a system of providing evidence of delivery, on the first business day after delivery to the courier; or (4) if by U.S. Mail, on the third day after deposit in the mail, postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested. Furthermore, all parties hereby agree that all current and future notices, confirmations and other communications regarding this Agreement specifically, and future communications in general between the parties, may be made by email, sent to the email address of record as set forth above or as otherwise from time to time changed or updated in Issuer Dashboard, directly by the party changing such information, without necessity of confirmation of receipt, delivery or reading, and such form of electronic communication is sufficient for all matters regarding the relationship between the parties. If any such electronically-sent communication fails to be received for any reason, including but not limited to such communications being diverted to the recipients’ spam filters by the recipients email service provider or technology, or due to a recipients’ change of address, or due to technology issues by the recipients’ service provider, the parties agree that the burden of such failure to receive is on the recipient and not the sender, and that the sender is under no obligation to resend communications via any other means, including but not limited to postal service or overnight courier, and that such communications shall for all purposes, including legal and regulatory, be deemed to have been delivered and received. No physical, paper documents will be sent to Issuer, including statements, and if such documents are desired then that party agrees to directly and personally print, at their own expense, the electronically-sent communication(s) or dashboard reports and maintaining such physical records in any manner or form that they desire.
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| 16. | Counterparts; Facsimile; Email; Signatures; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, will constitute one and the same instrument, binding on each signatory thereto. This Agreement may be executed by signatures, electronically or otherwise, and delivered by email in .pdf format, which shall be binding upon each signing party to the same extent as an original executed version hereof. |
| 17. | Substitute Form W–9: Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires Issuer to provide the correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). Under penalties of Perjury, Issuer certifies that: (1) the tax identification number provided to Escrow Agent is the correct taxpayer identification number and (2) Issuer is not subject to backup withholding because: (a) Issuer is exempt from backup withholding, or, (b) Issuer has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that it is subject to backup withholding. Issuer agrees to immediately inform Escrow Agent in writing if it has been, or at any time in the future is, notified by the IRS that Issuer is subject to backup withholding. |
| 18. | Survival. Even after this Agreement is terminated, certain provisions will remain in effect, including but not limited to Sections 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 of this Agreement. Upon any termination, Escrow Agent shall be compensated for the services as of the date of the termination or removal. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| ISSUER: | ||
| Crush Capital Inc. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| BROKER: | ||
| Dalmore Group, LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
| ESCROW AGENT: | ||
| Prime Trust, LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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Exhibit 11
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the use, in this Offering Statement on Form 1-A/A, of our report dated June 12, 2020, with respect to our audit on the financial statements of Crush Capital Inc. (formerly known as Trojan Horse Media Group LLC) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, which includes an explanatory paragraph regarding substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
| Very truly yours, | |
| /s/ dbbmckennon | |
| Newport Beach, California | |
January 7, 2021 |
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