An offering statement pursuant to Regulation A (17 CFR 230.251, et seq.) relating to the securities described herein (the “Securities”) has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this preliminary offering circular (the “Preliminary Offering Circular”) is subject to completion or amendment. The Securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the Offering Statement is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular will not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of the Securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. The issuer of the Securities may elect to satisfy its obligation to deliver a final offering circular (“Final Offering Circular”) by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of its sale to you that contains the uniform resource locator where the Final Offering Circular or the Offering Statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.
| Preliminary Offering Circular (Subject to Completion) | September 29, 2022 |
PART II – INFORMATION REQUIRED IN OFFERING CIRCULAR
COVER PAGE OF PRELIMINARY OFFERING CIRCULAR
APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the date as of which the Offering Statement (as defined below) has been qualified by the Commission

Robot Cache US Inc.
4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92122
+1.858.252.4001
RobotCache.com (the contents of which do not constitute part of this Offering Circular)
Up
to 27,500,000 Shares of Common Stock,
including up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares
Aggregate Offering Price: $25,000,000
Minimum Investment: $1,000 (1,000 Shares)
Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”), is conducting a Regulation A Tier 2 offering (this “Offering”) of shares (each, a “Share”), par value $0.001 per Share, of our common stock (the “Common Stock”), subject to the conditions set forth in “Securities Being Offered.” The number of Shares covered by this Offering is 27,500,000, consisting of (i) up to 25,000,000 Shares that we are offering for sale to investors, at a fixed price of $1.00 per Share (the “Offering Price ”), and (ii) up to 2,500,000 Shares, representing Bonus Shares, as defined and described below. The minimum purchase per investor is $1,000.00 (1,000 Shares). Additional purchases may be made in multiples of $500.00 (500 Shares). No investor will be entitled to a fractional Share. If the purchase price paid, divided by the Offering Price, results in a number of Shares that is not a whole number, the number of Shares to which the investor is entitled will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
This Offering, which is not subject to the sale of any minimum number of Shares, is being conducted on a “best efforts” basis through StartEngine Primary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“StartEngine Primary”), which is a registered broker-dealer admitted to membership in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (the “SIPC”). StartEngine Primary will be paid (i) as described in further detail below, a brokerage commission, in cash, equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Offering Price of all Shares sold in this Offering and (ii) an “advance fee” of $15,000, before the commencement of this Offering, for out-of-pocket accountable expenses. No Company officer or director who introduces friends, family members and business acquaintances to any selling agent in this Offering will receive commissions or any other remuneration from any such sales.
In addition to, and in conjunction with, the 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale to investors in this Offering by the Company, the Company is offering investors up to 2,500,000 Shares as bonus shares (“Bonus Shares”), in each case depending on, and determined on the basis of, a given investor’s investment level. No additional consideration will be received by the Company for its issuance of Bonus Shares, and it will absorb all costs of the Bonus Shares’ issuance. See “Plan of Distribution” for further details.
Offers and sales of the Shares will commence within two calendar days after the date (the “Qualification Date”) as of which the Commission qualifies the offering statement (the “Offering Statement”) related to this offering circular (this “Offering Circular”). The Shares are being offered for sale on a continuous basis, pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3)(i)(F) of Regulation A (“Regulation A”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), until the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. If we sell all of the 25,000,000 Shares that we are offering for sale, our gross proceeds will be $25,000,000. All funds raised will become available to us and will be used as described under “Use of Proceeds.” Investors are advised that unless their subscriptions are rejected, they will not be entitled to a return of their subscription funds and could lose their entire investment.
If any subscriptions are rejected, the associated sale proceeds will be returned to the related investors, without interest. Otherwise, because this Offering is not conditioned on the sale of any minimum number of Shares, proceeds from the sale of Shares will be retained by the Company.
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 visit www.investor.gov.
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “COMMISSION”) DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THIS 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.
| Price to Public | Underwriting Discount and Commissions(1) | Proceeds to the Company(2) | Proceeds to Other Persons | |||||||||||||
| Per Share, as to each Share sold in this Offering: | $ | 1.00 | (3) | $ | 0.040 | $ | 0.960 | $ | 0.00 | |||||||
| StartEngine Primary processing fee per Share(4) | $ | 0.035 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Price per Share plus processing fee | $ | 1.035 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||
| Total minimum: | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||||||
| Total maximum with processing fee(5): | $ | 25,875,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 23,125,000 | $ | 0.00 | ||||||||
| (1) | The Company has engaged (i) StartEngine Primary to act as an underwriter of this Offering, as set forth in “Plan of Distribution,” and (ii) StartEngine Primary’s affiliate StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. (“StartEngine Crowdfunding”) to perform administrative and technology-related functions in connection with this Offering. The Shares are being offered on a “best efforts” basis through StartEngine Primary. Under the posting agreement that documents the engagement, StartEngine Primary will be paid a cash commission equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Offering Price of all Shares sold to investors in this Offering. The cash commission, which is potentially $1,875,000, will in turn be broken out between (i) a 4.0% distribution fee, to be paid entirely by the Company, and (ii) a 3.5% processing fee, to be paid (A) by each investor, up to a maximum of $700 per investor, on the first $20,000 of the investor’s Share purchase and (B) by the Company on that portion, if any, of the investor’s purchase that exceeds $20,000. The Company has also paid StartEngine Primary a $15,000 “advance fee” for out-of-pocket accountable expenses anticipated, before commencement of this Offering, to be incurred by StartEngine Primary, which will return to the Company any unused portion of the advance fee corresponding to expenses that StartEngine Primary does not actually incur. FINRA fees are to be paid by the Company. The figures in the column captioned “Underwriting Discounts and Commissions” do not include processing fees paid directly to StartEngine Primary by investors. We may be required to indemnify StartEngine Primary and possibly other parties with respect to disclosures made in this Offering Circular. We reserve the right, in connection with this Offering, to enter into posting agreements with equity crowdfunding firms not associated with FINRA member firms, for which we may pay non-contingent fees as compensation. See “Plan of Distribution” in this Offering Circular for details regarding the compensation payable to third-parties in connection with this Offering. | |
| (2) | The amounts shown in the column captioned “Proceeds to the Company” do not reflect deductions for our organization and offering costs, which include legal, accounting, printing, due diligence, marketing, consulting, referral fees, selling and other costs incurred in this Offering. See “Use of Proceeds” and “Plan of Distribution” in this Offering Circular for details. | |
| (3) | Does not include any applicable effective per-Share discount that would result from the issuance of Bonus Shares. For details of the effective discounts under different scenarios, see “Plan of Distribution” In this Offering Circular. | |
| (4) | Each investor will be required to pay StartEngine Primary, directly, a processing fee equal to 3.5% of the investment amount at the time of the investors’ subscription. See “Plan of Distribution” in this Offering Circular for additional information on the processing fee. If this Offering is fully subscribed, investors (and, if applicable, the Company) will pay StartEngine Primary processing fees totaling $875,000. (The 3.5% processing fee to be paid by investors (and, if applicable, by the Company) is separate from the 4.0% distribution fee to be paid to StartEngine Primary solely by the Company, as described in footnote (1) above.) |
| (5) | The table entry for “Total Maximum with processing fee” under the column captioned “Price to Public” assumes that 100% of the processing fees will be paid by investors, and none will be paid by the Company (which is equivalent to assuming that no individual investor will subscribe for Shares with an offering price of more than $20,000). The table entry for “Total Maximum with processing fee” under the column captioned “Proceeds to the Company” assumes to the contrary, for the sake of being conservative in the determination of proceeds to the Company, that the obligation to pay StartEngine Primary’s 7.5% cash commission will be borne entirely by the Company and not, in part, by the investors. |
The Company expects to pay approximately $139,000 in other Offering expenses, not including commissions or state filing fees.
THE OFFERING AND SALE OF THE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF CERTAIN STATES. THE SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH STATE LAWS. THE SHARES MAY BE SUBJECT IN VARIOUS STATES TO RESTRICTION ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH STATE LAWS PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. THE SHARES HAVE BEEN NEITHER APPROVED NOR DISAPPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE OFFERING CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
The Company is an early-stage company. As of the date of this Offering Circular, no public market exists for the Shares, and no such public market may ever develop. If it does, it may not be sustained. Although we are considering whether to apply to list on a stock exchange or other trading platform, the Shares sold in this Offering (our Common Stock) is not currently traded on any exchange or on the over-the-counter market, and we can provide no assurance that it will ever be quoted on a stock exchange or a quotation service. We anticipate that proceeds from this Offering will be employed as outlined in the “Use of Proceeds” and “Description of Business” sections of this Offering Circular. For more information on the Shares, see “Securities Being Offered.”
These are speculative securities. Investing in them involves significant risks. You should invest in them only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6.
This Offering Circular follows the offering circular disclosure format of Part II of Form 1-A.
Offering Circular Dated September 29, 2022
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Implications of being an Emerging Growth Company
As an issuer (1) that had less than $1.07 billion in total gross revenues during our last fiscal year and (2) that has neither (A) issued more than $1 billion on non-convertible debt in the past three years nor (B) become a “large accelerated filer,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), we will qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). This qualification will be significant if and when we become subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. 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 analyzing how these elements compare 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; | |
| ● | will be exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay for performance graph and CEO pay ratio disclosure; and | |
| ● | may present only two years of financial statements and only two years of related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (or MD&A) disclosure. |
We intend to take advantage of all these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards, and hereby elect to do so. 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 or until such earlier time, if any, as we no longer meet the definition of an emerging growth company. We would no longer be an emerging growth company if our revenues exceeded $1.07 billion; if we issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt in a three-year period; or if the Company qualified as a “large accelerated filer” under the as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AND ITS USE FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND IS PROHIBITED.
THIS OFFERING IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL OR CANCELLATION BY THE COMPANY AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE. THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION TO REJECT ANY SUBSCRIPTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART NOTWITHSTANDING TENDER OF PAYMENT OR TO ALLOT TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF SECURITIES SUBSCRIBED FOR BY SUCH INVESTOR.
THE OFFERING PRICE OF THE SECURITIES HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE COMPANY AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY BEAR ANY SPECIFIC RELATION TO THE ASSETS, BOOK VALUE OR POTENTIAL EARNINGS OF THE COMPANY OR ANY OTHER RECOGNIZED CRITERIA OF VALUE.
ADVICE OF FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Offering Circular constitute forward-looking statements. When used in this Offering Circular, the words “may,” “will,” “should,” “project,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “expect,” “continue,” and similar expressions or the negatives thereof are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations, and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, estimates, assumptions, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, among others, the profitability of the business. Such statements, including the intended actions and performance objectives of the Company, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company and its development of the Robot Cache Platform (as defined in the “Summary of Offering” section) to differ materially from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. No representation or warranty is made as to future performance or such forward-looking statements. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in its expectation with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those that we anticipate and that are expressed or implied by the use of such forward-looking statements and, for many reasons, are subject to certain risks. All forward-looking statements in this Offering Circular speak only as of the date of this Offering Circular, based on information available to us (taking into consideration that certain information is unknown or not available to us) as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statement or information contained in this Offering Circular.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SUMMARY OF OFFERING
This Summary of Offering highlights information contained elsewhere in this Offering Circular and does not contain all of the information you should consider before investing in the Shares. Before making an investment decision, you should read the entire Offering Circular carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section, the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements. An investment in the Shares presents substantial risks and you could lose all or substantially all of your investment.
Robot Cache US Inc. is a Delaware corporation formed on January 16, 2018. The business was originally operated through Robot Cache S.L., a Spanish limited liability company (“Robot Cache S.L.”), which is now Robot Cache US Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “our Company” refer to Robot Cache US Inc. and Robot Cache S.L. as a business unit. The Company has developed software to create a personal computer (“PC”) video game distribution platform that permits the distribution of digital PC video game licenses from PC video game publishers (“Publishers”) to persons who play PC video games (“gamers” or “Users”), as well as sales of those licenses from one User to another. The software platform on its e-commerce website offers an “ecosystem” in which visitors may, among other things, purchase PC video game licenses (the “Robot Cache Platform”), play PC video games with friends, and earn virtual game tokens by using their computers to validate blockchain transactions. The Company aims to generate revenues through advertising revenue and through commissions received on games purchased within the Robot Cache Platform, keeping a portion of the revenue generated by its Users who validate blockchain transactions. The Robot Cache Platform development has been completed and, as of December 31, 2021, is in live “open beta” testing with over 39,000 current Users.
The Company is hereby offering for sale, on a “best efforts” basis, up to 25,000,000 Shares, subject to the conditions set forth in “Plan of Distribution” and “Securities Being Offered.” As of the date of this Offering Circular, there is no public market for the Company’s securities, and no such public market may ever develop. An investment in the Shares involves a high degree of risk. You should purchase Shares only if you can afford to lose your entire investment (see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this Offering Circular).
Offers and sales of the Shares will commence within two calendar days after the Qualification Date. The Company will offer the Shares for sale until the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. The period during which the Company is offering Shares for sale is referred to in this Offering Circular as the “Offering Period.” During the Offering Period, unless the terms of this Offering are revised, the Company is offering for sale to investors, at $1.00 per Share, up to 25,000,000 Shares with an aggregate Offering Price of $25,000,000 (see “Plan of Distribution”). Unless the Offering Period is terminated earlier in accordance with this Offering Circular, this Offering will end on the date on which the Company has accepted subscriptions for 25,000,000 Shares. During the Offering Period (as it may be extended), investor funds, excluding any interest, will be promptly returned if subscriptions are rejected.
In addition to, and in conjunction with, the 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale to investors in this Offering by the Company, the Company is offering investors up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares, in each case depending on, and determined on the basis of, a given investor’s investment level. No additional consideration will be received by the Company for its issuance of Bonus Shares, and it will absorb all costs of the Bonus Shares’ issuance. See “Plan of Distribution” for further details.
The minimum purchase per investor is $1,000.00 (1,000 Shares). Additional purchases may be made in multiples of $500.00 (500 Shares). No investor will be entitled to a fractional Share. If the purchase price paid, divided by the Offering Price, results in a number of Shares that is not a whole number, the number of Shares to which the investor is entitled will be rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Tier 2 Reporting Requirements
As the Company is conducting this Offering pursuant to Regulation A Tier 2, the Company will be required to file annual, semiannual, and current reports with the Commission on an ongoing basis.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in the Shares involves a high degree of risk and many uncertainties. You should carefully consider the risks described below along with all of the other information contained in this Offering Circular, including our financial statements and the related notes, before deciding whether to purchase the Shares. If any of the adverse events described in the following risk factors, as well as other factors which are beyond our control, actually occur, our business, results of operations and financial condition may suffer significantly. If and when our Common Stock is approved for quotation on a stock exchange or other trading platform, adverse events such as those described below could cause the trading price of the Shares to decline and could result in your losing all or part of your investment in the Shares. The following is a description of what we consider the key challenges and material risks to our business and an investment in our securities.
Risks associated with the Company and its business model.
We depend on key personnel.
The ability of the Robot Cache Platform project team to maintain the competitive position of the Robot Cache Platform depends to a large degree on the services of the Company’s senior management team and managers. The loss or diminution in the services of members of the senior management team or an inability to attract, retain and maintain additional senior management personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Robot Cache Platform. Competition for personnel with relevant expertise is intense because of the small number of qualified individuals, and that competition may seriously affect the Company’s ability to retain its existing senior management and attract additional qualified senior management personnel, which could have a significant adverse impact on the Robot Cache Platform.
The Company may not successfully commercialize the Robot Cache Platform.
The initial version of the Robot Cache Platform has been completed and launched by the Company, and is undergoing its “open beta” testing phase, during which its technology will be subject to continual refinement to address customer feedback. The Company will continue to make changes to the specifications of the Robot Cache Platform for any number of legitimate reasons. The Robot Cache Platform may not meet purchaser expectations at the time of purchase. Furthermore, the software underlying the Robot Cache Platform could experience malfunctions or otherwise fail to be adequately maintained, which may negatively impact the value of the Shares.
Furthermore, if the Company is not successful in its efforts to demonstrate to Publishers and Users Robot Cache Platform’s utility and value, there may not be sufficient demand for Users to commence engaging in transactions in the Robot Cache Platform, and investors could lose some or all of their entire investment.
The business model for the Robot Cache Platform is still evolving and may change.
The structure of the Robot Cache Platform is still evolving and, depending on market conditions and other trends, may be subject to additional change, including, but not limited to, changes in the revenue sharing proportions to be split between the Company and Publishers. Potential investors should be prepared for the Robot Cache Platform to evolve differently from the description in this Offering Circular. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify how the Robot Cache Platform will operate in order to optimize its development.
Purchases of securities of startups, including the Company, involve a high degree of risk.
Financial and operating risks confronting startups are significant. The Company is not immune to those risks. The market in which the Company competes is highly competitive, and the percentage of companies that survive and prosper is small. Startups often experience unexpected problems in the areas of product development, marketing, financing, general management and market acceptance, among others, which frequently cannot be solved. In addition, startups may require substantial amounts of financing, which may not be available through institutional private placements, the public markets or otherwise. The Robot Cache Platform represents a new business venture for the Company’s management team. Its past successes do not guarantee future outcomes or the Robot Cache Platform’s long-term success.
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The Company is entering a competitive industry with a clear market leader.
Valve Corporation (“Valve”), which operates a PC video game platform known as “Steam,” has a significant market share of the PC video game market. Valve or another competing platform (e.g., the Epic Games Store) could use the same technology and protocols that will underlie the Robot Cache Platform (by either directly or indirectly reverse-engineering) and could attempt to facilitate services materially similar to those of the Company. Valve or another competing platform could lower its prices to provide the same competitive pricing for Publishers as the Company or could develop a secondary market for PC video games, either of which may make competing with Valve or another platform difficult. Our competition with Valve and other competing platforms could lead to the Company’s being unable to become profitable.
Our ability to build brand awareness in a highly competitive market will significantly impact whether our application becomes successful.
We believe that developing and maintaining awareness of the Robot Cache Platform and brand in a cost-effective manner are critical to achieving widespread acceptance of our existing and future services and are important elements in attracting new Users. Furthermore, we believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in our market develops. Successful promotion of our brand will depend largely on the effectiveness of our marketing efforts and on our ability to provide reliable and useful services at competitive prices. Our efforts to build our brand will involve significant expense. Brand promotion activities may not yield increased revenue, and even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses incurred in building our brand. If our efforts to promote and maintain our brand are not successful, we may fail to attract enough new subscribers to the extent necessary to realize a sufficient return on our brand-building efforts, and our business could suffer.
The Robot Cache Platform may not be widely adopted and may have limited Users.
The success of the Robot Cache Platform depends on obtaining, retaining and expanding our total User base and monetizing it by attracting Users. We must convince prospective Users of the benefits of our service and keep them convinced of the value of our service. If we cannot attract and maintain a sufficient number of ongoing Users, the Robot Cache Platform may not be financially successful. It is possible that the Robot Cache Platform will not be used by a large number of Users, which would negatively impact its development and therefore the potential value of the Shares.
The Company’s use of “open source” software could subject the Company to possible litigation.
A portion of the Robot Cache Platform incorporates so-called “open source” software, which is generally licensed by its authors or other third parties. If the Company fails to comply with the licenses’ terms, it may become subject to specified conditions, including requirements that it offer its solutions that incorporate the open source software for no cost, that it make available source code for modifications or derivative works it creates based upon, incorporating or using the open source software, and that it license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of the particular open source license. If an author or other third party that distributes open source software the Company uses were to allege that the Company had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, the Company could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant damages, including being enjoined from the sale of its solutions that contain the open source software. The Company could be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what it believes to be open source software. Litigation could be costly for the Company to defend and could have a negative effect on its operating results and financial condition, requiring it to devote additional research and development resources to change its solutions.
The Robot Cache Platform may be the target of malicious cyberattacks or may contain exploitable flaws in its underlying code, which may result in security breaches.
The Robot Cache Platform’s structural foundation, the open source protocol, the software application and other interfaces or applications built upon the Robot Cache Platform could be subject to malicious cyberattacks. Because the Company cannot ensure that the Robot Cache Platform will be uninterrupted or fully secure at all times, Publishers or Users may be unwilling to access, adopt and utilize it.
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If the Robot Cache Platform’s security is compromised or if it is subjected to attacks that frustrate or thwart Publishers’ or Users’ ability to access it or its products and services, Users may cut back on it or stop using it, and Publishers may stop publishing PC video games on it, altogether, which could seriously curtail interest in it and cause a decline in the market price, if any, of the Shares.
While the Company intends to take all steps that are commercially reasonable and customary to prevent or mitigate the impact of cyberattacks on its systems, the Company cannot guarantee that it will be successful.
Failure to comply with federal, state and international privacy and data security laws and regulations, or the expansion of current or the enactment of new privacy and data security laws or regulations, could adversely affect the Company’s business.
A variety of federal, state and international laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of consumer data. In addition, various federal, state and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies may expand current or enact new laws regarding privacy matters. Internationally, the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect in May 2018; similarly, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect in June 2018. Existing and prospective laws and regulations related to privacy and data security are evolving and our subject to potentially differing interpretations. Several online companies have incurred penalties for failing to comply with their privacy policies and practices. In addition, several states have adopted legislation that requires businesses to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices to protect sensitive personal information and to provide notice to consumers in the event of a security breach. Any failure, or perceived failure, by the Company to comply with any data-related consent orders, or other federal, state or international privacy or consumer protection-related laws, regulations or industry self-regulatory principles, including the GDPR and the CCPA, could result in claims, proceedings or actions against the Company by governmental entities or others or other liabilities, any of which could adversely affect the Company’s business.
The Company’s intellectual property rights could be unenforceable or ineffective, and the Company could be subject to claims for intellectual property infringement.
One of the Company’s most valuable assets is its intellectual property. Companies, organizations, or individuals, including competitors, may hold or obtain patents, trademarks, or other proprietary rights that would prevent, limit, or interfere with the Company’s ability to make, use, develop, sell, or market all or portions of its technology, which would make it more difficult for the Company to operate its business. These third parties may have applied for, been granted, or obtained patents that relate to intellectual property that competes with the Company’s intellectual property or technology, thereby requiring the Company to develop or obtain alternative technology, or obtain appropriate licenses under these patents, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. Such a circumstance may result in the Company’s having to significantly increase development efforts and resources to redesign the Robot Cache Platform in order to safeguard the Company’s competitive edge against competitors in the same industry. There is a risk that the Company’s means of protecting its intellectual property rights may not be adequate, and weaknesses or failures in this area could adversely affect the Company’s business or reputation, financial condition, and/or operating results.
From time to time, the Company may receive communications from holders of patents or trademarks regarding their proprietary rights. Companies holding patents or other intellectual property rights may bring suits alleging infringement of such rights or otherwise assert their rights and urge the Company to enter into licensing arrangements. In addition, if the Company is determined to have infringed upon a third party’s intellectual property rights, the Company may be required to cease operating its technology, pay substantial damages, seek a license from the holder of the infringed intellectual property right, which license may not be available on reasonable terms or at all, and/or establish and maintain alternative branding for the Company’s technology. The Company may also need to file lawsuits to protect its intellectual property rights from infringement from third parties, which could be expensive, and time-consuming; and could distract management’s attention from its core operations.
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The further development and acceptance of blockchain networks, which are part of a new and rapidly changing industry, are subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate. The slowing or stopping of the development or acceptance of blockchain networks would have a materially adverse effect on the successful commercialization and adoption of the Robot Cache Platform.
A portion of the Robot Cache Platform uses blockchain technology for its digital rights management (“DRM”) system and for copy protection. The growth of the blockchain industry, in general, as well as the growth of blockchain networks on which the Robot Cache Platform may rely, is subject to a degree of uncertainty. Factors that affect the development of blockchain networks, include, but are not limited to:
| ● | worldwide growth in the adoption and use of blockchain technologies; | |
| ● | government and quasi-government regulation of blockchain assets and their use and operation of, or restrictions on or regulation of access to, blockchain networks or similar systems; |
| ● | the maintenance and development of the open-source software protocol of blockchain networks; | |
| ● | changes in consumer demographics and public tastes and preferences; and | |
| ● | general economic conditions and the regulatory environment relating to blockchain. |
Unfavorable developments regarding any of the above factors could adversely affect the Company’s business. While the Company has established a mitigation plan to implement a proprietary DRM system, if necessary, there can be no assurances that any such developments will not have substantial adverse impact on the Company’s business.
The prospective regulatory landscape governing blockchain technologies is uncertain. Although the Company uses blockchain technology for the sole purpose of protecting Publishers’ digital assets (i.e., copy-protection and DRM), developments in regulations in the United States or in other jurisdictions may alter the nature of the Company’s business, or restrict the use of blockchain assets or the operation of a blockchain network upon which the Company may rely, in a manner that adversely affects the Company’s business.
The regulation of blockchain technology in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions is in its early stages of development and is subject to unpredictable changes, which may have an adverse impact on the Robot Cache Platform. The regulatory status of blockchain remains unclear or unsettled in many jurisdictions. Legislative and regulatory changes or actions at the local, state, federal, foreign, or international level are difficult to predict and may adversely impact the blockchain technology underlying the Robot Cache Platform.
As blockchain technology has grown in popularity and market size, U.S. legislators and regulators have begun to develop laws and regulations and have, at times, released interpretive guidance governing the blockchain industry. Future actions by legislators and/or regulators that impose restrictions or limitations on blockchain technology could decrease or eliminate the value of the functionality achieved on the Robot Cache Platform.
Various foreign jurisdictions may adopt laws, regulations, or directives that address blockchain technology. Any such laws, regulations, or directives may (i) conflict with those of the United States, (ii) negatively impact the acceptance of blockchain networks inside and outside the United States, or (iii) otherwise negatively affect the functionality and value of the Robot Cache Platform. These changes or new laws, regulations or directives, if any, are impossible to predict, but any such change could be substantial and adverse to the functionality and value of the Robot Cache Platform.
Users could bring a claim against the Company that all of the cryptocurrency that is mined should belong to the users instead of 15% going to the Company.
The Company offers users the ability to “opt in” to a mining pool which validates transactions for third-party digital assets. Once a mining pool has validated a blockchain transaction, each user in the mining pool is rewarded with a cryptocurrency. In exchange for their mining activities, the Company credits back to the users in the pool 85% of the mining awards received by the Company (as store credit, in the form of “IRON”), and retains the remaining 15% of the mining awards. It is possible users in the mining pool could commence a legal action against the Company for the 15% of the mining awards retained by the Company. Even if such a case were found to be without merit, resolving the case would consume Company resources in the form of time and money for litigation expenses.
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The Company may hold cryptocurrencies for up to a month in connection with its giving users the ability to mine for digital currency to purchase games. Since many cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile, it is possible that holding the cryptocurrencies could result in a loss for the Company.
As noted above, the Company offers its users the ability to “opt in” to a mining pool which validates transactions for third-party digital assets. Our users contribute computational power and mathematical solutions via their computer. Each user earns IRON based on how much the user contributes to the mining pool. For example, if a mining pool validates a blockchain transaction on the Ethereum blockchain, the Company is paid in cryptocurrency and each user in the mining pool would receive a pro rata portion, in IRON, of 85% of the resulting Ether, to be based on the amount of computational power the individual user has contributed. The Company holds onto the cryptocurrency that was mined until the end of every calendar month, at which time the Company exchanges the cryptocurrency for fiat currency through Coinbase, the Company’s custodian.
The prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile. Fluctuations in the price of digital assets could materially and adversely affect the Company. The prices of blockchain assets such as Bitcoin and Ether have historically been subject to dramatic fluctuations and are highly volatile. The volatility and unpredictability of the price of cryptocurrencies relative to fiat and other currency may result in loss to the Company over a short period of time. It is possible that during the time the Company holds the cryptocurrency, the value of the cryptocurrency will go down, resulting in the Company experiencing a loss.
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The global outbreak of the novel strain of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in governments worldwide enacting emergency measures to combat the spread of the virus. These measures, which include the implementation of travel bans, self-imposed quarantine periods and social distancing, have caused material disruption to businesses globally, resulting in an economic slowdown. Global equity markets have experienced significant volatility and weakness. Governments and central banks have reacted with significant monetary and fiscal interventions designed to stabilize economic conditions.
The duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unclear at this time, as is the efficacy of the government and central bank interventions. It is not possible to reliably estimate the length and severity of these developments or their impact on our financial results and condition. Thus far, the pandemic has not had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Nonetheless, risks, or the public perception of risks, related to the pandemic could yet affect our business adversely. Any such risks could also adversely affect our Users’ financial wherewithal, resulting in reduced spending on the Robot Cache Platform.
Our Certificate of Incorporation includes a forum selection clause, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.
Our Certificate of Incorporation requires that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is to be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the Company’s by-laws or (iv) any action or proceeding asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
This exclusive forum provision will not apply to claims under the Exchange Act, but will apply to other state and federal law claims including actions arising under the Securities Act (although our stockholders will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder). Section 22 of the Securities Act, however, creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a forum selection provision as written in connection with claims arising under the Securities Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the foregoing provisions. This forum selection provision in our Certificate of Incorporation may limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us. It is also possible that, notwithstanding the forum selection clause included in our Certificate of Incorporation, a court could rule that such a provision is inapplicable or unenforceable.
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Risks associated with this Offering and the Shares
There is no direct correlation between the Offering Price of the Shares and the Company’s asset value, net worth, earnings, or any other established criteria of value.
The Offering Price of $1.00 per Share has been determined by the management of the Company and bears no direct relationship to the Company’s asset value, net worth, earnings or any other established criteria of value. Therefore, the price of the Shares is not necessarily indicative of the price (if any) at which the Shares may be traded following the consummation of this Offering. Investors purchasing Shares under the incorrect assumption of a direct correlation between Company value and the price at which the Shares are being offered for sale may be assuming more risk than intended and must clearly understand that they can lose all or any part of their investment.
There is no public market for the Shares.
Currently, there is no public market for the Shares, and no assurance can be given that any such public market will ever develop or be sustained in the future. As a result, prospective investors should be prepared to hold the Shares for an indefinite period.
No independent valuation of the Company has been performed in determining the terms of this Offering, and the Offering Price has been determined arbitrarily by the Company and bears no necessary relationship to the Company’s assets, earnings, book value, net tangible value, or other generally accepted criteria of value for investment.
No independent valuation of the Company has been performed in determining the terms of this Offering. The Company has determined the Offering Price arbitrarily and, therefore, the Offering Price does not necessarily bear any relationship to the Company’s assets, earnings, book value, net tangible value, or other generally accepted criteria of value for investment. The Offering Price is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per Share immediately before the commencement of this Offering; and even if the Company achieves an inflow of $25,000,000 in capital, in the aggregate, if this Offering is fully subscribed, the net tangible book value per Share, on a fully diluted basis, immediately after the conclusion of this Offering will still be less than the portion of the Offering Price attributable to a single Share. The Offering Price does not reflect market forces, and it should not be regarded as an indicator of any future market price of the Shares and the Warrant underlying each Unit.
An investor’s ownership interest could be significantly diluted.
An investor’s ownership interest in the Company may be subject to future dilution. The Company may, and most likely will, need to raise additional capital in the future. In connection with raising such capital, the Company may issue additional Shares or other securities, which may include preferred stock that has liquidation, dividend, voting or other preferential rights that are senior to the rights of the Shares. The Company also may enter into strategic partnerships or acquisitions in the future in connection with which it may need to issue additional Shares or other securities, and it may issue additional Shares, options to purchase Shares, or other securities, to existing or future officers, directors, employees and consultants as compensation or incentives. As a result of the foregoing, a purchaser of Shares in this Offering could find its interest in the Company diluted in the future through a decrease in the purchaser’s relative percentage ownership of the Company.
Voting control is in the hands of a few large stockholders.
Voting control of the Company is concentrated in the hands of a small number of stockholders. You will not be able to influence our policies or any other corporate matter, including the election of directors, changes to the Company’s governance documents, expanding any employee equity or option pool, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or other major action requiring stockholder approval. See “Securities Being Offered”. These few stockholders will make all major decisions regarding the Company. As a minority stockholder, you will not have a say in these decisions.
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The Company may sell Shares concurrently to certain investors on more favorable terms.
Certain investors may negotiate alternative terms for the purchase of Shares (which in this Offering are being offered only as components of the Shares). The Company is under no obligation to amend and restate any particular stock purchase agreement, subscription agreement, or other selling document based on subsequent agreements executed with the Company on different terms or to notify investors of any alternative terms, including any that may be more favorable for certain investors.
DILUTION
Dilution (also known as stock or equity dilution) occurs when a company issues new stock which results in a decrease of an existing stockholder’s ownership percentage of that company. Stock dilution can also occur when holders of stock options, such as company employees, or holders of other optionable securities exercise their options. When the number of shares outstanding increases, each existing stockholder owns a smaller, or diluted, percentage of the company. Share dilution may happen anytime a company needs additional capital and issues equity securities to obtain such additional capital. Future sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock in the public market could adversely affect the Shares’ then-prevailing market prices (if any), as well as our ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Dilution can also occur when a company issues equity as a result of an arbitrary determination of the offering price of the shares being offered. In the case of this Offering, because there is no established public market for the Shares, the Offering Price and other terms and conditions relating to the Shares have been determined by the Company arbitrarily and do not bear any necessary relationship to assets, earnings, book value or any other objective criteria of value. In addition, no investment banker, appraiser or other independent third party has been consulted concerning the Offering Price or its fairness to investors. To whatever extent the issuance of Shares sold to investors in this Offering may be dilutive of the interests of existing Robot Cache stockholders, any such dilutive effect may be magnified by the issuance of Bonus Shares, for which the Company will receive no additional consideration. Because the Company is unable to reasonably estimate how many investors will qualify for Bonus Shares in this Offering or the number of Bonus Shares likely to be issued to those investors that do in fact qualify, the Company is also unable to accurately assess the potential dilutive effect of any such issuance.
From time to time after the termination of this Offering, we may issue additional Shares to raise additional capital for the Company. Any such issuances may result in dilution of then existing stockholders, including investors in this Offering. If in the future the number of Shares outstanding increases, each existing stockholder will own a smaller, or diluted, percentage of the Company, which, depending on the amount of capital raised by the issuance of the additional Shares, could render the Shares then held by stockholders less valuable than before the new issuance. Dilution may also reduce the value of existing Shares by reducing the Common Stock’s earnings per Share. There is no guarantee that dilution of Common Stock will not occur in the future.
The Company recently adopted an Equity Incentive Plan under which 2,000,000 Shares are required to be reserved for issuance under such Equity Incentive Plan and the right to purchase Shares may be granted to current and future employees as exercisable stock options. Additionally, the Company recently approved the provision of options to purchase an aggregate of 750,000 Shares to employees of the Company as options with a strike price of $0.21, which is significantly lower than the Offering Price.
As noted under “Description of Business,” the Company has contemplated entering into exchange agreements with certain advisors that, as of the date of this Offering Circular, have rights to be issued tokens of the Company as compensation for past advisory services. Under the proposed exchange agreements, on the terms being considered by the Company, the advisors would be entitled to exchange their token-issuance rights for as many as 710,118 Shares in the aggregate. Such exchanges, if effected by all advisors holding token-issuance rights as of the date of this Offering Circular, would increase the number of outstanding Shares from 193,139,318 (as of the date of this Offering Circular) to 193,849,436. The Company has no specific timetable for negotiating, or entering into, any such exchange agreements with these advisors, but it anticipates that it would not execute any such agreements before the date that is at least six months after the termination of this Offering.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
General
This Offering Circular is part of an Offering Statement that we have filed with the Commission, using a continuous offering process. Periodically, if we have material developments, we will provide an Offering Circular supplement that may add, update or change information contained in this Offering Circular. Any statement that we make in this Offering Circular will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a subsequent Offering Circular supplement. The Offering Statement includes exhibits that provide more detailed descriptions of the matters discussed in this Offering Circular. You should read this Offering Circular, the related exhibits filed with the Offering Statement, and any Offering Circular supplement, together with additional information contained in the annual reports, semi-annual reports and other reports and information statements that we will file periodically with the Commission.
The Company is offering for sale to investors, up to 25,000,000 Shares. In addition to, and in conjunction with, the 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale, the Company is offering, on the conditions set forth in this Offering Circular, up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares, in each case depending on, and determined on the basis of, a given investor’s investment level. No additional consideration will be received by the Company for its issuance of Bonus Shares, and it will absorb all costs of the Bonus Shares’ issuance. This Offering, which is not subject to the sale of any minimum number of Shares, is being conducted on a “best efforts” basis through StartEngine Primary and is not conditioned on the sale of any minimum number of Shares. No Company officer or director who introduces friends, family members and business acquaintances to any selling agent in this Offering will receive commissions or any other remuneration from any such sales. If investors purchase all of the Shares that we are offering for sale, our gross proceeds will be $25,000,000.
Offers and sales of the Shares will commence within two calendar days after the Qualification Date. This Offering will be made in the United States in as many as all fifty (50) states. It will end on the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. The Company has the right to terminate this Offering at any time, regardless of the number of Shares that have been sold.
Once Shares are subscribed for, subscription funds will become available to us and may be transferred by the Company directly from our administrative account into our operating account for use as described in “Use of Proceeds” as set forth herein. Once subscriptions are accepted during the Offering Period, subscribers have no right to a return of their funds and could lose their entire investment. If the Company should file for bankruptcy protection or a petition for insolvency bankruptcy is filed by creditors against the Company, investor funds may become part of the bankruptcy estate and administered according to the bankruptcy laws.
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company is a party to a posting agreement with StartEngine Primary. Under that agreement, StartEngine Primary will receive a cash commission equal to 7.5% of the aggregate Offering Price of all Shares sold to investors in this Offering. The cash commission, which is potentially $1,875,000 , will in turn be broken out between (i) a 4.0% distribution fee, to be paid entirely by the Company, and (ii) a 3.5% processing fee, to be paid (A) by each investor, up to a maximum of $700 per investor, on the first $20,000 of the investor’s Share purchase and (B) by the Company on that portion, if any, of the investor’s purchase that exceeds $20,000.
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Under the posting agreement with StartEngine Primary, the Company has paid StartEngine Primary a $15,000 advance fee for out-of-pocket accountable expenses anticipated, before commencement of this Offering, to be incurred by StartEngine Primary, which will return to the Company any unused portion of the advance fee corresponding to expenses that StartEngine Primary does not actually incur. We may be required to indemnify StartEngine Primary and possibly other parties with respect to disclosures made in this Offering Circular. Any other fees that we may pay to StartEngine Primary or other third parties will not be commissions or considered as underwriting compensation. We reserve the right to enter into posting agreements with equity crowdfunding firms not associated with FINRA member firms in connection with this Offering, for which we may pay non-contingent fees as compensation.
On September 28, 2022, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with StartEngine Primary. The agreement provides that StartEngine Primary will lend the Company up to $100,000 to secure marketing placements before commencement of the Offering. With certain exceptions related to ensuring compliance with applicable tax law, the interest rate of any loans made under the agreement will be 0%.
Bonus Shares for High-Volume Purchases
Certain investors in this Offering are eligible for “volume perks,” representing the right to receive Bonus Shares, if the investors satisfy the volume-related purchase criteria set forth below. All such investors will receive, as part of their investments, Bonus Shares in addition to the Shares purchased for cash. The number of volume-related Bonus Shares will be a percentage of the Shares actually purchased in this Offering, and could be as high as 10%, depending upon qualification (if at all) in one of the volume-related eligibility categories described below.
A Share purchase of at least $5,000, but less than $10,000:
| ● | 5% bonus shares |
| A Share purchase of at least $10,000, but less than $20,000: | |
| ● | 7% bonus shares |
| A Share purchase of at least $20,000: | |
| ● | 10% bonus shares |
By way of illustration only, (i) a purchase of Shares for $5,000 would net an investor 5,250 Shares, 250 of which would be Bonus Shares, (ii) a purchase of Shares for $10,000 would net the investor 10,700 Shares, 700 of which would be Bonus Shares, and (iii) a purchase of Shares for $20,000 would net an investor 22,000 Shares, 2,000 of which would be Bonus Shares.
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The award of Bonus Shares effectively gives qualifying investors a discount on the Shares they purchase in this Offering. Investors entitled to receive Bonus Shares would effectively be paying not $1.00 for each Share, but the following per-Share prices (approximately), depending on the percentage of qualifying Bonus Shares.
| Bonus Shares Percentage | Approximate Effective Price per Share | Approximate Effective Discount | ||||||
| 5% | $ | 0.952 | $ | 0.048 | ||||
| 7% | $ | 0.935 | $ | 0.065 | ||||
| 10% | $ | 0.909 | $ | 0.091 | ||||
By way of illustration only, an investor that purchased 30,000 Shares would qualify for a Bonus Shares percentage of 10%. Purchase of 30,000 Shares in this Offering for $30,000 (i.e., $1.00 per Share) would entitle that investor to 3,000 Bonus Shares, for a total of 33,000 Shares. The effective per-Share price of the 33,000 Shares would be approximately $0.909 (i.e., $30,000 ÷ 33,000 ).
Notwithstanding any effective discount on the price per Share as a consequence of an investor’s qualifying for Bonus Shares, StartEngine Primary’s 3.5% processing fee will be assessed on the full Share price of $1.00 (though only with respect to the purchased Shares, not with respect to any Bonus Shares). In the example set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph (i.e., the purchase of 30,000 Shares for $30,000), the processing fee would be $1,050. As noted above in this “Plan of Distribution,” the investor would be obligated to pay StartEngine Primary no more than $700 of the $1,050 processing fee. The Company would be responsible for paying StartEngine Primary the remaining $350.
Before investing, investors should consult with tax professionals to fully understand the tax implications, if any, of receiving Bonus Shares.
Other Terms
StartEngine Primary has also agreed to perform the following services in exchange for the compensation discussed above:
| ● | design, build, and create the Company’s campaign page, | |
| ● | provide the Company with a dedicated account manager and marketing consulting services, | |
| ● | provide a form of standard subscription agreement, for use by the Company at its option; and | |
| ● | coordinate money transfers to the Company in connection with this Offering. |
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At the time of each investor’s subscription for Shares, StartEngine Primary will charge the investor a processing fee equal to 3.5% of the subscription price, equivalent to $0.035 per share. The processing fee will be nonrefundable, unless the Company raises no funds in this Offering.
Subscription Procedures
In order to subscribe to purchase the Shares, a prospective investor must complete, sign and deliver to the Company a subscription agreement (in the form attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Offering Statement) and either mail or wire funds for the related subscription amount (payable to Robot Cache US Inc.) in accordance with the subscription agreement’s instructions.
The Company reserves the right to reject any investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason or no reason. If any prospective investor’s subscription is rejected, all funds received from that investor will be returned without interest or deduction.
In addition to this Offering Circular, subject to limitations imposed by applicable securities laws, we may use additional advertising, sales and other promotional materials in connection with this Offering. Such materials may include public advertisements and audio-visual materials, in each case only as authorized by the Company. Although any such materials will be prepared with a view to presenting a balanced discussion of risk and reward with respect to the Shares, such materials may not give a complete understanding of this Offering, the Company or the Shares and are not to be considered part of this Offering Circular. This Offering is made ONLY by means of this Offering Circular, and prospective investors must read and rely only on the information provided in this Offering Circular in connection with their decision to invest in the Shares.
Investment Limitations
Generally, no sale may be made to a natural person in this Offering if the aggregate purchase price paid is more than 10% of the greater of that person’s annual income or net worth (or, in the case of an investor that is not a natural person, if the aggregate purchase price paid is more than 10% of the greater of that person’s revenues or net assets for its most recently completed fiscal year end). Investors must answer certain questions to determine compliance with the investment limitation set forth in Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A under the Securities Act.
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 visit www.investor.gov.
The above noted investment limitation does not apply to “accredited investors,” as that term is defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
A natural person is an accredited investor if he/she meets one of the following criteria:
| ● | his or her individual net worth, or joint net worth with the investor’s spouse or spousal equivalent, excluding the “net value” of his or her primary residence, at the time of this purchase exceeds $1,000,000 and he or she has no reason to believe that that net worth will not remain in excess of $1,000,000 for the foreseeable future, with “net value” for such purposes being the fair value of the investor’s residence less any mortgage indebtedness or other obligation secured by the residence, but subtracting such indebtedness or obligation only if it is a liability already considered in calculating net worth1; |
| 1 | For the purposes of calculating “joint net worth” in the bullet-point paragraph above, joint net worth can be the aggregate net worth of the investor and spouse or spousal equivalent. Assets need not be held jointly to be included in the calculation. Reliance on the joint net worth standard above does not require that the securities be purchased jointly. |
| ● | he or she has individual annual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint annual income with that person’s spouse or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; or |
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| ● | he or she holds in good standing one or more professional certifications or designations or credentials from an accredited educational institution that the Commission has designated as qualifying an individual for accredited investor status. |
A business entity or other organization is an accredited investor if it is any of the following:
| ● | a corporation, limited liability company, exempt organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, business trust or a partnership, which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; | |
| ● | an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (i) if the decision to invest is made by a plan fiduciary which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser; (ii) if such employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or (iii) if it is a self-directed plan whose investment decisions are made solely by accredited investors; | |
| ● | a trust, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and whose decision to purchase such securities is directed by a “sophisticated person” as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D under the Securities Act; | |
| ● | certain financial institutions such as banks and savings and loan associations, registered broker-dealers, insurance companies, registered investment companies, registered investment advisers; investment advisers relying on certain registration exemptions, and “rural business investment companies”; |
| ● | any private “business development company” as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”); | |
| ● | any family office as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Advisers Act with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment (any such family office, “Family Office”); | |
| ● | any family client, as defined in Rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Advisers Act, of a Family Office and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by such Family Office; | |
| ● | any entity, of a type not listed above, which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and which owns investments in excess of $5,000,000; or | |
| ● | any entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited investors. |
Under Rule 251 of Regulation A, an investor that is neither an accredited investor nor a natural person may invest funds only to the extent that the investment amount does not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s revenue or net assets for the purchaser’s most recently completed fiscal year end. A natural person that is not an accredited investor may invest funds only to the extent that the investment amount does not exceed 10% of the greater of the purchaser’s annual income or net worth.
NOTE: A natural person’s net worth is defined as the difference between total assets and total liabilities. The calculation must exclude the value of the person’s primary residence and may exclude any indebtedness secured by that residence (up to an amount equal to its value). In the case of fiduciary accounts, net worth and/or income suitability requirements may be satisfied by the beneficiary of the account or by the fiduciary, if the fiduciary directly or indirectly provides funds for the purchase of the Shares.
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As described above, in order to purchase Shares and before the Company may accept any funds from an investor, the investor will be required to represent, to the Company’s satisfaction, that he, she, or it is either an accredited investor or is in compliance with the investment limitation described in the second preceding paragraph.
The Company, subject to compliance with Rule 255 under the Securities Act and corresponding state regulations, is permitted to generally solicit investors by using advertising mediums, such as print, radio, television and the Internet. We have plans to solicit investors using the Internet through a variety of existing Internet advertising mechanisms, such as search-based advertising, search engine optimization and our website. We will offer the Shares (i) as permitted by Rule 251(d)(1)(ii), whereby offers may be made after an offering statement is filed with the Commission but before it is qualified, provided that any written offers are made by means of a preliminary offering circular that complies with Rule 254 and (ii) as permitted by Rule 251(d)(1)(iii), whereby offers may be made after the Commission qualifies the offering statement, provided that any written offers are accompanied with or preceded by the most recent offering circular filed with the Commission.
No sales will be made to any investor before the Offering Statement has been qualified by the Commission and a final offering circular related to the Offering Statement has been made available to that investor.
Before accepting investment funds or subscription agreements, we will determine the states in which the prospective investors reside. Subject to the Company’s right to reject any investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason or no reason, we will process investments on a first-come, first-served basis, up to the maximum aggregate Offering Price of $25,000,000.
No Selling Stockholders
No securities are being sold for the account of the Company’s stockholders. All net proceeds of this Offering will go to the Company.
We are offering for sale up to 25,000,000 Shares, subject to the conditions set forth in “Securities Being Offered,” each Share having a fixed price of $1.00. The Company is not conditioning this Offering on the sale of any minimum number of Shares, meaning that we will retain the proceeds from the sale of any of the offered Shares. This Offering is being conducted on a “best efforts” basis by StartEngine Crowdfunding, through StartEngine Primary. (See “Plan of Distribution.”)
Sales of the Shares will commence within two calendar days after the Qualification Date. This Offering will end on the earliest of (i) the 180th day after the Qualification Date (though we may, in our sole discretion, extend this Offering one or more times), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by this Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as we may determine in our sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised. If all of the Shares offered for sale are purchased, our gross proceeds will be $25,000,000. The following table illustrates the Company’s estimated application of proceeds if it sells all 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale during the Offering Period. As a point of comparison, we have added a column that assumes the sale of 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale during the Offering Period.
During the course of the Offering, the Company may issue Bonus Shares as described under “Plan of Distribution.” The issuance of Bonus Shares does not affect the potential proceeds that may be received by the Company.
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Please see the table below for a summary of the Company’s intended use of proceeds from this Offering:
| $10,000,000 Comparative | % Allocation $10,000,000 | $25,000,000 Maximum | % Allocation $25,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Content Acquisition (securing rights to games - fully recoupable) | $ | 2,730,000 | 27.30 | % | $ | 8,680,000 | 34.72 | % | ||||||||
| Ongoing Product Development | $ | 1,400,000 | 14.00 | % | $ | 1,400,000 | 5.60 | % | ||||||||
| Corporate Acquisitions | $ | 4,950,000 | 49.50 | % | $ | 12,875,000 | 51.15 | % | ||||||||
| Working Capital (SG&A/Personnel/Operations) | $ | 0 | 0.00 | % | 0 | 0.00 | % | |||||||||
| Sub Totals | $ | 9,080,000 | 90.80 | % | $ | 22,955,000 | 91.82 | % | ||||||||
| Offering Expenses (Cash Component) | ||||||||||||||||
| Broker Commissions (and expenses) | $ | 765,000 | 7.65 | % | $ | 1,890,000 | 7.56 | % | ||||||||
| Legal Fees | $ | 65,000 | 0.65 | % | $ | 65,000 | 0.26 | % | ||||||||
| Accounting and audit fees | $ | 65,000 | 0.65 | % | $ | 65,000 | 0.26 | % | ||||||||
| EDGAR fees | $ | 5,000 | 0.05 | % | $ | 5,000 | 0.02 | % | ||||||||
| “Blue sky” compliance fees and expenses | $ | 20,000 | 0.20 | % | $ | 20,000 | 0.08 | % | ||||||||
| Totals | $ | 10,000,000 | $ | 25,000,000 | ||||||||||||
The table above is intended to provide an overview of the contemplated application (or use) of proceeds over time (approximately 48 months) as a function of the success of this Offering’s capital raise.
If we assume a capital raise of $10,000,000, representing 40% of the maximum offering amount, the net proceeds of this Offering would be approximately $9,130,000 after subtracting estimated offering costs of $765,000 to StartEngine Primary (representing $750,000 as its cash commission and $15,000 for reimbursement of its estimated expenses), $65,000 in legal fees, $65,000 in accounting and audit fees, $5,000 in EDGARization fees, and $20,000 in “blue sky” compliance fees and expenses. We believe the following is achievable if investors subscribe for Shares with an aggregate sale price of at least $10,000,000:
| ● | Registered Users. Our current key performance indicators (“KPIs”) reveal, on the basis of our promotional giveaways for games, that our average cost for acquiring a Registered User (defined as a User who has created a free account on the Robot Cache Platform) is $0.50, which is not materially different from the same figure in 2020. On the basis of this data, we believe that raising at least $10,000,000 in this Offering would enable the Company to acquire at least 1,000,000 additional Registered Users. (As of December 31, 2021, we had 39,000 Registered Users.) In addition, because of the gamification aspects built into the Robot Cache Platform, we expect our User base to grow organically as more people become aware of the platform’s unique features and its offerings. We currently project having approximately 4,000,000 Registered Users one year after the date of this Offering Circular (i.e., in 2023), 12,000,000 Registered Users one year later (i.e., in 2024), and 18,000,000 Registered Users in the year after that (i.e., in 2025). This projected growth is anticipated to be due primarily to our hardware partners in the cable TV set-top box industry as well as media and hardware partners that we have signed up and the traffic that we anticipate that they will bring us. The current conversion rate for first time “new user visits” to new accounts created is approximately 9%, which is, in our opinion, strong. However, in our modeling of future growth, in the interests of keeping our projections conservative, we have assumed a User conversion rate of 15%. |
| ● | Revenues. With regard to revenues, our “Average Revenue Per Paying User” (ARPPU) over the three-month period ending on December 31, 2021 is $7.30. Our “Average Revenue Per User” (ARPU) for the same period is $0.95 per month. We expect both averages (ARPPU and ARPU) to increase as we formally announce our global worldwide launch, with the accompanying press. |
| ● | Miners. We are experiencing similarly strong metrics with regard to our “miners” (also known as blockchain transaction validators). We are seeing an “Average Revenue Per Miner” (“ARPM”) of $2.34 over the three-month period ending on December 31, 2020 and an ARPM of $2.39 over the three-month period ending on December 31, 2021. These are marked increases from the ARPM of $0.63 (over the three-month period ending on March 31, 2020), when the Company beta program started early in the first calendar quarter of 2020. The increases are due primarily to the fact that we had originally supported only a few algorithms; but over time, we have added more and have highly optimized our software code to make it more efficient. We expect the long-term trend to continue to be upward, which will benefit our Registered Users and enable them to use their store currency to purchase even more games. To our knowledge, no other company offers such a feature for a PC distribution platform. On the basis of our current metrics, expanding to 1,000,000 miners per month would result in approximately $2,390,000 in top line revenue per month, and expanding to 2,500,000 miners per month would result in approximately $5,975,000 in top line revenue per month. Revenues are converted from Ether (ETH) to BTC and U.S. dollars on a monthly basis. To date, our beta Users have enabled their PCs to validate over one million hours of blockchain transactions. |
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| ● | Development. With regard to development, we anticipate adding features that we expect will increase our user base, as well as providing an affiliate marketing program to social media influencers and others, which would enable them to participate in our revenue stream. We also intend to continue to improve the site, thereby increasing the rewards to our Users (on the basis of their videogame-playing and -purchasing behavior and activity) with discounts, consumable virtual items and other various incentives. | |
| ● | Human Resources. While we do intend to increase our store operations personnel, platforms on the scale of the Robot Cache Platform are built in such a way that they do not need a large amount of personnel, as nearly all of the functions, such as accepting payments and game distribution, as well as the uploading and processing of video game content and assets, are all built into the self-serve platform. As a result, we anticipate employing no more than 20 people to operate our store and maintain sales promotions, account management and Publisher outreach programs. |
Assuming a maximum raise of $25,000,000, the net proceeds of this Offering would be approximately $23,080,000 after subtracting estimated offering costs of $1,890,000 to StartEngine Primary (representing $1,875,000 as its cash commission as its cash commission and $15,000 for reimbursement of its estimated expenses), $65,000 in legal fees, $65,000 in accounting and audit fees, $5,000 in EDGARization fees, and $20,000 in “blue sky” compliance fees and expenses. The Company believes that the following is achievable if this Offering is fully subscribed and we raise $25,000,000:
| ● | Registered Users. As mentioned above, our current KPIs indicate that our average cost for acquiring a User is $0.50. | |
| ● | Revenues. As noted above, with regard to revenues, our current ARPPU over the three months ending December 31, 2021 is $19.34, and our average revenue per User (ARPU) for the same period is $0.91 per month. We expect the averages to increase as we formally announce our global worldwide launch, with the accompanying press. | |
| ● | Miners. Also, as noted above, our ARPM over the three-month period ending on December 31, 2021 is $2.76. On the basis of our current metrics, expanding to 1,000,000 miners per month would result in approximately $1,420,000 in top line revenue per month, and expanding to 2,500,000 miners per month would result in approximately $3,550,000 in top line revenue per month. | |
| ● | Development. If the Company is successful in selling all the Shares offered for sale in this Offering, it will add more features and a more ambitious affiliate marketing program. | |
| ● | Human Resources. The Company expects its human resources expenditures will be largely the same; but if we succeed in raising $25,000,000, we intend to accelerate our head count by an additional 8-10 individuals to further accelerate our marketing and user acquisition efforts. |
The Company reserves the right to change the above use of proceeds.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Overview of the Company
Robot Cache US Inc. is a Delaware corporation formed on January 16, 2018. The business was originally operated through Robot Cache S.L., a Spanish limited liability company (“Robot Cache S.L.”), which is now Robot Cache US Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary. Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “our Company” refer to Robot Cache US Inc. and Robot Cache S.L. as a business unit. The Company has developed software to create a personal computer (“PC”) video game distribution platform that permits the distribution of digital PC video game licenses from PC video game publishers (“Publishers”) to persons who play PC video games (“gamers” or “Users”), as well as sales of those licenses from one User to another. The software platform on its e-commerce website offers an “ecosystem” in which visitors may, among other things, purchase PC video game licenses (the “Robot Cache Platform”), play PC video games with friends, and earn virtual game tokens by using their computers to validate blockchain transactions. The Company aims to generate revenues through advertising revenue and through commissions received on games purchased within the Robot Cache Platform, keeping a portion of the revenue generated by its Users who validate blockchain transactions. The Robot Cache Platform development has been completed and, as of December 31, 2021, is in live “open beta” testing with over 39,000 current Users.
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The Robot Cache Platform?
The Robot Cache Platform is intended to serve as a PC video game ecosystem that works to the advantage of all of its participants, by enabling Users to purchase digital copies of video games and to list them for sale. It represents, in the Company’s opinion, true disruption in a space that has not changed materially in over 15 years. Our economic model should be favorable to game makers, whose revenues under the Robot Cache Platform will, we believe, exceed their previous revenues under other current game publishing and distribution platforms. At the same time, the Robot Cache Platform gives Users the ability to benefit through game resales, gamification, and the option to use their PCs to earn digital “in-game” currency called “IRON.” Although it will be subject to change based on feedback from Publishers and Users and market conditions, the Robot Cache Platform, in our opinion, improves on existing PC video game ecosystems in the following ways:
| ● | Decreased Publisher Distribution Fees. As currently contemplated (and as explained in greater detail under “Sources of Revenue” below), Publishers will receive a blended royalty rate of at least 83% (and, with respect to games released at the same time as other platforms, a blended royalty rate of up to 91%, because of a 95% royalty rate for the first 90 days of the games’ distribution) of all distribution fees paid by Users (as reduced by certain deductions for third-party expenses and taxes) for the purchase of PC video game licenses, and the Company will receive 5% of such fees. We believe that this increased revenue for Publishers entices them to distribute more PC video game licenses through the Robot Cache Platform. | |
| ● | Ability to “Sell” Games. Users will have the option to list their video games for sale (i.e., terminate their video game licenses) and, through what we refer to as “resales” to other Users (which will have been previously approved by all Publishers through a distribution agreement), effectively receive partial refunds of any such licenses they purchased through the Robot Cache Platform in exchange for giving up their licenses and removing the games from their libraries. We are not aware of any other PC video game ecosystem that permits the lawful transfer of PC video game licenses from one User to another. | |
| ● | Publisher Ecommerce Control, Discoverability and Merchandising. Both the Company and Publishers will have the ability to control several marketing and sales-related considerations, including (a) time periods during or after which Users may not sell the PC video game licenses and (b) special promotions, sales, limited time giveaways that, in each case, increase a particular game’s presence on the storefront and thereby the likelihood of selling more copies. Unlike some other “key sellers,” the Company obtains direct licenses and/or publishing agreements with all of its Publishers. | |
| ● | Publisher Participation in Game “Resales.” Publishers receive 70% of the amounts paid by Users (as reduced by certain deductions for third-party expenses and taxes) for the purchase of video game licenses that Users wish to “sell” (or terminate early), which is equivalent to the distribution fees Publishers currently receive in the primary existing PC video game ecosystem, and the Company will receive 5% of such fees. Publishers do not currently receive any fees for sales of PC video game licenses from one User to another because, historically, such sales have not been permitted. We believe that increased revenue for Publishers entices them to distribute more PC video game licenses on the Robot Cache Platform. |
| ● | User Revenue. A User may be able to receive cash or ecosystem “store credit” on the sale of a PC video game (depending on how the User purchased the game). The store credit will have a value equivalent to 25% of the amount paid by the User to purchase the game license from a seller. This is revenue to the end user that we believe is not possible elsewhere today. | |
| ● | Expand Market for Digital Games. We believe that any person who currently purchases a video game from a retail store such as GameStop in order to be able to sell the game after completing play may be open to purchasing PC video game licenses on the Robot Cache Platform. The User will be able to purchase games using various methods, including credit cards, PayPal and other commercially accepted methods, as well as IRON store credit. If, after purchasing a videogame license, a User does not wish to keep the game after completing play, the User may “list” the game for sale and, if the game is sold, the User’s right to the game will terminate in exchange for a partial refund to the User’s account or the form of payment tendered by the User to purchase the game on the Robot Cache Platform, subject to any restrictions established by the Company and the Publisher. |
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| ● | Users Can “Opt In” to Earn Digital Currency to Purchase Games. Users can use their personal computers to validate blockchain transactions, for which they will receive digital in-game only store credit/currency (IRON), which may be used only to purchase (or to apply to the purchase of) video games on the Robot Cache Platform. (IRON is not an ERC20 or other utility or security token, may not be withdrawn from or traded on the Robot Cache Platform and, unlike a “cryptocurrency,” is not tradable on cryptocurrency or other exchanges.) | |
| ● | Support for Blockchain Games. We believe that we have an opportunity to further build out the Robot Cache Platform by adding other types of games such as “free to play” and blockchain-based games. In light of the enormous capital being allocated to blockchain development video games and ecosystems, it is our belief that adding this additional functionality to the Robot Cache Platform and making these games available to our Users will further enhance the offerings of the Robot Cache Platform and generate new ways for us to monetize our User base. |
| ● | Encryption. The PC video game industry experiences significant piracy, which has resulted in a substantial loss of revenue for Publishers. The Company believes that its proprietary blockchain-based digital rights management system (“DRM”) encryption of PC video games will decrease piracy and loss of Publisher revenue. |
Initial Launch of the Robot Cache Platform
The Robot Cache Platform was completed in May 2020 and is currently operating in “open beta.” To date, the Company has signed agreements with over 55 Publishers around the world with over 900 titles currently under contract. In December 2018 the Company released its “Publisher Portal”, which allows Publishers to establish an account on the Robot Cache Platform and upload their company information, games and other media assets using a “self-serve” website for consideration on the Robot Cache Platform. Adding this functionality was critical to the Robot Cache Platform, as it enables the Company to scale globally by not requiring a large support staff to manage a large number of games.
By using the Robot Cache Platform:
| ● | Publishers can display information, art and other media assets to promote their PC video games; make available for purchase their PC video game licenses; add new PC video games to, and remove PC video games from, the Robot Cache Platform without the Company’s involvement; update any information displayed on the Robot Cache Platform with respect to their PC video games; access a suite of sales and marketing tools provided by the Company; control various other aspects with respect to their PC video games; and receive payment for the PC video games sold on the Robot Cache Platform. | |
| ● | Users have the ability to view PC video games for sale, terminate their licenses early (i.e., “list their game for sale”) for a partial refund of their PC video game purchases (if allowed by the Publisher), and they may download PC video games purchased on the Robot Cache Platform.
Although the Company has been in operation for approximately only four years, its directors, officers and advisors have already leveraged their relationships in the video game industry to create an experience for Publishers and Users that we believe would be expected of a company with a longer operating history. |
The Competitive Landscape
Currently, the largest platform for digital PC video games is Steam, which is operated by Valve. Steam was launched in September 2003 and has licenses for approximately 50,046 digital PC video games available for sale on its platform as of 2021. Steam is believed to have generated approximately $4.3 billion in revenue in 2017 (more current revenue information not being publicly available). For the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2021, the last year in which information is publicly available, Steam had 132 million monthly active users/players.
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The second largest digital PC video game company is Epic Games Store, operated by Epic Games, Inc., which has grown rapidly through its following of many game players from a game called “Fortnite.” This large user base enabled Epic to rapidly direct a number of those players to its store. In addition, giving away free games enabled Epic to quickly grow its user base into the second largest distribution operator. Revenue for Epic Games Store in 2021 was approximately $840 million in 2021, up 20% from 2020. Third-party games represented 36% of all sales with more than $300 million in player spending, a 12% increase from 2020. Epic has stated that there are now over 194 million PC users active on its system, an increase of 34 million from 2020.
Sources of Revenue
The Company’s revenue sources consist of the following: (1) 5% of all video game sales made on the Robot Cache Platform (see the second following paragraph); (2) 15% of the revenue generated from Robot Cache Platform Users who validate blockchain transactions, as described below; and (3) advertising revenue from Publishers for premium placement on the Company’s website.
Revenue is split among the Company, Publishers, and Users as follows:
For new releases, the Publisher receives a royalty equal to 95% of the purchase price, and no games can be resold for a period of 90 days after purchase. The Company receives the remaining 5%. After 90 days, a User who wishes to relinquish his or her license to the game can choose to list it for sale, at which time it goes into a queue. The Robot Cache Platform then alternates between offering a new copy (95%) and a previously owned copy (if one is available). If the sold copy was previously owned by a User, the Publisher will receive 70% of the revenue, the User 25%, and the Company the remaining 5%. If one or more used copies are available, the Robot Cache Platform alternates supplying new copies and previously owned copies, until no more previously owned copies are available. This process may be repeated indefinitely. In addition, for certain Publishers, the Company may in the future enter into arrangements reflecting different economics.
We believe that the Robot Cache Platform is superior to Steam’s platform and Epic’s ecosystem because Users will be able to buy and sell PC video games licenses, as well as earn store credit to buy games by using their PCs to validate blockchain transactions. Currently, neither Steam nor Epic nor any other PC game distribution portal enables Users to sell (or terminate early) their PC video game licenses, which means that the games that they purchase must be kept indefinitely.
We believe that the Robot Cache Platform is superior to Steam’s and Epic’s ecosystem because Users will be able to buy and sell PC video games licenses, as well as earn store credit to buy games by using their PCs to validate blockchain transactions. Currently, neither Steam nor Epic nor any other PC game distribution portal enables Users to sell (or terminate early) their PC video game licenses, which means that the games that they purchase must be kept indefinitely.
Sources of Cash
Prior Token Offering and Conversion to Common Stock.
In 2018, Robot Cache S.L., a Spanish limited liability company which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company in June 2019, sold to 18 accredited investors Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (“SAFTs”) in an offering (the “Token Offering”) that resulted in gross proceeds of $11,770,877.66, consisting of $2,275,000 in cash; $6,495,877.66 in bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH); and $3,000,000 in restricted stock of THC Therapeutics Inc. (OTC: THCT) Starting in January 2019 and continuing to May 2020, the holders of a majority of the SAFT interests agreed to amend their SAFTs in order to receive our Common Stock instead of tokens. Because the SAFTs empowered the holders of that majority interest to take action on behalf of, and to bind, all of the SAFT holders, the SAFTs have all been converted into an aggregate amount of 16,778,821 shares of our Common Stock. The exchange of the SAFTs with the Common Stock was made pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
Separately, the Company engaged a number of advisors for the Token Offering (the “Advisors”) and entered into agreements with them to grant them rights to receive Company tokens as compensation for their advisory services. The Company recently entered into exchange agreements with three such Advisors, each an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act), whereby they exchanged their token-issuance rights for 465,122 Shares in the aggregate. It has considered entering into similar exchange agreements with the remaining Advisors for the exchange of their token-issuance rights for as many as 710,118 Shares in the aggregate. The Company has no specific timetable for negotiating, or entering into, any such exchange agreements with the remaining Advisors, but it anticipates that it would not execute any such agreements until at least six months after the termination of this Offering.
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The Company has not issued any tokens and has no plans to do so.
2021 Offering
In 2021, the Company raised approximately $26,923,883 in net proceeds from an offering of units representing a combination of Shares and warrants to purchase Shares (the “2021 Offering”).
Proprietary Digital Rights Management Using the Blockchain
The Robot Cache Platform consists of a proprietary DRM methodology and software that utilizes the immutability of the blockchain to determine and enforce licenses and User rights. The DRM methodology and software enable us to accurately track and enforce a User’s rights with regard to playing, selling or otherwise controlling access to digital content. In addition, having the ability to track “chain of ownership” via the blockchain means that we can trace who had the rights to a particular copy of the game (e.g., a famous influencer) which we believe has significant potential as a collectible and scarcity business model.
Our DRM currently uses the Ethereum blockchain but can switch to any public or private blockchain. If a particular blockchain that we use was not available in the future, we would make the appropriate database entries in an internal database. The Company currently has no plans to develop its own blockchain. On June 28, 2021, the Company entered into a memorandum of understanding with the blockchain company CasperLabs Holdings AG (“CasperLabs”), and the Company is presently moving its blockchain-based DRM from “proof of work” to a blockchain model based on “proof of stake,” which the Company believes will be more economically favorable. The Company further believes that switching to this blockchain model will result in the use of substantially less power and resources, which the Company in turn believes will be significantly better for the environment. On May 4, 2021, CasperLabs published an article in which it claimed its model is up to 1,360 times more energy-efficient than the blockchain models used by other networks.
Mining – Earning IRON
As stated earlier, Users can “opt in” to use their PCs (when they are not playing video games) to validate blockchain transactions. For performing these validation activities, Users will receive IRON, which may be used only to purchase (or to apply to the purchase of) video games on the Robot Cache Platform. IRON has a fixed value of $0.01 USD, and as stated earlier, IRON is not an ERC20 or other utility or security token, cannot be withdrawn from or traded on the Robot Cache Platform and, unlike a “cryptocurrency,” is not tradable on cryptocurrency or other exchanges. Users who “opt in” to perform such validation activities become part of the Company’s pool to validate transactions for third-party digital assets. Users may validate transactions on a variety of blockchains. In order to maximize profitability, the Company is able to select from a number of blockchains, depending on the Users’ computer hardware (i.e., Beam2, X16R and Ethereum, etc.). That said, the majority of Users validate transactions on the Ethereum blockchain.
Once a successful (validated) solution has been found on a blockchain, the Company is rewarded with cryptocurrency. The Company then credits the validating Users, in IRON, with the equivalent of the value of the earned cryptocurrency reward, and this crediting process takes place every minute. The Company holds the cryptocurrency that was mined until the end of every calendar month, at which time the Company exchanges the cryptocurrency for fiat currency through Coinbase, at prices publicly quoted on Coinbase. (Thus, the price exposure to Ether or other cryptocurrency for those Users who validate transactions varies on the basis of the price of the cryptocurrency at the time of the validation solution.)
The Company states in its Mining Policy, which is available in its entirety on the Robot Cache Platform, that it expressly disclaims any responsibility for electrical costs or computer damage resulting to the hardware or software components (including the data) of computers or related electronic equipment of Users who use them to earn IRON on the Robot Cache Platform.
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The Company currently has no plans to create, issue, or use any tokens or other digital assets, except as described herein. Furthermore, the Company has no plans to trade cryptocurrency on any unregulated secondary market (or anywhere at all other than Coinbase).
The Company has no plans to create, issue, or use any tokens or other digital assets, except as described herein. Furthermore, the Company has no plans to trade cryptocurrency on any unregulated secondary market (or anywhere at all other than Coinbase).
The Company’s Team
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company employs 16 full-time employees in San Diego, California, and two contractors in the US, France and Spain and expects to hire another six over the course of 2022. The Company’s directors, officers and key employees have over 100 years of combined experience in the video game industry (see Item 3 below titled “Directors and Officers”). The Company expects to hire approximately 8-10 additional individuals in 2022 to provide general administrative, sales and marketing and research and development services.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings or may be subject to other claims against it. The results of such legal proceedings and the resolution of such claims cannot be predicted with certainty; but in either case, they could have an adverse impact on the Company’s business or the development of the Robot Cache Platform because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of resources and other factors. The Company is not currently subject to any material claims against it, nor is it involved in any legal proceedings.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
As of the date of this Offering Circular, we rent office space at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, California 92122. Our subsidiary, Robot Cache S. L., rents an office in Santa Cruz Se Tenerife, Spain. Neither we nor our subsidiary owns any real property. To the Company’s knowledge, all intellectual property created by or on behalf of the Company (whether by employees or third-parties) is the property of the Company via employment policies, “work-for-hire” provisions, and assignments, as applicable.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This section regarding “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” includes a number of forward-looking statements that reflect the Company management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate” and “continue,” or similar words. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk and uncertainties and that actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by the Company in this Offering Circular and in reports filed by the Company with the Commission. Important factors currently known to the Company could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or any changes in the future operating results over time. The Company believes that its assumptions are based upon reasonable data derived from and known about its business and operations. No assurances are made that actual results of operations or the results of the Company’s future activities will not differ materially from its assumptions. Factors that could cause differences include, but are not limited to, expected market demand for the Company’s services, fluctuations in pricing for materials, and competition.
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Unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “our Company” refer to Robot Cache US Inc. and its subsidiary.
The following information should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, which are included in this Offering Circular. As noted above, the following discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are, among others, the following sections:
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| ● | Operating Results | |
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| ● | Critical Accounting Policies | |
| ● | Trends and Key Factors Affecting Our Performance |
Business Overview
The Company operates the Robot Cache Platform, an online PC digital distribution platform with Users in over 160 countries. The Robot Cache Platform enables Users to purchase PC games as well as list them for sale (i.e., relinquish their licensed rights to the content), in exchange for cash back on their credit cards or for store credit in the form of IRON, the Company’s digital “in-game” currency. We serve mainly PC gamers, game developers and Publishers.
In addition, the Company has pioneered a new – and, in the Company’s opinion, exciting – concept dubbed “Proof of Gaming,” which we have not seen to date in any other platform. Proof of Gaming enables Users to utilize their PCs’ CPUs and graphics cards (GPU) to validate transactions on the blockchain using the Company’s DRM-based client application, for which the Company rewards Users with IRON. As of the date of this Offering Circular, our beta Users have validated over one million hours of blockchain transactions. The client application has a real-time tracker that enables Users to see approximately how much IRON they have earned. This aspect of the Robot Cache Platform – enabling Users to earn store credit – is, we believe, unique and has been well received, as it provides an alternative way for Users in emerging markets to purchase video games that they would have not been able to obtain otherwise. The early traction and KPIs that we have received are encouraging and support our belief that Users want to be able to monetize their game libraries by selling titles that they no longer wish to retain. The Company has entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with the blockchain company CasperLabs Holdings AG (“CasperLabs”). The MOU calls for the Company to migrate its current DRM / copy protection methodology to the CASPER Blockchain Network (SYM: CSPR-USD), thereby significantly reducing the consumption of power needed for the Company to validate blockchain transactions and to manage licensed rights granted or revoked with respect to a User’s digital game copy. The Company has already implemented its new DRM / copy protection using the CASPER Blockchain Network, and it is currently being tested on CasperLabs’ “Test-net” before being deployed to its “Main-net.” This migration will transition our DRM-based copy protection from a “Proof of Work” method to “Proof of Stake,” requiring significantly less power consumption, given that the CASPER Blockchain Network has only 100 “validators” versus more than 40,000 on the Ethereum blockchain.
The Company was built by video game industry veterans with over 100 years of combined video game development and publishing experience. It expects that the relationships developed over time will enable its employees to seed the Robot Cache Platform with the best titles across all video game genres. The Company is built to cater to all types of PC video game revenue models (e.g., premium sale, free to play, subscription, and advertising-based).
Our one subsidiary, Robot Cache S.L., which is wholly owned by the Company, is headquartered in Santa Cruz Se Tenerife, Spain. We currently intend to discontinue all operations in Spain beginning sometime in 2022.
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Although retail physical video game sales are declining year over year, digital sales are strong. The Company has created an entirely new model for digital publishing platforms by enabling digital resale of PC video games on a secure distribution platform, powered by blockchain technology. This new model opens a fresh market for Publishers to create additional revenue streams outside of the initial PC video game sale or in-app purchases.
The Publisher feedback from our current partners and others has also been favorable. We have been able to secure the rights to well over 900 titles so far with little or no outlay of advances/guarantees. We believe that our ability to secure these rights is primarily due to the fact that our team has long-standing relationships from our many years in the game industry and that we offer a unique approach in paying out more in royalties, combined with a business model that rewards gamers who wish to be compensated for relinquishing the licenses to their games. However, as the marketplace changes, we anticipate that in some cases we will need to pay monetary advances for certain high-end so-called “AAA” games (meaning, generally, in the videogame industry, high-budget, high-profile games typically produced and distributed by large, well-known Publishers). In the event that we do pay Publishers such advances, the advances are in almost all cases allowed to be fully recouped by us before we are required to pay additional royalties. If we agree to a limitation on the time available to us to recoup any monetary advances paid, we would either need to (i) sell a sufficient number of games to recoup the advances or (ii) forfeit the remainder of any monetary advances paid. Therefore, although in some cases we may have prepaid royalties on our balance sheet, we expect to recoup them back in full. It is, in our opinion, a “win-win” scenario for both the Publisher and the User and opens up what we believe will be greater opportunities for increased sales for the gaming industry.
Other Media Forms
The technology developed by the Company applies, in addition to gaming, to other forms of media such as films, music, digital artwork and books. The Company has been approached by, for example, motion picture companies asking whether they could apply the same concept to their films, which could be bundled with or without associated games and “resold.” We have also been approached by book publishers that want to digitally watermark a small number of copies, creating “limited editions” and, by introducing “scarcity,” potentially increasing the value of such content. In our opinion, our business model and technology can be applied to many different forms of digital media and eventually will become the standard for verification and ownership provenance (i.e., tracking of previous owners via the blockchain) for buying and selling digital content globally.
AMD Partnership
On August 28, 2019, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) (“AMD”) announced a partnership with the Company that, in our opinion, has been fruitful in that AMD has been promoting the Robot Cache Platform throughout our beta testing phase by sending emails and social media blasts to its users, thereby significantly increasing our User base. We expect similar positive results to continue from this partnership in for the remainder of 2022 and beyond. The partnership has been of substantial value, as it represents a major global PC hardware manufacturer’s validation of the Company’s business model. We are also listed on AMD’s website at amd.com under its “Games” section.
China
On November 25, 2019 we entered into an agreement with respect to China with LedgerZ Holdings, one of our investors, which we expect will launch the Robot Cache Platform in China. The Chinese market has well over 300 million video game users and represents a $15B+ annual revenue market opportunity for the Company. As of the date of this Offering Circular , we have not yet factored into our forecasts any revenue projections for Asia; but we believe it will be material, as we expect to release the Robot Cache Platform in China early in 2023. As a result, we have already implemented additional payment forms for the Chinese market (such as WeChat Pay and Alipay), and we will be adding other forms of digital currency and payment solutions (such as Amazon payments and Coinbase Commerce). Adding these forms of payment, which our competitors have shied away from but are important to the future of digital global commerce, will, we believe, enable the global community to purchase games from the Robot Cache Platform.
Launch Expected First Quarter 2023
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Robot Cache Platform is in open beta and is expected to launch globally in the first quarter of 2023. With our current (December 31, 2021) User base of approximately 39,000 beta testers, we have been able to collect valuable KPIs such as “Average Revenue Per Paying User” (ARPPU), “Average Revenue Per User” (ARPU), “Average Revenue Per Miner” (ARPM), and other industry recognized KPIs.
We believe that our plan to use the funds raised in the 2021 Offering to acquire additional content in the digital PC game distribution e-commerce space, as well as adding support for supporting blockchain based games and digital items represents a dependable method for promoting an ecosystem of growth.
Material Developments
The Company has signed a licensing agreement with DACS Laboratories GmbH to integrate its streaming technology into the Robot Cache Platform to enable games to run quickly. We believe this relationship gives us an advantage over our competitors in that it enables our Users to start the download process after purchasing a game and then to play the game within minutes as opposed to waiting for the download’s completion, which for some of the larger games can require several hours. None of our competitors currently offers this capability, and we believe gamers will find this functionality valuable.
The Company officially has launched the Robot Cache Platform first in Brazil, Latin America and Australia in order to optimize the platform’s performance by monitoring the Company’s KPIs. Optimizing the platform’s performance in this matter will enable the Company to make necessary enhancements to the platform as well as our marketing efforts in order to optimize our marketing channels and the partners we work with as we get closer to opening up access to all users globally.
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Sources of Revenue
The Company generates its revenues from several different sources, some of which are unique to the Robot Cache Platform. The first source is the percentage of sales revenues that we receive (5%) from the sale of games. The second source is that we enable our Users to utilize their PCs (when they are not playing video games) to solve blockchain transactions (“mining”). In exchange for their mining activities, the Company credits back to them 85% of the mining awards received by the Company (as store credit, in the form of “IRON”), and retains the remaining 15% of the mining awards, which are converted from BTC to USD through Coinbase, the Company’s custodian, at the end of each calendar month. The User can use IRON to purchase games. The third source is our website’s use of third-party advertising, which is not permitted by our competitors. Since we will be handling advertising through direct sale and Publisher relationships, we will be charging industry standard video “CPM” rates (i.e., the cost an advertiser pays for 1,000 “ad impressions,” which are counted whenever an advertisement is displayed). The industry standard video CPM rate, as of the date of this Offering Circular, ranges between $18.00 and $24.00. We expect that as our User base grows, so will the Company’s advertising revenues, which are at a very high margin of approximately 97%. These additional sources of revenue enable us to have significantly reduced distribution costs, which benefit our publishing partners and generate other sources of income other than just sales of games.
Year ended December 31, 2021 compared with year ended December 31, 2020
Year ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Net revenue | $ | 784,552 | $ | 12,027 | ||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,661,609 | 793,948 | ||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (61,946 | ) | (52,195 | ) | ||||
| Amortization of Platform costs | (407,347 | ) | (407,347 | ) | ||||
| PPP loan forgiveness and other income & other expenses | 158,671 | 3,541 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | - | - | ||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | (2,187,679 | ) | $ | (1,237,922 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency translation, gain (loss) | (836 | ) | (326 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on stock investments, held-for-sale | (371,976 | ) | (24,660 | ) | ||||
| Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) | (2,560,491 | ) | (1,262,907 | ) | ||||
| Earnings per share, basic | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
| Earnings per share, diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
Revenues
For the fiscal year that ended on December 31, 2021 (the “2021 Fiscal Year”), the Company generated $781,563 in revenues and incurred expenses of $2,661,609.
For the 2021 Fiscal Year, the Company’s revenues from gaming customers, which totaled $2,989, continue to be minimal, a result of our ongoing open beta testing phase and continual refinement of the technology of the Robot Cache Platform to address customer feedback, as well as the fact that the Company has deployed no marketing efforts targeted at increasing revenue from customers. In 2021, the Company became a validator for CasperLabs’ cryptocurrency (“CSPR”) resulting in $781,563 worth of CSPR as node validating net revenue. We are engaging multiple advertising agencies globally as we prepare to exit open beta in the second fiscal quarter of 2022.
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Operating Expenses
Because of the open beta testing, the Company currently has no material expenses assigned to operations.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the 2021 Fiscal Year totaled $2,661,609, or an increase of $1,867,661 or 235%, as compared to $793,948 during the fiscal year that ended on December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Fiscal Year”). Payroll expense represents 46.8% of general and administrative expenses. The Company hired additional engineers to further develop the Robot Cache Platform as well as a Vice President of marketing to begin the marketing of the Company’s services and products. $284,474.96 was invested in a sales commercial and in other marketing materials to prepare for the product launch in 2022. $325,000 was invested in a technology platform to market and process the Company’s stock in the 2021 Offering. The remainder of the selling, general and administrative expenses were rent, supplies, internet and telecommunications, travel etc.
Asset impairment charges
Cryptocurrency is evaluated each year and reported at the lower of cost or market including the CSPR cryptocurrency earned from validation activity.
Other income and expenses
The Company used funds raised in the 2021 Offering to pay off the Roxy Friday loans (see below) in full before the end of 2021.
It capitalizes development costs and then amortizes those costs over three years. It amortized $407,347 of its developed platform accounts in both 2021 and 2020.
It was granted $159,625 of forgiveness for the loan it received from the federal government in 2021 under the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
Its foreign currency loss was $836 in 2021 compared to $326 in 2020.
Its valuation of cryptocurrency on December 31, 2021 resulted in an unrealized loss of $371,976, including CSPR cryptocurrency earned from being a blockchain validator for CasperLabs. None of the Company’s cryptocurrency was converted to United States Dollars during either the 2021 Fiscal Year or the 2020 Fiscal Year. The corresponding unrealized loss for the 2020 Fiscal Year was $24,660.
The remaining other expenses totaled $954 in 2021 compared to $303 in 2020.
For the 2021 Fiscal Year, we recorded no gain or loss (realized or unrealized) on stock investments.
Income taxes
Income taxes for the 2021 Fiscal Year and for the 2020 Fiscal Year were $0.
Net loss
For the 2021 Fiscal Year, the Company had a net loss of $2,560,491, compared with a net loss of $1,262,907 for the 2020 Fiscal Year. The increase in net loss is primarily due to the higher operating costs in increase personnel, marketing, and technology costs.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had cash of $20,352,630. We reported a net loss of $2,560,491 during the 2021 Fiscal Year. The Company incurred a net loss of $1,262,907 during the 2020 Fiscal Year. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s net cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities.
| Year ended December 31, | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (578,273 | ) | $ | (688,193 | ) | ||
| Net cash provided by investing activities | (107,357 | ) | 8,881 | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 21,036,674 | 640,199 | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | 20,351,044 | (39,113 | ) | |||||
| Cash, beginning of period | 1,586 | 40,699 | ||||||
| Cash, end of period | $ | 20,352,630 | $ | 1,586 | ||||
Sources of Liquidity
The Company previously funded operations primarily through SAFTs, as noted above, and through loans from Roxy Friday, LLC (“Roxy Friday”), an entity controlled by Frank Brian Fargo, who is a co-founder of the Company and a member of its board of directors. In the 2021 Offering, the Company raised net proceeds of $22,430,174 and paid off the loans of $1,393,500 resulting in the $21,036,674 from “financing activities” reflected in the chart above. In the opinion of management, the Company’s current cash position and its use of cash ($578,273 in 2021 and $688,193 in 2020) will enable it to cover current operations for the next 48 months and beyond, depending on the success of the 2022 site launch. The funds raised from the 2021 Offering, other than those applied to retire the Roxy Friday debt in 2021, will be used primarily for User acquisition and for the acquisition of additional content, in each case to accelerate Company growth.
Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities
As noted above, cash used in operating activities was $578,273 for the 2021 Fiscal Year compared to $688,193 for the 2020 Fiscal Year. Cash was consumed from the net loss of $2,560,491 for the 2021 Fiscal Year and $1,237,922 for the 2020 Fiscal Year.
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Net use of cash from investing activities for the 2021 Fiscal Year was $107,357, the amount of the Company’s investment in development of the Robot Cache Platform.
Net cash from investing activities during the 2020 Fiscal Year was $8,881, consisting of proceeds from the sale of cryptocurrencies.
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the 2021 Fiscal Year was $21,036,674, representing net proceeds of $22,430,174 from the 2021 Offering, reduced by the payoff of the Roxy Friday loan balance of $1,393,500.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $640,199 for the 2020 Fiscal Year, from proceeds of that portion of the Roxy Friday loans made in that year.
For the 2020 Fiscal Year, the Company received $1,328,000 from the proceeds of loans from Roxy Friday.
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Equity and Convertible Debt Financing
In addition, THCT stock owned by the Company has been impaired. It was valued at $128,780 as of December 31, 2020. It was valued at $42,744 as of December 31, 2021.
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, the Company raised $1,328,000 in the form of loans from Roxy Friday. Subsequent additional loans from Roxy Friday increased the Company’s outstanding loan principal balance, as of August 1, 2021, to $1,409,315 (with no accrued unpaid interest). As of December 31, 2021, the prior loan to Roxy Friday, owned solely by the Company’s founder and director Frank Brian Fargo, in the amount of $1,409,315, was fully repaid, resulting in no further obligation to Roxy Friday.
The Company used the capital raised from the Roxy Friday loans and the SAFT sales to develop and maintain the Robot Cache Platform, to fund legal expenses, for marketing and advertising, for operations, and for other general corporate purposes.
Operating and Capital Expenditure Requirements
Primarily as a consequence of the 2021 Offering, the Company began 2022 with $20,352,630 in cash and cash equivalents. Even after taking into account the net loss of $2,560,491 for the 2021 Fiscal Year, the Company nevertheless expects that the amount raised in the 2021 Offering will enable it to fund operations for 4 to 10 years, depending on the success of the 2022 site launch.
The Company expects its existing funds, together with the capital that it hopes to raise in this Offering ($25 million), will be sufficient to meet anticipated cash operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for 18 months. The sale of additional equity may result in dilution to our existing stockholders. If, in addition, the Company decided to finance through the issuance of equity other than the Common Stock, any such securities might provide their holders with rights senior to those associated with the Common Stock. If the Company decided to raise additional funds through the issuance of debt, the related credit agreements could contain covenants that would restrict our operations, and such debt would rank senior to the Common Stock. The Company might require additional capital beyond currently anticipated amounts, and additional capital might not be available on reasonable terms, or at all.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Actual results inevitably will differ from those estimates, and such differences may be material to the financial statements. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include long-term investments, the recoverability of long-lived assets, impairment analysis of intangible assets, and stock-based compensation.
Statements of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows are affected by the accounting policies the Company has adopted. In order to get a full understanding of the Company’s financial statements, one must have a clear understanding of the accounting policies employed. A summary of the Company’s critical accounting policies follows:
Long Term Investments
The Company accounts for its long-term investments, consisting of equity investments, at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income.
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Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies (including bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Casper (CSPR)) are included in current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Cryptocurrencies purchased are recorded at cost and cryptocurrencies awarded to the Company through its mining activities are accounted for in connection with the Company’s revenue recognition policy disclosed below.
Cryptocurrencies held are accounted for as intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. An intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized but is instead assessed for impairment annually, or more frequently, when events or changes in circumstances occur, indicating that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived asset is impaired. An asset is impaired when its carrying amount exceeds its fair value, which, in the case of a cryptocurrency, is measured at any given time using the cryptocurrency’s quoted price at that time. In testing for impairment, the Company has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. If that determination is negative, a quantitative impairment test is not necessary and is not performed. If, however, the Company concludes otherwise, it is required to perform a quantitative impairment test. To the extent an impairment loss is recognized, the loss establishes the new cost basis of the asset. Subsequent reversal of impairment losses is not permitted.
In the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows, purchases of cryptocurrencies by the Company are included within investing activities, while cryptocurrencies awarded to the Company through its mining activities are included within operating activities.
Realized gains or losses from the sale of cryptocurrencies are included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company accounts for its gains or losses in accordance with the first in first out (FIFO) method of accounting.
All cryptocurrencies owned by the Company are held by the Company’s custodian Coinbase. Since the Company currently has no plans to issue any tokens or other digital assets, the Company does not anticipate holding cryptocurrency in the future, other than as a result of the mining pool activities described elsewhere.
The Company intends to offer its Users the ability, in the future, to pay for games with cryptocurrency through potential partners such as Coinbase Commerce. The Company anticipates it would determine each month whether or not to convert such cryptocurrency into cash or hold it in trust at either Coinbase or another cryptocurrency exchange.
Impairment of long-lived assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds their fair value.
Recently issued and adopted accounting pronouncements
The Company continually assesses any new accounting pronouncements to determine their applicability to the Company’s financial statements. When it is determined that a new accounting pronouncement affects the Company’s financial reporting, the Company undertakes a review to determine the consequences of the change to its financial statements and believes that proper controls are in place to ascertain that the Company’s financial statements properly reflect any material changes.
We have considered recently issued accounting pronouncements and do not believe the adoption of such pronouncements will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not currently have and has never had any off-balance sheet arrangements.
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Plan of Operations
Over the next 12 months, the Company anticipates that it will undertake the following:
| ● | Acquire additional games and content from top Publishers to increase our offerings. Payments by the Company of minimum guarantees of income to the Publishers (“MGs”) are considered “advances on future royalties” and are fully recoupable by us. We account for these MGs as prepaid liabilities, which we will reduce as game sales occur. The Company’s intent is to properly assess the risk of such advances for specific games as well as other catalogue games and to “cross-collateralize” all of them until we have fully recouped the advances, thereby reducing the risk of our not earning back the payments made to the Publishers as MGs. | |
| ● | Acquire new Users through subsidizing “free game giveaway” offers and other promotions, contests and consumer events that attract new Users, as well as leverage its partnerships with AMD and others. | |
| ● | Develop new features for the Robot Cache Platform to increase its “stickiness” and retention of the User base and store operations, as well as general store operations, customer service, account management. |
The Company is of the opinion that the proceeds from this Offering will satisfy its cash requirements and that it will not be necessary to raise additional funds in the next 48 months to implement the Company’s plan of operations.
It is the option of management that the Company’s current cash position and reported most recent negative cash flow from operations of $578,273 in 2021 and $688,193 in 2020 will allow the Company to cover current operations for the next 48 months and beyond depending on the success of the 2022 site launch. The money raised from this Offering will be used, in part, for acquiring complementary companies to accelerate the Company’s User growth, as well as for acquiring more AAA games and other forms of games (including “free to play” and blockchain based games).
Trends and Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
Investment in Long-Term Growth.
The core elements of the Company’s growth strategy include acquiring new customers, broadening distribution capabilities through strategic partnerships, extending customer lifetime value by continually delivering new games to our Users, and expanding our product offerings. The Company plans to continue to invest significant resources to accomplish these goals, and the Company anticipates that its operating expenses will continue to increase for the foreseeable future, particularly sales and marketing expenses. These investments are intended to contribute to long-term growth, but they may affect near-term profitability.
The Company’s future growth will continue to depend, in part, on attracting additional Users and increasing the ways in which we monetize them. The Company plans to increase its sales and marketing spending and seek to attract these Users. We expect to rely on User acquisition, strategic distribution partners, affinity networks and conference and speaking events for the Company’s growth.
Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”)
With our current User base of approximately 39,000 beta testers, we have been able to collect valuable KPIs such as “Average Revenue Per Paying User” (ARPPU), “Average Revenue Per User” (ARPU), “Average Revenue Per Miner” (ARPM), and other industry recognized KPIs. See below for our historical (2020) KPI data. KPIs for 2021 are not materially different, as the Robot Cache Platform has not yet launched globally.
| KPI | March 31, 2020 | June 30, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Cost per Acquisition | $ | 0.46 | (1) | $ | 0.45 | (2) | 0.50 | $ | 0.50 | (3) | ||||||
| Average Revenue Per Paying User (ARPPU) | $ | 6.37 | (4) | $ | 4.53 | 6.79 | $ | 15.10 | ||||||||
| Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) (per month) | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.43 | 0.77 | $ | 0.97 | |||||||||
| Average Revenue Per Miner (ARPM) | $ | 0.86 | $ | 0.48 | (5) | 1.42 | $ | 2.39 | (6) | |||||||
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| (1) | Customer acquisition cost for the period ending March 31, 2020 consisted of $1,042.91 spent on emails, as a result of which we acquired 2,267 users. | |
| (2) | Free game giveaway: $5,833.50 (cost) + $2,220.40 (emails) = $8,053.90; as a result of which we acquired 17,738 users. | |
| (3) | $225.47 in email costs – 451 users acquired | |
| (4) | We did not start tracking revenue until the beta launch on February 1, 2020; consequently, we have no information from January 2020. | |
| (5) | ARPM declined in the second quarter of 2020 because the ETH DAG file increased in size and Users with only lower-quality video cards (i.e., not above 6GB of RAM) were no longer eligible to participate in the Company’s mining pool activities. | |
| (6) | This increase in ARPM in the fourth quarter of 2020 resulted from the Company’s requiring Users to have video cards with more than 6GB of RAM in order to be eligible to participate in the Company’s mining pool activities. |
Users, paying Users and Miners for each quarterly period in 2020 are presented in the chart below:
| Quarter | Number of Users | Number of Paying Users | Number of Miners | |||||||||
| End of March 31, 2020 | 10,359 | 84 | 1,053 | |||||||||
| End of June 30, 2020 | 27,952 | 510 | 6,784 | |||||||||
| End of September 30, 2020 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| End of December 31, 2020 | 36,711 | 1,482 | 7,396 | |||||||||
As stated in “Use of Proceeds,” our current projections are that we will have approximately 4,000,000 Registered Users one year after the date of this Offering Circular (i.e., in 2023), 12,000,000 Registered Users one year later (i.e., in 2024), and 18,000,000 Registered Users in the year after that (i.e., in 2025).
The user forecasts are a combination of expected traffic volume of first-time visitors from our strategic partners as well as from our internal social and paid marketing efforts. For the basis of the analysis, we will first lay out the assumptions based on the KPIs we track each month.
As of December 31, 2021, we have a conversion rate of 9% for new first-time visitors that create new accounts on the Robot Cache Platform. Our assumptions are based on traffic from these efforts and are cumulative, as 43% of these new users come back at least once a month and are counted as active accounts.
Our estimates are driven from the “top of the funnel,” meaning that they are based on the above conversion rate (which we track every month). Since we will have new users from a variety of sources, there are several factors that determine how many users we expect. The primary sources of users that we anticipate in the near future are as follows:
| ● | AMD. 24 million monthly active users (“MAU”). We are estimating a 0.5% visit rate from AMD’s promotions to its user base (120,000 new visits per month). |
| ● | Momentum/Fox Sports. 31 million MAU. We are estimating a 0.01% visit rate from its promotions to its user base (31,000 new visits per month). |
| ● | China. Once we launch in China (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”), we anticipate receiving two million visits to our website, based on discussions with our partners in China. |
| ● | Armor Games. Armor Games has approximately three million users and we have ads on its site. We are estimating a 0.05% visit rate from its promotions to its user base (15,000 new visits per month). |
We estimate, as of the date of this Offering Circular, that total new first-time visits to our website for the first twelve months after the worldwide global launch of the Robot Cache Platform will exceed 18 million. We are assuming a slightly better conversion rate of 15% would equate to 2.82 million new accounts.
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DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT
Our directors, executive officers and other significant individuals, their positions and ages as of June 1, 2022, their terms of office, and their approximate hours of work per week are as follows:
| Name | Position | Age | Term of Office | Approximate hours per week for part-time employees | ||||
| Lee Jacobson | Chief Executive Officer and Director | 56 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Mark Caldwell | Chief Technology Officer | 58 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Philippe Erwin | General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business Development | 54 | Began April 1, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Frank Brian Fargo | Director | 59 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A | ||||
| Keven Baxter | Director | 62 | Began Jan. 16, 2018 | N/A |
Executive Officers
Lee Jacobson, Chief Executive Officer. Lee is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. He is an entertainment executive with over 25 years of experience in the video game industry and 16 years of experience managing digital distribution at some of the most well-known Publishers in the world. From 2017 to 2018, Lee was the Managing Director of Converge Direct, LLC, a digital advertising agency, where he managed all of the analytics and software development operations for its clients. Beginning in 2012, Lee was the Chief Executive Officer of Apmetrix Analytics Inc. until it liquidated its assets in 2019 in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. From 2009 to 2012, Lee was a Senior Vice President, Licensing and Digital Publishing for Atari, where he was responsible for global licensing activities for all consumer products and interactive categories for the Atari brand and global publishing operations for the console and mobile business units. From 1998 to 2009, Lee was a Vice President, Business Development and Licensing, for Midway Games Inc., during which time he managed the worldwide licensing and business development functions. Prior to 1998, Lee was a Director of Business Development for Virgin Interactive Entertainment beginning in 1997. In December 2019, Lee formed, and became the Chief Executive Officer and a director of, a Delaware corporation named Digital World Acquisition Corp., the corporation’s intention being to serve as a special purpose acquisition company at some point after its formation. Lee resigned as CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp. on May 21, 2021. He remains a nonmanagement director of Digital World Acquisition Corp. and serves on its audit committee.
Mark Caldwell, Chief Technology Officer. Mark is the Company’s Chief Technology Officer. He is an entrepreneur and veteran in the video game industry with over 25 years of experience in the industry, who has created and won awards for games on platforms from the Apple II to the Xbox 360. From 2017 to 2018, Mark was the Chief Technology Officer of Converge Direct, LLC, where he managed all of its analytics, information technology and data management infrastructure. Beginning in 2012, Mark was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Apmetrix Analytics Inc. until it liquidated its assets in 2019 in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. Mark simultaneously was the Chief Technology Officer of Anametrix, Inc. from 2013 to 2014. From 2011 to 2013, Mark was the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Plaor, a social games publisher that offered entertain and social experience for gamers. From 2010 to 2011, Mark was a Vice President, Engineering, at Playdom and Disney Interactive Media Group, during which time he was responsible for a broad range of technology services. From 2005 to 2009, Mark was a Director of PC Development and Executive Producer for Midway Games Inc., responsible for all processes, testing plans and online distribution models for PC development and distribution to optimize hardware of PC vendors and all PC franchises, including, among others, Lord of the Rings Online, Unreal Tournament 3, Rise & Fall and Stranglehold. Before joining Midway Games Inc., Mark was the founder, Chief Executive Officer and President of Rapid Eye Entertainment, Inc. from 2001 to 2005, where he developed, planned and organized all facets of the business, including strategy, creative, budgets, production, development and business management. From 1996 to 2001, Mark was a Vice President, Development, for The 3DO Company, and before that, the Co-founder and Senior Vice President of New World Computing, Inc. beginning in 1986. He is a recipient of the Top Tech Exec Awards, San Diego, for 2015 and 2016, honoring him for being an outstanding information technology executive who works in San Diego, as nominated by his peers and clients.
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Philippe Erwin, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business Development. With a background in international and intellectual property law, Philippe has been working in the games industry for over 20 years in various roles, from corporate senior executive to entrepreneur. From 2014 to 2017, Philippe was founder and Chief Executive Officer of Relativity Studios, a media and games company developing highly successful and engaging interactive content for top brands such as Mattel and Crayola, generating over 20 million downloads for its partners on the App and Google Play stores. From 2011 to 2013, Philippe was co-founder and partner of QED Associates, an interactive entertainment consultancy working with top media companies, video game publishers, and filmmakers, including Warner Bros., Tencent, Atari, Wargaming, and Mad Max director George Miller, where he identified and secured over $50 million in investment and distribution deals for its partners. Prior to that, from 2007 to 2010, Philippe co-founded and was the CEO of independent video game developer, Collision Studios, where he managed the successful launch of over 20 titles across 10 different platforms (PC, Mac, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii, and Apple/Google mobile), including the highly successful “300: March to Glory” video game which received a Sony’s Greatest Hits award. From 2002 to 2006, Philippe was Vice President of Interactive Entertainment at Warner Bros., where he was responsible for building and overseeing the studio’s video games publishing group, eventually resulting in $2B in sales from its key franchises such as Harry Potter, The Matrix, Batman, Justice League, Friends, and Cartoon Network. From 2000 to 2001 Philippe was Vice President of Business Affairs for the games group at Universal Studios (Bruce Lee, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, etc.), where he handled a variety of legal matters including production and distribution deals, M&A, litigation, compliance issues and corporate matters. From 1996-1999, Philippe was Director of Business Development at Activision Blizzard, where he was responsible for the company’s ancillary business Shares, working with such franchises as Tony Hawk, Mechwarrior, Battlezone, and Activision classics. From 1992-1995, Philippe worked as an attorney at several large law firms in New York, Paris and Los Angeles, including Wilson Elser, Thomas & Associates and Loeb & Loeb, where he handled a variety of transactional and litigation work for Fortune 100 companies involving intellectual property, corporate, insurance, and international matters. Philippe is a member of the New York, Massachusetts, California, District of Columbia, Paris (France), London (UK) and US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) bar associations.
Board of Directors
The board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) consists of the following two members in addition to Lee Jacobson:
Frank Brian Fargo is a co-founder of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors. He has over 30 years of experience in the software publishing industry. Brian founded inXile Entertainment, Inc. (“inXile”), a developer of entertainment software for all popular game video game systems, personal computers and wireless devices, in 2002 and helped inXile successfully fund the development of Wasteland 2 through a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $2.9 million. In 2019, Brian sold inXile to Microsoft Games Studios, though he continues to serve as inXile’s Studio Head. From 1983 to 2001, Brian was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Interplay, a company that he took public in 1998.
Keven Baxter is a member of the Board of Directors. Keven has over 30 years of experience advising technology companies in licensing and transactional matters. Since 2006, Keven has been a Partner at Baxter Technology Law, Inc. where he specializes in technology and media licensing and business and commercial transactions. From 2003 to 2005, Keven was a Vice President, Legal, for Fair Isaac Corporation, which develops and markets scoring and analytic solutions to the financial, insurance, healthcare, telecommunications and other industries, where he managed the worldwide operational legal activity. From 1999 to 2002, Keven was the General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Development for Buy.com, Inc. Keven was the General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Interplay Entertainment Corp. from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that time, Keven was a business and technology lawyer with the national law firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. Mr. Baxter has been a licensed attorney in the State of California since 1988.
Recent Development
As noted above, Lee Jacobson, Robot Cache’s CEO, is a nonmanagement director of Digital World Acquisition Corp. (“DWAC”). In public filings, DWAC has disclosed that on June 13, 2022, it and each member of its board of directors, including Mr. Jacobson, received a federal grand jury subpoena from the Southern District of New York seeking documents related to its business operations. DWAC and certain directors, including Mr. Jacobson, also received a related subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2022. Mr. Jacobson is complying with the terms of the subpoenas. He has not been advised that he is a target of any governmental investigation.
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table indicates the annual compensation of each of the three highest paid persons who were executive officers or directors during the 2021 Fiscal Year:
| Name | Capacities in which compensation was received | Cash compensation (2021) | Other compensation (2021) | Total compensation (2021) | ||||||||||
| Lee Jacobson | Chief Executive Officer | $ | 309,166.71 | 1 | $ | 0 | $ | 309,166.71 | ||||||
| Mark Caldwell | Chief Technology Officer | $ | 297,916.71 | 2 | $ | 0 | $ | 297,916.71 | ||||||
| Philippe Erwin | General Counsel | $ | 52,500.00 | $ | 0 | $ | 52,500.00 | * | ||||||
* Compensation was paid to UPO Inc., Mr. Erwin’s employer.
(1) Includes $100k of deferred compensation from 2019, 2020.
(2) Includes $100k of deferred compensation from 2019, 2020.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the information concerning the number of outstanding shares of our Common Stock owned beneficially as of the date of this Offering Circular by (i) all Company executive officers and directors as a group and (ii) each person who beneficially owns more than 10% of our Common Stock. All shares shown in the table as beneficially owned are owned directly by the named beneficial owner(s). The Company has no other class of voting securities.
Unless otherwise indicated, the stockholders listed below possess sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of Common Stock they own.
| Name and address of beneficial owner | Amount of beneficial ownership | Amount of beneficial ownership acquirable | Percent of class | |||||||||
| Directors and executive officers as a group | 68,210,343 | 0 | 35.31 | % | ||||||||
| Frank Brian Fargo(1) | 44,372,223 | 0 | 22.97 | % | ||||||||
| Lee Jacobson(2) | 11,919,060 | 0 | 6.17 | % | ||||||||
| Mark Caldwell(3) | 11,919,060 | 0 | 6.17 | % | ||||||||
| (1) | 1735 Flight Way, Suite 400, Tustin, CA 92782 |
| (2) | 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92122 |
| (3) | 3650 Torrey View Court, San Diego, CA 92130 |
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Changes in Control
There are no present arrangements or pledges of any of our securities, equity or debt, that may result in a change in our control.
Legal and Disciplinary History of Our Executive Officers and Directors
Lee Jacobson was previously the Chief Executive Officer and Mark Caldwell the Chief Technology Officer of Apmetrix, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Apmetrix, Inc. was an enterprise data management company that had a dispute with its licensor over the adequacy of the technology being licensed and the corresponding royalty payments, ultimately filing a bankruptcy petition that began on December 15, 2016 and terminated on December 13, 2019.
With the exception of the above disclosure, during the last five years, (i) no petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against any Company executive officer or director, or any person nominated to become a Company director, nor has any receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for (a) the business or property of such person, (b) any partnership in which he was general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or (c) any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing and (ii) neither any Company executive officer or director, nor any person nominated to become a Company director: (a) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding or named as a defendant in a pending criminal proceeding (excluding, in each case, traffic violations and minor offenses); (b) has been the subject of an entry of an order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that permanently enjoined, barred, suspended, or otherwise, his involvement in any type of business, securities, commodities, or banking activities; (c) the subject of a finding or judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or a state securities regulator of a violation of U.S. federal or state securities or commodities trading laws, which finding or judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated; (d) the subject of an order by a self-regulatory organization that permanently or temporarily barred, suspended, or otherwise limit his/their involvement in any type of business or securities activities; or (e) a disqualified person under Rule 262, Rule 505(b)(2)(iii), and Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) under the Securities Act.
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
As of December 31, 2021, the prior loan to Roxy Friday, owned solely by the Company’s founder and director Frank Brian Fargo, in the amount of $1,409,315, was fully repaid, resulting in no further obligation to Roxy Friday.
Other than as disclosed in the preceding sentence, from the time of the Company’s formation on January 16, 2018 through the date of this Offering Circular, neither the Company nor its subsidiary Robot Cache S.L. has been, or is to be, a participant in any transaction or currently proposed transaction in which (i) any RC Related Person had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest (other than their Company compensation, which is described under “Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers”) and (ii) the amount involved in the transaction exceeded or will exceed the lesser of (1) $120,000 and (2) one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years. For purposes of the preceding sentence, an “RC Related Person” is (A) any director or executive officer of the Company, (B) any nominee for election as a director of the Company, (C) any person who beneficially owns more than 10% of any class of the Company’s voting securities, (D) any promoter of the Company or (E) any immediate family member of any person specified in clause (A), (B), (C) or (D).
Any future transactions between either the Company or Robot Cache S.L., on the one hand, and an RC Related Person, on the other hand, will be entered into on terms that are commercially reasonable or otherwise no less favorable to the Company than those that can be obtained from any third party other than an RC Related Person.
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SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
General
The following description summarizes important terms of our Common Stock. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, restated, amended and restated, or otherwise modified prior to the date of this Offering Circular, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and our bylaws, which have been filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement. For more detailed information, please refer to these exhibits.
As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 193,139,318 Shares are issued and outstanding. As of the date of this Offering Circular, preferred stock is not authorized under the Certificate of Incorporation (and, consequently, no preferred stock is issued or outstanding).
We have not undergone a stock split; paid either a cash dividend or a stock dividend; effected a recapitalization of our securities; entered into a merger; acquired any material asset, partnership or corporation; effected a spin-off; or performed a reorganization from the date of our formation. With the exception of the contemplated acquisition of material assets, as described in this Offering Circular, no such acts or activities are being contemplated for the future.
This Offering relates to the offer and sale of up to 25,000,000 Shares, as described below.
Shares
The number of Shares subject to this Offering is 27,500,000, consisting of (i) up to 25,000,000 Shares that we are offering for sale to investors, at a fixed price of $1.00 per Share, and (ii) up to 2,500,000 Bonus Shares. The minimum purchase per investor is $1,000.00 (1,000 Shares). Additional purchases may be made in multiples of $500.00 (500 Shares). No investor will be entitled to a fractional Share.
Common Stock
Voting Rights. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each Share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Under the Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws, any corporate action to be taken by vote of stockholders other than for election of directors is authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast. Directors are generally elected by a plurality of stockholder votes, except that vacancies on the board may also be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors (even if less than a quorum). Stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights.
Dividend Rights. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive, ratably, those dividends, if any, that may be declared from time to time by the Board out of legally available funds.
Liquidation Rights. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of Common Stock would be entitled to share ratably in the net assets legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all of our debts and other liabilities.
Other Rights. Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive, conversion or subscription rights, nor do any redemption or sinking fund provisions apply to the Common Stock. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of Common Stock would be subject to, and could be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of shares of any future class or series of preferred stock.
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Shares Eligible for Future Sale
As of the date of this Offering Circular, our Common Stock has no public market. Although we are considering whether to apply to list – on a stock exchange or other trading platform – the Shares sold in this Offering, our Common Stock is not currently traded on any exchange or on the over-the-counter market, and we can provide no assurance that it will ever be quoted on a stock exchange or a quotation service. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of Shares, or the availability of Shares for sale, will have on their prevailing market price from time to time. Nevertheless, sales of substantial amounts of our Common Stock, including the issuance of Shares upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants, or the perception that these sales or issuances could occur in the public market after this Offering concludes, could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time and could impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of our equity securities.
If all Shares are sold, at least 218,139,318 Shares will be outstanding, together with an indeterminate number of Bonus Shares. The aforementioned number of Shares expected to be outstanding upon completion of this Offering assumes:
| ● | the sale of 25,000,000 Shares, the maximum number offered for sale during the Offering Period; and | |
| ● | the issuance of no Bonus Shares. |
Any Shares issued upon the exercise of the existing Warrants would be “restricted securities,” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”). In general, under Rule 144 (as in effect on the date of this Offering Circular), any investor (i) that, for purposes of the Securities Act, is not deemed to have been a Company “affiliate” at any time during the period of ninety (90) days preceding a sale of Shares issued to that investor upon exercise of his, her or its Warrants and (ii) that beneficially owns those Shares for at least six (6) months after the Warrants’ exercise may sell those Shares without restriction, subject to the Company’s compliance with Rule 144’s public information requirements. In addition, a non-affiliate investor that has held, for at least one (1) year, the Shares that are issued upon exercise of the Warrants, may sell those Shares without complying with Rule 144’s other requirements.
Rule 701 Inapplicable
In general, under Rule 701 under the Securities Act, any of our non-affiliate employees, directors, consultants, or advisors who purchased Shares from us in connection with a qualified compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement and in compliance with Rule 701 would be eligible to resell those Shares, in reliance on Rule 144, ninety (90) days after the Company become subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, but without compliance with Rule 144’s various conditions, including compliance with specified holding periods. The Company has adopted, and its stockholders have recently approved, an equity incentive plan (see Item 4 above titled “Dilution”).
Lock-up and Market Stand-Off Agreements
Pursuant to the terms of the Posting Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Offering Circular, StartEngine Primary has agreed that the securities issued to its previously referenced two percent (2%) commission in this Offering are subject to a lock-up covenant of 180 days immediately following the date of qualification or commencement of sales pursuant to this Offering. Other than as disclosed in the immediately preceding sentence, there are no lock-up or market stand-off agreements currently in effect with respect to the Common Stock.
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Litigation Forum
Article 10 of the Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for certain litigation, including any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company. This provision is limited by Section 27 of the Exchange Act, which creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder, and Section 22 of the Securities Act, which creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder.
Trading Suspensions; Administrative Actions
Neither the Company nor its officers or directors are, and at no time have any of them been, subject to any trading suspension order or any other type of administrative action or order issued by the Commission or FINRA.
Certain legal matters with respect to the Shares will be passed upon by the law firm of Ross Law Group, PLLC, New York, New York.
The Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 included in this Offering Circular have been audited by IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in its report appearing herein. The financial statements have been included in reliance upon that firm’s report on its authority as an expert in accounting and auditing.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
March 1, 2022
| To: | Board of Directors, ROBOT CACHE US INC. |
| Attn: Lee Jacobson | |
| Re: | 2021-2020 Financial Statement Audit |
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of ROBOT CACHE US INC. (a corporation organized in Delaware) (the “Company”), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related statements of operations, shareholder equity, and cash flows for the calendar year periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of the Company’s financial statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations, shareholder equity and its cash flows for the calendar year periods ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 thus ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Sincerely,
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IndigoSpire CPA Group |
IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC
Aurora, Colorado
March 1, 2022
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
BALANCE SHEET
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 20,352,630 | $ | 1,586 | ||||
| Deposits | 7,552 | 15,696 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 174,807 | 114,823 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 535 | 0 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 20,535,467 | 132,104 | ||||||
| Cryptocurrency, net, available for sale | 543,667 | 0 | ||||||
| Investment in less-than-20%-owned entity | 100,000 | 128,780 | ||||||
| Capitalized platform development costs, net of amortization | 511,013 | 814,693 | ||||||
| Total Assets | 21,690,204 | 1,075,577 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 131,432 | 126,172 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 2,129,780 | 9,800 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 99,750 | 186,707 | ||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 2,360,962 | 322,679 | ||||||
| Notes payable, related party – non-current portion | 0 | 1,393,500 | ||||||
| Simple Agreements for Future Tokens | 0 | 1,594,927 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 2,360,962 | 3,311,106 | ||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 192,674 | 95,691 | ||||||
| Stock subscription receivable | (2,029,961 | ) | 0 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 37,812,339 | 11,754,099 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | (16,645,810 | ) | (14,085,319 | ) | ||||
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | 19,329,242 | (2,235,529 | ) | |||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | $ | 21,690,204 | $ | 1,075,577 | ||||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Revenues – software | $ | 2,989 | $ | 0 | ||||
| Revenues - mining | 790,804 | 0 | ||||||
| Cost of revenues – mining | 9,241 | 0 | ||||||
| Gross profit – mining | 781,563 | 0 | ||||||
| Net Revenues | 784,522 | 0 | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| General and administrative | 2,396,984 | 771,283 | ||||||
| Sales and marketing | 264,625 | 10,641 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 2,661,609 | 793,948 | ||||||
| Net Operating Income (Loss) | (1,877,057 | ) | (781,924 | ) | ||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (61,946 | ) | (52,195 | ) | ||||
| Gain (loss) on sale of cryptocurrency | 0 | 3,848 | ||||||
| Amortization of platform costs | (407,347 | ) | (407,347 | ) | ||||
| PPP loan forgiveness and other income | 159,625 | 0 | ||||||
| Other expenses | (954 | ) | (303 | ) | ||||
| Tax provision (benefit) | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Net Income (Loss) | $ | (2,187,679 | ) | $ | (1,237,922 | ) | ||
| Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | (836 | ) | (326 | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, available-for-sale | (371,976 | ) | (24,660 | ) | ||||
| Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) | $ | (2,560,491 | ) | $ | (1,262,907 | ) | ||
| Earnings per share, basic | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
| Earnings per share, diluted | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER EQUITY/DEFICIT
For Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| Common Stock | Stock Subscription | Additional Paid-In | Retained | Total Shareholder | ||||||||||||||||||||
| # of shares | $ | Receivable | Capital | Earnings | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of January 1, 2020 | 85,711,048 | $ | 85,711 | $ | 0 | $ | 4,902,399 | $ | (12,822,412 | ) | $ | (7,834,302 | ) | |||||||||||
| Conversion of SAFTs to common shares | 9,980,170 | 9,980 | 0 | 6,851,700 | 6,861,680 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (1,262,907 | ) | (1,262,907 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2020 | 95,691,218 | $ | 95,691 | $ | 0 | $ | 11,754,099 | $ | (14,085,319 | ) | $ | (2,235,529 | ) | |||||||||||
| Conversion of SAFTs to common shares and issuance of stock in securities offering, net of issuance costs | 96,982,976 | 96,983 | (2,029,961 | ) | 26,058,240 | 24,125,262 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | (2,560,491 | ) | (2,560,491 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2021 | 192,674,194 | $ | 192,674 | $ | (2,029,961 | ) | $ | 37,812,339 | $ | (16,645,810 | ) | $ | 19,329,242 | |||||||||||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For Year Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020
See Independent Auditor’s Report and Notes to the Financial Statements
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Operating Activities | ||||||||
| Comprehensive Net Income (Loss) | $ | (2,560,491 | ) | $ | (1,262,907 | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operations: | ||||||||
| (Gain) loss on sale of cryptocurrency | 0 | (3,848 | ) | |||||
| Unrealized (gain) loss on investments | 371,976 | 24,660 | ||||||
| Income received in non-cash form | (783,013 | ) | 0 | |||||
| Amortization of platform costs | 407,347 | 407,347 | ||||||
| Changes in operating asset and liabilities: | ||||||||
| (Increase) Decrease in deposits | 8,144 | 3,164 | ||||||
| (Increase) Decrease in prepaid expenses | (59,984 | ) | 254 | |||||
| (Increase) Decrease in other current assets | (535 | ) | 30,959 | |||||
| Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable | 5,260 | (11,584 | ) | |||||
| Increase (Decrease) in accrued expenses | 2,119,980 | (33,777 | ) | |||||
| Increase (Decrease) in other current liabilities | (86,957 | ) | 157,539 | |||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (578,273 | ) | (688,193 | ) | ||||
| Investing Activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds received from sale of cryptocurrency, net | 0 | 8,881 | ||||||
| Costs of platform development | (107,357 | ) | 0 | |||||
| Net change in cash used in investing activities | (107,357 | ) | 8,881 | |||||
| Financing Activities | ||||||||
| Proceeds (repayment) from notes payable | (1,393,500 | ) | 640,199 | |||||
| Proceeds from issuance shares, conversion of SAFTs, net of offering costs | 22,430,174 | 0 | ||||||
| Net change in cash from financing activities | 21,036,674 | 640,199 | ||||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 20,351,044 | (39,113 | ) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 1,586 | 40,699 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 20,352,630 | $ | 1,586 | ||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
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ROBOT CACHE US INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
See Independent Auditor’s Report
For Years Ending December 31, 2021 and 2020
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
ROBOT CACHE US INC. (which may be referred to as the “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our”) was incorporated in Delaware on January 16, 2018 (“Inception”). The Company is developing a platform for the development and distribution of digital games. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Since Inception, the Company has been in a development stage and has relied on securing loans and funding from founders and investors. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had completed a securities offering and funds its operations with the proceeds from such funding and the receipt of funds from revenue producing activities.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements for the years presented have been included.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. It is reasonably possible that changes in estimates will occur in the near term.
Significant estimates inherent in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements include valuation of provision for refunds and chargebacks, equity transactions and contingencies.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s business and operations are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the United States and other countries that the Company operates in. A host of factors beyond the Company’s control could cause fluctuations in these conditions. Adverse conditions may include recession, downturn or otherwise, local competition or changes in consumer taste. These adverse conditions could affect the Company’s financial condition and the results of its operations.
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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. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures balances up to $250,000. At times, the Company may maintain balances in excess of the federally insured limits.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers short-term, highly liquid investment with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash consists of funds held in the Company’s checking account. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $20,352,630 and $1,586 of cash on hand, respectively.
Fixed Assets
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Expenditures for renewals and improvements that significantly add to the productive capacity or extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense. When equipment is retired or sold, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and the resultant gain or loss is reflected in income.
Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method, based on useful lives of the assets which range from three to seven years.
The Company reviews the carrying value of property and equipment for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, the manner in which the property is used, and the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors. As of December 31, 2021, the Company did not have any material fixed assets and there was no impairment or depreciation.
Capitalized Development Costs
Developed costs are capitalized at cost. Expenditures for renewals and improvements or continued development (including payroll) are capitalized. Once commercial feasibility is procured, the balance of capitalized development costs will be amortized over three years.
The Company reviews the carrying value of capitalized development costs for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable from the estimated future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. In cases where undiscounted expected future cash flows are less than the carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized equal to an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of assets. As of December 31, 2021 the Company had capitalized $1,325,706 of development costs. In 2021, the Company amortized $407,347 of those platform costs and has amortized a total of $814,693 in total.
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Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10. The Offering Costs of the Company consist solely of legal and other fees incurred in connection with the capital raising efforts of the Company. Under ASC 340-10, costs incurred are capitalized until the offering whereupon the offering costs are charged to members’ equity or expensed depending on whether the offering is successful or not successful, respectively. In 2021, the Company conducted a successful campaign to raise equity and incurred $2,268,955 of costs associated with that offering as of December 31, 2021.
Fair Value Measurements
Generally accepted accounting principles define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price) and such principles also establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value using the following definitions (from highest to lowest priority):
| ● | Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. | |
| ● | Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means. | |
| ● | Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. |
Income Taxes
Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of transactions reporting in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to differences between the basis of receivables, inventory, property and equipment, intangible assets, and accrued expenses for financial and income tax reporting. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of those differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when the assets and liabilities are recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Any deferred tax items of the Company have been fully valued based on the determination of the Company that the utilization of any deferred tax assets is uncertain.
The Company complies with FASB ASC 740 for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. FASB ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. The Company believes that its income tax positions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position.
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Revenue Recognition
Sales Income - During 2019, the Company adapted the provision of ASU 214-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”).
ASC 606 provides a five-step model for recognizing revenue from contracts:
| ● | Identify the contract with the customer | |
| ● | Identify the performance obligations within the contract | |
| ● | Determine the transaction price | |
| ● | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations | |
| ● | Recognize revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied |
The Company’s primary source of revenue is the digital distribution of the video games hosted on the platform. The Company has only just begun to recognize revenue.
Separately, the Company earns some revenue by provide resources to the CSPR blockchain network. The Company is awarded CSPR tokens for rendering these services. The Company records this revenue at the time and market value the tokens are awarded to the Company. Any fluctuation in the value of the CSPR tokens after receipt is noted in comprehensive income as unrealized gain or loss from investments available-for-sale.
Accounts Receivable
Trade receivables due from customers are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms requiring payment within 30 days from the invoice date. Trade receivables are stated at the amount billed to the customer. Payments of trade receivables are allocated to the specific invoices identified on the customer’s remittance advice or, if unspecified, are applied to the earliest unpaid invoices. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had no material balances of accounts receivable.
The Company estimates an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon an evaluation of the current status of receivables, historical experience, and other factors as necessary. It is reasonably possible that the Company’s estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts will change.
Cryptocurrency and Stock Assets
The Company received cryptocurrency and marketable stock investments as part of its fund raising. In 2018, the Company raised $11,770,878 through the issuance of Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (“SAFTs”) (some of which have since converted to common stock) which included $3,000,000 of stock in THC Therapeutics Inc. (OTC: THCT) and $6,495,878 in cryptocurrencies, primarily bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). The Company uses fair value principles to revalue the market pricing of the assets held and records impairment or unrealized gain or loss on these financial assets in the period incurred.
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As of December 31, 2020 the Company recorded the following cryptocurrency and stock investment assets solely in conjunction with the THCT stock and cryptocurrency tendered in the SAFT raise:
| Stock investments in THCT | Cryptocurrency | |||||||
| Balance as of January 01, 2021 | 128,780 | 0 | ||||||
| —unrealized loss during period | (128,780 | ) | ||||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Aside from the THCT and other cryptocurrencies received in the SAFT raise, the Company also acquired CSPR and BTC during 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the Company’s marked-to-market value for the CSPR and BTC was $538,753 and $4,915, respectively.
Advertising
The Company expenses advertising costs as they are incurred.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2019, FASB amended ASU No. 2019-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to expand the scope of Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The new standard for nonpublic entities will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and early application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2019, amendments to existing accounting guidance were issued through Accounting Standards Update 2019-15 to clarify the accounting for implementation costs for cloud computing arrangements. The amendments specify that existing guidance for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software also applies to implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and early application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.
The FASB issues ASUs to amend the authoritative literature in ASC. There have been a number of 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.
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NOTE 3 – INCOME TAX PROVISION
The Company is treated as a C corporation for US federal tax purposes. The Company has filed its corporate income tax return for the period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. The income tax returns will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service under the statute of limitations for a period of three years from the date they are filed. The Company incurred a loss during the period from Inception through December 31, 2020 and the deferred tax asset from such losses have been fully valued based on the uncertainty of their future use and value. The Company has or will soon file its 2021 tax returns.
NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company compensates its founder and management team for services rendered to the Company. In the year ended 2020, the Company paid cash compensation to Lee Jacobson and Mark Caldwell, who collectively own a combined more than 20 percent of the outstanding shares of the Company. Additionally, in 2020 to continue funding the operations of the Company, an affiliate of the Company has lent it approximately $640,000 in secured funding. These borrowings from 2020 have been fully repaid.
Because these transactions are among related parties, it cannot be guaranteed that this level of compensation or sales prices are commensurate with market rates for the goods and services rendered.
NOTE 5 – DEBT
The Company has obtained loans from an affiliate entity with common ownership, Roxy Friday, LLC, totaling approximately $640,000 as of December 31, 2020. These loans were repaid in full as of December 31, 2021 and currently has no outstanding debt.
In 2018, the Company raised money by issuing SAFTs to investors as well as issuing SAFTs to certain advisors in exchange for their services. The terms of the SAFTs differ for each investor, however, in June 2019, the Company’s board of directors passed a resolution intending to convert each of the SAFT holders into common stockholders. The process was still underway as of December 31, 2019. Under the terms of the Board resolution each of the Company’s outstanding SAFT agreements is to be converted to common stock wherein each holder will receive 1 share of common stock for every 3 tokens issuable to that holder under the SAFT agreement held by that holder.
During 2019, the Company issued 6,798,650 shares to the two of the three largest SAFT holders in satisfaction of those holders’ SAFT agreements. In May 2020, as discussed in Note 9, the Company issued 3,508,772 shares of common stock in lieu of digital tokens.
In 2020, the Company issued an additional 9,980,170 shares in satisfaction of SAFT holders rights and other share issuances.
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NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
The Company leases corporate office space under a monthly sublease arrangement. The monthly commitment of the Company under the sublease arrangement is $7,552 per month.
Contingencies
The Company is not currently involved with and does not know of any pending or threatening litigation against the Company.
NOTE 7 – EQUITY
The Company has a single class of stock (common stock), of which 200,000,000 shares are authorized. In addition to the shares issued to founders and other management and SAFT holders in the conversion, the Company issued up to 49.5 million shares at a price of $0.606 per share in a securities offering intending to be exempt from registration under Regulation A.
NOTE 8 – GOING CONCERN
These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The Company began operation in 2018 and has incurred losses since inception; however, the Company has raised sufficient funds to remain a going concern for at least the next 12 months.
NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Securities Offering Closing
In February 2021, the Company closed its Regulation A registration-exempt securities offering receiving the remaining amount of stock subscriptions receivable less applicable offering costs.
Management’s Evaluation
Management has evaluated subsequent events through March 1, 2022, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional material events were identified which require adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Index to Exhibits/Description of Exhibits
* Filed as an exhibit to the Robot Cache US Inc. Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A (Commission File No. 024-11954) and incorporated herein by reference. Available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001832460/000149315222021215/0001493152-22-021215-index.htm.
** Filed as an exhibit to the Robot Cache US Inc. Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A (Commission File No. 024-11431) and incorporated herein by reference. Available at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001832460/000149315221021589/0001493152-21-021589-index.html.
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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 San Diego, State of California, on September 29, 2022.
| ROBOT CACHE US INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Lee Jacobson | |
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | CEO (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Form 1-A has been signed on September 29, 2022 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
| /s/ Lee Jacobson | ||
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | CEO and Director (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| /s/ Keven Baxter | ||
| Name: | Keven Baxter | |
| Title: | Director | |
| /s/ Frank Brian Fargo | ||
| Name: | Frank Brian Fargo | |
| Title: | Director | |
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Exhibit 1.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED POSTING AGREEMENT
August 23, 2022
StartEngine Primary LLC
3900 W Alameda Ave., Suite 1200
Burbank, CA 91505
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Amended and Restated Posting Agreement (this “Agreement”) amends and restates the Posting Agreement dated February 1, 2022 between ROBOT CACHE US INC., a Delaware corporation located at 5910 Pacific Center Boulevard, #300, San Diego, CA 92121 (the “Company”), and StartEngine Primary LLC (“StartEngine”). The Company proposes, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, to issue and sell shares of its Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”) to investors (collectively, the “Investors”) in a public offering (the “Offering”) on the online website provided by StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. (the “Platform”) pursuant to Regulation A through StartEngine, acting on a best efforts basis only, in connection with such sales. The Shares are more fully described in the Offering Statement (as hereinafter defined).
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with StartEngine concerning the purchase and sale of the Shares, as follows:
1. ENGAGEMENT. Company has engaged StartEngine to provide the services set out herein (such services, the “Services”) subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, Terms of Use (“Platform Terms”), and Privacy Policy; each of which is hereby incorporated into this Agreement. Company has read and agreed to the Platform Terms and Company understands that this Posting Agreement governs Company’s use of the Site and the Services. Terms not defined herein are as defined in Platform Terms.
2. SERVICES AND FEES.
| ● | OFFERING SERVICE: Company agrees that StartEngine shall provide the Services for a fee of $15,000 (such fee, the “Offering Fee”) for out-of-pocket accountable expenses paid prior to StartEngine commencing provision of the Services. StartEngine hereby acknowledges receipt of the Offering Fee from the Company before the date of this Agreement. |
Any portion of this amount not expended and accounted for shall be returned as soon as practicable to the Company at the end of the engagement.
| ● | OTHER FEES: |
Company will pay, or reimburse if paid by StartEngine, out-of-pocket expenses for (i) the preparation and delivery of certificates representing the Shares (if any), (ii) FINRA filing fees, (iii) notice filing requirements under the securities or Blue Sky laws, (iv) all transfer taxes, if any, with respect to the sale and delivery of the Shares by the Company to the Investors.
| ● | OTHER SERVICES: |
| ● | Campaign Page Design: design, build, and create Company’s campaign page in form and substance satisfactory to the Company. | |
| ● | Support: provide Company with dedicated account manager and marketing consulting services. | |
| ● | Standard Subscription Agreement: provision to Company of a standard purchase agreement with customary terms or such terms as may be agreed to by Company to execute between Company and Investors, which may be used at Company’s option. | |
| ● | Multiple Withdrawals (Disbursements): money transfers to Company in connection with the Offering. |
| ● | DISTRIBUTION: As compensation for the Services provided hereunder by StartEngine, Company shall pay to StartEngine at each closing of the Offering, in addition to the Offering Fee a fee (the “Distribution Fee”, and collectively with the Offering Fee and all other fees due to StartEngine under this Agreement, the “Fees”) consisting of a seven and one-half percent (7.5%) cash commission based on the dollar amount received from Investors. |
| [✔] | Check this box for selecting the split fee option (see below) |
| ● | If the “split fee” option is selected then the following provision shall apply: In each case StartEngine (or its affiliate) may charge Investors a fee of 3.5%, in which case the commission set forth above shall be reduced commensurately. In the event an Investor invests in excess of $20,000, such Investor fee shall be limited to $700 and Company shall pay the 3.5% additional commission with respect to any amount in excess of $20,000, in accordance with the commission schedule set forth above. |
The Distribution Fee, regardless of whether the split fee option is utilized, shall be paid in cash upon disbursement of funds from escrow at the time of each closing. Payment will be made to StartEngine directly from the Escrow Account(s) maintained for the Offering. The Company acknowledges that StartEngine is responsible for providing instructions to the Escrow Agent (as hereinafter defined) for distribution of funds held pending completion or termination of the Offering.
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The Distribution Fee does not include escrow fees, transaction fees, fees for AML review, and cash management fee to be negotiated directly with third party or EDGARization services or any services other than the Services set out above.
| ● | PROMOTE SERVICE: StartEngine will design, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, the digital ads and manage the digital advertising platform accounts for Company for no additional fee. | |
| ● | The Company, in accordance with its capacity as issuer in the Offering, is expressly forbidden from bidding on any StartEngine branded keywords, misspellings, and similar terms in advertising campaigns on the Google, Bing, and Facebook platforms. Some of these keywords include but are not limited to: |
| ○ | StartEngine | |
| ○ | Start Engine | |
| ○ | StartEngine Crowdfunding | |
| ○ | StartEngine Stock | |
| ○ | Invest in StartEngine | |
| ○ | StartEngine Shares |
The Offering is subject to termination if the Company violates these targeting and bidding requirements.
3. DEPOSIT HOLD. Company agrees that six percent (6%) of the total funds committed will be held back as a deposit hold in case of any ACH refunds or credit card chargebacks. The holdback will remain in effect for 180 days following the close of the Offering. Seventy-five percent (75%) of this holdback will be released back to the Company after sixty (60) days and the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) shall be held for the remaining one hundred and twenty (120) days.
4. CREDIT CARD FEES. Company agrees that fees payable to Vantiv, LLC or Stripe Inc. with respect to the use of credit cards to purchase the Shares are for the account of the Company and to reimburse StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc. for any such fees incurred, upon each closing held with respect to the Offering detailed in the Credit Card Services Agreement.
5. DELIVERY AND PAYMENT.
(a) On or after the date of this Agreement, the Company and the selected escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) will enter into an Escrow Agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other actions, escrow accounts will be established, at the Company’s expense (the “Escrow Accounts”).
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(b) Prior to the initial Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) of the Offering or, as applicable, any subsequent Closing Date, (i) each Investor will execute and deliver a Subscription Agreement (each, an “Investor Subscription Agreement”) to the Company through the facilities of the Platform; (ii) each Investor will transfer to the Escrow Accounts funds in an amount equal to the price per Share as shown on the cover page of the Final Offering Circular (as hereinafter defined) multiplied by the number of Shares subscribed by such Investor and as adjusted by any discounts or bonuses applicable to certain Investors; (iii) subscription funds received from any Investor will be promptly transmitted to the Escrow Accounts in compliance with Rule 15c2-4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and (iv) the Escrow Agent will notify the Company and StartEngine in writing as to the balance of the collected funds in the Escrow Accounts.
(c) If the Escrow Agent shall have received written notice as provided in the Escrow Agreement from StartEngine on such date(s) as may be agreed upon by the Company and StartEngine (each such date, a “Closing Date”), the Escrow Agent will release the balance of the Escrow Accounts for collection by the Company and StartEngine as provided in the Escrow Agreement and the Company shall deliver the Shares purchased on such Closing Date to the Investors. The initial closing (the “Closing”) and any subsequent closing (each, a “Subsequent Closing”) shall be effected through the Platform. All actions taken at the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously on the date of the Closing and all actions taken at any Subsequent Closing shall be deemed to have occurred simultaneously on the date of any such Subsequent Closing.
(d) If the Company and StartEngine mutually determine that the Offering will not proceed, then StartEngine will immediately instruct the Escrow Agent to promptly return the funds to the Investors without interest.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY. The Company represents and warrants and covenants to StartEngine that:
(a) The Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) an offering statement on Form 1-A (collectively, with the various parts of such offering statement, each as amended as of the Qualification Date for such part, including any offering circular and all exhibits to such offering statement, the “Offering Statement”) relating to the Shares pursuant to Regulation A as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the other applicable rules, orders and regulations (collectively referred to as the “Rules and Regulations”) of the Commission promulgated under the Act. As used in this Agreement:
(1) “Final Offering Circular” means the complete and final offering circular relating to the public offering of the Shares as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 253 of Regulation A of the Rules and Regulations, as amended and supplemented by any further filings under Rule 253(g)(2);
(2) “Preliminary Offering Circular” means the offering circular relating to the Shares included in the Offering Statement pursuant to Regulation A of the Rules and Regulations in the form on file with the Commission on the Qualification Date;
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(3) “Qualification Date” means the date as of which the Offering Statement was or will be qualified with the Commission pursuant to Regulation A, the Act and the Rules and Regulations; and
(4) “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any website post, broadcast or cable radio or internet communication, email, social media post, video or written communication with potential Investors undertaken in reliance on Rule 255 of the Rules and Regulations.
(b) The Offering Statement will be filed with the Commission in accordance with the Act and Regulation A of the Rules and Regulations; no stop order of the Commission preventing or suspending the qualification or use of the Offering Statement, or any amendment thereto, has been issued, and no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or, to the Company’s knowledge, are contemplated by the Commission.
(c) The Offering Statement, at the time it becomes qualified, and as of each Closing Date, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of Regulation A, the Act and the Rules and Regulations.
(d) The Offering Statement, at the time it becomes qualified, as of the date hereof, and as of each Closing Date, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or reasonably necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(e) The Preliminary Offering Circular will not, as of its date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or reasonably necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the statements contained in the Preliminary Offering Circular as provided by StartEngine in Section 10(ii) hereof.
(f) The Final Offering Circular will not, as of its date and on each Closing Date, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or reasonably necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the statements contained in the Final Offering Circular as provided by StartEngine in Section 10(ii) hereof.
(g) Each Testing-the-Waters Communication, if any, when considered together with the Final Offering Circular or Preliminary Offering Circular, as applicable, will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or reasonably necessary to make the statements therein, and were in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the statements contained in the Preliminary Offering Circular as provided by StartEngine in Section 10(ii) hereof.
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(h) As of each Closing Date, the Company represents that it is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has full power and authority to conduct all the activities conducted by it, to own and lease all the assets owned and leased by it and to conduct its business as presently conducted and as described in the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business and in good standing as a foreign organization in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the activities conducted by it or the character of the assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on or affecting the business, prospects, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, or results of operations of the Company (a “Material Adverse Effect”). Complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and of the bylaws of the Company and all amendments thereto have been made available to StartEngine, and no changes therein will be made subsequent to the date hereof and prior to any Closing Date except as disclosed in the Offering Statement.
(i) The Company has no subsidiaries and nor does it own a controlling interest in any entity other than those entities set forth on Schedule 2 to this Agreement (each a “Subsidiary” and collectively the “Subsidiaries”). Each Subsidiary has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Each Subsidiary is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign company in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its properties (owned, leased or licensed) or the nature or conduct of its business makes such qualification necessary, except for those failures to be so qualified or in good standing which would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All of the shares of issued capital stock of each corporate Subsidiary, and all of the share capital, membership interests and/or equity interests of each Subsidiary that is not a corporation, have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, encumbrance, claim, security interest, restriction on transfer, shareholders’ agreement, proxy, voting trust or other defect of title whatsoever.
(j) The Company is organized in, and its principal place of business is in, the United States.
(k) The Company is not subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and has not been subject to an order by the Commission denying, suspending, or revoking the registration of any class of securities pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Exchange Act that was entered within five (5) years preceding the date the Offering Statement was originally filed with the Commission. The Company is not, nor upon completion of the transactions contemplated herein will it be, an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). The Company is not a development stage company or a “business development company” as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act. The Company is not a blank check company and is not an issuer of fractional undivided interests in oil or gas rights or similar interests in other mineral rights. The Company is not an issuer of asset-backed securities as defined in Item 1101(c) of Regulation AB.
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(l) Neither the Company, nor any predecessor of the Company; nor any other issuer affiliated with the Company; nor any director or executive officer of the Company or other officer of the Company participating in the offering, nor any beneficial owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the Company’s outstanding voting equity securities, nor any promoter connected with the Company, is subject to the disqualification provisions of Rule 262 of the Rules and Regulations.
(m) The Company is not a “foreign private issuer,” as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Act.
(n) The Company has full legal right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and perform the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement and the Escrow Agreement each have been or will be authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and are or will be each a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability.
(o) The issuance and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by the Company, and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the Investor Subscription Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to preemptive or similar rights. The holders of the Shares will not be subject to personal liability by reason of being such holders. The Shares, when issued, will conform to the description thereof set forth in the Final Offering Circular in all material respects.
(p) The Company has not authorized anyone other than the management of the Company and StartEngine to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company reconfirms that StartEngine have been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Testing-the-Waters Communications other than those listed on Schedule 1 hereto.
(q) The financial statements and the related notes included in the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows at the dates and for the periods covered thereby in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), except as may be stated in the related notes thereto. No other financial statements or schedules of the Company, any Subsidiary or any other entity are required by the Act or the Rules and Regulations to be included in the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular. There are no off-balance sheet arrangements that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
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(r) IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC (the “Accountants”), will report on the financial statements and schedules described in this Section 6(r), and are registered independent public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the Act and the Rules and Regulations. The financial statements of the Company and the related notes and schedules included in the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Act and the Rules and Regulations and present fairly the information shown therein.
(s) Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Offering Statement and the most recent Preliminary Offering Circular and prior to the Closing and any Subsequent Closing, other than as described in the Final Offering Circular (A) there has not been and will not have been any change in the capital stock of the Company or long-term debt of the Company or any Subsidiary or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock or equity interests, or any Material Adverse Effect, or any development that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (B) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has sustained or will sustain any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular.
(t) Since the date as of which information is given in the most recent Preliminary Offering Circular, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has entered or will before the Closing or any Subsequent Closing enter into any transaction or agreement, not in the ordinary course of business, that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred or will incur any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, not in the ordinary course of business, that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any plans to do any of the foregoing.
(u) The Company and each Subsidiary has good and valid title in fee simple to all items of real property and good and valid title to all personal property described in the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular as being owned by them, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and claims except those that (1) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries or (2) would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Any real property described in the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular as being leased by the Company or any Subsidiary that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole is held by them under valid, existing and enforceable leases, except those that (A) do not materially interfere with the use made or proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its Subsidiaries or (B) would not be reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(v) There are no legal, governmental or regulatory actions, suits or proceedings pending, either domestic or foreign, to which the Company is a party or to which any property of the Company is the subject, nor are there, to the Company’s knowledge, any threatened legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, either domestic or foreign, involving the Company or any property of the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; to the Company’s knowledge, no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others.
(w) The Company and each Subsidiary has, and at each Closing Date will have, (1) all governmental licenses, permits, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations necessary to carry on its business as presently conducted except where the failure to have such governmental licenses, permits, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (2) performed all its obligations required to be performed, and is not, and at each Closing Date will not be, in default, under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, voting trust agreement, loan agreement, bond, debenture, note agreement, lease, contract or other agreement or instrument (collectively, a “contract or other agreement”) to which it is a party or by which its property is bound or affected and, to the Company’s knowledge, no other party under any material contract or other agreement to which it is a party is in default in any respect thereunder. The Company and its Subsidiaries are not in violation of any provision of their organizational or governing documents.
(x) The Company has obtained all authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, exemption, qualification or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency or any sub-division thereof that is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Shares under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as may be required under federal, state, local and foreign laws, the Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder, state securities or Blue Sky laws, and the rules and regulations of FINRA.
(y) There is no actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, enforcement action or investigation by any governmental authority that has jurisdiction over the Company, and the Company has received no notice of any pending or threatened claim or investigation against the Company that would provide a legal basis for any enforcement action, and the Company has no reason to believe that any governmental authority is considering such action.
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(z) Neither the execution of this Agreement, nor the issuance, offering or sale of the Shares, nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein, nor the compliance by the Company with the terms and provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with, or will result in a breach of, any of the terms and provisions of, or has constituted or will constitute a default under, or has resulted in or will result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any contract or other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary is subject, except such conflicts, breaches or defaults as may have been waived or would not, in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; nor will such action result in any violation, except such violations that would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, of (1) the provisions of the organizational or governing documents of the Company or any Subsidiary, or (2) any statute or any order, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or of any court or of any federal, state or other regulatory authority or other government body having jurisdiction over the Company or any Subsidiary.
(aa) There is no document or contract of a character required to be described in the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular or to be filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement which is not described or filed as required. All such contracts to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party have been authorized, executed and delivered by the Company or any Subsidiary, and constitute valid and binding agreements of the Company or any Subsidiary, and are enforceable against the Company in accordance with the terms thereof, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and equitable principles of general applicability. None of these contracts have been suspended or terminated for convenience or default by the Company or any of the other parties thereto, and the Company has not received notice of any such pending or threatened suspension or termination.
(bb) The Company and its directors, officers or controlling persons have not taken, directly or indirectly, any action intended, or which might reasonably be expected, to cause or result, under the Act or otherwise, in, or which has constituted, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Company’s Common Stock.
(cc) Other than as previously disclosed to StartEngine in writing, the Company, or any person acting on behalf of the Company, has not and, except in consultation with StartEngine, will not publish, advertise or otherwise make any announcements concerning the distribution of the Shares, and has not and will not conduct road shows, seminars or similar activities relating to the distribution of the Shares nor has it taken or will it take any other action for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, preparing the market, or creating demand, for the Shares.
(dd) No holder of securities of the Company has rights to the registration of any securities of the Company as a result of the filing of the Offering Statement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such rights as have been waived or as are described in the Offering Statement.
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(ee) No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any Subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened, and the Company is not aware of any existing or threatened labor disturbance by the employees of any of its or any Subsidiary’s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors.
(ff) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries: (i) are and have been in material compliance with all laws, to the extent applicable, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such laws, and comparable state laws, and all other local, state, federal, national, supranational and foreign laws, manual provisions, policies and administrative guidance relating to the regulation of the Company and its subsidiaries except for such non-compliance as would not be reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) have not received notice of any ongoing claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing, enforcement, investigation, arbitration or other action from any Regulatory Agency or third party alleging that any product operation or activity is in material violation of any laws and has no knowledge that any such Regulatory Agency or third party is considering any such claim, litigation, arbitration, action, suit, investigation or proceeding; and (iii) are not a party to any corporate integrity agreement, deferred prosecution agreement, monitoring agreement, consent decree, settlement order, or similar agreements, or has any reporting obligations pursuant to any such agreement, plan or correction or other remedial measure entered into with any Governmental Authority.
(gg) The business and operations of the Company, and each of its Subsidiaries, have been and are being conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, licenses, permits, approvals, plans, authorizations or requirements relating to occupational safety and health, or pollution, or protection of health or the environment (including, without limitation, those relating to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes into ambient air, surface water, groundwater or land, or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, gaseous or liquid in nature) of any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality of the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, or any foreign jurisdiction (“Environmental Laws”), and all applicable judicial or administrative agency or regulatory decrees, awards, judgments and orders relating thereto, except where the failure to be in such compliance would not be reasonably expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice from any governmental instrumentality or any third party alleging any material violation thereof or liability thereunder (including, without limitation, liability for costs of investigating or remediating sites containing hazardous substances and/or damages to natural resources).
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(hh) There has been no storage, generation, transportation, use, handling, treatment, Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials (as defined below) by or caused by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other entity (including any predecessor) for whose acts or omissions the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or could reasonably be expected to be liable) at, on, under or from any property or facility now or previously owned, operated or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or at, on, under or from any other property or facility, in violation of any Environmental Laws or in a manner or amount or to a location that could reasonably be expected to result in any liability under any Environmental Law, except for any violation or liability which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. “Hazardous Materials” means any material, chemical, substance, waste, pollutant, contaminant, compound, mixture, or constituent thereof, in any form or amount, including petroleum (including crude oil or any fraction thereof) and petroleum products, natural gas liquids, asbestos and asbestos containing materials, naturally occurring radioactive materials, brine, and drilling mud, regulated or which can give rise to liability under any Environmental Law. “Release” means any spilling, leaking, seepage, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, or migrating in, into or through the environment, or in, into from or through any building or structure.
(ii) The Company and its Subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other adequate rights to use, on reasonable terms, all material patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property necessary for the conduct of the Company’s and each of its Subsidiary’s business as now conducted (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”), except to the extent such failure to own, possess or have other rights to use such Intellectual Property would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the Final Offering Circular: (a) no party has been granted an exclusive license to use any portion of such Intellectual Property owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries; (b) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company or its Subsidiaries; (c) the Company is not aware of any defects in the preparation and filing of any of patent applications within the Intellectual Property; (d) to the knowledge of the Company, the patents within the Intellectual Property are being maintained and the required maintenance fees (if any) are being paid; (e) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ rights in or to any Intellectual Property, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; (f) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope or enforceability of any such Intellectual Property, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim; and (g) there is no pending, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others, and the Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any other fact which would form a reasonable basis for any such claim. To the knowledge of the Company, no opposition filings or invalidation filings have been submitted which have not been finally resolved in connection with any of the Company’s patents and patent applications in any jurisdiction where the Company has applied for, or received, a patent.
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(jj) Except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each Subsidiary (1) has timely filed all federal, state, provincial, local and foreign tax returns that are required to be filed by such entity through the date hereof, which returns are true and correct, or has received timely extensions for the filing thereof, and (2) has paid all taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, fees and other charges due or claimed to be due from the Company, other than (A) any such amounts being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or (B) any such amounts currently payable without penalty or interest. There are no tax audits or investigations pending, which if adversely determined could have a Material Adverse Effect; nor to the knowledge of the Company is there any proposed additional tax assessments against the Company or any Subsidiary which could have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No transaction, stamp, capital or other issuance, registration, transaction, transfer or withholding tax or duty is payable by or on behalf of StartEngine to any foreign government outside the United States or any political subdivision thereof or any authority or agency thereof or therein having the power to tax in connection with (i) the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares by the Company; (ii) the purchase from the Company, and the initial sale and delivery of the Shares to purchasers thereof; or (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other document to be furnished hereunder.
(kk) On each Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the sale and transfer of the Shares to be issued and sold on such Closing Date will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been fully complied with.
(ll) The Company and its Subsidiaries are insured with insurers with appropriately rated claims paying abilities against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary for the businesses in which they are engaged; all policies of insurance and fidelity or surety bonds insuring the Company, each Subsidiary or their respective businesses, assets, employees, officers and directors are in full force and effect; and there are no claims by the Company or its Subsidiary under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause; neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that is not materially greater than the current cost.
(mm) Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent or employee of either the Company or any Subsidiary has directly or indirectly, (1) made any unlawful contribution to any federal, state, local and foreign candidate for public office, or failed to disclose fully any contribution in violation of law, (2) made any payment to any federal, state, local and foreign governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or permitted by the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction thereof, (3) violated or is in violation of any provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, or (4) made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
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(nn) The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no material action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(oo) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions (the “Sanctions Regulations”) administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or listed on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company, is named on any denied party or entity list administered by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department of Commerce pursuant to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”); and the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any person currently subject to any Sanctions Regulations or to support activities in or with countries sanctioned by said authorities, or for engaging in transactions that violate the EAR.
(pp) The Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of the last Closing Date and completion of the distribution of the Shares, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares other than each Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final Offering Circular, or such other materials as to which StartEngine shall have consented in writing.
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(qq) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and all stock purchase, stock option, stock-based severance, employment, change-in-control, medical, disability, fringe benefit, bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, employee loan and all other employee benefit plans, agreements, programs, policies or other arrangements, whether or not subject to ERISA, that is maintained, administered or contributed to by the Company or any of its affiliates for employees or former employees, directors or independent contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has had or has any present or future obligation or liability, has been maintained in material compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), has occurred which would result in a material liability to the Company with respect to any such plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; no event has occurred (including a “reportable event” as such term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) and no condition exists that would subject the Company to any material tax, fine, lien, penalty, or liability imposed by ERISA, the Code or other applicable law; and for each such plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no “accumulated funding deficiency” as defined in Section 412 of the Code has been incurred, whether or not waived, and the fair market value of the assets of each such plan (excluding for these purposes accrued but unpaid contributions) exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such plan determined using reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(rr) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any Subsidiary, on the other, which would be required to be disclosed in the Offering Statement, the Preliminary Offering Circular and the Final Offering Circular and is not so disclosed.
(ss) The Company has not sold or issued any securities that would be integrated with the offering of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to the Act, the Rules and Regulations or the interpretations thereof by the Commission or that would fail to come within the safe harbor for integration under Regulation A.
(tt) Except as set forth in this Agreement, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person that would reasonably give rise to a valid claim against the Company or StartEngine for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or other like payment in connection with the offering of the Shares.
(uu) To the knowledge of the Company, there are no affiliations with FINRA among the Company’s directors, officers or any five percent (5%) or greater stockholder of the Company or any beneficial owner of the Company’s unregistered equity securities that were acquired during the 180-day period immediately preceding the initial filing date of the Offering Statement.
(vv) There are no outstanding loans, advances (except normal advances for business expenses in the ordinary course of business) or guarantees of indebtedness by the Company to or for the benefit of any of the officers or directors of the Company or any of their respective family members. The Company has not directly or indirectly, including through its Subsidiaries, extended or maintained credit, arranged for the extension of credit, or renewed any extension of credit, in the form of a personal loan to or for any director or executive officer of the Company or any of their respective related interests, other than any extensions of credit that ceased to be outstanding prior to the initial filing of the Offering Statement. No transaction has occurred between or among the Company and any of its officers or directors, stockholders, customers, suppliers or any affiliate or affiliates of the foregoing that is required to be described or filed as an exhibit to in the Offering Statement, the Preliminary Offering Circular or the Final Offering Circular and is not so described.
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7. AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY.
(a) The Company will file the Final Offering Circular, subject to the prior approval of StartEngine, pursuant to Rule 253 and Regulation A, within the prescribed time period.
(b) Upon effectiveness of this Agreement, the Company will not, during such period as the Final Offering Circular would be required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares in connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement (whether physically or through compliance with Rules 251 and 254 under the Act or any similar rule(s)), file any amendment or supplement to the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular unless (a) a copy thereof shall first have been submitted to StartEngine within a reasonable period of time prior to the filing thereof and StartEngine shall not have reasonably objected thereto in good faith, or (b) the Company reasonably and in good faith believes such amendment or supplement does not materially alter the terms of the Final Offering Circular.
(c) The Company will notify StartEngine promptly, and will, if requested, confirm such notification in writing: (1) when any amendment or supplement to the Offering Statement is filed; (2) of any request by the Commission for any amendments to the Offering Statement or any amendment or supplements to the Final Offering Circular or for additional information; (3) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order preventing or suspending the qualification of the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose or the threat thereof; and (4) of becoming aware of the occurrence of any event that in the judgment of the Company makes any statement made in the Offering Statement, the Preliminary Offering Circular or the Final Offering Circular untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Offering Statement, the Preliminary Offering Circular or the Final Offering Circular in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. If the Company has omitted any information from the Offering Statement, it will use its best efforts to comply with the provisions of and make all requisite filings with the Commission pursuant to Regulation A, the Act and the Rules and Regulations and to notify StartEngine promptly of all such filings.
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(d) If, at any time when the Final Offering Circular relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the Act, the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the Final Offering Circular, as then amended or supplemented, would, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the Company or counsel to StartEngine, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or the Offering Statement, as then amended or supplemented, would, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the Company or counsel to StartEngine, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or if for any other reason it is necessary, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the Company or counsel to StartEngine, at any time to amend or supplement the Final Offering Circular or the Offering Statement to comply with the Act or the Rules and Regulations, the Company will promptly notify StartEngine and will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, at the Company’s expense, an amendment to the Offering Statement and/or an amendment or supplement to the Final Offering Circular that corrects such statement and/or omission or effects such compliance. The Company consents to the use of the Final Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto by StartEngine, and StartEngine agrees to provide to each Investor, prior to the Closing and, as applicable, any Subsequent Closing, a copy of the Final Offering Circular and any amendments or supplements thereto.
(e) If at any time following the distribution of any Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company has or will promptly notify StartEngine in writing and has or will promptly amend or supplement and recirculate, at its own expense, such Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.
(f) The Company will apply the net proceeds from the offering and sale of the Shares in the manner set forth in the Final Offering Circular under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”
8. [RESERVED]
9. CONDITIONS OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF STARTENGINE. The obligations of StartEngine hereunder are subject to the following conditions:
(i) (a) No stop order suspending the qualification of the Offering Statement shall have been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose shall be pending or threatened by any securities or other governmental authority (including, without limitation, the Commission), (b) no order suspending the effectiveness of the Offering Statement shall be in effect and no proceeding for such purpose shall be pending before, or threatened or contemplated by, any securities or other governmental authority (including, without limitation, the Commission), (c) any request for additional information on the part of the staff of any securities or other governmental authority (including, without limitation, the Commission) shall have been complied with to the satisfaction of the staff of the Commission or such authorities and (d) after the date hereof no amendment or supplement to the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular shall have been filed unless a copy thereof was first submitted to StartEngine and StartEngine did not object within three (3) days of receipt of such copy.
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(ii) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular, (a) there shall not have been a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, in each case other than as set forth in or contemplated by the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular and (b) the Company shall not have sustained any material loss or interference with its business or properties from fire, explosion, flood or other casualty, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or any court or legislative or other governmental action, order or decree, which is not set forth in the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular, if in the reasonable judgment of StartEngine any such development makes it impracticable or inadvisable to consummate the sale and delivery of the Shares to Investors as contemplated hereby.
(iii) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Statement and the Final Offering Circular, there shall have been no litigation or other proceeding instituted against the Company or any of its officers or directors in their capacities as such, before or by any federal, state or local or foreign court, commission, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body, domestic or foreign, which litigation or proceeding, in the reasonable judgment of StartEngine, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct as of each Closing Date in all respects for those representations and warranties qualified by materiality and in all material respects for those representations and warranties that are not qualified by materiality, as if made on such date, and all covenants and agreements herein contained to be performed on the part of the Company and all conditions herein contained to be fulfilled or complied with by the Company at or prior to such Closing Date shall have been duly performed, fulfilled or complied with in all material respects.
(v) FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness or reasonableness of the plan of distribution, or other arrangements of the transactions, contemplated hereby.
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10. INDEMNIFICATION.
(i) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless StartEngine, each selling group participant, and each of their directors, officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls StartEngine or such selling group participant within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each an “Indemnified Party”), from and against any and all losses, claims, liabilities, expenses and damages, joint or several (including any and all investigative, legal and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with, and any amount paid in settlement of, any action, suit or proceeding or any claim asserted (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto)), to which it, or any of them, may become subject under the Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, liabilities, expenses or damages arise out of or are based on (a) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement made by the Company in Section 6 of this Agreement, (b) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in (1) any Preliminary Offering Circular, the Offering Statement or the Final Offering Circular or any amendment or supplement thereto, (2) any Testing-the-Waters Communication or (3) any application or other document, or any amendment or supplement thereto, executed by the Company based upon written information furnished by or on behalf of the Company filed with the Commission or any securities association or securities exchange (each, an “Application”), or (4) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Preliminary Offering Circular, the Offering Statement, the Final Offering Circular, or any Testing-the-Waters Communication, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Application a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable to the extent that such loss, claim, liability, expense or damage arises from the sale of the Shares in the offering to any person and is based solely on an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance on and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Indemnified Party through StartEngine expressly for inclusion in the Offering Statement, any Preliminary Offering Circular, the Final Offering Circular, or Testing-the-Waters Communication, or in any amendment or supplement thereto or in any Application, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Indemnified Party consists of the information described as such in subsection (ii) below. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have.
(ii) StartEngine will indemnify and hold harmless the Company against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which the Company may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) that arise out of or are based solely upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Offering Statement, any Preliminary Offering Circular or the Final Offering Circular, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Testing-the-Waters Communication, or arise out of or are based solely upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in the Offering Statement, any Preliminary Offering Circular or the Final Offering Circular, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by StartEngine expressly for use therein; and will reimburse the Company for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred.
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(iii) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party under subsection (i) or (ii) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Party otherwise than under such subsection. In case any such action shall be brought against any Indemnified Party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such Indemnified Party (who shall not, except with the consent of the Indemnified Party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the Indemnified Party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (a) includes an unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (b) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party.
(iv) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 10 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party under subsection (i) or (ii) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and StartEngine on the other from the offering of the Shares. If, however, the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the Indemnified Party failed to give the notice required under subsection (iii) above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to such amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and StartEngine on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and StartEngine on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bears to the Fees received by StartEngine. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one hand or StartEngine on the other and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and StartEngine agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection (iv) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (iv). The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (iv) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection (iv), each StartEngine will not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the Fees received by such StartEngine. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
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11. TERMINATIONS.
(i) Either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice to the other party. The Services and Fees are non-refundable. Any unpaid fees due to StartEngine for Services performed are due promptly upon termination.
(ii) The obligations of StartEngine under this Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the initial Closing Date, by notice to the Company from such StartEngine, without liability on the part of StartEngine to the Company if, prior to delivery and payment for the Shares, in the reasonable and good faith judgment of StartEngine: (a) there has occurred any material adverse change in the securities markets or any event, act or occurrence that has materially disrupted, or in the reasonable and good faith opinion of StartEngine, will in the future materially disrupt, the securities markets or there shall be such a material adverse change in general financial, political or economic conditions or the effect of international conditions on the financial markets in the United States is such as to make it, in the judgment of StartEngine, inadvisable or impracticable to market the Shares or enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares; (b) there has occurred any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, including without limitation as a result of terrorist activities, such as to make it, in the judgment of StartEngine, inadvisable or impracticable to market the Shares or enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares; (c) trading on the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., NYSE American or NASDAQ Stock Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum ranges for prices for securities shall have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by any of said exchanges or by such system or by order of the Commission, FINRA, or any other governmental or regulatory authority; (d) a banking moratorium has been declared by any state or Federal authority; or (e) in the reasonable and good faith judgment of StartEngine, there has been, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Final Offering Circular, any Material Adverse Effect of the Company and its Subsidiaries considered as a whole, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business; and
(iii) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 11, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 10(ii).
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12. NOTICES. Notice given pursuant to any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified, shall be mailed or delivered (i) if to the Company, at 5910 Pacific Center Boulevard, # 300, San Diego, CA 92121, Attention: Lee Jacobson, with copies to 1430 Broadway Suite #1804, New York, NY 10018, Attn: Gary Ross, or (ii) if to StartEngine to 3900 W Alameda Ave., Suite 1200 Burbank, CA 91505, Attention: CEO, with copies to [COUNSEL]. Any such notice shall be effective only upon receipt. Any notice under this Section 12 may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered will be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
13. SURVIVAL. The respective representations and warranties set forth in Sections 6 and 7 shall remain in full force and effect for a period of sixty (60 days) after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including all automatic extensions, and permissive extensions actually granted by a court of competent jurisdiction). The indemnification provisions set forth in Section 10 shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
14. SUCCESSORS. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon StartEngine, the Company and their respective successors, and nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other person except that (i) the indemnification and contribution contained in Sections 10(i) and (iv) of this Agreement shall also be for the benefit of the directors, officers, employees and agents of StartEngine and any person or persons who control such StartEngine within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and (ii) the indemnification and contribution contained in Sections 10(ii) and (iv) of this Agreement shall also be for the benefit of the directors of the Company, the officers of the Company who have signed the Offering Statement and any person or persons who control the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act. No purchaser of Shares shall be deemed a successor because of such purchase.
15. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the California Courts, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the California Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
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16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. The Company acknowledges and agrees that StartEngine is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Shares contemplated hereby. Additionally, StartEngine is not advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether StartEngine has advised or is advising the Company on other unrelated matters). The Company has conferred with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and StartEngine shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company or any other person with respect thereto. StartEngine advises that it and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of securities and financial services and that it or its affiliates may have business relationships or enter into contractual relationships with purchasers or potential purchasers of the Company’s securities. Any review by StartEngine of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of StartEngine and shall not be on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the Company.
17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via electronic mail (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered will be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto as to the matters covered hereby and supersedes all prior understandings, written or oral, relating to such subject matter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date set forth below.
| ROBOT CACHE US INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Accepted as of the date hereof: | ||
| STARTENGINE PRIMARY LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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SCHEDULE 1
Testing the Waters
[TBD]
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SCHEDULE 2
SUBSIDIARIES
| Name | Jurisdiction | |
| Robot Cache S.L. | Spain |
Exhibit 2.2
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION
FOR
ROBOT CACHE US INC.,
a Delaware corporation
The undersigned, Lee Jacobson, hereby certifies as follows:
1. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Robot Cache US Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”).
2. Article FOURTH of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended to read as follows:
“The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is Two Hundred Million
(200,000,000) shares, all of which are 0.001 par value and
classified as common stock.”
4. The amendment set forth herein shall become effective immediately upon the filing of this Certificate of Amendment.
5. The amendment set forth herein has been duly approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of this corporation.
6. The necessary number of issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation required by statute was voted in favor of the amendment.
7. Such amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 228 and 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Robot Cache US Inc, has caused this certificate to be signed by Lee Jacobson, its Chief Executive Officer, this 24th day of July, 2019.
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Exhibit 2.3
Exhibit 2.4
BYLAWS
OF
ROBOT CACHE US INC.
ARTICLE I
Meetings of Stockholders
Section 1.1. Annual Meetings. If required by applicable law, an annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, if any, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time. Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting. The corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.
Section 1.2. Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, but such special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. The corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.
Section 1.3. Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation.
Section 1.4. Adjournments. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.
Section 1.5. Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by a majority in voting power thereof, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.4 of these bylaws until a quorum shall attend. Shares of its own stock belonging to the corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation to vote stock, including but not limited to its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.
Section 1.6. Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairperson of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the President, or in his or her absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairperson designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 1.7. Voting; Proxies. Except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot. At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect. All other elections and questions presented to the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall, unless otherwise provided by the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the corporation or its securities, be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of stock of the corporation which are present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon.
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Section 1.8. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record.
(a) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.
(b) In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
(c) Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, in order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting is fixed by the Board of Directors, (i) when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the corporation in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
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Section 1.9. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer who has charge of the stock ledger shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 1.9 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 1.10. Action By Written Consent of Stockholders. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which minutes of proceedings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall, to the extent required by law, be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the corporation.
Section 1.11. Inspectors of Election. The corporation may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, who may be employees of the corporation, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and to make a written report thereof. The corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. In the event that no inspector so appointed or designated is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspector or inspectors so appointed or designated shall (i) ascertain the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation outstanding and the voting power of each such share, (ii) determine the shares of capital stock of the corporation represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (iii) count all votes and ballots, (iv) determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (v) certify their determination of the number of shares of capital stock of the corporation represented at the meeting and such inspectors’ count of all votes and ballots. Such certification and report shall specify such other information as may be required by law. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots cast at any meeting of stockholders of the corporation, the inspectors may consider such information as is permitted by applicable law. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election.
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Section 1.12. Conduct of Meetings. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the person presiding over any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the presiding person of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the presiding person of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. The presiding person at any meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such presiding person should so determine, such presiding person shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the person presiding over the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
ARTICLE II
Board of Directors
Section 2.1. Number; Qualifications. The Board of Directors shall consist of one or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders.
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Section 2.2. Election; Resignation; Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall initially consist of the persons named as directors in the certificate of incorporation or elected by the incorporator of the corporation, and each director so elected shall hold office until the first annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect directors each of whom shall hold office for a term of one year or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, subject to such director’s earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Any director may resign at any time upon notice to the corporation. Unless otherwise provided by law or the certificate of incorporation, any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the director whom he or she has replaced or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
Section 2.3. Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 2.4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, or by any member of the Board of Directors. Notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting at least twenty-four hours before the special meeting.
Section 2.5. Telephonic Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this by- law shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 2.6. Quorum; Vote Required for Action. At all meetings of the Board of Directors the directors entitled to cast a majority of the votes of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except in cases in which the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws or applicable law otherwise provides, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.7. Organization. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the Vice Chairperson of the Board, if any, or in his or her absence by the President, or in their absence by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 2.8. Action by Unanimous Consent of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission and the writing or writings or electronic transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee in accordance with applicable law.
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ARTICLE III
Committees
Section 3.1. Committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it.
Section 3.2. Committee Rules. Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these bylaws.
ARTICLE IV
Officers
Section 4.1. Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The Board of Directors shall elect a President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairperson of the Board and a Vice Chairperson of the Board from among its members. The Board of Directors may also choose one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one or more Assistant Treasurers and such other officers as it shall from time to time deem necessary or desirable. Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding his or her election, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation. The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.
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Section 4.2. Powers and Duties of Officers. The officers of the corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the corporation as may be prescribed in a resolution by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his or her duties.
Section 4.3. Appointing Attorneys and Agents; Voting Securities of Other Entities. Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, the President or any Vice President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the corporation, in the name and on behalf of the corporation, to cast the votes which the corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation or other entity, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation or other entity, or to consent in writing, in the name of the corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation or other entity, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consents, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he or she may deem necessary or proper. Any of the rights set forth in this Section 4.3 which may be delegated to an attorney or agent may also be exercised directly by the Chairperson of the Board, the President or the Vice President.
ARTICLE V
Stock
Section 5.1. Certificates. The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Every holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the corporation by the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, if any, or the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the corporation certifying the number of shares owned by such holder in the corporation. Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent, or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent, or registrar at the date of issue.
Section 5.2. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Stock Certificates; Issuance of New Certificates. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.
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ARTICLE VI
Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses
Section 6.1. Right to Indemnification. The corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (a “Covered Person”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or, while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3, the corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors of the corporation.
Section 6.2. Advancement of Expenses. The corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise.
Section 6.3. Claims. If a claim for indemnification under this Article VI (following the final disposition of such proceeding) is not paid in full within sixty days after the corporation has received a claim therefor by the Covered Person, or if a claim for any advancement of expenses under this Article VI is not paid in full within thirty days after the corporation has received a statement or statements requesting such amounts to be advanced, the Covered Person shall thereupon (but not before) be entitled to file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim. If successful in whole or in part, the Covered Person shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action, the corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.
Section 6.4. Nonexclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
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Section 6.5. Other Sources. The corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity shall be reduced by any amount such Covered Person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or non-profit enterprise.
Section 6.6. Amendment or Repeal. Any right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses of any Covered Person arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of these bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought.
Section 6.7. Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses. This Article VI shall not limit the right of the corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.
ARTICLE VII
Exclusive Forum
Unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation, (ii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director, officer or stockholder of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law, the corporation’s certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or (iv) any action or proceeding asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
Section 8.1. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 8.2. Seal. The corporate seal shall have the name of the corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.
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Section 8.3. Manner of Notice. Except as otherwise provided herein or permitted by applicable law, notices to directors and stockholders shall be in writing and delivered personally or mailed to the directors or stockholders at their addresses appearing on the books of the corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, and except as prohibited by applicable law, any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of applicable law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws shall be effective if given by a single written notice to stockholders who share an address if consented to by the stockholders at that address to whom such notice is given. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation. Any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the corporation, within 60 days of having been given written notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice permitted under this Section 8.3, shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice. Notice to directors may be given by telecopier, telephone or other means of electronic transmission.
Section 8.4. Waiver of Notice of Meetings of Stockholders, Directors and Committees. Any waiver of notice, given by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in a waiver of notice.
Section 8.5. Form of Records. Any records maintained by or on behalf of the corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time.
Section 8.6. Amendment of Bylaws. These bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, and new bylaws made, by the Board of Directors, but the stockholders may make additional bylaws and may alter and repeal any bylaws whether adopted by them or otherwise.
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Exhibit 4.1
FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. THIS INVESTMENT IS SUITABLE ONLY FOR PERSONS THAT CAN BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME AND THAT CAN AFFORD TO LOSE THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT. FURTHERMORE, INVESTORS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR INVESTMENT IS ILLIQUID AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE ILLIQUID FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME. NO PUBLIC MARKET EXISTS FOR THE SHARES (AS DEFINED BELOW), AND NO PUBLIC MARKET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE OFFERING (AS DEFINED BELOW).
THE SALE OF THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS, AND THE SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND STATE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS. ALTHOUGH A REGULATION A OFFERING STATEMENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”), IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON THE MERITS OF THE OFFERING OR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO SUBSCRIBER (AS DEFINED BELOW) IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING OVER THE WEB-BASED PLATFORM MAINTAINED BY THE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW). ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
INVESTORS THAT ARE NOT “ACCREDITED INVESTORS” (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 501 OF REGULATION D PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) ARE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT THEY MAY INVEST, AS SET OUT IN SECTION 4. THE COMPANY IS RELYING ON THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH BY SUBSCRIBER IN THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SUBSCRIBER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING TO DETERMINE THE APPLICABILITY TO THE OFFERING OF EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.
THE OFFERING MATERIALS 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. 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.
THE COMPANY MAY NOT BE OFFERING THE SHARES IN EVERY STATE. THE OFFERING MATERIALS DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OR SOLICITATION IN ANY STATE OR JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SHARES ARE NOT BEING OFFERED.
THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER TO MODIFY, AMEND AND/OR WITHDRAW ALL OR A PORTION OF THE OFFERING AND/OR ACCEPT OR REJECT IN WHOLE OR IN PART ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTMENT IN THE SHARES OR TO ALLOT TO ANY PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR FEWER THAN THE NUMBER OF SHARES THE INVESTOR DESIRES TO PURCHASE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE OFFERING MATERIALS SPEAK AS OF THEIR DATE. NEITHER THE DELIVERY NOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SHARES WILL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY SINCE THAT DATE.
| TO: | Robot Cache US Inc. |
| 4330 La Jolla Village, Suite 200 | |
| San Diego, California 92122 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. Subscription.
(a) The undersigned (“Subscriber”) hereby irrevocably subscribes for and agrees to purchase, at a purchase price of $1.00 per share, shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. The minimum subscription is $1,000.00 (1,000 Shares).
(b) Subscriber understands that the Shares are being offered pursuant to an offering circular dated [_____], 2022 (the “Offering Circular”) included in the offering statement of the Company filed with the SEC (the “Offering Statement”). By executing this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber acknowledges that he, she or it has received this Subscription Agreement, copies of the Offering Circular and Offering Statement, including exhibits thereto and any other information required by Subscriber to make an investment decision.
(c) Subscriber’s subscription may be accepted or rejected in whole or in part, by the Company, in its sole discretion, at any time before a Closing Date (as defined below). In addition, the Company, in its sole discretion, may allocate to Subscriber only a portion of the number of Shares for which Subscriber has subscribed. The Company will notify Subscriber whether his, her or its subscription is accepted (whether in whole or in part) or rejected. If Subscriber’s subscription is rejected, Subscriber’s payment (or portion thereof, if partially rejected) will be returned to Subscriber without interest and all of Subscriber’s obligations hereunder will terminate.
(d) The aggregate number of Shares sold will not exceed 30,000,000 Shares. The Company may accept subscriptions until the earliest of (i) the 120th day after the date as of which the SEC qualifies the Offering Statement (or such later day as the Company determines, if, in its sole discretion, it extends the offering of the Shares (the “Offering”), (ii) the date as of which all Shares offered by the Offering Circular have been sold and (iii) any such earlier time as the Company may determine in its sole discretion, regardless of the number of Shares sold and the amount of capital raised (the earliest of such dates, the “Termination Date”). The Company may elect at any time to close all or any portion of the Offering, on various dates at or before the Termination Date (each, a “Closing Date”).
(e) In the event of rejection of this subscription in its entirety, or if the sale of the Shares (or any portion thereof) is not consummated for any reason, this Subscription Agreement will have no force or effect, except for Section 5 hereof, which will remain in force and effect.
2. Purchase Procedure.
(a) Payment. The purchase price for the Shares will be paid simultaneously with the execution and delivery to the Company of the signature page of this Subscription Agreement. Subscriber shall deliver a signed copy of this Subscription Agreement along with payment for the aggregate purchase price of the Shares by debit card, credit card, ACH electronic transfer, wire transfer, or check to an account designated by the Company, or by any combination of such methods.
(b) Recordkeeping. Subscriber will receive notice of the Shares owned by Subscriber, as reflected on the Company’s books and records, which will bear a notation that the Shares were sold in reliance upon Regulation A.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company represents and warrants to Subscriber as follows:
(a) Organization and Standing. The Company is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder. The Company is duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its activities and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which failure to do so would not have a material adverse effect on the Company or its business.
(b) Issuance of the Shares. The issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares in accordance with this Subscription Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The Shares, when so issued, sold and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the provisions of this Subscription Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(c) Authority. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Subscription Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares) are within the Company’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Upon its execution, this Subscription Agreement will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies and (iii) with respect to provisions relating to indemnification and contribution, as limited by considerations of public policy and by federal or state securities laws.
(d) No filings. Assuming the accuracy of Subscriber’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 hereof, no order, license, consent, authorization or approval of, or exemption by, or action by or in respect of, or notice to, or filing or registration with, any governmental body, agency or official is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Subscription Agreement, except (i) for such filings as may be required under Regulation A or under any applicable state securities laws, (ii) for such other filings and approvals as have been made or obtained, or (iii) where the failure to obtain any such order, license, consent, authorization, approval or exemption or give any such notice or make any filing or registration would not have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to perform its obligations hereunder.
(e) Capitalization. Disclosure of the authorized and outstanding securities of the Company immediately before the initial investment in the Shares is as set forth under “Securities Being Offered” in the Offering Circular. Except as set forth in the Offering Circular, the Company has no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), or agreements of any kind (oral or written) for the purchase or acquisition from the Company of any of its securities.
(f) Financial statements. Complete copies of the Company’s financial statements consisting of the balance sheets of the Company as at December 31, 2020 and 2021 and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2021 (the “Financial Statements”) have been made available to Subscriber and appear in the Offering Circular. The Financial Statements are based on the books and records of the Company and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates they were prepared and the results of the operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods indicated. IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC, which has audited the Financial Statements, is an independent accounting firm within the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC.
(g) Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Shares as set forth in “Use of Proceeds” in the Offering Circular.
(h) Litigation. Except as set forth in the Offering Circular, there is no pending action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, complaint, claim, charge or investigation before any court, arbitrator, mediator or governmental body, or to the Company’s knowledge, currently threatened in writing (i) against the Company or (ii) against any consultant, officer, manager, director or key employee of the Company arising out of his or her consulting, employment or board relationship with the Company or that could otherwise materially impact the Company.
4. Representations and Warranties of Subscriber. By executing this Subscription Agreement, Subscriber (and, if Subscriber is purchasing the Shares subscribed for hereby in a fiduciary capacity, the person or persons for whom or for which Subscriber is so purchasing) represents and warrants to the Company as follows, in each case as of Subscriber’s respective Closing Date(s):
(a) Requisite Power and Authority. Subscriber has all necessary power and authority under all applicable provisions of law to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder and to carry out their provisions. All actions on Subscriber’s part required for the lawful execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder have been or will be effectively taken before Subscriber’s Closing Date. Upon their execution and delivery, this Subscription Agreement and other agreements required hereunder will be valid and binding obligations of Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights and (b) as limited by general principles of equity that restrict the availability of equitable remedies.
(b) Investment Representations. Subscriber understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration contained in the Securities Act and, in part, upon Subscriber’s representations contained in this Subscription Agreement.
(c) Illiquidity and Continued Economic Risk. Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that there is no ready public market for the Shares and that there is no guarantee that a market for their resale will ever exist. Subscriber must bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely, and the Company has no obligation to list the Shares on any market or take any steps (including registration under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) with respect to facilitating trading or resale of the Shares. Subscriber acknowledges that Subscriber is able to bear the economic risk of losing Subscriber’s entire investment in the Shares. Subscriber also understands that an investment in the Company involves significant risks, and Subscriber has taken full cognizance of and understands all of the risk factors relating to the purchase of Shares.
(d) Accredited Investor Status or Investment Limits. Subscriber represents that:
EITHER (i) Subscriber is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act (in which case Subscriber has truthfully indicated, on the signature page of this Subscription Agreement, the numbered paragraph(s) of Appendix A (attached hereto) corresponding to Subscriber’s accredited investor status);
OR (ii) The purchase price set out in paragraph (b) of the signature page to this Subscription Agreement, together with any other amounts previously used to purchase Shares in the Offering, does not exceed (A) 10% of the greater of Subscriber’s annual income or net worth (if Subscriber is a natural person) or (B) 10% of the greater of Subscriber’s annual revenue or net assets at fiscal year end (if Subscriber is not a natural person).
(e) Professional advice. To the extent that Subscriber has any questions with respect to his, her or its status as an accredited investor, or as to the application of the investment limits, Subscriber has sought professional advice.
(f) Stockholder information. Within five days after receipt of a request from the Company, Subscriber hereby shall provide such information with respect to its status as a stockholder (or potential stockholder) and execute and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and regulations to which the Company is or may become subject. Subscriber further agrees that in the event he, she or it transfers any Shares, Subscriber will require the transferee of such Shares to agree to provide such information to the Company as a condition of such transfer.
(g) Company Information. Subscriber 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. Subscriber has had such opportunity as he, she or 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. Subscriber 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. Subscriber acknowledges that except as set forth herein, no representations or warranties have been made to Subscriber, or to Subscriber’s advisors or representative, by the Company or others with respect to the business or prospects of the Company or its financial condition.
(h) Valuation. Subscriber acknowledges that the price of the Shares was set by the Company on the basis of the Company’s internal valuation and no warranties are made as to value. Subscriber further acknowledges that future offerings of Shares may be made at lower valuations, with the result that Subscriber’s investment will bear a lower valuation.
(i) Domicile. Subscriber maintains Subscriber’s domicile (and is not a transient or temporary resident) at the address shown on the signature page.
(j) No Brokerage Fees. There are no claims for brokerage commission, finders’ fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Subscription Agreement or related documents based on any arrangement or agreement binding upon Subscriber.
(k) Foreign Investors. If Subscriber is not a United States person (as defined by Section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), Subscriber hereby represents that he, she or it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Shares or any use of this Subscription Agreement, including (i) the legal requirements within his, her or its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Shares, (ii) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale, or transfer of the Shares. Subscriber’s subscription and payment for and continued beneficial ownership of the Shares will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of Subscriber’s jurisdiction.
5. Survival of Representations and Indemnity. The representations, warranties and covenants made by Subscriber herein and the rights and agreements set forth in Section 6 will survive the Termination Date. Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its respective officers, directors and affiliates, and each other person, if any, that controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all reasonable attorneys’ fees, including attorneys’ fees on appeal) and expenses reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any false representation or warranty or breach of failure by Subscriber to comply with any covenant or agreement made by Subscriber herein or in any other document furnished by Subscriber to any of the foregoing in connection with this transaction.
6. Market Stand-off. Subscriber 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 Subscriber 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 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 indicating that the securities represented by such certificate, instrument or book entry are subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of such one hundred eighty (180) day (or other) period. Subscriber agrees to execute a market stand-off agreement with the underwriters in the related offering in customary form consistent with the provisions of this Section 6.
7. Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Subscription Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
EACH OF THE SUBSCRIBER AND THE COMPANY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND NO OTHER PLACE AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT NOT ARISING UNDER THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS MAY BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH OF SUBSCRIBER AND THE COMPANY ACCEPTS FOR HIMSELF, HERSELF OR ITSELF, AS APPLICABLE, AND IN CONNECTION WITH SUBSCRIBER’S AND THE COMPANY’S RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT NOT ARISING UNDER THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. EACH OF SUBSCRIBER AND THE COMPANY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN THE MANNER AND IN THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 8 AND THE SIGNATURE PAGE OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.
8. Notices. Notice, requests, demands and other communications relating to this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein are to be in writing and deemed duly given if and when (a) delivered personally, on the date of such delivery; or (b) mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, in the third day after the posting thereof; or (c) emailed, telecopied or cabled, on the date of such delivery to the address of the respective parties as follows:
| If to the Company, to: | with a required copy to: |
| Robot Cache US Inc. | Ross Law Group, PLLC |
| 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200 | 1430 Broadway, Suite 1804 |
| San Diego, California 92122 | New York, NY 10018 |
If to Subscriber, to Subscriber’s address as shown on the signature page hereto or to such other address as may be specified by written notice from time to time by the party entitled to receive such notice. Any notices, requests, demands or other communications by telecopy or cable are to be confirmed by letter given in accordance with Section 8(a) or 8(b) above.
9. Miscellaneous.
(a) All pronouns and any variations thereof will be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the person or persons or entity or entities may require.
(b) This Subscription Agreement is not transferable or assignable by Subscriber.
(c) The representations, warranties and agreements contained herein will be deemed to be made by and be binding upon Subscriber and his, her or its heirs, executors, administrators and successors and will inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns. With respect to any representation or warranty made in this Subscription Agreement, (i) an individual shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if the individual is actually aware of that fact and (ii) the Company will be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if one of the Company’s current officers has, or at any time had, actual knowledge of that fact or other matter.
(d) None of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement may be waived, changed or terminated orally or otherwise, except as specifically set forth herein or except by a writing signed by the Company and Subscriber.
(e) In the event any part of this Subscription Agreement is found to be void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions are intended to be separable and binding with the same effect as if the void or unenforceable part were never the subject of agreement.
(f) The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of one or more of the provisions of this Subscription Agreement in any jurisdiction will not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Subscription Agreement in such jurisdiction or the validity, legality or enforceability of this Subscription Agreement, including any such provision, in any other jurisdiction, it being intended that all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder will be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
(g) This Subscription Agreement supersedes all prior discussions and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(h) The terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement are intended solely for the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and it is not the intention of the parties to confer, and no provision hereof will confer, third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person.
(i) The headings used in this Subscription Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and do not define or limit the provisions hereof.
(j) This Subscription Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
(k) If the Company effects any recapitalization or other transaction affecting its stock, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property which is distributed with respect to the Shares will be immediately subject to this Subscription Agreement, to the same extent that the Shares, immediately prior thereto, will have been covered by this Subscription Agreement.
(l) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Subscription Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof nor will any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided will be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
ROBOT CACHE US INC.
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE
Subscriber, desiring to purchase Shares of Robot Cache US Inc., hereby executes the Subscription Agreement to which this signature page is attached.
(a) Subscriber is an accredited investor (as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act), because Subscriber meets the criteria set forth in one or more of the numbered paragraph(s) of Appendix A, then print the applicable paragraph number(s) from Appendix A: ______).
(b) Subscriber is paying an aggregate purchase price of $_________ for ______ Shares.
(c) The Shares being subscribed for will be owned by, and should be recorded on the Company’s books as held in the name of:
| (print name of owner or names of joint owners) | |
| Signature of Subscriber | |
| Name (please print) | |
| Email address | |
| Address | |
| Telephone Number | |
| Social Security Number/EIN | |
| Date | |
| If the Shares are to be purchased in joint names, both Subscribers must sign: | |
| Signature of Subscriber | |
| Name (please print) | |
| Email address | |
| Address | |
| Telephone Number | |
| Social Security Number/EIN | |
| Date | |
This subscription is accepted by the Company on __________________, 202_.
| ROBOT CACHE US INC. | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
APPENDIX A
An accredited investor includes the following categories of investor. Please initial next to the number or numbers below that describe Subscriber. Additional verification may be required:
(1) Subscriber is a natural person whose individual net worth (or combined net worth with Subscriber’s spouse if Subscriber is married) as of the date hereof exceeds $1,000,000. Except as set forth below, in calculating a person’s net worth, (i) a person’s primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of the Shares, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of the sale of the Shares exceeds the amount outstanding sixty (60) days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by the person’s primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the sale of the Shares shall be included as a liability.
(2) Subscriber is a natural person who had an individual “income” exceeding $200,000 during both of the two most recently completed calendar years (or a joint income with Subscriber’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years) and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current calendar year.
(3) Subscriber is a natural person who holds any of the following licenses from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA): a General Securities Representative license (Series 7), a Private Securities Offerings Representative license (Series 82), or a Licensed Investment Adviser Representative license (Series 65).
(4) Subscriber is a natural person who is a “knowledgeable employee” of the Company, if the Company were an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “ICA”) but for Section 33(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the ICA.
(5) Subscriber is a “business development company,” as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the ICA.
(6) Subscriber is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) or the laws of any state.
(7) Subscriber is an investment adviser described in section 203(l) (venture capital fund advisers) or section 203(m) (exempt reporting advisers) of the Advisers Act.\
(8) Subscriber is a trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000 that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered hereby, and the investment decisions for which are made by a sophisticated person capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the proposed investment.
(9) Subscriber is a revocable trust that may be amended or revoked at any time by the grantors thereof, and all of the grantors are accredited investors.
(10) Subscriber is a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the United States Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or Section 301(d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
(11) Subscriber is a “private business development company” as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Advisers Act.
(12) Subscriber is a bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, small business investment company, or rural business development company.
(13) Subscriber is a “family office,” as defined in rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Advisers Act, if the family office (i) has assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and (iii) is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment.
(14) Subscriber is a “family client,” as defined in rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Advisers Act, of a family office meeting the requirements above, whose investment in the Company is directed by such family office.
(15) Subscriber is a corporation, a limited liability company, a Massachusetts or similar business trust, a partnership, or a non-profit organization of the type described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3), in each case not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.
(16) Subscriber is an “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Title I of ERISA) and either (i) the decision to invest in the Company was made by a plan fiduciary that is a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser; (ii) the plan has total assets exceeding $5,000,000; or (iii) if a self-directed plan, investment decisions are made solely by persons who, if executing this document, would qualify as an accredited investor under one or more of the numbered paragraphs above.
(17) Subscriber is a plan established and maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or an agency or instrumentality of a State or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, and the plan has assets in excess of $5,000,000.
(18) Subscriber is an entity, including Indian tribes, governmental bodies, funds, and entities organized under the laws of foreign countries, that was not formed to invest in the securities offered and own investment assets in excess of $5 million.
(19) Subscriber is an entity. Each of Subscriber’s equity investors, if executing this document, would qualify as an accredited investor under one or more of the numbered paragraphs above.
Exhibit 6.8
Republic Core LLC
335 Madison Ave, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10017
REPUBLIC CORE PLATFORM SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS REPUBLIC CORE PLATFORM SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September 22, 2021 (“Effective Date”) by and between Republic Core LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Republic Core”) and Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Client”). Each of Republic Core and Client may be referred to as a “Party” and together as the “Parties. Pursuant to this Agreement, Republic Core will host a “grey-label” website to display the offering of the Client’s securities (as further defined below) on https://invest.robotcache.com, or such other website as the Parties mutually agree (the “Platform”).
The defined terms used in this Agreement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings specified below.
The Parties hereby agree as follows:
WHEREAS, the Client is offering (the “Offering”) certain securities (the “Securities”) qualified under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”);
WHEREAS, the Client’s Offering is being faciliated by an affiliate of Republic Core, OpenDeal Broker LLC (“OpenDeal Broker”) a FINRA-member broker dealer;
WHEREAS, the Client has engaged Republic Core to build the Platform to display and facilitate the Offering in coordination with other third parties, including OpenDeal Broker, and to provide certain hosting, technical and operational Services (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Client may also, at the Client’s election, request certain additional support services related to the Offering, (the “User Support Services”) in exchange for good and valuable consideration, as defined further Annex B.
WHEREAS, the Client is solely responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information about its business and the Offering as (i) provided to Republic Core, and (ii) presented to the public through the Platform and any other forum maintained by the Client (unless any such content or information was provided by Republic Core); if at any time before commencing the Offering or during the Offering any Client Information (defined in Section 1) proves untrue or is in need of qualification in a Material fashion, the Client will take affirmative steps to make timely updates to the Platform. “Material” means information that a reasonable investor would consider important in deciding whether or not to purchase the Securities;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
| 1) | Agreement |
| a) | The Client wishes to engage Republic Core to provide the services (the “Platform Services”) specified in Annex A to this Agreement. In return for the Platform Services, the Client agrees to compensate Republic Core for the Platform Services pursuant to terms and conditions of Schedule I (the “Fee Schedule”). Any change to the Platform Services and/or an increase in time or performance, suspension of any performance standards shall require the mutual written consent of Republic Core and the Client. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Republic Core reserves the right to make immaterial changes (“Immaterial Changes”) to its processes, products, and services in its sole discretion. Republic Core shall provide Technical Support (as defined by and outlined in Exhibit A) with respect to the Platform Services. | |
| b) | The Client agrees and acknowledges that it will provide information, related to itself and the Offering, through the Platform (collectively, the “Client Information”). The Client agrees that Client Information will not contain any material misstatements or omissions, and that the Client will immediately correct any errors it identifies in previously provided Client Information by providing written notice to the Platform and making any necessary amendments to the Offering’s materials, including any offering circulars or other documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The Client agrees that at all times during the Offering, the Client, with advice of such Client’s counsel, will take affirmative steps to make timely updates to the information on the Platform, should any material Client Information (“Material Client Information”) provided to Republic Core on or through the Platform or the Offering Circular prove untrue or in need of qualification or correction. For the avoidance of doubt for something to be “material”, it means something that there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable person would consider it important. |
| c) | The Client understands that the Client is responsible for setting all material terms of the Offering, including, but not limited to, the forms of consideration to be accepted, the jurisdictions from which the Offering will solicit and accept investment commitments, and the terms of the Security issued during the Offering, as disclosed on the Platform. The Client further understands and agrees that all federal, state, local, international or other filings or disclosures are solely Client’s responsibility. | |
| d) | The Client understands and agrees that Republic Core cannot process funds and that Republic Core will coordinate through the Platform with pre-approved third party broker-dealers, escrow agents, or other payment processors engaged by Client to facilitate the Offering’s payment functionality. | |
| e) | The Client agrees that its use of the Platform represents a limited non-transferable license (the “License”) and shall not provide the Client the right to access the Platform for reasons unrelated to the Offering or utilize any of Republic Core’s trademarks, trade-dress, or other intellectual property without Republic Core’s written consent, which may be withheld in Republic Core’s sole discretion. The Client further agrees that its use of the Platform does not represent an endorsement, recommendation, or similiar by Republic Core or any of its affiliates and the Client will not suggest such in any forum. Republic Core shall obtain all consents necessary to permit Client to access or operate any third-party Software or other Materials that Republic Core uses to provide Services under this Agreement (“Third-Party Materials”). During the Term, Republic Core shall pay all required license, installation, maintenance, and upgrade fees with respect to the Third-Party Materials or other materials that Republic Core provides to Client. Third-Party Materials shall be made available to Client in such form and on such media as Client may reasonably request and Republic Core is reasonably able to provide. Republic Core reserves the right to terminate access to any Third-Party Materials provided as part of the Platform Services if the owner of such Third-Party Materials discontinues offering such content or restricts Republic Core’s or Client’ access. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall require either party to violate the proprietary rights of any third-party in any software. If any part of any Services (including, without limitation, any of the License or Third-Party Materials) becomes the subject of a third-party claim or litigation regarding infringement, violation, or misappropriation of intellectual property rights, Republic Core will at its sole cost and expense: (i) modify such materials to make them non-infringing or cure any claimed violation or misappropriation of a third-party’s intellectual property rights, provided that such modification or cure does not adversely impact the Platform Services; (ii) procure for Client the right to continue using such materials; or (iii) replace such materials with substantially equivalent materials that are non-infringing or that are free of the claimed misuse of such third-party intellectual property rights. If none of the foregoing options are possible, then Republic Core may terminate this Agreement and refund to Client the fees paid to Republic Core hereunder. | |
| f) | Republic Core shall, (i) at all times, act solely in a passive, non-discretionary capacity with respect to the Client and each User and shall not be responsible or liable for any investment decisions or recommendations with respect to the purchase or disposition of any Security or other assets; (ii) not be responsible for questioning, investigating, analyzing, monitoring, or otherwise evaluating any of the investment decisions of any User or reviewing the prudence, merits, viability, or suitability of any investment decision made by any User, including the decision to purchase or hold the Securities or such other investment decisions or direction that may be provided by any individual or entity with authority over the relevant User; and (iii) not be responsible for directing investments or determining whether any investment by a User or any person or entity with authority to make investment decisions on User’s behalf is acceptable under applicable law. The Parties agree that the Platform Services entail solely the provision of compliance and technological services to Client, limited to those Services described on Annex A. For the avoidance of doubt, the Platform Services shall not include brokering, dealing, or advising of any security associated with the Client. In the event Republic Core finds itself with an issue where discretion is needed to successfully provide the Platform Services, Republic Core will look to and follow the Client’ express directions. | |
| g) | This Agreement does not give either Party ownership or other rights or interests in the other Party’s trade names or trademarks which rights are hereby expressly reserved to each respective trademark owner. Any use of a Party’s trademarks by the other Party under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the Party and shall be in accordance with the instructions of the Party, including their respective branding and use policies then in effect and communicated to the other Party, and as the Party may otherwise from time to time instruct. Any such use shall be in accordance with high quality standards and shall not degrade or diminish the good reputation of the other Party. Should either Party request the other to cease use of any such trademarks, such other Party shall immediately do so. |
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| h) | The Parties agree that, regardless of whether such regulations apply to the activities of either Party, any “nonpublic personal information,” as defined in Section 248.3(t) of Regulation S-P, received from either Party shall be treated by the Parties as subject to the limitations on re-disclosure and reuse set forth in Section 248.11 of such Regulation. In addition, the Parties acknowledge that they have adopted policies and procedures that address administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are reasonably designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of the information, protecting against any anticipated threats or unauthorized access to or use of such information. Each Party will promptly notify the other Party of any actual or suspected unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of nonpublic personal information provided by such Party or any request for access to such information by a governmental or nongovernmental third-party. Each Party will cooperate with the other in a reasonable manner in case of any actual or anticipated litigation or regulatory inquiry or action concerning the nonpublic personal information provided by such Party. The disclosing Party of any nonpublic personal information will have the right, during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice, to inspect the receiving Party’s policies and practices for preserving the security of nonpublic personal information disclosed pursuant this Agreement (referred to collectively as the receiving party’s “GLBA practices”). The receiving Party will cooperate with the disclosing Party in a reasonable manner in any inspection of the receiving Party’s GLBA practices. The disclosing Party will maintain in strict confidence all non-public information about the receiving Party’s GLBA practices and will contractually require any third-party inspector to do the same. | |
| i) | CLIENT UNDERSTANDS THAT REPUBLIC CORE IS PERFORMING THE SERVICES HEREUNDER (INCLUDING THE USER SUPPORT SERVICES) IN RELATION TO INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED BY CLIENT PARTIES OR SUPPLIED TO CLIENT PARTIES BY THIRD PARTIES. REPUBLIC CORE HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM CLIENT PARTIES, CLIENT PARTIES’ USERS, OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, REPUBLIC CORE MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, AND SYSTEMS ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, REPUBLIC CORE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AS TO REPUBLIC CORE MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, AND SYSTEMS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, REPUBLIC CORE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT ANY THIRD- PARTY MATERIALS OR CONTENT (SUCH AS DIRECT INFORMATION FEEDS AND THIRD-PARTY CONTENT POSTED ON Republic Core’S WEBSITE, BUT NOT INCLUDING THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS MADE FOR REPUBLIC CORE (E.G. WORK MADE FOR HIRE) BASED UPON ANY THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS ENCOMPASSED IN THE SERVICES OR REPUBLIC CORE MATERIALS ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, APPROPRIATE, RELIABLE, OR TIMELY. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, REPUBLIC CORE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE INTERNET WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, FREE OF VIRUSES, UNAUTHORIZED CODE, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, CLIENT DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, ITS RECEIPT OF THE SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF CLIENT PARTIES’ RELATIONSHIP WITH REPUBLIC CORE HEREUNDER. |
| 2) | Term and Termination |
| a) | “Term” means the period from the Effective Date until the conclusion of the Offering. | |
| b) | “Termination” means the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 2(c). | |
| c) | This Agreement may be terminated as a result of: (i) Either Party withdrawing from this Agreement, at any time, in its sole discretion; (ii) the Client canceling the Offering; or (iii) a breach of this Agreement as provided under Section 2(c). In the case of (i) and (ii), the withdrawing or canceling Party must notify the other Party of such withdrawal or cancellation, as the case may be. In no case will Termination relieve the Client of the responsibility to pay any fees due to Republic Core at the time of Termination. |
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| d) | Breach of this Agreement by either Party shall entitle the other Party to give to the Party in default a notice specifying the nature of the default and requiring the defaulting Party to cure such default. If such default is not cured within five (5) business days after the receipt of such notice (or, if such default cannot be cured within such five (5) business day period), the notifying Party shall be entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights conferred on it by this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies available to it by law or in equity, to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to take effect immediately after such notice. The right of either Party to terminate this Agreement, as hereinabove provided, shall not be affected in any way by its waiver or failure to take action with respect to any previous default. | |
| e) | Upon the Termination of this Agreement Sections 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (e), (k), (l), this Section 2, Section 3, Section 4, and Section 5 shall survive. |
| 3) | Representations and Warranties |
| a) | Client represents that it: (i) is an entity organized under the laws of the United States or Canada, or any State, Province, Territory or possession thereof, or the District of Columbia, with its principal place of business in the United States or Canada; (ii) is not a development stage company that either has no specific business plan or purpose, or has indicated that its business plan is to merge with or acquire an unidentified company or companies; (iii) is not an investment company registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (iv) is not issuing fractional undivided interests in oil or gas rights, or a similar interest in other mineral rights; (v) is not, and has not been, subject to any order of the SEC entered pursuant to section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within five (5) years before the launching of the Offering. | |
| b) | Client further represents that by entering into this Agreement, it is not breaching any agreement with any third-party or their beneficiary. | |
| c) | Client further represents that it has been wholly truthful, in all Material respects, to Republic Core or any of Republic Core’s agents in their interactions before the Effective Date. | |
| d) | Client further represents that it is duly incorporated, formed, or organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, formation, or organization. | |
| e) | Client further represents and warrants the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the performance of such Party’s obligations hereunder have been duly authorized and that the Agreement is a valid and legal agreement binding on such party and enforceable in accordance with its terms subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). | |
| f) | Republic Core represents that it is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. | |
| g) | Republic Core represents that by entering into this Agreement, it is not breaching any agreement with any third party or its beneficiary. | |
| h) | Republic Core has obtained and currently maintains all applicable federal and state licenses and registrations necessary to perform the Platform Services and to receive compensation hereunder, and, in performing such services, will comply with all applicable laws relating to the Offering. |
| 4) | Indemnification |
| a) | The Client shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Republic Core, its owners, affiliates of the foregoing, and the directors, officers, managers, employees, and other agents of the foregoing from and against any cost, expense, liability, or obligation that may result from claims related to any Securities of the Client sold in the Offering or any breach of this Agreement by the Client, including any representation or warranty by the Client hereunder. | |
| b) | IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE FOR ANY PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE INTERNET IS INHERENTLY UNSAFE, AND CONSEQUENTLY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EITHER PARTY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS, OR INJURY RESULTING FROM: (A) HACKING, TAMPERING, OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE PLATFORM NOT CAUSED BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH PARTY; (B) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF THE SERVICES; (C) ANY SOFTWARE BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH THE PLATFORM; (D) ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OR OMISSIONS OF INFORMATION, OR ANY LOSSES INCURepublic CoreD AS A RESULT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PLATFORM; AND/OR (E) INFORMATION THAT IS TRANSMITTED USING THE PLATFORM THAT IS DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL. |
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| 5) | Miscellaneous |
| a) | Notices. All notices or other communications given or made hereunder shall be in writing. The Parties hereby consent to receive notice via email to mutually acknowledged email addresses. | |
| b) | Amendment. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the written consent of both Parties, provided that Republic Core may unilaterally amend this Agreement pursuant to guidance provided by the SEC, FINRA, or other securities regulators with competent jurisdiction over the Parties, and provided further that any such unilateral amendment will only take effect upon ten (10) business days’ prior written notice to the Client of such amendment. | |
| c) | Confidentiality. The Parties hereby agree that the contents of this Agreement, all communications resulting from it, all documents exchanged between the Parties (excluding those publicly filed with the SEC or otherwise made public in connection with the Offering), and any data regarding vistors to the site (“Users”) who participated in the Offering are strictly confidential and the Client shall not disclose its contents to any third party, except the Client’ employees, accountants, attorneys, or other agents who are subject to the duty of confidentiality with respect to such information, without written consent of Republic Core, provided that the Client shall be free to disclose the fees due and payable in connection with the Offering to its Users therein. Each Party further agrees that it is solely responsible for ensuring that all of its employees, independent contractors, vendors, and associates are informed of and maintain this confidentiality provision. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, a Party may disclose such information if it is legally required to by any governmental or judicial authority. | |
| d) | Governing Law. This Agreement has been entered into and shall be interpreted under and governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of law or rules thereof. | |
| e) | No Representations Regarding the Platform. While Republic Core will endeavor to ensure the Platform is fully functional and accessible to all Users at all times, Republic Core relies on third party vendors, such as Amazon Web Services, and does not assure, represent, or warrant to the quality of service, continuity of service, or up-time on the Platform. | |
| f) | Assignment. Neither Party may assign their rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the respective Parties. | |
| g) | Parties; Independent Contractor; No Legal, Accounting or Tax Advice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, expressed or implied, it is expressly understood and agreed that each Party is acting as an independent contractor with respect to the other Party and not as an employee or agent of the other Party. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create a joint venture, partnership, association, or other affiliation, or like relationship, between or among the Parties. This Agreement has been made solely for the benefit of the Client and Republic Core and their respective successors and assigns. Nothing contained in this Agreement will confer any rights upon, nor will this Agreement be construed to create any rights in, any person who is not party to such Agreement. Republic Core shall not be considered to be the agent of the Client for any purpose whatsoever other than as described herein and in other binding written agreements. Republic Core is not granted any right or authority to assume or create any obligation or liability, express or implied, on the Client’s behalf, or to bind the Client in any manner whatsoever other than as described herein. The Client acknowledges that Republic Core has not provided accounting, tax, or legal advice, and hereby acknowledges that Client has been advised to seek its own advisors with respect to such topics. | |
| h) | Counterparty Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including PDF format signatures, which shall be deemed as original signatures. All executed counterparts shall constitute one Agreement, notwithstanding that all signatories are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. | |
| i) | Advice of Counsel. Each Party acknowledges and represents that, in completing this Agreement, it has had the opportunity to seek advice as to its legal rights from legal counsel and that the person signing on its behalf has read and understood all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement. | |
| j) | Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable by a party of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. | |
| k) | Binding Obligations. This Agreement has been duly authorized and shall constitute a binding obligation upon Client and Republic Core, and enforceable in accordance with its terms. |
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Signature Page to Republic Core Platform Services Agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement.
| Republic Core LLC | Robot Cache US Inc. | |||
| By: | ![]() |
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| Shrina Kurani, President | Lee Jacobson, Authorized Person | |||
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Annex A – Services
This is Annex A to the attached Republic Core Technical Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between Republic Core and Client.
| 1) | Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Annex A shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement to which this Annex A is a part. |
| 2) | Services. During the term, Republic Core will provide the Platform Services described below through the Platform: |
| a) | Platform Services. Republic Core shall provide a Platform to Client’s Offering on the Platform and perform related services with respect to the Client to the extent explicitly contemplated by this Agreement and shall not be responsible for any duties or obligations not specifically allocated to Republic Core pursuant to this Agreement. The Platform shall: |
| i) | Display information regarding the Offering as provided and instructed by the Client or an agent of the Client, including, but not limited, to the number of units of the Securities available, price, and terms; | |
| ii) | Enable Users to view such documents that the Client have created and determined to make available to potential investors relating to the Securities; | |
| iii) | Provide services that allow a User to send consideration for the Securities either to an escrow agent (in which case a separate escrow fee agreement or between such escrow agent and the Parties must be entered in to), qualified broker dealer, or directly to the Client, as determined by the Parties; | |
| iv) | Provide services to allow Client or its agent to collect the necessary information to (A) complete identification verification status (as defined by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)); (B) conduct limited suspicious activity reporting services, as based on transactions visible on the Platform; (C) support the procedures pertaining to KYC-AML verification; and (D) collect documentation to assist in accredited investor verification (as defined by SEC Rule 501 of Regulation D). |
| b) | Payment Collection Support. Republic Core will provide the requisite technology and relevant accounting support to enable the Client to collect funds in USD from Users who subscribe to the Offering in coordination with pre-approved third party broker-dealers, escrow agents, or other payment processors engaged by Client to facilitate the Offering’s payments. Client agrees and acknowledges that the provision of the Payment Collection Support Services will be subject to any policies, procedures, and limitations required by applicable law or regulation or by the third-party processor policy (or by Republic Core in furtherance thereof) relating to the custodial account, including, without limitation, holdback requirements applicable to ACH transfers. |
| c) | Additional Services. Republic Core will use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide Client with reasonable implementation or integration services, technical assistance, and other support services related to the utilization of the above services. |
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Schedule I – Fee Schedule
In consideration of the Platform Services outlines within this Agreement, Client agrees to pay Republic Core three hundered and twenty-five thousand dollars ($325,000) payable upon demand by Republic Core.
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Exhibit A - Technical Support
Technical Support Description. Republic Core will provide telephone and email support to the Client (“Technical Support”) on weekdays (excluding holidays) from 9:00am to 9:00pm eastern time with respect to the Platform Services provided on the Platform. For the avoidance of doubt, this Technical Support will not include the services described in Annex A.
| a) | Request for Technical Support. Client will make Technical Support requests by calling or emailing Republic Core, or by such other means agreed to by the parties. Republic Core staff shall assign to the request the Problem Severity Level (as defined herein) as determined by Republic Core staff. |
| b) | Problem Severity Levels I and II Response and Resolution. For Technical Support requests, whether made by email or telephone, Republic Core shall confirm to the requestor receipt of the request by Republic Core within the Request Response Time of such a request. If a Problem Severity Level I or II request cannot be corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the requestor within the Request Resolution Time after the requestor makes the initial request for Technical Support, Republic Core will: (a) immediately escalate the request to Republic Core’s management; (b) take and continue to take the actions which will most expeditiously resolve the request; and (c) provide a hourly report to the requestor of the steps taken and to be taken to resolve the request, the progress to correct, and the estimated time of correction until the request is resolved. |
| c) | Problem Severity Levels III and IV Response and Resolution. For Technical Support requests, whether made by email or telephone, Republic Core shall confirm to the requestor receipt of the request by Republic Core within the Request Response Time of such a request. If a Problem Severity Level III or IV request cannot be corrected to the reasonable satisfaction of the requestor within the Request Resolution Time after the requestor makes the initial request for Technical Support, at the sole election of requestor: (a) Republic Core will work continuously to resolve the request; or, (b) requestor and Republic Core will mutually agree upon a schedule within which to resolve the request. |
Technical Support Problem Severity Levels
| I. | Problem Severity Level I |
| a) | Description. This Problem Severity Level is associated with: (a) Services, as a whole, are non-functional or are not accessible; (b) unauthorized exposure of all of part of Client’ data; or, (c) loss or corruption of all or part of Client’ data. | |
| b) | Request Response Time. 1 hour. | |
| c) | Request Resolution Time. 1 weekday. |
| II. | Problem Severity Level II |
| a) | Description. This Problem Severity Level is associated with significant and / or ongoing interruption of Client’ use of a critical function (as determined by Republic Core) of the Platform Services and for which no acceptable (as determined by Republic Core) work-around is available. | |
| b) | Request Response Time. 2 hours. | |
| c) | Request Resolution Time. 2 weekdays. |
| III. | Problem Severity Level III |
| a) | Description. This Problem Severity Level is associated with: (a) minor and / or limited interruption of Client’ use of a non-critical function (as determined by Republic Core) of the Platform Services; or, (b) problems which are not included in Problem Severity Levels I or II. | |
| b) | Request Response Time. 4 hours. | |
| c) | Request Resolution Time. 4 weekdays. |
| IV. | Problem Severity Level IV |
| a) | Description. This Problem Severity Level is associated with: (a) general questions pertaining to the Platform Services; or, (b) problems which are not included in Problem Severity Levels I, II or III. | |
| b) | Request Response Time. 1 weekday. | |
| c) | Request Resolution Time. 1 week. |
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Annex B – User Support Services
This is Annex B to the attached Republic Services Agreement (“Agreement”) between Republic Core and Client.
| 1) | Definitions. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Annex B shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement to which this Annex B is a part. |
| 2) | Election of User Support. Client must give five (5) business days’ notice before they desire the User Support (as defined below) to begin. |
| 3) | Payment for User Support. Upon notice, Client will make timely payment of $10,000 to Republic Core as payment for the User Support. |
| 4) | User Support Services. During the Term, Republic will provide the Platform Services described below: |
| a) | Call Center. Republic Core shall maintain a call center whereby prospective and actual investor may call in solely for technical support (as defined below “User Support”) with the Platform. Calls will be accepted between 9:00 AM Eastern and 5:00 PM Eastern on each business day during the Term. The call center will accept voicemails and primarily rely on investors leaving a voice mail before being called back. Republic Core shall endeavor to return all voicemails left before 2:00 PM Eastern on the same day. After an investor leaves a voicemail, an agent of Republic will call them back to assist the investor. | |
| b) | User Support. Technical support shall constitute solely (i) Platform account creation, log in, password recovery, (ii) KYC/KYB/Accreditation questions and support related to uploading documents to the Platform; (iii) questions and instructions regarding the process for making an investment commitment via the Platform, (iv) instructions regarding accessing Offering documentation, (v) instructions regarding contacting the Client. | |
| c) | Limitations. Republic Core and its agent will not provide investment advice or answer questions about the Client’s Offering documentation of the terms of such Offering. Any questions about the Client will be directed to the Client. Any questions regarding OpenDeal Broker or broker dealer activities will be directed to OpenDeal Broker. |
| 5) | Term of Support Services. Republic Core shall provide the User Support for the Term of the Agreement. |
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Exhibit 6.9
Robot Cache US, INC., INC.
2022 Equity Incentive Plan
Adopted By The Board Of Directors: March 29, 2022
Termination Date: March 29, 2032
1. General.
(a) Eligible Stock Award Recipients. Employees, Directors and Consultants are eligible to receive Stock Awards.
(b) Available Stock Awards. The Plan provides for the grant of the following types of Stock Awards: (i) Incentive Stock Options, (ii) Nonstatutory Stock Options, (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights, (iv) Restricted Stock Awards, (v) Restricted Stock Unit Awards and (vi) Other Stock Awards.
(c) Purpose. The Plan, through the granting of Stock Awards, is intended to help the Company secure and retain the services of eligible award recipients, provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and any Affiliate and provide a means by which the eligible recipients may benefit from increases in value of the Common Stock.
2. Administration.
(a) Administration by Board. The Board will administer the Plan. The Board may delegate administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees, as provided in Section 2(c).
(b) Powers of Board. The Board will have the power, subject to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of the Plan:
(i) To determine (A) who will be granted Stock Awards; (B) when and how each Stock Award will be granted; (C) what type of Stock Award will be granted; (D) the provisions of each Stock Award (which need not be identical), including when a person will be permitted to exercise or otherwise receive cash or Common Stock under the Stock Award; (E) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to a Stock Award; and (F) the Fair Market Value applicable to a Stock Award.
(ii) To construe and interpret the Plan and Stock Awards granted under it, and to establish, amend and revoke rules and regulations for administration of the Plan and Stock Awards. The Board, in the exercise of these powers, may correct any defect, omission or inconsistency in the Plan or in any Stock Award Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it will deem necessary or expedient to make the Plan or Stock Award fully effective.
(iii) To settle all controversies regarding the Plan and Stock Awards granted under it.
(iv) To accelerate, in whole or in part, the time at which a Stock Award may be exercised or vest (or at which cash or shares of Common Stock may be issued).
(v) To suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or a Stock Award Agreement, suspension or termination of the Plan will not impair a Participant’s rights under his or her then-outstanding Stock Award without his or her written consent except as provided in subsection (viii) below.
(vi) To amend the Plan in any respect the Board deems necessary or advisable, including, without limitation, by adopting amendments relating to Incentive Stock Options and certain nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code and/or to make the Plan or Stock Awards granted under the Plan compliant with the requirements for Incentive Stock Options or exempt from or compliant with the requirements for nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code, subject to the limitations, if any, of applicable law. However, if required by applicable law, and except as provided in Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the Company will seek stockholder approval of any amendment of the Plan that (A) materially increases the number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under the Plan, (B) materially expands the class of individuals eligible to receive Stock Awards under the Plan, (C) materially increases the benefits accruing to Participants under the Plan, (D) materially reduces the price at which shares of Common Stock may be issued or purchased under the Plan, (E) materially extends the term of the Plan, or (F) materially expands the types of Stock Awards available for issuance under the Plan. Except as provided in the Plan (including subsection (viii) below) or a Stock Award Agreement, no amendment of the Plan will impair a Participant’s rights under an outstanding Stock Award unless (1) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (2) such Participant consents in writing.
(vii) To submit any amendment to the Plan for stockholder approval, including, but not limited to, amendments to the Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 422 of the Code regarding Incentive Stock Options.
(viii) To approve forms of Stock Award Agreements for use under the Plan and to amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards, including, but not limited to, amendments to provide terms more favorable to the Participant than previously provided in the Stock Award Agreement, subject to any specified limits in the Plan that are not subject to Board discretion; provided however, that a Participant’s rights under any Stock Award will not be impaired by any such amendment unless (A) the Company requests the consent of the affected Participant, and (B) such Participant consents in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) a Participant’s rights will not be deemed to have been impaired by any such amendment if the Board, in its sole discretion, determines that the amendment, taken as a whole, does not materially impair the Participant’s rights, and (2) subject to the limitations of applicable law, if any, the Board may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards without the affected Participant’s consent (A) to maintain the qualified status of the Stock Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (B) to change the terms of an Incentive Stock Option, if such change results in impairment of the Award solely because it impairs the qualified status of the Award as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code; (C) to clarify the manner of exemption from, or to bring the Stock Award into compliance with, Section 409A of the Code; or (D) to comply with other applicable laws.
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(ix) Generally, to exercise such powers and to perform such acts as the Board deems necessary or expedient to promote the best interests of the Company and that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Plan or Stock Awards.
(x) To adopt such procedures and sub-plans as are necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by Employees, Directors or Consultants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States (provided that Board approval will not be necessary for immaterial modifications to the Plan or any Stock Award Agreement that are required for compliance with the laws of the relevant foreign jurisdiction).
(xi) To effect, with the consent of any adversely affected Participant, (A) the reduction of the exercise, purchase or strike price of any outstanding Stock Award; (B) the cancellation of any outstanding Stock Award and the grant in substitution therefor of a new (1) Option or SAR, (2) Restricted Stock Award, (3) Restricted Stock Unit Award, (4) Other Stock Award, (5) cash and/or (6) other valuable consideration determined by the Board, in its sole discretion, with any such substituted award (x) covering the same or a different number of shares of Common Stock as the cancelled Stock Award and (y) granted under the Plan or another equity or compensatory plan of the Company; or (C) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) Delegation to Committee. The Board may delegate some or all of the administration of the Plan to a Committee or Committees. If administration of the Plan is delegated to a Committee, the Committee will have, in connection with the administration of the Plan, the powers theretofore possessed by the Board that have been delegated to the Committee, including the power to delegate to a subcommittee of the Committee any of the administrative powers the Committee is authorized to exercise (and references in this Plan to the Board will thereafter be to the Committee or subcommittee). Any delegation of administrative powers will be reflected in resolutions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, adopted from time to time by the Board or Committee (as applicable). The Committee may, at any time, abolish the subcommittee and/or revest in the Committee any powers delegated to the subcommittee. The Board may retain the authority to concurrently administer the Plan with the Committee and may, at any time, revest in the Board some or all of the powers previously delegated.
(d) Delegation to an Officer. The Board may delegate to one (1) or more Officers the authority to do one or both of the following: (i) designate Employees who are not Officers to be recipients of Options and SARs (and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, other Stock Awards) and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the terms of such Stock Awards; and (ii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be subject to such Stock Awards granted to such Employees; provided, however, that the Board resolutions regarding such delegation will specify the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be subject to the Stock Awards granted by such Officer and that such Officer may not grant a Stock Award to himself or herself. Any such Stock Awards will be granted on the form of Stock Award Agreement most recently approved for use by the Committee or the Board, unless otherwise provided for in the resolutions approving the delegation authority. The Board may not delegate authority to an Officer who is acting solely in the capacity of an Officer (and not also as a Director) to determine the Fair Market Value pursuant to Section 13(t) below.
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(e) Effect of Board’s Decision. All determinations, interpretations and constructions made by the Board in good faith will not be subject to review by any person and will be final, binding and conclusive on all persons.
3. Shares Subject to the Plan.
(a) Share Reserve.
(i) Subject to Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Stock Awards from and after the Effective Date will not exceed 945,000 shares (the “Share Reserve”). For clarity, the Share Reserve in this Section 3(a) is a limitation on the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan. Accordingly, this Section 3(a) does not limit the granting of Stock Awards except as provided in Section 7(a).
(b) Reversion of Shares to the Share Reserve. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), such expiration, termination or settlement will not reduce (or otherwise offset) the number of shares of Common Stock that may be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased by the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan.
(c) Incentive Stock Option Limit. Subject to the Share Reserve and Section 9(a) relating to Capitalization Adjustments, the aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options will be 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
(d) Source of Shares. The stock issuable under the Plan will be shares of authorized but unissued or reacquired Common Stock, including shares repurchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise.
4. Eligibility.
(a) Eligibility for Specific Stock Awards. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” thereof (as such terms are defined in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) of the Code). Stock Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants; provided, however, that Stock Awards may not be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants who are providing Continuous Service only to any “parent” of the Company, as such term is defined in Rule 405, unless (i) the stock underlying such Stock Awards is treated as “service recipient stock” under Section 409A of the Code (for example, because the Stock Awards are granted pursuant to a corporate transaction such as a spin off transaction), or (ii) the Company, in consultation with its legal counsel, has determined that such Stock Awards are otherwise exempt from or alternatively comply with the distribution requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
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(b) Ten Percent Stockholders. A Ten Percent Stockholder will not be granted an Incentive Stock Option unless the exercise price of such Option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the Option is not exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.
(c) Consultants. A Consultant will not be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award if, at the time of grant, either the offer or sale of the Company’s securities to such Consultant is not exempt under Rule 701 because of the nature of the services that the Consultant is providing to the Company, because the Consultant is not a natural person, or because of any other provision of Rule 701, unless the Company determines that such grant need not comply with the requirements of Rule 701 and will satisfy another exemption under the Securities Act as well as comply with the securities laws of all other relevant jurisdictions.
5. Provisions Relating to Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
Each Option or SAR will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. All Options will be separately designated Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory 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. If an Option is not specifically designated as an Incentive Stock Option, or if an Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option but some portion or all of the Option fails to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under the applicable rules, then the Option (or portion thereof) will be a Nonstatutory Stock Option. The provisions of separate Options or SARs need not be identical; provided, however, that each Stock Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the applicable Stock Award Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:
(a) Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, no Option or SAR will be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of its grant or such shorter period specified in the Stock Award Agreement.
(b) Exercise Price. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b) regarding Ten Percent Stockholders, the exercise or strike price of each Option or SAR will be not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option or SAR on the date the Stock Award is granted. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Option or SAR may be granted with an exercise or strike price lower than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Stock Award if such Stock Award is granted pursuant to an assumption of or substitution for another option or stock appreciation right pursuant to a Corporate Transaction and in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and, if applicable, Section 424(a) of the Code. Each SAR will be denominated in shares of Common Stock equivalents.
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(c) Purchase Price for Options. The purchase price of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Option may be paid, to the extent permitted by applicable law and as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, by any combination of the methods of payment set forth below. The Board will have the authority to grant Options that do not permit all of the following methods of payment (or otherwise restrict the ability to use certain methods) and to grant Options that require the consent of the Company to use a particular method of payment. The permitted methods of payment are as follows:
(i) by cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company;
(ii) pursuant to a program developed under Regulation T as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board that, prior to the issuance of the stock subject to the Option, results in either the receipt of cash (or check) by the Company or the receipt of irrevocable instructions to pay the aggregate exercise price to the Company from the sales proceeds;
(iii) by delivery to the Company (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock;
(iv) if an Option is a Nonstatutory Stock Option, by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the Company will reduce the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise by the largest whole number of shares with a Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate exercise price; provided, however, that the Company will accept a cash or other payment from the Participant to the extent of any remaining balance of the aggregate exercise price not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole shares to be issued. Shares of Common Stock will no longer be subject to an Option and will not be exercisable thereafter to the extent that (A) shares issuable upon exercise are used to pay the exercise price pursuant to the“net exercise,” (B) shares are delivered to the Participant as a result of such exercise, and (C) shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations;
(v) according to a deferred payment or similar arrangement with the Optionholder; provided, however, that interest will compound at least annually and will be charged at the minimum rate of interest necessary to avoid (A) the imputation of interest income to the Company and compensation income to the Optionholder under any applicable provisions of the Code, and (B) the classification of the Option as a liability for financial accounting purposes; or
(vi) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board and specified in the applicable Stock Award Agreement.
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(d) Exercise and Payment of a SAR. To exercise any outstanding SAR, the Participant must provide written notice of exercise to the Company in compliance with the provisions of the Stock Award Agreement evidencing such SAR. The appreciation distribution payable on the exercise of a SAR will be not greater than an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value (on the date of the exercise of the SAR) of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Common Stock equivalents in which the Participant is vested under such SAR, and with respect to which the Participant is exercising the SAR on such date, over (B) the aggregate strike price of the number of Common Stock equivalents with respect to which the Participant is exercising the SAR on such date. The appreciation distribution may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, in any combination of the two or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Stock Award Agreement evidencing such SAR.
(e) Transferability of Options and SARs. The Board may, in its sole discretion, impose such limitations on the transferability of Options and SARs as the Board will determine. In the absence of such a determination by the Board to the contrary, the following restrictions on the transferability of Options and SARs will apply:
(i) Restrictions on Transfer. An Option or SAR will not be transferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution (and pursuant to subsections (ii) and (iii) below), and will be exercisable during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant. The Board may permit transfer of the Option or SAR in a manner that is not prohibited by applicable tax and securities laws. Except as explicitly provided herein, neither an Option nor a SAR may be transferred for consideration.
(ii) Domestic Relations Orders. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, an Option or SAR may be transferred pursuant to the terms of a domestic relations order, official marital settlement agreement or other divorce or separation instrument as permitted by Treasury Regulation 1.421-1(b)(2). If an Option is an Incentive Stock Option, such Option may be deemed to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option as a result of such transfer.
(iii) Beneficiary Designation. Subject to the approval of the Board or a duly authorized Officer, a Participant may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form approved by the Company (or the designated broker), designate a third party who, upon the death of the Participant, will thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. In the absence of such a designation, the executor or administrator of the Participant’s estate will be entitled to exercise the Option or SAR and receive the Common Stock or other consideration resulting from such exercise. However, the Company may prohibit designation of a beneficiary at any time, including due to any conclusion by the Company that such designation would be inconsistent with the provisions of applicable laws.
(f) Vesting Generally. The total number of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or SAR may vest and therefore become exercisable in periodic installments that may or may not be equal. The Option or SAR may be subject to such other terms and conditions on the time or times when it may or may not be exercised (which may be based on the satisfaction of performance goals or other criteria) as the Board may deem appropriate. The vesting provisions of individual Options or SARs may vary. The provisions of this Section 5(f) are subject to any Option or SAR provisions governing the minimum number of shares of Common Stock as to which an Option or SAR may be exercised.
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(g) Termination of Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates (other than for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability), the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Stock Award as of the date of termination of Continuous Service) within the period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date three (3) months following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the applicable Stock Award Agreement, which period will not be less than thirty (30) days if necessary to comply with applicable laws unless such termination is for Cause) and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Stock Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate.
(h) Extension of Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if the exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause and other than upon the Participant’s death or Disability) would be prohibited at any time solely because the issuance of shares of Common Stock would violate the registration requirements under the Securities Act, then the Option or SAR will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a total period of three (3) months (that need not be consecutive) after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of such registration requirements, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Stock Award Agreement. In addition, unless otherwise provided in a Participant’s Stock Award Agreement, if the sale of any Common Stock received upon exercise of an Option or SAR following the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (other than for Cause) would violate the Company’s insider trading policy, then the Option or SAR will terminate on the earlier of (i) the expiration of a period of time (that need not be consecutive) equal to the applicable post-termination exercise period after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service during which the sale of the Common Stock received upon exercise of the Option or SAR would not be in violation of the Company’s insider trading policy, or (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the applicable Stock Award Agreement.
(i) Disability of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s Disability, the Participant may exercise his or her Option or SAR (to the extent that the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of termination of Continuous Service), but only within such period of time ending on the earlier of (i) the date twelve (12) months following such termination of Continuous Service (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Stock Award Agreement, which period will not be less than six (6) months if necessary to comply with applicable laws), and (ii) the expiration of the term of the Option or SAR as set forth in the Stock Award Agreement. If, after termination of Continuous Service, the Participant does not exercise his or her Option or SAR within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate.
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(j) Death of Participant. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Stock Award Agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company, if (i) a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, or (ii) the Participant dies within the period (if any) specified in the Stock Award Agreement for exercisability after the termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service (for a reason other than death), then the Option or SAR may be exercised (to the extent the Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or SAR as of the date of death) by the Participant’s estate, by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option or SAR by bequest or inheritance or by a person designated to exercise the Option or SAR upon the Participant’s death, but only within the period ending on the earlier of (i) the date eighteen (18) months following the date of death (or such longer or shorter period specified in the Stock Award Agreement, which period will not be less than six (6) months if necessary to comply with applicable laws), and (ii) the expiration of the term of such Option or SAR as set forth in the Stock Award Agreement. If, after the Participant’s death, the Option or SAR is not exercised within the applicable time frame, the Option or SAR (as applicable) will terminate.
(k) Termination for Cause. Except as explicitly provided otherwise in a Participant’s Stock Award Agreement or other individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, if a Participant’s Continuous Service is terminated for Cause, the Option or SAR will terminate immediately upon such Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and the Participant will be prohibited from exercising his or her Option or SAR from and after the time of such termination of Continuous Service.
(l) Non-Exempt Employees. If an Option or SAR is granted to an Employee who is a non-exempt employee for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, the Option or SAR will not be first exercisable for any shares of Common Stock until at least six (6) months following the date of grant of the Option or SAR (although the Stock Award may vest prior to such date). Consistent with the provisions of the Worker Economic Opportunity Act, (i) if such non-exempt Employee dies or suffers a Disability, (ii) upon a Corporate Transaction in which such Option or SAR is not assumed, continued, or substituted, (iii) upon a Change in Control, or (iv) upon the Participant’s retirement (as such term may be defined in the Participant’s Stock Award Agreement, in another agreement between the Participant and the Company, or, if no such definition, in accordance with the Company’s then current employment policies and guidelines), the vested portion of any Options and SARs may be exercised earlier than six (6) months following the date of grant. The foregoing provision is intended to operate so that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise or vesting of an Option or SAR will be exempt from his or her regular rate of pay. To the extent permitted and/or required for compliance with the Worker Economic Opportunity Act to ensure that any income derived by a non-exempt employee in connection with the exercise, vesting or issuance of any shares under any other Stock Award will be exempt from the employee’s regular rate of pay, the provisions of this Section 5(l) will apply to all Stock Awards and are hereby incorporated by reference into such Stock Award Agreements.
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(m) Early Exercise of Options. An Option may, but need not, include a provision whereby the Optionholder may elect at any time before the Optionholder’s Continuous Service terminates to exercise the Option as to any part or all of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Option prior to the full vesting of the Option. Subject to the “Repurchase Limitation” in Section 8(m), any unvested shares of Common Stock so purchased may be subject to a repurchase right in favor of the Company or to any other restriction the Board determines to be appropriate. Provided that the “Repurchase Limitation” in Section 8(m) is not violated, the Company will not be required to exercise its repurchase right until at least six (6) months (or such longer or shorter period of time required to avoid classification of the Option as a liability for financial accounting purposes) have elapsed following exercise of the Option unless the Board otherwise specifically provides in the Option Agreement.
(n) Right of Repurchase. Subject to the “Repurchase Limitation” in Section 8(m), the Option or SAR may include a provision whereby the Company may elect to repurchase all or any part of the vested shares of Common Stock acquired by the Participant pursuant to the exercise of the Option or SAR.
(o) Right of First Refusal. The Option or SAR may include a provision whereby the Company may elect to exercise a right of first refusal following receipt of notice from the Participant of the intent to transfer all or any part of the shares of Common Stock received upon the exercise of the Option or SAR. Such right of first refusal will be subject to the “Repurchase Limitation” in Section 8(m). Except as expressly provided in this Section 5(o) or in the Stock Award Agreement, such right of first refusal will otherwise comply with any applicable provisions of the bylaws of the Company.
6. Provisions of Stock Awards Other than Options and SARs.
(a) Restricted Stock Awards. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. To the extent consistent with the Company’s bylaws, at the Board’s election, shares of Common Stock may be (i) held in book entry form subject to the Company’s instructions until any restrictions relating to the Restricted Stock Award lapse; or (ii) evidenced by a certificate, which certificate will be held in such form and manner as determined by the Board. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:
(i) Consideration. A Restricted Stock Award may be awarded in consideration for (A) cash, check, bank draft or money order payable to the Company, (B) past services to the Company or an Affiliate, or (C) any other form of legal consideration (including future services) that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.
(ii) Vesting. Subject to the “Repurchase Limitation” in Section 8(m), shares of Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement may be subject to forfeiture to the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.
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(iii) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. If a Participant’s Continuous Service terminates, the Company may receive through a forfeiture condition or a repurchase right, any or all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Participant that have not vested as of the date of termination of Continuous Service under the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
(iv) Transferability. Rights to acquire shares of Common Stock under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement, as the Board will determine in its sole discretion, so long as Common Stock awarded under the Restricted Stock Award Agreement remains subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Award Agreement.
(v) Dividends. A Restricted Stock Award Agreement may provide that any dividends paid on Restricted Stock will be subject to the same vesting and forfeiture restrictions as apply to the shares subject to the Restricted Stock Award to which they relate.
(b) Restricted Stock Unit Awards. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be in such form and will contain such terms and conditions as the Board deems appropriate. The terms and conditions of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreements need not be identical. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will conform to (through incorporation of the provisions hereof by reference in the Agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:
(i) Consideration. At the time of grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board will determine the consideration, if any, to be paid by the Participant upon delivery of each share of Common Stock subject to the Restricted Stock Unit Award. The consideration to be paid (if any) by the Participant for each share of Common Stock subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award may be paid in any form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board, in its sole discretion, and permissible under applicable law.
(ii) Vesting. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board may impose such restrictions on or conditions to the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit Award as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.
(iii) Payment. A Restricted Stock Unit Award may be settled by the delivery of shares of Common Stock, their cash equivalent, any combination thereof or in any other form of consideration, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
(iv) Additional Restrictions. At the time of the grant of a Restricted Stock Unit Award, the Board, as it deems appropriate, may impose such restrictions or conditions that delay the delivery of the shares of Common Stock (or their cash equivalent) subject to a Restricted Stock Unit Award to a time after the vesting of such Restricted Stock Unit Award.
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(v) Dividend Equivalents. Dividend equivalents may be credited in respect of shares of Common Stock covered by a Restricted Stock Unit Award, as determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. At the sole discretion of the Board, such dividend equivalents may be converted into additional shares of Common Stock covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award in such manner as determined by the Board. Any additional shares covered by the Restricted Stock Unit Award credited by reason of such dividend equivalents will be subject to all of the same terms and conditions of the underlying Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement to which they relate.
(vi) Termination of Participant’s Continuous Service. Except as otherwise provided in the applicable Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, such portion of the Restricted Stock Unit Award that has not vested will be forfeited upon the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service.
(vii) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any Restricted Stock Unit Award granted under the Plan that is not exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall contain such provisions so that such Restricted Stock Unit Award will comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Such restrictions, if any, shall be determined by the Board and contained in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement evidencing such Restricted Stock Unit Award. For example, such restrictions may include, without limitation, a requirement that any Common Stock that is to be issued in a year following the year in which the Restricted Stock Unit Award vests must be issued in accordance with a fixed pre-determined schedule.
(c) Other Stock Awards. Other forms of Stock Awards valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, Common Stock, including the appreciation in value thereof (e.g., options or stock rights with an exercise price or strike price less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock at the time of grant) may be granted either alone or in addition to Stock Awards provided for under Section 5 and the preceding provisions of this Section 6. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board will have sole and complete authority to determine the persons to whom and the time or times at which such Other Stock Awards will be granted, the number of shares of Common Stock (or the cash equivalent thereof) to be granted pursuant to such Other Stock Awards and all other terms and conditions of such Other Stock Awards.
7. Covenants of the Company.
(a) Availability of Shares. The Company will keep available at all times the number of shares of Common Stock reasonably required to satisfy then-outstanding Stock Awards.
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(b) Securities Law Compliance. The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory commission or agency having jurisdiction over the Plan such authority as may be required to grant Stock Awards and to issue and sell shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Stock Awards; provided, however, that this undertaking will not require the Company to register under the Securities Act the Plan, any Stock Award or any Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to any such Stock Award. If, after reasonable efforts and at a reasonable cost, the Company is unable to obtain from any such regulatory commission or agency the authority that counsel for the Company deems necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of Common Stock under the Plan, the Company will be relieved from any liability for failure to issue and sell Common Stock upon exercise of such Stock Awards unless and until such authority is obtained. A Participant will not be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award or the subsequent issuance of cash or Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Award if such grant or issuance would be in violation of any applicable securities law.
(c) No Obligation to Notify or Minimize Taxes. The Company will have no duty or obligation to any Participant to advise such holder as to the time or manner of exercising such Stock Award. Furthermore, the Company will have no duty or obligation to warn or otherwise advise such holder of a pending termination or expiration of a Stock Award or a possible period in which the Stock Award may not be exercised. The Company has no duty or obligation to minimize the tax consequences of a Stock Award to the holder of such Stock Award.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Use of Proceeds from Sales of Common Stock. Proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Stock Awards will constitute general funds of the Company.
(b) Corporate Action Constituting Grant of Stock Awards. Corporate action constituting a grant by the Company of a Stock Award to any Participant will be deemed completed as of the date of such corporate action, unless otherwise determined by the Board, regardless of when the instrument, certificate, or letter evidencing the Stock Award is communicated to, or actually received or accepted by, the Participant. In the event that the corporate records (e.g., Board consents, resolutions or minutes) documenting the corporate action constituting the grant contain terms (e.g., exercise price, vesting schedule or number of shares) that are inconsistent with those in the Stock Award Agreement as a result of a clerical error in the papering of the Stock Award Agreement, the corporate records will control and the Participant will have no legally binding right to the incorrect term in the Stock Award Agreement.
(c) Stockholder Rights. No Participant will 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 a Stock Award unless and until (i) such Participant has satisfied all requirements for exercise of, or the issuance of shares of Common Stock under, the Stock Award pursuant to its terms, and (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock subject to the Stock Award has been entered into the books and records of the Company.
(d) No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan, any Stock Award Agreement or any other instrument executed thereunder or in connection with any Stock Award granted pursuant thereto will confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or will affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant’s agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or (iii) 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.
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(e) Change in Time Commitment. In the event a Participant’s regular level of time commitment in the performance of his or her services for the Company and any Affiliates is reduced (for example, and without limitation, if the Participant is an Employee of the Company and the Employee has a change in status from a full-time Employee to a part-time Employee) after the date of grant of any Stock Award to the Participant, the Board has the right in its sole discretion to (x) make a corresponding reduction in the number of shares subject to any portion of such Stock Award that is scheduled to vest or become payable after the date of such change in time commitment, and (y) in lieu of or in combination with such a reduction, extend the vesting or payment schedule applicable to such Stock Award. In the event of any such reduction, the Participant will have no right with respect to any portion of the Stock Award that is so reduced or extended.
(f) Incentive Stock Option Limitations. 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 any Affiliates) exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) (or such other limit established in the Code) or otherwise does not comply with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options, the Options or portions thereof that exceed such limit (according to the order in which they were granted) or otherwise do not comply with such rules will be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options, notwithstanding any contrary provision of the applicable Option Agreement(s).
(g) Investment Assurances. The Company may require a Participant, as a condition of exercising or acquiring Common Stock under any Stock Award, (i) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company as to the Participant’s knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and/or to employ a purchaser representative reasonably satisfactory to the Company who is knowledgeable and experienced in financial and business matters and that he or she is capable of evaluating, alone or together with the purchaser representative, the merits and risks of exercising the Stock Award; and (ii) to give written assurances satisfactory to the Company stating that the Participant is acquiring Common Stock subject to the Stock Award for the Participant’s own account and not with any present intention of selling or otherwise distributing the Common Stock. The foregoing requirements, and any assurances given pursuant to such requirements, will be inoperative if (A) the issuance of the shares upon the exercise or acquisition of Common Stock under the Stock Award has been registered under a then currently effective registration statement under the Securities Act, or (B) as to any particular requirement, a determination is made by counsel for the Company that such requirement need not be met in the circumstances under the then applicable securities laws. The Company may, upon advice of counsel to the Company, place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan as such counsel deems necessary or appropriate in order to comply with applicable securities laws, including, but not limited to, legends restricting the transfer of the Common Stock.
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(h) Withholding Obligations. Unless prohibited by the terms of a Stock Award Agreement, the Company may, in its sole discretion, satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation relating to a Stock Award by any of the following means or by a combination of such means: (i) causing the Participant to tender a cash payment; (ii) withholding shares of Common Stock from the shares of Common Stock issued or otherwise issuable to the Participant in connection with the Stock 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 such lesser amount as may be necessary to avoid classification of the Stock Award as a liability for financial accounting purposes); (iii) withholding cash from a Stock Award settled in cash; (iv) withholding payment from any amounts otherwise payable to the Participant; or (v) by such other method as may be set forth in the Stock Award Agreement.
(i) Electronic Delivery. Any reference herein to a “written” agreement or document will include any agreement or document delivered electronically or posted on the Company’s intranet (or other shared electronic medium controlled by the Company to which the Participant has access).
(j) Deferrals. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board, in its sole discretion, may determine that the delivery of Common Stock or the payment of cash, upon the exercise, vesting or settlement of all or a portion of any Stock Award may be deferred and may establish programs and procedures for deferral elections to be made by Participants. Deferrals by Participants will be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. Consistent with Section 409A of the Code, the Board may provide for distributions while a Participant is still an employee or otherwise providing services to the Company. The Board is authorized to make deferrals of Stock Awards and determine when, and in what annual percentages, Participants may receive payments, including lump sum payments, following the Participant’s termination of Continuous Service, and implement such other terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law.
(k) Compliance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the Board determines that any Stock Award granted hereunder is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the Stock Award Agreement evidencing such Stock Award shall incorporate the terms and conditions necessary to avoid the consequences specified in Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. To the extent applicable, the Plan and Stock Award Agreements shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.
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(l) Compliance with Exemption Provided by Rule 12h-1(f). If at the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year: (i) the aggregate of the number of persons who hold outstanding compensatory employee stock options to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan or otherwise (such persons, “Holders of Options”) equals or exceeds five hundred (500), and (ii) the Company’s assets exceed $10 million, then the following restrictions will apply during any period during which the Company does not have a class of its securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and is not required to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act: (A) the Options and, prior to exercise, the shares of Common Stock to be issued on exercise of the Options may not be transferred until the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act (“Rule 12h-1(f)”), except: (1) as permitted by Rule 701(c) promulgated under the Securities Act, (2) to a guardian upon the disability of the Holder of Options, or (3) to an executor upon the death of the Holder of Options (collectively, the “Permitted Transferees”); provided, however, the following transfers are permitted: (i) transfers by Holders of Options to the Company, and (ii) transfers in connection with a change of control or other acquisition involving the Company, if following such transaction, the Options no longer remain outstanding and the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f); provided further, that any Permitted Transferees may not further transfer the Options; (B) except as otherwise provided in (A) above, the Options and shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Options are restricted as to any pledge, hypothecation, or other transfer, including any short position, any “put equivalent position” as defined by Rule 16a-1(h) promulgated under the Exchange Act, or any “call equivalent position” as defined by Rule 16a-1(b) promulgated under the Exchange Act by Holders of Options prior to exercise of an Option until the Company is no longer relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f); and (C) at any time that the Company is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f), the Company will deliver to Holders of Options (whether by physical or electronic delivery or written notice of the availability of the information on an internet site) the information required by Rule 701(e)(3), (4), and (5) promulgated under the Securities Act every six (6) months, including financial statements that are not more than one hundred eighty (180) days old; provided, however, that the Company may condition the delivery of such information upon the Holder of Options’ agreement to maintain its confidentiality.
(m) Repurchase Limitation. The terms of any repurchase right will be specified in the Stock Award Agreement. The repurchase price for vested shares of Common Stock will be the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date of repurchase. The repurchase price for unvested shares of Common Stock will be the lower of (i) the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date of repurchase or (ii) their original purchase price. However, the Company will not exercise its repurchase right until at least six (6) months (or such longer or shorter period of time necessary to avoid classification of the Stock Award as a liability for financial accounting purposes) have elapsed following delivery of shares of Common Stock subject to the Stock Award, unless otherwise specifically provided by the Board.
9. Adjustments upon Changes in Common Stock; Other Corporate Events.
(a) Capitalization Adjustments. In the event of a Capitalization Adjustment, the Board will appropriately and proportionately adjust: (i) the class(es) and maximum number of securities subject to the Plan pursuant to Section 3(a), (ii) the class(es) and maximum number of securities that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options pursuant to Section 3(c), and (iii) the class(es) and number of securities and price per share of stock subject to outstanding Stock Awards. The Board will make such adjustments, and its determination will be final, binding and conclusive.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. Except as otherwise provided in the Stock Award Agreement, in the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, all outstanding Stock Awards (other than Stock Awards consisting of vested and outstanding shares of Common Stock not subject to a forfeiture condition or the Company’s right of repurchase) will terminate immediately prior to the completion of such dissolution or liquidation, and the shares of Common Stock subject to the Company’s repurchase rights or subject to a forfeiture condition may be repurchased or reacquired by the Company notwithstanding the fact that the holder of such Stock Award is providing Continuous Service, provided, however, that the Board may, in its sole discretion, cause some or all Stock Awards to become fully vested, exercisable and/or no longer subject to repurchase or forfeiture (to the extent such Stock Awards have not previously expired or terminated) before the dissolution or liquidation is completed but contingent on its completion.
(c) Corporate Transaction. The following provisions will apply to Stock Awards in the event of a Corporate Transaction unless otherwise provided in the instrument evidencing the Stock Award or any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant or unless otherwise expressly provided by the Board at the time of grant of a Stock Award. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, then, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Board may take one or more of the following actions with respect to Stock Awards, contingent upon the closing or completion of the Corporate Transaction:
(i) arrange for the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company) to assume or continue the Stock Award or to substitute a similar stock award for the Stock Award (including, but not limited to, an award to acquire the same consideration paid to the stockholders of the Company pursuant to the Corporate Transaction);
(ii) arrange for the assignment of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company in respect of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Stock Award to the surviving corporation or acquiring corporation (or the surviving or acquiring corporation’s parent company);
(iii) accelerate the vesting, in whole or in part, of the Stock Award (and, if applicable, the time at which the Stock Award may be exercised) to a date prior to the effective time of such Corporate Transaction as the Board determines (or, if the Board does not determine such a date, to the date that is five (5) days prior to the effective date of the Corporate Transaction), with such Stock Award terminating if not exercised (if applicable) at or prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction; provided, however, that the Board may require Participants to complete and deliver to the Company a notice of exercise before the effective date of a Corporate Transaction, which exercise is contingent upon the effectiveness of such Corporate Transaction;
(iv) arrange for the lapse, in whole or in part, of any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by the Company with respect to the Stock Award;
(v) cancel or arrange for the cancellation of the Stock Award, to the extent not vested or not exercised prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, in exchange for such cash consideration, if any, as the Board, in its sole discretion, may consider appropriate; and
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(vi) make a payment, in such form as may be determined by the Board equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the value of the property the Participant would have received upon the exercise of the Stock Award immediately prior to the effective time of the Corporate Transaction, over (B) any exercise price payable by such holder in connection with such exercise. For clarity, this payment may be zero ($0) if the value of the property is equal to or less than the exercise price. Payments under this provision may be delayed to the same extent that payment of consideration to the holders of the Company’s Common Stock in connection with the Corporate Transaction is delayed as a result of escrows, earn outs, holdbacks or any other contingencies.
The Board need not take the same action or actions with respect to all Stock Awards or portions thereof or with respect to all Participants. The Board may take different actions with respect to the vested and unvested portions of a Stock Award.
(d) Change in Control. A Stock Award may be subject to additional acceleration of vesting and exercisability upon or after a Change in Control as may be provided in the Stock Award Agreement for such Stock Award or as may be provided in any other written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant, but in the absence of such provision, no such acceleration will occur.
10. Plan Term; Earlier Termination or Suspension of the Plan.
(a) Plan Term. The Board may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. Unless terminated sooner by the Board, the Plan will automatically terminate on the day before the tenth (10th) anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date the Plan is adopted by the Board, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company. No Stock Awards may be granted under the Plan while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated.
(b) No Impairment of Rights. Suspension or termination of the Plan will not impair rights and obligations under any Stock Award granted while the Plan is in effect except with the written consent of the affected Participant or as otherwise permitted in the Plan.
11. Effective Date of Plan.
This Plan will become effective on the Effective Date.
12. Choice of Law.
The laws of the State of California will govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to that state’s conflict of laws rules.
13. Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following definitions will apply to the capitalized terms indicated below:
(a) “Affiliate” means, at the time of determination, any “parent” or “majority-owned subsidiary” of the Company, as such terms are defined in Rule 405. The Board will have the authority to determine the time or times at which “parent” or “majority-owned subsidiary” status is determined within the foregoing definition.
(b) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
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(c) “Capitalization Adjustment” means any change that is made in, or other events that occur with respect to, the Common Stock subject to the Plan or subject to any Stock Award after the Effective Date without the receipt of consideration by the Company through merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization, reincorporation, stock dividend, dividend in property other than cash, large nonrecurring cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, liquidating dividend, combination of shares, exchange of shares, change in corporate structure, or any similar equity restructuring transaction, as that term is used in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be treated as a Capitalization Adjustment.
(d) “Cause” will have the meaning ascribed to such term in any written agreement between the Participant and the Company defining such term and, in the absence of such agreement, such term means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) such Participant’s commission of any felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (ii) such Participant’s attempted commission of, or participation in, a fraud or act of dishonesty against the Company; (iii) such Participant’s intentional, material violation of any contract or agreement between the Participant and the Company or of any statutory duty owed to the Company; (iv) such Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company’s confidential information or trade secrets; or (v) such Participant’s gross misconduct. The determination that a termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service is either for Cause or without Cause will be made by the Company, in its sole discretion. Any determination by the Company that the Continuous Service of a Participant was terminated with or without Cause for the purposes of outstanding Stock Awards held by such Participant will have no effect upon any determination of the rights or obligations of the Company or such Participant for any other purpose.
(e) “Change in Control” means the occurrence, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:
(i) any Exchange Act Person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities other than by virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control will not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Exchange Act Person that acquires the Company’s securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities or (C) solely because the level of Ownership held by any Exchange Act Person (the “Subject Person”) exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the Owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control will be deemed to occur;
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(ii) there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of the surviving Entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction;
(iii) the stockholders of the Company approve or the Board approves a plan of complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company will otherwise occur, except for a liquidation into a parent corporation; or
(iv) there is consummated a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries to an Entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition.
Notwithstanding the foregoing definition or any other provision of this Plan, (A) the term Change in Control will not include a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Company, and (B) the definition of Change in Control (or any analogous term) in an individual written agreement between the Company or any Affiliate and the Participant will supersede the foregoing definition with respect to Stock Awards subject to such agreement; provided, however, that if no definition of Change in Control or any analogous term is set forth in such an individual written agreement, the foregoing definition will apply.
(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including any applicable regulations and guidance thereunder.
(g) “Committee” means a committee of one (1) or more Directors to whom authority has been delegated by the Board in accordance with Section 2(c).
(h) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
(i) “Company” means Robot Cache US, Inc., Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(j) “Consultant” means any person, including an advisor, who is (i) engaged by the Company or an Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services, or (ii) serving as a member of the board of directors of an Affiliate and is compensated for such services. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such service, will not cause a Director to be considered a “Consultant” for purposes of the Plan.
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(k) “Continuous Service” means that the Participant’s service with the Company or an Affiliate, whether as an Employee, Director or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. A change in the capacity in which the Participant renders service to the Company or an Affiliate as an Employee, Director or Consultant 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 service with the Company or an Affiliate, will not terminate a Participant’s Continuous Service; provided, however, that if the Entity for which a Participant is rendering services ceases to qualify as an Affiliate, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, such Participant’s Continuous Service will be considered to have terminated on the date such Entity ceases to qualify as an Affiliate. For example, a change in status from an Employee of the Company to a Consultant of an Affiliate or to a Director will not constitute an interruption of Continuous Service. To the extent permitted by law, the Board or the chief executive officer of the Company, in that party’s sole discretion, may determine whether Continuous Service will be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Board or chief executive officer, including sick leave, military leave or any other personal leave, or (ii) transfers between the Company, an Affiliate, or their successors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a leave of absence will be treated as Continuous Service for purposes of vesting in a Stock Award only to such extent as may be provided in the Company’s leave of absence policy, in the written terms of any leave of absence agreement or policy applicable to the Participant, or as otherwise required by law.
(l) “Corporate Transaction” means the consummation, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following events:
(i) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries;
(ii) a sale or other disposition of at least ninety percent (90%) of the outstanding securities of the Company;
(iii) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is not the surviving corporation; or
(iv) a merger, consolidation or similar transaction following which the Company is the surviving corporation but the shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger, consolidation or similar transaction are converted or exchanged by virtue of the merger, consolidation or similar transaction into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise.
(m) “Director” means a member of the Board.
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(n) “Disability” means, with respect to a Participant, the inability of such Participant to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months as provided in Sections 22(e)(3) and 409A(a)(2)(c)(i) of the Code, and will be determined by the Board on the basis of such medical evidence as the Board deems warranted under the circumstances.
(o) “Effective Date” means the effective date of this Plan, which is the earlier of (i) the date that this Plan is first approved by the Company’s stockholders, and (ii) the date this Plan is adopted by the Board.
(p) “Employee” means any person employed by the Company or an Affiliate. However, service solely as a Director, or payment of a fee for such services, will not cause a Director to be considered an “Employee” for purposes of the Plan.
(q) “Entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.
(r) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(s) “Exchange Act Person” means any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), except that “Exchange Act Person” will not include (i) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (iv) an Entity Owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of stock of the Company; or (v) any natural person, Entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act) that, as of the Effective Date, is the Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities.
(t) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of the Common Stock determined by the Board in compliance with Section 409A of the Code or, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, in compliance with Section 422 of the Code.
(u) “Incentive Stock Option” means an option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that is intended to be, and that qualifies as, an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(v) “Nonstatutory Stock Option” means any option granted pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan that does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
(w) “Officer” means any person designated by the Company as an officer.
(x) “Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option to purchase shares of Common Stock granted pursuant to the Plan.
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(y) “Option Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and an Optionholder evidencing the terms and conditions of an Option grant. Each Option Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(z) “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.
(aa) “Other Stock Award” means an award based in whole or in part by reference to the Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(c).
(bb) “Other Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of an Other Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of an Other Stock Award grant. Each Other Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(cc) “Own,” “Owned,” “Owner,” “Ownership” A person or Entity will be deemed to “Own,” to have “Owned,” to be the “Owner” of, or to have acquired “Ownership” of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting, with respect to such securities.
(dd) “Participant” means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted pursuant to the Plan or, if applicable, such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.
(ee) “Plan” means this Robot Cache US, Inc., Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.
(ff) “Restricted Stock Award” means an award of shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(a).
(gg) “Restricted Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(hh) “Restricted Stock Unit Award” means a right to receive shares of Common Stock which is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 6(b).
(ii) “Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Restricted Stock Unit Award evidencing the terms and conditions of a Restricted Stock Unit Award grant. Each Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(jj) “Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(kk) “Rule 701” means Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act.
(ll) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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(mm) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right to receive the appreciation on Common Stock that is granted pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section 5.
(nn) “Stock Appreciation Right Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a holder of a Stock Appreciation Right evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Appreciation Right grant. Each Stock Appreciation Right Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(oo) “Stock Award” means any right to receive Common Stock granted under the Plan, including an Incentive Stock Option, a Nonstatutory Stock Option, a Restricted Stock Award, a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Stock Appreciation Right or any Other Stock Award.
(pp) “Stock Award Agreement” means a written agreement between the Company and a Participant evidencing the terms and conditions of a Stock Award grant. Each Stock Award Agreement will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(qq) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company, (i) any corporation of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other class or classes of such corporation will have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%) .
(rr) “Ten Percent Stockholder” means a person who Owns (or is deemed to Own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate.
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Exhibit 6.10
SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Services Agreement (“Services Agreement” or “Agreement”) is entered into as of September 12, 2022 between StartEngine Crowdfunding, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company” or “StartEngine”), and Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Customer,” “you” or “your”).
1. Services
Company agrees (A) to make available to Customer the ability to present information with respect to its securities offering (the “Offering”) to Users and (B) to permit Users to (i) create and manage online accounts on the Platform (as defined below) with respect to Customer, (ii) view information regarding the Customer, (iii) indicate interest in the Offering, and (iv) subscribe to the Offering by signing a subscription agreement or similar instrument and transmitting payment instructions (together, the “Services”). “User” means a natural person, corporation or other entity that has established an account with respect to Customer on the Company’s website. Users may use the Company’s electronic platform to create and manage their online accounts with respect to Customer and to manage transaction creation, settlement, returns, reversals, refunds and disputes between multiple Users or Customer, as well as User identity and transactions verifications, compliance checks and risk mitigation (collectively, the “Platform”). “User Activity” means all electronic interactions between a User and the Platform, including use of the Company’s services and API.
2. Fees and expenses
a) Generally
In exchange for the Services, you shall pay the Company the then applicable amount of the associated Reversal Liability (if any), as defined and as provided in Section 4(a). The Company reserves the right to change the applicable charges relating to Reversed Payments and Reversal Fees (each as defined in Section 4(a)). If you believe that the Company has billed you incorrectly, you must contact Company no later than 60 days after the closing date on the first billing statement in which the error or problem appeared, in order to receive an adjustment or credit. Inquiries should be directed to contact@startengine.com.
b) Monthly Fees and Billing
The Company will bill you monthly for the Reversal Liability, if any. You authorize the Company to instruct Bryn Mawr Trust Company or any escrow agent used by Company to deduct such fees, debts and any other amounts liabilities incurred under this Services Agreement, prior to releasing any amounts due to you or to any other person (including another escrow agent) from escrow. Amounts which remain unpaid for 30 days are subject to a finance charge of 1.5% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum permitted by law, whichever is lower, plus all expenses of collection and may result in immediate termination of the Services.
c) Reimbursable expenses
Charges associated with Reversals (as defined in Section 4(a)) are as set out in Section 4 (Returns and Reversals) below.
3. Customer Representations and Warranties
Customer represents and warrants to the Company that when executed and delivered by Customer and Company, this Services Agreement will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Customer, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
4. Returns and Reversals
a) Returns and Reversals
User transactions debited from bank accounts via ACH are subject to returns (e.g., non-sufficient funds) and reversals from chargebacks (e.g., unauthorized activity) per the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. § 1693 et seq.as may be amended), Regulation E, and National Automated Clearing House Association (“NACHA”) guidelines (collectively, such returns and reversals are “Reversals”). The Company will work to protect Customer and the receiving Users from unwarranted Reversals; however, Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
i) Customer is liable for all Reversals associated with User Activity;
ii) If Company’s agent is notified of a Reversal, the Company may in its sole discretion charge Customer the full amount of the Reversal (“Reversed Payment”) plus an additional $7 reversal fee (“Reversal Fee” and, collectively, the “Reversal Liability”);
iii) The Company has sole discretion to determine who is at fault and liable for the Reversed Payment and Reversal Fee;
iv) Customer authorizes the Company to take any of the following actions (in any particular order) as alternatives to the monthly billing described in Section 2(b): (i) collect the unpaid portion of the Reversal Liability from funds sent to your third-party escrow account; (ii) debit your bank account in the amount of the unpaid portion of the Reversal Liability; (iii) engage in collection efforts to recover the unpaid portion of the Reversal Liability and/or (iv) take legal action or any other action under this Services Agreement.
5. Term and Survival
a) Subject to earlier termination as provided below, this Services Agreement is for the total duration of the Offering unless either party requests termination at least 30 days prior to the end of the then-current term.
b) Additionally, either party may terminate this Services Agreement in the event that:
i) The other party’s material breach remains not cured and continues for a period of (A) in the case of a failure involving the payment of any undisputed amount due hereunder, 15 days and (B) in the case of any other failure, 30 days after the non-performing party receives notice from the terminating party specifying such failure;
ii) Any statement, representation or warranty of the other party is untrue or misleading in any material respect or omits material information;
iii) The other party (A) voluntarily or involuntarily is subject to bankruptcy proceedings, (B) applies for or consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, or similar official, (C) makes a general assignment to creditors, (D) commences winding down or liquidation of its business affairs, (E) otherwise takes corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing, or (F) ceases operating in the normal course of business;
iv) Any change to, enactment of, or change in interpretation or enforcement of any law occurs that would have a material adverse effect upon a party’s ability to perform its obligations under this Services Agreement or a party’s costs/revenues with respect to the services under this Services Agreement;
v) It or the other party is directed by any regulatory authority or NACHA to cease or materially limit the exercise or performance of such party’s rights or obligations under this Services Agreement;
vi) There shall have occurred a material adverse change in the financial condition of the other party; or
vii) A force majeure event materially prevents or impedes a party from performing its obligations hereunder for a period of more than 10 consecutive business days.
6. Succesors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon StartEngine, Customer and their respective successors, and nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement, or any provisions herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of such persons and for the benefit of no other person.
7. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in the courts of the State of California, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the courts of the State of California and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
8. Acknowledgment. StartEngine is not advising Customer or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction with respect to the contemplated offering of its securities to the public (the “Regulation A Offering”) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether StartEngine or its affiliates have advised or are advising Customer on other matters). Customer has conferred with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions relating to the Regulation A Offering, and StartEngine shall have no responsibility or liability to Customer or any other person with respect thereto. StartEngine advises that it and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of securities and financial services and that it or its affiliates may have business relationships or enter into contractual relationships with purchasers or potential purchasers of Customer’s securities. Any review by StartEngine of Customer, the transactions relating to the Regulation A Offering, or any other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of StartEngine and shall not be on behalf of, or for the benefit of, Customer.
9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties hereto as to the matters covered hereby and supersedes all prior understandings, written or oral, relating to such subject matter.
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Exhibit 6.11
ROCKITPLAY TECHNOLOGY LICENSE
STANDARD LICENSE AGREEMENT
This Technology License Standard Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of March 28, 2022 (the “Effective Date”) by and between DACS LABORATORIES GmbH, offices at Niermannsweg 11, 40699 Erkrath, Germany (“DACSLABS”), and Robot Cache Inc., a California Cooperation with offices at 5910 Pacific Center Blvd., Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92121, USA (“Licensee”) (DACSLABS and Licensee are sometimes referred to herein each as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, DACSLABS has developed a proprietary software program known as “ROCKITPLAY” (the “Licensed Technology”) which greatly reduces the time required between when the download process for a downloadable interactive entertainment software product commences and when the end user is able to commence playing said product, and grants to certain individuals and organizations nonexclusive licenses to use the Licensed Technology in object code form in connection with the download of specific interactive entertainment software products; and
WHEREAS, Licensee is an online distribution platform for interactive entertainment software products; and
WHEREAS, Licensee desires to enter into a nonexclusive, nontransferable and terminable license agreement with DACSLABS for use of the Licensed Technology; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to provide Licensee with a standard license that will (i) allow Licensee to utilize and commercially exploit the Licensed Technology, and (ii) obtain engineering support from DACSLABS.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration and in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein contained, DACSLABS and Licensee agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms set forth below shall be defined as follows:
a. The term “Affiliate” shall mean any person or entity that, either directly or indirectly, that is under common control with, or is controlled by a Party to this Agreement, whether such control is exercised by voting rights or otherwise.
b. The term “Authorized Platform” shall mean only the 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 operating system.
c. The term “Authorized Product(s)” shall mean those interactive entertainment software products available on the robotcache.com store as the “Authorized Products” which shall make use of the Licensed Technology (including without limitation any Enhancements) to allow a faster start of the Authorized Products during the download phase by end users. For the avoidance of doubt, every game, game sequel, prequel, and spin-off shall each be considered to be separate Authorized Products. DLC for an Authorized Product shall not be considered to be a new Authorized Product unless available on the robotcache.com store.
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d. The term “Derivative Technology” shall mean a work of authorship (including software) that is based upon all or any portion of the Licensed Technology, such as a translation, modification, correction, addition, extension, upgrade, improvement, adaptation, abridgement, recasting, transformation, or elaboration.
e. The term “Enhancements” shall mean any technology, including, without any limitation whatsoever, source code, developed by or on behalf of Licensee that enhances or improves the Licensed Technology or that is used in connection with the Licensed Technology. All Enhancements shall be owned by DACSLABS.
f. The term “Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean any and all tangible and intangible and now known or hereafter existing (i) rights associated with works of authorship throughout the world, including but not limited to copyrights and moral rights; (ii) trademark and trade name rights and similar rights; (iii) trade secret rights; (iv) patents, designs, algorithms and other industrial property rights; (v) all other intellectual and proprietary rights (of every kind and nature throughout the world and however designated), whether arising by operation of law, contract, license or otherwise, whether registered or unregistered; and (vi) all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions, continuations, divisions or reissues thereof.
g. The term “Licensed Technology” shall mean DACSLABS’s proprietary software program known as ROCKITPLAY which is used to decrease the time required between when the download process for an Authorized Product commences and when an end user may commence playing such Authorized Product. For the avoidance of doubt, Licensed Technology shall include ROCKITPLAY-Client-SDK and-RTE and the ROCKITPLAY-Server-Software.
h. The term “Territory” shall mean the countries and/or regions set forth in Exhibit A.
i. The term “Net Revenues” shall mean the gross revenue received by or credited to Licensee and its Affiliates in connection with the exploitation of the Licensed Technology in any manner, including without limitation revenues from the sales of virtual in-game items or virtual money and subscriptions and premium accounts for the Authorized Products, sales or licenses of DLC for the Authorized Products, license fees, distribution fees, royalties (where applicable), in-game advertising, sales to end users, licenses to end users, and any other commercial exploitation of the Authorized Products, less only amounts owed to the Authorized Products’ respective developers, publisher and third-party distribution fees/commissions/royalties, payment processing and exchange fees, refunds, chargebacks, fraud, VAT, withholding tax not utilized by Licensee and other similar governmental taxes. No other deductions from gross revenue are allowed without prior written consent from DACSLABS. The following is an exemplified calculation on how to derive Net Revenues: Sale Price: $39.99 (Taxes and VAT are not included in calculation as remitted to proper tax authorities). Less Publisher Royalty: $33.99 (Depending on publisher and type of sale 70%-95%, using 85% for this example). Less Payment Processing Fee: $1.20 (Credit Card, PayPal, etc. (Ranges from 3% to 5%). Less Third Party (if applicable): $1.70 (This would be an RC partner that may get a cut of the sale). Net to Robot Cache: $3.10. Thereof 5% to DACSLABS = $0.15.
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j. The term “Updates” shall mean any improvements, enhancements, updates, fixes and other changes to the current version of the Licensed Technology as may, from time to time, be developed by DACSLABS, in its sole discretion, and which are not marketed or sold as separate stand-alone programs; such Updates shall be deemed to be part of the Licensed Technology.
k. The term “Upgrades” shall mean any improvements, enhancements, updates, fixes and other changes to the current version of the Licensed Technology as may, from time to time, be developed by DACSLABS, in its sole discretion, and which are marketed or sold as separate stand-alone programs; such Upgrades shall not be deemed to be part of the Licensed Technology.
2. GRANT OF LICENSE; RESTRICTIONS; OBLIGATIONS.
a. STANDARD LICENSE: Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, DACSLABS hereby grants to Licensee a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable and revocable license (the “Standard License”) within the Territory and during the Term to: (i) use the Licensed Technology for the sole purpose of distributing the Authorized Products on the Authorized Platform(s), including the right to grant required sub-licenses to third-parties which are involved in the development or distribution process of the Authorized Products, such as external Quality Assurance service providers; (ii) distribute the Licensed Technology (in object code only) as an embedded component of the Authorized Products; (iii) duplicate the Licensed Technology in object code form only pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (iv) to sub-license the Licensed Technology as an embedded component of an Authorized Product only to end user customers and only as it is delivered to end user by the same distribution platform as the Authorized Product and installed on the end users’ PC as Kernel Drivers for Windows; and (v) to develop Enhancements for use with the Licensed Technology.
b. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to grant to Licensee the right to sell, disclose, distribute or sublicense the Licensed Technology or Enhancements, apart from its use with Authorized Products. Licensee irrevocably waives and releases any claim to ownership rights of any kind in the Licensed Technology, Derivative Technology, Updates, Upgrades, and Enhancements.
c. DACSLABS hereby reserves all rights not expressly granted to Licensee in this Agreement. Licensee acknowledges that DACSLABS claims and reserves all rights and benefits afforded under the respective copyright laws of the Territory in the Licensed Technology and related documentation, and any copying, modification, or distribution of same not expressly authorized by this Agreement is strictly forbidden.
d. License Restrictions.
i. Except as required for integrating the Licensed Technology into the Authorized Products in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, Licensee shall not: (A) copy (other than for internal use reasonably required with respect to the Authorized Products), modify, display, disclose, license, sublicense or distribute to any person all or any part of the Licensed Technology, except as expressly provided for herein; or (B) disassemble, de-compile or reverse engineer the Licensed Technology, or any part thereof; or (C) to offer Authorized Products using the Licensed Technology on any platform that is not listed as an Authorized Platform on Exhibit A; or (D) transfer the Licensed Technology to any third-party without DACSLABS express prior consent. The compelling rights granted to Licensee by the statutory provisions in sections 69d and 69e of the German Copyright Code (Urheberrechtsgesetz, UrhG) shall remain unaffected.
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ii. Licensee agrees not to modify any proprietary or confidential legends or notices placed upon or contained within the Licensed Technology or on any other materials related thereto.
iii. Licensee shall immediately cease all use of the Licensed Technology upon termination of the Agreement as set forth in Exhibit B. DACSLABS reserves the right to withdraw Licensee’s access, block or otherwise disable all Licensed Technology and its functions immediately upon Licensee’s uncured material breach. DACSLABS shall not be responsible for any damage caused by blocking or disabling the Licensed Technology. Any rights and obligations of Licensee and DACSLABS in regard to the already purchased enhanced versions of Authorized Products on end user’s computers after the termination or expiration of this Agreement and an unwinding of the Authorized Products on the local PCs of end users from the ROCKITPLAY enhanced version according to Exhibit B remains unaffected.
e. Licensee’s Obligations and Representations. Licensee agrees to not engage in deceptive, misleading or unethical practices or make representations that are or might be detrimental to or disparage DACSLABS, the Licensed Technology, or the public. Licensee agrees to reasonably cooperate, assist, and otherwise collaborate with DACSLABS during the Term in connection with DACSLABS’ performance of its obligations hereunder, including the integration of the Licensed Technology with respect to the Authorized Products.
f. Delivery of Technology to Licensee. Within five (5) days following the later of: (i) the Effective Date of this Agreement, and (ii) Licensee’s payment of the Integration Fee, DACSLABS will provide Licensee with access to the ROCKITPLAY-Client-SDK and -RTE and the ROCKITPLAY-Server- Software as set forth in Exhibit B.
g. Technical Support. DACSLABS shall provide Integration Support, routine maintenance in the form of standard bug fixes, and the provision of regular Updates as set forth in Exhibit B.
h. Further Restrictions. Licensee agrees that it shall not use, or authorize the use of, the Licensed Technology in connection with any products, services or activities that: are illegal; are defamatory; demean individuals; are pornographic or obscene; are physically harmful to children; promote illegal activities; or whose publication or distribution violates applicable laws, particularly including, but not limited to, provisions of youth protection law.
i. Independent Development; Residuals. DACSLABS acknowledges that the Licensee may currently or in the future be developing certain technologies internally, or receiving certain technologies from other parties, that are similar or identical to the Licensed Technology. Accordingly, nothing in this Agreement will be construed as a representation or agreement that the Licensee will not develop or have developed for it, technologies, products, concepts, systems or techniques that are similar to or compete with the Licensed Technology, provided that the Licensee does not violate any of its obligations under this Agreement in connection with such development. DACSLABS further acknowledges and agrees that Licensee shall be able to use the residuals resulting from access to or work with the Licensed Technology for any purpose, provided that it does not violate any of DACSLABS’ intellectual property rights, in particular any copyrights to the code of the Licensed Technology or any registered patents, or its obligations under this Agreement. The term “residuals” means information retained in the unaided memory of persons employed or retained by Licensee who have had access to or worked with the Licensed Technology, including ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained therein. There shall be no obligation to provide compensation for any such permitted use of residuals.
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3. PAYMENTS; TAXES; RECORDS
a. Fees and Payments Between Parties. In consideration of exploiting the Licensed Technology provided by DACSLABS to Licensee hereunder, Licensee shall pay to DACSLABS the amounts set forth in Exhibit A executed hereunder in accordance with the timeline set forth therein.
b. Effects of Non-Payment. If Licensee does not make a payment to DACSLABS within the required time periods, DACSLABS may suspend the licenses granted to Licensee, and all of the obligations of DACSLABS, including, without limitation, the performance of the Licensed Technology, shall be suspended until such time as DACSLABS has received full payment. In case of such suspension, Licensee must cease all use of the Licensed Technology.
c. Taxes. Except for income taxes, if any, levied on DACSLABS, Licensee: shall not be entitled to deduct the amount of any such taxes, duties or assessments from payments made to DACSLABS under this Agreement except as required by law, regulation or government order. The purpose of this subsection is to preserve the payments to DACSLABS from being reduced because of duties and other taxes and assessments which may be imposed by a jurisdiction in which Licensee or its publishers operate or are subject to taxation, payment of duties or assessments.
d. Records. Licensee agrees to submit to Licensor two reports: A Royalty Report and the ROCKITPLAY Usage Report. (i) Royalty Report: Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, Licensee agrees to furnish the payments described above, along with a detailed statement and report of the calculation of the payments, in particular of the Royalties, as set forth in Exhibit A. In addition, Licensee shall maintain records of all sales, revenue and other information related to the preparation of each statement (“Records”). During each consecutive twelve (12) month period of the Audit Period, but not more than once in any twelve (12) month period, Licensee shall permit an independent certified public accounting firm selected by DACSLABS (and reasonably acceptable to Licensee), to audit such Records to determine whether Licensee complied with its reporting and payment obligations accurately as provided hereunder. The scope of such audit may only go back for a twelve (12) month period prior to the date of the beginning of the audit. If any audit should reveal any underpayment by Licensee, Licensee shall pay such underpaid amount plus interest rate of four (4) percentage points above the basic rate of interest per year due to DACSLABS within thirty (30) days of its receipt of a deficiency notice by Licensee. In addition, (i) if the underpaid amount exceeds five percent (5%) of the amount actually paid to DACSLABS for the underreported period, Licensee shall also reimburse DACSLABS for DACSLABS’s audit costs (ii) if the underpaid amount is less than five percent (5%) of the amount actually paid to DACSLABS for the underreported period, DACSLABS shall also reimburse Licensee for Licensee’s audit costs. This provision shall remain in effect during the Term and for a period of one (1) year after the termination or expiration of the Term for any reason (the “Audit Period”). (ii) ROCKITPLAY Usage Report: Furthermore, Licensee agrees to allow the automated ROCKITPLAY Usage Report as defined in Exhibit C to be sent once per week to the Licensor. This report will be automatically created by the Licensed Technology and can be used by DACSLABS or Licensee to verify the detailed statement and report of Licensee.
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e. Payments. Unless otherwise expressly stated herein, all amounts earned by DACSLABS shall be paid on a Quarterly basis, within forty-five (45) of the end of each Quarter. If the amounts earned by DACSLAB are less than US$ 100 for the Quarter, payment shall be withheld until such time as the amounts earned are equal to or greater than US$ 100. All amounts not timely paid shall accrue interest at a rate, calculated upon the unpaid balance, of the lesser of: (i) four (4) percentage points above the basic rate of interest per year; or (ii) the highest rate allowed by applicable law. All payments made hereunder shall be payable in US Dollars. All payments made by Licensee to DACSLABS under this Agreement shall be sent by wire transfer to the account of DACSLABS’s choosing as indicated below, which account may be changed from time to time on written notice (electronic form such as email not being sufficient) from DACSLABS to Licensee.
Bank Name: National Bank Essen
Bank Address: National Bank AG, Theaterplatz 8, 45127 Essen / Germany
Beneficiary Name: DACS Laboratories GmbH
IBAN: DE38 3602 0030 0007 3145 15
IBAN/SWIFT Code: NBAGDE3EXXX
4. WARRANTIES; INDEMNITY.
a. Warranty; Limitations. DACSLABS represents and warrants: (i) that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and (ii) that this Agreement has been executed by its duly authorized representative; and (iii) it has the right to license the Licensed Technology as contemplated hereunder; and (iv) to the best of DACSLABS’s knowledge, the Licensed Technology does not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party; and (v) the Licensed Technology is developed with the usual standard of care and is free of material bugs and defects which preclude or affect the suitability for the customary or contractual use to an extent that is more than immaterial; and contains no viruses, malware, easter eggs, offensive or illegal material, etc.. However, according to the current state of the art, it is not possible to create software in such a way that it works flawlessly in all application combinations, works with previously unknown third-party software and hardware and/or is protected against all kinds of manipulations by third parties. DACSLABS does not warrant (i) that the functions performed by the Licensed Technology will meet Licensee’s expectations, requirements or economic goals or will be compatible with any Authorized Products, or (ii) that the operation of the Licensed Technology will be bug free or error free in all circumstances, or (iii) that any defects in the Licensed Technology can or will be corrected. Licensee shall notify DACSLABS immediately of any errors or other faults affecting proper use of the Platform and shall provide DACSLABS with reasonable support if such support is required for the rectification of a reported error or fault.
b. Disclaimer of All Other Warranties and Representations. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, DACSLABS does not provide any warranty or guarantee.
c. Statute of limitation. With the exception to claims related to intellectual property infringement, malware, viruses, and offensive materials, any warranty claims become statute- barred within one year. This does not apply if there are mandatory longer periods required by law. Any longer statutory limitation periods shall also apply if DACSLABS or its legal representatives or vicarious agents are guilty of intent or gross negligence or if the claim for damages is based on injury to life, limb or health.
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d. Licensee’s Guarantees. Licensee guarantees: (i) that it has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to fully perform its obligations hereunder; and (ii) that this Agreement has been executed by its duly authorized representative; and (iii) that it is under no contractual or other legal obligation which would interfere in any way with the full performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement; and (iv) that it shall comply with all laws, regulations, decrees, judgments and other governmental acts with respect to its distribution or use of the Authorized Products.
e. Indemnity. Licensee will indemnify and defend DACSLABS, its parent and Affiliates, and their respective owners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, customers, and sub-licensees from, and hold them harmless from, any loss, damage, liability, and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) suffered or incurred by any of them arising out of: (1) a breach by Licensee of its guarantees under this Agreement; or (2) any claim against DACSLABS that an Authorized Product infringes upon the Intellectual Property Rights or other rights of a third party. DACSLABS will indemnify and defend Licensee and officers, directors, employees from, and hold them harmless from, any loss, damage, liability, and expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) suffered or incurred by any of them arising out of: (1) any breach by DACSLABS of its representations and warranties under this Agreement; (except in regard to Sec. 4. a. (v), where the normal warranty rights shall apply) or (2) any claim against Licensee that the Licensed Technology infringes upon the Intellectual Property Rights or other rights of a third party; or (3) any claim against Licensee for damages caused by the Licensed Technology.
5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
a. DACSLABS shall retain all right, title, and interest in, and is and shall be the sole owner of, all Intellectual Property Rights in and to, the Licensed Technology, including without limitation Derivative Technology, Upgrades, Updates, and Enhancements and related documentation (all of the foregoing, for purposes of this Section, the “DACSLABS Property”) provided, however, that DACSLABS shall grant Licensee a worldwide, in perpetuity and royalty free license to use any Derivative Technology or Enhancements to the extent that these have been developed by Licensee. Licensee shall not obtain any ownership rights in the DACSLABS Property as a result of its rights and responsibilities hereunder. If and to the extent that Licensee is deemed to have, or has obtained, any ownership or intellectual property rights in the DACSLABS Property (or portion thereof) which have not been explicitly granted to Licensee by Sec. 2 of this Agreement, Licensee hereby, when these rights come into existence or when Licensee first gains control over these rights, irrevocably assigns and transfers to DACSLABS, its successors and assigns, throughout the world, in perpetuity, in any and all languages, for all now known or hereafter devised uses, media, platforms, manners and forms, the following: (i) the entire right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual Property Rights and all other rights Licensee has in any such DACSLABS Property and any and all rights in and to any works based upon, derived from, or incorporating any such DACSLABS Property; (ii) the exclusive right to obtain, register and renew the copyrights or copyright protection in any such DACSLABS Property, where applicable under local law; (iii) all income, Standard License Fees, damages, claims and payments now or hereafter due or payable with respect to any such DACSLABS Property; and (iv) all causes of action in law or equity, past and future, for infringements or violation of any of the rights in any such DACSLABS Property, and any recoveries resulting therefrom. If an assignment or transfer of the particular right is not permitted under applicable law, Licensee shall grant DACSLABS an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable, unrestricted, royalty-free, worldwide right to use and exploit in any manner the particular right to the same extent as provided above for an assignment or transfer. In such case, 5. a. (ii) to (iv) above shall apply accordingly.
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b. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party acknowledges that the other Party is the sole and exclusive owner of its Trademarks. All use of the party’s Trademarks shall inure to the benefit of the respective party. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give the other Party any interest in such Trademarks. Each Party agrees that it will not at any time during or after this Agreement do anything which may adversely affect the validity or enforceability of any Trademarks of the other Party, e.g., attempting to register trademarks or domain names similar thereto. Each Party agrees not to affix any of its Trademarks to the products of the other Party, unless the Party owning the products obtains prior written consent for each such instance.
c. Licensee hereby grants to DACSLABS a non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, non-terminable, transferable, assignable Standard License to use and otherwise exploit in any manner whatsoever all bug fixes or similar corrections to the Licensed Technology that Licensee, its employees, Affiliates, agents, assignees, sub-licensees, or representatives create.
d. Licensee agrees to duly execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered to DACSLABS, any instruments that may be necessary, proper, or expedient in the reasonable opinion of DACSLABS to carry out and effectuate the purposes and intent of this Agreement.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
a. In the case of slight negligence, DACSLABS shall only be liable for the violation of an essential contractual obligation. These are obligations, the fulfilment of which enables the proper execution of the contract and on whose observance the Customer may regularly rely.
b. In the event of a breach of material contractual obligations, either Party’s liability for damages shall be limited to the foreseeable, contract-typical damage. In any event either Party’s liability to the other Party for any and all damages caused under or in connection with this Agreement shall be limited to an aggregate maximum amount of US$ 50,000.
c. All other liability for slight negligence or non-culpable violations of this Agreement shall be excluded.
d. The above exclusions and limitations of liability shall also apply with regard to the liability of either Party’s employees, workers, staff, representatives and vicarious agents and in particular for the benefit of shareholders, employees, representatives, executive bodies and their members with regard to their personal liability.
e. Neither the foregoing limitations nor any other provisions in this Agreement shall limit either Party’s liability (i) for damages or injury to life, limb or health; (ii) in the event of willful intent or gross negligence by either Party or its employees and representatives; (iii) under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz) or (iv) for damages caused by the breach of a guarantee (including IP infringement).
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7. CONFIDENTIALITY: NONDISCLOSURE. Each Party hereby agrees that: (a) this Agreement, and the Licensed Technology, Enhancements, Derivative Technology, Updates, Upgrades, any of Licensee’s technology or non-public information on the Authorized Products, related expertise and documentation, and other material or information provided to the other Party or developed hereunder, and any marketing or business information received by each Party under this Agreement (all of the foregoing collectively referred to as the “Confidential Information”), whether for the receiving Party’s own internal use or otherwise, and whether provided orally, in writing or in any other medium, is and shall be treated as the confidential and proprietary property of the disclosing Party; and (b) the disclosing Party is the sole and exclusive owner of the Confidential Information; and (c) the misuse or disclosure of that Confidential Information could adversely affect the disclosing Party’s business; and (d) the receiving Party shall hold the disclosing Party’s Confidential Information in strictest confidence and shall not duplicate or in any way disclose such Confidential Information to others in whole or in part. This confidentiality obligation shall not apply to such Confidential Information (i) which was probably already known to the receiving Party at the time of conclusion of this Agreement or thereafter becomes known to the receiving Party from a third party without violating a confidentiality agreement, statutory provisions or official orders; (ii) which was independently developed by the receiving Party without any use or inspiration by the Confidential Information disclosed by the disclosing Party; (iii) which is public knowledge at the time of conclusion of this Agreement or are made public thereafter, insofar as this is not based on a breach of this Agreement;
(iv) which may be disclosed by the receiving Party with the disclosing Party’s consent; or (v) which must be disclosed due to statutory obligations or by order of a court or public authority; however to the extent permissible and possible, the receiving Party shall in such a case notify the disclosing Party in advance and provide it with an opportunity to oppose such disclosure.
8. TERM. The term of this Agreement (“Term”) shall run for a period of time as set forth in Exhibit A.
9. TERMINATION; DISPOSITION AT TERMINATION.
a. Termination for cause. DACSLABS shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice to Licensee if: (i) Licensee is delinquent in making payment of any sum due under this Agreement and continues to be delinquent for a period of thirty (30) days after the last day on which such payment is due; or (ii) Licensee shall commit or permit any other material breach of this Agreement and shall fail to remedy such material breach within thirty (30) days after written notice of such material breach is given.
b. Termination for convenience. Either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for convenience with a notice period of ninety (90) business days, unless otherwise specified in Exhibit A. The right to terminate for good cause remains unaffected. Such termination shall be in writing (email is not sufficient).
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c. Disposition on Expiration or Termination.
Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Parties agree to the following:
(1) At the date of any termination or expiration and to the extent as described in 9 c. (2), (i) Licensee deletes all ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service Instances and shall stop distributing any ROCKITPLAY enhanced versions of the Authorized Products to end users subject to section c(2) below. (ii) All rights under the Standard License granted to Licensee under Section 2 herein shall immediately cease and terminate. (iii) Licensee, at Licensee’s expense, shall immediately return to DACSLABS all copies of the Licensed Technology and Confidential Information, including any portions thereof, in its possession; and (iv) Licensee shall declare to DACSLABS in writing that it has complied with this subsection; and (v) Licensee shall cease all use of any kind of DACSLABS Trademarks, and (vi) all accrued but unpaid applicable sums owed, including but not limited to License Fees and Royalties earned, , , shall become payable, within 30 days and (vii) Licensee shall provide DACSLABS with a final statement and report as set forth in Section 3.d.
(2) Any end users which have received the ROCKITPLAY enhanced versions of an Authorized Product prior to the date of any termination or expiration of this Agreement shall be permitted to continue using these enhanced versions for unlimited time. DACSLABS is not permitted to disable the functionality of the ROCKITPLAY enhanced versions of the Authorized Products for end-users. However, at the date of any termination or expiration, DACSLABS shall cease the provision of any further support or maintenance for the Licensed Technology as already installed on end user’s PCs, unless Licensee enters into a separate support and maintenance agreement with DACSLABS.
d. No Residual Rights. Subject to the above-mentioned exclusions, in the event this Agreement expires or is terminated, DACSLABS shall not be liable to Licensee solely because of such expiration or termination, and shall not be held liable for any compensation, damages, reimbursements, or loss of prospective or anticipated profits. DACSLABS explicitly notes that there is no reason for Licensee to expect that its business relationship with DACSLABS will continue beyond the expiration of this Agreement or its earlier termination, or that Licensee shall obtain any anticipated amount of profits by virtue of this Agreement.
e. No Election of Remedies. Termination of this Agreement by DACSLABS and/or repossession shall not affect any other rights or remedies that DACSLABS may have.
10. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. In connection with its obligations hereunder, each Party agrees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, decrees, judgments and other governmental acts of Germany and of the Territory in which the Licensed Technology may be licensed. Each Party agrees to take all such further acts and execute all such further documents as the other Party reasonably may request to assist either Party in complying with the foregoing.
11. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
a. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing. The sending of a scanned signed document by email or the use of a qualified e-signature on an electronic document shall suffice to meet this form requirement, a normal email shall not be sufficient.
b. Assignment and Set-off. This Agreement may not be assigned or sublicensed by Licensee in whole or in part, without DACSLABS’ prior written approval in each instance and any assignment in violation of the foregoing shall be null, void and without effect. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure for the benefit of the successors and permitted assignees of the Parties.
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c. Force Majeure. A Party shall not be liable for non-performance or delay in performance (other than with respect to any obligations regarding confidentiality, caused by any unpredictable event reasonably beyond the control of such Party including, but not limited to, wars, hostilities, revolutions, acts of terrorism, riots, civil commotion, national emergency, pandemics or epidemics as determined by competent authorities, fire, force of nature, explosion, embargo, or any Act of God. In the event any force majeure event prevents a Party from performing its obligations hereunder for a period of ninety (90) days or more, both Parties may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the other Party.
d. Independent Contractors. The Parties hereto are independent contractors and shall have no power, nor will either of the Parties represent that either has any power, to bind the other Party or to assume or to create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of the other Party or in the other Party’s name.
e. Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement is intended nor shall be interpreted to provide or create any third-party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind in any sub-licensee.
f. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, and enforcement of this Agreement as well as all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and international conflict of laws rules. In the event of any dispute arising out or in connection with this Agreement, the Parties agree to submit the matter to settlement proceedings under the ICC ADR rules. If the disputes has not been settled within forty five (45) days following the filing of a Request for ADR or with such other period as the Parties may agree in writing, such dispute shall be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules of Arbitration. The seat of the arbitration court shall be in Paris, France, and the language of the ADR and arbitration shall be English.
g. Governing Language. The original of this Agreement has been written in English.
h. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Section Headings; Waiver. At the time of the conclusion of this Agreement, this Agreement, including the Exhibits attached hereto, represents the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior representations and agreements, whether oral or written, with respect to the same subject matter. The terms of this Agreement can only be amended or changed in a writing executed by both Parties. Section headings are included solely for convenience. The waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement or any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not be effective unless in writing and signed by the Party against whom enforcement of such waiver, amendment or modification is sought.
i. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable or invalid, all other provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected and remain valid in all other respects. In such an event, the Parties will mutually agree upon a new provision that comes as close as possible to the economic purpose that the initial provision was intended to serve. The same shall apply to any unintentional gaps in this Agreement.
j. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. If this Agreement is executed in counterparts, no signatory shall be bound until all of the Parties named below have duly executed or cause to be duly executed a counterpart of this Agreement. Signatures transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed original signatures.
k. Survival. All Sections which are meant to survive the termination or to enable the proper settlement or liquidation of a terminated or expired agreement, in particular Sections 4, 6, 7 and 9 and any obligations related to Royalties, shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties hereto has duly executed this Agreement effective as of the Effective Date.
| Robot Cache Inc. | DACS LABORATORIES GmbH | |||
| (“LICENSEE”) | (“DACSLABS”) | |||
| By: | ![]() |
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| Lee Jacobson (4. April 2022 16:49 PDT) | Frank Schwarz (4. April 2022 21:18 PDT) | |||
| Name: | Lee Jacobson | Name: | Frank Schwartz | |
| Title: | CEO | Title: | CEO | |
| Date: | Apr 4, 2022 | Date: | 4. April 2022 | |
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EXHIBIT A
To the Technology License Agreement entered into as of March 28, 2022 by and between DACSLABS GmbH (“DACSLABS”), and Robot Cache Inc. (“Licensee”).
| 1. | LICENSED TECHNOLOGY: | ROCKITPLAY | |
| 2. | TERRITORY: | Worldwide | |
| 3. | AUTHORIZED PRODUCTS: | Games offered on https://store.robotcache.com | |
| 4. | AUTHORIZED PLATFORMS: | Windows 10, 64-bit |
| 5. | TERM: | This Agreement shall be for two (2) years calculated from the Effective Date unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and shall automatically renew for additional one (1) year periods unless either party gives the other party written notice of its desire to terminate this Agreement at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the current term year. |
6. FEES:
| waived | 1. | INTEGRATION FEE: Licensee agrees to pay DACSLABS a non-recoupable, non-refundable Integration Fee in the amount of EUR 0.00 payable within thirty (30) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement. |
| waived | 2. | LICENSE FEE. For the Standard License granted in the Agreement, Licensee agrees to pay DACSLABS a monthly License Fee in the amount of EUR 0.00 (“License Fee”). The License Fee is payable within thirty (30) days of the beginning of each calendar quarter for the upcoming calendar quarter. The License Fee payments paid by Licensee or its designee to DACSLABS shall be non-refundable. |
| 3. | ROYALTIES. In Addition to the License Fee, Licensee agrees to pay DACSLABS Royalties to use the Licensed Technology in connection with the Authorized Products as set forth in the Agreement. Royalties are based on revenue share, and per title basis of Authorized Products. The Royalties paid by Licensee or its designee to DACSLABS shall be non-refundable. |
| i. | ROYALTIES BASED ON REVENUE SHARE. Royalties are equal to 5% of Net Revenues, with respect to the Authorized Products using the Licensed Technology. Within forty-five (45) days of the close of each calendar quarter, Licensee shall remit the full amount of all Royalties due for the preceding calendar quarter. |
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| waived | 4. | MINIMUM GUARANTEE: Licensee guarantees that annual License Fees plus Royalties shall be no less than EUR 0.00. To the extent that the aggregate sum of annual paid fees and royalties to DACSLABS during the Term are less than the annual Minimum Guarantee, Licensee agrees to pay DACSLABS the balance of such shortfall. |
| waived | 5. | MAINTENANCE FEE: In exchange for DACSLABS’ provision of the License, including ongoing updates and bug fixes, Licensee agrees to pay an annual Maintenance Fee to DACSLABS in the amount of EUR 0.00, payable within thirty (30) days of the beginning of each calendar quarter for the upcoming calendar quarter. The Maintenance Fee payments paid by Licensee or its designee to DACSLABS shall be non-refundable. |
| 6. | ENGINEERING SERVICES: To the extent that Licensee shall require DACSLABS to undertake custom engineering work (such as coding) or provide any technical support that does not fall within the scope of this Agreement, Licensee shall pay for all such work according to the following Standard Rates. Minimum billing period is half a day per Labor Type. Full working day = 8 hours. Applicable value added tax not included. Billing period is monthly and rates are valid for 12 months following the Effective Date of the Agreement. |
| Labor Type | Hourly Rate | Daily Rate | ||
| Senior Software Engineer | EUR 150,00 | EUR 1.200,00 | ||
| Junior Software Engineer | EUR 100,00 | EUR 800,00 | ||
| QA Support | EUR 80,00 | EUR 640,00 | ||
| Game Trainer | EUR 50,00 | EUR 400,00 |
7. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Licensee Business Contact:
Name:
Title:
Email:
Phone:
Licensee Technical Contact:
Name:
Title:
Email:
Phone:
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EXHIBIT B
| A. | SOFTWARE |
ROCKITPLAY consists of two components: (a) ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service and (b) ROCKITPLAY Client Component.
| A.1 | ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service |
| 1. | ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service creates ROCKIT images from uploaded native game builds. | |
| 2. | By providing ROCKIT trace files, ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service can create accelerated ROCKIT images allowing for progressive downloads. | |
| 3. | ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service can compute ROCKIT game patches when additional game builds are uploaded. | |
| 4. | The computed ROCKIT image and/or patch files can be downloaded manually or automatically and deployed to the CDN of the licensee. | |
| 5. | ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service is typically running in a public or private cloud of the licensee. |
| A.2 | ROCKITPLAY Client Component |
| 1. | The ROCKITPLAY Client Component provides an application programming interface (API) allowing for | |
| a. starting games provided in the format of ROCKIT images on a Windows PC, | ||
| b. applying ROCKIT patch files to update locally installed ROCKIT images, and | ||
| c. retrieving progress and status information. | ||
| 2. | The ROCKITPLAY Client Component generates ROCKIT trace files during game play sessions by tracking file input/output requests of the ROCKIT image. | |
| 3. | The ROCKITPLAY Client Component is typically implemented in the existing game launcher of the licensee. |
| B. | INTEGRATION |
In order to use ROCKITPLAY productively the ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service needs to be integrated into a public or private cloud and the ROCKIT SDK into the game launcher of the licensee.
| B.1 | ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service |
| 1. | Requirements. ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service has been designed to operate on a Kubernetes cluster. Therefore, the following Kubernetes cluster infrastructure needs to be provided by the licensee: | |
| a. at least 24 GB RAM | ||
| b. at least 10 CPU cores | ||
| c. persistent storage of at least 1 TB capacity | ||
| d. MKNOD capabilities |
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| 2. | The ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service is provided by DACSLABS as follows: | |
| 1. | Docker (OCI) images and an example Kubernetes manifest (*.yml files). | |
| a. Updates of ROCKITPLAY Cloud Services are also provided as updated Docker images. | ||
| b. DACSLABS provides the ROCKITPLAY API Documentation (OpenAPI / Postman) |
| B.2 | ROCKITPLAY Client Component |
| 1. | The ROCKITPLAY Client Component is provided by DACSLABS as follows: | |
| a. ROCKIT SDK consisting of C headers, Doxygen API documentation of ROCKIT function calls and example C/Javascript codes; ROCKIT SDK must not be redistributed. | ||
| b. ROCKIT RTE consisting of Windows DLLs and the Windows driver installer | ||
| ROCKIT RTE can be redistributed along with the Client’s launcher. | ||
| 2. | ROCKITPLAY Client Component does not download data. The game launcher of the licensee provides download functionality of the ROCKIT image / patch files from the CDN. | |
| 3. | ROCKITPLAY Client Component does not upload any data. The game launcher of the licensee collects the generated ROCKIT trace files. |
| C. | ROCKIT RTE UNWINDING PROCESS |
| 1. | The Licensed Technology provides a functionality to convert ROCKIT images back to native game builds of the licensee (UnROCKIT) through the game launcher. | |
| 2. | The Licensee may offer its end users to either use the UnROCKIT function through the game launcher or to delete the ROCKIT images and to re-download the native version of the games. | |
| 3. | In any case potential costs for DACSLABS caused by this unwinding process are limited to license fees received for the past 12 months prior to the date of termination. |
| D. | SUPPORT |
DACSLABS offers the following technical support during the regular business hours (9am to 6pm CET). In general, support is provided by DACSLABS via Email, Slack, and/or Skype.
DACLABS regularly updates software including updates, bug fixes, enhancements, and other code and process modifications as may be required to maintain operation in normal software operating environments and with PC games.
For integration DACSLABS provides support during initial setup of ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service (DACSLABS integration engineer) and technical support during client component integration (DACSLABS software developer).
For live operation DACSLABS provides support for updating or issue tracking of ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service, ROCKITPLAY Client Component as well as technical support for ROCKIT image creation.
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EXHIBIT C
ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service Usage Reports
The licensee provides weekly reports about ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service Usage to DACSLABS.
Usage Report Generation
| 1. | The ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service Usage Reports are generated automatically and can be extracted by a RESTful API call or manually using the ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service UI. | |
| 2. | The licensee sends the generated weekly report without altering its content by email to rp-report@dacslabs.com. |
Data Collected in the Usage / Performance Report
The data generated by the ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service are provided in the form of a JSON file and contain usage and performance data, including:
| 1. | ROCKITPLAY Cloud Instance ID | |
| 2. | Names of games and game builds | |
| 3. | Parameters and performance data of ROCKITPLAY pipelines |
Diagnostic Data
| 1. | If the licensee submits a support request or bug report which requires access to internal operational data of the ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service or ROCKIT RTE the licensee agrees on providing the relevant diagnostics data such as technical logs of ROCKITPLAY Cloud Service or ROCKIT RTE. | |
| 2. | The logs are human readable and can be inspected by RC. | |
| 3. | The diagnostic data will be only used for the purpose of providing best technical support. |
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Exhibit 6.12
















Exhibit 6.13
ROBOT CACHE US INC. AND LEDGERZ HOLDINGS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
THIS agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of the 25th day of November, 2019 (“Effective Date”), by and between, Robot Cache US, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having an office at 5910 Pacific Center Blvd., Suite 310, San Diego, Ca. 92121(hereinafter referred to as “RC”) and LedgerZ Holdings, a company formed under the laws of Cayman, having an office at P.O. Box 2075, #31 The Strand, 46 Canal Point Drive, Grand Cayman KY1-1105, Cayman Islands (hereinafter referred to as “LedgerZ”), together referred to as the (“Parties”).
RECITALS:
Whereas RC is engaged in delivering an e-commerce platform for the purposes of selling, marketing and distributing interactive software products (the “Games”) on its e-commerce web site to video game players around the world and owns and/or controls the Robot Cache technology, source code and other works (the “Platform”); Whereas LedgerZ wishes to represent and partner with Robot Cache in the Territories to facilitate various game acquisition, publishing, marketing and other support related activities to bring games from the Chinese game developers to the Platform;
DEFINITIONS
“Revenues” means all actual revenues received by RC from sales and micro-transactions, advertising and mining, less discounts, rebates and credits granted at the time of sale, provided that under no circumstances shall it include bad debts or other uncollected amounts.
“Net Profit” means the Revenues less a) actual costs resulting directly from refunds, fraud or chargebacks; (b) brokerage, licensing, distribution or any other third party fees; (c) if applicable, credit card or payment processing fees; (d) currency conversion and foreign transaction fees; (e) insurance, taxes, VAT and tax processing fees; (f) any applicable marketing, production, operational support costs (i.e. actual time spent by RC engineers to support the Platform in the Territory) spent in the Territory, and (g) actual server and bandwidth costs applicable for the Territory (i.e. AWS).
“Publishers” mean game developers who control the rights to Games that are approved to be on the Platform and have already agreed to RC’s Publishing/Distribution Agreement.
“Qualified Games” means games that have been approved by RC to be on the platform and LedgerZ has proper documentation that it brought Publishers to sign up on the Platform and such games have been vetted;
“Users” means users that have established a valid account on the Platform, have agreed to RC’s terms of service and have been verified and originated from the Territory.
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all intellectual and industrial property rights and interests in or relating to the Property and/or Trademarks, including but not limited to trademarks, copyrighted materials and their derivatives, software, designs, know-how, patents or inventions, and whether such rights are registered, unregistered or pending registration.
“Qualified Financing” means an equity or other financing involving the sale by RC of shares or any securities conferring the right to purchase common stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for (with or without additional consideration) shares of RC’s common stock, which financing is approved by a majority of the Board of Directors of the RC and which results in at least $2,000,000 of gross proceeds being received by RC in one or more closings, or (II) any other financing of RC which the Parties agree shall be deemed a Qualified Financing hereunder.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
| Purpose: | The purpose of the Partnership is to facilitate LedgerZ sourcing Games from the Chinese developer community and to encourage them to create accounts and upload their games and assets to the RC platform so that these game developers have a portal for such games to be downloaded and played via the Platform. | |
| Term: | This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and shall expire five (5) years from the execution of this Agreement unless earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof (the “Term”) or a written agreement for an extension of the Term is mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties. | |
| Territory: | Peoples Republic of China (including: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) | |
| Profit Sharing: | For Qualified Games in which LedgerZ has brought to the Platform (and for which RC has approved to be on such Platform), RC agrees to pay LedgerZ the following percentages of its Net Profit; | |
| 50% from the Net Profit from moneys actually received from the sales related to such games and micro transactions on the Platform; | ||
| 50% from the Net Profit from moneys actually received from the sales related to advertising related activities (of which pricing, rates and guidelines are set from time to time by RC); | ||
| 50% from the Net Profit from moneys actually received from the ‘mining’ revenue received from Users that originate from the Territory. | ||
| Funding: | RC agrees to provide LedgerZ the following operational funding (QA, Customer Support, Marketing, etc.) starting 30 days following RC’s actual receipt of the funds related to the Qualified Financing; | |
| $600,000 US payable in $100,000 monthly installments | ||
| Accounting: | RC agrees to forward to LedgerZ, within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, a detailed separate report of the Revenues sold from sales in the Territory and the computation of Net Profit for such period. RC agrees that accompanying each such report shall be payment of the amounts due to LedgerZ, if any, for such period. RC agrees to keep complete and accurate books of account and records covering all of the information and amounts due under this Agreement. | |
| LedgerZ shall be solely responsible for and shall pay any and all taxes, levies, duties or other fees or charges which may be imposed by any governmental jurisdiction as a result of the parties’ performance under this Agreement (other than taxes on RC’s income). All amounts payable under this Agreement are payable in U.S. dollars. | ||
| Content: | LedgerZ
will establish a content review team within six (6) months to standardize game ratings uploaded
from the Territory and would subject to RC guidelines. For the purposes of clarification, any and all content submissions to Platform will ultimately be decided by RC in it’s sole discretion. |

| Marketing: | LedgerZ will establish a business development marketing group to facilitate encouraging Publishers to sign up on the Platform. All such costs related to the marketing or business development functions beyond those costs already referred to in the Funding section of this Agreement will be the responsibility of LedgerZ. LedgerZ agrees that it will provide proper documentation for such developers. | |
| Press Release: | Any press release or other public announcement concerning this Agreement and/or any of the Games shall be subject to the prior written approval of both parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. | |
| Localization: | LedgerZ will provide all translation services for RC platform and other related messaging and documentation for the Territory. | |
LedgerZ Obligations: |
LedgerZ will deliver the following KPI’s which will be measured and tracked on the Platform after 6 months from the first funding installment been paid to LedgerZ; In addition, LedgerZ will provide all customer support in the Territories local time zone at its own expense. |
| Registered Users: | 2,000,000 | ||
| Games on Platform: | 100 | ||
| Revenues: | $2,000,000 per month |
RC Obligations: |
RC will insure updates and maintenance of the Platform based on LedgerZ recommendations and local requirements to facilitate adoption within the Territory, include but not limited to: Alipay and WeChat Pay capabilities to the Platform; Micro-transactions capabilities enabling in game purchases; passing all local Anti-viruses and security software checks, RC will guarantee that all downloadable software for the platform will not be malware or Trojan contaminated. | |
| Termination: | RC shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in the event LedgerZ materially breaches its obligations under this Agreement and fails after thirty (30) days’ written notice thereof to cure such breach. If LedgerZ shall be unable to pay its liabilities (if any are due), or shall make any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall file any petition under any federal or state bankruptcy statute, or be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or if any receiver is appointed for its business or property, or if any trustee in bankruptcy shall by appointed under the laws of any country or territorial subdivision thereof, and in the case of an involuntary filing only, such impediment is not removed within thirty (30) days from the inception of same, RC may terminate this agreement upon thirty (30) days’ written notice. | |
| Confidentiality: | With respect to any Confidential Information (defined below) disclosed to one another pursuant to this Agreement, the party receiving the Confidential Information (the “Receiving Party”) agrees: (i) to use the Confidential Information of the party disclosing such information (the “Disclosing Party”) solely in connection with the development, marketing, and promotion of the Games and the Platform; (ii) to use reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized disclosure of the same to others; (iii) not to disclose, summarize, distribute, duplicate or use the same other than as provided for herein without first receiving written approval from the Disclosing Party authorizing such other use; and (iv) not to remove or obliterate markings (if any) on Confidential Information indicating its confidential or proprietary nature. |

| “Confidential Information” means information provided to the Receiving Party by the Disclosing Party (or any third party under an obligation of confidentiality to the Disclosing Party) in any way relating to the Disclosing Party’s current or future products, services or business, including but not limited to current or future: (i) information, know-how, techniques, methods, information, concepts, ideas, development tools or kits, emulator boards, development specifications, physical model prototype mechanism, or trade secrets, (ii) patent applications and information related thereto, (iii) any business, marketing, customer or sales information, (iv) any information relating to development, design, operation, or manufacturing, (v) any information that is received from others that the Disclosing Party is obligated to keep confidential, (vi) passwords or other access or security codes necessary to access or use the Disclosing Party’s secure Websites, NewsGroups, developer conferences or similar collaborative or teaching sessions and any information contained therein, and (vii) this Agreement, the terms and conditions thereof and any communications related thereto. Confidential Information may be disclosed in digital or electronic format, in writing, orally, visually, or in the form of drawings, technical specifications, or other tangible items which contain or manifest, in any form, the Confidential Information. | ||
| The following shall be excluded from the definition of Confidential Information: | ||
| Data and information which was in the public domain prior to the Receiving Party’s receipt of the same hereunder, or which subsequently becomes part of the public domain by publication or otherwise, except by the Receiving Party’s act or omission. | ||
Data and information which the Receiving Party can demonstrate, through written records kept in the ordinary course of business, was in its possession without restriction on use or disclosure, prior to its receipt of the same hereunder, and which was not acquired directly or indirectly from the Disclosing Party under an obligation of confidentiality which is still in force. | ||
| Data and information which the Receiving Party can show was received by it from a third party who did not acquire the same directly or indirectly from the Disclosing Party and to whom the Disclosing Party has no obligation of confidentiality. | ||
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Data and information developed by the Receiving Party without access to or reliance upon the Confidential Information as demonstrated by written records kept in the ordinary course of business. | ||
| Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 7.4, the Receiving Party shall limit access to and disclosure of the other party’s Confidential Information only to those of its employees, and to those individuals specifically authorized by the Disclosing Party in writing to receive its Confidential Information, who: (a) have a strict need to know such Confidential Information; and (b) are under an obligation of confidentiality which would restrict such employees or individuals from disclosing such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Receiving Party remains liable for any unauthorized disclosure or use by such parties. | ||
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Confidential Information may be disclosed by the Receiving Party as required or compelled by an authorized governmental or judicial entity, provided that the Receiving Party shall provide the Disclosing Party with as much prior notice as reasonably practical, prior to such disclosure. The Receiving Party shall use its best efforts to limit the disclosure to the greatest extent possible consistent with its legal obligations, and if requested by the Disclosing Party, shall cooperate in the preparation and entry of appropriate protective orders. |

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If the Receiving Party becomes aware, or has reason to believe, that there has been an unauthorized disclosure or use of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information, it shall immediately notify the Disclosing Party. | ||
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As between the parties, the Confidential Information shall remain the sole property of the Disclosing Party. | ||
Reps and Warranties: |
Each party represents and warrants that it has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations and duties under this Agreement. | |
| RC represents and warrants that: (i) it has the sole and exclusive right to dispose of each and every right herein granted to LedgerZ and that there is no legal obstacle to the granting of such rights; (ii) there is no outstanding claim against any right, title or interest of any kind whatsoever in and to the Platform; | ||
| LedgerZ represents and warrants that: (i) it has the right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to fully perform its obligations hereunder; (ii) the making of this Agreement does not violate any existing agreement between LedgerZ and another party; (iii) it will distribute, market, promote the Platform in accordance with the applicable laws in the Territory during the Term; | ||
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Each party hereto will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party, and its parent, subsidiaries, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, from and against all damages, losses and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with any third-party claims resulting from any breach of this Agreement by it. | ||
| The party seeking indemnification (the “Indemnitee”) shall give prompt written notice to the party providing such indemnification (the “Indemnitor”) of any claims, damages, losses, or expenses that arise. In connection therewith, the Indemnitor agrees to defend, contest or otherwise protect the Indemnitee against any such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding at the Indemnitor’s own cost and expense. The Indemnitee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate, at its own expense, in the defense thereof by the counsel of its own choice. In the event the Indemnitor fails timely to defend, contest or otherwise protect against any such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding, the Indemnitee shall have the right upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the Indemnitor to defend, contest or otherwise protect against the same and make any compromise or settlement thereof and recover the entire cost thereof from the Indemnitor, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and all reasonable amounts applied as a result of such suit, action, investigation, claim or proceeding or compromise or settlement thereof. | ||
IP Ownership : |
The Parties agree that, as between RC and LedgerZ, RC shall retain sole and exclusive ownership of; (i) the Platform; (ii) all intellectual property rights in and to the Platform, including the copyrights in and to the audiovisual elements in the Platform and (iii) all of RC’s pre-existing technology and assets. LedgerZ: (1) will not at any time do or cause to be done any act or thing contesting or in any way impairing or intending to impair any part of RC’s ownership interests; (2) shall not in any manner represent that it has any ownership interest in and to RC’s intellectual property. |

| RC, without the consent of LedgerZ, may bring any action or proceeding relating to a direct infringement or potential direct infringement of the Platform. RC shall make reasonable, good faith efforts to inform LedgerZ of such actions likely to affect LedgerZ’s rights in a timely manner. RC will have the right to retain all proceeds it may derive from any recovery in connection with such actions. | ||
| Miscellaneous: | RC shall have the right, at its election, to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to any subsidiary, affiliate, or related company, or to any person, firm or corporation owning or acquiring a substantial portion of RC’s stock or assets, and to the extent of such assignment. LedgerZ shall have no right to assign or sublicense any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written approval of RC. | |
| Nothing herein contained shall give or is intended to give any rights of any kind to any third persons. | ||
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If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable under the applicable laws or regulations of any jurisdiction, either such provision will be deemed amended to conform to such laws or regulations without materially altering the intention of the parties or it shall be stricken and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. | ||
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In the event of litigation or arbitration between the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover court or arbitration costs and reasonable fees of attorneys, accountants and expert witnesses incurred by such a party in connection with the action or arbitration. | ||
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Force Majeure: |
Neither RC nor LedgerZ shall be liable for any breach of this Agreement (other than the payment of money by a party to this Agreement) occasioned by any cause beyond the reasonable control of such party, which for purposes of this Agreement shall mean governmental action, war, terrorism, riot or civil commotion, fire, floods, labor disputes, restraints affecting shipping or credit, delay of carrier, inadequate supply of suitable materials or any other cause which could not with reasonable diligence be controlled or prevented by the parties. | |
Governing Law: |
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any legal actions (including judicial and administrative proceedings) with respect to any matter arising under or growing out of this Agreement, shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in San Diego County, California. Each party hereby consents to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts for such purposes. | |
Equitable Relief: |
Both RC and LedgerZ acknowledge that in the event of its material breach of this Agreement, legal remedies may be inadequate and either party will be entitled to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in addition to any relief available at law. | |
| Notices: | All written communication under this Agreement shall be considered given when the same is: (i) delivered to the party(ies) entitled to such notice; (ii) deposited with a guaranteed air courier service to the person(s) and address(es) stated herein; or (iii) transmitted by facsimile with an original sent concurrently by a guaranteed air courier service. Notice shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of actual receipt or five (5) business days after mailing or transmittal. Two copies of all notices provided by LedgerZ to RC shall be sent to RC’s address set forth herein. All notices to RC shall include a copy to RC’s address as set forth in this Agreement to the attention of General Counsel. |

Entire Agreement: |
This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between RC and LedgerZ relating to the subject matter hereof. All prior written and contemporaneous verbal negotiations, representations, agreements and understandings are merged into, extinguished by and completely expressed by it. Neither RC nor LedgerZ shall be bound by any definition, condition, warranty, representation, modification, consent or waiver other than an expressly stated herein unless set forth in a writing executed by the party to be bound. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
| ROBOT CACHE US, INC. | LEDGERZ HOLDINGS | |||
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| Name: | Lee Jacobson | Name: | SONGYA ZHANG | |
| Title: | CEO | Title: | Director | |
Exhibit 6.14
LEASE
BETWEEN
SAN DIEGO UTC HOLDINGS LLC
AND
ROBOT CACHE US INC.
LEASE
(Short Form)
THIS LEASE is made as of August 11, 2022 , by and between SAN DIEGO UTC HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, hereafter called “Landlord,” and ROBOT CACHE US INC., a Delaware corporation, hereafter called “Tenant.”
ARTICLE 1. BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS
Each reference in this Lease to the “Basic Lease Provisions” shall mean and refer to the following collective terms, the application of which shall be governed by the provisions in the remaining Articles of this Lease.
| 1. | Tenant’s Trade Name: N/A |
| 2. | Premises: Suite No. 200 (The Premises are more particularly described in Section 2.1.) |
| Address of Building: 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92122 | |
| Project: The Plaza | |
| 3. | Permitted Use: General office and for no other use. |
| 4. | Commencement Date: July 1, 2023 |
| 5. | Lease Term: 24 months. The Term of this Lease shall expire at 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2025. |
| 6. | Basic Rent: |
| Months of Term or Period | Monthly Rate Per Rentable Square Foot | Monthly Basic Rent | ||||||
| 7/1/23 to 6/30/24 | $ | 3.30 | $ | 18,143.40 | ||||
| 7/1/24 to 6/30/25 | $ | 3.45 | $ | 18,968.10 | ||||
| 7. | Property Tax Base: The Property Taxes per rentable square foot incurred by Landlord and attributable to the twelve month period ending June 30, 2024 (the “Base Year”). |
| Project Cost Base: The Project Costs per rentable square foot incurred by Landlord and attributable to the Base Year. | |
| Expense Recovery Period: Every twelve month period during the Term (or portion thereof during the first and last Lease years) ending June 30. | |
| 8. | Floor Area of Premises: approximately 5,498 rentable square feet |
| Floor Area of Building: approximately 46,884 rentable square feet | |
| 9. | Security Deposit: $20,864.91 |
| 10. | Broker(s): Irvine Management Company (“Landlord’s Broker”) is the agent of Landlord exclusively and Hughes Marino, Inc. (“Tenant’s Broker”) is the agent of Tenant exclusively. |
| 11. | Parking: a minimum of 9 but no more than 18 unreserved parking passes in accordance with the provisions set forth in Exhibit F to this Lease. |
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| 12. | Address for Payments and Notices: |
| LANDLORD | TENANT | ||
| Payment Registration Address: | |||
| Email tenantportal@irvinecompany.com to request an account for the Tenant Payment Portal. | ROBOT CACHE US INC. | ||
| 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200 | |||
| Notice Address: | San Diego, CA 92122 | ||
| SAN DIEGO UTC HOLDINGS LLC | |||
| 4365 Executive Drive, Suite 100 | |||
| San Diego, CA 92121 | |||
| Attn: Property Manager | |||
| with a copy of notices to: | |||
| THE IRVINE COMPANY LLC | |||
| 550 Newport Center Drive | |||
| Newport Beach, CA 92660 | |||
| Attn: | Senior Vice President, Operations | ||
| Irvine Office Properties | |||
| 13. | List of Lease Exhibits (all exhibits, riders and addenda attached to this Lease are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Lease): |
| Exhibit A | Description of Premises | |
| Exhibit B | Operating Expenses | |
| Exhibit C | Utilities and Services | |
| Exhibit D | Tenant’s Insurance | |
| Exhibit E | Rules and Regulations | |
| Exhibit F | Parking | |
| Exhibit G | Additional Provisions |
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ARTICLE 2. PREMISES
2.1. LEASED PREMISES. Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant leases from Landlord the Premises shown in Exhibit A (the “Premises”), containing approximately the floor area set forth in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Floor Area”). The Premises are located in the building identified in Item 2 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Building”), which is a portion of the project described in Item 2 (the “Project”). Landlord and Tenant stipulate and agree that the Floor Area of Premises set forth in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions is correct.
2.2. ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES. Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any representative of Landlord has made any representation or warranty with respect to the Premises, the Building or the Project or the suitability or fitness of either for any purpose, except as set forth in this Lease. The taking of possession or use of the Premises by Tenant for any purpose other than construction shall conclusively establish that the Premises and the Building were in satisfactory condition and in conformity with the provisions of this Lease in all respects. Nothing contained in this Section 2.2 shall affect the commencement of the Term or the obligation of Tenant to pay rent.
2.3. GOOD WORKING ORDER WARRANTY. Landlord warrants to Tenant that the fire sprinkler system, lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and electrical systems serving the Premises shall be in good operating condition as of the day the Premises are delivered to Tenant.
ARTICLE 3. TERM
3.1. GENERAL. The term of this Lease (“Term”) shall commence on the date as set forth in Item 4 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Commencement Date”) and shall end upon the expiration of the period set forth in Item 5 of the Basic Lease Provisions (“Expiration Date”).
3.2. DELAY IN POSSESSION. If Landlord, for any reason whatsoever, cannot deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before the Commencement Date set forth in Item 4 of the Basic Lease Provisions, this Lease shall not be void or voidable nor shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any resulting loss or damage.
ARTICLE 4. RENT AND OPERATING EXPENSES
4.1. BASIC RENT. From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord without deduction or offset a Basic Rent for the Premises in the total amount shown (including subsequent adjustments, if any) in Item 6 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Basic Rent”). If the Commencement Date is other than the first day of a calendar month, any rental adjustment shown in Item 6 shall be deemed to occur on the first day of the next calendar month following the specified monthly anniversary of the Commencement Date. The Basic Rent shall be due and payable in advance commencing on the Commencement Date and continuing thereafter on the first day of each successive calendar month of the Term, as prorated for any partial month. No demand, notice or invoice shall be required. An installment in the amount of 1 full month’s Basic Rent at the initial rate specified in Item 6 of the Basic Lease Provisions shall be delivered to Landlord concurrently with Tenant’s execution of this Lease.
4.2. OPERATING EXPENSES. Tenant shall pay Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses in accordance with Exhibit B of this Lease.
4.3. SECURITY DEPOSIT. Concurrently with Tenant’s delivery of this Lease, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord the sum, if any, stated in Item 9 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Security Deposit”), to be held by Landlord as security for the full and faithful performance of Tenant’s obligations under this Lease, to pay any rental sums, including without limitation such additional rent as may be owing under any provision hereof, and to maintain the Premises as required by this Lease. Upon any breach of the foregoing obligations by Tenant, Landlord may apply all or part of the Security Deposit as full or partial compensation. If any portion of the Security Deposit is so applied, Tenant shall within 5 business days after written demand by Landlord deposit cash with Landlord in an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to its original amount. Landlord shall not be required to keep this Security Deposit separate from its general funds, and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on the Security Deposit. In no event may Tenant utilize all or any portion of the Security Deposit as a payment toward any Rent due under this Lease. Any unapplied balance of the Security Deposit shall be returned to Tenant or, at Landlord’s option, to the last assignee of Tenant’s interest in this Lease within 30 days following the termination of this Lease and Tenant’s vacation of the Premises. Tenant hereby waives the provisions of Section 1950.7 of the California Civil Code, or any similar or successor laws now or hereafter in effect.
ARTICLE 5. USES
5.1. USE. Tenant shall use the Premises only for the purposes stated in Item 3 of the Basic Lease Provisions and for no other use whatsoever. The uses prohibited under this Lease shall include, without limitation, use of the Premises or a portion thereof for (i) offices of any agency or bureau of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof; (ii) offices or agencies of any foreign governmental or political subdivision thereof; or (iii) schools, temporary employment agencies or other training facilities which are not ancillary to corporate, executive or professional office use. Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in or about the Premises which will in any way interfere with the rights or quiet enjoyment of other occupants of the Building or the Project, or use or allow the Premises to be used for any unlawful purpose, nor shall Tenant permit any nuisance or commit any waste in the Premises or the Project. Tenant shall not perform any work or conduct any business whatsoever in the Project other than inside the Premises. Tenant shall comply at its expense with all present and future laws, ordinances and requirements of all governmental authorities that pertain to Tenant or its use of the Premises. Pursuant to California Civil Code § 1938, Landlord hereby states that the Premises have not undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp) (defined in California Civil Code § 55.52(a)(3)). Pursuant to Section 1938 of the California Civil Code, Landlord hereby provides the following notification to Tenant: “A Certified Access Specialist (CASp) can inspect the subject premises and determine whether the subject premises comply with all of the applicable construction-related accessibility standards under state law. Although state law does not require a CASp inspection of the subject premises, the commercial property owner or lessor may not prohibit the lessee or tenant from obtaining a CASp inspection of the subject premises for the occupancy or potential occupancy of the lessee or tenant, if requested by the lessee or tenant. The parties shall mutually agree on the arrangements for the time and manner of the CASp inspection, the payment of the fee for the CASp inspection, and the cost of making any repairs necessary to correct violations of construction related accessibility standards within the premises.”
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5.2. SIGNS. Landlord, at Landlord’s sole cost and expense, shall affix and maintain a sign (restricted solely to Tenant’s name as set forth herein or such other name as Landlord may consent to in writing) adjacent to the entry door of the Premises, together with a directory strip listing Tenant’s name as set forth herein in the lobby directory of the Building. Tenant shall not place or allow to be placed any other sign, decoration or advertising matter of any kind that is visible from the exterior of the Premises.
5.3. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Tenant shall not generate, handle, store or dispose of hazardous or toxic materials (as such materials may be identified in any federal, state or local law or regulation) in the Premises or Project without the prior written consent of Landlord.
ARTICLE 6. LANDLORD SERVICES
6.1. UTILITIES AND SERVICES. Landlord and Tenant shall be responsible to furnish those utilities and services to the Premises to the extent provided in Exhibit C, subject to the conditions and payment obligations and standards set forth in this Lease. Landlord’s failure to furnish, or any interruption, diminishment or termination of, services due to the application of laws, the failure of any equipment, the performance of repairs, improvements or alterations, utility interruptions or the occurrence of an event of force majeure (defined in Section 20.8) shall not render Landlord liable to Tenant, constitute a constructive eviction of Tenant, give rise to an abatement of Rent, nor relieve Tenant from the obligation to fulfill any covenant or agreement. However, if the Premises, or a material portion of the Premises, are made untenantable for a period in excess of 5 consecutive business days as a result of a service interruption or repair that is reasonably within the control of Landlord to correct and through no fault of Tenant and for reasons other than as contemplated in Article 11, then Tenant, as its sole remedy, shall be entitled to receive an abatement of Rent payable hereunder during the period beginning on the 6th consecutive business day of the service interruption or repair and ending on the day the service has been restored.
6.2. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMON AREAS. During the Term, Landlord shall operate all Common Areas within the Building and the Project in a first-class manner. The term “Common Areas” shall mean all areas within the Building, Project and other buildings in the Project which are not held for exclusive use by persons entitled to occupy space.
6.3. COMMON AREAS The occupancy by Tenant of the Premises shall include the use of the Common Areas in common with Landlord and with all others for whose convenience and use the Common Areas may be provided by Landlord, subject, however, to compliance with Rules and Regulations set forth in Exhibit E. Landlord shall at all times during the Term have exclusive control of the Common Areas, and may restrain or permit any use or occupancy. Landlord may temporarily close any portion of the Common Areas for repairs, remodeling and/or alterations, to prevent a public dedication or the accrual of prescriptive rights, or for any other reasonable purpose, so long as such closure of the Common Areas shall not unreasonably and adversely interfere with Tenant’s use of the Premises.
ARTICLE 7. REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
7.1. TENANT’S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Subject to Articles 11 and 12, Tenant at its sole expense shall make all repairs necessary to keep the Premises and all improvements and fixtures therein in good condition and repair. Tenant’s maintenance obligation shall include without limitation all appliances, interior glass, doors, door closures, hardware, fixtures, non-building standard electrical, non-building standard plumbing, fire extinguisher equipment and other equipment installed in the Premises, together with any supplemental HVAC equipment servicing only the Premises. Should Landlord or its management agent agree to make a repair on behalf of Tenant and at Tenant’s request, Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord as additional rent for all reasonable costs incurred (including the standard supervision fee) upon submission of an invoice.
7.2. LANDLORD’S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Subject to Articles 11 and 12, Landlord shall provide service, maintenance and repair with respect to the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (“HVAC”) equipment of the Building (exclusive of any supplemental HVAC equipment servicing only the Premises) and shall maintain in good repair the Common Areas, roof, foundations, footings, the exterior surfaces of the exterior walls of the Building (including exterior glass), and the structural, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems of the Building (including elevators, if any, serving the Building), except to the extent provided in Section 7.1 above. Notwithstanding any provision of the California Civil Code or any similar or successor laws to the contrary, Tenant understands that it shall not make repairs at Landlord’s expense or by rental offset. Except as provided in Section 11.1 and Article 12 below, there shall be no abatement of rent and no liability of Landlord by reason of any injury to or interference with Tenant’s business arising from the making of any repairs, alterations or improvements to any portion of the Building, including repairs to the Premises, nor shall any related activity by Landlord constitute an actual or constructive eviction; provided, however, that in making repairs, alterations or improvements, Landlord shall use reasonable efforts not to interfere with the conduct of Tenant’s business in the Premises. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights under and benefits of subsection 1 of Section 1932, and Sections 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code, or any similar or successor laws now or hereafter in effect.
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7.3. ALTERATIONS. Except for cosmetic alteration projects that do not exceed $20,000.00 during each calendar year and that do not affect the structural, electrical or mechanical components or systems of the Building, are not visible from the exterior of the Premises, do not change the basic floor plan of the Premises, and utilize only Landlord’s building standard materials (which work shall require notice to Landlord but not Landlord’s consent), Tenant shall make no alterations, additions, decorations, or improvements (collectively referred to as “Alterations”) to the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord. Landlord may impose, as a condition to its consent, any requirements that Landlord in its discretion may deem reasonable or desirable. Tenant shall use Landlord’s designated mechanical and electrical contractors, obtain all required permits for the Alterations and shall perform the work in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances with contractors reasonably acceptable to Landlord. Except for cosmetic Alterations not requiring a permit, Landlord shall be entitled to a supervision fee in the amount of 5% of the cost of the Alterations. Landlord may elect to cause its architect to review Tenant’s architectural plans, and the reasonable cost of that review shall be reimbursed by Tenant. Should the Alterations proposed by Tenant and consented to by Landlord change the floor plan of the Premises, then Tenant shall, at its expense, furnish Landlord with as-built drawings and CAD disks compatible with Landlord’s systems. Unless Landlord otherwise agrees in writing, all Alterations affixed to the Premises, including without limitation all Tenant Improvements constructed pursuant to the Work Letter (except as otherwise provided in the Work Letter), but excluding moveable trade fixtures and furniture, shall become the property of Landlord and shall be surrendered with the Premises at the end of the Term, except that Landlord may, by notice to Tenant given at the time of Landlord’s approval, require Tenant to remove by the Expiration Date or sooner termination date of this Lease, all or any Alterations (including without limitation any Tenant Improvements constructed pursuant to the Work Letter) installed either by Tenant or by Landlord at Tenant’s request (collectively, the “Required Removables”). In connection with its removal of Required Removables, Tenant shall repair any damage to the Premises arising from that removal and shall restore the affected area to its pre-existing condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
7.4. MECHANIC’S LIENS. Tenant shall keep the Premises free from any liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished, or obligations incurred by or for Tenant. In the event that Tenant shall not, within 15 days following the imposition of any lien, cause the lien to be released of record by payment or posting of a proper bond in accordance with California Civil Code Section 8424 or any successor statute, Landlord shall have, in addition to all other available remedies, the right to cause the lien to be released by any means it deems proper, including payment of or defense against the claim giving rise to the lien. All expenses so incurred by Landlord shall be reimbursed by Tenant promptly following Landlord’s demand. Tenant shall give Landlord no less than 20 days’ prior notice in writing before commencing construction of any kind on the Premises.
7.5. ENTRY AND INSPECTION. Landlord shall at all reasonable times have the right to enter the Premises to inspect them, to supply services in accordance with this Lease, to make repairs and renovations as reasonably deemed necessary by Landlord, and to submit the Premises to prospective or actual purchasers or encumbrance holders (or, during the final twelve months of the Term or when an uncured Default exists, to prospective tenants), all without being deemed to have caused an eviction of Tenant and without abatement of rent except as provided elsewhere in this Lease. If reasonably necessary, Landlord may temporarily close all or a portion of the Premises to perform repairs, alterations and additions. Except in emergencies or to provide Building services, Landlord shall provide Tenant with reasonable prior verbal notice (at least 24 hours) of entry and shall use reasonable efforts to minimize any interference with Tenant’s use of the Premises.
ARTICLE 8. SPACE PLANNING AND SUBSTITUTION
Landlord shall have the right, upon providing not less than 60 days written notice, to move Tenant to other space of comparable size in the Building or in the Project. The new space shall be provided with improvements of comparable quality to those within the Premises and shall contain similar finishes as the Premises, approximately the same rentable square footage as the Premises and approximately the same number of work stations, offices, breakrooms and reception areas as are contained in the Premises as of the date Tenant receives Landlord’s notice of relocation. The total monthly Basic Rent for the new space shall in no event exceed the total monthly Basic Rent for the Premises prior to the relocation and Tenant’s Share for the new space shall in no event exceed Tenant’s Share for the Premises prior to the relocation. Landlord shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs to relocate and reconnect Tenant’s personal property and equipment within the new space. Landlord shall also reimburse Tenant for such other reasonable out-of-pocket costs that Tenant may incur in connection with the relocation. Within 10 days following request by Landlord, Tenant shall execute an amendment to this Lease prepared by Landlord to memorialize the relocation.
ARTICLE 9. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
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RIGHTS OF PARTIES. Tenant shall not, directly or indirectly, assign, sublease, transfer or encumber any interest in this Lease or
allow any third party to use any portion of the Premises (collectively or individually, a “Transfer”) without the
prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed if Landlord does not exercise
its recapture rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Transfer shall not include the infusion of additional equity capital in Tenant
or an initial public offering of equity securities of Tenant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which results in Tenant’s
stock being traded on a national securities exchange, including, but not limited to, the NYSE, the NASDAQ Stock Market or the NASDAQ
Small Cap Market System. Tenant agrees that it is not unreasonable for Landlord to withhold consent to a Transfer to a proposed assignee
or subtenant who is an existing tenant or occupant of the Building or Project or to a prospective tenant with whom Landlord or Landlord’s
affiliate has been actively negotiating within the prior 6 months. Within 20 days after receipt of executed copies of the transfer documentation
and such other information as Landlord may request, Landlord shall either: (a) consent to the Transfer by execution of a consent agreement
in a form reasonably designated by Landlord; (b) refuse to consent to the Transfer; or (c) recapture the portion of the Premises that
Tenant is proposing to Transfer. Tenant hereby waives the provisions of Section 1995.310 of the California Civil Code, or any similar
or successor Laws, now or hereinafter in effect, and all other remedies, including, without limitation, any right at law or equity to
terminate this Lease, on its own behalf and, to the extent permitted under all applicable laws, on behalf of the proposed transferee.
In no event shall any Transfer release or relieve Tenant from any obligation under this Lease, as same may be amended. Tenant shall pay
Landlord a review fee of $750.00 for Landlord’s review of any requested Transfer. Tenant shall pay Landlord, as additional Rent,
50% of all rent and other consideration which Tenant receives as a result of a Transfer that is in excess of the Rent payable to Landlord
for the portion of the Premises and Term covered by the Transfer. after deducting Tenant’s transfer costs. For
purposes herein, such transfer costs shall include all reasonable and customary expenses directly incurred by Tenant attributable to
the Transfer, including brokerage fees, legal fees, construction costs, and Landlord’s review fee. If Tenant is in Default, Landlord
may require that all sublease payments be made directly to Landlord, in which case Tenant shall receive a credit against Rent in the
amount of Tenant’s share of payments received by Landlord.
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9.2. PERMITTED TRANSFER. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant may assign this Lease to a successor to Tenant by merger, consolidation or the purchase of substantially all of Tenant’s assets, or assign this Lease or sublet all or a portion of the Premises to an Affiliate (defined below), without the consent of Landlord, provided that all of the following conditions are satisfied (a “Permitted Transfer”): (i) Tenant is not then in Default hereunder; (ii) Tenant gives Landlord written notice prior to such Permitted Transfer; and (iii) if Tenant ceases to exist as a going concern as a result of any merger or consolidation of Tenant or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Tenant, the resulting successor entity has a tangible net worth not less than the tangible net worth of Tenant immediately before the Permitted Transfer. “Affiliate” shall mean an entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with Tenant. Tenant shall not be obligated to pay Landlord a review fee nor any Additional Rent or other consideration which Tenant receives as a result of a Permitted Transfer of this Lease to an Affiliate.
ARTICLE 10. INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY
10.1. TENANT’S INSURANCE. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide and maintain in effect the insurance described in Exhibit D. Evidence of that insurance must be delivered to Landlord prior to the Commencement Date.
10.2. TENANT’S INDEMNITY. To the fullest extent permitted by law, but subject to Section 10.4 below, Tenant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and Landlord’s agents, employees, lenders, and affiliates, from and against any and all negligence, claims, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses arising either before or after the Commencement Date which arise from or are caused by Tenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, the Building or the Common Areas of the Project, or from the conduct of Tenant’s business, or from any activity, work, or thing done, permitted or suffered by Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees, subtenants, vendors, contractors, invitees or licensees in or about the Premises, the Building or the Common Areas of the Project, or from any Default in the performance of any obligation on Tenant’s part to be performed under this Lease, or from any act, omission or negligence on the part of Tenant or Tenant’s agents, employees, subtenants, vendors, contractors, invitees or licensees. Landlord may, at its option, require Tenant to assume Landlord’s defense in any action covered by this Section 10.2 through counsel reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Tenant shall not be obligated to indemnify Landlord against any liability or expense that the same was caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, its agents, contractors or employees.
10.3. WAIVER OF CLAIMS. Unless caused by the negligence or intentional misconduct of Landlord, its agents, employees or contractors but subject to Section 10.4 below, Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant, its employees, agents and invitees, and Tenant hereby waives all claims against Landlord, its employees and agents for loss of or damage to any property, or any injury to any person, resulting from any condition including, but not limited to, acts or omissions (criminal or otherwise) of third parties and/or other tenants of the Project, or their agents, employees or invitees, fire, explosion, falling plaster, steam, gas, electricity, water or rain which may leak or flow from or into any part of the Premises or from the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning, electrical works or other fixtures in the Building, whether the damage or injury results from conditions arising in the Premises or in other portions of the Building. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, in no event shall Landlord be liable for Tenant’s loss or interruption of business or income (including without limitation, Tenant’s consequential damages, lost profits or opportunity costs), or for interference with light or other similar intangible interests.
10.4. WAIVER OF SUBROGATION. Landlord and Tenant waive all rights of recovery against the other on account of loss and damage to the property of such waiving party to the extent that the waiving party is entitled to proceeds for such loss and damage under any property insurance policies carried or otherwise required to be carried by this Lease; provided however, that the foregoing waiver shall not apply to the extent of Tenant’s obligation to pay deductibles under any such policies and this Lease.
ARTICLE 11. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
11.1. RESTORATION.
(a) If the Building of which the Premises are a part is damaged as the result of an event of casualty, then subject to the provisions below, Landlord shall repair that damage as soon as reasonably possible unless Landlord reasonably determines that: (i) the Premises have been materially damaged and there is less than 1 year of the Term remaining on the date of the casualty; (ii) any Mortgagee (defined in Section 13.1) requires that the insurance proceeds be applied to the payment of the mortgage debt; or (iii) proceeds necessary to pay the full cost of the repair are not available from Landlord’s insurance, including without limitation earthquake insurance. Should Landlord elect not to repair the damage for one of the preceding reasons, Landlord shall so notify Tenant in the “Casualty Notice” (as defined below), and this Lease shall terminate as of the date of delivery of that notice. If Landlord has the right to terminate this Lease pursuant to this Section 11.1(a), Landlord agrees to exercise such right in a nondiscriminatory fashion among tenants in the Building. Consideration of the following factors in arriving at its decision shall not be deemed discriminatory: length of term remaining on the Lease, time needed to repair and restore, costs of repair and restoration not covered by insurance proceeds, Landlord’s plans to repair and restore Common Areas serving the Premises, Landlord’s plans for repair and restoration of the Building, and other factors (other than the rental rates payable under the leases in question) relevant to Landlord’s decision as long as they are applied to Tenant in the same manner as other tenants.
(b) As soon as reasonably practicable following the casualty event but not later than 60 days thereafter, Landlord shall notify Tenant in writing (“Casualty Notice”) of Landlord’s election, if applicable, to terminate this Lease. If this Lease is not so terminated, the Casualty Notice shall set forth the anticipated period for repairing the casualty damage. If the anticipated repair period exceeds 180 days and if the damage is so extensive as to reasonably prevent Tenant’s substantial use and enjoyment of the Premises, then either party may elect to terminate this Lease by written notice to the other within 10 days following delivery of the Casualty Notice.
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(c) In the event that neither Landlord nor Tenant terminates this Lease pursuant to Section 11.1(b), Landlord shall repair all material damage to the Premises or the Building as soon as reasonably possible and this Lease shall continue in effect for the remainder of the Term. Upon notice from Landlord, Tenant shall assign or endorse over to Landlord (or to any party designated by Landlord) all property insurance proceeds payable to Tenant under Tenant’s insurance with respect to any Alterations. Within 15 days of demand, Tenant shall also pay Landlord for any additional excess costs that are determined during the performance of the repairs to such Alterations. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant has maintained the insurance required to be maintained by Tenant pursuant to the terms of Exhibit D of this Lease throughout the Term, and if the proceeds from the insurance required to be maintained by Tenant with respect to the Alterations have been paid to Landlord prior to Landlord commencing repair of the Alterations, then Landlord agrees Tenant shall not be required to pay any deficiency between the estimated or actual Alteration repair costs and the insurance proceeds received by Landlord from Tenant’s insurance until after substantial completion of the repairs to the Alterations, and such sums shall be payable by Tenant within 15 days after demand of Landlord.
(d) From and after the casualty event, the rental to be paid under this Lease shall be abated in the same proportion that the Floor Area of the Premises that is rendered unusable by the damage from time to time bears to the total Floor Area of the Premises.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 11.1, but subject to Section 10.4, the cost of any repairs shall be borne by Tenant, and Tenant shall not be entitled to rental abatement or termination rights, if the damage is due to the fault or neglect of Tenant or its employees, subtenants, contractors, invitees or representatives.
11.2. LEASE GOVERNS. Tenant agrees that the provisions of this Lease, including without limitation Section 11.1, shall govern any damage or destruction and shall accordingly supersede any contrary statute or rule of law.
ARTICLE 12. EMINENT DOMAIN
Either party may terminate this Lease if any material part of the Premises is taken or condemned for any public or quasi-public use under Law, by eminent domain or private purchase in lieu thereof (a “Taking”). Landlord shall also have the right to terminate this Lease if there is a Taking of any portion of the Building which would have a material adverse effect on Landlord’s ability to profitably operate the remainder of the Building. The termination shall be effective as of the effective date of any order granting possession to, or vesting legal title in, the condemning authority. All compensation awarded for a Taking shall be the property of Landlord; provided that Tenant may file a separate claim seeking redress from the Taking party, agency or entity so long as it does not diminish the award otherwise receivable by Landlord. Tenant agrees that the provisions of this Lease shall govern any Taking and shall accordingly supersede any contrary statute or rule of law.
ARTICLE 13. SUBORDINATION; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
13.1. SUBORDINATION. Tenant accepts this Lease subject and subordinate to any mortgage(s), deed(s) of trust, ground lease(s) or other lien(s) now or subsequently arising upon the Building or the Project, and to renewals, modifications, refinancings and extensions thereof (collectively referred to as a “Mortgage”). The party having the benefit of a Mortgage shall be referred to as a “Mortgagee”. This clause shall be self-operative, but upon request from a Mortgagee, Tenant shall execute a commercially reasonable subordination and attornment agreement in favor of the Mortgagee, provided such agreement provides a non-disturbance covenant benefitting Tenant. Alternatively, a Mortgagee shall have the right at any time to subordinate its Mortgage to this Lease. Upon request, Tenant, without charge, shall attorn to any successor to Landlord’s interest in this Lease in the event of a foreclosure of any Mortgage. Tenant agrees that any purchaser at a foreclosure sale or lender taking title under a deed in lieu of foreclosure shall not be responsible for any act or omission of a prior landlord, shall not be subject to any offsets or defenses Tenant may have against a prior landlord, and shall not be liable for the return of the Security Deposit not actually recovered by such purchaser nor bound by any rent paid in advance of the calendar month in which the transfer of title occurred; provided that the foregoing shall not release the applicable prior landlord from any liability for those obligations. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord’s Mortgagees and their successors-in- interest are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 13.1.
13.2. ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE. Tenant shall, within 10 business days after receipt of a written request from Landlord, execute and deliver a commercially reasonable estoppel certificate in favor of those parties as are reasonably requested by Landlord (including a Mortgagee or a prospective purchaser of the Building or the Project).
ARTICLE 14. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
14.1. TENANT’S DEFAULTS. In addition to any other event of default set forth in this Lease, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a “Default” by Tenant:
(a) The failure by Tenant to make any payment of Rent required to be made by Tenant, as and when due, where the failure continues for a period of 3 days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant. The term “Rent” as used in this Lease shall be deemed to mean the Basic Rent and all other sums, including but not limited to parking charges, required to be paid by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Lease.
(b) Except where a specific time period is otherwise set forth for Tenant’s performance in this Lease (in which event the failure to perform by Tenant within such time period shall be a Default), the failure or inability by Tenant to observe or perform any of the covenants or provisions of this Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant, other than as specified in any other subsection of this Section 14.1, where the failure continues for a period of 30 days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant, provided, however, such cure period shall be extended for an additional period of 30 days in the event any performance obligation requires more than 30 days to complete and Tenant commences and diligently prosecutes completion of such obligation(s).
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The notice periods provided herein are in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice periods provided by law, and Landlord shall not be required to give any additional notice under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161, or any successor statute, in order to be entitled to commence an unlawful detainer proceeding.
14.2. LANDLORD’S REMEDIES. In addition to all other rights or remedies of Landlord set forth in this Lease, if a Default occurs, Landlord shall have all rights available to Landlord under California law, without further notice or demand to Tenant, including, without limitation, the right to terminate this Lease. In addition, Landlord has the remedy described in California Civil Code Section 1951.4 (Landlord may continue this Lease in effect after Tenant’s breach and abandonment and recover Rent as it becomes due, if Tenant has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations). In any case in which Landlord re-enters and occupies the Premises, by unlawful detainer proceedings or otherwise, Landlord, at its option, may repair, alter, subdivide or change the character of the Premises as Landlord deems best, relet all or any part of the Premises and receive the rents therefor, and none of these actions shall constitute a termination of this Lease, a release of Tenant from any liability, or result in the release of any Guarantor. Landlord shall not be deemed to have terminated this Lease or the liability of Tenant to pay any Rent or other charges later becoming due by any re-entry of the Premises pursuant to this Section 14.2, or by any action in unlawful detainer or otherwise to obtain possession of the Premises, unless Landlord has first given Tenant notice that it is terminating this Lease. Any notice given by Landlord pursuant to Section 14.1 shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice required by Section 1161 of the California Code of Civil Procedure or superseding statute. Any payment of Rent following Landlord’s delivery of notice to Tenant pursuant to Section 14.1 shall not constitute acceptance of Rent. If Landlord elects to terminate this Lease pursuant to the provisions of this Section 14.2, damages shall include, without limitation, the remedy and measure of damages specified pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1951.2, which shall include the worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid Rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of Rent loss Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided.
14.3. LATE PAYMENTS. Any Rent due under this Lease that is not paid to Landlord within 5 business days of the date when due shall bear interest at the maximum rate permitted by law from the date due until fully paid and if any Rent due from Tenant shall not be received by Landlord or Landlord’s designee within 5 business days after the date due, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to the interest, a late charge for each delinquent payment equal to the greater of
(i) 5% of that delinquent payment or (ii) $100.00.
14.4. DEFAULT BY LANDLORD. Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default in the performance of any obligation under this Lease unless and until it has failed to perform the obligation within 30 days after written notice by Tenant to Landlord specifying in reasonable detail the nature and extent of the failure; provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord’s obligation is such that more than 30 days are required for its performance, then Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default if it commences performance within the 30 day period and thereafter diligently pursues the cure to completion.
14.5. EXPENSES AND LEGAL FEES. Should either Landlord or Tenant bring any action in connection with this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover as a part of the action its reasonable attorneys’ fees, and all other reasonable costs. The prevailing party for the purpose of this paragraph shall be determined by the trier of the facts.
14.6. JUDICIAL REFERENCE/WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Landlord and Tenant agree that any disputes arising in connection with this Lease (including but not limited to a determination of any and all of the issues in such dispute, whether of fact or of law) shall be resolved (and a decision shall be rendered) by way of a general reference as provided for in Part 2, Title 8, Chapter 6 (§§ 638 et. seq.) of the California Code of Civil Procedure, or any successor California statute governing resolution of disputes by a court appointed referee. Any fee to initiate the judicial reference proceedings shall be paid by the party initiating such procedure; provided however, that the costs and fees, including any initiation fee, of such proceeding shall ultimately be borne in accordance this Section 14.6. Nothing within this Section 14.6 shall apply to an unlawful detainer action. LANDLORD AND TENANT EACH ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS AWARE OF AND HAS HAD THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY, AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH PARTY DOES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVE AND RELEASE ALL SUCH RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS LEASE.
14.7. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT. The obligations of Landlord do not constitute the personal obligations of the individual partners, trustees, directors, officers, members or shareholders of Landlord or its constituent partners or members. Should Tenant recover a money judgment against Landlord, such judgment shall be satisfied only from the interest of Landlord in the Project and out of the rent or other income from such property receivable by Landlord, and no action for any deficiency may be sought or obtained by Tenant.
ARTICLE 15. END OF TERM
15.1. HOLDING OVER. If Tenant holds over for any period after the Expiration Date (or earlier termination of the Term), such tenancy shall constitute a tenancy at sufferance only and possession shall be subject to all of the terms of this Lease, except that the monthly rental shall be 150% of the total monthly rental for the month immediately preceding the date of termination. The acceptance by Landlord of monthly hold-over rental in a lesser amount shall not constitute a waiver of Landlord’s right to recover the full amount due unless otherwise agreed in writing by Landlord. If Tenant fails to vacate the Premises within 15 days after Landlord notifies Tenant that Landlord has entered into a lease for the Premises or has received a bona fide offer to lease the Premises and that Landlord will be unable to deliver possession or perform improvements due to Tenant’s holdover, and if Landlord is unable to deliver possession of the Premises to a new tenant or to perform improvements for a new tenant as a result of Tenant’s holdover, then Tenant shall be liable for all damages that Landlord suffers from the holdover. Tenant shall also indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all loss or liability, including without limitation, any claims made by any succeeding tenant relating to such failure to surrender. The foregoing provisions of this Section 15.1 are in addition to and do not affect Landlord’s right of re-entry or any other rights of Landlord under this Lease or at law.
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15.2. SURRENDER OF PREMISES; REMOVAL OF PROPERTY. Upon the Expiration Date or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall quit and surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord in as good order, condition and repair as when received or as hereafter may be improved by Landlord or Tenant, reasonable wear and tear and repairs which are Landlord’s obligation excepted, and shall remove or fund to Landlord the cost of removing all wallpapering, voice and/or data transmission cabling installed by or for Tenant and Required Removables, together with all personal property and debris, and shall perform all work required under Section 7.3 of this Lease. If Tenant shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Section 15.2 and remove any personal property within 10 days following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease, such personal property shall be conclusively deemed to have been abandoned, then Landlord may effect the removal and/or make any repairs, without notice and without incurring any liability to Tenant, and the cost to Landlord shall be additional rent payable by Tenant upon demand. Tenant hereby waives all rights under and benefits of Section 1993.03 of the California Civil Code, or any similar or successor laws now or hereafter in effect and authorizes Landlord to dispose of any personal property remaining at the Premises following the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease without further notice to Tenant.
ARTICLE 16. PAYMENTS AND NOTICES
All sums payable by Tenant to Landlord shall be paid, without deduction or offset, except as otherwise provided in this Lease, in lawful money of the United States to Landlord at its address set forth in Item 12 of the Basic Lease Provisions, or at any other place as Landlord may designate in writing. Unless this Lease expressly provides otherwise, all payments shall be due and payable within 5 business days after demand. All payments requiring proration shall be prorated on the basis of the number of days in the pertinent calendar month or year, as applicable. Any notice, election, demand, consent or approval to be given or other document to be delivered by either party to the other may be delivered to the other party, at the address set forth in Item 12 of the Basic Lease Provisions, by personal service or by any courier or “overnight” express mailing service. Either party may, by written notice to the other, served in the manner provided in this Article, designate a different address. The refusal to accept delivery of a notice, or the inability to deliver the notice (whether due to a change of address for which notice was not duly given or other good reason), shall be deemed delivery and receipt of the notice as of the date of attempted delivery.
ARTICLE 17. RULES AND REGULATIONS
Tenant agrees to comply with the Rules and Regulations attached as Exhibit E, and any reasonable and nondiscriminatory amendments, modifications and/or additions as may be adopted (provided such rules and regulations adopted by Landlord after the date of this Lease shall not impose any additional unreasonable burdens or additional unreasonable liabilities on Tenant) by Landlord from time to time.
ARTICLE 18. BROKER’S COMMISSION
The parties recognize as the broker(s) who negotiated this Lease the firm(s) whose name(s) is (are) stated in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions, and agree that Landlord shall be responsible for the payment of brokerage commissions to those broker(s) unless otherwise provided in this Lease. Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any cost, expense or liability (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) for any compensation, commissions or charges claimed by any other real estate broker or agent employed or claiming to represent or to have been employed by Tenant in connection with the negotiation of this Lease.
ARTICLE 19. TRANSFER OF LANDLORD’S INTEREST
Landlord shall have the right to transfer and assign, in whole or in part, all of its ownership interest, rights and obligations in the Building, Project or Lease, including the Security Deposit, and upon transfer Landlord shall be released from any further obligations hereunder, and Tenant agrees to look solely to the successor in interest of Landlord for the performance of such obligations and the return of any Security Deposit, and that Landlord and its successors, as the case may be, shall remain liable after their respective periods of ownership with respect to any sums due in connection with a breach or default by such party that arose during such period of ownership by such party.
ARTICLE 20. INTERPRETATION
20.1. NUMBER. Whenever the context of this Lease requires, the words “Landlord” and “Tenant” shall include the plural as well as the singular.
20.2. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY. If more than one person or entity is named as Tenant, the obligations imposed upon each shall be joint and several and the act of or notice from, or notice or refund to, or the signature of, any one or more of them shall be binding on all of them with respect to the tenancy of this Lease, including, but not limited to, any renewal, extension, termination or modification of this Lease.
20.3. SUCCESSORS. The expiration of the Term, whether by lapse of time, termination or otherwise, shall not relieve either party of any obligations which accrued prior to or which may continue to accrue after the expiration or term ination of this Lease.
20.4. TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor.
20.5. CONTROLLING LAW. This Lease shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
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20.6. SEVERABILITY. If any term or provision of this Lease, the deletion of which would not adversely affect the receipt of any material benefit by either party or the deletion of which is consented to by the party adversely affected, shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
20.7. WAIVER. One or more waivers by Landlord or Tenant of any breach of any term, covenant or condition contained in this Lease shall not be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition. Consent to any act by one of the parties shall not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of that party’s consent to any subsequent act. No breach of this Lease shall be deemed to have been waived unless the waiver is in a writing signed by the waiving party.
20.8. INABILITY TO PERFORM. In the event that either party shall be delayed or hindered in or prevented from the performance of any work or in performing any act required under this Lease by reason of any cause beyond the reasonable control of that party, then the performance of the work or the doing of the act shall be excused for the period of the delay and the time for performance shall be extended for a period equivalent to the period of the delay. The provisions of this Section 20.8 shall not operate to excuse Tenant from the prompt payment of Rent.
20.9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Lease constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings related to the Premises. This Lease may be modified only by a written agreement signed by Landlord and Tenant.
20.10. QUIET ENJOYMENT. Upon the observance and performance of all the covenants, terms and conditions on Tenant’s part to be observed and performed, and subject to the other provisions of this Lease, Tenant shall have the right of quiet enjoyment and use of the Premises for the Term without hindrance or interruption by Landlord or any other person claiming by or through Landlord.
20.11. SURVIVAL. All covenants of Landlord or Tenant which reasonably would be intended to survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, including without limitation any warranty or indemnity hereunder, shall so survive and continue to be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective parties and their successors and assigns.
ARTICLE 21. EXECUTION
21.1. COUNTERPARTS; DIGITAL SIGNATURES. This Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which shall be one and the same agreement. The parties agree to accept a digital image (including but not limited to an image in the form of a PDF, JPEG, GIF file, or other e-signature) of this Lease, if applicable, reflecting the execution of one or both of the parties, as a true and correct original.
21.2. CORPORATE AND PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITY. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord, and agrees, that each individual executing this Lease on behalf of Tenant is authorized to do so on behalf of Tenant.
21.3. EXECUTION OF LEASE; NO OPTION OR OFFER. The submission of this Lease to Tenant shall be for examination purposes only, and shall not constitute an offer to or option for Tenant to lease the Premises unless and until Landlord has executed and delivered this Lease to Tenant.
21.4. BROKER DISCLOSURE. By the execution of this Lease, each of Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and confirm (a) receipt of a copy of a Disclosure Regarding Real Estate Agency Relationship conforming to the requirements of California Civil Code 2079.16, and (b) the agency relationships specified in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions, which acknowledgement and confirmation is expressly made for the benefit of Tenant’s Broker identified in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions. If there is no Tenant’s Broker so identified in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions, then such acknowledgement and confirmation is expressly made for the benefit of Landlord’s Broker. By the execution of this Lease, Landlord and Tenant are executing the confirmation of the agency relationships set forth in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions.
ARTICLE 22. MISCELLANEOUS
22.1. MORTGAGEE PROTECTION. No act or failure to act on the part of Landlord which would otherwise entitle Tenant to be relieved of its obligations hereunder or to terminate this Lease shall result in such a release or termination unless (a) Tenant has given notice by registered or certified mail to any Mortgagee of a Mortgage covering the Building whose address has been furnished to Tenant and (b) such Mortgagee is afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure the default by Landlord. Tenant shall comply with any written directions by any Mortgagee to pay Rent due hereunder directly to such Mortgagee without determining whether a default exists under such Mortgagee’s Mortgage.
22.2. SDN LIST. Landlord and Tenant hereby represent and warrant that neither it nor any officer, director, employee, partner, member or other principal is listed as a Specially Designated National and Blocked Person (“SDN”) on the list of such persons and entities issued by the U.S. Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease as of the day and year first above written.
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| Steven M. Case | Lee Jacobsen | |||
| Executive Vice President | CEO & Co-Founder | |||
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EXHIBIT A
DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES
4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
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EXHIBIT B
OPERATING EXPENSES AND TAXES
(Base Year)
(a) Tenant shall pay Landlord, as additional rent, for Tenant’s Share of the amount, if any, by which “Project Costs” (defined below) for each Expense Recovery Period during the Term exceed Project Costs for the Project Cost Base and the amount, if any, by which “Property Taxes” (defined below) for each Expense Recovery Period during the Term exceed Property Taxes for the Property Tax Base. Property Taxes and Project Costs are mutually exclusive and may be billed separately or in combination as determined by Landlord. “Tenant’s Share” shall mean that portion of any Operating Expenses determined by multiplying the cost of such item by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Floor Area of Premises and the denominator of which is the total rentable square footage, as determined from time to time by Landlord, of (i) the Floor Area of Building as defined in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions, for expenses determined by Landlord to benefit or relate substantially to the Building rather than the entire Project, or (ii) all or some of the buildings in the Project, for expenses determined by Landlord to benefit or relate substantially to all or some of the buildings in the Project rather than any specific building. Tenant acknowledges Landlord’s rights to make changes or additions to the Building and/or Project from time to time, in which event the total rentable square footage within the Building and/or Project may be adjusted. For convenience of reference, Property Taxes and Project Costs may sometimes be collectively referred to as “Operating Expenses.”
(b) Commencing prior to the start of the first full “Expense Recovery Period” of the Lease (as defined in Item 7 of the Basic Lease Provisions) following the Base Year, and prior to the start of each full or partial Expense Recovery Period thereafter, Landlord shall give Tenant a written estimate of the amount of Tenant’s Share of Project Costs and Property Taxes for the Expense Recovery Period or portion thereof. Tenant shall pay the estimated amounts to Landlord in equal monthly installments, in advance, with Basic Rent. Landlord may from time to time change the Expense Recovery Period to reflect a calendar year or a new fiscal year of Landlord, as applicable, in which event Tenant’s Share of Operating Expenses shall be equitably prorated for any partial year. From time to time during an Expense Recovery Period, Landlord may revise the estimate based on increases in any of the Operating Expenses.
(c) Within 180 days after the end of each Expense Recovery Period, Landlord shall furnish to Tenant a statement setting forth the actual or prorated Property Taxes and Project Costs attributable to that period, and the parties shall within 30 days thereafter make any payment or allowance necessary to adjust Tenant’s estimated payments, if any, to Tenant’s actual Tenant’s Share as shown by the annual statement. If actual Property Taxes or Project Costs allocable to Tenant during any Expense Recovery Period are less than the Property Tax Base or the Project Cost Base, respectively, Landlord shall not be required to pay that differential to Tenant, although Landlord shall refund any applicable estimated payments collected from Tenant. If Tenant has any question in good faith regarding a particular item of expenses, Landlord shall cooperate with Tenant to make reasonable supporting information available. Should Tenant fail to object in writing to Landlord’s determination of actual Operating Expenses within 60 days following delivery of Landlord’s expense statement, Landlord’s determination of actual Operating Expenses for the applicable Expense Recovery Period shall be conclusive and binding on Tenant.
(d) Even though the Lease has terminated and the Tenant has vacated the Premises, when the final determination is made of Tenant’s share of Property Taxes and Project Costs for the Expense Recovery Period in which the Lease terminates, Tenant shall upon notice pay the entire increase due over the estimated expenses paid; conversely, any overpayment made in the event expenses decrease shall be promptly rebated by Landlord to Tenant.
(e) The term “Project Costs” shall include all charges and expenses pertaining to the operation, management, maintenance and repair of the Building and the Project, together with all Common Areas (as defined in Section 6.2), and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water and sewer charges; insurance premiums and deductibles and/or reasonable premium equivalents and deductible equivalents should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder; license, permit, and inspection fees; heat; light; power; janitorial services; the cost of equipping, staffing and operating an on-site and/or off-site management office for the Building and Project; all labor and labor-related costs for personnel applicable to the Building and Project, including both Landlord’s personnel and outside personnel; a commercially reasonable Landlord overhead/management fee; reasonable fees for consulting services; access control/security costs, inclusive of the reasonable cost of improvements made to enhance access control systems and procedures; repairs; air conditioning; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; tenant services; programs instituted to comply with transportation management requirements; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 7.2, and 10.2 and Exhibits C and F below; costs incurred (capital or otherwise) on a regular recurring basis every 3 or more years for normal maintenance projects (e.g., parking lot slurry coat or replacement of lobby, corridor and elevator cab carpets and coverings); and the amortized cost of capital improvements (as distinguished from replacement parts or components installed in the ordinary course of business) which are intended to reduce other operating costs or increases thereof, or upgrade Building and/or Project security, or which are required to bring the Building and/or Project into compliance with applicable laws and building codes enacted after the Commencement Date; provided that such capital expenditures shall be limited to (1) improvements which are reasonably intended to increase or enhance building security and/or safety (such as lighting, life/fire safety systems, etc.), (2) repairs or replacements of the Building structure, Building systems or Common Areas for functional (and not aesthetic) reasons, (3) improvements required to comply with any law or change in law becoming effective as to the Building after the Commencement Date; and/or (4) expenditures incurred as a cost or labor saving measure or to affect other economies in the operation or maintenance of the Building or the Common Areas (collectively, “Permitted Capital Items”). Landlord shall amortize the cost of capital improvements on a straight-line basis over the lesser of the Payback Period (as defined below) or the useful life of the capital improvement as reasonably determined by Landlord. Any amortized Project Costs item may include, at Landlord’s option, an actual or imputed interest rate that Landlord would reasonably be required to pay to finance the cost of the item, applied on the unamortized balance. “Payback Period” shall mean the reasonably estimated period of time that it takes for the cost savings, if any, resulting from a capital improvement item to equal the total cost of the capital improvement. It is understood that Project Costs shall include competitive charges for direct services provided by any subsidiary or division of Landlord. If any Project Costs are applicable to one or more buildings or properties in addition to the Building, then that cost shall be equitably prorated and apportioned among the Building and such other buildings or properties. The term “Property Taxes” shall include the following: (i) all real estate taxes or personal property taxes, as such property taxes may be increased from time to time due to a reassessment or otherwise; and (ii) other taxes, charges and assessments which are levied with respect to this Lease or to the Building and/or the Project, and any improvements, fixtures and equipment and other property of Landlord located in the Building and/or the Project, except that general net income and franchise taxes imposed against Landlord shall be excluded; and (iii) any tax, surcharge or assessment which shall be levied in addition to or in lieu of real estate or personal property taxes; and (iv) costs and expenses incurred in contesting the amount or validity of any Property Tax by appropriate proceedings. A copy of Landlord’s unaudited statement of expenses shall be made available to Tenant upon request. The Project Costs, inclusive of those for the Base Year, shall be extrapolated by Landlord to reflect at least 95% occupancy of the rentable area of the Building. Accounting for Operating Expenses shall be consistently applied throughout the Lease Term.
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(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operating Expenses shall exclude the following:
(1) Any ground lease rental;
(2) Costs incurred by Landlord with respect to goods and services (including utilities sold and supplied to tenants and occupants of the Building) to the extent that Landlord is reimbursed for such costs other than through the Operating Expense pass-through provisions of such tenants’ lease;
(3) Costs incurred by Landlord for repairs, replacements and/or restoration to or of the Building to the extent that Landlord is reimbursed by insurance or condemnation proceeds or by tenants (other than through Operating Expense pass-throughs), warrantors or other third persons;
(4) Costs, including permit, license and inspection costs, incurred with respect to the installation of tenant improvements made for other tenants in the Building or incurred in renovating or otherwise improving, decorating, painting or redecorating vacant space for tenants or other occupants of the Building;
(5) Costs arising from Landlord’s charitable or political contributions;
(6) Attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with negotiations or disputes with present or prospective tenants or other occupants of the Building, except those attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with negotiations, disputes or claims relating to items of Operating Expenses, enforcement of rules and regulations of the Building and such other matters relating to the maintenance of standards required of Landlord under this Lease;
(7) Capital expenditures as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, and as generally practiced in the real estate industry (“GAAP”), except as otherwise provided above;
(8) Brokers commissions, finders’ fees, attorneys’ fees, entertainment and travel expenses and other costs incurred by Landlord in leasing or attempting to lease space in the Building;
(9) Expenses in connection with services or other benefits which are not offered to Tenant or for which Tenant is charged for directly but which are provided to another tenant or occupant of the Building;
(10) Costs incurred by Landlord due to the violation by Landlord of any law, code, regulation, or ordinance;
(11) Overhead and profit increments paid to subsidiaries or affiliates of Landlord for services provided to the Building to the extent the same exceeds the costs that would generally be charged for such services if rendered on a competitive basis (based upon a standard of similar office buildings in the general market area of the Premises) by unaffiliated third parties capable of providing such service;
(12) Interest on debt or amortization on any mortgage or mortgages encumbering the Building;
(13) Landlord’s general corporate overhead, except as it relates to the specific management, operation, repair, replacement and maintenance of the Building or Project;
(14) Costs of installing the initial landscaping and the initial sculpture, paintings and objects of art for the Building and Project;
(15) Advertising expenditures;
(16) Any bad debt loss, rent loss, or reserves for bad debts or rent loss;
(17) Costs associated with the operation of the business of the partnership or entity which constitutes the Landlord, as the same are distinguished from the costs of the operation, management, repair, replacement and maintenance of the Project, including partnership accounting and legal matters, costs of defending any lawsuits with any mortgagee (except as the actions of Tenant may be in issue), costs of selling, syndicating, financing, mortgaging or hypothecating any of Landlord’s interest in the Project, and costs incurred in connection with any disputes between Landlord and its employees, between Landlord and Project management, or between Landlord and other tenants or occupants;
(18) The wages and benefits of any employee who does not devote substantially all of his or her employed time to the Project unless such wages and benefits are prorated to reflect time spent on operating and managing the Project vis-à-vis time spent on matters unrelated to operating and managing the Project; provided that in no event shall Project Costs include wages and/or benefits attributable to personnel above the level of portfolio property manager or chief engineer;
(19) Costs incurred by Landlord for improvements or replacements (including structural additions), repairs, equipment and tools which are of a “capital” nature and/or which are considered “capital” improvements or replacements under GAAP, except to the extent included in Project Costs pursuant to the definition above or by other express terms of this Lease;
(20) Legal fees and costs, settlements, judgments or awards paid or incurred because of disputes between Landlord and other tenants or prospective occupants or prospective tenants/occupants or providers of goods and services to the Project; and
(21) Earthquake insurance premiums unless such costs are included in the Building Cost Base or unless the Building Cost Base is thereupon “grossed up” to reflect the first year’s cost.
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EXHIBIT C
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
The following standards for utilities and services shall be in effect at the Building. Landlord reserves the right to adopt nondiscriminatory modifications and additions to these standards. In the case of any conflict between these standards and the Lease, the Lease shall be controlling. Subject to all of the provisions of the Lease, the following shall apply:
1. Landlord shall make available to the Premises during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (“Building Hours”), generally recognized national holidays excepted, reasonable HVAC services. Subject to the provisions set forth below, Landlord shall also furnish the Building with elevator service (if applicable), reasonable amounts of electric current for normal lighting by Landlord’s standard overhead fluorescent and incandescent fixtures and for the operation of office equipment consistent in type and quantity with that utilized by typical office tenants of the Building and Project, and water for lavatory purposes. Tenant will not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, connect any apparatus, machine or device with water pipes or electric current (except through existing electrical outlets in the Premises) for the purpose of using electric current or water.
2. Upon written request from Tenant delivered to Landlord at least 24 hours prior to the period for which service is requested, but during normal business hours, Landlord will provide any of the foregoing building services to Tenant at such times when such services are not otherwise available. Tenant agrees to pay Landlord for those after-hour services at rates that Landlord may establish from time to time. If Tenant requires electric current in excess of that which Landlord is obligated to furnish under this Exhibit C, Tenant shall first obtain the consent of Landlord, and Landlord may cause an electric current meter to be installed in the Premises to measure the amount of electric current consumed. The cost of installation, maintenance and repair of the meter shall be paid for by Tenant, and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord promptly upon demand for all electric current consumed for any special power use as shown by the meter.
3. Landlord shall furnish water for drinking, personal hygiene and lavatory purposes only.
4. In the event that any utility service to the Premises is separately metered or billed to Tenant, Tenant shall pay all charges for that utility service to the Premises and the cost of furnishing the utility to tenant suites shall be excluded from the Operating Expenses as to which reimbursement from Tenant is required in the Lease.
5. Landlord shall provide janitorial services 5 days per week, equivalent to that furnished in comparable buildings, and window washing as reasonably required; provided, however, that Tenant shall pay for any additional or unusual janitorial services.
6. Tenant shall have access to the Building, Premises and Parking Area 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year; provided that Landlord may install access control systems as it deems advisable for the Building. Landlord may impose a reasonable charge for access control cards and/or keys issued to Tenant.
7. The costs of operating, maintaining and repairing any supplemental air conditioning unit serving only the Premises shall be borne solely by Tenant. Such installation shall be subject to Landlord’s prior written approval, at Tenant’s sole expense and shall include installation of a separate meter for the operation of the unit. Landlord may require Tenant to remove at Lease expiration any such unit installed by or for Tenant and to repair any resulting damage to the Premises or Building.
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EXHIBIT D
TENANT’S INSURANCE
The following requirements for Tenant’s insurance shall be in effect during the Term, and Tenant shall also cause any subtenant to comply with the requirements. Landlord reserves the right to adopt reasonable nondiscriminatory modifications and additions to these requirements.
1. Tenant shall maintain, at its sole cost and expense, during the entire Term: (i) commercial general liability insurance with respect to the Premises and the operations of Tenant in, on or about the Premises, on a policy form that is at least as broad as Insurance Service Office (ISO) CGL 00 01 (if alcoholic beverages are sold on the Premises, liquor liability shall be explicitly covered), which policy(ies) shall be written on an “occurrence” basis and for not less than $2,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for bodily injury, death, and property damage liability; (ii) workers’ compensation insurance coverage as required by law, together with employers’ liability insurance coverage of at least $1,000,000 each accident and each disease; (iii) with respect to Alterations constructed by Tenant under this Lease, builder’s risk insurance, in an amount equal to the replacement cost of the work; and (iv) insurance against fire, vandalism, malicious mischief and such other additional perils as may be included in a standard “special form” policy, insuring all Alterations, trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and items of personal property in the Premises, in an amount equal to not less than 90% of their replacement cost (with replacement cost endorsement), which policy shall also include business interruption coverage in an amount sufficient to cover 1 year of loss. In no event shall the limits of any policy be considered as limiting the liability of Tenant under this Lease.
2. All policies of insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Exhibit D shall be written by insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of California and with a general policyholder rating of not less than “A-” and financial rating of not less than “VIII” in the most current Best’s Insurance Report. The deductible or other retained limit under any policy carried by Tenant shall be commercially reasonable, and Tenant shall be responsible for payment of such deductible or retained limit with waiver of subrogation in favor of Landlord. Any insurance required of Tenant may be furnished by Tenant under any blanket policy carried by it or under a separate policy. A certificate of insurance, certifying that the policy has been issued, provides the coverage required by this Exhibit and contains the required provisions, together with endorsements acceptable to Landlord evidencing the waiver of subrogation and additional insured provisions required below, shall be delivered to Landlord prior to the date Tenant is given the right of possession of the Premises. Proper evidence of the renewal of any insurance coverage shall also be delivered to Landlord not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the coverage. In the event of a loss covered by any policy under which Landlord is an additional insured, Landlord shall be entitled to review a copy of such policy.
3. Tenant’s commercial general liability insurance shall contain a provision that the policy shall be primary to and noncontributory with any policies carried by Landlord, together with a provision including Landlord and any other parties in interest designated by Landlord as additional insureds. Tenant’s policies described in Subsections 1 (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall each contain a waiver by the insurer of any right to subrogation against Landlord, its agents, employees, contractors and representatives. Tenant also waives its right of recovery for any deductible or retained limit under same policies enumerated above. All of Tenant’s policies shall contain a provision that the insurer will not cancel or change the coverage provided by the policy without first giving Landlord 30 days prior written notice. Tenant shall also name Landlord as an additional insured on any excess or umbrella liability insurance policy carried by Tenant.
NOTICE TO TENANT: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS LEASE, TENANT MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE REQUIRED INSURANCE TO LANDLORD’S MANAGEMENT AGENT PRIOR TO BEING AFFORDED ACCESS TO THE PREMISES.
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EXHIBIT E
RULES AND REGULATIONS
The following Rules and Regulations shall be in effect at the Building. Landlord reserves the right to adopt reasonable nondiscriminatory modifications and additions at any time. In the case of any conflict between these regulations and the Lease, the Lease shall be controlling.
1. The sidewalks, halls, passages, elevators, stairways, and other common areas shall not be obstructed by Tenant or used by it for storage, for depositing items, or for any purpose other than for ingress to and egress from the Premises. Should Tenant have access to any balcony or patio area, Tenant shall not place any furniture other personal property in such area without the prior written approval of Landlord.
2. Neither Tenant nor any employee or contractor of Tenant shall go upon the roof of the Building without the prior written consent of Landlord.
3. Tenant shall, at its expense, be required to utilize the third party contractor designated by Landlord for the Building to provide any telephone wiring services from the minimum point of entry of the telephone cable in the Building to the Premises.
4. No antenna or satellite dish shall be installed by Tenant without the prior written agreement of Landlord.
5. The sashes, sash doors, windows, glass lights, solar film and/or screen, and any lights or skylights that reflect or admit light into the halls or other places of the Building shall not be covered or obstructed. If Landlord, by a notice in writing to Tenant, shall object to any curtain, blind, tinting, shade or screen attached to, or hung in, or used in connection with, any window or door of the Premises, the use of that curtain, blind, tinting, shade or screen shall be immediately discontinued and removed by Tenant. Interior of the Premises visible from the exterior must be maintained in a visually professional manner and consistent with a first class office building. Tenant shall not place any unsightly items (as determined by Landlord in its reasonable discretion) along the exterior glass line of the Premises including, but not limited to, boxes, and electrical and data cords. No awnings shall be permitted on any part of the Premises.
6. The installation and location of any unusually heavy equipment in the Premises, including without limitation file storage units, safes and electronic data processing equipment, shall require the prior written approval of Landlord. The moving of large or heavy objects shall occur only between those hours as may be designated by, and only upon previous notice to, Landlord. No freight, furniture or bulky matter of any description shall be received into or moved out of the lobby of the Building or carried in any elevator other than the freight elevator (if available) designated by Landlord unless approved in writing by Landlord.
7. Any pipes or tubing used by Tenant to transmit water to an appliance or device in the Premises must be made of copper or stainless steel, and in no event shall plastic tubing be used for that purpose.
8. Tenant shall not place any lock(s) on any door in the Premises or Building without Landlord’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon the termination of its tenancy, Tenant shall deliver to Landlord all the keys to offices, rooms and toilet rooms and all access cards which shall have been furnished to Tenant or which Tenant shall have had made.
9. Tenant shall not install equipment requiring electrical or air conditioning service in excess of that to be provided by Landlord under the Lease without prior written approval from Landlord.
10. Tenant shall not use space heaters within the Premises.
11. Tenant shall not do or permit anything to be done in the Premises, or bring or keep anything in the Premises, which shall in any way increase the insurance on the Building, or on the property kept in the Building, or interfere with the rights of other tenants, or conflict with any government rule or regulation.
12. Tenant shall not use or keep any foul or noxious gas or substance in the Premises.
13. Tenant shall not permit the Premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other occupants of the Building by reason of noise, odors and/or vibrations, or interfere in any way with other tenants or those having business with other tenants.
14. Tenant shall not permit any pets or animals in or about the Building. Bona fide service animals are permitted provided such service animals are pre-approved by Landlord, remain under the direct control of the individual they serve at all times, and do not disturb or threaten others.
15. Neither Tenant nor its employees, agents, contractors, invitees or licensees shall bring any firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, into the Project at any time.
16. Smoking tobacco, including via personal vaporizers or other electronic cigarettes, anywhere within the Premises, Building or Project is strictly prohibited except that smoking tobacco may be permitted outside the Building and within the Project only in areas designated by Landlord. Smoking, vaping, distributing, growing or manufacturing marijuana or any marijuana derivative anywhere within the Premises, Building or Project is strictly prohibited.
17. Tenant shall not install an aquarium of any size in the Premises unless otherwise approved by Landlord.
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18. Tenant shall not utilize any name selected by Landlord from time to time for the Building and/or the Project as any part of Tenant’s corporate or trade name. Landlord shall have the right to change the name, number or designation of the Building or Project without liability to Tenant. Tenant shall not use any picture of the Building in its advertising, stationery or in any other manner.
19. Tenant shall, upon request by Landlord, supply Landlord with the names and telephone numbers of personnel designated by Tenant to be contacted on an after-hours basis should circumstances warrant.
20. Landlord may from time to time grant tenants individual and temporary variances from these Rules, provided that any variance does not have a material adverse effect on the use and enjoyment of the Premises by Tenant.
21. Fitness Center Rules. Tenant shall cause its employees (whether members or prospective members of the Fitness Center) to comply with the following Fitness Center rules and regulations (subject to change from time to time as Landlord may solely determine):
(a) Membership in the Fitness Center is open to the tenants of Landlord or its affiliates only. No guests will be permitted to use the Fitness Center without the prior written approval of Landlord or Landlord’s representative.
(b) Fitness Center users are not allowed to be in the Fitness Center other than the hours designated by Landlord from time to time. Landlord shall have the right to alter the hours of use of the Fitness Center, at Landlord’s sole discretion.
(c) All Fitness Center users must execute Landlord’s Waiver of Liability prior to use of the Fitness Center and agree to all terms and conditions outlined therein.
(d) Individual membership and guest keycards to the Fitness Center shall not be shared and shall only be used by the individual to whom such keycard was issued. Failure to abide by this rule may result in immediate termination of such Fitness Center user’s right to use the Fitness Center.
(e) All Fitness Center users and approved guests must have a pre-authorized keycard to enter the Fitness Center. A pre-authorized keycard shall not be issued to a prospective Fitness Center user until receipt by Landlord of Landlord’s initial fee, if any, for use of the Fitness Center by such Fitness Center user(s).
(f) Use of the Fitness Center is a privilege and not a right. Failure to follow gym rules or to act inappropriately while using the facilities shall result in termination of Tenant’s Fitness Center privileges.
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EXHIBIT F
PARKING
The following parking regulations shall be in effect at the Building. In the case of any conflict between these regulations and the Lease, the Lease shall be controlling.
1. Landlord agrees to maintain, or cause to be maintained, an automobile parking area (“Parking Area”) in reasonable proximity to the Building for the benefit and use of the visitors and patrons and, except as otherwise provided, employees of Tenant, and other tenants and occupants of the Building. Landlord shall have the right to determine the nature and extent of the automobile Parking Area, and of making such changes to the Parking Area from time to time which in its opinion are desirable. Landlord shall not be liable for any damage to motor vehicles of visitors or employees, for an y loss of property from within those motor vehicles, or for any injury to Tenant, its visitors or employees, unless ultimately determined to be caused by the sole active negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord. Landlord shall also have the right to establish, and from time to time amend, and to enforce against all users of the Parking Area all reasonable rules and regulations (including the designation of areas for employee parking) as Landlord may deem necessary and advisable for the proper and efficient operation and maintenance of the Parking Area.
2. Landlord may, if it deems advisable in its sole discretion, charge for parking and may establish for the Parking Area a system or systems of permit parking for Tenant, its employees and its visitors. In no event shall Tenant or its employees park in reserved stalls leased to other tenants or in stalls within designated visitor parking zones, nor shall Tenant or its employees utilize more than the number of Parking Passes (defined below) allotted in this Lease to Tenant. Tenant shall, upon request of Landlord from time to time, furnish Landlord with a list of its employees’ names and of Tenant’s and its employees’ vehicle license numbers. Parking access devices, if applicable, shall not be transferable. Landlord may impose a reasonable fee for access devices and a replacement charge for devices which are lost or stolen. Each access device shall be returned to Landlord promptly following the Expiration Date or sooner termination of this Lease.
3. Washing, waxing, cleaning or servicing of vehicles, or the parking of any vehicle on an overnight basis, in the Parking Area (other than emergency services) by any parker or his or her agents or employees is prohibited unless otherwise authorized by Landlord.
4. It is understood that the employees of Tenant and the other tenants of Landlord within the Building and Project shall not be permitted to park their automobiles in the portions of the Parking Area which may from time to time be designated for patrons of the Building and/or Project. Tenant shall be obligated to purchase from Landlord for the Term of this Lease, the total number of parking passes set forth in Item 11 of the Basic Lease Provisions (the “Parking Passes”) for unreserved parking, in monthly amounts as Landlord shall from time to time determine. Should any monthly parking charge not be paid within 5 days following the date due, then a late charge shall be payable by Tenant equal to the greater of (i) 5% of the delinquent installment or (ii) $100.00, which late charge shall be separate and in addition to any late charge that may be assessed pursuant to Section 14.3 of the Lease for other than delinquent monthly parking charges.
5. Landlord shall be entitled to pass on to Tenant its proportionate share of any mandatory government charges or parking surcharge or transportation management costs levied by any governmental agency and Tenant shall cooperate in any voluntary or mandated transportation management programs.
6. Tenant shall not assign or sublet any of the Parking Passes, either voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of Landlord, except in connection with an authorized assignment of this Lease or subletting of the Premises.
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EXHIBIT G
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
1. FITNESS CENTER. Subject to the provisions of this Section, so long as Tenant is not in Default under this Lease, and provided Tenant’s employees execute Landlord’s standard waiver of liability form and pay the applicable one time or monthly fee, if any, then Tenant’s employees (the “Fitness Center Users”) shall be entitled to use the fitness center and the shower facility located at the Project (collectively, the “Fitness Center”). No separate charges shall be assessed to Fitness Center Users for the use of the Fitness Center (with the exception of towel/laundry fees, if any) during the initial Term of this Lease, provided, however, that the costs of operating, maintaining and repairing the Fitness Center shall be included as part of Operating Expenses. The use of the Fitness Center shall be subject to the reasonable rules and regulations (including rules regarding hours of use) established from time to time by Landlord. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that the use of the Fitness Center by the Fitness Center Users shall be at their own risk and that the terms and provisions of Section 10.2 of this Lease shall apply to Tenant and the Fitness Center User’s use of the Fitness Center. Tenant acknowledges that the provisions of this Section shall not be deemed to be a representation by Landlord that Landlord shall continuously maintain the Fitness Center (or any other fitness facility) throughout the Term of this Lease, and Landlord shall have the right, at Landlord’s sole discretion, to expand, contract, eliminate or otherwise modify the Fitness Center. No expansion, contraction, elimination or modification of the Fitness Center, and no termination of Tenant’s or the Fitness Center Users’ rights to the Fitness Center shall entitle Tenant to an abatement or reduction in Basic Rent constitute a constructive eviction, or result in an event of default by Landlord under this Lease. Landlord reserves the right to reasonably limit, restrain, or condition the use of the Fitness Center by tenants of the Building (including Tenant’s Fitness Center Users) if Landlord reasonably determines that their use of the Fitness Center has a disproportionate and/or inequitable impact on the ability of other tenants to use the Fitness Center. Tenant hereby voluntarily releases, discharges, waives and relinquishes any and all actions or causes of action for personal injury or property damage occurring to Tenant or its employees or agents arising as a result of the use of the Fitness Center, or any activities incidental thereto, wherever or however the same may occur, and further agrees that Tenant will not prosecute any claim for personal injury or property damage against Landlord or any of its officers, agents, servants or employees for any said causes of action. It is the intention of Tenant with respect to the Fitness Center to exempt and relieve Landlord from liability for personal injury or property damage caused by negligence. Tenant’s right to use the Fitness Center shall belong solely to Tenant and may not be transferred or assigned without Landlord’s prior written consent, which may be withheld by Landlord in Landlord’s sole discretion.
2. CONFERENCE CENTER. Landlord currently provides a conference center (the “Conference Center”) in the Project capable of accommodating groups of people for use by Project tenants (including Tenant) on a reserved basis. Tenant shall, subject to availability, have the use of the Conference Center subject to Landlord’s procedures and charges, if any. The use of the Conference Center shall be subject to the reasonable rules and regulations (including rules regarding hours of use and priorities for the tenants of the particular building in which a Conference Center is located, set up and clean up charges, etc.) established from time to time by Landlord for the Conference Center. Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that the terms and provisions of Section 10.2 (Tenant’s Indemnity) of this Lease shall apply to Tenant’s use of the Conference Center. Further, Landlord shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to the existence, condition or availability of any Conference Center nor shall Landlord have any obligation whatsoever to enforce or make reservations thereof, and Tenant hereby expressly waives all claims against Landlord with respect to the same. No expansion, contraction, elimination, unavailability or modification of the Conference Center, and no termination of or interference with Tenant’s rights to the Conference Center, shall entitle Tenant to an abatement or reduction in rent or constitute a constructive eviction or an event of default by Landlord under this Lease.
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Exhibit 6.15
SUBLEASE
| 1. | PARTIES. |
This Sublease, dated May 27, 2022 is made between Biora Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly known as Progenity, Inc.) (“Sublessor”), and Robot Cache USA Inc, a Delaware Corporation (“Sublessee”).
| 2. | MASTER LEASE. |
Sublessor is the lessee under a written lease dated December 16, 2013 (the “Master Lease”), the first amendment (not dated) (the “1st Amendment”), the second amendment dated August 2, 2016 (the “2nd Amendment”), the third amendment dated January 8, 2018 (the “3rd Amendment”), the fourth amendment dated April 2, 2018 (the “4th Amendment”), the fifth amendment dated March 22, 2019 (the “5th Amendment”) and the sixth amendment dated June 11, 2020 (the “6th Amendment”) wherein San Diego UTC Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Lessor”) leased to Sublessor the real property located in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, which consists of certain specified suites located at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California, 92122 (“Master Premises”).
| 3. | PREMISES. |
Sublessor hereby subleases to Sublessee on the terms and conditions set forth in this Sublease the following portion of the Master Premises: approximately 5,498 rentable square feet on in Suite 200 as shown in yellow on exhibit “A” (the “Premises”).
| 4. | WARRANTY BY SUBLESSOR. |
Sublessor warrants and represents to Sublessee that Sublessor is not now, and as of the commencement of the Term hereof will not be, in default or breach of any of the provisions of the Master Lease, and that Sublessor has no knowledge of any claim by Lessor that Sublessor is in default or breach of any of the provisions of the Master Lease.
| 5. | TERM. |
The Term of this Sublease shall commence September 1, 2022 (the “Commencement Date”), and Sublessor shall provide “Early Access” to the Premises no later than August 1 for Sublessee to make minor changes to the Premises related to technology systems and furniture. The Sublease Term shall expire coterminous with the Master Lease on June 30, 2023. If Sublessor fails to deliver Possession to Sublessee on or before August 1, 2022, this Sublease shall be cancelable by Sublessee, in which case all consideration previously paid by Sublessee to Sublessor on account of this Sublease shall be returned to Sublessee, this Sublease shall thereafter be of no further force or effect, and Sublessor shall have no further liability to Sublessee on account of such delay or cancellation.
| 6. | RENT. |
Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor as Rent, without deduction, setoff, notice or demand, at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, California, 92122, or at such other place as Sublessor shall designate from time to time by written notice to Sublessee, the sum of $13,745 per month, on the first day of each month of the Term. Sublessee shall pay to Sublessor upon execution of this Sublease $13,745 as Rent for the first month of the Term and an additional $13,745 as a Security Deposit to be treated in the same manner as is outlined in the Master Lease. Additional provisions:
USE: The Premises may be used for general office uses.
DEMISING PREMISES: Sublessor, at Sublessor’s sole cost, shall erect a wall to demise the Premises.
BUILDING CONDITION: Sublessor shall provide that the existing HVAC systems, electrical, lighting, fire sprinkler and plumbing systems serving and within the Premises are in good working condition.
FURNITURE, FIXTURES & EQUIPMENT: As consideration for the Sublease, Sublessee shall have ownership of the furniture, fixtures and equipment (“FF&E”) located within the Premises. Sublessee shall purchase the FF&E for $1.00 to be documented by a Bill of Sale as an Exhibit to the Sublease. Such FF&E shall include the computer rack, patch panel with cables labelled, AV, projectors and TV screens, security systems, network and telco cabling and telco systems.
RENEWAL OPTION: Sublessor hereby waives their renewal right applicable to the subleased Premises.
SIGNAGE AND PARKING: Available to Sublessee per Master Lease; Sublessee will be permitted to use a minimum of 9 and a maximum of 18 unreserved permits at Landlord’s prevailing market rate.
ELECTRICITY: Sublessee understands that the Rent is “net of electricity” and that Sublessee is responsible for making electricity payments for the Premises as of August 1, 2022. In the event the Premises are not separately metered, Sublessor shall make a reasonable pro rata share allocation for the electricity costs. However, there shall be no passthrough of any additional operating expenses as outlined per the master lease from Sublessor to Sublessee.
| 7. | OTHER PROVISIONS OF SUBLEASE. |
All applicable terms and conditions of the Master Lease are incorporated into and made a part of this Sublease as if Sublessor were the lessor thereunder, Sublessee the lessee thereunder, and the Premises the Master Premises. Sublessee assumes and agrees to perform the lessee’s obligations under the Master Lease during the Term to the extent that such obligations are applicable to the Premises, except that the obligation to pay rent to Lessor under the Master Lease shall be considered performed by Sublessee to the extent and in the amount rent is paid to Sublessor in accordance with Section 6 of this Sublease. Sublessee shall not commit or suffer any act or omission that will violate any of the provisions of the Master Lease. Sublessor shall exercise due diligence in attempting to cause Lessor to perform its obligations under the Master Lease for the benefit of Sublessee. If the Master Lease terminates, this Sublease shall terminate and the parties shall be relieved of any further liability or obligation under this Sublease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Lease gives Sublessor any right to terminate the Master Lease in the event of the partial or total damage, destruction, or condemnation of the Master Premises or the building or project of which the Master Premises are a part, the exercise of such right by Sublessor shall not constitute a default or breach hereunder.
| 8. | ATTORNEYS’ FEES. |
If Sublessor or Sublessee shall commence legal action against the other arising out of or in connection with this Sublease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its costs of suit and reasonable attorneys’ fees.
| 9. | AGENCY DISCLOSURE. |
Sublessor and Sublessee each warrant that they have dealt with no other real estate broker in connection with this transaction except Hughes Marino, who represents both the Sublessor and Sublessee. Sublessor and Sublessee hereby confirm that they were timely advised of the dual representation and that they consent to the same, and that they do not expect Hughes Marino to disclose to either of them the confidential information of the other party.
| 10. | COMMISSION. |
Sublessor shall pay a leasing Commission to Hughes Marino of 4% of the total aggregate rent for the Premises for the sublease term, 50% due upon sublease execution and Lessor consent and 50% due upon the Commencement Date.
| 11. | NOTICES. |
All notices and demands which may or are to be required or permitted to be given by either party on the other hereunder shall be in writing. All notices and demands by the Sublessor to Sublessee shall be mailed to the Sublessee at the Premises, or to such other place as Sublessee may from time to time designate in a notice to the Sublessor. All notices and demands by the Sublessee to Sublessor shall be mailed to the Sublessor at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 300, San Diego, California, 92122, Attention: Legal Department, with a copy to legaldeptcontractnotices@bioratherapeutics.com, and to such other person or place as the Sublessor may from time to time designate in a notice to the Sublessee.
| 12. | AS-IS; NO WARRANTIES. SUBLESSOR IS PROVIDING THE SUBLEASE AND ACCESS TO THE PREMISES ON AN AS-IS, WHERE IS, BASIS. SUBLESSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBLEASE, THE PREMISES OR SUBLESSEE’S ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PREMISES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE PREMISES WILL BE ADEQUATE FOR SUBLESSEE’S USE. |
| 13. | Limitation of Liability. Except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Sublessor or its personnel, Sublessor shall not be responsible for any bodily injury to or death of any Sublessee personnel or for any damage to or loss or theft of any property of Sublessee or its personnel that occurs in or about the Premises, and Sublessee, and all of Sublessee’s guests and personnel, hereby release Sublessor from all such liability. Sublessee shall look exclusively to its own insurance coverage for recovery in the event of any such injury, death, damage, loss or theft. |
IN ADDITION, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER SUBLESSOR OR SUBLESSEE BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY, INCLUDING ANY PERSONNEL OR GUESTS OF THE OTHER PARTY, FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR SUBLESSEE’S ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE PREMISES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION OR THEORY OF RECOVERY AND EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
| 14. | Indemnification. Sublessee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sublessor and its employees, officers, directors, trustees and agents (the “Sublessor Indemnitees”) from and against all claims, actions, demands, suits, proceedings, liens, losses, liabilities, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, investigation costs, settlement costs, and reasonable attorneys’ fees) (collectively, “Claims”) arising out of or relating to (a) any breach by Sublessee of this agreement or (b) Sublessee’s access to, presence upon or use of the Master Premises, including but not limited to any bodily injury to or death of any person or damage to or loss or theft of any property occurring in or about the Master Premises, any Claim based on improper conduct within a workplace and/or any damage that results from the negligence, act or omission of Sublessee or its personnel, except to the extent that any such Claim results from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of a Sublessor Indemnitee. |
| SUBLESSOR: | SUBLESSEE: | |||
| BIORA THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ROBOT CACHE USA INC. | |||
| By: | By: | ![]() | ||
| Name: | Name: | Lee Jacobson | ||
| Title: | Title: | CEO | ||
| Date: | Date: | 6/20/2022 | ||
Exhibit A

Exhibit 6.16
LOAN AGREEMENT
This loan agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of this 28th day of September 2022 between StartEngine Primary LLC (“StartEngine”), a Delaware corporation located at 3900 W Alameda Ave, suite 1200, Burbank, CA 91505 and Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), located at 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92122.
WHEREAS: StartEngine and the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Posting Agreement dated August 23, 2022 (the “Posting Agreement”) for a capital raise (“Offering”); and
WHEREAS: the Company is using the escrow services of The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware;
IT IS HEREBY AGREED:
| 1. | Advances for advertising and promotion services. StartEngine or its affiliates may, at the direction of the Company, advance on behalf of the Company to the providers of advertising and marketing services (“Advertisers”) funds for the advertising and promotion of the Offering (each, an “Advance”) in an amount not to exceed, in the aggregate, $100,000. The Advance(s) that have been agreed upon are set forth on Schedule I hereto. Schedule I may be revised from time to time with the signature of both parties. The aggregate amount actually lent (the “Loan Amount”) shall bear interest at the rate of 0% per annum, provided that in no event shall the interest rate be less than the minimum rate of interest required in order to avoid the imputation of interest for federal income tax purposes. | |
| 2. | Repayment of Loan Amount. The Loan Amount plus any applicable interest shall be repaid to StartEngine or its affiliates in full at the time of the Company’s next disbursement unless otherwise specified and agreed to by StartEngine. Alternatively, upon providing notice to StartEngine, the Loan Amount may be prepaid by the Company in whole or in part at any time, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Any such prepayment shall be without premium or penalty. All payments under this Agreement shall be made without deduction or withholding for any applicable taxes, or will be grossed up by the Company for such amounts. | |
| 3. | Outstanding Advance. If payments made to StartEngine and its affiliates from Offering Proceeds under Section 2 hereof are insufficient to repay the Loan Amount, the Company shall repay in full any remaining amounts due (including accrued and unpaid interest) not later than 30 days following the date on which the Offering has closed. | |
| 4. | Advancing Funds. StartEngine will make Advances to the Advertisers within 30 days after receiving instructions from the Company to do so. All amounts advanced will become part of the Loan Amount regardless of whether they are actually utilized by the Advertisers. It remains the responsibility of the Company to seek any necessary reimbursements from, and to manage any service issues with, the Advertisers. |
| 5. | Default. |
| a. | Company Default. StartEngine may declare all Advances immediately due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company if any of the following events shall occur: |
| i. | The Company does not repay the Loan Amount as set forth in Sections 2 and 3, as applicable; or | |
| ii. | The Company fails to observe or perform any other covenant, obligation, condition or agreement contained herein or under the Posting Agreement and the failure continues for 10 days; or | |
| iii. | Any
disclosure in the offering statement filed by the Company with, and qualified by, the Securities
and Exchange Commission, or marketing materials prepared or distributed by the Company, is
or becomes materially misleading; or | |
| iv. | The Company institutes proceedings to be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent or it consents to institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable federal or state law, or it consents to, or acquiesces in, the filing of any such petition or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, or other similar official, of the Company, or of any substantial part of its property, or it makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or it admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due; or | |
| v. | Within 60 days after the commencement of proceedings against the Company seeking any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any present or future statute, law or regulation, such action has not been dismissed, or all orders or proceedings thereunder affecting the operations or the business of the Company stayed, or the stay of any such order or proceedings is thereafter set aside, or, within 60 days after the appointment without the consent or acquiescence of the Company of any trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Company or of all or any substantial part of the properties of the Company, such appointment has not been vacated. |
| b. | StartEngine Default. Any breach by StartEngine of the Posting Agreement will be deemed a breach of this Agreement. |
| 6. | Miscellaneous. |
| a. | Waiver and Amendment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended, waived or modified only upon the written consent of the Company and StartEngine. | |
| b. | Restrictions on Transfer; Assignment. The Company may not transfer or assign its interest in all or any part of this Agreement without the prior approval of StartEngine and, if such approval is granted and such interest is assigned, StartEngine shall keep a register for the recordation of the name(s) and address(es) of any assignee(s), and the amount of any interest assigned. | |
| c. | Fees and Expenses. All expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, including attorneys’ fees, shall be paid by the parties incurring such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall indemnify StartEngine for any stamp, transfer or similar taxes with respect to this Agreement (including its assignment). |
| d. | Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of any substantive law other than the law of the State of New York. Each party hereto consents to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in Manhattan, New York, if in state court, and in the United States District Court for the State of New York, if in United States federal court, for any suit or proceeding relating to, arising out of or arising under this Agreement; such courts shall have the sole and exclusive in personam jurisdiction, subject matter jurisdiction and other jurisdiction in connection with such suit or proceeding, and venue shall be appropriate for all purposes in such courts. | |
| e. | Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and may be given by mail, personal delivery or delivery by courier, or sent by confirmed facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission, addressed as set forth below to the Company or StartEngine, as applicable, or at such other address as the Company or StartEngine may designate upon 10 business days’ advance written notice to the other party hereto. |
| i. If to the Company: | Robot Cache US Inc. | |
Address: 4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200 San Diego, Ca. 92122 | ||
| Attention: Lee Jacobson | ||
| Email: lee@robotcache.com | ||
| Phone Number: 800-252-4001 | ||
| ii. If to StartEngine: | StartEngine Primary LLC | |
Address: 3900 W Alameda Ave. Suite 1200 Burbank, CA | ||
| Attention: Parker Costin | ||
| Email: parker@startengine.com | ||
| Phone Number: 1 (800) 317-2200 |
| f. | Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held unenforceable under applicable law, each such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, and the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if the provision were so excluded and this Agreement, as so modified, shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms. | |
| g. | Heading; References. All headings used herein are used for convenience only and shall not be used to construe or interpret this Agreement. Except where otherwise indicated, all references herein to Sections refer to Sections hereof. | |
| h. | Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to this Agreement and its terms and conditions. | |
| i. | Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile, portable document format (.pdf) or other electronic transmission will be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. | |
| j. | Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Posting Agreement. |
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
| ROBOT CACHE US INC. | ||
| By: | ![]() |
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| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| STARTENGINE PRIMARY LLC | ||
| By: | ![]() |
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| Name: | Parker Costin | |
| Title: | VP, Client Marketing | |
Schedule I
List of Advances
StartEngine and the Company agree to the following Advances:
| Amount Lent: | Amount Raised in the Offering (Total): | |
| $20,000 | $0 | |
| $30,000 | $50,000 | |
| $50,000 | $100,000 | |
| Total Amount Lent: $100,000 | Total Amount Raised: $100,000 |
StartEngine will initially lend the Company $20,000 to secure marketing placements before the Offering commences. If the Company has not raised $20,000 in the Offering after the Offering has closed on StartEngine, StartEngine will forgive repayment of the loan. After, if at all, the amount raised in the Offering exceeds $20,000, the Company will be obligated to repay StartEngine the amount initially lent.
StartEngine will adhere to the terms of the loan in accordance with the table above.
After the Company raises a total of $50,000 in the Offering, StartEngine will lend the Company an additional $30,000.
After the Company raises a total of $100,000 in the Offering, StartEngine will lend the Company an additional $50,000.
The Company will repay StartEngine any and all loans as per the Loan Agreement, provided that the Company has raised, in the Offering, an aggregate amount greater than or equal to the total amount lent to the Company as specified in the table above.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule as of September 28, 2022.
| ROBOT CACHE US INC. | ||
| By: | ![]() |
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| Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
| STARTENGINE PRIMARY LLC | ||
| By: | ![]() |
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| Name: | Parker Costin | |
| Title: | VP, Client Marketing | |

Exhibit 8.1
Escrow Agreement
FOR
SECURITIES OFFERING
This Escrow Agreement, effective as of 06 / 02 / 2022, (“Escrow Agreement”), is by, between and among The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware, a Delaware Limited Purpose Trust Company and located at 20 Montchanin Rd., Suite 100, Greenville, DE 19807 as Escrow Agent hereunder (“Escrow Agent”); StartEngine Primary LLC (“Broker”), a Delaware Limited Liability Company, located at 3900 W. Alameda Ave, Burbank, CA 91505 ; and Robot Cache US, Inc, a Delaware (“Issuer”) located at 5910 Pacific Center Blvd. Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92121.
SUMMARY
A. Issuer has engaged Broker to act as broker/dealer of record for the sale up to $ 30,000,000 of securities (the “Securities”) on a “best efforts” basis, in an offering pursuant to Regulation A+.
B. In accordance with the Form 1-A (“Offering Document”), subscribers to the Shares (the “Subscribers” and individually, a “Subscriber”) will be required to submit full payment for their respective investments at the time they enter into subscription agreements.
C. In accordance with the Offering Document, all payments in connection with subscriptions for Shares shall be sent directly to Escrow Agent, and Escrow Agent has agreed to accept, hold, and disburse such funds deposited with it thereon in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement and in compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 15(c)2-4 and related SEC guidance and FINRA rules.
D. In order to establish the escrow of funds and to effect the provisions of the Offering Document, the parties hereto have entered into this Escrow Agreement.
E. The parties to this agreement agree to the Transmittal of Funds for Deposit Into the Escrow Account procedures located in Exhibit B.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, for themselves, their successors and assigns, hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined above, the following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein:
“Business Days” shall mean days when banks are open for business in the State of Delaware.
“Cash Investment” shall mean the number of Shares to be purchased by any Subscriber multiplied by the offering price per Share as set forth in the Offering Document.
“Cash Investment Instrument” shall mean an Automated Clearing House (“ACH”), made payable to or endorsed to Escrow Agent in the manner described in Section 3(c) hereof, in full payment for the Shares to be purchased by any Subscriber.
“Escrow Funds” shall mean the funds deposited with Escrow Agent pursuant to this Escrow Agreement.
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“Expiration Date” means the date so designated on Exhibit A.
“Minimum Offering” shall mean the number Shares so designated on Exhibit A hereto.
“Minimum Offering Notice” shall mean a written notification, signed by Broker, pursuant to which the Broker shall represent (1) that subscriptions for the Minimum Offering have been received, (2) that, to the best of Broker’s knowledge after due inquiry and review of its records, Cash Investment Instruments in full payment for that number of Shares equal to or greater than the Minimum Offering have been received, deposited with and collected by Escrow Agent, (3) and that such subscriptions have not been withdrawn, rejected or otherwise terminated, and (4) that the Subscribers have no statutory or regulatory rights of rescission without cause or all such rights have expired.
“Subscription Accounting” shall mean an accounting of all subscriptions for Shares received and accepted by Broker as of the date of such accounting, indicating for each subscription the Subscriber’s name, social security number and address, the number and total purchase price of subscribed Securities, the date of receipt by Broker of the Cash Investment Instrument, and notations of any nonpayment of the Cash Investment Instrument submitted with such subscription, any withdrawal of such subscription by the Subscriber, any rejection of such subscription by Broker, or other termination, for whatever reason, of such subscription.
2. Appointment of and Acceptance by Escrow Agent. Issuer, Broker hereby appoint Escrow Agent to serve as Escrow Agent hereunder, and Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement.
3. Deposits into Escrow.
a. All Cash Investment Instruments shall be delivered directly to Escrow Agent for deposit into the Escrow Account described on Exhibit B hereto. Each such deposit shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(1) a report containing such Subscriber’s name, social security number or taxpayer identification number, address and other information required for withholding purposes;
(2) a Subscription Accounting; and
(3) written instructions regarding the investment of such deposited funds in accordance with Section 6 hereof.
ALL FUNDS SO DEPOSITED SHALL REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE SUBSCRIBERS ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE INTERESTS AND, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 10(C) HEREIN, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY LIEN OR CHARGE BY Escrow Agent OR BY JUDGMENT OR CREDITORS’ CLAIMS AGAINST ISSUER UNTIL RELEASED OR ELIGIBLE TO BE RELEASED TO ISSUER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 4(a) HEREOF.
b. Broker and Issuer understand and agree that all Cash Investment Instruments received by Escrow Agent hereunder are subject to collection requirements of presentment and final payment. Upon receipt, Escrow Agent shall process each Cash Investment Instrument for collection, and the proceeds thereof shall be held as part of the Escrow Funds until disbursed in accordance with Section 4 hereof. If, upon presentment for payment, any Cash Investment Instrument is dishonored, Escrow Agent’s sole obligation shall be to notify Broker of such dishonor and to return such Cash Investment Instrument to the Investor should Escrow Agent have Investor information sufficient to effect such a return or to Broker should sufficient Investor information be unavailable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if for any reason any Cash Investment Instrument is uncollectible after payment or disbursement of the funds represented thereby has been made by Escrow Agent, Issuer shall immediately reimburse Escrow Agent upon receipt from Escrow Agent of written notice thereof.
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Upon receipt of any Cash Investment Instrument that represents payment of an amount less than or greater than the Cash Investment, Escrow Agent’s sole obligation shall be to notify Issuer and Broker, depending upon the source of the of the Cash Investment Instrument, of such fact and to return such Cash Investment Instrument to the Investor should Escrow Agent have Investor information sufficient to effect such a return or to Broker should sufficient Investor information be unavailable.
c. All Cash Investment Instruments shall be made payable to the order of, or endorsed to the order of, “Escrow Agent / Robot Cache US, Inc. -Escrow Account,” and Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to accept, or present for payment, any Cash Investment Instrument that is not payable or endorsed in that manner.
4. Disbursements of Escrow Funds.
a. Completion of Offering. Subject to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, Escrow Agent shall pay to Issuer the liquidated value of the Escrow Funds, by wire no later than one (1) business day following receipt of the following documents:
(1) A Minimum Offering Notice;
(2) Subscription Accounting Spreadsheet substantiating the sale of the Minimum Offering and maintained by the sponsor;
(3) Instruction Letter (as defined below); and
(4) Such other certificates, notices or other documents as Escrow Agent shall reasonably require.
Escrow Agent shall disburse the Escrow Funds by wire from the Escrow Account in accordance with joint written instructions signed by both the Issuer and/or Broker as to the disbursement of such funds (the “Instruction Letter”) in accordance with this Section 4(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to disburse the Escrow Funds to Issuer if Escrow Agent has reason to believe that (a) Cash Investment Instruments in full payment for that number of Securities equal to or greater than the Minimum Offering have not been received, deposited with and collected by Escrow Agent, or (b) any of the certifications and opinions set forth in the Minimum Offering Notice are incorrect or incomplete.
After the initial disbursement of Escrow Funds to Issuer pursuant to this Section 4(a), Escrow Agent shall pay to Issuer any additional funds received with respect to the Securities, by wire, promplty after receipt. Additional disbursments shall be subject to the issuer providing the following documentation:
(1) Subscription Accounting Spreadsheet substantiating the sale of the Minimum Offering which shall be made available for electronic access to Issuer by Escrow Agent;
(2) Instruction Letter (as defined above) from Issuer; and
(3) Such other certificates, notices or other documents as Escrow Agent shall reasonably require.
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It is understood that any ACH transaction must comply with U.S. laws and NACHA rules. However, Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for any errors in the completion, accuracy, or timeliness of any transfer properly initiated by Escrow Agent in accordance with joint written instructions of Issuer and Broker occasioned by the acts or omissions of any third party financial institution or a party to the transaction, or the insufficiency or lack of availability of funds on deposit in an external account.
b. Rejection of Any Subscription or Termination of the Offering. No later than three (3) business days after receipt by Escrow Agent of written notice (i) from Issuer that the Issuer intends to reject a Subscriber’s subscription, (ii) from Issuer and/or? Broker that there will be no closing of the sale of Securities to Subscribers, (iii) from any federal or state regulatory authority that any application by Issuer to conduct a banking business has been denied, or (iv) from the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority that a stop or similar order has been issued with respect to the Offering Document and has remained in effect for at least twenty (20) days, Escrow Agent shall pay to the applicable Subscriber(s), by ACH , the amount of the Cash Investment paid by each Subscriber.
c. Expiration of Offering Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if Escrow Agent shall not have received a Minimum Offering Notice on or before the Expiration Date, Escrow Agent shall, within three (3) business days after such Expiration Date and without any further instruction or direction from Broker or Issuer, return to each Subscriber, by ACH, the Cash Investment made by such Subscriber.
5. Suspension of Performance or Disbursement Into Court. If, at any time, (i) there shall exist any dispute between Broker, Issuer, Escrow Agent, any Subscriber or any other person with respect to the holding or disposition of all or any portion of the Escrow Funds or any other obligations of Escrow Agent hereunder, or (ii) if at any time Escrow Agent is unable to determine, to Escrow Agent’s reasonable satisfaction, the proper disposition of all or any portion of the Escrow Funds or Escrow Agent’s proper actions with respect to its obligations hereunder, or (iii) if Broker and Issuer have not within 30 days of the furnishing by Escrow Agent of a notice of resignation pursuant to Section 7 hereof appointed a successor Escrow Agent to act hereunder, then Escrow Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, take either or both of the following actions:
a. suspend the performance of any of its obligations (including without limitation any disbursement obligations) under this Escrow Agreement until such dispute or uncertainty shall be resolved to the sole satisfaction of Escrow Agent or until a successor Escrow Agent shall have been appointed (as the case may be).
b. petition (by means of an interpleader action or any other appropriate method) any court of competent jurisdiction in any venue convenient to Escrow Agent, for instructions with respect to such dispute or uncertainty, and to the extent required or permitted by law, pay into such court all funds held by it in the Escrow Funds for holding and disposition in accordance with the instructions of such court.
Escrow Agent shall have no liability to Broker, Issuer, any Subscriber or any other person with respect to any such suspension of performance or disbursement into court, specifically including any liability or claimed liability that may arise, or be alleged to have arisen, out of or as a result of any delay in the disbursement of the Escrow Funds or any delay in or with respect to any other action required or requested of Escrow Agent.
6. Investment of Funds. Escrow Agent will not commingle Escrow Funds received by it in escrow with funds of others and shall not invest such Escrow Funds. The Escrow Funds will be held in a non-interest bearing account.
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7. Resignation of Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from the performance of its duties hereunder at any time by giving fifteen (15) business days prior written notice to the Broker and the Issuer specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect. Upon any such notice of resignation, the Broker and Issuer jointly shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent hereunder prior to the effective date of such resignation. The retiring Escrow Agent shall transmit all records pertaining to the Escrow Funds and shall pay all Escrow Funds to the successor Escrow Agent, after making copies of such records as the retiring Escrow Agent deems advisable. After any retiring Escrow Agent’s resignation, the provisions of this Escrow Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Escrow Agent under this Escrow Agreement. Any corporation or association into which Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated shall be the Escrow Agent under this Escrow Agreement without further act.
8. Liability of Escrow Agent.
a. Escrow Agent undertakes to perform only such duties as are expressly set forth herein and no duties shall be implied. Escrow Agent shall have no liability under and no duty to inquire as to the provisions of any agreement other than this Escrow Agreement, including without limitation the Offering Document. Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that Escrow Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct was the primary cause of any loss to the Issuer, Broker or any Subscriber. Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility shall be for the safekeeping and disbursement of the Escrow Funds in accordance with the terms of this Escrow Agreement. Escrow Agent shall have no implied duties or obligations and shall not be charged with knowledge or notice of any fact or circumstance not specifically set forth herein. Escrow Agent may rely upon any notice, instruction, request or other instrument, not only as to its due execution, validity and effectiveness, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which Escrow Agent shall believe to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the person or parties purporting to sign the same. In no event shall Escrow Agent be liable for incidental, indirect, special, consequential or punitive damages (including, but not limited to lost profits), even if Escrow Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to take any legal action or commence any proceeding in connection with the Escrow Funds, any account in which Escrow Funds are deposited, this Escrow Agreement or the Offering Document, or to appear in, prosecute or defend any such legal action or proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for or required to enforce any of the terms or conditions of any subscription agreement with any Subscriber or any other agreement between Issuer, Broker and/or any Subscriber. Escrow Agent shall not be responsible or liable in any manner for the performance by Issuer or any Subscriber of their respective obligations under any subscription agreement nor shall Escrow Agent be responsible or liable in any manner for the failure of Issuer, Broker or any third party (including any Subscriber) to honor any of the provisions of this Escrow Agreement. 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 reasonable opinion or instruction of such counsel. Issuer shall promptly pay, upon demand, the reasonable fees and expenses of any such counsel.
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b. Escrow Agent is authorized, in its sole discretion, to comply with orders issued or process entered by any court with respect to the Escrow Funds, without determination by Escrow Agent of such court’s jurisdiction in the matter. If any portion of the Escrow Funds is at any time attached, garnished or levied upon under any court order, or in case the payment, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery of any such property shall be stayed or enjoined by any court order, or in case any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by any court affecting such property or any part thereof, then and in any such event, Escrow Agent is authorized, in its reasonable discretion, to rely upon and comply with any such order, writ, judgment or decree which it is advised by legal counsel selected by it is binding upon it without the need for appeal or other action; and if Escrow Agent complies with any such order, writ, judgment or decree, it shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person or entity by reason of such compliance even though such order, writ, judgment or decree may be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Escrow Agent shall provide the Issuer and Broker with immediate notice of any such court order or similar demand and the opportunity to interpose an objection or obtain a protective order.
9. Indemnification of Escrow Agent. From and at all times after the date of this Escrow Agreement, Issuer shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Escrow Agent and each director, officer, employee, attorney, agent and affiliate of Escrow Agent (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) against any and all actions, claims (whether or not valid), losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties from and after the date hereof, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising from or in any way relating to any claim, demand, suit, action or proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation) by any person, including without limitation Issuer, Broker whether threatened or initiated, asserting a claim for any legal or equitable remedy against any person under any statute or regulation, including, but not limited to, any federal or state securities laws, or under any common law or equitable cause or otherwise, arising from or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, performance or failure of performance of this Escrow Agreement or any transactions contemplated herein, whether or not any such Indemnified Party is a party to any such action, proceeding, suit or the target of any such inquiry or investigation; provided, however, that no Indemnified Party shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder for any liability finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to no further appeal, to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. Each Indemnified Party shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to select and employ separate counsel with respect to any action or claim brought or asserted against it, and the reasonable fees of such counsel shall be paid upon demand by the Issuer. The obligations of Issuer under this Section 9 shall survive any termination of this Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of Escrow Agent.
10. Compensation to Escrow Agent.
a. Fees and Expenses. Issuer shall compensate Escrow Agent for its services hereunder in accordance with Exhibit A attached hereto and, in addition, shall reimburse Escrow Agent for all of its reasonable pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses, including attorneys’ fees, travel expenses, telephone and facsimile transmission costs, postage (including express mail and overnight delivery charges), copying charges and the like. The additional provisions and information set forth on Exhibit A are hereby incorporated by this reference, and form a part of this Escrow Agreement. All of the compensation and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 10 shall be payable by Issuer upon demand by Escrow Agent. The obligations of Issuer under this Section 10 shall survive any termination of this Escrow Agreement and the resignation or removal of Escrow Agent.
b. Disbursements from Escrow Funds to Pay Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent is authorized to and may disburse from time to time, to itself or to Broker or to any Indemnified Party from the Escrow Funds (but only to the extent of Issuer’s rights thereto), the amount of any compensation and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses due and payable hereunder (including any amount to which Escrow Agent or any Indemnified Party is entitled to seek indemnification pursuant to Section 9 hereof). Escrow Agent shall notify Issuer of any disbursement from the Escrow Funds to itself or to any Indemnified Party in respect of any compensation or reimbursement hereunder and shall furnish to Issuer copies of all related invoices and other statements.
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c. Security and Offset. Issuer hereby grants to Escrow Agent and Broker and the Indemnified Parties a security interest in and lien upon the Escrow Funds (to the extent of Issuer’s rights thereto) to secure all obligations hereunder, and Escrow Agent and the Indemnified Parties shall have the right to offset the amount of any compensation or reimbursement due any of them hereunder (including any claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 9 hereof) against the Escrow Funds (to the extent of Issuer’s rights thereto.) If for any reason the Escrow Funds available to Escrow Agent and the Indemnified Parties pursuant to such security interest or right of offset are insufficient to cover such compensation and reimbursement, Issuer shall promptly pay such amounts to Escrow Agent and the Indemnified Parties upon receipt of an itemized invoice.
11. Representations and Warranties.
a. Each of Broker and Issuer respectively makes the following representations and warranties to Escrow Agent:
(1) It is a corporation or limited liability company 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 Escrow Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.
(2) This Escrow Agreement has been duly approved by all necessary corporate action, including any necessary shareholder or membership approval, has been executed by its duly authorized officers, and constitutes its valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(3) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Escrow Agreement will not violate, conflict with, or cause a default under its articles of incorporation, articles of organization or bylaws, operating agreement or other organizational documents, as applicable, any applicable law 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 to which it is a party or any of its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance of this Escrow Agreement is consistent with and accurately described in the Offering Document as set forth in Sections 4(b) and 4(c) hereof, has been properly described therein.
(4) It hereby acknowledges that the status of Escrow Agent is that of agent only for the limited purposes set forth herein, and hereby represents and covenants that no representation or implication shall be made that Escrow Agent has investigated the desirability or advisability of investment in the Securities or has approved, endorsed or passed upon the merits of the investment therein and that the name of Escrow Agent has not and shall not be used in any manner in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities other than to state that Escrow Agent has agreed to serve as Escrow Agent for the limited purposes set forth herein.
(5) 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 deposit to or disbursement from the Escrow Funds.
b. Issuer further represents and warrants to Escrow Agent that no party other than the parties hereto and the prospective Subscribers have, or shall have, any lien, claim or security interest in the Escrow Funds 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 Funds or any part thereof.
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c. Broker further represent and warrant to Escrow Agent that the deposit with Escrow Agent by Escrow Agent of Cash Investment Instruments pursuant to Section 3 hereof shall be deemed a representation and warranty by Escrow Agent that such Cash Investment Instrument represents a bona fide sale to the Subscriber described therein of the amount of Securities set forth therein, subject to and in accordance with the terms of the Offering Document.
12. Identifying Information. Issuer and Broker acknowledge that a portion of the identifying information set forth on Exhibit A is being requested by Escrow Agent in connection with the USA Patriot Act, Pub.L.107-56 (the “Act”). To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. For a non-individual person such as a business entity, a charity, a Trust, or other legal entity, Escrow Agent will ask for documentation to verify such person or entity’s formation and existence as a legal entity. Escrow Agent may also ask to see financial statements, licenses, identification and authorization documents from individuals claiming authority to represent the entity or other relevant documentation.
13. Compliance with Privacy Laws. Escrow Agent represents and warrants that its collection, access, use, storage, disposal and disclosure of Personal Data does and will comply with all applicable federal and state privacy and data protection laws, as well as all other applicable regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, Escrow Agent shall implement administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect Personal Data that are no less rigorous than accepted industry, and shall ensure that all such safeguards, including the manner in which Personal Data is collected, accessed, used, stored, processed, disposed of and disclosed, comply with applicable data protection and privacy laws, as well as the terms and conditions of this Escrow Agreement. Escrow Agent shall use and disclose Personal Data solely and exclusively for the purposes for which the Personal Data, or access to it, is provided pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Escrow Agreement, and not use, sell, rent, transfer, distribute, or otherwise disclose or make available Personal Data for Escrow Agent’s own purposes or for the benefit of any party other than Issuer. For purposes of this section, “Personal Data” shall mean information provided to Escrow Agent by or at the direction of the Issuer, or to which access was provided to Escrow Agent by or at the direction of the Issuer, in the course of Escrow Agent’s performance under this Escrow Agreement that: (i) identifies or can be used to identify an individual (also known as a “data subject”) (including, without limitation, names, signatures, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other unique identifiers); or (ii) can be used to authenticate an individual (including, without limitation, employee identification numbers, government-issued identification numbers, passwords or PINs, financial account numbers, credit report information, biometric or health data, answers to security questions and other personal identifiers), including the identifying information on individuals described in Section 12.
13. Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. In the event that any party hereto commences a lawsuit or other proceeding relating to or arising from this Escrow Agreement, the parties hereto agree that the United States District Court for the State of Delaware shall have the sole and exclusive jurisdiction over any such proceeding. If such court lacks federal subject matter jurisdiction, the parties agree that the Circuit Court in and for State of Delaware shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction. Any of these courts shall be proper venue for any such lawsuit or judicial proceeding and the parties hereto waive any objection to such venue. The parties hereto consent to and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of any of the courts specified herein and agree to accept service of process to vest personal jurisdiction over them in any of these courts.
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14. Notice. All notices, approvals, consents, requests, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when the writing is delivered if given or delivered by hand, overnight delivery service or facsimile transmitter (with confirmed receipt) to the address or facsimile number set forth on Exhibit A hereto, or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice, and shall be deemed to have been given on the date deposited in the mail, if mailed, by first-class, registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.
15. Amendment or Waiver. This Escrow Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by a writing signed by Broker, Issuer and Escrow Agent. No delay or omission by any party in exercising any right with respect hereto shall operate as a waiver. A waiver on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to, or waiver of, any right or remedy on any future occasion.
16. Severability. To the extent any provision of this Escrow Agreement is prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Escrow Agreement.
17. Governing Law. This Escrow Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
18. Entire Agreement. This Escrow Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to the acceptance, collection, holding, investment and disbursement of the Escrow Funds and sets forth in their entirety the obligations and duties of Escrow Agent with respect to the Escrow Funds.
19. Binding Effect. All of the terms of this Escrow Agreement, as amended from time to time, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of Broker, Issuer and Escrow Agent.
20. Execution in Counterparts. This Escrow Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, which when so executed shall constitute one and the same agreement.
21. Termination. Upon the first to occur of the disbursement of all amounts in the Escrow Funds or deposit of all amounts in the Escrow Funds into court pursuant to Section 5 or Section 8 hereof, this Escrow Agreement shall terminate and Escrow Agent shall have no further obligation or liability whatsoever with respect to this Escrow Agreement or the Escrow Funds.
22. Dealings. Escrow Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of Escrow Agent may buy, sell, and deal in any of the securities of the Issuer and become pecuniary interested in any transaction in which the Issuer may be interested, and contract and lend money to the Issuer and otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Escrow Agent under this Escrow Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude Escrow Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Issuer or any other entity.
THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Escrow Agreement to be executed under seal as of the date first above written.
| ISSUER: Robot Cache US, Inc. | ||
| By: | ![]() | |
| Printed Name: | Lee Jacobson | |
| Title: | CEO | |
| Broker: StartEngine | ||
| By: | ![]() | |
| Name: | Allen Jebsen | |
| Title: | VP, Sales | |
| Escrow Agent: The Bryn Mawr Trust Company of Delaware | ||
| By: | ![]() | |
| Name: | Robert Coppock | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
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EXHIBIT A
Escrow Agent Fees.
Escrow Administration Fee: $100.00 for each break letter after the first four
$750.00 per year escrow account fee. First year non-refundable.
EXHIBIT B
Transmittal of Funds for Deposit Into the Escrow Account
The Selected Dealer agrees that it is bound by the terms of the Escrow Agreement executed by Escrow Agent. ACH transfers, wire transfers and credit cards are the acceptable methods of payment for this offering. ACH and transfers should be sent directly to the Escrow Agent by the Broker via daily batch ACH.
The delivery instructions are as follows:
ACH/Wire instructions:
Bank Name Bryn Mawr Trust Company
Address 801 Lancaster Ave, Bryn Mawr PA 19010
Routing Number 031908485
Account Number 069-6964
Account Name Trust Funds
Further Instructions StartEngine – Deal Name
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Exhibit 11.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
September 28, 2022
Board of Directors
ROBOT CACHE US INC.
We hereby consent to the inclusion in the Offering Circular or other documents filed under Regulation A tier 2 on Form 1-A (or Form 1-K) of our reports dated March 1, 2022, with respect to the balance sheets of ROBOT CACHE US INC. Inc. as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the calendar years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements.
| /s/ IndigoSpire CPA Group | |
| IndigoSpire CPA Group, LLC | |
| Aurora, Colorado | |
| September 28, 2022 |
Exhibit 12.1
Ross Law Group, pllc
1430 Broadway, Suite 1804
New York, NY 10018
United States
Tel: +1 212 884 9333
www.RossLawGroup.co
| Gary J. Ross, Esq. | Email: Gary@RossLawGroup.co |
September 29, 2022
Robot Cache US Inc.
4330 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92122
| Re: | Robot Cache US Inc. - Offering Statement on Form 1-A |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Robot Cache US Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s offer and sale (the “Offering”) of up to 27,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Shares”), that are the subject of the Company’s offering statement on Form 1-A (as amended, the “Offering Statement”) filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Regulation A (“Regulation A”) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”). The Shares include (i) up to 25,000,000 Shares offered for sale to investors, at a fixed price of $1.00 per Share, and (ii) up to 2,500,000 Shares, representing bonus shares.
In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined the originals, or certified, conformed or reproduction copies, of all such agreements, instruments, documents and records as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of such opinion, including, without limitation: (i) the Offering Statement; (ii) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company, each as amended to date; (iii) the form of subscription agreement included as an exhibit to the Offering Statement and relating to the Shares (the “Subscription Agreement”); (iv) resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Company (either at meetings or by unanimous written consent) approving the Company’s filing of the Offering Statement, and the Company’s offer, sale and issuance of the Shares and (v) documentation evidencing approval of certain actions by the Company’s stockholders. In all such examinations, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity (with the originals) of all documents submitted to us as copies, the genuineness of all signatures on the originals, and the legal competence of all signatories to the originals. As to various questions of fact relevant to our opinion, we have relied upon, and have assumed the accuracy of, certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from public officials, officers or representatives of the Company, and others.
On the basis of the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares are duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in the manner described in the Offering Statement and the Subscription Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The opinion expressed herein is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as currently in effect, and no opinion is expressed with respect to any other laws or any effect that any such other laws may have on the opinion expressed herein.
This opinion letter has been prepared, and is to be understood, in accordance with the customary practice of lawyers who regularly give and regularly advise recipients regarding opinion letters of this kind, is limited to the matters expressly stated herein and is provided solely for purposes of complying with the requirements of Regulation A, and no opinions may be inferred or implied beyond the matters expressly stated herein. The opinion expressed herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we specifically disclaim any responsibility to update it or supplement it to reflect any changes in law or of fact after the date hereof or to advise you of subsequent developments that may affect it.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Offering Statement and each amendment thereto that relates to the Offering and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the offering circular constituting a part of the Offering Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
If you have any questions about this opinion letter, please do not hesitate to contact us.
| Sincerely yours, | |
| /s/ Gary J. Ross, on behalf of Ross Law Group, PLLC | |
| Gary J. Ross, Esq. |
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