NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties contained in this document, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:
(3) Upon termination of this Agreement for Cause, the Company shall have no further obligations or liability to the Executive or his heirs, administrators or executors with respect to compensation and benefits thereafter, except for the obligation to pay the Executive any earned but unpaid Base Salary, reimbursement of any and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with and related to the performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company during the period ending on the termination date and any accrued but unused vacation time through the termination date in accordance with Company policy. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder, all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions.
(1) At any time during the term of this Agreement, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 12(d)(2) below, the Executive may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company for “Good Reason.” For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) the assignment, without the Executive’s explicit consent, to the Executive of duties that are significantly different from, and that result in a substantial diminution of, the duties that he assumed on the Effective Date (including reporting to anyone other than solely and directly to the Board); (B) the assignment, without the Executive’s explicit consent, to the Executive of a title that is different from and subordinate to the title Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided, however, for the absence of doubt following a Change of Control, should the Executive cease to retain either the title or responsibilities assumed on the Effective Date, or Executive is required to serve in a diminished capacity or lesser title in a division or unit of another entity (including the acquiring entity), such event shall constitute Good Reason regardless of the title of Executive in such acquiring company, division or unit; (C) the occurrence of a Change of Control; (D) material breach by the Company of this Agreement; or (E) the re-location of Executive to an office in excess of 50 miles outside of Jacksonville, Florida.
(2) Except with respect to subparagraph “(C)” in Section 12(d)(1) above, the Executive shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason unless and until he shall have delivered written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days of the date upon which the facts giving rise to Good Reason occurred of his intention to terminate this Agreement and his employment with the Company for Good Reason, which notice specifies in reasonable detail the circumstances claimed to provide the basis for such termination for Good Reason, and the Company shall not have eliminated the circumstances constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days of its receipt from the Executive of such written notice.
(3) In the event that the Executive terminates this Agreement and his employment with the Company for Good Reason or the Company terminates this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company without Cause, the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive (or, following his death, to the Executive’s heirs, administrators or executors) the Separation Payment amount; provided, however, that in the event Executive elects to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason in accordance with subparagraph “(C)” in Section 12(d)(1), such election must be made within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the Change of Control and Executive shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the Executive’s current aggregate compensation (salary, bonus and benefits) for the fifteen (15) months immediately preceding the date of the Change of Control, in one lump sum cash payment within sixty (60) days after the termination date, in consideration of Executive’s agreement to devote up to 400 hours of time per year for fifteen (15) months to support the enforcement of the Video DriveBy and on-line mapping intellectual property assets. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder, all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions.
(4) Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 12(d) by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 12(d) be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer or business or by profits earned by Executive from any other source at any time before and after the termination date. The Company’s obligation to make any payment pursuant to, and otherwise to perform its obligations under, this Agreement shall not be affected by any offset, counterclaim or other right that the Company may have against Executive for any reason. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of any insurance proceeds payable to Executive.
(b) The Executive affirms that he does not possess and will not rely upon the protected trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information of any prior employer(s) in providing services to the Company or its subsidiaries.
(c) In the event that the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the Executive shall deliver forthwith to the Company any and all originals and copies, including those in electronic or digital formats, of Confidential Information; provided, however, Executive shall be entitled to retain (i) papers and other materials of a personal nature, including, but not limited to, photographs, correspondence, personal diaries, calendars and rolodexes, personal files and phone books, (ii) information showing his compensation or relating to reimbursement of expenses, (iii) information that he reasonably believes may be needed for tax purposes and (iv) copies of plans, programs and agreements relating to his employment, or termination thereof, with the Company.
(b) The Executive hereby agrees and covenants that he shall not without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, including, without limitation, as an employee, employer, consultant, principal, partner, shareholder, officer, director or any other individual or representative capacity (other than (i) as a holder of less than two (2%) percent of the outstanding securities of a Company whose shares are traded on any national securities exchange or (ii) as a limited partner, passive minority interest holder in a venture capital fund, private equity fund or similar investment entity which holds or may hold an equity or debt position in portfolio companies that are competitive with the Company; provided however, that the Executive shall be precluded from serving as an operating partner, general partner, manager or governing board designee with respect to such portfolio companies), or whether on the Executive's own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity or otherwise howsoever, during the Employment Period and the Separation Period and thereafter to the extent described below, within the Territory:
(1) Engage, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, consult for, participate in, or be connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of any business in competition with the Business of the Company, as defined in the next sentence. The Company’s Business shall be (i) the commercialization, development and enforcement of on-line mapping intellectual property assets, including the acquisition and development of patents through internal or external research and development, the acquisition of existing rights to intellectual property through acquisitions of already issued patents and pending Video DriveBy and on-line mapping patent applications, both in the United States and abroad and the development of products and processes associated with the intellectual property and the license of the intellectual property to others seeking to develop products or processes or whose products or processes infringe the Company’s intellectual property rights through legal processes and (ii) the commercialization, development and enforcement of intellectual property rights in any other industry or market in which the Company has acquired intellectual property assets during Executive’s employment with the Company.
(2) Recruit, solicit or hire, or attempt to recruit, solicit or hire, any employee, or independent contractor of the Company to leave the employment (or independent contractor relationship) thereof, whether or not any such employee or independent contractor is party to an employment agreement, for the purpose of competing with the Business of the Company;
(3) Attempt in any manner to solicit or accept from any customer of the Company, with whom Executive had significant contact during Executive’s employment by the Company (whether under this Agreement or otherwise), business of the kind or competitive with the business done by the Company with such customer or to persuade or attempt to persuade any such customer to cease to do business or to reduce the amount of business which such customer has customarily done or might do with the Company, or if any such customer elects to move its business to a person other than the Company, provide any services of the kind or competitive with the business of the Company for such customer, or have any discussions regarding any such service with such customer, on behalf of such other person for the purpose of competing with the Business of the Company; or
(4) Interfere with any relationship, contractual or otherwise, between the Company and any other party, including, without limitation, any supplier, distributor, co-venturer or joint venturer of the Company, for the purpose of soliciting such other party to discontinue or reduce its business with the Company for the purpose of competing with the Business of the Company.
With respect to the activities described in Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) above, the restrictions of this Section 14(b) shall continue during the Employment Period and for a period of three (3) years thereafter.
(a) The Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him under the provisions of this Agreement are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and that it would be difficult or impossible to replace such services. Furthermore, the parties acknowledge that monetary damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any material breach by the Executive of Section 13 or Section 14 of this Agreement. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that any material breach or threatened material breach by him of Section 13 or Section 14 of this Agreement shall entitle the Company, in addition to all other legal remedies available to it, to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to seek to enjoin such breach or threatened breach. The parties understand and intend that each restriction agreed to by the Executive hereinabove shall be construed as separable and divisible from every other restriction, that the unenforceability of any restriction shall not limit the enforceability, in whole or in part, of any other restriction, and that one or more or all of such restrictions may be enforced in whole or in part as the circumstances warrant. In the event that any restriction in this Agreement is more restrictive than permitted by law in the jurisdiction in which the Company seeks enforcement thereof, such restriction shall be limited to the extent permitted by law. The remedy of injunctive relief herein set forth shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies that the Company may have at law or in equity.
(c) During the term of this Agreement, the Company (i) shall indemnify and hold harmless Executive and his heirs and representatives as, and to the extent, provided in the Company’s bylaws and (ii) shall cover Executive under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on at least the same basis as it covers other senior executive officers and directors of the Company.
(d) This Agreement constitutes and embodies the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the Executive’s employment by the Company, supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Executive and the Company, and shall not be amended, modified or changed except by an instrument in writing executed by the party to be charged (it being understood that, pursuant to Section 7, Share Awards shall govern with respect to the subject matter thereof). The invalidity or partial invalidity of one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. No waiver by either party of any provision or condition to be performed shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same time or any prior or subsequent time.
(e) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon and enforceable against, the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, beneficiaries and permitted assigns.
(f) The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(g) All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by reputable national overnight delivery service (e.g. Federal Express) for overnight delivery to the party at the address set forth in the preamble to this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may hereafter give the other party notice of in accordance with the provisions hereof. Notices shall be deemed given on the sooner of the date actually received or the third business day after deposited in the mail or one business day after deposited with an overnight delivery service for overnight delivery.
(h) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to principles of conflicts of laws and each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in the County and State of New York.
(i) This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one of the same instrument. The parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
(j) The Executive represents and warrants to the Company, that he has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform his obligations hereunder and that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of his obligations hereunder will not conflict with any agreement to which Executive is a party.
(k) The Company represents and warrants to Executive that it has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not conflict with any agreement to which the Company is a party.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company have caused this Executive Employment Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
/s/William D. Meadow
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 7th day of February 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between California Gold Corp., a Nevada corporation headquartered at c/o Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, 488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022 and Shea Ralph, an individual residing at 4765 Riverwood Circle, Sarasota, Florida 34231 (“Executive”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Executive desires to be employed by the Company as its Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer and the Company wishes to employ Executive in such capacity;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the respective covenants and agreements of the parties contained in this document, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment and Duties. The Company agrees to employ and Executive agrees to serve as the Company's Executive Vice President. The duties and responsibilities of Executive shall include the duties and responsibilities contained in the Company’s bylaws and such other duties as the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may from time to time assign to Executive.
Executive shall devote such time and attention as required to the diligent and faithful performance of the duties and responsibilities duly assigned to him pursuant to this Agreement. Provided that none of the additional activities interferes with the performance of the duties and responsibilities of Executive or are determined by the inconsistent with the position, standing, stature, reputation or best interests of the Company, nothing in this Section 1, shall prohibit Executive from (a) serving as a director or member of a committee of entities that do not, in the good faith determination of the Board, compete or present the appearance of competition with the Company or otherwise create, or could create, in the good faith determination of the Board, a conflict of interest or appearance of a conflict of interest with the business of the Company; (b) delivering lectures, fulfilling speaking engagements, and any writing or publication relating to his area of expertise; provided, that, if such activities relate to the Business of the Company, any fees, royalties or honorariums received therefrom shall be promptly turned over to the Company; (c) serving as a director or trustee of any governmental, charitable or educational organization or (d) engaging in additional activities in connection with personal investments and community affairs; provided that such activities are not inconsistent with Executive’s duties under this Agreement and do not violate the terms of Section 13.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of three (3) years following the Effective Date and shall be automatically renewed for successive one (1) year periods thereafter unless either party provides the other party with written notice of his or its intention not to renew this Agreement at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the initial term or any renewal term of this Agreement. “Employment Period” shall mean the initial three (3) year term plus renewals, if any.
3. Place of Employment. Executive's services shall be performed in the City of Sarasota, Florida. The parties acknowledge, however, that Executive may be required to travel in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder.
4. Base Salary. For all services to be rendered by Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay Executive during the Employment Period a base salary (the "Base Salary") at an annual rate of $180,000. The Base Salary shall be paid in periodic installments in accordance with the Company's regular payroll practices. At the beginning of each year, the annual salary will be adjusted to match the change in the U.S. Government Cost of Living Index from the previous year.
5. Bonuses. The Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus the (“Annual Bonus”) as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”), or in the absence of a Compensation Committee, the Board. The Annual Bonus shall be paid by the Company to the Executive promptly after determination that the relevant targets have been met, it being understood that the attainment of any financial targets associated with any bonus shall not be determined until following the completion of the Company’s annual audit and public announcement of such results and shall be paid promptly following the Company’s announcement of earnings. The Compensation Committee may review the Executive’s performance from time to time and may provide for lesser or greater bonus payments based upon achievement of partial or additional criteria established or determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time.
6. Severance Compensation. Upon termination of Executive’s employment prior to expiration of the Employment Period unless the Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or Executive terminates his employment without Good Reason, the Executive shall be entitled to receive any and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with and related to the performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company during the period ending on the termination date, any accrued but unused vacation time through the termination date in accordance with Company policy and an amount equal to Executive’s Base Salary, as in effect as of the date of termination for the nine months prior to such termination (the “Separation Period” and the payment, the “Separation Payment”), provided that Executive (a) executes an agreement releasing Company and its affiliates from any liability associated with this Agreement in form and terms satisfactory to the Company and that all time periods imposed by law permitting cancellation or revocation of such release by the Executive shall have passed or expired, and (b) complies with his other obligations under this Agreement as provided in Section 12 and 13 hereof, as a condition to such Separation Payment. Subject to anything to the contrary in Section 11(d)(3), the Separation Payment shall be paid in in accordance with the customary payroll practices of the Company.
Subject to the Executive’s (1) timely election of continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) with respect to the Company’s group health insurance plans in which the Employee participated immediately prior to the termination date (“COBRA Continuation Coverage”), and (2) continued payment of premiums for such plans at the active employee rate (excluding, for purposes of calculating cost, an employee’s ability to pay premiums with pre-tax dollars), the cost of COBRA Continuation Coverage for the Executive and his eligible dependents until the earliest of (x) the Executive or his eligible dependents, as the case may be, ceasing to be eligible under COBRA, and (y) six (6) months following the termination date (the benefits provided under this clause (ii), the “Medical Continuation Benefits”) or until such time as Executive shall obtain reasonably equivalent benefits from subsequent employment or spousal benefits.
7. Option Grant. The Executive shall be eligible for such grants of awards under the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (or any successor or replacement plan adopted by the Board and approved by the stockholders of the Company) (the “Plan”). In addition, the Executive shall be eligible for such additional grants of awards as the Compensation Committee or Board may from time to time determine (the “Share Awards”). Share Awards shall be subject to the Plan terms and conditions, provided, however, that Share Awards shall be subject to any additional terms and conditions as are in any award certificate(s), which shall supersede any conflicting provisions governing Share Awards provided under the Plan.
8. Clawback Rights. All amounts paid to Executive by the Company (other than Executive’s Base Salary and reimbursement of expenses pursuant to paragraph 9 hereof) during the Employment Period and any time thereafter and any and all stock based compensation (such as options and equity awards, including the Share Awards) granted during the Employment Period and any time thereafter (collectively, the “Clawback Benefits”) shall be subject to “Clawback Rights” as follows: during the period that the Executive is employed by the Company and upon the termination or expiration of the Executive’s employment and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, if any of the following events occurs, Executive agrees to repay or surrender to the Company the Clawback Benefits as set forth below:
(a) | if a restatement (a “Restatement”) of any financial results from which any Clawback Benefits to Executive shall have been determined (such restatement resulting from material non-compliance of the Company with any financial reporting requirement under the federal securities laws and shall not include a restatement of financial results resulting from subsequent changes in accounting pronouncements or requirements which were not in effect on the date the financial statements were originally prepared), then the Executive agrees to immediately repay or surrender upon demand by the Company any Clawback Benefits which were determined by reference to any Company financial results which were later restated, to the extent the Clawback Benefits amounts paid exceed the Clawback Benefits amounts that would have been paid, based on the Restatement of the Company’s financial information All Clawback Benefits amounts resulting from such Restatements shall be retroactively adjusted by the Compensation Committee to take into account the restated results and if any excess portion of the Clawback Benefits resulting from such restated results is not so repaid or surrendered by the Executive within ninety (90) days of the revised calculation being provided to the Executive by the Company following a publicly announced Restatement, the Company shall have the right to take any and all action to effectuate such adjustment. |
(b) | if any material breach of any Agreement by Executive relating to confidentiality, non-competition, non-raid of employees, or non-solicitation of vendors or customers (including, without limitation, Sections 12 or 13 hereof) or if any material breach of Company policy or procedures which causes material harm to the Company occurs, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, then the Executive agrees to repay or surrender any Clawback Benefits upon demand by the Company and if not so repaid or surrendered within ninety (90) days of such demand, the Company shall have the right to take any and all action to effectuate such adjustment. |
The amount of Clawback Benefits to be repaid or surrendered to the Company shall be determined by the Compensation Committee and applicable law, rules and regulations. All determinations by the Compensation Committee with respect to the Clawback Rights shall be final and binding on the Company and Executive. The parties acknowledge it is their intention that the foregoing Clawback Rights as relates to Restatements conform in all respects to the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd Frank Act”) and requires recovery of all “incentive-based” compensation, pursuant to the provisions of the Dodd Frank Act and any and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect. Accordingly, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed automatically amended from time to time to assure compliance with the Dodd Frank Act and such rules and regulation as hereafter may be adopted and in effect.
9. Expenses. Executive shall be entitled to prompt reimbursement by the Company for all reasonable ordinary and necessary travel, entertainment, and other expenses incurred by Executive while employed (in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company for its senior executive officers) in the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, that Executive shall properly account for such expenses in accordance with Company policies and procedures. The Company will provide monthly reimbursement for home office, personal transportation, telecommunication and other business related expenses such as dues and subscriptions.
10. Other Benefits; Vacations. During the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in incentive, stock purchase, savings, retirement (401(k)), and welfare benefit plans, including, without limitation, health, medical, dental, vision, life (including accidental death and dismemberment) and disability insurance plans (collectively, "Benefit Plans"), in substantially the same manner and at substantially the same levels as the Company makes such opportunities available to the Company's managerial or salaried executive employees. The Company shall pay one hundred (100%) percent of the cost of individual and dependent coverage for Executive’s dependents. Executive shall be entitled to three (3) weeks paid vacation per year. Unused vacation shall accrue to the following year.
11. Termination of Employment.
(a) Death. If Executive dies during the Employment Period, this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company shall automatically terminate and the Company shall have no further obligations to the Executive or his heirs, administrators or executors with respect to compensation and benefits accruing thereafter, except for the obligation to pay to the Executive’s heirs, administrators or executors any earned but unpaid Base Salary, unpaid pro rata Annual Bonus for the current year through the date of death, reimbursement of any and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with and related to the performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company during the period ending on the termination date and any accrued but unused vacation time through the termination date in accordance with Company policy. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder, all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions. In addition, the Executive’s spouse and minor children shall be entitled to Medical Continuation Benefits.
(b) Disability. In the event that, during the term of this Agreement the Executive shall be prevented from performing his duties and responsibilities hereunder to the full extent required by the Company by reason of Disability (as defined below), this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company shall automatically terminate and the Executive or his heirs, administrators or executors shall be entitled to receive any earned but unpaid Base Salary, unpaid pro rata Annual Bonus for the current year accrued through the Executive’s last date of employment with the Company, reimbursement of any and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with and related to the performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company during the period ending on the termination date, any accrued but unused vacation time through the termination date in accordance with Company policy and the Separation Payment. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder, all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions. In addition, the Executive’s spouse and minor children shall be entitled to Medical Continuation Coverage. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean a physical or mental disability that prevents the performance by the Executive, with or without reasonable accommodation, of his duties and responsibilities hereunder for a period of not less than an aggregate of six (6) months during any twelve (12) consecutive months, which shall be determined by a qualified physician selected in good faith by the Board of Directors.
(c) Cause.
(1) At any time during the Employment Period, the Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (a) the willful and continued failure of the Executive to perform substantially his duties and responsibilities for the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s death or Disability) after a written demand by the Board for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Company, which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties and responsibilities, which willful and continued failure is not cured by the Executive within thirty (30) days of his receipt of such written demand; (b) the conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony, or (c) ) a judicial determination that is final and not subject to appeal that Executive has committed acts of fraud, dishonesty or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstratively injurious to the Company. Termination under clauses (b) or (c) of this Section 11(c)(1) shall not be subject to cure.
(2) For purposes of this Section 11(c), no act, or failure to act, on the part of Executive shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him in bad faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in, or not opposed to, the best interest of the Company (including reputationally). Prior to any termination for Cause under Section 11(c)(1)(a) above, Executive will be given five (5) business days written notice specifying the alleged Cause event and will be entitled to appear (with counsel) before the full Board to present information regarding his views on the Cause event, and after such hearing, there is at least a majority vote of the full Board (other than Executive) to terminate him for Cause. After providing the notice in foregoing sentence, the Board may suspend the Executive with full pay and benefits until a final determination pursuant to this Section 11(c) has been made.
(3) Upon termination of this Agreement for Cause, the Company shall have no further obligations or liability to the Executive or his heirs, administrators or executors with respect to compensation and benefits thereafter, except for the obligation to pay the Executive any earned but unpaid Base Salary, reimbursement of any and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with and related to the performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company during the period ending on the termination date and any accrued but unused vacation time through the termination date in accordance with Company policy. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder, all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions.
(d) Good Reason and Without Cause.
(1) At any time during the term of this Agreement, subject to the conditions set forth in Section 11(d)(2) below, the Executive may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company for “Good Reason.” For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) the assignment, without the Executive’s explicit consent, to the Executive of duties that are significantly different from, and that result in a substantial diminution of, the duties that he assumed on the Effective Date (including reporting to anyone other than solely and directly to the Board); (B) the assignment, without the Executive’s explicit consent, to the Executive of a title that is different from and subordinate to the title Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provided, however, for the absence of doubt following a Change of Control, should the Executive cease to retain either the title or responsibilities assumed on the Effective Date, or Executive is required to serve in a diminished capacity or lesser title in a division or unit of another entity (including the acquiring entity), such event shall constitute Good Reason regardless of the title of Executive in such acquiring company, division or unit; (C) the occurrence of a Change of Control; (D) material breach by the Company of this Agreement; or (E) the re-location of Executive to an office in excess of 50 miles outside of Sarasota, Florida.
(2) Except with respect to subparagraph “(C)” in Section 11(d)(1) above, the Executive shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason unless and until he shall have delivered written notice to the Company within ninety (90) days of the date upon which the facts giving rise to Good Reason occurred of his intention to terminate this Agreement and his employment with the Company for Good Reason, which notice specifies in reasonable detail the circumstances claimed to provide the basis for such termination for Good Reason, and the Company shall not have eliminated the circumstances constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days of its receipt from the Executive of such written notice.
(3) In the event that the Executive terminates this Agreement and his employment with the Company for Good Reason or the Company terminates this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company without Cause, the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive (or, following his death, to the Executive’s heirs, administrators or executors) the Separation Payment amount; provided, however, that in the event Executive elects to terminate this Agreement for Good Reason in accordance with subparagraph “(C)” in Section 11(d)(1), such election must be made within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of the Change of Control and Executive shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the Executive’s current aggregate compensation (salary, bonus and benefits) for the nine (9) months immediately preceding the date of the Change of Control, in one lump sum cash payment within sixty (60) days after the termination date. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder, all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions.
(4) Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 11(d) by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 11(d) be reduced by any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another employer or business or by profits earned by Executive from any other source at any time before and after the termination date. The Company’s obligation to make any payment pursuant to, and otherwise to perform its obligations under, this Agreement shall not be affected by any offset, counterclaim or other right that the Company may have against Executive for any reason. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of any insurance proceeds payable to Executive.
(e) Without “Good Reason” by Executive. At any time during the term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company without Good Reason by providing prior written notice of at least thirty (30) days to the Company. Upon termination by the Executive of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment with the Company without Good Reason, the Company shall have no further obligations or liability to the Executive or his heirs, administrators or executors with respect to compensation and benefits thereafter, except for the obligation to pay the Executive any earned but unpaid Base Salary, reimbursement of any and all reasonable expenses paid or incurred by the Executive in connection with and related to the performance of his duties and responsibilities for the Company during the period ending on the termination date and any accrued but unused vacation time through the termination date in accordance with Company policy. The Company shall deduct, from all payments made hereunder, all applicable taxes, including income tax, FICA and FUTA, and other appropriate deductions.
(f) Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) the accumulation (if over time, in any consecutive twelve (12) month period), whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 50.1% or more of the shares of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, sale or other transfer of shares of Common Stock (other than a merger or consolidation where the stockholders of the Company prior to the merger or consolidation are the holders of a majority of the voting securities of the entity that survives such merger or consolidation), (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or (iii) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, the individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the 12-month period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement: (A) any acquisitions of Common Stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock directly from the Company, or (B) any acquisition of Common Stock or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored by or maintained by the Company.
(g) Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or by Executive (other than termination by reason of Executive’s death) shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, provided, however, failure to provide timely notification shall not affect the employment status of Executive.
12. Confidential Information.
(a) Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Executive recognizes, acknowledges and agrees that he has had and will continue to have access to secret and confidential information regarding the Company, its subsidiaries and their respective Businesses (“Confidential Information”), including but not limited to, its products, methods, formulas, software code, patents, sources of supply, customer dealings, data, know-how, trade secrets and business plans, provided such information is not in or does not hereafter become part of the public domain, or become known to others through no fault of the Executive. The Executive acknowledges that such information is of great value to the Company, is the sole property of the Company, and has been and will be acquired by him in confidence. In consideration of the obligations undertaken by the Company herein, the Executive will not, at any time, during or after his employment hereunder, reveal, divulge or make known to any person, any information acquired by the Executive during the course of his employment, which is treated as confidential by the Company, and not otherwise in the public domain. The provisions of this Section 12 shall survive the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder.
(b) The Executive affirms that he does not possess and will not rely upon the protected trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information of any prior employer(s) in providing services to the Company or its subsidiaries.
(c) In the event that the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the Executive shall deliver forthwith to the Company any and all originals and copies, including those in electronic or digital formats, of Confidential Information; provided, however, Executive shall be entitled to retain (i) papers and other materials of a personal nature, including, but not limited to, photographs, correspondence, personal diaries, calendars and rolodexes, personal files and phone books, (ii) information showing his compensation or relating to reimbursement of expenses, (iii) information that he reasonably believes may be needed for tax purposes and (iv) copies of plans, programs and agreements relating to his employment, or termination thereof, with the Company.
13. Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation.
(a) The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the Confidential Information that the Executive has already received and will receive is valuable to the Company and that its protection and maintenance constitutes a legitimate business interest of the Company, to be protected by the non-competition restrictions set forth herein. The Executive agrees and acknowledges that the non-competition restrictions set forth herein are reasonable and necessary and do not impose undue hardship or burdens on the Executive. The Executive also acknowledges that the Company’s Business (as defined in Section 13(b)(1) below) is conducted worldwide (the “Territory”), and that the Territory, scope of prohibited competition, and time duration set forth in the non-competition restrictions set forth below are reasonable and necessary to maintain the value of the Confidential Information of, and to protect the goodwill and other legitimate business interests of, the Company, its affiliates and/or its clients or customers. The provisions of this Section 13 shall survive the termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder for the time periods specified below.
(b) The Executive hereby agrees and covenants that he shall not without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever, including, without limitation, as an employee, employer, consultant, principal, partner, shareholder, officer, director or any other individual or representative capacity (other than (i) as a holder of less than two (2%) percent of the outstanding securities of a Company whose shares are traded on any national securities exchange or (ii) as a limited partner, passive minority interest holder in a venture capital fund, private equity fund or similar investment entity which holds or may hold an equity or debt position in portfolio companies that are competitive with the Company; provided however, that the Executive shall be precluded from serving as an operating partner, general partner, manager or governing board designee with respect to such portfolio companies), or whether on the Executive's own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity or otherwise howsoever, during the Employment Period and the Separation Period and thereafter to the extent described below, within the Territory:
(1) Engage, own, manage, operate, control, be employed by, consult for, participate in, or be connected in any manner with the ownership, management, operation or control of any business in competition with the Business of the Company, as defined in the next sentence. The Company’s Business shall be (i) the commercialization, development and enforcement of on-line mapping intellectual property assets, including the acquisition and development of patents through internal or external research and development, the acquisition of existing rights to intellectual property through acquisitions of already issued patents and pending Video DriveBy and on-line mapping patent applications, both in the United States and abroad and the development of products and processes associated with the intellectual property and the license of the intellectual property to others seeking to develop products or processes or whose products or processes infringe the Company’s intellectual property rights through legal processes and (ii) the commercialization, development and enforcement of intellectual property rights in any other industry or market in which the Company has acquired intellectual property assets during Executive’s employment with the Company.
(2) Recruit, solicit or hire, or attempt to recruit, solicit or hire, any employee, or independent contractor of the Company to leave the employment (or independent contractor relationship) thereof, whether or not any such employee or independent contractor is party to an employment agreement, for the purpose of competing with the Business of the Company;
(3) Attempt in any manner to solicit or accept from any customer of the Company, with whom Executive had significant contact during Executive’s employment by the Company (whether under this Agreement or otherwise), business of the kind or competitive with the business done by the Company with such customer or to persuade or attempt to persuade any such customer to cease to do business or to reduce the amount of business which such customer has customarily done or might do with the Company, or if any such customer elects to move its business to a person other than the Company, provide any services of the kind or competitive with the business of the Company for such customer, or have any discussions regarding any such service with such customer, on behalf of such other person for the purpose of competing with the Business of the Company; or
(4) Interfere with any relationship, contractual or otherwise, between the Company and any other party, including, without limitation, any supplier, distributor, co-venturer or joint venturer of the Company, for the purpose of soliciting such other party to discontinue or reduce its business with the Company for the purpose of competing with the Business of the Company.
With respect to the activities described in Paragraphs (1), (2), (3) and (4) above, the restrictions of this Section 13(b) shall continue during the Employment Period and for a period of three (3) years thereafter.
14. Section 409A.
The provisions of this Agreement are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and any final regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder (“Section 409A”) and shall be construed in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A. The Company and Executive agree to work together in good faith to consider amendments to this Agreement and to take such reasonable actions which are necessary, appropriate or desirable to avoid imposition of any additional tax or income recognition prior to actual payment to Executive under Section 409A.
To the extent that Executive will be reimbursed for costs and expenses or in-kind benefits, except as otherwise permitted by Section 409A, (a) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (b) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year; provided that the foregoing clause (b) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect and (c) such payments shall be made on or before the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which you incurred the expense.
A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination constitutes a “Separation from Service” within the meaning of Section 409A and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean Separation from Service.
Each installment payable hereunder shall constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b), including Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii). Each payment that is made within the terms of the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) is intended to meet the “short-term deferral” rule. Each other payment is intended to be a payment upon an involuntary termination from service and payable pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), et. seq., to the maximum extent permitted by that regulation, with any amount that is not exempt from Code Section 409A being subject to Code Section 409A.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of Executive’s termination, then only that portion of the severance and benefits payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement, if any, and any other severance payments or separation benefits which may be considered deferred compensation under Section 409A (together, the “Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits”), which (when considered together) do not exceed the Section 409A Limit (as defined herein) may be made within the first six (6) months following Executive’s termination of employment in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Any portion of the Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits in excess of the Section 409A Limit otherwise due to Executive on or within the six (6) month period following Executive’s termination will accrue during such six (6) month period and will become payable in one lump sum cash payment on the date six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment. All subsequent Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Executive dies following termination but prior to the six (6) month anniversary of Executive’s termination date, then any payments delayed in accordance with this paragraph will be payable in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable after the date of Executive’s death and all other Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Section 409A Limit” will mean a sum equal (x) to the amounts payable prior to March 15 following the year in which Executive terminations plus (y) the lesser of two (2) times: (i) Executive’s annualized compensation based upon the annual rate of pay paid to Executive during the Company’s taxable year preceding the Company’s taxable year of Executive’s termination of employment as determined under Treasury Regulation 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii)(A)(1) and any IRS guidance issued with respect thereto; or (ii) the maximum amount that may be taken into account under a qualified plan pursuant to Section 401(a)(17) of the Code for the year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.
If any payment provided to Executive pursuant to this Agreement is subject to adverse tax consequences under Code Section 409A, then Company shall make such additional payments to Executive (“409A Gross Up Payments”) as are necessary to provide Executive with enough funds to pay the additional taxes, interest, and penalties imposed by Code section 409A (collectively, the “409A Tax”), as well as any additional taxes, including but not limited to additional 409A Tax, attributable to or resulting from the payment of the 409A Gross Up payments, with the end result that Executive shall be in the same position with respect to his tax liability as he would have been in if no 409A Tax had ever been imposed; provided, however, that the Company’s obligation to make payments under this Section 14 shall be limited to an amount equal to three times the 409A Tax (not including for this purpose 409A Tax attributable to the payment of any portion of the 409A Gross Up Payment). The Company shall make any payments required by this paragraph no later than the last day of Executive’s taxable year next following the Executive’s taxable year in which the 409A Tax is remitted to the taxing authority.
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) The Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by him under the provisions of this Agreement are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and that it would be difficult or impossible to replace such services. Furthermore, the parties acknowledge that monetary damages alone would not be an adequate remedy for any material breach by the Executive of Section 12 or Section 13 of this Agreement. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that any material breach or threatened material breach by him of Section 12 or Section 13 of this Agreement shall entitle the Company, in addition to all other legal remedies available to it, to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to seek to enjoin such breach or threatened breach. The parties understand and intend that each restriction agreed to by the Executive hereinabove shall be construed as separable and divisible from every other restriction, that the unenforceability of any restriction shall not limit the enforceability, in whole or in part, of any other restriction, and that one or more or all of such restrictions may be enforced in whole or in part as the circumstances warrant. In the event that any restriction in this Agreement is more restrictive than permitted by law in the jurisdiction in which the Company seeks enforcement thereof, such restriction shall be limited to the extent permitted by law. The remedy of injunctive relief herein set forth shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights or remedies that the Company may have at law or in equity.
(b) Neither the Executive nor the Company may assign or delegate any of their rights or duties under this Agreement without the express written consent of the other; provided, however, that the Company shall have the right to delegate its obligation of payment of all sums due to the Executive hereunder, provided that such delegation shall not relieve the Company of any of its obligations hereunder.
(c) During the term of this Agreement, the Company (i) shall indemnify and hold harmless Executive and his heirs and representatives as, and to the extent, provided in the Company’s bylaws and (ii) shall cover Executive under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on at least the same basis as it covers other senior executive officers and directors of the Company.
(d) This Agreement constitutes and embodies the full and complete understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the Executive’s employment by the Company, supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Executive and the Company, and shall not be amended, modified or changed except by an instrument in writing executed by the party to be charged (it being understood that, pursuant to Section 7, Share Awards shall govern with respect to the subject matter thereof). The invalidity or partial invalidity of one or more provisions of this Agreement shall not invalidate any other provision of this Agreement. No waiver by either party of any provision or condition to be performed shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same time or any prior or subsequent time.
(e) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, be binding upon and enforceable against, the parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, beneficiaries and permitted assigns.
(f) The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(g) All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered, sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by reputable national overnight delivery service (e.g. Federal Express) for overnight delivery to the party at the address set forth in the preamble to this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may hereafter give the other party notice of in accordance with the provisions hereof. Notices shall be deemed given on the sooner of the date actually received or the third business day after deposited in the mail or one business day after deposited with an overnight delivery service for overnight delivery.
(h) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without reference to principles of conflicts of laws and each of the parties hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts located in the County and State of New York.
(i) This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one of the same instrument. The parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.
(j) The Executive represents and warrants to the Company, that he has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform his obligations hereunder and that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of his obligations hereunder will not conflict with any agreement to which Executive is a party.
(k) The Company represents and warrants to Executive that it has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not conflict with any agreement to which the Company is a party.
[Signature page follows immediately]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company have caused this Executive Employment Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
| California Gold Corp. By: /s/James Davidson Name: James Davidson Title: President & Chief Executive Officer |
| /s/Shea Ralph Shea Ralph |
Exhibit E
CONSULTING AGREEMENT dated as of February 7, 2014 (the “Agreement”) by and between David Rector (the “Consultant”) and California Gold Corp. (the “Company”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage the Consultant as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) to provide services to the Company that are ordinarily and customarily performed by a COO, and the Consultant is willing to be engaged by the Company as a consultant and to serve as the COO of the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant agree as follows:
1. Consulting. The Company hereby continues to retain the Consultant, and the Consultant hereby agrees to make himself available as a consultant to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein.
2. Duties of Consultant. (a) During the Consulting Term (as hereinafter defined), the parties agree that the Consultant shall serve as the Company’s COO and shall perform all the duties that are ordinarily and customarily performed by a COO, provided that the Consultant shall not be required to undertake duties not reasonably within the scope of the duties of a COO.
(b) The Consultant’s services shall be performed primarily at the Consultant’s offices that are located in Walnut Creek, California. The parties acknowledge, however, that the Consultant may be required to travel in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder.
3. Term. Subject to the provisions for termination hereinafter provided, the term of this Agreement shall commence on February 7, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue for a minimum period of 12 months (the “Minimum Period”) and thereafter upon the mutual agreement of the Company and the Consultant (the “Consulting Term”).
4. Compensation. In consideration of the services to be rendered by the Consultant hereunder, the Company will pay the Consultant a monthly fee of $10,000, beginning on the date hereof. The Consultant shall be paid the first six months of compensation, $60,000, on the date hereof. Thereafter the monthly fee will be paid on a monthly basis at the beginning of the month.
5. Termination. If the Consultant should become unable to serve as COO or should fail to perform any of the obligations hereunder for any cause including death or disability, always in the sole judgment and decision of the Company, then the Company shall have the right to terminate this agreement on five days prior written notice. The Consultant shall have the right to resign at any time upon 30 days prior written notice. The Company may in its discretion and at its option terminate this Agreement at any time after the Minimum Period upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Consultant.
6. Reimbursement. The Company will reimburse the Consultant for all reasonable pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement.
7. Confidential Information. The Consultant recognizes and acknowledges that by reason of Consultant’s retention by and service to the Company before, during and, if applicable, after the Consulting Term, the Consultant will have access to certain confidential and proprietary information relating to the Company’s business, which may include, but is not limited to, trade secrets, trade “know-how,” product development techniques and plans, formulas, customer lists and addresses, financing services, funding programs, cost and pricing information, marketing and sales techniques, strategy and programs, computer programs and software and financial information (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”). The Consultant acknowledges that such Confidential Information is a valuable and unique asset of the Company and Consultant covenants that she will not, unless expressly authorized in writing by the Company, at any time during the Consulting Term use any Confidential Information or divulge or disclose any Confidential Information to any person, firm or corporation except in connection with the performance of Consultant’s duties for the Company and in a manner consistent with the Company’s policies regarding Confidential Information. The Consultant also covenants that at any time after the termination of this Agreement, directly or indirectly, he will not use any Confidential Information or divulge or disclose any Confidential Information to any person, firm or corporation, unless such information is in the public domain through no fault of Consultant or except when required to do so by a court of law, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company or by any administrative or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction to order Consultant to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information. All written Confidential Information (including, without limitation, in any computer or other electronic format) which comes into the Consultant’s possession during the Consulting Term shall remain the property of the Company. Except as required in the performance of the Consultant’s duties for the Company, or unless expressly authorized in writing by the Company, the Consultant shall not remove any written Confidential Information from the Company’s premises, except in connection with the performance of Consultant’s duties for the Company and in a manner consistent with the Company’s policies regarding Confidential Information. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Consultant agrees to return immediately to the Company all written Confidential Information (including, without limitation, in any computer or other electronic format) in Consultant’s possession.
8. Status as Independent Contractor. The parties intend and acknowledge that the Consultant is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee of the Company. The Consultant shall have full discretion in determining the amount of time and activity to be devoted to rendering the services contemplated under this Agreement and the level of compensation to Consultant is not dependent upon any preordained time commitment or level of activity. The Company acknowledges that the Consultant shall remain free to accept other consulting engagements of a like nature to the engagement under this Agreement. The Company shall not be responsible for any withholding in respect of taxes or any other deductions in respect of the fees to be paid to Consultant and all such amounts shall be paid without any deduction or withholding. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create any partnership, joint venture or similar arrangement between the Company and the Consultant or to render either party responsible for any debts or liabilities of the other.
9. Consultant’s Services to Others. The Company acknowledges that Consultant and his affiliates are in the business of providing consulting advice to others. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit or restrict Consultant or his affiliates in conducting such business with respect to others or in rendering such advice to others. The Consultant acknowledges that the Company may hire other consultants to provide services complimentary to those provided by the Consultant.
10. Conflict of Interest. The Consultant and the Company agree that there is no conflict of interest in connection with the retention by the Company of the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement.
11. Waiver of Breach. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate nor be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
12. Binding Effect; Benefits. Neither of the parties hereto may assign its or his rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party hereto, and any such attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void and without effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs and legal representatives.
13. Notices. All notices and other communications which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) one (1) business day after being mailed with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, or (c) three (3) business days after being mailed by registered or certified first class mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the parties hereto at:
If to the Company, to : c/o
If to the Consultant, to: Terrace Way
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-3902
12. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be changed orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom any waiver, change, amendment, modification or discharge is sought.
13. Severability. The invalidity of all or any part of any provision of this Agreement shall not render invalid the remainder of this Agreement or the remainder of such provision. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.
14. Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. The parties hereto each hereby submits herself or itself for the sole purpose of this Agreement and any controversy arising hereunder to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts in the State of New York.
15. Headings. The headings herein are inserted only as a matter of convenience and reference, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of the provisions thereof.
16. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures evidenced by facsimile transmission will be accepted as original signatures.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
James D. Davidson
President & CEO
/s/David Rector
Exhibit F
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION, PREFERENCES
AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL AND
OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS
AND QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS
AND RESTRICTIONS
OF
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
MV PORTFOLIOS, INC.
Pursuant to Sections 78.195 and 78.1955 of the
Nevada Revised Statutes
MV Portfolios, Inc., (formerly known as California Gold Corp.) a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in of its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date (the “Articles of Incorporation”), and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 78.195 and 78.1955 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”), the Board of Directors of the Company by written consent dated as of _________ __, 201_ duly approved and adopted the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors does hereby designate, create, authorize and provide for the issue of a series convertible preferred stock having a par value of $0.001 per share, which shall be designated as the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), consisting of __________ shares, having the following voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof:
1. Number of Shares
The number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall consist of _____________ shares. Subject to the NRS, the Articles of Incorporation and this Certificate of Designation, the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that are designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may from time to time be increased or decreased by vote or consent of the Company’s Board of Directors; provided, however, that no such decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of such shares then outstanding. Any shares of Series B Preferred Stock converted or otherwise acquired by the Company in any manner whatsoever shall automatically and without further action be retired and canceled promptly after the conversion or acquisition thereof.
2 Voting Rights
General. Except as provided by law or by the other provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, on any matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), (i) holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class, and (ii) each holder of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such matter.
3. Dividend Rights
(i) The holder of each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends (including distributions upon the liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of the Company) out of any assets legally available therefor, at the same time as the holder of each share of the Company’s Common Stock, when, as, and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. In determining the amount of dividends to be paid on one share of Series B Preferred Stock, the holder will receive the dividend amount which such holder would be entitled to receive had such holder converted such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for determining entitlement to such dividends.
(ii) No dividend whatsoever shall be declared or paid upon, or any sum set apart for the payment of dividends upon, any outstanding share of the Company’s Common Stock with respect to any dividend period unless all dividends for all preceding dividend periods have been declared and paid, or declared and a sufficient sum set apart for the payment of such dividend, upon all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock
4. Conversion Rights.
(i) A holder of a share of Series B Preferred Stock, at the option of such holder, may at any time convert such share of Series B Preferred Stock into one share of the Company’s Common Stock.
(ii) A holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall not have the right to convert shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the extent that such right to effect such conversion would result in the holder or any of its affiliates beneficially owning more than 9.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, unless such holder gives written notice no less than 65 days in advance to the Company of such holder's intention to exceed such limitation. For purposes of this subparagraph, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Regulation 13D-G thereunder. The restriction contained in this subsection (ii) may not be altered, amended, deleted or changed in any manner whatsoever unless the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall approve, in writing, such alteration, amendment, deletion or change.
(iii) To convert Series B Preferred Stock, a holder must (A) surrender the certificate or certificates evidencing the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted, duly endorsed in a form satisfactory to the Company, at the office of the Company or transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock, (B) notify the Company at such office that such holder elects to convert Series B Preferred Stock and the number of shares he wishes to convert, (C) state in writing the name or names in which such holder wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be issued and (D) pay any transfer or similar tax if required. In the event that a holder fails to notify the Company of the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock which such holder wishes to convert, such holder shall be deemed to have elected to convert all shares represented by the certificate or certificates surrendered for conversion. The date on which the holder satisfies all those requirements is the “Conversion Date.”
(iv) If the Company shall fix a record date (A) for a stock split, combination or subdivision of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, (B) for any reclassification of the Company’s Common Stock, or (C) for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all holders of its Common Stock entitling them, in any such case, to subscribe for, purchase or acquire shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights, then, and in any such event, as of such record date, the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be adjusted so that the holder of each share of the Series B Preferred Stock shall thereafter be entitled to receive, upon the conversion of each such share, the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock or other securities or rights which such holder would own or be entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described above had such shares been converted immediately prior to the happening of such event.
(v) If any event occurs as to which, in the opinion of the Company’s Board of Directors, the provisions of subsection (iv) above are not strictly applicable or would not fairly protect the rights of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the intent of these anti-dilution provisions, then the board shall make an adjustment in accordance with the intent of these provisions to protect the rights of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock.
(vi)Whenever any adjustment in the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon conversion is required under this Certificate of Designation, the Company shall forthwith (i) file with its transfer agent, if applicable, a statement describing in reasonable detail the adjustment and the method of calculation used, which statement shall be certified by the chief financial officer of the Company, and (ii) cause a copy of such notice to be mailed to the holders of record of Series B Preferred Stock at the close of business on the day preceding the effective date of such adjustment.
(iv) Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to issue any fractional shares of its Common Stock upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock. Instead the Company shall have the right to pay a cash adjustment to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock based upon the closing price of the Common Stock on the business day prior to the Conversion Date, or round up any fractional shares to the nearest whole share.
(v) If a holder converts shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Company shall pay any documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion. However, the holder shall pay any such tax that is due because the shares are issued in a name other than the holder’s name.
(vi) The Company has reserved and shall continue to reserve out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock (or its Common Stock held in treasury) enough shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock in full pursuant to the provisions of this Designation. All shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall endeavor to comply with all securities laws regulating the offer and delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock and shall endeavor to list such shares on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded, as the case may be.
(vii) For the purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the treasury of the Company. The Company will not pay any dividend or make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company.
(viii) For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term “Common Stock” shall be deemed to include any stock of any class of the Company which has no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company and which is not subject to redemption by the Company.
(ix) Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock is adjusted, the Company shall promptly mail to holders of Series B Preferred Stock, first class, postage prepaid, a notice of the adjustment. The Company shall file with the transfer agent for the Series B Preferred Stock, if any, a certificate from the Company’s independent public accountants briefly stating the facts requiring the adjustment and the manner of computing it.
(x) If:
(1) The Company takes any action which would require an adjustment in the number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Certificate of Designation;
(2) The Company consolidates or merges with, or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to, another corporation, and stockholders of the Company must approve the transaction; or
(3) There is a dissolution or liquidation of the Company;
then, and in any such case, the Company shall mail to holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, first class, postage prepaid, a notice stating the proposed record or effective date, as the case may be, of such action. The Company shall mail the notice at least 10 days before such date. However, failure to mail the notice or any defect in it shall not affect the validity of any transaction referred to in clause (A), (B) or (C) of this paragraph (x).
(xi) In the case of any consolidation of the Company or the merger of the Company with or into any other entity or the sale or transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company pursuant to which the Company’s Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or assets, upon consummation of such transaction, each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall automatically become convertible into the kind and amount of securities, cash or other assets receivable upon the consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series B Preferred Stock might have been converted immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, transfer or sale (assuming such holder of Common Stock failed to exercise any rights of election and received per share the kind and amount of consideration receivable per share by a plurality of non-electing shares). Appropriate adjustment (as determined by the board of directors of the Company) shall be made in the application of the provisions herein set forth with respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth herein shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of Series B Preferred Stock.
Liquidation. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or reduction or decrease in its capital stock resulting in a distribution of assets to the holders of the Company’s Common Stock, each holder of shares of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to payment out of the assets of the Company available for distribution of an amount equal to the amount such holder would have been entitled to receive had such holder converted such holder’s shares of Series B Preferred Stock into shares of the Company’s Common Stock immediately prior to the record date for such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company or reduction or decrease in its capital stock.
Exclusion of Other Rights. Except as may otherwise be required by law, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall not have any voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, other than those specifically set forth in this resolution (as such resolution may be amended from time to time) and in the Certificate of Incorporation. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have no preemptive or subscription rights.
Headings of Subdivisions. The headings of the various subdivisions hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.
Severability of Provisions. If any voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the Series B Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof set forth in this resolution (as such resolution may be amended from time to time) is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of Series B Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof set forth in this resolution (as so amended) which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of Series B Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of Series B Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other such voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of Series B Preferred Stock and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof unless so expressed herein.
Mutilated or Missing Series B Preferred Stock Certificates. If any of the Series B Preferred Stock certificates shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Series B Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Series B Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Series B Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent amount of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Series B Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to the Company and the transfer agent (if other than the Company).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designation to be duly executed by its President, this _____ day of ___________, 2014.
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By:
Name:
Exhibit G
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES C CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
MV PORTFOLIOS, INC.
The undersigned, Chief Executive Officer of MV Portfolios, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that the following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation by unanimous written consent on [___] 20[__];
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized within the limitations and restrictions stated in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, to provide by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation, in such series and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions as the Corporation’s Board of Directors shall fix by resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance thereof duly adopted by the Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to authorize and fix the terms of a series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting such series;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. Designation and Authorized Shares. The Corporation shall be authorized to issue [___] (____) shares of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”).
2. Stated Value. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall have a stated value of $0.001 per share (the “Stated Value”).
3. Liquidation.
(a) Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the business of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, for each share thereof, out of assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, a preferential amount in cash equal to (and not more than) the Stated Value. All preferential amounts to be paid to the holders of Series C Preferred Stock in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or winding up shall be paid before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the Corporation to the holders of (i) any other class or series of capital stock whose terms expressly provide that the holders of Series C Preferred Stock should receive preferential payment with respect to such distribution (to the extent of such preference) and (ii) the Corporation's Common Stock. If upon any such distribution the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock (or the holders of any class or series of capital stock ranking on a parity with the Series C Preferred Stock as to distributions in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation) the full amounts to which they shall be entitled, such holders shall share ratably in any distribution of assets in accordance with the sums which would be payable on such distribution if all sums payable thereon were paid in full.
(b) Any distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, shall be made in cash to the extent possible. Whenever any such distribution shall be paid in property other than cash, the value of such distribution shall be the fair market value of such property as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
4. Voting. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, each holder of Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Corporation and shall be entitled to the number of votes for each share of Series C Preferred Stock owned at the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote on such matter or, if no such record date is established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of shareholders is solicited, equal to the number of shares of Common Stock such shares of Series C Preferred Stock are convertible into at such time, but not in excess of the conversion limitations set forth in Section 5 herein. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock on all matters and shall not vote as a separate class.
5. Conversion.
(a) Conversion Right. Each holder of Series C Preferred Stock may, from time to time, convert any or all of such holder’s shares of Series C Preferred Stock into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock in an amount equal to one (1) share of the Corporation’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) for each one (1) share of Series C Preferred Stock surrendered.
(b) Conversion Procedure. In order to exercise the conversion privilege under this Section 5, the holder of any shares of Series C Preferred Stock to be converted shall give written notice to the Corporation at its principal office that such holder elects to convert such shares of Series C Preferred Stock or a specified portion thereof into shares of Common Stock as set forth in such notice (the “Conversion Notice”, and such date of delivery of the Conversion Notice to the Corporation, the “Conversion Notice Delivery Date”). Within three (3) business days following the Conversion Notice Delivery Date, the Corporation shall issue and deliver a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock determined pursuant to this Section 5 (the “Share Delivery Date”). In case of conversion under this Section 5 of only a part of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock represented by a certificate surrendered to the Corporation, the Corporation shall issue and deliver a new certificate for the number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock which have not been converted, upon receipt of the original certificate or certificates representing shares of Series C Preferred Stock so converted. Until such time as the certificate or certificates representing shares of Series C Preferred Stock which have been converted are surrendered to the Corporation and a certificate or certificates representing the Common Stock into which such shares of Series C Preferred Stock have been converted have been issued and delivered, the certificate or certificates representing the shares of Series C Preferred Stock which have been converted shall represent the shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series C Preferred Stock have been converted. The Corporation shall pay all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer tax due on the issue of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock.
(c) Maximum Conversion.
(i) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Certificate of Designation, at no time may all or a portion of shares of Series C Preferred Stock be converted if the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to such conversion would exceed, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock owned by such holder at such time, the number of shares of Common Stock which would result in such holder beneficially owning (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules thereunder) more than 9.99% of all of the Common Stock outstanding at such time (the “9.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation”). |
(ii) | By written notice to the Corporation, a holder of Series C Preferred Stock may from time to time decrease the 9.99% Beneficial Ownership Limitation to any other percentage specified in such notice. |
(iii) | For purposes of this Section 5, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a holder of Series C Preferred Stock may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Corporation’s most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Current Report on Form 8-K or other public filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Corporation or (3) any other notice by the Corporation setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. For any reason at any time, upon the written or oral request of a holder of Series C Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall within one (1) business day confirm orally and in writing to such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding. In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion or exercise of securities of the Corporation, including shares of Series C Preferred Stock, held by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported, which in any event are convertible or exercisable, as the case may be, into shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock within sixty (60) days’ of such calculation and which are not subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein. The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 5 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended beneficial ownership limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation. |
(d) Buy-In. If, by the Share Delivery Date, the Corporation fails for any reason to deliver the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, as set forth in the Conversion Notice, and after such Share Delivery Date, the converting holder purchases, in an arm’s length open market transaction or otherwise, shares of Common Stock (the “Covering Shares”) in order to make delivery in satisfaction of a sale of Common Stock by the converting holder (the “Sold Shares”), which delivery such converting holder anticipated to make using the shares to be issued upon such conversion (a “Buy-In”), the converting holder shall have the right to require the Corporation to pay to the converting holder the Buy-In Adjustment Amount. The Corporation shall pay the Buy-In Adjustment Amount to the converting holder in immediately available funds immediately upon demand by the converting holder. For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term “Buy-In Adjustment Amount” means the amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the converting holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the Covering Shares associated with a Buy-In, over (ii) the net proceeds (after brokerage commissions, if any) received by the converting holder from the sale of the Sold Shares. By way of illustration and not in limitation of the foregoing, if the converting holder purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price (including brokerage commissions) of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In, with respect to shares of Common Stock it sold for net proceeds of $10,000, the Buy-In Adjustment Amount which the Corporation will be required to pay to the converting holder will be $1,000.
6. Other Provisions.
(a) Reservation of Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve from its authorized Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for conversion of all Series C Preferred Stock from time to time outstanding.
(b) Record Holders. The Corporation and its transfer agent, if any, for the Series C Preferred Stock may deem and treat the record holder of any shares of Series C Preferred Stock as reflected on the books and records of the Corporation as the sole true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the Corporation nor any such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
7. Restriction and Limitations. Except as expressly provided herein or as required by law so long as any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series C Preferred Stock, take any action which would adversely and materially affect any of the preferences, limitations or relative rights of the Series C Preferred Stock.
8. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series C Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation pursuant to the Series C Preferred Stock), (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, each share of Series C Preferred Stock shall receive such consideration as if such number of shares of Series C Preferred had been, immediately prior to such foregoing dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which it could convert at such time. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
9. Equal Treatment of Holders. No consideration (including any modification of this Certificate of Designation or related transaction document) shall be offered or paid to any person or entity to amend or consent to a waiver or modification of any provision of this Certificate of Designation or related transaction document unless the same consideration is also offered to all of holders of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock. For clarification purposes, this provision constitutes a separate right granted to each holder by the Corporation and negotiated separately by each holder, and is intended for the Corporation to treat all holders of the Series C Preferred Stock as a class and shall not in any way be construed as such holders acting in concert or as a group with respect to the purchase, disposition or voting of the Series C Preferred Stock or otherwise.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate this [__] day of [__], 20[__].
By:________________________
Name:
Exhibit H
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,
RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS
OF
SERIES D CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
MV PORTFOLIOS, INC.
The undersigned, Chief Executive Officer of MV Portfolios, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY that the following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation by unanimous written consent on [___];
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is authorized within the limitations and restrictions stated in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended to date, to provide by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation, in such series and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions as the Corporation’s Board of Directors shall fix by resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance thereof duly adopted by the Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to authorize and fix the terms of a series of Preferred Stock and the number of shares constituting such series;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. Designation and Authorized Shares. The Corporation shall be authorized to issue Twenty Thousand (20,000) shares of Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series D Preferred Stock”).
2. Stated Value. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall have a stated value of $0.10 per share (the “Stated Value”).
3. Liquidation.
(a) Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the business of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, each holder of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, for each share thereof, out of assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, a preferential amount in cash equal to (and not more than) the Stated Value. All preferential amounts to be paid to the holders of Series D Preferred Stock in connection with such liquidation, dissolution or winding up shall be paid before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any assets of the Corporation to the holders of (i) any other class or series of capital stock whose terms expressly provide that the holders of Series D Preferred Stock should receive preferential payment with respect to such distribution (to the extent of such preference) and (ii) the Corporation's Common Stock. If upon any such distribution the assets of the Corporation shall be insufficient to pay the holders of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock (or the holders of any class or series of capital stock ranking on a parity with the Series D Preferred Stock as to distributions in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation) the full amounts to which they shall be entitled, such holders shall share ratably in any distribution of assets in accordance with the sums which would be payable on such distribution if all sums payable thereon were paid in full.
(b) Any distribution in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, shall be made in cash to the extent possible. Whenever any such distribution shall be paid in property other than cash, the value of such distribution shall be the fair market value of such property as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
4. Voting. Except as otherwise expressly required by law, the holder of Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the Corporation and each share of Series D Preferred Stock held shall be entitled to 1,000 votes per share. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock on all matters and shall not vote as a separate class.
5. Automatic Conversion. Each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall automatically, and without any further action on the part of the holder, convert into one (1) share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Corporation upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the listing the Corporation’s securities on a national securities exchange (which, for purposes of this Section 5 shall include the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT LLC and the NASDAQ Stock Market) and (ii) a “Change in Control” of the Corporation.
6. Other Provisions.
(a) Reservation of Common Stock. The Corporation shall at all times reserve from its authorized Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for conversion of all Series D Preferred Stock from time to time outstanding.
(b) Record Holders. The Corporation and its transfer agent, if any, for the Series D Preferred Stock may deem and treat the record holder of any shares of Series D Preferred Stock as reflected on the books and records of the Corporation as the sole true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the Corporation nor any such transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
7. Restriction and Limitations. Except as expressly provided herein or as required by law so long as any shares of Series D Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series D Preferred Stock, take any action which would adversely and materially affect any of the preferences, limitations or relative rights of the Series D Preferred Stock.
8. Certain Adjustments.
(a) Stock Dividends and Stock Splits. If the Corporation, at any time while the Series D Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Corporation pursuant to the Series D Preferred Stock), (B) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combine (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall receive such consideration as if such number of shares of Series D Preferred had been, immediately prior to such foregoing dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or reclassification, the holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which it could convert at such time. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re-classification.
9. Certain Definitions.
(a) “Change in Control” shall mean:
(i) a tender offer (or series of related offers) shall be made and consummated for the ownership of 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation, unless as a result of such tender offer more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Corporation (as of the time immediately prior to the commencement of such offer), any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, and their affiliates;
(ii) the Corporation shall be merged or consolidated with another corporation, unless as a result of such merger or consolidation more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Corporation (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, and their affiliates;
(iii) the Corporation shall sell substantially all of its assets to another corporation that is not wholly owned by the Corporation, unless as a result of such sale more than 50% of such assets shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Corporation (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or its subsidiaries and their affiliates; or
(iv) a Person (as defined below) shall acquire 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Corporation (whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record), unless as a result of such acquisition more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Corporation (as of the time immediately prior to the first acquisition of such securities by such person), any employee benefit plan of the Corporation or its subsidiaries, and their affiliates.
(b) “Person” shall mean an association, corporation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust or any other entity or organization.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate this [__] day of [__], 20[__].
By:________________________
Name:
Exhibit I
Warrant Certificate No. ___
NEITHER THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
Effective Date: _______ __, 2014 Void After: _______ __, 2017
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP.
WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP. (to be renamed MVP Portfolio, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), for value received on _______ __, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), hereby issues to [ ] (the “Holder” or “Warrant Holder”) this Warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase, [ ] shares (each such share as from time to time adjusted as hereinafter provided being a “Warrant Share” and all such shares being the “Warrant Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below), at the Exercise Price (as defined below), as adjusted from time to time as provided herein, on or before ________ __, 2017 (the “Expiration Date”), all subject to the following terms and conditions. This Warrant is one of a series of warrants of like tenor that have been issued, in connection with the Company’s private offering, to Cavu Securities, LLC (“CSLLC”) and its sub-agents, if any, in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions described in the investment banking agreement between the Company and CSLLC dated January 13, 2014, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.
As used in this Warrant, (i) “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York, New York, are authorized or required by law or executive order to close; (ii) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share, including any securities issued or issuable with respect thereto or into which or for which such shares may be exchanged for, or converted into, pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization or other similar event; (iii) “Exercise Price” means $0.50 (post- one for one hundred reverse split) per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided herein; (iv) “Trading Day” means any day on which the Common Stock is traded (or available for trading) on its principal trading market; and (v) “Affiliate” means any person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a person, as such terms are used and construed in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).
1. DURATION AND EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
(a) Exercise Period. The Holder may exercise this Warrant in whole or in part on any Business Day on or before 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date, at which time this Warrant shall become void and of no value.
(b) Exercise Procedures.
(i) While this Warrant remains outstanding and exercisable in accordance with Section 1(a), in addition to the manner set forth in Section 1(b)(ii) below, the Holder may exercise this Warrant in whole or in part at any time and from time to time by:
(A) delivery to the Company of a duly executed copy of the Notice of Exercise attached as Exhibit A;
(B) surrender of this Warrant to the Secretary of the Company at its principal offices or at such other office or agency as the Company may specify in writing to the Holder; and
(C) payment of the then-applicable Exercise Price per share multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares being purchased upon exercise of the Warrant (such amount, the “Aggregate Exercise Price”) made in the form of cash, or by certified check, bank draft or money order payable in lawful money of the United States of America.
(ii) Upon the exercise of this Warrant in compliance with the provisions of this Section 1(b), and except as limited pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 1(b)(ii), the Company shall promptly issue and cause to be delivered to the Holder a certificate for the Warrant Shares purchased by the Holder. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the date (the “Date of Exercise”) that the conditions set forth in Section 1(b) have been satisfied, as the case may be. On or before the third Business Day following the date on which the Company has received each of the Notice of Exercise and the Aggregate Exercise Price (the “Exercise Delivery Documents”), the Company shall transmit an acknowledgment of receipt of the Exercise Delivery Documents to the Company’s transfer agent (the “Transfer Agent”). On or before the fifth Business Day following the date on which the Company has received all of the Exercise Delivery Documents (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Company shall (X) provided that the Warrant Shares are eligible for sale under Rule 144 without restriction and that the Transfer Agent is participating in The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, upon the request of the Holder and to the extent applicable, Holder’s supplying the Company with required Rule 144 documentation, credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise to the Holder’s or its designee’s balance account with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system, or (Y) if the Warrant Shares are not eligible for sale under Rule 144 without restriction or if Transfer Agent is not participating in the DTC Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program, issue and dispatch by overnight courier to the address as specified in the Notice of Exercise, a certificate, registered in the Company’s share register in the name of the Holder or its designee, for the number of shares of Common Stock to which the Holder is entitled pursuant to such exercise. Upon delivery of the Exercise Delivery Documents, the Holder shall be deemed for all corporate purposes to have become the holder of record of the Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant has been exercised, irrespective of the date of delivery of the certificates evidencing such Warrant Shares.
(c) Partial Exercise. This Warrant shall be exercisable, either in its entirety or, from time to time, for part only of the number of Warrant Shares referenced by this Warrant. If this Warrant is submitted in connection with any exercise pursuant to Section 1 and the number of Warrant Shares represented by this Warrant submitted for exercise is greater than the actual number of Warrant Shares being acquired upon such an exercise, then the Company shall as soon as practicable and in no event later than five (5) Business Days after any exercise and at its own expense, issue a new Warrant of like tenor representing the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares purchasable immediately prior to such exercise under this Warrant, less the number of Warrant Shares with respect to which this Warrant is exercised.
(d) Disputes. In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall promptly issue to the Holder the number of Warrant Shares that are not disputed and resolve such dispute in accordance with Section 15.
2. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT SHARES
(a) The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares will, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this Warrant, be (i) duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable, and (ii) free from all liens, charges and security interests, with the exception of claims arising through the acts or omissions of any Holder and except as arising from applicable Federal and state securities laws.
(b) The Company shall register this Warrant upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose in the name of the record holder of such Warrant from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner thereof for the purpose of any exercise thereof, any distribution to the Holder thereof and for all other purposes.
(c) The Company will not, by amendment of its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in the taking of all action necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the Holder to exercise this Warrant, or against impairment of such rights.
3. ADJUSTMENTS OF EXERCISE PRICE, NUMBER AND TYPE OF WARRANT SHARES
(a) The Exercise Price and the number of shares purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events described in this Section 3; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3, the Company shall not be required to make any adjustment if and to the extent that such adjustment would require the Company to issue a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, less all amounts of Common Stock that have been reserved for issue upon the conversion of all outstanding securities convertible into shares of Common Stock and the exercise of all outstanding options, warrants and other rights exercisable for shares of Common Stock. If the Company does not have the requisite number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to make any adjustment, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the necessary stockholder consent to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock to make such an adjustment pursuant to this Section 3.
(i) Subdivision or Combination of Stock. In case the Company shall at any time subdivide (whether by way of stock dividend, stock split or otherwise) its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately reduced and the number of Warrant Shares shall be proportionately increased, and conversely, in case the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company shall be combined (whether by way of stock combination, reverse stock split or otherwise) into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall be proportionately increased and the number of Warrant Shares shall be proportionately decreased. The Exercise Price and the Warrant Shares, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described in this Section 3(a)(i).
(ii) Dividends in Stock, Property, Reclassification. If at any time, or from time to time, all of the holders of Common Stock (or any shares of stock or other securities at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall have received or become entitled to receive, without payment therefor:
(A) any shares of stock or other securities that are at any time directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, or any rights or options to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing by way of dividend or other distribution, or
(B) additional stock or other securities or property (including cash) by way of spin-off, split-up, reclassification, combination of shares or similar corporate rearrangement (other than shares of Common Stock issued as a stock split or adjustments in respect of which shall be covered by the terms of Section 3(a)(i) above),
then and in each such case, the Exercise Price and the number of Warrant Shares to be obtained upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted proportionately, and the Holder hereof shall, upon the exercise of this Warrant, be entitled to receive, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereupon, and without payment of any additional consideration therefor, the amount of stock and other securities and property (including cash in the cases referred to above) that such Holder would hold on the date of such exercise had such Holder been the holder of record of such Common Stock as of the date on which holders of Common Stock received or became entitled to receive such shares or all other additional stock and other securities and property. The Exercise Price and the Warrant Shares, as so adjusted, shall be readjusted in the same manner upon the happening of any successive event or events described in this Section 3(a)(ii).
(iii) Reorganization, Reclassification, Consolidation, Merger or Sale. If any recapitalization, reclassification or reorganization of the capital stock of the Company, or any consolidation or merger of the Company with another corporation, or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets or other transaction shall be effected in such a way that holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive stock, securities, or other assets or property (an “Organic Change”), then, as a condition of such Organic Change, lawful and adequate provisions shall be made by the Company whereby the Holder hereof shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive (in lieu of the shares of the Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant) such shares of stock, securities or other assets or property as may be issued or payable with respect to or in exchange for a number of outstanding shares of such Common Stock equal to the number of shares of such stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable assuming the full exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant. In the event of any Organic Change, appropriate provision shall be made by the Company with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Warrant to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustments of the Exercise Price and of the number of shares purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) shall thereafter be applicable, in relation to any shares of stock, securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the exercise hereof. The Company will not effect any such consolidation, merger or sale unless, prior to the consummation thereof, the successor corporation (if other than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger or the corporation purchasing such assets shall assume by written instrument reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Holder executed and mailed or delivered to the registered Holder hereof at the last address of such Holder appearing on the books of the Company, the obligation to deliver to such Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets as, in accordance with the foregoing provisions, such Holder may be entitled to purchase. If there is an Organic Change, then the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear on the books and records of the Company, at least 10 calendar days before the effective date of the Organic Change, a notice stating the date on which such Organic Change is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares for securities, cash, or other property delivered upon such Organic Change; provided, that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the 10-day period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice. In any event, the successor corporation (if other than the Company) resulting from such consolidation or merger or the corporation purchasing such assets shall be deemed to assume such obligation to deliver to such Holder such shares of stock, securities or assets even in the absence of a written instrument assuming such obligation to the extent such assumption occurs by operation of law.
(b) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Section 3, the Company at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each Holder of this Warrant a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Company shall promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to such Holder a like certificate setting forth: (i) such adjustments and readjustments; and (ii) the number of shares and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the exercise of the Warrant.
(c) Certain Events. If any event occurs as to which the other provisions of this Section 3 are not strictly applicable but the lack of any adjustment would not fairly protect the purchase rights of the Holder under this Warrant in accordance with the basic intent and principles of such provisions, or if strictly applicable would not fairly protect the purchase rights of the Holder under this Warrant in accordance with the basic intent and principles of such provisions, then the Company's Board of Directors will, in good faith, make an appropriate adjustment to protect the rights of the Holder; provided, that no such adjustment pursuant to this Section 3(c) will increase the Exercise Price or decrease the number of Warrant Shares as otherwise determined pursuant to this Section 3.
(d) Adjustment of Exercise Price Upon Issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock. In the event the Company shall at any time within one year of the Effective Date, issue Additional Shares of Common Stock, as defined below, without consideration or for a consideration per share less than $0.50, as such price may be adjusted to reflect any stock splits, stock dividends, combination of shares or like events, then the Exercise Price shall be reduced, concurrently with such issue, to a price (calculated to the nearest cent) determined by multiplying such Exercise Price by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which shall be (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, on a fully-diluted, as converted basis, immediately prior to such issue plus (2) the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate consideration received or to be received by the Company for the total number of Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued would purchase at such Exercise Price; and (B) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, on a fully-diluted, as converted basis, immediately prior to such issue plus the number of such Additional Shares of Common Stock so issued; provided that, (i) for the purpose of this Section 3(d), all shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of convertible securities outstanding immediately prior to such issue shall be deemed to be outstanding, and (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock deemed issuable upon conversion or exchange of such outstanding convertible securities shall be determined without giving effect to any adjustments to the conversion or exchange price or conversion or exchange rate of such convertible securities resulting from the issuance of Additional Shares of Common Stock that is the subject of this calculation. For purposes of this Warrant, “Additional Shares of Common Stock” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued by the Company after the Effective Date (including without limitation any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities or upon exercise of any option or warrant, on an as-converted basis), other than: (i) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or exchange of any convertible securities or exercise of any options or warrants outstanding on the Effective Date; (ii) shares of Common Stock issued or issuable by reason of a dividend, stock split, split-up or other distribution on shares of Common Stock that is covered by Sections 3(a)(i) through 3(a)(iii) above; (iii) shares of Common Stock (or options with respect thereto) issued or issuable to employees or directors of, or consultants to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to a plan, agreement or arrangement approved by the Board of Directors of the Company; (iv) any securities issued or issuable by the Company pursuant to (A) the Securities Purchase Agreement of the Company, dated of even date herewith, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time (the “SPA”) or (B) the Securities Exchange Agreement among the Company, MVP and the members of MVP as contemplated in the SPA; (v) securities issued pursuant to acquisitions or strategic transactions approved by a majority of disinterested directors of the Company, provided that any such issuance shall only be to a person which is, itself or through its subsidiaries, an operating company in a business synergistic with the business of the Company and in which the Company receives benefits in addition to the investment of funds, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities and (vi) securities issued to financial institutions, institutional investors or lessors in connection with credit arrangements, equipment financings or similar transactions approved by a majority of disinterested directors of the Company, but shall not include a transaction in which the Company is issuing securities primarily for the purpose of raising capital or to an entity whose primary business is investing in securities. The provisions of this Section 3(d) shall not operate to increase the Exercise Price.
Upon each adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3(d), the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be adjusted by multiplying a number equal to the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment and dividing the product so obtained by the adjusted Exercise Price.
4. TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES OF WARRANT AND WARRANT SHARES
(a) Registration of Transfers and Exchanges. Subject to Section 4(c), upon the Holder’s surrender of this Warrant, with a duly executed copy of the Form of Assignment attached as Exhibit B, to the Secretary of the Company at its principal offices or at such other office or agency as the Company may specify in writing to the Holder, the Company shall register the transfer of all or any portion of this Warrant. Upon such registration of transfer, the Company shall issue a new Warrant, in substantially the form of this Warrant, evidencing the acquisition rights transferred to the transferee and a new Warrant, in similar form, evidencing the remaining acquisition rights not transferred, to the Holder requesting the transfer.
(b) Warrant Exchangeable for Different Denominations. The Holder may exchange this Warrant for a new Warrant or Warrants, in substantially the form of this Warrant, evidencing in the aggregate the right to purchase the number of Warrant Shares which may then be purchased hereunder, each of such new Warrants to be dated the date of such exchange and to represent the right to purchase such number of Warrant Shares as shall be designated by the Holder. The Holder shall surrender this Warrant with duly executed instructions regarding such re-certification of this Warrant to the Secretary of the Company at its principal offices or at such other office or agency as the Company may specify in writing to the Holder.
(c) Restrictions on Transfers. This Warrant may not be transferred at any time without (i) registration under the Securities Act or (ii) an exemption from such registration and a written opinion of legal counsel addressed to the Company that the proposed transfer of the Warrant may be effected without registration under the Securities Act, which opinion will be in form and from counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
(d) Permitted Transfers and Assignments. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 5, the Holder may transfer, with or without consideration, this Warrant or any of the Warrant Shares (or a portion thereof) to the Holder’s Affiliates (as such term is defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act) without obtaining the opinion from counsel that may be required by Section 4(c)(ii), provided, that the Holder delivers to the Company and its counsel certification, documentation, and other assurances reasonably required by the Company’s counsel to enable the Company’s counsel to render an opinion to the Company’s Transfer Agent that such transfer does not violate applicable securities laws.
5. MUTILATED OR MISSING WARRANT CERTIFICATE
If this Warrant is mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, upon request by the Holder, the Company will, at its expense, issue, in exchange for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Warrant, or in substitution for the lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant, a new Warrant, in substantially the form of this Warrant, representing the right to acquire the equivalent number of Warrant Shares; provided, that, as a prerequisite to the issuance of a substitute Warrant, the Company may require satisfactory evidence of loss, theft or destruction as well as an indemnity from the Holder of a lost, stolen or destroyed Warrant.
6. PAYMENT OF TAXES
The Company will pay all transfer and stock issuance taxes attributable to the preparation, issuance and delivery of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares (and replacement Warrants) including, without limitation, all documentary and stamp taxes; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax in respect of the transfer of this Warrant, or the issuance or delivery of certificates for Warrant Shares or other securities in respect of the Warrant Shares to any person or entity other than to the Holder.
7. FRACTIONAL WARRANT SHARES
No fractional Warrant Shares shall be issued upon exercise of this Warrant. The Company, in lieu of issuing any fractional Warrant Share, shall round up the number of Warrant Shares issuable to nearest whole share.
8. NO STOCK RIGHTS AND LEGEND
No holder of this Warrant, as such, shall be entitled to vote or be deemed the holder of any other securities of the Company that may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained herein be construed to confer upon the holder of this Warrant, as such, the rights of a stockholder of the Company or the right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or give or withhold consent to any corporate action or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided herein), or to receive dividends or subscription rights or otherwise (except as provide herein).
Each certificate for Warrant Shares initially issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, and each certificate for Warrant Shares issued to any subsequent transferee of any such certificate, shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION EXISTS AND THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”
9. RESERVED
10. NOTICES
All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Warrant must be in writing and will be deemed given to a party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid); (b) sent by facsimile or e-mail with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment; (c) received or rejected by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, if to the registered Holder hereof; or (d) seven days after the placement of the notice into the mails (first class postage prepaid), to the Holder at the address, facsimile number, or e-mail address furnished by the registered Holder to the Company in accordance with the investment banking agreement by and between the Company and the Holder, or if to the Company, to it c/o Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, 488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: CEO (or to such other address, facsimile number, or e-mail address as the Holder or the Company as a party may designate by notice the other party) with a copy to Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, 488 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, Attention: Adam S. Gottbetter.
11. SEVERABILITY
If a court of competent jurisdiction holds any provision of this Warrant invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Warrant will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Warrant held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
12. BINDING EFFECT
This Warrant shall be binding upon and inure to the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns, the registered Holder or Holders from time to time of this Warrant and the Warrant Shares.
13. SURVIVAL OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES
This Warrant shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the earlier of 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on the Expiration Date or the date on which this Warrant has been exercised in full.
14. GOVERNING LAW
This Warrant will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles that would require the application of any other law.
15. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
In the case of a dispute as to the determination of the Exercise Price or the arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares, the Company shall submit the disputed determinations or arithmetic calculations via facsimile within two Business Days of receipt of the Notice of Exercise giving rise to such dispute, as the case may be, to the Holder. If the Holder and the Company are unable to agree upon such determination or calculation of the Exercise Price or the Warrant Shares within three Business Days of such disputed determination or arithmetic calculation being submitted to the Holder, then the Company shall, within two Business Days, submit via facsimile (a) the disputed determination of the Exercise Price to an independent, reputable investment bank selected by the Company and approved by the Holder or (b) the disputed arithmetic calculation of the Warrant Shares to the Company’s independent, outside accountant. The Company shall cause at its expense the investment bank or the accountant, as the case may be, to perform the determinations or calculations and notify the Company and the Holder of the results no later than ten (10) Business Days from the time it receives the disputed determinations or calculations. Such investment bank’s or accountant’s determination or calculation, as the case may be, shall be binding upon all parties absent demonstrable error.
16. NOTICES OF RECORD DATE
Upon (a) any establishment by the Company of a record date of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, or right or option to acquire securities of the Company, or any other right, or (b) any capital reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, any transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, or any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, or the sale, in a single transaction, of a majority of the Company’s voting stock (whether newly issued, or from treasury, or previously issued and then outstanding, or any combination thereof), the Company shall mail to the Holder at least ten (10) Business Days, or such longer period as may be required by law, prior to the record date specified therein, a notice specifying (i) the date established as the record date for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, option or right and a description of such dividend, option or right, (ii) the date on which any such reorganization, reclassification, transfer, consolidation, merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, or sale is expected to become effective and (iii) the date, if any, fixed as to when the holders of record of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, transfer, consolation, merger, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.
17. RESERVATION OF SHARES
The Company shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of this Warrant, free from pre-emptive rights, such number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant shall from time to time be exercisable. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company covenants that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents, including but not limited to consents from the Company’s stockholders or Board of Directors or any public regulatory body, as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.
18. NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
This Warrant is not intended, and will not be construed, to create any rights in any parties other than the Company and the Holder, and no person or entity may assert any rights as third-party beneficiary hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be duly executed as of the date first set forth above.
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP.
By:
Name: William D. Meadow
Title: Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
(To be executed by the Holder of Warrant if such Holder desires to exercise Warrant)
To __________:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise this Warrant and to purchase thereunder, ___________________ shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant and delivery of:
(1) $_________ (in cash as provided for in the foregoing Warrant) and any applicable taxes payable by the undersigned pursuant to such Warrant.
The undersigned requests that certificates for such shares be issued in the name of:
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(Please print name, address and social security or federal employer
identification number (if applicable))
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If the shares issuable upon this exercise of the Warrant are not all of the Warrant Shares which the Holder is entitled to acquire upon the exercise of the Warrant, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant evidencing the rights not so exercised be issued in the name of and delivered to:
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(Please print name, address and social security or federal employer
identification number (if applicable))
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Dated: | |
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ___________________________________ hereby sells, assigns and transfers to each assignee set forth below all of the rights of the undersigned under the Warrant (as defined in and evidenced by the attached Warrant) to acquire the number of Warrant Shares set opposite the name of such assignee below and in and to the foregoing Warrant with respect to said acquisition rights and the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant:
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If the total of the Warrant Shares are not all of the Warrant Shares evidenced by the foregoing Warrant, the undersigned requests that a new Warrant evidencing the right to acquire the Warrant Shares not so assigned be issued in the name of and delivered to the undersigned.
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Exhibit L
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2013 AND JUNE 30, 2012 AND THE
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013, AND THE
PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012 AND THE
PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2013 AND JUNE 30, 2012 AND THE
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013, AND THE
PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012 AND THE
PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 1 |
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Financial Statements: |
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Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2013 and 2012 | 2 |
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Statements of Operations for the Year Ended June 30, 2013 and the Period from July 11, 2011 (Inception) through June 30, 2012 and the Period from July 11, 2011 (Inception) through June 30, 2013 | 3 |
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Statements of Changes in Member’s Deficit for the Period from July 11, 2011 (Inception) through June 30, 2013 | 4 |
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Statements of Cash Flows for the Year Ended June 30, 2013 and the Period from July 11, 2011 (Inception) through June 30, 2012 and the Period from July 11, 2012 (Inception) through June 30, 2013 | 5 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | 6 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Member of
MV Patents, LLC (A Development Stage Company) Jacksonville, Florida
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of MV Patents, LLC (a development stage company), as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2013 and the period from July 11, 2011 (inception) through June 30, 2012 and the period from July 11, 2011 (inception) through June 30, 2013, and the related statement of changes in member’s deficit for the periods July 11, 2011 (inception) through June 30, 2013. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MV Patents, LLC as of June 30, 2013 and 2012 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2013 and for the periods from July 11, 2011 (inception) through June 30, 2012 and the period from July 11, 2011 (inception) through June 30, 2013 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company had a net loss of $886,877 for the year ended June 30, 2013, and $483,967 and $1,370,844 for the period from July 11, 2011 (inception) through June 30, 2012 and the period from July 11, 2011 (inception) through June 30, 2013, respectively. The Company also has a working capital deficit of $698,828 and $91,672 at June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans as to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Warren Averett, LLC
Tampa, Florida
September 27, 2013
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
BALANCE SHEETS
Assets | | JUNE 30, 2013 | | | JUNE 30, 2012 | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 2,523 | | | $ | 39,520 | |
Total current assets | | | 2,523 | | | | 39,520 | |
Deferred offering costs | | | 38,500 | | | | - | |
Total assets | | $ | 41,023 | | | $ | 39,520 | |
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Liabilities and Member's Deficit | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Contingent liabilities | | $ | 441,527 | | | $ | 37,500 | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 259,824 | | | | 93,692 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 701,351 | | | | 131,192 | |
Long-term liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accrued salaries | | | 435,516 | | | | 242,295 | |
Participation rights | | | 275,000 | | | | 150,000 | |
Total long-term liabilities | | | 710,516 | | | | 392,295 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,411,867 | | | | 523,487 | |
Member's deficit accumulated during the development stage | | | (1,370,844 | ) | | | (483,967 | ) |
Total liabilities and member's deficit | | $ | 41,023 | | | $ | 39,520 | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 | | | PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012 | | | PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013 | |
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Operating expenses: | | $ | 6,374 | | | $ | 19,377 | | | $ | 25,751 | |
Business development advisory | | | 407,763 | | | | 20,000 | | | | 427,763 | |
Legal and funding agreements | | | 31,135 | | | | 99,139 | | | | 130,274 | |
Interest expense | | | 4,759 | | | | 1,363 | | | | 6,122 | |
Operational T&E | | | 56,850 | | | | 22,706 | | | | 79,556 | |
Patent prosecution legal team | | | 139,964 | | | | 39,087 | | | | 179,051 | |
Patent transfer license fees | | | 43,750 | | | | 35,000 | | | | 78,750 | |
Accrued salaries | | | 193,221 | | | | 242,295 | | | | 435,516 | |
Valuation expert | | | 3,061 | | | | 5,000 | | | | 8,061 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 886,877 | | | | 483,967 | | | | 1,370,844 | |
Net loss | | $ | (886,877 | ) | | $ | (483,967 | ) | | $ | (1,370,844 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBER'S DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013
Balance, July 11, 2011 (Inception) | | $ | - | |
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Net loss | | | (483,967 | ) |
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Balance, June 30, 2012 | | | (483,967 | ) |
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Net loss | | | (886,877 | ) |
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Balance, June 30, 2013 | | $ | (1,370,844 | ) |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| | FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013 | | | PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2012 | | | PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013 | |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (886,877 | ) | | $ | (483,967 | ) | | $ | (1,370,844 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash flows (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in operating liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 166,132 | | | | 93,692 | | | | 259,824 | |
Accrued salaries | | | 193,221 | | | | 242,295 | | | | 435,516 | |
Contingent liabilities | | | 404,027 | | | | 37,500 | | | | 441,527 | |
Net cash used by operating activities | | | (123,497 | ) | | | (110,480 | ) | | | (233,977 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred offering costs | | | (3,500 | ) | | | - | | | | (38,500 | ) |
Proceeds from participation rights | | | 125,000 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 275,000 | |
Net cash provided by financing activity | | | 86,500 | | | | 150,000 | | | | 236,500 | |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash | | | (36,997 | ) | | | 39,520 | | | | 2,523 | |
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Cash, beginning of year/period | | | 39,520 | | | | - | | | | - | |
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Cash, end of year/period | | $ | 2,523 | | | $ | 39,520 | | | $ | 2,523 | |
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Cash paid during the year/period for: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income taxes | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Interest | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Nature of Business and Development Stage Activities
MV Patents, LLC (the Company) is in the developmental stage, and has limited operations. The Company is a limited liability company organized in the state of Florida on July 11, 2011. The Company owns patent portfolios. The business plan of the Company is to assert its intellectual property rights to monetize its patents through net recoveries. Net recoveries relates to monetary payments received by the Company in respect to its patents through judgments, settlements, royalty agreements, or other disposition of the patents or cash proceeds of any equity actually received as consideration for any such disposition, including those received in connection with litigation.
The Company has no technologies or technology operations.
2. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company is currently in the development stage with losses for all periods presented. The Company had a net operating loss of $886,877 for the year ended June 30, 2013 and a members’ deficit accumulated during the development stage of $1,370,844. The Company also has a working capital deficit of $698,828 and $91,672 at June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company has not established an ongoing source of revenues and has funded activities to date exclusively from participation rights. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other companies in the developmental stage, including, but not limited to, the need to obtain adequate funding and possible risk of failure to monetize the patents. If the Company does not successfully monetize the patents, it will be unable to generate revenues or achieve profitability.
While the Company believes it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to fund its operations, meet revenue projections, by monetizing their patents, and manage costs, there are no assurances that such additional funding will be achieved and that it will succeed in its future operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies followed are:
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Development Stage Company
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the guidance for developmental stage companies.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. All cash balances are maintained at financial institutions, and have never exceeded federally insured limits. Accordingly, the Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances.
Intangible Assets
The Company has several patent portfolios, which were transferred by the Company’s member from another commonly owned company for nominal value, which represented the historical cost basis at the at the date of transfer. As of June 30, 2013 and 2012, $-0- value has been assigned to the patents.
Income Taxes
As a single member LLC during the periods covered by these financial statements, the member has elected, as provided under sections of the federal and state income tax laws, to have the Company’s income taxed directly as a sole-proprietor. Therefore, the related income or loss is allocated directly to the member and the member reports the amounts on his tax returns rather than the Company being responsible for corporate income taxes.
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
The Company adopted authoritative guidance that requires the Company to evaluate its tax positions for any uncertainties based on the technical merits of the position taken. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be upheld on examination by taxing authorities.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company incurred direct incremental costs associated with procuring financing. These costs are deferred and recorded as an asset, and will be amortized over the life of the debt.
Contingent Liabilities
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from assessments, estimates or other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
4. Participation Rights
The Company obtained funding from various unrelated third party investors. The investors have the right to participate in future monetary amounts related to net recoveries as defined in Note 1. The investors have the option to convert their participation rights contingent upon the Company obtaining subsequent funding of at least $2,250,000. The contingent conversion option allows the investors to convert $100 of their initial participation right into $120 of the subsequent funding in the pursuit of monetizing patents. The participation rights accrue interest at eight percent per annum and cease upon conversion. In the event that no conversion occurs, the investors have the right to receive their original participation investment and accrued interest, plus two times their original participation investment. The Company has no obligation to make any payments to the investors unless net recoveries are obtained. As of June 30, 2013 and 2012, $150,000 and $25,000 is included in participation rights on the balance sheet, respectively. The contingent conversion option will be recorded at the date the Company can estimate the proceeds from the net recoveries.
The Company received $125,000 in cash related to a funding agreement from an unrelated third-party investor. The investor has the obligation to fund an additional $375,000 upon the Company obtaining subsequent financing of $2,250,000. Related to the funding agreement, the investor has the right to participate in the net recoveries described in Note 1 pursuant to a predetermined schedule that escalates the payments based on increasing net recoveries. As of June 30, 2013 and 2012, $125,000 is included in participation rights on the balance sheet.
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4. Participation Rights (continued)
The Company will amortize the above participation rights under the units of revenue method at the time the Company can reasonably estimate the potential net recoveries as defined in Note 1. The Company has classified the participation rights as a long-term liability as net recoveries are not expected in the next twelve months.
5. Related Parties
As described in Note 3, the Company was assigned patents from a related party that is related to the Company through common ownership. The Company's managing member owns a controlling interest in this related party. The Company has an agreement with this related party to distribute a percentage of proceeds from net recoveries as defined in Note 1.
The above terms and amounts are not necessarily indicative of the terms and amounts that would have been incurred had comparable transactions been entered into with independent parties.
6. Contingent Liabilities
The Company retains the services of law firms that specialize in intellectual property licensing, enforcement and patent law. The Company also retains business advisory firms that specialize in obtaining funding for potential patent infringement cases. The law and business advisory firms are retained on an hourly fee, contingent fee or blended fee basis. In a contingency fee arrangement, the firms are paid a scaled percentage of any negotiated fees, settlements or judgments awarded, based on how and when the fees, settlements or judgments are obtained. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, the Company did not recognize any contingent expenses related to any potential litigation.
A portion of these fees are contingent on a subsequent funding received by the Company. The Company had $441,527 and $37,500 in contingent liabilities, as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, based on the subsequent funding contingency because the event was considered probable, and the amount could be reasonably estimated. The Company has classified these liabilities as long-term as they are not expected to be paid in the next 12 months.
MV PATENTS, LLC
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. Subsequent Events
MVP Portfolio, LLC was formed on July 26, 2013 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. On August 30, 2013, the Company transferred all of its patents to MVP Portfolio, LLC. The patents were transferred without recourse. Any contingent liabilities related to future earnings or net recoveries from the patents remain with the Company.
On August 23, 2013, the Company received a letter of intent from a public company to purchase the ownership interest of MVP Portfolio, LLC, including the patents. According to the letter of intent, the Company will receive cash and shares representing 28.75 percent of the public company outstanding stock.
On September 12, 2013, the Company received $50,000 through a demand promissory note with the public company who issued the letter of intent. The note bears interest at 12.00 percent.
On September 13, 2013, the Company signed an agreement for an additional convertible participation right of $20,000, in exchange for existing accounts payable, subject to the same terms as those in Note 4.
Exhibit M
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (COMPILED)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 30, 2013 AND 2012 AND THE
PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2013
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Accountant’s compilation report | 1 |
Consolidated Financial statements: | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 | 2 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the Period from July 11, 2011 (Inception) through December 31, 2013 | 3 |
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Member’s Deficit for the Period from July 11, 2011 (Inception) through December 31, 2013 | 4 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the Period from July 11, 2011 (Inception) through December 31, 2013 | 5 |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 6 |
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Accountant’s Compilation Report
To the Member of
MV Patents, LLC and Subsidiary Jacksonville, Florida
We have compiled the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MV Patents, LLC and Subsidiary (collectively referred to as the Company) (a Development Stage Company), as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in member's deficit and cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the period July 11, 2011 (Inception) to December 31, 2013. We have not audited or reviewed the accompanying consolidated financial statements and, accordingly, do not express an opinion or provide any assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and for designing, implementing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
Our responsibility is to conduct the compilation in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The objective of a compilation is to assist management in presenting financial information in the form of consolidated financial statements without undertaking to obtain or provide any assurance that there are no material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company had a net loss of $241,102 and $341,902, respectively, for the six month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, had a deficit accumulated during the development stage of $1,611,946 at December 31, 2013. The Company also has a working capital deficit of $805,876 and $310,854 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans as to these matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
We are not independent with respect to MV Patents, LLC and Subsidiary.
March 3, 2014
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
| | December 31, 2013 | | | December 31, 2012 | |
Assets | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 1,470 | | | $ | 4,876 | |
Total current assets | | | 1,470 | | | | 4,876 | |
Deferred offering costs | | | 38,500 | | | | - | |
Total assets | | $ | 39,970 | | | $ | 4,876 | |
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Liabilities and Member's Deficit | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Due to California Gold Corp. | | $ | 50,000 | | | $ | - | |
Other liability | | | 10,000 | | | | - | |
Contingent liabilities | | | 441,527 | | | | 212,500 | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 305,819 | | | | 103,230 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 807,346 | | | | 315,730 | |
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Long - term liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accrued salaries | | | 549,570 | | | | 365,015 | |
Participation rights | | | 295,000 | | | | 150,000 | |
Total long - term liabilities | | | 844,570 | | | | 515,015 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,651,916 | | | | 830,745 | |
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Member's deficit accumulated during the development stage | | | (1,611,946 | ) | | | (825,869 | ) |
Total liabilities and member's deficit | | $ | 39,970 | | | $ | 4,876 | |
See accountant's compilation report and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
| | FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 | | | FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 | | | PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (JULY 11, 2011) TO DECEMBER 31, 2013 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
Accounting fees | | $ | 38,755 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 64,506 | |
Business development advisory | | | 15,900 | | | | 182,461 | | | | 443,663 | |
Legal and funding agreements | | | 1,514 | | | | 8,530 | | | | 131,788 | |
Interest expense | | | 8,341 | | | | 1,008 | | | | 14,463 | |
Operational T&E | | | 3,632 | | | | 11,558 | | | | 83,188 | |
Patent prosecution legal team | | | 18,000 | | | | 15,625 | | | | 197,051 | |
Patent transfer license fees | | | - | | | | - | | | | 78,750 | |
Accrued salaries | | | 154,960 | | | | 122,720 | | | | 590,476 | |
Valuation expert | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,061 | |
Total operating expenses | | | 241,102 | | | | 341,902 | | | | 1,611,946 | |
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Net loss | | $ | (241,102 | ) | | $ | (341,902 | ) | | $ | (1,611,946 | ) |
See accountant's compilation report and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBER'S DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 11, 2011 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2013 (UNAUDITED)
| | Member's Deficit Accumulated During the Development Stage | |
Balance, July 11, 2011 (Inception) | | $ | - | |
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Net loss | | | (825,869 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2012 | | | (825,869 | ) |
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Net loss | | | (786,077 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2013 | | $ | (1,611,946 | ) |
See accountant's compilation report and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
(A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| | For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2013 | | | For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2012 | | | Period from Inception (July 11, 2011) to December 31, 2013 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (241,102 | ) | | $ | (341,902 | ) | | $ | (1,611,946 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) to net cash flows (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in operating liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 45,995 | | | | 9,538 | | | | 305,819 | |
Accrued salaries | | | 114,054 | | | | 122,720 | | | | 549,570 | |
Other liability | | | 10,000 | | | | - | | | | 10,000 | |
Contingent liabilities | | | - | | | | 175,000 | | | | 441,527 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | | (71,053 | ) | | | (34,644 | ) | | | (305,030 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Deferred offering costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | (38,500 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of demand note | | | 50,000 | | | | - | | | | 50,000 | |
Proceeds from participation rights | | | 20,000 | | | | - | | | | 295,000 | |
Net cash provided by financing activites | | | 70,000 | | | | - | | | | 306,500 | |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash | | | (1,053 | ) | | | (34,644 | ) | | | 1,470 | |
Cash, beginning of period | | | 2,523 | | | | 39,520 | | | | - | |
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Cash, end of period | | $ | 1,470 | | | $ | 4,876 | | | $ | 1,470 | |
See accountant's compilation report and notes to the consolidated financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 31, 2013
(UNAUDITED)
1. | Nature of Business and Development Stage Activities |
MV Patents, LLC, a limited liability company formed in the state of Florida on July 11, 2011, is in the developmental stage, and has limited operations. MVP Portfolio, LLC was formed on July 26, 2013 as a wholly owned subsidiary of MV Patents, LLC. MV Patents, LLC and MVP Portfolio, LLC are collectively referred to as the Company. On August 30, 2013, MV Patents, LLC transferred all of its patents to MVP Portfolio, LLC. The patents were transferred without recourse.
The business plan of the Company is to assert its intellectual property rights to monetize its patents through net recoveries. Net recoveries relate to monetary payments received by the Company in respect to its patents through judgments, settlements, royalty agreements, or other disposition of the patents or cash proceeds of any equity actually received as consideration for any such disposition, including those received in connection with litigation.
The Company has no technologies or technology operations.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company is currently in the development stage with losses for all periods presented. The Company had net operating losses of $241,102 and $341,902 for the six month periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively and a member’s deficit accumulated during the development stage of $1,611,946. The Company also has a working capital deficit of $805,876 and $310,854 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company has not established an ongoing source of revenues and has funded activities to date exclusively from participation rights. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company is subject to a number of risks similar to other companies in the developmental stage, including, but not limited to, the need to obtain adequate funding and possible risk of failure to monetize its patents. If the Company does not successfully monetize its patents, it will be unable to generate revenues or achieve profitability.
Management’s plan with respect to funding this development is to secure equity financing through access to U.S. capital markets as a registrant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. See Note 9.
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 31, 2013
(UNAUDITED)
2. | Basis of Presentation (Continued) |
While the Company believes it will be successful in obtaining the necessary financing to (i) fund its operations, (ii) monetize its patents and meet revenue projections and (iii) manage costs, there are no assurances that such additional funding will be achieved and that it will succeed in its future operations. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Operating results for the six months ended December 31, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014.
3. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The significant accounting policies followed are:
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MV Patents, LLC and MVP Portfolio, LLC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Intangible Assets
The Company has several patent portfolios. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, no value has been assigned to the patents. The main patents in the portfolio were created by the managing member of the Company. The remaining patents in the portfolio were transferred without recourse to such managing member prior to forming the Company. On July 25, 2011 the member assigned the patents to MV Patents, LLC for consideration of $1 without recourse. In accordance with authoritative guidance, the patents were recorded at historical cost, which was deemed to be zero at the time of transfer.
Income Taxes
During the periods covered by these consolidated financial statements, MV Patents, LLC and MVP Portfolio, LLC were each single member LLCs and disregarded entities for federal and state income tax purposes. Consequently, federal and state income taxes are not payable by, or provided for the Company. The member of MV Patents, LLC during the periods covered by these consolidated financial statements, is taxed individually on the Company’s earnings during the periods covered by these consolidated financial statements.
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 31, 2013
(UNAUDITED)
3. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
The Company evaluates its tax positions for any uncertainties based on the technical merits of the position taken in accordance with authoritative guidance. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be upheld on examination by taxing authorities. The Company has analyzed the tax positions taken and has concluded that as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no uncertain tax positions taken, or expected to be taken, that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.
Management is required to analyze all open tax years, as defined by the statute of limitations, for all major jurisdictions, including federal and certain state taxing authorities. At December 31, 2013, the Company is subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by taxing authorities for all tax years from December 31, 2011 through December 31, 2013. As of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not have a liability for any unrecognized taxes. The Company has no examinations in progress and is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax liabilities will significantly change in the next twelve months.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company incurred direct incremental costs associated with procuring financing. These costs are deferred and recorded as an asset, and will be amortized over the life of the debt.
Contingent Liabilities
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from assessments, estimates or other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated events through the date of the accountant’s compilation report; the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.
On December 13, 2013 the Company received an unsecured $10,000 demand note from an investor who also has participation rights. The note is non-interest bearing.
5. | Due to California Gold Corp. |
On September 12, 2013, the Company received $50,000 through a demand promissory note with a publicly traded company who issued a letter of intent to acquire the Company. The note bears interest at 12.00 percent. The note was subsequently transferred to California Gold Corp. at the time of the Securities
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 31, 2013
(UNAUDITED)
5. | Due to California Gold Corp. (continued) |
Exchange Agreement referenced in Note 9. MV Patents, LLC is responsible for remitting payment to California Gold Corp.
6. | Contingent Liabilities |
The Company retains the services of law firms that specialize in intellectual property licensing, enforcement and patent law. The Company also retains business advisory firms that specialize in obtaining funding for potential patent infringement cases. The law and business advisory firms are retained on an hourly fee, contingent fee or blended fee basis. In a contingency fee arrangement, the firms are paid a scaled percentage of any negotiated fees, settlements or judgments awarded, based on how and when the fees, settlements or judgments are obtained. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not recognize any contingent expenses related to any potential litigation.
A portion of these fees are contingent on a subsequent funding received by the Company. The Company had $441,527 and $212,500 in contingent liabilities, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, based on the subsequent funding contingency because the event was considered probable, and the amount could be reasonably estimated. The Company has classified these liabilities as current as they are expected to be paid in the next 12 months.
The Company obtained funding from various unrelated third-party investors. The investors have the right to participate in future monetary amounts related to net recoveries as defined in Note 1. The investors have the option to convert their participation rights contingent upon the Company obtaining subsequent funding of at least $2,250,000. The contingent conversion option allows the investors to convert $100 of their initial participation right into $120 of the subsequent funding in the pursuit of monetizing patents. The participation rights accrue interest at eight percent per annum and cease upon conversion. In the event that no conversion occurs, the investors have the right to receive their original participation investment and accrued interest, plus two times their original participation investment. The Company has no obligation to make any payments to the investors unless net recoveries are obtained. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, $170,000 and $25,000 is included in participation rights on the consolidated balance sheets, respectively. The contingent conversion option will be recorded at the date the Company can estimate the proceeds from the net recoveries.
The Company received $125,000 in cash related to a funding agreement from an unrelated third-party investor. The investor has the obligation to fund an additional $375,000 upon the Company obtaining subsequent financing of $2,250,000. Related to the funding agreement, the investor has the right to participate in the net recoveries described in Note 1 pursuant to a predetermined schedule that escalates the payments based on increasing net recoveries. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, $125,000 is included in Participation rights on the consolidated balance sheet.
MV PATENTS, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 AND THE PERIOD FROM INCEPTION TO DECEMBER 31, 2013
(UNAUDITED)
7. | Participation Rights (continued) |
The Company will amortize these participation rights under the units of revenue method at the time the Company can reasonably estimate the potential net recoveries. The Company has classified the participation rights as a long-term liability as net recoveries are not expected in the next twelve months.
8. | Concentration of Credit Risk |
All cash balances are maintained at financial institutions, and have never exceeded federally insured limits. The Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances.
On February 7, 2014, the Company entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement with California Gold Corp., a Nevada corporation. Pursuant to this agreement the Company sold all of their membership interests in exchange for 9,385,000 (post-reverse split) shares of California Gold Corp. common stock with a $0.001 par value per share.
In addition at the closing, California Gold Corp. paid the Company $625,000 cash consideration. The Company used the cash consideration to relieve certain contingent liabilities.
Exhibit N
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP. & SUBSIDIARY
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
January 31, 2014
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP. & SUBSIDIARY
Table of Contents
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Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information
On February 7, 2014 California Gold Corp., a Nevada corporation in the exploration stage, (the Company) closed a securities exchange pursuant to which the member of MVP Portfolio, LLC (MVP) sold all of its membership interests in MVP to the Company in exchange for 9,385,000 post-Reverse Split (See Pro Forma Adjustments) shares of the Company’s common stock with $0.001 par value per share (the Transaction).
On March 6, 2014, MVP Portfolio, LLC, the Company’s patent-holding unit, changed its form of organization to a Florida corporation from a Florida limited liability company. In connection with the reorganization, MVP Portfolio, LLC also changed its name to Visual Real Estate, Inc. (VRE).
As a result of the Transaction the Company will discontinue the pre-Transaction business. The Company acquired the business of MVP, that is, patent licensing and assertion of rights under patents against parties believed to be selling goods or services that rely upon MVP’s patented technology. The Company will continue the existing business operations of MVP as a publicly-traded company under the name MV Portfolios, Inc.
The historical consolidated balance sheet of California Gold Corp. has been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP). The historical consolidated balance sheet has been adjusted to give effect to pro forma events that are (i) directly attributable to the Transaction and (ii) factually supportable.
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet gives effect to the Transaction as if it occurred on January 31, 2014. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not present an unaudited pro forma combined statement of expenses for the year ended January 31, 2014 because MVP Portfolio, LLC did not have any operations during the year ended January 31, 2014. The resulting unaudited pro forma combined statement of expenses giving effect to the Transaction would not be materially different from the historical California Gold Corp. consolidated statement of expenses for the year ended January 31, 2014.
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet was prepared using the acquisition method of accounting for a reverse acquisition, with MVP treated as the acquiring entity. Accordingly the consideration transferred has been allocated to California Gold Corp.’s assets and liabilities based upon their estimated fair values as of the date of completion of the Transaction.
The unaudited pro forma combined financial information presented, including allocations of purchase price, is based on preliminary estimates of the fair values of assets and liabilities, available information as of the date of this communication and assumptions by the Company’s management, and may be revised as additional information becomes available. Therefore, the actual adjustments may differ from the pro forma adjustments, and the differences may be material.
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information (Continued)
The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based upon information and certain assumptions that the Company’s management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet is presented for information purposes only. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet does not purport to represent what the Company’s actual combined financial position would have been had the Transaction actually occurred on the date indicated, nor does it purport to project the Company’s results of operations or financial condition for any future period or as of any future date. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited historical consolidated financial statements filed on Forms 10-Q during 2013. All pro forma adjustments and their underlying assumptions are more fully described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet.
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP & SUBSIDIARY
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
January 31, 2014
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| | January 31, 2014 | | | Adjustments | | | January 31, 2014 | |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 209,392 | | | $ | 785,036 | (2) | | $ | 994,428 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 14,370 | | | | - | | | | 14,370 | |
Total current assets | | | 223,762 | | | | 785,036 | | | | 1,008,798 | |
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Property and equipment, net | | | 4,342 | | | | - | | | | 4,342 | |
Mining rights | | | 108,750 | | | | - | | | | 108,750 | |
Goodwill | | | - | | | | 3,765,018 | (1) | | | 3,765,018 | |
Total assets | | $ | 336,854 | | | $ | 4,550,054 | | | $ | 4,886,908 | |
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Liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 2,182,561 | | | $ | (2,157,459 | ) | | $ | 25,102 | |
Accounts payable - related party | | | 11,705 | | | | - | | | | 11,705 | |
Derivative liabilities | | | 324,642 | | | | - | | | | 324,642 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 2,518,908 | | | | (2,157,459 | ) | | | 361,449 | |
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Convertible notes and interest payable | | | 331,951 | | | | - | | | | 331,951 | |
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Stockholders' (deficit) equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22,000,000 shares authorized; | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22,000,000 shares issued and outstanding | | | 22,000 | | | | (22,000 | ) (3) | | | - | |
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, | | | | | | | | | | | | |
300,000,000 shares authorized; | | | | | | | | | | | | |
125,101,260 shares issued and outstanding | | | 125,101 | | | | 1,125,912 | (3),(4) | | | 1,251,013 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 2,841,818 | | | | 100,677 | (3) | | | 2,942,495 | |
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | | | (5,502,924 | ) | | | 5,502,924 | (2),(3) | | | - | |
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Total stockholders' (deficit) equity | | | (2,514,005 | ) | | | 6,707,513 | | | | 4,193,508 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity | | $ | 336,854 | | | $ | 4,550,054 | | | $ | 4,886,908 | |
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet.
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP. & SUBSIDIARY
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Balance Sheet
As of January 31, 2014
The accompanying unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet presents the pro forma combined financial position of the combined company based on historical financial statements of California Gold Corp. (the Company) and MVP Portfolio, LLC (MVP), after giving effect to the acquisition and adjustments described in these notes, and are intended to reflect the impact of the acquisition on the Company.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not give effect to any cost savings, revenue synergies or restructuring costs which may have resulted from the integration of the companies.
(1) | Reflects the effect of reverse acquisition method accounting based on the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on the assumption that the values of the Company’s assets and liabilities reported on the unaudited California Gold Corp. consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2014 approximate fair value as of the date of the Transaction, February 7, 2014. See adjustment (2) to describe the change in the cash balance reported as of January 31, 2014 and the amount reported as of February 7, 2014. |
The purchase consideration was accounted for in accordance with authoritative guidance for reverse acquisitions. The fair value of the consideration effectively transferred in a reverse acquisition should be based on the most reliable measure. Prior to the acquisition 125,101,260 California Gold Corp. common shares were outstanding, with a fair market value of $0.01. The fair market value of such shares was measured using the quoted closing share price on February 7, 2014. MVP was a single member limited liability corporation whose membership interest had not been traded or valued on an active market. Therefore, the most reliable measure would be based on the fair market value of the shares transferred by California Gold Corp. This Transaction resulted in MVP, the accounting acquirer, assuming effective control of the Company (accounting acquiree) as of February 7, 2014. Therefore, the effective consideration transferred is $1,251,013 which is the product of the California Gold Corp. common shares outstanding and the related fair market value per share.
The goodwill and mining rights will not be amortized and will be evaluated for impairment on an annual basis. The following preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to adjustment and such adjustments may be material:
Consideration effectively transferred | | $ | 1,251,013 | |
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Net recognized values of California Gold Corp.’s identifiable assets and liabilities: | | | | |
Cash | | $ | 209,392 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 14,370 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 4,342 | |
Mining rights | | | 108,750 | |
Accounts payable | | | (2,194,266 | ) |
Derivative liabilities | | | (324,642 | ) |
Convertible notes and interest payable | | | (331,951 | ) |
Total identifiable net liabilities | | | (2,514,005 | ) |
Goodwill | | $ | 3,765,018 | |
(2) | Represents the net effect of the Transaction on cash based on the estimated sources and uses of cash for the transaction as if they had occurred on January 31, 2014: |
Cash received from private placement offering | | $ | 2,942,495 | |
Acquisition-related costs | | | 2,157,459 | |
Cash paid to California Gold Corp. | | $ | 785,036 | |
(3) | Reflects the remaining issued equity which is calculated as the fair value of the consideration transferred, $1,251,013 plus the issued equity of the legal subsidiary (MVP) immediately before the reverse acquisition, $0. Equity raised through a private placement offering made in conjunction with the acquisition aggregated $2,942,495 and is included in additional paid-in capital. |
(4) | The amount of common shares outstanding per the historical consolidated financial statements as of January 31, 2014 was 125,101,260. The amount outstanding per the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet does not reflect the issuance of 9,385,000 shares of post-Reverse Split common stock issued to the member of MVP, as the related Reverse Split has not yet been formally approved pursuant to the filing of a definitive proxy statement. The common stock share disclosures will be modified prospectively to give effect to the Reverse Split at such time that the Reverse Split is deemed effective. |
ANNEX A
WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS OF
CALIFORNIA GOLD CORP.
THIS CONSENT IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The undersigned, being a stockholder of record of California Gold Corp. (the “Company”) as of January 16, 2014 hereby takes the following action, pursuant to Section 78.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”), with respect to all shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) held by the undersigned, in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of the Company of written consents, pursuant to Section 78.320 of the NRS, to the four proposals set forth below, as the same are described in the Company’s Consent Solicitation Statement on Schedule 14A, dated April __, 2014, without a meeting.
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The Board of Directors recommends that Stockholders CONSENT to the following proposals:
| Proposal 1. | an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split with a reverse split ratio of one-for-one hundred (1:100) (the “Reverse Split”) of the Common Stock prior to [April 30], 2014; |
| Proposal 2. | the approval of the adoption of the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”); |
| Proposal 3. | an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect an increase in our authorized blank check preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock Increase”) to 50,000,000 shares from 22,000,000 shares; and |
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| Proposal 4. | an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a name change (the “Name Change”) from California Gold Corp. to “MV Portfolios, Inc.” |
Proposal 1
RESOLVED, that Article FOURTH of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation with respect to the Reverse Split be amended to read as follows:
Reverse Stock Split. Each one hundred (100) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the time this amendment becomes effective (the ‘‘Split Effective Time’’), shall be combined and converted automatically, without further action, into one (1) fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock. In lieu of any fractional shares to which a holder would otherwise be entitled, the Corporation shall either: (a) pay cash equal to such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one share (equal to the average of the closing prices for a share of Common Stock for the last ten (10) trading days immediately prior to the Split Effective Time); or (b) round such fraction up to the next whole integer. Each holder of record of a certificate which immediately prior to the Split Effective Time represents outstanding shares of Common Stock (an ‘‘Old Certificate’’) shall be entitled to receive upon surrender of such Old Certificate to the Corporation’s transfer agent for cancellation, a certificate (a ‘‘New Certificate’) representing the number of whole shares of Common Stock into and for which the shares formerly represented by such Old Certificate so surrendered are exchangeable. From and after the Split Effective Time, Old Certificates shall represent only the right to receive New Certificates and, to the extent the Corporation so elects, cash pursuant to the provisions hereof.’’
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RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Amendment of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation attached as Exhibit A to the Corporation’s Consent Solicitation Statement dated ____________ __, 2014 (the “Consent Solicitation Statement”) be, and it hereby is, authorized, approved and adopted in all respects.
¨ CONSENT (FOR) | ¨ CONSENT WITHHELD (AGAINST) | ¨ ABSTAIN |
Proposal 2
RESOLVED, that the 2014 Plan attached as Exhibit B to the Consent Solicitation Statement be, and it hereby is, authorized, approved and adopted in all respects.
¨ CONSENT (FOR) | ¨ CONSENT WITHHELD (AGAINST) | ¨ ABSTAIN |
Proposal 3
RESOLVED, that Article FOURTH of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation with respect to the Preferred Stock Increase be amended to read as follows:
The total number of shares that this Corporation shall have authority to issue is (i) 300,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) 50,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). There shall be no preemptive rights with respect to the Corporation's shares of stock.
The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized, by filing a certificate pursuant to the corporation laws of the State of Nevada, to fix or alter from time to time the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to establish from time to time the number of shares constituting any such series or any of them, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.
¨ CONSENT (FOR) | ¨ CONSENT WITHHELD (AGAINST) | ¨ ABSTAIN |
Proposal 4
RESOLVED, to amend the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to effect a name change from California Gold Corp. to MV Portfolios, Inc.
¨ CONSENT (FOR) | ¨ CONSENT WITHHELD (AGAINST) | ¨ ABSTAIN |
INSTRUCTIONS: TO CONSENT, WITHHOLD CONSENT OR ABSTAIN FROM CONSENTING TO THE APPROVAL OF EACH PROPOSAL, CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX ABOVE. IF NO BOX IS MARKED ABOVE WITH RESPECT TO EACH PROPOSAL, THE UNDERSIGNED WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE PROPOSAL.
MAIL: PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND MAIL THIS CONSENT PROMPTLY, USING THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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[print name of record stockholder as set forth on stock certificate] | | [signature of record stockholder or person authorized to sign on behalf of record stockholder] |
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If an individual, please sign exactly as the name appears on the certificate representing your shares of Common Stock. If a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other entity, please identify the entity as the name appears on the certificate representing your shares of Common Stock, cause an authorized person to sign on behalf of the entity, and clearly identify the title of such authorized person. This Written Consent of Stockholders shall vote all shares to which the signatory is entitled. This Written Consent of Stockholders, together with all written consents in substantially the same form, shall be treated as a single consent of stockholders