UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 17, 2018
Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 333-189731 | 33-1223037 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
9030 Seward Park Ave S. #501, Seattle, WA 98118
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 900-3799
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| 1.01 | Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement; |
Equity and Debt Restructure Agreement.
On July 17, 2018, Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a certain Equity and Debt Restructure Agreement with two, long-time investors in the Company (the “Restructure Agreement”). Pursuant to the material terms of the Restructure Agreement, the investors agreed to return and cancel their collective 55,481,868 restricted Company common shares, received from the prior conversion of their older convertible notes, in exchange for the Company’s issue to them of recast convertible promissory notes. Accordingly, on the same date, these investors were each issued a First Priority Secured Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $2,383,667.77 and $545,606.96, respectively.
In connection with this transaction, one of these investors loaned the Company an additional $700,000.00 for the Company’sexpansion plans in Colorado and California.
Convertible Notes
The Notes are convertible, in whole or part, by the investors into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate calculated as the lower of fifty (50%) percent of the 10-day trailing average closing price of the Company’s trading common stock or $0.20 per share, determined at the conversion date. The Notes accrue interest at the rate of 10% and quarterly payments equal to the lesser of 15% of the Company’s pretax profit or the monthly payment that would be made if the Notes were amortized over a 2-year period, ending on the 24-month maturity date, commence September 30, 2018.
Subject to the investors’ rights to conversion, the Company has a one-time right to prepay the Notes outstanding principal and accrued interest (the Optional Prepayment Amount”), including a prepayment penalty equal to 12% of the Optional Prepayment Amount anytime, commencing 90 days after their issue date.
A.Note Covenants
In addition to the customary terms and provisions found in secured, convertible notes of this type, the Notes’ covenants include the Company’s obligation to provide the investors: (i) with 30-day’s written notice of any proposed change in the Company’s name, state of formation or relocation of its principal offices ; (ii) with 10-day’s written notice if the Company suffers the departure or replaces its chief executive officer or chief financial office , and; (iii) in the event of such occurrence, the Company is required to appoint an interim replacement or fill such vacancies within 30 days. In addition, the Notes require the prior written consent of the investors in the events: (iv) that the Company intends to liquidate, wide up or otherwise cease to conduct business in the ordinary course or permit it or its subsidiaries to engage in business, other than or reasonable related to the Company’s business; (v) effect a Change in Control; (vi) merge, consolidate or permit any of its subsidiaries to do so; (vii) acquire or permit its subsidiaries to acquire all of the capital stock or property of another person; (vii) acquire, assume or guarantee or by liable for any new indebtedness in excess of $500,000 or permit any subsidiary to do so; (viii) permit any new indebtedness unless the lender acknowledges the first priority security interests of the investors; (ix) suffer any liens or encumbrances on the assets of the Company; (x) pay any dividends or make any payments to redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock; (xi) acquire or make an investment in any person or entity; (xii) enter into any material transaction with an affiliate of the Company; (xiii) make any payment to the in respect of any indebtedness for borrowed money; (xiv) use the services of any bailee, warehouseman colocation facility or similar services without their written acknowledgement of the investors’ first priority security interest, and; (xv) provide to investors a budget, subject to investors’ approval, in the event the Company no longer is an SEC reporting company or is not current in its SEC reports.
B.Events of Default Under the Notes
Company events of default under the Notes are: (i) failure to pay principal, interest or any other amounts payable under the Notes; (ii) failure to reserve sufficient common shares necessary for the full conversion of the Notes; (iii) filing any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or moratorium law for relief from creditors, seeking the appointment of a receiver, custodian or trustee or make an assignment of all or a substantial portion of its assets for the benefit of creditors; (iv) suffers the resignation of a majority of its Board of Directors in anticipation of any event or action contemplated by subsection (iii) above, and fails to fill such vacancies within 15 days; (v) failure to dismiss or discharge an involuntary petition filed or any proceeding is commenced against the Company within 60 days; (vi) the Company, its executives or majority shareholders breach any other instrument or agreement with the investors, including under the Security Agreement of even date with the Notes, certain warrants previously issued to the investors and under that certain Deferral, Subordination and Board Seat Agreement dated February 8, 2016. In the event of any default under these referenced agreements, the Notes become immediately due and payable, the interest rates under the Notes is increased to 20% and the investors shall have al rights and remedies afforded to creditors generally by applicable federal laws and the laws of the State of Delaware.
Security Agreement.
Both Notes are secured by a first priority security interest in all of Company’s assets which the investors share on apari passu basis. The Security Agreement contains the customary terms and provisions for security agreements of this genre, including the Company’s obligation to preserve the collateral for the benefit of the secured investors and permits the investors to file UCC financing statements with required notice from the Company if it changes its principal place of business, trade name, etc. The investors’ remedies in the event of default are customary for secured parties including the right to publicly sell the collateral upon notice to the Company.
The foregoing descriptions of the material terms and provisions of the Restructure Agreement, Notes and Security Agreement do not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of these documents which are included as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc. | ||
| Date: July 19, 2018 | By: | /s/ Ron Throgmartin |
| Ron Throgmartin, CEO | ||