Commitments and Contingencies | 10. Commitments and Contingencies Binding Term Sheets to Acquire Certain Businesses Over the past three years, the Company has supported legislation in Colorado to allow licensed cannabis companies in Colorado to trade their securities, provided they are reporting companies under the Exchange Act, as amended. HB19-1090 titled, “Publicly Licensed Marijuana Companies” was signed into Colorado legislature on May 29, 2019 and went into effect on November 1, 2019. The bill repeals the provision that prohibits publicly traded corporations from holding a marijuana license in Colorado. Effective January 10, 2019, the Company entered into binding term sheets to acquire three cannabis and cannabis related companies, including the following: · FutureVision 2020, LLC and FutureVision Ltd., Inc. dba Medicine Man Denver (in the aggregate, “Medicine Man Denver”), owners of several licensed dispensaries and a cultivation facility in the Denver, Colorado metro area. It is also a leading cultivator, retailer and one of the best-known brands in the cannabis sector, winning over a dozen industry awards. Medicine Man Denver operates out of a 35,000 square foot cultivation operation and has four popular retail locations across the Denver metropolitan area; · MedPharm Holdings, a company that develops and manages intellectual property related to the manufacture and formulation of products containing cannabinoid extracts. Management believes that this acquisition will bring world-class processing and pharmaceutical-grade products to the company; and · MX LLC, the holder of the license that allow it to be a manufacturer of marijuana infused products in the Denver metro area. It also has a research license that has been issued by the state of Colorado and the local jurisdiction approval is in process. The term sheets provide for the issuance of shares of common stock to the targets at an initial price per share of $1.32, with the final price to be determined based on the fair market valuation, which is subject to an independent valuation assessment. The Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Williams, serves as an officer/manager and has an ownership interest in each of the targets above. On May 24, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Farm Boy and Baseball setting forth the terms of the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the capital stock and assets of Farm Boy and Baseball, respectively. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $5,937,500, subject to adjustment, consisting of $1,187,500 cash and 1,578,073 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 1,578,073 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to the execution date. Also, on May 24, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Los Suenos, LLC (“Los Suenos”) and Emerald Fields Grow LLC (“Emerald”) setting forth the terms of the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the capital stock and assets of Los Suenos and Emerald, respectively. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $5,937,500, subject to adjustment, consisting of $1,187,500 cash and 1,578,073 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 1,578,073 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to the execution date. On May 31, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Mesa Organics Ltd., Mesa Organics II Ltd. and Mesa Organics III Ltd. (collectively referred to herein as “MesaPur”) setting forth the terms of the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the capital stock and assets of MesaPur (the contemplated transaction the “Mesa Acquisition”). As consideration pursuant to the term sheet, the Company agreed to pay a total purchase price of $12,012,758, subject to adjustment, consisting of $2,402,552 cash and 2,801,809 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 2,801,809 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the ten (10) days prior to the execution date. For more information on the Mesa Acquisition, see Note 17 to this report. On August 6, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Cold Baked, LLC and Golden Works, LLC (d/b/a “Dabble”) setting forth the terms of the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the capital stock and assets of Dabble. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $3,750,000 consisting of $750,000 cash and 996,678 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 996,678 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to the execution date. On August 15, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Medically Correct, LLC (“Medically Correct”), an edible, extract and topical company, setting forth the terms of the acquisition by the Company of 100% of the capital stock and assets of Medically Correct. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $17,250,000 consisting of $3,450,000 cash and 4,677,967 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 4,677,967 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to August 8, 2019. On August 28, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Starbuds Pueblo LLC, Starbuds Louisville LLC, Starbuds Niwot LLC, Starbuds Longmont LLC and Starbuds Commerce City LLC (“Starbuds”) pursuant to which the Company will purchase the membership interests of Starbuds. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $31,005,089 consisting of $23,253,816 in cash and 2,601,098 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 2,601,098 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to August 28, 2019. On August 29, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with High Country Supply d/b/a Colorado Harvest Company (“CHC”) pursuant to which the Company will purchase 100% of the capital stock or assets of CHC. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $12,500,000 consisting of $4,000,000 in cash and 2,881,356 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 2,881,356 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to July 8, 2019. On August 30, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Colorado Health Consultants, LLC, CitiMed, LLC, Lucky Ticket LLC and KEW LLC (collectively, the “Targets”) pursuant to which the Company will purchase the membership interests of the Targets. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $36,898,499 consisting of $27,673,874.25 in cash and 3,095,512 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 3,095,512 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to August 30, 2019. On August 31, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with SB Aurora LLC, SB Arapahoe LLC, SB Alameda LLC, and SB 44th LLC (“SB”) pursuant to which the Company will purchase the membership interests of SB. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $50,096,413 consisting of $37,590,310 in cash and 4,202,720 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 4,202,720 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to August 31, 2019. On September 5, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet dated September 2, 2019 with RSFCG, LLC, RFSCA LLC, RFSCB, LLC, RFSCEV, LLC, RFSCED LLC, RFSCLV, LLC, RFSCG-1 LLC, and RFSCLVG LLC, which entities operate under the name Roots RX (“Roots RX”) pursuant to which the Company will purchase the membership interests of Roots RX. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $15,000,000 consisting of $9,750,000 in cash and 1,779,661 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The 1,779,661 shares were determined by averaging the closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to August 29, 2019. On September 9, 2019, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Canyon, LLC (“Canyon”) and It Brand Enterprises, LLC (“It Brand”) pursuant to which the Company will purchase 100% of the capital stock or assets of Canyon and certain assets of It Brand. As consideration, the Company shall pay a total purchase price of $5,130,000 consisting of (i) a cash component which in no case will be greater than $2,565,000, and (ii) an equity component, which will consist of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, for the balance of the purchase price. The number of shares that make up the equity component will be determined by dividing the balance of the Purchase Price by the average closing price of Company’s common stock for the five (5) days prior to September 7, 2019. Prepaid acquisition costs The Company has entered into a number of sales transactions with companies above for which it has executed binding term sheets to acquire. The Company expects to settle each of these outstanding balances with the respective entity at the time of, or shortly following, their acquisition. The contemplated acquisitions detailed above are conditioned upon the satisfaction or mutual waiver of certain closing conditions, including, but not limited to: · regulatory approval relating to all applicable filings and expiration or early termination of any applicable waiting periods; · regulatory approval of the Marijuana Enforcement Division and applicable local licensing authority approval; · receipt of all material necessary, third party, consents and approvals; · each party's compliance in all material respects with the respective obligations under the term sheet; · a tax structure that is satisfactory to both the Company and the targets; · the execution of leases and employment agreements that are mutually acceptable to each party; and · the execution of definitive agreements between the respective parties. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any of the proposed acquisitions. Departure of Officer On February 25, 2020, Andy Williams resigned from the positions of President and member of the Board of Directors of Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. Mr. Williams’s resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the company’s operations, policies or practices. Simultaneously, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement and Release (the “Severance Agreement”) with Mr. Williams. The Severance Agreements provides that as severance and in consideration of a customary release against the Company and other customary covenants, Mr. Williams will receive (i) continued salary in the amount of $300,000, half of which is to be paid within ten days of the execution of the Severance Agreement, and the remaining half is to be paid in 26 equal disbursements in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll periods, (ii) bonus payment in the amount of $25,000, (iii) one year family health care coverage, (iv) stock options to purchase 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which may be exercised on a cashless basis and which vest immediately on the date of termination at a price of $1.80 per share and valued at $582,228, and (v) stock options to purchase 15,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which may be exercised on a cashless basis at a price of $1.80 per share, valued at $27,000, at the one year anniversary of the termination date if Mr. Williams is compliant with the terms of the Severance Agreement. |