On December 31, 2016 the Company appointed Arthur Fillmore to the board of directors. Mr. Fillmore will also serve as General Counsel to the Company. Concomitantly, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Fillmore’s employer, AEGIS Professional Services (“AEGIS”) (the “AEGIS Agreement”) to provide legal and advisory services to the Company.
Mr. Fillmore
Mr. Fillmore has a distinguished career. He has practiced for over 40 years in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, capital formation, financial transactions and securities law. Mr. Fillmore has represented, on a national basis, many public and privately held companies in areas ranging from startup formation to going public to acquiring other companies or being acquired. He has been recognized as Super Lawyers of Missouri and was named One of 50 Missourians You Should Know by Ingram’s Magazine in 2014. He has also been named Best in Bar and one of 10 Legal Leaders of Kansas City. He has also served as Chairman and CEO of a microprocessor miniaturization company in San Diego, California. Prior to entering Law School, where he was the Managing Editor and Lead Article Editor of the Missouri Law Review, he served in the United States Army, where he achieved the rank of Captain. He is a combat veteran of Vietnam, where he received numerous awards, including several Bronze Stars, and is a member of the United States Army Artillery School Hall of Fame. Mr. Fillmore is a passionate veterans’ advocate, chairing several foundations which assist homeless and disabled veterans.
In conjunction with Mr. Fillmore’s acceptance of his appointment to the board of directors and as General Counsel, the Company issued 2 million shares of its common stock (the “Shares”). The Shares are vested immediately, are non-assessable and validly issued, are not subject to any conditions of return to the Company and were expensed immediately.
AEGIS Agreement
On December 31, 2016, the Company executed the AEGIS Agreement. The AEGIS Agreement has a term of three years and is summarized below.
The AEGIS Agreement stipulates a discount on legal and advisory fees in the amount of 25%. Upon executing the agreement, the Company issued AEGIS an option to purchase 2 million shares of its common stock (the “Option”). The Option has a strike price of $0.10 per share and a term of 3-years.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K. We assume no obligation to update such statements.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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