Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
September 30, 2019, GBT Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Surge Holdings,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“SURG”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and assign to SURG, all the assets
and certain specified liabilities, of its ECS Prepaid, Electronic Check Services and the Central State Legal Services businesses
in consideration of $5,000,000 to be paid through the issuance of 3,333,333 shares of SURG’s common stock and a convertible
promissory note in favor of the Company in the principal amount of $4,000,000 (the “SURG Note”), convertible
into SURG’s shares of common stock following the six-month anniversary of the issuance date. The conversion price of the
SURG Note is the volume weighted-average price of SURG’s common stock over the 20 trading days prior to the conversion;
provided, however, the conversion price shall never be lower than $0.10 or higher than $0.70. The Company has agreed to restrict
its ability to convert the SURG Note and receive shares of common stock such that the number of shares of common stock held by
it in the aggregate and its affiliates after such conversion does not exceed 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of
common stock. The SURG Note is payable by SURG to the Company on the 18-month anniversary of the issuance date and does not bear
interest.
On
or about June 23, 2020, the Company and AltCorp Trading LLC, a Costa Rica company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
(“AltCorp”) entered into agreements with SURG and Glen Eagles Acquisition LP (“Glen”) into series of agreements
(the “AltCorp Agreement”) regarding the $4,000,000 SURG Note for which the SURG Note has been converted in full into
5,500,000 restricted stock of SURG (“Issued Shares”) along with an additional 22,000,000 SURG shares reserved for
the benefit of the Company’s subsidiary as a true up of shares to secure the value of the Issued Shares as $2,750,000. The
Company agreed that the Issued Shares will be restricted for a year.
Glen
converted in full its $1,000,000 convertible note that was issued by the Company on July 8, 2019, plus $50,000 of accrued interest
into $1,050,000 of a SURG Note via an assignment of a portion ($1,050,000 of a $4,000,000 face value) of the $4,000,000 SURG Note.
In addition, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Glen for which the Company shall pay to Glen $200,000 via an
assignment of a portion ($200,000 of a $4,000,000 face value) of the $4,000,000 SURG Note. Glen in turn will convert all its $1,250,000
considerations received into 2,500,000 SURG shares.
On
or about June 23, 2020, Stanley Hills LLC (“Stanley”) which holds a pledge of 3,333,333 shares of SURG common stock
via its manager/member (“Stanley’s Member”), acting as an agent for the Company, entered into an agreement with
SURG, its transfer agent and an escrow officer for which it was agreed that 3,333,333 SURG shares will be cancelled for consideration
of up to $700,000. Between sales to SURG and to a third party, the amount of $575,170 was received into a lawyer’s trust
account for the benefit of AltCorp, and 3,333,333 of SURG shares have been sent for cancelation. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2020, $100,000 was paid for legal fees from the lawyer’s trust account leaving a balance of $475,170 at September
30, 2020.
On
August 12, 2020, the Company and its subsidiary, AltCorp, entered into a new pledge agreement with Stanley, where 5,500,000 SURG
shares been pledged to Stanley to secure the debt payable by the Company to Stanley as well as mitigate the damages allegedly
created by SURG.
On
January 1, 2021 SURG, AltCorp and Stanley entered into a Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, SURG agreed to amend the AltCorp Exchange Agreement where SURG acknowledged
a debt of $3,300,000 (the “Debt”) to be paid via 33 monthly payments of $100,000 payable in shares of common stock
of SURG at a per share price equal the volume weighted average price of Surg’s common stock during the ten (10) trading
days immediately preceding the issuance. At the end of the 33rd month, if AltCorp has not realized gross, pre-tax proceeds at
least equal to the amount of the Debt, Surge shall transfer to AltCorp and/or its designee additional shares of Surg’s common
stock necessary to satisfy the Debt. The Settlement Agreement also provided releases of the Surge party.
The
AltCorp assets have been pledged since August 12, 2020 for the benefit of Stanley to secure Stanley’s note payable by the
Company. Accordingly, the shares issued to AltCorp as a result of the Settlement Agreement will be pledged to Stanley.