See the section entitled “Proposal 1 – Election of
Directors” for information regarding Mr. Chioini and Mr. Rice.
As of the date hereof, Mr. Jorgl is the record and
beneficial owner of 1,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company and
no other Participant is the record or beneficial owner of any
shares of Common Stock. Mr. Jorgl purchased his shares of Common
Stock on June 27, 2022, and otherwise neither he nor any other
Participant has engaged in any transactions in the Company’s
securities within the past two years.
During the week ending July 15, 2022, after
the nomination notice was submitted on July 8, 2022,
Mr. Tusa became aware of the solicitation effort and was
introduced to Mr. Chioini through Mr. Xirinachs, a
business associate of both Mr. Tusa and
Mr. Chioini. Mr. Tusa, based on the potential
investment opportunity (if and when Mr. Chioini and
Mr. Rice were elected to the Board) and the hope for the
potential of future consulting work from the Company (although this
matter was never discussed with either Mr. Chioini or
Mr. Rice and therefore no commitment was or is made by either
ASFV Nominee), acting through River Rock, agreed to bear certain
expenses. On July 27, 2022, the members of the ASFV
Committee, together with River Rock, entered into an agreement to
formalize their relationship (the “Group Agreement”). Among
other things, the Group Agreement provided that River Rock would
bear expenses incurred in connection with the activities of the
group, including this solicitation, with the other parties
contributing at their discretion. However, Mr. Xirinachs,
who had been a successful investor in prior businesses run by
Mr. Chioini, based on the potential investment opportunity
that AIM presented (if and when Mr. Chioini and Mr. Rice
were elected to the Board), paid certain expenses on behalf of
River Rock through Looking Glass and agreed to be jointly
responsible for expenses with Mr. Chioini going
forward. As a result, on September 14, 2022, the Group
Agreement was amended to make all Participants party thereto and
reflect the revised expense payment agreement. As revised,
(i) Mr. Jorgl, Mr. Chioini and Mr. Rice agreed
to conduct this proxy solicitation and coordinate activities with
respect AIM and the nominations and all parties agreed not take
certain related actions without the mutual consent Mr. Jorgl,
Mr. Chioini and Mr. Rice, (ii) each party agreed not
to buy, sell, pledge or otherwise acquire or dispose of any Company
securities without the consent of the other parties, and
(iii) Mr. Chioini and Mr. Xirinachs agreed to bear
expenses incurred in connection with the activities of the
group.
On November 18, 2013, an information was filed
in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California,
charging Mr. Xirinachs with two counts of wire fraud under 18
U.S.C. 1343. The charges related to activities occurring
between 2008 and 2013 involving fraudulent securities trading and
promotion and material misrepresentations to investors and misuse
of funds. Mr. Xirinachs pleaded guilty and, on
June 13, 2022, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court,
Eastern District of New York (where the case had been transferred)
to three years of probation and ordered to pay restitution of
$353,000.
Except as set forth in this Proxy Statement,
(i) during the past ten years, no Participant in this
solicitation has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors); (ii) no part of the
purchase price or market value of the securities of the Company
owned by any participant in this solicitation is represented by
funds borrowed or otherwise obtained for the purpose of acquiring
or holding such securities; (iii) no Participant in this
solicitation is, or within the past year was, a party to any
contract, arrangements or understandings with any person with
respect to any securities of the Company, including, but not
limited to, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or
calls, guarantees against loss or guarantees of profit, division of
losses or profits, or the giving or withholding of proxies;
(iv) no associate of any Participant in this solicitation owns
beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of the
Company; (v) no Participant in this solicitation owns
beneficially, directly or indirectly, any securities of any parent
or subsidiary of the Company; (vi) no Participant in this
solicitation or any of his, her or its associates was a party to
any transaction, or series of similar transactions, since the
beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or is a party to any
currently proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions,
to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a
party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000; (vii) no
Participant in this solicitation or any of his, her or its
associates has any arrangement or understanding with any person
with respect to any future employment by the Company or its
affiliates, or with respect to any future transactions to which the
Company or any of its
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