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): May 29, 2020

 

VYSTAR CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Georgia		000-53754		20-2027731
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

725 Southbridge St Worcester, MA		01609
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 791-9114

 

n/a

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
NONE		NONE		NONE

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Vystar

 

Libertas Funding. On February 24, 2020, Vystar and Rotmans entered into an agreement with Libertas Funding LLC (“Libertas”) to sell future receipts totaling $1,089,000 for a purchase price of $825,000. The sold amount of future receipts were to be delivered weekly to Libertas at predetermined amounts over a period of nine months. At the time of the agreement, it was anticipated that the payments would be made with retail sales from the Rotmans store, but the COVID-19 crisis has prevented the store from re-opening. Vystar has made payments totaling approximately $300K to date. The agreement contains an early delivery discount fee for delivering the future receivables before the end of the contract term and an origination fee. There are no convertible notes or warrants attached to this agreement.

 

Rotmans

 

Vystar owns 58% of the issued and outstanding shares of Rotmans.

 

Sales Promotion Agreement and First Lien. As part of the loan payoff described in Item 1.02, Rotmans entered into a sale promotion consulting agreement with a national furniture sales event company. Under the agreement, Rotmans appointed the third-party as its exclusive agent to assist with a high-impact sale. The third party advanced funds for the agreement to pay off the bank loan and to take a first position lien on Rotmans. Profits of the sale will be distributed according to the specific terms of the agreement. The agreement will expire 240 days from the commencement date which is defined as the completion and signoff of the inventory valuation. The commencement date of the sale will be dependent upon the re-opening of the state for retail sales due to the COVID-19 crisis. This new Sales Promotion Agreement loan removed a first lien position on approximately $16 million in Vystar’s assets from the previous loan holder.

 

PPP Loan. On April 16, 2020, Rotmans received $1,402,900 in loan funding from the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), established pursuant to the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The unsecured loan (the “PPP Loan”) is evidenced by a promissory note of the Company dated April 16, 2020 (the “Note”) in the principal amount of $1,402,900 with United Community Bank (the “Bank”), the lender. Under the terms of the Note and the PPP Loan, interest accrues on the outstanding principal at the rate of 1.0% per annum. The term of the Note is two years, though it may be payable sooner in connection with an event of default under the Note. To the extent the loan amount is not forgiven under the PPP, Rotmans is obligated to make equal monthly payments of principal and interest, beginning seven months from the date of the Note, until the maturity date. The Note may be prepaid in part or in full, at any time, without penalty. The Note provides for certain customary events of default.

 

Item 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Fidelity Co-Operative Bank Loan Payoff. On May 29, 2020, Rotmans and Vystar paid off its loan to Fidelity Co-Operative Bank. To repay the loan, Rotmans entered into a sale promotion consulting agreement with a national furniture sales event company, described in Item 1.01.

 

 

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Vystar Corporation is providing the following update on the filing of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. As result of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and by state order, employees and agents are no longer permitted to be on Rotmans retail store premises. As such, the 10-K audit was delayed. While the audit is now completed and a draft 10-K has been prepared, the auditors require additional time for their review and some derivative work by a third party. We currently project that the Annual Report on Form 10-K within the next week.

 

Item 8.01.

Other events

 

As a result of the recent COVID-19 outbreak and associated quarantines, statewide stay at home orders, and government regulation of “social distancing”, in store sales of the Company’s subsidiary, Rotmans Furniture, have ceased, and the store is closed. In the upcoming weeks, the Company hopes to reopen, pending state allowances, and will continue to explore its options as it seeks to mitigate loss in revenue and defaults on loan payments.

 

Item 9.01.

Exhibits.

 

(d)

 

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.2		Master Credit Agreement dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.3		$3,000,000 Revolving Demand Line of Credit Note dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.4		Master Security Agreement dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.5		Libertas Agreement (attached hereto)

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	VYSTAR CORPORATION
Date: June 4, 2020	By:	/s/ Steven Rotman
	Name:	Steven Rotman
	Title:	President/Chief Executive Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.2		Master Credit Agreement dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.3		$3,000,000 Revolving Demand Line of Credit Note dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.4		Master Security Agreement dated July 18, 2019 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 22, 2019)
10.5		Libertas Agreement (attached hereto)