0001213900-18-003300.txt : 20180322 0001213900-18-003300.hdr.sgml : 20180322 20180322154209 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001213900-18-003300 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180131 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180322 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180322 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Digerati Technologies, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001014052 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 742849995 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15687 FILM NUMBER: 18706879 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 NE LOOP 410, STREET 2: SUITE 126 CITY: SAN ANTONIO STATE: TX ZIP: 78209 BUSINESS PHONE: 210-614-7240 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1600 NE LOOP 410, STREET 2: SUITE 126 CITY: SAN ANTONIO STATE: TX ZIP: 78209 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ATSI COMMUNICATIONS INC/DE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010925 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN TELESOURCE INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960511 10-Q 1 f10q0118_digeratitechno.htm QUARTERLY REPORT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2018

 

or

 

 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ___________

 

Commission File Number 001-15687

 

DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Nevada   74-2849995

 (State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) 

1600 NE Loop 410, Suite 126

San Antonio, Texas

 

 

78209

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (210) 775-0888

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer    Smaller reporting Company
Emerging growth Company      

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.

 

Number of Shares Class: As of:
11,128,781 Common Stock $0.001 par value March 22, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

  

DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JANUARY 31, 2018

 

INDEX

 

PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
     
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) 1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 12
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 17
Item 4. Control and Procedures 17
     
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 18
Item 1A. Risk Factors 18
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 18
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 18
Item 5. Other Information 18
Item 6. Exhibits 18
     
SIGNATURES 19

 

 

 

 

DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 

CONTENTS

 

PAGE 1 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF JANUARY 31, 2018 AND JULY 31, 2017 (UNAUDITED)
   
PAGE 2 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE & SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2018 AND 2017 (UNAUDITED)
   
PAGE 3 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2018 AND 2017 (UNAUDITED)
   
PAGES 4-11 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, unaudited)

 

   January 31, 2018   July 31,
2017
 
ASSETS        
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash and cash equivalents  $112   $673 
Accounts receivable, net   46    15 
Prepaid and other current assets   35    9 
Escrow Deposits related to acquisition   275    - 
Total current assets   468    697 
           
LONG-TERM ASSETS:          
Intangible assets, net   305    14 
Property and equipment, net   97    2 
Total assets  $870   $713 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT          
CURRENT LIABILITIES:          
Accounts payable  $983   $859 
Accrued liabilities   422    365 
Note Payable, current   125    - 
Total current liabilities   1,530    1,224 
           
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:          
Customer deposits   131    131 
Convertible debenture, net $200 and $0, respectively   -    - 
Derivative liability   335    - 
Total long-term liabilities   466    131 
Total liabilities   1,996    1,355 
Commitments and contingencies          
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:          
Preferred stock, $0.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding   -    - 
Common stock, $0.001, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 10,968,781 and 8,386,056 issued and outstanding, respectively   11    8 
Additional paid in capital   78,337    76,986 
Accumulated deficit   (79,475)   (77,637)
Other comprehensive income   1    1 
Total stockholders’ deficit   (1,126)   (642)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit  $870   $713 

  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)

  

   Three months ended
January 31,
   Six months ended
January 31,
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
OPERATING REVENUES:                
Cloud-based hosted services  $151   $42   $207   $87 
Total operating revenues   151    42    207    87 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES:                    
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)   98    34    143    69 
Selling, general and administrative expense   291    243    496    504 
Stock compensation & warrant expense   919    374    975    374 
Legal and professional fees   176    99    292    126 
Depreciation and amortization expense   35    4    39    9 
Total operating expenses   1,519    754    1,945    1,082 
                     
OPERATING LOSS   (1,368)   (712)   (1,738)   (995)
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                    
Gain on derivative instruments   108    -    108    - 
Interest income (expense)   (208)   -    (208)   - 
Total other income (expense)   (100)   -    (100)   - 
                     
NET LOSS  $(1,468)  $(712)  $(1,838)  $(995)
                     
LOSS PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED  $(0.15)  $(0.11)  $(0.20)   (0.17)
                     
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED   9,884,962    6,216,232    9,339,435    5,722,513 

  

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

 

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DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands, unaudited)

  

   Six months ended
January 31,
 
   2018   2017 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net loss  $(1,838)  $(995)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   39    9 
Stock compensation and warrant expense   975    374 
Gain on derivative instruments   (108)   - 
Debt discount in excess of Face value   208      
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (31)   (6)
Escrow deposit related to acquisition   (275)     
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (26)   (12)
Accounts payable   124    33 
Accrued liabilities and customer deposits   57    44 
Net cash used in operating activities   (875)   (553)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Acquisition of oil and gas property   -    (38)
Acquisition of VoIP assets   (125)   - 
Net cash used in investing activities   (125)   (38)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   280    - 
Borrowings from convertible debt, net of original issue cost and discounts   159    - 
Net cash provided by financing activities   439    - 
           
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS   (561)   (591)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period   673    1,169 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period  $112   $578 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:          
Cash paid for interest  $-   $- 

 

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DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Digerati Technologies, Inc. (“we;” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, these interim financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the consolidated financial statements, which would substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2017 contained in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on December 14, 2017 have been omitted.

 

Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rate was 0% for the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered. The Company provides a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets for which it does not consider realization of such assets to be more likely than not.

 

Since January 1, 2007, the Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on income taxes which addresses how an entity should recognize, measure and present in the financial statements uncertain tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken in a tax return. Pursuant to this guidance, the Company recognizes a tax benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that a particular tax position will be sustained upon examination or audit. To the extent the “more likely than not” standard has been satisfied, the benefit associated with a tax position is measured as the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. As of January 31, 2018, we have no liability for unrecognized tax benefits.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

The Company considers all bank deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

 

Reclassifications

 

For comparability, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified, where applicable, to conform to the financial statement presentation used in fiscal 2018. The reclassifications have no impact on net loss.

 

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN

 

Financial Condition

 

Digerati’s consolidated financial statements for the period ending January 31, 2018 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. Digerati has incurred net losses and accumulated a deficit of approximately $79,475,000 since 1993 and a working capital deficit of approximately $1,062,000 which raises substantial doubt about Digerati’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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Management Plans to Continue as a Going Concern

 

Management believes that current available resources will not be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations over the next 12 months. The Company’s ability to continue to meet its obligations and to achieve its business objectives is dependent upon, among other things, raising additional capital, issuing stock-based compensation to certain members of the executive management team in lieu of cash, or generating sufficient revenue in excess of costs. At such time as the Company requires additional funding, the Company will seek to secure such additional funding from various possible sources, including equity or debt financing, sales of assets, or collaborative arrangements. If the Company raises additional capital through the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into equity, stockholders will experience dilution, and such securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of common stock or convertible senior notes. If the Company raises additional funds by issuing debt, the Company may be subject to limitations on its operations, through debt covenants or other restrictions. If the Company obtains additional funds through arrangements with collaborators or strategic partners, the Company may be required to relinquish its rights to certain technologies. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional funds, or raise them on acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to obtain financing on acceptable terms, it may be unable to execute its business plan, the Company could be required to curtail its operations, and the Company may not be able to pay off its obligations, if and when they come due.

 

The Company will continue to work with various best-efforts funding sources to secure additional debt and equity financings. However, Digerati cannot offer any assurance that it will be successful in executing the aforementioned plans to continue as a going concern.

 

Digerati’s consolidated financial statements as of January 31, 2018 do not include any adjustments that might result from the inability to implement or execute Digerati’s plans to improve our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

NOTE 3 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

In November 2015, Digerati adopted the Digerati Technologies, Inc. 2015 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan, authorizes the grant of up to 7.5 million stock options, restricted common shares, non-restricted common shares and other awards to employees, directors, and certain other persons. The Plan is intended to permit Digerati to retain and attract qualified individuals who will contribute to the overall success of Digerati. Digerati’s Board of Directors determines the terms of any grants under the Plan. Exercise prices of all stock options and other awards vary based on the market price of the shares of common stock as of the date of grant. The stock options, restricted common stock, non-restricted common stock and other awards vest based on the terms of the individual grant.

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2018, we issued:

 

644,731 common shares to various employees as part of the Company’s profit sharing plan contribution. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $226,000 equivalent to the value of the shares calculated based on the share’s closing price at the grant dates. (See Note 4)
   
515,493 common shares to management for services in lieu of cash compensation. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $155,000 equivalent to the value of the shares calculated based on the share’s closing price at the grant dates. (See Note 5)
   
1,025,000 options to purchase common shares to various employees with an exercise price of $0.35 per share and a term of 5 years. The options vest equally over a period of one year. The options have a fair market value of $218,800.
   
275,000 options to purchase common shares to various employees with an exercise price of $0.35 per share and a term of 5 years. The options vest equally over a period of two years. The options have a fair market value of $74,800.
   
545,000 options to purchase common shares to various employees with an exercise price of $0.35 per share and a term of 5 years. The options vest equally over a period of three years. The options have a fair market value of $164,900.

 

The fair market value of all options issued was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which used the following assumptions:

 

Expected dividend yield   0.00%
Expected stock price volatility   170.44%
Risk-free interest rate   2.10%
Expected term   1.0 - 3.0 years 

 

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Digerati recognized approximately $503,500 and $374,000 in stock-based compensation expense to employees during the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Unamortized compensation cost totaled $420,000 and $191,000 at January 31, 2018 and January 31, 2017, respectively.

 

NOTE 4 – NON-STANDARDIZED PROFIT SHARING PLAN

 

We currently provide a Non-Standardized Profit Sharing Plan (“Plan”), adopted September 15, 2006. Under the plan our employees qualify to participate in the plan after one year of employment. Contributions under the plan are based on 25% of the annual base salary of each eligible employee up to $54,000 per year. Contributions under the plan are fully vested upon funding.

 

During the period ended January 31, 2018 and January 31, 2017, the Company issued 644,731 and 1,003,966, respectively, common shares to various employees as part of the Company’s profit sharing plan contribution. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for January 31, 2018 and January 31, 2017 of $226,000 and $241,000 respectively, equivalent to the value of the shares calculated based on the share’s closing price at the grant dates.

 

NOTE 5 – EQUITY

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2018, the Company issued the following shares of common stock and warrants:

 

In August, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 480,000 shares of common stock for $240,000 and 3-year warrants to purchase 90,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

In September, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 12,500 shares of common stock with a market value at time of issuance of $4,375. The shares were issued for consulting services.

                                                                                                             

In October, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 80,000 shares of common stock for $40,000 and 3-year warrants to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

In December, 2017 the Company issued an aggregate of 644,731 shares of common stock to various employees as part of the Company’s profit sharing plan contribution. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $226,000 equivalent to the value of the shares calculated based on the share’s closing price at the grant dates.

 

In December, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock with a market value of $175,000. The shares were issued under an Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

In December, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock with a market value at time of issuance of $40,000. The shares were issued for consulting services.

 

In January, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock with a market value at time of issuance of $135,000. The shares were issued under an Equity Purchase Agreement.

 

In January, 2018, the Company issued 515,493 shares of common stock to management for services in lieu of cash compensation. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $155,000 equivalent to the value of the shares calculated based on the share’s closing price at the grant dates.

 

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NOTE 6 - WARRANTS

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2018, the Company issued the following warrants:

  

In August 2017, the Company secured $240,000 from various accredited investors under a private placement and issued 480,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.50 per share and warrants to purchase an additional 90,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. We determined that the warrants issued in connection with the private placement were equity instruments and did not represent derivative instruments.

 

In October 2017, the Company secured $40,000 from an accredited investor under a private placement and issued 80,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $0.50 per share and warrants to purchase an additional 15,000 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share. We determined that the warrants issued in connection with the private placement were equity instruments and did not represent derivative instruments.

 

In December 2017, Digerati issued 100,000 warrants to a consultant for services, the warrants vested at time of issuance. The warrants have a term of 5 years, with an exercise price of $0.50. At time of issuance the company recognized approximately $49,000 in warrant expense using Black-Scholes valuation. Additionally, Digerati committed to issue 100,000 warrants if the Company’s stock price traded at $0.75 per share for 10 consecutive days, to issue 100,000 warrants if the Company’s stock price traded at $1.00 per share for 10 consecutive days, and to issue 100,000 warrants if the Company’s stock price traded at $1.25 per share for 10 consecutive days. The term of the Agreement is one year. As a result of the commitment to issue additional warrants in the future, the Company recorded a derivative liability at the origination of the Agreement of $77,000. This liability was re-measured at the January 31, 2018 which resulted in a gain on change in derivative value of $25,000.

In January 2018, Digerati issued 100,000 warrants to various consultants for services, the warrants vested at time of issuance. The warrants have a term of 5 years, with an exercise price of $0.50. At time of issuance the company recognized approximately $49,000 in warrant expense using Black-Scholes valuation.

 

In January 2018, Digerati issued 220,000 warrants to a consultant for services, the warrants vested at time of issuance. The warrants have a term of 5 years, with an exercise price of $0.001. At time of issuance the company recognized approximately $119,000 in warrant expense using Black-Scholes valuation.

 

The fair market value of all warrants issued was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model which used the following assumptions:

 

Expected dividend yield   0.00%
Expected stock price volatility   175.31% - 176.73%
Risk-free interest rate   2.24% - 2.30%
Expected term   5.0 years 

 

A summary of the warrants as of January 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017 and the changes during periods are presented below:

 

            Weighted-average 
        Weighted-average   remaining contractual 
    Warrants   exercise price   term (years) 
Outstanding at July 31, 2017    510,000   $0.29    2.87 
Granted    525,000   $0.29    5.00 
Exercised    -    -    - 
Cancelled    -    -    - 
Outstanding at January  31, 2018    1,035,000   $0.29    3.11 
Exercisable at January  31, 2018    1,035,000   $0.29    3.11 

 

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NOTE 7 – SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMERS

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2018, the Company derived a significant amount of revenue from four customers, comprising 12%, 9%, 7% and 5% of the total revenue for the period, respectively, compared to four customers, comprising 31%, 24%, 11% and 5% of the total revenue for the six months ended January 31, 2017.

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2018, the Company derived a significant amount of accounts receivable from four customers, comprising 26%, 15%, 13% and 11% of the total accounts receivable for the period, compared to three customers, comprising 52%, 13% and 12% of the total accounts receivable for the six months ended January 31, 2017.

 

NOTE 8 – AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

On May 8, 2017, Shift8 Technologies, In., a Nevada corporation (“Shift8 Tech” or “Shift8”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and T3 Acquisition, Inc., a Florida corporation (Acquisition Sub”), and newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Shift8 Tech, entered into an Agreement and Plan Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with T3 Communications, a Florida corporation (“T3”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the Acquisition Sub will be merged with and into T3, with T3 continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shift8 Tech. The Company anticipates closing the transaction during third quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Merger has been approved by the Shareholders of T3 and is subject to certain customary closing conditions. In November 2017, under an Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee of $200,000 to extend the closing date until December 22, 2017. In December 2017, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee payment of $25,000 to extend the closing date until January 5, 2018. In January 2018, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee payment of $50,000 to extend the closing date until January 19, 2018. In February 2018, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee payment of $70,000 to extend the closing date until February 28, 2018. The Company and T3 continue to work towards closing the Merger Agreement, and the Company believes that this will occur on or before April 6, 2018. Upon closing, the extension fee total of $345,000 will be credited towards the purchase price for the acquisition of T3.

 

NOTE 9 – PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

On December 1, 2017, Shift8 and Synergy Telecom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Synergy”), closed a transaction to acquire all the assets, assumed all customers, and critical vendor arrangements from Synergy. Shift8 acquired Synergy to increase its customer base and obtain higher efficiency of its existing infrastructure. Shift8 paid $125,000 upon execution of the agreement, issued 500,000 shares of common stock with a market value of $175,000, and entered into a promissory note for $125,000 with an effective annual interest rate of 6% with 5 quarterly payments and a maturity date of February 28, 2019.

 

The total purchase price was $425,000, the acquisition was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, with Digerati identified as the acquirer. Under the purchase method of accounting, the aggregate amount of consideration assumed by Digerati was allocated to customer contract acquired, software licenses, and intangible assets based on their estimated fair values as of December 1, 2017. Allocation of the purchase price is based on the best estimates of management.

 

The following information summarizes the allocation of the fair values assigned to the assets at the purchase date. The allocation of fair values is preliminary and is subject to change in the future during the measurement period.

 

    Synergy  
     
Non-compete Agreement  $100,000 
Customer contracts   220,000 
License - software   105,000 
      
Total identifiable assets  $425,000 
      
Total Purchase price  $425,000 

 

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The following table summarizes the cost of amortizable intangible assets related to the acquisition:

 

   Estimated   Useful life
   Cost   (years)
        
License - software  $105,000   2
Non-compete Agreement   100,000   5
Customer contracts   220,000   2
         
Total  $425,000    

 

The Company incurred approximately $10,000 in costs associated with the acquisition. These included legal, and accounting.

 

The Company expensed these cost during the period ended January 31, 2018.

 

Combined Proforma

 

The results of Synergy Telecom, are included in the consolidated financial statements effective December 1, 2017.

 

The following schedule contains pro-forma consolidated results of operations for the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 as if the acquisitions occurred on August 1, 2017. The pro forma results of operations are presented for informational purposes only and are not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place on November 1, 2017, or of results that may occur in the future.

 

   Six months ended January 31, 
   2018   2017 
   As Reported   Pro Forma   As Reported   Pro Forma 
Revenue  $207   $345   $87   $349 
Income (loss) from operations   (1,738)   (1,766)   (995)   (1,052)
Net income (loss)  $(1,838)  $(1,866)  $(995)  $(1,052)
Earnings (loss) per common share-Basic and Diluted  $(0.20)  $(0.20)  $(0.17)  $(0.18)

 

NOTE 10 - CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

 

On January 12, 2018, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Peak One”). Under the agreement, Peak One agreed to purchase from us up to $600,000 aggregate principal amount of our convertible debentures (together the “Debentures” and each individual issuance a “Debenture”), bearing interest at a rate of 0% per annum, with maturity on the third anniversary of the respective date of issuance.

 

The Company issued the first debenture (the “Debenture”) to Peak One on January 17, 2018 in the principal amount of $200,000 for a purchase price of $180,000 and 0% percent stated interest rate. The Company paid Peak One $6,000 for legal and compliance fees. In addition, the Company paid $14,400 in other closing costs, these fees were deducted from the proceeds at time of issuance. The Company recorded these discounts and cost of $40,400 as a discount to the Debenture and they will be amortized over the term to interest expense.

 

The Debenture provides Peak One with the option to convert any outstanding balance under the Debenture into shares of Common Stock of the Company at a conversion price for each share of Common Stock equal to either: (i) if the date of conversion is prior to the date that is 180 days after the issuance date, $0.50, or (ii) if the date of conversion is on or after the date that is 180 days after the issuance date, the lesser of (a) $0.50 or (b) at 70% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock during the twenty trading days prior to conversion, provided, further, that if either the Company is not DWAC operational at the time of conversion or the Common Stock is traded on the OTC Pink at the time of conversion, then 70% shall automatically adjust to 65% of the lowest closing bid price.

 

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The Company may at its option call for redemption all or part of the Debentures, with the exception of any portion thereof which is the subject of a previously-delivered notice of conversion, prior to the maturity date for an amount equal to: (i) if the redemption date is 90 days or less from the date of issuance, 110% of the sum of the principal amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; (ii) if the redemption date is greater than or equal to 91 days from the date of issuance and less than or equal to 120 days from the date of issuance, 115% of the sum of the principal amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; (iii) if the redemption date is greater than or equal to 121 days from the date of issuance and less than or equal to 50 days from the date of issuance, 120% of the sum of the principal amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; (iv) if the redemption date is greater than or equal to 151 days from the date of issuance and less than or equal to 180 days from the date of issuance, 130% of the sum of the principal amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; and (v) if the redemption date is greater than or equal to 181 days from the date of issuance, 140% of the sum of the principal amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any.

 

The Company analyzed the Debenture for derivative accounting consideration and determined that the embedded conversion option qualified as a derivative instrument, due to the variable conversion price. Therefore, as of the period ending January 31, 2018, the company recognized a net debt discount of $159,600 and $207,524 as a charge to noncash interest expense. In addition, the Company recognized $283,845 in derivative liability as of January 31, 2018.

 

NOTE 11 - EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

On January 12, 2018, the Company entered into an equity purchase agreement with Peak One, whereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the Peak One has agreed to purchase shares of our common stock at an aggregate price of up to $5,000,000 over the course of 24 months.  In connection with the execution of the purchase agreement, we issued 250,000 shares of our common stock to Peak One as a commitment fee. At issuance, the Company recognized a non-cash expense for $135,000 for the market value of the shares issued to Peak One.

 

From time to time over the 24-month term, commencing on the date on which a registration statement registering the Purchase Shares becomes effective, we may, in our sole discretion, provide to Peak One with a put notice to purchase a specified number of the Purchase Shares subject to certain customary limitations. The actual amount of proceeds we receive pursuant to each put notice is to be determined by: (i) 88% of the lowest market price of the Common Stock during the ten trading days immediately prior to the date of the respective put date; and (ii) the valuation period, the period of seven trading days immediately following the clearing date associated with the respective drawdown notice; the purchase price per share shall mean the lesser of 88% of the lowest market price of the Common Stock during the valuation period or 88% of the lowest market price of the Common Stock during the initial pricing period.

 

The put amount requested pursuant to any single put notice must have an aggregate value of not less than $20,000 and a maximum amount up to the lesser of (a) $250,000 or (b) 250% of the average daily trading value of the common stock in the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the Put Notice.

 

We also entered into a registration rights agreement with Peak One whereby we are obligated to file the registration statement to register the resale of the purchase shares. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, we must ( i ) file the registration statement within thirty (30) calendar days from the closing date, (ii) use reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the 90th calendar day following the closing date, and (iii) use its reasonable efforts to keep such registration statement continuously effective under the Securities Act until all of the commitment shares and purchase shares have been sold there under or pursuant to Rule 144. To date, the Company has not filed a registration statement with the SEC.

 

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NOTE 12 - PROMISSORY NOTE

 

On January 17, 2018, the Company entered into a Promissory Note (the “Note”) for $30,000, bearing interest at a rate of 5% per annum, with maturity date of January 19, 2018. The Company paid the full principal amount outstanding and accrued interest on January 19, 2018.

 

NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Promissory Notes

 

On February 21, 2018, the Company entered into a Promissory Note (the “Note”) for $35,000, bearing interest at a rate of 5% per annum, with maturity date of March 2, 2018. The Company paid the full principal amount outstanding and accrued interest on March 2, 2018.

 

On March 13, 2018, the Company entered into various Promissory Notes (the “Notes”) for $200,000, bearing interest at a rate of 12% per annum, with maturity date of April 13, 2018. In conjunction with the Notes, the Company issued 3-year warrants to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share.

 

In March 2018, the Company entered into two Promissory Note (the “Notes”) for $250,000 each, bearing interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The Notes have a maturity date of September 15, 2018, provided, however, the Company shall have the right to request that the maturity date to be extended by one (1) additional period of ninety (90) days, until December 14, 2018. The Notes are payable every month, commencing April 15, 2018, in monthly payments of interest only and a single payment of the principal amount outstanding plus accrued interest on September 15, 2018. The Company agreed to repay the Notes from the proceeds from the Company’s current private placement. As proceeds from the Private Placement are received, the Company shall direct all funds to the Note Holders until the principal amount outstanding and accrued interest are paid in full. In conjunction with the Notes, the Company issued two 3-year warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock each at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. In addition, on March 15, 2018, the Company entered into a Note Conversion Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Note holders, whereby, the holders may elect to convert up to 50% of the principal amount outstanding on the Notes into Common Stock of Digerati at any time after 90 days of funding the Notes. The Conversion Price shall be the greater of: (i) the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein) or (ii) the Fixed Conversion Price (as defined herein). The Variable Conversion Priceshall be equal to the average closing price for Digerati’s Common Stock (the “Shares”) for the ten (10) Trading Day period immediately preceding the Conversion Date. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTCQB, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded. The Fixed Conversion Priceshall mean $0.50.

 

Other Matters

 

On March 2, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 80,000 shares of common stock for $40,000 and 3-year warrants to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

On March 16, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 80,000 shares of common stock for $40,000 and 3-year warrants to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

The sales and issuances of the securities described above were made pursuant to the exemptions from registration contained in to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D under the Securities Act. Each purchaser represented that such purchaser’s intention to acquire the shares for investment only and not with a view toward distribution. We requested our stock transfer agent to affix appropriate legends to the stock certificate issued to each purchaser and the transfer agent affixed the appropriate legends. Each purchaser was given adequate access to sufficient information about us to make an informed investment decision. Except as described in this prospectus, none of the securities were sold through an underwriter and accordingly, there were no underwriting discounts or commissions involved.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. “Forward-looking statements” are those statements that describe management’s beliefs and expectations about the future. We have identified forward-looking statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “may,” “expect,” “plan,” and “intend.” Although we believe these expectations are reasonable, our operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Some of these risks include the availability and capacity of competitive data transmission networks and our ability to raise sufficient capital to continue operations. Additional risks are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2017.

 

The following is a discussion of the unaudited interim consolidated financial condition and results of operations of Digerati for the three and six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017. It should be read in conjunction with our audited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Notes thereto, and the other financial information included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 14, 2017. For purposes of the following discussion, fiscal 2018 or 2018 refers to the year ended July 31, 2018 and fiscal 2017 or 2017 refers to the year ended July 31, 2017.

 

Overview

 

Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (including our subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “Company” or “Digerati”), through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Shift8 Networks, Inc. (“Shift8”), provides a portfolio of Internet-based telephony products and services through our cloud application platform and session-based communication network, which is interconnected to numerous U.S. and foreign service providers. Our services are designed to provide enterprise-class, carrier-grade services to small-to-medium sized businesses (“SMB”) at affordable monthly rates. Our services, known as Unified Communications as a Service (“UCaaS”) or cloud communications, include fully hosted IP/PBX, mobile applications, Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) transport, SIP trunking, and customized VoIP services all delivered Only in the Cloud™.

 

History

 

Digerati was formed in 2004 as the successor to a business originally commenced by Latcomm International, Inc., a Canadian company formed in 1994. We began providing communication services in 1995 along the U.S.-Mexico corridor to capitalize on the opportunities created by the deregulation of the telecommunication industries within Latin America. Through FY 2012 our principal business was providing transportation of voice traffic for other telecommunication service providers, wireless carriers and regional Internet telephony providers using Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) technologies.

 

During FY 2016 Flagship Energy Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Digerati, entered into an Agreement with a Texas-based contract-for-hire oil and gas operator (“Operator”). Under the Agreement, Flagship utilized the Operator for the drilling, completion and the initial operations of a shallow oil and gas well in conjunction with the purchase of 100% of Operator’s working interest and 80% of its Net Revenue Interest. Under the Agreement, the Operator agreed to transfer all field-level operations and assign 100% of a certain oil, gas and mineral lease to Flagship upon demand, which included a tract of land located in South Texas. Additionally, Flagship entered into a Joint Operating Agreement (“JOA”) with Operator, whereby the parties agreed to develop the oil and gas well or wells for the production and retrieval of oil and gas commodities as provided for in the oil, gas and mineral lease. During the fiscal 2017 the Company recognized a loss of $248,000 for the total capitalized investment amount in the oil and gas properties.

 

In May 2017, Shift8 and T3 Acquisition, Inc., a Florida corporation (“Acquisition Sub”), and newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of Shift8, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with T3 Communications, Inc., a Florida corporation (“T3”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the Acquisition Sub will be merged with and into T3, with T3 continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Shift8. The Company anticipates closing the transaction during the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Merger has been approved by the Shareholders of T3 and is subject to certain customary closing conditions. In November 2017, under an Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee of $100,000 to extend the closing date until November 28, 2017. In November 2017, under an Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee of $200,000 to extend the closing date until December 22, 2017. In December 2017, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee payment of $25,000 to extend the closing date until January 5, 2018. In January 2018, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee payment of $50,000 to extend the closing date until January 19, 2018. In February 2018, Shift8 funded to T3 a nonrefundable extension fee payment of $70,000 to extend the closing date until February 28, 2018. The Company and T3 continue to work towards closing the Merger Agreement, and the Company believes that this will occur on or before April 6, 2018. Upon closing, the extension fee total of $345,000 will be credited towards the purchase price for the acquisition of T3.

 

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During the period ended January 31, 2018, we have raised $280,000 through the issuance of 560,000 shares of Digerati common stock and three-year warrants to purchase up to 105,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

Recent Developments

 

On December 1, 2017, Shift8 Technologies, In., a Nevada corporation (“Shift8”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Synergy Telecom, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Synergy”), closed a transaction to acquire all the assets, assumed all customers, and critical vendor arrangements from Synergy. The agreed purchase price was $425,000. Shift8 paid $125,000 upon execution of the Agreement and issued 500,000 shares of common stock with a market value of $175,000. In addition, Shift8 entered into a promissory note with the seller for $125,000 with an effective annual interest rate of 6%, 5 quarterly payments and a maturity date of February 28, 2019.

 

Sources of Revenue and Direct Cost

 

Sources of revenue:

 

Global VoIP Services: We currently provide VoIP communication services on a limited basis to U.S. and foreign telecommunications companies that lack transmission facilities, require additional capacity or do not have the regulatory licenses to terminate traffic in Mexico, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Typically, these telecommunications companies offer their services to the public for domestic and international long-distance services.

 

Cloud-based hosted Services: We provide enhanced VoIP services to resellers and enterprise customers. The service includes fully hosted IP/PBX services, mobile applications, SIP trunking, call center applications, interactive voice response auto attendant, call recording, simultaneous calling, voicemail to email conversion, and multiple customized IP/PBX features in a hosted or cloud environment.

 

Direct Costs:

 

Global VoIP Services: We incur transmission and termination charges from our suppliers and the providers of the infrastructure and network. The cost is based on rate per minute, volume of minutes transported and terminated through the network. Additionally, we incur fixed Internet bandwidth charges and per minute billing charges. In some cases, we incur installation charges from certain carriers. These installation costs are passed on to our customers for the connection to our VoIP network.

 

Cloud-based hosted Services: We incur bandwidth and co-location charges in connection with enhanced VoIP services. The bandwidth charges are incurred as part of the connection between our customers to allow them access to our services.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Three Months ended January 31, 2018 Compared to Three Months ended January 31, 2017

 

Cloud-based hosted Services. Cloud-based hosted services revenue increased by $109,000, or 260%, from the quarter ended January 31, 2017 to the quarter ended January 31, 2018. The increase in revenue between periods is primarily attributed to the acquisition of the customer base from Synergy Telecom, which resulted in an increase in monthly recurring services revenue. Hosted services include the following, fully hosted IP/PBX services, IP trunking, call center applications, interactive voice response auto attendant, call recording, simultaneous calling, voicemail to email conversion, SIP trunking and multiple other IP/PBX features in a hosted environment.

 

Cost of Services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The cost of services increased by $64,000, from the quarter ended January 31, 2017 to the quarter ended January 31, 2018. The increase in cost of services is as a result of the increase in variable cost associated with the increase in revenue as part of our recent acquisition, the increase in cost related to additional bandwidth added to our network and the increase in additional hardware/devices deployed for our Value-Added Resellers (“VAR’s”).

 

Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expenses (exclusive of legal and professional fees). SG&A expenses increased by $48,000, or 21%, from the quarter ended January 31, 2017 to the quarter ended January 31, 2018. The increase is primarily attributed the increase in number of employees and associated salaries as part of the acquisition of Synergy Telecom. The increase was slightly offset by the reduction in cash compensation to the Company’s management team, the reduction in cash compensation was realized during the three months ended January 31, 2018.

 

Stock Compensation Expense. Stock compensation expense increased by $545,000, or 146%, from the quarter ended January 31, 2017 to the quarter ended January 31, 2018. The increase is primarily attributed to the recognition of stock option expense of $71,000 associated to the stock options granted to various employees during FY2018, in addition to the stock compensation expense of $226,000 associated with the Profit Sharing Plan contribution and stock compensation expense of $155,000 for the stock issued in lieu of cash to the Company’s management team. In addition, during the three months ended January 31, 2018 the Company recognized $292,000 in warrant expense for warrants issued to various professionals.

 

Legal and professional fees. Legal and professional fees increased by $77,000 from the quarter ended January 31, 2017 to the quarter ended January 31, 2018. The increase is attributed to professional and legal expenses incurred related to the professionals conducting the due diligence on an acquisition.

 

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization remained comparable between periods.

 

Operating loss. The Company reported an operating loss of $1,368,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2018 compared to an operating loss of $712,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2017. The increase in operating loss between periods is primarily due to the $77,000 increase in legal and professional fees and the increase of $545,000 in stock compensation expense. The increase was slightly offset between periods by the increase in gross profit of $45,000.

 

Other income (expense). Other income (expense) increased by $100,000, or 100% from the quarter ended January 31, 2017 to the quarter ended January 31, 2018. The primary reason for the increase in other income (expenses) is attributed to the recognition of interest / accretion expense of $208,000 related to the adjustment to the present value of a convertible debenture. The increase we slightly offset by the recognition of $108,000 in a gain on derivative instruments, we are required to re-measure all derivative instruments at the end of each reporting period and adjust those instruments to market.

 

Net loss attributed to Digerati Technologies, Inc. Net loss attributed to Digerati Technologies, Inc. increased by $756,000 or 106%, from the quarter ended January 31, 2017 to the quarter ended January 31, 2018. The increase in operating loss between periods is primarily due to the $77,000 increase in legal and professional fees, the increase of $545,000 in stock compensation expense and the increase of $208,000 in interest expense. The increase was slightly offset between periods by the increase in gross profit of $45,000 and the recognition of $108,000 in a gain of derivative instruments, we are required to re-measure all derivative instruments at the end of each reporting period and adjust those instruments to market.

 

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Six Months ended January 31, 2018 Compared to Six Months ended January 31, 2017

 

Cloud-based hosted Services. Cloud-based hosted services revenue increased by $120,000, or 138%, from the six months ended January 31, 2017 to the six months ended January 31, 2018. The increase in revenue between periods is primarily attributed to the acquisition of the customer base from Synergy Telecom, which resulted in an increase in monthly recurring services revenue. Hosted services include the following, fully hosted IP/PBX services, IP trunking, call center applications, interactive voice response auto attendant, call recording, simultaneous calling, voicemail to email conversion, SIP trunking and multiple other IP/PBX features in a hosted environment.

 

Cost of Services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). The cost of services increased by $74,000, from the six months ended January 31, 2017 to the six months ended January 31, 2018. The increase in cost of services is as a result of the increase in variable cost associated with the increase in revenue as part of our recent acquisition, the increase in cost related to additional bandwidth added to our network and the increase in additional hardware/devices deployed for our Value-Added Resellers (“VAR’s”).

 

Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expenses (exclusive of legal and professional fees). SG&A expenses decreased by $8,000, or 2%, from the six months ended January 31, 2017 to the six months ended January 31, 2018. The decrease is primarily attributed to the reduction in cash compensation to the Company’s management team for approximately $104,000. The reduction in SG&A expenses was slightly offset by the increase in salaries as part of the employees associated with the acquisition of Synergy Telecom.

 

Stock Compensation and Warrant Expense. Stock compensation expense increased by $601,000, or 161%, from the six months ended January 31, 2017 to the six months ended January 31, 2018. The increase is primarily attributed to the recognition of stock option expense of $123,000 associated to the stock options granted to various employees, in addition to the stock compensation expense of $226,000 associated with the Profit Sharing Plan contribution and stock compensation expense of $155,000 for the stock issued in lieu of cash to the Company’s management team. In addition, during the six months ended January 31, 2018 the Company recognized $292,000 in warrant expense for warrants issued to various professionals.

 

Legal and professional fees. Legal and professional fees increased by $166,000 from the six months ended January 31, 2017 to the six months ended January 31, 2018. The increase is attributed to professional and legal expenses incurred related to the professionals conducting the due diligence on an acquisition.

 

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization remained comparable between periods.

 

Operating loss. The Company reported an operating loss of $1,738,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2018 and an operating loss of $995,000 for the six months ended January 31, 2018. The increase in operating loss between periods is primarily due to the $166,000 increase in legal and professional fees and the increase of $601,000 in stock compensation expense. The increase was slightly offset between periods by the increase in gross profit of $46,000.

 

Other income (expense). Other income (expense) increased by $100,000, or 100% from the six months ended January 31, 2017 to the six months ended January 31, 2018. The primary reason for the increase in other income (expenses) is attributed to the recognition of interest / accretion expense of $208,000 related to the adjustment to the present value of a convertible debenture. The increase we slightly offset by the recognition of $108,000 in a gain on derivative instruments, we are required to re-measure all derivative instruments at the end of each reporting period and adjust those instruments to market.

 

Net loss attributed to Digerati Technologies, Inc. Net loss attributed to Digerati Technologies, Inc. increased by $843,000 or 85%, from the six months ended January 31, 2017 to the six months ended January 31, 2018. The increase in operating loss between periods is primarily due to the $166,000 increase in legal and professional fees, the increase of $601,000 in stock compensation expense and the increase of $208,000 in interest expense . The increase was slightly offset between periods by the increase in gross profit of $46,000 and the recognition of $108,000 in a gain on derivative instruments, we are required to re-measure all derivative instruments at the end of each reporting period and adjust those instruments to market.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash Position: We had a consolidated cash balance of $112,000 as of January 31, 2018. Net cash consumed by operating activities during the period ended January 31, 2018 was approximately $874,000, primarily as a result of operating losses. Additionally, we had an increase of $31,000 in accounts receivables, the Company advanced $275,000 into escrow for the acquisition of T3 Communications, had an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $26,000 and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for $182,000.

 

Cash used in investing activities during the period ended January 31, 2018 was $125,000 which was paid towards the acquisition of Synergy Telecom.

 

Cash provided by financing activities during the period ended January 31, 2018 was $439,000, the Company secured $280,000 from various accredited investors through the issuance of 560,000 restricted common shares with a price of $0.50 per share and 105,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. In addition, the Company secured $129,600, net of origination fees and cost under a convertible debenture. Overall, our net operating, investing and financing activities during the period ended January 31, 2018 consumed approximately $560,000 of our available cash.

 

We are currently taking initiatives to reduce our overall cash deficiencies on a monthly basis. During fiscal 2018 we anticipate reducing fixed costs, professional fees and general expenses, in addition, certain members of our management team have taken a significant portion of their compensation in common stock to reduce the depletion of our available cash. To strengthen our business, we intend to invest in a new marketing and sales strategy to grow our monthly recurring revenue; we anticipate utilizing our value-added resellers to tap into new sources of revenue streams, we have also secured various agent agreements to accelerate revenue growth. In addition, we will continue to focus on selling a greater number of comprehensive services to our existing customer base. Further, in an effort to increase our revenues, we will continue to evaluate the acquisition of various assets with emphasis in VoIP Services and Cloud Communication Services, as a result during the due diligence process we anticipate incurring significant legal and professional fees. On May 8, 2017 we entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger to acquire T3, a leading provider of cloud communication and broadband solutions in Southwest Florida. We anticipate closing the acquisition during the second quarter of fiscal year 2018. The acquisition of T3 will allow the Company to accelerate its revenue growth and expand into new markets.

 

Management believes that current available resources will not be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations over the next 12 months. The Company’s ability to continue to meet its obligations and to achieve its business objectives is dependent upon, among other things, raising additional capital, issuing stock-based compensation to certain members of the executive management team in lieu of cash, or generating sufficient revenue in excess of costs. At such time as the Company requires additional funding, the Company will seek to secure such best-efforts funding from various possible sources, including equity or debt financing, sales of assets, or collaborative arrangements. If the Company raises additional capital through the issuance of equity securities or securities convertible into equity, stockholders will experience dilution, and such securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of the holders of common stock or convertible senior notes. If the Company raises additional funds by issuing debt, the Company may be subject to limitations on its operations, through debt covenants or other restrictions. If the Company obtains additional funds through arrangements with collaborators or strategic partners, the Company may be required to relinquish its rights to certain technologies. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional funds, or raise them on acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to obtain financing on acceptable terms, it may be unable to execute its business plan, the Company could be required to curtail its operations, and the Company may not be able to pay off its obligations, if and when they come due.

 

Our current cash expenses are expected to be approximately $95,000 per month, including wages, rent, utilities and corporate professional fees. As described elsewhere herein, we are not generating sufficient cash from operations to pay for our ongoing operating expenses, or to pay our current liabilities. As of January 31, 2018, our total liabilities were approximately $1,994,000, which included $335,000 in derivative liabilities. We will continue to use our available cash on hand to cover our deficiencies in operating expenses.

 

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We estimate that we need approximately $500,000 of additional working capital to fund our ongoing operations during Fiscal 2018.

 

In August 2017, the Company raised $240,000 through the issuance of 480,000 shares of common stock and three-year warrants to purchase 90,000 shares of common stock at $0.50 per share.

 

In October 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 80,000 shares of common stock for $40,000 and 3-year warrants to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

Digerati’s consolidated financial statements for the period ending January 31, 2018 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business. Digerati has incurred net losses and accumulated a deficit of approximately $79,475,000 and a working capital deficit of approximately $1,062,000 which raises substantial doubt about Digerati’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

In connection with the preparation of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2018, our Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our PEO and PFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective such that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. A controls system cannot provide absolute assurance, however, that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

 

None

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

In December, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock with a market value at time of issuance of $40,000. The shares were issued for consulting services.

 

In January, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock with a market value at time of issuance of $135,000. The shares were issued as part of a commitment fee under an equity purchase agreement.

 

In March, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 80,000 shares of common stock for $40,000 and 3-year warrants to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.

 

The sales and issuances of the securities described above were made pursuant to the exemptions from registration contained in to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D under the Securities Act. Each purchaser represented that such purchaser’s intention to acquire the shares for investment only and not with a view toward distribution. We requested our stock transfer agent to affix appropriate legends to the stock certificate issued to each purchaser and the transfer agent affixed the appropriate legends. Each purchaser was given adequate access to sufficient information about us to make an informed investment decision. Except as described in this prospectus, none of the securities were sold through an underwriter and accordingly, there were no underwriting discounts or commissions involved.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None

 

Item 5.  Other Information.

 

None

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit    
Number   Exhibit Title
     
10.1   Securities Purchase Agreement with Peak One for Debenture dated January 12, 2018.
     
10.2   Debenture issued to Peak One dated January 12, 2018.
     
10.3   Equity Purchase Agreement with Peak One dated January 12, 2018.
     
10.4   Registration Rights Agreement with Peak One dated January 12, 2018.
     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                         (Registrant)
     
Date: March 22, 2018 By: /s/ Arthur L. Smith
  Name: Arthur L. Smith
  Title: President and
    Chief Executive Officer
   

(Duly Authorized Officer and

Principal Executive Officer)

     
Date: March 22, 2018 By: /s/ Antonio Estrada Jr.
  Name: Antonio Estrada Jr.
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
   

(Duly Authorized Officer and

Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

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EX-10.1 2 f10q0118ex10-1_digerati.htm SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH PEAK ONE FOR DEBENTURE DATED 01-12-18

Exhibit 10.1

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 12, 2018, is entered into by and between DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Nevada corporation, (the “Company”) and PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Buyer”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded, inter alia, by Rule 506 under Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and/or Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act; and

 

WHEREAS, the Buyer wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell the Buyer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, securities consisting of the Company’s Convertible Debentures due three years from the respective dates of issuance (the “Debentures”), each of which are in the form of Exhibit A hereto, which will be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), in the aggregate principal amount of up to Six Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($600,000.00), for an aggregate Purchase Price of up to Five Hundred Forty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($540,000.00), all upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Debentures, and other related documents;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. DEFINITIONS; AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE.

 

a. Certain Definitions. As used herein, each of the following terms has the meaning set forth below, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(i) “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specific Person referred to in the relevant provision, another Person who or which controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person.

 

(ii) “Certificates” means certificates representing the Conversion Shares issuable hereunder, each duly executed on behalf of the Company and issued hereunder.

 

(iii) “Closing Date” means the date on which one of the three (3) Closings are held, which are the Signing Closing Date, the Second Closing Date and the Third Closing Date.

 

(iv) [Reserved]

 

 

 

(v) “Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 12(a).

 

(vi) “Common Stock” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Recitals.

 

(vii) “Conversion Amount” shall mean the Conversion Amount as defined in the Debentures, provided, however that for purposes of the foregoing calculation, the full indebtedness under the Debentures shall be deemed immediately convertible, notwithstanding the 4.99% limitation on ownership set forth in the Debentures.

 

(viii) “Conversion Price” means the Conversion Price as defined in the Debentures.

 

(ix) “Conversion Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Debentures.

 

(x) “DWAC Operational” means that the Common Stock is eligible for clearing through the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) via the DTC’s Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission or “DWAC” system and active and in good standing for DWAC issuance by the Transfer Agent (as defined herein).

 

(xi) “Dollars” or “$” means United States Dollars.

 

(xii) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(xiii) “Investments” means Peak One Investments, LLC, the general partner of the Buyer.

 

(xiv) “Irrevocable Resolutions” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(i).

 

(xv) “Market Price of the Common Stock” means (x) the closing bid price of the Common Stock for the period indicated in the relevant provision hereof (unless a different relevant period is specified in the relevant provision), as reported by Bloomberg, LP or, if not so reported, as reported on the OTCQB, OTCQX or OTC Pink or (y) if the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the closing price on such exchange, as reported by Bloomberg LP.

 

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(xvi) “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in the reasonable commercial discretion of the Buyer, irrespective of any finding of fault, magnitude of liability (or lack of financial liability). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the occurrence of any of the following, in the reasonable commercial discretion of the Buyer, shall be considered a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any final money, judgment, writ or warrant of attachment, or similar process (including an arbitral determination) in excess of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, in any event, products liability claims against the Company or its Subsidiaries), (ii) the suspension or withdrawal of any governmental authority or permit pertaining to a material amount of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s products or services, (iii) the loss of any material insurance coverage (including, in any case, comprehensive general liability coverage, products liability coverage or directors and officers coverage, in each case in effect at the time of execution and delivery of this Agreement), (iv) an action by a regulatory agency or governmental body affecting the Common Stock (including, without limitation, (1) the commencement of any regulatory investigation of which the Company is aware, the suspension of trading of the Common Stock by the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (“FINRA”), the SEC, the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) or the OTC Markets Group, Inc., the failure of the Common Stock to be DTC eligible or the placing of the Common Stock on the DTC “chill list” or (2) the engaging in any market manipulation or other unlawful or improper trading or other activity by any Affiliate), (v) the Company’s independent registered accountants shall resign under circumstances where a disagreement exists between the Company and its independent registered accountants (unless a new independent registered accountant is immediately appointed and all previously filed financial statements are still able to be relied upon), (vi) the Company shall fail to timely file any disclosure document as required by applicable federal or state securities laws and regulations or by the rules and regulations of any exchange, trading market or quotation system to which the Company or the Common Stock is subject, or (vii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or any other key full-time officer or director of the Company, shall, for any reason (including, without limitation, termination, resignation, retirement, death or disability) cease to act on behalf of the Company in the same role and to the same extent as his or her involvement as of the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

(xvii) “Person” means any living person or any entity, such as, but not necessarily limited to, a corporation, partnership or trust.

 

(xviii) “Purchase Price” means the price that the Buyer pays for the Debentures at each respective Closing, which are the Signing Purchase Price, the Second Purchase Price and the Third Closing Price, as the case may be.

 

(xix) “Registrable Securities” shall mean the Conversion Shares, and, to the extent applicable, and any other shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company or any successor to the Company that are issued upon exchange of Conversion Shares and/or such Restricted Stock.

 

(xx) “Registration Statement” shall mean a registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor thereto) filed or contemplated to be filed by the Company with the SEC under the Securities Act.

 

(xxi) “Restricted Stock” shall mean shares of Common Stock which are not freely trading shares when issued.

 

(xxii) “Securities” means the Debentures and the Shares.

 

(xxiii) “Shares” means the Conversion Shares.

 

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(xxiv) “Second Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(b).

 

(xxv) “Second Debenture” means the second of the three (3) Debentures, in the principal amount of Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00), which is issued by the Company to the Buyer on the Second Closing Date.

 

(xxvi) “Second Purchase Price” shall be One Hundred Eighty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($180,000.00)

 

(xxvii) “Signing Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(a).

 

(xxviii) “Signing Debenture” means the first of the three (3) Debentures, in the principal amount of Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00), to be issued by the Company to the Buyer on the Signing Closing Date.

 

(xxix) “Signing Purchase Price” shall be One Hundred Eighty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($180,000.00).

 

(xxx) “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(b).

 

(xxxi) “Third Closing Date” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 6(c).

 

(xxxii) “Third Debenture” means the third of the three (3) Debentures, in the principal amount of Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00), which is issued by the Company to the Buyer on the Third Closing Date.

 

(xxxiii) “Third Purchase Price” shall be One Hundred Eighty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($180,000.00).

 

(xxxiv) “Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Debentures, the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter, the Irrevocable Resolutions and the other agreements, documents and instruments contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

(xxxv) “Transfer Agent” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(a).

 

(xxxvi) “Transfer Agent Instruction Letter” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(a).

 

b. Purchase and Sale of Debentures.

 

(i) The Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company agrees to sell to the Buyer, the Debentures on the terms and conditions set forth below in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

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(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, the Buyer will purchase the Debentures at certain closings (each, a “Closing”) to be held on certain respective Closing Dates.

 

c. [Reserved]

 

(i) [Reserved]

 

(ii) [Reserved]

 

2. BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, ETC.

 

The Buyer represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the Company as follows:

 

a. Investment Purpose. Without limiting the Buyer’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to a Registration Statement, Buyer is purchasing the Debentures, and will be acquiring the Conversion Shares, for its own account for investment only and not with a view towards the public sale or distribution thereof and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

 

b. Accredited Investor Status. Buyer is (i) an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of the General Rules and Regulations under the 1933 Act by reason of Rule 501(a)(3), (ii) experienced in making investments of the kind described in this Agreement and the related documents, (iii) able, by reason of the business and financial experience of its officers (if an entity) and professional advisors (who are not affiliated with or compensated in any way by the Company or any of its affiliates or selling agents), to protect its own interests in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, and the related documents, and (iv) able to afford the entire loss of its investment in the Securities.

 

c. Subsequent Offers and Sales. All subsequent offers and sales of the Securities by the Buyer shall be made pursuant to registration of the Shares under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration and compliance with applicable states’ securities laws.

 

d. Reliance on Exemptions. Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.

 

e. Information. Buyer and its advisors have been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company and materials relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been requested by the Buyer. Buyer and its advisors have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and have received complete and satisfactory answers to any such inquiries. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer has also had the opportunity to obtain and to review the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2017 (collectively, the “SEC Documents”).

 

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f. Investment Risk. Buyer understands that its investment in the securities constitutes high risk investment, its investment in the Securities involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of loss of the Buyer’s entire investment.

 

g. Governmental Review. Buyer understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities.

 

h. Organization; Authorization. Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents have been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer and create a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

 

i. Residency. The state in which any offer to sell Securities hereunder was made to or accepted by the Buyer is the state shown as the Buyer’s address contained herein, and Buyer is a resident of such state only.

 

3. COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, ETC.

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:

 

a. Concerning the Debentures and the Shares. There are no preemptive rights of any stockholder of the Company to acquire the Debentures or the Shares pursuant to the Nevada Revised Statutes.

 

b. Organization; Subsidiaries; Reporting Company Status. Attached hereto as Schedule 3(b) is an organizational chart describing all of the Company’s wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”) and other Affiliates, including the relationships among the Company and such Subsidiaries, including as to each Subsidiary its jurisdiction of organization and the percentage of ownership held by the Company, and the parent company of the Subsidiary, including the percentage of ownership of the Company held by it. The Company and each Subsidiary is a corporation or other form of businesses entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws its respective jurisdiction of organization, and each of them has the requisite corporate or other power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, other than those jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Common Stock is listed and traded on the OTCM (as defined below) (trading symbol: DTGI). The Company has received no notice that it has not cured, either oral or written, from FINRA, the SEC, or any other organization, with respect to the continued eligibility of the Common Stock for listing on the OTCM, and the Company currently maintains all requirements for the continuation of such listing. The Company is an operating company in that, among other things (A) it primarily engages, wholly or substantially, directly or indirectly through a majority owned Subsidiary or Subsidiaries, in the production or sale, or the research or development, of a product or service other than the investment of capital, (B) it is not an individual or sole proprietorship, (C) it is not an entity with no specific business plan or purpose and its business plan is not to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies or other entity or person, and (D) it intends to use the proceeds from the sale of the Debentures solely for the operation of the Company’s business and uses other than personal, family, or household purposes.

 

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c. Authorized Shares. Schedule 3(c) sets forth all capital stock and derivative securities of the Company that are authorized for issuance and that are issued and outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. The Company has sufficient authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock as may be necessary to effect the issuance of the Shares, assuming the prior issuance and exercise, exchange or conversion, as the case may be, of all derivative securities authorized, as indicated in Schedule 3(c). The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued upon conversion of, or as interest on, the Debentures, the Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not subject the holder thereof to personal liability by reason of being such holder. At all times, the Company shall keep available and reserved for issuance to the holders of the Debentures shares of Common Stock duly authorized for issuance against the Debentures.

 

d. Authorization. This Agreement, the issuance of the Debentures (including without limitation the incurrence of indebtedness thereunder), the issuance of the Conversion Shares under the Debentures, and the other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, have been duly, validly and irrevocably authorized by the Company, and this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The Company’s board of directors, in the exercise of its fiduciary duties, has irrevocably approved the entry into and performance of the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation the sale of the Debentures and the issuance of Conversion Shares, based upon a reasonable inquiry concerning the Company’s financing objectives and financial situation. Each of the Transaction Documents, when executed and delivered by the Company, are and will be, valid, legal and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject as to enforceability to general principles of equity and to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

 

e. Non-contravention. The execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents, the issuance of the Securities and the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Debentures (including without limitation the incurrence of indebtedness thereunder) do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach by the Company of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (i) the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Company, each as currently in effect, (ii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are bound, including any listing agreement for the Common Stock, except as herein set forth or an event which results in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or the triggering of any anti-dilution rights, rights of first refusal or first offer on the part of holders of the Company’s securities, (iii) to its knowledge, any existing applicable law, rule, or regulation or any applicable decree, judgment, or order of any court, United States federal or state regulatory body, administrative agency, or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its properties or assets, or (iv) the Company’s listing agreement for its Common Stock (if applicable).

 

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f. Approvals. No authorization, approval or consent of any court, governmental body, regulatory agency, self-regulatory organization, or stock exchange or market or the stockholders of the Company is required to be obtained by the Company for the entering into and performing this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including without limitation the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Buyer as contemplated by this Agreement) except such authorizations, approvals and consents that have been obtained, or such authorizations, approvals and consents, the failure of which to obtain would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

g. SEC Filings; Rule 144 Status. None of the SEC Documents contained, at the time they were filed, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company has filed all requisite forms, reports and exhibits thereto with the SEC as required. The Company is not aware of any event occurring on or prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement that would require the filing of, or with respect to which the Company intends to file, a Form 8-K after such time (except with respect to this transaction). The Company satisfies the requirements of Rule 144(i)(2), and the Company shall continue to satisfy all applicable requirements of Rule 144 (or any successor thereto) for so long as any Securities are outstanding and not registered pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC.

 

h. Absence of Certain Changes. Since October 31, 2017, when viewed from the perspective of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the business, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, a change or development which constitutes, or with the passage of time is reasonably likely to become, a Material Adverse Effect), except as disclosed in the SEC Documents. Since October 31, 2017, except as provided in the SEC Documents, the Company has not (i) incurred or become subject to any material liabilities (absolute or contingent) except liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (ii) discharged or satisfied any material lien or encumbrance or paid any material obligation or liability (absolute or contingent), other than current liabilities paid in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (iii) declared or made any payment or distribution of cash or other property to stockholders with respect to its capital stock, or purchased or redeemed, or made any agreements to purchase or redeem, any shares of its capital stock; (iv) sold, assigned or transferred any other tangible assets, or canceled any debts or claims, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (v) suffered any substantial losses or waived any rights of material value, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, or suffered the loss of any material amount of existing business; (vi) made any changes in employee compensation, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; or (vii) experienced any material problems with labor or management in connection with the terms and conditions of their employment.

 

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i. Full Disclosure. There is no fact known to the Company (other than general economic conditions known to the public generally or as disclosed in the SEC Documents) that has not been disclosed in writing to the Buyer that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or (iii) would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value of the rights granted to the Buyer in the Transaction Documents.

 

j. Absence of Litigation. Except as described in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would have a Material Adverse Effect or which would adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, or the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, any of the Transaction Documents. The Company is not a party to or subject to the provisions of, any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or instrumentality which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

k. Absence of Liens. The Company’s assets are not encumbered by any liens or mortgages except as described in the SEC Documents or incurred in the ordinary course of business.

 

l. Absence of Events of Default. No event of default (or its equivalent term), as defined in the respective agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, to which the Company is a party, and no event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would become an event of default (or its equivalent term) (as so defined in such document), has occurred and is continuing, which would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

m. No Undisclosed Liabilities or Events. The Company has no liabilities or obligations other than those disclosed in the SEC Documents or those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business since October 31, 2017, and which individually or in the aggregate, do not or would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No event or circumstances has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its properties, business, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations, which, under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public disclosure or announcement prior to the date hereof by the Company but which has not been so publicly announced or disclosed. There are no proposals currently under consideration or currently anticipated to be under consideration by the Board of Directors or the executive officers of the Company which proposal would (x) change the articles of incorporation, by-laws or any other charter document of the Company, each as currently in effect, with or without shareholder approval, which change would reduce or otherwise adversely affect the rights and powers of the shareholders of the Common Stock or (y) materially or substantially change the business, assets or capital of the Company.

 

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n. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company nor any of its affiliates nor any Person acting on its or their behalf has, directly or indirectly, at any time during the six month period immediately prior to the date of this Agreement made any offer or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would eliminate the availability of the exemption from registration under Rule 506 of Regulation D in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities as contemplated hereby.

 

o. Dilution. The number of Shares issuable upon conversion of the Debentures may increase substantially in certain circumstances, including, but not necessarily limited to, the circumstance wherein the Market Price of the Common Stock declines prior to the conversion of the Debentures. The Company’s executive officers and directors have studied and fully understand the nature of the securities being sold hereby and recognize that they have a potential dilutive effect and further that the conversion of the Debentures and/or sale of the Conversion Shares may have an adverse effect on the Market Price of the Common Stock. The Board of Directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment that such issuance is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Debentures is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership %s of other shareholders of the Company.

 

p. Regulatory Permits. The Company has all such permits, easements, consents, licenses, franchises and other governmental and regulatory authorizations from all appropriate federal, state, local or other public authorities (“Permits”) as are necessary to own and lease its properties and conduct its businesses in all material respects in the manner described in the SEC Documents and as currently being conducted. All such Permits are in full force and effect and the Company has fulfilled and performed all of its material obligations with respect to such Permits, and no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or will result in any other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Permit, subject in each case to such qualification as may be disclosed in the SEC Documents. Such Permits contain no restrictions that would materially impair the ability of the Company to conduct businesses in the manner consistent with its past practices. The Company has not received notice or otherwise has knowledge of any proceeding or action relating to the revocation or modification of any such Permit.

 

q. Reserved.

 

r. Hazardous Materials. The Company is in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws in all respects except where the failure to comply does not have and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. For purposes of the foregoing:

 

Environmental Laws” means, collectively, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Clean Water Act, as amended, any other “Superfund” or “Superlien” law or any other applicable federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or decree regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning, the environment or any Hazardous Material.

 

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Hazardous Material” means and includes any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material, the generation, handling, storage, disposal, treatment or emission of which is subject to any Environmental Law.

 

s. Independent Public Accountants. The Company’s auditor, LBB & Associates Ltd., LLP, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company, as required by the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

t. Internal Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (1) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (2) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for assets; (3) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (4) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

 

u. Brokers. Other than the Company’s arrangement with Mackey McFarlane, J. H. Darbie & Co., no Person (other than the Buyer and its principals, employees and agents) is entitled to receive any consideration from the Company or the Buyer arising from any finder’s agreement, brokerage agreement or other agreement to which the Company is a party.

 

v. DWAC Operational. The Company is currently DWAC Operational.

 

4. CERTAIN COVENANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

 

a. Transfer Restrictions. The parties acknowledge and agree that (1) the Debentures have not been registered under the provisions of the 1933 Act and the Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act, and may not be transferred unless (A) subsequently registered thereunder or (B) the Securities to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration; (2) any sale of the Securities made in reliance on Rule 144 promulgated under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144”) may be made only in accordance with the terms of Rule 144 and further, if Rule 144 is not applicable, any resale of such Securities under circumstances in which the seller, or the Person through whom the sale is made, may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is used in the 1933 Act, may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; (3) at the request of the Buyer, the Company shall, from time to time, within three (3) business days of such request, at the sole cost and expense of the Company, either (i) deliver to its transfer agent and registrar for the Common Stock (the “Transfer Agent”) a written letter instructing and authorizing the Transfer Agent to process transfers of the Shares at such time as the Buyer has held the Securities for the minimum holding period permitted under Rule 144, subject to the Buyer’s providing to the Company and its Transfer Agent certain customary representations contemporaneously with any requested transfer, or (ii) at the Buyer’s option or if the Transfer Agent requires further confirmation of the availability of an exemption from registration, furnish to the Buyer an opinion of the Company’s counsel in favor of the Buyer (and, at the request of the Buyer, any agent of the Buyer, including but not limited to the Buyer’s broker or clearing firm) and the Transfer Agent, reasonably satisfactory in form, scope and substance to the Buyer and the Transfer Agent, to the effect that a contemporaneously requested transfer of shares does not require registration under the 1933 Act, pursuant to the 1933 Act, Rule 144 or other regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act and (4) neither the Company nor any other Person is under any obligation to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption thereunder.

 

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b. Restrictive Legend. The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Debentures, and, until such time as the Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as contemplated hereby and sold in accordance with an effective Registration Statement, certificates and other instruments representing any of the Securities shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of any such Securities):

 

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.

 

c. Reserved.

 

d. Securities Filings. If required in the opinion of Company counsel, the Company will undertake and agree to make all necessary filings in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Buyer required under any United States laws and regulations applicable to the Company (including without limitation state “blue sky” laws), or by any domestic securities exchange or trading market, and to provide a copy thereof to the Buyer promptly after such filing.

 

e. Reporting Status; Public Trading Market; DTC Eligibility. So long as the Buyer beneficially own any Securities, (i) the Company shall timely file, prior to or on the date when due, all reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if the Company had securities registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act; (ii) the Company shall not be operated as, or report, to the SEC or any other Person, that the Company is a “shell company” or indicate to the contrary to the SEC or any other Person; (iii) the Company shall take all other action under its control necessary to ensure the availability of Rule 144 under the 1933 Act for the sale of Shares by the Buyer at the earliest possible date; and (iv) the Company shall at all times while any Securities are outstanding maintain its engagement of an independent registered public accounting firm. Except as otherwise set forth in Transaction Documents, the Company shall take all action under its control necessary to obtain and to continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock (including, without limitation, all Registrable Securities) on the OTC Markets, Inc. (“OTCM”) on the OTC Pink (“OTCP”), OTCQB (“OTCQB”), or OTCQX (“OTCQX”), and will comply in all material respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the by-laws or rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). If, so long as the Buyer beneficially own any of the Securities, the Company receives any written notice from the OTCM, FINRA, or the SEC with respect to either any alleged deficiency in the Company’s compliance with applicable rules and regulations (including without limitation any comments from the SEC on any of the Company’s documents filed (or the failure to have made any such filing) under the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act) (each, a “Regulatory Notice”), then the Company shall promptly, and in any event within three (3) business days, provide copies of the Regulatory Notice to the Buyer, and shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) business days of receipt of the Regulatory Notice (a “Regulatory Response”), respond in writing to the OTCM, FIRNA and/or SEC (as the case may be), setting forth the Company’s explanation and/or response to the issues raised in the Regulatory Notice, with a view towards maintaining and/or regaining full compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of the OTCM, FIRNA and/or SEC and maintaining or regaining good standing of the Company with the OTCM, FINRA and/or SEC, as the case may be, the intent being to ensure that the Company maintain its reporting company status with the SEC and that its Common Stock be and remain available for trading on the OTCP, OTCQB, or OTCQX. Further, at all times while any Securities are outstanding, the Common Stock shall be DWAC Operational, and the Common Stock shall not be subject to any DTC “chill” designation or similar restriction on the clearing of the Common Stock through DTC.

 

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f. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Debentures for working capital purposes only.

 

g. Available Shares. Commencing on the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall have and maintain authorized and reserved for issuance, free from preemptive rights, that number of shares equal to Seven Hundred percent (700%) of the number of shares of Common Stock (1) issuable based upon the conversion of the then-outstanding Debentures (including accrued interest thereon) as may be required to satisfy the conversion rights of the Buyer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Debenture (for the avoidance of doubt, this shall be calculated based on the applicable conversion price that would result on or after the date that is 180 days after the issuance date of the respective Debenture(s) regardless of the date of calculation) (without giving effect to the 4.99% limitation on ownership as set forth in the Debentures), provided, however that for purposes of the foregoing calculation, the full indebtedness under the Debentures shall be deemed immediately convertible and (2) issuable to the Buyer on future Closing Dates, based upon the lowest closing bid price per share of the Common Stock on the date before the most recent Closing Date (as reported by Bloomberg LP) (collectively in the aggregate the “Required Reserve Amount”). The Company shall monitor its compliance with the foregoing requirements on an ongoing basis. If at any time the Company does not have available an amount of authorized and non-issued Shares required to be reserved pursuant to this Section, then the Company shall, without notice or demand by the Buyer, call within thirty (30) days of such occurrence and hold within sixty (60) days of such occurrence a special meeting of shareholders, for the sole purpose of increasing the number of shares authorized. Management of the Company shall recommend to shareholders to vote in favor of increasing the number of Common Stock authorized at the meeting. Members of the Company’s management shall also vote all of their own shares in favor of increasing the number of Common Stock authorized at the meeting. If the increase in authorized shares is approved by the stockholders at the meeting, the Company shall implement the increase in authorized shares within three (3) business days following approval at such meeting (or as soon thereafter as permitted by applicable law). Alternatively, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in lieu of calling and holding a meeting as described above, the Company may, within thirty (30) days of the date when the Company does not have available an amount of authorized and non-issued Shares required to be reserved as described above, procure the written consent of stockholders to increase the number of shares authorized, and provide the stockholders with notice thereof as may be required under applicable law (including without limitation Section 14(c) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 14C thereunder). Upon obtaining stockholder approval as aforesaid, the Company shall cause the appropriate increase in its authorized shares of Common Stock within three (3) business days (or as soon thereafter as permitted by applicable law). Company’s failure to comply with these provisions will be an Event of Default (as defined in the Debentures).

 

h. Reimbursement. If (i) Buyer and/or Investments becomes a party defendant in any capacity in any action or proceeding brought by any stockholder of the Company, in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or if the Buyer and/or Investments is impleaded in any such action, proceeding or investigation by any Person, or (ii) the Buyer and/or Investments, other than by reason of its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of law (as adjudicated by a court of law having proper jurisdiction and such adjudication is not subject to appeal), is impleaded in any such action, proceeding or investigation by any Person, then in any such case, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Buyer and/or Investments for its or their reasonable legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) incurred in connection therewith. The reimbursement obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any affiliates of the Buyer and/or Investments who are actually named in such action, proceeding or investigation, and partners, directors, agents, employees and controlling Persons (if any), as the case may be, of the Buyer, Investments and any such Affiliate, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company, the Buyer, Investments and any such Affiliate and any such Person. Except as otherwise set forth in the Transaction Documents, the Company also agrees that neither any Buyer, Investments nor any such Affiliate, partners, directors, agents, employees or controlling Persons shall have any liability to the Company or any Person asserting claims on behalf of or in right of the Company in connection with or as a result of the consummation of the Transaction Documents.

 

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i. The Company shall provide the Transfer Agent and/or the Buyer, Investments or their respective brokerage and/or clearing firm with all relevant legal opinions and other documentation reasonably requested by the Buyer or Investments in connection with the issuance of the Conversion Shares or the Restricted Stock, or the sale thereof, to confirm the share issuance(s) such that the Conversion Shares and/or Restricted Stock may be deposited with the applicable brokerage and/or clearing firm.

 

j. Reserved.

 

k. Notice of Material Adverse Effect. The Company shall notify the Buyer (and any subsequent holder of the Debentures), as soon as practicable and in no event later than three (3) business days of the Company’s knowledge of any Material Adverse Effect on the Company. For purposes of the foregoing, “knowledge” means the earlier of the Company’s actual knowledge or the Company’s constructive knowledge upon due inquiry.

 

l. Public Disclosure. Except to the extent required by applicable law or by the SEC, absent the Buyer’s prior written consent, the Company shall not reference the name of the Buyer in any press release, securities disclosure, business plan, marketing or funding proposal.

 

m. Nature of Transaction; Savings Clause. It is the parties’ express understanding and agreement that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents constitute an investment and not a loan. If nonetheless such transactions are deemed to be a loan (as adjudicated by a court of law having proper jurisdiction and such adjudication is not subject to appeal), the Company shall not be obligated or required to pay interest at a rate that could subject Buyer to either civil or criminal liability as a result of such rate exceeding the maximum rate that the Buyer is permitted to charge under applicable law, and the Company’s obligations under the Transaction Documents shall not be void or voidable on the basis of the Buyer’s lack of any license or registration as a lender with any governmental authority. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties that neither the amounts payable pursuant to Section 12, any redemption premium, remedy upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Debentures) or any Acceleration Amount (as defined in the Debentures), original issue discount nor any investment returns of the Buyer on the sale of the Debentures or the sale of any Conversion Shares (whether unrealized or realized) shall be construed as interest. If, by the terms of the Debentures, any other Transaction Document or any other instrument, Buyer is at any time required or obligated to pay interest at a rate exceeding such maximum rate, interest payable under the Debenture and/or such other Transaction Documents or other instrument shall be computed (or recomputed) at such maximum rate, and the portion of all prior interest payments (if any) exceeding such maximum shall be applied to payment of the outstanding principal of the Debentures.

 

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5. TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.

 

a. Transfer Agent Instruction Letter. On or before the Signing Closing Date, the Company shall irrevocably instruct its Transfer Agent in writing using the letter substantially in the form of Exhibit B annexed hereto, with only such modifications as the Buyer agrees to, executed by the Company, the Buyer and the Transfer Agent (the “Transfer Agent Instruction Letter”), to (i) reserve that number of shares of Common Stock as is required under Section 4(g) hereof, and (ii) issue Common Stock from time to time upon conversion of the Debentures in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Transfer Agent in a Notice of Conversion, in such denominations to be specified by the Buyer in connection with each conversion of the Debentures. The Transfer Agent shall not be restricted from issuing shares from only the allotment reserved hereunder for the Conversion Amount (as defined in the Debentures), but instead may, to the extent necessary to satisfy the amount of shares issuable upon conversion, issue shares above and beyond the amount reserved on account of the Conversion Amount, without any additional instructions or authorization from the Company, and the Company shall not provide the Transfer Agent with any instructions or documentation contrary to the foregoing. As of the date of this Agreement, the Transfer Agent is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company. The Company shall at all times while any Debentures are outstanding engage a Transfer Agent which is a party to the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter. If for any reason the Company’s Transfer Agent is not a signatory of the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter while any Debentures or Restricted Stock are outstanding and held by the Buyer, then such Transfer Agent shall nonetheless be deemed bound by the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter, and the Company shall neither (i) permit the Transfer Agent to disclaim, disregard or refuse to abide by the Transfer Agent’s obligations, terms and agreements set forth in the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter, nor (ii) issue any instructions to the Transfer Agent contrary to the obligations, terms and agreements set forth in the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter . The Company shall not terminate the Transfer Agent or otherwise change Transfer Agents without at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice to the Buyer and with the Buyer’s prior written consent to such change, which the Buyer may grant or withhold in its sole discretion. The Company shall continuously monitor its compliance with the share reservation requirements and, if and to the extent necessary to increase the number of reserved shares to remain and be at least the Required Reserve Amount to account for any decrease in the Market Price of the Common Stock, the Company shall immediately (and in any event within three (3) business days) notify the Transfer Agent in writing of the reservation of such additional shares, provided that in the event that the number of shares reserved for conversion of the Debentures is less than the Required Reserve Amount, the Buyer may also directly instruct the Transfer Agent to increase the reserved shares as necessary to satisfy the minimum reserved share requirement, and the Transfer Agent shall act accordingly, provided, further, that the Company shall within three (3) business days provide any written confirmation, assent or documentation thereof as the Transfer Agent may request to act upon a share increase instruction delivered by the Buyer. The Company shall provide the Buyer with a copy of all written instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent with respect to the reservation of shares simultaneously with the issuance of such instructions to the Transfer Agent. The Company covenants that no instruction other than such instructions referred to in this Section 5 and stop transfer instructions to give effect to Section 4(a) hereof prior to registration and sale of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act will be given by the Company to the Transfer Agent and that the Conversion Shares shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and applicable law. If the Buyer provides the Company and/or the Transfer Agent with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company that registration of a resale by the Buyer of any of the Securities in accordance with clause (1)(B) of Section 4(a) of this Agreement is not required under the 1933 Act, the Company shall (except as provided in clause (2) of Section 4(a) of this Agreement) permit the de-legending or transfer of the Securities and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, instruct the Company’s Transfer Agent to issue one or more certificates for Common Stock without legend in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer.

 

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b. Conversion. (i) The Company shall permit the Buyer to exercise the right to convert the Debentures by faxing, emailing or delivering overnight an executed and completed Notice of Conversion to the Company or the Transfer Agent. If so requested by the Buyer or the Transfer Agent, the Company shall within three (3) business days respond with its endorsement so as to confirm the outstanding principal amount of any Debenture submitted for conversion or shall reconcile any difference with the Buyer promptly after receiving such Notice of Conversion.

 

(ii) The term “Conversion Date” means, with respect to any conversion elected by the holder of the Debentures, the date specified in the Notice of Conversion, provided the copy of the Notice of Conversion is given either via mail or facsimile to or otherwise delivered to the Transfer Agent and/or the Company in accordance with the provisions hereof so that it is received by the Transfer Agent and/or the Company on or before such specified date.

 

(iii) The Company shall deliver (or will cause the Transfer Agent to deliver) the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion as follows: (1) if the Company is then DWAC Operational, via DWAC, (2) if the Common Stock is then eligible for the Depository Trust Company’s Direct Registration System (“DRS”), if so requested by the Buyer, or (3) if the Company is not then DWAC Operational or the Common Stock is not then eligible for DRS, in certificated form, to the Buyer at the address specified in the Notice of Conversion (which may be the Buyer’s address for notices as contemplated by Section 10 hereof or a different address) via express courier, in each case within three (3) business days (the “Delivery Date”) after (A) the business day on which the Company or the Transfer Agent has received the Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, email or other delivery) or (B) the date on which payment of interest and principal on the Debentures, which the Company has elected to pay by the issuance of Common Stock, as contemplated by the Debentures, was due, as the case may be.

 

c. Failure to Timely Issue Conversion Shares or De-Legended Shares. The Company’s failure to issue and deliver Conversion Shares to the Buyer (either by DWAC, DRS or in certificated form, as required by Section 5(b)) on or before the Delivery Date shall be considered an Event of Default, which shall entitle the Buyer to certain remedies set forth in the Debentures and provided by applicable law. Similarly, the Company’s failure to issue and deliver Common Stock in unrestricted form without a restrictive legend when required under the Transaction Documents shall entitle the Buyer to damages for the diminution in value (if any) of the relevant shares between the date delivery was due versus the date ultimately delivered in unrestricted form. The Company acknowledges that its failure to timely honor a Notice of Conversion (or the occurrence of any other Event of Default) shall cause definable financial hardship on the Buyer(s) and that the remedies set forth herein and in the Debentures are reasonable and appropriate.

 

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d. Duties of Company; Authorization. The Company shall inform the Transfer Agent of the reservation of shares contemplated by Section 4(g) and this Section 5, and shall keep current in its payment obligations to the Transfer Agent such that the Transfer Agent will continue to process share transfers and the initial issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the conversion of Debentures. The Company hereby authorizes and agrees to authorize the Transfer Agent to correspond and otherwise communicate with the Buyer or their representatives in connection with the foregoing and other matters related to the Common Stock. Further, the Company hereby authorizes the Buyer or its representative to provide instructions to the Transfer Agent that are consistent with the foregoing and instructs the Transfer Agent to honor any such instructions. Should the Company fail for any reason to keep current in its payment obligations to the Transfer Agent, the Buyer and/or Investments may pay such amounts as are necessary to compensate the Transfer Agent for performing its duties with respect to share reservation, issuance of Conversion Shares and/or de-legending certificates representing Restricted Stock, and all amounts so paid shall be promptly reimbursed by the Company. If not so reimbursed within thirty (30) days, such amounts shall, at the option of the Buyer and without prior notice to or consent of the Company, be added to the principal amount due under the Debenture(s) held by the Buyer, whereupon interest will begin to accrue on such amounts at the rate specified in the Debentures.

 

e. Effect of Bankruptcy. The Buyer shall be entitled to exercise its conversion privilege with respect to the Debentures notwithstanding the commencement of any case under 11 U.S.C. §101 et seq. (the “Bankruptcy Code”). In the event the Company is a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, the Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted, any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. §362 in respect of the Buyer’s conversion privilege. The Company hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted, any rights to relief it may have under 11 U.S.C. §362 in respect of the conversion of the Debentures. The Company agrees, without cost or expense to the Buyer, to take or to consent to any and all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11 U.S.C. §362.

 

6. CLOSINGS.

 

a. Signing Closing. Promptly upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Signing Debenture, and all conditions in Sections 7 and 8 herein are met (the “Signing Closing Date”), (A) the Company shall deliver to the Buyer the following: (i) the Signing Debenture; (ii) the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter; (iii) duly executed counterparts of the Transaction Documents; and (iv) an officer’s certificate of the Company confirming the accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein, and (B) the Buyer shall deliver to the Company the following: (i) the Signing Purchase Price and (ii) duly executed counterparts of the Transaction Documents (as applicable). The Company shall immediately pay the fees due under Section 12 of this Agreement upon receipt of the Signing Purchase Price if Buyer does not withhold such amounts from the Signing Purchase Price pursuant to Section 12.

 

b. Second Closing. At any time after sixty (60) days following the Signing Closing Date, subject to the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Company, for the “Second Closing Date” and subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8, (A) the Company shall deliver to the Buyer the following: (i) the Second Debenture; (ii) an amendment to the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter instructing the Transfer Agent to reserve that number of shares of Common Stock as is required under Section 4(g) hereof, if necessary; and (iii) an officer’s certificate of the Company confirming, as of the Second Closing Date, the accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein and updating Schedules 3(b), 3(c) and 3(k) as of the Second Closing Date, and (B) the Buyer shall deliver to the Company the Second Purchase Price.

 

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c. Third Closing. At any time after sixty (60) days following the Second Closing Date, subject to the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Company, for the “Third Closing Date” and subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8, (A) the Company shall deliver to the Buyer the following: (i) the Third Debenture; (ii) an amendment to the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter instructing the Transfer Agent to reserve that number of shares of Common Stock as is required under Section 4(g) hereof, if necessary; and (iii) an officer’s certificate of the Company confirming, as of the Third Closing Date, the accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein and updating Schedules 3(b), 3(c) and 3(k) as of the Third Closing Date, and (B) the Buyer shall deliver to the Company the Third Purchase Price.

 

d. Location and Time of Closings. Each Closing shall be deemed to occur on the related Closing Date at the office of the Buyer’s counsel and shall take place no later than 5:00 P.M., east coast time, on such day or such other time as is mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Buyer.

 

7. CONDITIONS TO THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATION TO SELL.

 

The Company’s obligation to sell the Debentures to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement on each Closing Date is conditioned upon:

 

a. Purchase Price. Delivery to the Company of good funds as payment in full of the respective Purchase Price for the Debentures at each Closing in accordance with this Agreement;

 

b. Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The accuracy on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in this Agreement, each as if made on such date, and the performance by the Buyer on or before such date of all covenants and agreements of the Buyer required to be performed on or before such date; and

 

c. Laws and Regulations; Consents and Approvals. There shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated hereby, or requiring any consent or approval which shall not have been obtained.

 

8. CONDITIONS TO THE BUYER’S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE.

 

The Buyer’s obligation to purchase the Debentures at each Closing is conditioned upon:

 

a. Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company;

 

b. Debenture(s). Delivery by the Company to the Buyer of the Debentures to be purchased in accordance with this Agreement;

 

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c. Section 4(2) Exemption. The Debentures and the Conversion Shares shall be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof;

 

d. DWAC Status. The Common Stock shall be DWAC Operational;

 

e. Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The accuracy in all material respects on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement, each as if made on such date, and the performance by the Company on or before such date of all covenants and agreements of the Company required to be performed on or before such date;

 

f. Good-faith Opinion. It should be Buyer’s reasonable belief that (i) no Event of Default under the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company shall have occurred or would likely occur with the passage of time and (ii) no material adverse change in the financial condition or business operations of the Company shall have occurred;

 

g. Legal Proceedings. There shall be no litigation, criminal or civil, regulatory impairment or other legal and/or administrative proceedings challenging or seeking to limit the Company’s ability to issue the Securities or the Common Stock;

 

h. [Reserved];

 

i. Corporate Resolutions. Delivery by the Company to the Buyer a copy of resolutions of the Company’s board of directors, approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Irrevocable Resolutions”);

 

j. Officer’s Certificate. Delivery by the Company to the Buyer of a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D;

 

k. Search Results. Delivery by the Company to the Buyer of copies of UCC search reports, issued by the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of the Company and each Subsidiary, dated such a date as is reasonably acceptable to Buyer, listing all effective financing statements which name the Company or Subsidiary (as applicable), under its present name and any previous names, as debtor, together with copies of such financing statements;

 

l. Certificate of Good Standing. Delivery by the Company to the Buyer of a copy of a certificate of good standing with respect to the Company, issued by the Secretary of State of the state of incorporation of the Company, dated such a date as is reasonably acceptable to Buyer, evidencing the good standing thereof;

 

m. Laws and Regulations; Consents and Approvals. There shall not be in effect any law, rule or regulation prohibiting or restricting the transactions contemplated hereby, or requiring any consent or approval which shall not have been obtained; and

 

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n. Adverse Changes. From and after the date hereof to and including each Closing Date, (i) the trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC, FINRA, or any other governmental or self-regulatory organization, and trading in securities generally on OTCM shall not have been suspended or limited, nor shall minimum prices been established for securities traded on the OTCM; (ii) there shall not have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or any material adverse change in any financial market that in either case in the reasonable judgment of the Buyer makes it impracticable or inadvisable to purchase the Debentures.

 

9. GOVERNING LAW; MISCELLANEOUS.

 

a. MANDATORY FORUM SELECTION. ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER, RELATING TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT OR RELATED TO ANY MATTER WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF OR INCIDENTAL TO THE AGREEMENT (WHETHER OR NOT SUCH CLAIM IS BASED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT OR TORT) SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE STATE AND/OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA. THIS PROVISION IS INTENDED TO BE A “MANDATORY” FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE AND GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED CONSISTENTLY WITH NEVADA LAW.

 

b. Governing Law. Except in the case of the Mandatory Forum Selection clause above, this Agreement shall be delivered and accepted in and shall be deemed to be contracts made under and governed by the internal laws of the State of Nevada, and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the choice of law provisions. To the extent determined by the applicable court described above, the Company shall reimburse the Buyer for any reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred by the Buyer in enforcement of or protection of any of its rights under any of the Transaction Documents.

 

c. Waivers. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

d. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

 

e. Construction. All pronouns and any variations thereof refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter, singular or plural, as the context may require.

 

f. Facsimiles; E-mails. A facsimile or email transmission of this signed Agreement or a Notice of Conversion under the Debentures shall be legal and binding on all parties hereto. Such electronic signatures shall be the equivalent of original signatures.

 

g. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.

 

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h. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

i. Enforceability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

j. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by the written consent of a majority in interest of the holders of the Debentures and an instrument in writing signed by the Company.

 

k. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

l. No Strict Construction. This Agreement shall be construed as if both Parties had equal say in its drafting, and thus shall not be construed against the drafter.

 

m. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

10. NOTICES.

 

Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing (unless otherwise specified herein) and shall be deemed effectively given on the earliest of:

 

a. the date delivered, if delivered by personal delivery as against written receipt therefor or by confirmed facsimile or email transmission,

 

b. the third (3rd) business day after deposit, postage prepaid, in the United States Postal Service by registered or certified mail, or

 

c. the first (1st) business day after deposit with a recognized courier service (e.g. FedEx, UPS, DHL, US Postal Service) for delivery by next-day express courier, with delivery costs and fees prepaid,

 

in each case, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the following addresses (or at such other addresses as such party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice similarly given to each of the other parties hereto):

 

COMPANY:Digerati Technologies, Inc.

1600 NE Loop 410, Suite 126

San Antonio, TX 78209

Attention: Arthur Smith, Chief Executive Officer

Email: antonio@digerati-inc.com

 

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With copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Brewer & Pritchard, P.C.

800 Bering Dr., Suite 201 Houston, TX 77057

Attention: Thomas C. Pritchard

Email: Pritchard@bplaw.com

 

BUYER:Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P.

333 South Hibiscus Drive

Miami Beach, FL 33139

Attention: Jason Goldstein

Email: jgoldstein@peakoneinvestments.com

 

With copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Legal & Compliance, LLC

330 Clematis Street, Suite 217

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Attention: Chad Friend, Esq., LL.M.

Email: CFriend@LegalandCompliance.com

 

11. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company’s representations and warranties herein shall survive for so long as any Debentures are outstanding, and shall inure to the benefit of the Buyer, its successors and assigns.

 

12. FEES; EXPENSES.

 

a. Commitment Fee. The Company shall pay to Investments a non-accountable fee (the “Commitment Fee”) of (i) Three Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($3,500.00) on the Signing Closing Date (with respect to the Signing Debenture), Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($2,500.00) on the Second Closing Date (with respect to the Second Debenture), as well as Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($2,500.00) on the Third Closing Date (with respect to the Third Debenture), for Investments’ expenses and analysis performed in connection with the analysis of the Company and the propriety of the Buyer’s making the contemplated investment. The Commitment Fee shall be paid on the respective closing dates if Buyer does not withhold such amounts from the respective purchase price pursuant to Section 12(c).

 

b. Legal Fees. The Company shall pay the legal fees of the Buyer’s counsel (the “Legal Fees”) in the amount of Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($2,500.00) on the Signing Closing Date (with respect to the Signing Debenture), Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($2,500.00) on the Second Closing Date (with respect to the Second Debenture), as well as Two Thousand Five Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($2,500.00) on the Third Closing Date (with respect to the Third Debenture). The foregoing legal fees shall be paid on the respective closing dates if Buyer does not withhold such amounts from the respective purchase price pursuant to Section 12(c).

 

c. Disbursements. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company hereby authorizes the Buyer to deduct the cash portion of the Commitment Fee and the Legal Fees from the Signing Purchase Price and transmit same to the respective payee.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Buyer and the Company as of the date first set forth above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
       
  By: /s/ Arthur Smith
  Name: Arthur Smith
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
       
  BUYER:
   
  PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
       
  By: Peak One Investments, LLC, General Partner
       
    By: /s/ Jason Goldstein
    Name: Jason Goldstein
    Title: Managing Member

 

[Signature Page to Securities Purchase Agreement]

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 3(b)

 

COMPANY ORGANIZATION CHART

 

Subsidiary / Affiliate
Name and Relationship
  Jurisdiction of Incorporation   Percentage of Ownership
         
Shift8 Technologies, Inc.   Nevada   100% owned by Digerati Technologies, Inc.
Shift8 Networks, Inc.   Texas   100% owned by Shift8 Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

EX-10.2 3 f10q0118ex10-2_digerati.htm DEBENTURE ISSUED TO PEAK ONE DATED 01-12-18

Exhibit 10.2 

 

SIGNING DEBENTURE

 

NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE OR UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THE SECURITIES ARE RESTRICTED AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, RESOLD, PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS THEREOF OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

 

DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE DUE JANUARY 17, 2021

 

Issuance Date: January 17, 2018 Principal Amount: $200,000.00

  

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (the “Company”), hereby promises to pay to PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P., having its address at 333 South Hibiscus Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, or its assigns (the “Holder” and together with the other holders of Debentures issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement (as defined below), the “Holders”), the initial principal sum of Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000.00) (subject to adjustment as provided herein, the “Principal Amount”) on January 17, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”). The Company has the option to redeem this Debenture prior to the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2(b). All unpaid principal due and payable on the Maturity Date shall be paid in the form of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) pursuant to Section 3. The Holder has the option to cause any outstanding principal and accrued interest, if any, on this Debenture to be converted into Common Stock at any time prior to the Redemption Date (as defined below) or the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2(a).

 

This Debenture is one of the Debentures referred to in the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) dated as of January 12, 2018, between the Company and the Holder. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement. This Debenture is subject to the provisions of the Securities Purchase Agreement and further is subject to the following additional provisions:

 

1. This Debenture has been issued subject to investment representations of the original purchaser hereof and may be transferred or exchanged only in compliance with the Securities Act and other applicable state and foreign securities laws. The Holder may transfer or assign this Debenture (or any part thereof) without the prior consent of the Company, and the Company shall cooperate with any such transfer. In the event of any proposed transfer of this Debenture, the Company may require, prior to issuance of a new Debenture in the name of such other Person, that it receive reasonable transfer documentation including legal opinions that the issuance of the Debenture in such other name does not and will not cause a violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state or foreign securities laws or is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Prior to due presentment for transfer of this Debenture to which the Company has consented, the Company and any agent of the Company may treat the Person in whose name this Debenture is duly registered on the Company's books and records of outstanding debt securities and obligations (“Debenture Register”) as the owner hereof for the purpose of receiving payment as herein provided and for all other purposes, whether or not this Debenture be overdue, and neither the Company nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

 

 

 

2. Conversion at Holder’s Option; Redemption at Company’s Option.

 

a. The Holder is entitled to, at any time or from time to time, convert the Conversion Amount (as defined below) into Conversion Shares, at a conversion price for each share of Common Stock (the “Conversion Price”) equal to either: (i) if the date of conversion is prior to the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the Issuance Date, $0.50, or (ii) if the date of conversion is on or after the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the Issuance Date, the lesser of (a) $0.50 or (b) seventy percent (70%) of the lowest closing bid price (as reported by Bloomberg LP) of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of the date of conversion of the Debentures (provided, further, that if either the Company is not DWAC Operational at the time of conversion or the Common Stock is traded on the OTC Pink (“OTCP”) at the time of conversion, then seventy percent (70%) shall automatically adjust to sixty-five percent (65%) of the lowest closing bid price (as reported by Bloomberg LP) of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of conversion of the Debentures), subject in each case to equitable adjustments resulting from any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar events. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its Transfer Agent regarding conversions such that the transfer agent shall be authorized and instructed to issue Conversion Shares upon its receipt of a Notice of Conversion without further approval or authorization from the Company. For purposes of this Debenture, the “Conversion Amount” shall mean the sum of (A) all or any portion of the outstanding Principal Amount of this Debenture, as designated by the Holder upon exercise of its right of conversion plus (B) any interest, pursuant to Section 10 or otherwise, that has accrued on the portion of the Principal Amount that has been designated for payment pursuant to (A).

 

Conversion shall be effectuated by delivering by facsimile, email or other delivery method to the Transfer Agent of the completed form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (the “Notice of Conversion”), executed by the Holder of the Debenture evidencing such Holder's intention to convert this Debenture or a specified portion hereof. No fractional shares of Common Stock or scrip representing fractions of shares will be issued on conversion, but the number of shares issuable shall be rounded to the nearest whole share. The Holder may, at its election, deliver a Notice of Conversion to either the Company or the Transfer Agent. The date on which notice of conversion is given (the “Conversion Date”) shall be deemed to be the date on which the Company or the Transfer Agent, as the case may be, receives by fax, email or other means of delivery used by the Holder the Notice of Conversion (such receipt being evidenced by electronic confirmation of delivery by facsimile or email or confirmation of delivery by such other delivery method used by the Holder). Delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Transfer Agent may be given by the Holder by facsimile, or by delivery to the Transfer Agent at the address set forth in the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter (or such other contact facsimile number, email or street address as may be designated by the Transfer Agent to the Holder). Delivery of a Notice of Conversion to the Company shall be given by the Holder pursuant to the notice provisions set forth in Section 10 of the Agreement. The Conversion Shares must be delivered to the Holder within three (3) business days from the date of delivery of the Notice of Conversion to the Transfer Agent or Company, as the case may be. Conversion shares shall be delivered by DWAC so long as the Company is then DWAC Operational, unless the Holder expressly requests delivery in certificated form or the Conversion Shares are in the form of Restricted Stock and are required to bear a restrictive legend. Conversion Shares shall be deemed delivered (i) if delivered by DWAC, upon deposit into the Holder’s brokerage account, or (ii) if delivered in certificated form, upon the Holder’s actual receipt of the Conversion Shares in certificated form at the address specified by the Holder in the Notice of Conversion, as confirmed by written receipt.

 

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If at any time the Conversion Price as determined hereunder for any conversion would be less than the par value of the Common Stock, then at the sole discretion of the Holder, the Conversion Price hereunder may equal such par value for such conversion and the Conversion Amount for such conversion may be increased to include Additional Principal, where “Additional Principal” means such additional amount to be added to the Conversion Amount to the extent necessary to cause the number of conversion shares issuable upon such conversion to equal the same number of conversion shares as would have been issued had the Conversion Price not been adjusted by the Holder to the par value price.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless the Holder delivers to the Company written notice at least sixty-one (61) days prior to the effective date of such notice that the provisions of this paragraph (the “Limitation on Ownership”) shall not apply to such Holder, in no event shall a holder of Debentures have the right to convert Debentures into, nor shall the Company issue to such Holder, shares of Common Stock to the extent that such conversion would result in the Holder and its affiliates together beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes hereof, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and Regulation 13D-G under the Exchange Act.

 

b. The Company may at its option call for redemption all or part of the Debentures, with the exception of any portion thereof which is the subject of a previously-delivered Notice of Conversion, prior to the Maturity Date, as follows:

 

(i) The Debentures called for redemption shall be redeemable by the Company, upon not more than two (2) days written notice, for an amount (the “Redemption Price”) equal to: (i) if the Redemption Date (as defined below) is ninety (90) days or less from the date of issuance of this Debenture, One Hundred Ten percent (110%) of the sum of the Principal Amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; (ii) if the Redemption Date is greater than or equal to one ninety-one (91) days from the date of issuance of this Debenture and less than or equal to one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of issuance of this Debenture, One Hundred Fifteen percent (115%) of the sum of the Principal Amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; (iii) if the Redemption Date is greater than or equal to one hundred twenty one (121) days from the date of issuance of this Debenture and less than or equal to one hundred fifty (150) days from the date of issuance of this Debenture, One Hundred Twenty percent (120%) of the sum of the Principal Amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; (iv) if the Redemption Date is greater than or equal to one hundred fifty one (151) days from the date of issuance of this Debenture and less than or equal to one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance of this Debenture, One Hundred Thirty percent (130%) of the sum of the Principal Amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any; and (v) if the Redemption Date is greater than or equal to one hundred eighty one (181) days from the date of issuance of this Debenture, One Hundred Forty percent (140%) of the sum of the Principal Amount so redeemed plus accrued interest, if any. The date upon which the Debentures are redeemed and paid shall be referred to as the “Redemption Date” (and, in the case of multiple redemptions of less than the entire outstanding Principal Amount, each such date shall be a Redemption Date with respect to the corresponding redemption).

 

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(ii) If fewer than all outstanding Debentures are to be redeemed and are held by different investors, then all Debentures shall be partially redeemed on a pro rata basis.

 

(iii) [Reserved]

 

(iv) On the Redemption Date, the Company shall cause the Holders whose Debentures have been presented for redemption to be issued payment of the Redemption Price. In the case of a partial redemption, the Company shall also issue new Debentures to the Holders for the Principal Amount remaining outstanding after the Redemption Date promptly after the Holders’ presentation of the Debentures called for redemption.

 

(v) To effect a redemption the Company shall provide a written notice to the Holder(s) not more than two (2) days prior to the Redemption Date (the “Redemption Notice”), setting forth the following:

 

  1. the Redemption Date;

 

  2. the Redemption Price;

 

  3. the aggregate Principal Amount of the Debentures being called for redemption;

 

  4. a statement instructing the Holders to surrender their Debentures for redemption and payment of the Redemption Price, including the name and address of the Company or, if applicable, the paying agent of the Company, where Debentures are to be surrendered for redemption;

 

  5. a statement advising the Holders that the Debentures (or, in the case of a partial redemption, that portion of the Principal Amount being called for redemption) as of the Redemption Date will cease to be convertible into Common Stock as of the Redemption Date; and

 

  6. in the case of a partial redemption, a statement advising the Holders that after the Redemption Date a substitute Debenture will be issued by the Company after deduction the portion thereof called for redemption, at no cost to the Holder, if the Holder so requests.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company issues a Redemption Notice but fails to fund the redemption on the Redemption Date, then such Redemption Notice shall be null and void, and (i) the Holder(s) shall be entitled to convert the Debentures previously the subject of the Redemption Notice, and (ii) the Company may not redeem such Debentures for at least thirty (30) days following the intended Redemption Date that was voided, and the Company shall be required to pay to the Holder(s) the Redemption Price simultaneously with the issuance of a Redemption Notice in connection with any subsequent redemption pursued by the Company.

 

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3. Unless demand has otherwise been made by the Holder in writing for payment in cash as provided hereunder, and so long as no Event of Default shall exist (whether or not notice thereof has been delivered by the Holder to the Company), any Debentures not previously tendered to the Company for conversion as of the Maturity Date shall be deemed to have been surrendered for conversion, without further action of any kind by the Company or any of its agents, employees or representatives, as of the Maturity Date at the Conversion Price applicable on the Maturity Date (“Mandatory Conversion”).

 

4. No provision of this Debenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional to convert this Debenture into Common Stock, at the time, place, and rate herein prescribed. This Debenture is a direct obligation of the Company.

 

5. If the Company (a) merges or consolidates with another corporation or business entity and the Company is not the surviving entity or (b) sells or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to another Person and the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive stock, securities or property in respect of or in exchange for Common Stock, then as a condition of such merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, the Company and any such successor, purchaser or transferee will agree that this Debenture may thereafter be converted on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth above into the kind and amount of stock, securities or property receivable upon such merger, consolidation, sale or transfer by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which this Debenture might have been converted immediately before such merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, subject to adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable. In the event of any (i) proposed merger or consolidation where the Company is not the surviving entity or (ii) sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (in either such case, a “Sale”), the Holder shall have the right to convert by delivering a Notice of Conversion to the Company within fifteen (15) days of receipt of notice of such Sale from the Company.

 

6. If, at any time while any portion of this Debenture remains outstanding, the Company effectuates a stock split or reverse stock split of its Common Stock or issues a dividend on its Common Stock consisting of shares of Common Stock or otherwise recapitalizes its Common Stock, the Conversion Price shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such action. By way of illustration, and not in limitation, of the foregoing (i) if the Company effectuates a 2:1 split of its Common Stock, thereafter, with respect to any conversion for which the Company issues the shares after the record date of such split, the Conversion Price shall be deemed to be one-half of what it had been calculated to be immediately prior to such split; (ii) if the Company effectuates a 1:10 reverse split of its Common Stock, thereafter, with respect to any conversion for which the Company issues the shares after the record date of such reverse split, the Conversion Price shall be deemed to be the amount of such Conversion Price calculated immediately prior to the record date multiplied by 10; and (iii) if the Company declares a stock dividend of one share of Common Stock for every 10 shares outstanding, thereafter, with respect to any conversion for which the Company issues the shares after the record date of such dividend, the Conversion Price shall be deemed to be the amount of such Conversion Price calculated immediately prior to such record date multiplied by a fraction, of which the numerator is the number of shares for which a dividend share will be issued and the denominator is such number of shares plus the dividend share(s) issuable or issued thereon.

 

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7. All payments contemplated hereby to be made “in cash” shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. All payments of cash and each delivery of shares of Common Stock issuable to the Holder as contemplated hereby shall be made to the Holder to an account designated by the Holder to the Company and if the Holder has not designated any such accounts at the address last appearing on the Debenture Register of the Company as designated in writing by the Holder from time to time; except that the Holder may designate, by notice to the Company, a different delivery address for any one or more specific payments or deliveries.

 

8. The Holder of the Debenture, by acceptance hereof, agrees that this Debenture is being acquired for investment and that such Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Debenture or the Shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof except in compliance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement and under circumstances which will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state Blue Sky or foreign laws or similar laws relating to the sale of securities.

 

9. This Debenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada. Each of the parties consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement, and each waives any objection based on forum non conveniens. This provision is intended to be a “mandatory” forum selection clause and governed by and interpreted consistent with Florida law (Nevada law governing all other, substantive matters). Each of the parties hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any state or federal court having its situs in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and each waives any objection based on forum non conveniens. To the extent determined by such court, the Company shall reimburse the Holder for any reasonable legal fees and disbursements incurred by the Holder in enforcement of or protection of any of its rights under this Debenture or the Securities Purchase Agreement.

 

10. The following shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

 

a. The Company fails in the payment of principal or interest (to the extent that interest is imposed under this Section 10) on this Debenture as required to be paid in cash hereunder, and payment shall not have been made for a period of five (5) business days following the payment due date (as to which no further cure period shall apply); or

 

b. Any of the representations or warranties made by the Company herein, in the Securities Purchase Agreement or in any certificate or financial or other written statements heretofore or hereafter furnished by the Company to the Holder in connection with the issuance of this Debenture, shall be false or misleading (including without limitation by way of the misstatement of a material fact or the omission of a material fact) in any material respect at the time made (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

c. The Company fails to remain listed on OTCP, OTCQB, or OTCQX, or a more senior stock exchange any time from the date hereof to the Maturity Date for a period in excess of five (5) Trading Days (as to which no further cure period shall apply); or

 

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d. The Company (i) fails to timely file required SEC reports when due (including extensions), becomes, is deemed to or asserts that it is a “shell company” at any time for purposes of the 1933 Act, and Rule 144 promulgated thereunder or otherwise takes any action, or refrains from taking any action, the result of which makes Rule 144 under the 1933 unavailable to the Holder for the sale of their Securities, (ii) fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder or to cause its Transfer Agent to issue shares of Common Stock upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Debenture or Transaction Documents, (iii) fails to transfer or to cause its Transfer Agent to transfer any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of this Debenture as and when required by this Debenture and such transfer is otherwise lawful, (iv) fails to remove any restrictive legend or to cause its Transfer Agent to transfer any certificate or any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of this Debenture as and when required by the relevant Transaction Document(s) and such legend removal is otherwise lawful, or (v) the Company fails to perform or observe any of its obligations under the Section 5 of the Agreement or under the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter (no cure period shall apply in the case of clauses (i) through (v) above, inclusive); or

 

e. The Company fails to perform or observe, in any material respect any other covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation set forth in the Debenture, (subject to a cure period of three (3) days other than in the case of a failure under Section 5 hereof, as to which no cure period shall apply), or (ii) any other covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement and such failure shall continue uncured for a period of either (1) three (3) days after the occurrence of the Company’s failure under Section 4(d), (e) (except as described in Section 10(c) hereof, as to which Section 10(c) hereof shall control), (f), (g) or (h) of the Securities Purchase Agreement, or (2) ten (10) days after the occurrence of the Company’s failure under any other provision of the Securities Purchase Agreement not otherwise specifically addressed in the Events of Default set forth in this Section 10; or

 

f. The Company shall (1) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (2) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; or (3) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for its or for a substantial part of its property or business (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

g. A trustee, liquidator or receiver shall be appointed for the Company or for a substantial part of its property or business without its consent and shall not be discharged within sixty (60) days after such appointment (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

h. Any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the instance of any governmental agency shall assume custody or control of the whole or any substantial portion of the properties or assets of the Company and shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days thereafter (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

i. Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment, or similar process (including an arbitral determination), in excess of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) in the aggregate shall be entered or filed against the Company or any of its properties or other assets (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

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j. The occurrence of a breach or an event of default under the terms of any indebtedness or financial instrument of the Company or any subsidiary (including but not limited to any Subsidiary) of the Company in an aggregate amount in excess of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) or more which is not waived by the creditors under such indebtedness (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

k. Bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company and, if instituted against the Company, shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after such institution or the Company shall by any action or answer approve of, consent to, or acquiesce in any such proceedings or admit the material allegations of, or default in answering a petition filed in any such proceeding (as to which no further cure period shall apply); or

 

l. The issuance of an order, ruling, finding or similar adverse determination the SEC, the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada or other applicable state of incorporation of the Company, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any other securities regulatory body (whether in the United States, Canada or elsewhere) having proper jurisdiction that the Company and/or any of its past or present directors or officers have committed a material violation of applicable securities laws or regulations (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

m. The Company shall have its Common Stock suspended or delisted from a national securities exchange or an electronic quotation service such as the OTCP, OTCQB, or OTCQX for a period in excess of five (5) Trading Days (as to which no further cure period shall apply); or

 

n. Any of the following shall occur and be continuing: a breach or default by any party under (a) any agreement identified by the Company in its SEC filings as a material agreement or (b) any note or other form of indebtedness in favor of the Company representing indebtedness of at least Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00), irrespective of whether such breach or default was waived (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

o. Notice of a Material Adverse Effect is provided by the Company or the determination in good faith by the Holder that a Material Adverse Effect has occurred (as to which no cure period shall apply); or

 

p. Reserved.

 

q. Reserved.

 

r. The Company attempts to modify, amend, withdraw, rescind, disavow or repudiate any part of the Irrevocable Instructions (as to which no cure period shall apply).

 

s. Any attempt by the Company or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates to transmit, convey, disclose, or any actual transmittal, conveyance, or disclosure by the Company or its officers, directors, and/or affiliates of, material non-public information concerning the Company, to the Holder or its successors and assigns, which after being so notified by the Holder  is not immediately cured by Company’s filing of a Form 8-K pursuant to Regulation FD within four (4) business days of such event.

 

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t. At any time while this Debenture is outstanding, the lowest traded price on the OTCP, OTCQB, or OTCQX, or other applicable principal trading market for the Common Stock, is equal to or less than $0.0001.

 

Then, or at any time thereafter, the Company shall immediately give written notice of the occurrence of such Event of Default to the Holders of all Debentures then outstanding, and in each and every such case, unless such Event of Default shall have been waived in writing by a majority in interest of the Holders of the Debentures (which waiver shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default), then at the option of a majority in interest of the Holders and in the discretion of a majority in interest of the Holders, take any or all of the following actions: (i) pursue remedies against the Company in accordance with any of the Holder’s rights, (ii) increase the interest rate applicable to the Debentures to the lesser of eighteen percent (18%) per annum and the maximum interest rate allowable under applicable law, (iii) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 10(e)(ii)(1) based on the Company’s failure to be DWAC Operational, increase the Principal Amount to an amount equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the then-outstanding Principal Amount, (iv) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 10(d)(i), increase the Principal Amount to an amount equal to one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the then-outstanding Principal Amount and an additional ten percent (10%) discount shall be factored into the Conversion Price until this Debenture is no longer outstanding, (v) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 10(d)(i) through (v), increase the Principal Amount of the relevant Holder’s Debenture by One Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($500.00) for each day the related failure continues, (vi) in the case of an Event of Default under Section 10(d)(ii) through (v) arising from an untimely delivery to the Holder of Conversion Shares or shares of Common Stock in delegended form, if the closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately prior to the actual date of delivery of Conversion Shares or de-legended shares, as the case may be, is less than the closing bid price on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date when Conversion Shares or de-legended shares were required to be delivered, increase the Principal Amount of the relevant Holder’s Debenture by an amount per share equal to such difference, and (vii) following the expiration of the applicable grace period (if any), at the option and discretion of the Holder, accelerate the full indebtedness under this Debenture, in an amount equal to one hundred forty percent (140%) of the outstanding Principal Amount and accrued and unpaid interest (the “Acceleration Amount”), whereupon the Acceleration Amount shall be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kinds, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein, in the Securities Purchase Agreement or in any other note or instruments to the contrary notwithstanding. In the case of an Event of Default under Section 10(d)(ii), the Holder may either (i) declare the Acceleration Amount to exclude the Conversion Amount that is the subject of the Event of Default, in which case the Acceleration Amount shall be based on the remaining Principal Amount and accrued interest (if any), in which case the Company shall continue to be obligated to issue the Conversion Shares, or (ii) declare the Acceleration Amount to include the Conversion Amount that is the subject of the Event of Default, in which case the Acceleration Amount shall be based on the full Principal Amount, including the Conversion Amount, and accrued interest (if any), whereupon the Notice of Conversion shall be deemed withdrawn. At its option, the Holder may elect to convert the Debenture pursuant to Section 2 notwithstanding the prior declaration of a default and acceleration, in the sole discretion of such Holder. A majority in interest of the Holders may immediately enforce any and all of the Holder's rights and remedies provided herein or any other rights or remedies afforded by applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a default under Section 10(d)(ii) through (iv), the Holder of the Debenture sought to be converted, transferred or de-legended, as the case may be, acting singly, shall have the sole and absolute discretion to increase the applicable interest rate on the Debentures held by such Holder and/or to accelerate the Debenture(s) held by such Holder. The Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Holder’s exercise of any or all of the remedies provided herein or under applicable law, including without limitation the increase(s) in the Principal Amount and the Acceleration Amount as may be declared in the case of a default, is reasonable and appropriate due to the inability to define the financial hardship that the Company’s default would impose on the Holders. To the extent that the Holder’s exercise of any of its remedies in the case of an Event of Default shall be construed to exceed the maximum interest rate allowable under applicable law, then such remedies shall be reduced to equal the maximum interest rate allowable under applicable law.

 

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11. Nothing contained in this Debenture shall be construed as conferring upon the Holder the right to vote or to receive dividends or to consent or receive notice as a shareholder in respect of any meeting of shareholders or any rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company, unless and to the extent converted in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

12. So long as this Debenture is outstanding, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any security with any term more favorable to the holder of such security or with a term in favor of the holder of such security that was not similarly provided to the Holder in this Debenture, then the Company shall notify the Holder of such additional or more favorable term and such term, at Holder’s option, shall become a part of the transaction documents with the Holder. The types of terms contained in another security that may be more favorable to the holder of such security include, but are not limited to, terms addressing conversion discounts, conversion lookback periods, stock sale price, private placement price per share, and warrant coverage (except with respect to the private placement being consummated by the Company on or around the Issuance Date at a price per share of $0.50).

 

13. This Debenture may be amended only by the written consent of the parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Principal Amount of this Debenture shall automatically be reduced by any and all Conversion Amounts (to the extent that the same relate to principal hereof). In the absence of manifest error, the outstanding Principal Amount of the Debenture on the Holder’s book and records shall be the correct amount.

 

14. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Debenture and the provisions of any other Transaction Document, the provisions of this Debenture shall prevail. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event the Transfer Agent is not required to transfer any Common Stock, issue Conversion Shares or de-legended shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter, this shall not operate as an excuse, extension or waiver of the Company’s obligation to issue and deliver Conversion Shares or de-legended Restricted Stock.

 

15. The Company specifically acknowledges and agrees that in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of any provision hereof or of any other Transaction Document, the Holder will be irreparably damaged, and that damages at law would be an inadequate remedy if this Debenture or such other Transaction Document were not specifically enforced. Therefore, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company, the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other rights and remedies, to an injunction restraining such breach, without being required to show any actual damage or to post any bond or other security, and/or to a decree for a specific performance of the provisions of this Debenture and the other Transaction Documents.

 

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16. No waivers or consents in regard to any provision of this Debenture may be given other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Holder.

 

17. Each time, while this Debenture is outstanding, the Company enters into any transaction or arrangement structured in accordance with, based upon, or related or pursuant to, in whole or in part, either Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(9) Transaction”) (including but not limited to the issuance of new promissory notes or debentures, or of a replacement promissory note or debenture), or Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act (a “3(a)(10) Transaction”), in which any 3rd party has the right to convert monies owed to that 3rd party (or receive shares pursuant to a settlement or otherwise) at a discount to market greater than the Conversion Price in effect at that time (prior to all other applicable adjustments in this Debenture), then the Conversion Price shall be automatically adjusted to such greater discount percentage (prior to all applicable adjustments in this Debenture) until this Debenture is no longer outstanding. Each time, while this Debenture is outstanding, the Company enters into a Section 3(a)(9) Transaction (including but not limited to the issuance of new promissory notes or debentures, or of a replacement promissory note or debenture), or Section 3(a)(10) Transaction, in which any 3rd party has a look back period greater than the look back period in effect under this Debenture at that time, then the Holder’s look back period shall automatically be adjusted to such greater number of days until this Debenture is no longer outstanding. The Company shall give written notice to the Holder, with the adjusted Conversion Price and/or adjusted look back period (each adjustment that is applicable due to the triggering event), within one (1) business day of an event that requires any adjustment described in this section. So long as this Note is outstanding, the Company shall not enter into any 3(a)(9) Transaction or Section 3(a)(l0) Transaction. In the event that the Company does enter into, or makes any issuance of Common Stock related to a 3(a)(9) Transaction or a 3(a)(l0) Transaction while this note is outstanding, a liquidated damages charge of 20% of the outstanding principal balance of this Note, but not less than Fifteen Thousand Dollars $15,000, will be assessed and will become immediately due and payable to the Holder at its election in the form of cash payment or addition to the balance of this Note.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Debenture to be duly executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date of issuance set forth above.

 

  DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Arthur Smith
  Name: Arthur Smith
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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ANNEX A

 

DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 
NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

 

(To Be Executed by the Registered Holder in Order to Convert the Debenture)

 

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $ __________________________________ of the Principal Amount of the above Debenture into Shares of Common Stock of Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), according to the conditions hereof, as of the date written below. After giving effect to the conversion requested hereby, the outstanding Principal Amount of such debenture is $_________________________, absent manifest error.

 

Pursuant to the Debenture, certificates representing Common Stock upon conversion must be delivered (including delivery by DWAC or DRS) to the undersigned within three (3) business days from the date of delivery of the Notice of Conversion to the Transfer Agent.

 

Conversion Date

 

 

Applicable Conversion Price

 

 

Signature

 

 

Print Name

 

 

Address 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-10.3 4 f10q0118ex10-3_digerati.htm EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH PEAK ONE DATED 01-12-18

Exhibit 10.3

 

EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This equity purchase agreement is entered into as of January 12, 2018 (this “Agreement”), by and between Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investor”).

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Investor, from time to time as provided herein, and the Investor shall purchase up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1 DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings specified or indicated (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):

 

Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble hereof.

 

Average Daily Trading Value” shall mean the average trading volume of the Company’s Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date multiplied by the lowest closing price of the Company’s Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date.

 

Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

Claim Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

 

Clearing Costs” shall mean all of the Investor’s brokerage firm, clearing firm, and Transfer Agent fees, excluding commissions.

 

Clearing Date” shall be the date on which the Investor receives the Put Shares in its brokerage account.

 

Closing” shall mean one of the closings of a purchase and sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.3.

 

Closing Certificate” shall mean the closing certificate of the Company in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

 

  

 

 

Closing Date” shall mean the date of any Closing hereunder.

 

Commitment Shares” shall mean the 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock as a commitment fee hereunder, issued to the Investor or Investor’s designee.

 

Commitment Period” shall mean the period commencing on the Execution Date, and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor shall have purchased Put Shares pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Maximum Commitment Amount, (ii) 24 months after the initial effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (iii) written notice of termination by the Company to the Investor (which shall not occur during any Valuation Period or at any time that the Investor holds any of the Put Shares), (iv) the Registration Statement is no longer effective, or (v) the date that, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law, the Company commences a voluntary case or any Person commences a proceeding against the Company, a Custodian is appointed for the Company or for all or substantially all of its property or the Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; provided, however, that the provisions of Articles III, IV, V, VI, IX and the agreements and covenants of the Company and the Investor set forth in Article X shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and any shares of any other class of common stock whether now or hereafter authorized, having the right to participate in the distribution of dividends (as and when declared) and assets (upon liquidation of the Company).

 

Common Stock Equivalents” means any securities of the Company or the Subsidiaries which would entitle the holder thereof to acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation, any debt, preferred stock, right, option, warrant or other instrument that is at any time convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common Stock.

 

Company” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

 

Damages” shall mean any loss, claim, damage, liability, cost and expense (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and costs and expenses of expert witnesses and investigation).

 

Dispute Period” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

 

DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company, or any successor performing substantially the same function for the Company.

 

DTC/FAST Program” shall mean the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer Program.

 

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DWAC” shall mean Deposit Withdrawal at Custodian as defined by the DTC.

 

DWAC Eligible” shall mean that (a) the Common Stock is eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s Operational Arrangements, including, without limitation, transfer through DTC’s DWAC system, (b) the Company has been approved (without revocation) by the DTC’s underwriting department, (c) the Transfer Agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program, (d) the Commitment Shares or Put Shares, as applicable, are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC, and (e) the Transfer Agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Commitment Shares or Put Shares, as applicable, via DWAC.

 

DWAC Shares” means shares of Common Stock that are (i) issued in electronic form, (ii) freely tradable and transferable and without restriction on resale and (iii) timely credited by the Company to the Investor’s or its designee’s specified DWAC account with DTC under the DTC/FAST Program, or any similar program hereafter adopted by DTC performing substantially the same function.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Exchange Cap” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(c).

 

Execution Date” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

 

FINRA” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

Investment Amount” shall mean the Put Shares referenced in the Put Notice multiplied by the Purchase Price minus the Clearing Costs.

 

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2.

 

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.2.

 

Indemnity Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(e).

 

Initial Purchase Price” shall mean 88% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date.

 

Investor” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Lien” means a lien, charge, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first refusal, preemptive right or other restriction.

 

Market Price” shall mean the lesser of the (i) lowest closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market for any Trading Day during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date, or (ii) lowest closing bid price of the Common Stock on the Principal Market for any Trading Day during the Valuation Period.

 

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Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any effect on the business, operations, properties, or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries that is material and adverse to the Company and the Subsidiaries and/or any condition, circumstance, or situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere with the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under any Transaction Document.

 

Maximum Commitment Amount” shall mean Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00).

 

Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

Principal Market” shall mean any of the national exchanges (i.e. NYSE, NYSE AMEX, Nasdaq), or principal quotation systems (i.e. OTCQX, OTCQB, OTC Pink, the OTC Bulletin Board), or other principal exchange or recognized quotation system which is at the time the principal trading platform or market for the Common Stock.

 

Purchase Price” shall mean 88% of the Market Price on such date on which the Purchase Price is calculated in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Put” shall mean the right of the Company to require the Investor to purchase shares of Common Stock, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Put Date” shall mean any Trading Day during the Commitment Period that a Put Notice is deemed delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(b).

 

Put Notice” shall mean a written notice, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, to Investor setting forth the Put Shares which the Company intends to require Investor to purchase pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

Put Shares” shall mean all shares of Common Stock issued, or that the Company shall be entitled to issue, per any applicable Put Notice in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Registration Statement” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.4.

 

Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Required Minimum” shall mean, as of any date, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issued or potentially issuable in the future pursuant to the Transaction Documents, including any Commitment Shares.

 

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Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act.

 

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

SEC Documents” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.5.

 

Securities” means, collectively, the Put Shares and Commitment Shares.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Short Sales” shall mean all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act.

 

Subsidiary” means any Person the Company wholly-owns or controls, or in which the Company, directly or indirectly, owns a majority of the voting stock or similar voting interest, in each case that would be disclosable pursuant to Item 601(b)(21) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

Third Party Claim” shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.3(a).

 

Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the Principal Market shall be open for business.

 

Transaction Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the registration rights agreement of even date, and all schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto.

 

Transfer Agent” shall mean American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the current transfer agent of the Company, with a mailing address of 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219, and any successor transfer agent of the Company.

 

Valuation Period” shall mean the period of seven (7) Trading Days immediately following the Clearing Date associated with the applicable Put Notice during which the Purchase Price of the Common Stock is valued. The Investor shall notify the Company in writing of the occurrence of the Clearing Date associated with a Put Notice. The Valuation Period shall begin on the first Trading Day following the Clearing Date.

 

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK

 

Section 2.1 PUTS. Upon the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, the provisions of Article VII), the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to direct the Investor, by its delivery to the Investor of a Put Notice from time to time, to purchase Put Shares (i) in a minimum amount not less than $20,000.00 and (ii) in a maximum amount up to the lesser of (a) $250,000.00 or (b) 250% of the Average Daily Trading Value.

 

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Section 2.2 MECHANICS.

 

(a) PUT NOTICE. At any time and from time to time during the Commitment Period, except during the Valuation Period with respect to any Put, the Company may deliver a Put Notice to Investor, subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 and otherwise provided herein. The initial price per share identified in the respective Put Notice shall be equal to the Initial Purchase Price, subject to adjustment during the Valuation Period as provided in this Agreement. The Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Put Shares as DWAC Shares to the Investor within two (2) Trading Days following the Put Date.

 

(b) DATE OF DELIVERY OF PUT NOTICE. A Put Notice shall be deemed delivered on (i) the Trading Day it is received by email by the Investor if such notice is received on or prior to 9:00 a.m. New York time or (ii) the immediately succeeding Trading Day if it is received by email after 9:00 a.m. New York time on a Trading Day or at any time on a day which is not a Trading Day.

 

Section 2.3 CLOSINGS. At the end of the Valuation Period, the Purchase Price for the respective Put Shares shall be established as provided in this Agreement. If the value of the Put Shares delivered to the Investor causes the Company to exceed the Maximum Commitment Amount, then immediately after the Valuation Period the Investor shall return to the Company the surplus amount of Put Shares associated with such Put and the Purchase Price with respect to such Put shall be reduced by any Clearing Costs related to the return of such Put Shares. The Closing of a Put shall occur within three (3) Trading Days following the end of the Valuation Period, whereby the Investor shall deliver the Investment Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company.

 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INVESTOR

 

The Investor represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

Section 3.1 INTENT. The Investor is entering into this Agreement for its own account and the Investor has no present arrangement (whether or not legally binding) at any time to sell the Securities to or through any Person in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws; provided, however, that the Investor reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in accordance with federal and state securities laws applicable to such disposition.

 

Section 3.2 NO LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE COMPANY. The Investor acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to review this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with its own legal counsel and investment and tax advisors. The Investor is relying solely on such counsel and advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its representatives or agents for legal, tax or investment advice with respect to this investment, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the securities laws of any jurisdiction.

 

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Section 3.3 ACCREDITED INVESTOR. The Investor is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(3) of Regulation D, and the Investor has such experience in business and financial matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Securities. The Investor acknowledges that an investment in the Securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk.

 

Section 3.4 AUTHORITY. The Investor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action and no further consent or authorization of the Investor is required. Each Transaction Document to which it is a party has been duly executed by the Investor, and when delivered by the Investor in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Investor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

Section 3.5 NOT AN AFFILIATE. The Investor is not an officer, director or “affiliate” (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of the Company.

 

Section 3.6 ORGANIZATION AND STANDING. The Investor is an entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation with full right, corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.

 

Section 3.7 ABSENCE OF CONFLICTS. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the requirements hereof and thereof, will not (a) violate any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Investor, (b) violate any provision of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Investor is a party or is subject, or by which the Investor or any of its assets is bound, or conflict with or constitute a material default thereunder, (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement, or constitute a breach of any fiduciary duty owed by the Investor to any third party, or (d) require the approval of any third-party (that has not been obtained) pursuant to any material contract, instrument, agreement, relationship or legal obligation to which the Investor is subject or to which any of its assets, operations or management may be subject.

 

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Section 3.8 DISCLOSURE; ACCESS TO INFORMATION. The Investor had an opportunity to review copies of the SEC Documents filed on behalf of the Company and has had access to all publicly available information with respect to the Company.

 

Section 3.9 MANNER OF SALE. At no time was the Investor presented with or solicited by or through any leaflet, public promotional meeting, television advertisement or any other form of general solicitation or advertising.

 

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company represents and warrants to the Investor that, except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or except as set forth in the disclosure schedules hereto:

 

Section 4.1 ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY. The Company and each of the Subsidiaries is an entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, with the requisite power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in violation nor default of any of the provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may be, could not have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and no proceeding has been instituted in any such jurisdiction revoking, limiting or curtailing or seeking to revoke, limit or curtail such power and authority or qualification.

 

Section 4.2 AUTHORITY. The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no further consent or authorization of the Company or its Board of Directors or stockholders is required. Each of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.

 

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Section 4.3 CAPITALIZATION. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents (as defined herein), the Company has not issued any capital stock since its most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, other than pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options under the Company’s stock option plans, the issuance of shares of Common Stock to employees pursuant to the Company’s employee stock purchase plans and pursuant to the conversion and/or exercise of Common Stock Equivalents outstanding as of the date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act. No Person has any right of first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right to participate in the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents and except as a result of the purchase and sale of the Securities, there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or giving any Person any right to subscribe for or acquire any shares of Common Stock, or contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company or any Subsidiary is or may become bound to issue additional shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents. The issuance and sale of the Securities will not obligate the Company to issue shares of Common Stock or other securities to any Person (other than the Investor) and will not result in a right of any holder of Company securities to adjust the exercise, conversion, exchange or reset price under any of such securities. There are no stockholders agreements, voting agreements or other similar agreements with respect to the Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or, to the knowledge of the Company, between or among any of the Company’s stockholders.

 

Section 4.4 LISTING AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or which to its knowledge is likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act nor has the Company received any notification that the SEC is contemplating terminating such registration. The Company has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the Principal Market on which the Common Stock is or has been listed or quoted that has not been cured to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing or maintenance requirements of such Principal Market. The Company is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all such listing and maintenance requirements.

 

Section 4.5 SEC DOCUMENTS; DISCLOSURE. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the one (1) year preceding the date hereof (or such shorter period as the Company was required by law or regulation to file such material) (the foregoing materials, including the exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”) on a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Documents prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and other federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents comply as to form and substance in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except (a) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto or (b) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments). Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other Person acting on its behalf has provided the Investor or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Investor will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.

 

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Section 4.6 VALID ISSUANCES. The Securities are duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the applicable Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, free and clear of all Liens imposed by the Company other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the Transaction Documents.

 

Section 4.7 NO CONFLICTS. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the issuance of the Put Shares and the Commitment Shares, do not and will not: (a) result in a violation of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws or other organizational or charter documents, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a material default) under, result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Subsidiary, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, instrument or any “lock-up” or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, or (c) result in a violation of any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect) nor is the Company otherwise in violation of, conflict with or in default under any of the foregoing. The business of the Company is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity, except for possible violations that either singly or in the aggregate do not and will not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is not required under federal, state or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents (other than any SEC, FINRA or state securities filings that may be required to be made by the Company subsequent to any Closing or any registration statement that may be filed pursuant hereto); provided that, for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Company is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of Investor herein.

 

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Section 4.8 NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. No event has occurred that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company that has not been disclosed in subsequent SEC filings.

 

Section 4.9 LITIGATION AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no actions, suits, investigations, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, nor has the Company received any written or oral notice of any such action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, which would have a Material Adverse Effect. No judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree or award has been issued by or, to the knowledge of the Company, requested of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency which would have a Material Adverse Effect. There has not been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation by the SEC involving the Company, any Subsidiary or any current or former director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

Section 4.10 REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, no Person (other than the Investor) has any right to cause the Company to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary.

 

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS OF INVESTOR

 

Section 5.1 COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; TRADING IN SECURITIES. The Investor’s trading activities with respect to shares of Common Stock will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws and regulations and the rules and regulations of FINRA and the Principal Market.

 

Section 5.2 SHORT SALES AND CONFIDENTIALITY. Neither the Investor, nor any affiliate of the Investor acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it, will execute any Short Sales during the period from the date hereof to the end of the Commitment Period. For the purposes hereof, and in accordance with Regulation SHO, the sale after delivery of a Put Notice of such number of shares of Common Stock reasonably expected to be purchased under a Put Notice shall not be deemed a Short Sale. The Investor shall, until such time as the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, maintain the confidentiality of the existence and terms of this transaction and the information included in the Transaction Documents.

 

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ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 6.1 [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

Section 6.2 LISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Company shall promptly secure the listing of all of the Put Shares and Commitment Shares to be issued to the Investor hereunder on the Principal Market (subject to official notice of issuance) and shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to maintain, so long as any shares of Common Stock shall be so listed, the listing of all such Put Shares and Commitment Shares from time to time issuable hereunder. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing and trading of the Common Stock on the Principal Market (including, without limitation, maintaining sufficient net tangible assets) and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of FINRA and the Principal Market.

 

Section 6.3 OTHER EQUITY LINES. So long as this Agreement remains in effect, the Company covenants and agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of the Investor, enter into any other equity line agreement with any other party. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in the Transaction Documents shall restrict, or require the Investor’s consent for, any agreement providing for the issuance or distribution of any equity securities of the Company pursuant to any agreement or arrangement that is not covered in this Section 6.3.

 

Section 6.4 FILING OF CURRENT REPORT AND REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Company agrees that it shall file a Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Transaction Documents as exhibits thereto, with the SEC within the time required by the Exchange Act, relating to the transactions contemplated by, and describing the material terms and conditions of, the Transaction Documents (the “Current Report”). The Company shall use best efforts to permit the Investor to review and comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least one (1) Trading Day prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give reasonable consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report within one (1) Trading Day from the date the Investor receives it from the Company. The Company shall also file with the SEC, within thirty (30) calendar days from the date hereof, a new registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) covering only the resale of the Put Shares and the Commitment Shares. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof (or at the earliest possible date if prior to ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof).

 

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ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO DELIVERY OF

PUT NOTICES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

Section 7.1 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL PUT SHARES. The right of the Company to issue and sell the Put Shares to the Investor is subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth below:

 

(a) ACCURACY OF INVESTOR’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing as though made at each such time.

 

(b) PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Investor at or prior to such Closing.

 

(c) PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. The Company shall not issue any Put Shares, and the Investor shall not have the right to receive any Put Shares, if the issuance of such Put Shares would exceed the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock which the Company may issue without breaching the Company’s obligations under the rules or regulations of the Principal Market (the “Exchange Cap”).

 

Section 7.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF INVESTOR TO PURCHASE PUT SHARES. The obligation of the Investor hereunder to purchase Put Shares is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

(a) EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. The Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement thereto, shall remain effective for the resale by the Investor of the Put Shares and the Commitment Shares and (i) neither the Company nor the Investor shall have received notice that the SEC has issued or intends to issue a stop order with respect to such Registration Statement or that the SEC otherwise has suspended or withdrawn the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, either temporarily or permanently, or intends or has threatened to do so and (ii) no other suspension of the use of, or withdrawal of the effectiveness of, such Registration Statement or related prospectus shall exist.

 

(b) ACCURACY OF THE COMPANY’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each Closing (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date).

 

(c) PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY. The Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company.

 

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(d) NO INJUNCTION. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or adopted by any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction that prohibits or directly and materially adversely affects any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and no proceeding shall have been commenced that may have the effect of prohibiting or materially adversely affecting any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

 

(e) ADVERSE CHANGES. Since the date of filing of the Company’s most recent SEC Document, no event that had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

 

(f) NO SUSPENSION OF TRADING IN OR DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The trading of the Common Stock shall not have been suspended by the SEC, the Principal Market or FINRA, or otherwise halted for any reason, and the Common Stock shall have been approved for listing or quotation on and shall not have been delisted from the Principal Market. In the event of a suspension, delisting, or halting for any reason, of the trading of the Common Stock, as contemplated by this Section 7.2(f), the Investor shall have the right to return to the Company any remaining amount of Put Shares associated with such Put, and the Purchase Price with respect to such Put shall be reduced accordingly.

 

(g) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP LIMITATION. The number of Put Shares then to be purchased by the Investor shall not exceed the number of such shares that, when aggregated with all other shares of Common Stock then owned by the Investor beneficially or deemed beneficially owned by the Investor, would result in the Investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined below), as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 7.2(g), in the event that the amount of Common Stock outstanding, as determined in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder, is greater on a Closing Date than on the date upon which the Put Notice associated with such Closing Date is given, the amount of Common Stock outstanding on such Closing Date shall govern for purposes of determining whether the Investor, when aggregating all purchases of Common Stock made pursuant to this Agreement, would own more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation following such Closing Date. The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 4.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Put Notice.

 

(h) PRINCIPAL MARKET REGULATION. The issuance of the Put Shares shall not exceed the Exchange Cap.

 

(i) NO KNOWLEDGE. The Company shall have no knowledge of any event more likely than not to have the effect of causing the Registration Statement to be suspended or otherwise ineffective (which event is more likely than not to occur within the fifteen (15) Trading Days following the Trading Day on which such Put Notice is deemed delivered).

 

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(j) NO VIOLATION OF SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT. The issuance of the Put Shares shall not violate the shareholder approval requirements of the Principal Market.

 

(k) OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE. On the date of delivery of each Put Notice, the Investor shall have received the Closing Certificate executed by an executive officer of the Company and to the effect that all the conditions to such Closing shall have been satisfied as of the date of each such certificate.

 

(l) DWAC ELIGIBLE. The Common Stock must be DWAC Eligible and not subject to a “DTC chill.”

 

(m) SEC DOCUMENTS. All reports, schedules, registrations, forms, statements, information and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act shall have been filed with the SEC within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings under the Exchange Act.

 

(n) RESERVE. The Company shall have reserved 300% of the Required Minimum for the Investor’s benefit under this Agreement, and satisfied the reserve requirements with respect to all other contracts between the Company and Investor.

 

(o) MINIMUM PRICING. The lowest traded price of the Common Stock in the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the respective Put Date must exceed $0.01 per share (the “Minimum Pricing”).

 

ARTICLE VIII
LEGENDS

 

Section 8.1 NO RESTRICTIVE STOCK LEGEND. No restrictive stock legend shall be placed on the share certificates representing the Put Shares.

 

Section 8.2 INVESTOR’S COMPLIANCE. Nothing in this Article VIII shall affect in any way the Investor’s obligations hereunder to comply with all applicable securities laws upon the sale of the Common Stock.

 

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ARTICLE IX

NOTICES; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 9.1 NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (a) personally served, (b) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (c) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (d) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or email as a PDF, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice given in accordance herewith. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (i) upon hand delivery or delivery by email at the address designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (ii) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service or on the fifth business day after deposited in the mail, in each case, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.

 

The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Digerati Technologies, Inc.

1600 NE Loop 410, Suite 126

San Antonio, TX 78209

Email: antonio@digerati-inc.com

Attention: Arthur Smith

 

If to the Investor:

 

Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P.

333 South Hibiscus Drive

Miami Beach, FL 33139

E-mail: JGoldstein@PeakOneInvestments.com

Attention: Jason Goldstein

 

Either party hereto may from time to time change its address or email for notices under this Section 9.1 by giving at least ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such changed address to the other party hereto.

 

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Section 9.2 INDEMNIFICATION. Each party (an “Indemnifying Party”) agreesto indemnify and hold harmless the other party along with its officers, directors, employees, and authorized agents, and each Person or entity, if any, who controls such party within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any Damages, joint or several, and any action in respect thereof to which the Indemnified Party becomes subject to, resulting from, arising out of or relating to (i) any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or nonfulfillment of or failure to perform any covenant or agreement on the part of the Indemnifying Party contained in this Agreement, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any preliminary prospectus or contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, or (iv) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law, as such Damages are incurred, except to the extent such Damages result primarily from the Indemnified Party’s failure to perform any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Indemnified Party’s negligence, recklessness or bad faith in performing its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to any Damages of an Indemnified Party to the extent, but only to the extent, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made by an Indemnifying Party in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnified Party expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus (as amended or supplemented).

 

Section 9.3 METHOD OF ASSERTING INDEMNIFICATION CLAIMS. All claims for indemnification by any Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:

 

(a) In the event any claim or demand in respect of which an Indemnified Party might seek indemnity under Section 9.2 is asserted against or sought to be collected from such Indemnified Party by a Person other than a party hereto or an affiliate thereof (a “Third Party Claim”), the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification, enclosing a copy of all papers served, if any, and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party Claim and for the Indemnified Party’s claim for indemnification that is being asserted under any provision of Section 9.2 against an Indemnifying Party, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such Third Party Claim (a “Claim Notice”) with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnified Party fails to provide the Claim Notice with reasonable promptness after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim to the extent that the Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend has been prejudiced by such failure of the Indemnified Party. The Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party as soon as practicable within the period ending thirty (30) calendar days following receipt by the Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an Indemnity Notice (as defined below) (the “Dispute Period”) whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party under Section 9.2 and whether the Indemnifying Party desires, at its sole cost and expense, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim.

 

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(i) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim pursuant to this Section 9.3(a), then the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, such Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be vigorously and diligently prosecuted by the Indemnifying Party to a final conclusion or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnifying Party (but only with the consent of the Indemnified Party in the case of any settlement that provides for any relief other than the payment of monetary damages or that provides for the payment of monetary damages as to which the Indemnified Party shall not be indemnified in full pursuant to Section 9.2). The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party may, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnified Party, at any time prior to the Indemnifying Party’s delivery of the notice referred to in the first sentence of this clause (i), file any motion, answer or other pleadings or take any other action that the Indemnified Party reasonably believes to be necessary or appropriate to protect its interests; and provided, further, that if requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnifying Party in contesting any Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. The Indemnified Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim controlled by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this clause (i), and except as provided in the preceding sentence, the Indemnified Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party may takeover the control of the defense or settlement of a Third Party Claim at any time if it irrevocably waives its right to indemnity under Section 9.2 with respect to such Third Party Claim.

 

(ii) If the Indemnifying Party fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party desires to defend the Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 9.3(a), or if the Indemnifying Party gives such notice but fails to prosecute vigorously and diligently or settle the Third Party Claim, or if the Indemnifying Party fails to give any notice whatsoever within the Dispute Period, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Third Party Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be prosecuted by the Indemnified Party in a reasonable manner and in good faith or will be settled at the discretion of the Indemnified Party(with the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnified Party will have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof; provided, however, that if requested by the Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party will, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, provide reasonable cooperation to the Indemnified Party and its counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnified Party is contesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (ii), if the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period that the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability hereunder to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim and if such dispute is resolved in favor of the Indemnifying Party in the manner provided in clause (iii) below, the Indemnifying Party will not be required to bear the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party’s defense pursuant to this clause (ii) or of the Indemnifying Party’s participation therein at the Indemnified Party’s request, and the Indemnified Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party in full for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party in connection with such litigation. The Indemnifying Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement controlled by the Indemnified Party pursuant to this clause (ii), and the Indemnifying Party shall bear its own costs and expenses with respect to such participation.

 

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(iii) If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to the Third Party Claim under Section 9.2 or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes its liability or the amount of its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the amount of Damages specified in the Claim Notice shall be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.

 

(b) In the event any Indemnified Party should have a claim under Section 9.2 against the Indemnifying Party that does not involve a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notification of a claim for indemnity under Section 9.2 specifying the nature of and basis for such claim, together with the amount or, if not then reasonably ascertainable, the estimated amount, determined in good faith, of such claim (an “Indemnity Notice”) with reasonable promptness to the Indemnifying Party. The failure by any Indemnified Party to give the Indemnity Notice shall not impair such party’s rights hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that it has been irreparably prejudiced thereby. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party that it does not dispute the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice or fails to notify the Indemnified Party within the Dispute Period whether the Indemnifying Party disputes the claim or the amount of the claim described in such Indemnity Notice, the amount of Damages specified in the Indemnity Notice will be conclusively deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party under Section 9.2 and the Indemnifying Party shall pay the amount of such Damages to the Indemnified Party on demand. If the Indemnifying Party has timely disputed its liability or the amount of its liability with respect to such claim, the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall proceed in good faith to negotiate a resolution of such dispute; provided, however, that if the dispute is not resolved within thirty (30) days after the Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to institute such legal action as it deems appropriate.

 

(c) The Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the Indemnified Party, promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim.

 

(d) The indemnity provisions contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar rights of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the Indemnifying Party may be subject to.

 

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ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.1 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to the principles of conflicts of law. Each of the Company and the Investor hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States federal and state courts located in Florida, County of Miami-Dade, with respect to any dispute arising under the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Section 10.2 [Intentionally Omitted.]

 

Section 10.3 ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors. Neither this Agreement nor any rights of the Investor or the Company hereunder may be assigned by either party to any other Person.

 

Section 10.4 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the Company and the Investor and their respective successors, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person, except as set forth in Section 9.3.

 

Section 10.5 TERMINATION. The Company may terminate this Agreement at any time by written notice to the Investor, except during any Valuation Period or at any time that the Investor holds any of the Put Shares. In addition, this Agreement shall automatically terminate at the end of the Commitment Period.

 

Section 10.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. The Transaction Documents, together with the exhibits and schedules thereto, contain the entire understanding of the Company and the Investor with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

Section 10.7 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as expressly set forth in the Transaction Documents or any other writing to the contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. The Company shall pay all Transfer Agent fees (including, without limitation, any fees required for same-day processing of any instruction letter delivered by the Company), stamp taxes and other taxes and duties levied in connection with the delivery of any Securities to the Investor. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company shall issue the Commitment Shares to Investor or Investor’s designee for its commitment to enter into this Agreement. The Commitment Shares shall be earned in full upon the execution of this Agreement, and the Commitment Shares are not contingent upon any other event or condition, including but not limited to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the Company’s submission of a Put Notice to the Investor.

 

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Section 10.8 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the parties and shall be deemed to be an original instrument which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such counterparts and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be delivered to the other parties hereto by email of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the parties so delivering this Agreement.

 

Section 10.9 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without said provision; provided that such severability shall be ineffective if it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.

 

Section 10.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 10.11 NO STRICT CONSTRUCTION. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

Section 10.12 EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Company recognizes that in the event that it fails to perform, observe, or discharge any or all of its obligations under this Agreement, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to the Investor. The Company therefore agrees that the Investor shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

 

Section 10.13 TITLE AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for the convenience of reference and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

 

Section 10.14 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one (1) Trading Day immediately preceding the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, (i) no provision of this Agreement may be amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto and (ii) no provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure or delay in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.

  

Section 10.15 PUBLICITY. The Company and the Investor shall consult with each other in issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and no party shall issue any such press release or otherwise make any such public statement, other than as required by law, without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that no prior consent shall be required if such disclosure is required by law, in which such case the disclosing party shall provide the other party with prior notice of such public statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not publicly disclose the name of the Investor without the prior written consent of the Investor, except to the extent required by law. The Investor acknowledges that this Agreement and all or part of the Transaction Documents may be deemed to be “material contracts,” as that term is defined by Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, and that the Company may therefore be required to file such documents as exhibits to reports or registration statements filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. The Investor further agrees that the status of such documents and materials as material contracts shall be determined solely by the Company, in consultation with its counsel.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

  THE COMPANY:
     
  DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
  By: /s/ Arthur Smith
  Name: Arthur Smith
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

  INVESTOR:
   
  PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
   
  By:

Peak One Investments, LLC,

General Partner

     
    By: /s/ Jason Goldstein
    Name: Jason Goldstein
    Title: Managing Member

 

[Signature Page to equity purchase agreement]

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF PUT NOTICE

 

TO: PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.

DATE: ______________

 

We refer to the equity purchase agreement, dated January 12, 2018 (the “Agreement”), entered into by and between Digerati Technologies, Inc. and you. Capitalized terms defined in the Agreement shall, unless otherwise defined herein, have the same meaning when used herein.

 

We hereby:

 

1) Give you notice that we require you to purchase ________ Put Shares at an initial purchase price per share of ________; and

 

2) Certify that, as of the date hereof, the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 of the Agreement are satisfied.

 

  DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  By:  
  Name: Arthur Smith
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE
OF DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 7.2(k) of that certain equity purchase agreement, dated January 12, 2018 (the “Agreement”), by and between Digerati Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P. (the “Investor”), the undersigned, in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and not in his individual capacity, hereby certifies, as of the date hereof (such date, the “Condition Satisfaction Date”), the following:

 

1. The representations and warranties of the Company are true and correct in all material respects as of the Condition Satisfaction Date as though made on the Condition Satisfaction Date (except for representations and warranties specifically made as of a particular date) with respect to all periods, and as to all events and circumstances occurring or existing to and including the Condition Satisfaction Date, except for any conditions which have temporarily caused any representations or warranties of the Company set forth in the Agreement to be incorrect and which have been corrected with no continuing impairment to the Company or the Investor; and

 

2. All of the conditions precedent to the obligation of the Investor to purchase Put Shares set forth in the Agreement, including but not limited to Section 7.2 of the Agreement, have been satisfied as of the Condition Satisfaction Date.

 

Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto affixed his hand as of the _________, 20__.

 

  By:  
  Name: Arthur Smith
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-10.4 5 f10q0118ex10-4_digerati.htm REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH PEAK ONE DATED 01-12-18

Exhibit 10.4

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 12, 2018, by and between DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with it permitted assigns, the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the equity purchase agreement by and between the parties hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

The Company has agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, to sell to the Buyer up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of Put Shares and to induce the Buyer to enter into the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or any similar successor statute (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities laws.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Buyer hereby agree as follows:

 

  1. DEFINITIONS.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

a. “Investor” means the Buyer, any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement, and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

 

b. “Person” means any individual or entity including but not limited to any corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

 

c. “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and/or pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

d. “Registrable Securities” means all of the Put Shares which have been, or which may, from time to time be issued, including without limitation all of the shares of common stock which have been issued or will be issued to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any limitation or restriction on purchases), and any and all shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Put Shares, 250,000 shares of common stock issued to Investor or Investor’s designee for its commitment to enter into the Purchase Agreement (the “Commitment Shares”), and shares of common stock issued to the Investor as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitation on purchases under the Purchase Agreement.

 

e. “Registration Statement” means one or more registration statements of the Company covering only the sale of the Registrable Securities.

 

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  2. REGISTRATION.

 

a. Mandatory Registration. The Company shall, within thirty (30) calendar days from the date hereof, file with the SEC an initial Registration Statement covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities (beginning with the Commitment Shares) as shall be permitted to be included thereon in accordance with applicable SEC rules, regulations and interpretations so as to permit the resale of such Registrable Securities by the Investor, including but not limited to under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), subject to the aggregate number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock then available for issuance in its Certificate of Incorporation. The initial Registration Statement shall register only the Registrable Securities. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement and any related prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all reasonable comments. The Investor shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion therein. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof (or at the earliest possible date if prior to ninety (90) calendar days from the date hereof), and any amendment declared effective by the SEC at the earliest possible date. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration Statement effective, including but not limited to pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby at all times until the earlier of (i) the date as of which the Investor may sell all of the Registrable Securities without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities and (ii) the date on which the Investor shall have sold all the Registrable Securities covered thereby and no Available Amount remains under the Purchase Agreement (the “Registration Period”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

 

b. Rule 424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus and prospectus supplements, if any, to be used in connection with sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon such prospectus within one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives the final pre-filing version of such prospectus.

 

c. Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares available under the Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement (a “New Registration Statement”), so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2(a)) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ten (10) Business Days after the necessity therefor arises, subject to any limits that may be imposed by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company shall use it reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. In the event that any of the Put Shares or Commitment Shares are not included in the Registration Statement, or have not been included in any New Registration Statement and the Company files any other registration statement under the Securities Act (other than on Form S-4, Form S-8, or with respect to other employee related plans or rights offerings) (“Other Registration Statement”) then the Company shall include in such Other Registration Statement first all of such Put Shares that have not been previously registered, second all of such Commitment Shares that not have been previously registered, and third any other securities the Company wishes to include in such Other Registration Statement. The Company agrees that it shall not file any such Other Registration Statement unless all of the Put Shares and Commitment Shares have been included in such Other Registration Statement or otherwise have been registered for resale as described above.

 

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d. Offering. If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor under Rule 415 at then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), or if after the filing of the initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of Registrable Securities included in such initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, of the Investor and its legal counsel as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. In the event of any reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file one or more New Registration Statements in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, the Company’s obligations to register Registrable Securities (and any related conditions to the Investor’s obligations) shall be qualified as necessary to comport with any requirement of the SEC or the Staff as addressed in this Section 2(d).

 

  3. RELATED OBLIGATIONS.

 

With respect to the Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to Section 2 including on any New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations:

 

a. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to any registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered by the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in such registration statement.

 

b. The Company shall permit the Investor to review and comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto at least two (2) Business Days prior to their filing with the SEC, and not file any document in a form to which Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Business Days from the date the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without charge any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement.

 

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c. Upon request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such registration statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any registration statement, a copy of the prospectus included in such registration statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the SEC’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor” hereunder.

 

d. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) register and qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify the Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

e. As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the happening of any event or existence of such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such registration statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request). The Company shall also promptly notify the Investor in writing (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a registration statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor by email or facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any registration statement or related prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a registration statement would be appropriate.

 

f. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness of any registration statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and to notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.

 

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g. The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the principal exchange or recognized quotation system for the Company’s common stock. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section.

 

h. The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of the Registrable Securities (not bearing any restrictive legend) either by DWAC, DRS, or in certificated form if DWAC or DRS is unavailable, to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investor may request.

 

i. The Company shall at all times provide a transfer agent and registrar with respect to its Common Stock.

 

j. If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) immediately incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the Investor believes should be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable upon notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any registration statement.

 

k. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by any registration statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

l. Within one (1) Business Day after any registration statement which includes the Registrable Securities is ordered effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. Thereafter, if requested by the Buyer at any time, the Company shall require its counsel to deliver to the Buyer a written confirmation whether or not the effectiveness of such registration statement has lapsed at any time for any reason (including, without limitation, the issuance of a stop order) and whether or not the registration statement is current and available to the Buyer for sale of all of the Registrable Securities.

 

m. The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement.

 

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  4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR.

 

a. The Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from the Investor in connection with any registration statement hereunder. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request.

 

b. The Investor agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of any registration statement hereunder.

 

c. The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any registration statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its transfer agent to promptly deliver shares of Common Stock without any restrictive legend in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet settled.

 

  5. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION.

 

All reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions, incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company.

 

  6. INDEMNIFICATION.

 

a. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Investor, each Person, if any, who controls the Investor, the members, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, representatives of the Investor and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges, costs, attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction in which Registrable Securities are offered (“Blue Sky Filing”), or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading, (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement or (iv) any material violation by the Company of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable legal fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information about the Investor furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement thereto, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect to any superseded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any such person from whom the person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any person controlling such person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the superseded prospectus was corrected in the revised prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.

 

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b. Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action.

 

c. The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.

 

d. The indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party may be subject to pursuant to the law.

 

  7. CONTRIBUTION.

 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities.

 

  8. REPORTS AND DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACTS.

 

With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees, at the Company’s sole expense, to:

 

a. make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

 

b. file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;

 

c. furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting and or disclosure provisions of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and

 

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d. take such additional action as is requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be requested from time to time by the Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144.

 

The Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8 and that Investor shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunctions, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened breach of any such terms or provisions.

 

  9. ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

 

The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Investor. The Investor may not assign its rights under this Agreement (except with respect to the Commitment Shares) without the written consent of the Company.

 

  10. AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS.

 

No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived by the parties from and after the date that is one Business Day immediately preceding the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, no provision of this Agreement may be (i) amended other than by a written instrument signed by both parties hereto or (ii) waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof.

 

  11. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

a. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities.

 

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b. Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Company:

 

Digerati Technologies, Inc.

1600 NE Loop 410, Suite 126

San Antonio, TX 78209

Email: antonio@digerati-inc.com

Attention: Arthur Smith

 

If to the Investor:

 

Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P.

333 South Hibiscus Drive

Miami Beach, FL 33139

E-mail: JGoldstein@PeakOneInvestments.com

Attention: Jason Goldstein

 

or at such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email account containing the time, date, recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.

 

c. The corporate laws of the State of Nevada shall govern all issues concerning this Agreement. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Nevada or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the State of Nevada. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting the State of Florida, County of Miami-Dade, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.

 

d. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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e. Subject to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties hereto.

 

f. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

g. This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission or by email in a “.pdf” format data file of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement.

 

h. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

i. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

j. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written.

 

  THE COMPANY:
   
  DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
       
  By: /s/ Arthur Smith
  Name: Arthur Smith
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
       
  INVESTOR:
   
  PEAK ONE OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
       
  By: Peak One Investments, LLC,
    General Partner
       
    By: /s/ Jason Goldstein
    Name: Jason Goldstein
    Title: Managing Member

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

FORM OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS

OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

______, 2018

 

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

6201 15th Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11219

 

Re: Effectiveness of Registration Statement

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We are counsel to DIGERATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and have represented the Company in connection with that certain Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 12, 2018 (the “Purchase Agreement”), entered into by and between the Company and Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P. (the “Buyer”) pursuant to which the Company has agreed to issue to the Buyer shares of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”), in an amount up to Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) (the “Put Shares”), in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company has registered with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission the following shares of Common Stock:

 

  (1)                   Put Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon purchase from the Company by the Buyer from time to time in accordance with the Purchase Agreement; and
     
  (2)                   Commitment Shares issued to the Buyer or its designee in accordance with the Purchase Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company also has entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, of even date with the Purchase Agreement with the Buyer (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to register the Put Shares and Commitment Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In connection with the Company’s obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, on [            ], 2018, the Company filed a Registration Statement (File No. 333-[                   ]) (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to the resale of the Put Shares and/or the Commitment Shares.

 

In connection with the foregoing, we advise you that a member of the SEC’s staff has advised us by telephone that the SEC has entered an order declaring the Registration Statement effective under the Securities Act at [             ] [A.M./P.M.] on [             ], 2018 and we have no knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC’s staff, that any stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the Put Shares and Commitment Shares are available for resale under the Securities Act pursuant to the Registration Statement and may be issued without any restrictive legend.

 

  Very truly yours,
  [Company Counsel]
     
  By:        

 

cc: Peak One Opportunity Fund, L.P.

 

 

EX-31.1 6 f10q0118ex31-1_digerati.htm CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Arthur L. Smith, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada Corporation;
  
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  
 (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
   
 (b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
   
 (c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
   
 (d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  
 (a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  
 (b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

March 22, 2018 By: /s/ Arthur L. Smith
    Arthur L. Smith
    President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 7 f10q0118ex31-2_digerati.htm CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Antonio Estrada, Jr., certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Digerati Technologies, Inc., a Nevada Corporation;
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     
  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     
  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     
  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

March 22, 2018 By:  /s/ Antonio Estrada, Jr.
    Antonio Estrada, Jr.
    Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1 8 f10q0118ex32-1_digerati.htm CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE

OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION

906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report (the “Report”) of Digerati Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending January 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Arthur L. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that,

 

1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2)the information in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

March 22, 2018  By: /s/ Arthur L. Smith
    Arthur L. Smith
    President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2 9 f10q0118ex32-2_digerati.htm CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF THE chief FINANCIAL
OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report (the “Report”) of Digerati Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending January 31, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Antonio Estrada Jr., the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,

 

1)the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2)the information in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

 

March 22, 2018  By: /s/ Antonio Estrada, Jr.
    Antonio Estrada, Jr.
    Chief Financial Officer