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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

 

On August 1, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the "Purchase Agreement”) with PepsiCo, Inc., a North Carolina corporation (the "Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Purchaser, in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, 1,466,666 shares of a newly created series of the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, designated as "Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” (the "Series A Preferred Stock”), for an aggregate purchase price of $550,000,000 and a price per share, on an as-converted to Common Stock (as hereinafter defined) basis, equal to $75.00.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser, together with its affiliates, will have certain rights and be subject to various restrictions with respect to its equity ownership in the Company, including the right to increase its ownership to up to a specified percentage of the Company’s outstanding shares, with restrictions on new purchases above a specified percentage for so long as the Purchaser owns any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock (subject to certain exceptions). Additionally, the Company has agreed to permit the Purchaser to designate one nominee (the "Purchaser Designee”) to the board of directors of the Company (the "Board”) for so long as the Purchaser (together with its affiliates) beneficially owns at least 3,666,665 shares of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock on an as-converted basis. Effective as of the closing of the transaction (the "Closing”), the size of the Board has been increased to nine members, with James Lee elected to the Board as the initial Purchaser Designee to serve for a term expiring at the 2023 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders.

 

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and in connection with the Closing, the Company adopted or entered into, as applicable: (i) the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, setting forth the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions applicable to the Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Certificate”); (ii) a registration rights agreement between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Registration Rights Agreement”); (iii) a lock-up agreement between the Company and each of the Company’s directors (other than Mr. Lee), chief executive officer and chief financial officer (the "Lock-Up Agreements”); (iv) a distribution agreement (the "Distribution Agreement”) between the Company and the Purchaser; and (v) a channel transition agreement between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Channel Transition Agreement”).

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

The Series A Certificate authorizes 1,466,666 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, all of which were issued and sold to Purchaser under the Purchase Agreement and are convertible at the rate of five shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock”) for each share of Series A Preferred Stock based on the conversion conditions noted below. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks, with respect to distribution rights and rights on liquidation, winding-up and dissolution, (i) senior and in priority of payment to the Company’s Common Stock, (ii) on parity with any class or series of capital stock of the Company expressly designated as ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Company expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company (but excluding any change of control), each holder of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Liquidation Preference, as defined in the Series A Certificate. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to cumulative dividends, which will be payable quarterly in arrears either in cash, in-kind, or a combination thereof. Dividends will accrue on each share of Series A Preferred Stock at the rate of 5.00% per annum, as set forth in the Series A Certificate. In addition to such quarterly regular dividends, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to participate in dividends paid to holders of Common Stock.

 

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of Common Stock at the then-applicable conversion ratio automatically or at the option of the Company at certain times and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Series A Certificate. Each share of Series A

Preferred Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Common Stock at any date from and after the sixth anniversary date on which a) the triggering condition is satisfied in accordance with the distribution agreement and the 10-day volume weighted average price ("VWAP") immediately prior to such date exceeds the conversion price of such share as of such date and b) any date from and after the occurrence of a corporation termination event, if the 10-day VWAP immediately preceding such date exceeds the conversion price of such share as of such date and c) any date from and after the occurrence of an investor termination event, if the 10-day VWAP immediately preceding such date exceeds the conversion price of such share as of such date. Conversion at the option of the company can occur at any time from and after the seventh anniversary date, provided that the 10-day VWAP immediately prior to the date the company delivers a mandatory conversion notice to the holders of the preferred shares exceeds the conversion price, the company may elect to convert all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock. In the case of a Mandatory Conversion, each share of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be converted into the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the conversion ratio of such share in effect as of the mandatory conversion date.



In addition, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are redeemable at the option of the Company or the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at certain times and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Series A Certificate. At any time from and after the earlier of a) the seventh anniversary date, if the 10-day VWAP does not exceed the conversion price on the date immediately prior to the date the company delivers a corporation optional redemption notice to the holders and b) the occurrence of a corporation termination event, if the 10-day VWAP does not exceed the conversion price on the date immediately prior to the date the company delivers a corporation optional redemption notice to the holders, the company shall have the right upon written notice to the holders to redeem all (and not less than all) of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. On each of the seventh anniversary date, the tenth anniversary date and the thirteenth anniversary date, the majority holders shall have the right upon no less than six months prior written notice to the company, to require the company to redeem in cash all (an not less than all) of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.



In the event of a transaction resulting in a change of control, the company (or its successor) shall redeem all (and not less than all) of the then-issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Upon such redemption, the company will pay or deliver, as applicable, to each holder in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder, an amount equal to the greater of a) cash in the amount equal to the redemption price and b) the amount of cash and/or other assets (including securities) such holder would have received had each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder as of the close of business on the business day immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction resulting in a change of control, converted into a number of shares of common stock equal to the then-applicable conversion ratio and participated in such transaction resulting in a change of control as a holder of shares of common stock.



The conversion ratio for each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall mean the quotient of a) the sum of (x) the stated value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable conversion date, plus (y) without duplication of all accrued and unpaid dividends previously added to the stated value of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, all accrued and unpaid dividends per share of Series A Preferred Stock through the applicable conversion date; divided by b) the conversion price as of the conversion date. The conversion price shall mean $75.00, as adjusted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement.



The Series A Preferred Stock confers no voting rights on holders, except as otherwise required by applicable law, and with respect to matters that adversely change the powers, preferences, privileges, rights or restrictions given to the Series A Preferred Stock or provided for its benefit, or would result in securities that would be senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred Stock.

Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchaser relating to the registered resale of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Series A Preferred Stock (the "Registrable Securities”) pursuant to a registration statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement on Form S-3 or such other form under the Securities Act then available to the Company with respect to the resale of the Registrable Securities, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as soon as practicable thereafter. In certain circumstances, the holders party to the Registration Rights Agreement will have piggyback registration rights and rights to request an underwritten offering as described in the Registration Rights Agreement. The resale registration rights under the Purchase Agreement are only transferrable to affiliates of the Purchaser, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Lock-Up Agreements

 

As a condition to the transaction, the Company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and all of the directors of the Company (other than Mr. Lee) entered into Lock-Up Agreements pursuant to which they agreed not to sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise transfer their shares for a period of 12 months commencing on the date of the Closing, subject to certain exceptions.

 

Distribution Agreement

 

Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, the Company entered into the Distribution Agreement with the Purchaser relating to the sale and distribution of certain of the Company’s beverage products in existing channels and distribution methods in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (the "Territory”).

 

Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company has granted the Purchaser the right to sell and distribute its existing beverage products in existing channels and distribution methods and future beverage products that are added from time to time as licensed products under the Distribution Agreement (the "Products”) in the Territory. The Distribution Agreement does not have a specified term. Instead, it may be terminated in accordance with the terms of the Distribution Agreement by either party "with cause” (including by the Purchaser if the Company undergoes a change of control involving a competitor), by the Company, if the Company undergoes a change of control, and by either party without cause in the nineteenth year of the term (i.e., 2041), the twenty-ninth year of the term (i.e., 2051) and each ten (10) year period thereafter (i.e., 2061, 2071, etc.) by providing twelve (12) months’ written notice on August 1st of each such year to the other party. Except for a termination by the Company "with cause” and the Purchaser without cause, the Company is required to pay the Purchaser certain compensation upon a termination as specified in the Distribution Agreement.

 

The Company agreed to provide the Purchaser a right of first offer in the event the Company intends to (i) manufacture, distribute or sell Products in certain additional countries as specified in the Distribution Agreement or (ii) distribute or sell Products in any future channels and distribution methods during the term of the Agreement. Additionally, pursuant to the Distribution Agreement, the Company and the Purchaser agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate and execute with the Purchaser a distribution agreement reasonably consistent with the Distribution Agreement for the sale and distribution of the Products in Canada, and the Purchaser agreed to meet and confer in good faith with the Company regarding the terms and conditions upon which the Purchaser may be willing to sell or distribute the Products, either directly or through a local sub-distributor in certain other additional countries. The Distribution Agreement includes other customary provisions, including non-competition covenants in favor of the Company, representations and warranties, indemnification provisions, insurance provisions and confidentiality provisions.

 

Channel Transition Agreement

 

In connection with the Distribution Agreement, the Company entered into the Channel Transition Agreement with the Purchaser relating to the Company’s transition of certain existing distribution rights in the Territory to the Purchaser.