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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 10-Q/A
 
 
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED March 31, 2010
 
OR
 
 
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 000-53162
 
 
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
 
NEVADA
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
     
 
c/o David Lubin & Associates, PLLC
10 Union Avenue
Suite 5
Lynbrook, New York 11563
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code.)
 
     
 
516-887-8200
 
 
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 last 90 days. Yes  x  No  o

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes o  No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer, “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large Accelerated Filer
¨
Accelerated Filer
¨
Non-accelerated Filer
¨
Smaller Reporting Company
x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o  No  x
 
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date: 52,519,307 as of January 13, 2011.
 


 
 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) on Form 10-Q/A to amend and restate our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 (the “Original Form 10-Q”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 13, 2010, in response to comments issued by the Commission, to clarify certain prior disclosures. This Amendment contains changes to the Cover Page, Part I, Item I (Financial Statements and Notes) and Part I, Item II (Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations). In accordance with Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, currently dated certifications of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer are attached to this Amendment as Exhibits 31 and 32.  Except for the foregoing amended information, we have not updated the disclosures contained in this Amendment to reflect events that have occurred subsequent to the filing date of the Original Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original From10-Q and our subsequent filings with the Commission.

ICONIC BRANDS INC.

FORM 10-Q

March 31, 2010
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION
   
         
Item 1.
   
3
Item 2.
   
25
Item 3.
   
32
Item 4T.
   
32
         
PART II— OTHER INFORMATION
   
         
Item 1.
   
33
Item 1A.
   
34
Item 2.
   
34
Item 3.
   
35
Item 4.
   
35
Item 5.
   
35
Item 6.
   
36
         
SIGNATURES
 
36
 
 
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheets


   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Assets
           
             
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,615     $ 23,889  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 35,000  and $35,000, respectively
    163,846       254,268  
Inventories
    426,160       393,811  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    872,439       391,140  
                 
Total current assets
    1,465,060       1,063,108  
                 
Property, plant and equipment, net
    6,231       7,273  
                 
License agreement costs, net of accumulated amortization of $7,438 and $0, respectively
    137,362       -  
                 
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
    75,000       75,000  
                 
Total assets
  $ 1,683,653     $ 1,145,381  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
               
                 
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of debt
  $ 1,176,453     $ 803,064  
Accounts payable
    1,238,549       1,290,680  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    1,615,004       1,500,652  
                 
Total current liabilities
    4,030,006       3,594,396  
                 
Long term debt
    1,665,487       1,774,944  
                 
Series B preferred stock, $2.00 per share stated value; designated 1,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 916,603 and 916,603 shares, respectively - an equity security with characteristics of a liability (as restated - see Note 12)
    1,833,206       1,833,206  
                 
Total liabilities (as restated - See Note 12)
    7,528,699       7,202,546  
                 
Stockholders' equity (deficiency):
               
Preferred stock, $.00001 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares:
               
Series A, designated 1 share, issued and outstanding 1 and 1 shares, respectively
    1       1  
Common stock, $.00001 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding 47,712,957 and 44,810,411 shares, respectively
    477       448  
Additional paid-in capital
    8,303,465       7,327,955  
Accumulated deficit
    (14,148,989 )     (13,385,569 )
                 
Total stockholders' equity (deficiency) (as restated - See Note 12)
    (5,845,046 )     (6,057,165 )
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficiency)
  $ 1,683,653     $ 1,145,381  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Sales
  $ 266,347     $ 83,937  
                 
Cost of goods sold
    162,163       65,361  
                 
Gross profit
    104,184       18,576  
                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
               
Selling, marketing and promotion
    268,555       92,425  
Administrative compensation and benefits
    200,417       181,344  
Professional fees
    120,171       149,150  
Occupancy and warehousing
    38,048       76,562  
Travel and entertainment
    32,424       25,050  
Office
    5,436       12,515  
Licenses and permits
    30,145       1,270  
Other
    8,554       5,207  
                 
Total
    703,750       543,523  
                 
Income (loss) from operations
    (599,566 )     (524,947 )
                 
Interest expense
    (163,854 )     (198,272 )
                 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (763,420 )     (723,219 )
                 
Income taxes
    -       -  
                 
Net income (loss)
  $ (763,420 )   $ (723,219 )
                 
Net income (loss) per common share - basic and diluted (as restated - see Note 12)
  $ (0.02 )   $ (0.03 )
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted (as restated -  see Note 12)
    45,800,067       27,352,301  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

   
Series A
Preferred Stock,
$.00001 par
   
Common Stock,
$.00001 par
   
Additional
Paid-In
     Accumulated        
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Total
 
                                           
Balance at December 31, 2009 (as restated - see Note 12)
    1     $ 1       44,810,411     $ 448     $ 7,327,955     $ (13,385,569 )   $ (6,057,165 )
Issuance of common stock and warrants in connection with $220,000 loan
    -       -       200,000       2       78,928       -       78,930  
Issuance of common stock in satisfaction of convertible notes and accrued interest
    -       -       152,546       2       76,271       -       76,273  
Issuance of common stock and warrants in connection with License Agreement with Tony Siragusa
    -       -       250,000       2       144,798       -       144,800  
Issuance of common stock to consulting firm in February 2010
    -       -       300,000       3       68,997       -       69,000  
Issuance of common stock and warrants to consulting firm in March 2010
    -       -       2,000,000       20       595,980       -       596,000  
Stock options and warrants compensation expense
    -       -       -       -       10,536       -       10,536  
Net loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (763,420 )     (763,420 )
                                                         
Balance at March 31, 2010
    1     $ 1       47,712,957     $ 477     $ 8,303,465     $ (14,148,989 )   $ (5,845,046 )

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities
           
Net Income (loss)
  $ (763,420 )   $ (723,219 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    1,042       1,281  
Amortization of license agreement costs
    7,438       -  
Amortization of debt discounts charged to interest expense
    127,756       21,627  
Stock-based compensation
    104,029       89,507  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable, net
    90,422       454,657  
Inventories
    (32,349 )     63,351  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    90,208       (20,334 )
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
    -       -  
Accounts payable
    (52,131 )     56,679  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    128,125       244,538  
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (298,880 )     188,087  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Property, plant and equipment additions
    -       (5,149 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Increases in debt, net
    434,705       -  
Repayment of debt
    (157,099 )     (293,277 )
Sale of common stock
    -       100,000  
                 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    277,606       (193,277 )
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (21,274 )     (10,339 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    23,889       10,970  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 2,615     $ 631  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
                 
Interest paid
  $ 15,669     $ 124,650  
                 
Income taxes paid
  $ -     $ -  
                 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Issuance of common stock and warrants in connection with $220,000 loan
  $ 78,930     $ -  
Shares of common stock issued to noteholders in satisfaction of debt and accrued interest
  $ 76,273     $ -  
Issuance of common stock and warrants in connection with License Agreement with Tony Siragusa
  $ 144,800     $ -  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF BUSINESS

Iconic Brands, Inc., formerly Paw Spa, Inc. (“Iconic Brands”), was incorporated in the State of Nevada on October 21, 2005. Our plan was to provide mobile grooming and spa services for cats and dogs. Our services were going to include bathing, hair cutting and styling, brushing/combing, flea and tick treatments, nail maintenance and beautification, ear cleaning, teeth cleaning, hot oil treatments, and massage. We did not have any business operations and failed to generate any revenues.  We abandoned this business, as we lacked sufficient capital resources.  On June 10, 2009, the Company acquired Harbrew Imports, Ltd. (“Harbrew New York”), a New York corporation incorporated on September 8, 1999 which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Harbrew Imports, Ltd. Corp. (“Harbrew Florida”), a Florida corporation incorporated on January 4, 2007.  On the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued to the designees of Harbrew New York 27,352,301 shares of our Common Stock at the Closing, or approximately 64% of the 42,510,301 shares outstanding subsequent to the merger.  After the merger, Harbrew New York continued as the surviving company under the laws of the state of New York and became the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

In anticipation of the merger between Iconic Brands, Inc. and Harbrew New York, on May 1, 2009 the Board of Directors and a majority of shareholders of Harbrew New York approved the amendment of its Articles of Incorporation changing its name to Iconic Imports, Inc. (“Iconic Imports”). On June 22, 2009, this action was filed with the New York State Department of State.

Prior to the merger on June 10, 2009, Iconic Brands had no assets, liabilities, or business operations.  Accordingly, the merger has been treated for accounting purposes as a recapitalization by the accounting acquirer Harbrew New York/Iconic Imports and the financial statements reflect the assets, liabilities, and operations of Harbrew New York/Iconic Imports from its inception on September 8, 1999 to June 10, 2009 and are combined with Iconic Brands thereafter.  Iconic Brands and its wholly-owned subsidiary Harbrew New York/Iconic Imports are hereafter referred to as the “Company”.

The Company is a brand owner of self-developed alcoholic beverages.  Furthermore, the Company imports, markets and sells these beverages throughout the United States and globally.

Effective June 10, 2009, prior to the merger, Harbrew Florida effected a 1-for-1,000 reverse stock split of its common stock, reducing the issued and outstanding shares of common stock from 24,592,160 to 24,909, which includes a total of 317 shares resulting from the rounding of fractional shares.  All share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
(a) Basis of Presentation

The financial statements have been prepared on a “going concern” basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.  However, as of March 31, 2010, the Company had cash of $2,615, negative working capital of $2,564,946 and a stockholders’ deficiency of $5,845,046.  Further, from inception to March 31, 2010, the Company incurred losses of $14,148,989.  These factors create substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company plans to improve its financial condition as recently launched products mature and brand awareness increases, thereby increasing the profitability of its operations.  Additionally, the Company intends to obtain new financing which will primar ily be used to market and promote Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello and other new products.  However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in accomplishing these objectives.  The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

(b) Interim Financial Statements

The unaudited financial statements as of March 31, 2010 and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with instructions to Form 10-Q.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2010 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.  The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes to the interim financial statements related to these periods are unaudited.  The res ults for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter of the entire year ending December 31, 2010.  The balance sheet at December 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and regulations.  These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2009 included in our Form 10-K.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

(c) Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed on the basis of the weighted average   number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive securities (such as stock options, warrants, and convertible securities) outstanding.  Dilutive securities having an anti-dilutive effect on diluted net income (loss) per share are excluded from the calculation.

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, diluted common shares outstanding excluded the following dilutive securities as the effect of their inclusion was anti-dilutive:

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
 
           
7% convertible notes and accrued interest
   
594,384
     
2,624,628
 
10% convertible notes and accrued interest
   
203,234
     
328,226
 
9% convertible debentures and accrued interest
   
-
     
224,148
 
Series B Preferred Stock
   
5,728,769
     
-
 
Stock options
   
300,000
     
-
 
Warrants
   
14,965,834
     
5,757,500
 
                 
Total
   
21,792,221
     
8,934,502
 

(d) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Certain accounting pronouncements have been issued by the FASB and other standard setting organizations which are not yet effective and have not yet been adopted by the Company.  The impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations from adoption of these standards is not expected to be material.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

3. INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of:

 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
Danny De Vito's Premium Limoncello ( Liqueur) brand
 
$
48,479
   
$
13,626
 
Hot Irishman (Irish coffee) brand
   
125,700
     
125,718
 
Glen Master (scotch) brand
   
108,034
     
108,470
 
George Vesselle (champagne) brand
   
74,966
     
75,110
 
Other
   
143,107
     
145,013
 
 
             
 
Subtotal
   
500,286
     
467,937
 
 
             
 
Reserve for obsolete and slow moving items
   
(74,126
)
   
(74,126
)
 
             
 
Total
 
$
426,160
   
$
393,811
 

4. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of:

 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
Prepaid inventory purchases
 
$
207,476
   
$
297,684
 
Prepaid stock-based compensation issued to consultant (see note 8)
   
571,507
     
-
 
Royalty advance
   
60,000
     
60,000
 
Other
   
33,456
     
33,456
 
Total
 
$
872,439
   
$
391,140
 


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net, consist of:

 
 
March 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2010
 
 
2009
 
Vehicles
 
$
27,606
 
 
$
126,295
 
Office and warehouse equipment
 
 
20,853
 
 
 
20,853
 
Total
 
 
48,459
 
 
 
147,148
 
Accumulated depreciation
 
 
(42,228
)
 
 
(139,875
)
Net
 
$
6,231
 
 
$
7,273
 

6. LICENSE AGREEMENT COSTS, NET

At March 31, 2010, license agreement costs, net, consist of:

Fair value of 250,000 shares of common stock,
 
 
 
500,000 5 year warrants exercisable at $1.00 per share, and 500,000 5 year warrants exercisable at $1.50 per share issued in connection with license agreement with Tony Siragusa dated January 15, 2010
 
$
144,800
 
Accumulated amortization
 
 
(7,438
)
Net
 
$
137,362
 

As more fully described in Note 10, the Company entered into a four year License Agreement with Tony Siragusa on January 15, 2010 in connection with the use of Tony Siragusa’s name relating to the sale of YO Vodka.  The fair value of the common stock ($50,000) and warrants ($94,800) at January 15, 2007 was capitalized and is being amortized over the four year term of the License Agreement as selling, marketing and promotion expenses.  The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 2.44%, volatility of 100%, and term of five years.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

7. DEBT
 
Debt consists of:
 
 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
 
           
Due under Discount Factoring Agreement
 
$
-
   
$
85,887
 
Convertible notes, interest at 7% to 14%, due July 2, 2012 to July 2, 2013 – net of unamortized discounts of 32,195 and $52,328, respectively
   
117,805
     
160,172
 
 Promissory note, interest at 20%, due January 29, 2009
   
100,000
     
100,000
 
Unsecured promissory note, interest at 7%, due in installments until June 10, 2011
   
292,520
     
334,523
 
Convertible promissory note, interest at 7%, due September 13, 2014 – net of unamortized discount of $73,473 and $77,595, respectively
   
76,527
     
22,405
 
Loans payable, interest at 0%, due on demand
   
483,705
     
249,000
 
Loan payable, interest at 12%, due January 14, 2010 – net of unamortized debt discount of $0 and $26,823, respectively
   
100,000
     
73,177
 
Promissory notes, interest at 13%, due March 31, 2010 to May 31, 2010 – net of unamortized debt discounts of $22,252 and $0, respectively
   
197,748
     
-
 
Convertible promissory notes, interest at 10%, due October 25, 2007 to November 27, 2007
   
75,000
     
75,000
 
Due Donald Chadwell (significant stockholder), interest at 0%, no repayment terms
   
763,000
     
763,000
 
Due Richard DeCicco (officer, director, and significant stockholder) and affiliates, interest at 0%, no repayment terms
   
685,635
     
714,844
 
                 
Total
   
2,841,940
     
2,578,008
 
Less current portion of debt
   
(1,176,453
)
   
(803,064
)
 
               
Long term debt
 
$
1,665,487
   
$
1,774,944
 


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

At March 31, 2010, the debt is due as follows:

Past due
 
$
385,000
 
Year ending March 31, 2011
 
 
813,705
 
Year ending March 31, 2012
 
 
72,520
 
Year ending March 31, 2013
 
 
150,000
 
Year ending March 31, 2014
 
 
-
 
Year ending March 31, 2015
 
 
100,000
 
No repayment terms (due two significant stockholders)
 
 
1,448,635
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
2,969,860
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less debt discounts
 
 
(127,920
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net
 
$
2,841,940
 

The Purchase Order Financing Agreement was dated January 22, 2007, had a term of two years, and provided for advances of credit from Capstone Capital Group I, LLC (the “Secured Party”) to the Company.  Among other things, the agreement provided for fees to the Secured Party equal to 2.5% for the first 30 days (or part thereof) that each advance was outstanding and 1.25% for every 14 days (or part thereof) that such advance remained outstanding. On June 10, 2009, the Company entered into a termination agreement with Capstone (the “Termination Agreement”) whereby Capstone agreed to forgive the $2,833,205 balance owed it under the Purchase Order Financing Agreement in exchange for: (i) a $500,000 7% unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”); (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock; (iii) $1,833,205 worth of Series B Preferred Stock; and (iv) a 3-year warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.  The Promissory Note is payable in 24 monthly installments of $10,000 commencing July 10, 2009, $100,000 on or before June 10, 2010, and the remaining $160,000 on or before June 10, 2011.  If the Company closes a financing prior to maturity of the Promissory Note, up to 50% of the proceeds are to be used to prepay the remaining balance of the Promissory Note.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

The Discount Factoring Agreement was dated January 22, 2007 and provides for financing of certain Company accounts received by Capstone Business Credit, LLC (the “Factor”).  Among other things, the agreement provides for commissions to the Factor equal to 2% for the first 30 days (or part thereof) that each such account receivable is outstanding and 1% for every 14 days (or part thereof) thereafter that such account receivable remains outstanding.

Fees and commissions charged pursuant to the Purchase Order Financing Agreement and the Discount Factoring Agreement are included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

The $325,000 total face value of convertible notes outstanding at March 31, 2010 is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.50 per share.

Accrued interest payable on debt (included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets) consisted of:

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
 
   
 
 
Convertible notes, interest at 7%
 
$
47,192
   
$
56,651
 
Promissory notes, interest at 13%
 
 
6,582
   
 
-
 
Promissory note, interest at 20%
 
 
15,014
   
 
10,082
 
Convertible promissory notes, interest at 10%
 
 
26,617
   
 
24,767
 
Total
 
$
95,405
   
$
91,500
 


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

8. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On June 10, 2009, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued to the designees of Harbrew New York 27,352,301 shares of Common Stock at the Closing.  Of this amount:

 
1)
24,909 shares were issued to Harbrew Florida stockholders,
 
2)
19,634,112 shares valued at $1,963,411 were issued to Company management and personnel for services, including 15,972,359 shares to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, 100,000 shares to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, 2,586,753 shares to Donald Chadwell, 850,000 shares to eight employees, and 125,000 shares to a law firm,
 
3)
2,086,973 shares valued at $208,697 were issued to Danny DeVito and affiliates for services,
 
4)
4,606,307 shares were issued to noteholders in satisfaction of $2,125,625 of debt and $177,529 of accrued interest, and
 
5)
1,000,000 shares were issued to Capstone as part of the Termination Agreement.

Also, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 1 share of Series A Preferred Stock valued at $100,000 to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer for services and 916,603 shares of Series B Preferred Stock valued at $1,833,206 to Capstone as part of the Termination Agreement.

The one share of Series A Preferred Stock entitles the holder to two votes for every share of Common Stock Deemed Outstanding and has no conversion or dividend rights.  Each share of the Series B Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $2.00 per share, has no voting rights, and is convertible into one share of Common Stock at the lower of (1) $2.00 per share or, (2) the volume weighted average price per share (“VWAP”) for the 20 trading days immediately prior to the Conversion Date.  As discussed in Note 12, the Series B Preferred Stock has been classified as a liability (pursuant to ASC 480-10-25-14(a)) since it embodies a conditional obligation that the Company may settle by issuing a variable number of equity shares and the monetary value of the obligation is based on a fixed monetary amount k nown at inception.

In the three months ended September 30, 2009, a total of $122,500 of debt and $28,147 of accrued interest was converted into a total of 300,110 shares of Company common stock.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

On August 19, 2009, the Company sold 1,000,000 shares of its common stock at $.50 per share, including 1,000,000 five year warrants with an exercise price of $1.00 per share (which was reduced to $0.01 per share on December 14, 2009 in connection with a $100,000 loan from the investor) and 1,000,000 five year warrants with an exercise price of $1.50 per share, to an investor for total proceeds of $500,000.

On October 6, 2009, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock to a consultant pursuant to a one month consulting agreement for financial services. The Company included this issuance in its consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 in professional fees at the $200,000 estimated fair value of the shares.

On January 6 and 13, 2010, the Company issued a total of 200,000 shares of common stock, 100,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.22 per share, and 100,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.23 per share, along with two promissory notes in the amount of $110,000 each (one due March 31, 2010 and one due May 31, 2010), to an investor in exchange for a $200,000 loan.  The fair value of the common stock ($45,000) and warrants ($33,930), along with the $20,000 discount, were recorded as debt discounts, which are being amortized over the terms of the notes as interest expense.  The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: risk free interest rates of 2.6% and 2.55%, volatility of 100%, and terms of five years.

On January 15 and 25, 2010, the Company issued a total of 152,546 shares of common stock to three investors in satisfaction of a total of $62,500 of convertible debt and approximately $13,773 of accrued interest.

On February 8, 2010, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 warrants to Tony Siragusa pursuant to the License Agreement described in Note 6 above.

On February 24, 2010, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock to CorProminence pursuant to a 45 day consulting agreement dated January 4, 2010.  The  $69,000 fair value of the common stock at date of issuance was expensed in full in the three months ended March 31, 2010 and included in professional fees.

On March 16, 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock and 2,000,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.25 per share to Cresta Capital Strategies pursuant to a one year extension of a consulting agreement.  The fair value of the common stock ($350,000) and warrants ($246,000) at date of issuance was capitalized as a prepaid expense (see note 4) and is being amortized over the one year term as professional fees.  The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 2.37%, volatility  of 100%, and term of five years.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

9. INCOME TAXES

No provision for income taxes was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 since the Company incurred a net loss in these periods.

Based on management’s present assessment, the Company has not yet determined it to be more likely than not that a deferred tax asset of approximately $2,968,017 attributable to the future utilization of the $8,480,049 net operating loss carryforward as of March 31, 2010 will be realized. Accordingly, the Company has provided a 100% allowance against the deferred tax asset in the financial statements at March 31, 2010. The Company will continue to review this valuation allowance and make adjustments as appropriate. The $8,480,049 net operating loss carryforward expires $3,126,007 in 2027, $2,948,525 in 2028, $1,881,250 in 2029, and $524,197 in 2030.

Current tax laws limit the amount of loss available to be offset against future taxable income when a substantial change in ownership occurs. Therefore, the amount available to offset future taxable income may be limited.

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Rental agreements – The Company occupied its facilities in Freeport, New York up until March 2009 under a month to month agreement at a monthly rent of $14,350.  In March 2009, the Company moved its facilities to Lindenhurst, New York pursuant to a three year lease agreement providing for annual rentals ranging from $85,100 to $90,283.  Provided certain conditions are met, the Company has an option to renew the lease for an additional two years at annual rentals ranging from $92,991 to $95,781.

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, rent expense was $23,363 and $54,341, respectively.

License agreement – On April 26, 2007 and as amended November 1, 2007, the Company entered into an exclusive License Agreement with Seven Cellos, LLC (“DDV”), pursuant to which the Company was granted a limited license of certain rights in and to Danny DeVito’s name, likeness and biography for use by the Company in connection with the Danny DeVito Premium Limoncello brand.  The term of the Agreement continues through perpetuity unless the agreement is terminated.  In consideration for the license, the Company agreed to pay royalties as follows: (a) 5% of Net Profits (as defined) to Behr Abrahamson & Kaller, LLP (“BAK”), (b) a payment of 50% of the remaining Net Profits to DDV after the payment described above; and (c) a payment of 2% of Net Profits to Sichenzia Ross Friedman F erence LLP after payment of 50% of Net Profits to DDV.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

Danny DeVito agreed to use reasonable efforts to be available for a reasonable number of promotional appearances during each consecutive 12 month period, the duration of which shall not exceed 2 days.  Pursuant to the agreement, Danny DeVito granted the Company a right of first refusal for a period of 5 years to license any other liquor, spirit or alcoholic beverage which Danny DeVito may determine to endorse or develop.  A condition precedent to Danny DeVito’s performance under the agreement are subject to the Company applying for a trademark for the brand name “Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello” with Danny DeVito being designated as 50% co-owner of such trademark.  The Company registered this trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (trademark application number 7715293 4).

For the periods presented, the Company calculated cumulative “Net Profits” from the brand to be negative and thus did not pay or accrue any royalty expense under the License Agreement.

Merchandising license agreement - On June 12, 2009, Iconic Imports, Inc., the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a merchandising license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Paramount Licensing Inc. (“PLI”) granting Iconic Imports the non-exclusive right to use the title of the theatrical motion picture “The Godfather” in connection with the development, importation, marketing, and distribution of an Italian organic vodka and Scotch whiskey throughout the United States. Under the terms of the License Agreement, which has a term of 5 years ending on June 30, 2014 and may be extended to June 30, 2019 upon certain conditions unless it is sooner terminated, the Company agreed to pay PLI a royalty fee of five percent (5%) and guarantee a total of $400,000 in royalties due as follows; (1) $60,000 as an advance payment due upon signing of the License Agreement, (2) $100,000 due on or before November 1, 2010, (3) $100,000 due on or before November 1, 2011, and (4) $140,000 due on or before November 1, 2012. In addition, PLI was granted warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in substantially the same form as other warrants previously issued, which is (a) a five-year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share; and (b) a five-year warrant to purchase 1,333,334 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share. On August 12, 2009, the Company paid $60,000 to PLI as the advance royalty due under the License Agreement. The License Agreement became effective on this date as the advance payment was a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the License Agreement.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

At March 31, 2010, the Company has not yet commenced sales of the product named “The Godfather”.  For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company expensed $20,000 (included in selling, marketing and promotion expenses in the consolidated statement of operations) to provide for the ratable accrual of the $400,000 minimum royalties over the 5 year term of the License Agreement.

License agreement – On January 15, 2010, we entered into an exclusive License Agreement with Tony Siragusa, pursuant to which we were granted a limited license to certain rights in and to Tony Siragusa’s name, likeness and biography for use by us in connection with Tony Siragusa’s YO Vodka.  The term of the agreement is four (4) years.  In consideration for the license, we agreed to distribute net profits of the venture as follows: 42.5% to the Company, 42.5% to the licensor, 10% to William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC and 5% to Brian Hughes.  In addition, we issued 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, 5 year warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our Common Stock at a price of $1.00 per share, and 5 year warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of our Common Stock at a pr ice of $1.50 per share.  Tony Siragusa agreed to use reasonable efforts to be available for a reasonable number of promotional appearances during each consecutive 12 months period, the duration of each will not exceed six days.  A condition precedent to Tony Siragusa’s performance under the agreement is our applying for a trademark for the brand name “YO Vodka”, with Licensor being designated as a 50% co-owner of such trademark.  We applied for the trademark on March 9, 2010 (trademark application number 77747523), which application is currently being reviewed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company calculated net profits from the brand to be negative and thus did not pay or accrue any royalty expense under the License Agreement.

Employment agreement with chief executive officer - On January 23, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its chief executive officer Richard DeCicco.  The agreement provides for a term of 5 years, commencing on January 1, 2008.  The term can be extended by a written agreement of the parties.  The agreement provides for annual compensation ranging from $265,000 to $350,000.  In addition, if the Company enters into an agreement and further sells any brand in the Company’s portfolio, Mr. DeCicco will receive 5% of such sale.  Mr. DeCicco is also entitled to incentive bonus compensation, stock and/or options in accordance with Company policies established by the Board of Directors.  The agreement provides for the grant of a non-qualified ten year option to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price which shall represent a discount to the market price. Mr. DeCicco has the right to terminate the agreement upon 60 days notice to the Company for any reason.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, if Mr. DeCicco is absent from work because of illness or incapacity cumulatively for more than 2 months in addition to vacation time in any calendar year, the Company may terminate the agreement upon 30 days written notice.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

The agreement also provides that the agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice to Mr. DeCicco if: (A) there is a sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets to a single purchaser or group of associated purchasers; (B) there is a sale, exchange or disposition of 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s outstanding stock; (C) the Company terminates its business or liquidates its assets; or (D) there is a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company’s shareholders receive less than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of the new or continuing corporation. Mr. DeCicco shall be entitled to severance pay in the amount of 2 years compensation and medical and other benefits in the event of a termination of the agreement under certain circumstances

Employment agreement with chief financial officer - On October 1, 2007, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its chief financial officer William Blacker.  The agreement provides for a term of 3 years, commencing on October 1, 2007.  The term can be extended by a written agreement of the parties.  The Company agreed to issue options to purchase shares of its common stock to Mr. Blacker if and when the common stock becomes publicly traded, as follows: (A) upon execution of the agreement, 100,000 options at an exercise price of $0.05 per share; (B) on October 1, 2008, 100,000 options at an exercise price of $0.15 per share; and (C) on October 1, 2009, 100,000 options at an exercise price of $0.75 per share.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Blacker is to receive an annual salary of $150,000.  Mr. Blacker has the right to terminate the agreement upon 60 days notice to the Company for any reason.  The agreement further provides that if the agreement is terminated for any reason other than willful malfeasance by Mr. Blacker, Mr. Blacker shall be entitled to receive severance pay in the amount of 6 months or the balance of the agreement’s term of existence, whichever is greater, and shall receive all benefits under the agreement.

The $16,850 estimated fair value of the 300,000 options (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: $0.10 stock price, 4% risk free interest rate, 100% volatility, and term of 3.5 years) is being amortized over the 3 year term of the employment agreement as administrative compensation and benefits.

Legal proceedings – The Company is party to a variety of legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of business.  We accrue for these items as losses become probable and can be reasonably estimated.  While the results of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

11. STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

A summary of stock option and warrant activity for the year ended December 31, 2009 and for the three months ended March 31, 2010 follows:

   
Stock
Options
   
Warrants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2008
 
 
1,300,000
 
 
 
5,757,500
 
Granted and issued
 
 
-
 
 
 
6,173,334
 
Exercised
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
Forfeited/expired/cancelled
 
 
-
 
 
 
(165,000
)
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
 
 
1,300,000
 
 
 
11,765,834
 
Granted and issued
 
 
-
 
 
 
3,200,000
 
Exercised
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
Forfeited/expired/cancelled
 
 
-
 
 
 
-
 
Outstanding at March 31, 2010
 
 
1,300,000
 
 
 
14,965,834
 

Stock options outstanding at March 31, 2010 consist of:

Date
Granted
 
Number
Outstanding
   
Number
Exercisable
   
Exercise
Price
Expiration
Date
October 1, 2007
 
 
100,000
 
 
 
100,000
 
 
$
0.05
 
April 1, 2011
October 1, 2007
 
 
100,000
 
 
 
100,000
 
 
$
0.15
 
April 1, 2011
October 1, 2007
 
 
100,000
 
 
 
100,000
 
 
$
0.75
 
April 1, 2011
January 1, 2008
 
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
-
 
 
$
0.10
(a)
June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
1,300,000
 
 
 
300,000
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Estimated since exercise price is to be determined based on future stock price.
 
As of March 31, 2010, there was $52,695 of total unrecognized compensation cost relating to unexpired stock options.  That cost is expected to be recognized $16,413 in 2010, $18,140 in 2011, and $18,142 in 2012.


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2010 consist of:
 
Date
Issued
 
Number
Outstanding
   
Number
Exercisable
   
Exercise
Price
 
Expiration
Date
July 2, 2007
    500,000       500,000     $ 1.00  
July 2, 2012
July 2, 2007
    500,000       500,000     $ 1.50  
July 2, 2012
August 27, 2007
    550,000       550,000     $ 1.00  
August 27, 2012
August 27, 2007
    550,000       550,000     $ 1.50  
August 27, 2012
November 8, 2007
    811,250       811,250     $ 1.00  
November 8, 2012
November 8, 2007
    811,250       811,250     $ 1.50  
November 8, 2012
March 5, 2008
    192,500       192,500     $ 1.00  
March 5, 2013
March 5, 2008
    192,500       192,500     $ 1.50  
March 5, 2013
June 10, 2008
    27,500       27,500     $ 1.00  
June 10, 2013
June 10, 2008
    27,500       27,500     $ 1.50  
June 10, 2013
June 10, 2008
    25,000       25,000     $ 1.00  
December 10, 2013
June 10, 2008
    25,000       25,000     $ 1.50  
December 10, 2013
June 11,  2008
    30,000       30,000     $ 1.00  
December 10, 2013
June 11, 2008
    30,000       30,000     $ 1.50  
December 10, 2013
July 2, 2008
    110,000       110,000     $ 1.00  
January 2, 2014
July 2, 2008
    110,000       110,000     $ 1.50  
January 2, 2014
July 23, 2008
    50,000       50,000     $ 1.00  
January 23, 2014
July 23, 2008
    50,000       50,000     $ 1.50  
January 23, 2014
August 11, 2008
    1,000,000       1,000,000     $ 1.00  
August 11, 2013
June 10, 2009
    1,000,000       1,000,000     $ 0.50  
June 10, 2012
July 23, 2009
    20,000       20,000     $ 1.00  
July 23, 2014
July 23, 2009
    20,000       20,000     $ 1.50  
July 23, 2014
August 12, 2009
    1,000,000       1,000,000     $ 1.00  
June 12, 2014
August 12, 2009
    1,333,334       1,333,334     $ 1.50  
June 12, 2014
August 19, 2009
    1,000,000       1,000,000     $ 0.01  
August 19, 2014
August 19, 2009
    1,000,000       1,000,000     $ 1.50  
August 19, 2014
September 14, 2009
    200,000       200,000     $ 1.00  
September 14, 2014
September 14, 2009
    200,000       200,000     $ 1.50  
September 14, 2014
September 16, 2009
    200,000       200,000     $ 1.00  
July 2, 2014
September 16, 2009
    200,000       200,000     $ 1.50  
July 2, 2014
January 6, 2010
    100,000       100,000     $ 0.22  
January 6, 2015
January 13, 2010
    100,000       100,000     $ 0.23  
January 13, 2015
February 8, 2010
    500,000       500,000     $ 1.00  
February 8, 2015
February 8, 2010
    500,000       500,000     $ 1.50  
February 8, 2015
March 16, 2010
    2,000,000       2,000,000     $ 0.25  
March 16, 2015
Total
    14,965,834       14,965,834          
 


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

As of March 31, 2010, there was $77,198 of total unrecognized marketing cost relating to 2,333,334 of the unexpired warrants.  That cost is expected to be recognized $13,791 in 2010, $18,388 in 2011, $18,388 in 2012, $18,388 in 2013, and $8,243 in 2014.

12. RESTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company restated in a Form 10-K/A filed on January 18, 2011 its consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2009 and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (which were previously included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15, 2010) in order to correct errors relating to (1) the classification of the Series B Preferred Stock which represents an equity security with characteristics of a liability and (2) the computed number of weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in the net loss per common share computations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 concerning common shares issued on June 10, 2009 related to the Harbrew merger (which merger is discussed in this Form 10Q-A in Note 8). The Comp any has made similar restatements in this Form 10Q-A in its consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2010 (which was previously included in the Company's Form 10Q filed with the SEC on May 13,2010) for the same reasons that the restatements were made in the Form 10K/A filed on January 18, 2011.

As previously reported, the Company classified the Series B Preferred Stock issued on June 10, 2009 as stockholders’ deficiency.  Pursuant to ASC 480-10-25-14(a), the Series B Preferred Stock should have been classified as a liability since it embodies a conditional obligation that the Company may settle by issuing a variable number of equity shares and the monetary value of the obligation is based on a fixed monetary amount known at inception.
 
The computed weighted average number of shares used in the net loss computations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were increased to reflect shares issued in the Harbrew merger in the period preceding the merger for comparability of loss per share computation in both years.
 
The effect of the restatement adjustments on the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2010 follows:

   
As Previously Reported
   
Adjustments
   
As Restated
 
Total assets
  $ 1,683,653     $ -     $ 1,683,653  
                         
Total current liabilities
  $ 4,030,006     $ -     $ 4,030,006  
Long term debt
    1,665,487       -       1,665,487  
Series B preferred stock - an equity security with chararcteristics of a liability
    -       1,833,206       1,833,206  
Total Liabilities
    5,695,493       1,833,206       7,528,699  
Stockholders’ equity (deficiency):
                       
Series A preferred stock
    1       -       1  
Series B preferred stock - an equity security with chararcteristics of a liability
    1,833,206       (1,833,206 )     -  
Common stock
    477       -       477  
Additional paid-in capital
    8,303,465       -       8,303,465  
Accumulated deficit
    (14,148,989 )     -       (14,148,989 )
                         
Total stockholders’ equity (deficiency)
    (4,011,840 )     (1,833,206 )     (5,845,046 )
                         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficiency)
  $ 1,683,653     $ -     $ 1,683,653  


Iconic Brands, Inc. and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2010
(Unaudited)

The effect of the restatement adjustments on the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009 follows:

   
As Previously Reported
   
Adjustments
   
As Restated
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (723,219 )   $ -     $ (723,219 )
Net Income (loss) per common share – basic and diluted
  $ (29.03 )   $ 29.00     $ (0.03 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
    24,909       27,327,392       27,352,301  

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On April 19, 2010, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares  of common stock and 1,000,000 three year warrants exercisable at $0.20 per share to a lender in satisfaction of a $100,000 past due loan due January 14, 2010.
 
Also effective April 19, 2010, the Company issued a total of 3,556,350 shares of common stock and 3,556,350 three year warrants exercisable at $0.20 per share to four other lenders in satisfaction of loans due on demand totaling $355,635.
 
Also effective April 19, 2010, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock to a lender in exchange for an extension of the due date of a $110,000 promissory note due March 31, 2010.
 
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing date of this Form 10-Q and has determined that there were no additional subsequent events to recognize or disclose in these financial statements.


ITEM II. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

The following discussion is an overview of the important factors that management focuses on in evaluating our business, financial condition and operating performance and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
 
OUR BUSINESS
 
Overview

Prior to the consummation of the Merger Agreement, Harbrew New York was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harbrew Florida.  Harbrew Florida was incorporated in the state of Florida on January 4, 2007, under the former name Stassi Harbrew Imports Corp., pursuant to the Bankruptcy Court Approved Reorganization Plan for the Stassi Interaxx, Inc. (“Stassi”) reorganization confirmed on December 20, 2006. On May 17, 2007, Harbrew Florida acquired Harbrew New York, a New York corporation incorporated on September 8, 1999 engaged in importing and wholesaling spirits, wine and beer.  As a result, Harbrew New York became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harbrew Florida.

On June 10, 2009, Merger Sub, Harbrew Florida, Harbrew New York and we entered into a Merger Agreement which resulted in Harbrew New York becoming our wholly owned subsidiary (the “Merger”).  The Merger was accomplished by means of a Merger Agreement in which Harbrew New York merged with and into Merger Sub and each share of Harbrew’s common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was converted into one share of Iconic Brands’ common stock.  Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Harbrew New York became our wholly owned subsidiary and each share of Harbrew’s common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger was converted into one share of Iconic Brands’ common stock

Prior to the merger on June 10, 2009, we had no assets, liabilities, or business operations.  Accordingly, the merger has been treated for accounting purposes as a recapitalization by the accounting acquirer, Harbrew New York, and the financial statements reflect the assets, liabilities, and operations of Harbrew New York from its inception on September 8, 1999 to June 10, 2009 and us thereafter.  References to our company are with respect to Harbrew New York to June 10, 2009 and us thereafter.
 
We are in the business of importing and wholesaling spirits, wine and beer to distributors in the United States on a national basis and to retail licensees both on and off premise in New York, through our wholesale license.  We are federally licensed, maintaining licenses to both import and sell to wholesale licensed distributors in 51 markets in the United States.  In addition to the federal import and wholesale licenses, we maintain a federal customs bonded facility license for our premises in Lindenhurst, New York.  Within the licensing category, we also maintain a New York State wholesale license and a New York State warehousing license, permitting us to warehouse products of other companies.

 Our brands include, among others, Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello, Glen Master Single Malt Scotch Whisky, St. Andrews “The Champion” Whisky, Bench 5 and Bench 15 Premium Scotch Whisky. Our objective is to continue building a distinctive portfolio of global premium and celebrity brands. We have shifted our focus from a volume-oriented approach to a profit-centric focus. To achieve this, we continue to seek to:
 
 
increase revenues from existing brands. We are focusing our existing distribution relationships, sales expertise and targeted marketing activities to concentrate on our more profitable brands by expanding our domestic and international distribution relationships to increase the mutual benefits of concentrating on our most profitable brands, while continuing to achieve brand recognition and growth and gain additional market share for our brands within retail stores, bars and restaurants, and thereby with end consumers;

 
improve value chain and manage cost structure. We have undergone a comprehensive review and analysis of our supply chain and cost structure both on a company-wide and brand-by-brand basis. We further intend to map, analyze and redesign our purchasing and supply systems to reduce costs in our current operations and achieve profitability in future operations;

 
selectively add new premium brands to our portfolio. We intend to continue developing new brands and pursuing strategic relationships, joint ventures and acquisitions to selectively expand our premium brand portfolio, particularly by capitalizing on and expanding our already demonstrated partnering capabilities. Our criteria for new brands focuses on underserved areas of the beverage alcohol marketplace, while examining the potential for direct financial contribution to our company and the potential for future growth based on development and maturation of agency brands. We will evaluate future acquisitions and agency relationships on the basis of their potential to be immediately accretive and their potential contributions to our objectives of becoming profitable and further expanding our product offerings. We expect that fu ture acquisitions, if consummated, would involve some combination of cash, debt and the issuance of our stock; and
 
 
cost containment. We have taken significant steps to reduce our costs. Even though we had a significant increase in selling, general and administrative expense, which was the direct result of the stock based compensation issued in connection with the Merger, during the year ended December 2009, the Company had a reduction in expenses relating to administrative, compensation and benefits, occupancy and warehousing, travel and entertainment, and permits. Efforts to reduce expenses further continue. In particular, all brand expenditures with the exception of Limoncello have been either curtailed or eliminated. This practice will continue until additional equity is raised for the Company.
 
 
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Operations overview
 
We generate revenue through the sale of our products to our network of wholesale distributors or, in control states, state-owned agencies, and to retail outlets. In the U.S., our sales price per case includes excise tax and import duties, which are also reflected in a corresponding increase in our cost of sales. Most of our international sales are sold “in bond”, with the excise taxes paid by our customers upon shipment, thereby resulting in lower relative revenue as well as a lower relative cost of sales, although some of our United Kingdom sales are sold “tax paid”, as in the United States. The difference between sales and net sales principally reflects adjustments for various distributor incentives.
 
Our gross profit is determined by the prices at which we sell our products, our ability to control our cost of sales, the relative mix of our case sales by brand and geography and the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Our cost of sales is principally driven by our cost of procurement, bottling and packaging, which differs by brand, as well as freight and warehousing costs. We purchase certain products, such as the Limoncello and Scotch Whiskey, as finished goods. For other products, such as the planned Siragusa Vodka, we will purchase the components, including the distilled spirits, bottles and packaging materials, and have arrangements with third parties for bottling and packaging. U.S. sales typically have a higher absolute gross margin than in other markets, as sales prices per case are generally higher in the U.S. than else where, in addition, domestically sourced components do not have the disadvantage of a weak US dollar versus the cost of sourcing from the EEC.

Selling expense principally includes advertising and marketing expenditures and compensation paid to our executive officers and sales personnel. Our selling expense, as a percentage of sales and per case, is higher than that of our competitors because of our brand development costs, and level of marketing expenditures  versus our relatively small base of case sales and sales volumes. However, we believe that maintaining an infrastructure capable of supporting future growth is the correct long-term approach for us.
 
While we expect the absolute level of selling expense to increase in the coming years, we expect selling expense as a percentage of revenues and on a per case basis to decline, as our volumes expand and our sales team sells a larger number of brands.
 
General and administrative expense relates to corporate and administrative functions that support our operations and includes administrative payroll, occupancy and related expenses and professional services. We expect our general and administrative expense as a percentage of sales to decline due to economies of scale.

We expect to increase our case sales in the U.S. and internationally over the next several years through organic growth, and through the extension of our product line via line extensions, acquisitions and distribution agreements. We will seek to maintain liquidity and manage our working capital and overall capital resources during this period of anticipated growth to achieve our long-term objectives, although there is no assurance that we will be able to do so.
 
Our growth strategy is based upon partnering with other brands, acquiring smaller and emerging brands and growing existing brands. To identify potential partner and acquisition candidates we plan to rely on our management’s industry experience and our extensive network of industry contacts. We also plan to maintain and grow our U.S. and international distribution channels so that we are more attractive to spirits companies who are looking for a route to market for their products. With respect to foreign and small private and family-owned spirits brands, we will continue to be flexible and creative in the structure and form of our proposals and present an alternative to the larger spirits companies.
 
We intend to finance our brand acquisitions through a combination of our available cash resources, bank borrowings and, in appropriate circumstances, the further issuance of equity and/or debt securities. Acquiring additional brands could have a significant effect on our financial position, and could cause substantial fluctuations in our quarterly and yearly operating results. Additionally, the pursuit of acquisitions and other new business relationships may require significant management attention. We may not be able to successfully identify attractive acquisition candidates, obtain financing on favorable terms or complete these types of transactions in a timely manner and on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
 
 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations for the Three Month Period ended March 31, 2010 Compared to the Three Month Period ended March 31, 2009

The following table set forth key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated, in dollars, and key components of our revenue for the period indicated, in dollars. The discussion following the table is based on these results.

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
(Unaudited)
 
             
Sales
 
$
266,347
   
$
83,937
 
Cost of goods sold
   
162,163
     
65,361
 
Gross profit
   
104,184
     
18,756
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
               
Selling, marketing and promotion
   
268,555
     
92,425
 
Administrative compensation and benefits
   
200,417
     
181,344
 
Professional fees
   
120,171
     
149,150
 
Occupancy and warehousing
   
38,048
     
76,562
 
Travel and entertainment
   
32,424
     
25,050
 
Office
   
5,436
     
12,515
 
Licenses and permits
   
30,145
     
1,270
 
Other
   
8,554
     
5,207
 
Total
   
703,750
     
543,523
 
Income (loss) from operations
   
(599,566
)
   
(524,947
)
Interest expense
   
(163,854
)
   
(198,272
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
(763,420
)
   
(723,219
)
Income taxes
   
-
     
-
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(763,420
)
 
$
(723,219
)
Net income (loss) per common share (as restated - see Note 12)
 
$
(0.02
)
 
$
(.03
)
 
               
Weighted Number of common shares outstanding- basic and diluted (as restated - see Note 12)
   
45,800,067
     
27,352,301
 

Sales:

Sales increased by approximately $182,410 or 217% from $83,937 for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 to $266,347 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010.  This increase in sales was a result of the Company’s shift in focus and resources from marketing, promoting and distributing the products of other manufacturers to marketing, promoting and distributing its celebrity branded products, such as the Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello, Glen Master Scotch, George Vesselle Champaign and its other organically developed brands.
 
Cost of goods sold:

Cost of revenue increased by $96,802, or 148%, from $65,361 for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 to $162,163 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. This increase in COGS is consistent with the increase in sales for the period as the Company shifts its focus and resources towards its organically developed brand portfolio.

Gross profit:

Gross profit increased by $85,608, or 460%, from $18,576 for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 to $104,184 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 mainly due to the increase in sales as the Company refocuses its resources to its celebrity and organically brands.

Selling, general and administrative expenses:

Selling general and administrative expenses for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $703,750 and $543,523 respectively, an increase of $160,227 or 29%. These expenses include selling, marketing and promotion expenses in the amount of $268,555, which reflects an increase of $176,130 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 from $92,425 for the three month period ended March 31, 2009; administration, compensation and benefits increased to $200,417 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 from $181,344 for the same period ended March 31, 2009; professional fees decreased to $120,171 from $149,150 as a result of in house efficiences; travel and entertainment increased from $32,424 from $25,050 as a result of increased marketing of its celebrity and organically developed brands; office expenses decr eased to $5,436 from $12,515 as a result of  implementing cost controls; license and permit increased significantly during the three months ended March 31, 2009 due to the Company’s refocus on its developing and licensing its organically branded products; and other expenses also increased to $8,554 from $5,207.


Income (loss) from Operations:

Loss from operations was $599,566 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and $524,947 for the three month period ended March 31, 2009.  The increase in the loss from operations for the period resulted from the increase in sales and the increase in expenses, principally the costs associated with stock based compensation expense in the amount of $571,507, as further discussed in Note 8 of the Financial Statements.

Interest Expense:

Interest expense for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $163,854 and $198,272, respectively, a decrease of $34,418, or 17%. The decrease in interest expense for the period was a result of a rate reset by our largest creditor, and the conversion of convertible debt to equity.

Net Income (loss):

Net loss was $763,420 for the three month period ended March 31, 2010, compared to $723,219 for the three month period ended March 31, 2009, an increase of $40,201, or 6%. The increase in the net loss for the period was a result of increased sales offset by, increased selling marketing and promotional activity, and the increased costs associated with stock based compensation.
 
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2010, we had negative working capital of $2,564,946 compared to negative working capital of $2,531,288 at March 31, 2009. Our balance of cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2010 was $2,615.
 
On January 6 and 13, 2010, the Company issued a total of 200,000 shares of common stock, 100,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.22 per share, and 100,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.23 per share, along with two promissory notes in the amount of $110,000 each (one due March 31, 2010 and one due May 31, 2010), to Marvin Mermelstein in exchange for a $200,000 loan.  The fair value of the common stock ($45,000) and warrants ($33,930), along with the $20,000 discount, were recorded as debt discounts, which are being amortized over the terms of the notes as interest expense.  The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: risk free interest rates of 2.6% and 2.55%, volatility of 100%, and terms of five years.
 
Our primary uses of cash have been for selling and marketing expenses, employee compensation, new product development and working capital. The main sources of cash have been from the financing of purchase orders and the factoring of accounts receivable. In addition, we issued convertible notes and promissory notes to bridge the gap between our primary lender and our working capital requirements. All funds received have been expended in the furtherance of growing the business and establishing the brand portfolios. The following trends are reasonably likely to result in a material decrease in our liquidity over the near to long term:
 
 
·
An increase in working capital requirements to finance higher level of inventories and accounts receivable,
 
 
·
Addition of administrative and sales personnel as the business grows,

 
·
Increases in advertising, public relations and sales promotions for existing and new brands as the company expands within existing markets or enters new markets,

 
·
Development of new brands to complement our current celebrity portfolio, and

 
·
The cost of being a public company and the continued increase in costs due to governmental compliance activities.
 
 
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Cash flows
 
The following table summarizes our primary sources and uses of cash during the periods presented:

 
 
Three Months ended March 31,
 
 
2010
2009
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
 
$
298,880
 
188,087
Investing activities
 
 
0
 
5,149
Financing activities
 
 
277,606
 
193,277
 
 
 
     
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
(21,274)
 
(10,339)
 
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
 
A substantial portion of our available cash has been used to fund operating activities. In general, these cash funding requirements are based on operating losses, driven principally by our sizeable investment in selling and marketing, and general expenses. The business has incurred significant losses since inception.
 
For the three month period ended March 31, 2010, net cash used in operating activities was $(298,880), consisting primarily of losses from operations of $763,420, offset by a non-cash charge for stock-based compensation of $104,029, decreases in receivables of $90,422, decreases in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $90,208, and increases in accrued expenses of $128,125.
 
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

For the three month period ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, net cash used in investing activities was $0 and $5,149, respectively.
 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

For the three month period ended March 31, 2010, funds provided by financing activities amounted to $277,606 resulting from increases of debt.

We anticipate that we will need to make significant expenditures during the next 12 months, contingent upon raising capital.  These anticipated expenditures are for advertising, marketing, promotional items, overhead and working capital purposes. We cannot assure you that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. We anticipate that we will require up to $7,500,000 for funding our plan of operations for the next twelve months, depending on revenues, if any, from operations.


By adjusting our operations and development to the level of capitalization, we believe we have sufficient capital resources to meet projected cash flow deficits.  However, if during that period or thereafter, we are not successful in generating sufficient liquidity from operations or in raising sufficient capital resources, on terms acceptable to us, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations liquidity and financial condition.

We will still need additional investments in order to continue operations to break even. We are seeking additional investments, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to obtain such investments.  Financing transactions may include the issuance of equity or debt securities, obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms. However, the downturn in the U.S. stock and debt markets could make it more difficult to obtain financing through the issuance of equity or debt securities. Even if we are able to raise the funds required, it is possible that we could incur unexpected costs and expenses, fail to collect significant amounts owed to us, or experience unexpected cash requirements that would force us to seek alternative financing. Further, if we issue additional equity or debt securities, stockholders may e xperience additional dilution or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of our common stock. If additional financing is not available or is not available on acceptable terms, we will have to curtail our operations.

Debts

The Company’s total debts is in the amount of $2,841,940 for the three months ended March 31, 2010, of which $385,000 is past due debt. The Company’s debts consist primarily of the following:

 
 
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
 
 
2010
   
2009
 
 
           
Due under Discount Factoring Agreement
  $ -     $ 85,887  
Convertible notes, interest at 7% to 14%, due July 2, 2012 to July 2, 2013 – net of unamortized discounts of 32,195 and $52,328, respectively
    117,805       160,172  
Promissory note, interest at 20%, due January 29, 2009
    100,000       100,000  
Unsecured promissory note, interest at 7%, due in installments until June 10, 2011
    292,520       334,523  
Convertible promissory note, interest at 7%, due September 13, 2014 – net of unamortized discount of $73,473 and $77,595, respectively
    76,527       22,405  
Loans payable, interest at 0%, due on demand
    483,705       249,000  
Loan payable, interest at 12%, due January 14, 2010 – net of unamortized debt discount of $0 and $26,823, respectively
    100,000       73,177  
Promissory notes, interest at 13%, due March 31, 2010 to May 31, 2010 – net of unamortized debt discounts of $22,252 and $0, respectively
    197,748       -  
Convertible promissory notes, interest at 10%, due October 25, 2007 to November 27, 2007
    75,000       75,000  
Due Donald Chadwell (significant stockholder), interest at 0%, no repayment terms
    763,000       763,000  
                 
Due Richard DeCicco (officer, director, and significant stockholder) and affiliates, interest at 0%, no repayment terms
    685,635       714,844  
 
               
Total
    2,841,940       2,578,008  
Less current portion of debt
    (1,176,453 )     (803,064 )
                 
Long term debt
  $ 1,665,487     $ 1,774,944  
 
Pursuant to the Purchase Order Financing Agreement was dated January 22, 2007, Capstone Capital Group I, LLC (the “Secured Party provided advances of credit to the Company.  Among other things, the agreement provided for fees to the Secured Party equal to 2.5% for the first 30 days (or part thereof) that each advance was outstanding and 1.25% for every 14 days (or part thereof) that such advance remained outstanding. On June 10, 2009, the Company entered into a termination agreement with Capstone (the “Termination Agreement”) whereby Capstone agreed to forgive the $2,833,205 balance owed it under the Purchase Order Financing Agreement in exchange for: (i) a $500,000 7% unsecured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”); (ii) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock; (iii) $1,833,205 worth of Series B Pref erred Stock; and (iv) a 3-year warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share.  The Promissory Note is payable in 24 monthly installments of $10,000 commencing July 10, 2009, $100,000 on or before June 10, 2010, and the remaining $160,000 on or before June 10, 2011.  If the Company closes a financing prior to maturity of the Promissory Note, up to 50% of the proceeds are to be used to prepay the remaining balance of the Promissory Note.


Pursuant to the Discount Factoring Agreement was dated January 22, 2007, Capstone Business Credit, LLC (the “Factor”) provided financing to certain Company accounts.  Among other things, the agreement provides for commissions to the Factor equal to 2% for the first 30 days (or part thereof) that each such account receivable is outstanding and 1% for every 14 days (or part thereof) thereafter that such account receivable remains outstanding.

Fees and commissions charged pursuant to the Purchase Order Financing Agreement and the Discount Factoring Agreement are included in interest expense for the period, totaling $163,854.

Accrued interest payable on debt (included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets) consisted of:

 
 
March 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2010
 
 
2009
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Convertible notes, interest at 7%
 
$
47,192
 
 
$
56,651
 
Promissory notes, interest at 13%
 
 
6,582
 
 
 
-
 
Promissory note, interest at 20%
 
 
15,014
 
 
 
10,082
 
Convertible promissory notes, interest at 10%
 
 
26,617
 
 
 
24,767
 
Total
 
$
95,405
 
 
$
91,500
 
 
Obligations and commitments

Rental Agreements – The Company occupied its facilities in Freeport, New York up until March 2009 under a month to month agreement at a monthly rent of $14,350.  In March 2009, the Company moved its facilities to Lindenhurst, New York pursuant to a three year lease agreement providing for annual rentals ranging from $85,100 to $90,283.  Provided certain conditions are met, the Company has an option to renew the lease for an additional two years at annual rentals ranging from $92,991 to $95,781. For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, rent expense was $23,363 and $54,341, respectively.
 
License Agreement – On April 26, 2007 and as amended November 1, 2007, the Company entered into an exclusive License Agreement with Seven Cellos, LLC (“DDV”), pursuant to which the Company was granted a limited license of certain rights in and to Danny DeVito’s name, likeness and biography for use by the Company in connection with the Danny DeVito Premium Limoncello brand.  The term of the Agreement continues through perpetuity unless the agreement is terminated.  In consideration for the license, the Company agreed to pay royalties as follows: (a) 5% of Net Profits (as defined) to Behr Abrahamson & Kaller, LLP (“BAK”), (b) a payment of 50% of the remaining Net Profits to DDV after the payment describ ed above; and (c) a payment of 2% of Net Profits to Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP after payment of 50% of Net Profits to DDV.
 
Danny DeVito agreed to use reasonable efforts to be available for a reasonable number of promotional appearances during each consecutive 12 month period, the duration of which shall not exceed 2 days.  Pursuant to the agreement, Danny DeVito granted the Company a right of first refusal for a period of 5 years to license any other liquor, spirit or alcoholic beverage which Danny DeVito may determine to endorse or develop.  A condition precedent to Danny DeVito’s performance under the agreement are subject to the Company applying for a trademark for the brand name “Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello” with Danny DeVito being designated as 50% co-owner of such trademark.  The Company registered this trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (trademark application number 771529 34).
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company calculated cumulative “Net Profits” from the brand to be negative and thus did not pay or accrue any royalty expense under the License Agreement.
 
Merchandising License Agreement - On June 12, 2009, Iconic Imports, Inc., the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a merchandising license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Paramount Licensing Inc., (“PLI”) granting Iconic Imports the non-exclusive right to use the title of the theatrical motion picture “The Godfather” in connection with the development, importation, marketing, and distribution of an Italian organic vodka and Scotch whiskey throughout the United States. Under the terms of the License Agreement, which has a term of 5 years ending on June 30, 2014 and may be extended to June 30, 2019 upon certain conditions unless it is sooner terminated, the Company agreed to pay PLI a royalty fee of fi ve percent (5%) and guarantee a total of $400,000 in royalties due as follows; (1) $60,000 as an advance payment due upon signing of the License Agreement, (2) $100,000 due on or before November 1, 2010, (3) $100,000 due on or before November 1, 2011, and (4) $140,000 due on or before November 1, 2012. In addition, PLI was granted warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock in substantially the same form as other warrants previously issued, which is (a) a five-year warrant to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share; and (b) a five-year warrant to purchase 1,333,334 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share. On August 12, 2009, the Company paid $60,000 to PLI as the advance royalty due under the License Agreement. The License Agreement became effective on this date as the advance payment was a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the License Agreement.
 
 
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At March 31, 2010, the Company has not yet commenced sales of the product named “The Godfather”. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company expensed $40,000 (included in selling, marketing and promotion expenses in the consolidated statement of operations) to provide for the ratable accrual of the $400,000 minimum royalties over 5 year term of the License Agreement.
 
Employment Agreement with chief executive officer - On January 23, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its chief executive officer Richard DeCicco.  The agreement provides for a term of 5 years, commencing on January 1, 2008.  The term can be extended by a written agreement of the parties.  The agreement provides for annual compensation ranging from $265,000 to $350,000.  In addition, if the Company enters into an agreement and further sells any brand in the Company’s portfolio, Mr. DeCicco will receive 5% of such sale.  Mr. DeCicco is also entitled to incentive bonus compensation, stock and/or options in a ccordance with Company policies established by the Board of Directors.  The agreement provides for the grant of a non-qualified ten year option to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price which shall represent a discount to the market price. Mr. DeCicco has the right to terminate the agreement upon 60 days notice to the Company for any reason.  Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, if Mr. DeCicco is absent from work because of illness or incapacity cumulatively for more than 2 months in addition to vacation time in any calendar year, the Company may terminate the agreement upon 30 days written notice.  The agreement also provides that the agreement may be terminated upon 90 days notice to Mr. DeCicco if: (A) there is a sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets to a single purchaser or group of associated purchasers; (B) there is a sale, exchange or disposition of 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s outst anding stock; (C) the Company terminates its business or liquidates its assets; or (D) there is a merger or consolidation of the Company in which the Company’s shareholders receive less than 50% of the outstanding voting shares of the new or continuing corporation. Mr. DeCicco shall be entitled to severance pay in the amount of 2 years compensation and medical and other benefits in the event of a termination of the agreement under certain circumstances
 
Employment agreement with chief financial officer - On October 1, 2007, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its chief financial officer William Blacker.  The agreement provides for a term of 3 years, commencing on October 1, 2007.  The term can be extended by a written agreement of the parties.  The Company agreed to issue options to purchase shares of its common stock to Mr. Blacker if and when the common stock becomes publicly traded, as follows: (A) upon execution of the agreement, 100,000 options at an exercise price of $0.05 per share; (B) on October 1, 2008, 100,000 options at an exercise price of $0.15 per share; and (C) on October 1, 2009, 100,000 options at an exercise price of $.75 per share.   ;Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, Mr. Blacker is to receive an annual salary of $150,000.  Mr. Blacker has the right to terminate the agreement upon 60 days notice to the Company for any reason.  The agreement further provides that if the agreement is terminated for any reason other than willful malfeasance by Mr. Blacker, Mr. Blacker shall be entitled to receive severance pay in the amount of 6 months or the balance of the agreement’s term of existence, whichever is greater, and shall receive all benefits under the agreement. The $16,850 estimated fair value of the 300,000 options (using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: $0.10 stock price, 4% risk free interest rate, 100% volatility, and term of 3.5 years) is being amortized over the 3 year term of the employment agreement as compensation and benefits.
 
Legal proceedings – The Company is party to a variety of legal proceedings that arise in the normal course of business.  We accrue for these items as losses become probable and can be reasonably estimated.  While the results of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the final outcome of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.
 

Impact of Inflation
 
We expect to be able to pass inflationary increases for raw materials and other costs on to our customers through price increases, as required, and do not expect inflation to be a significant factor in our business.
 
Seasonality

Although our operating history is limited, we do not believe our products are seasonal.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
Certain accounting pronouncements have been issued by the FASB and other standard setting organizations which are not yet effective and have not yet been adopted by the Company.  The impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations from adoption of these standards is not expected to be material.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Our financial statements and related public financial information are based on the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). GAAP requires the use of estimates, assumptions, judgments and subjective interpretations of accounting principles that have an impact on the assets, liabilities, revenues and expense amounts reported. These estimates can also affect supplemental information contained in our external disclosures including information regarding contingencies, risk and financial condition. We believe our use of estimates and underlying accounting assumptions adhere to GAAP and are consistently and conservatively applied. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We continue to monitor significant estimates made during the preparation of our financial statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
 
ITEM 4(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”) (the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CAO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CAO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business.  Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.
 
On or about January 24, 2008, Connecticut Container Corp., a wholesale distributor of packaging materials, initiated litigation against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Nassau County (Docket No. 1458/08).  The plaintiff had demanded payment of an aggregate of $31,693 in connection with certain amounts allegedly owed by us.  On August 7, 2008, we settled the litigation for the full amount. We agreed to pay one-half of such amount on each of August 20, 2008 and September 20, 2008.  We paid $24,500 and due to non-payment of the remaining amount a judgment for $7,443 was issued against us by the court.

On February 14, 2008, Chester Stewart, an individual, initiated a lawsuit in the State of Connecticut Superior Court (Docket No. D.N. HHD CV08-5018180S) alleging breach of a promissory note in the amount of $100,000. A judgment was entered in Connecticut, and will be defended when the action is entered in New York.


On or about July 24, 2008, Elite Marketing Concepts, a wholesale distributor of wine, initiated litigation against us in the Supreme Court of New York in Nassau County (Docket No. 08-009338).  The plaintiff has demanded payment in the amount of $32,270 for goods sold and delivered to us by the plaintiff.  On August 15, 2008, we reached an agreement to pay Elite $29,000 in two equal payments.  We paid the first $14,500 and due to non-payment a judgment was issued against us on June 5, 2009 in the amount of $9,679. On May 6, 2009 a payment of $4,129.12 was made bringing the balance to $2,549.88

On October 23, 2008, Thermo Plastic Tech, Inc., a manufacturer of thermo plastic material, initiated litigation against us in the Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division, Civil Part, Union County (Docket No. UNN-L-3062-08). The plaintiff has demanded payment in the amount of $30,292 for goods sold and delivered to us by the plaintiff. The court issued a judgment against us in the amount of $30,292. A settlement agreement was reached in the amount of $12,500; final releases will be given with the last payment of $2,500 on June 1, 2010.

On August 5, 2009, The Estate of Mercer K Ellington initiated litigation claiming the company used the name Duke Ellington without permission. The company has retained counsel, answered all the accusations, and has initiated a counter claim against the estate.

On August 12, 2009, Christina Hsu, a former employee, initiated an action claiming the company owed wages and consulting services in the amount of $20,000. The company has retained counsel and answered all the pleadings.
 
On October 28, 2009, Contri Spumanti S.P.A., a producer of wine, initiated litigation against us in the Supreme Court of the State of New York County of Suffolk (index # 09-43045). The plaintiff has demanded payment in the amount of $37,516.14 for goods sold by the company. The Court issued a judgment in the amount of the claim. A settlement agreement was reached for the amount claimed for 8 payments of a similar amount commencing April 1, 2010.
 
On October 29, 2009, Fred and Joseph Scalamandre Real Estate initiated litigation claiming non-payment of rent in the amount of $238,000 plus interest and fees for a specific time period. The company has recognized the total obligation on its books as of September 30, 2009, and has retained counsel to file an answer.

On November 4, 2009, Toyota Motor Credit Corporation initiated litigation in the amount of $17,104.09 claiming a default on the lease of an automobile. The company has retained counsel, and has answered all the pleadings.
 
We believe that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or operations. Apart from the legal proceedings noted in the previous paragraphs, we are not party to any legal proceedings, nor are we aware of any contemplated or pending legal proceedings against us.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Not applicable because we are a smaller reporting company.
 
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
On August 19, 2009, the Company sold 1,000,000 shares of its common stock at $.50 per share, including 1,000,000 five year warrants with an exercise price of $1.00 per share (which was reduced to $0.01 per share on December 14, 2009 in connection with a $100,000 loan from the investor) and 1,000,000 five year warrants with an exercise price of $1.50 per share, to an investor for total proceeds of $500,000.
 
On October 6, 2009, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of its common stock to a consultant pursuant to a one month consulting agreement for financial services. The Company included this issuance in its consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009 in professional fees at the $200,000 estimated fair value of the shares.

On January 6 and 13, 2010, the Company issued a total of 200,000 shares of common stock, 100,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.22 per share, and 100,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.23 per share, along with two promissory notes in the amount of $110,000 each (one due March 31, 2010 and one due May 31, 2010), to an investor in exchange for a $200,000 loan.  The fair value of the common stock ($45,000) and warrants ($33,930), along with the $20,000 discount, were recorded as debt discounts, which are being amortized over the terms of the notes as interest expense.  The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: risk free interest rates of 2.6% and 2.55%, volatility of 100%, and terms of five years.

On January 15 and 25, 2010, the Company issued a total of 152,546 shares of common stock to three investors in satisfaction of a total of $62,500 of convertible debt and approximately $13,773 of accrued interest.

On February 8, 2010, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 warrants to Tony Siragusa pursuant to the License Agreement described in Note 6 above.

On February 24, 2010, the Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock to CorProminence pursuant to a 45 day consulting agreement dated January 4, 2010. The $69,000 fair value of the common stock at date of issuance was expensed in full in the three months ended March 31, 2010 and included in professional fees.


On March 16, 2010, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock and 2,000,000 five year warrants exercisable at $0.25 per share to Cresta Capital Strategies pursuant to a one year extension of a consulting agreement. The fair value of the common stock ($350,000) and warrants ($246,000) at date of issuance was capitalized as a prepaid expense (see note 4) and is being amortized over the one year term as professional fees. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 2.37%, volatility of 100%, and term of five years.

On April 19, 2010, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 three year warrants exercisable at $0.20 per share to a lender in satisfaction of a $100,000 past due loan due January 14, 2010.

Also effective April 19, 2010, the Company issued a total of 3,556,350 shares of common stock and 3,556,350 three year warrants exercisable at $0.20 per share to four other lenders in satisfaction of loans due on demand totaling $355,635.

Also effective April 19, 2010, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock to a lender in exchange for an extension of the due date of a $110,000 promissory note due March 31, 2010.

These securities are issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). These securities qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 since the issuance securities by us did not involve a public offering. The offering was not a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, size of the offering, manner of the offering and number of securities offered. We did not undertake an offering in which we sold a high number of securities to a high number of investors. In addition, these shareholders had the necessary investment intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received share certificates bearing a legend stating that such s ecurities are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act. This restriction ensures that these securities would not be immediately redistributed into the market and therefore not be part of a “public offering.” Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for this transaction.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
On November 25, 2008, the Company issued a $100,000 promissory note with a 45-day duration to a lender. Principal and interest were not paid by the Company when due. The Company plans pay the lender upon the completion of a contemplated capital raise.
 
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
 
None.
 
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
 
None.


ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
 
The following documents are included herein:
 
Exhibit No.
 
Document Description
4.7
 
Promissory Note dated January 4, 2010 made by the Company in favor of Marvin Mermelstein in the principal sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars*
4.8
 
Promissory Note dated January 13, 2010 made by the Company in favor of Marvin Mermelstein in the principal sum of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars*
10.13   Form of Subscription Agreement*
31
 
Certification of Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
32
 
Certification of the Chief Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
* filed herewith
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities on this 14th day of January 2011.
 
 
 
Iconic Brands, Inc.
     
 
By:
/s/Richard DeCicco
   
Richard DeCicco
   
President, Principal Executive, Financial and
Accounting Officer
 
 
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EX-4.7 2 ex4_7.htm EXHIBIT 4.7 ex4_7.htm

Exhibit 4.7

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.  ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVI EW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE.  THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.

ICONIC BRANDS, INC.


13% PROMISSORY NOTE
(non-negotiable)


$110,000
January 4, 2010


FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ICONIC BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay to Marvin Mermelstein  (the “Holder”), the principal amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and no cents ($110,000.00), or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal amount hereof, together with simple interest from the date of this Note on the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to thirteen (13%) percent per annum, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days. All unpaid principal, together with any then accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts payable hereunder, shall be due and payable on March 31, 2010 (the “Maturity Date”), for the purpose of Purchasing Containers of Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello. Face Value of Note reflects a 10% premium to actual Loan amount.

The following is a statement of the rights of the Holder of this Note and the conditions to which this Note is subject, and to which the Holder, by the acceptance of this Note, agrees:

 
 

 

1.          Event of Default.

(a)           For purposes of this Note, an “Event of Default” means:

(i)          the Company shall default in the payment of interest and/or principal on this Note; or

(ii)         the Company shall fail to materially perform any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note (other than for non-payment) and such failure shall continue uncured for a period of ten (10) business days after notice from the Holder of such failure; or

(iii)        the Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; or (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or

(vi)        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 thirty (30) days after such appointment; or

(v)         any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the insistence 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 thirty (30) days thereafter; or

(vi)        the Company shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets; or

(vii)       bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debt shall be instituted by or against the Company and, if instituted against the Company shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) 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 to any material allegations of, or default in answering a petition filed in any such proceeding; or

(viii)      the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are a party thereto breaches any covenant or other term or condition of the Security Agreement (as defined below) (after giving effect to any grace period set forth in such Security Agreement relating to any such breach); or

(ix)         any lien created by the Security Agreement shall at any time fail to constitute a valid first priority perfected lien on all of the collateral purported to be secured thereby; or

(x)          the Company shall be in material default of any of its indebtedness that gives the holder thereof the right to accelerate such indebtedness; or

 
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(b)           Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire indebtedness with accrued interest thereon due under this Note shall, at the option of the Holder, be immediately due and payable without notice.  Failure to exercise such option shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise the same in the event of any subsequent Event of Default.
 
2.           Prepayment.  The Company may prepay this Note at any time, in whole or in part, provided any such prepayment will be applied first to the payment of principal due under this Note, second to interest accrued on this Note.

3.           Miscellaneous.

(a)           As further consideration for this loan by the Holder, the Company hereby agrees that for each $100,000 Loan the Holder will receive an equal amount of newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock. (ie $100,000.00 receives 100,000 shares of common stock). Additionally Holder will receive 100% coverage in warrants with a purchase price equal to the closing offering price of the Company Common Stock as quoted on the OTCBB on the date this Note is executed, and said price shall be rounded up to the nearest whole penny.

(b)           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Note.  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Note, a new note executed in the same manner as this Note, in the same principal amount as the unpaid principal amount of this Note and dated the date to which interest shall have been paid on this Note or, if no interest shall have yet been so paid, date d the date of this Note.

(c)           Payment.  All payments under this Note shall be made in lawful tender of the United States. Holder will be repaid The Principal from the receivables of the sales of the Danny DeVito Premium Limoncello product as they are collected by the Company. Interest Payments shall be paid in cash by the Company and shall be paid sixty (60) days post collection.
 
(d)           Waivers.  The Company hereby waives notice of default, presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this instrument.

(e)           Usury.  In the event that any interest paid on this Note is deemed to be in excess of the then legal maximum rate, then that portion of the interest payment representing an amount in excess of the then legal maximum rate shall be deemed a payment of principal and applied against the principal of this Note.

(f)           Waiver and Amendment.  Any provision of this Note may be amended, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought

 
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(g)           Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing sent by mail, facsimile with printed confirmation, nationally recognized overnight carrier or personal delivery and shall be effective upon actual receipt of such notice, to the following addresses until notice is received that any such address or contact information has been changed:

 
To the Company:
 
   
Iconic Brands, Inc.
   
Attn: Richard DeCicco, Chairman and CEO
   
1174 Route 109
   
Lindenhurst, New York 11757
   
(631) 991-3174

 
To Holder:
 
   
[insert address]

(h)           Expenses; Attorneys’ Fees.  If action is instituted to enforce or collect this Note, the Company promises to pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the Holder in connection with such action.
 
(i)           Successors and Assigns.  This Note may not be assigned or transferred by the Holder without the prior written consent of the Company.  Subject to the preceding sentence, the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder of this Note shall be binding upon and benefit the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, administrators and permitted transferees of the parties.

(j)           Governing Law; Jurisdiction.  THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (A) ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT; AND (B) ANY CLAIM THAT AN Y SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON EACH PARTY DULY SERVED WITH PROCESS THEREIN AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN THE COURTS OF THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH EITHER PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTY IS SUBJECT, BY A SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT.

 
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO PROMISSORY NOTE]
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first above written by its duly authorized officer.
 
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
   
 
By: /s/ Richard J. DeCicco
 
Name: Richard J. DeCicco
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer



EX-4.8 3 ex4_8.htm EXHIBIT 4.8 Unassociated Document

Exhibit 4.8
 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.  ANY TRANSFEREE OF THIS NOTE SHOULD CAREFULLY REVI EW THE TERMS OF THIS NOTE.  THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY THIS NOTE MAY BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH ON THE FACE HEREOF.

ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
 
13% PROMISSORY NOTE
 
(non-negotiable)
 
$110,000
 
January 13, 2010
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ICONIC BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay to Marvin Mermelstein  (the “Holder”), the principal amount of One Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars and no cents ($110,000.00), or such lesser amount as shall equal the outstanding principal amount hereof, together with simple interest from the date of this Note on the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to thirteen (13%) percent per annum, computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 365 days. All unpaid principal, together with any then accrued but unpaid interest and any other amounts payable hereunder, shall be due and payable on May 31, 2010 (the “Maturity Date”), for the purpose of Purchasing Containers of Danny DeVito’s Premium Limoncello. Face Value of Note reflects a 10% premium to actual Loan amount.

The following is a statement of the rights of the Holder of this Note and the conditions to which this Note is subject, and to which the Holder, by the acceptance of this Note, agrees:

 
 

 
 
1.              Event of Default.

(a)           For purposes of this Note, an “Event of Default” means:

(i)           the Company shall default in the payment of interest and/or principal on this Note; or

(ii)          the Company shall fail to materially perform any covenant, term, provision, condition, agreement or obligation of the Company under this Note (other than for non-payment) and such failure shall continue uncured for a period of ten (10) business days after notice from the Holder of such failure; or

(iii)         the Company shall (1) become insolvent; (2) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they mature; (3) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or commence proceedings for its dissolution; or (4) apply for or consent to the appointment of a trustee, liquidator or receiver for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or

(iv)         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 thirty (30) days after such appointment; or

(v)          any governmental agency or any court of competent jurisdiction at the insistence 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 thirty (30) days thereafter; or

(vi)         the Company shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets; or

(vii)        bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debt shall be instituted by or against the Company and, if instituted against the Company shall not be dismissed within thirty (30) 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 to any material allegations of, or default in answering a petition filed in any such proceeding; or

(viii)       the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are a party thereto breaches any covenant or other term or condition of the Security Agreement (as defined below) (after giving effect to any grace period set forth in such Security Agreement relating to any such breach); or

(ix)         any lien created by the Security Agreement shall at any time fail to constitute a valid first priority perfected lien on all of the collateral purported to be secured thereby; or

(x)          the Company shall be in material default of any of its indebtedness that gives the holder thereof the right to accelerate such indebtedness; or

 
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(b)           Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the entire indebtedness with accrued interest thereon due under this Note shall, at the option of the Holder, be immediately due and payable without notice.  Failure to exercise such option shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise the same in the event of any subsequent Event of Default.
 
 2.           Prepayment.  The Company may prepay this Note at any time, in whole or in part, provided any such prepayment will be applied first to the payment of principal due under this Note, second to interest accrued on this Note.
 
 3.           Miscellaneous.

(a)           As further consideration for this loan by the Holder, the Company hereby agrees that for each $100,000 Loan the Holder will receive an equal amount of newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock. (ie $100,000.00 receives 100,000 shares of common stock). Additionally Holder will receive 100% coverage in warrants with a purchase price equal to the closing offering price of the Company Common Stock as quoted on the OTCBB on the date this Note is executed, and said price shall be rounded up to the nearest whole penny.

(b)           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Note.  Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender and cancellation of this Note, the Company shall execute and deliver, in lieu of this Note, a new note executed in the same manner as this Note, in the same principal amount as the unpaid principal amount of this Note and dated the date to which interest shall have been paid on this Note or, if no interest shall have yet been so paid, date d the date of this Note.

(c)           Payment.  All payments under this Note shall be made in lawful tender of the United States. Holder will be repaid The Principal from the receivables of the sales of the Danny DeVito Premium Limoncello product as they are collected by the Company. Interest Payments shall be paid in cash by the Company and shall be paid sixty (60) days post collection.

(d)           Waivers.  The Company hereby waives notice of default, presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this instrument.

(e)           Usury.  In the event that any interest paid on this Note is deemed to be in excess of the then legal maximum rate, then that portion of the interest payment representing an amount in excess of the then legal maximum rate shall be deemed a payment of principal and applied against the principal of this Note.

(f)           Waiver and Amendment.  Any provision of this Note may be amended, waived or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the same is sought

 
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(g)           Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing sent by mail, facsimile with printed confirmation, nationally recognized overnight carrier or personal delivery and shall be effective upon actual receipt of such notice, to the following addresses until notice is received that any such address or contact information has been changed:

 
To the Company:
     
   
Iconic Brands, Inc.
   
Attn: Richard DeCicco, Chairman and CEO
   
1174 Route 109
   
Lindenhurst, New York 11757
   
(631) 991-3174

 
To Holder:
   
Marvin Mermelstein
   
6500 N Hamlin
   
Lincolnwood ILL 60712

(h)           Expenses; Attorneys’ Fees.  If action is instituted to enforce or collect this Note, the Company promises to pay all reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the Holder in connection with such action.

(i)           Successors and Assigns.  This Note may not be assigned or transferred by the Holder without the prior written consent of the Company.  Subject to the preceding sentence, the rights and obligations of the Company and the Holder of this Note shall be binding upon and benefit the successors, permitted assigns, heirs, administrators and permitted transferees of the parties.

(j)           Governing Law; Jurisdiction.  THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REFERENCE TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS NOTE.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, (A) ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT; AND (B) ANY CLAIM THAT AN Y SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND BINDING UPON EACH PARTY DULY SERVED WITH PROCESS THEREIN AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN THE COURTS OF THE JURISDICTION OF WHICH EITHER PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTY IS SUBJECT, BY A SUIT UPON SUCH JUDGMENT.

 
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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO PROMISSORY NOTE]
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first above written by its duly authorized officer.
 
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
     
     
 
By:/s/ Richard J. DeCicco
   
Name: Richard J. DeCicco
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     

 


EX-10.13 4 ex10_13.htm EXHIBIT 10.13 ex10_13.htm

Exhibit 10.13
 
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of August __, 2009, by and among ICONIC BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), 1174 Route 109, Lindenhurst, New York 11757,  and DOUBLE U MASTER FUND L.P.., a British Virgin Islands limited partnership, with an office at  Harbour House, Waterfront Drive, P.O. Box 972, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands  (the “Subscriber”) under such agreement and the Transaction Documents, as defined in Section 5(c) of this Agreement, referred to herein).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Subscriber are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon an exemption from securities registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(2), Section 4(6) and/or Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Company shall issue and sell to the Subscriber, as provided herein, and the Subscriber shall purchase up to $500,000 (the “Aggregate Purchase Price”) of the Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Common Stock”) consisting of (a) 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a per share purchase price of $0.50 (the “Share Purchase Price”); (b) 1,000,000 Class I Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Class I Warrants”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; and (c) 1,000,000 Class J Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Class J Warrants”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.  The Class I Warrants and the Class J Warrants shall hereinafter be c ollectively referred to as the “Warrants”.  The shares underlying the Class I Warrants and Class J Warrants shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as the “Warrant Shares”.  The Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the “Securities”.

WHEREAS, the Class I Warrants shall have a per share exercise price of One Dollar ($1.00) and an expiration date five years after the date of issuance.  The Class I Warrants shall also have a cashless exercise feature.  The Class J Warrants shall have a per share exercise price of One Dollar Fifty Cents ($1.50) and an expiration date five years after the date of issuance.  The Class J Warrants shall also have a cashless exercise feature.   The Class I Exercise Price and the Class J Exercise Price shall hereinafter be collectively referred to as the “Exercise Price” and such Exercise Price shall be subject to adjustment as described in each Class I Warrant and Class J Warrant.

WHEREAS, the purchase price to be paid by Subscriber, as identified on the signature page to this Agreement, is referred to as the “Purchase Price” and the shares being purchased by and issued to such Subscriber, as identified on the signature page to this Agreement, are referred to as the “Purchased Shares.” The Purchased Shares, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities”; and

 
 

 

WHEREAS, the aggregate proceeds of the sale of the Purchased Shares and the Warrants contemplated hereby shall be held in escrow pending the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and other agreements contained in this Agreement the Company and the Subscribers hereby agree as follows:

1.              Closing Date. The “Closing Date” shall be the date that the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or such other amount as the parties mutually agree is transmitted by wire transfer or otherwise to or for the benefit of the Company.  At such Closing Date, the Company shall deliver a Closing Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E as set forth in Paragraph 2(b) of the Agreement.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated herein (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Krieger & Prager, LLP, 39 Broadway, Suite 920, New York, New York 10006, upon the satisfaction of all conditions to Closing set forth in this Agreement.

2.              Closing.

(a)            On the Closing Date and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Subscriber, in the amounts set forth on the signature page hereto, shall purchase and the Company shall sell to each such Subscriber in the amount set forth on the signature page hereto, the Purchased Shares and the Warrants as described in Section 3 of this Agreement.

(b)            The occurrence of the Closing is expressly contingent on (i) payment by the Subscriber of the Purchase Price, (ii) delivery by the Company to Krieger & Prager, LLP, to be held in escrow pending the Closing, of one or more original signed stock certificates representing the Purchased Shares, issued in the name of the Subscriber and original ink-signed Warrants issued by the Company to the Subscriber (such stock certificates and Warrants, the “Delivered Certificates”),  (iii) the truth and accuracy, on the Closing Date of the representations and warranties of the Company and Subscriber contained in this Agreement, (iv) the continued compliance with the covenants of the Company set forth in this Agreement through such date, (v) the non-occur rence prior to that date of any event that with the passage of time or the giving of notice could become an Event of Default, as defined in Section 7 hereof or other default by the Company of its obligations and undertakings contained in this Agreement, (vi) the delivery by the Company on the Closing Date of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (the “Closing Certificate”) signed by its chief executive officer or chief financial officer (1) representing the truth and accuracy of all the representations and warranties made by the Company contained in this Agreement, as of the Closing Date, as if such representations and warranties were made and given on such date, except for changes that will not have alone, or in any combination in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 5(a) of this Agreement), (2) certifying that the information contained in the schedules and exhibits hereto is substantially accurate as of the Closing Date, except for changes that do not c onstitute a Material Adverse Effect, (3) adopting and renewing the covenants and representations set forth in Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of this Agreement in relation to the Closing Date, the Purchased Shares and the Warrants, and (4) certifying that no Event of Default has occurred, and (vii) a legal opinion of Company Counsel nearly identical to the legal opinion referred to in Section 6 of this Agreement shall be delivered to the Subscriber on the Closing Date in relation to the Company, the Purchased Shares and the Warrants (the “Closing Legal Opinion ”).

 
 

 

3.              Warrants.  On the Closing Date, the Company will issue and deliver Warrants to the Subscribers as follows:

(a) Each Class I Warrant shall (i) be for the purchase of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Purchased Shares of the Subscriber; (ii) have a per share exercise price of $1.00; the Class I Exercise Price will be subject to adjustment as provided in the Warrant; (iii) be exercisable from the Closing Date through the close of business on the date which is the last day of the calendar month in which the fifth annual anniversary of the Closing Date occurs (the “Class I Warrant Expiration Date”); and (iv) have cashless exercise rights as provided in the Class I Warrant.

(b) Each Class J Warrant shall (i) be for the purchase of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Purchased Shares of the Subscriber;  (ii) have a per share exercise price of $1.50; the Class J Exercise Price will be subject to adjustment as provided herein and in the Warrant; (iii) be exercisable from the Closing Date through the close of business on the date which is the last day of the calendar month in which the fifth annual anniversary of the Closing Date occurs (the “Class J Warrant Expiration Date”); and (iv) have cashless exercise rights as provided in the Class J Warrant.

Except as specified above, each Warrant shall generally be in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B. The Warrant Shares shall be subject to the registration rights provisions.

4.              Subscriber's Representations and Warranties.  Subscriber, for himself, hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with the Company that:

 
 

 

(a)            Organization and Standing of the Subscriber. Subscriber is a limited partnership, duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate power to own its assets and to carry on its business.

(b)            Authorization and Power.  The Subscriber has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to purchase the Securities. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Subscriber and, if the Subscriber is an entity, the consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action, and no further consent or authorization of such Subscriber or its Board of Directors, stockholders, partners, members, as the case may be, is required. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Subscriber and constitutes, or shall constitute when executed and delivered, a valid and binding obligation of th e Subscriber enforceable against the Subscriber in accordance with the terms thereof.

(c)            No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation by the Subscriber of the transactions contemplated hereby or relating hereto do not and will not (i) result in a violation of the Subscriber’s charter documents or bylaws or other organizational documents, each as currently in effect, or (ii) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of any agreement, indenture or instrument or obligation to which the Subscriber is a party or by which its properties or assets are bound, or result in a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency applicable to such Subscriber or its properties (except for such conflicts, defaults and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Subscriber). The Subscriber is not required 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 to purchase the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, provided that for purposes of the representation made in this sentence, the Subscriber is assuming and relying upon the accuracy of the relevant representations and agreements of the Company herein.

(d)            Information on Company.  The Subscriber has been furnished with or has had access at the EDGAR Website of the Commission to the financial status (and any amendments thereto) as of June 30, 2009, and all periodic and current reports filed with the Commission thereafter, but not later than five business days before the Closing Date (hereinafter referred to as the “Reports”).  In addition, the Subscriber has received in writing from the Company such other information concerning its operations, financial condition and other matters as the Subscriber has requested in writing (such other information is collectively, the “Other Written Information”), and considered all factors the Subscriber deems material in deciding on the ad visability of investing in the Securities. Subscriber acknowledges that on or about July 10, 2009, the Company filed a Form 8-K in connection with a Merger Transaction (“Merger”).   Subscriber has had access to and the opportunity to review said Form 8-K.

 
 

 

(e)            Information on Subscriber.  The Subscriber (i) is, and will be on the Closing Date and upon each exercise of the Warrants, an “accredited investor”, as such term is defined in Regulation D promulgated by the Commission under the 1933 Act, (ii) is experienced in investments and business matters, (iii) has made investments of a speculative nature and has purchased securities of United States publicly-owned companies in private placements in the past and, (iv) alone or with its representatives, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax and other business matters as to enable the Subscriber to utilize the information made available by the Company to evaluate the merits and risks of and to make an informed investment decision with respec t to the proposed purchase, which represents a speculative investment. The Subscriber is able to bear the risk of such investment for an indefinite period and to afford a complete loss thereof. The information set forth on the signature page hereto regarding the Subscriber is accurate and complete in all material respects.

(f)             Purchase of Purchased Shares and Warrants.  On the Closing Date, the Subscriber will purchase the Purchased Shares and Warrants as principal for its own account for investment only and not with a view toward, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or any distribution thereof, but Subscriber does not agree to hold the Purchased Shares and Warrants for any minimum amount of time.  The Subscriber acknowledges that such Purchased Shares and Warrants shall be “restricted” securities in accordance with securities laws.

(g)            Compliance with Securities Act.  The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Securities have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws, by reason of their issuance in a transaction that does not require registration under the 1933 Act (based in part on the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Subscriber contained herein), and that such Securities must be held indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition is registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from such registration.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, such Subscriber may transfer (without restriction and without the need for an opinion of counsel) the Securities to its Affiliates (as defined below) provided that each such Affiliate is an “accredited investor” under Regulation D and such Affiliate agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For the purposes of this Agreement, an “Affiliate” of any person or entity means any other person or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such person or entity. Affiliate when employed in connection with the Company includes the Subsidiary (as defined in Section 5(a) of this Agreement) of the Company. For purposes of this definition, “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of such person or firm, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 
 

 

(h)            Legends on Purchased Shares and Warrant Shares. The Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares shall bear the following or similar legend:

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO ICONIC BRANDS, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

(i)             Legend on Warrants.  The Warrants shall bear the following or similar legend:

“THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THIS WARRANT AND THE COMMON SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THIS WARRANT UNDER SAID ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO ICONIC BRANDS, INC. THAT SUCH  REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

(j)             Communication of Offer.  The offer to sell the Securities was directly communicated to the Subscriber by the Company. At no time was the Subscriber presented with or solicited by any leaflet, newspaper or magazine article, radio or television advertisement, or any other form of general advertising or solicited or invited to attend a promotional meeting otherwise than in connection and concurrently with such communicated offer.

(k)            Authority; Enforceability.  This Agreement and other agreements delivered together with this Agreement or in connection herewith have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Subscriber and are valid and binding agreements enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity; and the Subscriber has full corporate power and authority necessary to enter into this Agreement and such other agreements and to perform its obligations hereunder and under all other agreements entered into by the Subscriber relating hereto.

 
 

 

(l)             No Governmental Review.  The Subscriber understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other governmental or state agency has passed on or made recommendations or endorsement of the Securities or the suitability of the investment in the Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the Securities.

(m)           Correctness of Representations. The Subscriber represents that the foregoing representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof and, unless the Subscriber otherwise notifies the Company prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date.

(n)            Survival.  The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive until three years after the Closing Date.

5.              Company Representations and Warranties.  The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with the Subscriber that, except as set forth in the Reports or in the Schedules hereto, and as otherwise qualified in the Transaction Documents:

(a)            Due Incorporation.  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business is disclosed in the Reports. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation 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. For purpose of this Agreement, a “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, pr operties or business of the Company taken individually, or in the aggregate, as a whole. For purposes of this Agreement, “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any entity at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity) of which more than 50% of (i) the outstanding capital stock having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managing body of such entity, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such entity. All the Company’s Subs idiaries as of the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 5(a).

 
 

 

(b)            Outstanding Stock.  All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.  The Company’s capitalization and outstanding shares are substantially as reported in the most recently filed Reports reflecting such information.

(c)            Authority; Enforceability.  This Agreement, the Purchased Shares, the Warrants, and any other agreements delivered together with this Agreement or in connection herewith (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and Subsidiaries (as the case may be) and are valid and binding agreements enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors ’ rights generally and to general principles of equity. The Company and Subsidiaries have full corporate power and authority necessary to enter into and deliver the Transaction Documents a nd to perform their obligations thereunder.

(d)            Additional Issuances.  Except as disclosed in Schedule 5(d) or Schedule 5(d)-1, there are no outstanding agreements or preemptive or similar rights affecting the Company's Common Stock or other equity securities and, other than (i) pursuant to this Agreement with other Subscribers, (ii) pursuant to the Merger Transaction described in Section 4(d)  (the “Merger”) or (iii) as described on Schedule 5(d), and no outstanding rights, warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, or agreements or understandings with respect to the sale or issuance of any shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company or other equity interest in any of the Subsidiaries of the Company. The Common Stock of the Company on a fully diluted basis outstanding as of immediately following the Closing is set forth on Schedule 5(d)-1.

(e)            Consents.  Except as otherwise obtained, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates, any Principal Market (as defined in Section 9(b) of this Agreement), nor the Company’s shareholders is required for the execution by the Company of the Transaction Documents and compliance and performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, including, without limitation, the issuance and sale of the Securities.

 
 

 

(f)             No Violation or Conflict.  Assuming the representations and warranties of the Subscribers in Section 4 are true and correct, neither the issuance and sale of the Securities nor the performance of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents entered into by the Company relating thereto or contemplated thereby will:

(i) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default (or an event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would be reasonably likely to constitute a default in any material respect) of a material nature under (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation, charter or bylaws of the Company, each as currently in effect, (B) any decree, judgment, order, law, treaty, rule, regulation or determination applicable to the Company of any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company or over the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (C) the terms of any bond, debenture, or any other evidence of indebtedness, or any agreement, stock option or other similar plan, indenture, lease, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the Compa ny or any of its Affiliates is a party, by which the Company or any of its Affiliates is bound, or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its Affiliates is subject, or (D) the terms of any “lock-up” or similar provision of any underwriting or similar agreement to which the Company, or any of its Affiliates is a party except the violation, conflict, breach, or default of which would not have a Material Adverse Effect; or

(ii) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the Securities or any of the assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates, except as contemplated herein; or

(iii) result in the activation of any anti-dilution rights or a reset or repricing of any debt or security instrument of any other creditor or equity holder of the Company, nor result in the acceleration of the due date of any obligation of the Company; or

(iv) result in the activation of any piggy-back registration rights of any person or entity holding securities or debt of the Company or having the right to receive securities of the Company.

(g)            The Securities.  Upon their issuance, the Securities (i) are, or will be, free and clear of any security interests, liens, claims or other encumbrances, subject to restrictions upon transfer under the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws; (ii) have been, or will be, duly and validly authorized and on the date of issuance of the Purchased Shares, and upon exercise of the Warrants, the Purchased Shares and Warrant Shares, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable or if registered pursuant to the 1933 Act, and resold pursuant to an effective registration statement will be free trading and unrestricted; (iii) will not have been issued or sold in violation of any preemptive or other similar rights of the holders of any securit ies of the Company; (iv) will not subject the holders thereof to personal liability by reason of being such holders, provided the Subscriber’s representations herein are true and accurate; and (v) provided the Subscriber’s representations herein are true and accurate, will have been issued in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of and will not result in a violation of Section 5 under the 1933 Act.

 
 

 

(h)            Litigation.  Except as disclosed in Schedule 5(h), there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates that would affect the execution by the Company or the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents. There is no pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, basis for any, action, suit, proceeding or investigation before any court, governmental agency or body, or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Company, or any of its Affiliates which litigation if adversely determined would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i)             Reporting Company.  The Company is a publicly-held company subject to reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and has a class of common shares registered pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act. Pursuant to the provisions of the 1934 Act, the Company has filed all reports and other materials required to be filed thereunder with the Commission during the preceding twelve (12) months, or such shorter period as may be required by law.

(j)             No Market Manipulation.  The Company and its Affiliates have not taken, and will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to, or that might reasonably be expected to, cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or affect the price at which the Securities may be issued or resold, provided, however, that this provision shall not prevent the Company from engaging in investor relations/public relations activities consistent with past practices.

(k)            Information Concerning Company.  The Reports contain all material information relating to the Company and its operations and financial condition as of their respective dates and all the information required to be disclosed therein. Since the last day of the fiscal year of the most recent audited financial statements included in the Reports (“Latest Financial Date”), and except as modified in the Other Written Information or in the Schedules hereto, there has been no Material Adverse Effect relating to the Company’s business, financial condition or affairs not disclosed in the Reports. The Reports including the financial statements therein, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required t o be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances when made.

 
 

 

(l)             Stop Transfer.  The Company will not issue any stop transfer order or other order impeding the sale, resale or delivery of any of the Securities, except as may be required by any applicable federal or state securities laws (and, if so required, unless contemporaneous notice of such instruction is given to the Subscriber).

(m)           Defaults.  The Company is not in violation of its articles of incorporation or bylaws. The Company is (i) not in default under or in violation of any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties are bound or affected, which default or violation would have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) not in default with respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body or subject to or party to any order of any court or governmental authority arising out of any action, suit or proceeding under any statute or other law respecting antitrust, monopoly, restraint of trade, unfair competition or similar matters, or (iii) to the Company’s knowledge not in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority which violation would have a Material Adverse Effect.

(n)            Not an Integrated Offering.  Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales of any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would cause the offer of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes of the 1933 Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board (“Bulletin Board”) or any Principal Market which would impair the exemptions relied upon in the purchase and sale of the Securities or the Company’s ability to timely comply with its obligations her eunder. Nor will the Company or any of its Affiliates take any action or steps that would cause the offer or issuance of the Securities to be integrated with other offerings which would impair the exemptions relied upon in the purchase and sale of the Securities or the Company’s ability to timely comply with its obligations hereunder. The Company will not conduct any offering other than the transactions contemplated hereby that will be integrated with the offer or issuance of the Securities, which would impair the exemptions relied upon in the purchase and sale of the Securities or the Company’s ability to timely comply with its obligations hereunder.

(o)            No General Solicitation.  Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor to its knowledge, any person acting on its or their behalf, has engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act) in connection with the offer or sale of the Securities.

(p)            Listing.  The Common Stock is quoted on the Bulletin Board under the symbol: ICNB. The Company has not received any oral or written notice that the Common Stock is not eligible nor will become ineligible for quotation on the Bulletin Board nor that the Common Stock does not meet all requirements for the continuation of such quotation.

 
 

 

(q)            No Undisclosed Liabilities.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 5(q), the Company has no liabilities or obligations which are material, individually or in the aggregate, which are not disclosed in the Reports and Other Written Information, other than those incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s businesses since the Latest Financial Date and which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(r)             No Undisclosed Events or Circumstances.  Since the Latest Financial Date, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its businesses, properties, operations or financial condition, that, 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 in the Reports.

(s)            Capitalization.  The authorized and outstanding capital stock of the Company as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date are set forth on Schedule 5(d) and Schedule 5(d)-1. Except as set forth on Schedules 5(d) and 5(d)-1, there are no options, warrants, or rights to subscribe to, securities, rights or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for or giving any right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock of the Company. All of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable.

(t)             Dilution.  The Company’s executive officers and directors understand the nature of the Securities being sold hereby and recognize that the issuance of the Securities will have a potential dilutive effect on the equity holdings of other holders of the Company’s equity or rights to receive equity of the Company. The board of directors of the Company has concluded, in its good faith business judgment that the issuance of the Securities is in the best interests of the Company. The Company specifically acknowledges that its obligation to issue the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants is binding upon the Company and enforceable regardless of the dilution such issuance may have on the ownership interests of other shareholders of the Company or parties entitled to receive equity of the Company.

(u)            No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers.  There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Company to arise, between the Company and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Company, including but not limited to disputes or conflicts over payment owed to such accountants and lawyers, nor have there been any such disagreements during the two years prior to the Closing Date.

(v)            Transfer Agent.  The name, address, telephone number, fax number, contact person and email address of the Company current transfer agent is set forth on Schedule 5(v) hereto.  The Company’s transfer agent at any time is referred to as the “Transfer Agent.”

 
 

 

(w)           Investment Company.  Neither the Company nor any Affiliate is an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

(x)            Absence of Certain Company Control Person Actions or Events.  The term “Company Control Person” means each director, executive officer, promoter, and such other Persons as may be deemed in control of the Company pursuant to Rule 405 under the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the following has occurred during the past five (5) years with respect to a Company Control Person:

(i)             A petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law was filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of such Company Control Person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;

(ii)            Such Company Control Person was convicted in a criminal proceeding or is a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);

(iii)           Such Company Control Person was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from, or otherwise limiting, the following activities:

(A)           acting, as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, any other Person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;

(B)           engaging in any type of business practice; or

(C)           engaging in any activity in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or federal commodities laws;

 
 

 

(iv)           Such Company Control Person was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such Company Control Person to engage in any activity described in paragraph (iii) of this item, or to be associated with Persons engaged in any such activity; or

(v)            Such Company Control Person was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the CFTC or Commission to have violated any federal or state securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the CFTC or Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated.

(y)            Subsidiary Representations.  The Company makes each of the representations contained in Sections 5(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (h), (k), (m), (q), (r), (u), and (w) of this Agreement, as same relate to the Subsidiary of the Company.

(z)            Company Predecessor.  Except as disclosed in Schedule (z), all representations made by or relating to the Company of a historical or prospective nature and all undertakings described in Sections 9(g) through 9(l) shall relate, apply and refer to the Company and its predecessors.

(aa)          Correctness of Representations.  The Company represents that the foregoing representations and warranties are true and correct as of the date hereof in all material respects, and, unless the Company otherwise notifies the Subscribers prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.

(bb)         Survival.  The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive until three years after the Closing Date.

6.              Regulation D Offering.   The offer and issuance of the Securities to the Subscribers is being made pursuant to the exemption from the registration provisions of the 1933 Act afforded by Section 4(2) or Section 4(6) of the 1933 Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. On the Closing Date, the Company will provide an opinion reasonably acceptable to Subscriber from the Company’s legal counsel opining on the availability of an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act as it relates to the offer and issuance of the Securities and other matters reasonably requested by Subscribers. A form of the legal opinion is annexed hereto as Exhibit C. The Company will provide, at the Company’s expense, such other legal opinio ns in the future as are reasonably necessary for (i) the issuance of the Warrant Shares and (ii) the resale of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares pursuant to an effective registration statement, pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act (“Rule 144"), or pursuant to another available exemption from registration.

 
 

 

7.              Events of Default.  The occurrence of any of the following events is an event of default under this Agreement (each, an “Event of Default”):

(a)            Breach of Covenant.  The Company breaches any material covenant or other term or condition of any Transaction Document in any material respect; provided, however, that if such breach is capable of being cured, such breach continues for a period of ten business days after written notice to the Company from the Subscriber.

(b)            Breach of Representations and Warranties.  Any material representation or warranty of the Company made herein in any Transaction Document or in connection therewith shall be false or misleading in any material respect as of the date made or as of the Closing Date.

(c)            Receiver or Trustee.  The Company or any Subsidiary shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business; or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.

(d)            Judgments.  Any money judgment, writ or similar final process shall be entered or filed against Company or any Subsidiary or any of their property or other assets for more than $100,000, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of forty-five (45) days.

(e)            Bankruptcy.  Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings or relief under any bankruptcy law or any law, or the issuance of any notice in relation to such event, for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Company or any Subsidiary and if instituted against is not dismissed within 45 days of initiation.

(f)             Delisting.  Delisting of the Common Stock from any Principal Market; failure to comply with the requirements for continued listing on a Principal Market; or notification from a Principal Market that the Company is not in compliance with the conditions for such continued listing on such Principal Market.

 
 

 

(g)            Non-Payment.  A default by the Company or any Subsidiary under any one or more obligations in an aggregate monetary amount in excess of $500,000 for more than ten days after the due date.

(h)            Stop Trade.  A Commission or judicial stop trade order or Principal Market trading suspension that lasts for five or more consecutive trading days.

(i)             Reservation Default.  Failure by the Company to comply with its obligation to reserve shares from its authorized Common Stock to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants.

(j)             Cross Default.  A default by the Company of a material term, covenant, warranty or undertaking of any other agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary are parties, or the occurrence of a material event of default under any such other agreement which is not cured after any required notice and/or cure period.

8.              Finder/Legal Fees. (a)  Finder.  Each of the Company on the one hand, and the Subscriber on the other hand, agrees to indemnify the other against and hold the other harmless from any and all liabilities to any persons claiming brokerage commissions or finder’s fees on account of services purported to have been rendered on behalf of the indemnifying party in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and arising out of such party’s actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Company will be responsible for all fees and other compensation due to V3 Funding, which compensation may include a cash fee of 10% of the Purchase Price paid by those Subscribers identified by such finder, provided however th at V3 agrees to pay one half of the legal fees listed in Subsection 8(a)(ii), below, and (ii) the Company will be responsible for all legal fees due to Krieger & Prager, LLP in the amount of $10,000.

Except as disclosed on Schedule 8, there are no finder’s fees or brokerage commissions due at Closing in connection with this Agreement.

9.              Covenants of the Company.  The Company covenants and agrees with the Subscriber as follows:

(a)            Stop Orders.  The Company will advise the Subscriber, within two hours after the Company receives notice of issuance by the Commission, any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending any offering of any securities of the Company, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Common Stock of the Company for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any such purpose.

 
 

 

(b)            Listing.  The Company shall promptly secure the listing of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares upon each national securities exchange, or electronic or automated quotation system upon which they are or become eligible for listing and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain such listing so long as any Purchased Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares are outstanding. The Company will maintain the listing of its Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange, Nasdaq Capital Market, Nasdaq National Market System, OTC Bulletin Board, or New York Stock Exchange (whichever of the foregoing is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for the Common Stock (the “Principal Market”)), and will comply in all respects with the Com pany’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market, as applicable. The Company will provide the Subscriber with copies of all notices it receives notifying the Company of the threatened and actual delisting of the Common Stock from any Principal Market. As of the date of this Agreement, the Bulletin Board is the Principal Market.

(c)            Market Regulations.  The Company shall notify the Commission, the Principal Market and applicable state authorities, in accordance with their requirements, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and shall take all other necessary action and proceedings as may be required and permitted by applicable law, rule and regulation, for the legal and valid issuance of the Securities to the Subscribers and promptly provide copies thereof to the Subscriber.

(d)            Filing Requirements.  From the date of this Agreement and until the earliest of

(i)             the later of: (i) the date which is one year after the date (the “Last Exercise Date”) on which the Warrants have been exercised in full; or (ii) the Class I Warrant Expiration Date,

 
(ii)            the date on which all of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by the Subscriber provided, however, that if any outstanding Warrant may still be exercised, such date shall not be determined until the earlier of the date such Warrants have been exercised in full or the Class I Warrant Expiration Date, or

(iii)           the date on which all of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares which were issued upon exercise of the Warrants may be resold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations; provided, however, that if any outstanding Warrant may still be exercised, such date shall not be determined until the earlier of the date such Warrants have been exercised in full or the Warrant Expiration Date,

 
 

 

the Company will (A) cause its Common Stock to continue to be registered under Section 15 of the 1934 Act, (B) comply in all respects with its reporting and filing obligations under the 1934 Act, (C) voluntarily comply with all reporting requirements that are applicable to an issuer with a class of shares registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act, if Company is not subject to such reporting requirements, and (D) comply with all requirements related to any registration statement filed pursuant to this Agreement. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts not to take any action or file any document (whether or not permitted by the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act or the rules thereunder) to terminate or suspend such registration or to terminate or suspend its reporting and filing obligations under said acts until two years after the Closing Date. Until the earlier of the resale of the Purchased Shares and the Warrant Shares by the Subscriber or two years after the Warrants have been exercised, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue the listing or quotation of the Common Stock on a Principal Market and will comply in all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the Principal Market. The Company agrees to timely file a Form D with respect to the Securities if required under Regulation D and to provide a copy thereof to the Subscriber promptly after such filing.

(e)            Failure to Make Timely Filings.  Until such time as the Subscriber may sell the Common Stock without limitation under Rule 144 the Company agrees that, if the Company fails to file in a timely manner, beyond any applicable extension period, on the SEC’s EDGAR system any information required to be filed by it, whether on a Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, Proxy Statement or otherwise, the Company shall be liable to pay to the Subscriber an amount based on the following schedule (where “No. Business Days Late” refers to each Trading Day after the latest due date for the relevant filing):

Late Filing Payment For Each 10,000 Shares of
 
No. Business Days Late
of Common  Stock (or portion thereof)
   
1
$    100
2
$    200
3
$    300
4
$    400
5
$    500
6
$    600
7
$    700
8
$    800
9
$    900
10
$ 1,000
>10
$ 1,000 + $200 for each TradingDay Late beyond 10 days

 
 

 

The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available funds upon demand by the Subscriber; provided, however, that the Subscriber  making the demand may specify that the payment shall be made in shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Price applicable to the date of such demand.

(f)             Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of the sale of the Securities will be employed by the Company for general corporate purposes including working capital as set forth on Schedule 9(f) hereto.

(g)            Reservation.  Prior to the Closing Date, the Company undertakes to reserve on behalf of the Subscriber from its authorized but unissued common stock, a number of common shares equal to the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. Failure to have sufficient shares reserved pursuant to this Section 9(g) shall be a material default of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement and an Event of Default.

(h)            Taxes.  From the date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) the date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) the date as of which all of the Purchased Shares and Warrants Shares have been resold or transferred by all the Subscribers pursuant to a registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company will promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or business of the Company; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy need not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate procee dings and if the Company shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto, and provided, further, that the Company will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien which may have attached as security therefore.

(i)             Books and Records.  From the date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) (i) the date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) the date as of which all of the Purchased Shares and Warrants Shares have been resold or transferred by all the Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company will keep true records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made of all dealings or transactions in relation to its business and affairs in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.

(j)             Governmental Authorities.  From the date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) the date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) the date as of which all of the Purchased Shares and Warrants Shares have been resold or transferred by all the Subscribers pursuant to the Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company shall duly observe and conform in all material respects to all valid requirements of governmental authorities relating to the conduct of its business or to its properties or assets.

 
 

 

(k)            Intellectual Property.  From the date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) the date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) the date as of which all of the Purchased Shares and Warrants Shares have been resold or transferred by the Subscriber pursuant to a registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company shall maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence, rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to use intellectual property owned or possessed by it and reasonably deemed to be necessary to the conduct of its business, unless it is sold for value.

(l)             Properties.  From the date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) the date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) the date as of which all of the Purchased Shares and Warrants Shares have been resold or transferred by the Subscriber pursuant to a registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company will keep its properties in good repair, working order and condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and from time to time make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto; and the Company will at all times comply with each provision of all leases to which it is a party or under which it occupies property if the breach of such provision coul d reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)           Confidentiality/Public Announcement.  From the date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) the date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) the date as of which all of the Purchased Shares and Warrants Shares have been resold or transferred by the Subscriber pursuant to a registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations the Company agrees that except in connection with a Form 8-K or a registration statement or as otherwise required in any other Commission filing or in a filing required by any other government or agency having jurisdiction over the Company, it will not disclose publicly or privately the identity of the Subscriber unless expressly agreed to in writing by the Subscriber, only to the extent required by law. In any event and subject to the foregoing, the Company shall file a Form 8-K or make a public announcement describing this Agreement not later than the fourth business day after the Closing Date. In the Form 8-K or public announcement, the Company will specifically disclose the amount of common stock outstanding immediately after the Closing. A form of the proposed Form 8-K or public announcement to be employed in connection with the Closing is annexed hereto as Exhibit D.

 
 

 

(n)            Non-Public Information.  The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf will provide the Subscriber or its agents or counsel with any information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior thereto in each instance such Subscriber shall have agreed in writing to receive such information. The Company understands and confirms that the Subscriber shall be relying on the foregoing representations in effecting transactions in securities of the Company. The Company will offer to a single firm of counsel designated by the Subscriber (which, until further notice, shall be deemed to be Krieger & Prager llp, Attn: Samuel M. Krieger, Esq., which firm has requested to receive such notification; the “Investor’s Counsel”) an opportunity to review and comment on any registration statement and all amendments and supplements thereto between three and five business days prior to the proposed filing date thereof for any registration statement that includes the Purchased Shares or Warrant Shares, and not file any document in a form to which such counsel reasonably objects.

(o)            Offering Restrictions.  Until the expiration of the date on which all of the Purchased Shares and  Warrant Shares have been resold or transferred by the Subscriber pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, (the “Exclusion Period”),  or except as indicated on the Schedules hereto, and during the pendency of an Event of Default, the only officer, director, employee and consultant stock option or stock incentive plan currently in effect or contemplated by the Company has been submitted to the Subscribers. No other plan will be adopted nor may any options or equity not included in such plan be issued until the end of the Exclusion Period, except for strategic issuances (other than f or cash) in connection with license or similar agreements. .

(p)            Additional Negative Covenants.  From the date of this Agreement and until the sooner of (i) the date which is two (2) years after the Closing Date, or (ii) the date as of which all of the Purchased Shares and Warrants Shares have been resold or transferred by the Subscriber pursuant to a registration statement or pursuant to Rule 144, without regard to volume limitations, the Company will not and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries, without the written consent of the Subscribers, to directly or indirectly:

(i)             amend its certificate of incorporation, bylaws or its charter documents so as to adversely affect any rights of the Subscriber;

(ii)            repay, repurchase or offer to repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire or make any dividend or distribution in respect of any of its Common Stock, preferred stock, or other equity securities other than to the extent permitted or required under the Transaction Documents; or as set forth in Schedule 9(p)(ii); or

 
 

 

(iii)           take any action pursuant to which it would be deemed to be a “Shell Company” as defined in Rule 405  under the Act.

10.            Covenants of the Company and Subscriber Regarding Indemnification.

(a)            Company Indemnification.  The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the Subscriber, the Subscriber’s officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, control persons, and principal shareholders, against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Subscriber or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by Company or breach of any warranty by Company in this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by the Company of any mate rial covenant or undertaking to be performed by the Company hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and Subscriber relating hereto.  Any or all of the foregoing are deemed Events of Default.

(b)            Subscriber Indemnification.  The Subscriber agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, reimburse and defend the Company and each of the Company's officers, directors, agents, Affiliates, control persons against any claim, cost, expense, liability, obligation, loss or damage (including reasonable legal fees) of any nature, incurred by or imposed upon the Company or any such person which results, arises out of or is based upon (i) any material misrepresentation by such Subscriber in this Agreement or in any Exhibits or Schedules attached hereto, or other agreement delivered pursuant hereto; or (ii) after any applicable notice and/or cure periods, any breach or default in performance by such Subscriber of any covenant or undertaking to be performed by such Subscrib er hereunder, or any other agreement entered into by the Company and Subscribers, relating hereto.

(c)            Limitation on Subscriber Indemnification.  In no event shall the liability of the Subscriber or permitted successor hereunder or under any Transaction Document or other agreement delivered in connection herewith be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds actually received by such Subscriber.

(d)            Limitation on Company Indemnification.  In no event shall the liability of the Company be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the Purchase Price and Warrant Exercise Price received by the Company.

 
 

 

(e)            Procedures.  The procedures set forth in Section 11(f) shall apply to the indemnification set forth in Sections 10(a) and 10(b) above.

11.            Registration Rights; Rule 144 Provisions.

(a)            Piggy-Back Rights.

(i)             In the event the Securities are not sold and the Securities are not able to be sold pursuant to Rule 144, without limitation, the Subscriber shall have piggy-back registration rights with respect to all of the Purchased Shares and Warrant Shares then held by the Subscriber, subject to the conditions set forth below. If the Company participates (whether voluntarily or by reason of an obligation to a third party) in the registration of any shares of the Company’s stock (other than a registration on Form S-4, S-8 or successor form), the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Subscriber and the Subscriber shall have the right, exercisable within ten (10) business days after receipt of such notice, to demand inclusion of all or a portion of the Shares t hen held by the Subscriber in such registration statement, subject, in the event of an underwritten offering, to customary cutbacks and lock-ups requested by the managing underwriter of all selling stockholders thereunder, on a pro-rata basis with such other selling stockholders.

(ii)            In the event of an underwritten offering, the right of the Subscriber to registration pursuant to the piggyback registration rights granted to the Subscriber pursuant to this Section shall be conditioned upon the Subscriber's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Subscriber’s Shares in the underwriting. If the Subscriber proposes to distribute the Subscriber’s Shares through such underwriting, the Subscriber shall (together with the Company and the other holders of securities of the Company with registration rights to participate therein distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the representative of the underwriter or underwriters selected by the Company.   If the Subscriber exercises such election, the Shares so designated (subject to the preceding provisions) shall be included in the registration statement at no cost or expense to the Subscriber (other than any commissions, if any, relating to the sale of the Subscriber’s shares).

(iii)           The Subscriber’s rights under this Section 11(a) shall expire at such time as such Subscriber can sell all of such Subscriber’s remaining Securities under Rule 144 without volume or other restrictions or limit.

 
 

 

(iv)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time or from time to time after the date of effectiveness of the registration statement, the Company notifies the Subscriber in writing of the existence of a Potential Material Event (as defined below), the Subscriber shall not offer or sell any Securities covered by such registration statement (“Registrable Securities”), or engage in any other transaction involving or relating to the Registrable Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential Material Event until the Subscriber receives written notice from the Company that such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no longer constitutes a Potential Material Event.  The term “Potential Materia l Event” means any of the following: (i) the possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a registration statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in the registration statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of the Company; or (ii) any material engagement or activity by the Company which would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company, be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time, which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the Board of Directors of the Company that the registration statement would be materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information.

(b)            Expenses. All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with this Section 11, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees) incurred in connection with complying with state securities or “blue sky” laws, fees of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., transfer taxes, fees of transfer agents and registrars, costs of insurance and fee of one counsel for all Sellers are called “Registration Expenses.” All underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities are called “Selling Expenses.” The Compan y will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the registration statement under Section 11. Selling Expenses in connection with each registration statement under Section 11 shall be borne by the Seller and may be apportioned among the Sellers in proportion to the number of shares sold by the Seller relative to the number of shares sold under such registration statement or as all Sellers thereunder may agree.

(c)            Indemnification and Contribution.

(i)             In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 11, the Company will, to the extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Seller, each officer of the Seller, each director of the Seller, each underwriter of such Registrable Securities thereunder and each other person, if any, who controls such Seller or underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Seller, or such underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of an y material fact contained in any registration statement under which such Registrable Securities was registered under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 11, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances when made, and will subject to the provisions of Section 11(f)(iii) reimburse the Seller, each such underwriter and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to the Seller to the extent that any such damages arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or omission made in any preliminary prospectus if (i) the Seller failed to send or de liver a copy of the final prospectus delivered by the Company to the Seller with or prior to the delivery of written confirmation of the sale by the Seller to the person asserting the claim from which such damages arise, (ii) the final prospectus would have corrected such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or such omission or alleged omission, or (iii) to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by any such Seller, or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus.

 
 

 

(ii)            In the event of a registration of any of the Registrable Securities under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 11, each Seller severally but not jointly will, to the extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the 1933 Act, each officer of the Company who signs the registration statement, each director of the Company, each underwriter and each person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which the Company or such officer, director, underwriter or controlling person may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or act ions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the registration statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the 1933 Act pursuant to Section 11, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and each such officer, director, underwriter and controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action, provided, however, that the Seller will be liable hereunder in any such case if and only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or al leged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with information pertaining to such Seller, as such, furnished in writing to the Company by such Seller specifically for use in such registration statement or prospectus, and provided, further, however, that the liability of the Seller hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds actually received by the Seller from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement.

 
 

 

(iii)           Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party other than under this Section 11(f)(iii) and shall only relieve it from any liability which it may have to such indemnified party under this Section 11(f)(iii), except and only if and to the extent the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such omission. In case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party, and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 11(f)(iii) for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected, provided, however, that, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, the indemnified parties, as a group, shall have the right to select one separate counsel and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred.

(iv)           In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in the event of joint liability under the 1933 Act in any case in which either (i) a Seller, or any controlling person of a Seller, makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 11(f) but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 11(f) provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the 1933 Act may be required on the part of the Seller or controlling person of the Seller in circumstances for which indemnification is not provided under this Section 11(f); then, and in each such case, the Company and the Seller will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution from others) in such proportion so that the Seller is responsible only for the portion represented by the percentage that the public offering price of its securities offered by the registration statement bears to the public offering price of all securities offered by such registration statement, provided, however, that, in any such case, (y) the Seller will not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such securities sold by it pursuant to such registration statement; and (z) no person or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) will be entitled to contribution from any person or entity who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 
 

 

(d)            Delivery of Unlegended Shares.

(i)             Within five  (5) business days (such fifth business day being the “Unlegended Shares Delivery Date”) after the business day on which the Company has received (i) a notice that Purchased Shares or Warrant Shares have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, (ii) a representation that the prospectus delivery requirements, or the requirements of Rule 144, as applicable and if required, have been satisfied, and (iii) the original share certificates representing the shares of Common Stock that have been sold, and (iv) in the case of sales under Rule 144, customary representation letters of the Subscriber and/or Subscriber's broker regarding compliance with the requirements of Rule 144, the Company at its exp ense, (y) shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver to its Transfer Agent (with copies to Subscriber) an appropriate instruction and opinion of such counsel, directing the delivery of shares of Common Stock without any legends including the legend set forth in Section 4(h) above, reissuable pursuant to any effective and current Registration Statement described in Section 11 of this Agreement or pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act (the “Unlegended Shares”); and (z) cause the transmission of the certificates representing the Unlegended Shares together with a legended certificate representing the balance of the submitted certificates, if any, to the Subscriber at the address specified in the notice of sale, via express courier, by electronic transfer or otherwise on or before the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date. Transfer fees shall be the responsibility of the Seller.

(ii)            In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Unlegended Shares, if the Company's Transfer Agent is then participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer program, upon request of a Subscriber, so long as the certificates therefore do not bear a legend and the Subscriber is not obligated to return such certificate for the placement of a legend thereon, the Company shall cause its Transfer Agent to electronically transmit the Unlegended Shares by crediting the account of Subscriber's prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system. Such delivery must be made on or before the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date.

 
 

 

(iii)           The Company understands that a delay in the delivery of the Unlegended Shares pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 11 hereof later than the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date could result in economic loss to a Subscriber. As compensation to a Subscriber for such loss, the Company agrees to pay late payment fees (as liquidated damages and not as a penalty) to the Subscriber for late delivery of Unlegended Shares in the amount of $100 per business day after the Delivery Date for each $10,000 of purchase price of the Unlegended Shares subject to the delivery default. If during any 360 day period, the Company fails to deliver Unlegended Shares as required by this Section 11(g) for an aggregate of thirty (30) days, then the Subscriber or assignee holding Securi ties subject to such default may, at its option, require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Purchased Shares and Warrant Shares subject to such default at a price per share equal to the Redemption Percentage (as defined below) multiplied by the Purchase Price of such Common Stock and exercise price of such Warrant Shares (“Unlegended Redemption Amount”). The term “Redemption Percentage” means the greater of (i) 120%, or (ii) a fraction (expressed as a percentage) in which the numerator is the highest closing price of the Common Stock during the aforedescribed thirty (30) day period and the denominator of which is the lowest conversion price during such thirty (30) day period.  The Company shall pay any payments incurred under this Section in immediately available funds upon demand.

(iv)           In addition to any other rights available to a Subscriber, if the Company fails to deliver to a Subscriber Unlegended Shares as required pursuant to this Agreement, within seven (7) business days after the Unlegended Shares Delivery Date and the Subscriber purchases (in an open market transaction or otherwise) shares of common stock to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by such Subscriber of the shares of Common Stock which the Subscriber was entitled to receive from the Company (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall pay in cash to the Subscriber (in addition to any remedies available to or elected by the Subscriber) the amount by which (A) the Subscriber's total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of common stock so purchase d exceeds (B) the aggregate purchase price of the shares of Common Stock delivered to the Company for reissuance as Unlegended Shares together with interest thereon at a rate of 15% per annum, accruing until such amount and any accrued interest thereon is paid in full (which amount shall be paid as liquidated damages and not as a penalty). For example, if a Subscriber purchases shares of Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to $10,000 of purchase price of shares of Common Stock delivered to the Company for reissuance as Unlegended Shares, the Company shall be required to pay the Subscriber $1,000, plus interest. The Subscriber shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Subscriber in respect of the Buy-In.

(v)            In the event a Subscriber shall request delivery of Unlegended Shares as described in Section 11(g) or the Subscriber has exercised the Warrant and the Company is required to deliver such Warrant Shares, the Company may not refuse to deliver Unlegended Shares or Warrant Shares based on any claim that such Subscriber or any one associated or affiliated with such Subscriber has been engaged in any violation of law, or for any other reason, unless, an injunction or temporary restraining order from a court, on notice, restraining and or enjoining delivery of such Unlegended Shares or exercise of all or part of said Warrant shall have been sought and obtained and the Company has posted a surety bond for the benefit of such Subscriber in the amount of 120% of the amount of the aggregate purchase price of the Common Stock and Warrant Shares which are subject to the injunction or temporary restraining order, which bond shall remain in effect until the completion of arbitration/litigation of the dispute and the proceeds of which shall be payable to such Subscriber to the extent Subscriber obtains judgment in Subscriber's favor.

 
 

 

(e)            Reports under 1933 Act and 1934 Act.  With a view to making available to the Subscriber the benefits of Rule 144 or any other similar rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit the Subscriber to sell securities of the Company to the public without Registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees to:

(i)             make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144;

(ii)            file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act; and

(iii)           furnish to the Subscriber so long as the Subscriber owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request, (x) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, (y) if not available on the Commission’s EDGAR system, 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 (z) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Subscriber to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and

(iv)           at the request of the Subscriber holding Purchased Shares or Warrant Shares  (a “Holder”), give its Transfer Agent instructions (supported by an opinion of Company Counsel or other counsel to the Company, if required or requested by the Transfer Agent) to the effect that, upon the Transfer Agent’s receipt from such Holder of

(1) a certificate (a “Rule 144 Certificate”) certifying (A) that the Holder’s holding period (as determined in accordance with the provisions of Rule 144) for the shares of Purchased Shares or Warrant Shares which the Holder proposes to sell (the “Securities Being Sold”) is not less than six (6) months and (B) as to such other matters as may be appropriate in accordance with Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, and

 
 

 

(2) an opinion of counsel acceptable to the Company (for which purposes it is agreed that the opinion of Krieger & Prager LLP shall be deemed acceptable if not given by Company counsel) that, based on the Rule 144 Certificate, Securities Being Sold may be sold pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144, even in the absence of an effective Registration Statement,

the Transfer Agent is to effect the transfer of the Securities Being Sold and issue to the Subscriber(s) or transferee(s) thereof one or more stock certificates representing the transferred Securities Being Sold without any restrictive legend and without recording any restrictions on the transferability of such shares on the Transfer Agent’s  books and records (except to the extent any such legend or restriction results from facts other than the identity of the Holder, as the seller or transferor thereof, or the status, including any relevant legends or restrictions, of the shares of the Securities Being Sold while held by the Holder). If the Transfer Agent reasonably requires any additional documentation at the time of the transfer, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered all such reasonable additional document ation as may be necessary to effectuate the issuance of an unlegended certificate.

(i)             Assignment of the Registration Rights.  The rights to have the Company register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement and the rights of the Subscriber under this Section 11 shall be automatically assigned by the Subscriber to any transferee of all or any portion of any unexercised Warrants (excluding any transfer of such Registrable Securities by a sale pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144), but , only if the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a) the name and address of such transferee or assignee, (b) the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and (c) written evidence of the transfere e’s assumption of the Subscriber’s obligations under this Agreement.

12.            Right of First Refusal; Most Favored Nation Provision; Other Provisions.

(a)            Right of First Refusal. Subject to the rights of Cresta Capital Strategies, LLC under an Exclusive Investment Banking Agreement effective as of August 4, 2009, during the period from the Closing Date through and including the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Subscriber shall be given not less than seven (7) business days’ prior written notice of any proposed sale by the Company to any party of its common stock or other securities or debt obligations of the Company, except in connection with (i) full or partial consideration in connection with a strategic merger, acquisition, consolidation or purchase of substantially all of the securities or assets of corporation or other entity which holders of such securities or debt are not at any time granted re gistration rights, (ii) the Company's issuance of securities in connection with strategic license agreements and other partnering arrangements so long as such issuances are not for the purpose of raising capital and which holders of such securities or debt are not at any time granted registration rights, (iii) the Company's issuance of Common Stock or the issuances or grants of options to purchase Common Stock pursuant to stock option plans and employee stock purchase plans, if any, described on Schedule 5(d) hereto at prices equal to or higher than the closing price of the Common Stock on the issue date of any of the foregoing, (iv) as a result of the Merger, or (v) as a result of the exercise of Warrants or conversion of which are granted or issued pursuant to this Agreement or that have been issued prior to the Closing Date all on the original terms thereof, the issuance of which has been disclosed in a Report filed not less than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date (collectively the foregoing are R 20;Excepted Issuances”). The Subscribers who exercise their rights pursuant to this Section 12(a) shall have the right during the seven (7) business days following receipt of the notice to purchase such offered common stock, debt or other securities in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the notice of sale in the same proportion to each other as their purchase of the Securities.  The Subscriber may exercise such right independent of the exercise thereof by the other Subscribers.  In the event such terms and conditions are modified during the notice period, the Subscribers shall be given prompt notice of such modification and shall have the right during the seven (7) business days following the notice of modification to exercise such right.

 
 

 

(b)            Most Favored Nation Provision.  Other than the Excepted Issuances, if, at any time from the earlier of (i) while the Subscriber holds any Purchased Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, or (ii) the Class I Warrant Expiration Date, the Company shall offer, issue or agree to issue any common stock or securities (including preferred stock, debentures, warrants, options or other rights, howsoever denominated) convertible into or exercisable for shares of common stock (or modify any of the foregoing which may be outstanding) (collectively, “New Securities”) to any person or entity  (“Third Party Purchaser”) at a purchase or conversion price per share and/or an exercise price per share, respectively, which shall be less than the Share Purchase Price (adjusted for capital adjustments such as stock splits or dividends paid in shares of common stock) or the then effective Exercise Price of the Warrants, without the consent of the

Subscriber holding such Purchased Shares, Warrants or Warrant Shares, then the such Subscriber shall have the right to apply the lowest such purchase price, conversion price or exercise price of the offering or sale of such New Securities to the purchase price of the Purchased Shares then held by the Subscriber (and, if necessary, the Company will issue additional shares to Subscriber to take into account the amount paid by the Subscriber as of the Closing Date and the adjustment made to the per share purchase price contemplated by this paragraph), to the warrant exercise price of Warrant Shares then held by the Subscriber (and, if necessary, the Company will issue additional shares to Subscriber to take into account the amount paid whether in cash or by cashless exercise paid by the Subscriber for the Warrant Shares then held and the adj ustment made to the per share exercise price) and to the exercise price for all unexercised Warrants, each as of the date of the offering or sale of such New Securities, and the appropriate adjustments to each relevant Transaction Document will be deemed made accordingly.  If the Company enters into a transaction that has a variable rate, despite the prohibition thereon in the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents at the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.  The rights of the Subscriber set forth in this Section 12(b) are in addition to any other rights the Subscriber has pursuant to this Agreement, any Transaction Document, and any other agreement referred to or entered into in connection herewith.

 
 

 

(c)            Option Plan Restrictions.  The only officer, director, employee and consultant stock option or stock incentive plan currently in effect or contemplated by the Company has been submitted to the Subscriber or filed with the Reports. No other plan will be adopted nor may any options or equity not included in such plan be issued until the end of the Exclusion Period.

(d)            Maximum Exercise of Rights. In the event the exercise of the rights described in Sections 12(a) and 12(b) would result in the issuance of an amount of common stock of the Company that would exceed the maximum amount that may be issued to a Subscriber calculated in the manner described in Section 2.3 of the Warrants, then the issuance of such additional shares of Common Stock of the Company to such Subscriber will be deferred in whole or in part until such time as such Subscriber is able to beneficially own such common stock without exceeding the maximum amount set forth contemplated by Section 2.2 of the Warrants. The determination of when such common stock may be issued shall be made by the Subscriber as to only such Subscriber.

13.            Miscellaneous.

(a)            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 (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting fac simile machine, at the address or number 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 (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be: (i) if to the Company, to the address set forth above Tel: (631) 991-3174, telecopier (516) 377-2509,  ATTN: Richard DeCicco, its Chairman and CEO with a copy by telecopier only to (which shall not constitute notice): Anslow & Jaclin, Attn: Eric M. Stein, 195 Route 9 South, Suite 204, Manalapan, New Jersey 07726 Tel: (732) 409-1212, telecopier: (732) 577-1188, and (ii) if to the Subscribers, to: the one or more addresses and telecopier nu mbers indicated on the signature pages hereto, with an additional copy by telecopier only to: Krieger & Prager, LLP, Attn: Samuel M. Krieger, Esq., 39 Broadway, Suite 920, New York, New York 10006, telecopier number: (212) 363-2999.

 
 

 

(b)            Entire Agreement; Assignment.  This Agreement and other documents delivered in connection herewith represent the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and may be amended only by a writing executed by both parties. Neither the Company nor the Subscribers have relied on any representations not contained or referred to in this Agreement and the documents delivered herewith. No right or obligation of the Company shall be assigned without prior notice to and the written Consent of the Subscribers.

(c)            Counterparts/Execution. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different signatories hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and delivered by facsimile transmission.

(d)            Law Governing this Agreement.  This Agreement and the Transaction Documents shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York sitting in the City of New York or in the federal courts located in the state of New York sitting in the City Counties of New York. The parties and the individuals executing this Agreement and other agreements referred to herein or delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the Company agree to sub mit to the jurisdiction of such courts and waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement.

 
 

 

(e)            Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction.  The Company and Subscriber acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to one or more preliminary and final injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by law or equity. Subject to Section 13(e) hereof, each of the Company, Subscriber and any signatory hereto in his personal capacity hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction in New York of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing in this Section shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(f)            Damages.  In the event the Subscriber is entitled to receive any liquidated damages pursuant to this Agreement, the Subscriber may elect to receive the greater of actual damages or such liquidated damages.

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, with respect to the Purchase Price specified below, each the undersigned represents that the foregoing statements made by it above are true and correct and that it has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf (if an entity, by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first above written.

PURCHASE PRICE:   $ 500,000

NO. OF SHARES     1,000,000

NO. OF WARRANTS

I-1,000,000

J-1.000,000

SUBSCRIBER:

________________________________

DOUBLE U MASTER FUND, L.P.

C/0______________

Beacon Fund Advisors Ltd.
Harbour House
Waterfront Drive
P.O. Box 972
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands

Telephone No. 284) 494-4770    By:
Telecopier No. (284) 494-4771
(Signature of Authorized Person)

 
 

 

BVI    Printed Name and Title
Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization
Tax ID No. N/A

COMPANY:
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
a Nevada Corporation

By: _________________________________
(Signature of Authorized Person)
_____________________________________
Printed Name and Title

 
 

 

LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

Exhibit A Form of Warrant

Exhibit B Form of Warrant

Exhibit C Form of Legal Opinion

Exhibit D Form of Public Announcement or Form 8-K

Exhibit E Closing Certificate

Schedule 5(a) Subsidiaries

Schedule 5(d) Additional Issuances / Capitalization

Schedule 5(d)-1 Post Closing Capitalization Table

Schedule 5(h) Litigation

Schedule 5(q) Undisclosed Liabilities

Schedule 5(v) Transfer Agent

Schedule 5(z) Predecessor Companies

Schedule 8 Finder’s Fees

Schedule 9(f) Use of Proceeds

Schedule 9(p)(ii) Permitted Repayments
 
 
 

 
 
Neither this security nor the securities for which this security is exercisable have 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 reason ably acceptable to the Company.  This security and the securities issuable upon exercise of this security may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan secured by such securities to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Common Stock Purchase Warrant
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.

Class I Warrant Shares:
1,000,000
 
Issue Date:  August 19, 2009

Exercise Price (subject to adjustment herein):
$1.00
 

This Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, DOUBLE U FUND Ltd. (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ICONIC BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to One Million (1,000,000) shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”).  The purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Sectio n 2.2.

1.             Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), dated of even date herewith, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto; and the following terms shall have the following meanings:

                 “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

                 “Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
 
                 “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest pre ceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
 
 
 

 

2.             Exercise.
 
2.1           Exercise of Warrant.  Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company); and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Purchase Price for all Shares purchased pursuant to such Notice of Exercise:

(i)            in cash or by certified or official bank check, payable to the order of the Company, in the amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares specified in such form, together with all taxes applicable upon such exercise;

(ii)            by surrendering to the Company that number of Shares owned by the Holder whose value is equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise Form;

(iii)           by surrendering the right to acquire a number of Shares having an aggregate value such that the amount by which the aggregate value of such Shares exceeds the aggregate Exercise Price of such Shares is equal to the Purchase Price;

(iv)           any combination of the foregoing; or

(v)            any other manner acceptable to the Company.

For purposes of surrendering Shares to satisfy the Purchase Price, the value of the Shares shall be equal to the current market price for Common Stock (the “Market Price”) on the relevant date of such exercise of this Warrant from time to time (the “Exercise Date”).  The Market Price shall be determined as follows:  if the Common Stock is traded on a stock exchange or other public market, the Market Pri ce shall be the greater of (i) the average of the mid-points of the closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the Warrant or (ii) the average of the closing prices for the Common Stock on each of the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the Warrant.  If the Common Stock is not traded on a stock exchange or market, the Market Price shall be the price at which the Company sold Common Stock previous to the Exercise Date.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancell ation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by r eason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 
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2.2           Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be one dollar ($1.00), subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
 
2.3           Exercise Limitations; Holder’s Restrictions.  The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limi tation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2.3, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act a nd the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2.3 applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or conf irm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.3, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion o r exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.  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 upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Holder, upon not less than sixty-one (61) days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2.3, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Sto ck upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2.3 shall continue to apply.  Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2.3 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.  The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 
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2.4           Mechanics of Exercise.

2.4.1         Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise.  Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system if the Company is then a participant in such system and the shares are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address speci fied by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within three (3) Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“Warrant  Share Delivery Date”).  This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company.  The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2.5.6 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.  If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates eviden cing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), ten dollars ($10) per Trading Day (increasing to twenty dollars ($20) per Trading Day on the seventh (7th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after the second (2nd) Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered.

2.4.2         Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

2.4.3         Rescission Rights.  If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2.4.3 by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

2.4.4         Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificate Upon Exercise.  In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Sto ck to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount

 
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obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or deliver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder.  For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stoc k with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000.  The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deliver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
2.4.5         No Fractional Shares or Scrip.  No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.  As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

2.4.6         Charges; Taxes and Expenses.  Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

2.4.7         Closing of Books.  The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
3.            Certain Adjustments.

3.1           Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re - -classification.

 
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3.2           Subsequent Equity Sales.  If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “B ase Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive  Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3.2 in respect of an Excepted Issuances (as defined in the Subscription Agreement).  The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3.2, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”).  For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3.2, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is e ntitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
 
3.3           Subsequent Rights Offerings.  If the Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered f or subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

3.4           Pro Rata Distributions.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3.2), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive suc h distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 
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3.5           Adjustment for Spin Off.  If, for any reason, prior to the exercise of this Warrant in full, the Company spins off or otherwise divests itself of a part of its business or operations [or disposes all or a part of its assets] in a transaction (the “Spin Off”) in which the Company does not receive compensation for such business, operations or assets, but causes securities of another entity (the “Spin Off Securities”) to be issued to security holders of the Company, then:

(i)            the Company shall cause (a) to be reserved Spin Off Securities equal to the number thereof which would have been issued to the Holder had all of the Holder’s unexercised Warrants outstanding on the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the amount and number of Spin Off Securities to be issued to security holders of the Company (the “Outstanding Warrants”) been exercised as of the close of business on the Trading Day immediately before the Record Date (the “Reserved Spin Off Shares”), and (b) to be issued to the Holder on the exercise of all or any of the Outstanding Warrants, such amount of the Reserved Spin Off Shares equal to (x) the Res erved Spin Off Shares multiplied by (y) a fraction, of which (I) the numerator is the amount of the Outstanding Warrants then being exercised, and (II) the denominator is the amount of the Outstanding Warrants; and

(ii)           the Exercise Price on the Outstanding Warrants shall be adjusted immediately after consummation of the Spin Off by multiplying the Exercise Price by a fraction (if, but only if, such fraction is less than 1.0), the numerator of which is the average closing bid price of the Common Stock for the five (5) Trading Days immediately following the fifth Trading Day after the Record Date, and the denominator of which is the average Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the Record Date; and such adjusted Exercise Price shall be deemed to be the Exercise Price with respect to the Outstanding Warrants after the Record Date.

3.6           Fundamental Transaction.  If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (each “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. For purposes of any such exercise, the determina tion of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate

 
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Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transaction shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.  The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.6 and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any successor entity shall pay at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with or within thirty (30) days after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, an amount of cash equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg L.P. using (i) a price per share of Common Stock equal to the VWAP of the Common Stock for the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (ii) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of this Warrant as of the date of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and (iii) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility obtained from the “HVT” function on Bloomberg L.P. determined as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction:
 
3.7           Calculations.  All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

3.8           Notice to Holder.

3.8.1           Adjustment to Exercise Price.  Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.  If the Company enters into a transaction that has a variable rate, despite the prohibition thereon in the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents a t the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.
 
3.8.2           Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder.  If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolid ation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, cons olidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.
 
 
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4.           Transfer of Warrant.

4.1           Transferability.  Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of s uch transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

4.2           New Warrants.  This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4.1, as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the original Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

4.3           Warrant Register.  The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

4.4           Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act; Registration Rights.   Reference is made to Section 11 of the Subscription Agreement for the registration rights of the Warrant Holder. This Warrant has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”) and has been issued to the Holder for investment and not with a view to the distribution of either the Warrant or the Warrant Shares.  Except for transfers to officers, employees and Affiliates of the Holder, neither th is Warrant nor any of the Warrant Shares or any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Act relating to such security or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that registration is not required under the Act.  Each certificate for the Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall contain a legend on the face thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, setting forth the restrictions on transfer contained in this Section.

 
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5.           Miscellaneous.

5.1           No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise.  This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2.

5.2           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certif icate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
 
5.3           Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

5.4           Authorized Shares.

5.4.1           The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares m ay be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

5.4.2           Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, t he Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 
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5.4.3           Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

5.5           Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Agreement.

5.6           Restrictions.  The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

5.7           Nonwaiver and Expenses.  No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

5.8           Notices.  Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Subscription Agreement.

5.9           Limitation of Liability.  No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

5.10          Remedies.  Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

5.11          Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

5.12          Amendment.  This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

5.13          Severability.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 
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5.14          Headings.  The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Richard J. DeCicco
   
Name: Richard J. DeCicco
   
Title: President

 
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
 
TO:          ICONIC BRANDS, INC.

The undersigned hereby elects to purchase Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

Payment shall take the form of lawful money of the United States.

Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
     
     
     

Accredited Investor.

The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

Name of Investing Entity:
 
Signature of Authorized Signatory of investing Entity:
 
Name of Authorized Signatory:
 
Title of Authorized Signatory:
 
Date:
 

 
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [          ] all of or [                    ] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 
 whose address is
  .  
 
 Dated:    
 Holder’s Signature:    
 Holder’s Address:    
     
 
Signature Guaranteed:
   

NOTE:  The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.
 
 
 

 
 
Neither this security nor the securities for which this security is exercisable have 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 reason ably acceptable to the Company.  This security and the securities issuable upon exercise of this security may be pledged in connection with a bona fide margin account or other loan secured by such securities to the extent permitted by applicable law.

Common Stock Purchase Warrant
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.

Class J Warrant Shares:
1,000,000
 
Issue Date:  August 19, 2009

Exercise Price (subject to adjustment herein):
$1.50
 

This Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the “Warrant”) certifies that, for value received, DOUBLE U FUND Ltd. (the “Holder”) is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date hereof (the “Initial Exercise Date”) and on or prior to the close of business on the five year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “Termination Date”) but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from ICONIC BRANDS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), up to One Million (1,000,000) shares (the “Warrant Shares”) of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”).  The purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) of one share of Common Stock under this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Sectio n 2.2.

1.             Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in that certain Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”), dated of even date herewith, among the Company and the purchasers signatory thereto; and the following terms shall have the following meanings:

                 “Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for business.

                 “Trading Market” means the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board.
 
                 “VWAP” means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses that applies: (a) if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the Common Stock is then listed or quoted for trading as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City time)); (b) if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such dat e (or the nearest preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board; (c) if the Common Stock is not then quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink Sheets, LLC (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so reported; or (d) in all other cases, the fair market value of a share of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company.
 
 
 

 

2.             Exercise.
 
2.1           Exercise of Warrant.  Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the Company of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of Exercise Form annexed hereto (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice in writing to the registered Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the books of the Company); and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have received payment of the aggregate Purchase Price for all Shares purchased pursuant to such Notice of Exercise:

(i)            in cash or by certified or official bank check, payable to the order of the Company, in the amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares specified in such form, together with all taxes applicable upon such exercise;

(ii)           by surrendering to the Company that number of Shares owned by the Holder whose value is equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Shares specified in the Notice of Exercise Form;

(iii)          by surrendering the right to acquire a number of Shares having an aggregate value such that the amount by which the aggregate value of such Shares exceeds the aggregate Exercise Price of such Shares is equal to the Purchase Price;

(iv)          any combination of the foregoing; or

(v)           any other manner acceptable to the Company.

For purposes of surrendering Shares to satisfy the Purchase Price, the value of the Shares shall be equal to the current market price for Common Stock (the “Market Price”) on the relevant date of such exercise of this Warrant from time to time (the “Exercise Date”).  The Market Price shall be determined as follows:  if the Common Stock is traded on a stock exchange or other public market, the Market Pri ce shall be the greater of (i) the average of the mid-points of the closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock for each of the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the Warrant or (ii) the average of the closing prices for the Common Stock on each of the five (5) trading days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the Warrant.  If the Common Stock is not traded on a stock exchange or market, the Market Price shall be the price at which the Company sold Common Stock previous to the Exercise Date.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full, in which case, the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for cancell ation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company. Partial exercises of this Warrant resulting in purchases of a portion of the total number of Warrant Shares available hereunder shall have the effect of lowering the outstanding number of Warrant Shares purchasable hereunder in an amount equal to the applicable number of Warrant Shares purchased. The Holder and the Company shall maintain records showing the number of Warrant Shares purchased and the date of such purchases. The Company shall deliver any objection to any Notice of Exercise Form within one (1) Business Day of receipt of such notice. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy, the records of the Holder shall be controlling and determinative in the absence of manifest error. The Holder and any assignee, by acceptance of this Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by r eason of the provisions of this paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder, the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.

 
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2.2           Exercise Price.  The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under this Warrant shall be one dollar ($1.00), subject to adjustment hereunder (the “Exercise Price”).
 
2.3           Exercise Limitations; Holder’s Restrictions.  The Company shall not effect any exercise of this Warrant, and a Holder shall not have the right to exercise any portion of this Warrant, pursuant to Section 2 or otherwise, to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance after exercise as set forth on the applicable Notice of Exercise, the Holder (together with the Holder’s Affiliates, and any other person or entity acting as a group together with the Holder or any of the Holder’s Affiliates), would beneficially own in excess of the Beneficial Ownership Limi tation (as defined below). For purposes of the foregoing sentence, the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its Affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which such determination is being made, but shall exclude the number of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (A) exercise of the remaining, nonexercised portion of this Warrant beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its Affiliates and (B) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or nonconverted portion of any other securities of the Company (including, without limitation, any other Common Stock Equivalents) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein beneficially owned by the Holder or any of its affiliates. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this Section 2.3, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act a nd the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, it being acknowledged by the Holder that the Company is not representing to the Holder that such calculation is in compliance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Holder is solely responsible for any schedules required to be filed in accordance therewith. To the extent that the limitation contained in this Section 2.3 applies, the determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable shall be in the sole discretion of the Holder, and the submission of a Notice of Exercise shall be deemed to be the Holder’s determination of whether this Warrant is exercisable (in relation to other securities owned by the Holder together with any Affiliates) and of which portion of this Warrant is exercisable, in each case subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation, and the Company shall have no obligation to verify or conf irm the accuracy of such determination. In addition, a determination as to any group status as contemplated above shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. For purposes of this Section 2.3, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, a Holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (x) the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as the case may be, (y) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (z) any other notice by the Company or the Company’s Transfer Agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. Upon the written or oral request of a Holder, the Company shall within two (2) Trading Days confirm orally and in writing to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the conversion o r exercise of securities of the Company, including this Warrant, by the Holder or its Affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.  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 upon exercise of this Warrant.  The Holder, upon not less than sixty-one (61) days’ prior notice to the Company, may increase or decrease the Beneficial Ownership Limitation provisions of this Section 2.3, provided that the Beneficial Ownership Limitation in no event exceeds 9.99% of the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common Sto ck upon exercise of this Warrant held by the Holder and the provisions of this Section 2.3 shall continue to apply.  Any such increase or decrease will not be effective until the 61st day after such notice is delivered to the Company.  The provisions of this paragraph shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this Section 2.3 to correct this paragraph (or any portion hereof) which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended Beneficial Ownership Limitation herein contained or to make changes or supplements necessary or desirable to properly give effect to such limitation.  The limitations contained in this paragraph shall apply to a successor holder of this Warrant.

 
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2.4           Mechanics of Exercise.

2.4.1         Delivery of Certificates Upon Exercise.  Certificates for shares purchased hereunder shall be transmitted by the transfer agent of the Company to the Holder by crediting the account of the Holder’s prime broker with the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system if the Company is then a participant in such system and the shares are eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale limitations pursuant to Rule 144, and otherwise by physical delivery to the address speci fied by the Holder in the Notice of Exercise within three (3) Trading Days from the delivery to the Company of the Notice of Exercise Form, surrender of this Warrant (if required) and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as set forth above (“Warrant  Share Delivery Date”).  This Warrant shall be deemed to have been exercised on the date the Exercise Price is received by the Company.  The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date the Warrant has been exercised by payment to the Company of the Exercise Price and all taxes required to be paid by the Holder, if any, pursuant to Section 2.5.6 prior to the issuance of such shares, have been paid.  If the Company fails for any reason to deliver to the Holder certificates eviden cing the Warrant Shares subject to a Notice of Exercise by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, the Company shall pay to the Holder, in cash, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, for each $1,000 of Warrant Shares subject to such exercise (based on the VWAP of the Common Stock on the date of the applicable Notice of Exercise), ten dollars ($10) per Trading Day (increasing to twenty dollars ($20) per Trading Day on the seventh (7th) Trading Day after such liquidated damages begin to accrue) for each Trading Day after the second (2nd) Trading Day after such Warrant Share Delivery Date until such certificates are delivered.

2.4.2         Delivery of New Warrants Upon Exercise. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this Warrant certificate, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.

2.4.3         Rescission Rights.  If the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to this Section 2.4.3 by the Warrant Share Delivery Date, then the Holder will have the right to rescind such exercise.

2.4.4         Compensation for Buy-In on Failure to Timely Deliver Certificate Upon Exercise.  In addition to any other rights available to the Holder, if the Company fails to cause its transfer agent to transmit to the Holder a certificate or certificates representing the Warrant Shares pursuant to an exercise on or before the Warrant Share Delivery Date, and if after such date the Holder is required by its broker to purchase (in an open market transaction or otherwise) or the Holder’s brokerage firm otherwise purchases, shares of Common Sto ck to deliver in satisfaction of a sale by the Holder of the Warrant Shares which the Holder anticipated receiving upon such exercise (a “Buy-In”), then the Company shall (1) pay in cash to the Holder the amount by which (x) the Holder’s total purchase price (including brokerage commissions, if any) for the shares of Common Stock so purchased exceeds (y) the amount obtained by multiplying (A) the number of Warrant Shares that the Company was required to deliver to the Holder in connection with the exercise at issue times (B) the price at which the sell order giving rise to such purchase obligation was executed, and (2) at the option of the Holder, either reinstate the portion of the Warrant and equivalent number of Warrant Shares for which such exercise was not honored or del iver to the Holder the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been issued had the Company timely complied with its exercise and delivery obligations hereunder.  For example, if the Holder purchases Common Stock having a total purchase price of $11,000 to cover a Buy-In with respect to an attempted exercise of shares of Common Stock with an aggregate sale price giving rise to such purchase obligation of $10,000, under clause (1) of the immediately preceding sentence the Company shall be required to pay the Holder $1,000.  The Holder shall provide the Company written notice indicating the amounts payable to the Holder in respect of the Buy-In and, upon request of the Company, evidence of the amount of such loss. Nothing herein shall limit a Holder’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it hereunder, at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to the Company’s failure to timely deli ver certificates representing shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

 
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2.4.5         No Fractional Shares or Scrip.  No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant.  As to any fraction of a share which Holder would otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall at its election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to the next whole share.

2.4.6         Charges; Taxes and Expenses.  Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by the Holder; provided, however, that in the event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder; and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.

2.4.7         Closing of Books.  The Company will not close its stockholder books or records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant, pursuant to the terms hereof.
 
3.             Certain Adjustments.

3.1           Stock Dividends and Splits. If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding: (A) pays a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock (which, for avoidance of doubt, shall not include any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon exercise of this Warrant), (B) subdivides outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number of shares, (C) combines (including by way of reverse stock split) outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issues by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Company, then in each case the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding immediately before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the number of shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be proportionately adjusted such that the aggregate Exercise Price of this Warrant shall remain unchanged. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution and shall become effective immediately after the effective date in the case of a subdivision, combination or re - -classification.

 
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3.2           Subsequent Equity Sales.  If the Company or any Subsidiary thereof, as applicable, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall sell or grant any option to purchase, or sell or grant any right to reprice, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an effective price per share less than the then Exercise Price (such lower price, the “B ase Share Price” and such issuances collectively, a “Dilutive  Issuance”) (if the holder of the Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents so issued shall at any time, whether by operation of purchase price adjustments, reset provisions, floating conversion, exercise or exchange prices or otherwise, or due to warrants, options or rights per share which are issued in connection with such issuance, be entitled to receive shares of Common Stock at an effective price per share which is less than the Exercise Price, such issuance shall be deemed to have occurred for less than the Exercise Price on such date of the Dilutive Issuance), then the Exercise Price shall be reduced and only reduced to equal the Base Share Price and the number of Warrant Shares issuable hereunder shall be increased such that the aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder, after taking into account the decrease in the Exercise Price, shall be equal to the aggregate Exercise Price prior to such adjustment. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no adjustments shall be made, paid or issued under this Section 3.2 in respect of an Excepted Issuances (as defined in the Subscription Agreement).  The Company shall notify the Holder in writing, no later than the Trading Day following the issuance of any Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents subject to this Section 3.2, indicating therein the applicable issuance price, or applicable reset price, exchange price, conversion price and other pricing terms (such notice the “Dilutive Issuance Notice”).  For purposes of clarification, whether or not the Company provides a Dilutive Issuance Notice pursuant to this Section 3.2, upon the occurrence of any Dilutive Issuance, after the date of such Dilutive Issuance the Holder is e ntitled to receive a number of Warrant Shares based upon the Base Share Price regardless of whether the Holder accurately refers to the Base Share Price in the Notice of Exercise.
 
3.3           Subsequent Rights Offerings.  If the Company, at any time while the Warrant is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the VWAP at the record date mentioned below, then the Exercise Price shall be multiplied by a fraction, of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of additional shares of Common Stock offered f or subscription or purchase, and of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding on the date of issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares so offered (assuming receipt by the Company in full of all consideration payable upon exercise of such rights, options or warrants) would purchase at such VWAP. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

3.4           Pro Rata Distributions.  If the Company, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders of the Warrants) evidences of its indebtedness or assets (including cash and cash dividends) or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 3.2), then in each such case the Exercise Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive suc h distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holder of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock. Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

 
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3.5           Adjustment for Spin Off.  If, for any reason, prior to the exercise of this Warrant in full, the Company spins off or otherwise divests itself of a part of its business or operations [or disposes all or a part of its assets] in a transaction (the “Spin Off”) in which the Company does not receive compensation for such business, operations or assets, but causes securities of another entity (the “Spin Off Securities”) to be issued to security holders of the Company, then:

(i)            the Company shall cause (a) to be reserved Spin Off Securities equal to the number thereof which would have been issued to the Holder had all of the Holder’s unexercised Warrants outstanding on the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the amount and number of Spin Off Securities to be issued to security holders of the Company (the “Outstanding Warrants”) been exercised as of the close of business on the Trading Day immediately before the Record Date (the “Reserved Spin Off Shares”), and (b) to be issued to the Holder on the exercise of all or any of the Outstanding Warrants, such amount of the Reserved Spin Off Shares equal to (x) the Res erved Spin Off Shares multiplied by (y) a fraction, of which (I) the numerator is the amount of the Outstanding Warrants then being exercised, and (II) the denominator is the amount of the Outstanding Warrants; and

(ii)           the Exercise Price on the Outstanding Warrants shall be adjusted immediately after consummation of the Spin Off by multiplying the Exercise Price by a fraction (if, but only if, such fraction is less than 1.0), the numerator of which is the average closing bid price of the Common Stock for the five (5) Trading Days immediately following the fifth Trading Day after the Record Date, and the denominator of which is the average Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the five (5) Trading Days immediately preceding the Record Date; and such adjusted Exercise Price shall be deemed to be the Exercise Price with respect to the Outstanding Warrants after the Record Date.

3.6           Fundamental Transaction.  If, at any time while this Warrant is outstanding, (A) the Company effects any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person, (B) the Company effects any sale of all or substantially all of its assets in one or a series of related transactions, (C) any tender offer or exchange offer (whether by the Company or another Person) is completed pursuant to which holders of Common Stock are permitted to tender or exchange their shares for other securities, cash or property, or (D) the Company effects any reclassification of the Common Stock or any compulsory share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock is effectively converted into or exchanged for other securities, cash or property (each “Fundamental Transaction”), then, upon any subsequent exercise of this Warrant, the Holder shall have the right to receive, for each Warrant Share that would have been issuable upon such exercise immediately prior to the occurrence of such Fundamental Transaction, the number of shares of Common Stock of the successor or acquiring corporation or of the Company, if it is the surviving corporation, and any additional consideration (the “Alternate Consideration”) receivable as a result of such merger, consolidation or disposition of assets by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately prior to such event. For purposes of any such exercise, the determina tion of the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted to apply to such Alternate Consideration based on the amount of Alternate Consideration issuable in respect of one share of Common Stock in such Fundamental Transaction, and the Company shall apportion the Exercise Price among the Alternate Consideration in a reasonable manner reflecting the relative value of any different components of the Alternate Consideration. If holders of Common Stock are given any choice as to the securities, cash or property to be received in a Fundamental Transaction, then the Holder shall be given the same choice as to the Alternate Consideration it receives upon any exercise of this Warrant following such Fundamental Transaction. To the extent necessary to effectuate the foregoing provisions, any successor to the Company or surviving entity in such Fundamental Transactio n shall issue to the Holder a new warrant consistent with the foregoing provisions and evidencing the Holder’s right to exercise such warrant into Alternate Consideration.  The terms of any agreement pursuant to which a Fundamental Transaction is effected shall include terms requiring any such successor or surviving entity to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.6 and insuring that this Warrant (or any such replacement security) will be similarly adjusted upon any subsequent transaction analogous to a Fundamental Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event of a Fundamental Transaction that is (1) an all cash transaction, (2) a “Rule 13e-3 transaction” as defined in Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or (3) a Fundamental Transaction involving a person or entity not traded on a national securities exchange, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, or the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company or any success or entity shall pay at the Holder’s option, exercisable at any time concurrently with or within thirty (30) days after the consummation of the Fundamental Transaction, an amount of cash equal to the value of this Warrant as determined in accordance with the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model obtained from the “OV” function on Bloomberg L.P. using (i) a price per share of Common Stock equal to the VWAP of the Common Stock for the Trading Day immediately preceding the date of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction, (ii) a risk-free interest rate corresponding to the U.S. Treasury rate for a period equal to the remaining term of this Warrant as of the date of consummation of the applicable Fundamental Transaction and (iii) an expected volatility equal to the 100 day volatility obtained from the “HVT” function on Bloomberg L.P. determined as of the Trading Day immediately following the public announcement of the applicable Fundamental Transaction:

 
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3.7           Calculations.  All calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. For purposes of this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be issued and outstanding as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

3.8           Notice to Holder.

3.8.1           Adjustment to Exercise Price.  Whenever the Exercise Price is adjusted pursuant to any provision of this Section 3, the Company shall promptly mail to the Holder a notice setting forth the Exercise Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.  If the Company enters into a transaction that has a variable rate, despite the prohibition thereon in the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have issued Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents a t the lowest possible conversion or exercise price at which such securities may be converted or exercised.
 
3.8.2           Notice to Allow Exercise by Holder.  If (A) the Company shall declare a dividend (or any other distribution in whatever form) on the Common Stock; (B) the Company shall declare a special nonrecurring cash dividend on or a redemption of the Common Stock; (C) the Company shall authorize the granting to all holders of the Common Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class or of any rights; (D) the approval of any stockholders of the Company shall be required in connection with any reclassification of the Common Stock, any consolid ation or merger to which the Company is a party, any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, of any compulsory share exchange whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities, cash or property; (E) the Company shall authorize the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the affairs of the Company; then, in each case, the Company shall cause to be mailed to the Holder at its last address as it shall appear upon the Warrant Register of the Company, at least twenty (20) calendar days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter specified, a notice stating (x) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, redemption, rights or warrants, or if a record is not to be taken, the date as of which the holders of the Common Stock of record to be entitled to such dividend, distributions, redemption, rights or warrants are to be determined or (y) the date on which such reclassification, cons olidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange is expected to become effective or close, and the date as of which it is expected that holders of the Common Stock of record shall be entitled to exchange their shares of the Common Stock for securities, cash or other property deliverable upon such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or share exchange; provided that the failure to mail such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall not affect the validity of the corporate action required to be specified in such notice. The Holder is entitled to exercise this Warrant during the period commencing on the date of such notice to the effective date of the event triggering such notice.
 
 
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4.          Transfer of Warrant.

4.1           Transferability.  Subject to compliance with any applicable securities laws and the conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement, this Warrant and all rights hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of s uch transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the assignee or assignees and in the denomination or denominations specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. A Warrant, if properly assigned, may be exercised by a new holder for the purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.

4.2           New Warrants.  This Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued, signed by the Holder or its agent or attorney. Subject to compliance with Section 4.1, as to any transfer which may be involved in such division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall be dated the original Issue Date and shall be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares issuable pursuant thereto.

4.3           Warrant Register.  The Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the Company for that purpose (the “Warrant Register”), in the name of the record Holder hereof from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to the contrary.

4.4           Transfer to Comply with the Securities Act; Registration Rights.   Reference is made to Section 11 of the Subscription Agreement for the registration rights of the Warrant Holder. This Warrant has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”) and has been issued to the Holder for investment and not with a view to the distribution of either the Warrant or the Warrant Shares.  Except for transfers to officers, employees and Affiliates of the Holder, neither th is Warrant nor any of the Warrant Shares or any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant may be sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Act relating to such security or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that registration is not required under the Act.  Each certificate for the Warrant, the Warrant Shares and any other security issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall contain a legend on the face thereof, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, setting forth the restrictions on transfer contained in this Section.

 
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5.           Miscellaneous.

5.1           No Rights as Shareholder Until Exercise.  This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise hereof as set forth in Section 2.

5.2           Loss, Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Warrant or stock certif icate of like tenor and dated as of such cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
 
5.3           Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, etc. If the last or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not be a Business Day, then such action may be taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding Business Day.

5.4           Authorized Shares.

5.4.1           The Company covenants that during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of any purchase rights under this Warrant.  The Company further covenants that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant Shares m ay be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this Warrant, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof (other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with such issue).

5.4.2           Except and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of Holder as set forth in this Warrant against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, t he Company will (a) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in par value, (b) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof as may be necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this Warrant.

 
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5.4.3           Before taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having jurisdiction thereof.

5.5           Jurisdiction. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Warrant shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the Subscription Agreement.

5.6           Restrictions.  The Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state and federal securities laws.

5.7           Nonwaiver and Expenses.  No course of dealing or any delay or failure to exercise any right hereunder on the part of Holder shall operate as a waiver of such right or otherwise prejudice Holder’s rights, powers or remedies, notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder, the Company shall pay to Holder such amounts as shall be sufficient to cover any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights, powers or remedies hereunder.

5.8           Notices.  Any notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice provisions of the Subscription Agreement.

5.9           Limitation of Liability.  No provision hereof, in the absence of any affirmative action by Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of Holder, shall give rise to any liability of Holder for the purchase price of any Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

5.10          Remedies.  Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.

5.11          Successors and Assigns. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors of the Company and the successors and permitted assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are intended to be for the benefit of all Holders from time to time of this Warrant and shall be enforceable by the Holder or holder of Warrant Shares.

5.12          Amendment.  This Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.

5.13          Severability.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Warrant.

 
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5.14          Headings.  The headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above indicated.

 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
     
 
By:
 
   
Name:
   
Title:

 
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NOTICE OF EXERCISE
TO:          ICONIC BRANDS, INC.

The undersigned hereby elects to purchase Warrant Shares of the Company pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.

Payment shall take the form of lawful money of the United States.

Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below:
The Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by physical delivery of a certificate to:
     
     
     

Accredited Investor.

The undersigned is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

[SIGNATURE OF HOLDER]

Name of Investing Entity:
 
Signature of Authorized Signatory of investing Entity:
 
Name of Authorized Signatory:
 
Title of Authorized Signatory:
 
Date:
 

 
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
(To assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form and supply required information.
Do not use this form to exercise the warrant.)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [          ] all of or [                    ] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to

 
 whose address is
  .  
 
 Dated:    
 Holder’s Signature:    
 Holder’s Address:    
     
 
Signature Guaranteed:
   

NOTE:  The signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Warrant.

 
 

 
 
Exhibit C

Form of Legal Opinion
 
Waived
 
 
 

 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 19, 2009
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)

Nevada
 
000-53162
 
13-4362274
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(IRS Employee Identification No.)

1174 Route 109
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(631) 991-3174
(Issuer Telephone number)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement

On August 19, 2009, we completed a private placement offering in the aggregate amount of $500,000 from an accredited investor through the sale of (a) 1,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001, with a per share purchase price of $0.50 per share; (b) a Class I Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 100% of the number of shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share (the “Class I Warrants”); and (c) a Class J Common Stock Purchase Warrant to purchase an aggregate of 100% of the number of shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share (the “Class J Warrants,” together with the Class I Warrants, the “Warrants”).  In connection with the financing V 3 Funding received a commission of 10% of the proceeds of the financing.  Copies of the subscription agreement and the form of warrant (the “Financing Documents”) are included as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report and are hereby incorporated by reference.

The Financing Documents granted piggy-back registration rights to the Investor with respect to the securities sold herewith.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K that relates to the recent sales of unregistered securities is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.

These securities are issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). These securities qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 since the issuance securities by us did not involve a public offering. The offering was not a “public offering” as defined in Section 4(2) due to the insubstantial number of persons involved in the deal, size of the offering, manner of the offering and number of securities offered. We did not undertake an offering in which we sold a high number of securities to a high number of investors. In addition, these shareholders had the necessary investment intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received share certificates bearing a legend stating that such securities are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act. This restriction ensures that these securities would not be immediately redistributed into the market and therefore not be part of a “public offering.” Based on an analysis of the above factors, we have met the requirements to qualify for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 for this transaction.

Item 9.01 Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
Form of Subscription Agreement, dated August 19, 2009
10.2
 
Form of Class I Warrant, dated August 19, 2009

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC.
 
 
Date: August 25, 2009
By:
/s/ Richard DeCicco
 
 
Richard DeCicco
   
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
 
 
Date: August 25, 2009
By:
/s/ William S. Blacker
 
 
William S. Blacker
   
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration & Chief Financial Officer
 
 

 
 
Exhibit E

Closing Certificate

Waived
 
 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 5 (A)
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
CORPORATE STRUCTURE

PARENT - Iconic Brands, Inc
SUBSIDIARY - Iconic Imports, Inc

 
 

 


 
SCHEDULE 5 (D)
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
Additional Issuances

1-
Paramount LLC – form 8K filed with SEC
2-
Devito Licensing Agreement including J Behr as counsel for Devito
3-
Cresta Capital as Investment Banker for Iconic Brands- Form 8K filed with SEC.
4-
Contracts with Celebrities in or in process of being consummated or to be consummated in connection with new products.

 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 5 (D)-1
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
Common Stock of Iconic Brands, Inc
 
Immediately following the closing.

1.
Common stock of the closing per the filling on 10Q

2.
Effect of Paramount warrants

3.
Effect of Devito/Behr dilution

4.
Effect of Double U issuance.

 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 5 (H)
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
Litigation

1. As disclosed in the form 10Q as filled with the SEC

 
 

 

Schedule 5(q) Undisclosed Liabilities [PLACEHOLDER]

 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 5 (V)
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
Transfer Agent

Island Stock Transfer
100 2nd Ave. S. Ste 705 S
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
727-289-0010
727-289-0069
kmessinger@islandstocktransfer.com
www.islandstocktransfer.com

 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 5 (Z)
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
Predecessor Companies

 
PARENT
-
Iconic Brands, Inc changed name from
     
Paw Spa Acquisition Inc,
     
Acquired Harbrew Imports Ltd, a Florida
   
Corporation, and the wholly owned subsidiary
   
Harbrew Imports Ltd, a NY corporation.

 
SUBSIDIARY - Iconic Imports, Inc, formally Harbrew Imports ltd, a New York Corporation

 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 8
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
Finders Fees

1.
In connection with this funding agreement, V3 Funding, Inc is entitled to a fee of 10% of the gross proceeds less $5,000 towards the legal fees of Krieger & Prager LLP. A net of legal fees amount of $45,000 assuming the funding is at a level of $500,000.

2.
No other fees have been incurred in connection with this funding.

Wire transfer instructions for V3 are as follows:

Acct Name: V3 funding Inc

Acct Number: 004831690546

ABA#: 026009593

Bank: Bank of America

5310 Sunrise Hwy Massapequa Park, NY 11762

Amount of wire $45,000

 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 9(F)
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
USE OF PROCEEDS

TOTAL FINANCING
        $ 500,000  
V-3 PLACEMENT AGENT
          45,000  
Krieger & Prager LLP
          10,000  
S. Appelon repayment:
             
Paramount licensing
  $ 60,000          
Advance to Italy
               
For Limoncello
    20,000       80,000  
Anslow & Jaclin
            25,000  
Michael Studer CPA
            15,000  
Capstone Financial
         
100,000
   agreed by Joe Ingrassia
Purchase of Limoncello
            100,000  
Packaging down payment-china
            35,000  
Working capital
            90,000  
            $ 500,000  

 
 

 

 
SCHEDULE 9 (p)(ii)
 
ICONIC BRANDS, INC
 
Permitted Repayments

1.
Capstone LLC currently holds a note in the amount of $500,000. Payments are structured as 10,000 per month with a balloon at the end of the first year in the amount of $100,000. In addition, from each new fund raising a certain amount must be allocated towards the payment of the note.

2.
In the ordinary course of business debts are incurred which may be settled by monthly payments versus lump sum. At the present time no such arrangement exists, but it may, in the ordinary course of business.
 
 

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EXHIBIT 31

CERTIFICATION OF
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302(a) OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Richard DeCicco, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Iconic Brands, Inc., a Nevada corporation, for the quarter ended March 31, 2010;

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(s) 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 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(s) 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.

Date: January 14, 2011

 
By:
/s/Richard DeCicco
   
Richard DeCicco
   
President, Principal Executive, Financial and
Accounting Officer
 
 

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EXHIBIT 32

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

The undersigned, Richard DeCicco, the President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director of Iconic Brands, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certifies, under the standards set forth and solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 (the “Report”):

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

 
(2)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: January 14, 2011


 
By:
/s/Richard DeCicco
   
Richard DeCicco
   
President, Principal Executive, Financial and
Accounting Officer
 
 

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