0001477932-15-003031.txt : 20150512 0001477932-15-003031.hdr.sgml : 20150512 20150512123244 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001477932-15-003031 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150512 ITEM INFORMATION: Change in Shell Company Status ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150512 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150512 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GRAPHITE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001420239 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-COMPUTER & COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES [5734] IRS NUMBER: 260641585 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-54336 FILM NUMBER: 15853526 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1031 RAILROAD STREET, SUITE 102A CITY: ELKO STATE: NV ZIP: 89801 BUSINESS PHONE: (775) 473-1355 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1031 RAILROAD STREET, SUITE 102A CITY: ELKO STATE: NV ZIP: 89801 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST RESOURCES CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100913 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MEDZED INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20071205 8-K 1 grph_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

 

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

 

May 12, 2015

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Graphite Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Nevada

 

000-54336

 

26-0641585

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File

 

(IRS Employer Identification

incorporation)

 

Number)

 

No.)

 

616 Corporate Way, Suite 2-9011 Valley Cottage, NY 10989

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(844) 804-5599

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

 

Item 5.06 Change in Shell Company Status

 

Management has determined that, as of the closing of the share exchange transaction (“Share Exchange Transaction”) on August 11, 2014, our Company ceased to be a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Please refer to Item 1.01 of our current report on Form 8-K dated August 11, 2014 for a detailed description of the Share Exchange Transaction.

 

Form 10 Information

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K of Graphite Corp., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), contains “forward-looking statements,” as defined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “expects”, “plans”, “intends”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about our market opportunity, our strategies, competition, expected activities and expenditures as we pursue our business plan, and the adequacy of our available cash resources. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Actual results may differ materially from the predictions discussed in these forward-looking statements. The economic environment within which we operate could materially affect our actual results. Additional factors that could materially affect these forward-looking statements and/or predictions include, among other things: well-established competitors who have substantially greater financial resources and longer operating histories, regulatory delays or denials, ability to compete as a start-up company in a highly competitive market, and access to sources of capital, other factors over which we have little or no control and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Our management has included projections and estimates in this Form 8-K, which are based primarily on management’s experience in the industry, assessments of our results of operations, discussions and negotiations with third parties and a review of information filed by our competitors with the SEC or otherwise publicly available. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

 
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Overview

 

We switched our business model in fiscal 2014 and are now engaged in the commercialization of nanomaterials through the use of proprietary manufacturing techniques to create scalable processes for the production and sale of graphene flakes (“GF”) for use in composite materials and other applications and graphene carbon nanotube hybrid material (“GCNT”) for use as an electrode.

 

GF

 

On August 11, 2014, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement with Advance Graphene Ltd., an Israeli company holding a license from Graphene Materials Ltd., an Israeli company (“AGL”), that, in turn, holds a license from Ben Gurion University for the production of high-quality, low-defect GF at a cost that is expected to be substantially lower than current production costs for graphene of similar quality. Pursuant to the share exchange agreement, AGL became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

Graphene is:

 

-

derivative of Graphite

 

 

-

a thin layer of carbon atoms bonded in a honeycomb lattice

 

 

-

thinnest compound known

 

 

-

lightest material known (1 sq.mt. weighs 0.77 mg)

 

 

-

strongest compound discovered (200x > steel), but very flexible

 

 

-

best conductor of heat

 

 

-

better electric conductor than copper

 

GF is utilized as an additive and can considerably improve the barrier, mechanical, physical and electrical properties of composites. GF offers potential applications for industries that manufacture microelectronics, coatings and composites. GF demonstrates high stiffness and thermal conductivity. Owing to these superior properties, graphene is now one of the most promising materials in nanomaterial research.

 

The commercialization of GF is expected to require an investment of up to $1,000,000 and up to one year to scale-up and optimize GF production.

 

GCNT

 

On December 19, 2014, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Tubz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Tubz”), and Rice University entered into and signed a license agreement in respect of Rice University’s patented graphene carbon nanotube electrode technology, which is expected to provide dramatic performance improvement over electrodes made from conventional material today at a comparable cost. The commercialization of this technology will require raising sufficient funds for the development of a prototype product (currently intended to be a smartphone battery) to demonstrate proof of concept and then production on an industrial scale.

 

 
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Carbon Nanotubes (“CNT”) are allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure. Nanotubes have been constructed with length-to-diameter ratio of up to 132,000,000:1, significantly larger than for any other material. CNTs have unusual properties, including, but not limited to 200x better energy charge, storage and discharge performance than any other technology on the market today, which are valuable for nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science and technology.

 

Strategy

 

Our primary focus is to identify promising nanomaterials and nanomaterial applications, secure binding rights to exploit and commercialize such materials and applications, finance their development and market and distribute such materials and applications to a wide range of industries and end-users. We are currently focused on two nanomaterials – GF and GCNT. Our plan is to produce samples of GF and GCNT, in each case, based on their respective methods of fabrication and then offer them for sale to relevant customers. Once we are able to consistently produce samples of GF and GCNT to the specifications we desire, we intend identify and try to form an alliance with strategic partners with the facilities and know-how to fabricate GG and/or GCNT in industrial quantities and at competitive prices. With such fabrication secured, we will approach the respective markets and commence marketing and sale activities.

 

GF

 

With significant breakthroughs in GF production we will seek to capture a share of the high-end (few-layer) graphene market. Current production worldwide is boutique or lab production only, the primary reason being that the cost of production is too high to warrant large-scale adoption into commercial processes. Our primary advantage over other graphene flakes is that our production cost is expected to be 333x – 1,000x less expensive than the current market price of and our GF will be of a higher quality (i.e., fewer layers and defects) than the graphene flakes available on the market today.

 

GCNT

 

We intend to develop a battery based on GCNT. Developed by the Tour group (www.jmtour.com) at Rice University and licensed to the Company, the GCNT electrode is expected to provide a 200%+ increase in the overall specific energy of lithium ion batteries. This patented innovation requires no process changes for battery manufacturers other than use of GCNT in lieu of conventional electrode materials such as graphite. Proof of concept in the form of a cellphone battery will enable us to offer a compelling competitive advantage to original equipment manufacturers that purchase pre-fabricated electrode stock and incorporate it into their processes for making batteries for use in both defense and commercial applications.

 

 
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Competition

 

There are a number of other companies operating in the nanomaterial space. Such companies range from other producers of graphene flakes to developers of batteries based on other nanomaterials. We are aware of one competitor in the graphene space that has a similar product to our GF – Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. – although we have seen reports of other companies seeking to get into this business. We are also aware of two competitors seeking to develop a battery based on other nanomaterials – Storedot Ltd. and Amprius, Inc. – although, again, we have seen reports of other companies seeking to get into this business.

 

Raw Materials

 

We require graphite for our GF fabrication and graphene developed from chemical vapor deposition and carbon nanotubes for our GCNT fabrication. These materials are readily available on commodity markets and from suppliers around the world. There is no dependence on any one or a limited number of suppliers. We are currently purchasing graphite for our GF from various suppliers selling on the internet and fabricating graphene from chemical vapor deposition and carbon nanotubes in a laboratory in Austin, Texas with which we have an oral arrangement.

 

Intellectual Property

 

As at the date hereof, GF is not covered by any patent (provisional or otherwise), although a provisional patent application is under preparation. GCNT is expected to benefit from the following patent applications, which are currently pending:

 

Rice Reference No.

App. No.

Title

Filing Date

Patent No.

Issue Date

Inventors

2012-034-01

US 61/561,578

Graphene-CNT Hybrid Material and Use as a Supercapacitor Electrode

November 18, 2011

   

James Tour,

Yu Zhu, Lei Li

2012-034-02

PCT/US2012/065894

Graphene-CNT Hybrid Materials and Use as Electrodes

November 19, 2012

   

James Tour,

Yu Zhu, Lei Li, Zheng Yan, Jian Lin

2012-034-03

14/358,864 (US)

May 16, 2014

   

2012-034-04

12868206.9 (EU)

May 16, 2014

   

2012-034-05

10-2014-7016486 (SK)

June 17, 2014

   

2012-034-06

232667 (IS)

May 18, 2014

   

 

Costs and Effects of Complying with Environmental Regulations

 

Not applicable.

 

 
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Research and Development

 

The Company has obligated itself to the following research and development expenses:

GF - $250,000 over the course of calendar 2015
GCNT - $180,000 over the course of calendar 2015

If these payments are not made, the license in respect of each technology may be terminated by the other party, which may have other remedies, as well.

 

Government Regulation

 

Because of the ongoing controversy on the implications of nanotechnology, there is significant debate concerning whether nanomaterials merit special government regulation. This mainly relates to when to assess new substances prior to their release into the market, community and environment.

 

Regulatory bodies such as the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. or the Health and Consumer Protection Directorate of the European Commission have started dealing with the potential risks posed by nanomaterials. As at the date hereof, neither engineered nanomaterials nor the products and materials that contain them are subject to any special regulation regarding production, handling or labelling. There is no assurance that this will not change in the future.

 

However, notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that nanomaterials are used in pharmaceuticals, defense, oil and gas, energy storage and certain other industries, the existing structure of regulations and approvals in such industries will apply equally to nanomaterials. Moreover, there are numerous export controls in respect of materials that have applications in defense and strategic industries. It is not possible as at the date hereof to determine if such controls will have any impact on GF, GCNT or any other business we may pursue.

 

We do not anticipate incurring any material expense in respect of or attributable to government regulation, although this may change as and when regulations change or if we enter into any business arrangement that is subject to export control.

 

On September 17, 2010, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) issued significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for carbon nanotubes. This action requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process either of these two chemical substances for a use that is designated as a significant new use by this final rule to notify the EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. EPA believes that this action is necessary because these chemical substances may be hazardous to human health and the environment. The required notification would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs.

 

 
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Employees

 

We have two persons providing us services on a full-time basis – our chief executive officer and our chief operating officer. We have one part-time employee – our acting chief financial officer.

 

Corporate History

 

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 3, 2007 under the name Medzed, Inc. We were originally established for the purpose of becoming a third party reseller of medical office business solutions. However, due to poor performance related to the sales of the medical office business solutions, we believe as of September 30, 2008, the Company became a “shell” company, as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

From the time that the Company was considered a shell company until the time that we ceased being a shell company, we had focused our efforts on developing a new business, merging with, or acquiring an operating company with an operating history and assets. Accordingly, we refocused the Company's business direction to include a new business plan based on the exploration of mineral claims. We decided to enter the mining business because we were seeking out viable and feasible alternatives to create value for our shareholders. We determined that staking and exploring potential mineral claims could be an excellent long-term investment strategy that could lead to lucrative business opportunities. To reflect the Company’s new focus, on August 19, 2010, we filed an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Nevada Secretary of State changing our name to First Resources Corp. The Company subsequently narrowed its focus to graphite mining and on June 14, 2012, we again filed an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the Nevada Secretary of State changing our name to Graphite Corp.

 

From June 2012 to the date of the share exchange transaction described below, we focused on exploiting two minerals lease agreements – one in Alabama and one in Montana, which is called the “Crystal Project”.

 

Discontinuation of Alabama Lease

 

On March 28, 2014, the Company decided not to continue with its plan of operation as it related to solely its Alabama leases and not to pursue any exploration in connection therewith. As such, on March 25, 2014, pursuant to a Stock Redemption Agreement dated February 24, 2014, by and between the Company and Stanley Smith, the Company redeemed 1,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, for a purchase price of $0.00001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $10.00. The sale closed on March 14, 2014. Subsequently, on March 19, 2014, the Company canceled the Shares, returning them to the authorized capital stock of the Company. Mr. Smith was a party to the Alabama lease agreements. The previous lease property was situated in Clay County, Alabama near the towns of Ashland and Lineville. The property was without known reserves and our proposed program for exploration of the property was exploratory in nature.

 

 
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The Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of common stock of AGL by issuing 120,000,000 common shares. As a result of the share exchange, the former shareholders of the AGL controlled approximately 80.85% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company resulting in a change in control. The transaction was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization transaction, as the Company qualified as a non-operating public shell company given the fact that the Company held nominal net monetary assets, consisting of only cash at the time of merger transaction. As AGL is deemed to be the purchaser for accounting purposes under recapitalization accounting, the equity of the Company is presented as the equity of the combined company and the capital stock account of the Company has been adjusted to reflect the part value of the outstanding and issued common stock of the legal acquirer (AGL) after giving effect to the number of shares issued in the share exchange agreement.

 

Business Model Switch and Exit from the Mining Business

 

As a result of entering into the GF production and GCNT license agreements, the Company decided to switch its business model to the commercialization of GF and GCNT production. Following on from this decision, management has decided not to extend the Crystal Project lease when it expires in August 2015 and to exit the mining business altogether.

 

To date, we have not earned any revenues and have incurred a net loss of $3,485,036 in the year ended December 31, 2014 and a net loss of $3,485,036 since inception. We do not anticipate earning revenues until such time as we enter into commercial production of GF and/or GCNT. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish its plan of operations described herein and eventually attain profitable operations.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

  

As a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information called for by this Item.

 

ITEM 2. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

We have generated no revenues since inception.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014, we incurred total expenses of $3,485,036, comprised of $18,672 in professional fees, $3,306,570 in consulting fees, $1,814 in interest, $11,200 in investor relations, $33,151 in travel, $100,000 in license fees and $13,629 in general and administrative expenses.

 

At December 31, 2014, we incurred net losses of $3,485,036 and our net loss since inception on May 22, 2014 through December 31, 2014 is $3,485,036.

 

GOING CONCERN

 

Graphite Corp. is a pre-revenue development stage company. Our independent auditor has issued an audit opinion for us, which includes a statement raising substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

   

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

Our cash balance at December 31, 2014 was $129,152 with $185,266 in outstanding liabilities. Total expenditures over the next 12 months are expected to be approximately $2,500,000. If we experience a shortage of funds prior to generating revenues from operations we may have to raise funds from the capital markets of which there is no assurance of success. Our current cash balance will not be sufficient to fund our operations for the next twelve months.

 

 
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Working Capital

 

   

December 31,
2014

 
$

Current Assets

 

129,152

 

Current Liabilities

   

185,266

 

Working Capital (Deficit)

 

(56,144

)

 

Cash Flows

 

    Year ended December 31,
2014
 
$

Cash Flows from (used in) Operating Activities

 

(228,440

)

Cash Flows from (used in) Financing Activities

   

381,500

 

Cash Flows from (used in) Investing Activities

 

(24,218

)

Foreign Currency Adjustment

   

310

 

Net Increase (decrease) in Cash During Period

   

129,152

 

 

Operating Revenues

 

Operating revenues for the period ended December 31, 2014 was $Nil.

 

Operating Expenses and Net Loss

 

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $3,485,036 and is comprised of expenses related to licenses, consulting expenses and general and administrative expenses.

 

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $3,485,036 and is comprised of expenses related to licenses, consulting expenses and general and administrative expenses.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As at December 31, 2014, the Company’s cash balance was $129,152 and total asset balance was $169,152.

 

 
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company’s financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and are expressed in US dollars. The Company’s fiscal year-end is December 31.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had no cash equivalents.

 

Stock-based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to employees based on ASC Topic “Share Based Payment” which establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity incurs liabilities in exchange for goods or services that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments.

 

The Topic does not address the accounting for employee share ownership plans, which are subject to AICPA Statement of Position 93-6, “Employers’ Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans”.

 

It requires an entity to measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award (with limited exceptions). That cost will be recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award – the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). It further requires that the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions be recognized in financial statements. That cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. The scope of the Topic includes a wide range of share-based compensation arrangements including share options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights, and employee share purchase plans.

 

As at the date hereof, the Company had not adopted a stock option plan.

 

 
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Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share

 

The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing Diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti dilutive.

 

Income Taxes

 

Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in the accounts until realization is more likely than not. The Company has adopted ASC 740, Income Taxes, as of its inception. Pursuant to ASC 740, the Company is required to compute tax asset benefits for net operating losses carried forward. The potential benefits of net operating losses have not been recognized in these financial statements because the Company cannot be assured it is more likely than not it will utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future years.

 

Comprehensive Loss

 

ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the financial statements. As at December 31, 2014, the Company had comprehensive income of $310 as a result of foreign currency transactions.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The Company adopted the FASB standard related to fair value measurement at inception. The standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure of fair value measurements. The standard applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements and, accordingly, does not require any new fair value measurements. The standard clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The recorded values of long-term debt approximate their fair values, as interest approximates market rates. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the standard established a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows.

 

·

Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

   

·

Level 2. Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

   

·

Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

  

 
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The Company’s financial instruments are cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. The recorded values of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their fair values based on their short-term nature.

 

The following table presents assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2014:

 

Description

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total
Realized Loss
 

Dec. 31, 2014

None

 

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

-

   

$

-

 

 

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

 

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-12, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. The new guidance requires that share-based compensation that require a specific performance target to be achieved in order for employees to become eligible to vest in the awards and that could be achieved after an employee completes the requisite service period be treated as a performance condition. As such, the performance target should not be reflected in estimating the grant-date fair value of the award. Compensation costs should be recognized in the period in which it becomes probable that the performance target will be achieved and should represent the compensation cost attributable to the period(s) for which the requisite service has already been rendered. If the performance target becomes probable of being achieved before the end of the requisite service period, the remaining unrecognized compensation cost should be recognized prospectively over the remaining requisite service period. The total amount of compensation cost recognized during and after the requisite service period should reflect the number of awards that are expected to vest and should be adjusted to reflect those awards that ultimately vest. The requisite service period ends when the employee can cease rendering service and still be eligible to vest in the award if the performance target is achieved. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Entities may apply the amendments in this Update either (a) prospectively to all awards granted or modified after the effective date or (b) retrospectively to all awards with performance targets that are outstanding as of the beginning of the earliest annual period presented in the financial statements and to all new or modified awards thereafter. The adoption of ASU 2014-12 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10: Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation, to improve financial reporting by reducing the cost and complexity associated with the incremental reporting requirements of development stage entities. The amendments in this update remove all incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities, thereby improving financial reporting by eliminating the cost and complexity associated with providing that information. The amendments in this Update also eliminate an exception provided to development stage entities in Topic 810, Consolidation, for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity on the basis of the amount of investment equity that is at risk. The amendments to eliminate that exception simplify U.S. GAAP by reducing avoidable complexity in existing accounting literature and improve the relevance of information provided to financial statement users by requiring the application of the same consolidation guidance by all reporting entities. The elimination of the exception may change the consolidation analysis, consolidation decision, and disclosure requirements for a reporting entity that has an interest in an entity in the development stage. The amendments related to the elimination of inception-to-date information and the other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915 should be applied retrospectively except for the clarification to Topic 275, which shall be applied prospectively. For public companies, those amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2014-10 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

 
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In July 2013, FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, "Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists." The provisions of ASU No. 2013-11 require an entity to present an unrecognized tax benefit, or portion thereof, in the statement of financial position as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward or a tax credit carryforward, with certain exceptions related to availability. ASU No. 2013-11 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-11 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, to improve the transparency of reporting these reclassifications. Other comprehensive income includes gains and losses that are initially excluded from net income for an accounting period. Those gains and losses are later reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income into net income. The amendments in the ASU do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements. All of the information that this ASU requires already is required to be disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements under U.S. GAAP. The new amendments will require an organization to:

 

 

· 

Present (either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes) the effects on the line items of net income of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income - but only if the item reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period; and

 

 

 
 

· 

Cross-reference to other disclosures currently required under U.S. GAAP for other reclassification items (that are not required under U.S. GAAP) to be reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period. This would be the case when a portion of the amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income is initially transferred to a balance sheet account (e.g., inventory for pension-related amounts) instead of directly to income or expense.

  

The amendments apply to all public and private companies that report items of other comprehensive income. Public companies are required to comply with these amendments for all reporting periods (interim and annual). The amendments are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012, for public companies. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-02 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

 
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In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, which clarifies which instruments and transactions are subject to the offsetting disclosure requirements originally established by ASU 2011-11. The new ASU addresses preparer concerns that the scope of the disclosure requirements under ASU 2011-11 was overly broad and imposed unintended costs that were not commensurate with estimated benefits to financial statement users. In choosing to narrow the scope of the offsetting disclosures, the Board determined that it could make them more operable and cost effective for preparers while still giving financial statement users sufficient information to analyze the most significant presentation differences between financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and those prepared under IFRSs. Like ASU 2011-11, the amendments in this update will be effective for fiscal periods beginning on, or after January 1, 2013. The adoption of ASU 2013-01 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

On November 2014, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-16—Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share Is More Akin to Debt or to Equity (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). The amendments in this Update do not change the current criteria in GAAP for determining when separation of certain embedded derivative features in a hybrid financial instrument is required. That is, an entity will continue to evaluate whether the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative feature are clearly and closely related to those of the host contract, among other relevant criteria. The amendments clarify how current GAAP should be interpreted in evaluating the economic characteristics and risks of a host contract in a hybrid financial instrument that is issued in the form of a share. The effects of initially adopting the amendments in this Update should be applied on a modified retrospective basis to existing hybrid financial instruments issued in the form of a share as of the beginning of the fiscal year for which the amendments are effective. Retrospective application is permitted to all relevant prior periods.

 

On November 2014, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-17—Business Combinations (Topic 805): Pushdown Accounting (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force). The amendments in this Update provide an acquired entity with an option to apply pushdown accounting in its separate financial statements upon occurrence of an event in which an acquirer obtains control of the acquired entity. The amendments in this Update are effective on November 18, 2014. After the effective date, an acquired entity can make an election to apply the guidance to future change-in-control events or to its most recent change-in-control event. However, if the financial statements for the period in which the most recent change-in-control event occurred already have been issued or made available to be issued, the application of this guidance would be a change in accounting principle.

 

 
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On August 2014, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concerns (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. The amendments require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term substantial doubt, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted.

   

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-10, “Development Stage Entities”. The amendments in this update remove the definition of a development stage entity from the Master Glossary of the ASC thereby removing the financial reporting distinction between development stage entities and other reporting entities from U.S. GAAP. In addition, the amendments eliminate the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and shareholder equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. The amendments in this update are applied retrospectively. The early adoption of ASU 2014-10 removed the development stage entity financial reporting requirements from the Company.

 

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-10: Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements, Including an Amendment to Variable Interest Entities Guidance in Topic 810, Consolidation, to improve financial reporting by reducing the cost and complexity associated with the incremental reporting requirements of development stage entities. The amendments in this update remove all incremental financial reporting requirements from U.S. GAAP for development stage entities, thereby improving financial reporting by eliminating the cost and complexity associated with providing that information. The amendments in this Update also eliminate an exception provided to development stage entities in Topic 810, Consolidation, for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity on the basis of the amount of investment equity that is at risk. The amendments to eliminate that exception simplify U.S. GAAP by reducing avoidable complexity in existing accounting literature and improve the relevance of information provided to financial statement users by requiring the application of the same consolidation guidance by all reporting entities. The elimination of the exception may change the consolidation analysis, consolidation decision, and disclosure requirements for a reporting entity that has an interest in an entity in the development stage. The amendments related to the elimination of inception-to-date information and the other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915 should be applied retrospectively except for the clarification to Topic 275, which shall be applied prospectively. For public companies, those amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2014-10 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

 

 
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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

ITEM 3. PROPERTIES

 

As at the date hereof, other than the Crystal Project lease, which will expire in August 2015, we do not own or lease any properties.

 

ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table lists, as at the date hereof, the number of shares of common stock of our Company that are beneficially owned by (i) each person or entity known to our Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock; (ii) each officer and director of our Company; and (iii) all officers and directors as a group. Information relating to beneficial ownership of common stock by our principal shareholders and management is based upon information furnished by each person using “beneficial ownership” concepts under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. Except as noted below, each person has sole voting and investment power.

 

 
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The percentages below are calculated based on 193,739,164 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of the date hereof.

 

Title of Class

Name and Address of

Beneficial Owner

  Amount and
Nature of Beneficial Ownership
  Percent of
Common
Stock
(1)

         

Common Stock

Brian Goss (2)

 

681,837

     

0.4*

Common Stock

Jeanne Goss (3)

 

 

-0-

     

*

 

Common Stock

Jason Babcock (4)

 

-0-

     

*

 

Common Stock

Mark Radom (5)

 

-0-

     

*

 

Common Stock

Charles Maslin (6)

 

-0-

     

*

 

Common Stock

Yehuda Eliraz (7)

 

-0-

     

*

 

All directors and executive officers as a group (6 persons)

   

-0-

   

0.0

%

 

Common Stock

CTW – Changing the World Technologies,
Ltd., Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines

  31,100,000     15.9

%

Common Stock

Yaacov Zecharia, Tel Aviv, Israel

   

32,000,000

     

16.4

%

Common Stock

Dr. Borenstein Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel

   

30,000,000

     

15.3

%

Common Stock

Moshe Alon, Tel Aviv, Israel

   

15,000,000

     

7.7

%

 

*

less than 1%

(1)

Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person or entity listed is, c/o Graphite Corp., 616 Corporate Way, Suite 2-9011, Valley Cottage, NY 10989.

(2)

Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director on July 9, 2012 and resigned on August 6, 2014.

(3)

Appointed Secretary on September 21, 2012 and resigned on August 6, 2014.

(4)

Appointed Director on October 31, 2012 and resigned on August 6, 2014.

(5) 

Appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director on August 6, 2014.

(6)

Appointed Chief Operating Officer on August 6, 2014.

(7) 

Appointed Director on August 6, 2014.

 

We have the following outstanding warrant, options or other securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock.

 

Consultant Options

# of options

Exercise period

Notes

Thomas Lewis

900,000

5 years from date of grant, which was between Oct 2012 and Sep 2013

Exercise price is $0.40

Ian Flint

600,000

3 years from May 9, 2013

Exercise price is $0.20

Roger Szelmeczka

250,000

3 years from date of grant, which was between Dec 2012 and Dec 2014

Exercise price is $0.70

 

 
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ITEM 5. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

Our executive officers and directors and their respective ages as at the date hereof are as follows:

 

Name

 

Age

 

Positions and Offices

 

 

 

Mark Radom

 

46

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director

 

 

 

Yehuda Eliraz

 

68

 

Director and Chairman of the Board

 

The directors named above will serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their respective resignation or removal from office. Thereafter, directors are anticipated to be elected for one-year terms at the annual stockholders’ meeting. Officers will hold their positions at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, absent any employment agreement, of which none currently exists or is contemplated.

 

Set forth below is a brief description of the background and business experience of our executive officers and directors for the past five years.

 

Mark Radom

Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

Mr. Radom has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director since August 6, 2014. Mr. Radom also serves as chief executive officer and director of First American Silver Corp. and since February 2010 Mr. Radom has also served as the chief carbon officer and general counsel of Blue Sphere Corporation. From 2009 through 2010, Mr. Radom was managing director of Carbon MPV Limited, a Cyprus company focused on developing renewable energy and carbon credit projects. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Radom was general counsel and chief operating officer of Carbon Markets Global Limited, a London-based carbon credit and renewable energy project developer. Mr. Radom has extensive experience in business development in the renewable energy and carbon credit sectors. He has sourced over U.S. $100,000,000 in renewable energy, industrial gas and carbon credit projects and managed many complex aspects of their implementation. He was legal counsel for a number of carbon and ecological project developers and was responsible for structuring joint ventures and advising on developing projects through the CDM/JI registration cycle and emission reduction purchase agreements under the auspices of the Kyoto Protocol. Prior to this, he worked on Wall Street and in the City of London as a US securities and capital markets lawyer where he represented sovereigns, global investment banks and fortune 500 companies across a broad range of capital raising and corporate transactions. He is a graduate of Duke University and Brooklyn Law School. Mr. Radom is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey and speaks fluent Russian. 

 

 
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Charles Maslin

Chief Operating Officer

 

Charles has served as our chief operating officer since July 15, 2014. Charles is an attorney with over twenty years of experience in the areas of corporate development and strategic planning. Charles’s prior experience includes participation in the building of several organizations in the financial, telecommunications and technology sectors. Most recently, Charles was Chief Operating Officer of USZoom, LLC a SaaS platform company serving the international parcel forwarding and digital mail industries. His responsibilities included the successful raising of seed capital and two follow-on investments at progressively higher valuations, drafting and/or reviewing all legal/corporate documents, creating strategic plans and partnerships and leading the international expansion through identifying and contracting with partners worldwide.

 

Prior to USZoom, LLC Charles was co-founder, CFO and General Counsel of Breakwater Capital, a technology based derivatives trading company. Charles helped build the organization from 5 to 150 people over a period of 5 years. He oversaw accounting, data analysts and human resources and managed outside counsel, accountants, auditors and compliance. Charles also sourced, lead due diligence, negotiated and implemented strategic partnerships and acquisitions. He also interfaced directly with the Chief Technology Officer and the hiring and development of a database administration and software development team for the design and implementation of mission critical applications.

 

Prior to Breakwater, Charles worked for Infinity Investments on the commercialization of technologies in graphene, ultra-nano-crystalline diamond and MEMS. Prior to Breakwater, Charles was Vice President of Corporate Development for Broadserve, a broadband Internet company. At Broadserve, Charles led capital formation and initiated/negotiated strategic partnerships with the largest telecommunications service providers in the US. Prior to Broadserve, Charles served in the General Counsel's Office of Salomon Brothers working in capital markets and special projects that focused on optimizing firm-wide business processes. Charles has a BA in Economics, minor in Philosophy, from Temple University, and a JD from New York Law School and an Executive program at the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School

 

Yehuda Eliraz

Chairman of the Board

 

Yehuda became Chairman of the Board on August 11, 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Yehuda was Chairman of the Board of the Portfolio Management Company of the Bank of Jerusalem until April 2012 and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Migdal Provident Management Company Ltd. through June 2008. He was also a lecturer in economics and business administration at Hebrew and Bar Ilan Universities and senior economist at the Research and Development Unit of the Israeli Defense Ministry.

 

 
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TERM OF OFFICE

 

All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The Company’s Bylaws provide that the Board of Directors will consist of no less than three members. Officers are elected by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

 

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Our board of directors is currently composed of two members, neither of whom qualifies as an independent director in accordance with the published listing requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market. The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the director is not, and has not been for at least three years, one of our employees and that neither the director, nor any of his family members has engaged in various types of business dealings with us. In addition, our board of directors has not made a subjective determination as to each director that no relationships exist which, in the opinion of our board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, though such subjective determination is required by the NASDAQ rules. Had our board of directors made these determinations, our board of directors would have reviewed and discussed information provided by the directors and us with regard to each director’s business and personal activities and relationships as they may relate to us and our management.

 

 
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CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

No director, nominee for director, or executive officer of the Company has appeared as a party in any legal proceeding material to an evaluation of his ability or integrity during the past ten years.

 

SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES AND CONSULTANTS

 

Other than our officers and directors, we currently have no other significant employees.

 

AUDIT COMMITTEE AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

Since we do not have an audit or compensation committee comprised of independent directors, the functions that would have been performed by such committees are performed by our directors. The Board of Directors has not established an audit committee and does not have an audit committee financial expert, nor has the Board of Directors established a nominating committee. The Board is of the opinion that such committees are not necessary since the Company is an early exploration stage company and has only two directors, and to date, such directors have been performing the functions of such committees. Thus, there is a potential conflict of interest in that our directors and officers have the authority to determine issues concerning management compensation, nominations, and audit issues that may affect management decisions.

 

There are no family relationships among our directors or officers. Other than as described above, we are not aware of any other conflicts of interest with any of our executive officers or directors.

 

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities, file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Executive officers, directors and greater-than-ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based on our review of filings made on the SEC website, and the fact of us not receiving certain forms or written representations from certain reporting persons that they have complied with the relevant filing requirements, we believe that, during the year ended December 31, 2013, our executive officers, directors and greater-than-ten percent stockholders have not complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements.

 

CODE OF ETHICS

 

The Company has not adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The Company has not adopted a code of ethics because it has only commenced operations.

 

 
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ITEM 6. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our Officers for all services rendered in all capacities to us as of the years ended December 31, 2014, for the fiscal years ended as indicated.

 

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

  Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock Awards
($)
    Option Awards
($)
    Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
    Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
($)
    All Other Compensation
($)
    Total
($)
 
                                                                     

Brian Goss (1)

 

2014

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

 
   

2013

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

 
                                                                     

Jeanne Goss (2)

 

2014

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

 
   

2013

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Radom (3)

2014

$

16,000

0

0

0

0

0

0

$

 59,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles Maslin (4)

2014

$

39,588

0

0

0

0

0

0

$

 45,832

 

 (1)

Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director on July 9, 2012 and resigned therefrom on August 6, 2014.

 

(2)

Appointed Secretary on September 21, 2012 and resigned therefrom on August 6, 2014.

 

(3)

Appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director on August 6, 2014.

 

 

(4)

Appointed Chief Operating Officer on August 6, 2014.

 

 STOCK OPTION GRANTS

 

We have granted the following stock options to our executive officers:

 

Mark Radom – starting on September 16, 2016, Mr. Radom will receive options to purchase 0.75% (or pro-rata share thereof, as the case may be) of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock at the end of each successive three-month period for 18 months with each option conferring the right to purchase one share of common stock at a strike price of $0.01 per share.

 

Charles Maslin - starting on October 16, 2016, Mr. Maslin will receive options to purchase 0.67% (or pro-rata share thereof, as the case may be) of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock at the end of each successive three-month period for 18 months with each option conferring the right to purchase one share of common stock at a strike price of $0.01 per share.

 

These are the only stock option grants since our inception.

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

 

The Company is a party to employment agreements with Mark Radom, its chief executive officer, and Charles Maslin, its chief operating officer. The Company is also party to a service agreement with Yehuda Eliraz, its chairman of the board.

 

 
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth director compensation as of December 31, 2014:

 

Name

  Fees Earned Paid in Cash($)     Stock Awards
($)
    Option Awards
($)
    Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation($)     Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
    All Other Compensation($)     Total
($)
 
                                                         

Brain Goss (1)

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

 
                                                         

Jason Babcock (2)

   

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

     

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Radom (3)

2014

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yehuda Eliraz (4)

2014

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

(1)

Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director, on July 9, 2012 and resigned therefrom on August 6, 2014.

 

 

(2)

Appointed Director on October 31, 2012 and resigned therefrom on August 6, 2014.

 

 

(3)

Appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director on August 6, 2014.

 

 

(4)

Appointed Director on August 6, 2014.

 

ITEM 7. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

Not applicable.

 

 
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ITEM 9. MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REIGSTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Market Information

 

Our shares of common stock are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and the OTCQB tier of OTC Markets Group, Inc., and our ticker symbol is “GRPH.” The following table shows the reported high and low closing bid prices per share for our common stock based on information provided by the OTCQB. The over-the-counter market quotations set forth for our common stock reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

 

    BID PRICE PER SHARE  
    HIGH     LOW  
         

Three Months Ended December 31, 2014

 

$

0.08

   

$

0.02

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

 

$

0.10

   

$

0.06

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014

 

$

0.11

   

$

0.07

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

 

$

0.15

   

$

0.02

 

Three Months Ended December 31, 2013

 

$

0.11

   

$

0.02

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013

 

$

0.15

   

$

0.07

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

 

$

0.38

   

$

0.15

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2013

 

$

0.58

   

$

0.20

 

 

HOLDERS

 

As at the date hereof, the Company had 195,601,362 shares of common stock issued and outstanding held by approximately 35 shareholders of record. 21,100,000 of such shares are held of record by Cede & Co.

 

DIVIDENDS

 

Historically, we have not paid any dividends to the holders of our common stock and we do not expect to pay any such dividends in the foreseeable future as we expect to retain our future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business.

 

TRANSFER AGENT

 

Our transfer agent is Securities Transfer Corp., whose address is 2591 Dallas Parkway, Suite 102, Frisco, Texas 75034, and whose telephone number is (469) 633-0101.

 

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

 

We have not established any compensation plans under which equity securities are authorized for issuance.

 

 
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PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE REGISTRANT AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

 

We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during the year ended December 31, 2014. However, as reported on a Current Report on Form 8-K on March 25, 2014, pursuant to a Stock Redemption Agreement dated February 24, 2014, by and between the Company and Stanley Smith, the Company redeemed 1,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, for a purchase price of $0.00001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $10.00. The sale closed on March 14, 2014. Subsequently, on March 19, 2014, the Company canceled the Shares, returning them to the authorized capital stock of the Company.

 

ITEM 10. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

On August 6, 2014, the Company issued the owners of AGL 120,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for 100% of their right, title and interest in, to and under AGL in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

On August 6, 2014, the Company issued a non-US person 2,793,360 shares of its common stock for cash consideration of $150,000 in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

On August 14, 2014, the Company issued a non-US person 186,219 shares of its common stock for cash consideration of $10,000 in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

On October 7, 2014, the Company issued a non-US person 931,099 shares of its common stock for cash consideration of $50,000 in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

On November 3, 2014, the Company issued a non-US person 465,550 shares of its common stock for cash consideration of $25,000 in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

On November 3, 2014, the Company issued a non-US person 931,099 shares of its common stock for cash consideration of $50,000 in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

On October 29, 2014, the Company issued 40,000,000 shares of its common stock to non-US investors in exchange for arranging the license agreement with Rice University in respect of GCNT in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

On January 5, 2015, the Company issued a non-US person 1,862,198 shares of its common stock for cash consideration of $100,000 in a transaction not involving a public offering.

 

ITEM 11. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

 

Our common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of our common stock possess all voting power. According to our bylaws, generally, when a quorum is present or represented at any meeting of stockholders, the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast, by the holders of shares of our common stock is sufficient to elect members of our board of directors or to decide any question brought before such meeting, subject to any voting rights granted to holders of any preferred stock. According to our bylaws, generally, the presence, in person or by proxy duly authorized, of the holder or holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Our articles of incorporation do not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

 

 
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Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock created by our board of directors from time to time, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive the dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividends. Our board of directors is not obligated to declare a dividend. Any future dividends will be subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, future earnings, the operating and financial condition of our company, its capital requirements, general business conditions and other pertinent factors. It is not anticipated that dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future.

 

The common stock is not convertible or redeemable and has no pre-emptive, subscription or conversion rights. There are no conversions, redemption, sinking fund or similar provisions regarding the common stock.

 

ITEM 12. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Our bylaws provide that we shall indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent legally permissible under the general corporation law of the state of Nevada every person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a part to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or a person of whom he is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of our company or is or was serving at the request of our company or for our benefit as a director or officer of another corporation, or as its representative in a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by him in connection therewith.

 

ITEM 13. FINANCIAL STATEMETNS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

The Company’s Annual Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 were filed on April 15, 2015 on Form 10-K and are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

ITEM 14. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Not applicable.

 

 
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ITEM 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

Number

 

Description

     

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation*

     

3.2

 

Bylaws*

     

10.1

 

Graphene Flakes License Agreement between Advance Graphene Limited and Graphene Materials Limited dated August 1, 2014

 

 

10.2

Share Exchange Agreement dated August 6, 2014 (incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K dated August 11, 2014)

 

 

10.3

Graphene Carbon Nanotube License Agreement between Tubz, LLC and Rice University dated December 9, 2014 (incorporated by reference to our current report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 2014)

 

 

10.11

Graphite Corp. Annual Audited Financial Statements for the period ended December 31, 2014 (incorporated by reference to our annual report on Form 10-K dated April 15, 2015)

________________

*

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form SB-2 (File No. 333-148719), filed with the Commission on January 17, 2008.

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

GRAPHITE CORP.

a Nevada corporation

   

Dated: May 12, 2015

By:

/s/ Mark Radom

 

   

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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EX-10.1 2 grph_ex101.htm LICENSE AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT 10.1

 

LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

This License Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this 1 day of August, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Graphene Materials Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Israel, having a place of business at 3 Yaakov Meridor St., Tel Aviv 6941153, Israel (“Licensor”); and Advance Graphene Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of Israel, having a place of business at 98 Yigal Alon St., Tel Aviv 67891, Israel (“Licensee”).

 

The Licensor and the Licensee are also collectively referred to herein as the “Parties,” and each individually as a “Party.

 

WHEREAS,

the Licensee desires to receive from the Licensor, and the Licensor wishes to grant to the Licensee, an exclusive, non-sublicensable (subject to the terms herein), non-transferable, worldwide, royalty-bearing license to develop, exploit, utilize and Commercialize the Licensed IP and the Licensed Products, in the Field; and

   

WHEREAS,

the Parties wish to set forth herein the terms and conditions of their research and economic collaboration;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1.

GENERAL

 

1.1

The preface and Appendices to this Agreement constitute an integral part hereof.

   

1.2

The headings of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience and reference purposes only, and shall not be used for the interpretation thereof.

   

1.3

This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and cancels all prior or pre-existing negotiations, declarations, presentations, commitments and agreements, whether written or oral, whether explicit or implied, between the Parties, with respect to such subject matter.

   

1.4

In this Agreement, unless otherwise required or indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and vice-versa, the masculine gender shall include all other genders.

 

 
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1.5

In this Agreement, the following expressions shall have the meanings appearing alongside them, unless the context otherwise requires:

 

 

1.5.1

Affiliate” - shall mean with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediary Persons, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person.

   

 

1.5.2

Agreement”- shall mean this agreement together with all the appendices and annexes hereto.

   

 

1.5.3

Commercialize (d)” - shall mean to manufacture, have manufactured, market, distribute, sell, lease and/or make any other disposition of Licensed Products.

   

 

1.5.4

Commercially Reasonable Efforts” – shall mean reasonable, diligent, good faith efforts to accomplish a given objective as similar entities would normally use in the ordinary course of business, to accomplish a similar objective under similar circumstances.

   

 

1.5.5

Development Plan” – shall mean the development plan described in Schedule 1.5.5 attached hereto to be undertaken by the Licensee.

   

 

1.5.6

Control” – shall mean the power to direct or manage, either alone or together with others, the affairs of the relevant entity, and/or the beneficial ownership, alone or together with others, of more than fifty percent (50%) of such entity by voting share, equity interest, partnership interests, contract or otherwise, and/or the power to appoint or elect a majority of the members of the board of directors or other managing body of the relevant entity.

   

 

1.5.7

Existing Patents” or “Licensed Patents” – shall mean (a) patent application no. 61/887,469 entitled "A Method for the Large Scale Production of Graphene," filed on October, 7 2013; and (b) all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, re-examinations and reissues of the above; and (c) all patents which may be granted pursuant to any of the foregoing patent application.

 

 
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1.5.8

Exit Event” - shall mean (a) any event of change of Control in the Licensee, such as for example following the sale or issuance of securities of the Licensee, consolidation, merger or reorganization of the Licensee with or into any other entity following which the Licensee’s then current shareholders hold less than 50% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the surviving entity; (b) an IPO; (c) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Licensee; (d) any dissolution, winding-up or liquidation of the Licensee; and/or (b) any foreclosure by creditors of the Licensee on all or substantially all assets of, or equity interests in the Licensee, all whether voluntarily or involuntarily.

   

 

1.5.9

“Exit Income” – shall mean any and all amounts and other rights and/or assets (including securities) actually received by the Licensee and by each of the then-current shareholders in connection with an Exit Event.

   

 

1.5.10

Field” – shall mean the large scale production process of Graphene sheets based on the Licensed IP that uses the production method of exfoliation by Tip Sonication.

   

 

1.5.11

First Commercial Sale” – shall mean the first sale of a Licensed Product by a Licensee Party to a Third Party.

   

 

1.5.12

IPO” – shall mean the closing of a sale of the Licensee’s shares to the public in a bona fide, underwritten, public offering pursuant to a registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Israeli Securities Law or similar securities laws of another jurisdiction and the listing of such shares for trading on a recognized stock exchange, or the listing thereof on NASDAQ or another recognized, automated quotation system.

   

 

1.5.13

Initial Research” – shall mean the initial research performed by or on behalf of the Licensor, which shall be limited to research directly related to the Field, and as further detailed in the Development Plan set forth in Schedule 1.5.5 attached hereto.

   

 

1.5.14

Initial Research Results” – shall mean the results of Initial Research, and Intellectual Property embodied therein and Intellectual Property discovered or acquired in the course of the performance of the Initial Research.

 

 
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1.5.15

Intellectual Property” or “IP” - shall mean any and all intellectual property, whether or not registered or protected by patent rights, including, but not limited to, trade secrets, procedures, protocols, inventions, moral rights, drawings, trademarks, databases, know-how, improvements, discoveries, conceptions, ideas, techniques, designs, products, developments, specifications, methods, drawings, diagrams, models, software programs, data, data analysis, data interpretation, written reports, compounds, compositions, substances, processes, rights relating to the protection of confidential information, information and other results of whatsoever nature and all rights therein and rights associated with works of authorship, including copyright, copyright applications, copyrights restrictions, mask work rights, mask work applications and mask work registrations patent, patent applications, patent rights, database rights, rights in designs and all registrations and applications therefore, rights analogous to those set forth herein and any other proprietary rights relating to intangible property, and all continuations, continuations in part, divisional applications, extensions, and renewals of any of the foregoing (as applicable) now existing or hereafter filed, issued, or acquired, in any part of the world.

   

 

1.5.16

“License” - shall mean the license granted under Section 2 below.

   

 

1.5.17

Licensed IP” – shall mean the application (in the Field only) of the Licensed Patents, any Initial Research Results, any know-how and information related thereto, and New IP.

   

 

1.5.18

Licensed Product(s)” - shall mean: (a) any Product the manufacture, use or sale of which without a license from Licensor would infringe upon any Licensed Patent; (b) any Product which embodies, comprises, contains, uses or was developed using the Licensed IP; (c) any Product which embodies, comprises, contains, uses or was developed using Intellectual Property developed independently by the Licensee that is based on the Licensed IP; (d) any Product which embodies, comprises, contains, uses or was developed using Intellectual Property developed independently by the Licensee and "relating to" any of the above Products referenced in Sub-Sections (a) through (c) above; and/or (e) any improvement to any of the foregoing Products referenced in Sub-Sections (a) through (d) above. It is hereby recorded that the phrase "relating to" in this Section 1.5.18 shall mean –dominated by, or, not independent of (the Licensed Patent or the relevant Product, as the case may be).

   

 

1.5.19

Licensee IP” – shall mean any Intellectual Property developed and/or acquired independently by the Licensee, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Licensed IP.

   

 

1.5.20

Licensee Parties” – shall mean the Licensee and all Sub licensees (to the extent a Sublicense is approved by the Licensor).

   

 

1.5.21

Net Sales” – shall mean all amounts actually received by the Licensee from a Third Party in connection with the Commercialization of the Licensed IP including all amounts actually received by the Licensee from a Third Party which are generated from sales of Licensed Products; less the following: (a) customary trade, quantity, or cash discounts to the extent actually allowed and taken; (b) amounts repaid or credited by reason of rejection or return; (c) to the extent separately stated on purchase orders, invoices, or other documents of sale, any taxes or other governmental charges levied on the production, sale, transportation, import, export, delivery, or use in direct relation to the Licensed Product which is paid by or on behalf of the Licensee; and (d) outbound transportation and delivery charges, as well as prepaid freight (including shipping insurance) actually incurred by the Licensee in connection to the shipment by the Licensee of Licensed Products; provided, however, that

 

 

 

(i)

in any transfer of a Licensed Product between the Licensee and an Affiliate of the Licensee, Net Sales shall be equal to the total amount invoiced by such Affiliate on resale to an independent Third Party purchaser, after deducting the amounts referred to in Sub-Sections (a) through (d) above, to the extent applicable; and

 

 
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1.5.22

(ii) in the event that the Licensee receives non-monetary consideration, or in the case of transactions not at arm’s length with a Third Party, or in the event that the Licensee shall make self-use of a Licensed Product, then in all these events Net Sales shall be calculated based on the fair market value of such consideration or transaction, assuming an arm’s length transaction made in the ordinary course of business. To avoid any doubt, it is clarified that in calculating the amount of Net Sales described above, no deduction shall be made from the gross amounts invoiced by the Licensee in respect of any tax based upon the income of the Licensee, whether paid by the Licensee or withheld by the Third Party at source. “New IP” – shall mean Research Results pertaining to the patent applications contemplated as defined under “Existing Patents” and/or the inventions described and claimed therein, as well as patentable IP and/or new patents filed and/or registered therewith, directly related to the Field. (“New Patents”).

   

 

1.5.23

“NIS” – shall mean New Israel Shekels.

   

 

1.5.24

Person” – shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, probate estate, joint venture, unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other entity.

   

 

1.5.25

Product” – shall mean any product and/or device and/or service, and/or any system containing more than one product/device/ service, and/or any combination of the foregoing.

   

 

1.5.26

Quarter” - shall mean any of the customary fiscal quarters of the calendar year; i.e., the periods from January 1 through March 31, April 1 through June 30, July 1 through September 30, and October 1 through December 31.

   

 

1.5.27

Sublicense” – shall mean any rights granted by the Licensee under the License to Third Parties with respect to the Licensed IP and/or the Licensed Products upon receipt of prior written approval from the Licensor.

   

 

1.5.28

Sublicensee” – shall mean a Third Party to whom the Licensee grants a Sublicense and any Affiliate of such Third Party.

   

 

1.5.29

Sublicensee Net Sales” - shall have the same meaning as “Net Sales” (mutatis mutandis), except that it refers to amounts collected by a Sublicensee from a Third Party in connection with the sale, lease, or any other disposition of Licensed Products by the Sublicensee (as opposed to any amounts collected by the Licensee).

 

 
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1.5.30

Sublicense Other Income” – shall mean all amounts received by the Licensee from a Sublicensee attributable to the grant of a Sublicense and which are not attributed to Sublicensee Net Sales.

   

 

1.5.31

Sublicense Income” - all amounts actually received by the Licensee from a Sublicensee attributable to the grant of a Sublicense.

 

 

In the event that the Licensee receives Sublicense Income in the form of non-cash consideration, the equivalent cash value of such non-cash consideration shall be determined based on the fair market value assuming an arm’s length transaction made in the ordinary course of business.

 

To avoid any doubt, it is clarified that in calculating the amount of Sublicense Income, no deduction shall be made from the gross amounts invoiced by the Licensee, in respect of any tax based upon the income of the Licensee, whether paid by the Licensee or withheld by the Sublicensee at source.

 

 

1.5.32

Third Party” – shall mean any Person other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates.

   

 

1.5.33

USD” or “$” – shall mean United States dollars.

 

2.

GRANT OF LICENSE

 

2.1

Subject to full compliance by the Licensee with all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Licensor hereby grants to the Licensee, an exclusive, non-sublicensable (unless explicitly authorized in writing by Licensor, such authorization not to be unreasonably denied; however, it is understood and acknowledged by Licensee that a further sublicense is subject to third party consent), non-transferable and non-assignable (unless otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 12 below), worldwide, royalty-bearing license to develop, exploit, utilize and Commercialize the Licensed IP and the Licensed Products in the Field only.

   

2.2

Other than the rights expressly licensed hereunder to the Licensee, no other rights or interest whatsoever in the Licensed IP are transferred or granted to the Licensee.

 

 
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3.

SUB-LICENSES

   

3.1

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3 and Licensor’s prior written approval, the Licensee shall be entitled to grant Sublicenses under the License. Such Sublicenses shall in all cases be pursuant to written agreements (each such agreement, a “Sublicense Agreement”) consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

   

3.2

Accordingly, any act or omission by any Sublicensee, which are not remedied within 45 (forty-five) days from the date of receipt of written notice by Licensor to the Licensee of such act/omission (including, if necessary the termination of such Sublicense Agreement, in which case any Sublicense rights contemplated thereunder shall return to the Licensee) and which would have constituted a breach of this Agreement by the Licensee had it been the act/omission of the Licensee, shall constitute a breach of this Agreement by the Licensee unless the Licensee has terminated the relevant Sublicense Agreement, and in which case the Licensee shall have no further liabilities in this respect.

 

4.

CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT TERMS

   

4.1

In consideration for the rights granted under this Agreement, the Licensee shall pay the Licensor the following fees and payments:

 

 

4.1.1

Annual License Fee. With regard to each of the first three (3) calendar years following the Effective Date the Licensee shall pay Licensor an annual license fee of USD $7,500 (seven thousand five hundred United States Dollars); thereafter, with respect to any calendar year the Company shall pay Licensor an annual license fee of USD $20,000 (twenty thousand) (“Annual License Fee”).

   

 

4.1.2

Running Royalties. The Licensee shall pay the Licensor the following amounts of all Net Sales (“Running Royalties”):

 

 

 

(a)

3% of all Net Sales - in respect of sales by the Licensee of Licensed Products which are raw materials, i.e. Graphene;

 

 

 

 
 

 

(b)

4% of all Net Sales - in respect of sales by the Licensee of Licensed Products which are NOT raw materials recorded in Section 4.1.2(a) above of up to an aggregate amount of USD $20 million; or

 

 

 

 
 

 

(c)

5% of all Net Sales - in respect of sales by the Licensee of Licensed Products which are NOT raw materials recorded in Section 4.1.2(b) above exceeding in the aggregate USD $20 million (where such percentage will only be applied to and commencing from the first dollar above USD $20 million).

 

 
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4.1.3

Minimum Royalties. Starting from the calendar year in which an aggregate net amount of USD $50,000 was achieved from sales of Licensed Products (together by all Licensee Parties), or termination of 4 years from the date of Effective Date, the earlier of the foregoing the Licensee shall pay Licensor an annual minimum royalty as follows the Licensee shall pay the Licensor an annual minimum royalty as follows: USD $20,000 (twenty thousand United States Dollars) per year with regard to each of the first 3 calendar years in which minimum royalties are due as above-mentioned (USD $60,000 in the aggregate for all said three years); and USD $35,000 (thirty five thousand) with regard to any year thereafter (all such amounts: “Minimum Annual Royalties”). The Minimum Annual Royalties shall be creditable against the aggregate sum of the Running Royalties paid to the Licensor with respect to that specific calendar year.

   

 

4.1.4

Expenses. The Licensee shall pay the Licensor the following amounts: a. For the first year of the initial research and development of the continuous production of graphene sheets as detailed in Schedule 1.5.5, the Licensee will pay the Licensor an amount of $150,000 on August 13, 2014, and $50,000 for each of the subsequent four quarters starting October 1 (the “Initial Research Period”). b. Following the Initial Research Period, for any additional research and development to be performed by the Licensor upon the request of the Licensee necessary in order to complete the Research and Development Plan as detailed and contemplated in Schedule 1.5.5, the Licensor will provide the Licensee with an estimated budget for such activities. This budget will include all mutually agreed upon research and development costs and reasonable overhead costs. Patent Filing and Search, Maintenance and Prosecution Expenses. In addition to the expenses set forth above in Section 4.1.4, the Licensee shall reimburse the Licensor for any and all reasonable costs incurred by the Licensor necessary in the respect of patent filing and Search, maintenance and prosecution of any patents contemplated under the Licensed IP and reasonable overhead costs. In respect hereof, the Licensor will provide the Licensee with at least fourteen (14) days prior notice of its obligation to pay such expenses, where such notice will include an estimate of the amount to be paid. The Licensee shall pay said amount within fourteen (14) days of receiving the notice.

   

 

4.1.5

Payments on Sublicense Income. If and when applicable, the parties shall negotiate in good faith the royalties payable by the Licensee to the Licensor with respect to Sublicense Income.

 

4.2

VAT shall be added to all payments due under this Agreement to the extent required by law.

   

4.3

All payments due under this Agreement shall be payable in USD. Payment shall be made as follows:

 

 

4.3.1

License Fees shall be paid on the first day of the applicable month.

   

 

4.3.2

Running Royalties shall be paid by the Licensee to the Licensor no later than thirty (30) days after the end of the Quarter in which the underlying amounts are actually received by the Licensee. Minimum Annual Royalties shall be paid in 4 equal installments no later than fourteen (14) days following the end of each Quarter.

   

 

4.3.3

Exit Consideration shall be paid by the Licensee to the Licensor no later than sixty (60) days after the date in which the underlying amounts are actually received by the Licensee and/or Founders.

   

 

4.3.4

In the event that conversion from foreign currency is required in calculating a payment under this Agreement, the exchange rate used shall be the conversion rate for the foreign currency as published by the Bank of Israel, at the end of the last business day immediately prior to the date in which payment is effected to the Licensor.

 

 
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4.4

Without derogating from the Licensor’s rights hereunder or by law to any other additional remedy or relief, if any payment due to the Licensor under this Agreement is not paid within 60 days after its due date of payment, the overdue monies shall bear monthly interest at the monthly rate of one percent (1%) (calculated over a period of up to twelve (12) months) as of the payment due date until actual payment; provided however that the Licensor shall have first sent written notice of said default in payment.

   

4.5

Each payment due to the Licensor under this Agreement shall be made by wire transfer to the Licensor’s account in accordance with written instructions as provided from time to time by the Licensor, and shall be net and free of any set-offs, deductions or withholdings, except as set forth in Section 4.6 below.

   

4.6

If applicable laws require that taxes be withheld from any amounts due to the Licensor under this Agreement, the Licensee shall: (a) deduct these taxes from the remittable amount, (b) pay the taxes to the appropriate tax authority, and (c) promptly deliver to the Licensor a statement including the amount of tax withheld and justification therefore, and such information as may be necessary for tax credit purposes. Each Party agrees to assist the other Party in claiming exemption from such deductions or withholdings.

   

4.7

Without derogating from any termination terms set forth herein, the foregoing royalties shall be payable on a country-by-country basis, for the longer of: (a) fifteen years from date of the First Commercial Sale of the Licensed Product in such country, or (b) until the expiration of all the Licensed Patents.

 

5.

COMPANY REPORTS AND RECORDS

   

5.1

Reports and Records

 

 

5.1.1

Within sixty (60) days after the conclusion of each Quarter, beginning after the earlier of a First Commercial Sale, the Licensee shall deliver to Licensor a report containing the following information:

 

 

 

(a)

the Licensed Products Commercialized by all Licensee Parties in each country for the applicable Quarter;

 

 

 

 
 

 

(b)

the gross amount billed for the Licensed Products Commercialized by all Licensee Parties in each country during the applicable Quarter;

 

 

 

 
 

 

(c)

a calculation of Net Sales for the applicable Quarter in each country, including a list of any and all applicable deductions;

 

 

 

 
 

 

(d)

the amount of Sublicense Income received for the applicable Quarter (including with reference to the amount of Sublicense Other Income and the amount of Sublicense Income attributed to Sublicensee Net Sales);

 

 

 

 
 

 

(e)

the total amount payable to Licensor in USD for the applicable Quarter, together with exchange rates used for conversion, if such rates apply;

 

 

 

 
 

 

(f)

If no amounts are due to Licensor for the relevant Quarter, a corresponding statement shall be added.

   

 

5.1.2

Licensee shall maintain complete and accurate records of Licensed Products Commercialized under this Agreement, any amounts payable to the Licensor and/or its Affiliates in relation to the foregoing and all Income received by the Licensee and/or its Affiliates; which records shall contain sufficient information to permit Licensor to confirm the accuracy of any reports or notifications delivered to Licensor under Section 5.1.1 above as well as any payments due to Licensor under this Agreement.

 

 
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5.2

Financial & Technical Audit Rights

 

 

5.2.1

Licensor shall have the right, not more than once a year, at Licensor’s expense and by providing the Licensee with prior written notice of at least 30 (thirty) days, to cause an independent, certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to the Licensee, who is bound by a suitable confidentiality arrangement with the Licensee, to audit the Licensee’s relevant records during normal business hours for the purpose of verifying any reports and payments delivered under this Agreement and/or its performance.

   

 

5.2.2

The Parties shall reconcile any underpayment or overpayment within thirty (30) days after the accountant delivers the results of the audit as well as interest in accordance with Section 4.4 above.

   

 

5.2.3

Notwithstanding the aforementioned and without derogating from Licensor’s rights hereunder or by law to any other additional remedy or relief, in the event that such an audit reveals an underpayment to Licensor by more than five percent (5%), the Licensee shall pay all costs of such audit. In addition, if an audit reveals an underpayment to Licensor by more than ten percent (10%), then with respect to any such audit the Licensee shall also pay to Licensor liquidated damages of twenty five percent (25%) of the outstanding sums; it being noted that such liquidation damages shall not be due for the first audit in which such (10%) underpayment was revealed.

 

6.

DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION

 

6.1

The Licensee undertakes, at its own expense, to carry out the Licensee Development Plan as detailed in Schedule 1.5.5, and which may be reasonably amended by the Licensee from time to time - and all other steps and actions necessary in order to Commercialize the Licensed Products.

   

6.2

Without derogating from the provisions of Section 6.1 above, the Licensee shall exert Commercially Reasonable Efforts to develop and to introduce the Licensed Products into the commercial markets as soon as practicable and thereafter, until the expiration of this Agreement, to make all Commercially Reasonable Efforts and endeavors to keep the Licensed Products reasonably available to the public.

   

6.3

The Licensee shall provide the Licensor with annual written reports, which shall detail the development results and other related work performed by the Licensee during the twelve months prior to the report. Such report shall also set forth a general assessment regarding the development of the Licensed Product and the marketing thereof. Notwithstanding the above, during the first 24 months as of the Effective Date, the reports subject of this Section 6.3 shall be provided on a semi-annual basis (i.e. once every six months commencing on the Effective Date) and the Parties shall in good faith discuss such reports and future actions of the Licensee, and the Licensee shall take into reasonable consideration the reasonable suggestions of Licensor, as shall be communicated during such good faith discussions.

   

6.4

The Licensee shall submit to Licensor a written notice with regard to the First Commercial Sale within thirty (30) days thereafter specifying its date, the country in which such sale took place and the type of Licensed Product sold. The Licensee shall also submit to the Licensor a written notice with regard to the first achievement of an aggregated annual amount of USD $50,000 from sales of Licensed Products (together by all Licensee Parties), within thirty (30) days from the date of such achievement.

 

 
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7.

TITLE TO IP

   

7.1

All rights, title and interest in and to the Licensed IP (including without limitation the Initial Research Results and New IP), and to any improvements, modifications, enhancements, and/or derivatives thereof and thereto, shall be owned by Licensor and/or its designee/s and/or third-party licensors. The Licensee undertakes not to represent in any manner that it possesses any ownership interest in the said IP nor shall any action taken by the Licensee or on the Licensee’s behalf create in the Licensee’s favor any right, title or interest in and to the aforesaid IP, other than in respect of the License granted under Section 2 above.

   

7.2

All rights, title and interest in and to the Licensee IP shall be owned by the Licensee and/or its designee/s and/or its third party licensors. Licensor undertakes not to represent in any manner that it possesses any ownership interest in the said IP nor shall any action taken by the Licensor or on the Licensor’s behalf create in the Licensor’s favor any right, title or interest in and to the aforesaid IP except the right to received payments due under Section 4 of this Agreement.

   

7.3

Restriction on Transfer. During the term of this Agreement, the Licensee shall not be entitled to license and/or sell and/or transfer and/or convey and/or create any encumbrance, lien, mortgage, pledge or any other rights in or over the Licensed IP or any part thereof to any third party in any way whatsoever whether for consideration or otherwise.

 

8.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTIES

   

8.1

Each Party represents to the other that (i) it has all the corporate powers required to enter into this Agreement, (ii) it has taken all necessary corporate action on its part required to authorize the execution and delivery of the Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder; (iii) the Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Party, and constitutes a legal, valid, binding obligation of such Party and is enforceable against it in accordance with its terms and (iv) entering into this Agreement and the performance of its obligations in accordance with its terms will not cause such Party to breach any obligation it has towards any third party. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no Party makes any warranty, express or implied, with respect to any technology, patents, goods, services, rights or other subject matter of this Agreement, including inter alia the Licensed IP, and hereby disclaims warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any and all of the foregoing.

   

8.2

DISCLAIMER. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, OTHER THAN THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH EXPLICITLY HEREIN, IN PARTICULAR IN THIS SECTION 8 AND SECTION 10 BELOW, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON INFRINGEMENT.

 

 
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9.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

   

9.1

Concurrently with the signature hereof, the Parties shall execute a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) in the form attached hereto as Schedule 9.1.

 

10.

LIABILITY, INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE

   

10.1

Nothing in this Agreement shall impose upon Licensor liability for any Licensed Products Commercialized by any Licensee Party.

   

10.2

The Licensee hereby declares that it assumes any and all liabilities and responsibilities, under any applicable laws, for any Licensed Products Commercialized by or on behalf of the Licensee. Without derogating from the generality of the aforesaid, the Licensee shall be responsible to obtain, at its own risk and expense, any and all licenses and/or official authorizations, including without limitation with respect to standards and/or quality, required with respect to the development and Commercialization of the Licensed Products in accordance with any applicable laws, rules and regulations.

   

10.3

All warranties in connection with the Licensed Products, if made, shall be made by the Licensee as manufacturer and seller or service provider, and shall not directly or by implication obligate Licensor or any of Licensor’s officers, directors, agents, employees, shareholders, successors or assignees (collectively with Licensor, the “Licensor Indemnitees”).

   

10.4

No Licensor Indemnitee shall be liable for any claim, demand, liability, cost, loss, damage or expense (including legal costs and attorneys’ fees) of whatever kind or nature (collectively, “Liabilities”) caused to or suffered by any Person (including any Licensee Party) that directly or indirectly arise out of or result from or are encountered in connection with the exercise of the License and/or the Commercialization of any Licensed IP, including directly or indirectly arising out of or resulting from or encountered in connection with the development or Commercialization of any of the Licensed Products and/or Licensed IP by any Licensee Party, or any Person acting in the name of or on behalf of any Licensee Party, or acquiring, directly or indirectly, any of the Licensed Products from any Licensee Party.

   

10.5

In the event that any Licensor Indemnitee should incur or suffer any Liabilities in a court of final, non-appealable judgment or settlement that directly arise out of or are encountered as described in Section 10.4 above, or shall be obliged to pay to any Person any amount whatsoever in connection with any Liabilities as aforesaid in Section 10.4 above, then the Licensee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless such Licensor Indemnitee from and against any and all such Liabilities. The indemnification obligations of the Licensee are conditioned (except as stated otherwise) upon: (a) prompt notice by a Licensor Indemnitee to the Licensee of the cause of action for any claim, provided that failure to notify the Licensee as aforementioned shall not relieve the Licensee from any liability hereunder (i) if the Licensee had actual notice of such action or proceeding, or (ii) unless and only to the extent of any forfeiture by the Licensee of substantial rights and defenses resulting therefrom, and will not in any event relieve the Licensee from any obligation or liability that the Licensee may have to any Licensor Indemnitee otherwise than on account of the indemnity obligation hereunder; (b) the Licensee shall be granted with sole control of the defense of the claim and the settlement thereof, provided that no settlement shall be made without the prior written consent of the Licensor Indemnitee which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and provided that the Licensee diligently pursues the defense of such claim; and (c) the Licensor Indemnitee provides reasonable assistance and cooperation as requested by the Licensee and at the Licensee's expense.

 

 
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10.6

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Licensee’s indemnification as aforesaid shall include product liability claims and demands for Liabilities attributable to death, personal injury or property damage.

   

10.7

The Licensee shall at its own expense obtain commercial insurance, commensurate with such level of risk as should reasonably be anticipated in the present and the foreseeable future, to insure against those Liabilities described above during the period immediately beginning prior to any Commercialization and continuing during the entire period that the License is in force, plus any additional period thereafter during which any Licensed Product continues to be Commercialized by any Licensee Party. Such insurance shall be in reasonable amounts and on reasonable terms in the circumstances, having regard, in particular, to the nature of the Licensed Products, and shall be subscribed for from a reputable insurance company. The Licensor shall be included as additional insured under such insurance, and the beneficiaries thereof shall include also the respective employees, officers and directors of the Licensor. Said insurance policy shall include a “cross-liability” provision pursuant to which the insurance is deemed to be separate insurance for each named insured (without right of subrogation as against any of the insured under the policy, or any of their representatives, employees, officers, directors or anyone in their name) and shall further provide that the insurer will be obliged to notify each insured in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance of the expiry or cancellation of the policy or policies. The Licensee hereby undertakes to comply with all obligations imposed upon it under such policy or policies and in particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to pay in full all premiums and other payments for which it is liable pursuant to such policy or policies. Upon request, the Licensee shall submit to the Licensor a certificate of insurance evidencing the aforesaid within thirty (30) days of the date of issue of each such policy.

   

10.8

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ANY BREACH OF SECTIONS 9 AND/OR 10 HERETO, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE (WHETHER UNDER CONTRACT, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE TO BUSINESS EARNINGS, LOST PROFITS OR GOODWILL AND LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, SUFFERED BY ANY PERSON, ARISING FROM AND/OR RELATED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. EACH PARTY'S AGREGATE LIABILITY UNDER, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO $250,000.

 

11.

TERM AND TERMINATION

   

11.1

The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, unless terminated under this Section 11, shall continue in full force and effect on a country-by-country basis until the later of the following: (a) the date of expiration of both the last of the Licensed Patents and the last of the New Patents in the relevant country; or (b) 15 (fifteen) years from the date of the First Commercial Sale in such country (the “Term”).

   

11.2

Each Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement (without prejudice to other rights and remedies to which it may be entitled pursuant to this Agreement and/or applicable law) by giving notice in writing to the other Party in any of the following events:

 

 

11.2.1

Such other Party passed a resolution for voluntary winding up or a winding up application is made against it and not dismissed within sixty (60) days thereafter;

   

 

11.2.2

A receiver or liquidator is appointed for such other Party;

   

 

11.2.3

Such other Party is declared bankrupt or a receiver or an interim receiver of a material part of its assets is appointed, and the petition in bankruptcy is consented to, acquiesced in or remains undismissed for, or such appointment is not removed within a period of, sixty (60) days.

  

 
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11.3

Each Party undertakes to notify the other Party of any event detailed in Section 11.2 above within 2 (two) business days of its occurrence.

   

11.4

Either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement (without prejudice to other rights and remedies to which it may be entitled pursuant to this Agreement and/or applicable law) by giving notice in writing to the other Party, if the other Party has committed any breach of this Agreement that is not cured (if capable of being cured) within a sixty (60) days period after receipt of written notice thereof from the terminating Party. In the event of a material breach incurable in nature, termination shall become effective upon such written notice, and the aforesaid 60-day period shall not apply and this Agreement shall immediately revert back to Licensor.

 

11.5

Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, howsoever arising (without prejudice to any additional rights or remedies available to either Party pursuant to this Agreement and/or under applicable law):

 

 

11.5.1

Each Party shall, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of expiration or termination, return to the other Party, or otherwise dispose of as the other Party may instruct, copies of all confidential information disclosed to it, including, inter alia, documentation, technical pamphlets, photographs, specifications and other materials, documents and papers whatsoever, relating to the Licensed IP and/or to the business of the other Party (either directly or indirectly, through its Affiliates or sublicensees) and/or anyone on its behalf may have in their possession or under their control.

   

 

11.5.2

All rights in and to the Licensed IP shall automatically revert to the Licensor, and the Licensee shall thereafter be prohibited from directly making any use of the Licensed IP and/or manufacturing, marketing, selling or distributing the Licensed Products.

   

 

11.5.3

Upon the termination of this Agreement the Licensor will have the option to purchase any or all of the equipment belonging to the Licensee in connection with this Agreement at either book value or for equity ownership in the Licensee, as shall be agreed upon in good faith by the Parties.

 

11.6

Expiration or termination of this Agreement shall neither: (a) relieve the Parties of obligations accrued prior to such expiration or termination; nor (b) relieve the Licensee of its obligation to report and pay any royalties and/or other payments due to the Licensor prior to the termination of this Agreement, notwithstanding that the relevant payment date of such royalties and/or other payments may occur after the expiration or the termination of this Agreement.

   

11.7

The Parties’ respective rights under Sections 4, 5 (up to 180 days following termination of this Agreement), 7, 9, and 10-14 (inclusive) shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

 
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12.

ASSIGNMENT

   

12.1

None of the Parties may assign this Agreement or its respective rights, duties and obligations hereunder nor any part thereof to any Third Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

   

12.2

Any purported assignment in contravention of the provisions of this Section 12 above shall be null and void, ab initio, and shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

 

13.

GOVERNING LAW, MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION

   

13.1

This Agreement, its interpretation, validity and breach shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the State of Israel without regard to its conflict of laws rules.

   

13.2

Any disputes or controversy or claim arising under, out of or in connection with this Agreement (and subsequent amendments thereof), its valid conclusion, binding effect, interpretation, performance, breach or termination, including tort and unjust enrichment claims, shall be exclusively submitted to, and finally settled by the courts of the City of Tel Aviv, Israel. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, either Party shall be entitled to resort to courts of competent jurisdiction to apply for an injunction, or any equivalent remedy, in order to restrain the breach of any restrictive covenants pursuant to this Agreement.

 

14.

MISCELLANEOUS

   

14.1

If any provision contained in this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions and any partially enforceable provision will, nevertheless, be binding and enforceable, and the Parties hereby agree to substitute for the invalid provision a valid provision which most closely approximates the intent and the economic effect of the invalid provision.

   

14.2

The Parties undertake, during the term of this Agreement, to comply with all applicable laws, regulatory requirements and codes of practice in carrying out their respective obligations under this Agreement and in all matters relating hereto.

   

14.3

The failure or delay of a Party to the Agreement to claim the performance of an obligation of the other Party shall not be deemed a waiver of the performance of such obligation.

   

14.4

No amendment or alteration of the Agreement shall be valid unless agreed in advance in writing by all Parties hereto.

   

14.5

Notices to be given by one Party to another shall be deemed properly given if reduced to writing and transmitted to the Party’s address appearing in the first page of this Agreement, by regular mail, certified registered mail - all to be effective 5 (five) days after their sending date, or by facsimile or electronic mail with confirmation receipt - to be effective at the first business day following the date of transmission, or by messenger with confirmation receipt - to be effective at the date of the confirmation receipt. The addresses of the Parties, listed in page 1 (one) of this Agreement, shall be subject to any change of such address notified in writing by one Party to the other, according to the procedure stipulated in this Section 14.5.

 

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IN WITNESS THE HANDS OF THE PARTIES

  

 

 

 

 

 

Advance Graphene Ltd.

 

Graphene Materials ltd.

 

   

By:

Mark Radom

 

By:

Jakob Zecharia

 

Title:

Director

 

Title:

Director

 

Date:

____________________

 

Date:

__________________

 

 

 
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Schedule 1.5.5; Licensee Development Plan

[Attached]

 

 

Schedule 9.1; NDA

[Attached]

 

 

 

 

 

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