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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events

Note 8 – Subsequent Events

  

Third Amended and Restated Distribution Agreement

 

On June 10, 2022, the Company entered into the Third A&R Distribution Agreement with Bidi, which amended and restated the A&R Distribution Agreement (collectively, the “Distribution Agreement”).

 

The Third A&R Distribution Agreement modifies various terms and provisions to reflect the terms of the PMI Licensing Agreement (as defined below) and also modify the terms between the Company and Bidi. Pursuant to the Third A&R Distribution Agreement, Bidi granted the Company, and its designees, an exclusive right to distribute electronic and non-electronic nicotine delivery systems and related components (other than certain excluded products) for sale and resale to both retail level customers and non-retail level customers worldwide, subject to a carve-out for, and exclusion, of the PMI Markets (as defined below). The Third A&R Distribution Agreement has a term of ten years and automatically renews for a successive ten-year term, unless earlier terminated pursuant its terms.

 

Exercise of Stock Warrants

 

As part of the Company’s underwritten public offering during fiscal 2021, the Company issued warrants to purchase a total of 4,053,750 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.90 per share. These warrants expire in 2026. Warrants for 3,000 shares of Common Stock were exercised on June 14, 2022 for net proceeds of $5,700. The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding Common Stock warrants as of April 30, 2022 and October 31, 2021 was $0. The weighted average remaining term of the outstanding Common Stock warrants is 4.50 years as of April 30, 2022.

 

Lease Agreement

 

On June 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement (the “2022 Lease”) with Just Pick for approximately 21,332 rentable square feet combined in the office building and warehouse located at 4460 Old Dixie Highway, Grant Valkaria, Florida 32949 (the “Premises”), together with all improvements thereon. Just Pick is considered a related party to the Company because the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and director, Mr. Nirajkumar Patel, owns and controls the Just Pick.

 

The anticipated commencement date of the 2022 Lease is June 10, 2022 (the “Commencement Date”). The term of the Lease is one (1) year (the “Lease Term”), with one automatic renewal period for a five-year term. The Company, in its sole and absolute discretion, has the option to extend the automatic renewal for an additional five (5) year period immediately following the first renewal term.

 

The Company must pay Just Pick base rent equal to $17,776.67 per month during the first year of the Lease Term. Thereafter, the monthly base rent will be increased annually with a monthly base rent of $18,665.50 in the second year, $19,554.33 in the third year, $20,443.17 in the fourth year, $22,220.83 in the fifth year, $23,998.50 in the sixth year, and one twelfth (1/12th) of the market annual rent for the seventh through eleventh years, if appliable. In addition to the base rent, the Company must pay one hundred percent (100%) of operating expenses, insurance costs, and taxes for each calendar year during the Lease term.

 

Any changes, alterations, additions, or improvements to the Premises made by the Company becomes the property of Just Pick unless prior to the 2022 Lease expiration, the Company removes such improvements and restores the Premises to the same condition as existed on the Commencement Date.

 

The 2022 Lease contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, indemnification provisions, default provisions, and termination provisions.

 

License Agreement

 

On June 10, 2022, Bidi entered into a License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with KBI, pursuant to which KBI has the exclusive irrevocable license to use Bidi’s licensed intellectual property to the extent necessary for KBI to fulfill its obligations set forth in the Deed of Licensing Agreement (the “PMI License Agreement”), by and between KBI and PMPSA. Such irrevocable license includes: (i) the right of KBI to grant sub-licenses to PMPSA under the PMI License Agreement for the express purposes set forth in the PMI License Agreement, but for no other purpose; (ii) the right of KBI to grant to PMPSA the right to grant sub-sub-licenses in the manner set forth in the PMI License Agreement, but for no other purpose; and (iii) certain branding rights to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to permit KBI to perform its obligations to PMPSA as set forth in the PMI License Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the License Agreement, if at any time, KBI receives any license of PMPSA intellectual property from PMPSA or any of its affiliates in the manner contemplated by the PMI License Agreement, KBI will grant Bidi an irrevocable sub-license of all right, title, and interest of KBI in and to that PMPSA intellectual property. In addition, Bidi and KBI agree that any amount payable and all net royalties payable to KBI under the PMI License Agreement will be apportioned equally among Bidi and KBI in a manner such that each will ultimately receive fifty percent (50%) thereof.

 

The License Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnification provisions.

 

Deed of Licensing Agreement

 

On June 13, 2022 KBI entered into the PMI License Agreement with PMPSA, effective as of May 13, 2022 (the “PMI Commencement Date”). Pursuant to the PMI License Agreement, KBI granted PMPSA an exclusive irrevocable license to use its technology, documentation, and intellectual property to make, distribute, and sell disposable nicotine e-cigarettes Products based on the intellectual property in certain international markets set forth in the PMI License Agreement (the “PMI Markets”). The Company has the exclusive international distribution rights to the Products and, in order to allow KBI to fulfill its obligations set forth in the PMI License Agreement, has contributed the international distribution rights for the PMI Markets to KBI as set forth in a Capital Contribution Agreement dated June 10, 2022. The sublicense granted to PMPSA is exclusive in the PMI Markets and neither KBI nor any of its affiliates can sell, promote, use, or distribute any competing products in the PMI Markets for the duration of the term of the PMI License Agreement and any Sell-Out Period (as defined in the PMI License Agreement). PMSPA will be responsible for any regulatory filings necessary to sell the Products in the PMI Markets. Both KBI and PMPSA agree to work together in the registration and maintenance of the Intellectual Property, but KBI will bear all cost and expense to implement the registration strategy. Finally, PMPSA has agreed to potential future development services with KBI in the PMI Markets and has been granted certain rights with respect to potential future products.

 

The initial term of the PMI License Agreement is five (5) years and automatically renews for an additional five-year period unless PMPSA has failed to meet the agreed upon minimum key performance indicators set forth in the PMI License Agreement, in which case the PMI License Agreement will automatically terminate at the end of the initial license term.

 

In consideration for the grant of the licensed rights, PMPSA agreed to pay to KBI a royalty equal to 2.00% to 3.50% of the base price of the first sale of each unit of Product manufactured. In addition, before the launch of the first product in a market and each anniversary of such launch, PMPSA agrees to pre-pay to KBI a guaranteed minimum royalty equal to twenty percent (20%) of the estimated royalties payable by PMPSA to KBI in relation to all markets in the twelve (12)-month period following the first launch or each successive anniversary of the first launch, subject to an aggregate maximum guaranteed royalty payment of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for all markets for each applicable twelve (12)-month period. PMPSA may require modification of certain products to be sold under the PMI Licensing Agreement to be modified for a PMI Market. Pursuant to the PMI Licensing Agreement, PMPSA has absolute discretion over sales, marketing, product branding and packaging pertaining to sales in the PMI Markets, as well as the right to select the specific PMI Markets in which to launch commercialization and determine what product types are to be promoted in each market, subject to sales and marketing plans and annual business plans set by PMPSA and certain expansion criteria agreed between PMPSA and KBI.

 

The PMI License Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants, and indemnification provisions; however, KBI’s liability under the PMI License Agreement is capped at the greater of: (i) Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000); or (ii) an amount equal to the total of the royalties due to KBI (but not yet paid) plus the royalties (including the guaranteed royalty payment) paid to KBI pursuant to the PMI License Agreement during the immediately preceding twelve (12) consecutive months, provided that such amount shall not exceed Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000).

 

In connection with the PMI License Agreement, the Company, Bidi, and PMPSA also entered into a deed of letter (“Deed of Letter”) to require specific performance of the duties and obligations set forth in the PMI License Agreement if KBI is unable or fails to sublicense the intellectual property to PMPSA pursuant to the PMI License Agreement and/or is unable or fails to perform certain of its obligations or grant the rights pursuant to the PMI License Agreement. In addition, the Company, Bidi, and PMPSA entered into a guarantee (“Guarantee”), whereby each of the Company and Bidi guarantees to PMPSA up to 50% of all of KBI’s monetary obligations set forth in the PMI License Agreement if KBI fails to perform or discharge certain of its obligations in the PMI License Agreement.