STOCKTRANSFER AGREEMENT

EX-10.16 4 ex10-16.htm

  

STOCK TRANSFER AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCK EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this Agreement), is made and entered this March 31, 2015, to be effective as of the “IPO Effective Date” (hereinafter defined): (A) Boxlight Corporation (formerly, Logical Choice Corporation), a Nevada corporation (the “Company”); (C) Logical Choice Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LCC”); and (C) Vert Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Vert”, on behalf of itself and as trustee and escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) for the existing holders of Series A preferred stock of LCC who are listed on Exhibit A annexed hereto and made a part hereof (collectively, the “LCT Minority Stockholders”). The Company, LCC and Vert are sometimes referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, in 2013, LCC was formed by Vert, the owner of 100% of the shares of the common stock of LCC, $0.001 par value per share (the “LCC Common Stock”); and

 

WHEREAS, in October 2013, LCC acquired, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, 100% of the capital stock of Logical Choice Technologies, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“LCT”) in exchange for shares of Series A convertible preferred stock of LCC (the “LCT Series A Preferred”), and Vert is currently the owner of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of LCT; and

 

WHEREAS, LCC and LCT has previously sold a division of LCT to an affiliate of Cynthia Kaye (the “LCT Majority Stockholder”), who has released LCC from any claims to equity of LCC; and

 

WHEREAS, LCT has subsequently ceased operations and is in the process of liquidation;and

 

WHEREAS, on September 18, 2014, the Company was organized by Vert as a Nevada corporation to acquire companies engaged in the production, sale and distribution of products and services primarily used by schools, corporations and governmental agencies for educational and training purposes (the “Business Strategy”);; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company is in the process of completing an initial public offering (the “IPO”) of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”); and

 

WHEREAS, in order to provide the LCT Minority Stockholders with the benefits they would have received had LCC remained in business, on the date that the registration statement on Form S-1 shall be declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “IPO Effective Date”), the Company shall issue to Vert, as trustee and escrow agent for the LCT Minority Stockholders, 2,500,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock of the Company, $0.0001 par value and $1.00 per share liquidation or stated value, or such lesser number of shares of Series A preferred stock of the Company resulting from any reverse split of the outstanding capital stock of the Company effected by the Company on or before the IPO Effective Date (the “Company Series A Preferred Stock”); and

 

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WHEREAS, Vert and the board of directors of the Company, LCC and LCT have determined to that the issuance of the Company Series A Preferred Stock is fair and reasonable to the LCT Minority Stockholders and in the best interests of all parties;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.Agreements of the Parties.

 

(a) As at the IPO Effective Date, the Company will issue in the name of Vert a stock certificate evidencing the Company Series A Preferred Stock. Such Series A Preferred Stock shall be held in trust by Vert for the sole benefit of the LCT Minority Stockholders.

 

(b) As set forth in the certificate of designations for the Company Series A Preferred Stock annexed hereto as Exhibit B and made a part hereof (the “Certificate of Designations”), on a date which shall be one (1) year from the IPO Effective Date, all and not less than all of the shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock, shall automatically and without any further action or consent of the Parties or the LCT Minority Stockholders, convert into a like number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company.

 

(c) Following the IPO Effective Date, the Company shall file with the Securities and Exchange Common (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1, or other form for registering securities, pursuant to which, inter alia, all of the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company issuable upon automatic conversion of the Company Series A Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Shares”) shall be registered for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Resale Registration Statement”). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause such Resale Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC witin one (1) year from the IPO Effective Date.

 

(d) On a date which shall be the later to occur of (i) one year from the IPO Effective Date, or (ii) the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement, Vert shall deliver the stock certificate evidencing the Company Series A Preferred Stock to the Company and the Company shall issue and distribute to the LCT Minority Stockholders all of the shares of Class A common stock of the Company issuable to the LCT Minority Stockholders upon conversion of such Company Series A Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Shares”).

 

(e) The names of each of the LCT Minority Stockholders and the number of shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock and Conversion Shares (assuming a 1:7.665 reverse split of the currently outstanding shares of Company Common Stock) is set forth on Exhibit A annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

 

(f) As a condition to receipt of their Conversion Shares, each LCT Minority Stockholder shall acknowledge in a writing acceptable to the Company that (i) such LCT Minority Stockholder has no further claim to any equity of LCT, the Company or LCC, (ii) such LCT Minority Stockholder releases each of the Parties to this Agreement from all further claims, demands or causes of action in respect of all events up to and including the date of such release, and (iii) the information contained in the Resale Registration Statement with regard to such LCT Minority Stockholder is complete and correct in all material respects.

 

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2.Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made on (i) delivery thereof, if by hand; (ii) upon receipt, if sent by mail (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested); (iii) on the second Business Day following deposit, if sent by a recognized overnight delivery service; or (d) upon transmission, if sent by facsimile transmission (in each case with receipt verified by electronic confirmation), in each case to the same parties and to the same addresses as are set forth in the Prior Exchange Agreement. provided, however, that each party hereto shall promptly notify the other Parties hereto of any change in its contact information, which revised contact information shall thereafter be that Party’s contact information for purposes of this Agreement until further revised.

 

(b) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibit hereto) contain the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and related transactions and supersede all prior agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

(c) Termination. In the event that the IPO Effective Date shall not occur by December 31, 2015, then this Agreement shall terminate, ab initio.

 

(d) Waivers and Amendments. This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended, and the terms and conditions hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the Parties hereto or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power or privilege hereunder, nor any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party may otherwise have at law or in equity.

 

(e) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more original or facsimile counterparts, and by the different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, by facsimile, portable document format (“pdf”), or other form of electronic signature, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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(g) Captions. The headings, titles or captions of the Sections and Sections of this Agreement are inserted only to facilitate reference, and they are not intended to define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof, and they do not constitute a part hereof or affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any part hereof.

 

(h) Assignment. No Party may assign or delegate all or any portion of its rights, obligations or liabilities under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may assign any or all of its rights, together with its obligations hereunder, to any of its Affiliates or to any successor to all or a portion of the assets of the Company, provided further, however, that if such Affiliate(s) fails to fully and timely perform any of such obligations, the Company shall fully and promptly perform such obligations as if it were a party thereto.

 

(i) Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and the LCT Minority Stockholders, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, nothing contained in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit, or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(j) Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal, or incapable of being enforced, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to, or the court making such a determination shall, modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the effect that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

 

(k) Governing Law; Forum. This Agreement and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The Parties hereto do hereby consent and submit to the venue and jurisdiction of the State or Federal Courts residing in New York, New York as the sole and exclusive forum for such matters of disputes, and further agree that, in the event of any action or suit as to any matters of dispute among the Parties, service of process may be made upon the other party by mailing a copy of the summons and/or complaint to the other party at the address set forth herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Parties may seek equitable relief, or enforce any final judgment of any such federal or state court residing in New York, New York, in any other jurisdiction in any manner provided by applicable law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this Agreement on the date first above written.

 

VERT CAPITAL CORP   BOXLIGHT CORPORATION
         
By: /s/ Michael Pope   By: /s/ Mark Elliott
Name: Michael Pope   Name: Mark Elliott
Title: Managing Director   Title: CEO
         
LOGICAL CHOICE CORPORATION      
         
By: /s/ Michael Pope      
Name: Michael Pope      
Title: President      

 

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Exhibit A

 

Name

  Series A Preferred Stock  

Conversion Shares

         

Logical Choice Corporation-Delaware

                1,588,464                     207,236

Kevin Shupenia

                    120,479                        15,718

Equity Partners

                       96,010                        12,526

Ronald Kaye, Jr.

                       61,840                          8,068

Mark Blood

                       56,799                          7,410

Alpine Consultants, Inc.

                       56,167                          7,328

Coggin Family Intervivos Tr., II

                       56,167                          7,328

Ronald Bertucci

                       51,730                          6,749

Crusader Printing, LLC

                       46,507                          6,067

Ralph Capasso

                       36,214                          4,725

Shelly R. DeJesus

                       34,543                          4,507

Paul Anthes

                       33,701                          4,397

Louise Bertucci

                       22,467                          2,931

Jay Forman

                       21,793                          2,843

Ronald Stewart

                       17,974                          2,345

Barbara Bisel

                       14,042                          1,832

Victor Bertucci

                       13,115                          1,711

Donald Bertucci

                       13,115                          1,711

Becky Milford

                       11,290                          1,473

Barbara Smith

                       11,290                          1,473

Jennifer Delling

                       11,290                          1,473

Louis Gelsomino

                       10,307                          1,345

James Anderson

                       10,054                          1,312

Dolores A. Miller

                         8,425                          1,099

Arthur E. Menna

                         8,425                          1,099

Dorothy A. Brayley

                         8,425                          1,099

Robert R. Menna

                         8,425                          1,099

William J. Menna

                         8,425                          1,099

Berton Revocable Living Trust

                         7,499                              978

Mario Bertucci

                         7,499                              978

Charlie Bertucci

                         7,499                              978

Bernie Colter

                         7,049                              920

Natalie and Kou Su JT TEN

                         6,740                              879

Jeff Delling

                         4,549                              594

Don Rosado

                         2,555                              333

Robert Meeks

                         2,555                              333

Patrick Ireland

                         2,555                              333

Charles Kaye

                         2,303                              300

Phillip Snelling

                         2,303                              300

Donna Ingram

                         2,303                              300

Ronald Jordan

                         2,247                              293

Pam Estabrooke

                         1,432                              187

Faith Deward

                             702                                92

Douglas Druschel

                             702                                92
Elizabeth Kaye   618                                81
Cary Thornton   337                                44
James Lambert   116                                15
Elizabeth Atkins   56                                  7
Jeff Boyden   56                                  7
Kevin Brock   56                                  7
Tina L. Combs   56                                  7
Kellyann Davis-Hutchens   56                                  7
Danny Durham   56                                  7
Wei Fank   56                                  7
Doug Hutcheson   56                                  7
Alan W. Johnson   56                                  7
Anjana Vijay Patel   56                                  7
James P. Schrader   56                                  7
Randall Spear   56                                  7
Jody A. Tate   56                                  7
Averi M. Washington   56                                  7
Charles Elliott   56                                  7
Shere Lowery   56                                  7
Steve Hatala   56                                  7
Total   2,500,000   326,158

 

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Exhibit B

 

Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations

 

See Exhibit 4.1 to this registration statement on Form S-1 and related prospectus.

 

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