Form of Plan of Conversion

EX-2.1 3 fs12021a1ex2-1_freshgrapes.htm PLAN OF CONVERSION TO FRESH VINE WINE, INC

Exhibit 2.1

 

Plan of Conversion OF

 

FRESH GRAPES, LLC

TO

FRESH VINE WINE, INC.

 

Conversion Pursuant to Section 10.101 of the Texas Business Organizations Code et seq.

and

Section 92A.195 of the Nevada Revised Statutes et seq.

 

This is the Plan of Conversion (the “Plan”) governing the conversion (the “Conversion”) of Fresh Grapes, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Converting Entity”), to a Nevada corporation under the name “Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.” (the “Converted Entity”), pursuant to Section 10.101 of the Texas Business Organizations Code et seq. and Section 92A.195 of the Nevada Revised Statutes et seq.

 

Parties to the Conversion

 

1. The name of the Converting Entity is Fresh Grapes, LLC. The Converting Entity is a Texas limited liability company.

 

2. The name of the Converted Entity will be Fresh Vine Wine, Inc. The Converted Entity will be a Nevada limited liability company.

 

3. Upon the Conversion, the Converting Entity will continue its existence in the organizational form of the Converted Entity.

 

4. The Converted Entity will be a corporation and the jurisdiction of formation of the Converted Entity will be Nevada.

 

Effective Time of the Conversion

 

5. The Conversion shall become effective at the time of the filing of a Certificate of Conversion (the “Effective Time”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, and the filing of Articles of Conversion with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada pursuant to and in a form compliant with Sections 92A.205 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit II.

 

 

 

 

Effect of the Conversion

 

6. When the Conversion takes effect, (i) the Converting Entity will continue to exist without interruption in the organizational form of the Converted Entity rather than in the organizational form of the Converting Entity; (ii) all rights, title, and interests to all property owned by the Converting Entity continue to be owned, subject to any existing liens or other encumbrances on the property, by the Converted Entity in the new organizational form without: (A) reversion or impairment; (B) further act or deed; or (C) any transfer or assignment having occurred; (iii) all liabilities and obligations of the Converting Entity continue to be liabilities and obligations of the Converted Entity in the new organizational form without impairment or diminution because of the conversion; (iv) the rights of creditors or other parties with respect to or against the previous owners or members of the Converting Entity in their capacities as owners or members in existence when the Conversion takes effect continue to exist as to those liabilities and obligations and may be enforced by the creditors and obligees as if a Conversion had not occurred; (v) a proceeding pending by or against the Converting Entity or by or against any of the Converting Entity’s owners or members in their capacities as owners or members may be continued by or against the Converted Entity in the new organizational form and by or against the previous owners or members without a need for substituting a party; (vi) the ownership or membership interests of the Converting Entity that are to be converted into ownership or membership interests of the Converted Entity as provided in this Plan are converted as provided herein; and (vii) if, after the Conversion takes effect, an owner or member of the Converted Entity as an owner or member is liable for the liabilities or obligations of the Converted Entity, the owner or member is liable for the liabilities and obligations of the Converting Entity that existed before the Conversion took effect only to the extent that the owner or member: (A) agrees in writing to be liable for the liabilities or obligations; (B) was liable, before the Conversion took effect, for the liabilities or obligations; or (C) by becoming an owner or member of the Converted Entity, becomes liable under other applicable law for the existing liabilities and obligations of the Converted Entity.

 

Effect of Conversion on Outstanding Membership Interests

 

7. At the Effective Time, and upon the Conversion of the Converting Entity from a limited liability company to a corporation, each unit representing outstanding membership interests of the Converting Entity, including outstanding Class F Units and Class W Units (as such terms are defined in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Converting Entity dated March [*], 2021 (the “LLC Agreement”)), shall convert into a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Converted Entity equal to the Conversion Ratio. For such purposes, the “Conversion Ratio” means the quotient obtained by dividing 10,000,000 by the number of outstanding Class F Units and Class W Units of the Converting Entity at the time of the Conversion. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with the Conversion; instead the shares to be issued to each stockholder of the Converted Entity in the Conversion will be rounded up to the nearest full share.

 

Termination of LLC Agreement; Charter Documents; Directors and Officers

 

8. At the Effective Time, the LLC Agreement shall be terminated and be of no further force or effect, and no party shall have any further rights, duties or obligations pursuant to the LLC Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the termination of the LLC Agreement shall not relieve any party thereto from any liability arising in connection with any breach by such party of the LLC Agreement prior to the termination thereof.

 

9. Copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws that will govern the Converted Entity immediately following the Conversion are attached to this Plan of Conversion as Exhibit III. At the Effective Time, such Articles of Incorporation shall be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada.

 

10. Upon the Conversion, (i) the Managers of the Converting Entity (as the term “Manager” is defined in the LLC Agreement) serving immediately prior to the Conversion shall become the initial directors of the Converted Entity, to serve until the expiration of their respective terms of office and until their successors have been duly elected and have qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal, and (ii) the officers of the Converting serving immediately prior to the Conversion shall become the initial officers of the Converted Entity.

 

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U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

11. The Conversion has been structured to be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as if the Converting Entity transferred its assets to the Converted Entity in exchange for shares of the Converted Entity’s common stock pursuant to an exchange described in Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, followed by a distribution of the shares of the Converted Entity’s common stock to the members in liquidation of the Converting Entity, as described in Rev. Rul. 2004-59.

 

Further Assurances

 

12. If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Converted Entity shall determine or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, agreements, documents or assurances or any other acts or things are necessary, desirable or proper, consistent with the terms of this Plan, (a) to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Converted Entity its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, purposes, franchises, properties or assets of the Converting Entity, or (b) to otherwise carry out the purposes of this Plan, the Converted Entity and its proper officers and directors (or their designees), are hereby authorized to solicit in the name of the Converting Entity any third-party consents or other documents required to be delivered by any third-party, to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Converting Entity all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments, agreements, documents and assurances and do, in the name and on behalf of the Converting Entity, all such other acts and things necessary, desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, purposes, franchises, properties or assets of the Converting Entity and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Plan.

 

Amendment or Termination

 

13. This Plan of Conversion may be amended or terminated by the Company and the Conversion may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any prior approval of this Plan of Conversion by the Board.

 

 

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Exhibit I

 

Certificate of Conversion (Texas)

 

FRESH GRAPES, llc

TO

FRESH VINE WINE, INC.

 

Conversion Pursuant to Section 10.101 et seq. of the Texas Business Organizations Code

 

This Certificate of Conversion is being a submitted for filing with the Texas Secretary of State for the purpose of converting Fresh Grapes, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Converting Entity”), into a Nevada corporation under the name “Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.” (the “Converted Entity”). The undersigned, being duly authorized to execute and file this Certificate of Conversion, does hereby certify as follows:

 

1. The name of the Converting Entity is Fresh Grapes, LLC, a limited liability company. The jurisdiction of formation of the Converting Entity is Texas.

 

2. The name of the Converted Entity is Fresh Vine Wine, Inc., a corporation. The jurisdiction of formation of the Converted Entity is Nevada.

 

3. A signed plan of conversion is on file at the principal place of business of the Converting Entity. The address of the principal place of business of the Converting Entity is 505 Highway 169, Suite 255, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441.

 

4. A copy of the plan of conversion will be furnished on written request without cost by the Converting Entity before the conversion or by the Converted Entity after the conversion to any owner or member of the Converting Entity or the Converted Entity.

 

5. The plan of conversion has been approved as required by the laws of the jurisdiction of formation and the governing documents of the Converting Entity.

 

6. This Certificate of Conversion shall become effective when it is filed with and accepted by the Texas Secretary of State.

 

7. Fresh Vine Wine, Inc., as the Converted Entity, is liable for the payment of any required franchise taxes.

 

The undersigned signs this document subject to the penalties imposed by law for the submission of a materially false or fraudulent instrument.

 

  FRESH GRAPES, LLC
   
   
  Damian Novak, Executive Chairman

 

 

 

 

Exhibit II

 

Form of Articles of Conversion (Nevada)

 

ARTICLES OF CONVERSION OF

 

FRESH GRAPES, llc

TO

FRESH VINE WINE, INC.

 

Section 92A.195 of the Nevada Revised Statutes et seq.

 

These Articles of Conversion are being submitted for filing with the Nevada Secretary of State for the purpose of converting Fresh Grapes, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Constituent Entity”), into a Nevada corporation under the name “Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.” (the “Resulting Entity”). The undersigned, being duly authorized to execute and file these Articles of Conversion, does hereby certify as follows:

 

1. The name of the Constituent Entity is Fresh Grapes, LLC, a limited liability company. The jurisdiction of organization of the Constituent Entity is Texas.

 

2. The name of the Resulting Entity is Fresh Vine Wine, Inc., a corporation. The jurisdiction of organization of the Resulting Entity is Nevada.

 

3. A plan of conversion has been adopted by the Constituent Entity in compliance with the Texas Business Organizations Code, which is the law of the jurisdiction governing the Constituent Entity.

 

4. The complete signed plan of conversion is on file at the principal office of the Resulting Entity.

 

5. As required by Section 92A.205 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, these Articles of Conversion are being delivered to the Nevada Secretary of State along with the Articles of Incorporation of the Resulting Entity and the registered agent filing (accompanied by a certificate of acceptance of the appointment by the registered agent) pursuant to Section 77.310 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.

 

6. These Articles of Conversion shall become effective upon filing with and accepted by the Nevada Secretary of State.

 

  FRESH GRAPES, LLC
   
   
  Damian Novak, Executive Chairman

 

 

 

 

Exhibit III

 

Articles and Bylaws