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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 25 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

Conversion of 6% Senior Secured Convertible Note


On January 3, 2014, a Holder of the Company’s 6% Senior Secured Convertible Notes converted the remaining $30,000 of principal and $2,901 of accrued and unpaid interest into 4,700,196 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share conversion price of $0.007. Upon conversion the Holder’s note has been repaid in full.


Interest Purchase Agreement

 

On January 24, 2014, GrowLife, Inc. (the “Company”) executed an Interest Purchase Agreement (“IPA”) whereby Wise Phoenix LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“WP”), and AJOA Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“AJOA”) (WP and AJOA may be collective referred to as “Sellers”), sold to Organic Growth International, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“’OGI”), 25% of the fully diluted outstanding equity of CEN Biotech, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (“CEN”). OGI is the Company’s previously announced joint venture with CANX USA, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“CANX”). The Company has a 45% ownership interest in OGI and there are conditions under which it may gain a majority interest in the joint venture. The Company is obligated to issue shares of common stock to the Sellers (see below). CEN, under the authority and inspection of the Canadian authorities, has been authorized to build a medical marijuana growing facility in Canada, which could produce as much as 1.3 million pounds of dried marijuana annually. CEN has not yet received approval to grow, harvest, or sell medical marijuana.

 


 

In addition to the 25% equity interest in CEN, OGI is entitled to a preference should there be any Distributed Income from the Company. Distributed Income is defined as CEN’s net income, after adding non-cash expenses less any reserves designated by CEN’s Board of Directors. The reserves are not to exceed 20% of CEN’s gross revenues. Under the terms of the IPA, Distributed Income is to be allocated 60% to OGI, 20% to AJOA, and 20% to WP until distributions have been made equal to $40,000,000. After the distribution of $40,000,000, any Distributed Income is to be allocated 40% to OGI, 30% to AJOA, and 30% to WP. It is the intention of the parties to the IPA that distributions from available funds are to be made at least on an annual basis.

 


 

CEN’s obligations to OGI under the IPA are secured by all of CEN’s assets, excluding personal property and inventory to be sold in the normal course of CEN’s business. OGI shall retain this security interest until such time as CEN has distributed an amount equal to $40,000,000.

 


 

In exchange for the rights discussed above, the Company is obligated to issue a total of 235,964,118 restricted shares of its common stock (“Payment Shares”) ($40,000,000 calculated at $0.17 per share), should certain conditions be satisfied. 117,647,059 of the Payment Shares will go to WP and the other 117,647,059 Payment Shares will go to AJOA upon the satisfaction of the issuance conditions. In addition to certain document delivery requirements (e.g., financial statements and other corporate records), GrowLife will issue the Payment Shares only if it receives documentary evidence that a Canadian government agency has by contract, license, or otherwise granted specific rights to Sellers or CEN to grow, harvest, sell, import or export cannabis and cannabis bi-products in an amount not less than 1.3 million pounds of dried cannabis annually. If CEN is granted the right to grow, harvest, and sell less than 1.3 million pounds, then OGI has the right to rescind the IPA or reduce the Payment Shares proportionately. This transaction is also conditioned upon the Company’s shareholders approving an increase in the Company’s authorized common stock at the February meeting of shareholders.

 


 

Finally, the Payment Shares, should they ever be issued, are subject to registration rights. The Company is obligated to use its best efforts to register the Payment Shares as quickly as possible under applicable state and federal securities laws.

 


 

It is especially important to note that OGI assigned all of its interests in and rights under the IPA to GrowLife under a separate agreement. The details of this assignment are described under “Assignment” below.

 


CEN Biotech, Inc. Shareholder Agreement


 

On January 24, 2014, the Company entered into a Shareholder Agreement of CEN Biotech, Inc. (the “Shareholder Agreement”). The Shareholder Agreement contemplated OGI’s assignment of the 25% equity interest in CEN to the Company and therefore notes that the Company has a 25% interest. The Company, AJOA, WP, Creative Edge Nutrition, Inc., and one individual, collectively representing 93% percent ownership of CEN, have signed the Shareholder Agreement as of January 24, 2014, as well as CEN itself. Another eight individuals representing the remaining 7% are expected to sign the Shareholder Agreement.

 

Under the Shareholder Agreement, WP, AJOA, and CANX each have the right to select one director to serve on CEN’s Board of Directors. The Shareholder Agreement dictates that certain corporate actions cannot be taken without the affirmative vote of each director (e.g., incurring indebtedness in excess of $500,000 for matters outside of the then-current budget). Additionally, there shall be no new shareholders without the prior written consent of the CEN Board of Directors. If the Company, or any other shareholder, wants to sell their interest in CEN, then the Company must provide written notice of the terms and conditions of the proposed sale or transfer. This written notice must be provided to the CEN Board of Directors, which shall have a right of first refusal to acquire the selling shareholder’s interest. If sixty days pass and the CEN Board of Directors has not exercised their right, the selling shareholder may consummate the noticed transaction.

 


Master Equipment, Procurement and Services Agreement


 

On January 24, 2014, OGI and CEN entered into a Master Equipment, Procurement, and Services Agreement (“MEPS”) dictating that the legal cannabis growing equipment needs of CEN shall be supplied by the Company on a primary basis, so long as specifications, price, and quality are substantially equal. This arrangement is required by the joint venture agreement that created OGI, which mandates that OGI purchase all of its necessary goods and services from the Company on an exclusive basis. Since it is a beneficiary, the Company executed the MEPS to signal its acceptance.  In addition to functioning as a supplier, OGI was granted the global right to distribute all products and services sold or licensed by CEN anywhere in the world. The MEPS shall remain in effect for so longer as OGI or the Company is a CEN shareholder or five years, whichever is longer.

 


 

It should be noted that OGI assigned all of its interests in and rights under the MEPS to GrowLife under a separate agreement. The details of this assignment are described under “Assignment” below.

 


Profit Sharing Agreement


 

On January 24, 2014, WP, AJOA, OGI, and CEN entered into a Profit Sharing Agreement (“PSA”). Under the PSA, OGI is entitled to 7.7% of all Payments received by CEN. Payments are defined as total gross payments (including non-cash consideration), without setoff or deduction, paid directly or indirectly to CEN, its affiliates, or related parties. CEN has agreed to pay OGI the 7.7% of Payments on a quarterly basis until the cessation of the Company, subject to certain exceptions like mergers, acquisitions, and similar transactions. Lastly, when CEN’s cumulative manufacturing and sales volume reaches 1 million pounds of cannabis, CEN is required to make a $100 million distribution to OGI. It should be noted that OGI assigned all of its interests in and rights under the PSA to GrowLife under a separate agreement. The details of this assignment are described under “Assignment” below.

 


Assignment

 

 

On January 28, 2014, OGI assigned to the Company all of OGI’s right, title, and interest in and to the IPA, the Shareholder Agreement, MEPS, and PSA. The Company accepted this assignment along with all of its attendant rights and obligations.

 


RXNB TRANSACTION


RXNB Interest Purchase Agreement


 

On January 24, 2014, the Company executed an Interest Purchase Agreement (“RXNB IPA”) whereby WP and AJOA sold to OGI 40% of the fully diluted outstanding equity of R.X.N.B., Inc., a Nevada corporation (“RXNB”). As discussed above, the Company has a 45% ownership interest in OGI, a joint venture with CANX, and there are conditions under which it may gain a majority interest in the joint venture. The Company is obligated to issue shares of common stock to the Sellers under the RXNB IPA (see below). Among other ventures, RXNB manufactures and distributes vitamins, operates a laboratory, and owns certain cannabis growing-related intellectual property.

 


 

In addition to the 40% equity interest in RXNB, OGI is entitled to a preference should there be any Distributed Income (defined in CEN Transaction IPA). Under the terms of the RXNB IPA, Distributed Income is to be allocated 60% to OGI, 20% to AJOA, and 20% to WP until distributions have been made equal to $45,000,000. After the distribution of $45,000,000, any Distributed Income is to be allocated 40% to OGI, 30% to AJOA, and 30% to WP. It is the intention of the parties to the RXNB IPA that distributions from available funds are to be made at least on an annual basis.

 

 

RXNB’s obligations to OGI under the RXNB IPA are secured by all of RXNB’s assets, excluding personal property and inventory to be sold in the normal course of RXNB’s business. OGI shall retain this security interest until such time as RXNB has distributed an amount equal to $45,000,000.

 


 

In exchange for the rights discussed above, the Company is obligated to issue a total of 264,705,882 restricted shares of its common stock (“RXNB Payment Shares”) ($45,000,000 calculated at $0.17 per share). 132,352,941 of the RXNB Payment Shares will go to WP and the other 132,352,941 Payment Shares will go to AJOA. In the RXNB IPA, OGI guarantees that the Sellers will receive in the aggregate not less than $18,000,000 within nine months from January 24, 2014 or upon the Sellers’ liquidation of the RXNB Payment Shares, whichever is sooner. The RXNB Payment Shares will be issued by the Company to WP and AJOA after OGI receives certain documentation from WP, AJOA, and RXNB required by the RXNB IPA, including current and historical financial statements, insurance policy information, and certificates of good standing. OGI has the right to rescind the transaction should the required documents not be delivered within sixty business days. The RXNB Payment Shares will not be issued unless the Company’s shareholders approve and increase in the Company’s authorized common stock at the February meeting of shareholders.

 


 

Finally, the RXNB Payment Shares are subject to registration rights. The Company is obligated to use its best efforts to register the Payment Shares as quickly as possible under applicable state and federal securities laws.

 


RXNB Shareholder Agreement


 

On January 24, 2014, OGI, the joint venture co-owned by the Company, entered into a Shareholder Agreement of RXNB, Inc. (the “RXNB Shareholder Agreement”). AJOA and WP, the other two RXNB shareholders, along with RXNB itself, were also parties to the RXNB Shareholder Agreement.

 


 

Under the RXNB Shareholder Agreement, AP, AJOA, and CANX, the other co-owner of OGI, each have the right to select one director to serve on RXNB’s Board of Directors. Much like the CEN Shareholder Agreement, certain corporate actions cannot be taken without the affirmative vote of each director (e.g., paying discretionary bonuses to any officer or employee to the extent not included in the then-current budget). Additionally, there shall be no new RXNB shareholders without the prior written consent of the RXNB Board of Directors. If OGI, or any other shareholder, wants to sell their interest in RXNB, then OGI must provide written notice of the terms and conditions of the proposed sale or transfer. This written notice must be provided to the RXNB Board of Directors, which shall have a right of first refusal to acquire the selling shareholder’s interest. If sixty days pass and the RXNB Board of Directors has not exercised their right, the selling shareholder may consummate the noticed transaction.

 


 

RXNB Master Equipment, Procurement and Services Agreement


 

On January 24, 2014, OGI entered into a Master Equipment, Procurement and Services Agreement (“RXNB MEPS”) with RXNB dictating that the legal cannabis growing needs of WP, AJOA, and RXNB shall generally be supplied by the Company, so long as specification, price, and quality are substantially equal. This arrangement is required by the joint venture agreement that created OGI, which mandates that OGI purchase all of its necessary goods and services from the Company on an exclusive basis. Since it is a beneficiary, the Company executed the RXNB MEPS to signal its acceptance. In addition to functioning as a supplier, OGI was the worldwide right to market and distribute products sold or licensed by RXNB or its affiliates. The RXNB MEPS shall remain in effect for so long as OGI or the Company are shareholders or five years, whichever is longer.

 


 

RXNB Profit Sharing Agreement


 

On January 24, 2014, WP, AJOA, OGI, and RXNB entered into a Profit Sharing Agreement (“RXNB PSA”). Under the RXNB PSA, OGI is entitled to 40% of all Payments (same definition used in CEN Transaction) made to RXNB pursuant to RXNB’s 7% ownership of the gross licensing fees generated from a CEN license, or 2.8% of the total licensing fees. RXNB has agreed to pay OGI on a yearly basis until the cessation of the Company, subject to certain exceptions like mergers, acquisitions, and similar transactions.

 


 

Purchased Assets


 

In a January 24, 2014 document, the Sellers warranted that OGI shall receive a 40% interest in enumerated RXNB assets. These assets include all real property, equipment, and fixtures of RXNB and its subsidiaries, which have an approximate total value of $10,000,000. OGI will also receive a 40% ownership interest in all revenue streams and intellectual property owned by RXNB. The Company, through its minority interest in OGI, will not control these assets.

 

GENERAL NOTE ON RXNB TRANSACTION


 

OGI did NOT assign to the Company its interests under the various RXNB transaction documents. The Company does have a 45% ownership interest in OGI and will experience the benefits through that ownership.


Issuance of Warrants


On January 30, 2014, the Company issued warrants to a third party consultant (“the Holder”) granting the Holder the right to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.28 per share, which represents the fair value of one share of the Company’s common stock as of January 30, 2014. Per the terms of the Warrant Agreement, the Holder can, at his sole discretion, exercise the warrants at any time on or after the date the Holder achieves the specified milestones contained in the Warrant Agreement. The term of the Warrant Agreement is ten (10) years from the date of grant, which is January 30, 2014. The issuance of this Warrant Agreement is contingent on formal approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, which has not been granted as of the time of this filing.


Conversion of 12% Senior Secured Convertible Notes


On January 31, 2014, a Holder of the Company’s 12% Senior Secured Convertible Notes (see “NOTE 18 – 12% SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES”) converted the entire $408,000 of principal and $31,688 of accrued and unpaid interest into 12,562,518 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share conversion price of $0.035. Upon conversion by the Holder, all of the principal and accrued and unpaid interest related the 12% Senior Secured Convertible Notes had been fully satisfied as of January 31, 2014.


Stock Option Exercise


On January 31, 2014, the Holder of a stock option granting Holder the right to purchase 2,351,187 shares of the Company’s common stock (see “NOTE 23 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT”) exercised his option at a per share exercise price of $0.019 for total cash proceeds to the Company of $44,673.


G.I.F.T Transaction


On January 31, 2014, the Company signed its first GrowLife Infrastructure Financing Transaction (G.I.F.T.) with CMMS, Inc. (“CMMS”), an Aspen, Colorado based medicinal cannabis company. Per the terms of the G.I.F.T. agreement, the Company has agreed to finance $280,000 of equipment, to be purchased from the Company, over a term of 5.5 years (66 months), with monthly payments in the amount of $6,878 beginning in month seven and ending in month sixty-six. This G.I.F.T. agreement was personally guaranteed by the President of CMMS.


Special Meeting of Shareholders


On February 7, 2014, GrowLife, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), held a Special Meeting of Shareholders for the sole purpose of approving an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) to increase the authorized shares of common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) from 1,000,000,000 to 3,000,000,000 (the “Common Stock Proposal”). The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) previously approved the Common Stock Proposal effective December 9, 2013, subject to shareholder approval at the Special Meeting of Shareholders. The Common Stock Proposal was approved by Shareholders representing approximately 68.5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock voting at the meeting either in person or by proxy. A total of 573,878,915 votes were cast at the meeting either in person or by proxy which represents approximately 77.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Of the votes cast at the meeting, 506,035,500 shares voted in favor of the Common Stock Proposal (88.2% of shares voted) and 64,148,711 shares voted against (11.2% of shares voted), with 3,694,704 shares abstaining (0.6% of shares voted).  There were no broker non-votes. The shareholder approval formally authorized the Company to file the Certificate of Amendment, which is effective as of February 13, 2014.


Shares Issued to Consultant


On February 13, 2014, the Company issued 29,420 shares of its common stock to an independent third party consultant as payment in full for services rendered. The shares were valued at $10,000 in the aggregate and $0.339 per share, which represents the average closing price of one share of the Company’s common stock for the previous ten (10) trading days.


Shares Issued to Public/Investor Realtions Consultant


On February 16, 2014, the Company issued 1,250,000 shares of its common stock to Integrity Media, Inc, (“Integrity”) the Company’s public/investor relations consultant. The issuance of these shares represents the second installment of shares due to Integrity with relation to a consulting agreement signed in November 2013. The shares were valued at $100,000 in the aggregate and $0.08 per share.

 

Consulting Agreement with a Board Member


On February 26, 2014, the Company engaged Jeff Giarraputo, who is currently a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, as an advisor to the Company for six (6) months, effective as of February 15, 2014. The scope of the work to be performed by Mr. Giarraputo is to provide marketing, business development, and general management to the Company as related to the cannabis industry. As compensation for these services, the Company, pending approval by its Board of Directors, will grant Mr. Giarraputo a stock option to purchase 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.31 per share, which represents the 30-day trailing average of the Company’s common stock. All shares subject to the option will vest over a 6-month period beginning on the date of engagement (the “Vesting Commencement Date”). One-sixth (1/6) of the shares will vest one month after the Vesting Commencement Date, and thereafter 1/6th of the shares will vest each month on the same day of each month corresponding to the Vesting Commencement Date until all shares have vested, provided that Mr. Giarraputo does not cease to be a consultant of the Company prior to such date. The stock option grant shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (“SIP”), including vesting requirements. No right to any stock is earned or accrued until such time that the shares become vested, nor does the grant confer any right to continue vesting or employment. As of the time of this filing, the Company’s Board of Directors had not approved this stock option grant.


Conversion of 7% Convertible Notes


On March 7, 2014, a Holder of one of the Company’s 7% Convertible Notes issued on October 11, 2013 (see “NOTE 19 – 7% CONVERTIBLE NOTES”) converted $50,000 of principal into 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share conversion price of $0.025. The original principal amount of this Holder’s 7% Convertible Note was $250,000, which, after conversion of the $50,000, results in an outstanding principal balance of $200,000 which was converted into shares of the Company's common stock on March 18, 2013.


Letter of Intent With Vape Holdings, Inc.


On March 17, 2014, the Company announced that it had entered a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with Vape Holdings, Inc. (“Vape”) to fund the research and development of patentable technology to create pharmaceutical grade extractions from cannabis. Per the terms of the LOI, each Company will bring its specific expertise to the joint venture; GrowLife providing equipment manufacturing while Vape provides guidance for the process technology and concentrate formulas. Cannabis extractions are a rapidly growing market segment of the legal cannabis market, and believed by many to be a significant part of the future of cannabis as consumers transition from the carcinogens often included with historical methods of drug delivery to the more modern, safer, and efficient systems reliant on cannabis extracts. To that end, the Company and Vape are intent on introducing medical, food, and pharma grade practices into the cannabis industry; from cultivation to extraction to delivery. This joint venture looks to service a void in the industry with regard to SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), which are instrumental in all regulated food and pharma grade production/manufacturing


Conversion of 7% Convertible Notes


On March 18, 2014, three (3) Holders of the Company’s 7% Convertible Notes in the original principal amount of $600,000 issued on October 11, 2013 (see “NOTE 19 – 7% CONVERTIBLE NOTES”) converted all of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest related to their notes into 22,727,668 shares of the Company’s common stock at a per share conversion price of $0.025. The amount of principal converted was $550,000 and the accrued and unpaid interest totaled $18,192. Upon conversion by these three Holders, the Company had fully satisfied its obligations to these three Holders.


Stock Option Exercise


On March 20, 2014, the Holder of 4,500,000 stock options originally granted in May 2011 at an exercise price of $0.23 per share, converted, on a cashless basis, the entire option, which resulted in the Company issuing 2,775,000 shares to the option Holder. The cashless conversion was computed using the $0.60 share price as of March 19, 2014, which was in accordance with the terms of the option agreement.


Legal Matter


On March 20, 2014, Wise Phoenix, LLC (“WP”) and AJOA Holdings, LLC (“AJOA”), collectively referred to as the “Sellers,” and R.X.N.B., Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“RXNB”) initiated a lawsuit against the Company and OGI, the Company’s Joint Venture, in Clark County, Nevada in its Business Court division in regards to a Sellers Interest Purchase Agreement (“RXNB Agreement”) with the Company and OGI.  The Sellers and RXNB claim that the Company must effect registration of Company shares issuable to Seller in connection with the RXNB Agreement since it had complied with the provisions set forth in the RXNB Agreement and delivered documents and instruments to the Company.  The Company contends that the Sellers and RXNB have not met the requirements established by the RXNB Agreement and therefore the Company is not obligated to register or issue the shares.


On March 24, 2014, Sellers, RXNB, OGI and the Company agreed to extend the closing date of the RXNB Agreement to April 4, 2014.  Additionally, Sellers and RXNB agreed to withdraw their lawsuit against the Company and OGI without prejudice.


Shares Issued to Board Members


On March 31, 2014, the Company issued 500,000 shares, 2,000,000 shares in the aggregate, to each of its four (4) independent Board members as compensation for their Board service for the January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014 period. The shares were valued at $0.02 per share and $40,000 in the aggregate and were issued in accordance with an August 2012 Board grant. The four independent Board members are Eric Shevin, Alan Hammer, Tony Ciabatonni, and Jeff Giarraputo.