UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(MARK ONE)

 

☒     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES  

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended February 28, 2018

 

☐     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES

  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                    to

 

Commission file number:  001-36757

 

ORIGO ACQUISITION CORPORATION

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Cayman Islands   6770   N/A

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

708 Third Avenue

  New York, New York 10017

(212) 634 - 4512

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, 

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)  

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and  (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes     ☒  No    ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes    ☒   No      ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)      
Emerging Growth Company    

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes    ☒     No    ☐

 

As of April 12, 2018, 2,948,830 Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share were issued and outstanding. 

 

 

 

 

ORIGO ACQUISITION CORPORATION

 

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
Part I. Financial Information  
  Item 1. Financial Statements  
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 28, 2018 (unaudited) and November 30, 2017 3
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three months ended February 28, 2018 and 2017 4
  Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three months ended February 28, 2018 and 2017 5
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated financial statements 6
  Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 20
  Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk 25
  Item 4. Controls and Procedures 25
Part II. Other Information  
  Item 1A. Risk Factors 26
  Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 27
  Item 6. Exhibits 27
Signatures   28

 

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

Origo Acquisition Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    February 28, 2018     November 30, 2017  
     (Unaudited)          
Assets                
Current assets                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,412     $ 8,453  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     7,258       8,963  
Total current assets     10,670       17,416  
Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account     17,751,604       17,616,785  
Total Assets   $ 17,762,274     $ 17,634,201  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                
                 
Current Liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 535,081     $ 332,294  
Accounts payable - related party     7,715       7,715  
Accrued interest - related party     87,335       87,335  
Notes payable - related parties     2,443,010       2,310,830  
Total Current Liabilities     3,073,141       2,738,174  
                 
Commitments                
Ordinary shares subject to possible conversion, $.0001 par value; 896,311 and 922,276 shares at conversion value at February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively     9,689,121       9,896,021  
                 
Shareholders’ Equity:                
Preferred shares, $.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively            
Ordinary shares, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 2,081,320 and 2,055,355 shares issued and outstanding at February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively (excluding 896,311 and 922,276 shares subject to conversion at February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively)     208       205  
Additional paid-in capital     6,930,299       6,723,403  
Accumulated deficit     (1,930,495 )     (1,723,602 )
Total Shareholders' Equity     5,000,012       5,000,006  
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity   $ 17,762,274     $ 17,634,201  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

    For the three months ended February 28,  
    2018     2017  
Operating costs   $ 257,575     $ 244,206  
Loss from operations     (257,575 )     (244,206 )
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest income     50,682       28,866  
Interest expense           (87,335 )
Total other income (expense)     50,682       (58,469 )
Net loss   $ (206,893 )   $ (302,675 )
                 
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.16 )
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted (1)     2,055,644       1,948,480  

 

(1) This number excludes an aggregate of up to 896,311 and 2,444,498 shares subject to conversion at February 28, 2018 and 2017, respectively

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

    For the three months ended February 28,  
    2018     2017  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                
Net loss   $ (206,893 )   $ (302,675 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                
Interest income in cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account     (50,682 )     (28,866 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Prepaid expenses     1,705       2,313  
Accounts payable     202,787       4,112  
Accrued interest - related party           87,335  
Net cash used in operating activities     (53,083 )     (237,781 )
                 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities                
Principal deposited in Trust Account     (123,123 )     (310,900 )
Interest released from Trust Account     38,985       19,001  
Withdrawal from Trust Account upon redemption           380,622  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities     (84,138 )     88,723  
                 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities                
Proceeds from note payable to related parties     132,180       445,000  
Repayment of note payable to related parties            
Redemption of ordinary shares           (380,622 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities     132,180       64,378  
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents     (5,041 )     (84,680 )
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning     8,453       97,261  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - ending   $ 3,412     $ 12,581  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:                
Change in value of ordinary shares subject to possible conversion   $ 206,898     $ 302,671  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018

   

Note 1 - Organization, Plan of Business Operations

 

Origo Acquisition Corporation, formerly known as CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on August 26, 2014 as a blank check company whose objective is to acquire, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination, one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). The Company’s effort to identify a prospective target business is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region of the world.

 

All activity through February 28, 2018 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) and a search for a Business Combination candidate. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

 

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on December 12, 2014. The Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 4,000,000 units (“Units”) at $10.00 per Unit on December 17, 2014, generating gross proceeds of $40 million (Note 3). On December 24, 2014, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 200,000 additional Units upon receiving notice of EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.’s (“EBC”), the representative of the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering election to exercise its over-allotment option, generating an additional gross proceeds of $2 million (“Over-allotment”).

 

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Over-allotment, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) selling 286,000 units (“Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Unit, to Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”), formerly known as Coronado Biosciences, Inc., an affiliate of the Company’s former executive officers and the holder of a majority of the Company’s Ordinary Shares prior to the Initial Public Offering, and EBC, generating an aggregate of $2.86 million in gross proceeds (Note 4).

 

An aggregate amount of approximately $42.85 million (approximately $10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering, the Over-Allotment, and the Private Placement Units, net of fees of approximately $1.84 million associated with the Initial Public Offering, inclusive of approximately $1.37 million of underwriting fees, was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) immediately after the sales and invested in U.S. government treasury bills. In connection with the Initial Extension, Second Extension, Third Extension, Fourth Extension as discussed below, an aggregate of approximately $10.76 million, $380,600, $11.8 million, and $3.7 million was removed from the Trust Account in June 2016, December 2016, March 2017, and September 2017, respectively, to fund conversions of ordinary shares. In addition, the Company’s management deposited an aggregate of approximately $682,000 in the Trust Account to increase the conversion amount per share in any subsequent Business Combination or liquidation out of loans from the new management and EBC during the year ended November 30, 2017. During the three months ended February 28, 2018, the Company deposited an addition of approximately $123,000 to the Trust Account. In connection with the Fifth Extension in March 2018 as described below, an aggregate of approximately $312,000 was removed from the Trust Account to fund conversions of ordinary shares, and the Company has deposited an aggregate of $65,000 to the Trust Account subsequent to February 28, 2018  to increase the conversion amount per share in any subsequent Business Combination or liquidation.

 

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied to consummating a Business Combination.

 

On June 10, 2016, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “June Meeting”). At the June Meeting, the shareholders approved each of the following items: (i) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination (“Liquidation Date”) from June 12, 2016 to December 12, 2016 (the “Initial Extension”), (ii) an amendment to the Charter to allow the holders of the Company’s ordinary shares issued in the Company’s Initial Public Offering to elect to convert their Public Shares (as defined below) into their pro rata portion of the funds held in the Trust Account, and (iii) to change the Company’s name from “CB Pharma Acquisition Corp.” to “Origo Acquisition Corporation”.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

In connection with the Initial Extension, effective as of June 10, 2016, (i) each of Lindsay A. Rosenwald, Michael Weiss, George Avgerinos, Adam J. Chill, Arthur A. Kornbluth and Neil Herskowitz resigned from his position as an officer and/or director of the Company and (ii) Edward J. Fred and Jose M. Aldeanueva were appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, respectively, of the Company and Edward J. Fred, Jose M. Aldeanueva, Stephen Pudles, Jeffrey J. Gutovich and Barry Rodgers became directors of the Company. On May 20, 2016, the Initial Shares (as defined below) were transferred to the new management in connection with the resignation of the then-officers and directors of the Company upon the consummation of the Initial Extension.

 

At the June Meeting, shareholders holding 1,054,401 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such Public Shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $10.76 million (or approximately $10.20 per share) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders. In connection with the Initial Extension, the new management of the Company provided a loan to the Company of $0.20 for each Public Share that was not converted, for an aggregate amount of approximately $629,000, which was deposited in the Trust Account.

 

On December 12, 2016, the Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “December Meeting”). At the December Meeting, the shareholders approved an amendment to extend the Liquidation Date from December 12, 2016 to March 12, 2017 (the “Second Extension”). At the meeting, shareholders holding 36,594 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $380,600 (or approximately $10.40 per share) was removed from the Trust Account in December 2016 to pay such shareholders. In connection with the Second Extension, the Company’s management provided a loan to the Company for an aggregate amount of $320,000, of which an aggregate of approximately $311,000, or $0.10 for each Public Share that was not converted, was deposited in the Trust Account to increase the conversion amount per share in any subsequent Business Combination or liquidation to approximately $10.50 per share.

 

On March 10, 2017, the Company held another extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “March Meeting”) and requested shareholders’ approval to extend the Liquidation Date from March 12, 2017 to September 12, 2017 (the “Third Extension”). At the March Meeting, shareholders holding 1,123,568 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $11.8 million (or approximately $10.50 per share) was removed from the Trust Account in March 2017 to pay such shareholders. In connection with the Third Extension, the Company’s management agreed to provide a loan to the Company for $0.025 for each Public Share that was not converted, or approximately $50,000, for each calendar month (commencing on March 12, 2017 and on the 12th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, to be deposited in the Company’s Trust Account. As of September 12, 2017, the conversion amount per share at the meeting for such Business Combination or the Company’s subsequent liquidation was approximately $10.65 per share. The loan did not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to the lenders upon consummation of an initial Business Combination.

 

On September 11, 2017, the Company held another extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “September Meeting”) and requested shareholders’ approval to extend the Liquidation Date from September 12, 2017 to March 12, 2018 (the “Fourth Extension”). At the September Meeting, shareholders holding 343,806 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $3.7 million (or approximately $10.65 per share) was removed from the Trust Account in September 2017 to pay such shareholders. In connection with the Fourth Extension, the Company’s management agreed to provide a loan to the Company for $0.025 for each Public Share that was not converted for each calendar month (commencing on September 12, 2017 and on the 12th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, to be deposited in the Company’s Trust Account. If the Company takes the full time through March 12, 2018 to complete the initial Business Combination, the conversion amount per share at the meeting for such Business Combination or the Company’s subsequent liquidation will be approximately $10.80 per share. The loan will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to the lenders upon consummation of an initial Business Combination.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

On March 12, 2018, the Company held another extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “March 2018 Meeting”) and requested shareholders’ approval to extend the Liquidation Date from March 12, 2018 to June 12, 2018 (the “Fifth Extension”). Under Cayman Islands law, all amendments to the Charter take effect upon their approvals. Accordingly, the Company has until June 12, 2018 to consummate an initial Business Combination. At the March 2018 Meeting, shareholders holding 28,801 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $312,000 (or approximately $10.80 per share) was removed from the Trust Account subsequently to pay such shareholders. In connection with the Fifth Extension, the Company’s management agreed to provide a loan to the Company for $0.04 for each Public Share that was not converted for each calendar month (commencing on March 12, 2018 and on the 12th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, to be deposited in the Company’s Trust Account. If the Company takes the full time through June 12, 2018 to complete the initial Business Combination, the conversion amount per share at the meeting for such Business Combination or the Company’s subsequent liquidation will be approximately $10.92 per share. The loan will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to the lenders upon consummation of an initial Business Combination.

 

During the three months ended February 28, 2018, the Company issued promissory notes to the new management and EBC for an aggregate of $70,590 and $61,590, respectively, and deposited approximately $123,000 into the Trust Account. The loans are unsecured and non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination.

 

The Company’s current Chief Executive Officer has agreed that he will be personally liable under certain circumstances to ensure that the proceeds in the Trust Account are not reduced by the claims of target businesses or vendors or other entities that are owed money by the Company for service rendered, contracted for or products sold to the Company. However, such officer may not be able to satisfy those obligations should they arise. The remaining net proceeds (not held in the Trust Account) may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses. In addition, interest income earned on the funds in the Trust Account may be released to the Company to pay its income or other tax obligations, and working capital requirements. With these exceptions, expenses incurred by the Company may be paid prior to a Business Combination only from the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering not held in the Trust Account; provided, however, that in order to meet its working capital needs following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s shareholders prior to the Initial Public Offering, including their subsequent transferees (collectively the “Initial Shareholders”), officers and directors or their affiliates (including Fortress) may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, without interest, unless otherwise provided, or, at the lender’s discretion, converted upon consummation of the Company’s Business Combination into additional Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, the loans would not be repaid.

 

The Company will either seek shareholder approval of any Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which holders of the outstanding Ordinary Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering (“Public Shareholders”) may seek to convert such shares (“Public Shares”) into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, less any taxes then due but not yet paid, or provide Public Shareholders with the opportunity to sell their Public Shares to the Company by means of a tender offer for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, less any taxes then due but not yet paid. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if it will have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of the Business Combination and, solely if shareholder approval is sought, a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Company voted, are voted in favor of the Business Combination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of his or any other person with whom he is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d) (3) of the Exchange Act) will be restricted from seeking conversion rights with respect to 30% or more of the Ordinary Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering. Accordingly, all shares purchased by a holder in excess of 30% of the shares sold in the Initial Public Offering will not be converted to cash. In connection with any shareholder vote required to approve any Business Combination, the Initial Shareholders have agreed (i) to vote any of their respective shares, including the 1,050,000 Ordinary Shares issued in connection with the organization of the Company (the “Initial Shares”), in favor of the initial Business Combination and (ii) not to convert such respective shares into a pro rata portion of the Trust Account or seek to sell their shares in connection with any tender offer the Company engages in.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

If the Company has not completed a Business Combination by June 12, 2018, pursuant to the amended Charter, it will trigger the automatic liquidation of the Trust Account and the voluntary liquidation of the Company. If the Company is required to liquidate, Public Shareholders are entitled to share ratably in the Trust Account, including any interest, and any net assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities. The Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their rights to share in any distribution with respect to their Initial Shares.

 

On December 19, 2016, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Aina Le’a Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Aina Le’a”), Aina Le’a Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aina Le’a (“Merger Sub”), and Jose Aldeanueva, in the capacity as the representative for the stockholders of the Company and their successors and assign (the “OAC Representative”).

 

On February 17, 2017, the Company sent a letter (the “Termination Letter”) to Aina Le’a to terminate the Merger Agreement (1) pursuant to Sections 8.1(e) of the Merger Agreement because Aina Le’a breached the non-solicitation covenant contained in Section 5.7 of the Merger Agreement and (2) pursuant to Section 8.1(f) because there has been a Material Adverse Effect on Aina Le’a which is uncured and continuing. In addition, the Company provided notice of additional breaches by Aina Le’a of the Merger Agreement based on information available to the Company as of the date of the Termination Letter, including, among others, breaches of the following provisions: Section 5.1(a) (by failing to give the Company and its representatives access to requested information about Aina Le’a and its operations, including without limitation Aina Le’a’s ongoing financing activities), Section 5.8(iv) (failure to provide prompt notice of the filing of a foreclosure action on a parcel of land material to the initial phase of Aina Le’a’s development project), Section 5.8(v) (failure to provide prompt notice of the filing of a foreclosure action on a parcel of land material to the initial phase of Aina Le’a’s development project), Sections 5.9 and 5.11 (Aina Le’a’s failure to use commercially reasonable efforts and to cooperate fully with the Company and its representatives to prepare and file the Registration Statement). The Termination Letter served as a notice to cure with respect to these provision to the extent required by Section 8.1(e) of the Merger Agreement. However, the Company did not believe these breaches were curable and therefore the Termination Letter terminated the Merger Agreement immediately as of February 17, 2017.

 

On February 22, 2017, the Company sent to Aina Le’a a supplement to the Termination Letter (the “Supplement”). The Supplement noted that Aina Le’a’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 (“From 10-Q”), which was filed on February 21, 2017, inaccurately described the Termination Letter. Furthermore, the Supplement indicated that the Form10-Q contained further information that the Company believes demonstrated that a Material Adverse Effect had occurred on Aina Le’a’s business and was continuing. The Supplement further reiterated that the termination of the Merger Agreement was effective as of the date of the Termination Letter.

 

On July 24, 2017, the Company entered into a merger agreement, which was later amended on September 27, 2017 and February 28, 2018 (the “HTH Merger Agreement”), with Hightimes Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“HTH”), HTHC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a newly-formed wholly - owned subsidiary of Origo (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the HTH Merger Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the HTH Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), the Company will merge with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”). Upon the consummation of the Merger, the Company will cease to exist and the holders of the Company’s equity securities and warrants, options and rights to acquire or convert into the Company’s equity securities will convert into the successor’s equity securities and warrants, options and rights to acquire or convert into the successor’s equity securities (see Note 8). The Company’s board of directors has approved the HTH Merger Agreement.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of February 28, 2018, the Company had approximately $3,000 in cash and cash equivalents, approximately $18,000 in interest income available to the Company for working capital purposes from the Company's investments in the Trust account, and a working capital deficit of approximately $3.1 million. Further, the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its acquisition plans. Based on the foregoing, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business through the earlier of consummation of a Business Combination or June 12, 2018. Following the initial Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, the Company may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet its obligations.  The Company cannot be certain that additional funding will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. The Company’s plans to raise capital or to consummate the initial Business Combination may not be successful.  These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal accruals) considered for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended February 28, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending November 30, 2018. For further information refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2017, filed with Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2018.

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

Section 102(b) (1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

 

Cash and Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account

 

The amounts held in the Trust Account represent substantially all of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, net of amounts removed from the Trust Account for conversions (see Note 1) and are classified as restricted assets since such amounts can only be used by the Company in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination. As of February 28, 2018, cash and marketable securities, which are classified as trading securities, held in the Trust Account consisted solely of funds held in U.S. Treasury Bills.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Conversion

 

The Company accounts for its Ordinary Shares subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary Shares subject to mandatory conversion (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that features conversion rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to conversion upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Ordinary Shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Ordinary Shares features certain conversion rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Ordinary Shares subject to possible conversion at conversion value are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. At February 28, 2018, the Company had not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

 

Net Loss per Share

 

Loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding during the period. An aggregate of 896,311 and 2,444,498 Ordinary Shares subject to possible conversion at February 28, 2018 and 2017, respectively, have been excluded from the calculation of basic loss per Ordinary Share since such Ordinary Shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of the earnings in the Trust Account. The Company has not considered the effect of (i) warrants sold in the Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase 2,243,000 Ordinary Shares of the Company, (ii) rights to acquire 448,600 Ordinary Shares of the Company and (iii) 400,000 Ordinary Shares, warrants to purchase 200,000 Ordinary Shares and rights to acquire 40,000 Ordinary Shares included in the unit purchase option sold to the underwriter, in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the exercise of the unit purchase option and warrants as well as the conversion of rights is contingent on the occurrence of future events.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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 expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

Note 3 - Initial Public Offering

 

In December 2014, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering and the Over-allotment of 4,200,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, $.0001 par value per share (“Ordinary Share”), one right (“Right”) to receive one-tenth of one Ordinary Share upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination and one warrant entitling the holder to purchase one-half of one Ordinary Share (“Warrant”). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $42,000,000. Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half of one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per full Ordinary Share commencing upon the Company’s completion of its initial Business Combination, and expiring five years from the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The Company will not issue fractional shares. As a result, investors must exercise Warrants in multiples of two Warrants in whole and not in part, at a price of $11.50 per full share, subject to adjustment, to validly exercise the Warrants. The Company may redeem the Warrants at a price of $0.01 per Warrant upon 30 days’ notice, only in the event that the last sale price of the Ordinary Shares is at least $24.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period (“30-Day Trading Period”) ending on the third day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given, provided there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the Ordinary Shares underlying such Warrants commencing five business days prior to the 30-Day Trading Period and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption. If the Company redeems the Warrants as described above, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” In accordance with the warrant agreement relating to the Warrants issued in the Initial Public Offering the Company is only required to use its best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the Warrants. If a registration statement is not effective within 90 days following the consummation of a Business Combination, Warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In the event that a registration statement is not effective at the time of exercise or no exemption is available for a cashless exercise, the holder of such Warrant shall not be entitled to exercise such Warrant for cash and in no event (whether in the case of a registration statement being effective or otherwise) will the Company be required to net cash settle the Warrant exercise. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Rights. If an initial Business Combination is not consummated, the Rights and Warrants will expire and will be worthless.

 

Note 4 - Private Placement

 

Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Over-allotment, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 286,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating total proceeds of $2.86 million. Of the Private Placement Units, 265,000 were purchased by an Initial Shareholder that was an affiliate of the Company’s former executive officers and 21,000 were purchased by EBC, the representative of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering. The Private Placement Units are identical to the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except the warrants included in the Private Placement Units will be non-redeemable, may be exercised on a cashless basis and may be exercisable for unregistered Ordinary Shares if the prospectus relating to the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is not current and effective, in each case so long as they continue to be held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. The holders of the Private Placement Units have agreed (A) to vote the Ordinary Shares included in the Private Placement Units (“Private Shares”) in favor of any initial Business Combination, (B) not to propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association with respect to the Company’s pre-Business Combination activities prior to the consummation of such a Business Combination unless the Company provides dissenting Public Shareholders with the opportunity to convert their Public Shares into the right to receive cash from the Company’s Trust Account in connection with any such vote, (C) not to convert any Private Shares into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve the Company’s initial Business Combination or a vote to amend the provisions of the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity and (D) that such Private Shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated within the required time period. Additionally, the purchasers have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Units (except to certain permitted transferees) until the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. The holders have agreed not to sell their shares to the Company in any tender offer in connection with the initial Business Combination.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

Note 5 - Related Party Transactions

 

Initial Shares

 

In August 2014, the Company issued 1,150,000 Initial Shares to the Initial Shareholders for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. The Initial Shares included an aggregate of up to 150,000 shares subject to compulsory repurchase for an aggregate purchase price of $0.01 to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Initial Shareholders would collectively own 20.0% of issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering (excluding the sale of the Private Placement Units). On December 18, 2014, EBC notified the Company that it had elected to exercise a portion of the over-allotment option for 200,000 additional units at $10.00 per unit for an additional $2,000,000, The partial exercise resulted in a reduction of 50,000 Ordinary Shares subject to compulsory repurchase resulting in a total of 100,000 Ordinary Shares being repurchased for an aggregate amount of $0.01 on January 5, 2015. On May 20, 2016, the Initial Shares were transferred to the new management in connection with the resignation of the then-officers and directors of the Company upon the consummation of the Initial Extension.

 

The Initial Shares are identical to the Ordinary Shares included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering. However, the holders of the Initial Shares have agreed (A) to vote their Initial Shares (as well as any shares acquired after the Initial Public Offering) in favor of any proposed Business Combination, (B) not to propose, or vote in favor of, an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association with respect to pre-Business Combination activities prior to the consummation of such a Business Combination unless the Company provides dissenting Public Shareholders with the opportunity to convert their Public Shares into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with any such vote, (C) not to convert any Initial Shares (as well as any other shares acquired after the Initial Public Offering) into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial Business Combination (or sell any shares they hold to the Company in a tender offer in connection with a proposed initial Business Combination) or a vote to amend the provisions of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-Business Combination activity and (D) that the Initial Shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated. Additionally, the Initial Shareholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Initial Shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until (1) with respect to 50% of the Initial Shares, the earlier of one year after the date of the consummation of initial Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of Ordinary Shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after initial Business Combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the Initial Shares, one year after the date of the consummation of initial Business Combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to initial Business Combination, the Company consummates a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of shareholders having the right to exchange their Ordinary Shares for cash, securities or other property.

 

Loans from Related Party

 

Convertible Notes

 

As of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, the Company had an aggregate of $325,000 in convertible promissory notes to Fortress outstanding. The loans are unsecured and non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination. The holder has agreed to convert the principal balance of $325,000 in convertible promissory notes into 32,500 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit upon consummation of a Business Combination. The terms of the units into which the convertible promissory note will convert will be identical to the Private Placement Units.

 

As of November 30, 2016, the Company had an aggregate of $967,665 in convertible promissory notes to the new management outstanding. In December 2016 and January 2017, the new management loaned the Company an addition of $320,000 and $125,000, respectively, and amended the note in December 2016 and January 2017, pursuant to which: (i) the principal balance of the note was increased to $1,412,665, and (ii) the note will accrue interest, retroactively from its date of issuance in June 2016, at a rate of 13% per annum up to a maximum of $87,335 in interest, which interest will be payable on the due date for payment of the principal of the Note. As of February 28, 2018, the amount of accrued interest that was owed under the Note was $87,335.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

The note was unsecured and payable at the consummation of a Business Combination. Upon consummation of a Business Combination, up to $175,000 of the principal balance of such note may be converted, at the holders’ option, into Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. The terms of the units into which the convertible promissory note will convert will be identical to the Private Placement Units. If new management converts the entire $175,000 of the principal balance of the note, they would receive 17,500 Units.

 

Notes Payable  

 

As of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, the Company had an aggregate of $361,590 and $211,575 outstanding in notes payable from the management and EBC, respectively.

 

During the three months ended February 28, 2018, the new management and EBC loaned the Company an aggregate of $70,590 and $61,590, respectively (totaling $132,180). The loans are unsecured and non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination.

 

If a Business Combination is not consummated, the convertible notes and notes payable owed to Fortress, the new management and EBC will not be repaid by the Company and all amounts owed thereunder by the Company will be forgiven, except to the extent that the Company had funds available to it outside of the Trust Account.

 

Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

On December 12, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with EBC (“Underwriting Agreement”). The Underwriting Agreement required the Company to pay an underwriting discount of 3.25% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering as an underwriting discount. The Company has further engaged EBC to assist the Company with its initial Business Combination. Pursuant to this arrangement, the Company anticipates that the underwriter will assist the Company in holding meetings with shareholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities, assist the Company in obtaining shareholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay EBC a cash fee of 4% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering (or $1.68 million) for such services upon the consummation of its initial Business Combination (exclusive of any applicable finders’ fees which might become payable). The Company is not obligated to pay the 4% fee if no business combination is consummated. The 4% fee is an unrecognized contingent liability, as closing of a potential business combination was not considered probable as of February 28, 2018.

 

Other agreements

 

In August 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with a legal firm to assist the Company with a potential business combination and related securities and corporate work. The agreement called for a retainer of $37,500 and the Company has agreed to pay a portion of the invoices and the remaining amount will be deferred until the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

In December 2016, the Company entered into an agreement with a consultant for investor relations services. The agreement called for an initial payment of $13,000, and a deferred monthly fee of $8,000 until the consummation of the Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay the consultant all of the deferred fees plus a contingency fee of $20,000 upon consummation of the Business Combination.

 

As of February 28, 2018, the aggregate amount deferred for the legal firm and the consultant was approximately $1.5 million. The deferred amount is an unrecognized contingent liability, as closing of a potential business combination was not considered probable as of February 28, 2018.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

Purchase Option

 

In December 2014, the Company sold to EBC, for $100, a unit purchase option to purchase up to a total of 400,000 units exercisable at $11.00 per unit (or an aggregate exercise price of $4,400,000) commencing on the consummation of a Business Combination. The unit purchase option expires on December 12, 2019. The units issuable upon exercise of this option are identical to the Units being offered in the Initial Public Offering. Accordingly, after the Business Combination, the purchase option will be to purchase 440,000 Ordinary Shares (which include 40,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued for the rights included in the units) and 400,000 Warrants to purchase 200,000 Ordinary Shares. The Company has agreed to grant to the holders of the unit purchase option, demand and “piggy back” registration rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, including securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the unit purchase option.

 

The Company accounted for the fair value of the unit purchase option, inclusive of the receipt of a $100 cash payment, as an expense of the Initial Public Offering resulting in a charge directly to shareholders’ equity. The Company estimated that the fair value of this unit purchase option to be approximately $2.92 million (or $7.30 per unit) using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of the unit purchase option granted to EBC was estimated as of the date of grant using the following assumptions: (1) expected volatility of 99.10%, (2) risk-free interest rate of 1.53% and (3) expected life of five years. The unit purchase option may be exercised for cash or on a “cashless” basis, at the holder’s option (except in the case of a forced cashless exercise upon the Company’s redemption of the Warrants, as described in Note 3), such that the holder may use the appreciated value of the unit purchase option (the difference between the exercise prices of the unit purchase option and the underlying Warrants and the market price of the Units and underlying Ordinary Shares) to exercise the unit purchase option without the payment of any cash. The Company will have no obligation to net cash settle the exercise of the unit purchase option or the Warrants underlying the unit purchase option. The holder of the unit purchase option will not be entitled to exercise the unit purchase option or the Warrants underlying the unit purchase option unless a registration statement covering the securities underlying the unit purchase option is effective or an exemption from registration is available. If the holder is unable to exercise the unit purchase option or underlying Warrants, the unit purchase option or Warrants, as applicable, will expire worthless.

 

Registration Rights

 

The Initial Shareholders are entitled to registration rights with respect to their initial shares (and any securities issued upon conversion of working capital loans) and the purchasers of the Private Placement Units are entitled to registration rights with respect to the Private Placement Units (and underlying securities), pursuant to an agreement dated December 12, 2014. The holders of the majority of the initial shares are entitled to demand that the Company register these shares at any time commencing three months prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of a Business Combination. The holders of the Private Placement Units (or underlying securities) are entitled to demand that the Company register these securities at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights on registration statements filed after the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination.

 

Nasdaq Listing Rules

 

On February 21, 2017, the Company received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Rule”), which requires the Company to have at least 300 public holders for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The Notice was only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and had no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company's securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In April 2017, the Company submitted a plan to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule and Nasdaq granted the Company until August 21, 2017 to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule.

 

On August 23, 2017, the Company received a written notice from Nasdaq stating that the Company had not regained compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule for continued listing on Nasdaq. The notice further stated that, unless the Company requests an appeal of Nasdaq’s determination, trading of the Company’s securities will be suspended at the open of business on September 1, 2017 and Nasdaq will file a Form 25 to remove the Company’s securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq. As permitted under Nasdaq rules, the Company appealed the delisting determination.

   

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

On December 4, 2017, the Company received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq indicating that the Company did not satisfy Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) (the “Annual Meeting Requirement”) because the Company did not timely hold an annual meeting for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2016 on or before November 30, 2017. The notice indicated that the Company’s non-compliance with the Annual Meeting Requirement could serve as an additional basis for the delisting of the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market and, as such, the Company should present its plan to evidence compliance with that requirement for review by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”).

 

The Company timely requested a hearing and presented its plan to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule for the Panel’s consideration, subsequent to which the Panel granted the Company’s request for the continued listing of its securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market subject to the Company evidencing compliance with all applicable requirements for listing on Nasdaq by no later than February 19, 2018, including compliance with the applicable criteria for initial listing upon completion of the Company’s proposed business combination with Hightimes Holding Corp.

 

On February 20, 2018, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Panel determined to delist the Company’s securities and as a result, trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq was suspended effective with the open of business on Thursday, February 22, 2018, due to the Company’s non-compliance with certain requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market and the Company’s failure to complete its proposed Business Combination with HTH and evidence compliance with all applicable requirements for initial listing on Nasdaq on or before February 19, 2018, which was the deadline previously set by the Panel.

 

On March 27, 2018, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2, since the Company had not consummated its initial business combination within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement, which occurred on December 12, 2014. The notice indicated that this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq and that this matter will therefore be considered by the Listing Council in connection with the Company’s appeal. The Company intends to address this matter in its appeal.

 

On April 6, 2018, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(f) since the Company has not yet paid $42,000 in annual listing fees due to Nasdaq. The notice indicated that the Company will be subject to delisting proceedings if it does not pay the outstanding balance in full. The notice also indicated that this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq and that this matter will therefore be considered by the Listing Council in connection with the Company’s appeal. The Company subsequently received an extension from Nasdaq pursuant to which it has until April 20, 2018 to pay the outstanding balance, which the Company expects to pay in a timely manner.

 

The Company subsequently requested a review of the Panel’s decision by the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council (the “ Listing Council ”), which request resulted in a stay of any formal delisting action by Nasdaq at least pending the ultimate outcome of the Listing Council’s review and the expiration of all relevant review and appeal periods. The Company intends to continue to take such action as necessary to maintain its Nasdaq listing (notwithstanding any suspension of trading on Nasdaq) and to obtain approval for the listing of the combined entity on Nasdaq upon the consummation of the proposed business combination by and between the Company and Hightimes. In that regard, at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on March 12, 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved extending the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination through June 12, 2018. Given the Nasdaq trading suspension, trading in the Company’s securities under the current trading symbols (OACQF, OAQCF and OACCF) is taking place in the over-the-counter, OTC Markets system.  

 

The Company cannot assure that its securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future prior to an initial Business Combination. Additionally, in connection with the initial Business Combination, it is likely that Nasdaq will require the Company to file a new initial listing application and meet its initial listing requirements as opposed to its more lenient continued listing requirements. The Company cannot assure that it will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

Note 7 - Shareholder Equity

 

Preferred Shares

 

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors.

 

As of February 28, 2018, there are no preferred shares issued or outstanding.

 

Ordinary Shares

 

The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 Ordinary Shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

 

Throughout the meetings in connection with the First, Second, Third and Fourth Extension in 2016 and 2017, shareholders holding 2,558,369 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such Public Shares into a pro rata portion of the Trust Account (see Note 1). As a result, the Company has an aggregate of 2,977,631 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017. Of these, an aggregate of 896,311 and 922,276 Ordinary Shares subject to possible conversion were classified as temporary equity in the accompanying Balance Sheet as of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, respectively.

 

Note 8 - Merger Agreement

 

Merger Agreement

 

On July 24, 2017, the Company entered into a Merger Agreement with HTH, which was later amended on September 27, 2017 (“Amended Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Merger Agreement, the Merger Sub will merge with and into HTH, with HTH continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”) and all holders of HTH equity securities and warrants, options and rights to acquire or securities that convert into HTH equity securities (collectively, “HTH Securities”) will convert into Origo common shares and, with respect to options, options to acquire Origo common shares. More specifically at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”):

 

All holders of HTH Securities (excluding HTH options, as described below) shall be entitled to receive in the Merger an aggregate of 23,474,178 common shares of Origo (the “Merger Consideration”), which is equal to $250 million divided by the agreed upon value of the Origo common shares to be issued as Merger Consideration of $10.65 per share. In the event HTH receives in excess of $5,000,001 in net proceeds from one or more separate sales of common or preferred stock prior to the Closing, then the amount in excess of $5,000,001 shall increase the HTH’s valuation on a dollar-for-dollar basis and increase the number of Origo common shares representing the Merger Consideration by dividing the increased HTH valuation by the agreed upon value of the Origo common shares to be issued as Merger Consideration.

 

Each holder of capital stock of HTH shall receive for each share of capital stock of HTH its pro rata share of the Merger Consideration, treating any outstanding shares of HTH’s preferred stock on an as-converted to Class A common stock basis (and after deducting from the Merger Consideration payable to such holders of capital stock, the Origo common shares issuable to the holders of HTH’s 8% senior secured convertible promissory notes in an initial aggregate principal amount of $30 million (“HTH Purchase Notes”)).

 

Any warrants and other rights to acquire equity securities of HTH, and all other securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of HTH, (A) if exercised or converted prior to the Effective Time, shall have the resulting shares of capital stock of HTH issued upon such exercise treated as outstanding shares of capital stock of HTH, and (B) if not exercised or converted prior to the Effective Time will be terminated and extinguished at the Effective Time (except for the HTH Purchase Notes and ExWorks Convertible Not, which shall be converted as described below, and the outstanding HTH options, which shall be assumed by Origo as described below).

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

HTH shall be permitted to increase the principal amount of HTH’s existing secured loan from ExWorks Capital Fund I, L.P (“ExWorks”) to up to $11.5 million from $7.5 million. Additionally, Origo acknowledged that any shares of HTH Class A common stock issued to ExWorks pursuant to the convertible note evidencing the ExWorks loan (the “ExWorks Convertible Note”) shall be converted into Origo common shares at a conversion price equal to 90% of the per share value of the Merger Consideration (i.e., $10.65, or an ExWorks conversion price of $9.585). Origo further agreed that all Origo common shares issued upon conversion of the ExWorks Convertible Note shall not be deemed to be part of the Merger Consideration and shall dilute all holders of Origo common shares on an equitable pro-rata basis. Origo also acknowledged that HTH and ExWorks entered into an amendment, pursuant to which ExWorks granted HTH an option, exercisable at any time on or before January 29, 2018, to extend the maturity date of the ExWorks loan to August 28, 2018. If HTH elects to exercise the option, it will be obligated to pay ExWorks an additional fee of $600,000 and issue an additional warrant to ExWorks to purchase shares of HTH Class A common stock. HTH agreed that prior to the Closing Date of the Merger, HTH shall either refinance its indebtedness to ExWorks or exercise the foregoing option to extend the terminate date of the ExWorks loan to August 28, 2018.

 

The HTH Purchase Notes that are outstanding as of the Closing shall automatically be converted in a number of Origo common shares calculated by dividing the outstanding principal and interest of all such HTH Purchase Notes and dividing such amount by the closing price of Origo’s common shares on the date of the Closing.

 

All outstanding HTH options will be assumed by Origo and be converted into an option to purchase Origo common shares (each, an “Origo Assumed Option”). Origo Assumed Options shall be in addition to the Merger Consideration and will dilute all holders of Origo securities.

 

If, prior to the Closing Date (i) Origo has less than $5,000,001 in net tangible assets (excluding the net tangible assets of HTH) and (ii) HTH shall consummate a HTH Public Offering, then (A) on the Closing Date, HTH will utilize up to ten percent (10%) of the gross proceeds of such HTH Public Offering (up to $20 million of such gross proceeds) to pay for all or a portion of Origo deferred expenses as directed by Origo and (B) if the gross proceeds of a HTH Public Offering exceeds $20 million, HTH will utilize up to $5.0 million of the gross proceeds of such HTH Public Offering to pay for all or a portion of Origo deferred expenses as directed by Origo.

 

The Merger Agreement also provides that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, Origo will reincorporate under the laws of the State of Nevada, whether by reincorporation, statutory conversion or otherwise.

 

The obligations of each party to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions and Closing deliverables, including (1) the Registration Statement having been declared and remain effective, (2) Origo’s shareholders having approved the Merger Agreement and the related transactions at the extraordinary general meeting of Origo shareholders, (3) any required governmental and third party approvals having been obtained, (4) the consents required to be obtained or made from any third party (other than a governmental authority) in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall have been obtained or made; (5) no governmental authority having enacted any law which has the effect of making the transactions or agreements contemplated by the Merger Agreement illegal or which otherwise prevents or prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (6) there shall be no pending action brought by a third party non-affiliate to enjoin or otherwise restrict the consummation of the Closing, (7) upon the Closing, after giving effect to the completion of Origo’s redemption of its public stockholders in connection with the Merger and the payment of all accrued and unpaid expenses, Origo shall have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 (which shall include the consolidated net tangible assets of HTH and its subsidiaries), (8) HTH shall have received its required stockholder approval, (9) the parties’ respective representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (subject to certain materiality qualifiers), (10) each of the parties shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations and complied in all material respects with all of its agreements and covenants under the Merger Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, and (11) no event having occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement resulting in a material adverse effect upon the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations, prospects or condition of the other party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the other party’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and ancillary documents on a timely basis (subject in each case to customary exceptions) (a “Material Adverse Effect”), which is continuing and uncured. The obligation of Origo and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver or certain additional conditions.

 

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Origo Acquisition Corporation 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

February 28, 2018   

 

Consulting Services Agreement

 

At the Closing, the successor will enter into a consulting services agreement with Oreva Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to which the consultant is to perform certain services for the successor, including administrative services, dealing with investment bankers, investor relations consultants and other members of the investment community (as authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors), and assisting in connection with proposed acquisitions, dispositions and financings. In consideration for such services, the successor will pay the consultant a monthly consulting fee of $35,000. Commencing in 2018, the consultant may elect to have all or any portion of the consulting fee deferred and paid in shares of the successor’s common stock, at a per share price equal to 100% of the closing price of the stock of the successor. Adam Levin, the Chief Executive Officer and a director of HTH, is the Managing Director of Oreva Capital Corp.

 

Note 9 - Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent to February 28, 2018, the new management and HTH agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of $100,000 and $32,000, respectively, of which an aggregate proceeds of $93,000 was already received. The loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination. The Company then deposited an aggregate of $65,000 into the Trust Account from the proceeds from these loans and amounts held outside the Trust Account. The remaining amounts in the amount of $34,000 of the proceeds received from the loans were deposited into the operating account and have not been transferred to the Trust Account as of the date of this filing.

 

On March 12, 2018, the Company held another extraordinary general meeting of shareholders at which the shareholders approved an extension of the Liquidation Date from March 12, 2018 to June 12, 2018. Under Cayman Islands law, all amendments to the Charter take effect upon their approvals. Accordingly, the Company has until June 12, 2018 to consummate an initial Business Combination. At the March 2018 Meeting, shareholders holding 28,801 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $312,000 (or approximately $10.80 per share) was removed from the Trust Account subsequently to pay such shareholders. In connection with the Fifth Extension, the Company’s management agreed to provide a loan to the Company for $0.04 for each Public Share that was not converted for each calendar month (commencing on March 12, 2018 and on the 12th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, to be deposited in the Company’s Trust Account. If the Company takes the full time through June 12, 2018 to complete the initial Business Combination, the conversion amount per share at the meeting for such Business Combination or the Company’s subsequent liquidation will be approximately $10.92 per share. The loan will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to the lenders upon consummation of an initial Business Combination.

 

On April 6, 2018, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(f) since the Company has not yet paid $42,000 in annual listing fees due to Nasdaq. The notice indicated that the Company will be subject to delisting proceedings if it does not pay the outstanding balance in full. The notice also indicated that this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq and that this matter will therefore be considered by the Listing Council in connection with the Company’s appeal. The Company subsequently received an extension from Nasdaq pursuant to which it has until April 20, 2018 to pay the outstanding balance, which the Company expects to pay in a timely manner.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

 

References in this report to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Origo Acquisition Corporation, formerly known as CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refers to our officers and directors. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.  References to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” are to Origo Acquisition Corporation, except where the context requires otherwise.  The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

 

Overview

 

We are a blank check company in the development stage, formed on August 26, 2014 to acquire, through a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination, one or more businesses or entities (a “business combination”). Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region of the world.

 

On December 17, 2014, we consummated our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO”) of 4,000,000 units (“Units”), generating gross proceeds of $40 million, with each Unit consisting of one ordinary share, par value $.0001 per share (“Ordinary Share”), one right (“Right”) to automatically receive one-tenth of one Ordinary Share upon consummation of an initial business combination and one warrant (“Warrant”) entitling the holder to purchase one-half of one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per full share commencing on our completion of an initial business combination. Simultaneous with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of 285,000 private Units (“Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating total proceeds of $2.85 million. Of the Private Placement Units, 265,000 were purchased by an initial shareholder who was an affiliate of our former executive officers and 20,000 were purchased by EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.’s (“EBC”), the representative of the underwriters in the Initial Public Offering. On December 24, 2014, we consummated the closing of the sale of 200,000 Units, which were sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option (“Over-Allotment”), and an additional 1,000 Private Placement Units to EBC in a simultaneous Private Placement, generating $2.01 million in gross proceeds.

 

An aggregate amount of approximately $42.85 million (approximately $10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering, the Over-Allotment and the Private Placement Units, net of fees of approximately $1.84 million associated with the Initial Public Offering, inclusive of $1.37 million of underwriting fees, was placed in a trust account immediately after the sales and invested in U.S. government treasury bills.

 

On June 10, 2016, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “June Meeting”), at which the shareholders approved each of the following items: (i) an amendment to our Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (the “Charter”) to extend the date by which we have to consummate a business combination (the “Initial Extension”), (ii) an amendment to the charter to allow the holders (“Public Shareholders”) of the outstanding Ordinary Shares sold in the Initial Public Offering (the “Public Shares”) to elect to convert their Public Shares into their pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account if the Initial Extension is approved, and (iii) to change our company name from CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. to Origo Acquisition Corporation (the “Name Change”).

 

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In connection with the Initial Extension, effective as of June 10, 2016, (i) each of Lindsay A. Rosenwald, Michael Weiss, George Avgerinos, Adam J. Chill, Arthur A. Kornbluth and Neil Herskowitz resigned from his position as an officer and/or director of our company and (ii) Edward J. Fred and Jose M. Aldeanueva were appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer, respectively, of our Company (collectively, the “Current Management”) and Edward J. Fred, Jose M. Aldeanueva, Stephen Pudles, Jeffrey J. Gutovich and Barry Rodgers became directors of our company. On May 20, 2016, the initial shares were transferred to the new management in connection with the resignation of the then-officers and directors of our company upon the consummation of the Initial Extension.

 

During the June Meeting, shareholders holding 1,054,401 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such Public Shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account. As a result, approximately $10.76 million (or approximately $10.20 per share) was removed from the trust account to pay such holders. In connection with the Initial Extension, the Current Management provided a loan to us of approximately $629,000, which was deposited in the trust account. In addition to the contribution, the Current Management loaned us an additional $370,880 for our working capital needs, for an aggregate amount of $1,000,000. The loan was evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”) and was unsecured, non-interest bearing and is payable at our consummation of a business combination. Up to $175,000 of the principal amount of the Note is convertible at the option of the Current Management into 17,500 Private Placement Units (consisting of one Ordinary Share, one Right and one Warrant for one-half of an Ordinary Share) at $10.00 per Unit. The terms of the units are identical to the units issued by us in our Initial Public Offering except that the warrants included in such units are non-redeemable by us and will be exercisable for cash or on a “cashless” basis, in each case, if held by the initial holders or their permitted transferees. If the Current Management converts the entire $175,000 of the principal balance of the Note, they would receive 17,500 Units. If a business combination is not consummated, the Note will not be repaid by us and all amounts owed thereunder by us will be forgiven except to the extent that we have funds available outside of the Trust Account.

 

On December 12, 2016, we held an annual meeting of shareholders (the “December Meeting”), at which the shareholders approved among other items, an amendment to the charter to extend the date by which we must consummate a business combination from December 12, 2016 to March 12, 2017 (the “Second Extension”). In connection with the Second Extension, shareholders holding 36,594 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $380,600 (or approximately $10.40 per share) was removed from the trust account to pay such shareholders. As the Second Extension was approved, our management provided a loan to us for an aggregate amount of $320,000, of which approximately $310,900, or $0.10 for each Public Share that was not converted, was deposited in the trust account to increase the conversion amount per share in any subsequent business combination or liquidation to approximately $10.50 per share.

 

On March 10, 2017, we held an annual meeting of shareholders (the “March Meeting”), at which the shareholders approved among other items, an amendment to the charter to extend the date by which we must consummate a business combination from March 12, 2017 to September 12, 2017 (the “Third Extension”). At the March Meeting, shareholders holding 1,123,568 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such Public Shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account (“Trust Account”). As a result, an aggregate of approximately $11.8 million (or $10.50 per share) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders. In connection with the Third Extension, our management agreed to provide a loan to us for $0.025 for each Public Share that was not converted, or approximately $50,000, for each calendar month (commencing on March 12, 2017 and on the 12th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, to be deposited in our Trust Account. If we take the full time through September 12, 2017 to complete the business combination, the conversion amount per share at the meeting for such business combination or our subsequent liquidation will be approximately $10.65 per share. The loan will not bear interest and will be repayable by us to the lenders upon consummation of an initial business combination.

 

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On September 11, 2017, we held another extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “September Meeting”) and requested shareholders’ approval to extend the Liquidation Date from September 12, 2017 to March 12, 2018 (the “Fourth Extension”). At the September Meeting, shareholders holding 343,806 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $3.7 million (or approximately $10.65 per share) was removed from the Trust Account in September 2017 to pay such shareholders. In connection with the Fourth Extension, our management agreed to provide a loan to us for $0.025 for each Public Share that was not converted for each calendar month (commencing on September 12, 2017 and on the 12th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, to be deposited in our Trust Account. If we take the full time through March 12, 2018 to complete the initial Business Combination, the conversion amount per share at the meeting for such Business Combination or our subsequent liquidation will be approximately $10.80 per share.

 

On March 12, 2018, we held another extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “March 2018 Meeting”) and requested shareholders’ approval to extend the Liquidation Date from March 12, 2018 to June 12, 2018 (the “Fifth Extension”). Under Cayman Islands law, all amendments to the Charter take effect upon their approvals. Accordingly, we have until June 12, 2018 to consummate an initial Business Combination. At the March 2018 Meeting, shareholders holding 28,801 Public Shares exercised their right to convert such shares into a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, an aggregate of approximately $312,000 (or approximately $10.80 per share) was removed from the Trust Account subsequently to pay such shareholders. In connection with the Fifth Extension, our management agreed to provide a loan to us for $0.04 for each Public Share that was not converted for each calendar month (commencing on March 12, 2018 and on the 12th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, to be deposited in our Trust Account. If we take the full time through June 12, 2018 to complete the initial Business Combination, the conversion amount per share at the meeting for such Business Combination or our subsequent liquidation will be approximately $10.92 per share. The loan will not bear interest and will be repayable by the Company to the lenders upon consummation of an initial Business Combination.

 

During the three months ended February 28, 2018, we issued promissory notes to our management and EBC for an aggregate of $70,590 and $61,590, respectively, and deposited approximately $123,000 into the Trust Account. The loans are unsecured and non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination.

 

Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the offering and the Private Placement, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally towards consummating a business combination successfully.

 

On July 24, 2017, we entered into a merger agreement, which was later amended on September 27, 2017 and February 28, 2018 (“Amended Merger Agreement”), with Hightimes Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“HTH”), HTHC Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a newly-formed wholly - owned subsidiary of Origo (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Merger Agreement, the Merger Sub will merge with and into HTH, with HTH continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”) and all holders of HTH equity securities and warrants, options and rights to acquire or securities that convert into HTH equity securities (collectively, “HTH Securities”) will convert into Origo common shares and, with respect to options, options to acquire Origo common shares. More specifically at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”):

 

All holders of HTH Securities (excluding HTH options, as described below) shall be entitled to receive in the Merger an aggregate of 23,474,178 common shares of Origo (the “Merger Consideration”), which is equal to $250 million divided by the agreed upon value of the Origo common shares to be issued as Merger Consideration of $10.65 per share. In the event HTH receives in excess of $5,000,001 in net proceeds from one or more separate sales of common or preferred stock prior to the Closing, then the amount in excess of $5,000,001 shall increase the HTH’s valuation on a dollar-for-dollar basis and increase the number of Origo common shares representing the Merger Consideration by dividing the increased HTH valuation by the agreed upon value of the Origo common shares to be issued as Merger Consideration.

 

Each holder of capital stock of HTH shall receive for each share of capital stock of HTH its pro rata share of the Merger Consideration, treating any outstanding shares of HTH’s preferred stock on an as-converted to Class A common stock basis (and after deducting from the Merger Consideration payable to such holders of capital stock, the Origo common shares issuable to the holders of HTH’s 8% senior secured convertible promissory notes in an initial aggregate principal amount of $30 million (“HTH Purchase Notes”)).

 

Any warrants and other rights to acquire equity securities of HTH, and all other securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of HTH, (A) if exercised or converted prior to the Effective Time, shall have the resulting shares of capital stock of HTH issued upon such exercise treated as outstanding shares of capital stock of HTH, and (B) if not exercised or converted prior to the Effective Time will be terminated and extinguished at the Effective Time (except for the HTH Purchase Notes and ExWorks Convertible Not, which shall be converted as described below, and the outstanding HTH options, which shall be assumed by Origo as described below).

 

HTH shall be permitted to increase the principal amount of HTH’s existing secured loan from ExWorks Capital Fund I, L.P (“ExWorks”) to up to $11.5 million from $7.5 million. Additionally, Origo acknowledged that any shares of HTH Class A common stock issued to ExWorks pursuant to the convertible note evidencing the ExWorks loan (the “ExWorks Convertible Note”) shall be converted into Origo common shares at a conversion price equal to 90% of the per share value of the Merger Consideration (i.e., $10.65, or an ExWorks conversion price of $9.585). Origo further agreed that all Origo common shares issued upon conversion of the ExWorks Convertible Note shall not be deemed to be part of the Merger Consideration and shall dilute all holders of Origo common shares on an equitable pro-rata basis. Origo also acknowledged that HTH and ExWorks entered into an amendment, pursuant to which ExWorks granted HTH an option, exercisable at any time on or before January 29, 2018, to extend the maturity date of the ExWorks loan to August 28, 2018. If HTH elects to exercise the option, it will be obligated to pay ExWorks an additional fee of $600,000 and issue an additional warrant to ExWorks to purchase shares of HTH Class A common stock. HTH agreed that prior to the Closing Date of the Merger, HTH shall either refinance its indebtedness to ExWorks or exercise the foregoing option to extend the terminate date of the ExWorks loan to August 28, 2018.

 

The HTH Purchase Notes that are outstanding as of the Closing shall automatically be converted in a number of Origo common shares calculated by dividing the outstanding principal and interest of all such HTH Purchase Notes and dividing such amount by the closing price of Origo’s common shares on the date of the Closing.

 

All outstanding HTH options will be assumed by Origo and be converted into an option to purchase Origo common shares (each, an “Origo Assumed Option”). Origo Assumed Options shall be in addition to the Merger Consideration and will dilute all holders of Origo securities.

 

If, prior to the Closing Date (i) Origo has less than $5,000,001 in net tangible assets (excluding the net tangible assets of HTH) and (ii) HTH shall consummate a HTH Public Offering, then (A) on the Closing Date, HTH will utilize up to ten percent (10%) of the gross proceeds of such HTH Public Offering (up to $20 million of such gross proceeds) to pay for all or a portion of Origo deferred expenses as directed by Origo and (B) if the gross proceeds of a HTH Public Offering exceeds $20 million, HTH will utilize up to $5.0 million of the gross proceeds of such HTH Public Offering to pay for all or a portion of Origo deferred expenses as directed by Origo.

 

The Merger Agreement also provides that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, Origo will reincorporate under the laws of the State of Nevada, whether by reincorporation, statutory conversion or otherwise.

 

The obligations of each party to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions and Closing deliverables, including (1) the Registration Statement having been declared and remain effective, (2) Origo’s shareholders having approved the Merger Agreement and the related transactions at the extraordinary general meeting of Origo shareholders, (3) any required governmental and third party approvals having been obtained, (4) the consents required to be obtained or made from any third party (other than a governmental authority) in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall have been obtained or made; (5) no governmental authority having enacted any law which has the effect of making the transactions or agreements contemplated by the Merger Agreement illegal or which otherwise prevents or prohibits consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, (6) there shall be no pending action brought by a third party non-affiliate to enjoin or otherwise restrict the consummation of the Closing, (7) upon the Closing, after giving effect to the completion of Origo’s redemption of its public stockholders in connection with the Merger and the payment of all accrued and unpaid expenses, Origo shall have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 (which shall include the consolidated net tangible assets of HTH and its subsidiaries), (8) HTH shall have received its required stockholder approval, (9) the parties’ respective representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (subject to certain materiality qualifiers), (10) each of the parties shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations and complied in all material respects with all of its agreements and covenants under the Merger Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, and (11) no event having occurred since the date of the Merger Agreement resulting in a material adverse effect upon the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations, prospects or condition of the other party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the other party’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and ancillary documents on a timely basis (subject in each case to customary exceptions) (a “Material Adverse Effect”), which is continuing and uncured. The obligation of Origo and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver or certain additional conditions.

 

Critical Accounting Policy

 

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Conversion

 

We account for our Ordinary Shares subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance provided in ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”. Ordinary Shares subject to mandatory conversion (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally convertible Ordinary Shares (including Ordinary Shares that feature conversion rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to conversion upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Ordinary Shares are classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Ordinary Shares feature certain conversion rights that are considered by the Company to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, Ordinary Shares subject to possible conversion at conversion value are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

 

Results of Operations

 

We have neither engaged in any business operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our entire activity from inception up to the closing of the IPO on December 17, 2014 was in preparation for that event. Subsequent to the IPO, our activity has been limited to the evaluation of business combination candidates, and we will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial business combination. We have, and expect to continue to generate small amounts of non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents. Interest income is not expected to be significant in view of current low interest rates on risk-free investments (treasury securities). We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

 

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For the three months ended February 28, 2018, we had net losses of approximately $207,000, which consisted of operating expenses of approximately $258,000, offset by interest income from our Trust Account of approximately $51,000.

 

For the three months ended February 28, 2017, we had net losses of approximately $303,000, which consisted of operating expenses of approximately $244,000, interest expense on the Note of approximately $87,000, offset by interest income from our Trust Account of approximately $29,000.

  

Our operating expenses principally consisted of expenses related to our public filings and listing and identification and due diligence related to a potential target business, and to general operating expenses including printing, insurance and office expenses. Until we consummate a business combination, we will have no operating revenues.

 

Liquidity and Capital   Resources

 

Through November 30, 2017, our liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of approximately $407,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering, the Over-Allotment, and the Private Placement Units held outside of the Trust Account and proceeds from the convertible note in an aggregate original principal amount of $1 million from the Current Management (“Note”) following the Initial Extension, of which $370,880 was provided for our working capital needs, and $325,000 from Fortress Biotech, Inc. (“Fortress”) under the form of an unsecured, non-interest bearing convertible note. We repaid approximately $32,000 to Current Management in June 2016. In addition to these convertible notes, Fortress had deferred payment of their administrative service fee of $175,000 through May 2016. On May 20, 2016, Fortress agreed to convert the deferred administrative service fee of $175,000 to capital.

 

In December 2016, Current Management loaned us an additional amount of $320,000, of which an aggregate of approximately $311,000, or $0.10 for each Public Share that was not converted was deposited in the Trust Account, and the remaining balance of approximately $9,000 was provided for working capital purposes. In January 2017, Current Management loaned us an additional amount of $125,000 for working capital. In exchange for the additional funding, we amended the Note in December 2016 and January 2017, pursuant to which: (i) the principal amount of the note was increased to $1,412,665, and (ii) the Note accrued interest, retroactively from its date of issuance in June 2016, at a rate of 13% per annum up to a maximum of $87,335 in interest, which interest will be payable on the due date for payment of the principal of the Note.

 

These convertible notes are unsecured and are payable to Fortress and Current Management upon consummation of a Business Combination. Upon consummation of a Business Combination, up to $175,000 of the principal balance of the $1.4 million Note from Current Management may be converted, at the holders’ option, into Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. If the Current Management converts the entire $175,000 of the principal balance of the Note, they would receive 17,500 Private Placement Units. Fortress has agreed to convert its principal balance of the convertible promissory notes into 32,500 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit upon consummation of a business combination. The terms of the units into which these convertible promissory notes will convert will be identical to the Private Placement Units. If a business combination is not consummated, these convertible notes will not be repaid by us and all amounts owed thereunder by us will be forgiven, except to the extent that we have funds available outside of the Trust Account.

 

As of February 28, 2018 and November 30, 2017, we had an aggregate of $361,590 and $211,575 outstanding in notes payable from the Current Management and EBC, respectively. During the three months ended February 28, 2018, the Current management and EBC loaned us an aggregate of $70,590 and $61,590, respectively. The loans are unsecured and non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination. This additional funding was used for working capital and to maintain the requirements of the Trust Account. An aggregate amount of approximately $123,000 was deposited in the Trust Account during the three months ended February 28, 2018. In exchange for the additional funding, we issued new promissory notes. The loans are unsecured and non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination.

 

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Subsequent to February 28, 2018, the Current Management and HTH loaned us an aggregate of $100,000 and $32,000, respectively, of which an aggregate proceeds of $93,000 was already received The loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are due upon consummation of a Business Combination. We then deposited an aggregate of $65,000 to the Trust Account from the proceeds from these loans and amounts held outside the Trust Account.

 

We intend to use substantially all of the net proceeds of the Offering, including the funds held in the Trust Account, to acquire a target business or businesses and to pay our expenses relating thereto, upon consummation of our initial business combination, including the Merger. To the extent that our capital stock is used in whole or in part as consideration to affect our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business. Such working capital funds could be used in a variety of ways including continuing or expanding the target business’ operations, for strategic acquisitions and for marketing, research and development of existing or new products. Such funds could also be used to repay any operating expenses or finders’ fees which we may have incurred prior to the completion of our initial business combination if the funds available to us outside of the Trust Account were insufficient to cover such expenses.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of February 28, 2018, we had approximately $3,000 in cash and cash equivalents, approximately $18,000 in interest income available to us for working capital purposes of from our investments in the Trust account, and a working deficit of approximately $3.1 million. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans. Our plans to raise capital or to consummate the initial business combination may not be successful.  Based on the foregoing, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business through the earlier of consummation of a business combination or June 12, 2018. These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Recent Accounting Standards

 

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Commitments

 

Underwriting Agreement

 

On December 12, 2014, we entered into an agreement with EBC ("Underwriting Agreement"). The Underwriting Agreement required us to pay an underwriting discount of 3.25% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering as an underwriting discount. We have further engaged EBC to assist us with our initial business combination. Pursuant to this arrangement, we anticipate that the underwriter will assist us in holding meetings with shareholders to discuss the potential business combination and the target business' attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing our securities, assist us in obtaining shareholder approval for the business combination and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with the business combination. We agreed to pay EBC a cash fee of 4% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering (or $1.68 million) for such services upon the consummation of its initial business combination (exclusive of any applicable finders' fees which might become payable). We are not obligated to pay the 4% fee if no business combination is consummated. The 4% fee is an unrecognized contingent liability, as closing of a potential business combination was not considered probable as of February 28, 2018.

 

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Other agreements

 

In August 2016, we entered into an agreement with a legal firm to assist us with a potential business combination and related securities and corporate work. The agreement called for a retainer of $37,500 and we have agreed to pay a portion of the invoices and the remaining amount will be deferred until the consummation of the business combination.

 

In December 2016, we entered into an agreement with a consultant for investor relations services. The agreement called for an upfront payment of $13,000, and the monthly fee of $8,000 will be deferred until the consummation of the business combination. We agreed to pay the consultant all of the deferred fees plus a contingency fee of $20,000 upon consummation of the business combination.

 

As of February 28, 2018, the aggregate amount deferred for the legal firm and the consultant was approximately $1.5 million. The deferred amount is an unrecognized contingent liability, as closing of a potential business combination was not considered probable as of February 28, 2018.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of February 28, 2018.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

As of February 28, 2018, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. The net proceeds of our initial public offering, including amounts in the trust account, have been invested in United States government treasury bills, bonds or notes having a maturity of 180 days or less, or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of February 28, 2018, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. 

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended February 28, 2018 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1a. Risk factors

 

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, except as discussed below.

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC may delist our securities from quotation on its exchange which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

 

Our securities are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On February 21, 2017, we received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that we are not in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Rule”), which requires us to have at least 300 public holders for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. In April 2017, the Company submitted a plan to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule and Nasdaq granted the Company until August 21, 2017 to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule.

 

 On August 23, 2017, we received a written notice from Nasdaq stating that we had not regained compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule for continued listing on Nasdaq. The notice further stated that, unless we request an appeal of Nasdaq’s determination, trading of our securities will be suspended at the open of business on September 1, 2017 and Nasdaq will file a Form 25 to remove our securities from listing and registration on Nasdaq.

 

On December 4, 2017, we received written notice from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq indicating that the Company did not satisfy Nasdaq Listing Rule 5620(a) (the “Annual Meeting Requirement”) because the Company did not timely hold an annual meeting for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2016 on or before November 30, 2017. The notice indicated that the Company’s non-compliance with the Annual Meeting Requirement could serve as an additional basis for the delisting of the Company’s securities from The Nasdaq Capital Market and, as such, the Company should present its plan to evidence compliance with that requirement for review by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”).

 

The Company timely requested a hearing and presented its plan to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule for the Panel’s consideration, subsequent to which the Panel granted the Company’s request for the continued listing of its securities on The Nasdaq Capital Market subject to the Company evidencing compliance with all applicable requirements for listing on Nasdaq by no later than February 19, 2018, including compliance with the applicable criteria for initial listing upon completion of the Company’s proposed business combination with Hightimes Holding Corp.

 

On February 20, 2018, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that the Panel determined to delist the Company’s securities and as a result, trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq was suspended effective with the open of business on Thursday, February 22, 2018, due to the Company’s non-compliance with certain requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market and the Company’s failure to complete its proposed Business Combination with HTH and evidence compliance with all applicable requirements for initial listing on Nasdaq on or before February 19, 2018, which was the deadline previously set by the Panel.

 

On March 27, 2018, we received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule IM-5101-2, since the Company had not consummated its initial business combination within 36 months of the effectiveness of its IPO registration statement, which occurred on December 12, 2014. The notice indicated that this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq and that this matter will therefore be considered by the Listing Council in connection with the Company’s appeal. The Company intends to address this matter in its appeal.

 

On April 6, 2018, the Company received written notice from Nasdaq indicating that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(f) since the Company has not yet paid $42,000 in annual listing fees due to Nasdaq. The notice indicated that the Company will be subject to delisting proceedings if it does not pay the outstanding balance in full. The notice also indicated that this matter serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company’s securities from Nasdaq and that this matter will therefore be considered by the Listing Council in connection with the Company’s appeal. The Company subsequently received an extension from Nasdaq pursuant to which it has until April 20, 2018 to pay the outstanding balance, which the Company expects to pay in a timely manner.

 

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The Company subsequently requested a review of the Panel’s decision by the Nasdaq Listing and Hearing Review Council (the “ Listing Council ”), which request resulted in a stay of any formal delisting action by Nasdaq at least pending the ultimate outcome of the Listing Council’s review and the expiration of all relevant review and appeal periods. The Company intends to continue to take such action as necessary to maintain its Nasdaq listing (notwithstanding any suspension of trading on Nasdaq) and to obtain approval for the listing of the combined entity on Nasdaq upon the consummation of the proposed business combination by and between the Company and Hightimes. In that regard, at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on March 12, 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved extending the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination through June 12, 2018. Given the Nasdaq trading suspension, trading in the Company’s securities under the current trading symbols (OACQF, OAQCF and OACCF) is taking place in the over-the-counter, OTC Markets system.

 

We cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future prior to an initial business combination. Additionally, in connection with our initial business combination, it is likely that Nasdaq will require us to file a new initial listing application and meet its initial listing requirements as opposed to its more lenient continued listing requirements. We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time.

 

If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

  a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
  reduced liquidity with respect to our securities;
  a determination that our ordinary shares are “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our ordinary shares to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our ordinary shares;
  a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and
  a decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

 

None

 

Item 6.  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer, Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1**   Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*   XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.
101.DEF*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase.
101.PRE*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase.
101.LAB*   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase.

 

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 13 th  day of April 2018.

 

  ORIGO ACQUISITION CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ Edward J. Fred 
    Edward J. Fred
    Chief Executive Officer

 

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