SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
Stewards, Inc.
1025 Old Country Road, Suite 421E Westbury, NY 11590
1.833.328.6477
www.favocapital.com info@favocapital.com
This Subscription Agreement (this “Agreement”) has been executed by the subscriber set forth in the signature page attached hereto (the “Subscriber”) in connection with the private placement offering (the “Offering”) of a maximum of [*] shares (the “Shares”) of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 par value (“Preferred Stock”), at an offering price of $0.25 per share. The features of the Preferred Stock are contained in the certificate of designation filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada, included herewith as Exhibit “A.”
The Shares being subscribed for pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis to “accredited investors,” as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act, and non-“U.S. persons,” as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion and for any reason, to reject any Subscriber’s subscription in whole or in part, or to allot less than the number of Shares subscribed for.
The Company’s reports and forms heretofore or hereafter filed by the Company with the OTC Markets are incorporated herein by reference. These reports and forms are located at www.otcmarkets.com under the trading symbol “FAVO.”
The closing of the Offering (the “Closing,” and the date on which such Closing occurs hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”) shall be at the offices of the Company. The Company may conduct multiple closings for the sale of the Shares until the termination of the Offering.
1. Subscription. The undersigned Subscriber hereby subscribes to purchase the number of Shares set forth on the signature page attached hereto, at an aggregate price as set forth on such signature page (the “Purchase Price”), subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and on the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein.
2. Subscription Procedure. To complete a subscription for the Shares, the Subscriber must fully comply with the subscription procedure provided in this Section on or before the Closing Date.
a. Transaction Documents. On or before the Closing Date, the Subscriber shall review, complete and execute the Signature Page to this Agreement and the Investor Certification, attached hereto as Appendix A, and the Registration Rights Agreement (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), and deliver the Transaction Documents to the Company. Executed documents may be delivered to the Company by facsimile or electronic mail (e-mail), if the Subscriber delivers the original copies of the documents to the Company as soon as practicable thereafter.
b. Purchase Price. Simultaneously with the delivery of the Transaction Documents to the Company as provided herein, and in any event on or prior to the Closing Date, the Subscriber shall deliver to the Company the full Purchase Price by check or by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
c. Company Discretion. The Subscriber understands and agrees that the Company in its sole discretion reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for Shares, in whole or in part, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Subscriber of notice of acceptance of this subscription. The Company shall have no obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to the Subscriber an executed copy of this Agreement. If this subscription is rejected in whole, or the offering of Shares is terminated, all funds received from the Subscriber will be returned without interest or offset, and this Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect. If this subscription is rejected in part, the funds for the rejected portion of this subscription will be returned without interest or offset, and this Agreement will continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription was accepted.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Subscriber the following:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Nevada. The Company has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as currently conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact business in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, properties or financial condition (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
b. Authorization. As of the Closing, all action on the part of the Company, its board of directors, officers and existing stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement, assuming due execution by the parties hereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to: (i) judicial principles limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect generally relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.
c. Valid Issuance of the Preferred Stock. The Shares of Preferred Stock, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the consideration expressed herein, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and will be free of restrictions on transfer directly or indirectly created by the Company other than restrictions on transfer under this Agreement and under applicable federal and state securities laws.
d. Governmental Consents. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the offer, sale or issuance of the Shares, except for the following: (i) the filing of such notices as may be required under the Securities Act and (ii) the compliance with any applicable state securities laws, which compliance will have occurred within the appropriate time periods therefor.
e. No General Solicitation. Neither the Company nor any person acting on behalf of the Company has offered or sold any of the Shares by any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D).
4. Representations and Warranties of the Subscriber. The Subscriber represents and warrants to the Company the following:
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a. The Subscriber, its advisers, if any, and designated representatives, if any, have the knowledge and experience in financial and business matters necessary to evaluate the merits and risks of its prospective investment in the Company, and have carefully reviewed and understand the risks of, and other considerations relating to, the purchase of Shares and the tax consequences of the investment, and have the ability to bear the economic risks of the investment.
b. The Subscriber is acquiring the Shares for investment for its own account and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof. The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent of the Subscriber as expressed herein. The Subscriber further represents that it does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to any third person with respect to any of the Shares.
c. The Subscriber understands that, even though the Company has a trading symbol on the OTCPink (FAVO), a limited market now exists for the Company’s Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock may be converted, and that there may never be an active public market for the Shares of Preferred Stock sold in the Offering. As such, Subscriber understands that there will be no liquidity in the Shares and they may never be sold.
d. The Subscriber, its advisers, if any, and designated representatives, if any, have received and reviewed such information about the Company as they have requested and have had an opportunity to discuss the Company’s business, management and financial affairs with its management. The Subscriber understands that such discussions, as well as any written information provided by the Company, were intended to describe the aspects of the Company’s business and prospects which the Company believes to be material, but were not necessarily a thorough or exhaustive description, and except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to the completeness of such information and makes no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to any information provided by any entity other than the Company. Some of such information may include projections as to the future performance of the Company, which projections may not be realized, are based on assumptions which may not be correct and are subject to numerous factors beyond the Company’s control.
e. As of the Closing, all action on the part of Subscriber, and its officers, directors and partners, if applicable, necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the performance of all obligations of the Subscriber hereunder and thereunder shall have been taken, and this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, assuming due execution by the parties hereto and thereto, constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Subscriber, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to: (i) judicial principles limiting the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect generally relating to or affecting creditors’ rights.
f. The Subscriber either (i) is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act or (ii) is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Regulation S as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act, and, in each case, shall submit to the Company such further assurances of such status as may be reasonably requested by the Company.
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g. The Subscriber, if a non-U.S. Person, agrees that it is acquiring the Shares in an offshore transaction pursuant to Regulation S and hereby represents to the Company as follows:
(i) The Subscriber is outside the United States when receiving and executing this Subscription Agreement;
(ii) The Subscriber has not acquired the Shares as a result of, and will not itself engage in, any “directed selling efforts” (as defined in Regulation S) in the United States in respect of the Shares which would include any activities undertaken for the purpose of, or that could reasonably be expected to have the effect of, conditioning the market in the United States for the resale of the Shares; provided, however, that the Subscriber may sell or otherwise dispose of the Shares pursuant to registration of the Shares under the Securities Act and any applicable state and provincial securities laws or under an exemption from such registration requirements and as otherwise provided herein;
(iii) The Subscriber understands and agrees that offers and sales of any of the Shares prior to the expiration of a period of one year after the date of transfer of the Shares under this Agreement (the “Distribution Compliance Period”), shall only be made in compliance with the safe harbor provisions set forth in Regulation S, pursuant to the registration provisions of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and that all offers and sales after the Distribution Compliance Period shall be made only in compliance with the registration provisions of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and in each case only in accordance with all applicable securities laws;
(iv) The Subscriber understands and agrees not to engage in any hedging transactions involving the Shares prior to the end of the Distribution Compliance Period unless such transactions are in compliance with the Securities Act; and
(v) The Subscriber hereby represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation to subscribe for the Shares or any use of this Subscription Agreement, including: (a) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for the purchase of the Shares; (b) any foreign exchange restrictions applicable to such purchase; (c) any governmental or other consents that may need to be obtained; and (d) the income tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the purchase, holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Shares. Such Subscriber’s subscription and payment for, and its continued beneficial ownership of the Shares, will not violate any applicable securities or other laws of the Subscriber’s jurisdiction.
h. The Subscriber or its duly authorized representative realizes that because of the inherently speculative nature of investments of the kind contemplated by the Company, the Company’s investment results may be expected to fluctuate from month to month and from period to period and will, generally, involve a high degree of financial and market risk that can result in substantial or, at times, even total losses.
i. The Subscriber has adequate means of providing for its current and anticipated financial needs and contingencies, is able to bear the economic risk for an indefinite period of time and has no need for liquidity of the investment in the Shares and could afford complete loss of such investment.
j. The Subscriber is not subscribing for Shares as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice or other communication, published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television, radio or the internet, or presented at any seminar or meeting, or any solicitation of a subscription by a person not previously known to the Subscriber in connection with investments in securities generally.
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k. All of the information that the Subscriber has heretofore furnished or which is set forth herein is correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement, and, if there should be any material change in such information prior to the admission of the undersigned to the Company, the Subscriber will immediately furnish revised or corrected information to the Company.
5. Registration Rights. There are registration rights associated with an investment in the Shares, in connection with the accompanying Registration Rights Agreement.
6. Transfer Restrictions. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees as follows:
a. The Subscriber understands that the certificates representing the Shares shall bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of such certificates or other instruments):
For U.S. Persons:
THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SECTION 4(2) EXEMPTION TO THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. THESE SECURITIES CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED, OFFERED, OR SOLD UNLESS THE SECURITIES ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IS AVAILABLE AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
For Non-U.S. Persons:
THESE SECURITIES WERE ISSUED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). ACCORDINGLY, NONE OF THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE RELATES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, NONE MAY BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION, HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
The legend(s) set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of the Shares upon which it is stamped, if such holder delivers to the Company an opinion of counsel, in a reasonably acceptable form, to the Company that a disposition of the Shares is being made pursuant to an exemption from registration.
b. No governmental agency has passed upon the Shares or made any finding or determination as to the wisdom of any investments therein.
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c. There are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the shares of Preferred Stock, and if the Company decides to issue certificates representing the shares of Preferred Stock, restrictive legends will be placed on any such certificates.
7. Indemnification. The Subscriber agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, control persons and affiliates from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or breach by the Subscriber of any covenant or agreement made by the Subscriber herein or in any other document delivered in connection with this Agreement.
8. Irrevocability; Binding Effect. The Subscriber hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Subscriber, except as required by applicable law, and that this Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Subscriber and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. If the Subscriber is more than one person, the obligations of the Subscriber hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.
9. Modification. This Agreement shall not be modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any such modification or waiver is sought.
10. Notices. All notices or other communications which are required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and sufficient if transmitted by hand delivery, by facsimile transmission, by registered or certified mail, postage pre-paid, by electronic mail, or by nationally recognized overnight carrier, to the persons at the addresses set forth below (or at such other address as may be provided hereunder), and shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) if transmitted by hand delivery, as of the date delivered, (ii) if transmitted by facsimile or electronic mail, as of the date so transmitted with an automated confirmation of delivery, (iii) if transmitted by nationally recognized overnight carrier, as of the business day following the date of delivery to the carrier, and (iv) if transmitted by registered or certified mail, postage pre-paid, on the third business day following posting with the U.S. Postal Service: (a) if to the Company, at the address set forth above, or (b) if to the Subscriber, at the address set forth on the signature page hereof (or, in either case, to such other address as the party shall have furnished in writing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10).
11. Assignability. This Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Subscriber and the transfer or assignment of the Shares shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws.
12. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to the principles thereof relating to the conflict of laws.
13. Blue Sky Qualification. The purchase of Shares under this Agreement is expressly conditioned upon the exemption from qualification of the offer and sale of the Shares from applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company shall not be required to qualify this transaction under the securities laws of any jurisdiction and, should qualification be necessary, the Company shall be released from any and all obligations to maintain its offer, and may rescind any sale contracted, in the jurisdiction.
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14. Use of Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.
15. Confidentiality. The Subscriber acknowledges and agrees that any information or data the Subscriber has acquired from or about the Company, not otherwise properly in the public domain, including, without limitation, the business summary of the Company, was received in confidence. The Subscriber agrees not to divulge, communicate or disclose, except as may be required by law or for the performance of this Agreement, or use to the detriment of the Company or for the benefit of any other person, or misuse in any way, any confidential information of the Company, including any scientific, technical, trade or business secrets of the Company and any scientific, technical, trade or business materials that are treated by the Company as confidential or proprietary, including, but not limited to, ideas, discoveries, inventions, developments and improvements belonging to the Company and confidential information obtained by or given to the Company about or belonging to third parties.
16. Miscellaneous.
a. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Subscriber and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.
b. The representations and warranties of the Company and the Subscriber made in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and delivery of the Shares.
c. Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants, appraisers or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
d. This Agreement may be executed in one or more original or facsimile counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
e. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Agreement.
f. Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Agreement as set forth in the text.
g. The Subscriber understands and acknowledges that there may be multiple Closings for the Offering, but the Closing Date shall be the conclusion of the entire Offering.
h. The Subscriber hereby agrees to furnish the Company such other information as the Company may request prior to the Closing with respect to its subscription hereunder.
18. Public Disclosure. Neither the Subscriber nor any officer, manager, director, member, partner, stockholder, employee, affiliate, affiliated person or entity of the Subscriber shall make or issue any press releases or otherwise make any public statements or make any disclosures to any third person or entity with respect to the transactions contemplated herein and will not make or issue any press releases or otherwise make any public statements of any nature whatsoever with respect to the Company without the Company’s express prior approval. The Company has the right to withhold such approval in its sole discretion.
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