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QUEST SOLUTION, INC.

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QUEST SOLUTION, INC.

860 Conger Street

Eugene, Oregon 97402

Telephone: 714-899-4800

 

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN BY

WRITTEN CONSENT OF A MAJORITY OF SHAREHOLDERS WITHOUT A MEETING

 

We Are Not Asking You for a Proxy and You are Requested Not To Send Us a Proxy

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

We are writing to inform you that on January 23, 2019, shareholders holding a majority of shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), executed a written consent in lieu of a shareholder meeting authorizing the Company to take the following corporate actions:

 

  i. Adopt and ratify the Quest Solution 2018 Equity Incentive Plan;
  ii. Authorize (but not require) the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to effectuate a reverse split (the “Reverse Split”) of the Company’s Common Stock, by a ratio of not less than one (1) for five (5) and not more than one (1) for fifteen (15) (the “Range”), with the exact ratio to be set at a whole number within the Range as determined by the Board in its sole discretion; and
  iii. Authorize the Board to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in order to increase the Company’s authorized number of shares of common stock from 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), to 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

These items are more fully described in the accompanying Information Statement. The Written Consent was taken pursuant to Section 228 of the General Corporation Laws of Delaware, our Certificate of Incorporation and our bylaws, each of which permits that any action which may be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may also be taken by the written consent of the holders of the number of Common Stock required to approve the action at a meeting.

 

This Information Statement is being furnished to all shareholders of the Company pursuant to Section 14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, solely for the purpose of informing shareholders of these corporate actions before they take effect. In accordance with Exchange Act Rule 14c-2, the listed corporate actions will become effective no sooner than twenty (20) calendar days following the mailing of this Information Statement.

 

  By Order of the Board of Directors
   
  /s/ Shai Lustgarten
  Shai Lustgarten
  Chief Executive Officer

 

   
 

 

QUEST SOLUTION, INC.

860 Conger Street

Eugene, Oregon 97402

Telephone: 714-899-4800

 

February 8, 2019

 

INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14C

OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

 

THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT HAVE BEEN CONSENTED TO BY THE HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES OF THE COMPANY’S VOTING STOCK.

 

THE COMPANY IS NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND THE COMPANY A PROXY.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

In this Information Statement we refer to Quest Solution, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our.”

 

The Information Statement is furnished in connection with an action by written consent (the “Written Consent”) of shareholders of the Company owning 38,087,954 shares of our Common Stock, or approximately 52.95% of our issued and outstanding Common Stock (the “Majority Shareholders”). The actions taken by the Written Consent will not become effective until at least 20 calendar days after the Information Statement is sent or given to our shareholders in accordance with the requirements of the rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Majority Shareholders fully executed the Written Consent on January 23, 2019 (the “Record Date”).

 

Pursuant to the Written Consent, the Majority Shareholders (i) approved the adoption and ratification of the Quest Solution 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, (ii) authorized the Board to effectuate a reverse split of the Company’s Common Stock, by a ratio of not less than one (1) for five (5) and not more than one (1) for fifteen (15), and (iii) authorized the Board to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the Company’s authorized number of Common Stock to 200,000,000 shares (collectively, the “Actions”).

 

Our Board of Directors unanimously authorized the Company to effectuate the Actions at least 20 days after mailing this Information Statement.

 

This Information Statement contains a brief summary of the material aspects of each of the Actions approved by our Board of Directors and the Majority Shareholders.

 

OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS

 

As of the Record Date, the Company’s authorized capitalization consisted of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 71,931,693 are issued and outstanding, and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, of which 4,828,530 shares of Series C Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.

 

Each share of common stock entitles its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the shareholders, and each share of Series C Voting Preferred Voting Stock entitles its holder to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to the shareholders. However, because shareholders holding at least a majority of the voting rights of all outstanding shares of capital stock as of the Record Date have voted in favor of the foregoing actions by written consent, no other shareholder consents are required to be solicited in connection with this Information Statement.

 

We received the written consent of the holders of 38,087,954 issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 52.95% of the votes entitled to be cast.

 

Pursuant to Rule 14c-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the actions described herein will not be implemented until a date at least 20 days after the date on which this Information Statement has been mailed to the shareholders. The Company anticipates that the Actions will be effected on or about the close of business on February 24, 2019.

 

   
 

 

ACTION 1

 

ADOPT AND RATIFY THE QUEST SOLUTION 2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Approval

 

On March 8, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the Quest Solution 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and amended the plan on October 31, 2018. On January 23, 2019, the Majority Shareholders adopted and ratified the Plan.

 

Purpose of the Plan

 

The purpose of the Plan is to provide long-term incentives and rewards to directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries (“Participants”) in order to assist the Company to attract and retain individuals with experience and/or ability on a basis competitive with industry practices and to associate the interest of these individuals with those of the Company’s shareholders by providing for the issuance of stock-based awards (“Awards”). The following is a summary of the principal features of the Plan.

 

A copy of the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

Administration

 

The Plan is generally administered by the Company’s Board of Directors (or the “Board”) or a committee of two (2) or more independent, non-employee directors (the “Committee”). The Board or the Committee, as applicable, has the power to determine the Participants to whom Awards shall be made. The Board of Directors also has the power to determine and administer Awards to the directors.

 

Awards under the Plan will generally be made pursuant to a written agreement between the Company and the Participant (the “Agreement”). In administering the Plan, the Board or the Committee has the express power, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to determine the terms and conditions upon which Awards may be made and exercised and to determine the terms and provisions of each Agreement.

 

The directors on the Board or the members of the Committee, as applicable, are indemnified by the Company against the reasonable expenses incurred by them, including attorneys’ fees, in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or any appeal therein to which they may be a party by reasons of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan.

 

The Board may, insofar as permitted by law, from time to time, with respect to any shares at the time not subject to outstanding Grants, suspend or terminate the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever, except that without the approval of the shareholders of the Company, no such revision or amendment shall (i) decrease the price at which Grants may be granted; (ii) materially increase the benefits accruing to the Participants under the Plan or (iii) change the class of persons eligible to receive Grants under the Plan; provided, however, no such action shall alter or impair the rights and obligations under any Option (as defined below), stock award (“Stock Award”) or restricted stock purchase offer (“Restricted Stock Purchase Offer”) outstanding as of the date thereof without the written consent of the Participant thereunder. No Grant may be issued while the Plan is suspended or after it is terminated, but the rights and obligations under any Grant issued while the Plan is in effect shall not be impaired by suspension or termination of the Plan.

 

Eligibility to Receive Awards

 

The Board selects the directors, officers, employees and consultants who will be granted Awards under the Plan. As of the Record Date the Company had approximately 20 officers, consultants and employees, including all of the Company’s named executive officers and non-employee directors who were eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. The actual number of individuals who will receive an Award under the Plan cannot be determined in advance because the Board has the discretion to select the participants.

 

   
 

 

Types of Awards

 

The Plan allows for the award of stock options and shares of restricted stock. Stock options granted under the Plan may be either incentive stock options (an “ISO”) qualifying under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Codes of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or non-qualified stock options (a “NQSO”).

 

An ISO may only be issued to employees of the Company. ISOs may be granted to officers or directors, provided they are also employees of the Company. Payment of a director’s fee shall not be sufficient to constitute employment by the Company.

 

Shares Authorized for Issuance

 

The total number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan is 16,000,000 shares.

 

Stock Options

 

The Plan authorizes the grant of ISOs and NQSOs (collectively, “Options”). The terms applicable to such Options will be determined by the Board or the Committee, as applicable, but an Option generally will not be exercisable after ten (10) years from its grant. All Options granted as ISOs shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Code and all other applicable rules and regulations governing ISOs. The exercise price for each ISO shall not be less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. However, any ISO granted to a person who at the time the Option is granted owns (or is deemed to own pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company (“Ten Percent Holder”) shall have an exercise price of no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Stock as of the date of grant. The exercise price of each NQSO shall be determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted. All other Option terms will be determined by the Board or Committee, as applicable, in their sole discretion.

 

Any Option granted to an employee of the Company shall become exercisable over a period of no longer than five (5) years. In no event shall any Option be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date it is granted, and no ISO granted to a Ten Percent Holder shall, by its terms, be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of the Option.

 

The aggregate fair market value of the shares (determined on the grant date) covered by ISOs which first become exercisable by any participant during any calendar year may not exceed $100,000. Should it be determined that an Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan exceeds such maximum for any reason other than a failure in good faith to value the Stock subject to such option, the excess portion of such option shall be considered a Nonstatutory Option. To the extent the employee holds two (2) or more such Options which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the exercisability of such Option as Incentive Stock Options under the Federal tax laws shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted. If, for any reason, an entire Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option by reason of exceeding such maximum, such Option shall be considered a Nonstatutory Option.

 

Stock Awards and Restricted Stock

 

All or part of any Stock Award under the Plan may be subject to conditions established by the Board, and set forth in the Stock Award Agreement, which may include, but are not limited to, continuous service with the Company, achievement of specific business objectives, increases in specified indices, attaining growth rates and other comparable measurements of Company performance. Such Awards may be based on Fair Market Value or other specified valuation.

 

A Grant of a Restricted Stock Purchase Offer under the Plan shall be subject to such (i) vesting contingencies related to the Participant’s continued association with the Company for a specified time and (ii) other specified conditions as the Board shall determine, in their sole discretion, consistent with the provisions of the Plan.

 

Shares Subject to the Plan

 

Except as set forth below, shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the exercise of, or as other payment for, an Award will be charged against the total number of shares issuable under the Plan.

 

In order to reflect such events as stock dividends, stock splits, recapitalization, mergers, consolidations or reorganizations by the Company, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, adjust the number of shares subject to each outstanding Award, the exercise price and the aggregate number of shares from which grants or awards may be made.

 

   
 

 

Change in Control

 

Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Agreement between the Company and Participant, in the event of a Change in Control, 50% of the vesting restrictions applicable to each Participant’s Grant(s) shall terminate fully and the Participant shall immediately have the right to the delivery of share certificates or exercise of Options, i.e. to the extent that a Participant’s Option(s) are unvested, 50% of such unvested portion shall vest.

 

Term

 

No Award shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the date which is ten (10) years from the date the Plan is approved by the shareholders, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

 

Federal Income Tax Consequences

 

The following is a brief summary of the general federal income tax consequences to U.S. taxpayers and the Company with respect to the grant, vesting and exercise of Awards granted under the Plan. This summary does not purport to be complete and does not discuss the tax consequences of a participant’s death, the tax consequences of an Award that is subject to but does not satisfy the deferred compensation rules of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, or the tax laws of any locality, state or foreign country in which the participant may reside. Tax consequences for any particular individual may be different.

 

Nonqualified Stock Options

 

No taxable income is recognized when a nonqualified stock option is granted to a participant. Upon exercise of a nonqualified stock option with respect to vested shares, the participant will recognize ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value (on the exercise date) of the shares purchased over the exercise price of the option. Any taxable income recognized in connection with exercise of a nonqualified stock option would be added to the tax basis of the shares and, with respect to an employee, is subject to tax withholding by the Company. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares would be either long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending on how long the stock was held.

 

Incentive Stock Options

 

No taxable income is recognized when an incentive stock option is granted or exercised, although the excess (if any) of the fair market value of the shares at exercise over the exercise price paid is treated as an item of income for alternative minimum tax purposes in the year of the exercise, and may subject the participant to alternative minimum tax. Alternative minimum tax is an alternative method of calculating the income tax that must be paid each year, which includes certain additional items of income and tax preferences and disallows or limits certain deductions otherwise allowable for regular tax purposes. Alternative minimum tax is payable only to the extent that the alternative minimum tax exceeds “ordinary” federal income tax for the year (computed without regard to certain credits and special taxes).

 

If the participant exercises the incentive stock option and then later sells or otherwise disposes of the shares more than two years after the grant date and more than one year after the exercise date, the difference between the sale price and the exercise price will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss. If the participant exercises the option and then later sells or otherwise disposes of the shares before the end of the two- or one-year holding periods described above, (a) if the sale price exceeds the exercise price, he or she generally will have ordinary income at the time of the sale equal to the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date (or the sale price, if less) minus the exercise price of the option, and the excess (if any) between the sales price and the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date will be taxed as capital gain or (b) if the sale price is less than the exercise price, the participant will recognize a capital loss equal to the difference between the exercise price and the sale price.

 

In the case of both nonqualified stock options and incentive stock options, special federal income tax rules apply if the Company’s common stock is used to pay all or part of the option exercise price, and different rules than those described above will apply if unvested shares are purchased on exercise of the option.

 

Restricted Stock

 

No taxable income is generally recognized when restricted stock or restricted stock units are granted to a participant if the shares are subject to vesting requirements. Upon vesting (or at grant as to any shares that are vested at grant), the participant will generally recognize income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares over any amount the participant paid for the shares.

 

A participant who receives unvested shares of restricted stock under a stock Award may make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code at the time of transfer of the shares to recognize income based upon the fair market value of the stock on the date of transfer. Any additional gain or loss recognized upon any later disposition of the shares would be either long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending on how long the stock was held.

 

   
 

 

Tax Effect for the Company

 

The Company generally will be entitled to a tax deduction in connection with an Award under the Plan in an amount equal to the ordinary income realized by a participant at the time the participant recognizes such income (for example, upon the exercise of a nonqualified stock option). Special rules limit the deductibility of compensation paid to the chief executive officer and to certain of the Company’s other executive officers. If compensation attributable to Awards to such individuals is not “performance-based” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company may not be permitted to deduct compensation paid to such individuals to the extent that aggregate non-performance-based compensation exceeds $1,000,000 per individual in any tax year. Furthermore, if an Award is accelerated under the Plan in connection with a “change in control” (as this term is used under the Internal Revenue Code), the Company may not be permitted to deduct the portion of the compensation attributable to the acceleration (“parachute payments”) if it exceeds certain threshold limits under the Internal Revenue Code (and certain related excise taxes may be triggered).

 

ACTION 2

 

TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO

EFFECTUATE THE REVERSE SPLIT OF COMMON STOCK

 

The Board of Directors and the holder of a majority of the voting power of the Company’s voting securities have adopted resolutions permitting, but not requiring, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to effectuate a reverse split (the “Reverse Split”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (the “Common Stock”), by a ratio of not less than one (1) for five (5) and not more than one (1) for fifteen (15) (the “Range”), with the exact ratio to be set at a whole number within the Range as determined by the Board in its sole discretion (the “Ratio”).

 

The Reverse Split would permit (but not require) the Board to effect a Reverse Split of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock by the Ratio within the Range, within one year of approval by the shareholders of the Company, provided that the Board determines to effect the Reverse Split.

 

The Board reserves the right to elect to abandon the Reverse Split if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Reverse Split is no longer in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Any fractional shares will be rounded up to the next whole number.

 

Background and Reasons for the Reverse Split; Potential Consequences of the Reverse Split

 

The Board is effectuating a Reverse Split, with the approval of a majority of the Company’s voting shareholders, with the primary intent of increasing the market price of the Company’s Common Stock to make the Common Stock more attractive to a broader range of institutional and other investors. In addition to potentially increasing the market price of the Common Stock, the Reverse Split would also reduce certain costs, as discussed below. Accordingly, for these and other reasons discussed below, the Company believes that effecting the Reverse Split is in the Company’s and the Company’s shareholders’ best interests.

 

The Board believes that an increased stock price may encourage investor interest and improve the marketability of the Common Stock to a broader range of investors, and thus enhance liquidity. Because of the trading volatility often associated with low-priced stocks, many brokerage firms and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers. Additionally, because brokers’ commissions on lower-priced stocks generally represent a higher percentage of the stock price than commissions on higher-priced stocks, the current share price of the Common Stock can result in an individual stockholder paying transaction costs that represent a higher percentage of total share value than would be the case if the share price of the Common Stock were substantially higher. This factor may also limit the willingness of institutions to purchase the Common Stock. The Board believes that the anticipated higher market price resulting from the Reverse Split could enable institutional investors and brokerage firms with such policies and practices to invest in the Common Stock.

 

Although the Company expects the Reverse Split will result in an increase in the market price of the Common Stock, the Reverse Split may not increase the market price of the Common Stock in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of the Common Stock outstanding or result in a permanent increase in the market price, which is dependent upon many factors, including the Company’s performance, prospects and other factors detailed from time to time in its reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The history of similar reverse stock splits for companies in like circumstances is varied. If the Reverse Split is effectuated and the market price of the Common Stock declines, the percentage decline as an absolute number and as a percentage of the Company’s overall market capitalization may be greater than would occur in the absence of a reverse stock split.

 

   
 

 

In addition, the Company has been required to reserve a substantial number of shares for issuance upon conversion of certain outstanding debt instruments. While the Company is presently able to satisfy the requisite number of shares of Common Stock to be reserved under the terms of the debt instruments, if the market price of such shares were to fall significantly, it may no longer be able to do so. While the Company could seek to increase its authorized shares of common stock to ameliorate this situation, management of the Company believes that such an action would not be likely to either positively affect the market price of the Common Stock or constitute a long-term solution to the Company’s present predicament.

 

Effect of the Reverse Split on Holders of Outstanding Common Stock

 

Based on 71,931,693 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 8, 2019, immediately following the Reverse Split the Company would have approximately 14,386,338 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at the Ratio of one (1) for five (5) and approximately 4,795,446 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding at the Ratio of one (1) for fifteen (15).

 

The Reverse Split will affect all holders of the Company’s Common Stock uniformly and will not affect any shareholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company, except that as described below in “Fractional Shares,” record holders of Common Stock otherwise entitled to a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Split will be rounded up to the next whole number. In addition, the Reverse Split will not affect any shareholder’s proportionate voting power (subject to the treatment of fractional shares).

 

The Reverse Split may result in some shareholders owning “odd lots” of less than 100 shares of Common Stock. Odd lot shares may be more difficult to sell, and brokerage commissions and other costs of transactions in odd lots are generally somewhat higher than the costs of transactions in “round lots” of even multiples of 100 shares.

 

After the effective time of the Reverse Split, the Company’s Common Stock will have new Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) numbers, which is a number used to identify the Company’s equity securities, and stock certificates with the older CUSIP numbers will need to be exchanged for stock certificates with the new CUSIP numbers by following the procedures described below. After the Reverse Split, the Company will continue to be subject to the periodic reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act. The Common Stock will continue to be quoted on the OTCQB, subject to any decision of the Company’s Board to list the Company’s securities on a stock exchange.

 

Authorized Shares of Common Stock

 

The Reverse Split will not change the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. Because the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock will decrease, the number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance will increase. Under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 25,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001. Pursuant to this Information Statement, the Company is increasing the authorized shares of Common Stock to 200,000,000 shares, which number will not be affected by the Reverse Split.

 

By increasing the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, the Reverse Split could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect, although this is not the intent of the Board. For example, it may be possible for the Board to delay or impede a takeover or transfer of control of the Company by causing such additional authorized but unissued shares to be issued to holders who might side with the Board in opposing a takeover bid that the Board determines is not in the best interests of the Company or its shareholders. The Reverse Split therefore may have the effect of discouraging unsolicited takeover attempts. By potentially discouraging initiation of any such unsolicited takeover attempts the Reverse Split may limit the opportunity for the Company’s shareholders to dispose of their shares at the higher price generally available in takeover attempts or that may be available under a merger proposal. The Reverse Split may have the effect of permitting the Company’s current management, including the current Board, to retain its position, and place it in a better position to resist changes that shareholders may wish to make if they are dissatisfied with the conduct of the Company’s business. However, the Board is not aware of any attempt to take control of the Company and the Board has not approved the Reverse Split with the intent that it be utilized as a type of anti-takeover device.

 

Beneficial Holders of Common Stock (i.e., shareholders who hold in street name)

 

Upon the implementation of the Reverse Split, the Company intends to treat shares held by shareholders through a bank, broker, custodian or other nominee in the same manner as registered shareholders whose shares are registered in their names. Banks, brokers, custodians or other nominees will be instructed to effectuate the Reverse Split for their beneficial holders holding the Common Stock in street name. However, these banks, brokers, custodians or other nominees may have different procedures than registered shareholders for processing the Reverse Split. Shareholders who hold shares of the Common Stock with a bank, broker, custodian or other nominee and who have any questions in this regard are encouraged to contact their banks, brokers, custodians or other nominees.

 

   
 

 

Registered “Book-Entry” Holders of Common Stock (i.e., shareholders that are registered on the transfer agent’s books and records but do not hold stock certificates)

 

Certain of the Company’s registered holders of Common Stock may hold some or all of their shares electronically in book-entry form with the transfer agent. These shareholders do not have stock certificates evidencing their ownership of the Common Stock. They are, however, provided with a statement reflecting the number of shares registered in their accounts.

 

Shareholders who hold shares electronically in book-entry form with the transfer agent will not need to take action (the exchange will be automatic) to receive whole shares of post-Reverse Split Common Stock, subject to adjustment for treatment of fractional shares.

 

Holders of Certificated Shares of Common Stock

 

Shareholders holding shares of the Company’s Common Stock in certificated form will be sent a transmittal letter by the Company’s transfer agent after the effective time of the Reverse Split. The letter of transmittal will contain instructions on how a shareholder should surrender his, her or its certificate(s) representing shares of the Common Stock (the “Old Certificates”) to the transfer agent in exchange for certificates representing the appropriate number of whole shares of post-Reverse Split Common Stock (the “New Certificates”). No New Certificates will be issued to a shareholder until such shareholder has surrendered all Old Certificates, together with a properly completed and executed letter of transmittal, to the transfer agent. No shareholder will be required to pay a transfer or other fee to exchange his, her or its Old Certificates. Shareholders will then receive a New Certificate(s) representing the number of whole shares of Common Stock that they are entitled as a result of the Reverse Split, subject to the treatment of fractional shares described below. Until surrendered, the Company will deem outstanding Old Certificates held by shareholders to be cancelled and only to represent the number of whole shares of post-Reverse Split Common Stock to which these shareholders are entitled, subject to the treatment of fractional shares. Any Old Certificates submitted for exchange, whether because of a sale, transfer or other disposition of stock, will automatically be exchanged for New Certificates. If an Old Certificate has a restrictive legend on the back of the Old Certificate(s), the New Certificate will be issued with the same restrictive legends that are on the back of the Old Certificate(s).

 

SHAREHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT ANY STOCK CERTIFICATE(S) UNTIL REQUESTED TO DO SO.

 

Fractional Shares

 

The Company does not currently intend to issue fractional shares in connection with the Reverse Split. Therefore, the Company will not issue certificates representing fractional shares. In lieu of issuing fractions of shares, the Company will round up to the next whole number.

 

Effect of the Reverse Split on Employee Plans, Options, Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Warrants, and Convertible or Exchangeable Securities

 

Proportionate adjustments will be made based on the ratio of the Reverse Split to the per share exercise price and the number of shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of all outstanding options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities entitling the holders to purchase, exchange for, or convert into, shares of Common Stock. This will result in approximately the same aggregate price being required to be paid under such options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities upon exercise, and approximately the same value of shares of Common Stock being delivered upon such exercise, exchange or conversion, immediately following the Reverse Split as was the case immediately preceding the Reverse Split. The number of shares deliverable upon settlement or vesting of restricted stock awards will be similarly adjusted, subject to the Company’s treatment of fractional shares. The number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to these securities will be proportionately based upon the Ratio, subject to the Company’s treatment of fractional shares.

 

Effect on Par Value

 

The Reverse Split will not affect the par value of the Company’s Common Stock, which will remain $0.001 per share.

 

Accounting Matters

 

As of the effective time of the Reverse Split, the stated capital attributable to Common Stock and the additional paid-in capital account on the Company’s balance sheet will not change due to the Reverse Split. Reported per share net income or loss will be higher because there will be fewer shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

   
 

 

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Split

 

The following summary describes certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split to holders of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

Unless otherwise specifically indicated herein, this summary addresses the tax consequences only to a beneficial owner of the Common Stock that is a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a corporation organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or otherwise subject to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of the Common Stock (a “U.S. holder”). A trust may also be a U.S. holder if (1) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person. An estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source may also be a U.S. holder. This summary does not address all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to any particular investor, including tax considerations that arise from rules of general application to all taxpayers or to certain classes of taxpayers or that are generally assumed to be known by investors. This summary also does not address the tax consequences to (i) persons that may be subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law, such as banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, tax-exempt organizations, U.S. expatriates, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, traders in securities that elect to mark to market and dealers in securities or currencies, (ii) persons that hold the Common Stock as part of a position in a “straddle” or as part of a “hedging,” “conversion” or other integrated investment transaction for federal income tax purposes, or (iii) persons that do not hold the Common Stock as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment).

 

If a partnership (or other entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is the beneficial owner of the Common Stock, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partnerships that hold the Common Stock, and partners in such partnerships, should consult their own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split.

 

This summary is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative rulings and judicial authority, all as in effect as of the date of this information statement. Subsequent developments in U.S. federal income tax law, including changes in law or differing interpretations, which may be applied retroactively, could have a material effect on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Reverse Split.

 

PLEASE CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE REVERSE SPLIT IN YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION.

 

U.S. Holders

 

The Reverse Split should be treated as a recapitalization for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, a shareholder generally will not recognize gain or loss on the Reverse Split, except to the extent of cash, if any, received in lieu of a fractional share interest in the post-Reverse Split shares. The aggregate tax basis of the post-split shares received will be equal to the aggregate tax basis of the pre-split shares exchanged therefore (excluding any portion of the holder’s basis allocated to fractional shares), and the holding period of the post-split shares received will include the holding period of the pre-split shares exchanged. A holder of the pre-split shares who receives cash will generally recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the portion of the tax basis of the pre-split shares allocated to the fractional share interest and the cash received. Such gain or loss will be a capital gain or loss and will be short term if the pre-split shares were held for one year or less and long term if held more than one year. No gain or loss will be recognized by us as a result of the Reverse Split.

 

No Appraisal Rights

 

Under Delaware law and the Company’s charter documents, holders of the Company’s Common Stock will not be entitled to dissenter’s rights or appraisal rights with respect to the Reverse Split.

 

No Going Private Transaction

 

Notwithstanding the decrease in the number of outstanding shares following the Reverse Split, the Board does not intend for this transaction to be the first step in a series of plans or proposals of a “going private transaction” within the meaning of Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act.

 

   
 

 

Interests of Certain Persons in the Action

 

Certain of the Company’s officers and directors have an interest in this Action as a result of their ownership of shares of our common stock, as set forth in the section entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” above. However, we do not believe that our officers or directors have interests in this Action that are different from or greater than those of any other of our stockholders.

 

ACTION 3

TO APPROVE THE INCREASE OF AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK

AND

AUTHORIZE THE AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

On January 23, 2019, both the Board and Majority Shareholders approved the filing of the Certificate of Amendment, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, to increase the Company’s authorized number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 (the “Share Increase”). In addition, our Board reserves the right, notwithstanding stockholder approval and without further action by the stockholders, to elect not to proceed with the Share Increase if, at any time prior to filing the Certificate of Amendment, our Board, in its sole discretion, determines that it is no longer in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders to proceed with the Share Increase.

 

Reasons for Proposed Share Increase

 

Having an increased number of authorized but unissued shares of our capital stock would allow us to take prompt action with respect to corporate opportunities that develop, without the delay and expense of convening a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of approving an increase in our capitalization. The Company currently has a limited number of shares of Common Stock available for issuance after the conversion of certain convertible debt and equity instruments, such as outstanding options, warrants, convertible debentures and convertible preferred stock. There can be no assurance that a suitable business opportunity will be effected following the completion of the increase in authorized shares of common stock.

 

Effects of Amendment

 

The Following table summarizes the principal effects of the Share Increase:

 

   Pre-Increase   Post-Increase 
Common Shares        
Issued and Outstanding   71,931,693    71,931,693 
Authorized   100,000,000    200,000,000 

 

The Share Increase will have the immediate effect of increasing the total amount of authorized Common Stock as specified above, but will have no impact on the number of shares you own. The authorized shares of Common Stock may be issued without stockholder approval at any time, in the sole discretion of the Board. The authorized and unissued shares may be issued for cash, to satisfy outstanding indebtedness, to acquire property or for any other purpose that is deemed in the best interests of the Company. Any decision to issue additional shares will reduce the percentage of our stockholders’ equity held by our current stockholders and could dilute our net tangible book value. Other than to satisfy conversions of our outstanding indebtedness, we have no immediate plans, proposals or arrangements, written or otherwise, to issue the newly authorized shares of Common Stock resulting from the Share Increase

 

Potential Anti-Takeover Effects of the Increase in Capital Stock

 

Any additional issuance of common or preferred stock could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company by increasing the number of outstanding shares entitled to vote and by increasing the number of votes required to approve a change in control. Shares of common or preferred stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise. The ability of our board of directors to issue such additional shares of common stock and/or to designate one or more series or classes of preferred stock for issuance could discourage an attempt by a party to acquire control of our company by tender offer or other means. Such issuances could therefore deprive stockholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of such additional shares of common or preferred stock to persons whose interests are aligned with that of our board of directors could make it more difficult to remove incumbent officers and directors from office, even if such change were to be favorable to stockholders generally.

 

   
 

 

Although the increased proportion of unissued authorized shares to issued shares could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect (for example, by permitting issuances that would dilute the stock ownership of a person seeking to effect a change in the composition of our board or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for the combination of our company with another company), the Share Increase was not proposed in response to any effort of which we are aware to accumulate shares of common stock or obtain control of us, nor is it part of a plan by management to recommend a series of similar actions having an anti-takeover effect to the board and our stockholders.

 

To the extent that the increase in the number of authorized shares may have anti-takeover effects, the Share Increase, when effected, may encourage persons seeking to acquire us to negotiate directly with our board of directors, enabling our board to consider a proposed transaction in a manner that best serves our stockholders’ interests.

 

Our board believes that it is advisable and in the best interests of our company to have available authorized but undesignated shares of preferred stock in an amount adequate to provide for our future needs. The designation of one or more classes or series of preferred stock will be available for issuance from time to time as may be deemed advisable or required for various purposes, including the issuance of shares in connection with financing or acquisition transactions. We have no present plans or commitments for the issuance or use of the proposed shares of preferred stock in connection with any financing.

 

Accounting Matters

 

The proposed Amendment will not affect the par value of our Common Stock. As a result, at the effective time of the Amendment, the stated capital on our balance sheet attributable to our Common Stock will not be affected.

 

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Authorized Share Increase

 

The will be no material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Amendment to holders of our Common Stock.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, information concerning the beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by (i) each person or group of persons known to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock, (ii) each person who is our executive officer or director and (iii) all such executive officers and directors as a group. Beneficial ownership and percentage ownership are determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Under these rules, beneficial ownership generally includes any shares as to which the individual or entity has sole or shared voting power or investment power and includes any shares that an individual or entity has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of within 60 days of the Record Date through the exercise of any option, warrant, conversion privilege or similar right. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of our common stock that could be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants that are exercisable within 60 days of the Record Date are considered to be outstanding. These shares, however, are not considered outstanding as of the Record Date when computing the percentage ownership of each other person, except as specifically set forth below.

 

To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to the following table, all beneficial owners named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the persons shown is c/o Quest Solution, Inc., 860 Conger Street, Eugene, OR 97402.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial
Owner (1)
  Amount of Beneficial
Ownership
   Percentage
of Shares
Outstanding
 
Shai Lustgarten (Chairman and CEO) (1)   25,454,643    35.39%
Andrew MacMillan (2)   1,000,000    1.39%
Yaron Shalem (2)   1,000,000    1.39%
Neev Nissenson (2)   1,000,000    1.39%
David Marin (3)   6,294,500    8.75%
Carlos Nissensohn (4)   22,093,977    30.72%
All Executive Officers and Directors as a group (4 individuals)   28,454,643    39.56%

 

  1) Includes 5,320,666 shares issuable upon the exercise of options. Also includes 18,493,977 shares held by Walefar Investments Ltd., which is beneficially owned by Mr. Lustgarten.
  2) Represents shares issuable upon exercise of options.
  3) Includes 5,939,750 shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock and the exercise of warrants. The address of the shareholder is 12272 Monarch Street, Garden Grove, CA 92841.
  4) The address of the shareholder is Vasili Michailidi 9, 3206 Limassol, Cyprus. Includes 19,593,977 shares held by Campbeltown Consulting Ltd., which is beneficially owned by Mr. Nissensohn. Also includes 2,500,000 shares underlying warrants.

 

   
 

 

COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

The table below shows the compensation for services in all capacities we paid during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 to the individuals serving as our principal executive officers during the last completed fiscal year and our other two most highly paid executive officers at the end of the last completed fiscal year (whom we refer to collectively as our “named executive officers”);

 

Name and Principal Position  Year   Salary ($)   Bonus ($)   Stock
Awards
   Option
Awards
   All Other
Compensation
   Total 
                             
Shai Lustgarten(1)   2017   $193,346    -    -   $241,037(1)   -   $434,383 
Chief Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer)   2018    

314,865

    

260,000

   $119,000     342,814         

1,036,679

 
                                    
Benjamin Kemper (2)   2017   40,500    20,000         71,185(2)   -    131,685 
Former Chief Financial Officer   

2018

    

179,933

    

120,000

    59,500              

359,433

 
                                    
Joey Trombino(3)                  -       
Former Chief Financial Officer   2017   87,850         8,400(3)   -    52,030(3)   148,280 
                                    
Scot Ross(4)           -    -    -        
Former Vice President of Finance   2017   235,835                   92,408(4)   328,243 
                                    
Jason Griffith   2017    -    -    -    -    108,000(5)   108,000 
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development & Investor Relations                                   
                                    
George Zicman
               -    -    -     
Former Vice President of Sales   2017   335,830                        335,830 
                                    
Thomas O. Miller           -    -    -    -     
President and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer from May 1, 2015 through April 1, 2017)   2017   43,076    -    -    18,994(6)   -    62,070 

 

  1) Mr. Lustgarten began his employment as the Company’s CEO on April 1, 2017. The fair value of the options awarded to Mr. Lustgarten in 2017 and 2018 was determined to be $241,037 and $342,814, respectively using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or warrants, and future dividends. Mr. Lustgarten’s salary for 2018 includes $61,250 in salary from HTS Image Processing, Inc. which the Company acquired in October 2018 and a $9,000 car allowance.
  2) Mr. Kemper began his employment as the Company’s CFO on August 21, 2017. The salary includes $49,333 from HTS Image Processing, Inc. Mr. Kemper resigned on December 18, 2018. The fair value of the options awarded to Mr. Kemper was determined to be $71,185 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or warrants, and future dividends.
  3) Mr. Trombino began his employment with the Company on May 2, 2016. Mr. Trombino resigned on August 21, 2017. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement between the Company and Mr. Trombino dated September 29, 2017, the Company paid Mr. Trombino $52,000. The shares of common stock awarded to Mr. Trombino in 2016 and 2017 were valued based on the price of the common stock on the date of issuance.
  4) On July 31, 2016, Mr. Ross and the Company entered into a Separation Agreement whereby Mr. Ross’s employment contract was terminated. The Separation Agreement included a severance of $165,000 which is payable over 22 equal bi-weekly installments. The total severance and the amounts relating to his car allowance are included in the column entitled “All Other Compensation.”
  5) Pursuant to the Separation Agreement and General Release between the Company and Jason Griffith, dated July 21, 2016, the Company paid Jason Griffith $108,000 as severance pay.
  6) The fair value of the options awarded to Mr. Miller was determined to be $18,994 using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or warrants, and future dividends.

 

   
 

 

Bonuses

 

Any bonuses granted in the future will relate to meeting certain performance criteria that are directly related to areas within the named executive’s responsibilities with the Company. As we continue to grow, more defined bonus programs may be established to attract and retain our employees at all levels.

 

Employment Contracts

 

On April 1, 2017, the Company entered into an employment agreement with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Shai Lustgarten. The employment agreement has an initial term of two years with an initial base salary of $240,000 per year. Mr. Lustgarten has the ability to earn a performance based bonus at the discretion of the board.

 

On August 21, 2017, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Benjamin Kemper, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer. The employment agreement provided for a base salary of $130,000. Mr. Kemper resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer on December 18, 2018. Mr. Lustgarten has since assumed the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

At the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, all officers are entitled to merit-based cash and equity bonuses.

 

Director Compensation

 

Name 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

   Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
   Stock
Awards
   Option(2)
Awards
   Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
   Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
   All Other
Compensation
   Total 
William Austin Lewis, IV(1)   2017    48,000    9,600    -    -    -    -    57,600 
Neev Nissenson (2)   2017    9,000         40,596    -    -    -    49,596 
    2018    12,000        64,026                     
Andrew MacMillan (2)   2017    9,000         40,596    -    -    -    49,596 
    2018    12,000        64,026                     
Yaron Shalem (2)   2017    9,000         40,596    -    -    -    49,596 
    2018    12,000        64,026                     

 

  1) Mr. Lewis became a member of the Board in July 2015 and resigned on April 18, 2017. The shares of common stock awarded to Mr. Lewis were valued based on the price of the common stock on the date of issuance.
  2) The fair value of the options awarded to Mr. Nissenson, MacMillan and Shalem in 2017 and 2018 was determined to be $40,596 and $64,026, respectively using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or warrants, and future dividends.

 

   

 

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

Related Party Transactions

 

We describe below all transactions and series of similar transactions, other than compensation arrangements, since January 1, 2016, to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:

 

  the amounts involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000; and
     
  any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our capital stock, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

 

2016

 

On June 17, 2016, the Company entered into a Promissory Note Conversion Agreement with Thomas O Miller (our prior president and chairman) whereby $202,530 note payable comprising of capital and interest was converted into 202,530 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

On June 17, 2016, the Company entered into a Promissory Note Conversion Agreement with George Zicman (our former sales manager whereby $684,000 of the promissory note was converted into 684,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock). In addition, the Company entered into a Stock Redemption Agreement with George Zicman whereby it redeemed 1,000,000 restricted common stock in exchange for 357,000 shares of Series C preferred stock.

 

On June 17, 2016, the Company entered into Promissory Note Conversion Agreement with Jason F. Griffith, our former President and a stockholder principal, whereby $1,800,000 of the promissory note was converted into 1,800,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

 

On July 31, 2016 as part of the Separation Agreement with Scot Ross, our former chief financial officer, the Company issued a promissory note in the amount of $59,500 in connection with the redemption by the Company of 350,000 shares of restricted common stock. In addition, the Company issued 100,000 shares of Series C preferred stock pursuant to the same Separation Agreement in exchange for the redemption of 42,500 restricted common shares.

 

In December 2016, the Company issued 708,000 common shares to Joey Trombino, the Chief Financial Officer as a signing bonus and performance bonus, respectively, under his employment agreement. The shares were valued at $48,498.

 

The Company leased a building from the former owner of BCS for $9,000 per month, which we believe to be the current fair market value of similar buildings in the area. The lease was terminated effective April 18, 2018.

 

2017

 

On August 2, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Carlos J. Nissensohn, a family member of a director of the Company. The terms and condition of the contract are as follows:

 

  24-month term with 90 day termination notice by the Company
     
  A monthly fee of $15,000 and a one-time signatory fee of 600,000 restricted shares
     
  1,500,000 warrants to buy shares at $0.11 having a four year life and a vesting period of 12 months in 4 quarterly and equal installments, subject to Mr. Nissensohn’s continuous service to the Company
     
  In case the Company procures debt financing during the term of this agreement, without any equity component, Mr. Nissensohn shall be entitled to 3% of the gross funds raised, however, if the Company is required to pay a success fee to another external entity, then Mr. Nissensohn shall be entitled to only 2% of the gross funds raised
     
  In addition to the above, in the event of an equity financing resulting in gross proceeds of at least $3 million to the Company within 24 months of the date the contract, Mr. Nissensohn shall further be entitled to certain warrants to be granted by the Company which upon their exercise pursuant to their terms, Mr. Nissensohn shall be entitled to receive shares which represent 3% of the issued share capital immediately prior to the consummation of such investment. The warrants will carry an exercise price per warrant/share representing 100% of the closing price per share as closed in the equity financing. This section and the issue of the warrant are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company. However, if the Board does not approve the issuance of warrants; then Mr. Nissensohn will be entitled to a fee with the equivalent value based on a Black Scholes valuation
     
  In addition to the above, Mr. Nissensohn will be entitled to a $50,000 onetime payment which shall be paid on the first day that our shares become traded on the Nasdaq or NYSE stock markets within 24 months of the date of the contract
     
  In addition to the aforementioned, in the event that Company shall close any M&A transaction with a third party target, Mr. Nissensohn shall be entitled to a success fee in the amount equal to 3% of the total transaction price, in any combination of cash and shares that will be determined by the Company.

 

   

 

 

On September 8, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with YES IF, an entity controlled by Jason Griffith, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and a principal stockholder. YES IF shall provide the Company and its controlled entities with certain business development, managerial, measures to improve efficiency and cost savings and financial services in accordance with the terms and conditions of the consulting agreement. In exchange for its consulting services, YES IF will receive a monthly fee of $10,000 for the months of September through December 2017, $15,000 per month for the months of January through June 2018 and $20,000 per month for the months of July 2018 through August 2019.

 

On September 8, 2017, the Company entered into a voting agreement with Jason Griffith pursuant to which Mr. Griffith agreed to vote any shares beneficially owned by him in accordance with the instructions of Shai Lustgarten, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The voting proxy does not include any matters involving the creation of a new or cancellation of an existing class of stock, a reverse split (except in connection with an uplisting of the Company’s common stock on a National Exchange), dividend of stock or any change of control to the Company.

 

On September 8, 2017, the Company entered into a voting agreement with Jason Griffith, whereby he committed to vote any shares beneficially owned by him in accordance with the instructions of Shai Lustgarten, the Company’s CEO. The Voting Agreement could result in a change of control of the Company.

 

2018

 

On February 28, 2018, the Company entered into two settlement agreements with David and Kathy Marin (the “Marin Settlement Agreements”). Pursuant to the first Marin Settlement Agreement (the “Marin Settlement Agreement I”), the Company and the Marins agreed to reduce the Company’s purchase price for all of the capital stock of Bar Code Specialties, Inc., which was acquired by the Company from the Marins in November 2014. In the 2014 acquisition, the Company had issued David Marin a promissory note for $11 million of which an aggregate of $10,696,465.17 (the “Owed Amount”) was outstanding as of February 26, 2018 which includes accrued interest earned but not paid. Pursuant to the Marin Settlement Agreement I, the amount of the indebtedness owed to Marin was reduced by $9,495,465.17 bringing the total amount owed to $1,201,000. Section 3.1 of the original note was amended to provide that the Company shall pay the Marins 60 monthly payments of $20,000 each commencing the earlier of (i) October 26, 2018 and (ii) the date that the Company’s obligation to ScanSource, Inc., currently in the amount of $1.8 million is satisfied and all amounts currently in default under the credit agreement with ScanSource (currently approximately $ 6.0 Million) is reduced to $2.0 million. The Marins agreed to release their security interest against the Company. In connection with the $9,495,465.17 reduction in the purchase price, the Company issued the Marins 3-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per-share. The effective date of the agreement is December 30, 2017.

 

On February 28, 2018, the Company entered into an additional settlement agreement with the Marins (the “Marin Settlement Agreement II”) whereby the Company settled a promissory note owed to the Marins in the original principal amount of $100,000 which currently had a balance of $111,064.69 in its entirety in exchange for an aggregate of 85,000 shares of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock has a liquidation value and conversion price of $1.00 per share and automatically converts into Common Stock at $1.00 per share in the event that the Company’s common stock has a closing price of $1.50 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. The preferred stock pays a 6% dividend commencing two years from issuance. During the first two years, the Series C Preferred stock shall neither pay or accrue the dividend. The Company also agreed to transfer title to a vehicle that was being utilized by Mr. Marin to David Marin. In exchange therefor, the $100,000 Note and the accrued interest thereon was canceled in its entirety. The effective date of the Marin Settlement Agreement II is December 30, 2017.

 

On February 28, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Kurt Thomet whereby the Company settled its indebtedness to Mr. Thomet in the current amount of $5,437,136.40 in full in exchange for 60 monthly payments of $12,500 each commencing the earlier of (i) October 26, 2018 or (ii) the date when the Company’s obligation under its promissory note with ScanSource, Inc. currently in the amount of $1,800,000 is satisfied and all amounts currently due under the credit agreement with ScanSource (currently approximately $6.0 million) is reduced to $2.0 million. In addition, the Company issued Mr. Thomet an aggregate of 500,000 shares of restricted common stock and 1,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock with the same rights and restrictions as described above in the description of the Marin Settlement Agreement II. The effective date of the Marin Settlement Agreement II is December 30, 2017.

 

   

 

 

On February 28, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Goerge Zicman whereby the Company settled its indebtedness to Mr. Zicman in the current amount of $1,304,198.55 in full in exchange for 60 monthly payments of $3,000 each commencing the earlier of (i) October 26, 2018 or (ii) the date when the Company’s obligation under its promissory note with ScanSource, Inc. currently in the amount of $1.8 million is satisfied and all amounts currently due under the credit agreement with ScanSource (currently approximately $6.0 million) is reduced to $2.0 million. In addition, the Company issued Mr. Zicman an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common stock and 600,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock with the same rights and restrictions as described above in the description of the Marin Settlement II Agreement. The effective date of the agreement is December 30, 2017.

 

Each of the Marins, Thomet and Zicman entered into a voting agreement with the Company whereby they agreed to vote any shares of common stock beneficially owned by them and also agreed to a leak out restriction whereby they each agreed not to sell more than 10% of the common stock beneficially owned during any 30-day period.

 

On February 26, 2018, the Company entered into a lease termination agreement with David and Kathy Marin whereby it canceled the lease for the premises located at 12272 Monarch St., Garden Grove, California effective as of April 20, 2018.

 

On June 7, 2018, the Company entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Jason Griffith, a creditor and principal stockholder of the Company. Griffith is the owner of a promissory note in the principal amount of $1.25 million plus he is owed accrued interest of $125,000 and is owed an additional $215,000 of accrued dividends on his Series C Preferred Stock (the $1,615,000 as calculated above is collectively referred to as the “Owed Amount”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Griffith will convert the Owed Amount into 8,600,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock and the Owed Amount will be deemed satisfied in full. Griffith will continue to retain ownership of his 1,800,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock except that he agrees that all accrued dividends are deemed satisfied and no dividends will be payable or will accrue on these preferred shares until one year from the date of the Settlement Agreement and the Preferred Shares will be convertible into Common Stock at $1.00 per share at the holder’s option and will be automatically convertible into common stock if the Company’s common stock has a closing price of $1.50 per share for 20 consecutive trading days. Griffith has agreed that he will not publicly sell more than 10% of any Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him in any 30-day period.

 

On October 5, 2018, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Walefar and Campbeltown, (Walefar and Campbeltown are collectively referred to as the “Sellers”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company purchased 100% of the capital stock of HTS from the Sellers. As consideration, the Company (i) issued to the Sellers 22,452,954 shares of the Company’s common stock, having a value of $5,298,897 based on the average closing price of the common stock for the 20 days’ preceding the agreement (the “Per Share Value”), (ii) cash in the amount of $300,000, and (iii) a 12 month convertible promissory note with a principal amount of $700,000 and an interest rate of six percent (6%) per year. The note also provides the Sellers the right to convert all or any portion of the then outstanding and unpaid principal amount and interest into fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $0.236. The agreement constitutes a “related party transaction” because of Company director Shai Lustgarten’s position as Chief Executive Officer of HTS and stock ownership in HTS. Additionally, Campbeltown is a “related party” because Carlos Jaime Nissenson, a beneficial owner of Campbeltown, is a consultant to the Company, a principal stockholder of the Company, and father of Company director Neev Nissenson. Carlos Jaime Nissenson is also a stockholder and director of HTS. Pursuant to the agreement, Shai Lustgarten received 11,226,477 shares of the Company’s common stock and Carlos Jaime Nissenson received 11,226,477 shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

Certain conflicts of interest exist and may continue to exist between the Company and its officers and directors due to the fact that each has other business interests to which they devote significant attention. Each officer and director may continue to do so notwithstanding the fact that management time should be devoted to the business of the Company.

 

Certain conflicts of interest may exist between the Company and its management, and conflicts may develop in the future. The Company has not established policies or procedures for the resolution of current or potential conflicts of interest between the Company, its officers and directors or affiliated entities. There can be no assurance that management will resolve all conflicts of interest in favor of the Company, and conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through the exercise by management their best judgment as may be consistent with their fiduciary duties. Management will try to resolve conflicts to the best advantage of all concerned.

 

   

 

 

DISSENTERS’ RIGHT OF APPRAISAL

 

No dissenters’ or appraisal rights under the Delaware General Corporation Law are afforded to the Company’s stockholders as a result of the approval of the actions taken by the Majority Shareholders.

 

PROPOSALS BY SECURITY HOLDERS

 

There are no proposals by any security holders.

 

INTERESTS OF CERTAIN PERSON IN MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

 

None of the Company’s directors or officers at any time since the beginning of the last fiscal year has any substantial interest, direct or indirect, by security holdings or otherwise, in the adoption of the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan that is not shared by all other holders of the Company’s capital stock, other than as a result of receiving Common Stock (or awards related thereto) under the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan. Our Board and holders of more than a majority of our outstanding Common Stock approved the adoption of the 2018 Stock Incentive Plan on March 8, 2018 and January 23, 2019 respectively. No other security holder entitled to vote at a stockholders’ meeting or by written consent has submitted to the Company any proposal for consideration by the Company or its Board.

 

As previously described under Action 1, directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive Awards under the Plan. Accordingly, members of the Board of Directors and the executive officers of the Company will likely be recipients of Awards under the Plan.

 

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This Information Statement and the documents incorporated by reference into this Information Statement contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Information Statement and the materials accompanying this Information Statement are forward-looking statements.

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “intend,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms. These terms and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this report are based upon management’s current expectations and beliefs, which management believes are reasonable. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors, or factors we are aware of, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including:

 

  new competitors are likely to emerge and new technologies may further increase competition;
  our operating costs may increase beyond our current expectations and we may be unable to fully implement our current business plan;
  our ability to obtain future financing or funds when needed;
  our ability to successfully obtain and maintain a diverse customer base;
  our ability to protect our intellectual property through patents, trademarks, copyrights and confidentiality agreements;
  our ability to attract and retain a qualified employee base;
  our ability to respond to new developments in technology and new applications of existing technology before our competitors;
  acquisitions, business combinations, strategic partnerships, divestures, and other significant transactions may involve additional uncertainties; and
  our ability to maintain and execute a successful business strategy.

 

   
 

 

Other risks and uncertainties include such factors, among others, as market acceptance and market demand for our products and services, pricing, the changing regulatory environment, the effect of our accounting policies, potential seasonality, industry trends, adequacy of our financial resources to execute our business plan, our ability to attract, retain and motivate key technical, marketing and management personnel, and other risks described from time to time in periodic and current reports we file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements.

 

DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO SECURITY HOLDERS SHARING AN ADDRESS

 

We are delivering this Information Statement to all shareholders of record as of the Record Date. Shareholders residing in the same household who hold their shares in the name of a bank, broker or other holder of record may receive only one Information Statement if previously notified by their bank, broker or other holder. This process, by which only one Information Statement is delivered to multiple security holders sharing an address, unless contrary instructions are received from one or more of the security holders, is called “householding.” Householding may provide convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies. Once begun, householding may continue unless instructions to the contrary are received from one or more of the stockholders within the household.

 

Copies of this Information Statement are available promptly by calling 714-899-4800, or by writing to 860 Conger Street, Eugene, OR 97402. If you are receiving multiple copies of this Information Statement, you also may request orally or in writing to receive a single copy of this Information Statement by calling 714-899-4800, or by writing to 860 Conger Street, Eugene, OR 97402.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

We are a reporting company and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the Commission’s public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the coping cost. Our Sec filings are also available at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov and our website at www. . We have not incorporated by reference into this Information Statement the information contained on our website and you should not consider it to be part of this Information Statement.

 

  By: Order of the Board of Directors
February 8, 2019  
  /s/ Shai Lustgarten
  Name: Shai Lustgarten
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

   
 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

QUEST SOLUTION INC.

 

2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 

  1. Purpose of the Plan.

 

This 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) is intended as an incentive, to retain in the employ of and as directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees to Quest Solution Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and any Subsidiary of the Company, within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), persons of training, experience and ability, to attract new directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage the sense of proprietorship and to stimulate the active interest of such persons in the development and financial success of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

It is further intended that certain options granted pursuant to the Plan shall constitute incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code (the “Incentive Options”) while certain other options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be nonqualified stock options (the “Nonqualified Options”). Incentive Options and Nonqualified Options are hereinafter referred to collectively as “Options.”

 

The Company intends that the Plan meet the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (“Rule 16b-3”) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and that transactions of the type specified in subparagraphs (c) to (f) inclusive of Rule 16b-3 by officers and directors of the Company pursuant to the Plan will be exempt from the operation of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act. Further, the Plan is intended to satisfy the performance-based compensation exception to the limitation on the Company’s tax deductions imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code, as recently amended, with respect to those Options for which qualification for such exception is intended. In all cases, the terms, provisions, conditions and limitations of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted consistent with the Company’s intent as stated in this Section 1.

 

  2. Administration of the Plan.

 

The authority to manage the operation of and administer the Plan shall be vested in the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) or a Committee (the “Committee”) consisting of two or more directors who are (i) “Independent Directors” (as such term is defined under the rules of the OTCQX U.S. Stock Market), (ii) “Non-Employee Directors” (as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3) and (iii) “Outside Directors” (as such term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Code), which shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee, subject to Sections 3, 5 and 6 hereof, shall have full power and authority to designate recipients of Options and restricted stock (“Restricted Stock”), and to determine the terms and conditions of the respective Option and Restricted Stock agreements (which need not be identical) and to interpret the provisions and supervise the administration of the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority, without limitation, to designate which Options granted under the Plan shall be Incentive Options and which shall be Nonqualified Options. To the extent any Option does not qualify as an Incentive Option, it shall constitute a separate Nonqualified Option.

 

Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall interpret the Plan and all Options and Restricted Stock (the “Securities”) granted under the Plan, shall make such rules as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan, shall make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan and shall correct any defects or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Securities granted under the Plan in the manner and to the extent that the Committee deems desirable to carry into effect the Plan or any Securities. The act or determination of a majority of the Committee shall be the act or determination of the Committee and any decision reduced to writing and signed by all of the members of the Committee shall be fully effective as if it had been made by a majority of the Committee at a meeting duly held for such purpose. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, any action taken or determination made by the Committee pursuant to this and the other Sections of the Plan shall be conclusive on all parties.

 

In the event that for any reason the Committee is unable to act or if the Committee at the time of any grant, award or other acquisition under the Plan does not consist of two or more Non-Employee Directors, or if there shall be no such Committee, or if the Board otherwise determines to administer the Plan, then the Plan shall be administered by the Board, and references herein to the Committee (except in the proviso to this sentence) shall be deemed to be references to the Board, and any such grant, award or other acquisition may be approved or ratified in any other manner contemplated by subparagraph (d) of Rule 16b-3; provided, however, that grants to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or to any of the Company’s other four most highly compensated officers that are intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code may only be granted by the Committee.

 

 
 

 

  3. Designation of Optionees and Grantees.

 

The persons eligible for participation in the Plan as recipients of Options (the “Optionees”) or Restricted Stock (the “Grantees” and together with Optionees, the “Participants”) shall include directors, officers and employees of, and consultants and advisors to, the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that Incentive Options may only be granted to employees of the Company and any Subsidiary. In selecting Participants, and in determining the number of shares to be covered by each Option or award of Restricted Stock granted to Participants, the Committee may consider any factors it deems relevant, including, without limitation, the office or position held by the Participant or the Participant’s relationship to the Company, the Participant’s degree of responsibility for and contribution to the growth and success of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Participant’s length of service, promotions and potential. A Participant who has been granted an Option or Restricted Stock hereunder may be granted an additional Option or Options, or Restricted Stock if the Committee shall so determine.

 

  4. Stock Reserved for the Plan.

 

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 hereof, a total of 16,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), shall be subject to the Plan. The shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan shall consist of unissued shares, treasury shares or previously issued shares held by any Subsidiary of the Company, and such number of shares of Common Stock shall be and is hereby reserved for such purpose. Any of such shares of Common Stock that may remain unissued and that are not subject to outstanding Options at the termination of the Plan shall cease to be reserved for the purposes of the Plan, but until termination of the Plan the Company shall at all times reserve a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to meet the requirements of the Plan. Should any Securities expire or be canceled prior to its exercise, satisfaction of conditions or vesting in full, as applicable, or should the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered upon the exercise or vesting in full of an Option or award of Restricted Stock be reduced for any reason, the shares of Common Stock theretofore subject to such Option or Restricted Stock, as applicable, may be subject to future Options or Restricted Stock under the Plan, except where such reissuance is inconsistent with the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code where qualification as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code is intended.

 

  5. Terms and Conditions of Options.

 

Options granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:

 

(a) Option Price. The purchase price of each share of Common Stock purchasable under an Incentive Option shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value (as defined below) of such share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted; provided, however, that with respect to an Optionee who, at the time such Incentive Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, the purchase price per share of Common Stock shall be at least 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant. The purchase price of each share of Common Stock purchasable under a Nonqualified Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share of Common Stock on the date the Option is granted. The exercise price for each Option shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8 below. “Fair Market Value” means the closing price on the final trading day immediately prior to the grant date of the Common Stock on the OTCQX U.S. or other principal securities exchange or OTCQB on which shares of Common Stock are listed (if the shares of Common Stock are so listed), or, if not so listed, the mean between the closing bid and asked prices of publicly traded shares of Common Stock in the over the counter market, or, if such bid and asked prices shall not be available, as reported by any nationally recognized quotation service selected by the Company, or as determined by the Committee in a manner consistent with the provisions of the Code. Anything in this Section 5(a) to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the purchase price of a share of Common Stock be less than the minimum price permitted under the rules and policies of any national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed.

 

(b) Option Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but no Option shall be exercisable more than ten years after the date such Option is granted and in the case of an Incentive Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time such Incentive Option is granted, owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary, no such Incentive Option shall be exercisable more than five years after the date such Incentive Option is granted.

 

 
 

 

(c) Exercisability. Subject to Section 5(j) hereof, Options shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant; provided, however, that in the absence of any Option vesting periods designated by the Committee at the time of grant, Options shall vest and become exercisable as to one-third of the total number of shares subject to the Option on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant; and provided further that no Options shall be exercisable until such time as any vesting limitation required by Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and related rules, shall be satisfied if such limitation shall be required for continued validity of the exemption provided under Rule 16b-3(d)(3).

 

Upon the occurrence of a “Change in Control” (as hereinafter defined), the Committee may accelerate the vesting and exercisability of outstanding Options, in whole or in part, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Committee may also determine that, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each outstanding Option shall terminate within a specified number of days after notice to the Optionee thereunder, and each such Optionee shall receive, with respect to each share of Common Stock subject to such Option, an amount equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of such shares immediately prior to such Change in Control over the exercise price per share of such Option; such amount shall be payable in cash, in one or more kinds of property (including the property, if any, payable in the transaction) or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion.

 

For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

 

(i) a tender offer (or series of related offers) shall be made and consummated for the ownership of 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, unless as a result of such tender offer more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to the commencement of such offer), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates;

 

(ii) the Company shall be merged or consolidated with another corporation, unless as a result of such merger or consolidation more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates;

 

(iii) the Company shall sell substantially all of its assets to another corporation that is not wholly owned by the Company, unless as a result of such sale more than 50% of such assets shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to such transaction), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries and their affiliates; or

 

(iv) a Person (as defined below) shall acquire 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record), unless as a result of such acquisition more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation shall be owned in the aggregate by the stockholders of the Company (as of the time immediately prior to the first acquisition of such securities by such Person), any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and their affiliates.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Change of Control is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Change of Control shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

 

For purposes of this Section 5(c), ownership of voting securities shall take into account and shall include ownership as determined by applying the provisions of Rule 13d-3(d)(I)(i) (as in effect on the date hereof) under the Exchange Act. In addition, for such purposes, “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act, as modified and used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof; provided, however, that a Person shall not include (A) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (B) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (C) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities; or (D) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of the Company.

 

(d) Method of Exercise. Options to the extent then exercisable may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option period, by giving written notice to the Company specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased, accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price, in cash, or by check or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the Committee. As determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, at or after grant, payment in full or in part may be made at the election of the Optionee (i) in the form of Common Stock owned by the Optionee (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock which is not the subject of any pledge or security interest, (ii) in the form of shares of Common Stock withheld by the Company from the shares of Common Stock otherwise to be received with such withheld shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price of the Option, or (iii) by a combination of the foregoing, such Fair Market Value determined by applying the principles set forth in Section 5(a), provided that the combined value of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any shares surrendered to the Company is at least equal to such exercise price and except with respect to (ii) above, such method of payment will not cause a disqualifying disposition of all or a portion of the Common Stock received upon exercise of an Incentive Option. An Optionee shall have the right to dividends and other rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of Common Stock purchased upon exercise of an Option at such time as the Optionee (i) has given written notice of exercise and has paid in full for such shares, and (ii) has satisfied such conditions that may be imposed by the Company with respect to the withholding of taxes.

 

 
 

 

(e) Non-transferability of Options. Options are not transferable and may be exercised solely by the Optionee during his lifetime or after his death by the person or persons entitled thereto under his will or the laws of descent and distribution. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may permit a transfer of a Nonqualified Option to (i) a trust for the benefit of the Optionee, (ii) a member of the Optionee’s immediate family (or a trust for his or her benefit) or (iii) pursuant to a domestic relations order. Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose of, or to subject to execution, attachment or similar process, any Option contrary to the provisions hereof shall be void and ineffective and shall give no right to the purported transferee.

 

(f) Termination by Death. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of death, the Option may thereafter be exercised, to the extent then exercisable (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), by the legal representative of the estate or by the legatee of the Optionee under the will of the Optionee, for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or until the expiration of the stated term of such Option as provided under the Plan, whichever period is shorter.

 

(g) Termination by Reason of Disability. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Disability (as defined below), then any Option held by such Optionee may thereafter be exercised, to the extent it was exercisable at the time of termination due to Disability (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), but may not be exercised after ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment or service (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter; provided, however, that, if the Optionee dies within such ninety (90) day period, any unexercised Option held by such Optionee shall thereafter be exercisable to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or for the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter. “Disability” shall mean an Optionee’s total and permanent disability; provided, that if Disability is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Disability shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement

 

(h) Termination by Reason of Retirement. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary terminates by reason of Normal or Early Retirement (as such terms are defined below), any Option held by such Optionee may thereafter be exercised to the extent it was exercisable at the time of such Retirement (or on such accelerated basis as the Committee shall determine at or after grant), but may not be exercised after ninety (90) days after the date of such termination of employment or service (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the expiration of the stated term of such Option, whichever date is earlier; provided, however, that, if the Optionee dies within such ninety (90) day period, any unexercised Option held by such Optionee shall thereafter be exercisable, to the extent to which it was exercisable at the time of death, for a period of one (1) year after the date of such death (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or for the stated term of such Option, whichever period is shorter.

 

For purposes of this paragraph (h), “Normal Retirement” shall mean retirement from active employment with the Company or any Subsidiary on or after the normal retirement date specified in the applicable Company or Subsidiary pension plan or if no such pension plan, age 65, and “Early Retirement” shall mean retirement from active employment with the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to the early retirement provisions of the applicable Company or Subsidiary pension plan or if no such pension plan, age 55.

 

(i) Other Terminations. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee upon grant, if any Optionee’s employment with or service to the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by such Optionee for any reason other than death, Disability, Normal or Early Retirement or Good Reason (as defined below), the Option shall thereupon terminate, except that the portion of any Option that was exercisable on the date of such termination of employment or service may be exercised for the lesser of ninety (90) days after the date of termination (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof) or the balance of such Option’s term, which ever period is shorter. The transfer of an Optionee from the employ of or service to the Company to the employ of or service to a Subsidiary, or vice versa, or from one Subsidiary to another, shall not be deemed to constitute a termination of employment or service for purposes of the Plan.

 

 
 

 

(i) In the event that the Optionee’s employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary for “cause” any unexercised portion of any Option shall immediately terminate in its entirety. For purposes hereof, unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, “Cause” shall exist upon a good-faith determination by the Board, following a hearing before the Board at which an Optionee was represented by counsel and given an opportunity to be heard, that such Optionee has been accused of fraud, dishonesty or act detrimental to the interests of the Company or any Subsidiary of Company or that such Optionee has been accused of or convicted of an act of willful and material embezzlement or fraud against the Company or of a felony under any state or federal statute; provided, however, that it is specifically understood that “Cause” shall not include any act of commission or omission in the good-faith exercise of such Optionee’s business judgment as a director, officer or employee of the Company, as the case may be, or upon the advice of counsel to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Cause is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Cause shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

 

(ii) In the event that an Optionee is removed as a director, officer or employee by the Company at any time other than for “Cause” or resigns as a director, officer or employee for “Good Reason” the Option granted to such Optionee may be exercised by the Optionee, to the extent the Option was exercisable on the date such Optionee ceases to be a director, officer or employee. Such Option may be exercised at any time within one (1) year after the date the Optionee ceases to be a director, officer or employee (or, if later, such time as the Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 14(d) hereof), or the date on which the Option otherwise expires by its terms; whichever period is shorter, at which time the Option shall terminate; provided, however, if the Optionee dies before the Options terminate and are no longer exercisable, the terms and provisions of Section 5(f) shall control. For purposes of this Section 5(i), and unless otherwise defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, Good Reason shall exist upon the occurrence of the following:

 

(A)the assignment to Optionee of any duties inconsistent with the position in the Company that Optionee held immediately prior to the assignment;
   
(B)a Change of Control resulting in a significant adverse alteration in the status or conditions of Optionee’s participation with the Company or other nature of Optionee’s responsibilities from those in effect prior to such Change of Control, including any significant alteration in Optionee’s responsibilities immediately prior to such Change in Control; and
   
(C)the failure by the Company to continue to provide Optionee with benefits substantially similar to those enjoyed by Optionee prior to such failure.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Good Reason is defined in an employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Optionee, then, with respect to such Optionee, Good Reason shall have the meaning ascribed to it in such employment agreement.

 

(j) Limit on Value of Incentive Option. The aggregate Fair Market Value, determined as of the date the Incentive Option is granted, of Common Stock for which Incentive Options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year under the Plan (and/or any other stock option plans of the Company or any Subsidiary) shall not exceed $100,000. Should it be determined that an Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan exceeds such maximum for any reason other than a failure in good faith to value the Stock subject to such option, the excess portion of such option shall be considered a Nonqualified Option. To the extent the employee holds two (2) or more such Options which become exercisable for the first time in the same calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the exercisability of such Option as Incentive Stock Options under the Federal tax laws shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such Options are granted. If, for any reason, an entire Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option by reason of exceeding such maximum, such Option shall be considered a Nonqualified Option.

 

  6. Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock.

 

Restricted Stock may be granted under this Plan aside from, or in association with, any other award and shall be subject to the following conditions and shall contain such additional terms and conditions (including provisions relating to the acceleration of vesting of Restricted Stock upon a Change of Control), not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee shall deem desirable:

 

(a) Grantee rights. A Grantee shall have no rights to an award of Restricted Stock unless and until Grantee accepts the award within the period prescribed by the Committee and, if the Committee shall deem desirable, makes payment to the Company in cash, or by check or such other instrument as may be acceptable to the Committee. After acceptance and issuance of a certificate or certificates, as provided for below, the Grantee shall have the rights of a stockholder with respect to Restricted Stock subject to the non-transferability and forfeiture restrictions described in Section 6(d) below.

 

 
 

 

(b) Issuance of Certificates. The Company shall issue in the Grantee’s name a certificate or certificates for the shares of Common Stock associated with the award promptly after the Grantee accepts such award.

 

(c) Delivery of Certificates. Unless otherwise provided, any certificate or certificates issued evidencing shares of Restricted Stock shall not be delivered to the Grantee until such shares are free of any restrictions specified by the Committee at the time of grant.

 

(d) Forfeitability, Non-transferability of Restricted Stock. Shares of Restricted Stock are forfeitable until the terms of the Restricted Stock grant have been satisfied. Shares of Restricted Stock are not transferable until the date on which the Committee has specified such restrictions have lapsed. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee at or after grant, distributions in the form of dividends or otherwise of additional shares or property in respect of shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as such shares of Restricted Stock.

 

(e) Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control as defined in Section 5(c), the Committee may accelerate the vesting of outstanding Restricted Stock, in whole or in part, as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion.

 

(f) Termination of Employment. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at or after grant, in the event the Grantee ceases to be an employee or otherwise associated with the Company for any other reason, all shares of Restricted Stock theretofore awarded to him which are still subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and the Company shall have the right to complete the blank stock power. The Committee may provide (on or after grant) that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to shares of Restricted Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of termination resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.

 

  7. Term of Plan.

 

No Securities shall be granted pursuant to the Plan on or after the date which is ten years from the effective date of the Plan, but Options and awards of Restricted Stock theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

 

  8. Capital Change of the Company.

 

In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation, recapitalization, stock dividend, or other change in corporate structure affecting the Common Stock of the Company, the Committee shall make an appropriate and equitable adjustment in the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and (A) in the number and option price of shares subject to outstanding Options granted under the Plan, to the end that after such event each Optionee’s proportionate interest shall be maintained (to the extent possible) as immediately before the occurrence of such event. The Committee shall, to the extent feasible, make such other adjustments as may be required under the tax laws so that any Incentive Options previously granted shall not be deemed modified within the meaning of Section 424(h) of the Code. Appropriate adjustments shall also be made in the case of outstanding Restricted Stock granted under the Plan.

 

The adjustments described above will be made only to the extent consistent with continued qualification of the Option under Section 422 of the Code (in the case of an Incentive Option) and Section 409A of the Code.

 

  9. Purchase for Investment/Conditions.

 

Unless the Options and shares covered by the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Company has determined that such registration is unnecessary, each person exercising or receiving Securities under the Plan may be required by the Company to give a representation in writing that he is acquiring the securities for his own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any part thereof. The Committee may impose any additional or further restrictions on awards of Securities as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of award.

 

 
 

 

  10. Taxes.

 

(a) The Company may make such provisions as it may deem appropriate, consistent with applicable law, in connection with any Securities granted under the Plan with respect to the withholding of any taxes (including income or employment taxes) or any other tax matters.

 

(b) If any Grantee, in connection with the acquisition of Restricted Stock, makes the election permitted under Section 83(b) of the Code (that is, an election to include in gross income in the year of transfer the amounts specified in Section 83(b)), such Grantee shall notify the Company of the election with the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to regulations issued under the authority of Code Section 83(b).

 

(c) If any Grantee shall make any disposition of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Grantee shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten (10) days hereof.

 

  11. Effective Date of Plan.

 

The Plan shall be effective on March 5, 2018; provided, however, that the Plan must subsequently be approved by majority vote of the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the rules and regulations of the OTCQX U.S. no later than December 31, 2018.

 

  12. Amendment and Termination.

 

The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, except that no amendment shall be made that would impair the rights of any Participant under Securities theretofore granted without the Participant’s consent, and except that no amendment shall be made which, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company would:

 

(a) materially increase the number of shares that may be issued under the Plan, except as is provided in Section 8;

 

(b) materially increase the benefits accruing to the Participants under the Plan;

 

(c) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility for participation in the Plan;

 

(d) decrease the exercise price of an Incentive Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant thereof or the exercise price of a Nonqualified Option to less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on the date of grant thereof;

 

(e) extend the term of any Option beyond that provided for in Section 5(b);

 

(f) except as otherwise provided in Sections 5(d) and 8 hereof, reduce the exercise price of outstanding Options or effect repricing through cancellations and re-grants of new Options;

 

(g) increase the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued or issuable under the Plan to an amount that is equal to or in excess of 19.99% of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding before the issuance of the stock or securities; or

 

(h) otherwise require stockholder approval pursuant to the rules and regulations of the OTCQB.

 

Subject to the forgoing, the Committee may amend the terms of any Option theretofore granted, prospectively or retrospectively, but no such amendment shall impair the rights of any Optionee without the Optionee’s consent.

 

It is the intention of the Board that the Plan comply strictly with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and Treasury Regulations and other Internal Revenue Service guidance promulgated thereunder (the “Section 409A Rules”) and the Committee shall exercise its discretion in granting awards hereunder (and the terms of such awards), accordingly. The Plan and any grant of an award hereunder may be amended from time to time (without, in the case of an award, the consent of the Participant) as may be necessary or appropriate to comply with the Section 409A Rules.

 

 
 

 

  13. Government Regulations.

 

The Plan, and the grant and exercise or conversion, as applicable, of Securities hereunder, and the obligation of the Company to issue and deliver shares under such Securities shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to such approvals by any governmental agencies, national securities exchanges and interdealer quotation systems as may be required.

 

  14. General Provisions.

 

(a) Certificates. All certificates for shares of Common Stock delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or other securities commission having jurisdiction, any applicable Federal or state securities law, any stock exchange or interdealer quotation system upon which the Common Stock is then listed or traded and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

(b) Employment Matters. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any grant or award under the Plan shall confer upon any Participant who is an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary any right to continued employment or, in the case of a Participant who is a director, continued service as a director, with the Company or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any of its employees, the service of any of its directors or the retention of any of its consultants or advisors at any time.

 

(c) Limitation of Liability. No member of the Committee, or any officer or employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, determination or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Committee and each and any officer or employee of the Company acting on their behalf shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination or interpretation.

 

(d) Registration of Stock. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Plan, no Option may be exercised unless and until the Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise thereof has been registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or are, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, exempt from such registration in the United States. The Company shall not be under any obligation to register under applicable federal or state securities laws any Common Stock to be issued upon the exercise of an Option granted hereunder in order to permit the exercise of an Option and the issuance and sale of the Common Stock subject to such Option, although the Company may in its sole discretion register such Common Stock at such time as the Company shall determine. If the Company chooses to comply with such an exemption from registration, the Common Stock issued under the Plan may, at the direction of the Committee, bear an appropriate restrictive legend restricting the transfer or pledge of the Common Stock represented thereby, and the Committee may also give appropriate stop transfer instructions with respect to such Common Stock to the Company’s transfer agent.

 

  15. Non-Uniform Determinations.

 

The Committee’s determinations under the Plan, including, without limitation, (i) the determination of the Participants to receive awards, (ii) the form, amount and timing of such awards, (iii) the terms and provisions of such awards and (ii) the agreements evidencing the same, need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among Participants who receive, or who are eligible to receive, awards under the Plan, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.

 

  16. Governing Law.

 

The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

 

Certificate of Amendment

of

Certificate of Incorporation

of

Quest Solution, Inc.

 

Under Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law

 

Quest Solution, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

 

  1. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by changing ARTICLE FOUR, so that, as amended, said ARTICLE shall be and read as follows:

 

  FOURTH: The total number of authorized shares which the corporation is authorized to issue shall be 200,000,000 shares of common stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, having a par value of $0.001 per share.
   
  The number of authorized shares of preferred stock or of common stock may be raised by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the corporation entitled to vote thereon.
   
  All shares of common stock shall be identical and each share of common stock shall be entitled to one vote on all matters.
   
  The board of directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law and the provisions of this Article Fourth, to provide by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of up to 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, to establish from time to time the number of shares included in any such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of any such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

 

  2. The foregoing amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation law of the State of Delaware by the unanimous written consent of the Board of Directors of the Corporation and by the holders of a majority of the voting stock of the Corporation.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Certificate this 23rd day of January, 2019.

 

  /s/
  Shai Lustgarten
  Chief Executive Officer