FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
EXHIBIT 10.3
FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Amendment”), dated as of January 28, 2022, is entered into among New England Cannabis Corporation, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, an individual residing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Shareholder”), 4Front Ventures Corp., a corporation amalgamated under the Laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada (“4Front”), and 4Front NECC Acquisition Co., a Massachusetts corporation (“Merger Sub”). All initially capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2021, the parties entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, 4Front agreed to acquire the Company via a merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub surviving the merger on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Merger Agreement, as set forth in this Amendment.
1. Amendments to the Merger Agreement.
(a) Article I (Definitions) shall be amended to include the following new defined term:
“Brighton Distribution Agreement” means that certain Distribution and Contribution Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2022, by and among the Company, the Shareholder, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Debken Corp., a Massachusetts corporation.
(b) Section 2.03 (Merger Consideration) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“Section 2.03 Merger Consideration. The consideration for the Merger shall be as follows (collectively, the “Merger Consideration”):
(a) cash in the amount of (i) Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000.00 USD), minus (ii) the amount outstanding under the Xxxxxxx Note as of the Closing Date, as evidenced by a payoff letter provided by the Shareholder to 4Front prior to the Closing plus (iii) the amount of all operational expenses of the Company incurred subsequent to January 25, 2022 and agreed to between the Shareholder and 4Front (the amount calculated by items (i), (ii), and (iii), collectively, the “Closing Date Payment”); and
(c) Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00 USD), payable by 4Front in the form of 28,571,428 Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (the “Consideration Shares”) in the capital of 4Front (the “4Front Shares”), with a deemed value of One Dollar and Five Cents ($1.05 USD) per share.”
(c) Section 2.14 (Adjustment of Inventory Payment Amount) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.
(d) Section 2.04(b)(ii) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with:
“(ii) [intentionally omitted;]”
(e) The words “the Seller Note (if applicable)” in Section 2.09(d) of the Merger Agreement are hereby deleted.
(f) Article V (Covenants) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by inserting Section 5.14 as follows:
“Section 5.14 Prepaid Expenses. In the event that the Surviving Corporation receives a refund or reimbursement from any insurance company, vendor or service provider for any prepaid insurance premiums or other expenses paid by the Company (or by the Shareholder on behalf of the Company, so long as the Shareholder has provided written documentation pertaining to such prepaid expenses to 4Front) prior to the Closing, the Surviving Corporation shall, and 4Front shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, remit such refund or reimbursement to the Shareholder within ten (10) days of receipt of the same.”
(g) Section 6.03 (Tax Indemnification) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
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(h) Section 6.04(b) (Tax Returns) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended to include the following new final sentence:
“The Shareholder shall pay to 4Front Taxes shown to be due and owing on any Tax Returns with respect to Pre-Closing Tax Period at least five (5) days before the due date of such Taxes.”
(i) Section 8.02 (Indemnification By The Shareholder) is hereby amended to include the following new clause (d):
“(d) the Company’s entry into the Brighton Distribution Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby, and any and all matters arising out of or relating to any of the Distributed Assets.”
(j) Exhibit A (Seller Note) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted.
(a) Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction).
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COMPANY:
NEW ENGLAND CANNABIS CORPORATION, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: President
SHAREHOLDER:
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
4FRONT:
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Chief Executive Officer
MERGER SUB:
4FRONT NECC ACQUISITION CO.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: President
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