Item Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
1.01
Box Harmony
On January 14, 2022, the board of directors (the "Board") of iPower, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (the "Company"), approved the Company's entry into a joint
venture agreement, dated January 13, 2022 (the "Joint Venture Agreement"), with
Titanium Plus Autoparts, Inc., a California corporation ("TPA"), Tony Chiu
("Chiu") and Bin Xiao ("Xiao"). Pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture
Agreement, the parties formed a Nevada limited liability company, Box Harmony,
LLC ("Box Harmony"), for the principal purpose of providing logistic services
primarily for foreign-based manufacturers or distributors who desire to sell
their products online in the United States with such logistic services to
include, without limitation, receiving, storing and transporting such products.
Following entry into the Joint Venture Agreement, Box Harmony issued a total of
6,000 certificated units of membership interest, designated as Class A voting
units ("Equity Units"), as follows: (i) the Company agreed to contribute $50,000
in cash and agreed to provide Box Harmony with the use and access to certain
warehouse facilities leased by the Company (see below) in exchange for 2,400
Equity Units in Box Harmony, and (ii) TPA received 1,200 Equity Units in
exchange for (a) $1,200 and contributing the TPA IP License referred to below,
(b) its existing and future customer contracts, and (c) granting Box Harmony the
use of shipping accounts (Fedex and UPS) and all other TPA carrier contracts,
and (iii) Bin received 2,400 Equity Units in exchange for $2,400 and his
agreement to manage the day to day operations of Box Harmony.
Under the terms of the Box Harmony limited liability operating agreement (the
"LLC Agreement"), TPA and Xiao each granted to the Company an unconditional and
irrevocable right and option to purchase from Xiao and TPA at any time within
the first 18 months following January 13, 2022, up to 1,200 Class A voting
units, at an exercise price of $550 per Class A voting unit, for a total
exercise price of up to $660,000. If such option is fully exercised, the Company
would own 3,600 Equity Units or 60% of the total outstanding Equity Units. The
LLC Agreement prohibits the issuance of additional Equity Units and certain
other actions unless approved in advance by the Company.
Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, on January 13, 2022, the Company and
Box Harmony entered into a facility and use access sublease agreement (the
"Facility and Use Access Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company will
sublease to Box Harmony a portion of its leased warehouses located in
California. Under such Facility and Use Access Agreement, Box Harmony would pay
the Company a pro-rata portion of all rent and other charges based on the amount
of square feet of rentable space sublet to and used by Box Harmony. Further
pursuant to the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement, on January 13, 2022, Box
Harmony, TPA and Xiao entered into a consulting agreement ("Consulting
Agreement"), pursuant to which Xiao and TPA will provide management consulting
services to assist Box Harmony in conducting its business. Additionally, on
January 13, 2022, TPA, Xiao and Chiu entered into a license agreement ("License
Agreement") pursuant to which TPA licensed certain intellectual property rights
to Box Harmony
The foregoing descriptions of the Joint Venture Agreement, LLC Agreement,
Facility and Use Access Agreement, Consulting Agreement and License Agreement do
not purport to describe all of the terms of such agreements and are each
qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements, which are filed as
Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Officers;
Appointment of Principal Officers
On January 14, 2022, based upon the recommendation of the Board's compensation
committee ("Compensation Committee"), the Company ratified Ms. Hanxi Li's
compensation for her service as a director on the Board pursuant to the terms of
the director offer letter, dated December 23, 2021 ("Director Offer Letter"),
pursuant to which Ms. Li will receive (i) a $25,000 cash fee per annum, payable
in equal quarterly installments; (ii) $30,000 worth of restricted stock units
("RSUs") under the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, which RSUs will vest
quarterly in substantially equal installments over 12 months pursuant to the
terms of a standard RSU award agreement between the Company and Ms. Li; and
(iii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred by Ms. Li in connection
with the performance of her duties as a director.
The foregoing description of the Director Offer Letter does not purport to
describe all of the terms of such agreement and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Director Offer Letter, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.6
and incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 20, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company's
entry into the above disclosed Joint Venture Agreement. A copy of the press
release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.
Item 9.01 Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Joint Venture Agreement
10.2 Box Harmony LLC Agreement
10.3 Facility and Use Access Agreement
10.4 Consulting Agreement
10.5 License Agreement
10.6 Director Offer Letter
99.1 Press Release dated January 20, 2022
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