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Acquisition of interest in Bhang Chocolate Company, Inc. and suit seeking rescission

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Acquisition of interest in Bhang Chocolate Company, Inc. and suit seeking rescission
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Acquisition of interest in Bhang Chocolate Company, Inc. and suit seeking rescission:  
Acquisition of interest in Bhang Chocolate Company, Inc. and suit seeking rescission

Note 4 - Acquisition of interest in Bhang Chocolate Company, Inc. and suit seeking rescission

 

On January 17, 2014, the Company transitioned out of its cancer related trading dormancy by announcing its first cannabis sector letter of intent amidst significantly increased share volume and price. The Company entered into a co-operative funding agreement with Bhang Chocolate Company, Inc., effective February 28, 2014, that provided for the purchase from owners of a 60% ownership in Bhang. Mentor anticipated funding the co-operative funding agreement through unrelated debt funding. Bhang owners were to receive $9,000,000 in consideration in the first 90 days. During the first 90 days, $1,500,000 was provided to Bhang owners in cash from proceeds of warrant exercises. The lending equity group was unable to fund the loan they had announced and from which Mentor intended to primarily fund the remaining amounts due under the co-operative funding agreement. Mentor tendered the remaining $7,500,000 to the Bhang owners in freely trading shares of Mentor Common Stock per the terms of the co-operative agreement and also triggered the contract’s contingent payoff provision. The Bhang owners refused Mentor’s tender of stock and ignored the provision for long-term contingent payoff that could include normally issued common stock.

 

On June 24, 2014, Bhang owners unilaterally announced that Bhang was no longer doing any business with Mentor. Bhang failed to provide Mentor with Bhang share certificates evidencing the Bhang shares purchased by Mentor or provide other promised consideration to Mentor, effectively repudiating the co-operative agreement by their actions. In addition, Bhang owners have declined to return any of the $1,500,000 invested by Mentor. On August 11, 2014, Mentor filed suit against Bhang and its owners, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for rescission seeking return of the $1,500,000 investment the Company made in Bhang. The parties have been ordered to undergo arbitration, which was initiated in January 2015. Arbitration is scheduled to occur in May 2016. The suit in the District Court has been stayed pending the outcome of arbitration, see Note 21.