Exhibit 10.2

 

APEX FUNDING SOURCE LLC

Tel: {646) 518-1521

Sale of Future Receipts Agreement

Seller’s Legal Name

EMMAUS MEDICAL, INC

D/B/A

EMMAUS LIFE SCIENCES

Form of Business Entity and State of Incorporation Corporation CA

Street Address

21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD STE 800

City, State

TORRANCE, CA

Zip

90503

Mailing Address

 

City, State

 

Zip

 

Primary Contact Name

YUTAKA NIIHARA

Primary Contact Title

 

Primary Contact Phone Number

 

Seller’s Bank Account

Name of Bank: _ ABA Transit/Routing #: Checking Account #:

Purchase Price Paid to Seller

$ 380,000.00

Initial Periodic Amount

$ 18,864.29

Purchased Amount of Future Receipts

$ 528,200.00

What is the Initial Periodic Amount?

 

The Initial Periodic Amount is an estimate of the Specified Percentage of your average sales revenue. We will debit the Periodic Amount from your Bank Account each Week , subject to your actual revenue. We based the Initial Periodic Amount on information you provided or made available to us to calculate your average revenue over a period of time prior to the date of this Agreement. Please refer to Section 4 of this Agreement for how you can adjust the Periodic Amount.

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The Specified Percentage will at all times be 4.5 %

The initial Specified Percentage will be % until

and, and, thereafter will be adjusted to %.

Periodic Frequency [daily (Mon. Fri.), weekly]

Purchase Price

 

$ 380,000.00

 

Prior Balance(s)

 

-

(If applicable) paid to Buyer and/or third parties

Wire Fee

 

-

(If applicable)

Origination Fee

 

- $ 11,400.00

 

Net Amount Funded to Seller

$ 368,600.00

 

 

 

This Sale of Future Receipts Agreement (“Agreement”) effective, May, 3 , 2023, is made by and between Apex Funding Source, LLC (“Buyer”), the business identified above (“Seller”), and each Guarantor identified below (each a “Guarantor”).

 

1.
Future Receipts. Seller, hereby sells, and assigns to Buyer, without recourse, the Purchased Amount of the proceeds of each future sale made by Seller (collectively “Future Receipts”) and will deliver the Specified Percentage of Future Receipts in accordance with this Agreement. “Future Receipts” includes all payments made by cash, check, Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) or other electronic transfer, credit card, debit card, bank card, charge card (each such card shall be referred to herein as a “Payment Card”) or other form of monetary payment in the ordinary course of Seller’s business. As payment for the Purchased Amount, Buyer will pay to Seller the Purchase Price, minus any fees and amounts to satisfy prior balances shown above.

 

2.
Buyer’s Acceptance of Agreement. The obligation of Buyer under this Agreement will not be effective unless and until Buyer has

 

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completed its review of the Seller and has accepted this Agreement by delivering the Net Amount Funded to Seller, shown above. Prior to accepting this Agreement, Buyer may conduct a processing trial to confirm its access to Seller’s Account, shown above (the “Account”) and the ability to withdraw the Initial Periodic Amount. If the processing trial is not completed to the satisfaction of Buyer, Buyer will refund to Seller all funds that were obtained by Buyer during the processing trial.

 

3.
Delivery of Purchased Amount. Seller authorizes Buyer to debit the Initial Periodic Amount or any updated periodic amount (the “Periodic Amount”) from the Account each business day by either ACH or electronic check. Seller will provide Buyer with allauthorization is a fundamental condition to induce Buyer to accept the Agreement. Consequently, such authorization is intended to be irrevocable during the course of this Agreement.

 

In the event that Seller changes or permits changes to the Account or the ACH authorization approved by the Buyer or adds an additional bank account, Buyer shall have the right, without waiving any of its rights and remedies and without notice to Seller or any Guarantor, to notify the new or additional bank of this Agreement and to direct such new or additional bank to remit to the Buyer all or any portion of the amounts received by such bank. Any such new account shall be deemed an Account.

 

4.
Reconciliation and Adjusting the Periodic Amount (IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR SELLER). The initial Periodic Amount is intended to represent the Specified Percentage of Seller’s Future Receipts. At any time, Seller or Buyer may request a reconciliation of Seller’s actual revenue to adjust the Periodic Amount to more closely reflect the Seller’s actual Future Receipts times the Specified Percentage.

 

a.
How Seller may Request a Reconciliation. Call Buyer at 646-518-1521 or email reconciliation@apexfundingsource.com.

 

b.
How Buyer may Request a Reconciliation. Buyer may request a reconciliation in writing via regular mail or e-mail.

 

c.
Reconciliation Information. Seller shall provide Buyer with a copy of Seller’s most recent month’s official Account statement (the “Reconciliation Information”). Upon receipt of the Reconciliation Information, Buyer shall promptly recalculate Seller’s average revenue. If necessary to verify the Reconciliation Information, Buyer may request additional documentation including view-only access to the Account.

 

d.
Adjusting the Periodic Amount. Within three (3) calendar days of Buyer’s reasonable verification of the Reconciliation Information, Buyer shall adjust the Periodic Amount on a going-forward basis to more closely reflect Seller’s actual Receipts times the Specified Percentage. Buyer will notify Seller prior to any such adjustment. After each adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph, the new dollar amount will be deemed the updated Periodic Amount until any subsequent adjustment.

 

e.
Failure to Provide Reconciliation Information. If Seller requests a reconciliation and fails to provide the Reconciliation Information within ten (10) calendar days after Seller’s reconciliation request, Buyer may consider Seller’s reconciliation request withdrawn. If Buyer requests a reconciliation and Seller fails to provide the Reconciliation Information within ten

{10) calendar days after Buyer’s reconciliation request, Buyer may adjust the Periodic Amount based on the best information reasonably available to Buyer.

 

5.
Nonrecourse Sale of Future Receipts (THIS IS NOT A LOAN). Seller is selling a portion of a future revenue stream to Buyer at a discount, not borrowing money from Buyer. There is no interest rate or payment schedule and no time period during which the Purchased Amount must be collected by Buyer. Seller acknowledges that it has no right to repurchase the Purchased Amount from Buyer. Buyer assumes the risk that Future Receipts may be remitted more slowly than Buyer may have anticipated or projected because Seller’s business has slowed down, and the risk that the full Purchased Amount may never be remitted because Seller’s business went bankrupt or Seller otherwise ceased operations in the ordinary course of business. Buyer is buying the Purchased Amount knowing the risks that Seller’s business may slow down or fail, and Buyer assumes these risks based on Seller’s representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement that are designed to give Buyer a reasonable and fair opportunity to receive the benefit of its bargain. By this Agreement, Seller transfers to Buyer full and complete ownership of the Purchased Amount of Future Receipts and Seller retains no legal or equitable interest therein.

 

6.
Fees and Charges. A list of all fees and charges applicable under this Agreement is contained in Appendix A. Some or all of the Origination Fee may be paid to a broker. Otherwise, Buyer is NOT CHARGING ANY BROKER FEES to Seller. If Seller is charged another such fee, Seller acknowledges that it is not being charged by Buyer.

 

 

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7.
Credit Report and Other Authorizations. Seller and each of the Guarantors signing above authorize Buyer, its agents and representatives and any credit reporting agency engaged by Buyer, to (i) investigate any references given or any other statements or data obtained from or about Seller or any of the Guarantors for the purpose of this Agreement, (ii) obtain consumer and business credit reports on the Seller and any of its Owners, and (iii) to contact personal and business references provided by the Seller in the Application, at any time now or for so long as Seller and/or Guarantors continue to have any obligations to Buyer as a consequence of this Agreement or for Buyer’s ability to determine Seller’s eligibility to enter into any future agreement with Buyer.
8.
Authorization to Contact Current and Prior Banks. Seller hereby authorizes Buyer to contact any current or prior bank of the Seller in order to obtain whatever information it may require regarding Seller’s transactions with any such bank. Such information may include but is not limited to, information necessary to verify the amount of Future Receipts previously processed on behalf of Seller and any fees that may have been charged by the bank. In addition, Seller authorizes Buyer to contact any current or prior bank of the Seller for collections and in order to confirm that Seller is exclusively using the Account identified above, or any other account approved by Buyer, for the deposit of all business receipts.

 

9.
Right to Cancel. Seller understands that Buyer offers Seller a right to cancel this Agreement at any time within 1 business day after Buyer has delivered the Net Amount Funded. Seller may exercise this right by notifying Buyer that it is cancelling this Agreement and returning the Net Amount Funded to Buyer. For the Seller’s right to cancel to be effective, Buyer must receive both the notice and the return of the Net Amount Funded within 1 business day after the Buyer has delivered the Net Amount Funded.

 

10.
Financial Information. Seller authorizes Buyer and its agents to investigate its financial responsibility and history, and will provide to Buyer any authorizations, banking or financial statements, tax returns, etc., as Buyer deems necessary and reasonable prior to or at any time after execution of this Agreement. A photocopy of this authorization will be deemed acceptable as an authorization for release of financial and credit information. Buyer is authorized to update such information and financial and credit profiles from time to time as it deems appropriate. Seller waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any claim for damages against Buyer or any of its affiliates relating to any investigation undertaken by or on behalf of Buyer as permitted by this Agreement or disclosure of information as permitted by this Agreement.

 

11.
Transactional History. Seller authorizes all of its banks and brokers and its Payment Card processor(s) to provide Buyer with Seller’s banking, brokerage and/or processing history to determine qualification or continuation in this program, or for collections upon a breach of this Agreement.

 

12.
Application of Amounts Received by Buyer. Buyer reserves the right to apply amounts received by it under this Agreement to any fees or other charges due to Buyer from Seller prior to applying such amounts to reduce the amount of any outstanding Purchased Amount.

 

13.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Seller. As of the date of this Agreement and, unless expressly stated otherwise, continuing until Buyer has received 1) the Purchased Amount and 2) all fees and charges due under this Agreement, Seller represents, warrants and covenants to Buyer as follows:

 

 

a.
No Diversion of Future Receipts. Seller must deposit all Future Receipts into the Account on a daily basis and must instruct Seller’s credit card processor, which must be approved by Buyer (the “Processor”) to deposit all Payment Card receipts of Seller into the Account on a daily basis. Seller agrees not to (i) change the Account, (ii) add an additional Account, (iii) revoke Buyer’s authorization to debit the Account, (iv) close the Account without the express written consent of Buyer or, (v) take any other action with the intent to interfere with Buyer’s right to collect the purchased Future Receipts.

 

b.
Stacking Prohibited. Seller shall not enter into any merchant cash advance or any loan agreement that relates to or encumbers its Future Receipts or requires daily payments with any party other than Buyer for the duration of this Agreement. Buyer may share information regarding this Agreement with any third party in order to determine whether Seller is in compliance with this provision.

 

c.
Financial Condition and Financial Information. Any bank statements and financial statements of Seller that have been furnished to Buyer, and future statements that will be furnished to Buyer, fairly represent the financial condition of Seller at such dates. Furthermore, Seller represents that all documents, forms and recorded interviews provided to or with Buyer are true, accurate and complete in all respects, and accurately reflect Seller’s financial condition and results of operations at the time they are provided. Seller further agrees to authorize the release of any

 

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past or future tax returns to Buyer.

 

d.
Governmental Approvals. Seller is in compliance and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations and has valid permits, authorizations and licenses to own, operate and lease its properties and to conduct the businesses in which it is presently engaged and/or will engage in hereafter.
e.
Authority to Enter Into This Agreement. Seller and the person(s) signing this Agreement on behalf of Seller, have full power and authority to incur and perform the obligations under this Agreement, all of which have been duly authorized.

 

f.
Change of Name or Location or Sale or Closing of Business. Seller will not conduct Seller’s businesses under any name other than as disclosed to Buyer or change any of its places of business without prior written consent of Buyer. Seller will not voluntarily sell, dispose, transfer or otherwise convey all or substantially all of its business or assets without (i) the express prior written consent of Buyer, and (ii) the written agreement of any purchaser or transferee assuming all of Seller’s obligations under this Agreement pursuant to documentation satisfactory to Buyer. Except as disclosed to Buyer in writing, Seller has no current plans to close its business either temporarily, whether for renovations, repairs or any other purpose, or permanently. Seller will not voluntarily close its business on a temporary basis for renovations, repairs, or any other voluntary purposes. This provision, however, does not prohibit Seller from closing its business temporarily if such closing is required to conduct renovations or repairs that are required by local ordinance or other legal order, such as from a health or fire inspector, or if otherwise forced to do so by circumstances outside of the control of Seller. Prior to any such closure, Seller will provide Buyer 10 calendar days’ notice to the extent practicable.

 

g.
No Pending or Contemplated Bankruptcy as of the Date of this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, Seller does not contemplate and has not filed any petition for bankruptcy protection under Title 11 of the United States Code and there has been no involuntary petition brought or pending against Seller. Seller represents that it has not consulted with a bankruptcy attorney within six months prior to the date of this Agreement. Seller further warrants that as of the date of this Agreement (i) it does not anticipate filing a bankruptcy petition and (ii) it does not anticipate that an involuntary petition will be filed against it.

 

h.
Seller to Pay Taxes Promptly. Seller will promptly pay all necessary taxes, including but not limited to employment and sales and use taxes.

 

i.
No Violation of Prior Agreements. Seller’s execution and performance of this Agreement will not conflict with any other agreement, obligation, promise, court order,