CipherLoc Corporation (OTCMKTS:CLOK) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01
Effective January 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), CipherLoc Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the Carmel Trust (the “Trust”), the Carmel Trust II (“Trust II”), James LaGanke, individually (“LaGanke”) and as Trustee of both the Trust and Trust II (“Trustee,” and collectively with the Trust, Trust II, and LaGanke, the “Carmel Parties”). The Settlement Agreement relates to the action titled CipherLoc Corporation vs. Michael De La Garza, MSR, LLC, and James LaGanke, as CipherLoc Corporation vs. Michael De La Garza, MSR, LLC, and James LaGanke, as Trustee of the Carmel Trust II, Civil Action No. 1:19-CV-01147-LY, currently pending in United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division. Under the Settlement Agreement, the foregoing action is to be dismissed with prejudice.
to the Settlement Agreement, the Carmel Parties agreed to, among other things, the return of (i) 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), and (ii) 127,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (together with the Preferred Stock, the “Forfeited Stock”), held by the Carmel Parties to the Company’s treasury. The Company agreed to pay the Carmel Parties an aggregate sum of $50,000 (the “Settlement Amount”) payable on or before fifteen (15) business days after (i) the execution of the Settlement Agreement by the Carmel Parties, (ii) actual receipt by the Company of the Forfeited Stock and consummation of the deliveries contemplated by the Settlement Agreement, and (iii) the receipt by the Company of a completed Internal Revenue Service form W-9 from both LaGanke and his law firm.
In exchange for the consideration described above, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Settlement Agreement, the Company and the Carmel Parties mutually agreed to grant each other a general release.
The foregoing description of the Settlement Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
On January 19, 2021, Zeynep Young resigned as a member of the Company’s board of directors in order to take a new leadership role.
Ms. Zeynep’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company, any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices, the Company’s management or the Company’s board of directors.
On January 19, 2021, the Company issued a press release in connection with Ms. Zeynep’s resignation. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On January 20, 2021, the Company issued a press release in connection with the Settlement Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
| 10.1 | Settlement Agreement, effective January 15, 2021 |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated January 19, 2021 |
| 99.2 | Press release, dated January 20, 2021 |
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CIPHERLOC Corp Exhibit
EX-10.1 2 ex10-1.htm Exhibit 10.1 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE (this “Agreement”) is made as of January 11,…
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About CipherLoc Corporation (OTCMKTS:CLOK)
Cipherloc Corporation is a technology and services based solutions company operating in the cloud-based cyber security industry. The Company offers an encryption technology with over five international patents, called CipherLoc. CipherLoc is a commercially viable polymorphic key progression algorithmic cipher engine (PKPA). This morphing cipher can be used in commercial data security industry and/or in sensitive applications, including banks, financial transactions, credit cards, securities, stock and bonds transactions, e-mail, phones, tablets, servers and or computers. This PKPA Engine eliminates replay attacks because the cipher morphs over time. CipherLoc also rejects data access and injection, false commands, and data alteration. CipherLoc is a facet of a layered defense in depth protection plan for any organization. The CipherLoc Polymorphic Cipher Engine provides an electronic gate that restricts access to vital assets, production facilities, and distribution systems.