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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 14, 2021 (September 8, 2021)
 
 
STARCO BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
000-54892
27-1781753
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)
 
Identification Number)
 
250 26th Street, Suite 200
Santa Monica, CA 90402
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
323-266-7111
(Registrant’s Telephone Number)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock
 
STCB
 
OTC Markets Group OTCQB tier
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐
 
 

 
 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On September 8, 2021, Whipshots LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“Whipshots”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starco Brands, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) effective August 24, 2021, with Penguins Fly, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (“Seller”).  The Agreement provides that Seller will sell to Buyer the trademarks “Whipshotz” and “Whipshots”, accompanying domain and social media handles of the same nomenclature, and certain intellectual property, documents, digital assets, customer data and other transferable rights under non-disclosure, non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality contracts benefiting the purchased intellectual property and documents (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”). The purchase price (“Purchase Price Payment”) for the Acquired Assets will be payable to Seller, over the course of seven years, based on a sliding scale percentage of gross revenues actually received by Buyer solely from Buyer’s sale of Whipshots/Whipshotz Products. The Purchase Price Payment shall be subject to a minimum amount in each contract year and a maximum aggregate amount.
 
The foregoing summary of the terms of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, a copy of which (in redacted form subject to a confidential treatment request submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used in this Item 1.01 but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Agreement.
 
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 10.1 hereto contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements included in this Report, other than statements that relate solely to historical fact, are “forward-looking statements.” Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events, or any statement that may relate to strategies, plans or objectives for, or potential results of, future operations, financial results, financial condition, business prospects, growth strategy or liquidity, and are based upon management’s current plans and beliefs or current estimates of future results or trends. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “should,” “seeks,” “predicts,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “could,” “designed,” “should be” and other similar expressions that denote expectations of future or conditional events rather than statements of fact.
 
These forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and readers are therefore cautioned that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as expressly required by law. All forward-looking statements in this document are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits.
 
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1(1)(2)
 
Intellectual Property Purchase Agreement, by and between Whipshots LLC and PENGUINS FLY, LLC, dated as of August 24, 2021
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
(1)       In accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules (or similar attachments) to this exhibit have been omitted from this filing.  Such omitted schedules (or similar attachments) include information relating to the Purchase Price Payment. The registrant will provide a copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC or its staff upon request.
(2)       In accordance with Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, certain provisions or terms of the Agreement have been redacted.  Such redacted information includes information about the Purchase Price Payment.  The registrant will provide an unredacted copy of the exhibit on a supplemental basis to the SEC or its staff upon request.
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
STARCO BRANDS, INC.
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: September 14, 2021
/s/ Ross Sklar
 
 
Ross Sklar
 
 
Chief Executive Officer