M&A: PALTALK, INC.

Form Type: 8-K

Filing Date: 2025-01-08

Corporate Action: Acquisition

Type: New

Accession Number: 000121390025001824

Comments: On January 8, 2025, Intelligent Protection Management Corp. announced the appointment of Barry Sloane and Sidney Rabsatt to its Board of Directors following the Company's acquisition of Newtek Technology Solutions, Inc. as per the Acquisition Agreement. The Board's size increased from five to seven directors, with Sloane being designated as the Newtek Representative and Rabsatt appointed for his technological expertise. Sloane, the CEO of Newtek, will serve on the Board until the 2025 annual stockholder meeting without any compensation. Rabsatt received a stock option grant and will participate in the Company's compensation policy for non-employee directors. A press release detailing these appointments was issued on January 8, 2025, and can be found in Exhibit 99.1 of the filing.

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Date Of Report: 2025-01-07


Appointment New Director: Barry Sloane


Newtek Representative: Barry Sloane


Appointment New Director Rabsatt: Sidney Rabsatt


Grant Date: 2025-01-07


Stock Option Shares: 15,000


Annual Cash Retainer: 21000


Annual Committee Cash Retainer: 4000


Form Type: 8-K

Filing Date: 2025-01-02

Corporate Action: Acquisition

Type: New

Accession Number: 000121390025000379

Comments: On January 2, 2025, Intelligent Protection Management Corp., formerly known as Paltalk, Inc., completed its acquisition of Newtek Technology Solutions, Inc. (NTS) as per the terms of an Acquisition Agreement. The acquisition involved two phases: initially, NTS merged with PALT Merger Sub 1, Inc., becoming the surviving entity (referred to as the Interim Surviving Entity), followed by a subsequent merger into PALT Merger Sub 2, LLC, with the latter surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. As part of the transaction, the Company paid $4,000,000 in cash and issued 4,000,000 shares of Series A Non-Voting Common Equivalent Stock to Newtek. There is also a provision for an earn-out payment of up to $5,000,000 based on the Company's performance in the fiscal years 2025 and 2026. Additionally, on the same date, the Company finalized the sale of its telecommunications business and related applications to Meteor Mobile Holdings, Inc. for $1,350,000 in cash, alongside the assumption of certain liabilities. The Company subsequently rebranded itself to Intelligent Protection Management Corp. and will trade under the new ticker 'IPM' effective January 6, 2025.

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Acquisition Cash Consideration: 4000000


Acquisition Stock Consideration: 4000000


Acquisition Earn Out Amount: 5000000


Divestiture Cash Consideration: 1350000


New Name: Intelligent Protection Management Corp.


New Ticker: IPM


Merger Subsidiary 1: PALT Merger Sub 1, Inc.


Merger Subsidiary 2: PALT Merger Sub 2, LLC


Form Type: 8-K

Filing Date: 2024-12-30

Corporate Action: Merger

Type: Update

Accession Number: 000121390024113479

Comments: On December 30, 2024, Paltalk, Inc. held a special meeting of stockholders to vote on proposals related to an ongoing merger and a divestiture. The merger involves acquiring Newtek Technology Solutions, Inc. (NTS) through a two-step process as per the Acquisition Agreement entered into on August 11, 2024. Additionally, on November 7, 2024, Paltalk entered into a Divestiture Agreement to sell its telecommunications services provider, 'Vumber', along with its 'Paltalk' and 'Camfrog' applications to Meteor Mobile Holdings, Inc. During the Special Meeting, stockholders voted on three key proposals: 1) Approval of the issuance of 9,000,000 shares of newly created preferred stock associated with the merger, which passed with 5,110,567 votes for and 50,125 against. 2) Approval of the Divestiture, which passed with 5,149,736 votes for and 12,460 against. 3) A non-binding advisory vote on compensation for named executive officers concerning the merger and divestiture, which received 4,961,757 votes for. All proposals received sufficient votes for approval, and no other matters were voted upon.

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Record Date: 2024-11-13


Total Common Stock Outstanding: 9236987


Total Votes Present: 5166198


Quorum Percentage: 56


Proposal 1 Votes For: 5110567


Proposal 1 Votes Against: 50125


Proposal 1 Abstentions: 5506


Proposal 2 Votes For: 5149736


Proposal 2 Votes Against: 12460


Proposal 2 Abstentions: 4002


Proposal 3 Votes For: 4961757


Proposal 3 Votes Against: 81975


Proposal 3 Abstentions: 122466