BlackStar : Accelaration/Increase of Financial Obligation - Form 8-K
March 12, 2024 at 08:30 pm IST
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Item 2.04 Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.
Update to November 6, 2023 Nevada Lawsuit
In the Quarterly Report for the period that ended September 30, 2023, the Company reported that, subsequent to the end of the period, GS Capital Partners LLC ("Plaintiff") filed a lawsuit against the Company in Nevada. The lawsuit relates to a claim regarding the purported unavailability of shares to convert against the remaining principal and interest on a Promissory Note entered into on October 11, 2021, which had a remaining principal balance of $33,682. At the outset of the case, a temporary restraining order was entered preventing the Company from trading any shares. As currently postured, Plaintiff seeks specific performance (a mandatory injunction) requiring the conversion of approximately 257,000,000 shares and possibly additional recovery of legal fees and interest. The lawsuit increases the Company's financial and administrative burdens and is a risk to the Company's capital. The following is a litigation update subsequent to the update provided in the Form 8-K filed January 23, 2024.
On February 27, 2024, the Company, through its attorneys, filed an answer to Plaintiff's complaint and counterclaims against Plaintiff. In addition to denying many of the allegations laid out in the lawsuit, the Company invokes several affirmative defenses that bar Plaintiff's recovery in the action and alleges that Plaintiff breached the terms of the agreement, including, but not limited to, obtaining the conversion of BlackStar's stock after the Promissory Note was fully paid off.
Amongst other claims, the Company alleges that the Plaintiff acted in bad faith and in violation of usury laws by recovering an estimated $600,000 dollars in BlackStar stock off of a $60,000 promissory note, estimated at a roughly 170% interest rate. The Company seeks a judgment in its favor and against Plaintiff, compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial, declaratory relief voiding the agreement as illegal under Section 29(b) of the Securities Act, punitive damages in an amount to be proven at trial, interest on all damages, and attorneys' fees. The Company awaits a response to the counterclaims.
The risks of continued litigation on this matter are as follows: the Company may need to increase the authorized shares of common stock in order to accommodate any continued conversions, judgments, or settlements, and the Company could be exposed to further risks of lawsuits for similar issues. The Company will also expend additional resources in the ongoing litigation and any potential resolutions outside the above-reference conversions to common stock (which were already contemplated in the original convertible promissory note), negatively impacting its financial position.
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BlackStar Enterprise Group, Inc. is engaged in merchant banking and finance in the United States. The Company facilitates joint venture capital to early-stage revenue companies. It is also developing a blockchain-based software platform to trade electronic fungible shares of its common stock. It intends to offer consulting and regulatory compliance services to crypto-equity companies and blockchain entrepreneurs for securities, tax, and commodity issues. It is conducting ongoing analysis for opportunities in involvement in crypto-related ventures through its wholly owned subsidiary, Blockchain Equity Management Corp., (BEMC), mainly in the areas of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT). As a merchant bank, the Company intends to seek to provide access to capital for companies and is specifically seeking out ventures involved in DLT or blockchain. It intends to facilitate funding and management of DLT-involved companies through majority controlled joint ventures.