Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 22, 2022, Water On Demand, Inc. ("WODI"), a subsidiary of
OriginClear, Inc., entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Transfer
Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Ka Wai Cheung, Koon Lin Chan, and Koon
Keung Chan (each a "Seller", and collectively, the "Sellers") and Fortune Rise
Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Sponsor"), pursuant to
which WODI purchased 100 membership interests in the Sponsor ("Purchased
Interests") from the Sellers, which constitutes 100% of the membership interests
in the Sponsor. The Sponsor owns 2,343,750 shares out of 2,443,750 shares of the
issued and outstanding shares of Class B common stock (the "Class B Common
Stock") of Fortune Rise Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware Corporation (the
"SPAC").
In connection with the purchase of the Purchased Interests, the officers and
members of the Board of Directors of the SPAC tendered their resignation and
WODI, as the holder of a majority of the Class B Common Stock appointed Pye Ian
as the sole director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SPAC.
The Class B Common Stock remain subject to the terms of the Letter Agreement
dated November 2, 2021 on the same terms as the other Founder Shares held by the
Sponsor and the other parties thereto and are subject to all applicable lock-up
restrictions (as described in the SPAC's registration statement on Form S-1
(File No.: 333-256511) (the "Registration Statement"), under the Securities Act,
relating to the initial public offering of the SPAC).
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 29, 2022, the Company issued a press release regarding the purchase
of the membership interests. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and shall not be deemed
to be incorporated into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibits
99.1 Press Release regarding the Joint Venture issued December 29, 2022
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