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Exhibit 10.1.4

 

SWINGLINE LOAN NOTE

 

	USD$4,000,000	November 14, 2016

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED,
the undersigned hereby promises to pay to the order of East West Bank (the
“Swingline Lender”), on each Swingline Payment Date and on the Maturity Date (as each such term is defined in
the Credit Agreement referred to below) the principal amount of FOUR MILLION DOLLARS AND 00/100
(USD$4,000,000), or such lesser principal amount of the Swingline Loan (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) payable
by Borrower to Swingline Lender on each such Swingline Payment Date or the Maturity Date under that certain Credit Agreement, dated
as of November 14, 2016, by and among Fusion NBS Acquisition Corp.,
a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), East West Bank (“EWB”),
as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender, an Issuing Bank, and a Lender, and each other Lender from time to time party thereto
(as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time (the “Credit Agreement”).
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrower shall make
such prepayments on this Note as are required by Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Borrower promises to
pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan from the date of the making of such Swingline Loan until such
principal amount is paid in full, at such interest rates, and payable at such times, as are specified in the Credit Agreement.

 

All payments of principal
and interest shall be made to Swingline Lender for the account of Swingline Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at
Swingline Lender’s payment office or at such other address as the Swingline Lender may, from time to time, designate in writing.

 

If any amount is not
paid in full when due hereunder, such unpaid amount shall bear interest, to be paid upon demand, from the due date thereof until
the date of actual payment (and before as well as after judgment) computed at the Default Rate.

 

This Swingline Loan
Note is one of the “Notes” referred to in the Credit Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Credit
Agreement for rights and obligations of payment and prepayment, Events of Default and the right of Administrative Agent to accelerate
the maturity hereof upon the occurrence of such Events of Default. The Swingline Loans shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts
or records maintained by Swingline Lender in the ordinary course of business. Swingline Lender may also attach schedules to this
Swingline Loan Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of the Swingline Loans and payments with respect thereto.

 

Borrower, for itself,
its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and
non-payment of this Note.

 

      

     

    

 

Borrower agrees to
pay all reasonable collection expenses, court costs and Attorney Costs (whether or not litigation is commenced) which may be incurred
by Swingline Lender in connection with the collection or enforcement of this Swingline Loan Note.

 

THIS SWINGLINE LOAN
NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

 

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	 	FUSION NBS ACQUISITION CORP., a

 Delaware corporation, as the Borrower
	 	 
	 	By:	 
	 	Name: Gordon Hutchins, Jr.
	 	Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer

  

      

     

    

 

LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT
THERETO

 

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January 1, 2016

Eco Sciences Solutions, Inc.

Jeffery Taylor, CEO

1135 Makawao Ave

Suite 103-188

Makawao, HI 96768

Dear Jeffery,

The purpose of this letter (the “Agreement”) is to confirm a technology licensing and marketing support agreement between Separation Degrees – One, Inc. (“SDOI”) and Eco Sciences Solutions, Inc. (“ESSI”) commencing on January 4, 2016 to pursue mutual beneficial opportunities that result in the development, licensing / acquisition of, and management of on-going technology solutions and marketing campaigns for ESSI’s initiatives (“BUSINESS”) as outlined below.

Section 1.  Initiatives; Roles & Responsibilities. SDOI and ESSI’s respective roles and responsibilities related to this Agreement for each initiative of the BUSINESS shall be outlined in subsequent addendums that will address each specific initiative opportunity.

Section 2.  Compensation.  In addition to any defined and mutually agreed upon development and licensing fees paid to SDOI by ESSI, SDOI and ESSI shall pursue revenue sharing opportunities from all revenues generated from the BUSINESS.  SDOI and ESSI shall split NET PROFITS (NET PROFITS is defined as Gross Profits less Cost of Acquisition on any media spend by either party) that are generated from any and all opportunities developed from the BUSINESS.  Revenue sharing percentages from the BUSINESS shall be established in each subsequent addendum hereafter.

SDOI will be issued Series A Preferred Stock initially equal to the current total authorized common shares outstanding of 650,000,000. Additionally, if ESSI were to increase it authorized shares outstanding, the Series A Preferred Stock issued to SDOI would be adjusted within 2 business days to equal the new amount of common stock authorized. ESSI is prohibited to create any new class of Preferred or Common Stock without written consent of SDOI.

Section 3.  Expenses.  SDOI and ESSI will be responsible for their respective expenses related to the operations of their respective business entities (office, personnel, travel, etc.).  In the event that either SDOI and ESSI provides capital to fund (“BUSINESS EXPENSE”) an initiative related to the BUSINESS that is mutually agreed upon in advance by both parties, then the amount of the BUSINESS EXPENSE shall be reimbursed to the contributing party out of GROSS PROFITS.

Separation Degrees – One, Inc.

77 Geary Street, 5th Floor * San Francisco, CA * 94108

 CONFIDENTIAL * Technology Licensing and Marketing Agreement

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Section 4.  Payment of Fees and Expenses.  Payment of development and licensing fees shall be defined in each subsequent addendum that is related to the specific initiative opportunity.

Section 5.  Ownership of Work.  ESSI shall retain ownership to the existing products and services related to the BUSINESS; provided, however, that SDOI shall retain exclusive, full ownership of all proprietary processes, technology development, analysis tools, graphical images and drawings, lead generation and demand generation development tools and web assets, and any other items that are part of SDOI’s work that have been developed for the BUSINESS and its related initiatives.

Section 6.  Confidentiality.  Each party to this Agreement shall maintain as strictly confidential and not disclose to any third party any financial or other proprietary information (the “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION”) provided that party by the other party to this Agreement.

The non-disclosing party shall be excepted from the obligations of this section with respect to any portion of CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION to the extent that portion of CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:

(a) is within the knowledge of the non-disclosing party prior to the Start Date of this Agreement;

 

(b) or is within the public domain or enters the public domain through no fault of the non-disclosing party;

 

(c) or is rightfully disclosed to the non-disclosing party by a third party without obligation of confidentiality, but only to the extent rightfully permitted by the third party.

The obligations of the non-disclosing party under this section with regard to any portion of CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION shall continue for a term of twelve (12) months from the Start Date of this Agreement, or until one of the exceptions identified above applies to that portion of CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

Section 7.  Term; Termination of Engagement.

(a)           SDOI’s engagement and all rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall commence upon SDOI’s receipt of a signed copy of the Agreement, of which has a start date of December 15, 2015.   The Term of the Engagement shall be one (1) year with automatic one (1) year renewals (“ENGAGEMENT TERM”).  The Term of each Initiative as outlined in their respective Addendum shall be one (1) year from the launch date of each initiative (“INITIATIVE INITIAL TERM”), with automatic one (1) year renewals (“INITIATIVE RENEWAL TERM”).

  

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(b)           Either SDOI or ESSI may terminate this engagement at any time, with or without cause, upon a ninety (90) day advance written notice; provided, however, that notwithstanding any such termination, SDOI and ESSI shall continue to share compensation as outlined in the subsequent Addendums for each initiative that has launched for the INITIATIVE INITIAL TERM, and if the initiative has been renewed, then for the INITIATIVE RENEWAL TERM.

In addition to the foregoing, the provisions in this Agreement related to indemnification shall survive termination of this Agreement.

Section 8.  Successors and Assigns.  The benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto and of the indemnified parties hereunder and their successors and permitted assigns and representatives, and the obligations and liabilities assumed in this Agreement by the parties hereto shall be binding upon their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 9.  Indemnity.  The indemnification provisions attached hereto as Exhibit A are incorporated herein and made a part hereof.

Section 10.  Arbitration.  Unless the Parties mutually agree otherwise in writing, all claims, disputes or other matters in question between the Parties to this Agreement, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach thereof, shall be subject to and decided by arbitration, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect.  The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on each party, and judgment upon the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the matter.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules thereof, and any arbitration shall be brought in Orange County, California using California laws.

Section 11. Force Majeure.  Any failure or delay by either the ESSI or SDOI in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement is not a default or breach of the Agreement or a ground for termination under this Agreement to the extent the failure or delay is due to elements of nature or acts of God, acts of war, terrorism, riots, revolutions, legal actions, strikes or other factors beyond the reasonable control of a party (each, a “Force Majeure Event”).  The party failing or delaying due to a Force Majeure Event agrees to give notice to the other party which describes the Force Majeure Event and includes a good faith estimate as to the impact of the Force Majeure Event upon its responsibilities under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, any scheduling changes.  If the Force Majeure Event causes all or a portion of the services to be delayed, or otherwise causes a failure to comply with this Agreement, and continues to occur for more than thirty (30) days after notice of the Force Majeure Event the Term shall be extended for the specific time delay.

Section 12.  Miscellaneous.

(a) ESSI expressly acknowledges that all opinions and advice (written or oral) given by SDOI to ESSI in connection with SDOI’s work related to the BUSINESS are intended solely for the benefit and use of ESSI.

 

(b) ESSI shall be under no obligation to enter into or execute any transaction, partnership or other agreement or arrangement with any party as a result of this Agreement and the entry into any transaction; partnership or other agreement or arrangement shall be in the sole discretion of ESSI.

  

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(c) ESSI acknowledges that SDOI’s work does not represent and guarantee any success for the BUSINESS.

 

(d) ESSI is a sophisticated business enterprise that has engaged SDOI for the limited purposes set forth in this Agreement, and the parties acknowledge and agree that their respective rights and obligations are contractual in nature.  In the event of any business transaction or engagement, each party disclaims an intention to impose fiduciary obligations on the other by virtue of the engagement contemplated by the Agreement, and each party agrees that there is no fiduciary relationship between them.

 

(e) ESSI represents and warrants to SDOI that SDOI's engagement hereunder has been duly authorized and approved by all corporate action by ESSI and this letter Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by ESSI and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of ESSI.  SDOI represents and warrants to ESSI that SDOI’s engagement hereunder has been duly authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action by SDOI and this letter Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by SDOI and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of SDOI.

 

(f) SDOI shall have the right to include ESSI and the BUSINESS’s name, logo and any non-confidential information relating to the engagement in SDOI’s website and marketing materials.

 

(g) The ESSI acknowledges that it is not relying on the advice of SDOI for tax, legal or accounting matters it is seeking, and will rely on the advice of its own professionals and advisors for such matters.

 

(h) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, which together shall constitute the same agreement.

 

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This Agreement and the exhibit attached hereto shall constitute the full scope of the relationship between SDOI and ESSI.  Please sign this letter at the place indicated below, whereupon it will constitute our mutually binding agreement with respect to the matters contained herein.

Sincerely,

SEPARATION DEGREES – ONE, INC.

 

By:    /s/Gannon Giguiere

Gannon Giguiere

CEO

Agreed to and accepted:

ECO SCIENCES SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

 

	
By:

	
/s/Jeffery Taylor 

           Jeffery Taylor, CEO

  

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EXHIBIT A – INDEMNIFICATION PROVISION

Eco Sciences Solutions, Inc. (“ESSI”) agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Eventure Interactive, Inc. (“SDOI”) and its affiliated entities, partners, employees, consultants, legal counsel, agents, members, managers, representatives, and agents (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses and disbursements (and any and all actions, suits, proceedings and investigations in respect thereof and any and all reasonable legal and other costs, expenses and disbursements in giving testimony or furnishing documents in response to a subpoena or otherwise), including, without limitation, the reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements, as and when incurred, of investigating, preparing or defending any such action, suit, proceeding or investigation (whether or not in connection with litigation in which any of the Indemnified Parties is a party), directly or indirectly, caused by, relating to, based upon, arising out of, or in connection with, the Indemnified Parties’ performance or nonperformance of its obligations under the letter agreement between ESSI and SDOI to which these provisions are attached and form a part (the “Agreement”); provided, however, that ESSI shall not be obligated to indemnify, defend or hold harmless Indemnified Parties for losses, claims, damages, obligations, penalties, judgments, awards, liabilities, costs, expenses and disbursements suffered by or paid by Indemnified Parties as a result of acts or omissions of Indemnified Parties which have been made or not made in bad faith or which constitute willful misconduct.

These indemnification provisions shall be in addition to any liability, which ESSI may otherwise have to Indemnified Parties.  In order to provide for just and equitable contribution, if a claim for indemnification pursuant to these indemnification provisions is made but it is found in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction (not subject to further appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, even though the express provisions hereof provide for indemnification in such case, then ESSI, on the one hand, and the applicable Indemnified Parties, on the other hand, shall contribute to the losses involved in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by ESSI, on the one hand, and the applicable Indemnified Parties, on the other hand, (ii) the relative fault of ESSI, on the one hand, and the applicable Indemnified Parties, on the other hand, in connection with the statements, acts or omissions which resulted in such losses, and (iii) relevant equitable considerations.  Neither termination nor completion of the engagement of SDOI under this Agreement, shall affect these indemnification provisions which shall then remain operative and in full force and effect.

The foregoing provisions are in addition to any rights the parties may have at common law or otherwise and shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of any successor, assigns, and personal representatives of the indemnifying party and each indemnified party.  The provisions of this Exhibit shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of SDOI or (ii) the completion or termination of the engagement.

  

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ADDENDUM 1 TO AGREEMENT

This document is in reference to a contract agreement dated January 1, 2016, between Separation Degrees – One, Inc. (“SDOI”) and Eco Sciences Solutions, Inc. (“ESSI”).

May it be known that the undersigned parties, for good consideration, do hereby agree to make the following changes and / or additions that are outlined below. These additions shall be made valid as if they are included in the original stated contract.

Stated Contract for:

The issuance and DWAC of $35,000 worth of S-8 shares in ESSI Common Stock (issued at a 30% discount to the market VWAP on the date of payment due (the 1st of every month), or a share price of $0.01 whichever is greater), to SDOI for ongoing project planned technical development/maintenance, production and staging server administration, ongoing marketing services and monthly advertising management.   DWAC distribution is to occur on or before the 1st business day of each calendar month for services provided by SDOI.

The issuance of 500,000 shares in Common Stock, with Piggy Back Registration Rights for the acquisition of SDOI’s discrete communications software platform, including custom developed libraries name “Communications Platform Asset Purchase Agreement, Dated January 4, 2016. DWAC distribution is to occur on or before the March 1, 2016. Both parties agree that SDOI has the right to request that the shares owed to them be delivered in increments less than the total amount of 500,000.

No other terms or conditions of the above mentioned contract shall be negated or changed as a result of this here stated addendum.

  

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Agreed to and accepted:

SEPARATION DEGREES – ONE, INC.

 

	
By:

	
/s/Gannon Gigiere

Gannon Giguiere

CEO

ECO SCIENCES SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

	
By:

	
/s/Jeffery Taylor 

Jeffery Taylor

CEO

  

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AMENDMENT TWO TO TECHNOLOGY LICENSING AND MARKETING

AGREEMENT BETWEEN SEPARATION DEGREES – ONE, INC. AND ECO SCIENCE SOLUTIONS, INC.

THIS AMENDMENT TWO, dated October 1, 2016, is relative to a Technology Licensing and Marketing Agreement (“Agreement”) entered into by and between Separation Degrees – One, Inc. (SDOI), and Eco Science Solutions, Inc. (ESSI), dated January 1, 2016, an Addendum to that Agreement dated the same day, and an Amendment to Technology Licensing and Marketing Agreement between Separation Degrees – One, Inc. and Eco Science Solutions, Inc. dated June 1, 2016 (“Amendment 1”).

This Amendment Two is entered into in so far as to the dollar amount of the issuance of S-8 shares of ESSI Common Stock, as stated terms of “Section 2. Compensation”, and with regard to both the Agreement, the Addendum, and the Amendment.

This Amendment Two increases the issuance of $35,000 worth of S-8 shares of ESSI Common Stock to $42,000 worth of S-8 shares of ESSI Common Stock effective October 1, 2016.

All other terms and conditions remain the same, and no terms shall be negated or changed as a result of this Amendment Two.

The undersigned, by signing below, do hereby acknowledge the receipt, review and understanding of the Amendment and do hereby agree to the increase from the issuance of S-8 Shares from $35,000 to $42,000 S-8 Shares.

 

SEPARATION DEGREES – ONE, INC.

 

	
By:

	
/s/Gannon Gigiere   

	 

Gannon Giguiere                                  Date: October 1, 2016

CEO

 

 

ECO SCIENCES SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

 

	
By:

	
/s/Jeffery Taylor   

	 

        Jeffery Taylor                                        Date: October 1, 2016

CEO

 

  

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