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In consideration for the Purchased Shares, the\nCompany agreed to the following consideration to Mandragola: (i) a cash payment of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000),\nof which Four Hundred Fifty Thousand ($450,000) was advanced by the Company; (ii) the issuance of an unsecured convertible promissory note in the principal\namount of Three","comparable_evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739174/000121390026042811/0001213900-26-042811-index.htm"}}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}