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Re: alstocks post# 3618

Monday, 11/27/2023 6:45:36 AM

Monday, November 27, 2023 6:45:36 AM

Post# of 3760
Here ya go!

I was really happy when Watson reupped as a BOD...

They guy is very successful. I hope BFYW takes off one day with big news that he helped to orchestrate

All the best, BB!

https://www.otcmarkets.com/filing/html?id=16975294&guid=5GJ-kePL-zjtdth

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 1, 2023, Joseph James Watson was re-appointed by our Board of Directors to serve as Independent Director of the Company.

The Board evaluated Joseph James Watson’s independence in accordance with the independence standards for directors set forth in Rule 5602(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, and affirmatively determined that each individual qualifies as an independent director.

With effective date of October 1, 2023, depending upon the individual, we entered into Independent Director Agreements (each, an “Independent Director Agreement” and, collectively, the “Independent Director Agreements”) with Joseph J. Watson, pursuant to which each director will serve two-year terms, with the option to renew terms upon completion and receive cash compensation in the amount of $1,000 per quarter, paid in equal distributions quarterly, 200,000 shares of common stock issued quarterly in 25,000 share distributions.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Independent Director Agreements, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) and are incorporated by reference herein.

Following the above actions, our Board of Directors remains comprised of the following individuals: David H. Deming, Ian James, Christina Jefferson, Stephen, Letourneau, Joseph James Watson, and Montel Williams.

The biographical information of Joseph James Watson is below:

Joseph James Watson

Mr. Watson, age 58, received a B.S. in Communications System Management from Ohio University in 1992, and received a Master's in Business Administration from Ohio University in 1999. Mr. Watson served in the United States Army from 1985 to 1987 and is also a National Guard veteran.

Since 2011, Joe Watson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Petland, Inc., a global pet products retailer with stores in eight countries. Mr. Watson began at Petland as Vice President of Operations in November 2005 and then served as Chief Operating Officer prior to becoming CEO. Since July 2015, Mr. Watson was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and confirmed by the Ohio Senate as a member of the Board of Trustees of Shawnee State University. Since January 2020, Mr. Watson has served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Adena Health System, a medical services provider with four hospitals and six regional clinics in Ohio.

No family relationships exist between Mr. Watson and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Watson and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Watson was appointed as one of the Company’s directors and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Watson that are reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.