Item 8.01 Other Events
As reported in Eco Science Solutions Inc. ("the Company" or "ESSI") Annual Report on Form 10-K, Item 3 - Legal Proceedings, for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2019, as filed June 28, 2019, the United States Government filed a Superseding Indictment in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California as to Gannon Giguiere ("Defendant') in which it alleged that Defendant engaged in a scheme to manipulate the market for the common stock of two penny stock issuers, including ESSI. On July 23, 2019, Defendant entered into a plea agreement (the "Plea Agreement") with the United States in which Defendant agreed to "plead guilty to Count 1 of the Superseding Indictment," which count charged an alleged conspiracy that did not involve the common stock of ESSI. Under the Plea Agreement, the Government further "agree[d] to move to dismiss all of the remaining charges when Defendant is sentenced" including, but not limited to, all charges involving the common stock of ESSI. On July 23, 2019, a Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of California entered his finding and recommendations in which he recommended that the District Judge "accept the Defendant's guilty plea to [count] One (1) of the Superseding Indictment." For a complete description of the contents and conditions of the Plea Agreement, the Company refers to the publicly available Plea Agreement.
About Eco Science Solutions, Inc.
With headquarters in Maui, Hawaii, Eco Science Solutions, Inc. is a bio and software technology-focused Company targeting the multibillion-dollar health and wellness industry. As Consumers continue to take ownership of their health, wellness and alternative medicines they consume, there is a growing shift away from the sole dependence on large pharmaceutical companies and prescription drugs. Thus, in 2019 and beyond, there will be a growing need for both established and new health and wellness businesses to market to this increasing demand.
Eco Science Solutions, Inc. continues to focus on becoming a premier health, wellness and alternative medicines business by effectively servicing and connecting wisely conscious consumers with like-minded businesses. The Company's consumer initiatives are centered on education and connecting consumers with various holistic health, wellness and alternative medicine businesses. Its business initiatives are focused on developing technology solutions coupled with data analytics to help those very same holistic health and wellness businesses to be more effective in their abilities to connect, market, and sell to consumers.
Through our recent acquisition of Ga-Du, ESSI's core is now a 360-degree ecosystem for business location, localized communications between consumers and business operators, on-topic social networking, inventory management / selection, payment facilitation and delivery arrangement. The Company's holistic commerce and content platform enables health, wellness and alternative medicine enthusiasts to easily locate, access, and connect with others to facilitate the research of and purchasing of eco-science friendly products.
* Eco Science Solutions, Inc. is not in the business of growing, manufacturing, or distributing cannabis.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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