Item 1.03 Bankruptcy or Receivership

On December 17, 2020 (the "Petition Date"), GL Brands, Inc. (the "Company") and its debtor subsidiaries (together with the Company, the "Debtors") filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (the "Court"). The Debtors have filed a motion with the Court seeking joint administration of their Chapter 11 cases pursuant to Rule 1015(b) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure under the caption In re GL Brands, Inc. (Case No. 20-43800-elm-11). The Debtors will continue to operate their businesses and manage their properties as debtors-in-possession pursuant to Sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. To ensure their ability to continue operating in the ordinary course of business, the Debtors have filed or will file with the Court motions seeking a variety of "first-day" relief, including to: (a) authorize the Debtors to continue using their existing cash management system, (b) authorize the Debtors to pay prepetition wages, taxes compensation and employee benefits, (c) authorize the Debtors to pay prepetition claims of certain critical vendors, (d) authorize the Debtors to borrow money, and (e) authorize the use of cash collateral.

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