CLS Holdings USA, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2017 November (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

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 FORM 10-Q 

 

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☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2017

 

or

 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 

 

Commission File Number: 333-174705

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒    No ☐

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ☒    No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer,  a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐    No ☒

 

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: 39,126,944 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock outstanding as of January 9, 2018.

CLS HOLDINGS USA, INC.

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Period Ended November 30, 2017

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Unless otherwise noted, references in this registration statement to “CLS Holdings USA, Inc.,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” means CLS Holdings USA, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This document contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to anticipated future events, future results of operations or future financial performance. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the adequacy of our capital to finance our planned operations, market acceptance of our services and product offerings, our ability to attract and retain key personnel, and our ability to protect our intellectual property. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “intends,” “expects,” “plans,” “goals,” “projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

 

These forward-looking statements are only predictions, are uncertain and involve substantial known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our (or our industry’s) actual results, levels of activity or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity or performance. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date that they were made. These cautionary statements should be considered together with any written or oral forward-looking statements that we may issue in the future. Except as required by applicable law, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to reflect actual results, later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and special reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that can be inspected and copied at the public reference facility maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549-0405. Information regarding the public reference facilities may be obtained from the SEC by telephoning 1-800-SEC-0330. The Company’s filings are also available through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, which is publicly available through the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of such materials may also be obtained by mail from the public reference section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549-0405 at prescribed rates.

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

CLS HOLDINGS USA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

CLS HOLDINGS USA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

		For the Three				For the Thee				For the Six				For the Six
		Months Ended				Months Ended				Months Ended				Months Ended
		November 30, 2017				November 30, 2016				November 30, 2017				November 30, 2016
Revenue		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-
Cost of goods sold			-				-				-				-
Gross margin			-				-				-				-
Selling, general and administrative expenses			85,218				163,122				298,421				337,867
Professional fees			172,161				197,050				318,162				503,231
Total operating expenses			257,379				360,172				616,583				841,098
Operating loss			(257,379	)			(360,172	)			(616,583	)			(841,098	)
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense			806,965				756,292				881,831				1,014,362
Gain on settlement of debt			-				-				(3,480	)			-
Loss on modification of debt			-				33,334				29,145				33,334
Loss on note exchange			404,082				-				404,082				-
Loss on extinguishment of debt			989,032				-				989,032				-
Change in fair value of derivative			68,140				(24,345	)			174,090				(148,266	)
Total other expense			2,268,219				765,281				2,474,700				899,430
Income (Loss) before income taxes			(2,525,598	)			(1,125,453	)			(3,091,283	)			(1,740,528	)
Income tax expense			-				-				-				-
Net income (loss)		$	(2,525,598	)		$	(1,125,453	)		$	(3,091,283	)		$	(1,740,528	)
Net income (loss) per share - basic		$	(0.07	)		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.09	)		$	(0.09	)
Net income (loss) per share - diluted		$	(0.07	)		$	(0.06	)		$	(0.09	)		$	(0.09	)
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic			35,039,032				20,350,003				33,946,441				20,350,003
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted			35,039,032				20,350,003				33,946,441				20,350,003

 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements.

CLS HOLDINGS USA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

See accompanying notes to these financial statements. 

CLS HOLDINGS USA, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

November 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

Note 1 – Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

CLS Holdings USA, Inc. (the “Company”) was originally incorporated as Adelt Design, Inc. (“Adelt”) on March 31, 2011 to manufacture and market carpet binding art. Production and marketing of carpet binding art never commenced.

 

On November 12, 2014, CLS Labs, Inc. (“CLS Labs”) acquired 10,000,000 shares, or 55.6%, of the outstanding shares of common stock of Adelt from its founder, Larry Adelt. On that date, Jeffrey Binder, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of CLS Labs, was appointed Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On November 20, 2014, Adelt adopted amended and restated articles of incorporation, thereby changing its name to CLS Holdings USA, Inc. Effective December 10, 2014, the Company effected a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio of 1-for-0.625 (the “Reverse Split”), wherein 0.625 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued in exchange for each share of common stock issued and outstanding. As a result, 6,250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued to CLS Labs in exchange for the 10,000,000 shares that it owned by virtue of the above-referenced purchase from Larry Adelt.

On April 29, 2015, the Company, CLS Labs and CLS Merger Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of CLS Holdings  (“Merger Sub”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) and completed a merger, whereby CLS Merger Inc. merged with and into CLS Labs, with CLS Labs remaining as the surviving entity (the “Merger”). Upon the consummation of the Merger, the shares of the common stock of CLS Holdings owned by CLS Labs were extinguished and the former stockholders of CLS Labs were issued an aggregate of 15,000,000 (post Reverse Split) shares of common stock in CLS Holdings in exchange for their shares of common stock in CLS Labs. As a result of the Merger, the Company acquired the business of CLS Labs and abandoned its previous business.

 

The Company has a patent pending proprietary method of extracting cannabinoids from cannabis plants and converting the resulting cannabinoid extracts into concentrates such as oils, waxes, edibles and shatter. These concentrates may be ingested in a number of ways, including through vaporization via electronic cigarettes (“e-cigarettes”), and used for a variety of pharmaceutical and other purposes. Internal testing of this extraction method and conversion process has revealed that it produces a cleaner, higher quality product and a significantly higher yield than the cannabinoid extraction processes currently existing in the marketplace. The Company has not commercialized its patent pending proprietary process or otherwise earned any revenues.  The Company plans to generate revenues through licensing, fee-for-service and joint venture arrangements related to its patent pending proprietary method of extracting cannabinoids from cannabis plants and converting the resulting cannabinoid extracts into saleable concentrates.

The Company has adopted a fiscal year end of May 31st.

These financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and are expressed in US dollars.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CLS Holdings USA, Inc., and its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, CLS Labs, Inc. and CLS Labs Colorado, Inc.  All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation of these entities.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $259,189 and $78,310 as of November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, respectively.

Property and equipment is recorded at the lower of cost or estimated net recoverable amount, and is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives.  Computer equipment is being depreciated over a three-year period.

The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company continually monitors its banking relationships and consequently has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. The Company incurred no advertising and marketing costs for the three and six months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016.

Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. The Company incurred no research and development costs for the three and six months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, which requires the establishment of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to the extent deferred tax assets may not be recoverable after consideration of the future reversal of deferred tax liabilities, tax planning strategies, and projected future taxable income.

 

Pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 825 - Financial Instruments, the Company is required to estimate the fair value of all financial instruments included on its balance sheets. The carrying amount of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, note receivable, notes payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, none of which is held for trading, approximates their estimated fair values due to the short-term maturities of those financial instruments.

A three-tier fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by market data.

 

Derivatives are recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The conversion features of the convertible notes are embedded derivatives and are separately valued and accounted for on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in fair value recognized during the period of change as a separate component of other income/expense. Fair values for exchange-traded securities and derivatives are based on quoted market prices. The pricing model the Company used for determining the fair value of its derivatives is the Lattice Model. Valuations derived from this model are subject to ongoing internal and external verification and review. The model uses market-sourced inputs such as interest rates and stock price volatilities. Selection of these inputs involves management’s judgment and may impact net income (see note 11). 

For revenue from product sales, the Company recognizes revenue using four basic criteria that must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) is based on management’s judgment regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectability of those amounts. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded. The Company defers any revenue for which the product has not been delivered or is subject to refund until such time that the Company and the customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or no refund will be required.

The Company has not generated revenue to date.

 

Basic net earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, while fully-diluted net earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive securities assumed to be outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Potentially dilutive securities consist of options and warrants to purchase common stock, and convertible debt. Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

 

The Company uses the treasury stock method to calculate the impact of outstanding stock options and warrants. Stock options and warrants for which the exercise price exceeds the average market price over the period have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per common share and, accordingly, are excluded from the calculation.

A net loss causes all outstanding stock options and warrants to be antidilutive. As a result, the basic and dilutive losses per common share are the same for the three and six months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016.

 

Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.  The Company’s management assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment.  In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims brought to such legal counsel’s attention as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements.  If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

 

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

 

Accounting standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) are subject to change. Changes in such standards may have an impact on the Company’s future financial statements. The following is a summary of recent accounting developments.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). The update addresses eight specific cash flow issues and is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This update will be effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within the reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of the update on its financial statements.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Note 2 – Going Concern

As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses from operations resulting in an accumulated deficit of $12,082,893 as of November 30, 2017. Further losses are anticipated in the development of the Company’s business raising substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company generating profitable operations in the future and/or obtaining the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management intends to finance operating costs over the next twelve months with loans, the proceeds from the sale of securities, and/or revenues from operations. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from this uncertainty. 

Note 3 – Prepaid Expenses

 

Prepaid expenses consisted of the following at November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017:

 

Note 4 – Security Deposit

Note 5 – Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017.

Depreciation expense totaled $223 and $223 for the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively. Depreciation expense totaled $446 and $446 for the six months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 respectively.

 

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following at November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017.

 

Total amortization expense charged to operations for the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 was $108 and $108, respectively. Total amortization expense charged to operations for the six months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 was $216 and $216, respectively.   The domain name is being amortized over a period of 60 months.

 

Note 8 – Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following at November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017.

 

 

Note 9 – Related Party Transactions

 

As of November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, the Company owed the amount of $37,500 and $37,500, respectively, to Jeffrey Binder, its President and Chief Executive Officer, for accrued salary. For the three and six months ended November 30, 2017, unpaid accrued salary in the amount of $12,500 and $75,000, respectively, was transferred to a convertible promissory note due to Mr. Binder (see note 9).

 

As of November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, the Company had accrued salary due to Alan Bosnett, a former officer of the Company prior to his October 1, 2017 separation, in the amount of $37,500 and $0, respectively.

As of November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, the Company had accrued salary due to Michael Abrams, a former officer of the Company prior to his September 1, 2015 termination, in the amount of $16,250.

As of November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, the Company had related party payables in the amount of $17,930 due to officers and directors related to expenses paid on behalf of the Company. The Company imputed interest at the rate of 6% per annum on these liabilities, and recorded imputed interest expense on these liabilities in the amounts of $268 and $539 during the three and six months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  These interest accruals were charged to additional paid-in capital.

 

Related Party Notes Payable

 

The Company has convertible notes payable and demand convertible notes payable outstanding to Jeffrey Binder, an officer and director, and to Newcan Investment Partners, LLC, an entity that is wholly owned by Frank Koretsky, a director (see note 10).

Note 10 – Notes Payable

On May 31, 2017, the Company entered into an Omnibus Loan Amendment Agreement (the “Omnibus Loan Amendment”) with Jeffrey I. Binder, Frank Koretsky, Newcan Investment Partners LLC and CLS CO 2016, LLC (collectively, the “Insiders”).  Pursuant to the Omnibus Loan Amendment, the Company agreed with the Insiders to amend certain terms of loans the Insiders made to the Company for working capital purposes, which loans were initially demand loans, and, except for loans made in 2017, were later memorialized as convertible loans (the “Insider Loans”), in exchange for the agreement of the Insiders to convert all Insider Loans where funds were advanced prior to January 1, 2017, which totaled $2,537,750, plus $166,490 of accrued interest thereon, into an aggregate of 10,816,960 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.25 per share, and forego the issuance of warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock upon conversion.  This resulted in the issuance of an additional 7,609,910 shares compared to the original number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Insider Loans prior to the Omnibus Loan Agreement. The Company valued the shares at $0.125, which was the market price of the Company’s stock at the conversion date, and charged the amount of $951,239 to loss on modification of debt during the twelve months ended May 31, 2017. The Company entered into the Omnibus Loan Amendment in order to ease the debt burden on the Company and prevent it from defaulting on the Insider Loans.

 

Pursuant to the Omnibus Loan Amendment, the following amendments were made to the Insider Loans: (a) the Company reduced the conversion price on the Insider Loans from between $0.75 and $1.07 per share of common stock to $0.25 per share of common stock, in those cases where the conversion price was greater than $0.25, which reduced conversion price exceeded the closing price of the common stock during the three months prior to the Omnibus Loan Amendment; (b) the Company deleted the requirement to issue warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock upon conversion of the Insider Loans; (c) the Company amended one Insider Loan to permit conversion of only the portion of the Insider Loan related to services that were provided to it prior to January 1, 2017; and (d) the Company amended the terms of the Insider Loans where funds were advanced on or after January 1, 2017, which Insider Loans were not converted into the Company’s common stock, to provide for, where not already the case, a 10% interest rate per annum, a $0.25 conversion price per share of common stock, and the deletion of the requirement that the Company issue warrants to purchase its common stock upon conversion of such Insider Loans.

 

 

		November 30, 2017			May 31, 2017
Unsecured convertible note issued to Newcan, an entity owned by Frank Koretsky, a director of the Company, dated October 9, 2017 in the original amount of $30,000 (the “Newcan Convertible Note 6”). The Newcan Convertible Note 6 was funded with the conversion of $30,000 of advances Newcan made to the Company under the Newcan Funding Notes.  This note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum.  No interest payments are required until January 2, 2019, at which time all accrued interest becomes due and payable.  Commencing on April 1, 2019, the first of eight principal payments in the amount of $3,750 will become due; subsequent principal payments will become due on the first day of each July, October, January and April until paid in full.  This note and accrued interest under the note may be converted, in whole or in part, into one share of common stock for each $0.25 converted.  The Company recognized a discount of $15,808 on the Newcan Convertible Note 6 related to the value of the beneficial conversion feature at the time of issuance; $751 of this discount was amortized during the three months ended November 30, 2017.  During the three months ended November 30, 2017, interest in the amount of $427 was accrued on the Newcan Convertible Note 6 and $148 of accrued interest was transferred from the Newcan Funding Notes.			30,000		-
Unsecured convertible note issued to Jeffery Binder, an officer and director of the Company, dated October 9, 2017 in the original principal amount of $39,521 (the “Binder Convertible Note 7”).  The Binder Notes 7 was funded with the conversion of $12,500 of unpaid accrued salary due to Mr. Binder and $27,021 of advances Mr. Binder made to the Company under the Binder Funding Notes.  This note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum.  No interest payments are required until January 2, 2019, at which time all accrued interest becomes due and payable.  Commencing April 1, 2019, the first of eight principal payments in the amount of $4,940 will become due, subsequent payments will become due on the first day of each July, October, January and April until paid in full.  This note and accrued interest under the note may be converted, in whole or in part, into one share of common stock for each $0.25 converted.  The Company recognized a discount of $12,000 on the Binder Convertible Note 7 related to the value of the beneficial conversion feature at the time of issuance; $570 of this discount was amortized during the three months ended November 30, 2017. During the three months ended November 30, 2017, interest in the amount of $563 was accrued on the Binder Convertible Note 7 and $122 of accrued interest was transferred from the Binder Funding Notes.			39,521		-
Total – Convertible Notes Payable, Related Parties		$	1,140,996			$	192,000
Less: Discount			(346,471	)			-
Convertible Notes Payable, Related Parties, Net of Discounts		$	794,525			$	192,000
Convertible Notes Payable, Related Parties, Net of Discounts, Current Portion		$	48,000			$	-
Convertible Notes Payable, Related Parties, Net of Discounts, Long-term Portion			746,525				192,000

 

 

 

 

Beneficial Conversion Features

 

The 8% Note and FirstFire Note contain conversion features that create derivative liabilities. The pricing model the Company uses for determining fair value of its derivatives is the Lattice Model. Valuations derived from this model are subject to ongoing internal and external verification and review. The model uses market-sourced inputs such as interest rates and stock price volatilities. Selection of these inputs involves management’s judgment and may impact net income.  The derivative component of the 8% Note was valued at issuance, at conversion, at restructure, and at each period end.  See note 11.

 

Note 11 – Stockholders’ Equity

 

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 250,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. The Company had 39,126,944 and 32,852,944 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, respectively.

 

The Company recorded imputed interest of $268 and $271 during the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 on related party payables due to a director and officer of the Company. The Company recorded imputed interest of $539 and $539 during the six months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 on related party payables due to a director and officer of the Company.

Stock Issued for Services

On July 13, 2017, the Company issued 24,000 shares of common stock to a consultant in exchange for a $6,000 accrued liability for services previously provided.  This resulted in a gain on the settlement of accounts payable in the amount of $3,480.

 

Stock Issued for Note Exchange

Warrants 

On November 15, 2017, the Company issued FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund, LLC (“FirstFire”) a three year common stock purchase warrant to purchase 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.75 per share.  These warrants were valued at $123,950 and were charged to operations during the three months ended November 30, 2017.

 

The following table summarizes the significant terms of warrants outstanding at November 30, 2017. These warrants were granted as part of a financing agreement:

 

 

Transactions involving warrants are summarized as follows:

 

Note 12 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company has entered into convertible note agreements containing beneficial conversion features with Old Main and with FirstFire.  The Old Main 8% Note was satisfied during the three months ended November 30, 2017, along with the derivative liability associated with the Old Main 8% Note. See note 11.  One of the features is a ratchet reset provision which, in general, reduces the conversion price should the Company issue equity with an effective price per share that is lower than the stated conversion price in the note agreement. The Company accounts for the fair value of the conversion feature in accordance with ASC 815- Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging and Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) 07-05- Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock (“EITF 07-05”). The Company carries the embedded derivative on its balance sheet at fair value and accounts for any unrealized change in fair value as a component of its results of operations.

The following summarizes the Company’s derivative financial liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis at November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017.

The estimated fair values of the Company’s derivative liabilities are as follows:

 

		Derivative
		Liability
Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
Balance as of May 31, 2017		$	95,276
Issuances			673,891
Conversions/Redemptions			(603,559	)
Extinguishment of debt			13,395
Revaluation loss			174,090
Balance as of November 30, 2017		$	353,093

 

Note 13 – Commitment and Contingencies

 

 

Employment Agreements

 

CLS Labs and Jeffrey Binder entered into a five-year employment agreement effective October 1, 2014. Under the agreement, Mr. Binder serves as CLS Labs’ Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and is entitled to receive an annual salary of $150,000. Under the agreement, Mr. Binder is also entitled to receive a performance bonus equal to 2% of CLS Labs’ annual EBITDA, up to a maximum annual cash compensation of $1 million (including his base salary), and annual stock options, exercisable at the fair market value of CLS Labs’ common stock on the date of grant, in an amount equal to 2% of its annual EBITDA up to $42.5 million and 4% of its annual EBITDA in excess of $42.5 million.  On April 28, 2015, CLS Labs and the Company entered into an addendum to Mr. Binder’s employment agreement whereby Mr. Binder agreed that following the merger of CLS Labs and a subsidiary of the Company, in addition to his obligations to CLS Labs, he would serve the Company and its subsidiaries in such roles as the Company may request.  In exchange, the Company agreed to assume the obligations of CLS Labs to grant Mr. Binder annual stock options, as referenced above.  Mr. Binder continues to receive an annual salary of $150,000 from CLS Labs for serving as its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.  My Binder has deferred all of the salary payable to him under his employment agreement through November 30, 2017.  On July 20, 2016, March 31, 2017, August 23, 2017, and October 9, 2017 the Company issued Mr. Binder convertible notes in exchange for $250,000, $112,500, $62,500, and $39,521, respectively, in deferred salary, among other amounts owed to Mr. Binder by the Company.  As of November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, the Company had accrued compensation due to Mr. Binder in the amount of 37,500 and $37,500.

 

Effective August 1, 2015, the Company and Alan Bonsett entered into a five-year employment agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Bonsett commenced serving as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer on August 15, 2015. Under the agreement, Mr. Bonsett is entitled to receive an annual salary of $150,000. Further, he is entitled to receive a performance bonus equal to 2% of the Company’s annual EBITDA, up to a maximum annual cash compensation of $1 million (including his base salary), and annual stock options, exercisable at the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, in an amount equal to 2% of its annual EBITDA up to $42.5 million and 4% of its annual EBITDA in excess of $42.5 million. Additionally, Mr. Bonsett received a one-time signing bonus of 250,000 (post Reverse-Split) shares of restricted common stock of the Company, valued at $327,500, which became fully vested one year from the effective date of the agreement. Mr. Bonsett, as an owner of Picture Rock Holdings, LLC (“PRH”), will indirectly receive the benefits of the Colorado Arrangement discussed in Note 12. The business to be operated by PRH pursuant to the Colorado Arrangement has not yet produced revenues. Mr. Bonsett has agreed to defer his salary effective July 1, 2017; at November 30, 2017, the Company had accrued compensation due to Mr. Bonsett in the amount of $37,500. On October 1, 2017, the Company and Mr. Alan Bonsett, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, mutually agreed to end his employment with the Company.  Mr. Bonsett may provide consulting services to the Company in the future on an as needed basis.

 Effective November 30, 2017, the Company and Mr. Lamadrid entered into a one-year employment agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Lamadrid commenced serving as the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer on December 1, 2017. Under the agreement, Mr. Lamadrid is entitled to receive an annual salary of $175,000. Further, he is entitled to receive a performance bonus equal to 2% of the Company’s annual EBITDA, and annual restricted stock awards of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal to 3% of its annual EBITDA. Additionally, Mr. Lamadrid is entitled to a one-time signing bonus of 500,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Company, which shall become fully vested one year from the effective date of the agreement.

At November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, the Company had accrued salary due to Michael Abrams, a former officer of the Company, prior to his September 1, 2015 termination, in the amount of $16,250.

Note 14 – Subsequent Events

On December 4, 2017, the Company and Alternative Solutions, LLC (“Alternative Solutions”) entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) for the Company to acquire (the “Oasis Acquisition”) the outstanding equity interests in three subsidiaries of Alternative Solutions (collectively, the “Oasis LLCs”).  Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company paid a non-refundable deposit of $250,000 upon signing, which will be followed by an additional payment of $1,800,000 within 45 days (75 days if an extension fee of $200,000 is paid by the Company) for an initial 10% of each of the Oasis LLCs.  At that time, the Company will apply for state regulatory approval to own an interest in the Oasis LLCs.  The 10% membership interest cannot be issued to the Company until it receives such approval.  If the Company does not receive such regulatory approvals within ninety (90) days, the Company may terminate the Acquisition Agreement and receive the return of its $1,800,000 deposit.  Within ninety (90) days after the Company makes the additional payment of $1,800,000, the Company must make the payments to acquire the remaining 90% of the Oasis LLCs, which are equal to cash in the amount of $6,200,000, a $4.0 million promissory note due in December 2018 (the “Oasis Note”), and $6,000,000 in shares (the “Purchase Price Shares”) of its common stock (collectively, the “Closing Consideration”).  At that time, the Company must apply for state regulatory approval to own the additional 90% in membership interests in the Oasis LLCs.  Upon receipt of such approval, the Company will close on the purchase of the membership interests pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement.

The number of Purchase Price Shares shall equal $6,000,000 divided by the lower of $1.00 or the conversion price to receive one share of the Company’s common stock in its next equity offering that commences in 2018, multiplied by 80%.  The Oasis Note will be secured by a first priority security interest over the assets of each of the Oasis LLCs and Alternative Solutions, including the Company’s 10% equity interest in the Oasis LLCs, and the Company shall deliver to Alternative Solutions a confession of judgment that will become effective in the event of any event of default under the Oasis Note.

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

 

We were incorporated on March 31, 2011 as Adelt Design, Inc. to manufacture and market carpet binding art. Production and marketing of carpet binding art never commenced.  On November 20, 2014, we adopted amended and restated articles of incorporation, thereby changing our name to CLS Holdings USA, Inc. Effective December 10, 2014, we effected a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock at a ratio of 1-for-0.625 (the “Reverse Split”), wherein 0.625 shares of our common stock were issued in exchange for each share of common stock issued and outstanding.

On April 29, 2015, the Company, CLS Labs and the Merger Sub consummated the merger, whereby the Merger Sub merged with and into CLS Labs, with CLS Labs remaining as the surviving entity. As a result of the merger, we acquired the business of CLS Labs and abandoned our previous business. As such, only the financial statements of CLS Labs are included in this annual report.

CLS Labs was originally incorporated in the state of Nevada on May 1, 2014 under the name RJF Labs, Inc. before changing its name to CLS Labs, Inc. on October 24, 2014. It was formed to commercialize a proprietary method of extracting cannabinoids from cannabis plants and converting the resulting cannabinoid extracts into concentrates such as oils, waxes, edibles and shatter. These concentrates may be ingested in a number of ways, including through vaporization via electronic cigarettes (“e-cigarettes”), and used for a variety of pharmaceutical and other purposes. Testing in conjunction with two Colorado growers of this extraction method and conversion process has revealed that it produces a cleaner, higher quality product and a significantly higher yield than the cannabinoid extraction processes currently existing in the marketplace.

On April 17, 2015, CLS Labs took its first step toward commercializing its proprietary methods and processes by entering into the Colorado Arrangement through its wholly owned subsidiary, CLS Labs Colorado, with certain Colorado entities, including PRH. Recently, we suspended our plans to proceed with the Colorado Arrangement due to regulatory delays and have not yet determined when we will pursue it again. Instead, we plan to pursue other revenue producing opportunities, including the Acquisition Agreement with Alternative Solutions, as described below, in other states through the acquisition of cannabis and other complementary companies. We recently received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with respect to our patent application for our proprietary extraction and conversion methodology.  We have not yet commercialized our proprietary process and have not earned any revenues.

 

We intend to monetize our extraction and conversion method and generate revenues through (i) the licensing of our patent pending proprietary methods and processes to others, (ii) the processing of cannabis for others, and (iii) the purchase of cannabis and the processing and sale of cannabis-related products.  We plan to accomplish this through the acquisition of companies, the creation of joint ventures, through licensing agreements, and through fee-for-service arrangements with growers and dispensaries of cannabis products. We believe that we can establish a position as one of the premier cannabinoid extraction and processing companies in the industry. Assuming we do so, we then intend to explore the creation of our own brand of concentrates for consumer use, which we would sell wholesale to cannabis dispensaries. We believe that we can create a “gold standard” national brand by standardizing the testing, compliance and labeling of our products in an industry currently comprised of small, local businesses with erratic and unreliable product quality, testing practices and labeling. We also plan to offer consulting services through Cannabis Life Sciences Consulting, LLC, which will generate revenue by providing consulting services to cannabis-related businesses, including growers, dispensaries and laboratories, and driving business to our processing facilities.

On January 4, 2018, the Attorney General of the United States issued new written guidance concerning the enforcement of federal laws relating to marijuana.  The Attorney General’s memorandum stated that previous DOJ guidance specific to marijuana enforcement, including the memorandum issued by former Deputy Attorney General James Cole on August 29, 2013 (as amended on February 14, 2014, the “Cole Memo”) is unnecessary and is rescinded, effective immediately.  The Cole Memo told federal prosecutors that in states that had legalized marijuana, they should use their prosecutorial discretion to focus not on businesses that comply with state regulations, but on illicit enterprises that create harms like selling drugs to children, operating with criminal gangs, and selling across state lines.  In addition, since 2014, the federal budget has prohibited the DOJ from using federal funds to prosecute medical cannabis businesses pursuant to a budget rider, which must be renewed annually and is presently set to expire on January 19, 2018.  The Attorney General has now advised that it will be left to the discretion of the local US attorneys in the various districts to decide how and when to enforce the federal marijuana laws.  As a result of the Attorney General’s recent guidance, it is unclear whether and how US attorneys in states with medical and/or recreational marijuana laws will enforce federal laws relating to the prohibition of the possession, ownership or sale of marijuana, among other things.  It is also unclear whether any states will challenge the Attorney General’s new pronouncement in the applicable courts.  However, as a result of the Attorney General’s new guidance, some banks, clearing brokers and other businesses may cease or limit how they do business with companies in the marijuana business to avoid a possible violation of federal law.  It is also possible that some US attorneys may begin enforcing federal laws to prevent marijuana businesses that are otherwise validly operating under state laws, from conducting business.  Thus, regardless of whether the Attorney General’s new pronouncement is enforced or found to be lawful, it could have a material adverse impact on the marijuana industry, including our business.

We had a net loss of $2,525,598 and $3,091,283 for the three and six months ended November 30, 2017, resulting in an accumulated deficit as of November 30, 2017 of $12,082,893. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended November 30, 2017 and 2016

The Company had no revenues during the three months periods ended November 30, 2017 and November 30, 2016.

General and administrative expenses decreased $77,904, or approximately 48%, to $85,218 during the three months ended November 30, 2017, compared to $163,122 for the three months ended November 30, 2016.  General and administrative expenses consisted primarily of general office expenses, travel costs, rent expense, compensation costs, bank charges and payroll expenses.  The decrease was primarily due to our decision to vacate our Colorado premises and return the leased space to the landlord in 2017, which reduced our occupancy costs. We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as we implement our business plan and commence operations.

 

Professional fees decreased $185,069, or approximately 37%, to $318,162 during the six months ended November 30, 2017 compared to $503,231 for the six months ended November 30, 2016.  This decrease was due primarily to the reduction of legal and investor relations fees for the six months ended November 30, 2017 compared to the prior period due to a decrease in SEC filings and capital raising activities during the six months ended November 30, 2017. We expect professional fees to increase in future periods as our business grows.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes total current assets, liabilities and working capital at November 30, 2017 compared to May 31, 2017.

 

 

At November 30, 2017 and May 31, 2017, we had a working capital deficit of $1,147,820 and $1,746,758, respectively. This working capital deficit occurred primarily because we have not yet commenced earning revenues.  We plan to commence earning revenues upon the closing on our pending Acquisition Agreement with Alternative Solutions, which we believe will close in approximately April 2018, assuming certain conditions are satisfied, as described below.  During the six months ended November 30, 2017, we obtained loans from our officers, directors and entities affiliated with Frank Koretsky, one of our directors, to cover operating expenses. We also obtained a loan from FirstFire to pay the initial deposit due under the Acquisition Agreement. This working capital deficit will likely increase until we begin earning revenues but should not be viewed as an indicator of our future performance once we commence earning revenues. We have operated at a loss since inception. 

Cash flows used in operating activities was $424,750 during the six months ended November 30, 2017 compared to $687,833 during the six months ended November 30, 2016, a decrease in the amount of $263,083.  This decrease is due primarily to an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses at November 30, 2017 in the amount of $247,607 compared to the prior period.

Old Main Agreements

On March 18, 2016, we issued Old Main an 8% Convertible Promissory Note (the “8% Note”) in the principal amount of $200,000 for Old Main’s commitment to enter into an equity line transaction with us and prepare all of the related transaction documents. The 8% Note bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum. On October 6, 2016, we amended the 8% Note, among other documents (the “First Amendment”) to defer the commencement of amortization payments on the 8% Note so that they commenced at the earlier of February 3, 2017 or on the date the registration statement with respect to the underlying shares had been declared effective by the SEC.  On such date, we were required begin to redeem 1/6th of the face amount of the 8% Note and any accrued but unpaid interest on a monthly basis. Such amortization payment could be made, at our option, in cash or, subject to certain conditions, in our common stock pursuant to a conversion rate equal to the lower of (a) $1.07 (the “8% Note Fixed Conversion Price”) or (b) 75% of the lowest VWAP in the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day that is immediately prior to the applicable conversion date.  Subject to certain exclusions, if we had sold or issued our common stock or certain common stock equivalents at an effective price per share that was lower than the 8% Note Fixed Conversion Price, the conversion price would have been reduced to equal to such lower price.

On November 28, 2016, we entered into a Second Amendment to the 8% Note issued on March 18 (the “Second Amendment”) to amend the 8% Note, among other documents, as amended by the First Amendment, in certain respects.  Pursuant to the Second Amendment, among other things, the 8% Note was converted from an installment note to a “balloon” note, with all principal and interest on the 8% Note due on March 18, 2017; the Fixed Conversion Price associated with the 8% Note was changed to a variable conversion price equal to the lesser of the prior Fixed Conversion Price or 75% of the lowest VWAP in the fifteen trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the conversion date; our ability to repay the 8% Note with our common stock was deleted except pursuant to a voluntary conversion by Old Main; and Old Main was prohibited from selling, per trading day, an amount of our common stock in excess of the greater of $5,000 or 25% of the average number of shares of common stock sold per day for the five trading days preceding the day of sale multiplied by the average daily VWAP during the immediately preceding 5-trading day period.

On April 18, 2016, we also entered into an equity line agreement with Old Main whereby we may issue and sell to Old Main, at our option from time to time, up to $4,000,000 of our common stock at a purchase price equal to 80% of the lowest VWAP of the common stock during a five day “Valuation Period.”

On October 6, 2016, we entered into an amendment to the equity line Agreement to amend the new commitment period, which is 24 months from the date of this amendment.  Second, the equity line agreement was amended to prohibit us from delivering a subsequent put notice from the beginning of any “Valuation Period” until the fourth trading day immediately following the closing associated with the prior put notice.  Third, the beneficial ownership limitation was amended to increase the beneficial ownership limitation to 9.99% and to remove the ability of Old Main to increase or decrease the beneficial ownership limitation.

 

 

Koretsky and Affiliate Notes

Between August 11, 2015 and May 31, 2017, we borrowed an aggregate of $1,657,000 from Frank Koretsky, a director of the Company, and $150,000 from CLS CO 2016, LLC and $465,000 from Newcan Investment Partners, LLC, two entities that are affiliated with Mr. Koretsky.  These loans were unsecured, accrued interest between 6% and 15% per year, were due either on demand or within three years after the date of the applicable note, and, in some cases, were convertible into shares of our common stock and warrants at rates between $.25 and 1.07 per share.  Effective on May 31, 2017, we entered into the Omnibus Loan Amendment Agreement, whereby the portion of these loans that was advanced prior to December 31, 2017 was converted into our common stock, together with accrued interest on these loans.  As a result of these conversions, Mr. Koretsky, CLS CO 2016 and Newcan converted an aggregate of $1,485,000, $150,000, and $460,000 in principal, and $130,069, 49,247 and $7,747 in accrued interest, into an aggregate of 6,460,276, 636,988 and 1,870,988 shares of common stock at $.25 per share.  Pursuant to the Omnibus Loan Amendment Agreement, the conversion rate on all of the loans made by Mr. Koretsky, CO CLS 2016, and Newcan was reduced, if applicable, to $.25 per share and Mr. Koretsky and his affiliates gave up the right to receive warrants upon conversion.  Thus, each of Mr. Koretsky, CLS CO 2016 and Newcan received 4,560,849, 488,159 and 1,433,841 shares of common stock in excess of what they would have received had they converted their loans into common stock prior to the effective date of the Omnibus Loan Amendment Agreement.

On October 9, 2017, Newcan exchanged $30,000 in principal of Newcan Funding Notes (advanced in September 2017) for Newcan Convertible Note 6.  This note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum.  No payments are required until January 2, 2019, at which time all accrued interest becomes due and payable.  Commencing on April 1, 2019, the first of eight principal payments will become due; subsequent principal payments will become due on the first day of each July, October, January and April until paid in full.  This note and accrued interest thereunder may be converted, in whole or in part, into one share of common stock for each $0.25 converted.

Binder Notes

Between June 1, 2015 and May 31, 2017, we borrowed an aggregate of $251,800 from Jeffrey Binder, a director and officer of the Company.  These loans were unsecured, accrued interest between 6% and 10% per year, were due either on demand or within three years after the date of the applicable note, and, in some cases, were convertible into shares of our common stock and warrants at rates between $.25 and 1.07 per share.  Effective on May 31, 2017, we entered into the Omnibus Loan Amendment Agreement, whereby the portion of these loans that was advanced prior to May 31, 2017 was converted into our common stock, together with accrued interest on these loans.  As a result of these conversions, Mr. Binder converted an aggregate of $442,750 in principal and $19,427 in accrued interest, into an aggregate of 1,848,708 shares of common stock at $.25 per share.  Pursuant to the Omnibus Loan Amendment Agreement, the conversion rate on all of the loans made by Mr. Binder was reduced, if applicable, to $.25 per share and Mr. Binder gave up the right to receive warrants upon conversion.  Thus, Mr. Binder received 1,127,061 shares of common stock in excess of what he would have received had he converted his loans into common stock prior to the effective date of the Omnibus Loan Amendment Agreement.

On October 9, 2017, Mr. Binder, an officer and director of the Company, exchanged $39,521 in principal of Binder Funding Notes (advanced in September and October 2017) for Binder Convertible Note 7.  This amount included $12,500 of accrued but unpaid salary due by the Company to Mr. Binder.  This note bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum.  No payments are required until January 2, 2019, at which time all accrued interest becomes due and payable.  Commencing on April 1, 2019, the first of eight principal payments will become due; subsequent principal payments will become due on the first day of each July, October, January and April until paid in full.  This note and accrued interest thereunder may be converted, in whole or in part, into one share of common stock for each $0.25 converted.

 

We entered into the Omnibus Loan Amendment in order to ease the debt burden on us and prevent us from defaulting on the Insider Loans. Pursuant to the Omnibus Loan Amendment, the following amendments were made to the Insider Loans: (a) we reduced the conversion price on the Insider Loans from between $0.75 and $1.07 per share of common stock to $0.25 per share of common stock, in those cases where the conversion price was greater than $0.25, which reduced conversion price exceeds the closing price of the common stock during the last three months; (b) we deleted the requirement to issue warrants to purchase our common stock upon conversion of the Insider Loans; (c) we amended one Insider Loan to permit conversion of only the portion of the Insider Loan related to services that were provided to us prior to January 1, 2017; and (d) we amended the terms of the Insider Loans where funds were advanced on or after January 1, 2017, which Insider Loans were not converted into our common stock, to provide for, where not already the case, a 10% interest rate per annum, a $0.25 conversion price per share of common stock, and the deletion of the requirement that we issue warrants to purchase our common stock upon conversion of such Insider Loans.

Oasis Cannabis Transaction

 

On December 4, 2017, CLS and Alternative Solutions, LLC (“Alternative Solutions”) entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement”) for us to acquire (the “Oasis Acquisition”) the outstanding equity interests in three subsidiaries of Alternative Solutions (collectively, the “Oasis LLCs”).  Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company paid a non-refundable deposit of $250,000 upon signing, which will be followed by an additional payment of $1,800,000 within 45 days (75 days if we pay an extension fee of $200,000) for an initial 10% of each of the Oasis LLCs.  At that time, we will apply for state regulatory approval to own an interest in the Oasis LLCs.  The 10% membership interest cannot be issued to us until we receive such approval.  If we do not receive such regulatory approvals within ninety (90) days, we may terminate the Acquisition Agreement and receive the return of its $1,800,000 deposit.  Within ninety (90) days after we make the additional payment of $1,800,000, we must make the payments to acquire the remaining 90% of the Oasis LLCs, which are equal to cash in the amount of $6,200,000, a $4.0 million promissory note due in December 2018 (the “Oasis Note”), and $6,000,000 in shares (the “Purchase Price Shares”) of our common stock (collectively, the “Closing Consideration”).  At that time, we must apply for state regulatory approval to own the additional 90% in membership interests in the Oasis LLCs.  Upon receipt of such approval, we will close on the purchase of the membership interests pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement. 

Going concern

 

Our financial statements were prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplate the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. We have incurred continuous losses from operations since inception, have an accumulated deficit of $11,953,503 and had a working capital deficit of $1,147,820 at November 30, 2017. In addition, we do not currently have the cash resources to meet our operating commitments during the next twelve months. Our ability to continue as a going concern must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, and complications frequently encountered by developmental stage companies.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to generate sufficient cash from operations to meet our cash needs, to borrow capital and to sell equity to support our plans to acquire operating businesses, open processing facilities and finance ongoing operations. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be successful in our efforts to raise additional debt or equity capital and/or that cash generated by our future operations will be adequate to meet our needs. These factors, among others, indicate that we may be unable to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Management uses various estimates and assumptions in preparing our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. Accounting estimates that are the most important to the presentation of our results of operations and financial condition, and which require the greatest use of judgment by management, are designated as our critical accounting estimates. We have the following critical accounting estimates:

·	Estimates and assumptions used in the valuation of derivative liabilities: Management utilizes a lattice model to estimate the fair value of derivative liabilities. The model includes subjective assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards 

 

Accounting standards promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) are subject to change. Changes in such standards may have an impact on our future financial statements. The following are a summary of recent accounting developments.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.

This item is not applicable as we are currently considered a smaller reporting company.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, among other things, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Securities Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Jeffrey Binder, our Chief Executive Officer, and David Lamadrid, our Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on their evaluation, Mr. Binder and Mr. Lamadrid concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to us that is required to be included in our periodic SEC filings and ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, for the following reasons:

 

·We do not have an independent board of directors or audit committee or adequate segregation of duties; and

 

·We do not have an independent body to oversee our internal controls over financial reporting and lack segregation of duties due to our limited resources.

 

We plan to rectify these weaknesses by implementing an independent board of directors and hiring additional accounting personnel once we have additional resources to do so.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We know of no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or of which any of its property is the subject. In addition, we do not know of any such proceedings contemplated by any governmental authorities.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

This item is not applicable as we are currently considered a smaller reporting company.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.