EQUATOR Beverage Co - Quarter Report: 2017 March (Form 10-Q)

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q 

(Mark One)

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

For the Quarterly Period Ended: March 31, 2017

OR

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

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission file number: 000-55269

Registrant’s telephone number: 201 633 6519

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On May 1, 2017, there were 22,768,576 shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $0.001, issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MOJO ORGANICS, INC.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

March 31, 2017

NOTE 1 – BUSINESS

Overview

MOJO Organics, Inc. (“MOJO” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on August 2, 2007. Headquartered in Jersey City, NJ, the Company engages in new product development, production, marketing, distribution and sales of beverage brands that are natural, USDA Organic and Non GMO Project verified.

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q  and article 10 of Regulation S-X and the related rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. However, the Company believes that the disclosures included in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The unaudited interim condensed financial statements included in this document have been prepared on the same basis as the annual audited financial statements, and in the Company’s opinion, reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation in accordance with GAAP and SEC regulations for interim financial statements. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that the Company will have for any subsequent period. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes to those statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 included in the Company’s Annual  Report on Form 10-K. 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP. Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include investment instruments and time deposits purchased with a maturity of three months or less. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company did not have any cash equivalents.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are stated at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. The Company provides for probable uncollectible amounts based upon its assessment of the current status of the individual receivables and after using reasonable collection efforts. The allowance for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was zero.

Inventories

Inventories, consisting solely of finished goods, are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. When necessary, the Company provides allowances to adjust the carrying value of its inventories to the lower of cost or net realizable value. 

Supplier Deposits

Supplier Deposits consist of payments to manufacturers for future production.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from sales of products is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery of products has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Costs incurred for sales incentives and discounts are accounted for as a reduction in revenue.

Shipping and Handling Costs

Shipping and Handling Costs incurred to move finished goods from our sales distribution centers to customer locations are included in the line Selling, General and Administrative Expenses in our Statements of Operations.

Net Loss Per Common Share

 Basic EPS is computed by dividing the income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted EPS is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the periods.

The following potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, as they would have had an anti-dilutive impact on the Company’s net loss per common share:

Income Taxes

The Company provides for income taxes using the asset and liability approach in accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and the tax rates in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties. The Company has had no Federal or state tax examinations in the past nor does it have any at the current time.

Stock-Based Compensation

ASC Topic 718, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” prescribes accounting and reporting standards for stock-based compensation plans, including employee stock options, restricted stock, employee stock purchase plans and stock appreciation rights. ASC Topic 718 requires employee compensation expense to be recorded using the fair value method. The Company accounts for employee stock based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718.

The Company accounts for equity based transactions with non-employees under the provisions of ASC Subtopic 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.”  ASC Subtopic 505-50 establishes that equity-based payment transactions with non-employees shall be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. When the equity instrument is utilized for measurement the fair value of (i) common stock issued for payments to non-employees is measured at the market price on the date of grant; (ii) equity instruments, other than common stock, is estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. In general, we recognize an asset or expense in the same manner as if it is to pay cash or services instead of paying with or using the equity instrument.

Fair value of financial instruments

The carrying amounts of financial instruments, which include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt obligations, approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.

New Accounting Pronouncements

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

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the March 31, 2016 Financial Statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation used in the March 31, 2017 Financial Statements.

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Employment Agreements

On June 15, 2015, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the "Simpson Agreement") with Glenn Simpson pursuant to which Mr. Simpson will continue to act as the Company's Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman for a term of five (5) years as extended in consideration of (i) a base salary of $5,000 per month from June 2015 through September 2015 and then increasing to $18,500 per month, (ii) 1,544,737 shares of common stock of the Company to be issued to Mr. Simpson upon the Company generating revenue of $3,000,000 during any consecutive twelve month period during the term (the “Simpson Shares”) and (iii) an annual bonus comprised of cash and Common Stock based on performance goals established by the Board of Directors of the Company as set forth in the Simpson Agreement.  The cash bonus is established at 20% of the annual salary. The stock bonus is set at 200,000 shares of Common Stock per year through December 31, 2021 based upon revenue performance goals. The revenue goals range from $900,000 to $19,200,000 per year. The bonus awards may be accelerated should revenue exceed the annual target amounts. On December 15, 2015, the Company and Mr. Simpson entered into an amendment to the Simpson Agreement increasing the Simpson Shares by 337,500.

On June 15, 2015, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the "Spinner Agreement") with Peter Spinner pursuant to which Mr. Spinner will continue to act as the Company's Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) for a term of five (5) years as extended in consideration of (i) a base salary of $8,000 per month from June 2015 through September 2015 and then increasing to $16,000 per month, (ii) 252,632 shares of common stock of the Company to be issued to Mr. Spinner upon the Company generating revenue of $3,000,000 during any consecutive twelve month period during the term (the “Spinner Shares”) and (iii) an annual bonus comprised of cash and Common Stock based on performance goals established by the Board of Directors of the Company as set forth in the Spinner Agreement.  The cash bonus is established at 20% of the annual salary. The stock bonus is set at 375,000 shares of Common Stock per year through December 31, 2018 and 200,000 shares of Common Stock per year from 2019 through December 31, 2021 based upon revenue performance goals. The revenue goals range from $900,000 to $19,200,000 per year. The bonus awards may be accelerated should revenue exceed the annual target amounts. On December 15, 2015, the Company and Mr. Spinner entered into an amendment to the Spinner Agreement increasing the number of Spinner Shares by 345,000. 

On March 3, 2017, the Company amended the Spinner Agreement, reducing the eligible bonus shares by 1,500,000.

Lease Commitment

The Company maintains office space in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Company leases the space from a third-party pursuant to a lease agreement dated September 15, 2016 at a rate of $2,230 per month.  The lease agreement was terminated on February 28, 2017. The Company signed a new lease agreement for the period March 1, 2017 to February 28, 2018. The new rent under this agreement is $2,259 per month. Lease expense amounted to $8,146 and $5,389 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

NOTE 4 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company has authorized 190,000,000 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”) and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock (“Preferred Stock”), each having a par value of $0.001.

In October 2015, the Company approved the 2015 Incentive Stock Plan, which provides the Company with the ability to issue stock options, stock awards and/or restricted stock purchase offers for up to an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock.

In March 2013, the Company approved the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Equity Plan (the “2012 Plan”), which provides the Company with the ability to issue stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and/or stock based awards for up to an aggregate of 2,050,000 shares of Common Stock.

Private Placement Offerings

On January 20, 2016, the Company approved a subscription agreement (the “2016 Subscription”) whereby 1,428,572 shares of Common Stock were offered to accredited investors for $0.35 per share. For every two shares purchased, the investor received a warrant to acquire one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.70 per share exercisable for a period of two years from the date of issuance representing a potential aggregate of 714,286 shares of Common Stock. The Company issued a total of 964,286 shares of Common Stock and two year purchase warrants to acquire a total 482,143 shares of Common Stock to four accredited investors in consideration of $337,500.

Restricted Stock Compensation

The Company issued shares of restricted Common Stock to certain of its directors, executive officers and employees. Unvested restricted shares are subject to forfeiture. With the exception of 1,726,485 shares issued to employees and directors and 582,626 shares issued to a former director, which vest based upon achieving certain milestones, the Company records compensation expense over the vesting period based upon the fair market value on the date of grant for each share, adjusted for forfeitures.

A summary of the restricted stock issuances to directors, executive officers and employees is as follows:

In connection with the issuance of restricted stock, the Company recorded no share-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and $231,984 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.  As of March 31, 2017, there was $490,426 of total unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested share-based compensation which vests only upon the achievement of certain performance criteria.

Stock Warrants

In connection with two private placement offerings in March 2014 (the “2014 Offerings”), investors received one purchase warrant at $0.91 per share for each share of Common Stock purchased. The warrants issued to Wyatts Torch Equity Partners, LP (“Wyatts”) were incorrectly calculated. On March 6, 2017, the Company issued warrants to purchase 915,447 shares of Common Stock at $0.91 per share to Wyatts to correct for this error. There was no financial impact resulting from this warrant understatement other than an understatement of potentially dilutive shares.

In connection with the 2016 Subscription, warrants to purchase 482,143 shares of Common Stock were issued at a price of $0.70 per share and are exercisable for a period of two years from the date of issuance.

The following table summarizes warrant activity during the period:

Advisory Services

On October 3, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Ian Thompson for strategic business advisory services, public relations services and investor relations services with Ian Thompson.  In connection with this agreement, the Company issued 167,204 shares of restricted Common Stock and recorded consulting fees of $501,612 during 2013, which was the fair market value of the stock on the date of issue.  The stock is vested; however it is restricted from trading. Ian Thompson was also issued 200,000 shares of restricted Common Stock, which was to vest quarterly based upon the Company reaching certain market capitalization and revenue goals, in addition to providing the above services, with the last tranche vesting scheduled to vest on June 30, 2014. Consulting fees amounting to $105,000 and $280,000 were recorded in 2014 and 2013, respectively, related to the 200,000 shares of Common Stock.  Throughout the term of the agreement, the Company requested that Ian Thompson render performance under the agreement and to provide evidence of same. Ian Thompson failed to perform in all material respects under the terms of the agreement and refused to provide evidence.

On June 27, 2014, the Company terminated the agreement.  The Company is taking all necessary steps for the cancellation of the 367,204 shares, due to lack of delivery of consideration and material breach of the agreement.

NOTE 5 – STOCK OPTIONS

During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, compensation expense related to stock options of $726 and $18,809, respectively, was recorded. As of March 31, 2017, there was $604 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options. That remaining cost is expected to be recognized by June 30, 2017.

NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of March 31, 2017, accrued payroll of $588,100 was payable to the CEO and the COO of the Company. This amount included unpaid salary as well as unpaid bonus. As of December 31, 2016, accrued payroll of $484,600 was payable to the CEO and COO, and such amount included unpaid salary as well as unpaid bonus.

During 2016, the CEO and the COO forgave unpaid salary due to them of $96,000 and $81,000, respectively.

In January 2016, the Company sold 285,715 shares of Common Stock and warrants to purchase 142,857 shares of Common Stock at $0.70 per share to Wyatts for $100,000 pursuant to the 2016 Subscription. The managing member of Wyatts is the COO of the Company, as well as a Director of the Company.

NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events,” the Company evaluates events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date for potential recognition in the financial statements. The effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence of conditions that existed at the balance sheet date are recognized in the financial statements as of March 31, 2017. In preparing these financial statements, the Company evaluated the events and transactions that occurred through the date these financial statements were issued. 

On April 6, 2017, the Company amended the Simpson Agreement. Effective April 1, 2017, Mr. Simpson will no longer be paid at a rate of $22,000 per month. He has agreed to a reduction in salary to $5,000 per month payable in cash and the right to receive 67,000 shares of restricted Common Stock per month. These restricted shares have no voting rights, are not eligible for dividends and are non-transferable. The restriction shall be lifted only upon the generation of $3,000,000 in revenue by the Company during a consecutive twelve month period. The Company also granted immediately exercisable stock options to purchase 995,546 shares of Common Stock at the fair market value on the date of grant of $0.16 per share.

On April 6, 2017, the Company amended the Spinner Agreement. Effective April 1, 2017, Mr. Spinner will no longer be paid at a rate of $18,500 per month. He has agreed to a reduction in salary to $5,000 per month payable in cash and the right to receive 55,000 shares of restricted Common Stock per month. These restricted shares have no voting rights, are not eligible for dividends and are non-transferable. The restriction shall be lifted only upon the generation of $3,000,000 in revenue by the Company during a consecutive twelve month period. The Company also granted immediately exercisable stock options to purchase 861,013 shares of Common Stock at the fair market value on the date of grant of $0.16 per share.

The CEO and COO also agreed to receive shares of restricted Common Stock as payment for amounts owed to them as of March 31, 2017. They also agreed to receive shares of restricted Common Stock as payment for their cash salary for April 2017. On May 1, 2017, the Company issued 2,165,750 and 1, 822,500 shares of restricted Common Stock to the CEO and COO, respectively. Additionally, the Company issued 400,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to Mr. Simpson as payment for his stock bonus earned in 2016. All of the aforementioned shares issued have no voting rights, are not eligible for dividends and are non-transferable. The restrictions shall be lifted only upon the generation of $3,000,000 in revenue by the Company during a consecutive twelve month period. These issuances served, in part, as payment in full of the accrued payroll balance of $588,100 at March 31, 2017.

ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is provided in addition to the accompanying financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:

This report includes a number of forward looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance.  Forward looking statements are often identified by words like: believe, expect, estimate, anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which, by their nature, refer to future events.  You should not place undue certainty on these forward looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this annual report.  These forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or our predictions.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have prepared our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which requires management to make significant judgments and estimates 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 amounts of expenses during the reporting period. We base these significant judgments and estimates on historical experience and other applicable assumptions we believe to be reasonable based upon information presently available. These estimates may change as new events occur, as additional information is obtained and as our operating environment changes. These changes have historically been minor and have been included in the financial statements as soon as they became known. Actual results could materially differ from our estimates under different assumptions, judgments or conditions.

All of our significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to our financial statements, included elsewhere in this Annual Report. We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies and estimates, which are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, are the most pervasive and important to the presentation of our financial condition and results of operations and could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions, judgments or conditions.

We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our financial statements:

Use of Estimates — The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Stock-based Compensation — ASC Topic 718, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” prescribes accounting and reporting standards for employee stock-based compensation plans, including employee stock options, restricted stock, employee stock purchase plans and stock appreciation rights. 

ASC Topic 718 requires employee compensation expense to be recorded using the fair value method. The Company accounts for employee stock based compensation in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 718.

Determining the appropriate fair value of the stock-based compensation requires the input of subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based payment and stock price volatility. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing option model to value its stock option awards which incorporate the Company’s stock price, volatility, U.S. risk-free rate, dividend rate, and estimated life.

The Company accounts for equity based transactions with non-employees under the provisions of ASC Topic 505-50, “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees.”  ASC Topic 505-50 establishes that equity-based payment transactions with non-employees shall be measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. When the equity instrument is utilized for measurement the fair value of (i) common stock issued for payments to non-employees is measured at the market price on the date of grant; (ii) equity instruments, other than common stock, is estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. In general, we recognize an asset or expense in the same manner as if it is to pay cash or services instead of paying with or using the equity instrument.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments — Our short-term financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other liabilities, consist primarily of instruments without extended maturities. We believe that the fair values of our current assets and current liabilities approximate their reported carrying amounts.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC, did not, or are not believed by management, to have a material impact on the Company's present or future financial statements.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, the Company engages in new product development, production, marketing, distribution and sales of beverage brands that are natural, USDA Organic and Non GMO Project Verified.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

Revenue

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company reported revenue of $241,960, a decrease of $8,752 over revenue of $250,712 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.  

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue includes finished goods purchase costs, production costs, raw material costs and freight in costs. Also included in cost of revenue are adjustments made to inventory carrying amounts, including markdowns to market.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, cost of revenue was $143,794 or 59% of revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, cost of revenue was $146,134 or 58% of revenue.

Operating Expenses

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, operating expenses were $213,817, a decrease of $272,323 over operating expenses of $486,140 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

This decrease in operating expenses was primarily comprised of a decrease in stock-based compensation costs of $250,067 and a decrease in selling costs of $23,250. Stock-based compensation costs to directors and employees, which consist of charges to income for vesting in connection with restricted stock issuances, stock options and warrants, were $726 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $250,793 for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Selling expenses, including freight and delivery expenses, broker fees and outside sales fees were $52,195 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $75,445 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

As of March 31, 2017, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $226,396. Net cash used in operating activities was $27,453 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, a decrease of $271,282 over net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Net cash provided by financing activities was zero for the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $337,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

As a result of the settlement and subsequent payment of accrued payroll through restricted stock equity issuances in April 2017, the Company’s liabilities were reduced by $588,100. As discussed in Note 9 to the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements, the issuances are restricted, non-transferable, non-voting, and not eligible for dividends. The restriction will be lifted when the Company generates over $3,000,000 in revenue in a consecutive twelve month period. If these issuances had occurred on March 31, 2017, the Company’s working capital would have been in excess of $350,000 and not a deficit of $226,396.

Working Capital Needs

Our working capital requirements increase as demand grows for our products. If during the next twelve months the Company requires additional working capital, it may seek to raise funds.  Financing transactions may include the issuance of equity or debt securities or obtaining credit facilities.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2017.  

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISKS

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is accumulated and communicated to the issuer's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s senior management, consisting of the Company’s principal executive and financial officer and the Company’s principal accounting officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, the Company’s principal executive and financial officer concluded, as of the Evaluation Date, that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The management of MOJO Organics, Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f)) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.

Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. In evaluating the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on this evaluation, our officers concluded that, during the period covered by this annual report, our internal controls over financial reporting were operating effectively.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are currently not a party to any material legal or administrative proceedings and are not aware of any pending or threatened material legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.  We may from time to time become a party to various legal or administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

As a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None. 

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

*  Filed herewith.

† Management compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.