Friendable, Inc. - Annual Report: 2016 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
fiscal year ended: December 31,
2016
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
transition period from __________________ to
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Commission
file number: 000-52917
FRIENDABLE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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98-0546715
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State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation
or organization
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Identification
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1821 S Bascom Ave., Suite 353, Campbell, California
95008
(Address
of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
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(855) 473-7473
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
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of each class
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each exchange on which registered
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None
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N/A
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title
of Class)
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by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as
defined in Rule 405 of the
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the past 90 days.
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405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not
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registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or
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As of
June 30, 2016, the last business day of the registrant’s most
recently completed second fiscal quarter the aggregate market value
of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of
the registrant was approximately $6,774,118, based on the closing
price (last sale of the day) for the registrant’s common
stock on the OTC Pink marketplace on June 30, 2016 of
$0.012 per share.
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of
April 13, 2017, there were 1,557,092,583 shares of the
registrant’s common stock issued and
outstanding.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART
I
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ITEM
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BUSINESS
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ITEM
1A.
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RISK
FACTORS
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ITEM
1B.
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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ITEM
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PROPERTIES
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ITEM
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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ITEM
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MINE
SAFETY DISCLOSURES
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PART
II
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ITEM
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MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
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ITEM
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
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ITEM
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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ITEM
7A
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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ITEM
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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ITEM
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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ITEM
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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ITEM
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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PART
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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ITEM
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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ITEM
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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ITEM
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
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ITEM
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
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PART
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ITEM
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EXHIBITS,
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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SIGNATURES
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking
Information
This
annual report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of words such as
“anticipates,” “estimates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans”
and “believes,” among others, generally identify
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
include, among others, statements relating to: the Company’s
future financial performance, the Company’s business
prospects and strategy, anticipated trends and prospects in the
industries in which the Company’s businesses operate and
other similar matters. These forward-looking statements are based
on the Company’s management's expectations and assumptions
about future events as of the date of this annual report, which are
inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in
circumstances that are difficult to predict.
Actual
results could differ materially from those contained in these
forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including,
among others, the risk factors set forth below. Other unknown or
unpredictable factors that could also adversely affect the
Company’s business, financial condition and results of
operations may arise from time to time. In light of these risks and
uncertainties, the forward-looking statements discussed in this
annual report may not prove to be accurate. Accordingly, you should
not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
only reflect the views of the Company’s management as of the
date of this annual report. The Company does not undertake to
update these forward-looking statements
In this
annual report on Form 10-K, unless otherwise specified, all dollar
amounts are expressed in United States dollars and all references
to “common shares” refer to the common shares in our
capital stock.
An
investment in our common stock involves a number of very
significant risks. You should carefully consider the
following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information
in this annual report on Form 10-K in evaluating our company and
our business before purchasing shares of our common
stock. Our business, operating results and financial
condition could be seriously harmed as a result of the occurrence
of any of the following risks. You could lose all or
part of your investment due to any of these risks. You should
invest in our common stock only if you can afford to lose your
entire investment.
As used
in this report, the terms “we”, “us”,
“our”, “our company,”
“Friendable” and “the Company” mean
Friendable, Inc. unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Corporate History
We were
incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 5, 2007. Effective June
15, 2011, we completed a merger with our subsidiary, Titan Iron Ore
Corp., a Nevada corporation, which was incorporated solely to
effect a change in our name to “Titan Iron Ore
Corp.”
As of
December 31, 2013, Titan Iron Ore Corp. was a mineral exploration
company. Due to our inability to raise capital to further develop
mining claims and pursue mineral exploration, we decided to exit
the mining business and look for other opportunities.
On
February 3, 2014, we completed a merger with iHookup Social,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“iHookup”) pursuant to an
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Merger
Agreement”) dated January 31, 2014. Pursuant to the Merger
Agreement, we incorporated a new subsidiary called iHookup
Operations Corp, a Delaware corporation, which merged with and into
iHookup, causing the subsidiary’s separate existence to cease
and iHookup to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
iHookup’s stockholders exchanged all of their twelve
million (12,000,000) shares of outstanding common stock for fifty
million (50,000,000) shares of the Company’s newly designated
Series A Preferred Stock. Each share of common stock entitles its
holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders. The holders of preferred stock are
entitled to cast votes equal to the number of votes equal to the
number of whole shares of common stock into which the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible. The
total aggregate issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock at any
given time regardless of their number shall be convertible into the
number of shares of common stock which equals nine (9) times the
total number of shares of common stock which are issued and
outstanding at the time of any conversion, at the option of the
preferred holders or until the closing of a Qualified Financing
(i.e. the sale and issuance of our equity securities that results
in gross proceeds in excess of $2,500,000) at one time or in the
same round. As a result of the transaction, the former Friendable
stockholders received a controlling interest in the Company due to
the voting rights of the Series A Preferred Stock being connected
to their super-majority conversion rights.
On
April 29, 2014, FINRA approved a 20 for 1 reverse stock split
whereby 937,459,274 shares of the Company’s common stock then
issued and outstanding, were exchanged for 46,872,964 shares of the
Company’s common stock.
On
March 19, 2015, FINRA approved a 100 for 1 reverse stock split
whereby 2,355,489,991, shares of the Company’s common stock
then issued and outstanding, were exchanged for 23,554,923 shares
of the Company’s common stock.
On
October 26, 2015, the Company issued a press release announcing
that FINRA had approved a change to our trading symbol for our
common stock which is quoted on the OTC Pink marketplace. Effective
October 27, 2015 our trading symbol was changed from
“HKUP” to “FDBL”. This change was made in
conjunction with the Company’s filing of a Certificate of
Amendment on September 28, 2015 to its Articles of Incorporation
changing the name of the Company from “iHookup Social,
Inc.” to “Friendable, Inc.” The company had
previously announced a re-branding our app from "iHookup Social" to
"Friendable". As a result, the Company desired to change its name
to match the rebranding so as to be more specific to the
Company’s core values and its products/services, creating a
more recognizable brand that creates less confusion.
Who We Are
The
Company is a mobile-social technology company focused on connecting
and engaging users through two distinct applications that expand
beyond today’s limitations: Friendable and Fan
Pass.
The
Company’s first product is the Friendable app, a mobile social
application for mobile devices where users can create one-on-one or
group-style meet-ups for food, drinks, live music, or any other
occasion. Since its inception in 2013, Friendable has generated
more than 1 million downloads, 700,000 registered users, and
580,000 user profiles, and has been featured in popular music
videos such as the 2016 hit “Ain’t Your Mama” by
singer Jennifer Lopez (over 390 million views on YouTube). We seek
to expand the application’s current user base while
continuously updating functionalities to best enhance the user
experience.
In
2017, the Company intends to release Fan Pass, a live streaming video
application where fans can watch exclusive back-stage and
uncensored video content from their favorite performing artists and
celebrities. The Company is currently establishing partnerships
with prominent artists including Austin Mahone, Meghan Trainor,
Fetty Wap, and more. Through these celebrity partnerships, the
Company believes Fan Pass will convert immense, built-in fan bases
into the application’s initial viewership base, making quick
and large scalability a real option.
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Mobile Applications
Introduction
The Friendable Mobile Application:
Friendable is a "friends-first" approach to making new connections.
Unlike platforms like Facebook and Instagram where users post what
they did in the past, Friendable is focused on living in the
present and looking forward to the future:
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Friendable is a
mobile application where users can create meet-up events that can
be shared to one person or multiple individuals.
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Users can select
which type of event they would like to create or attend, separated
by categories like “Food,” “Movies,” and
more.
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Users with similar
interests and locations will be matched together, and will then be
able to chat with one another to coordinate a meet-up time and
place.
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Users can look up
current events and send gifts to other users.
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Users can friend
other users to meet-up again, creating a social network of goers
and adventurers.
As of
April 2017, Friendable has been downloaded over 1 million times
across iOS and Android.
“Everything Starts with Friendship.”
Management
believes that its Friendable app brand, feature set and over all
appeal to a broad base of social user demographics will assist in
the company's goal of building millions of registered users across
the US and worldwide. The company's number one focus and growth
metric is registered users, with users equating to valuation
drivers in the current market sector of Friendable. As critical
mass continues to build in terms of registered users, management
believes millions of users may attract other social media giants to
Friendable for potential M&A discussions, it should be noted
that users have been the basis for M&A activity by such
companies that have deep monetization engines that can benefit from
the acquisition of users in a specific demographic.
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Friendable
is a “location specific” Social platform, as well as a
discovery application that facilitates communication between two or
more users on a one to one meeting or “group style”
event based meet ups for concerts, sporting events, coffee, movies,
night out etc. The Friendable app utilizes the intelligence of GPS
and location specific recommendations to provide opportunities to
make new connections for the purpose of socializing, networking,
dating or simply expanding existing social circles.
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Brand Positioning & Demographic
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Young
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Energetic
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Adventurous
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Casual
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The app
is currently available on the Apple iOS platform and in iTunes
stores world-wide where Friendable offers a free version and a paid
version of the app. The app is also available on the Android
platform and in the Google Play Store for a FREE download. The
applications also offer a “virtual currency” component,
allowing users to purchase “in application” coin packs
that activate virtual gifts and various additional service-based
options. Friendable has recently announced a completely FREE model
to assist with its user acquisition strategy as well as to test
engagement/usage metrics as the company scales its user base; the
FREE option is subject to change based on the company’s
marketing strategies going forward.
The Fan Pass Live Application (Development
Project)
Fan
Pass will be an online, mobile-based, video application that the
Company believes will empower artists, musicians, athletes, and
celebrities to deliver live, exclusive video content to their fan
bases. It will be available on both iOS and Android operating
systems, and fans will be able to view content on the personal
channels of their favorite stars. To access these Fan Pass
channels, viewers will pay a small monthly subscription fee;
additionally, fans have the option of subscribing to an individual
channel for a smaller fee. Examples of content may
include:
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Backstage access
before, during or after an event
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Recording studio
sessions
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Behind-the-scenes
looks on music video, film, or photoshoot sets
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On-set makeup or
wardrobe trailers
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Special interviews
or one-on-one video sessions with celebrities
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Daily looks into
the lives of celebrities, artists, and stars
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…and more VIP
exclusive content
In
addition, fans will be able to chat with other fans before, during,
and after the live stream; view older, archived live videos; and
subscribe to an individual broadcast instead of a channel. We
believe that, especially for a large event like a music festival or
concert, the option for fans to briefly purchase a broadcast or
view an older broadcast increases the likelihood of added
subscriptions.
For
artists, Fan Pass will offer several levels of revenue-sharing with
them and their agencies. Each artist will be asked to market their
Fan Pass channel to their social followers and fans, ultimately
generating subscription revenue for the Company. The
revenue-sharing ecosystem is designed to help celebrities monetize
their fans and followers at fairer rates compared to other video
streaming applications; Fan Pass will be able to be used in
conjunction with other video applications to bolster their income.
Lastly, Fan Pass will offer video production and recording services
for artists if they do not want to record their own
streams.
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“Empowering artists
everywhere to deliver live,
exclusive video content.”
Marketing
We
market our applications utilizing a variety of online and offline
marketing activities.
The
Company believes various marketing initiatives will combine
celebrity driven outreach to social media followers and fans,
specialized content, digital marketing, and live event marketing to
optimize market reach.
Fan Pass Celebrity Marketing: Celebrity partners will
utilize social media, music videos, live events and existing fan
marketing to market Fan Pass Live and Friendable app.
Friendable Event Marketing: The Friendable, Inc. marketing /
business development team will market the application at live
events around music video releases, concerts, private events,
promotional events, and other festivities. In addition, video and
photography crews will take pictures and videos at events for
public relations and social media.
Digital Marketing: The Company will utilize digital
marketing avenues such as: celebrity direct-to-fan; digital ad
campaigns on social media and search engines; search engine
optimization; and other digital marketing initiatives that will
utilize celebrity and user generated content for maximum market
reach.
Friendable,
Inc. has ambitious plans to launch a strategic marketing plan
following the company’s ability to achieve a minimum of $3
million in funding. The Company intends to utilize online and
offline avenues to reach its target markets and position its
applications atop the marketplace.
The
Company will utilize online marketing channels such as Google and
social media marketing, display advertising, and online
publications. The Company will continually track cost of user
acquisition, the lifetime value of each customer, and ROI of all
marketing expenditures to reduce expenses and increase overall
profit margins.
The
Company will also utilize offline marketing tactics. While older
generations may still exude a level of reluctance to forming
friendships online, Millennials in particular are much more
comfortable and likely to seek out new friendships online. Thus,
marketing efforts will include the creation of a promotions team
that will generate visibility for Friendable and Fan Pass by
promoting the brand at venues and events that are popular spots for
Millennials to socialize. These places will include fairs, bars,
pubs, popular restaurants, concerts, and college campuses. And many
of these locations will also benefit Fan Pass through
cross-promotional opportunities.
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In
addition, partnerships with musicians, artists, athletes, and other
celebrities will be incredibly important for generating increased
visibility and growing the Fan Pass viewership by tapping into the
celebrity’s built-in audience base and thereby gaining
viewers virally. Celebrities will also be able to market the app on
their personal social media accounts.
The
creation of a business development team that will curate the
Company’s internal and external growth goals, and traditional
forms of advertising such as television and radio are also key
avenues for Friendable and Fan Pass. The goal of using these
channels is to create a platform for the long-term success and
brand awareness of both social media applications. A matrix of the
Company’s planned marketing channels is listed
below:
Marketing Initiatives
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic
partnerships will be important for both Friendable and Fan Pass.
Friendable may seek to partner with particular event venues and
locales to host sponsored Friendable events that will encourage use
of the application and subsequently bring business to the hosts.
Examples include a bar potentially hosting a special Friendable
happy hour event or a theater venue holding a special screening for
app users.
In the
end, however, strategic partnerships will prove to be even more
essential for the Fan Pass brand. Fan Pass aims to partner with
artists, musicians, actors, and other content creators to create
exclusive content and tap into their audience bases. To do so, Fan
Pass must accurately convey to each target partner the benefits of
partnering with the Company. The primary benefits of partnering
with Fan Pass include larger and additional amounts of revenue
gained through using the app versus using competitors’ apps.
Currently, notable celebrity partners to the Company have included
Jennifer Lopez, Usher, Britney Spears, Austin Mahone, Fetty Wap,
and more. These celebrities will also help market the Fan Pass
application through social media, live events, promotions, and
other occasions.
In
addition, the Company will partner with fellow businesses –
including talent agencies and big name brands - to cross-promote
each other’s products or services. The Company will inform
potential business partners of the mutual benefits of sponsoring
Fan Pass, from product placement at live events, radio and print
participation, web site placement, co-branded merchant giveaways,
and access to a specific target demographic through Fan
Pass’s celebrities. Current business partners include notable
talent agencies.
Business Development Team
To
better form partnerships with other companies and celebrities,
Friendable and Fan Pass intends to employ an experienced business
development team that focuses entirely on promotion and getting
potential partners onboard. The business development team’s
responsibilities include attending meetings between potential
partners and creating a viable presentation that accurately and
efficiently promotes the brand and value proposition. The team will
also oversee the effective curation of marketing and advertising
initiatives, all with the goal of implementing initiatives that are
capable of delivering the maximum impact possible.
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Events and Promotions Team
Friendable
and Fan Pass will host special events and promotions with the goal
of increasing brand awareness and creatively presenting their many
features and functions available via both platforms to the public.
The Company will be able to showcase its overall mission and
vision. An important step is for promoters to be sent out to
wherever people are hanging out using both apps including bars,
clubs, sports games, festivals, fairs, concerts, and college
campuses among other possibilities. These events will include
giveaways and may even feature celebrities attending. The Company
will record video and take photos of their presence at these events
to be used as future promotional tools.
Digital
Marketing
E-mail Lists
The
Company will also secure a comprehensive database of user contact
information and general preferences during the application
registration process. Utilizing this extensive database, Fan Pass
and Friendable will be able implement a series of direct-email
initiatives that will continue to engage current users, capture new
customers, and drive the Company’s brand
further.
Pay Per Click (PPC)
The
Company’s market penetration strategy will include the use of
paid traffic in the form of digital advertising. Digital
advertising is a highly effective marketing technique, and will
help the Company reach potential users, business partners, and
other opportunities for its platform.
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Friendable will
advertise on Google using Google AdWords and banner advertisements
on third party websites, bidding to gain higher ad placement at the
top of search engine results pages.
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Initially, the
Company will study the search engine marketing terms of its
competitors.
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Friendable will
then take the successful terms and use them for its own
advertising.
As the
Company learns more about its users and the life-time-value of each
type of user, the Company will expand its search engine marketing
to a larger selection of keywords. These keywords will include
relevant phases such as “friendship apps,”
“looking for friends,” “where to find
friends,” and more. With regards to Fan Pass, key phrases
could be, “live video,” “live streaming
application,” and “live video
streaming.”
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
The
Company will utilize resources towards implementing an aggressive
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy.
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Friendable will
optimize the search engine rankings for keywords related to the
Friendable and Fan Pass applications.
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The Company will
also focus on accumulating inbound links, instituting a blog, and
establishing a social media presence with the goal of achieving a
higher organic Google, Bing, and Yahoo search ranking.
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The organic ranking
earned by the Friendable website will bring authority to the
Company as a leading, established industry leader and the company
responsible for the go-to apps that men and women will use in order
to find friends and events around them, and that gives them the
option to simultaneously stream and produce live video
content.
The
Company will be strategic in the search engine keywords it
optimizes for and will specifically focus on keywords that have low
ranking difficulty and have high purchase intent.
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Social Media Marketing
Social
media is one of the most affordable and personal marketing outlets
available to mobile applications. Friendable will use social media
outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to gain access to
potential customers. The Company will utilize these platforms to
post updates, news about upcoming events, and more.
Social Media Advertisements: Friendable will utilize
Facebook and Instagram as a hub to introduce the Company’s
brand to potential users. The Company will advertise on Facebook
and Instagram on a Cost Per Install (CPI) basis. These ads will
take potential users directly to the Friendable and Fan Pass
app-store storefront or website.
Influencer Marketing: Friendable will engage with social
media influencers – such as models, artists, actors, athletes
and more - to promote to designated audience bases. Influencers on
social media outlets like Instagram have large followings that can
be easily marketed to. Friendable will work in tandem with
important influencers that will broaden the Company’s market
reach.
Social Media and Blog Posts: Posts on Friendable’s
social media outlets or through the blog posts of partners will
engage followers and new audiences.
Branding
The Fan
Pass application will serve as a natural marketing tool, in the
same manner as the Friendable application. Fan Pass will launch an
application that will feature an engaging UI design that is both
visually appealing and functional, and also capable of establishing
strong brand identity.
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Through the
application, viewers can easily watch live or recorded videos, chat
with other viewers, search for their favorite celebrity’s
channel, and connect with other friends.
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The app’s
logo, color scheme, and font will be atheistically
pleasing.
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Navigation between
each of the app’s functionalities will be seamless and
quick.
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Videos will be
uploaded efficiently and with high quality.
Through
these avenues, Fan Pass will create an easy-to-use live-streaming
application that will generate consistent user interaction, and
Friendable will continue to develop as a mobile-social
platform.
Retargeting
Retargeting
works by tracking online users who visit the Company website and
continue to advertise to them through banner ads on external
websites and search engines via Google AdWords and Analytics. The
cost of behavioral retargeting is typically a fraction of
traditional banner advertising. Assuming a conservative $5 cost per
mille (CPM), Fan Pass and Friendable will show up to 10 impressions
per retargeted user. This means that the Company will spend 5 cents
per customer in behavioral retargeting costs, which is an
affordable and effective marketing strategy.
Print
and Media
Radio & Podcasts
Friendable
and Fan Pass will potentially consider purchasing radio and podcast
ads during broadcast hours and at stations that best target the
desired audience.
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Rather than
advertising across all radio and podcast stations, costs can be
minimized by advertising specifically at stations that target the
youthful Millennial demographic and that consistently play musical
content that is produced by artists that the Company has
partnerships with.
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Radio and podcast
commercial production can be done cost-effectively, and provides
flexibility to tailor the message to the right customer
segment.
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Radio also offers
the opportunity to work closely with the appropriate stations to
use unique promotions to build awareness and drive user
acquisition.
Commercials
Utilizing
targeted commercials that are geared specifically to be distributed
online via successful channels and influencers provide Friendable
with a powerful tool.
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These commercials
can be shared amongst friends if they like the
content.
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By focusing more on
producing online commercials, the Company can better target
consumers and not worry about network censorship, and can have more
creative content such as slightly more offensive and humorous
commercial campaigns. This is particularly oriented towards Fan
Pass and it’s behind-the-scenes capabilities.
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Commercials will
feature Friendable and Fan Pass partnered celebrities, and other
people that have used the applications.
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Print media & Other Publications
Friendable
and Fan Pass will place ads in notable magazines that are popular
with Millennials to promote its brand. The Company will also
purchase ad space in sections of major US newspapers and relevant
publications. Also, the Company will partner with online
publications to increase mentions of the app throughout the
blogosphere and written content space.
Revenue
The
Friendable application generates revenue through advertisements on
the application and sponsorships. Revenue will vary depending on
the client in question.
The
Company believes the Fan Pass application will generate revenue
through five avenues:
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advertising revenue
from both live and archived videos
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a monthly fee for
all Fan Pass channels
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an annual
subscription fee for all Fan Pass channels
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a one-time fee for
an individual broadcast
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Sales of
merchandise, including t-shirts, hats, and more
The
company's revenue model is to incorporate and derive revenue from
subscription fees, in-app purchases (upgrades/coins purchased by
users, using the app) as well as advertising/sponsorship, product
placement and event based opportunities as user population density,
overall user growth and active user sessions grow to support active
page views that typically translate to various revenue
streams.
Market Opportunity
Market Overview: Fan Pass
As the need for video streaming grows, so too, the Company
believes, does the market opportunity for platforms like Fan Pass.
Fan Pass will be a video streaming application that offers
exclusive behind-the-scenes video access to celebrities. Consumers
will pay a subscription fee to see videos of their favorite
musicians at concerts, get a glimpse of their daily lives, or even
interact with them. Viewings will include a look inside celebrity
tour busses, rooms, private jets, and recording studio sessions, as
well exclusive first interviews and back stage entry. Fan Pass aims
to increase its market share and build viewership by allowing
celebrities to monetize their respective fan-bases through
exclusive video features.
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Intellectual Property
We
intend, in due course, subject to legal advice, to apply
for trademark, copyright and/or patent protection in the
United States and other jurisdictions. We regard our intellectual
property, including our software and trademark, as valuable assets
and intend to vigorously defend them against infringement.
While
there can be no assurance that registered trademarks and copyrights
will protect our proprietary information, we intend to file for
protection and assert our intellectual property rights against any
infringer. Although any assertion of our rights can result in a
substantial cost to, and diversion of effort by, our Company,
management believes that the protection of our intellectual
property rights is an important part of our operating
strategy.
Development Update
We had
several releases approved by Apple in 2016 for each of the
companies IOS applications. In addition, we developed
and launched a new version of our Friendable application for
Android devices on Google Play! These applications are heavily
connected to a cloud based server application. The overall server
architecture and infrastructure was upgraded and the underlying
code was heavily optimized and updated as well. Here is a
summary of the development features that were accomplished in
2016:
1.
Developed
semi-automated production and development environments for the
friendable server code in order to manage new code pushes and auto
scaling servers. This allows the Company to easily test new
features in a development environment, and then push successful
code to all of our production servers at the push of a
button.
2.
Heavily optimized
server code in an effort to handle large traffic spikes generated
by celebrity marketing campaigns. After a small hiccup on the first
celebrity event, the optimized code was successfully able to handle
the much larger server loads associated with the other celebrity
events without any issues.
3.
Several updates
were completed throughout the year to all of our applications,
making the them compatible with the latest IOS and Android
operating system releases, bettering the user experience, and
fixing bugs.
4.
In 2016, the
Company designed and began development of its brand new application
– Fan Pass Live.
Fan
Pass Live Feature Set (currently in development):
1.
Broadcasting
Description
A
broadcaster can utilize the app to create a live video stream that
their subscribers can
access.
A user will be granted broadcast privileges by Friendable through a
backend
admin
system. Once a user is given broadcast privileges they will receive
a notification
through
the mobile app, and the broadcast UI features will be enabled. The
Friendable
admin
team can grant or remove broadcasting privileges for any user at
any time.
2.
Child Broadcasters
Description
Child
Broadcasters are a special subclass of broadcaster with limited
broadcasting
privileges. A user
can be designated as a child broadcaster of another
full-privilege
broadcaster. A
child broadcaster can only broadcast when their parent has started
a
broadcast. Their
broadcast will show up as a subview of the parent’s
broadcast.
3.
Viewing
Description
Viewing
content is the primary action of general users on the platform. A
viewer will be
able to
subscribe to broadcasters to watch their videos. Secondary actions
of the viewer
will be
engagement by liking content and participating in chat during a
live broadcast.
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4.
Subscription
Description
Users
can subscribe to their favorite Broadcaster’s
(Artist’s) channel where, for a fee they
can
view all live and archived broadcasts.
5.
Single Video Purchase
Description
Users
can purchase specific broadcasts from a Broadcaster’s
(Artist’s) channel if they are
not
subscribed already.
6.
Chat
Description
Viewers
can participate in a public chat room of other viewers who are
watching the
same
live broadcast as them. The broadcaster can view what they have
been saying to
one
another, but cannot chat, rather they are expected to reply
directly through their
video.
A user is also able to flag other users and/or block them from
their feed.
7.
Home
8.
Search
9. User
Account & Settings
Viewer
Dashboard
Dashboard displays
an easy way for the user to access the Channels, Search,
and
Settings sections.
In the Discovery listings the user will quickly be able to see who
is
currently Live and
who has scheduled an Upcoming broadcast. When a user selects
a
broadcast that they
haven’t purchased a subscription to they will see the Channel
Details
screen.
If the user has subscribed to a channel and they select their
broadcast, they will
be
taken to the Watch Broadcast screen. In the Search section, the
user is able to search
for a
specific channel. In the search results they will be able to see a
list of channels of
which
they can look into their details. In the user’s Settings
screen, they are able to
access
their Profile, Inbox, where data is being pulled from and an option
to Logout.
Employees and Key Consultants
The
Company has three full time employees, one part time employee
and a variety of partners that serve in various consulting
capacities based on the Company’s specific
needs.
Available information
Our
website address is www.friendable.com. We do not intend
our website address to be an active link or to otherwise
incorporate by reference the contents of the website into this
Report. The public may read and copy any materials the Company
files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100
F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by
calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0030. The SEC maintains an Internet
website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information regarding issuers that
file electronically with the SEC.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
RISK FACTORS
You
should carefully consider the risks described below, together with
all of the other information included in this annual report in
considering our business and prospects. The risks and
uncertainties below may not be the only ones the Company faces.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or
that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business
operations. If any of these risks
actually occur, or others not specified below, the business,
financial condition, operating results and prospects of the Company
could be materially and adversely affected.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
Our success depends upon the continued growth and acceptance of
online/mobile advertising, particularly paid listings, as an
effective alternative to traditional, offline advertising and the
continued commercial use of the internet.
Many
advertisers still have limited experience with mobile advertising
and may continue to devote significant portions of their
advertising budgets to traditional offline advertising media.
Accordingly, we continue to compete with traditional advertising
media, including television, radio and print, in addition to a
multitude of websites with high levels of traffic and mobile
advertising networks, for a share of available advertising
expenditures and expect to face continued competition as more
emerging media and traditional offline media companies enter the
online and mobile advertising markets. We believe that the
continued growth and continued acceptance of mobile advertising
generally will depend, to a large extent, on its perceived
effectiveness and the acceptance of related advertising models
(particularly in the case of models that incorporate user targeting
and/or utilize mobile devices), the continued growth in commercial
use of the internet (particularly abroad) and smart devices, the
extent to which web/mobile browsers, software programs and/or
mobile applications that limit or prevent advertising from being
displayed become commonplace and the extent to which the industry
is able to effectively manage click fraud. Any lack of growth in
the market for mobile advertising, particularly for paid
listings, or any decrease in the effectiveness and value of mobile
advertising (whether due to the passage of laws requiring
additional disclosure and/or opt-in policies for advertising that
incorporates user targeting or other developments) would have an
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We depend, in part, upon arrangements with third parties to drive
traffic to our various websites and distribute our products and
services.
We
engage in a variety of activities, such as search engine
optimization and application search optimization, designed to
attract traffic to our application and convert visitors into repeat
users and customers. How successful we are in these efforts
depends, in part, upon our continued ability to enter into
arrangements with third parties to drive traffic to our
application, as well as the continued introduction of new and
enhanced features, products and services that resonate with users
and customers generally.
In
addition, we have entered into a number of arrangements with third
parties to promote and deliver mobile advertising to various social
networks or mobile channels. Pursuant to these arrangements, third
parties generally promote our application on various mobile
applications, their websites or through e-mail campaigns and we
either pay on a cost per impression basis (i.e. cost per view) or a
fixed fee when visitors to these websites click through to or
download our application. These arrangements are generally not
exclusive, are short-term in nature and are generally terminable by
either party given notice. If existing arrangements with third
parties are terminated (or are not renewed upon their expiration)
and we fail to replace this traffic and related revenues, or if we
are unable to enter into new arrangements with existing and/or new
third parties in response to industry trends, our business,
financial condition and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
Even if
we succeed in driving traffic to our application, we may not be
able to convert this traffic or otherwise retain users unless we
continue to provide quality products and services. We may not be
able to adapt quickly and/or in cost-effective manner to frequent
changes in user and customer preferences, which can be difficult to
predict, or appropriately time the introduction of enhancements
and/or new products or services to the market. Our inability to
provide quality products and services would adversely affect user
and customer experiences, which would result in decreases in users,
customers and revenues, which would adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
As
discussed below, our traffic building and conversion initiatives
also involve the expenditure of considerable sums for marketing, as
well as for the development and introduction of new products,
services and enhancements, infrastructure and other related
efforts.
Marketing efforts designed to drive traffic to our various websites
may not be successful or cost-effective.
Traffic
building and conversion initiatives involve considerable
expenditures for online, mobile and offline advertising and
marketing. We plan to make significant expenditures for online and
mobile display advertising, event-based marketing and traditional
offline advertising in connection with these initiatives, which may
not be successful or cost-effective. In the case of paid
advertising generally, the policies of sellers and publishers of
advertising may limit our ability to purchase certain types of
advertising or advertise some of our products and services, which
could affect our ability to compete effectively and, in turn,
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
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In
addition, search engines have increasingly expanded their offerings
into other, non-search related categories, and have in certain
instances displayed their own integrated or related product and
service offerings in a more prominent manner than those of third
parties within their search engine results. Continued expansion and
competition from search engines could result in a substantial
decrease in traffic to our various websites, as well as increased
costs if we were to replace free traffic with paid traffic, which
would adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
Lastly,
as discussed above, we also have and will enter into various
arrangements with third parties in an effort to increase traffic,
which arrangements are generally more cost-effective than
traditional marketing efforts. If we are unable to renew existing
(and enter into new) arrangements of this nature, sales and
marketing costs as a percentage of revenue would increase over the
long-term.
Any
failure to attract and acquire new, and retain existing, traffic,
users and customers in a cost-effective manner could adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We rely in part on application marketplaces and Internet search
engines to drive traffic to our products and services, and if we
fail to appear high up in the search results or rankings, traffic
to our platform could decline and our business and operating
results could be adversely affected.
We rely
on application marketplaces, such as Apple’s App Store, to
drive downloads of our mobile applications. In the future, Apple or
other operators of application marketplaces may make changes to
their marketplaces which may make access to our products and
services more difficult. Our rankings in Apple’s App Store
may also drop based on the following factors:
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functionality of our application and the attractiveness of their
features and our services and offerings generally to consumers
relative to those of our competitors;
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quickly we can enhance our existing technology and services and/or
develop new features and localized opportunities and venue based
monetization opportunities in response to:
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emerging and rapidly changing technologies;
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introduction of product and service offerings by our
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in consumer requirements and trends in the single community
relative to our competitors; and
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ability to engage in cost-effective marketing efforts, including by
way of maintaining relationships with third parties with
which we have entered into alliances, and the recognition and
strength of our various brands relative to those of our
competitors.
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Our estimated income taxes could be materially different from
income taxes that we ultimately pay.
We are
subject to income taxes in the United States. Significant judgment
and estimation is required in determining our provision for income
taxes and related matters. In the ordinary course of our business,
there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax
determinations are uncertain or otherwise subject to
interpretation. Our determination of our income tax liability is
always subject to review by applicable tax authorities and we are
currently subject to audits in a number of jurisdictions. Although
we believe our income tax estimates and related determinations are
reasonable and appropriate, relevant taxing authorities may
disagree. The ultimate outcome of any such audits and reviews could
be materially different from estimates and determinations reflected
in our historical income tax provisions and accruals. Any adverse
outcome of any such audit or review could have an adverse effect on
our financial condition and results of operations.
A variety of new laws, or new interpretations of existing laws,
could subject us to claims or otherwise harm our
business.
We are
subject to a variety of laws in the U.S. and abroad that are costly
to comply with, can result in negative publicity and diversion of
management time and effort and can subject us to claims or other
remedies. Some of these laws, such as income, sales, use,
value-added and other tax laws and consumer protection laws, are
applicable to businesses generally and others are unique to the
various types of businesses in which we are engaged. Many of
these laws were adopted prior to the advent of the internet and
related technologies and, as a result, do not contemplate or
address the unique issues of the internet and related
technologies. Laws that do reference the internet are being
interpreted by the courts, but their applicability and scope remain
uncertain.
For
example, through our various businesses we post and link to third
party content, including third party advertisements, links and
websites, as well as content submitted by users, such as comments,
photographs and videos. We could be subject to liability for
posting or linking to third party content, and while we generally
require third parties to indemnify us for related claims, we may
not be able to enforce our indemnification rights. Some laws,
including the Communications Decency Act, or CDA, and the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA, limit our liability for posting
or linking to third party content. For example, the DMCA generally
protects online service providers from claims of copyright
infringement based on use of third party content, so long as
certain statutory requirements are satisfied. However, the scope
and applicability of the DMCA are subject to judicial
interpretation and, as such, remain uncertain, and the U.S.
Congress may enact legislation limiting the protections afforded by
the DMCA to online service providers. Moreover, similar protections
may not exist in other jurisdictions in which our products are
used. As a result, claims could be threatened and filed under both
U.S. and foreign laws based upon use of third party content
asserting, among other things, defamation, invasion of privacy or
right or publicity, copyright infringement or trademark
infringement.
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Any
failure on our part to comply with applicable laws may subject us
to additional liabilities, which could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations. In
addition, if the laws to which we are currently subject are amended
or interpreted adversely to our interests, or if new adverse laws
are adopted, our products and services might need to be modified to
comply with such laws, which would increase our costs and could
result in decreased demand for our products and services to the
extent that we pass on such costs to our customers.
Specifically, in the case of tax laws, positions that we have taken
or will take are subject to interpretation by the relevant taxing
authorities. While we believe that the positions we have taken to
date comply with applicable law, there can be no assurances that
the relevant taxing authorities will not take a contrary position,
and if so, that such positions will not adversely affect us. Any
events of this nature could adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
We may fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights
or may be accused of infringing the intellectual property rights of
third parties.
We
regard our intellectual property rights, including trademarks,
domain names, trade secrets, copyrights and other similar
intellectual property, as critical to our success. For
example, we currently rely heavily on the trademark
“iHookup” to market our product and seek to build and
maintain brand loyalty and recognition. We intend, in due course,
subject to legal advice, to apply for trademark, copyright
and/or patent protection in the United States and other
jurisdictions. We regard our intellectual property, including our
software and trademark, as valuable assets and intend to vigorously
defend them against infringement. Effective trademark
protection may not be available or may not be sought in every
country in which products and services are made available and
contractual disputes may affect the use of marks governed by
private contract. We have reserved and registered certain
domain names, however not every variation of a domain name may be
available or be registered, even if available.
While
there can be no assurance that registered trademarks and copyrights
will protect our proprietary information, we intend to assert our
intellectual property rights against any infringer. Although any
assertion of our rights can result in a substantial cost to, and
diversion of effort by, our Company, management believes that the
protection of our intellectual property rights is a key component
of our operating strategy.
Our application also relies upon trade secrets and certain
copyrightable and patentable proprietary technologies relating to
its software and related features, products and
services.
We will
rely on a combination of laws and contractual restrictions with
employees, customers, suppliers, affiliates and others to establish
and protect our various intellectual property rights. For
example, we plan to apply to register and renew, or secure by
contract where appropriate, trademarks and service marks as they
are developed and used, and continue to reserve, register and renew
domain names as we deem appropriate.
We also
plan to apply for copyrights and patents or for other similar
statutory protections as we deem appropriate, based on then current
facts and circumstances. No assurances can be given that any
copyright or patent application we file will result in a copyright
or patent being issued, or that any future copyright or patent will
afford adequate protection against competitors and similar
technologies. In addition, no assurances can be given that
third parties will not create new products or methods that achieve
similar results without infringing upon copyrights or patents we
may own in the future.
Despite
these measures, our intellectual property rights may still not be
protected in a meaningful manner, challenges to contractual rights
could arise or third parties could copy or otherwise obtain and use
our intellectual property without authorization. The
occurrence of any of these events could result in the erosion of
our brands and limitations on our ability to control marketing on
or through the internet using our various domain names, as well as
impede our ability to effectively compete against competitors with
similar technologies, any of which could adversely affect our
business, financial conditions and results of
operations.
From
time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in
the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged
infringement of trademarks, copyrights, patents and other
intellectual property rights held by third parties. In
addition, litigation may be necessary in the future to enforce our
intellectual property rights, protect our trade secrets or to
determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights claimed by
others. Any litigation of this nature, regardless of outcome
or merit, could result in substantial costs and diversion of
management and technical resources, any of which could adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations. Patent litigation tends to be particularly
protracted and expensive.
If we fail to grow our user base, or if user engagement or ad
engagement on the platform declines, the revenue, business and
operating results may be harmed.
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The
size of the user base and the users’ level of engagement are
critical to our success. The financial performance has been and
will continue to be significantly determined by success in growing
the number of users and increasing their overall level of
engagement on the platform as well as the number of ad engagements.
We generate a substantial majority of our revenue based upon the
number of downloads, migration to subscription accounts and
engagement by the users with the ads that we display. If people do
not perceive the services to be useful, reliable and trustworthy,
we may not be able to attract users or increase the frequency of
their engagement with the platform and the ads that we display.
There is no guarantee that we will be successful in attracting more
users or not suffer erosion of the user base or engagement levels.
A number of factors could potentially negatively affect user growth
and engagement, including if:
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engage with other products, services or activities as an
alternative;
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influential
users, such as celebrities, athletes, journalists and brands or
certain age demographics conclude that an alternative product or
service is more relevant;
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unable to convince potential new users of the value and usefulness
of its products and services;
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is a decrease in the perceived quality of the content generated by
our platform;
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we fail
to introduce new and improved products or services or if we
introduce new or improved products or services that are not
favorably received or that negatively affect user
engagement;
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or other problems prevent us from delivering our
products or services in a rapid and reliable manner or otherwise
affect the user experience;
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unable to present users with content that is interesting, useful
and relevant to them;
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believe that their experience is diminished as a result of the
decisions we make with respect to the frequency, relevance and
prominence of ads that we display;
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are user concerns related to privacy and communication, safety,
security or other factors;
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become subject to hostile or inappropriate usage on our
platform;
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are adverse changes in our products or services that are mandated
by, or that we elect to make to address, legislation, regulatory
authorities or litigation, including settlements or consent
decrees;
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If users do not continue to download and use our application and
their engagement is not valuable to other users, we may experience
a decline in the number of users accessing the products and
services and user engagement, which could result in the loss of
advertisers and revenue.
Our
success depends on our ability to provide users with valuable
content, which in turn depends on the profile descriptions and use
of the app by others. We believe that one of our competitive
advantages is the quality, quantity and real-time nature of the
content on iHookup, and that access to unique or real-time content
is one of the main reasons users visit us. We seek to foster a
broad and engaged user community, and we encourage celebrities,
athletes, and others to use our products and services to meet
people and form relationships. If users do not continue to
contribute profiles and we are unable to provide users with
valuable and timely content or other people to engage with, our
user base and user engagement may decline. Additionally, if we are
not able to address user concerns regarding the safety and security
of our products and services or if we are unable to successfully
prevent abusive or other hostile behavior on the platform, the size
of the user base and user engagement may decline.
If we are unable to compete effectively for users and advertiser
spend, the business and operating results could be
harmed.
Competition
for users of its products and services is intense. Although we have
developed a new platform for public self-expression and meeting
people in real time, we face strong competition in this business.
We compete against many companies to attract and engage users,
including companies which have greater financial resources and
substantially larger user bases, such as eHarmony, Match.com and
others which offer a variety of Internet and mobile device-based
products, services and content. As a result, competitors may
acquire and engage users at the expense of the growth or engagement
of our user base, which would negatively affect the
business.
We
believe that our ability to compete effectively for users depends
upon many factors both within and beyond our control,
including:
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popularity, usefulness, ease of use, performance and reliability of
our products and services compared to those of our
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amount, quality and timeliness of content generated by our
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timing and market acceptance of our products and
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adoption of our products and services internationally;
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ability, and the ability of our competitors, to develop new
products and services and enhancements to existing products and
services;
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frequency and relative prominence of the ads displayed by us or our
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ability to establish and maintain relationships with platform
partners that integrate with our platform;
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changes
mandated by, or that we elect to make to address, legislation,
regulatory authorities or litigation, including settlements and
consent decrees, some of which may have a disproportionate effect
on us;
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ability to attract, retain and motivate talented employees,
particularly engineers, designers and product
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or consolidation within our industry, which may result in more
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reputation and the brand strength relative to our
competitors.
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We also
face significant competition for advertiser spend. We compete
against online and mobile businesses, including those referenced
above, and traditional media outlets, such as television, radio and
print, for advertising budgets. In order to grow our revenue and
improve our operating results, we must increase our share of
spending on advertising relative to our competitors, many of which
are larger companies that offer more traditional and widely
accepted advertising products. In addition, some of our larger
competitors have substantially broader product or service offerings
and leverage their relationships based on other products or
services to gain additional share of advertising
budgets.
We
believe that our ability to compete effectively for advertiser
spend depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control,
including:
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size and composition of our user base relative to those of our
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targeting capabilities, and those of our competitors;
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the
timing and market acceptance of our advertising services, and those
of our competitors;
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marketing and selling efforts, and those of our
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the
pricing for our products relative to the advertising products and
services of our competitors;
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return our advertisers receive from their advertising services,
compared to those of our competitors; and
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reputation and the strength of our brand relative to our
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If we
are not able to compete effectively for users and advertiser spend
our business and operating results would be materially and
adversely affected.
User growth and engagement depend upon effective interoperation
with operating systems, networks, and devices, that we do not
control.
We are
dependent on the interoperability of our products and services with
popular devices, and mobile operating systems that we do not
control. Any changes in such systems or devices that degrade the
functionality of our products and services or give preferential
treatment to competitive products or services could adversely
affect usage of our products and services. Further, if the number
of platforms for which we develop our product expands, it will
result in an increase in our operating expenses. In order to
deliver high quality products and services, it is important that
our products and services work with a range of operating systems
and devices that we do not control. In addition, because our users
access our products and services through mobile devices, we are
particularly dependent on the interoperability of our products and
services with mobile devices and operating systems. We may not be
successful in developing or maintaining relationships with key
participants in the mobile industry or in developing products or
services that operate effectively with these operating systems and
devices. In the event that it is difficult for our users to access
and use our products and services on their mobile devices, our user
growth and engagement could be harmed, and our business and
operating results could be adversely affected.
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We have
a limited operating history in a new and unproven market for our
platform, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects
and may increase the risk that we will not be
successful.
We have
developed a mobile app for public self-expression and meeting
people in real time, and the market for our products and services
is relatively new and may not develop as expected, if at all.
People who are not our users may not understand the value of our
products and services and new users may initially find our products
confusing. Convincing potential new users of the value
of our products and services is critical to increasing our user
base and to the success of our business
We have
a limited operating history, and only began to generate revenue in
2013 which makes it difficult to effectively assess our future
prospects or forecast future results. We encounter or may encounter
many risks in this developing and rapidly evolving market. These
risks and challenges include its ability to, among other
things:
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develop
a reliable, scalable, secure, high-performance technology
infrastructure that can efficiently handle increased
usage;
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convince
advertisers of the benefits of our products compared to alternative
forms of advertising;
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and deploy new features, products and services;
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successfully
compete with other companies, some of which have substantially
greater resources and market power than us, that are currently in,
or may in the future enter, its industry, or duplicate the features
of our products and services;
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attract,
retain and motivate talented employees, particularly engineers,
designers and product managers;
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store, protect and use personal data in compliance with
governmental regulations, contractual obligations and other
obligations related to privacy and security;
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to earn and preserve its users’ trust, including with respect
to their private personal information; and
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If we
fail to educate potential users and potential advertisers about the
value of our products and services, if the market for our platform
does not develop as we expect or if we fail to address the needs of
this market, our business will be harmed. We may not be able to
successfully address these risks and challenges or other unforeseen
risks and challenges. Failure to adequately address these risks and
challenges could harm our business and cause our operating results
to suffer.
Our business depends on the continued and unimpeded access to our
products and services on mobile devices by our users and
advertisers. If we or our users experience disruptions in service
or if mobile service providers are able to block, degrade or charge
for access to our products and services, we could incur additional
expenses and the loss of users and advertisers.
We
depend on the ability of our users and advertisers to access mobile
devices. Currently, this access is provided by companies that have
significant market power in the broadband and telecommunications
access marketplace, including incumbent telephone companies, cable
companies, mobile communications companies, government-owned
service providers, device manufacturers and operating system
providers, any of whom could take actions that degrade, disrupt or
increase the cost of user access to our products or services, which
would, in turn, negatively impact our business. We also
rely on other companies to maintain reliable communications network
systems that provide adequate speed, data capacity and security to
us and our users. As the number of mobile device users continues to
grow, frequency of use and amount of data transmitted, the
communications infrastructure that we and our users rely on may be
unable to support the demands placed upon it. The failure of the
mobile communications infrastructure that we and/or our users rely
on, even for a short period of time, could undermine our operations
and harm our operating results.
Abusive activities by certain users could diminish the user
experience on our platform, which could damage our reputation and
deter our current and potential users from using our products and
services.
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There
are a range of abusive activities that are prohibited by the our
terms of service and are generally defined as unsolicited, repeated
actions that negatively impact other users with the general goal of
drawing user attention to a given person, account, site, product or
idea. This includes posting large numbers of unsolicited mentions
of a user, duplicate outlets, misleading links (e.g., to malware or
click-jacking pages) or other false or misleading content, and
aggressively following and un-following accounts, adding users to
lists, sending invitations to inappropriately attract attention.
Our terms of service also prohibit the creation of serial or bulk
accounts, both manually or using automation, for disruptive or
abusive purposes. Although we continue to invest
resources to reduce spam and other abusive behavior, we expect
spammers and abusers will continue to seek ways to act
inappropriately on our platform. We will continuously
combat spam and other abusive behaviors, including by suspending or
terminating accounts we believe to be spammers and launching
algorithmic changes focused on curbing abusive activities.
Combatting spam and other abusive behaviors require the diversion
of significant time and focus of our engineering team from
improving our products and services. If spam or abusive behavior
increase, this could hurt our reputation for delivering relevant
content or reduce user growth and user engagement and result in
continuing operational cost to us.
If we fail to effectively manage our growth, our business and
operating results could be harmed.
If we
experience rapid growth in our headcount and operations, it will
place significant demands on our management, operational and
financial infrastructure. We intend to continue to make substantial
investments to expand our operations, research and development,
sales and marketing and general and administrative organizations.
We face significant competition for employees, particularly
engineers, designers and product managers, from other Internet and
high-growth companies, which include both publicly-traded and
privately-held companies, and we may not be able to hire new
employees quickly enough to meet our needs. To attract highly
skilled personnel, we will need to continue to offer, highly
competitive compensation packages. As we continue to grow, we are
subject to the risks of over-hiring, over-compensating our
employees and over-expanding our operating infrastructure, and to
the challenges of integrating, developing and motivating a rapidly
growing employee base. If we fail to effectively manage
our hiring needs and successfully integrate new hires, our
efficiency and ability to meet our forecasts and our employee
morale, productivity and retention could suffer, and our business
and operating results could be adversely affected.
Our business and operating results may be harmed by a disruption in
our service, or by our failure to timely and effectively scale and
adapt our existing technology and infrastructure.
One of
the reasons people use our platform is for real-time information
and personal contact. We may, in the future, experience service
disruptions, outages and other performance problems due to a
variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, human or
software errors, hardware failure, capacity constraints due to an
overwhelming number of people accessing our products and services
simultaneously, computer viruses and denial of service or fraud or
security attacks. Although we are investing significantly to
improve the capacity, capability and reliability of our
infrastructure, we are not currently serving traffic equally
through the data centers that support our platform. Accordingly, in
the event of a significant issue at the data center supporting most
of our network traffic, some of our products and services may
become inaccessible to the public or the public may experience
difficulties accessing our products and services. Any
disruption or failure in our infrastructure could hinder our
ability to handle existing or increased traffic on our platform,
which could significantly harm our business.
As the
number of our users increases and our users generate more content,
including photos and videos hosted by us, we may be required to
expand and adapt our technology and infrastructure to continue to
reliably store, serve and analyze this content. It may become
increasingly difficult to maintain and improve the performance of
our products and services, especially during peak usage times, as
our products and services become more complex and our user traffic
increases. This would negatively impact our ability to attract
users and advertisers and increase engagement of our users. We
expect to continue to make significant investments to maintain and
improve the capacity, capability and reliability of our
infrastructure. To the extent that we do not effectively address
capacity constraints, upgrade our systems as needed and continually
develop our technology and infrastructure to accommodate actual and
anticipated changes in technology, our business and operating
results may be harmed.
If we are unable to maintain and promote our brand, our business
and operating results may be harmed.
We
believe that maintaining and promoting our brand is critical to
expanding our base of users and advertisers. Maintaining and
promoting our brand will depend largely on our ability to continue
to provide useful, reliable and innovative products and services,
which we may not do successfully. We may introduce new features,
products, services or terms of service that users, platform
partners or advertisers do not like, which may negatively affect
our brand. Additionally, the actions of platform partners may
affect our brand if users do not have a positive experience using
third-party applications. Our brand may also be negatively affected
by the actions of users that are hostile or inappropriate to other
people, by users impersonating other people, by users identified as
spam, by users introducing excessive amounts of spam on its
platform or by third parties obtaining control over users’
accounts. Maintaining and enhancing our brand may require iHookup
to make substantial investments and these investments may not
achieve the desired goals. If we fail to successfully promote and
maintain our brand or if we incur excessive expenses in this
effort, our business and operating results could be adversely
affected.
Negative publicity could adversely affect our business and
operating results.
Negative
publicity about us, including about our product quality and
reliability, changes to our products and services, privacy and
security practices, litigation, regulatory activity, the actions of
our users or user experience with our products and services, even
if inaccurate, could adversely affect our reputation and the
confidence in and the use of our products and services. For
example, service outages could result in widespread media reports.
Such negative publicity could also have an adverse effect on the
size, engagement and loyalty of our user base and result in
decreased revenue, which could adversely affect our business and
operating results.
We focus on product innovation and user engagement rather than
short-term operating results.
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We
encourage employees to quickly develop and help us launch new and
innovative features. We focus on improving the user experience for
our products and services and on developing new and improved
products and services for the advertisers on our platform. We
prioritize innovation and the experience for users and advertisers
on our platform over short-term operating results. We may make
product and service decisions that may reduce our short-term
operating results if we believe that the decisions are consistent
with its goals to improve the user experience and performance for
advertisers, which we believe will improve our operating results
over the long term. These decisions may not be consistent with the
short-term expectations and may not produce the long-term benefits
that we expect, in which case our user growth and user engagement,
our relationships with advertisers and our business and operating
results could be harmed. In addition, our focus on the user
experience may negatively impact our relationships with existing or
prospective advertisers. This could result in a loss of
advertisers, which could harm our revenue and operating
results.
Our products and services may contain undetected software errors,
which could harm our business and operating results.
Our
products and services incorporate complex software and we encourage
our employees to quickly develop and help us launch new and
innovative features. Our software may now or in the future contain,
errors, bugs or vulnerabilities. Some errors in the software code
may only be discovered after the product or service has been
released. Any errors, bugs or vulnerabilities discovered in our
code after release could result in damage to our reputation, loss
of users, loss of platform partners, loss of advertisers or
advertising revenue or liability for damages, any of which could
adversely affect our business and operating results.
Our business is subject to complex and evolving U.S. laws and
regulations. These laws and regulations are subject to change and
uncertain interpretation, and could result in claims, changes to
its business practices, monetary penalties, increased cost of
operations or declines in user growth, user engagement or ad
engagement, or otherwise harm our business.
We are
subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United States
that involve matters central to our business, including privacy,
rights of publicity, data protection, content regulation,
intellectual property, competition, protection of minors, consumer
protection and taxation. Many of these laws and regulations are
still evolving and being tested in courts and could be interpreted
or applied in ways that could harm our business, particularly in
the new and rapidly evolving industry in which we operate. The
introduction of new products or services may subject us to
additional laws and regulations. There have been a number of recent
legislative proposals in the United States, at both the federal and
state level, that would impose new obligations in areas such as
privacy. The U.S. government, including the Federal Trade
Commission, or the FTC, and the Department of Commerce, has
announced that it is reviewing the need for greater regulation for
the collection of information concerning user behavior on the
Internet and over mobile devices, including regulation aimed at
restricting certain tracking and targeted advertising
practices.
Additionally,
recent amendments to U.S. patent laws may affect the ability of
companies to protect their innovations and defend against claims of
patent infringement. Having personal information may subject us to
additional regulation. Further, it is difficult to predict how
existing laws and regulations will be applied to its business and
the new laws and regulations to which we may become subject, and it
is possible that they may be interpreted and applied in a manner
that is inconsistent with our practices. These existing and
proposed laws and regulations can be costly to comply with and can
delay or impede the development of new products and services,
result in negative publicity, significantly increase our operating
costs, require significant time and attention of management and
technical personnel and subject us to inquiries or investigations,
claims or other remedies, including fines or demands that we modify
or cease existing business practices.
Even though our platform is for public self-expression conversation
and personal interaction, user trust regarding privacy is important
to the growth of users and the increase in user engagement on our
platform, and privacy concerns relating to our products and
services could damage our reputation and deter current and
potential users and advertisers from using our products and
services.
From
time to time, concerns have been expressed by governments,
regulators and others about whether mobile products, services or
practices compromise the privacy of users and others. Concerns
about, governmental or regulatory actions involving practices with
regard to the collection, use, disclosure or security of personal
information or other privacy-related matters, even if unfounded,
could damage our reputation, cause us to lose users and advertisers
and adversely affect our operating results. While we will strive to
comply with applicable data protection laws and regulations, as we
strive to comply with our own posted privacy policies and other
obligations we may have with respect to privacy and data
protection, the failure or perceived failure to comply may result,
in inquiries and other proceedings or actions against
us by governments, regulators or others. These inquiries
could result in negative publicity and damage to our reputation and
brand, each of which could cause us to lose users and advertisers,
which could have an adverse effect on our business.
Any
systems failure or compromise of our security that results in the
unauthorized access to or release of our users’ or
advertisers’ data could significantly limit the adoption of
our products and services and cause harm to our reputation and
brand and, therefore, our business. We expect to continue to expend
significant resources to protect against security breaches. The
risk that these types of events could seriously harm our business
is likely to increase as we expand the number of products and
services we offer, increase the size of our user base and operate
in other countries.
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If our security measures are breached, or if our products and
services are subject to attacks that degrade or deny the ability of
users to access our products and services, our products and
services may be perceived as not being secure, users and
advertisers may curtail or stop using our products and services and
our business and operating results could be harmed.
Our
products and services involve the storage and transmission of
users’ and advertisers’ information, and security
breaches expose us to a risk of loss of this information,
litigation and potential liability. We may experience cyber-attacks
of varying degrees, and as a result, unauthorized parties may
obtain, and may in the future obtain, access to its data or its
users’ or advertisers’ data. Our security
measures may also be breached due to employee error, malfeasance or
otherwise. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to
fraudulently induce employees, users or advertisers to disclose
sensitive information in order to gain access to our data or our
users’ or advertisers’ data or accounts, or may
otherwise obtain access to such data or accounts. Since our users
and advertisers may use their accounts to establish and maintain
online identities, unauthorized communications from our accounts
that have been compromised may damage their reputations. Any such
breach or unauthorized access could result in significant legal and
financial exposure, damage to our reputation and a loss of
confidence in the security of our products and services that could
have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.
Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable
or degrade service or sabotage systems change frequently and often
are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be
unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate
preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of security
occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security
measures could be harmed, we could lose users and advertisers and
we may incur significant legal and financial exposure, including
legal claims and regulatory fines and penalties. Any of these
actions could have a material and adverse effect on our business,
reputation and operating results.
We depend on highly skilled personnel to grow and operate our
business, and if we are unable to hire, retain and motivate its
personnel, we may not be able to grow effectively.
Our
future success will depend upon our continued ability to identify,
hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel,
including senior management, engineers, designers and product
managers. Our ability to execute efficiently is dependent upon
contributions from our employees, in particular our senior
management team. We do not maintain key person life
insurance for any employee. In addition, from time to time, there
may be changes in our senior management team that may be disruptive
to our business. If our senior management team, including any new
hires that we may make, fails to work together effectively and to
execute our plans and strategies on a timely basis, our business
could be harmed. Our growth strategy also depends on our ability to
expand our organization with highly skilled personnel. Identifying,
recruiting, training and integrating qualified individuals will
require significant time, expense and
attention. Competition for highly skilled personnel is
intense, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, where our
headquarters is located. We may need to invest significant amounts
of cash and equity to attract and retain new employees and we may
never realize returns on these investments. If we are not able to
effectively add and retain employees, our ability to achieve our
strategic objectives will be adversely impacted, and our business
will be harmed.
Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, power
outages, floods and other catastrophic events, and to interruption
by man-made problems such as terrorism.
A
significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, flood or
significant power outage could have a material adverse impact on
our business, operating results, and financial condition. Our
headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region
known for seismic activity. Despite any precautions we may take,
the occurrence of a natural disaster or other unanticipated
problems at our data centers could result in lengthy interruptions
in our services. In addition, acts of terrorism and other
geo-political unrest could cause disruptions in our business. All
of the aforementioned risks may be further increased if our
disaster recovery plans prove to be inadequate. We have a disaster
recovery program, which allows us to move production to a back-up
data center in the event of a catastrophe. Although this program is
functional, we do not currently serve network traffic equally from
each data center, so if our primary data center shuts down, there
will be a period of time that our products or services, or certain
of our products or services, will remain inaccessible to our users
or our users may experience severe issues accessing our products
and services. We do not carry business interruption insurance
sufficient to compensate us for the potentially significant losses,
including the potential harm to our business that may result from
interruptions in our ability to provide our products and
services.
Risks Related to Our Company
Messrs. Dean and Robert Rositano, Jr., as our directors and
officers, own a significant percentage of the voting power of our
stock and will be able to exercise significant influence and
control over the matters subject to stockholder approval and our
operations.
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Dean and Robert Rositano may be deemed to own (directly
and/or beneficially) 94.5% of our Series A preferred stock. As of
April 13, 2017, the following
entities and individuals own the following shares of our Series A
preferred stock:
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Messrs.
Dean and Robert Rositano each own 2,256 shares;
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Copper
Creek Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company owned and
managed by Robert Rositano and his wife Stacy Rositano, owns 15,581
shares;
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Checkmate
Mobile, Inc., a Delaware corporation, owns 290 shares - Messrs.
Dean and Robert Rositano are 9.0% and 9.0% stockholders
respectively and serve as officers and directors of CheckMate
Mobile, Inc.
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The holders of preferred stock are entitled to cast votes equal to
the number of votes equal to the number of whole shares of common
stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by
such holder are convertible. The total aggregate issued shares of
Series A Preferred Stock at any given time regardless of their
number shall be convertible into the number of shares of common
stock which equals nine (9) times the total number of shares of
common stock which are issued and outstanding at the time of any
conversion, at the option of the preferred holders or until the
closing of a Qualified Financing (i.e. the sale and issuance of our
equity securities that results in gross proceeds in excess of
$2,500,000) at one time or in the same round. As a result of the
Titan Iron Ore Corp. and iHookup merger transaction, the former
iHookup stockholders received a controlling interest in the Company
due to the voting rights of the Series A Preferred Stock being
connected to their super-majority conversion rights. As a
result of Messrs. Dean and Robert Rositano’s ownership interests and voting
power described above, Messrs. Dean and Robert Rositano currently are in a position to
influence and control, subject to our organizational documents and
Nevada law, the composition of our Board of Directors and the
outcome of corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, such
as mergers, business combinations and dispositions of assets, among
other corporate transactions. In addition, this concentration of
voting power could discourage others from initiating a potential
merger, takeover or other change of control transaction that may
otherwise be beneficial to the Company, which could adversely
affect the market price of our securities.
If we are unable to pay the convertible promissory notes when
obligations become due, the note holders may take adverse
proceedings under terms of default.
In the
event of default under terms in the convertible promissory notes,
the note holder may enforce remedies including acceleration of
payment in full plus interest and other charges, and an increase in
interest rates of up to 24% when allowable by law.
Our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over
financial reporting are not effective, which may cause our
financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation
being disseminated to the public.
Our
management evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of
December 31, 2016 and concluded that as of those dates, our
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. The
ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was due
to (i) inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk
assessment; and (ii) insufficient written policies and
procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to
the requirements and application of both US GAAP and SEC
guidelines.
As of
the date of this annual report on Form 10-K, we believe that these
material weaknesses continue to exist and our disclosure controls
and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are
not effective. If such material weakness and ineffective controls
are not promptly corrected in the future, our ability to report
quarterly and annual financial results or other information
required to be disclosed on a timely and accurate basis may be
adversely affected. Also such material weakness and ineffective
controls could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and
lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public. Investors
relying upon this misinformation may make an uninformed investment
decision.
We have a limited operating history on which to base an evaluation
of our business and prospects.
We have
a short operating history, which limits our ability to forecast our
future operating results and subjects us to a number of
uncertainties, including our ability to plan for and model future
growth. We have encountered and will continue to encounter risks
and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies in
developing industries. If our assumptions regarding these
uncertainties, which we use to plan our business, are incorrect or
change in reaction to changes in our markets, or if we do not
address these risks successfully, our operating and financial
results could differ materially from our expectations and our
business could suffer.
If we issue additional shares in the future, it will result in the
dilution of our existing shareholders.
As of
December 31, 2016, our articles of incorporation authorize the
issuance of up to 10,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par
value of $0.0001 per share. Our board of directors may choose to
issue some or all of such shares to acquire one or more companies
or properties and to fund our overhead and general operating
requirements. The issuance of any such shares will reduce the book
value per share and may contribute to a reduction in the market
price of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If we issue
any such additional shares, such issuance will reduce the
proportionate ownership and voting power of all current
shareholders. Further, such issuance may result in a change of
control of our corporation.
The price of our common stock may be negatively impacted by factors
which are unrelated to our operations.
The
market price of our common stock could fluctuate substantially due
to a variety of factors, including market perception of our ability
to achieve our planned growth, quarterly operating results of our
competitors, trading volume in our common stock, changes in general
conditions in the economy and the financial markets or other
developments affecting our competitors or us. In addition, the
stock market is subject to extreme price and volume fluctuations.
This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of
securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their
operating performance and could have the same effect on our common
stock.
We do not intend to pay cash dividends on any investment in the
shares of stock of our company.
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We have
never paid any cash dividends and currently do not intend to pay
any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Because we do not
intend to declare cash dividends, any gain on an investment in our
company will need to come through an increase in the stock’s
price. This may never happen and investors may lose all of their
investment in our company.
Trading of our stock is restricted by the Securities Exchange
Commission’s penny stock regulations, which may limit a
stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our common
stock.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which
generally define “penny stock” to be any equity
security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per
share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to
certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock
rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers
and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited
investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in
excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of
$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly
with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer,
prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from
the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a
form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of
risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must
provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the
penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its
salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements
showing the market value of each penny stock held in the
customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the
broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be
given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the
transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or
with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny
stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock
not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make
a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable
investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s
written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in
the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny
stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the
ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that
the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the
marketability of our common stock.
FINRA sales practice requirements may also limit a
stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
In
addition to the “penny stock” rules described above,
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (known as
“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in
recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have
reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable
for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced
securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers
must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the
customer’s financial status, tax status, investment
objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these
rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that
speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least
some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for
broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common
stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and
have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Our stock price has been volatile and your investment could lose
value.
The
trading price of our common stock has been volatile and could be
subject to wide fluctuations due to various factors. The timing of
announcements in the public market regarding new products, product
enhancements or technological advances by us or our competitors,
and any announcements by us or our competitors of acquisitions,
major transactions or management changes could also affect our
stock price. Our stock price is subject to speculation in the press
and the analyst community, changes in recommendations or earnings
estimates by financial analysts, changes in investors’ or
analysts’ valuation measures for our stock and market trends
unrelated to our performance. A significant drop in our stock price
could also expose us to the risk of securities class action
lawsuits, which could result in substantial costs and divert
management’s attention and resources, which could adversely
affect our business. Moreover, if the per share trading price of
our common stock declines significantly, you may be unable to
resell your shares at or above the public offering price. We cannot
assure you that the per share trading price of our common stock
will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the
future.
The trading price of our common stock has been low, and the sale of
a substantial number of shares in the public market could depress
the price of our common stock.
Our
common stock is traded on the OTC Pink marketplace and
historically has had a low average daily trading price relative to
many other stocks. Thinly traded stocks can have more price
volatility than stocks trading in an active public market, which
can lead to significant price swings even when a relatively small
number of shares are being traded, and can limit an
investor’s ability to quickly sell blocks of stock. If there
continues to be low average daily trading volume or price in our
common stock investors may be unable to quickly liquidate their
investments or at prices investors consider to be
adequate.
Because our common stock is quoted and traded on the OTC Pink
marketplace, short selling could increase the volatility of our
stock price.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
-
continued
Short
selling occurs when a person sells shares of stock which the person
does not yet own and promises to buy stock in the future to cover
the sale. The general objective of the person selling the shares
short is to make a profit by buying the shares later, at a lower
price, to cover the sale. Significant amounts of short selling, or
the perception that a significant amount of short sales could
occur, could depress the market price of our common stock. In
contrast, purchases to cover a short position may have the effect
of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our
common stock, and together with the imposition of the penalty bid,
may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of our
common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock may be
higher than the price that otherwise might exist in the open
market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued
at any time. These transactions may be effected on the OTC
Pink marketplace or any other available markets or exchanges. Such
short selling if it were to occur could impact the value of our
stock in an extreme and volatile manner to the detriment of our
shareholders.
Risks Relating to the Early Stage of our Company and Ability to
Raise Capital
We are at a very early stage and our success is subject to the
substantial risks inherent in the establishment of a new business
venture.
The
implementation of our business strategy is in a very early stage
and subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a
new business venture. Accordingly, our intended business and
prospective operations may not prove to be successful in the near
future, if at all. Any future success that we might enjoy will
depend upon many factors, many of which are beyond our control, or
which cannot be predicted at this time, and which could have a
material adverse effect upon our financial condition, business
prospects and operations and the value of an investment in our
company.
We expect to suffer continued operating losses and we may not be
able to achieve profitability.
We
expect to continue to incur significant development and marketing
expenses in the foreseeable future related to the launch and
commercialization of our products and services. As a result, we
will be sustaining substantial operating and net losses, and it is
possible that we will never be able to achieve
profitability.
We may have difficulty raising additional capital, which could
deprive us of necessary resources.
In
order to support the initiatives envisioned in our business plan,
we will need to raise additional funds through public or private
debt or equity financing, collaborative relationships or other
arrangements. Our ability to raise additional financing depends on
many factors beyond our control, including the state of the capital
markets, the market price of our common stock, and the development
of competitive projects by others. Because our common stock is not
listed on a major stock market, many investors may not be willing
or allowed to purchase our common shares or may demand steep
discounts. Sufficient additional financing may not be available to
us or may be available only on terms that would result in further
dilution to the current owners of our common stock.
During
the year ended December 31, 2016, we received
$3,496,442
in convertible note financing. During the quarter ended March 31,
2017, we received $691,750 in
convertible note financing. However, we do not have any firm
commitments for funding beyond this recent financing. If we are
unsuccessful in raising additional capital, or the terms of raising
such capital are unacceptable, we may have to modify our business
plan and/or significantly curtail our planned activities. If we are
successful raising additional capital through the issuance of
additional equity, our investor’s interests will be
diluted.
There are substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a
going concern and if we are unable to continue our business, our
shares may have little or no value.
Our
ability to become a profitable operating company is dependent upon
our ability to generate revenues and/or obtain financing adequate
to implement our business plan. Achieving a level of revenues
adequate to support our cost structure has raised doubts about our
ability to continue as a going concern. We plan to attempt to raise
additional equity capital by issuing shares and, if necessary
through one or more private placement or public offerings, and via
the securities purchase agreement/equity line financing. However,
the doubts raised relating to our ability to continue as a going
concern may make our shares an unattractive investment for
potential investors. These factors, among others, may make it
difficult to raise any additional capital.
Failure to effectively manage our growth could place additional
strains on our managerial, operational and financial resources and
could adversely affect our business and prospective operating
results.
Our
anticipated growth is expected to continue to place a strain on our
managerial, operational and financial resources. Further, as we
expand our user and advertiser base, we will be required to manage
multiple relationships. Any further growth by us, or an increase in
the number of our strategic relationships will increase this strain
on our managerial, operational and financial resources. This strain
may inhibit our ability to achieve the rapid execution necessary to
implement our business plan, and could have a material adverse
effect upon our financial condition, business prospects and
prospective operations and the value of an investment in our
company.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
-
continued
We may fail to raise sufficient capital.
To the
extent that we fail to obtain sufficient operating capital, we may
be unable to deal with presently unforeseen contingencies in the
future or be able to fund our operations. In addition, we may have
more difficulty or find it impossible, to raise third party
financing from investors or financial institutions.
Our reserves may be insufficient.
We
intend to establish a reserve fund, as determined in the
Board’s discretion, for normal working capital contingencies.
However, we have been unable to do so. If the reserves are not
available to the Company, it may be necessary to attempt to raise
additional capital or financing. In the event that such
capital or financing is not available on favorable terms, we may be
forced to raise additional capital on unfavorable terms. In fact,
we have been forced to issue several convertible notes at
substantial discounts and interest rates in order to raise the
requisite capital for operations.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not
Applicable.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Principal Offices
Our
executive offices are located at 1821 S. Bascom Ave Ste 353,
Campbell, California 95008, and at 1735 East Fort Lowell Road,
Suite 9, Tucson, Arizona 85719. We believe that our office space
and facilities are sufficient to meet our present needs and do not
anticipate any difficulty securing alternative or additional space,
as needed, on terms acceptable to us.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are
currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have
a materially adverse effect on our financial condition or results
of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or
investigation before or by any court, public board, government
agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the
knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our
subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our Company, our
common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our Company’s or
our Company’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in
their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a
material adverse effect.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not
applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES
(a)
Market Information
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Pink marketplace under the symbol
“FDBL”.
Set
forth below are the range of high and low bid quotations for the
periods indicated as reported by the OTC Pink marketplace. The
market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail
mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not necessarily represent
actual transactions.
Quarter
Ended
|
High Bid
|
Low Bid
|
December 31,
2016
|
$0.0045
|
$0.0013
|
September 30,
2016
|
$0.013
|
$0.0033
|
June 30,
2016
|
$0.0334
|
$0.0036
|
March 31,
2016
|
$0.0065
|
$0.0029
|
December 31,
2015
|
$0.0106
|
$0.002
|
September 30,
2015
|
$0.0127
|
$0.0059
|
June 30,
2015
|
$0.0131
|
$0.0008
|
March 31,
2015
|
$0.400
|
$0.0051
|
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY
SECURITIES -
continued
(b)
Holders of Our Common Stock
As of
April 13, 2017 there were 47
registered holders of record of our common stock. As of such date,
1,557,092,583 shares of our
common stock were issued and outstanding.
(c)
Dividends
The
payment of dividends, if any, in the future, rests within the sole
discretion of our board of directors. The payment of dividends will
depend upon our earnings, our capital requirements and our
financial condition, as well as other relevant
factors. We have not declared any cash dividends since
our inception and have no present intention of paying any cash
dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable
future.
There
are no restrictions in our articles of incorporation or bylaws that
prevent us from declaring dividends. The Nevada Revised Statutes,
however, do prohibit us from declaring dividends where, after
giving effect to the distribution of the dividend:
1.
|
We
would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual
course of business; or
|
2.
|
Our
total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities
plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of
shareholders who have preferential rights superior to those
receiving the distribution.
|
(d)
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation
Plans
Effective
November 22, 2011 our board of directors adopted and approved our
stock option plan. The purpose of the stock option plan is to
enhance the long-term stockholder value of our company by offering
opportunities to directors, key employees, officers, independent
contractors and consultants of our company to acquire and maintain
stock ownership in our company in order to give these persons the
opportunity to participate in our company’s growth and
success, and to encourage them to remain in the service of our
company. A total of 1,649 shares of our common stock are available
for issuance under the stock option plan.
Plan Category
|
Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding
Options, Warrants and Rights
|
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants
and Rights
|
Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under
Equity Compensation Plan
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Nil
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
3,325
|
$1,045
|
1,649
|
Total
|
3,325
|
$1,045
|
1,649
|
Transfer Agent
Our
transfer agent is Nevada Agency and Transfer Company, 50 West
Liberty Street Suite 880, Reno, Nevada 89501, phone (775)
322-0626.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Except as provided below, all unregistered sales of our securities
were previously disclosed in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a
Current Report on Form 8-K.
During the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2016,
$163,200 of convertible debentures were settled by issuing
228,400,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The notes were
converted at an average price per share of $0.00071.
During the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2016, the
Company issued 21,680,000 shares of common stock to consultants in
exchange for investor relations and advertising services. The
shares were issued as follows: 7,440,000 on October 24, 2016,
4,800,000 on October 28, 2016, and 9,440,000 on December 22,
2016.
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR
REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES -
continued
During the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2016, the
Company issued 42,410,587 shares of common stock to various Series
A preferred stockholders on conversion of 115 preferred shares. The
shares were issued as follows: 25,406,910 on October 25, 2016 and
17,003,677 on November 5, 2016.
We made the foregoing stock issuances in reliance upon the
exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
Rule 10B-18 Transactions
During
the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no
repurchases of the Company’s common stock by the
Company.
ITEM 6 SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not
applicable.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Our management’s discussion and analysis provides a narrative
about our financial performance and condition that should be read
in conjunction with the audited and unaudited consolidated
financial statements and related notes thereto included in this
annual report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward
looking statements reflecting our current expectations and
estimates and assumptions about events and trends that may affect
our future operating results or financial position. Our actual
results and the timing of certain events could differ materially
from those discussed in these forward-looking statements due to a
number of factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth
in the sections of this annual report on Form 10-K titled
“Risk Factors” beginning at page 13 above and
“Forward-Looking Statements” beginning at page 4
above.
Results of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Our
cash as of December 31, 2016 was $119,804. As a result of our
minimal amount of revenues and ongoing expenditures in pursuit of
our business, we have incurred net losses since our inception. For
the period from inception (December 4, 2013) to December 31, 2016
we incurred a net loss of $13,500,287. For the year ended December 31,
2016, our net loss was $6,113,239.
Our
operating expenses for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and
2015 and the changes between those periods for the respective items
are summarized as follows:
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
REVENUES
|
$28,884
|
$151,191
|
|
|
|
OPERATING EXPENSES
|
|
|
Accretion
and interest expense
|
$2,073,893
|
$1,416,715
|
App hosting (Note 10)
|
492,487
|
382,330
|
Commissions
|
8,635
|
45,357
|
General
and administrative (Note 10)
|
887,345
|
881,539
|
Financing
costs
|
549
|
29,261
|
Product
development (Note 10)
|
493,917
|
249,221
|
Sales
and marketing
|
1,527,366
|
228,880
|
|
|
|
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
|
5,484,192
|
3,233,303
|
|
|
|
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
|
(5,455,308)
|
(3,080,112)
|
|
|
|
OTHER EXPENSES
|
|
|
Loss
on investment (Note 12)
|
(575,000)
|
-
|
Loss
on settlement agreement (Note 13)
|
(82,931)
|
-
|
Gain
-on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
5,096
|
|
|
|
NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
$(6,113,239)
|
$(3,077,016)
|
|
|
|
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
|
(0.01)
|
(0.03)
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
571,100,443
|
96,575,512
|
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued
Revenues
Revenues
for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased $122,307 (81%) to
$28,884 as compared to $151,191 for the year ended December 31,
2015. This decrease was primarily due to the Company’s
decision to focus on what management believes is a much broader
market of “Social Networking – Friendship
Meetups” and the re-branding of the application to
“Friendable”. As user acquisition remains the
Company’s main driver the the Friendable mobile app,
subscription based services are now offered for free, encouraging
user adoption and frequency of use.
Operating Expenses
Operating
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the December 31,
2015 were $5,484,192 and $3,233,303 respectively. The increase was
primarily related to increased marketing initiatives, celebrity
related promotions, technology, mobile application development, and
server infrastructure scaling.
Net Loss
Our
operating results have recognized net loss in the amount of
$6,113,239 for the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to a
net loss of $3,077,016 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The
increase was primarily related to the increase in operating
expenses as well as the Company’s strategic investment in
Hang With, Inc.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
|
December
31, 2016
|
December
31, 2015
|
|
(audited)
|
(audited)
|
Current
Assets
|
$127,776
|
$21,625
|
Current
Liabilities
|
$3,732,596
|
$1,683,234
|
Working Capital
Deficiency
|
$(3,604,820)
|
$(1,661,609)
|
As of
December 31, 2016, current assets consisted primarily of cash
$119,804. As of December 31, 2015, current assets consisted
primarily of cash of $15,880. The increase is primarily related to
the issuance of convertible notes.
As of
December 31, 2016, current liabilities consisted primarily of
accounts payable of $1,554,350 and convertible notes of $2,171,923.
As of December 31, 2015, current liabilities consisted primarily of
accounts payable of $1,183,169 and convertible notes of $493,742.
The increase is primarily related to the issuance of convertible
notes.
We
currently do not have sufficient capital to fund our needs for the
next 12 months. We rely on financing from convertible and
promissory notes to fund our operations.
Cash Flows
|
Year
Ended
|
Year
Ended
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2014
|
Net Cash Provided
by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
$(2,817,518)
|
$(1,279,345)
|
Net Cash Provided
by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
(575,000)
|
(35,000)
|
Net Cash Provided
by (Used in) Financing Activities
|
3,496,442
|
1,331,170
|
Net Increase
(Decrease) in Cash
|
$103,924
|
$16,825
|
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating
activities
The
Company lost $2,817,518 in cash from operating activities for the
year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to a loss of $1,279,345
for the year ended December 31, 2015. This increased cash loss used
in operating activities is primarily attributed to increased
marketing initiatives, celebrity related promotions, technology,
mobile application development, and server infrastructure
scaling.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS -
continued
Cash used in investing activities
Investing
activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 used $575,000 as
compared to using $35,000 of cash for the year ended December 31,
2015. The increase in cash used is attributable to the
Company’s investment in Hang With, Inc.
Cash provided by financing activities
Financing
activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 generated cash of
$3,496,442 as compared to generating $1,331,170 of cash for the
year ended December 31, 2015. This increase in cash provided from
financing activities is mostly attributed to the Company and its
current lenders desire to fund certain transactions related to the
Company’s celebrity marketing activities, general awareness
and strategic investment in Hang With, Inc.
There
was no significant impact on the Company’s operations as a
result of inflation for the year ended December 31,
2016.
Hang With Transaction
The
Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October
7, 2016 (the “Alpha SPA”) with Alpha Capital Anstalt
(“Alpha Capital”), to issue and sell up to, in
principal amount, $1,615,000 of convertible notes, payable in four
tranches (the “Alpha Notes”). The first tranche of
$465,000 was funded on October 7, 2016 (the “Initial Closing
Date”) and the second, third, and fourth tranches of $375,000
were funded, respectively, during the first week of each of
November 2016, December 2016, and January 2017 (the subsequent
closing dates and, with the Initial Closing Date, each a
“Closing”).
The
Company used a portion of the proceeds of each Closing to purchase
Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of a private
entity named Hang With, Inc. (“Hang With”). Alpha
Capital is currently Hang With’s majority shareholder. On
October 7, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement with Hang With (the “Hang With SPA”) to buy
up to 330,397 shares of Hang With’s Series A Convertible
Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”)
for $750,000. On the Initial Closing Date, the Company paid
$225,000 and was to receive 99,118 shares of Preferred Stock. The
Company paid Hang With $175,000 on each of the subsequent three
Closings. In connection with entering into the Hang With SPA, the
Company and Hang With entered into a Software License Agreement
(the “License Agreement”) in which Hang With is
licensing the intellectual property of the Hang With apps to the
Company. As part of the Hang With SPA and as compensation for the
Company entering into the License Agreement and the future
development agreement, Hang With was to issue 154,185 shares of
Preferred Stock on the Initial Closing Date and was to issue
100,000 shares of its common stock to the Company. As of April 13,
2017 none of the shares have been issued.
Prior
to the November 2016 Closing, the Company and Alpha Capital agreed
that Alpha Capital would fund $295,000 in the November 2016 Closing
rather than $375,000. After Alpha Capital made such payment,
Coventry Enterprises, LLC (“Coventry) funded $80,000 as part
of the November 2016 Closing.
On
December 2, 2016, the Company and Alpha Capital entered into an
Agreement (the “Agreement”) to amend certain portions
of the Alpha SPA such Alpha Capital paid only $295,000 to the
Company during each of the December 2016 and January 2017 Closings.
On December 2, 2016, Coventry signed a Funding Commitment Letter
(the “Letter”) such that Coventry paid, not including
fees payable by the Company to Coventry, $80,000 to the Company
during each of the December 2016 and January 2017
Closings.
In
addition to the License Agreement, the Company and Hang With were
to enter into a development agreement for Hang With to help develop
the Company’s apps. Although the parties never entered into a
development agreement, a development schedule was established to
develop what the Company calls its Fan Pass Live application or
platform.
The
Company attributed much of the value of Hang With to Hang With
management’s representation that, in the history of its own
apps, it had 8 million users (as publicized by Hang With prior to
September 2016) and a range of monthly active users (MAU’s)
that were, at a minimum, in the tens of thousands. Hang With
believed, prior to the Hang With SPA being signed, that, with the
Company’s investment, the monthly active users would be at
the higher end of the range within a short period of time. Based on
these representations by Hang With’s management, the Company
believed that it could specifically market its own apps to the
total historical users and the minimum monthly active users of the
Hang With user base.
The
Company believes that, after the November 2016 Closing, the Hang
With app was removed for a period of time from the app stores on
which it appeared and that the app was shut down for a period of
time. At this point, Hang With effectively had zero monthly active
users. In addition, the Company was not able to utilize Hang
With’s technology in the Friendable app as was contemplated
by the License Agreement due to Hang With’s technology being,
in the Company’s view, out of date. The Company was required
to purchase additional third party licenses of off-the-shelf
technology and SDKs to proceed with its co-development efforts.
Thereby developing its own platform for live streaming outside of
the originally licensed Hang With technology.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS -
continued
The
Company brought these matters to the attention of Hang With’s
management in March 2017. Subsequently, Hang With halted the work
it had been doing in connection with the Fan Pass app. In
conjunction with the Hang With development halt in March 2017, the
Company has released its Fan Pass Live application developers from
doing any further work on the app. The Company is unable to proceed
with its effort to complete the Fan Pass Live application or
produce a beta release until an agreement with Hang With is
reached. The Company is currently seeking to negotiate a settlement
with Hang With regarding the Company’s claims against Hang
With.
Going Concern
At
December 31, 2016, we had an accumulated deficit of $13,500,287 and
incurred a net loss of $6,113,239. We have generated
minimal revenues and have incurred losses since inception.
Accordingly, we will be dependent on future additional financing in
order to seek other business opportunities in the dating app
industry or new business opportunities. We are considered a
development stage company in the dating app industry. As of
December 31, 2016, there is no assurance that we will be able raise
sufficient capital to sustain our operations.We expect to incur
further losses in the development of our business, all of which
casts substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent
upon our ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to
obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay
our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they
come due. Our independent auditors included an explanatory
paragraph regarding substantial doubt about our ability to continue
as a going concern in their report on our annual financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
Our
financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States,
and are expressed in US dollars. Our fiscal year-end is December
31, 2016.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of these statements in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles requires management 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 in the reporting
period. We regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to
useful life and recoverability of long-lived assets, deferred
income tax asset valuations, asset retirement obligations,
financial instrument valuations, and loss contingencies. We base
our estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical
experience and various other factors that we believe to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not
readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced
by us may differ materially and adversely from our estimates. To
the extent there are material differences between the estimates and
the actual results, future results of operations will be
affected.
Revenue Recognition
We
recognize revenue when products are fully delivered or services
have been provided and collection is reasonably
assured.
Advertising Costs
Our
policy regarding advertising is to expense advertising when
incurred.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We
consider all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of
six months or less to be cash equivalents to the extent the funds
are not being held for investment purposes.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We
continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could
indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be
recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are
present, we assess the recoverability of long-lived assets by
determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be
recovered through undiscounted expected future cash
flows.
If the
total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of
those assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess
of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Assets to
be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or
the fair value less costs to sell.
32
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS -
continued
Stock-based compensation
We
record stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718,
Compensation – Stock Based Compensation, which requires the
measurement and recognition of compensation expense based on
estimated fair values for all share-based awards made to employees
and directors, including stock options.
ASC 718
requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based awards
on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. We use the
Black-Scholes option pricing model as its method in determining
fair value. This model is affected by our stock price as well as
assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables. These
subjective variables include, but are not limited to our expected
stock price volatility over the terms of the awards, and actual and
projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The value of
the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is
recognized as an expense in the statement of operations over the
requisite service period.
Asset Retirement Obligations
We
record asset retirement obligations in accordance with ASC 410-20,
Asset Retirement Obligations, which addresses financial accounting
and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of
tangible long-lived assets and the associated retirement costs. The
standard applies to legal obligations associated with the
retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition,
construction, development and normal use of the asset.
ASC 410-20 requires that the fair value of a liability for an
asset retirement obligation be recognized in the period in which it
is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. The
fair value of the liability is added to the carrying amount of the
associated asset and this additional carrying amount is depreciated
over the life of the asset. The liability is accreted at the end of
each period through charges to operating expense. If the obligation
is settled for other than the carrying amount of the liability, we
will recognize a gain or loss on settlement. As at December 31,
2016, we have not incurred any asset retirement obligation related
to the exploration and development of its resource
properties.
Comprehensive
Loss
ASC
220, Comprehensive Income establishes standards for the reporting
and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the
consolidated financial statements. As at December 31, 2016 and
December 31, 2015, we have no items
that represent other comprehensive loss and, therefore, have not
included a schedule of other comprehensive loss in the financial
statements.
Financial Instruments
FASB
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair
value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under
generally accepted accounting principles and enhances disclosures
about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined as the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at
the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair
value, as required by ASC 820, must maximize the use of observable
inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
Our
assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair
value measurements requires judgment, and may affect the valuation
of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement
within the fair value hierarchy. The carrying values of cash,
accounts payable, and due to related parties approximate fair
values because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.
Unless otherwise noted, it is management’s opinion that we
are not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks
arising from these financial instruments.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
We
compute net loss per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per
Share. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and
diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the statement of
operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss)
available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted
average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the
period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common
shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock
method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted
method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the
period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be
purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted
EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is
anti-dilutive. Shares underlying these securities totaled
approximately 3,075 as of December 31, 2016.
Income Taxes
We
account for income taxes using the asset and liability method in
accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. The asset and liability
method provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary
differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets
and liabilities and for operating loss and tax credit carry
forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
the currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect
when the differences are expected to reverse. We record a valuation
allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is
believed more likely than not to be realized.
33
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS -
continued
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have
implemented all other new accounting pronouncements that are in
effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not
believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that
have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial
position or results of operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do
not have any off -balance sheet arrangements
ITEM 7A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
Not
Applicable
34
ITEM 8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
MARKET RISK
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FRIENDABLE,
INC.
(FORMERLY
IHOOKUP SOCIAL, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2016
Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
F-1
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2016
|
|
F-2
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the years ended December 31,
2016 and 2015
|
|
F-3
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015
|
|
F-4
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and
2015
|
|
F-5
|
|
|
|
Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
F-6 -
F-17
|
35
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Friendable, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Friendable, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and the related
consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, stockholders’
deficit and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Friendable, Inc. as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then
ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As
discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has a
working capital deficit and has accumulated losses since inception.
These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in
regard to these matters are also discussed in Note 1. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has
changed its method of accounting for debt issuance costs in the
years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 due to the adoption of ASU
No. 2015-03.
/s/ Manning Elliott LLP
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver, Canada
April 17, 2017
F-1
FRIENDABLE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in US dollars)
ASSETS
|
December 31,
2016
|
December 31,
2015
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
Cash
|
$119,804
|
$15,880
|
Accounts
receivable
|
1,009
|
3,848
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
6,963
|
1,897
|
Total
current assets
|
127,776
|
21,625
|
|
|
|
Intangible
assets (Note 3)
|
35,000
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$162,776
|
$56,625
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$1,554,350
|
$1,183,169
|
Convertible
debentures short-term (Note 10)
|
2,171,923
|
493,742
|
Deferred
revenue
|
6,323
|
6,323
|
Total
current liabilities
|
3,732,596
|
1,683,234
|
|
|
|
Convertible
debentures long-term (Note 10)
|
218,964
|
45,731
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
3,951,560
|
1,728,965
|
|
|
|
Going
concern (Note 1)
|
|
|
Commitments
(Note 7)
|
|
|
Subsequent
events (Note 14)
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized at par value of $0.0001,
21,655 (December 31, 2015 – 22,165) shares issued and
outstanding (Note 4)
|
2
|
2
|
Common
stock, 10,000,000,000 shares authorized at par value of $0.0001,
1,068,031,823 (December 31, 2015 – 218,977,542) shares issued
and outstanding (Note 4)
|
106,803
|
21,898
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
9,609,198
|
5,697,308
|
Common
stock subscriptions receivable (Note 8)
|
(4,500)
|
(4,500)
|
Deficit
|
(13,500,287)
|
(7,387,048)
|
Total
Stockholders' Deficit
|
(3,788,784)
|
(1,672,340)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
$162,776
|
$56,625
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-2
FRIENDABLE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Expressed in US dollars)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
REVENUES
|
$28,884
|
$151,191
|
|
|
|
OPERATING EXPENSES
|
|
|
Accretion
and interest expense (Note 10)
|
$2,073,893
|
$1,416,715
|
App hosting (Note 8)
|
492,487
|
382,330
|
Commissions
|
8,635
|
45,357
|
General
and administrative (Note 8)
|
887,345
|
881,539
|
Financing
costs
|
549
|
29,261
|
Product
development (Note 8)
|
493,917
|
249,221
|
Sales
and marketing
|
1,527,366
|
228,880
|
|
|
|
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
|
5,484,192
|
3,233,303
|
|
|
|
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS
|
(5,455,308)
|
(3,082,112)
|
|
|
|
OTHER EXPENSES
|
|
|
Loss
on investment (Note 12)
|
(575,000)
|
-
|
Loss
on settlement agreement (Note 13)
|
(82,931)
|
-
|
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
5,096
|
|
|
|
NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
$(6,113,239)
|
$(3,077,016)
|
|
|
|
BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
|
(0.01)
|
(0.03)
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING
|
571,100,443
|
96,575,512
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-3
FRIENDABLE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2016
(Expressed in US dollars)
|
Common # Stock
|
Common Stock Amount
|
Preferred #
|
Preferred Stock Amount
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
Common Stock Subscriptions
|
Deficit
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2014
|
8,802,940
|
$881
|
22,807
|
$2
|
$3,340,495
|
$(4,500)
|
$(4,310,032)
|
$(973,154)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
issued for services
|
1,150,000
|
115
|
—
|
—
|
6,325
|
—
|
—
|
6,440
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
of convertible notes (Note 10)
|
190,385,736
|
19,038
|
—
|
—
|
269,629
|
—
|
—
|
288,667
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
of preferred shares (Note 4)
|
18,638,866
|
1,864
|
(642)
|
—
|
(1,864)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of convertible notes (net) (Note 10)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2,082,723
|
—
|
—
|
2,082,723
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for the year
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(3,077,016)
|
(3,077,016)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2015
|
218,977,542
|
$21,898
|
22,165
|
$2
|
$5,697,308
|
$(4,500)
|
$(7,387,048)
|
$(1,672,340)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
issued for services
|
65,465,714
|
6,547
|
—
|
—
|
231,545
|
—
|
—
|
238,092
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
of convertible notes (Note 10)
|
652,069,721
|
65,207
|
—
|
—
|
311,248
|
—
|
—
|
376,455
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion
of preferred shares (Note 4)
|
104,524,944
|
10,452
|
(510)
|
—
|
(10,452)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of convertible notes (net) (Note 10)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
2,882,248
|
—
|
—
|
2,882,248
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise
of warrants
|
26,993,902
|
2,699
|
—
|
—
|
(2,699)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
forgiveness (Note 8)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
500,000
|
—
|
—
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss for the year
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(6,113,239)
|
(6,113,239)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2016
|
1,068,031,823
|
$106,803
|
21,655
|
$2
|
$9,609,198
|
$(4,500)
|
$(13,500,287)
|
$(3,788,784)
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-4
FRIENDABLE,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in US dollars)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(6,113,239)
|
$(3,077,016)
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss to Net Cash Used in Operating
Activities:
|
|
|
Interest
on promissory notes
|
272,859
|
64,129
|
Accretion
expense
|
1,634,045
|
1,123,165
|
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
|
-
|
(5,096)
|
Loss
on investment
|
575,000
|
-
|
Shares
issued for services
|
177,034
|
50,830
|
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
Decrease
(increase) in accounts receivable
|
2,839
|
10,289
|
Increase
in deferred revenue
|
-
|
(11,513)
|
Decrease
(increase) in prepaid expenses
|
-
|
3,453
|
Increase
in accounts payable
|
633,944
|
562,414
|
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
|
(2,817,518)
|
(1,279,345)
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
|
|
|
Acquisition
of Intangible Assets
|
-
|
(35,000)
|
Purchase
of investment in Hang With
|
(575,000)
|
-
|
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
|
(575,000)
|
(35,000)
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
|
|
|
Proceeds
from convertible debentures (net)
|
3,496,442
|
1,331,170
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
|
3,496,442
|
1,331,170
|
|
|
|
Net Increase in Cash
|
103,924
|
16,825
|
|
|
|
Cash – Beginning
|
15,880
|
(945)
|
|
|
|
Cash – Ending
|
$119,804
|
$15,880
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
$-
|
$-
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
Non-cash Investing and Financing Items:
|
|
|
Convertible
debentures issued to extinguish promissory notes
|
-
|
261,425
|
Shares
issued for conversion of debt (net)
|
$376,455
|
$288,688
|
|
|
|
Cash consists of:
|
|
|
Cash
|
$119,804
|
$15,880
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-5
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND GOING CONCERN
Friendable, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
was incorporated in the State of Nevada as Digital Yearbook
Inc.
Effective June 15, 2011, the Company completed a merger with its
subsidiary, Titan Iron Ore Corp., a Nevada corporation, which was
incorporated solely to effect a change in the Company’s name
from “Digital Yearbook Inc.” to “Titan Iron Ore
Corp.” The Company then began to pursue business in the area
of mining exploration.
On February 3, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan
of Merger and Reorganization (the
“Merger”) with iHookup Operations Corp., a wholly-owned
Delaware subsidiary of the Company (“Acquisition Sub”)
and iHookup-DE, whereby iHookup-DE was the surviving entity and
became the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
iHookup-DE’s former stockholders exchanged all of their 6,000
shares of outstanding common stock for 25,000 shares of the
Company’s designated Series A Preferred
Stock.
The Merger was regarded as a reverse recapitalization whereby
iHookup-DE was considered to be the accounting acquirer as its
stockholders retained control of the Company after the Merger. On
February 3, 2014, the Merger was completed and as a result,
iHookup-DE acquired the net liabilities of the
Company.
As a result of the Merger, the Company ceased its prior operations
and its business became the development and dissemination of a
“proximity based” mobile-social media application that
facilitates connections between people, utilizing the intelligence
of global positioning system and localized
recommendations.
On
September 28, 2015, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to
its Articles of Incorporation changing the name of the Company from
“iHookup Social, Inc.” to “Friendable,
Inc.”. On October 27, 2015, the
Company’s trading symbol on the OTC Pink marketplace was
changed from “HKUP” to “FDBL”. This
change was made in conjunction with the re-branding of the
Company’s app from "iHookup Social" to
"Friendable".
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been
prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern,
which implies that the Company would continue to realize its assets
and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The
Company has never paid any dividends and is unlikely to pay
dividends or generate earnings in the immediate or foreseeable
future. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has a working capital
deficiency of $3,604,820 and has an accumulated deficit of
$13,500,287 since inception and its operations continue to be
funded primarily from sales of its stock and issuance of
convertible debentures. These factors raise substantial doubt about
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The
ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent
on the Company’s ability to obtain the necessary financing
from sales of its stock financings. The consolidated financial
statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and
classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of
liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to
continue as a going concern.
Management plans to raise financing through the issuance of
convertible notes. No assurance can be given that any such
additional financing will be available, or that it can be obtained
on terms acceptable to the Company and its
stockholders.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated 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
Company’s fiscal year end is December 31.
On March 19, 2015, the Company completed a common stock and
preferred stock reverse stock split at a ratio of 100 to 1. The
reverse stock splits have been retroactively applied to all common
stock, preferred stock, weighted average common stock, and loss per
common stock disclosures.
F-6
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(CONTINUED)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of these statements in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles requires management
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 in the reporting
period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions
related to the useful life and recoverability of long-lived assets,
valuation of convertible debenture conversion options, deferred
income tax asset valuations, financial instrument valuations,
share-based payments, other equity-based payments, and loss
contingencies. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on
current facts, historical experience and various other factors that
it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results
of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying
values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and
expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The
actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and
adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there
are material differences between the estimates and the actual
results, future results of operations will be
affected.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable,
and collectability is probable. Revenue generally is recognized net
of allowances for returns and any taxes collected from customers
and subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. The Company
derives revenues from the sale of application software, unlimited
messaging subscriptions for periods varying from one to twelve
months, and arrangements for virtual gifts and access to special
features referred to as coin packs. Revenue from the sale of
application software is recognized upon download. Revenue from
messaging subscriptions is recognized as revenue ratably over the
subscription period beginning on the date the service is made
available to customers. Revenue from coin packs is recognized on a
consumption basis commensurate with the customer utilization of
such resources.
Advertising Costs
The Company’s policy regarding advertising is to expense
advertising when incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2016,
the Company incurred $1,050,529 (December 31, 2015: $16,302) in
advertising costs.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with
a maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for intangible assets in accordance with ASC
350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. The Company assesses
potential impairments to intangible assets when there is evidence
that events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recovered.
Intangible assets with finite lives are reviewed for impairment
when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of
intangible assets with finite lives is measured by comparing the
carrying amount of the asset to its fair value. If the future value
of the asset is lower than its carrying value, the Company
recognizes an impairment loss for the amount by which the carrying
value of the asset exceeds the related estimated fair
value.
Intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested for impairment
annually or more frequently are tested for impairment annually or
more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that
it is more likely than not that the intangible asset is
impaired.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company continually monitors events and changes in
circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived
assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in
circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability
of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of
such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future
cash flows.
If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying
amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss
based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of
the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of
the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to
sell.
F-7
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(CONTINUED)
Stock-based Compensation
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC
718, Compensation – Stock Based Compensation and
ASC 505, Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees, which
requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense
based on estimated fair values for all share-based awards made to
employees and directors, including stock options.
ASC 718 requires companies to estimate the fair value of
share-based awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing
model. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model as
its method in determining fair value. This model is affected by the
Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a
number of subjective variables. These subjective variables include,
but are not limited to the Company’s expected stock price
volatility over the terms of the awards, and actual and projected
employee stock option exercise behaviors. The value of the portion
of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as
an expense in the statement of comprehensive loss over the
requisite service period.
All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration
received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for
based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair
value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably
measurable.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company monitors its outstanding receivables for timely
payments and potential collection issues. During the years ended
December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not have any allowance
for doubtful accounts.
Financial Instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized in the
balance sheet when the Company has become party to the contractual
provisions of the instruments.
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, and convertible debentures. The fair
values of these financial instruments approximate their carrying
value, due to their short term nature, and current market rates for
similar financial instruments. Fair value of a financial instrument
is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date. The Company’s
financial instruments recorded at fair value in the balance sheets
are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with
the inputs used to measure their fair value.
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share
The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with ASC 260,
Earnings per Share. ASC 260 requires presentation of
both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face of the
statement of comprehensive loss. Basic EPS is computed by dividing
net income (loss) available to common stockholders (numerator) by
the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator)
during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive
potential common shares outstanding during the period using the
treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the
if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock
price for the period is used in determining the number of shares
assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or
warrants. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if
their effect is anti-dilutive.
As of December 31, 2016, there were approximately 15,061,691,083
potentially dilutive shares outstanding.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability
method in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. The asset and
liability method provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities
are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of
temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases
of assets and liabilities and for operating loss and tax credit
carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured
using the currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in
effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company
records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the
amount that is believed more likely than not to be
realized.
F-8
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(CONTINUED)
Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncement
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03,
“Interest-Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30):
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs”
(“ASU 2015-03”). ASU 2015-03 requires an entity to
record debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the debt
liability, rather than recording as a separate asset. ASU 2015-03
is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December
15, 2015 and must be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted
this standard retrospectively on January 1, 2016, and reclassified
$200,855 of debt issue costs, resulting in a $28,532 reduction in
long term convertible debentures and a $250,276 reduction in
additional paid-in capital on the Company’s December 31, 2015
balance sheet. The adoption of this standard resulted in a $87,716
decrease in financing costs, a $9,863 increase in accretion and
interest expense and a $77,953 increase in net loss on the
Company’s statement of comprehensive loss for the year ended
December 31, 2015.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of
Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a
Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”). ASU 2014-15
provides guidance on determining when and how reporting entities
must disclose going concern uncertainties in their financial
statements. The standard requires management to perform interim and
annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a
going concern within one year of the date of issuance of the
entity’s financial statements. Further, an entity must
provide certain disclosures if there is substantial doubt about the
entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. ASU 2014-15
is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and
interim periods thereafter. The adoption of this guidance did not
have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU
2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition
requirements in ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”
and some cost guidance included in ASC Subtopic 605-35, Revenue
Recognition -Construction-Type and Production-Type
Contracts”. ASU 2014-09 requires the disclosure of
sufficient information to enable users of the financial statements
to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue
and cash flows arising from customer contracts. The Company will
also be required to disclose information regarding significant
judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from
costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. Early adoption is
not allowed. ASU 2014-09 provides two methods of retrospective
application. The first method would require the Company to apply
ASU 2014-09 to each prior reporting period presented. The second
method would require the Company to retrospectively apply with the
cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at
the date of initial application. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 may have on
its consolidated financial statements.
3. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
As at December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company owns the Friendable
Properties which includes domain names, logos, icons, and
registered trademarks for which it paid cash consideration of
$35,000.
4. COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK
Common Stock:
Issued during 2016
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued
652,069,721 shares of common stock to various convertible note
holders for full and partial conversion of the notes (Note
10).
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued
65,465,714 shares of common stock to consultants in exchange for
investor relations and advertising services.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued
104,524,944 shares of common stock to various Series A preferred
stockholders on conversion of 510 preferred shares.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company issued
26,993,902 shares of common stock to various warrant holders for
exercise of the warrants.
F-9
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
4. COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCK (CONTINUED)
Issued during 2015
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued
190,385,736 shares of common stock to various convertible note
holders for full and partial conversion of the notes (Note
10).
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued
1,150,000 shares of common stock to a consultant in exchange for
investor relations and advertising services.
During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company issued
18,638,866 shares of common stock to various Series A
preferred stockholders
on conversion of 642 preferred shares.
Preferred Stock:
The Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into nine (9) times the
number of common stock outstanding until the closing of a Qualified
Financing (i.e. the sale and issuance of the Company’s equity
securities that results in gross proceeds in excess of
$2,500,000). The number of shares of common stock issued
on conversion of preferred stock is based on the ratio of the
number of shares of preferred stock converted to the total number
of shares of preferred stock outstanding at the date of conversion
multiplied by nine (9) times the number of common stock outstanding
at the date of conversion.
5. SHARE PURCHASE WARRANTS
Details of share purchase warrants during the years ended December
31, 2016 and 2015 are:
|
|
Weighted
Average
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Number of Warrants
|
Price
$
|
Balance,
December 31, 2014
|
334
|
2,000
|
Warrants
expired
|
(334)
|
(2,000)
|
Warrants
issued
|
119,471,154
|
0.014
|
Balance,
December 31, 2015
|
119,471,154
|
0.014
|
Warrants
exercised
|
(27,609,756)
|
0.004
|
Warrants
issued
|
886,474,359
|
0.003
|
Balance,
December 31, 2016
|
978,335,757
|
0.005
|
F-10
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
6. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
On November 22, 2011, the Board of Directors of Titan Iron Ore
Corp. (see Note 1) approved a stock option plan (“2011 Stock
Option Plan”), the purpose of which is to enhance the
Company’s stockholder value and financial performance by
attracting, retaining and motivating the Company’s officers,
directors, key employees, consultants and its affiliates and to
encourage stock ownership by such individuals by providing them
with a means to acquire a proprietary interest in the
Company’s success through stock ownership. Under the 2011
Stock Option Plan, officers, directors, employees and consultants
who provide services to the Company may be granted options to
acquire common shares of the
Company. The aggregate number of
options authorized by the plan shall not exceed 4,974 shares of
common stock of the Company.
The following table summarizes the options outstanding and
exercisable under the 2011 Stock Option Plan as of December
31, 2016:
|
Option
Price
|
|
Expiry
Date
|
Per
Share($)
|
Number
|
December
21, 2021
|
1,680
|
1,725
|
June
21, 2022
|
400
|
500
|
June
25, 2023
|
134
|
850
|
|
$1,044
|
3,075
|
The Board of Directors and the stockholders holding a majority of
the voting power approved a 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“2014 Plan”) on February 28, 2014, with a to be
determined effective date. The purpose of the 2014 Plan is to
assist the Company and its affiliates in attracting, retaining and
providing incentives to employees, directors, consultants and
independent contractors who serve the Company and its affiliates by
offering them the opportunity to acquire or increase their
proprietary interest in the Company and to promote the
identification of their interests with those of the stockholders of
the Company. The 2014 Plan will also be used to make grants to
further reward and incentivize current employees and
others.
There are 120,679 shares of common stock reserved for issuance
under the 2014 Plan. The Board shall have the power and authority
to make grants of stock options to employees, directors,
consultants and independent contractors who serve the Company and
its affiliates. Any stock options granted under the 2014 Plan shall
have an exercise price equal to or greater than the fair market
value of the Company’s shares of common stock. Unless
otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, stock options shall
vest over a four-year period with 25% being vested after the end of
one (1) year of service and the remainder vesting equally over a
36-month period. The Board may award options that may
vest based upon the achievement of certain performance milestones.
As of December 31, 2016, no options have been awarded under the
2014 Plan.
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock options
outstanding and exercisable:
|
Number
of Options
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted-
Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
Outstanding
and exercisable, December 31, 2014
|
3,075
|
1,044
|
8.57
|
-
|
Outstanding
and exercisable, December 31, 2015
|
3,075
|
1,044
|
7.57
|
-
|
Outstanding
and exercisable, December 31, 2016
|
3,075
|
1,044
|
6.57
|
-
|
7. COMMITMENTS
The following table summarizes the Company’s significant
contractual obligations as of December 31, 2016:
|
$
|
|
|
Employment
Agreements (1)
|
300,000
|
(1) Employment agreements with related parties.
F-11
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred
$419,183 (2015: $443,187) in salaries to officers and directors
with such costs being recorded as general and administrative
expenses.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred
$492,487, $475,000 and $60,000 (2015: $379,420, $188,500 and
$60,000) in app hosting, app development, and rent, respectively to
a company with two officers and directors in common with such costs
being recorded as app hosting, product development and general and
administrative expenses, respectively.
As of December 31, 2016, the Company had a stock subscription
receivable totaling $4,500 (December 31, 2015: $4,500) from an
officer and director and from a company with an officer and
director in common.
As of December 31, 2016, accounts payable includes $234,058
(December 31, 2015: $236,571) payable to a company with two
officers and directors in common, and $215,000 (December 31, 2015:
$175,000) payable in salaries to directors and officers of the
Company. The amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are
due on demand.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, two officers forgave debt
totaling $200,000 and a company controlled by two officers of the
Company forgave debt totaling $300,000. The debt forgiveness was
considered a capital transaction and therefore $500,000 was
recorded as an increase in additional paid-in capital as of
December 31, 2016.
The above transactions were recorded at their exchange amounts,
being the amounts agreed by the related parties.
9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, require an entity
to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of
unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 establishes
a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective
evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A
financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value
hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is
significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 prioritizes the
inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair
value:
Level 1
Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and
regularly available in an active market and do not entail a
significant degree of judgment.
Level 2
Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are other
than Level 1 observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar
assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for
identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume
or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived
valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be
derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market
data.
Level 2 instruments require more management judgment and
subjectivity as compared to Level 1 instruments. For instance:
determining which instruments are most similar to the instrument
being priced requires management to identify a sample of similar
securities based on the coupon rates, maturity, issuer, credit
rating and instrument type, and subjectively select an individual
security or multiple securities that are deemed most similar to the
security being priced; and determining whether a market is
considered active requires management judgment.
Level 3
Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are
unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are
significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or
liabilities. The determination of fair value for Level 3
instruments requires the most management judgment and
subjectivity.
Pursuant to ASC 825, cash is based on Level 1 inputs. The Company
believes that the recorded values of accounts receivable and
accounts payable approximate their current fair values because of
their nature or respective relatively short durations. The fair
value of the Company’s convertible debentures approximates
their carrying values as the underlying imputed interest rates
approximates the estimated current market rate for similar
instruments.
As of December 31, 2016, there were no assets or liabilities
measured at fair value on a recurring basis presented on
the Company’s balance sheet, other than
cash.
F-12
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
Short-term
Convertible Debentures:
Conversion Feature
|
Issuance
|
Net Principal ($)
|
Discount ($)
|
Carrying Value ($)
|
Interest Rate
|
Maturity Date
|
||
a
|
)
|
02-Apr-13
|
5,054
|
-
|
5,054
|
0
|
%
|
02-Jan-14
|
b
|
)
|
05-Aug-15
|
737,630
|
160,001
|
577,629
|
7
|
%
|
05-Feb-17
|
b
|
)
|
05-Aug-15
|
18,249
|
4,001
|
14,248
|
7
|
%
|
05-Feb-17
|
d
|
)
|
15-Jan-15
|
40,000
|
-
|
40,000
|
8
|
%
|
15-Jan-16
|
d
|
)
|
15-Feb-15
|
35,000
|
-
|
35,000
|
8
|
%
|
15-Feb-16
|
d
|
)
|
17-Feb-15
|
102,135
|
-
|
102,135
|
8
|
%
|
17-Feb-16
|
d
|
)
|
17-Feb-15
|
5,000
|
-
|
5,000
|
8
|
%
|
17-Feb-16
|
c
|
)
|
27-Feb-15
|
37,500
|
-
|
37,500
|
8
|
%
|
27-Feb-16
|
c
|
)
|
12-Mar-15
|
12,500
|
-
|
12,500
|
8
|
%
|
11-Mar-16
|
d
|
)
|
19-Mar-15
|
53,551
|
-
|
53,551
|
8
|
%
|
19-Mar-16
|
d
|
)
|
19-Mar-15
|
8,000
|
-
|
8,000
|
8
|
%
|
19-Mar-16
|
c
|
)
|
27-Mar-15
|
50,000
|
-
|
50,000
|
8
|
%
|
26-Mar-16
|
c
|
)
|
11-May-15
|
50,000
|
-
|
50,000
|
8
|
%
|
10-May-16
|
d
|
)
|
02-Jun-15
|
29,500
|
-
|
29,500
|
8
|
%
|
01-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
02-Jun-15
|
45,965
|
-
|
45,965
|
8
|
%
|
01-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
02-Jun-15
|
10,000
|
-
|
10,000
|
8
|
%
|
01-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
02-Jun-15
|
58,540
|
-
|
58,540
|
8
|
%
|
01-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
02-Jun-15
|
35,408
|
-
|
35,408
|
8
|
%
|
01-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
02-Jun-15
|
20,758
|
-
|
20,758
|
8
|
%
|
01-Jun-16
|
c
|
)
|
11-Jun-15
|
50,000
|
-
|
50,000
|
8
|
%
|
10-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
16-Jun-15
|
30,464
|
-
|
30,464
|
8
|
%
|
15-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
19-Jun-15
|
30,000
|
-
|
30,000
|
8
|
%
|
18-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
19-Jun-15
|
35,408
|
-
|
35,408
|
8
|
%
|
18-Jun-16
|
c
|
)
|
24-Jun-15
|
37,500
|
-
|
37,500
|
8
|
%
|
23-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
24-Jun-15
|
35,000
|
-
|
35,000
|
8
|
%
|
23-Jun-16
|
c
|
)
|
24-Jun-15
|
37,500
|
-
|
37,500
|
8
|
%
|
23-Jun-16
|
d
|
)
|
07-Jul-15
|
75,000
|
-
|
75,000
|
8
|
%
|
07-Oct-15
|
d
|
)
|
01-Aug-15
|
17,408
|
-
|
17,408
|
8
|
%
|
04-Aug-16
|
d
|
)
|
01-Aug-15
|
30,000
|
-
|
30,000
|
8
|
%
|
01-Aug-16
|
d
|
)
|
01-Aug-15
|
35,408
|
-
|
35,408
|
8
|
%
|
01-Aug-16
|
d
|
)
|
21-Sep-15
|
64,744
|
-
|
64,744
|
8
|
%
|
21-Sep-16
|
b
|
)
|
03-May-16
|
50,000
|
40,035
|
9,965
|
8
|
%
|
03-May-17
|
c
|
)
|
03-May-16
|
50,000
|
-
|
50,000
|
8
|
%
|
03-May-17
|
d
|
)
|
03-May-16
|
29,500
|
-
|
29,500
|
8
|
%
|
03-May-17
|
d
|
)
|
03-May-15
|
45,965
|
-
|
45,965
|
8
|
%
|
03-May-17
|
b
|
)
|
24-May-16
|
61,571
|
52,609
|
8,962
|
8
|
%
|
24-May-17
|
d
|
)
|
24-May-16
|
30,464
|
-
|
30,464
|
8
|
%
|
24-May-17
|
b
|
)
|
26-May-16
|
157,500
|
142,197
|
15,303
|
8
|
%
|
26-May-17
|
d
|
)
|
15-Jun-16
|
50,000
|
46,146
|
3,854
|
8
|
%
|
15-Jun-17
|
c
|
)
|
07-Apr-16
|
18,000
|
12,449
|
5,551
|
8
|
%
|
07-Apr-17
|
b
|
)
|
02-Jun-16
|
160,000
|
152,829
|
7,171
|
7
|
%
|
02-Jun-17
|
b
|
)
|
02-Jun-16
|
4,000
|
3,625
|
375
|
7
|
%
|
02-Jun-17
|
b
|
)
|
15-Jun-16
|
50,000
|
43,810
|
6,190
|
7
|
%
|
15-Jun-17
|
b
|
)
|
15-Jun-16
|
1,250
|
1,042
|
208
|
7
|
%
|
15-Jun-17
|
b
|
)
|
17-May-16
|
100,000
|
93,640
|
6,360
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
17-May-16
|
2,500
|
2,175
|
325
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
F-13
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
b
|
)
|
19-May-16
|
110,000
|
103,446
|
6,554
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
19-May-16
|
2,750
|
2,413
|
337
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
27-Jan-16
|
248,540
|
36,331
|
212,209
|
7
|
%
|
27,Jul-17
|
b
|
)
|
08-Mar-16
|
110,000
|
100,645
|
9,355
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
27-Jan-16
|
10,929
|
-
|
10,929
|
7
|
%
|
27-Jul-17
|
b
|
)
|
08-Mar-16
|
5,000
|
3,257
|
1,743
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
08-Mar-16
|
90,000
|
81,615
|
8,385
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
07-Jul-16
|
50,000
|
46,719
|
3,281
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
04-Aug-16
|
110,000
|
106,095
|
3,905
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
15-Aug-16
|
157,000
|
152,850
|
4,150
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
12-Sep-16
|
83,000
|
80,468
|
2,532
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
07-Jul-16
|
1,250
|
1,063
|
187
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
04-Aug-16
|
2,750
|
2,522
|
228
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
15-Aug-16
|
3,925
|
3,679
|
246
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
12-Sep-16
|
2,075
|
1,914
|
161
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
07-Jul-16
|
50,000
|
45,429
|
4,571
|
7
|
%
|
07-Jul-17
|
b
|
)
|
04-Aug-16
|
110,000
|
105,438
|
4,562
|
7
|
%
|
04-Aug-17
|
b
|
)
|
15-Aug-16
|
157,500
|
152,903
|
4,597
|
7
|
%
|
15-Aug-17
|
b
|
)
|
08-Sep-16
|
80,000
|
77,384
|
2,616
|
7
|
%
|
08-Sep-17
|
b
|
)
|
11-Nov-16
|
80,000
|
78,877
|
1,123
|
7
|
%
|
11-Nov-17
|
b
|
)
|
06-Dec-16
|
88,000
|
87,161
|
839
|
7
|
%
|
06-Dec-17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,196,691
|
2,024,768
|
2,171,923
|
|
|
|
Long-term
Convertible Debentures:
Conversion Feature
|
Issuance
|
Net Principal ($)
|
Discount ($)
|
Carrying Value ($)
|
Interest Rate
|
Maturity Date
|
||
b
|
)
|
07-Oct-16
|
465,000
|
463,533
|
1,467
|
7
|
%
|
18-Apr-18
|
b
|
)
|
7-Nov-16
|
283,443
|
253,145
|
30,298
|
7
|
%
|
18-Apr-18
|
b
|
)
|
12-Dec-16
|
284,379
|
97,180
|
187,199
|
7
|
%
|
18-Apr-18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,032,822
|
813,858
|
218,964
|
|
|
|
a)
The
conversion price per share equal to the lower of:
i.
100%
of the average price of the Company’s common stock for the 5
trading days preceding the conversion date;
ii.
70%
of the daily average price of the Company’s common stock for
the 10 trading days preceding the conversion date.
b)
The
conversion price is a range of $0.0025-$0.0078.
c)
The
conversion price equal to 50% of the lowest closing bid price of
the Company’s common stock in the 20-25 trading days prior to
the conversion.
d)
The
conversion price of $0.0005.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company received net
proceeds from convertible debentures of $3,496,442.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, $376,455 of
convertible debentures were settled by issuing 652,069,721 shares
of common stock of the Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred
$175,894 in transaction costs in connection with the issuance of
the convertible debentures that have been offset against the
carrying values of the related debentures on the issuance
date.
F-14
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred
$2,073,893 in accretion and interest expense in connection with the
convertible debentures.
At December 31, 2016, convertible debentures with the principal
amount of $5,229,513 are subject to a General Security Agreement
covering substantially all of the Company’s
assets.
The Company has evaluated whether separate financial instruments
with the same terms as the conversion features above would meet the
characteristics of a derivative instrument as described in
paragraphs ASC 815-15-25. The terms of the contracts do not permit
net settlement, as the shares delivered upon conversion are not
readily convertible to cash. The Company’s trading history
indicated that the shares are thinly traded and the market would
not absorb the sale of the shares issued upon conversion without
significantly affecting the price. As the conversion features would
not meet the characteristics of a derivative instrument as
described in paragraphs ASC 815-15-25, the conversion features are
not required to be separated from the host instrument and accounted
for separately. As a result, at December 31, 2016 and 2015 the
conversion features and non-standard anti-dilutions provisions
would not meet derivative classification.
Convertible debentures with maturity dates prior to December 31,
2016 are now due on demand.
11. INCOME TAXES
The Company has adopted the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes.
Pursuant to ASC 740 the Company is required to compute tax asset
benefits for net operating losses carried forward. The potential
benefit of net operating losses have not been recognized in the
financial statements because the Company cannot be assured that it
is more likely than not that it will utilize the net operating
losses carried forward in future years. The Company has
approximately $8,174,543 (2015 - $4,270,350) of net operating
losses to carry forward which are available to offset taxable
income in future years which expire through fiscal
2036.
The components of the net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2016,
and 2015, the statutory tax rate, the effective tax rate, and the
amounts of the valuation allowance are indicated
below:
|
2016
$
|
2015
$
|
|
|
|
Net
loss before taxes
|
(6,113,239)
|
(3,077,016)
|
Statutory
rate
|
35%
|
35%
|
|
|
|
Computed
expected tax (recovery)
|
(2,139,634)
|
(1,076,956)
|
Amortization
of beneficial conversion feature
|
993,519
|
535,648
|
Accretion
of convertible debt
|
571,916
|
393,108
|
Other
|
(535,648)
|
(481,078)
|
Change
in valuation allowance
|
1,109,847
|
629,278
|
|
|
|
Reported
income taxes
|
–
|
–
|
|
December
31,
2016
$
|
December
31,
2015
$
|
|
|
|
Potential
deferred tax asset
|
|
|
-
Net operating losses
|
2,861,090
|
1,494,622
|
-Beneficial
conversion feature and other
|
(792,269)
|
(535,648)
|
-Less
valuation allowance
|
(2,068,821)
|
(958,974)
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax assets
|
–
|
–
|
F-15
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
12. LOSS ON INVESTMENT AND INTANGIBLE ASSET
On October 7, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities
Purchase Agreement (the “Alpha SPA”) with Alpha Capital
Anstalt (“Alpha Capital”), to issue and sell up to, in
principal amount, $1,615,000 of convertible notes, payable in four
tranches (the “Alpha Notes”). The first tranche of
$465,000 was funded on October 7, 2016 (the “Initial Closing
Date”) and the second, third, and fourth tranches of $375,000
were funded, respectively, during the first week of each of
November 2016, December 2016, and January 2017 (the subsequent
closing dates and, with the Initial Closing Date, each a
“Closing”).
The
Company used a portion of the proceeds of each Closing to purchase
Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of a private
entity named Hang With, Inc. (“Hang With”). Alpha
Capital is currently Hang With’s majority shareholder. On
October 7, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement with Hang With (the “Hang With SPA”) to buy
up to 330,397 shares of Hang With’s Series A Convertible
Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”)
for $750,000. On the Initial Closing Date, the Company paid
$225,000 and was to receive 99,118 shares of Preferred Stock. The
Company paid Hang With $175,000 on each of the subsequent three
Closings. In connection with entering into the Hang With SPA, the
Company and Hang With entered into a Software License Agreement
(the “License Agreement”) in which Hang With is
licensing the intellectual property of the Hang With apps to the
Company. As part of the Hang With SPA and as compensation for the
Company entering into the License Agreement and the future
development agreement, Hang With was to issue 154,185 shares of
Preferred Stock on the Initial Closing Date, and was to issue
100,000 shares of its common stock to the Company.
The
Company attributed much of the value of Hang With to Hang With
management’s representation that, in the history of its own
apps, it had a certain amount of total users and a range of monthly
active users. Hang With believed, prior to the Hang With SPA being
signed, that, with the Company’s investment, the monthly
active users would be at the higher end of the range within a short
period of time. Based on these representations by management the
Company believed that it could specifically market its own apps to
the minimum monthly active users of the Hang With app that Hang
With management’s represented existed.
The
Company believes that, after the November 2016 Closing, the Hang
With app was removed for a period of time from the app stores on
which it appeared and that the app was shut down for a period of
time. At this point, Hang With effectively had zero monthly active
users. In addition, the Company was not able to utilize Hang
With’s technology in the Friendable app as was contemplated
by the License Agreement due to Hang With’s technology being,
in the Company’s view, out of date. The Company is currently
seeking to negotiate a settlement with Hang With regarding the
Company’s claims against Hang With.
As of
December 31, 2016 Hang With had not delivered any of the preferred
or common shares to the Company. As of December 31, 2016 the
Company had paid Hang With $575,000 which has been written off as a
loss on investment.
13. LOSS ON SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
The
Company and Joseph Canouse had been in a dispute regarding what
amount, if any, was owed pursuant to a consulting agreement between
the parties signed on April 1, 2014. On December 7, 2016, Mr.
Canouse obtained a judgment in state court in Georgia in the amount
of $82,931 and the right to garnish the Company’s bank
accounts. On April 7, 2017, the Company entered into a Settlement
Agreement with Mr. Canouse (the “Agreement”). Pursuant
to the Agreement, the Company agreed to issue an 8% Convertible
Note in the principal amount of $82,931 which was issued to an
entity controlled by Mr. Canouse. Under the terms of the Agreement,
in return for the issuance of the Note, Mr. Canouse will file a
Consent Motion to Withdraw Judgment, dismiss all garnishments, and
cease all collection activities. As of December 31, 2016, the
Company recorded a loss on settlement agreement of
$82,931.
F-16
FRIENDABLE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
(Expressed in US dollars)
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
a)
|
Subsequent
to December 31, 2016, the Company issued 435,823,830 shares of
common stock in connection with conversion of convertible notes in
the amount of $240,843, issued 4,720,000 shares of common stock for
placement agent fees, and issued 48,516,930 shares of common stock
in connection with conversion of 98 shares of Series A preferred
stock.
|
b)
|
Subsequent
to December 31, 2016, the Company obtained proceeds of $691,750 for
various convertible notes agreements (“Debentures”)
entered into with face value totaling $691,750, with interest rates
at between 7% and 8% per annum and maturing twelve months from the
dates of issuance. The principal and interest of the Debentures are
convertible into common shares of the Company at various conversion
rates as outlined in each agreement. In connection with the
convertible notes, the Company also issued warrants to allow a note
holder to purchase 118,000,000 shares of Common Stock with an
exercise price of $0.003. The Company paid $31,250 in legal fees
and other expenses in connection with these
debentures.
|
F-17
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There
have been no changes in or disagreements with accountants on
accounting and financial disclosure.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain “disclosure controls and procedures”, as that
term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e), promulgated by the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Disclosure controls and procedures include
controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our company’s reports filed under
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, and that such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
As
required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, our
management, with the participation of our principal executive
officer and our principal financial officer, evaluated our
company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of
the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K. Based on
this evaluation, our management concluded that as of the end of the
period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K, our
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
(b)
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
Our
management, including our principal executive officer, principal
financial officer and our Board of Directors, is responsible for
establishing and maintaining a process to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Our
management, with the participation of our principal executive
officer and our principal financial officer, evaluated the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2016. Our management’s evaluation
of our internal control over financial reporting was based on the
framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework, issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that
our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as
of December 31, 2016 due to the following material weaknesses which
are indicative of many small companies with small staff: (i)
inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk assessment;
and (ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for
accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements
and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines. To remediate
such weaknesses, we believe we would need to implement the
following changes: (i) appoint additional qualified personnel to
address inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk
management; and (ii) adopt sufficient written policies and
procedures for accounting and financial reporting. The remediation
efforts set out in (i) and (ii) are largely dependent upon our
securing additional financing to cover the costs of implementing
the changes required. If we are unsuccessful in securing such
funds, remediation efforts may be adversely affected in a material
manner. Until we have the required funds, we do not anticipate
implementing these remediation steps.
A
material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of control
deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting such that
there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of
our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis.
Our
principal executive officer and our principal financial officer do
not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control
over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A
control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered
relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute
assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any,
within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations
include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be
faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or
mistake. Additional controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by
management override of the controls. The design of any system of
controls also 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; over time, controls may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of
compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because
of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system,
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be
detected.
36
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES - continued
(c)
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect
our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Directors and Executive Officers
Our directors hold office until the next annual meeting or until
their successors have been elected and qualified, or until they
resign or are removed. Our board of directors appoints our
officers, and our officers hold office for such term as may be
prescribed by our board of directors and until their successors are
chosen and qualify, or until their death or resignation, or until
their removal.
Our directors and executive officers, their ages, positions held,
and duration of such are as follows:
Name
|
Position Held with Our Company
|
Age
|
Date First Elected or Appointed
|
Robert Rositano
|
CEO, Secretary and Director
|
48
|
January 31, 2014
|
Dean Rositano
|
President, CTO and Director
|
45
|
January 31, 2014
|
Frank Garcia
|
CFO
|
59
|
June 30, 2011
|
Business Experience
The following is a brief account of the education and business
experience during at least the past five years of each director and
executive officer of our company, indicating the person’s
principal occupation during that period, and the name and principal
business of the organization in which such occupation and
employment were carried out.
Robert Rositano, CEO, Secretary and Director:
Prior to founding iHookup, Robert Rositano was the third employee
at Netcom Online Communications, Inc., an internet service provider
which went public in 1993 and eventually merged into Earthlink and
AT&T Canada. From 2006-2010, Robert Rositano worked as Chief
Executive Officer of Zippi Networks, Inc. Zippi Networks, Inc.
created a home-based business system that allowed users to become
certified eBay sellers and earn commission by selling items on eBay
for others. Zippi Networks, Inc. supplied its users with
everything one would need to begin a home-based business as an eBay
seller, including but not limited to, certain training, materials,
uniforms, processes and software. Robert Rositano was
responsible for its day-to-day operations and overseeing the
development of eBay seller applications for the web, as well as
mobile applications for windows and iPhone devices. He
was also in charge of fundraising, and raised over $2 million for
Zippi Networks, Inc. In 2010, Robert Rositano became Chief
Executive Officer of Checkmate Mobile, Inc. (“CMI”),
which developed mobile applications on a work-for-hire basis as
well as incubated creative concepts conceived among a core group of
product managers, graphic designers and mobile developers. CMI has
successfully developed applications for the education market (e.g.
released Cloud9 Learning to Brigham Young University with a pilot
of over 7,000 students), cause-related or donation style
applications, and applications used by restaurants and bars. Robert
Rositano has continued in his role at CMI while serving as a
director and officer of the Company.
Dean Rositano, President, CTO and Director:
Prior to Friendable, Inc., Dean Rositano co-founded CMI, Latitude
Venture Partners, LLC, Zippi Networks, Inc., America’s
Biggest, Inc., and most notably, was the co-founder and president
and CTO of Silicon Valley-based Nettaxi.com, which went public in
1998.
From 2006-2010, Dean Rositano worked as President and Chief
Technology Officer of Zippi Networks, Inc. In 2010, Dean
Rositano became President and Chief Technology Officer of CMI. Dean
Rositano has continued in his role at CMI while serving as a
director and officer of the Company.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE -
continued
The Company believes Messrs. Robert and Dean Rositano are well
qualified to serve as director and officers of the Company due to
each of them having twenty years of experience working with high
technology companies, many of which have been in the social media
or internet community space and directly relate to the Friendable
apps. They have each had experience in successfully
raising capital, managing and growing teams of people in the areas
of product development, internet / mobile marketing, and IT, as
well as architecting, building, scaling and launching high volume
consumer products, from internet websites to mobile
applications.
Frank Garcia, CFO:
From 1997 to 2006, Mr. Garcia was employed in senior management
positions by Misys PLC, a global software and solutions company
serving customers in international banking and securities,
international healthcare, and UK retail financial services. Prior
to 1997 Mr. Garcia held executive positions with CEMEX, a world
leader in the construction materials industry. Mr. Garcia was
formerly the CFO of a publicly-traded mining exploration company--
Zoro Mining Corp. (OTCBB: ZORM). Mr. Garcia received his Bachelor
of Science –Business Administration—Major in Accounting
from the University of Arizona in 1981. We believe Mr. Garcia
is qualified to serve as an officer because he brings significant
company knowledge as well as business and public company experience
to our company.
Family Relationships
Robert Rositano, age 48, and Dean Rositano, age 45, are
brothers.
Board Composition and Committees and Director
Independence
Robert
Rositano and Dean Rositano currently serve on our board of
directors. We are not required to have any independent members of
the Board of Directors. As we do not have any board committees, the
board carries out the functions of nominating and compensation
committees, and such "independent director" determination has been
made pursuant to the committee independence standards.
Committees of the Board
Our board of directors has the authority to appoint committees to
perform certain management and administration functions. Currently,
we do not have an audit committee, compensation committee or
nominating and corporate governance committee and do not have an
audit committee financial expert. Our board of directors currently
intends to appoint various committees in the future.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
We do not have a nominating and corporate governance committee. Our
board of directors performed the functions associated with a
nominating committee. Generally, nominees for directors are
identified and suggested by the members of our board of directors
or management using their business networks. Our board of directors
has not retained any executive search firms or other third parties
to identify or evaluate director candidates in the past and does
not intend to in the near future. We have elected not to have a
nominating committee because we are an exploration stage company
with limited operations and resources.
Our board of directors does not have a written policy or charter
regarding how director candidates are evaluated or nominated for
our board of directors. Additionally, our board of directors has
not created particular qualifications or minimum standards that
candidates for our board of directors must meet. Instead, our board
of directors considers how a candidate could contribute to our
business and meet our needs and those of our board of directors. As
we are an exploration stage company, our board of directors will
not consider candidates for director recommended by our
stockholders, and we have received no such candidate
recommendations from our stockholders.
Compensation Committee
We currently do not have a compensation committee. However, our
board of directors may establish a compensation committee once we
are no longer in the exploration stage, which would consist of
inside directors and independent members. Until a formal committee
is established, our board of directors will continue to review all
forms of compensation provided to our executive officers,
directors, consultants and employees including stock
compensation.
Audit Committee
We currently do not have an audit committee. However, our board of
directors may establish an audit committee once we are no longer in
the exploration stage, which would consist of inside directors and
independent members.
Until a formal committee is established, our board of directors
will continue to perform the functions of an audit
committee.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE -
continued
Audit Committee Financial Expert
Our board of directors has determined that it does not have a
member that qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K
issued by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission.
We believe that our entire board of directors is capable of
analyzing and evaluating financial statements that present a
breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are
generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of the issues
reasonably expected to be raised by our company. We believe that
retaining an independent director who would qualify as an
“audit committee financial expert” would be overly
costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances
given the early stages of our development and the fact that we have
not generated revenues to date.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past ten years, our directors and executive officers
above have not been involved in any of the following
events:
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such person was a general partner or executive officer either at
the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that
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conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending
criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses;
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being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not substantially
reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent
jurisdiction, permanently enjoining, barring, suspending or
otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business,
securities or banking business;
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being found by a court of competent jurisdiction, in a civil
action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have
violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the
judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated;
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being the subject of, or a party to, any federal or state judicial
or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged
violation of: (i) any federal or state securities or commodities
law or regulation; or (ii) any law or regulation respecting
financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not
limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of
disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or
permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order;
or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or
fraud in connection with any business entity; or
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being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not
subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory
organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934), any registered entity (as defined in Section
1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act), or any equivalent
exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary
authority over its members or persons associated with a
member.
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Conflict of Interest
There are several related party transactions reported within this
annual report. All conflicts of interests between such related
parties have been duly approved by the required board and/or
shareholder approvals. Please see below for further
disclosure:
Dean Rositano and Robert Rositano are both directors and 14.1% and
13.6% stockholders respectively of CMI. At CMI, Dean
Rositano also serves as President and Chief Technology Officer,
while Robert Rositano serves as Chief Executive Officer. They will
both continue their respective roles at CMI while serving as
directors and officers of Friendable, Inc.
In February 2014, CMI sold the iHookup mobile app to Friendable,
Inc. for a purchase price of $293,750. Friendable, Inc. paid the
purchase price by issuing 1,175,000 shares of its Series A
Preferred Stock, priced at $0.25/share, to CMI.
Dean Rositano and Robert Rositano are both directors and
stockholders of Friendable, Inc.. At Friendable, Inc., Dean
Rositano also serves as President and Chief Technology Officer,
while Robert Rositano serves as Chief Executive Officer and
Secretary. The majority stockholder of Friendable, Inc. is Copper
Creek Holdings, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company owned and
managed by Robert Rositano and his wife, Stacy
Rositano.
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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE -
continued
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement dated January 31, 2014 by and
between Friendable, Inc. and Titan Iron Ore
Corp., the Company’s Series A
Preferred Stock consists of the following: 4,510,400 shares owned
by Dean Rositano, 4,510,400 shares owned by Robert Rositano,
36,083,350 shares owned by Copper Creek Holdings, LLC, and
4,895,850 shares owned by CMI. Each share of common stock entitles
its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders. The holders of preferred stock are entitled to cast
votes equal to the number of votes equal to the number of whole
shares of common stock into which the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock held by such holder are convertible. The total aggregate
issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock at any given time
regardless of their number shall be convertible into the number of
shares of common stock which equals nine (9) times the total number
of shares of common stock which are issued and outstanding at the
time of any conversion, at the option of the preferred holders or
until the closing of a Qualified Financing (i.e. the sale and
issuance of our equity securities that results in gross proceeds in
excess of $2,500,000) at one time or in the same round. As a result
of the Titan Iron Ore Corp. and iHookup merger transaction, the
former iHookup stockholders received a controlling interest in the
Company due to the voting rights of the Series A Preferred Stock
being connected to their super-majority conversion
rights.
As described above, Dean Rositano and Robert Rositano are both
directors and officers of the Company.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 requires our executive
officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our
common stock, to file initial statements of beneficial ownership,
reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning their
ownership of our common stock and other equity securities with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide us with copies of
those filings. Based solely on our review of the copies
of such forms received by us, or written representations from
certain reporting persons, we believe that during year ended
December 31, 2016 all filing requirements applicable to our
executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10%
of our common stock were complied with, with the exception of the
following:
Name
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Number and Description of Transactions Not Reported on a Timely
Basis
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Robert Rositano
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3 transactions were not reported on a timely basis following the
conversion of shares of Series APreferred Stock into shares of
common stock in the year ended December 31, 2016.
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Dean Rositano
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3
transactions were not reported on a timely basis following the
conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock
into shares of common stock in the year ended December 31,
2016.
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Frank Garcia
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1
transaction was not reported on a timely basis following the
acquisition of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in
the year ended December 31, 2016.
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Code of Ethics
We have not yet adopted a Code of Ethics.
ITEM 11.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation
The
following table summarizes information regarding the compensation
awarded to, earned by or paid to, our Chief Executive Officer, and
our other most highly compensated executive officers who earned in
excess of $100,000 during the year ended December 31, 2016 and
2015.
who we will collectively refer to as the named executive officers,
for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, are set out in the
following summary compensation table:
Name and
Principal Position
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Year
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Salary Incurred
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock Awards
($) 1
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Option Awards
($)
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Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
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All other Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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Robert Rositano
CEO, Secretary, & Director
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2016
2015
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150,000 (1)
150,000 (2)
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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150,000
150,000
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Dean Rositano
President and CTO
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2016
2015
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150,000 (1)
150,000 (2)
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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150,000
150,000
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Frank Garcia
Chief Financial Officer
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2016
2015
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102,083
100,000
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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Nil
Nil
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102,083
100,000
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION -
continued
(1)
During
2016, each of Robert Rositano and Dean Rositano was paid $30,000.
Each of Robert Rositano and Dean Rositano was owed $120,000 in
accrued salary, however, pursuant to debt settlement agreements
dated December 5, 2016 and December 7, 2016 respectively, each of
Robert Rositano and Dean Rositano agreed to be paid $70,000 in
accrued salary and forego the remaining $50,000 in accrued
salary.
(2)
During
2015, each of Robert Rositano and Dean Rositano was paid $62,500.
Each of Robert Rositano and Dean Rositano was owed $87,500 in
accrued salary, however, pursuant to debt settlement agreements
dated December 5, 2016 and December 7, 2016 respectively, each of
Robert Rositano and Dean Rositano agreed to be paid $37,500 in
accrued salary and forego the remaining $50,000 in accrued
salary.
Compensation for Executive Officers and Directors
Compensation arrangements for our named executive officers and
directors are described below.
Employment Agreement – Robert Rositano
Effective January 19, 2014, the Company, entered into an employment
agreement with Robert Rositano to serve as Chief Executive Officer
and Secretary of Friendable, Inc. for a term of two years with
automatic renewals for similar two year periods pursuant to the
terms of the agreement. Robert Rositano’s duties
shall include the duties and responsibilities for the
Company’s corporate and administration offices and positions
as set forth by the Company and such other duties and
responsibilities as the board of directors may from time to time
reasonably assign to Robert Rositano. The employment agreement
provides, among other things, that Robert Rositano will be eligible
for participation in any employee benefit plan, retirement plan,
and option plan maintained by Friendable, Inc.; receive a base
salary of $150,000 per year; and receive reimbursement for ordinary
and necessary business expenses incurred by Robert Rositano in
connection with the performance of his duties as Chief Executive
Officer and Secretary. During the year, only a portion of the
salary was paid and the balance was accrued. Upon a successful
launch of Friendable, Inc.’s products and services and
reaching the first 1,000,000 registered users, Robert Rositano will
receive a bonus of $50,000 and his base salary will be increased to
$200,000 annually. When Friendable, Inc. reaches a cumulative
5,000,000 registered users or more, Robert Rositano will receive a
bonus of $75,000 and his base salary will be increased to $250,000
annually. After the above goals are achieved, his base salary will
begin being increased semi-annually at a minimum rate of 10% or
higher, as determined by the board of directors or a committee
established by the board of directors for compensation purposes. If
Friendable, Inc. is unable to pay executive salary or bonuses, the
amounts owed will be accrued as a convertible note. The note can be
converted into common stock, at Robert Rositano’s sole
discretion. The Company may terminate Robert Rositano’s
employment prior to the end of his employment period by a majority
vote of the board of directors, excluding Robert Rositano’s
vote. If we terminate Robert Rositano’s employment
prior to the end of his employment period without cause, which
shall also include termination in the event of a change in control,
Robert Rositano shall be entitled to his base salary in effect
on the date of his termination for a period of twenty-four (24)
months following the date of such termination, in one lump sum
payment within fourteen (14) days of termination or as otherwise
agreed to in writing. Furthermore, any unvested options granted to
Robert Rositano will immediately vest. If we terminate his
employment with cause, he will be entitled to his base salary and
commission schedule in effect on the date of termination for a
period of twelve (12) months. If Robert Rositano, however,
terminates his employment prior to the end of the employment period
without cause, Robert Rositano shall not be entitled to any
severance and the Company shall have no further liability to Robert
Rositano. He is also permitted to pursue other business
interests not in conflict with the Company, including serving as
officers and directors of other public companies.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
Employment Agreement – Dean Rositano
Effective January 19, 2014, the Company, entered into an employment
agreement with Dean Rositano to serve as President and Chief
Technology Officer of Friendable, Inc. for a term of two years with
automatic renewals for similar two year periods pursuant to the
terms of the agreement. Dean Rositano’s duties
shall include the duties and responsibilities for the
Company’s corporate and administration offices and positions
as set forth by the Company and such other duties and
responsibilities as the board of directors may from time to time
reasonably assign to Dean Rositano. The employment agreement
provides, among other things, that Dean Rositano will be eligible
for participation in any employee benefit plan, retirement plan,
and option plan maintained by Friendable, Inc.; receive a base
salary of $150,000 per year; and receive reimbursement for ordinary
and necessary business expenses incurred by Dean Rositano in
connection with the performance of his duties as President and
Chief Technology Officer. During the year, only a portion of the
salary was paid and the balance was accrued. Upon a successful
launch of Friendable, Inc.’s products and services and
reaching the first 1,000,000 registered users, Dean Rositano will
receive a bonus of $50,000 and his base salary will be increased to
$200,000 annually. When Friendable, Inc. reaches a cumulative
5,000,000 registered users or more, Dean Rositano will receive a
bonus of $75,000 and his base salary will be increased to $250,000
annually. After the above goals are achieved, his base salary will
begin being increased semi-annually at a minimum rate of 10% or
higher, as determined by the board of directors or a committee
established by the board of directors for compensation purposes. If
Friendable, Inc. is unable to pay executive salary or bonuses, the
amounts owed will be accrued as a convertible note. The note can be
converted into common stock, at Dean Rositano’s sole
discretion. The Company may terminate Dean Rositano’s
employment prior to the end of his employment period by a majority
vote of the board of directors, excluding Dean Rositano’s
vote. If we terminate Dean Rositano’s employment
prior to the end of his employment period without cause, which
shall also include termination in the event of a change in control,
Dean Rositano shall be entitled to his base salary in
effect on the date of his termination for a period of twenty-four
(24) months following the date of such termination, in one lump sum
payment within fourteen (14) days of termination or as otherwise
agreed to in writing. Furthermore, any unvested options granted to
Dean Rositano will immediately vest. If we terminate his employment
with cause, he will be entitled to his base salary and commission
schedule in effect on the date of termination for a period of
twelve (12) months. If Dean Rositano, however, terminates his
employment prior to the end of the employment period without cause,
Dean Rositano shall not be entitled to any severance and the
Company shall have no further liability to Dean
Rositano. He is also permitted to pursue other business
interests not in conflict with the Company, including serving as
officers and directors of other public companies.
Employment Agreement – Frank Garcia
Effective February 3, 2014, iHookup, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company, entered into an employment agreement with Frank Garcia
to serve as Chief Financial Officer of iHookup. Frank
Garcia’s duties shall include the duties and responsibilities
for the Company’s corporate and administration offices and
positions as set forth by the Company and such other duties and
responsibilities as the board of directors may from time to time
reasonably assign to Frank Garcia. Frank Garcia received a base
salary of $80,000 per year, which was automatically adjusted to
$100,000 a year beginning April 1, 2014; and receive reimbursement
for ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by Frank
Garcia in connection with the performance of his duties as Chief
Financial Officer. Frank Garcia will be granted 20,000,000 stock
options of the Company which shall become effective upon the
effective date of a new Company stock option plan. The employment
agreement provides, among other things, that Frank Garcia will be
eligible for an annual bonus based on his performance and
determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. He is
also eligible to participate in any employee benefit plan,
retirement plan, and option plan maintained by Friendable, Inc..
Frank Garcia’s employment is at will, and either party may
terminate his employment at any time with or without cause;
provided that Frank Garcia gives at least 30 days’ advance
notice. He is also permitted to pursue other business interests not
in conflict with the Company, including serving as officers and
directors of other public companies.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The number of shares beneficially owned is determined under the
rules promulgated by the SEC, and the information is not
necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other
purpose. Under those rules, beneficial ownership
includes any shares as to which a person or entity has sole or
shared voting power or investment power plus any shares which such person or entity has the
right to acquire within sixty (60) days of April 13,
2017 through the exercise or conversion of any stock
option, convertible security, warrant or other
right. Unless otherwise indicated, each person or entity
named in the table has sole voting power and investment power (or
shares such power with that person’s spouse) with respect to
all shares of capital stock listed as owned by that person or
entity.
Each
share of common stock entitles its holder to one vote on each
matter submitted to the stockholders. The holders of
preferred stock are entitled to cast votes equal to the number of
votes equal to the number of whole shares of common stock into
which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder
are convertible. The total aggregate issued shares of Series A
Preferred Stock at any given time regardless of their number shall
be convertible into the number of shares of common stock which
equals nine (9) times the total number of shares of common stock
which are issued and outstanding at the time of any conversion, at
the option of the preferred holders or until the closing of a
Qualified Financing (i.e. the sale and issuance of our equity
securities that results in gross proceeds in excess of $2,500,000)
at one time or in the same round. As a result of the Titan Iron Ore
Corp. and iHookup merger transaction, the former iHookup
stockholders received a controlling interest in the Company due to
the voting rights of the Series A Preferred Stock being connected
to their super-majority conversion rights.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS -
continued
The following tabulation shows, as of April 13, 2017, the number of
shares of capital stock owned beneficially by: (a) all persons
known to be the holders of more than five percent (5%) of voting
securities, (b) Directors, (c) Executive Officers and (d) all other
Officers and Directors as a group.
Title of Class
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
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Percent of Class (3)
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(a)
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Holders Over 5%
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Series A preferred
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Robert A Rositano Jr.
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10,046 (1)
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Direct
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46.60%
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3846 Moanna Way,
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Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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Series A preferred
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Dean Rositano
126 Sea Terrace Way,
Aptos, CA 95003
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2,256
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Direct
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10.46%
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Series A preferred
|
Frank Garcia
1735 E Ft Lowell Rd Ste9,
Tucson, AZ 85719
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250
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Direct
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1.16%
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|
|
|
|
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Series A preferred
|
Checkmate Mobile, Inc.
125 E. Campbell Ave.,
Campbell, California 95008
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290
|
Direct
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1.35%
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Series A preferred
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Copper Creek Holdings, LLC (2)
7960 B Soquel Dr., Suite #146
Aptos, CA 95003
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15,581
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Direct
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72.27%
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-Robert
Rositano
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7,791
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36.14%
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-Stacy
Rositano
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7,791
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36.14%
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(b)
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Directors
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Series A preferred
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Robert A Rositano Jr.
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10,046 (1)
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Direct and
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46.60%
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3846 Moanna Way,
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Indirect
|
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Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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Series A preferred
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Dean Rositano
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2,256
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Direct
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10.46%
|
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126 Sea Terrace Way,
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Aptos, CA 95003
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(c)
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Executive Officers
|
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Series A preferred
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Robert Rositano, Jr. and Dean Rositano as named above
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Series A preferred
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(d)
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Officers and Directors as a Group for preferred stock
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12,552 (1)
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Direct and Indirect
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58.22%
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(1) Includes the shares beneficially owned by Robert
Rositano through Copper Creek Holdings, LLC. Does not include the
shares beneficially owned by Stacy Rositano through Copper Creek
Holdings, LLC.
(2) Copper Creek Holdings, LLC is owned and managed by Robert
Rositano and his wife Stacy Rositano, thus each may be deemed to
beneficially own half of the interest of Copper Creek Holdings,
LLC.
(3) Based on 21,558 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding as of
April 13, 2017.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS -
continued
Title of Class
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
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Percent of Class (3)
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(a)
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Directors
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Common stock
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Copper Creek Holdings, LLC (2)
7960 B Soquel Dr., Suite #146
Aptos, CA 95003
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225,512
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Direct
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*
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-Robert
Rositano
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112,756
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*
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-Stacy
Rositano
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112,756
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*
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Common stock
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Robert A Rositano Jr.
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11,010,155 (1)
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Direct and
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*
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3846 Moanna Way,
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Indirect
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Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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Common stock
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Dean Rositano
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11,310,793
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Direct
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*
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126 Sea Terrace Way,
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Aptos, CA 95003
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(b)
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Executive Officers
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Common stock
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Frank Garcia
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770 (4)
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Direct
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*
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1735 E Ft Lowell Rd,
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Tucson, AZ 85719
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Common stock
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Robert Rositano, Jr. and Dean Rositano as named above
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Common stock
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(c)
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Officers and Directors as a Group for common stock
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22,321,718 (1)
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Direct and Indirect
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1.43%
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Includes the shares beneficially owned by Robert
Rositano through Copper Creek Holdings, LLC. Does not include the
shares beneficially owned by Stacy Rositano through Copper Creek
Holdings, LLC.
(2) Copper Creek Holdings, LLC is owned and managed by
Robert Rositano and his wife Stacy Rositano, thus each may be
deemed to beneficially own half of the interest of Copper Creek
Holdings, LLC.
(3) Based on 1,557,092,583 of common stock issued and outstanding as of April
13, 2017.
(4) Includes 350 vested stock options.
Changes in Control
We are
not aware of any arrangements that may result in “changes in
control” as that term is defined by the provisions of Item
403(c) of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Transactions with related persons
Other than as disclosed below, there has been no transaction, or
currently proposed transaction, in which our company was or is to
be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of
$120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year
end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of
the following persons had or will have a direct or indirect
material interest:
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(i)
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Any director or executive officer of our company;
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(ii)
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Any beneficial owner of shares carrying more than 5% of the voting
rights attached to our outstanding shares of common
stock;
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE - continued
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(iii)
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Any person who acquired control of our company when it was a shell
company or any person that is part of a group, consisting of two or
more persons that agreed to act together for the purpose of
acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of our common stock, that
acquired control of Titan Iron Ore Corp. when it was a shell
company; and
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(iv)
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Any immediate family member (including spouse, parents, children,
siblings and in-laws) of any of the foregoing persons.
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During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred
$419,183 (2015: $443,187) in salaries to officers and directors
with such costs being recorded as general and administrative
expenses.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred
$1,027,487 (2015: $627,920) in app hosting, app development, and
rent to a company with two officers and directors in common with
such costs being recorded as general and administrative and product
development expenses.
As of December 31, 2016, the Company had a stock subscription
receivable totaling $4,500 (December 31, 2015: $4,500) from an
officer and director and from a company with an officer and
director in common.
As of December 31, 2016, accounts payable includes $234,058
(December 31, 2015: $236,571) payable to a company with two
officers and directors in common, and $215,000 (December 31, 2015:
$175,000) payable in salaries to directors and officers of the
Company. The amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are
due on demand.
During the year ended December 31, 2016, two officers forgave debt
totaling $200,000 and a company controlled by two officers of the
Company forgave debt totaling $300,000. The debt forgiveness was
considered a capital transaction and therefore $500,000 was
recorded as an increase in additional paid-in capital as of
December 31, 2016.
The above transactions were recorded at their exchange amounts,
being the amounts agreed by the related parties.
There are several related party transactions reported within this
annual report. All conflicts of interests between such related
parties have been duly approved by the required board and/or
shareholder approvals. Please see below for further
disclosure:
Dean Rositano and Robert Rositano are both directors and 9.0% and
9.0% stockholders respectively of CMI. At CMI, Dean
Rositano also serves as President and Chief Technology Officer,
while Robert Rositano serves as Chief Executive Officer. They will
both continue their respective roles at CMI while serving as
directors and officers of Friendable, Inc.
Dean Rositano and Robert Rositano are both directors and
stockholders of Friendable, Inc. At Friendable, Inc., Dean Rositano
also serves as President and Chief Technology Officer, while Robert
Rositano serves as Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. The
majority stockholder of Friendable, Inc. is Copper Creek Holdings,
LLC, a Nevada limited liability company owned and managed by Robert
Rositano and his wife, Stacy Rositano.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement dated January 31, 2014 by and
between Friendable, Inc. and Titan Iron Ore
Corp., Titan’s Series A
Preferred Stock consisted of the following (pre-split): 225,520
shares owned by Dean Rositano, 225,520 shares owned by Robert
Rositano, 1,627,646 shares owned by Copper Creek Holdings, LLC, and
201,998 shares owned by CMI. Each share of common stock entitles
its holder to one vote on each matter submitted to the
stockholders. The holders of preferred stock are
entitled to cast votes equal to the number of votes equal to the
number of whole shares of common stock into which the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder are convertible. The
total aggregate issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock at any
given time regardless of their number shall be convertible into the
number of shares of common stock which equals nine (9) times the
total number of shares of common stock which are issued and
outstanding at the time of any conversion, at the option of the
preferred holders or until the closing of a Qualified Financing
(i.e. the sale and issuance of our equity securities that results
in gross proceeds in excess of $2,500,000) at one time or in the
same round. As a result of the transaction, the former iHookup
stockholders received a controlling interest in the Company due to
the voting rights of the Series A Preferred Stock being connected
to their super-majority conversion rights.
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ITEM 13.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENCE
As described above, Dean Rositano and Robert Rositano have both
been appointed directors and officers of Friendable, Inc. Dean
Rositano also serves as President and Chief Technology Officer,
while Robert Rositano serves as Chief Executive Officer and
Secretary.
Director Independence
Because
our common stock is not currently listed on a national securities
exchange, we have used the definition of “independence”
of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination. NASDAQ
Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent
director” is a person other than an officer or employee of
the Company or any other individual having a relationship which, in
the opinion of the Company’s board of directors, would
interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out
the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ listing rules
provide that a director cannot be considered independent
if:
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●
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the
director is, or at any time during the past three years was, an
employee of the company;
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●
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the
director or a family member of the director accepted any
compensation from the company in excess of $120,000 during any
period of 12 consecutive months within the three years preceding
the independence determination (subject to certain exclusions,
including, among other things, compensation for board or board
committee service);
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●
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a
family member of the director is, or at any time during the past
three years was, an executive officer of the company;
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●
|
the
director or a family member of the director is a partner in,
controlling stockholder of, or an executive officer of an entity to
which the company made, or from which the company received,
payments in the current or any of the past three fiscal years that
exceed 5% of the recipient’s consolidated gross revenue for
that year or $200,000, whichever is greater (subject to certain
exclusions); or
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●
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the
director or a family member of the director is employed as an
executive officer of an entity where, at any time during the past
three years, any of the executive officers of the company served on
the compensation committee of such other entity; or the director or
a family member of the director is a current partner of the
company’s outside auditor, or at any time during the past
three years was a partner or employee of the company’s
outside auditor, and who worked on the company’s
audit.
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Based
upon the above, we currently do not have any independent board
members.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Audit
Fees
The
aggregate fees billed by Manning Elliott LLP for the most recently
completed fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and for fiscal year
ended December 31, 2015 for professional services rendered by the
principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial
statements and review of the financial statements included in our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally
provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and
regulatory filings or engagements for these fiscal periods were as
follows:
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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES - continued
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Fiscal
Year Ended
|
Fiscal
Year Ended
|
Fee
Category
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December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2015
|
Audit Fees
(1)
|
$54,950
|
$44,250
|
Audit Related Fees
(2)
|
-
|
-
|
Tax Fees
(3)
|
5,600
|
-
|
All Other Fees
(4)
|
-
|
5,250
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Total
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$60,550
|
$49,500
|
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1
|
Audit
fees consist of fees incurred for professional services rendered
for the audit of our financial statements, for reviews of our
interim financial statements included in our quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q and for services that are normally provided in connection
with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements.
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|
2
|
Audit-related
fees consist of fees billed for professional services that are
reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our
financial statements, but are not reported under “Audit
fees.”
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3
|
Tax
fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to
tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.
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4
|
All
other fees consist of fees billed for all other
services.
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Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures with respect to Services
Performed by Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firms
Before
Manning Elliott LLP was engaged by us to render any auditing or
permitted non-audit related service, our board of directors
approved the engagement.
Our
board of directors has considered the nature and amount of fees
billed by Manning Elliott LLP and believe that the provision of
services for activities unrelated to the audit was compatible with
maintaining Manning Elliott LLP’s independence.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(b)
Exhibit
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Number
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Description
|
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(2)
|
Plan of Acquisition, re-organization, arrangement, liquidation or
succession
|
|
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of January 31,
2014, by and among Titan Iron Ore Corp., iHookup Operations Corp
and iHookup Social, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Amendment
No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the
SEC on February 18, 2014)
|
|
(3)
|
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
|
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference
to the Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C, previously
filed with the SEC on April 30, 2014)
|
|
3.2
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to the Definitive
Information Statement on Schedule 14C, previously filed with the
SEC on April 30, 2014)
|
|
3.3
|
Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference
to the Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C, previously
filed with the SEC on April 29, 2014)
|
|
3.4
|
Certificate
of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
(Incorporated by reference to the Definitive Information Statement
on Schedule 14C, previously filed with the SEC on January 22,
2015)
|
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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES -
continued
(10)
|
Material Contracts
|
|
10.1*
|
2014
Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference to the Definitive
Information Statement on Schedule 14C, previously filed with the
SEC on April 30, 2014)
|
|
10.2*
|
Form of
Stock Option Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Definitive
Information Statement on Schedule 14C, previously filed with the
SEC on April 30, 2014)
|
|
10.3
|
General
Contract for Services dated January 18, 2014 by and between
Checkmate Mobile Inc. and iHookup Social Inc. (Incorporated by
reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on February 18, 2014)
|
|
10.4*
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 19, 2014 by and between iHookup Social Inc.
and Dean Rositano (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
February 18, 2014)
|
|
10.5*
|
Employment
Agreement dated January 19, 2014 by and between iHookup Social Inc.
and Robert Rositano (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1
to the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
February 18, 2014
|
10.9
|
Convertible
Promissory Note dated August 1, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to
the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
August 11, 2015)
|
10.10
|
Convertible
Promissory Notes dated August 5, 2015 (Incorporated by reference to
the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
August 11, 2015)
|
10.11
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated June 15, 2016 with Coventry Enterprises,
LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on June 23, 2016)
|
10.12
|
Convertible
Promissory Notes dated June 15, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to
the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
June 23, 2016)
|
10.13
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated July 7, 2016 with Coventry Enterprises,
LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on July 13, 2016)
|
10.14
|
Convertible
Promissory Notes dated August 4, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to
the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
August 10, 2016)
|
10.15
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated August 4, 2016 with Coventry Enterprises,
LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on August 10, 2016)
|
10.16
|
Sixth
Amendment and Closing Agreement with Alpha Capital Anstalt and
Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC (Incorporated by reference to the
Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on August
10, 2016)
|
10.17
|
Common
Stock Warrant Agreement dated August 1, 2016 with Alpha Capital
Anstalt (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form
8-K, previously filed with the SEC on August 10, 2016)
|
10.18
|
Marketing
Agreement with The Kluger Agency dated August 3, 2016 (Incorporated
by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed
with the SEC on August 10, 2016)
|
10.19
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated August 15, 2016 with Coventry Enterprises,
LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on August 25, 2016)
|
10.20
|
Convertible
Promissory Note dated August 15, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to
the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
August 25, 2016)
|
10.21
|
Seventh
Amendment and Closing Agreement with Alpha Capital Anstalt and
Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC (Incorporated by reference to the
Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on August
25, 2016)
|
10.22
|
Common
Stock Warrant Agreement dated August 1, 2016 with Alpha Capital
Anstalt (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form
8-K, previously filed with the SEC on August 25, 2016)
|
10.23
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated September 8, 2016 with Coventry
Enterprises, LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report
on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on September 16,
2016)
|
10.24
|
Convertible
Promissory Note dated September 8, 2016 (Incorporated by reference
to the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
September 16, 2016)
|
10.25
|
Eighth
Amendment and Closing Agreement with Alpha Capital Anstalt and
Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC (Incorporated by reference to the
Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
September 16, 2016)
|
10.26
|
Common
Stock Warrant Agreement dated September 12, 2016 with Alpha Capital
Anstalt (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form
8-K, previously filed with the SEC on September 16,
2016)
|
48
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SCHEDULES -
continued
10.27
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated October 7, 2016 with Coventry Enterprises,
LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on October 14, 2016)
|
10.28
|
Convertible
Promissory Notes dated October 7, 2016 (Incorporated by reference
to the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with the SEC on
October 14, 2016)
|
10.29
|
Common
Stock Warrant Agreement dated October 7, 2016 with Alpha Capital
Anstalt (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form
8-K, previously filed with the SEC on August 25, 2016)
|
10.30
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement dated October 7, 2016 with Coventry Enterprises,
LLC (Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on October 14, 2016)
|
10.31
|
Software
License Agreement Dated October 7, 2016 with Hang With, Inc.
(Incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K,
previously filed with the SEC on October 14, 2016)
|
10.32
|
Agreement
dated December 2, 2016 with Alpha Capital Anstalt (Incorporated by
reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed with
the SEC on December 5, 2016)
|
10.33
|
Funding
Commitment Letter dated December 2, 2016 with Coventry Enterprises,
LLC
|
(21)
|
Subsidiaries
|
21.1
|
IHookup
Social, Inc., a Delaware corporation
|
(31)
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
|
(32)
|
Section 1350 Certification
|
(101)
|
XBRL
|
101.INS+
|
XBRL
INSTANCE DOCUMENT
|
101.SCH+
|
XBRL
TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA
|
101.CAL+
|
XBRL
TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE
|
101.DEF+
|
XBRL
TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
|
101.LAB+
|
XBRL
TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
|
101.PRE+
|
XBRL
TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE
|
*
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or
agreement
+ Filed
herewith.
#
Furnished herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
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FRIENDABLE INC.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
April 17, 2017
|
By:
|
/s/ Robert
Rositano
|
|
|
|
Robert
Rositano
|
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Secretary, and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
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|
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|
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of
the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Date:
April 17, 2017
|
By:
|
/s/ Robert
Rositano
|
|
|
|
Robert
Rositano
|
|
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Secretary, and Director
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
April 17, 2017
|
By:
|
/s/ Frank
Garcia
|
|
|
|
Frank
Garcia
|
|
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
April 17, 2017
|
By:
|
/s/ Dean
Rositano
|
|
|
|
Dean
Rositano
|
|
|
|
President
and Chief Technology Officer and Director
|
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