LFTD PARTNERS INC. - Quarter Report: 2020 March (Form 10-Q)

IMPACTS OF COVID-19

LIKE NEARLY ALL BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY, ACQUIRED SALES CORP. IS FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED AND HIGHLY RISKY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND UNCERTAIN FUTURE CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS KNOWN AS COVID-19.

THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON ACQUIRED SALES CORP., ON ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC. D/B/A LIFTED MADE, AND ON LIFTED MADE'S OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, CUSTOMERS, SALES AND NET INCOME COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR OUR COMPANY. AMONG THE MANY POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF COVID-19:

THE U.S. ECONOMY MAY BE PUSHED INTO A DEEP RECESSION OR DEPRESSION THAT COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY IMPACT ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE 

ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE COULD LOSE SOME OR ALL OF OUR KEY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, WHO MAY BE IRREPLACEABLE 

LIFTED MADE COULD BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN HIGH QUALITY RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS NEEDED TO MANUFACTURE ITS PRODUCTS, OR OBTAINING HIGH QUALITY RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS COULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND/OR DELAYED 

LIFTED MADE COULD BE UNABLE TO DISTRIBUTE OR SELL ITS PRODUCTS PROFITABLY, IF AT ALL 

U.S. CONSUMERS COULD BE SO FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED THAT THEY CANNOT OR WILL NOT PURCHASE LIFTED MADE'S PRODUCTS  

U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY IMPOSE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT EFFECTIVELY PROHIBIT LIFTED MADE FROM OPERATING PROFITABLY, IF AT ALL, OR THAT EFFECTIVELY LIMIT LIFTED’S EMPLOYEES FROM PERFORMING THEIR WORK FOR LIFTED IN A NORMAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER 

THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND ECONOMY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY, WHICH MAY HAVE MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS UPON ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE THAT CANNOT PRESENTLY BE ESTIMATED OR PREDICTED  

LIFTED MADE COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSSES NOT COVERED BY ANY INSURANCE  

NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN THAT ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE WOULD BE ABLE TO AVOID THESE POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF COVID-19.

CONSEQUENTLY, ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE COULD RUN OUT OF MONEY AND COULD BECOME INSOLVENT OR BANKRUPT AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19, WHICH WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR COMPANY AND ON THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ARE ALREADY BEING EXPERIENCED BY ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE. ON MARCH 20, 2020, ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER 2020-10, ENTITLED "EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 (COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 8)", PURSUANT TO WHICH, WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, ALL INDIVIDUALS CURRENTLY LIVING WITHIN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ARE ORDERED TO STAY AT HOME OR AT THEIR PLACE OF RESIDENCE, EXCEPT AS ALLOWED IN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER, FROM MARCH 21, 2020 THROUGH MAY 30, 2020.

NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN AS TO HOW SUCH EXECUTIVE ORDER WILL IMPACT ACQUIRED SALES CORP., LIFTED MADE, LIFTED MADE'S OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, CUSTOMERS, SALES AND NET INCOME, OR THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER "RISK FACTORS RELATING TO LIFTED AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS - Pandemics or disease outbreaks, such as the novel coronavirus, may disrupt consumption and trade patterns, supply chains, and production processes, which could materially affect Lifted’s and target companies’ operations and results of operations", in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 30, 2020 for the period ended December 31, 2019.

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Financial Statements

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company for the interim periods presented.

The results for the period ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. These financial statements and related footnotes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 30, 2020 for the period ended December 31, 2019.

ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Acquired Sales Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS OF ACQUIRED SALES CORP.

Acquired Sales Corp. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Acquired Sales”, the “Company”, “AQSP”, “Acquired”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”, etc.) was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on January 2, 1986.

Our business involves acquiring all or a portion of operating businesses involving the manufacture, sale and distribution of cannabinoid-infused products such as beverages, lotions, oils, hemp joints and cigarettes, tinctures, bath bombs, balms, body washes, gummies, food, other edibles, and non-prescription cannabinoid formulations (a “Canna-Infused Products Company”). Our business also involves selling and distributing hand sanitizer, and potentially other personal protective equipment, during the pendency of the COVID-19 pandemic, and possibly longer.

In order to consummate a particular acquisition of a Canna-Infused Products Company, management of the Company is open-minded to the concept of also acquiring all or a portion of one or more operating businesses and/or assets that are related to such Canna-Infused Products Company, for example operating businesses and/or assets involving pumps, distilled spirits, beer, wine, paraphernalia and real estate.

To date, we have acquired 100% of the ownership interests in one Canna-Infused Products Company now called Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids), 4.99% of the ownership interests in a second Canna-Infused Products Company called Ablis Holding Company ("Ablis"), and 4.99% of the ownership interests in two other businesses that manufacture distilled spirits called Bendistillery Inc. ("Bendistillery") and Bend Spirits, Inc. ("Bend Spirits").

We have also terminated a planned acquisition of Canna-Infused Products Company called CBD Lion LLC.

At this point in time, we are in discussions with several companies in our acquisition pipeline that are involved in cannabinoid businesses and related businesses of various types. However, our cash on hand is currently limited, so in order to close future acquisitions it is highly likely that it will be necessary for us to raise additional capital, and no guarantee or assurance can be made that such capital can be raised on acceptable terms, if at all.

Acquisition of 100% of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids)

On February 24, 2020 we closed on the acquisition of 100% of the ownership of CBD-infused products maker Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) of Zion, Illinois (the “Merger”), for consideration of (1) $3,750,000 in cash, (2) $3,750,000 in the form of a secured promissory note, (3) 3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company (the "Stock Consideration"), (4) 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company that constitute deferred contingent compensation to be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Deferred Contingent Stock"), and (5) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share that will be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Warrants").

Pursuant to the Merger, Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made, an Illinois corporation ("Lifted" or "Lifted Made"), is now operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, led by Nicholas S. Warrender as Lifted's CEO and also as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Acquired Sales.

Nicholas S. Warrender shall, subject to certain conditions, enjoy so-called “piggyback registration rights” and "demand registration rights" in regard to the Stock Consideration, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.

Ownership of 4.99% of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits

On April 30, 2019, we closed on the acquisition of 4.99% of the common stock of each of CBD-infused beverages maker Ablis, and of distilled spirits manufacturers Bendistillery and Bend Spirits, all of Bend, Oregon.

The Lifted Made Business

Prior to acquiring 100% of Lifted on February 24, 2020, we did not own 100% of any other operating company, so the Lifted Merger was highly significant to our Company.

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History

Lifted was originally incorporated in the state of Wisconsin on September 19, 2014. Lifted was created with a passion to build a culture-based organization focused upon quality products and a healthier lifestyle. Lifted produces its own lines of CBD-infused products, as well as numerous CBD-infused products for private label clients. In addition, Lifted has a raw goods supply chain that many customers benefit from: CBD and CBG isolate, full spectrum, broad spectrum water soluble, distillate and more.

Officers and Employees

The executives of Lifted have backgrounds in the vaping industry, graphic design, marketing, and supply chain management, skills that have helped Lifted distinguish itself from the competition. Historically, the Lifted team has frequently attended trade shows throughout the USA to promote Lifted’s products and brand, and in support of Lifted’s private label clients. Lifted sometimes evaluates new products by introducing them to potential customers at certain vape shops in Wisconsin and Illinois which are partly owned by Warrender. The Company holds an option to purchase Warrender's interests in such vape shops for a nominal price.

Lifted currently has 23 full time and part time employees who are engaged in product formulation, design and branding, website development, private label client management, sales, distribution, supply chain management, new business development, warehouse management and order fulfillment, operations management, accounting, new product development, trade shows and evaluation of potential acquisitions and joint ventures. One of Lifted’s part time employees is based in south Florida, one is based in Colorado, and the rest of the Lifted team is based in Zion, Illinois, Lake Forest, Illinois, and New Smyrna Beach, Florida.  

Description of Property

Lifted does not own any physical properties. Lifted’s corporate office, manufacturing facility and warehouse is located in Zion, Illinois, where Lifted has rented 3,300 square feet of space under a lease that terminates in June 2021. Lifted has plans to expand its operations in Zion as opportunities arise. Some of Lifted’s equipment is temporarily located in a third party’s rented space that is adjacent to Lifted’s space.

Sources of Supply

Lifted sources raw goods such as CBD isolate, distillate and water-soluble CBD from independent suppliers. These raw materials are third-party lab tested, something that Lifted believes many of its competitors do not do.

Lifted acquires its disposable vape pens and cartridges from third party manufacturers and, in its clean room, adds Lifted’s proprietary vape solutions into the disposable vape pens and vape cartridges. Lifted also acquires a variety of boxes, packaging and other items from third party manufacturers.

Lifted currently believes that it would be able to find replacement manufacturers with minimal negative impact on its business. However, Lifted's vape pens and cartridges are sourced exclusively from China, and much of Lifted's boxes, packaging and other items are sourced from China. COVID-19 and tariffs imposed on products sourced from China could make it difficult or impossible to source these products cost effectively, or at all, from China. COVID-19 and/or tariffs could make it difficult or impossible for Lifted to manufacture needed quantities of its products, if at all, and could drastically increase Lifted's product costs, all of which could have a serious detrimental impact on Lifted’s sales and profit margins.

Products

Lifted’s focus is manufacturing, sales and distribution of effective, quality products formulated in a clean room. Lifted sources cannabinoids from several suppliers, which are then incorporated into proprietary formulations in house.

Lifted produces its own lines of cannabinoid-infused products, as well as numerous cannabinoid-infused products for private label clients. Lifted’s current list of products include: lotions, tinctures, bath bombs, oral sprays, lube, gummies, hemp joints, vape e-liquids, vape pens, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarette e-liquid, food and other edibles, and non-prescription cannabinoid formulations.

Lifted formulates its lotions and then has them manufactured by a third party in accordance with Lifted's specifications. Lifted also produces its edible cannabinoid-infused gummy products, bath bombs and electronic-cigarettes through third party manufacturers.

In addition, Lifted has a raw goods supply chain that many customers benefit from. The ingredients that go into Lifted’s products are third-party lab tested.

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Product Risks

Some of Lifted's inhalable products currently contain nicotine. However, according to the U.S. Surgeon General, besides nicotine, inhalable products in some cases can contain harmful and potentially harmful ingredients, including, ultrafine particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs, flavorants such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to serious lung disease, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals, such as nickel, tin, and lead. There is a risk that Lifted could be targeted by regulators or consumers with claims that its products are unsafe.

The market for CBD vapes and cartridges is currently subjected to prohibitions of certain products in certain jurisdictions in response to deaths and illnesses that have occurred and that are apparently associated with vaping. These various prohibitions and regulations may have a material adverse effect on Lifted's financial condition, operating results, liquidity, cash flow and operational performance.

Intellectual Property

Lifted Liquids is a registered trademark in the United States. The trademark covers body lotion, dietary and nutritional supplements in the form of tinctures and drops and edible form, gummies, electronic cigarettes, vape pens, cartridges sold filled with flavorings in liquid form, other than essential oils, for electronic cigarettes, vaping e-liquid in the nature of flavorings, other than essential oils, for use in electronic cigarettes; cannabidiol (CBD) concentrate and extracts for use in electronic cigarettes, smokeless vaporizer pipes, disposable electronic cigarettes, and electronic liquid containing nicotine. Lifted is seeking trademark protection on certain other words and phrases.

Lifted also maintains proprietary formulations and other trade secrets. However, Lifted owns no registered patents and has no patent applications pending.

R&D expenditures

Lifted's research and development expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for personnel responsible for the research and development of new and existing products. Lifted spent less than $10,000 on research and development efforts over the past two years. Research and development costs are expensed as they are incurred.

Marketing

Lifted markets itself by networking throughout the industry, through word of mouth, its websites, and by attending trade shows. During 2020, Lifted began public relations and digital marketing efforts. These efforts are expensive, and there can be no guarantee or assurance that these efforts will be successful or result in any additional sales or profits for Lifted.

Distribution

Lifted’s distribution is done internally and through third party distributors who distribute throughout the U.S. Lifted and these distributors distribute Lifted’s products to vape shops, physical therapy clinics, convenience stores, natural food stores, and other locations. Lifted believes but cannot guarantee that in the event that it lost its relationship with one or more of its current distributors that other replacement distributors could be found without significant disruption to Lifted’s business.

Online Sales

Lifted sells its products online primarily through www.LiftedMade.com, www.LiftedMadeSanitizer.com, www.UrbFlower.com, www.eLiquidRetail.com, www.LiftedLiquids.com, and www.LiftedDose.com.

Description of Legal Proceedings

Lifted is involved in three pending lawsuits, two as a defendant, and the other as the plaintiff:

(a) MILE HIGH LABS, INC., Plaintiff, v. WARRENDER ENTERPRISE, INC. d/b/a LIFTED LIQUIDS, Defendant (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Case No. 1:19-cv-02495-NYW)– In August 2019, Mile High Labs, Inc. sued Lifted in federal court in Colorado, alleging that Lifted reneged on an alleged purchase of $825,000 worth of CBD isolate. Lifted has challenged the jurisdiction of the Colorado court, arguing that Lifted does not conduct business in Colorado. When appropriate, Lifted intends to deny the material allegations of the complaint. However, no assurance or guarantee can be given regarding the disposition of this lawsuit. Any unfavorable result in the lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on Lifted and the Company, and upon the price of the Company's common stock. In addition, Lifted is incurring, and is expected to continue to incur, substantial time, effort and legal fees associated with this lawsuit. 

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(b) WARRENDER ENTERPRISE, INC. d/b/a LIFTED LIQUIDS, a Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff, v. MERKABAH LABS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; MERKABAH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; RYAN PUDDY, an individual; and RALPH L. TAYLOR III, an individual, Defendants (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00155-SKC) In January 2020, Lifted filed a lawsuit against Merkabah Labs, LLC, Merkabah Technologies, LLC, Ryan Puddy and former Lifted representative Ralph L. Taylor III in connection with alleged breach of contract and intentional misappropriation, inducement, and illegal transfer and use of Lifted's confidential business, proprietary, and trade secret information by Merkabah Labs, LLC and Ralph L. Taylor III. Any unfavorable result in the lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on Lifted and the Company, and upon the price of the Company's common stock. In addition, Lifted is incurring, and is expected to continue to incur, substantial time, effort and legal fees associated with this lawsuit. 

(c) False Advertising Matter – On or about May 11, 2020, Accelerated Analytical, Inc. and Act Laboratories, LLC d/b/a Accelerated Cannabis Laboratories (together “Accelerated” or “Plaintiff”) filed a lawsuit against our wholly owned subsidiary Lifted Liquids, Inc. (“Lifted”) and member of our Board of Directors, Nicholas Warrender, in the US District Court, Western District of Wisconsin (Case #3:20-cv-00442). Accelerated provided certificates of analysis (“COAs) for a number of the ingredients and formulations used in Lifted’s products. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the defendants have, among other things, modified and/or misused Plaintiff’s COAs in connection with the sale of Lifted’s products. The Plaintiffs allege that Defendants’ actions constituted “false advertising” under the US trademark law and “deceptive trade practices” under Wisconsin state law. The Plaintiff does not quantify any alleged damages in its complaint but, in addition to attorneys' fees and costs, seeks injunctive relief to, among other things, prohibit Defendants from distributing any COAs that purport to be from Accelerated, refrain from selling certain products alleged to have been associated with false or misleading COA(s), provide Accelerated with copies of altered and/or fabricated COAs, and provide customer lists to Accelerated. Plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order which was denied by the Court. We expect Plaintiffs to attempt to obtain a preliminary injunction. Defendants dispute that Plaintiffs have suffered any damages as a result of the alleged actions by Defendants and intend to defend the matter vigorously. Given the uncertainty of litigation, the preliminary stage of the case, and the legal standards that must be met for, among other things, success on the merits, we cannot estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action. The alleged actions by Defendants appear to have occurred prior to the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Lifted became our wholly owned subsidiary on February 24, 2020. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Mr. Warrender is required to indemnify our subsidiary Lifted for damages or costs incurred as a result of any malfeasance on his part. The Merger Agreement also requires both Lifted and Mr. Warrender to indemnify Acquired Sales Corp. for damages or costs that we incur as a result of this lawsuit.

Lifted expects to file a lawsuit soon against a digital marketing company in regard to that company’s money back guarantee of a $25,000 upfront fee paid by Lifted.

Description of Worker’s Compensation Claim

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Lifted became involved in the following pending worker’s compensation claim, as the defendant:

MARTHA, EDGAR v. LIFTED LIQUIDS – Edgar Martha, who worked as an independent contractor in Lifted’s production facility, has sued Lifted in regard to an alleged chemical burn. Mr. Martha has expressed to Lifted’s attorney that Mr. Martha is inclined to settle the case for $5,000. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the case can be settled for $5,000, as the medical bills in the case are significant and Mr. Martha’s medical insurance carrier has refused coverage.

Costs and effects of compliance with environmental laws

To Lifted’s knowledge, Lifted does not currently use or generate any hazardous materials in its operations.

The Lifted Made Merger

The terms of the Lifted Merger were as follows:

The Company acquired 100% of the ownership of Lifted for $3,750,000 in cash, plus note consideration (the "Promissory Note") of $3,750,000, plus 3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company (the "Stock Consideration"), plus 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company that will constitute deferred contingent compensation to be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Deferred Contingent Stock"), plus warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share that will be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Corporation at the closing of the Merger (the "Warrants"). 

The Promissory Note, payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender, is in the principal amount of $3,750,000. The Promissory Note is secured by all of the assets of the Company and Lifted, and by a pledge of all of the  

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common stock of Lifted, Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits that are owned by the Company. The Promissory Note accrues interest at the rate of 2% annually, and has a term of five years, subject to mandatory partial prepayment using 50% of all capital raised by the Company other than capital raised in connection with two potential acquisitions in Wisconsin, and subject to mandatory full prepayment if and when Lifted achieves an aggregate post-Closing EBITDA of $7,500,000. Lifted will not be using any of the loan or grant money that Lifted has received from the SBA to make any payments on the Promissory Note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender.

The purpose of the 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of Acquired Sales that constitutes the Deferred Contingent Stock is to incentivize certain persons whom Nicholas S. Warrender considers necessary to allow Lifted and the Company to succeed going forward. Among other persons, Nicholas S. Warrender designated as recipients of shares of the Deferred Contingent Stock certain current employees of Lifted and William C. "Jake" Jacobs, the Company's President and CFO. The vesting of certain shares of the Deferred Contingent Stock is subject to certain terms and conditions, and if any of such terms and conditions are not met then any unvested Deferred Contingent Stock will be issued and delivered to Nicholas S. Warrender as additional Merger consideration. 

The purpose of the Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share is to incentivize certain persons whom Nicholas S. Warrender considers necessary to allow Lifted Warrants certain current employees, officers and directors of Lifted and the Company. The vesting of certain of the Warrants will be subject to certain terms and conditions, and if any of such terms and conditions are not met then any unvested Warrants will be terminated.   

Nicholas S. Warrender was granted certain registration rights for the 3,900,455 shares of the Company’s unregistered common stock that he received in the Merger, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Registration Rights Agreement. 

Nicholas S. Warrender, the Company's President and CFO William C. “Jake” Jacobs, and the Company's Chairman and CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, who together as a group have stockholder and managerial control of the Company, entered into a Stockholders Agreement to vote in concert regarding the election of directors of the Company and on certain other matters.   

The Company has entered into a long-term employment agreements with Nicholas S. Warrender, William C. "Jake" Jacobs, and Gerard M. Jacobs, pursuant to which each of them is entitled to $100,000 in base salary and an annual bonus stemming from the Company’s cash management bonus pool. 

The effects of the Merger are that all assets, property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses, and authority of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) and Lifted have vested in Lifted as the surviving entity in the Merger, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, and duties of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) have become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, and duties of Lifted as the surviving entity in the Merger. Lifted is operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. 

The articles of incorporation of Lifted are the articles of incorporation of the surviving entity in the Merger, and the by-laws of Lifted are the by-laws of the surviving entity of the Merger. 

Upon the Closing of the Merger, the number of directors of the Corporation has been increased from seven to nine: Gerard M. Jacobs, JD (Chairman), Nicholas S. Warrender (Vice Chairman), Vincent J. Mesolella (Lead outside director), Joshua A. Bloom, MD, Thomas W. Hines, CPA, CFA, James S. Jacobs, MD, Michael D. McCaffrey, JD, Richard E. Morrissy, and Kevin J. Rocio.  

Upon the Closing of the Merger, the officers of the Corporation are as follows, each to hold office until his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal in accordance with applicable Law: Gerard M. Jacobs, JD - Chairman, CEO and Secretary;  William C. "Jake" Jacobs, CPA - President, CFO and Treasurer; and Nicholas S. Warrender - Co-Founder, Vice Chairman, and Chief Operating Officer. 

Source of Funds for the Lifted Merger

The source of funds for the $3,750,000 cash component of the acquisition of Lifted was proceeds from previous sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible at $1 per share of common stock of the Company) and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible at $5 per share of common stock of the Company). We anticipate that the source of funds to repay the $3,750,000 Promissory Note component of the acquisition of Lifted will be proceeds from future sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s equity securities, and revenue from Lifted's business. Professional costs in connection with the Merger were paid using cash on hand that was sourced from previous sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

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Post-Merger Shareholder Rights and Accounting Treatment of the Merger

There are no material differences in the rights of the Company’s shareholders as a result of the Merger, as the nature of the shares of common stock of the Company has not changed due to the Merger. However, there has been stockholder dilution with additional shares and warrants outstanding.

The federal income tax consequences of the Merger are as follows: The transaction is expected to be booked as a tax-free exchange of stock pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 368, resulting in no federal income tax consequences of the stock portion of the transaction.

The following table presents the purchase price allocation:

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OLCC Review of New Directors of the Company

Our new directors Nicholas S. Warrender and Kevin J. Rocio need to be approved by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission ("OLCC"), in light of the Company's ownership of common stock of distilled spirits manufacturers Bendistillery and Bend Spirits, Bend, Oregon. Pursuant to the OLCC’s procedures, the Company has submitted to the OLCC Personal History Forms for Nicholas S. Warrender and Kevin J. Rocio, and to the Company’s knowledge, neither of Nicholas S. Warrender nor Kevin J. Rocio has any personal history that would disqualify him from serving as a director of the Company. The Company would plan to consult with Oregon legal counsel in the event that the OLCC were to object to either Nicholas S. Warrender or Kevin J. Rocio serving as a director of the Company, a situation that the Company presently has no grounds to expect to occur.

Registration Rights Agreement

Subject to certain limitations, Mr. Warrender, or his assigns, may demand registration of all or any portion of the Registrable Shares at any time beginning on the 120^th day following the closing of the Merger Agreement. The Company must then file a registration statement within ten days. The Company may postpone for up to 180 days the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement for a demand registration if the board of directors determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that such demand registration would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization, financing, securities offering or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. The Company may delay a demand registration hereunder only once in any period of 12 consecutive months.

No demand registration shall be required where in the judgment of the Company, its legal counsel, and/or SEC guidance and comments the registration would be deemed a primary offering pursuant to Securities Act Rule 415, which is interpreted by the SEC staff to prohibit registrations of stock for resale where the seller is deemed to be engaged in a primary offering of behalf of the issuer. The registration rights agreement shall terminate when no Registrable Shares remain outstanding.

Secured Promissory Note

At the closing of the Merger, the Company executed a secured promissory note of $3,750,000 payable to Nicholas S. Warrender (the “Promissory Note”) which can be summarized as follows:

Interest on the Promissory Note shall be 2% per year. The maturity date of the Promissory Note is the earlier of (a) the date which is 30 days after the last day of the calendar quarter during which Lifted's aggregate EBITDA (aggregate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ) since the Closing Date of the Merger exceeds $7.5 million, or (b) the date which is the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the Merger.

The Promissory Note shall have mandatory prepayments, subject to certain limitations, within five business days following the closing of any equity or debt capital raise by the Company or Lifted following the date of the Merger Agreement wherein Mr. Warrender is entitled to be paid at least 50% of the net proceeds of such capital raise toward a prepayment of the principal and accrued interest on the Promissory Note, excluding only the capital raise for the potential Wisconsin Acquisitions referred to in Section 5.23(a) of the Merger Agreement. See “Obligation to Pursue Two Opportunities” below. Lifted will not be using any of the loan or grant money that Lifted has received from the SBA to make any payments on the Promissory Note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender.  

The Promissory Note is secured by (a) a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Lifted; and (b) a pledge of: (i) all of the capital stock of Lifted; (ii) all of the common stock of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits and Ablis that is owned by the Company; and (iii) all of the capital stock of any other entity owned by the Company, Lifted or any of their subsidiaries, pursuant to a Collateral Stock Pledge Agreement between Mr. Warrender, as Secured Party, and the Company and Lifted, as Pledgors.

Stockholders Agreement

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the following matters: election, removal and filling vacancies on our board of directors; our charter and bylaws; employment agreements, consulting agreements, fee agreements, base salaries, bonuses, management bonus pools amounts and calculations, management bonus pool allocations and payments, future stock options or warrants issuances, and any other direct or indirect compensation or benefits of any nature whatsoever; acquisitions; divestitures; and capital raises.

Executive Employment Agreements

At the closing of the Merger, the Company entered into employment agreements with Nicholas S. Warrender to serve as Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and as Chief Executive Officer of Lifted, with Gerard M. Jacobs, JD, to serve as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Company, and with William C. "Jake" Jacobs, CPA to serve as President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company (collectively the “Executive Employment Agreements”), which can be summarized as follows:

Each of the Executive Employment Agreements is a "rolling" five year employment agreement wherein the executive's employment is effective and shall continue until the fifth anniversary of the commencement of such Executive Employment Agreement, unless terminated. Each of the Executive Employment Agreements shall be deemed to be automatically extended, upon the same terms and conditions, for additional periods of one year (extending the term of such Executive Employment Agreement to five years after each such extension date), unless either party provides written notice of such party’s intention not to extend the term of such Executive Employment Agreement at least 90 days’ prior to the applicable extension date.

During the employment term, each executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the performance of his duties under his Executive Employment Agreement and shall not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the performance of such services either directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the board of directors of the Company; provided, that such executive shall be permitted to continue to participate as an officer of any corporation that owns real estate as of the date of his Executive Employment Agreement with the Company and that is owned by a family trust of which such executive is a grantor or beneficiary, and provided further that such executive, with the prior written consent of the board of directors of the Company shall be permitted to act as a director, trustee, committee member or principal of any type of business, civic or charitable organization and to purchase or own less than 5% of the publicly traded securities of any corporation provided, however, that such ownership represents a passive investment and that such executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls, such corporation, and that such activities do not interfere with the performance of such executive's duties and responsibilities to the Company.

The annual rate of each executive's base salary under his Executive Employment Agreement is $100,000.

Each executive shall participate in the Company’s annual company-wide management bonus pool, which can be generally described as a cash set-aside for management bonuses of an amount equal to 33% of the amount (if any) by which the Company's actual annual consolidated EBITDA exceeds an annual consolidated EBITDA target amount that is mutually agreed upon between the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the board of directors, on the one hand, and Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs, on the other hand, with the allocation of such management bonus pool to be determined by unanimous written agreement of such three executives.

The Company will provide to each executive an employee benefits package including fully paid Blue Cross/Blue Shield or equivalent family health, vision and dental insurance. The Company will also provide to each executive prompt reimbursement for all documented business related expenses paid or incurred by such executive in connection with Acquired Sales, including but not limited to airfare, rail, taxi, rental cars, parking, tolls, gasoline for business trips, meals, entertainment, hotel, office supplies, mobile phone, internet, hotspot, and postage expenses.

Each executive's employment may be terminated by either the Company or such executive at any time and for any reason, provided that any termination of such executive's employment by the Company without cause will trigger significant payment obligations by the Company to such executive.

Impact of the Merger on Gerard M. Jacobs' and William C. "Jake" Jacobs' Compensation Agreement

(1) Starting during June 2019 until the closing of the Lifted Merger on February 24, 2020, we paid Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs consulting fees of $7,500 and $5,000 per month, respectively. Upon the closing of the Lifted Merger, we entered into Executive Employment Agreements with Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs as described in the section above entitled "Executive Employment Agreements"

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(2) The closing of the Lifted Merger triggered obligations of the Company to pay cash bonuses to the Company's CEO Gerard M. Jacobs and the to the Company's President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively, which bonuses have not yet been paid.

(3) Upon the earlier of December 1, 2020, or the first date when we have raised a total of at least $15 million after January 1, 2019, we will pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs cash bonuses of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively;

(4) Upon the earlier of December 1, 2021, or the first date when we have raised a total of at least $25 million after January 1, 2019, we will pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs cash bonuses of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively;

(5) The terms of Gerard M. Jacobs' stock options granted by us to purchase shares of common stock of AQSP which were set to expire (unless previously exercised) during November 2020 or during September 2021, respectively, have been extended so that all of such stock options may be exercised by Gerard M. Jacobs at any time on or before December 31, 2024;

(7) We issued to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs five-year warrants containing a "cashless exercise" feature giving Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs (or his designee(s)) the right to purchase 250,000 and 225,000 shares, respectively, of common stock of Acquired Sales exercisable at $5.00 per share.

The Merger Agreement obligates us to use good faith efforts to pursue an opportunity in the cannabinoid industry.

Nicholas S. Warrender's father, Robert Warrender II, has introduced us to a potential business opportunity to process CBD from hemp using a system that is currently undergoing proof of concept operational testing and that incorporates particular filtration and pump equipment and technology identified by Robert Warrender II. Robert Warrender II believes that this advanced hemp processing system has the potential to allow significantly higher throughput, and lower per unit costs of production. We have agreed to analyze the results of the proof of concept's construction, operating costs, and operating results. If such analysis is favorable and is approved by our Board in its discretion, then we will use good faith efforts to attempt to proceed forward, in a joint venture or other arrangement involving Robert Warrender II, with a project(s) consisting of one or more of such hemp processing systems, subject to various conditions including a capital raise associated therewith, and any equity compensation received by Robert Warrender II from the financing, construction, operation, leasing and/or sale of such project(s) shall be structured in the form of shares of common stock of Acquired Sales valued at the then-current trading price per share of common stock of Acquired Sales but in no event at higher than $5.00 per share of common stock of Acquired Sales.

We have escrowed $123,895 which is earmarked for the payment of 3% annual dividends on our Series A and Series B convertible preferred stock during 2020, and our remaining funds are expected to be sufficient to allow us to pay the post-closing salaries of Gerard M. Jacobs, our CEO, and of William C. "Jake" Jacobs, our President and CFO during 2020, the fees and expenses of our securities lawyer and auditors during 2020, and certain other operational expenses.

However, beyond those payments, our available capital is limited. We have not yet paid an aggregate of $350,000 of bonuses owed to our CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, our CEO, and of William C. "Jake" Jacobs, our President and CFO, because we currently do not have the funds to do so. Also, we do not have available capital to fund further acquisitions.

Nevertheless, we still intend to continue post-closing our strategy of acquiring Canna-Infused Products Companies. In order to continue our acquisition strategy, we will need to raise a significant amount of additional capital to pay the cash portion of the consideration paid in our acquisitions, and to inject growth capital into the acquired companies. We anticipate that additional capital will need to be raised in some combination of the following: (1) Private placements of shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock convertible at $5 per share; (2) Private placements of shares of newly declared series of convertible preferred stock convertible at to-be-negotiated price(s) per share, which may be significantly less than the current trading price per share of our common stock, depending upon the financial performance of Lifted, market conditions, and cannabinoid industry conditions; (3) Private placements of newly issued shares of our common stock, at to-be-negotiated price(s) per share, which may be significantly less than the current trading price per share of our common stock, depending upon the financial performance of Lifted, market conditions, and cannabinoid industry conditions; (4) Borrowings from banks or other third parties, which may not be available, or which may be expensive if available at all; (5) Structuring potential acquisitions either as all stock deals, or as a combination of stock plus notes;

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(6) Using cash flow generated by Lifted's business to pay the cash portion of merger consideration; and/or (7) Merging into Acquired Sales an entity or entities that have cash on hand or cash flow that would allow other acquisitions to be completed.

The Market

CBD is an acronym for cannabidiol, a chemical compound from the hemp plant. Lifted is involved in the manufacture and sale of various products infused with CBD, and also in the manufacture and sale of products involving certain other cannabinoids such as CBG. On December 20, 2018, President Donald J. Trump signed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018, which is more commonly known as the “2018 Farm Bill”. The 2018 Farm Bill legalizes hemp cultivation and declassifies hemp as a Schedule I controlled substance. The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has stated that although hemp is no longer an illegal substance under federal law, the FDA continues to regulate cannabis products under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) and Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.

According to Brightfield Group, a predictive analysis and market research company based in Illinois, CBD sales in 2019 had the potential to reach as high as $5 billion, based largely due to the 2018 Farm Bill passed at the end of 2018. Lifted’s CBD sales are typically made through distributors and wholesalers, online, at natural food stores and at smoke and vape shops.

Government Regulation

Lifted is subject to a variety of laws in the United States and elsewhere. In the United States, despite cannabis having been legalized at the state level for medical use in many states and for adult recreational use in a number of states, cannabis, other than plants of the same genus that meet the definition of industrial hemp, continues to be categorized as a Schedule I controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), and subject to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (“CSIEA”). As of December 20, 2018, the 2018 Farm Bill, formally known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, has reclassified hemp for commercial use by removing it from its Schedule I Status under the CSA, and Lifted seeks to operate in compliance with the legislation.

Canna-Infused Products Companies are subject to regulation by federal government state and local governments. The health and safety impacts of cannabinoids have not yet been established via traditional scientific and/or clinical studies. The FDA appears to believe that CBDs can have significant adverse health impacts upon human beings, especially in regard to potential liver toxicity or liver damage. The regulation of hemp, hemp oil, CBDs, and cannabinoid-infused products is evolving. Lifted may become subject to new rules, regulations, moratoriums, prohibitions, or other restrictions or impediments upon Canna-Infused Products Companies from U.S. federal agencies, such as the US Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), and/or state and local governments. The FDA sometimes appears to believe that CBDs are drugs, and that the sale of most cannabinoid-infused products without FDA approval is illegal. In deference to the FDA’s position, various states and municipalities have similarly declared that the sale of certain cannabinoid-infused products are illegal.

Hemp and cannabinoid-infused products which exceed a THC concentration of 0.3% are illegal. Any failure to keep the THC concentration in hemp or cannabinoid-infused products below 0.3% could subject us to action by regulatory authorities and/or to lawsuits by consumers, which could have a material adverse effect upon our Company's business and the trading price of our common stock.

In addition, the approval of medical and recreational marijuana by many states has created a situation in which it may be difficult or impossible for regulators and courts to determine whether the THC levels reflected in consumers’ blood tests are the result of CBD-infused products or THC-infused products. This may result in regulatory actions or lawsuits against the Company.

Also, certain hemp products may, over time, gradually increase their THC concentration, and this may ultimately cause such products to exceed the 0.3% THC concentration level, making such products illegal in certain jurisdictions. If this happens, we could be subject to regulatory action that could have a material adverse effect upon our Company.

Lifted is attempting to only conduct business related to manufacturing and commercializing cannabis products to the extent permitted in jurisdictions where it may operate. Lifted intends to ensure regulatory compliance in each jurisdiction in which it operates intends to operate.

Lifted faces intense competition in the cannabinoid industry from both existing and emerging companies that offer similar products to Lifted. Some of Lifted's current and potential competitors may have longer operating histories, greater financial, marketing and other resources and larger customer bases. Given the rapid changes affecting the cannabinoid industry nationally and locally, Lifted may not be able to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Lifted’s success will depend on its ability to keep pace with any changes in local and national markets, especially in light of legal and regulatory changes. Lifted’s success will depend on its ability to respond to, among other things, changes in the economy, market conditions and competitive pressures. Any

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failure to anticipate or respond adequately to such changes could have a material adverse effect on Lifted’s financial condition, operating results, liquidity, cash flow and operational performance.

Acceptance of Subscriptions From Accredited Investors to Purchase Newly Issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”)

Between February 27, 2019 and May 13, 2019, the Company accepted subscriptions from accredited investors to purchase 66,150 shares of newly issued Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6,615,000 in cash. These 66,150 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holders into 6,615,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company, or $1.00 per share of common stock of the Company. The Company filed a registration statement covering the shares of newly issued common stock of the Company into which the Series A Preferred Stock can be converted (the "Registration Statement"), but the Registration Statement has never been approved by the SEC. The Series A Preferred Stock will receive an annual 3% dividend, and will be subject to mandatory conversion, under terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Acceptance of Subscriptions From Accredited Investors to Purchase Newly Issued Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”)

On June 28, 2019, the Company commenced a private placement to accredited investors, offering to sell up to 5,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock convertible into 5,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. As of the date of this report, the Company has accepted subscriptions from three accredited investors to purchase 100,000 shares of Series B

Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000 in cash, convertible at the option of the holder into 100,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company, or $5.00 per share of common stock of the Company.

Acquisition Process

The structure of the Company’s participation in business opportunities and ventures will continue to be situational. The Company is likely to structure future acquisitions as a purchase of 19.99% or less, or 100%, of a target company’s equity ownership interest, or as a so-called tax-free reorganization. It is likely that the anticipated value of the business and/or securities that the Company acquires relative to the current value of the Company’s securities will result in the issuance of a relatively large number of newly issued shares of the Company, and, as a result, substantial additional dilution to the percentage ownership of our current stockholders. Moreover, the Company’s present management and shareholders may not have control of a majority of our voting shares following a merger or purchase of stock. It is possible that the shareholders of the acquired entity or the persons who provide the capital to the Company to finance a merger or purchase of stock will gain control of the Company’s voting stock and the Company’s directors may resign and new directors may be appointed without any vote by the shareholders. Those directors are entitled to replace the Company’s officers without stockholder vote.

In regard to nearly all of the Company’s potential acquisitions, the Company is typically focused upon acquiring 19.99% or less, or 100%, of existing privately held businesses whose owners are willing to consider selling a percentage of the equity ownership interest of their businesses, or merging their entire businesses into the Company or a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in a so-called tax-free reorganization, and whose management teams are enthusiastic about continuing to operate their businesses following the transactions with the Company.

Closing such purchases of stock or so-called tax-free reorganizations will likely require the Company to raise millions of dollars of capital, in order to pay the cash portion of the transaction consideration. The Company can provide no assurance or guaranty whatsoever that it will be able to raise such millions of dollars of capital on acceptable terms and conditions, if at all.

An Investment Committee appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors, currently consisting of our CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, JD, our Chief Operating Officer Nicholas S. Warrender, our director Thomas W. Hines, CPA, CFA, and our President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs, CPA, will review material furnished to it and will vote whether or not the Investment Committee believes a potential acquisition is in the Company’s best interests and the interests of the Company’s shareholders. If the Investment Committee votes unanimously to approve a potential acquisition, then such acquisition will be presented to the Board of Directors of the Company for their review and a vote. The Company does not intend to proceed forward with a potential acquisition without the unanimous approval of the Investment Committee and approval by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Company intends to source acquisition opportunities through Gerard M. Jacobs, Nicholas S. Warrender, William C. "Jake" Jacobs, and directors and their contacts, and in some cases through finders. These contacts include professional advisors such as attorneys and accountants, securities broker dealers, other members of the financial community, other businesses and others who may present solicited and unsolicited proposals. Management believes that business opportunities may become available to us due to a number of factors, including, among others: (1) the Company’s ownership of shares in Lifted and other Canna-Infused Products Companies; (2) management’s historical experience building large public companies; (3) management’s contacts and acquaintances;

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and (4) the Company’s flexibility with respect to the manner in which the Company may be able to structure, finance, merge with or acquire any business opportunity.

The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of the Investment Committee appointed by our Board of Directors. Inasmuch as the Company will have limited funds available to search for business opportunities, the Company will not be able to expend significant funds on a complete and exhaustive investigation of such business or opportunity. The Company will, however, investigate, to the extent believed reasonable by the Investment Committee, such potential business opportunities by conducting a so-called “due diligence investigation”.

In a due diligence investigation, the Company intends to obtain and review materials regarding the business opportunity. Typically, such materials will include information regarding a target business’ products, services, contracts, management, ownership, and financial information. In addition, the Company intends to cause the Investment Committee to meet personally with management and key personnel of target businesses, ask questions regarding the target businesses’ prospects, tour facilities,

and conduct other reasonable investigation of the target businesses to the extent of the Company’s limited financial resources and management and technical expertise.

There is no guarantee that the Company can obtain or maintain the funding needed for its operations, including the funds necessary to search for and investigate acquisition candidates, and to close an acquisition including paying the substantial costs of legal, accounting and other relevant professional services.

As of May 11, 2020, Acquired Sales Corp. has cash on hand of approximately $325,779, which are the remaining proceeds from the sale of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock between February 27, 2019 and May 13, 2019, and proceeds from the sale of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock starting on June 28, 2019.

As of May 11, 2020, Lifted had cash on hand of approximately $533,000, of which $114,145 consists of loans and grants from the SBA. All of the SBA PPP money has been put into a segregated bank account, and so far, $33,645 of that money has been used to pay payroll, $1,600 has been used for rent, and $233 has been used for utilities. In prior years, the Company’s payables have been greater than their cash on hand. Historically, the Company has had inconsistent income generating ability and is therefore reliant on raising money from loans or stock sales.

Offices

Our CEO lives in Illinois, our President and CFO lives in Florida, and our COO lives in Wisconsin. We currently do not have a dedicated corporate office for our Company. There are no agreements or understandings with respect to any office facility subsequent to the completion of any acquisition. We may lease a corporate headquarters in connection with a change in the management of our Company, or in connection with the completion of a merger or acquisition, or otherwise.

Employees

Gerard M. Jacobs, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, manages the Company’s operations with the assistance of William C. "Jake" Jacobs, our President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Nicholas S. Warrender, our Chief Operating Officer, under the Executive Employment Agreements described above.

We expect to continue to use consultants, attorneys, accountants and independent contractors as necessary.

Reports to Security Holders

Acquired Sales Corp. is subject to reporting obligations under the Exchange Act. These obligations include an annual report under cover of Form 10-K, with audited financial statements, unaudited quarterly reports under cover of Form 10-Q, occasional reports under cover of Form 8-K, and other required filings. The public may read and copy any materials Acquired Sales Corp. files with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information of 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.

NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation – The accompanying financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company for all periods presented.

Consolidated Financial Statements – The accompanying financial statements are consolidated and do not include all disclosures normally required by generally accepted accounting principles. These statements should be read in conjunction with the annual

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financial statements included in Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2020. In particular, the basis of presentation and significant accounting principles were presented in Note 1 to the annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and consist of only normal recurring adjustments, except as disclosed herein. As part of the consolidation, all significant intercompany transactions are eliminated, and on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, certain expense categories less than $10,000 are consolidated into the Selling, General and Administrative Expenses category. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2020.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) typically requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions. Key estimates in these financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts, estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment, valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets and the fair value of stock options.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2020 included cash on-hand. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity date within 90 days. Cash equivalents are carried at cost. The Company maintains its cash balance at a credit-worthy financial institution that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. Deposits with these banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits; however, these deposits typically may be redeemed upon demand and, therefore, bear minimal risk. 

Notes Receivable – Notes receivable are classified on the balance sheet based on their maturity date.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The historical carrying amount of the financial instruments, which principally include cash, trade receivables, historical accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximates fair value due to the relative short maturity of such instruments.

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair-value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

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

Level 2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quotes prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Accounts Receivable – The Company evaluates the collectability of its trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors. In circumstances where the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded, which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the Company believes will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded based on the Company’s recent loss history and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable outstanding. Allowances for bad debts of $29,048 and $49,329 were recorded at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

Inventory – Inventory is valued at the lower of average cost or market value (net realizable value). Inventory consisted of the following at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

Monthly overhead costs such as payments for rent, electric, gas and labor are allocated to finished goods based on the estimated percentage cost toward the finished goods.

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Fixed Assets – Fixed assets are recorded and stated at cost. Fixed assets that cost less than $2,500 are expensed, and fixed assets that cost $2,500 or more are capitalized. Depreciation of machinery and equipment, leasehold improvements, and computer equipment, is based on the asset’s estimated useful life and is calculated using the straight-line method. Normal repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Expenditures that materially increase values or extend useful lives are capitalized. The related costs and accumulated depreciation of disposed assets are eliminated and any resulting gain or loss on disposition is included in net income.

Management regularly reviews property and equipment and other long-lived assets for possible impairment. This review occurs annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If there is indication of impairment, management then prepares an estimate of future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. The fair value is estimated using the present value of the future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with management’s estimates of the business risks.

Preparation of estimated expected future cash flows is inherently subjective and is based on management’s best estimate of assumptions concerning expected future conditions. Long-lived assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

Security Deposit – The Company has paid a security deposit to its lessor for the Company’s current office, manufacturing and warehouse space.

Investments – Under US GAAP, the Company uses the cost method to account for our minority equity ownership interests in businesses in which the Company owns less than 20% of equity ownership, and have no substantial influence over the management of the businesses. Under the cost method of accounting, the Company reports the historical costs of the investments as assets on its balance sheet. However, US GAAP does not permit the consolidation of its financial statements with the financial statements of companies in which the Company owns minority equity ownership interests. US GAAP also requires the Company to record these types of investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. As such, the Company will not be allowed to consolidate into its financial statements any portion of the revenues, earnings or assets of companies in which it owns minority equity ownership interests such as Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits. Moreover, even if there is evidence that the fair market values of the investments have increased above their historical costs, US GAAP does not allow increasing the recorded values of the investments. Under US GAAP, the only adjustments that may be made to the historical costs of the investments are write downs of the values of the investments, which must be made if there is evidence that the fair market values of the investments have declined to below the recorded historical costs.

Revenue

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606.

Revenue Recognition on the Sale of Raw Materials to Customers

The Company sells water soluble CBD, distillate and isolate (“Raw Materials”) to various customers. The Company does not offer terms to customers buying Raw Materials. In the majority of sales of Raw Materials to customers, customers are required to pay the full price before receiving the Raw Materials. In some cases, with the sale of large quantities of Raw Materials to customers with whom the Company has established relationships, the Company may allow the customer to pay 50% of the purchase up front, and then, after delivery of the product, the customer is required to pay the remaining 50% of the purchase price.    

Revenue Recognition on the Sale of Products to Private Label Clients

In the majority of cases, private label clients are required to pay up front for the goods that they order. If the private label client orders more than ten stock keeping units (“SKUs”) in an order, the Company will collect a down payment of at least 50% of the total purchase order, and then will collect the remaining amount upon delivery of the purchased goods.

Revenue Recognition on the Sale of Lifted Liquids-Branded Products to Wholesalers, Distributors and End Users

The Company sells its own branded products to distributors, which then sell Lifted’s products to vape shops, CBD stores, convenience stores, health food stores, and other outlets. The Company also sells its own branded products to wholesalers and directly to consumers online.

The Company’s revenue is recognized when it satisfies a single performance obligation by transferring control of its products to a customer. Control is generally transferred when the Company’s products are either shipped or delivered based on the terms contained within the underlying contracts or agreements.

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The Company excludes from revenues all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are imposed on the sale of its products and collected from customers.

Promotional and other allowances (variable consideration) recorded as a reduction to gross sales, primarily include consideration given to the Company’s distributors or retail customers including, but not limited to discounted or free products.  

The Company’s promotional and other allowance accruals are established during the year for its anticipated liabilities. These accruals require management’s judgment. Differences between such estimated expenses and actual expenses for promotional and other allowance costs are recognized in earnings in the period such differences are determined.

Management believes that adequate provision has been made for cash discounts, returns and spoilage based on the Company’s historical experience.

Described below are some of the reasons why an end customer may want to return an ordered item, and how the Company responds in each situation:

1) The ordered item breaks in transit to the customer. In this case, the Company will replace the broken item at no cost to the customer.

2) The Company sent the wrong item to the customer. In this case, the Company will allow the customer to keep, at no cost to the customer, the item that was mistakenly sent to the customer. The Company will also send the correct product to the customer, at no cost to the customer.

3) The customer ordered the wrong product. In this case, the customer, at his/her own expense, must mail the mistakenly ordered product back to the Company, and the Company will mail the correct product to the customer.

The three scenarios described above do not occur frequently, and occurrences are immaterial.

In the event that a wholesaler or distributor wants to return a purchase, the Company will exchange the wholesaler’s or distributor’s purchase for store credit or for items of the same value so long as the purchase is not open or damaged; as such, any difference in sale price is immaterial.

Disaggregation of Revenue

Nearly all of the Company’s sales occur inside the United States of America.

Contract Liabilities

Amounts received from distributors at inception of their distribution contracts or at the inception of certain sales or marketing programs would be accounted for as deferred revenue. Cash received from a customer before the purchased product is shipped to the customer is treated as deferred revenue. There was deferred revenue of $43,463 at March 31, 2020, and deferred revenue of $64,696 at December 31, 2019.

Cost of Goods Sold – Cost of goods sold consists of the costs of raw materials utilized in the manufacture of products, direct labor, co-packing fees, repacking fees, freight and shipping charges, as well as internal transfer costs, warehouse expenses incurred prior to the manufacture of Lifted’s finished products and certain quality control costs. Raw materials account for the largest portion of cost of sales. Raw materials include ingredients, product components and packaging materials.

Operating Expenses – Operating expenses include payroll costs, travel costs, professional service fees, insurance, utility charges, advertising and marketing, depreciation and other general and administrative costs.

Income Taxes – Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided on differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements and on tax carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. A valuation allowance is provided against deferred income tax assets when it is not more likely than not that the deferred income tax assets will be realized.

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Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Basic earnings (loss) per common share is determined by dividing earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. When dilutive, the incremental potential common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants are determined by the treasury stock method. The following table summarizes the calculations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

At March 31, 2020, there were outstanding options to purchase 1,586,619 shares of common stock exercisable at between $0.001 and $2.00 per share, (b) rights to purchase warrants to purchase 2,625,000 shares of common stock exercisable at between $0.01 and $1.85 per share, (c) financing warrants to purchase 31,250 shares of common stock exercisable at $0.03 per share, (d) warrants to purchase 1,820,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share, and (e) and warrants to purchase 475,000 shares at $5.00 per share. As of the date of this report, none of these outstanding options, rights to purchase warrants or financing warrants have been exercised into shares of common stock. However, all of them may be exercised at any time in the sole discretion of the holder except for certain rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1.25 million shares of our common stock, which are not exercisable until a performance contingency is met, and except for 745,000 of the 1,820,000 warrants exercisable at $5.00 per share which are not yet vested and subject to certain performance contingencies. Also outstanding at March 31, 2020 was Series A Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 6,615,000 shares of common stock. In addition, the Company has accepted subscriptions from four accredited investors to purchase 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000 in cash, convertible at the option of the holder into 100,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company, or $5.00 per share of common stock of the Company. None of these are including in the diluted earnings calculation, given they are considered antidilutive.

In comparison, at March 31, 2019, there were outstanding options to purchase 1,186,132 shares of common stock exercisable at between $0.001 and $3.18 per share, (b) rights to purchase warrants to purchase 2,740,000 shares of common stock exercisable at between $0.01 and $1.85 per share, and (c) financing warrants to purchase 56,250 shares of common stock exercisable at $0.03 per share. All of them were exercisable at any time in the sole discretion of the holder except for certain rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1.25 million shares of our commons stock, which are not exercisable until a performance contingency is met. Also outstanding at March 31, 2019 were 29,900 shares of Preferred Stock, convertible into 2,990,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per common stock share pursuant to the Series A Preferred Stock’s voluntary conversion rights. All of these options, rights to purchase warrants to purchase shares of common stock, financing warrants and Preferred Stock shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (codified as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 326). ASC 326 adds to US GAAP the current expected credit loss model, a measurement model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this new guidance, an entity recognizes its estimate of expected credit losses as an allowance, which the FASB believes will result in more timely recognition of such losses. ASU 2016-13 and its amendments will be effective for the Company for interim and annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company believes the adoption will modify the way the Company analyzes financial instruments. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes, eliminates certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to improve consistent application among reporting entities. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, though early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2019-12 on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal Use Software (Subtopic 250-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract” (“ASU 2018-15”). ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a

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service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs for internal-use software. The accounting for any hosting contract is unchanged. ASU 2018-15 is effective on January 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted, including adoption in any interim period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-15 on its consolidated financial statements.

Advertising and Marketing Expenses – Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company incurred $10,286 in advertising and marketing expenses, of which were primarily public relations and digital marketing. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred $2,757 in advertising and marketing expenses, of which were primarily online advertising.

Compensated Absences – Paid time off (“PTO”) is provided to employees and subcontractors that obtain approval for it from Nicholas S. Warrender, CEO of Lifted. Any approved PTO is granted at Mr. Warrender’s discretion, and mandatory PTO is zero days, thus no accrual is necessary.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements – The Company has no off balance sheet arrangements.

NOTE 3 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Going Concern – The COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, combined with the expenses and potential liabilities associated with litigation involving Lifted, have created significant adverse risks to the Company, which cause substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Also, the Company has Preferred Stock outstanding that is currently accruing dividends at the rate of 3% per year. In addition, factors that could materially affect future operating results include, but are not limited to, changes to laws and regulations, especially those related to vaping, vendor concentration risk, customer concentration risk, customer credit risk, and counterparty risk. The Company maintains levels of cash in a bank deposit account that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such account and it believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.

No assurance or guarantee whatsoever can be given that the net income of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Lifted Made will be sufficient to allow the Company to pay all of its operating expenses and the dividends accruing on the Company’s preferred stock. As a result, there is substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. Bankruptcy of the Company at some point in the future is a possibility. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

The Company currently has one revenue-generating subsidiary, Lifted Made. If and to the extent that the revenue generated by Lifted Made is not adequate to pay the Company’s operating expenses and the dividends accruing on its preferred stock, then Management plans to sustain the Company as a going concern by taking the following actions: (1) acquiring and/or developing additional profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations; and/or (2) completing private placements of the Company’s common stock and/or preferred stock. Management believes that by taking these actions, the Company will be provided with sufficient future operations and cash flow to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees whatsoever that the Company will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, any such actions can be expected to result in substantial dilution to the existing shareholders of the Company.

NOTE 4 – THE COMPANY’S INVESTMENTS IN ABLIS, BENDISTILLERY AND BEND SPIRITS

On April 30, 2019, the Company purchased 4.99% of the common stock of each of Ablis Holding Company, Bendistillery Inc., and Bend Spirits, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $1,896,200. The Company’s investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits made the Company a minority owner of these companies. As a minority owner, the Company will not be able to recognize any portion of Ablis’, Bendistillery’s or Bend Spirits’ revenues or earnings in the Company’s financial statements.

Pursuant to US GAAP, the Company is obligated to periodically review its investments. The Company has limited ability to comment on these companies’ operations and financial performance. The Company’s ability to review the financial performance of its investment in these companies is limited: the financial statements of these companies are not audited and the Company is not active in the management of these companies. Consequently, the Company’s assessment of these companies is inherently limited to infrequent and relatively brief conversations with officers of these companies, and to reviews of unaudited financial statements that are delivered to us on an irregular basis.

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NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and Equipment consist of the following:

Estimated useful lives per asset class are:

Depreciation expense of $1,738 was recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

NOTE 6 – NOTES RECEIVABLE

CBD Lion LLC

On August 8, 2019, the Company made an unsecured $300,000 loan to Lion (the “Loan”) evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”) in connection with the proposed Merger Agreement with Lion. Per the terms of the Note, if the Transaction did not close and the merger agreement were terminated, then the Loan was to be repaid by Lion to the Company in six equal monthly installments of principal, together with accrued interest at the rate of 6% per year, with the first such installment due and payable by Lion to the Company on the first day of the first calendar month following the termination of the merger agreement. The Merger Agreement was terminated by the Company on November 14, 2019 and the Note became payable. During December 2019, the principal of the Note was repaid by Lion down to $200,000, and Lion also paid the accrued interest on the Note of $6,945.

Due to termination of the Merger Agreement, and per Section 5.15(b) of the Merger Agreement, as of December 31, 2019 the Company owed CBD Lion $31,500 for reimbursement of professional fees related to the audit of CBD Lion.

This left Lion with a net balance owed to the Company of $168,500 as of December 31, 2019. On March 2, 2020, Lion and the Company agreed that the repayment of such $168,500 will be made in eleven equal monthly installments of principal due and payable by Lion to the Company on the first day of each calendar month starting on April 1, 2020, and that no additional interest will accrue. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, The Company wrote off as bad debt interest of $2,006 that was receivable from the CBD Lion for the period January 1, 2020 through March 1, 2020. The Company calculated imputed interest receivable of $370 from CBD Lion for the period March 2, 2020 through March 31, 2020.

The William Noyes Webster Foundation, Inc.

The Foundation, a non-profit Massachusetts corporation, has received a provisional registration from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to own and operate a medical marijuana cultivation facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and a medical marijuana dispensary in Dennis, Massachusetts. Jane W. Heatley (“Heatley”) is the founder and a member of the board of directors of the Foundation.

Teaming Agreement – The Company believes it is highly likely that the board of directors of the Foundation will only approve contracts that have been negotiated and approved by Heatley. Consequently, on July 8, 2014, the Company entered into a Teaming Agreement (the "Teaming Agreement") with Heatley, in which, among other things: (1) the Company and Heatley agreed to use their respective best efforts, working exclusively together as a team, and not as a partnership or other entity, in order to consummate transactions, agreements, contracts or other arrangements pursuant to which the Company will provide capital and expertise to the Foundation; and (2) Heatley agreed that Heatley shall not, and shall not permit the Foundation to, discuss or negotiate for debt or equity financing, or consulting services or other expertise, from any third party. The Company claims that Heatley violated the Teaming Agreement by discussing and negotiating for debt or equity financing, or consulting services or other expertise, from at least one third party. Heatley claims that the Company violated the Teaming Agreement alleging that the Company failed to lend funds to the Foundation in accordance with the Teaming Agreement. The Company believes Heatley's claim to be baseless. No

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assurances whatsoever can be made that Heatley will comply with the terms of the Teaming Agreement, nor that the Company will be able to adequately enforce the terms of the Teaming Agreement if it is ever the subject of litigation.

Promissory Note – On July 14, 2014, the Foundation signed and delivered to the Company a Secured Promissory Note (the "Note") which is in the stated loan amount of $1,500,000, and is secured by a Security Agreement of even date therewith (the “Security Agreement”). The Note provides that the $1,500,000 loan may be advanced in one or more installments as the Foundation and the Company may mutually agree upon. The Foundation and the Company mutually agreed that the first installment of this loan would be $602,500. Pursuant to instructions from the Foundation, on July 14, 2014, the Company paid $2,500 owed by the Foundation to one of its consultants, and the Company advanced $600,000 directly to the Foundation. The amount and timing of subsequent loan installments under the Note, which could have totaled $897,500, had not yet been mutually agreed upon between the Foundation and the Company as of the date of the Note.

Between April and July 2015, the Company loaned an additional $135,350 to the Foundation, evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Agreement. Following such additional loans, the principal of the loan from the Company to the Foundation, evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Agreement, is now $737,850. The principal balance outstanding under the Note bore interest at the rate of 12.5% per annum, compounded monthly. It was contemplated that the first payment of accrued interest by the Foundation under the Note would be made as soon after the Foundation commences operations of the Plymouth Cultivation Facility and the Dennis Dispensary as the Foundation's cash flows shall reasonably permit, but in any event no later than one year after the Foundation commences operations. The principal of the Note would be payable in eight consecutive equal quarterly installments, commencing on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Foundation commences operations. Principal on the Note and related accrued interest would be considered past due if the aforementioned payments were not received by their due dates.

Uncollectable Note and Interest Receivable – The Company assessed the collectability of the Note based on the adequacy of the Foundation’s collateral and the Foundation’s capability of repaying the Note according to its terms. Based on this assessment, on September 1, 2015, the Company concluded that Note and interest receivable would not be collectible. As such, the Company wrote off the Note totaling $737,850 and interest receivable totaling $97,427 as bad debt expense on September 1, 2015.

NOTE 7 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

www.LiftedMade.com Website – During the year ended December 31, 2019, Lifted paid a third party to develop a new website, www.LiftedMade.com, with new features and functionality. A total of $5,000 was spent developing the website during the year ended December 31, 2019. The website is being amortized over 32 months, and $139 in amortization related to the website was recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

NOTE 8 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Commissions Paid – During the three months ended March 31, 2020, $3,777 in commissions were paid to Robert Warrender, who is Nicholas S. Warrender’s brother. In 2019, $34,972 in commissions were paid to Robert Warrender.

Shipping Costs – Lifted shares a shipping account with a company operated by Nicholas S. Warrender’s father. Lifted does this in an effort to reduce shipping costs, as the shipper gives a price discount based on volume. The cost of shipping Lifted’s products are paid for by Nicholas S. Warrender’s father’s company, and Lifted reimburses Nicholas S. Warrender’s father’s company.

Amounts Owed to Related Parties

Amounts Owed to GJacobs

At March 31, 2020, there was a management bonus payable of $250,000 owed to the Company's CEO GJacobs; there were no other payables owed to GJacobs. In comparison, at March 31, 2019, there are expense reimbursements owed to the Company's CEO GJacobs, CEO totaling $3,555. At December 31, 2019, there were no expense reimbursements owed to GJacobs.

On June 21, 2016, a company affiliated with GJacobs, made a non-interest-bearing loan of $4,000 to the Company, which was payable upon demand. The $4,000 note payable to the company affiliated with GJacobs was repaid during the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

Amounts Owed to WJacobs

At March 31, 2020, there was a management bonus payable of $100,000 owed to WJacobs; there were no other payables owed to WJacobs. In comparison, at March 31, 2019, there were independent contractor fees of $130,000, salary of $5,000, and expense reimbursements of $1,825 owed to WJacobs, who is now the Company's President and CFO, totaling $136,825. At December 31, 2019, there were no payables owed to WJacobs. WJacobs is the son of GJacobs, our Chief Executive Officer, and the nephew of director James S. Jacobs.

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During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, WJacobs was paid $40,000 for independent contractor fees he was owed for May 2016 through December 2016. He was also reimbursed $4,417 for expenses he incurred from January 2016 through November 2018.

Amounts Owed to Nicholas S. Warrender

On February 24, 2020 we closed on the acquisition of 100% of the ownership of CBD-infused products maker Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) of Zion, Illinois (the “Merger”), for consideration of (1) $3,750,000 in cash, (2) $3,750,000 in the form of a secured promissory note, (3) 3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company (the "Stock Consideration"), (4) 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company that constitute deferred contingent compensation to be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Deferred Contingent Stock"), and (5) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share that will be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Warrants").

As such, of March 31, 2020, in addition to the Promissory Note of $3,750,000 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender, there was also related interest payable of $7,603 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender.

Financing Warrants – On July 13, 2018, the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and full Board of Directors of the Company approved by unanimous written consent borrowings by the Company on the following terms:(1) proceeds of the borrowings will be used to pay professional fees owed to our outside auditors, our stock transfer agent, and our securities counsel, and to pay other obligations of the Company; (2) the borrowings will be evidenced by promissory notes of the Company, accruing interest at the rate of 15% annually; (3) the notes will be jointly secured by a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company, pursuant to a security agreement signed by the Company in favor of the lenders, UCC filings in favor of the lenders, and a pledge to the lenders of the note payable by the William Noyes Webster Foundation Inc. to the Company; (4) the notes shall be due and payable upon demand by the lenders delivered to the Company; and (5) for each $1,000 loaned by the Company on these terms, the lender of such $1,000 shall receive warrants to purchase 1,250 shares of common stock of the Company, at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, exercisable at the discretion of such lender any time on or before July 16, 2023.

As of December 31, 2018, a total of $30,791 had been borrowed by the Company on such terms, and warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock of the Company had been issued to director Joshua A. Bloom and warrants to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock of the Company had been issued to the Company's CEO GJacobs. As of December 31, 2018, there was also a total of $1,381 in interest payable to Joshua A. Bloom and GJacobs, related to these borrowings.

Between January 7, 2019 and February 6, 2019, an additional $14,772 was lent by GJacobs to the Company on such terms, and warrants to purchase 18,750 shares of common stock of the Company were issued to GJacobs.

On March 13, 2019, all of these borrowings and the related interest payable to Joshua A. Bloom and GJacobs was repaid. In total, $21,540 was paid to Joshua A. Bloom, and $26,628 was paid to GJacobs.

Amounts Owed to Third Parties

On March 15, 2019, the Company settled and paid its debt of $61,500 to its previous independent registered public accounting firm, Eide Bailly LLP.

NOTE 9 – DISTRIBUTIONS TO NICHOLAS S. WARRENDER

Distributions to Nicholas S. Warrender to Cover the Income Taxes Owed by Nicholas S. Warrender in Regard to the Net Income of Lifted Prior to February 24, 2020

Pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Lifted, Gerard M. Jacobs, William C. Jacobs, Warrender Enterprise Inc. and Nicholas S. Warrender dated January 7, 2020, certain Estimated Tax Distributions were to be made to Nicholas S. Warrender to cover estimated income tax obligations of Nicholas S. Warrender in regard to the net income of Warrender Enterprise Inc. during 2019 and during the short taxable year commencing on January 1, 2020 and ending on February 23, 2020, the date before the closing date of the Merger. The parties orally agreed that these Estimated Tax Distributions would be made to Nicholas S. Warrender as promptly as feasible following the closing date. On March 6, 2020, Lifted distributed a total of $193,767 of Estimated Tax Distributions based upon good faith estimates of such federal and state income tax obligations of Nicholas S. Warrender calculated by a third party tax preparation firm.

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NOTE 10 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Issuance of Preferred Stock – The Company has authorized 400,000 shares of its Preferred Stock. Each share of Preferred Stock may be converted into 100 shares of common stock. The Preferred Stock pays dividends at the rate of 3% annually. The Preferred Stock dividends are cumulative if the Company does not have the necessary cash to pay the dividend when due. The Preferred Stock dividends shall cease to accrue at such time as the Company’s Common Stock has closed at $3.00 per share or higher for 20 consecutive trading days after the first date that the registration statement is effective, and there have been, on average, at least 25,000 shares traded on each of those 20 consecutive trading days. The Preferred Stock have no voting rights. The holders of the

Preferred Stock shall have voluntary conversion rights. Shares of Preferred Stock are subject to mandatory conversion (in the discretion of the Company) at such time as the Company’s common stock has closed at $5.00 per share or higher for 20 consecutive trading days after the first date that the registration statement is effective, and there have been, on average, at least 50,000 shares traded on each of those 20 consecutive trading days.   

Between February 27, 2019 and May 13, 2019, the Company accepted subscriptions from accredited investors to purchase 66,150 shares of newly issued Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6,615,000 in cash. These 66,150 shares of Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holders into 6,615,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company, or $1.00 per share of common stock of the Company. The Company has committed to file a registration statement covering the shares of newly issued common stock of the Company into which the Preferred Stock can be converted (the "Registration Statement"). The Preferred Stock will receive an annual dividend, and will be subject to mandatory conversion, under terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Preferred Stock.

Issuance of Financing Warrants – On July 13, 2018, the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and full Board of Directors of AQSP approved by unanimous written consent borrowings by AQSP on the following terms:(1) proceeds of the borrowings will be used to pay professional fees owed to our outside auditors, our stock transfer agent, and our securities counsel, and to pay other obligations of AQSP; (2) the borrowings will be evidenced by promissory notes of AQSP, accruing interest at the rate of 15% annually; (3) the notes will be jointly secured by a first lien security interest in all of the assets of AQSP, pursuant to a security agreement signed by AQSP in favor of the lenders, UCC filings in favor of the lenders, and a pledge to the lenders of the note payable by the William Noyes Webster Foundation Inc. to AQSP; (4) the notes shall be due and payable upon demand by the lenders delivered to AQSP; and (5) for each $1,000 loaned by AQSP on these terms, the lender of such $1,000 shall receive warrants to purchase 1,250 shares of common stock of AQSP, at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, exercisable at the discretion of such lender any time on or before July 16, 2023.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, a total of $14,772 was borrowed by AQSP on such terms from GJacobs, and warrants to purchase 18,750 shares of common stock of AQSP were issued to GJacobs.

The warrants to purchase common stock that were issued to GJacobs during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date they were issued. The values of these warrants were fully expensed because the notes are payable upon demand. The expense recognized related to the issuance of the warrants to GJacobs during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 was $26,773, which was a debit to interest expense and credit to additional paid-in capital.

Share-Based Compensation – During the period ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized $733,530 in share-based compensation related to the issuance of warrants to GJacobs. The Company also recognized $660,177 in share-based compensation related to the issuance of warrants to WJacobs. These warrants were issued to GJacobs and WJacobs pursuant to the June 19, 2019 Compensation Agreement, which authorized the issuance of certain warrants to GJacobs and WJacobs upon the execution of employment agreements, which were signed on February 24, 2020 upon the closing of the acquisition of Lifted. The five-year warrants give GJacobs the right to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock of AQSP exercisable at $5.00 per share. The five-year warrants give WJacobs the right to purchase 225,000 shares of common stock of AQSP exercisable at $5.00 per share. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date of issuance, assuming an estimated life of 2.5 years and estimated future volatility of 361.49%.

There was no share-based compensation expense recognized during the period ended March 31, 2019.

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Stock Option and Warrant Activity – The following is a summary of stock option and warrant activity as of March 31, 2020 and changes during the period then ended:

Upon the execution of GJacobs’ employment agreement on February 24, 2020, the terms of GJacobs’ stock options granted by the Company to purchase shares of common stock of the Company which were set to expire on November 4, 2020 and September 29, 2021 were extended so that all of such stock options may be exercised by GJacobs at any time on or before December 31, 2024. GJacobs owns 471,698 options that were originally set to expire on November 4, 2020, and 605,000 options that were originally to expire on September 29, 2021; the expiration dates for all of these options were extended to December 31, 2024.

NOTE 11 – CONTINGENT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset – In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). The amended guidance, which is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019, requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases with terms in excess of 12 months and currently classified as operating leases. Leases with an initial term of one year or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; lease expense for these types of leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Options to extend or terminate a lease are not included in the determination of the right-of-use asset or lease liability unless it is reasonably certain to be exercised. Lifted adopted ASU 2016-02 using the modified retrospective approach, electing the package of practical expedients.

Lifted does not own any physical properties. Lifted’s corporate office, manufacturing facility and warehouse is located in Zion, Illinois, where Lifted has rented 3,300 square feet of space. The lease started June 1, 2018, and terminates on June 1, 2021. Lifted has plans to expand its operations in Zion as opportunities arise. Some of Lifted’s equipment is temporarily located in a third party’s rented space that is adjacent to Lifted’s space. The Company’s lease agreement does not contain any material residual value guarantees or materially restrictive covenants.

As the Company's lease does not provide an implicit rate, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based on the information provided by a banker in determining the present value of lease payments. The discount rate used in the computations was 5.5%.

Balance Sheet Classification of Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities

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Lease Cost

The table below summarizes the components of lease costs for the period ended March 31, 2020. 

Processing Services Agreement Between the Company and Merkabah Labs LLC – On May 9, 2019, Lifted entered into a one year Processing Services Agreement with Merkabah Labs, LLC ("Merkabah Labs"). Pursuant to such Processing Services Agreement, among other things, Merkabah Labs agreed to produce and sell a water soluble CBD nano product to Lifted, and so long as Lifted was not in breach of certain specified minimum quantity purchase requirements, Lifted shall be Merkabah Labs' exclusive supplier of such product for the duration of the Processing Services Agreement. In addition, among other things, Lifted and Merkabah Labs each agreed in such Processing Services Agreement not to disclose, directly or indirectly, to any person or entity the other party's confidential information, and the receiving party agreed that is shall not use the other party's confidential information for its private benefit, but only in furtherance of the purposes of such Processing Services Agreement. Lifted has filed a lawsuit against Merkabah Labs, its majority owner Ryan Puddy, Merkabah Technologies, LLC, and Ralph L. Taylor III (collectively, the "defendants") alleging, among other things: that the defendants' orchestrated and deliberately misappropriated Lifted's confidential business, proprietary, and trade secret information, in breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duties; that the defendants wrongfully acquired, disclosed, and used Lifted's information through unauthorized access to Lifted's internal email communications and other improper means in violation of federal, state and common law; that defendants consciously conspired and deliberately pursued a fraudulent and malicious scheme to pick apart Lifted's business from within and steal Lifted's confidential business, proprietary, and trade secret information to further their own economic or corporate interests, to the detriment of Lifted; and that defendants knowingly benefitted from their colluded misappropriation of Lifted's confidential business, proprietary, and trade secret information, and unfair competition enabling defendants to quickly create a competing company using Lifted's resources and personnel and reap the associated awards in the marketplace without contributing or expending any of their own time, money, resources, knowledge or experience.

Payment of Finders’ Fees Related to Ablis

The Company has agreed to pay finders’ fees to two finders in regard to the potential purchase of an additional 15% of the stock of Ablis. The Company has agreed to pay those two finders additional warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1 per share exercisable at any time on or before April 30, 2024; in the event that the Company closes on the purchase of up to an additional 15% of the common stock of Ablis, then the total amount of such warrants will be 2,814 unregistered shares of common stock of AQSP at an exercise price of $1 per share for each additional one percent of Ablis’ common stock so purchased (a maximum issuance of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 42,210 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1 per share).

Previously, on April 30, 2019, the Company issued warrants to purchase 14,042 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company, issued to the two finders (7,021 warrants were issued to each finder) in regard to the purchase of 4.99% of the stock of Ablis. Using the Black-Scholes valuation model, these warrants were valued and expensed as being worth $40,708.

Payment of Brokers’ Fees Related to the Sale of Preferred Stock

The Company has committed to pay brokers’ fees in regard to the capital being raised for the Company by such brokers in the Company’s private placements of preferred stock, such fee to consist of warrants to purchase unregistered shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the conversion price per share of such preferred stock, exercisable at any time during a five year period; the number of such shares will be calculated as six percent of the aggregate capital raised by such brokers in the private placement of preferred stock divided by the conversion price per share of such preferred stock.

In 2019, warrants to purchase 402,900 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company were issued to these brokers. Using the Black-Scholes valuation model, these warrants were valued and expensed as being worth $833,446.

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Potential Issuance of Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of the Company

The Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors may, from time to time, recommend that certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company should be issued to new or current members of the Company’s Board of Directors, to officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, or to members of any advisory board or consultants to the Company.

Amounts Payable to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs

Gerard M. Jacobs has not historically received cash compensation, and, historically, the Company’s President and CFO William C. “Jake” Jacobs has worked for $5,000 per month. Effective as of June 19, 2019 through the earlier of the closing of the Company’s acquisition of CBD Lion LLC, which is now terminated or the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) (“Lifted”), the Company has agreed to pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs consulting fees of $7,500 and $5,000 per month, respectively. In addition, upon the closing of the acquisition described herein, their salaries, equity incentives, expense reimbursements and bonuses will increase. There are also to be significant bonuses awarded to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs for closing on the acquisition of Lifted, and upon the earlier of December 1, 2020 or the first date when the Company has raised a total of at least $15 million, and upon the earlier of December 1, 2021 or the first date when the Company has raised a total of at least $25 million, as described in the current report on Form 8-K, and its exhibit, filed with the SEC on or about June 25, 2019. Please note that as of December 31, 2019, the Company had not yet closed on its acquisition of Lifted, and the Company had not raised $15 million and $25 million, so no accruals for the bonuses triggered by these events had been made. As of April 23, 2020, the Company has closed on the acquisition of Lifted, and the bonuses triggered by the acquisition of Lifted have been accrued for but have not yet been paid. As of the date of this report on Form 10-Q, the Company has not yet raised $15 million or $25 million.

NOTE 12 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The Company may be involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Except for income tax contingencies, the Company records accruals for contingencies to the extent that management concludes that the occurrence is probable and that the related amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred.

Lifted is involved in three pending lawsuits, two as a defendant, and the other as the plaintiff, described below:

MILE HIGH LABS, INC., Plaintiff, v. WARRENDER ENTERPRISE, INC. d/b/a LIFTED LIQUIDS, Defendant (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Case No. 1:19-cv-02495-NYW) – In August 2019, Mile High Labs, Inc. sued Lifted in federal court in Colorado, alleging that Lifted reneged on an alleged purchase of $825,000 worth of CBD isolate. Lifted has challenged the jurisdiction of the Colorado court, arguing that Lifted does not conduct business in Colorado. When appropriate, Lifted intends to deny the material allegations of the complaint. However, no assurance or guarantee can be given regarding the disposition of this lawsuit. Any unfavorable result in the lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on Lifted and the Company, and upon the price of the Company's common stock. In addition, Lifted is incurring, and is expected to continue to incur, substantial time, effort and legal fees associated with this lawsuit. The Company has recorded an accrual for the use of $60,000 worth of the CBD isolate in question.  

WARRENDER ENTERPRISE, INC. d/b/a LIFTED LIQUIDS, a Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff, v. MERKABAH LABS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; MERKABAH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; RYAN PUDDY, an individual; and RALPH L. TAYLOR III, an individual, Defendants (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00155-SKC) In January 2020, Lifted filed a lawsuit against Merkabah Labs, LLC, Merkabah Technologies, LLC, Ryan Puddy and former Lifted representative Ralph L. Taylor III in connection with alleged breach of contract and intentional misappropriation, inducement, and illegal transfer and use of Lifted's confidential business, proprietary, and trade secret information by Merkabah Labs, LLC and Ralph L. Taylor III. Any unfavorable result in the lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on Lifted and the Company, and upon the price of the Company's common stock. In addition, Lifted is incurring, and is expected to continue to incur, substantial time, effort and legal fees associated with this lawsuit.

False Advertising Matter – On or about May 11, 2020, Accelerated Analytical, Inc. and Act Laboratories, LLC d/b/a Accelerated Cannabis Laboratories (together “Accelerated” or “Plaintiff”) filed a lawsuit against our wholly owned subsidiary Lifted Liquids, Inc. (“Lifted”) and member of our Board of Directors, Nicholas Warrender, in the US District Court, Western District of Wisconsin (Case #3:20-cv-00442). Accelerated provided certificates of analysis (“COAs) for a number of the ingredients and formulations used in Lifted’s products. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the defendants have, among other things, modified and/or misused Plaintiff’s COAs in connection with the sale of Lifted’s products. The Plaintiffs allege that Defendants’ actions constituted “false advertising” under the US trademark law and “deceptive trade practices” under Wisconsin state law. The Plaintiff does not quantify any alleged damages in its complaint but, in addition to attorneys' fees and costs, seeks injunctive relief to, among other things, prohibit Defendants from distributing any COAs that purport to be from Accelerated, refrain from selling certain products alleged to have been associated with false or misleading COA(s), provide Accelerated with copies of altered and/or fabricated COAs, and

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provide customer lists to Accelerated. Plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order which was denied by the Court. We expect Plaintiffs to attempt to obtain a preliminary injunction. Defendants dispute that Plaintiffs have suffered any damages as a result of the alleged actions by Defendants and intend to defend the matter vigorously. Given the uncertainty of litigation, the preliminary stage of the case, and the legal standards that must be met for, among other things, success on the merits, we cannot estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action. The alleged actions by Defendants appear to have occurred prior to the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Lifted became our wholly owned subsidiary on February 24, 2020. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Mr. Warrender is required to indemnify our subsidiary Lifted for damages or costs incurred as a result of any malfeasance on his part. The Merger Agreement also requires both Lifted and Mr. Warrender to indemnify Acquired Sales Corp. for damages or costs that we incur as a result of this lawsuit.

Lifted expects to file a lawsuit soon against a digital marketing company in regard to that company’s money back guarantee of a $25,000 upfront fee paid by Lifted.

NOTE 13 – WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIM

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Lifted became involved in the following pending worker’s compensation claim, as the defendant:

NOTE 14 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Cancellation of Shares of Common Stock

Several years ago, pursuant to a fully signed settlement agreement (the "Settlement Agreement"), the Company purchased for $50,000 (the "Purchase") all of the shares of the Company’s common stock (the "Shares") owned by Matthew Ghourdjian ("Ghourdjian") and by the Deborah Sue Ghourdjian Separate Property Trust ("Ghourdjian Trust").

Prior to the closing of the Purchase, Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust orally expressed uncertainty as to whether or not certain of the Shares totaling 166,888 shares (the "166,888 Shares") had already been orally sold by Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust to a third party. With Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust being unable to find any evidence of such a sale of the 166,888 Shares but also being unable to locate the physical stock certificates evidencing the 166,888 Shares, the Settlement Agreement was written so that the Company purchased from Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust all of the Shares owned by Ghourdjian or by the Ghourdjian Trust, and stipulated that the aggregate number of the Shares without the 166,888 Shares was a minimum of 690,796 shares (the "690,796 Shares").

At the closing of the Purchase, the Company paid $50,000 for the Shares and Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust delivered to the Company certificates evidencing the 690,796 Shares.

The 166,888 Shares continued to be shown on the books of Colonial Stock Transfer ("Colonial") as being owned by Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust. On April 2, 2020 the 166,888 Shares were cancelled.

Receipt of Loans under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and the Paycheck Protection Program

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) is making small business owners eligible to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000 under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (the “EIDL”). This advance provides economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue. This loan advance will not have to be repaid. Lifted applied for and received a $10,000 loan advance under the EIDL (“EIDL Advance”). Lifted also applied for and received a loan (the “PPP Loan”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was enacted March 27, 2020. The PPP Loan was issued by BMO Harris Bank (the “Lender”) in the aggregate principal amount of $149,622.50 and evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 14, 2020 issued by Lifted to the Lender. The Note matures on April 14, 2022. The Note bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, payable monthly commencing on November 14, 2020, following an initial deferral period as specified under the PPP. The Note may be prepaid by Lifted at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Proceeds from the PPP Loan will be available to Lifted to fund designated expenses, including certain payroll costs and other permitted expenses, in accordance with the PPP. Under the terms of the PPP, up to the entire amount of principal and accrued interest may be forgiven to the extent that at least 75% of the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and applicable implementing guidance issued by the SBA under the PPP. Acquired Sales Corp. intends that Lifted would use at least 75% of the PPP Loan amount for designated qualifying expenses and to apply for forgiveness of the PPP Loan

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in accordance with the terms of the PPP. No assurance can be given that Lifted will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

With respect to any portion of the PPP Loan that is not forgiven, the PPP Loan will be subject to customary provisions for a loan of this type, including customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults, and breaches of the provisions of the Note.

All of the SBA PPP money has been put into a segregated bank account, and so far, $33,645 of that money has been used to pay payroll, $1,600 has been used for rent, and $233 has been used for utilities. In prior years, the Company’s payables have been greater than their cash on hand. Historically, the Company has had inconsistent income generating ability and is therefore reliant on raising money from loans or stock sales.

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As used in this Form 10-Q, references to the “Company,” “Acquired Sales,” “AQSP,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Acquired Sales Corp. and Lifted, unless the context otherwise indicates.

IMPACTS OF COVID-19

THE COVID-19 SITUATION AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS, INCLUDING ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER’S STAY AT HOME ORDER WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 30, 2020, HAS MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE COMPANY’S ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS IT NORMALLY DOES WITH MANY EMPLOYEES WORKING REMOTELY AND SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS SERIOUSLY DISRUPTED. THE COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF REVENUE IN REGARD TO ITS ANTICIPATED CANNA-INFUSED PRODUCTS BUSINESS. NO ASSURANCES OR GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN THAT THE COMPANY’S CANNA-INFUSED PRODUCTS BUSINESS WILL EVER RETURN TO NORMAL. THE COMPANY IS NOT CURRENTLY IN A POSITION TO FULLY ASSESS THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 SITUATION AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS, INCLUDING ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER’S STAY AT HOME ORDER, ON THE COMPANY’S FUTURE SALES AND PROFITABILITY. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY CURRENTLY BELIEVES THAT THE COVID-19 SITUATION AND ITS RAMIFICATIONS, INCLUDING ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER’S STAY AT HOME ORDER, ARE HAVING A MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE COMPANY’S SUPPLY AND PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, SALES, CAPITAL RAISING, ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES, AND OTHER FUTURE PROSPECTS.

The funding totaling $159,622.50 that the Company has received from the SBA has provided the Company with additional liquidity, and the Company has been able to offset some of its loss revenue through the sale of hand sanitizer. The Company is not currently in a position to fully assess how long such liquidity and the revenue from the sales of hand sanitizer will allow the Company to continue to pay all of its operating expenses. There is a significant risk that, unless additional capital is obtained, the Company’s growth prospects and initiatives could be materially adversely impacted.

Material Damage to Lifted's Business Resulting From the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic:  

As AQSP stated in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, including Illinois Governor Pritzker's Executive Order in response to the pandemic, have materially damaged Lifted's business, among other things by disrupting Lifted's access to its employees, suppliers, packaging, distributors and customers. That is why Lifted applied for and received funding under the federal Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the federal Paycheck Protection Program (collectively the "Federal Financial Assistance").

Expectations to Continue as a Going Concern:  

Notwithstanding the material damage to our business described above, the management of Lifted currently expects Lifted to continue as a going concern during the 12 months following the date of this report, for several reasons:

As of today, Lifted’s current assets significantly outweigh Lifted's current liabilities. However, we do owe a total of $350,000 in management bonuses to GJacobs and WJacobs, and we do not have the money to pay these bonuses. GJacobs and WJacobs are entitled to these bonuses and could demand payment of them.  

When Lifted's core business of manufacturing, packaging, selling and distributing CBD-infused products was materially damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, Lifted diverted a significant portion of its available human and financial capital toward a new line of business manufacturing, selling, brokering and distributing hand sanitizer. To date, the demand for Lifted’s hand sanitizer has been significant, and in April Lifted acquired a new machine for filling and labeling a higher number of bottles of sanitizer per hour. With this new machine, and with the assistance of its third party distributors including certain distributors with access to large retail chains, Lifted is hoping to obtain significantly higher sales of sanitizer products. However, we expect that the national supply of hand sanitizer will gradually increase, and the price of and Lifted's profits on hand sanitizer products will gradually decrease, over time.  

While Lifted's access to its employees, suppliers and packaging has been materially disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, the demand by distributors for the quantities of Lifted’s new hemp flower brand Urb that Lifted has able to manufacture and package to date has been significant. Some outsourcing by Lifted has helped increase the production of Urb products during the COVID-19 pandemic, and in April Lifted bough a rolling machine and grinder to improve the efficiency of production of Urb products in-house. And very recently, significantly more Urb packaging has arrived at Lifted, giving Lifted hopes that we will have more Urb product in inventory and ready for delivery whenever  

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nationwide distributors are allowed to re-open as the COVID-19 pandemic hopefully subsides. However, we expect that other hemp companies will copy the Urb brand's innovative and colorful packaging and thus create more competition against Lifted's Urb products, over time.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hopefully subsides, Lifted plans to launch a cannabinoid-infused facial skin care line with proprietary formulations developed by chemist Shannon Tor of Tor Salon Products, Mundelein, Illinois. Mr. Tor is an accomplished chemist who helped drive the growth of the St. Ives, L’Oréal, and Carmex brands earlier in his career. However, Lifted has no guarantees that this new skin care line will be successful in the marketplace. 

Lifted is taking proactive steps to attempt to gain brand awareness and drive more direct-to-consumer sales online. Lifted has hired Rosen PR in New York City to assist with Lifted’s public relations efforts. As a result, Lifted and Nick Warrender have been steadily gaining more coverage in various publications and on podcasts. Lifted has also hired Nison Co., a firm specializing in SEO, to assist with Lifted’s organic search engine rankings.   

(3) Lifted plans to take actions to continue as a going concern, if necessary:

If the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, or if other events and circumstances adverse to Lifted's business, challenge Lifted’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that AQSP’s consolidated financial statements are issued, then we would plan to sustain Lifted as a going concern by taking one or more of the following actions:

causing Lifted’s parent company AQSP to complete private placements of AQSP's common stock and/or preferred stock 

borrowing from banks and/or private investors 

acquiring and/or developing profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations 

causing Lifted’s parent company AQSP to accrue rather than pay dividends on AQSP's outstanding preferred stock 

We believe that by taking some combination of these actions, Lifted should be able to be provided with sufficient capital, future operations and cash flow to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees that Lifted will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all, and that is why in AQSP's filings with the SEC we are careful to include a "going concern" risk.

ITEM 1. STATEMENTS

Prior to the acquisition of Lifted on February 24, 2020, Acquired Sales Corp. had no sources of revenue, and Acquired Sales Corp. had a history of recurring losses, which has resulted in an accumulated deficit of $17,191,098 as of March 31, 2020. From February 24, 2020 (the acquisition date) forward, Lifted’s financial statements are consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. Acquired Sales Corp. has Preferred Stock outstanding that is currently accruing dividends at the rate of 3% per year, and the Company is obligated to pay management bonuses that it does not currently have sufficient to pay. These matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) section discusses our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition and certain factors that may affect our future results. You should read this MD&A in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Company's current expectations and forecasts of future events. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this quarterly report, including statements regarding the Company's future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company's current plans, and the Company's actual future activities and results of operations may be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this annual report may turn out to be inaccurate. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. The forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date hereof. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this quarterly report.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 30, 2020. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Certain information included herein contains statements that may be

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considered forward-looking statements, such as statements relating to our anticipated revenues and operating results, future performance and operations, plans for future expansion, capital spending, sources of liquidity and financing sources. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties include the “Risk Factors” included herein and in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020, that can be read at www.sec.gov.

Overview

Please refer to “NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS OF ACQUIRED SALES CORP.” for information.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table summarizes our current assets, current liabilities and working capital as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, as well as cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Comparison of March 31, 2020 to March 31, 2019

At March 31, 2020, we had consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $822,782. This consisted of $382,600 in cash at Lifted, and $440,182 in cash at AQSP. In comparison, at March 31, 2019, AQSP had cash and cash equivalents of $2,796,915.

Consolidated current assets of $1,700,639 at March 31, 2020 consisted of $1,090,754 in current assets at Lifted, and $609,885 in current assets at AQSP. Current assets at AQSP primarily consisted of cash on hand of $440,182 and note receivable from CBD Lion of $168,500. The consolidated current assets are adequate to fund current operations and to fulfill corporate obligations or to fund growth and potential acquisitions. In comparison, at March 31, 2019, total current assets consisted of $2,796,915 in cash.

Consolidated current liabilities as of March 31, 2020 of $654,778 consisted of $191,212 of current liabilities at Lifted, and $463,566 of current liabilities at AQSP. At March 31, 2020, primarily driving the current liabilities at AQSP was $350,000 in accrued management bonuses payable to GJacobs and WJacobs, dividends payable of $89,497 to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock holders, and dividends payable of $9,481 payable to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock holders.

In comparison, current liabilities at March 31, 2019 of $179,654 consisted of accounts payable to related parties of $140,380, trade accounts payable of $20,722, and dividends payable of $18,552 to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock holders. Accounts payable to related parties consisted of independent contractor fees and expense reimbursements. Trade accounts payable accounts consisted of liabilities for professional fees.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2020 to March 31, 2019

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, AQSP recognized a total of $1,393,648 in stock compensation expense. Of the total, $733,499 came from the issuance of warrants to GJacobs. The Company also recognized $660,149 in stock compensation expense related to the issuance of warrants to WJacobs. These warrants were issued to GJacobs and WJacobs pursuant to the June 19, 2019 Compensation Agreement, which authorized the issuance of certain warrants to GJacobs and WJacobs upon the execution of employment agreements, which were signed on February 24, 2020. Also during the three months ended March 31, 2020, AQSP recognized a total of $350,000 in management bonus expense. Pursuant to GJacobs’ and WJacobs’ employment agreements, GJacobs and WJacobs were to be paid $250,000 and $100,000, respectively, upon the closing of AQSP’s acquisition of Lifted. These management bonuses are accrued for on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2020, and still today, AQSP has not yet paid these bonuses. These bonuses are payable upon demand.

In comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2019, we incurred selling, general and administrative expenses of $26,473. Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of independent contractor fees, and reimbursement for expenses

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incurred by the Company’s chief executive officer and independent contractor. In comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2018, we incurred selling, general and administrative expenses of $16,995. Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of independent contractor fees, and reimbursement for expenses incurred by the Company’s chief executive officer and independent contractor.  

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $357,944, net cash used in investing activities was $3,114,503, and net cash used in financing activities was $89,700. In comparison, during the three months ended March 31, 2019, net cash used in operating activities was $161,791. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, net cash provided by financing activities was $2,958,706.

The Company currently has one revenue-generating subsidiary, Lifted Made. If and to the extent that the revenue generated by Lifted Made is not adequate to pay the Company’s operating expenses, the dividends accruing on its preferred stock, and the interest payable to Nicholas S. Warrender, then Management plans to sustain the Company as a going concern by taking the following actions: (1) acquiring and/or developing additional profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations; and/or (2) completing private placements of the Company’s common stock and/or preferred stock. Management believes that by taking these actions, the Company will be provided with sufficient future operations and cash flow to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees whatsoever that the Company will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, any such actions can be expected to result in substantial dilution to the existing shareholders of the Company.

Our investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits made us a minority owner of these companies. As a minority owner, we will not be able to recognize any portion of Ablis’, Bendistillery’s or Bend Spirits’ revenues or earnings in our financial statements. We may, at some point, receive commissions for helping sell Ablis' and Bendistillery's products online or offline. Our investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits will be tested for potential impairment of value on a quarterly basis.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are discussed in “NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.”

CBD Lion LLC

Please refer to Note 5 – Notes Receivable.

The William Noyes Webster Foundation, Inc.

Please refer to Note 5 – Notes Receivable.

Acquisition of Real Estate in Rhode Island

As discussed in our prior public filings, we have attempted to acquire one or more of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties. The Mesolella/Jacobs Properties are parcels of real estate in Rhode Island that are owned by entities affiliated with Vincent J. Mesolella and his son Derek V. Mesolella, formerly an independent contractor to AQSP. One of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties was also partly owned by an affiliate of our Chief Executive Officer, Gerard M. Jacobs.

Discussions among Messrs. Mesolella and Jacobs and our independent directors have made it highly likely that we will never purchase any of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties.

Simultaneous with Vincent J. Mesolella’s agreement to negotiate in good faith regarding the possibility of us acquiring the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties, in November 2014, the officers and directors of the Company were awarded the right to purchase, directly or using a designee, for an aggregate price of $2 per director: (a) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1.35 million shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share; and (b) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1.35 million shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1.85 per share, 100,000 of which warrants are vested, and 1.25 million of which warrants are subject to the condition that the Company shall have acquired at least one of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties.   

Other Matters

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As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures 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.

Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules, regulations and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As indicated in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective. Management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting has not changed at March 31, 2020. There existed a lack of segregation of duties in regard to the Company’s financial reporting, procedures for depositing of funds, procedures for cash disbursements, procedures for checkbook entries, period close procedures, and procedures for financial statement preparation that result in material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that there were no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Description of Legal Proceedings

Lifted is involved in three pending lawsuits, two as a defendant, and the other as the plaintiff:

(a) MILE HIGH LABS, INC., Plaintiff, v. WARRENDER ENTERPRISE, INC. d/b/a LIFTED LIQUIDS, Defendant (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Case No. 1:19-cv-02495-NYW) – In August 2019, Mile High Labs, Inc. sued Lifted in federal court in Colorado, alleging that Lifted reneged on an alleged purchase of $825,000 worth of CBD isolate. Lifted has challenged the jurisdiction of the Colorado court, arguing that Lifted does not conduct business in Colorado. When appropriate, Lifted intends to deny the material allegations of the complaint. However, no assurance or guarantee can be given regarding the disposition of this lawsuit. Any unfavorable result in the lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on Lifted and the Company, and upon the price of the Company's common stock. In addition, Lifted is incurring, and is expected to continue to incur, substantial time, effort and legal fees associated with this lawsuit. The Company has recorded an accrual for the use of $60,000 worth of the CBD isolate in question.   

(b) WARRENDER ENTERPRISE, INC. d/b/a LIFTED LIQUIDS, a Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff, v. MERKABAH LABS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; MERKABAH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; RYAN PUDDY, an individual; and RALPH L. TAYLOR III, an individual, Defendants (United States District Court for the District of  

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Colorado; Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00155-SKC) In January 2020, Lifted filed a lawsuit against Merkabah Labs, LLC, Merkabah Technologies, LLC, Ryan Puddy and former Lifted representative Ralph L. Taylor III in connection with alleged breach of contract and intentional misappropriation, inducement, and illegal transfer and use of Lifted's confidential business, proprietary, and trade secret information by Merkabah Labs, LLC and Ralph L. Taylor III. Any unfavorable result in the lawsuit could have a material adverse effect on Lifted and the Company, and upon the price of the Company's common stock. In addition, Lifted is incurring, and is expected to continue to incur, substantial time, effort and legal fees associated with this lawsuit.

(c) False Advertising Matter – On or about May 11, 2020, Accelerated Analytical, Inc. and Act Laboratories, LLC d/b/a Accelerated Cannabis Laboratories (together “Accelerated” or “Plaintiff”) filed a lawsuit against our wholly owned subsidiary Lifted Liquids, Inc. (“Lifted”) and member of our Board of Directors, Nicholas Warrender, in the US District Court, Western District of Wisconsin (Case #3:20-cv-00442). Accelerated provided certificates of analysis (“COAs) for a number of the ingredients and formulations used in Lifted’s products. Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the defendants have, among other things, modified and/or misused Plaintiff’s COAs in connection with the sale of Lifted’s products. The Plaintiffs allege that Defendants’ actions constituted “false advertising” under the US trademark law and “deceptive trade practices” under Wisconsin state law. The Plaintiff does not quantify any alleged damages in its complaint but, in addition to attorneys' fees and costs, seeks injunctive relief to, among other things, prohibit Defendants from distributing any COAs that purport to be from Accelerated, refrain from selling certain products alleged to have been associated with false or misleading COA(s), provide Accelerated with copies of altered and/or fabricated COAs, and provide customer lists to Accelerated. Plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order which was denied by the Court. We expect Plaintiffs to attempt to obtain a preliminary injunction. Defendants dispute that Plaintiffs have suffered any damages as a result of the alleged actions by Defendants and intend to defend the matter vigorously. Given the uncertainty of litigation, the preliminary stage of the case, and the legal standards that must be met for, among other things, success on the merits, we cannot estimate the reasonably possible loss or range of loss that may result from this action. The alleged actions by Defendants appear to have occurred prior to the closing of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Lifted became our wholly owned subsidiary on February 24, 2020. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Mr. Warrender is required to indemnify our subsidiary Lifted for damages or costs incurred as a result of any malfeasance on his part. The Merger Agreement also requires both Lifted and Mr. Warrender to indemnify Acquired Sales Corp. for damages or costs that we incur as a result of this lawsuit.

Lifted expects to file a lawsuit soon against a digital marketing company in regard to that company’s money back guarantee of a $25,000 upfront fee paid by Lifted.

Description of Pending Worker’s Compensation Claim

During the year ended December 31, 2019, Lifted became involved in following pending worker’s compensation claim, as the defendant:

MARTHA, EDGAR v. LIFTED LIQUIDS – Edgar Martha, who worked as an independent contractor in Lifted’s production facility, has sued Lifted in regard to an alleged chemical burn. Mr. Martha has expressed to Lifted’s attorney that Mr. Martha is inclined to settle the case for $5,000. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the case can be settled for $5,000, as the medical bills in the case are significant and Mr. Martha’s medical insurance carrier has refused coverage.

Not required.

Unregistered sales of equity securities during the period were disclosed in Item 3.02 of the current report filed on May 10, 2019.

We issued common stock, committed to issue restricted common stock, and warrants all in connection with Merger.

On April 2, 2020, 166,888 shares of common stock were cancelled.

None; not applicable.

None; not applicable.

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The following Exhibits have been previously filed in the below referenced filings or have been attached hereto, and in any case, as is stated on the cover of this Report, all of the below Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.

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*Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed “furnished” and not “filed” or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, or deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections. 

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

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