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LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc. - Annual Report: 2021 (Form 10-K)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For Fiscal Year Ended: December 31, 2021

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

 

Commission file number: 000-54867

 

LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   80-0671280

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2435 Dixie Highway    
Wilton Manors, FL   33305
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (954) 947-6133

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐

 

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

 

(Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer ☐ Accelerated Filer ☐
   
Non-Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company
   
  Emerging growth company

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No

 

As of June 30, 2021, there were 669,390,677 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding. Of these, 420,803,603 shares were held by non-affiliates of the registrant. The market value of securities held by non-affiliates was approximately $9,678,483, as of June 30, 2021, based on the closing price of $0.023 per share of the common stock on June 30, 2021.

 

As of April 15, 2022, there were 912,068,287 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 1
     
PART I   2
     
ITEM 1. BUSINESS 2
     
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 7
     
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS 10
     
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES 10
     
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 11
     
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 11
     
PART II   11
     
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES 11
     
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 12
     
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 12
     
ITEM 7A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 16
     
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA 16
     
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 16
     
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 16
     
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION 18
     
PART III   19
     
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 19
     
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 23
     
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 25
     
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE 28
     
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES 29
     
PART IV   30
     
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES 30
     
SIGNATURES 34
     
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Except for historical information, this Annual Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, statements regarding our business strategy, future revenues and anticipated costs and expenses. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, those statements including the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,”, “plans,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “anticipates,” “likely,” “believes” and similar language. Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected in the forward-looking statements. You should carefully review the risks described in this Annual Report and in other documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.

 

Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and in the sections “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

Factors that may cause actual results, our performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements include without limitation:

 

  Our ability to successfully launch and grow our new business operations;
     
  The intensity of competition in the industry in which we operate;
     
  Our ability to raise additional capital if, as, and when needed on acceptable terms;
     
  General economic conditions that affect our industry or the global environment in which we operate; and
     
  Our ability to successfully attract and retain management and other key employees.

 

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected. The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report are largely based on our expectations, which reflect many estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such estimates and assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or the forward looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to the factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this Annual Report. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this Annual Report. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

Organizational History

 

On January 25, 2019, we entered into and closed a securities exchange under a Securities Exchange Agreement (the “Securities Exchange Agreement”) with LGBT Loyalty LLC, a New York limited liability company (“LGBT Loyalty”), and Maxim Partners, LLC (“Maxim”), pursuant to which we acquired all of the membership interests of LGBT Loyalty, making LGBT Loyalty a wholly owned subsidiary of ours, in exchange for 120,959,996 shares of our restricted common stock and one share of our newly created Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The common stock issued to Maxim represented, upon issuance, 49.99% of our then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Effective March 26, 2019, the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was converted into 8,598,578 shares of our common stock.

 

Effective April 25, 2019, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) with the Delaware Secretary of State to change our name from LifeApps Brands Inc. to LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc. The form of and filing of the Certificate of Amendment was approved by our Board of Directors.

 

On June 3, 2019 we filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C COD”) with the Delaware Secretary of State to create a new class of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) and authorized the issuance of up to 129,559 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. On the Closing Date, all of the 129,559 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were issued to Pride Partners, LLC (“Pride”), the assignee of Maxim. On June 4, 2019 we entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement with Maxim (the “Holder”) pursuant to which the Holder exchanged 129,558,574 shares of Common Stock for 129,559 shares (the “Exchange Shares”) of our Series C Preferred Stock (the “Share Exchange”).

 

On October 30, 2019, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Loyalty Preference Index, Inc. (“LPI”), we launched the LGBTQ100 ESG Index (or “LGBTQ100”) which references LGBTQ community survey data in the methodology for a benchmark listing of the nation’s highest financially performing companies that our respondents believe are most committed to advancing equality. In 2020, LPI was renamed to Advancing Equality Preference, Inc. (“AEP”)

 

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Our fiscal year end is December 31.

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references in this Annual Report to “LifeApps®” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, LGBT Loyalty LLC and Advancing Equality Preference, Inc.

 

Executive Summary

 

Starting in the first half of 2019, we assembled a highly accomplished Board of Directors recognized for their advocacy and impact in the area of LGBTQ diversity and inclusion (D&I) to create the first-ever impact preference financial Index listed on the NYSE. Our team collaborated with one of the top Index Analysts to create a methodology to utilize financial big data and AI-driven analytics. The goal is to drive financial alpha returns by creating a financial tool that will help break barriers by capturing the voice of the LGBTQ community constituent as participants in the creation of a ground-breaking thematic financial Index listed as LGBTQ100.

 

We recognized a gap in Index solutions within the growing category of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and how they measure a corporation’s compliance. We focused on LGBTQ diversity, inclusion and equality practices of leading corporations and specifically their commitment to advancing equality within the LGBTQ community. We found that these businesses were able to attract and retain the best talent and performed better in terms of earnings than their corporate peers. Our goal was to outperform other financial indices in terms of ROI and also outperform them in Return on Social Impact (ROSI); our endgame was to close the gap between companies and investors who measure their success purely around financial metrics along with companies that need to work harder to align with their equality driven constituents and improve their social equality policies and ESG compliance.

 

When we launched the LGBTQ100 on the New York Stock Exchange on October 30 of 2019, it became the first financial Index that embedded constituent preference data from the community including grading the top performing companies that have supported D&I, outwardly aligned their brand to support the LGBTQ community and screened well for ESG compliant practices.

 

The media reception and brand recognition achieved by the LGBTQ100 was extraordinary with expansive coverage by Bloomberg as well as other major financial outlets featuring how LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings had created and introduced the first impact preference index to achieve both financial performance and social impact. We are proud to report that our goal has been achieved with the LGBTQ100 outperforming the S&P 500 by over 2% since our listing on the NYSE and when back-tested over the past 11 years, our Index beats the S&P by over 20%.

 

Our focus in 2022 will be to build on this momentum and grow both revenues for our platform and Assets Under Management (AUM).

 

Business Overview

 

On January 25, 2019, we acquired LGBT Loyalty LLC, a New York limited liability company, with the goal of creating the first LGBTQ Loyalty Preference Index ETF (the “Index ETF”) to provide the LGBTQ community with the power to influence the allocation of capital within a financial Index ETF based upon LGBTQ consumer preferences. The Index ETF is intended to link the growing economic influence of the LGBTQ community and their allies with many of the top Fortune 500 companies that support and implement diversity, inclusion and equality policies within their organizations. The incorporation of diversity and inclusion in a company’s recruitment and human resource policies is becoming a key concern to investors as part of their growing focus on ESG allocations. Our data and analytics unequivocally reinforce that corporations that have embraced diversity and inclusion policies within their corporate culture perform at a higher level financially than their peers. This includes advancing a more invigorated workforce that attracts and retains the best talent. Innovation and agility have been identified as great benefits of diversity, and there is an increasing awareness of what has come to be known as ‘the power of difference’.

 

On October 30, 2019, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Advancing Equality Preference, Inc. (“AEP”) and our strategically aligned partnerships with crowd sourced data and analytic providers, we launched the LGBTQ100 ESG Index which integrates LGBTQ community survey data into the methodology for a benchmark listing of the nation’s highest financially performing large-cap publicly listed corporations that our respondents believe are most committed to advancing equality. LPI is the index provider for the LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF; LGBTQ Loyalty was the Sponsor for the prospectus that was filed by the highly regarded licensed Fund Adviser ProcureAM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Procure Holdings, LLC., which is through our platform service agreement (“PSA”), and was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in early January 2020. The LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF (the “Fund”) sought to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the LGBTQ100 ESG Index. The Fund earned management fees based on assets under management (“AUM”) and launched in Q3 - 2021 on the NASDAQ.

 

Fund Closure

 

On March 25, 2022, ProcureAM, LLC (“Adviser”), the adviser to the Fund, after consultation with the Company, the sponsor of the ETF, determined that the Fund should be closed. Based upon a recommendation by the Adviser, the Board of Trustees of Procure ETF Trust I (the “Trust”) has approved a Plan of Liquidation for the Fund under which the Fund will be liquidated on or about April 28, 2022 (the “Liquidation Date”). The Liquidation Date may be changed without notice at the discretion of the officers of the Trust. Beginning when the Fund commences the liquidation of its portfolio, the Fund will not pursue its investment objectives or, with certain exceptions, engage in normal business activities, and the Fund may hold cash and securities that may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategy, which may adversely affect Fund performance.

 

LGBTQ Loyalty has generated an abundance of media coverage for our premier LGBTQ Index product with the launch and listing on NYSE of the LGBTQ100 ESG Index. The exclusive media launch with Bloomberg Media was instrumental in propelling the LGBTQ100 brand to center stage overnight in the financial sector. In addition, LGBTQ Loyalty was featured at the Inside ETFs Summit in early 2020 with Board Members, Barney Frank and Billy Bean speaking on the “The Power of Inclusion & Equality” for investors. Our media strategy objective is to lay the groundwork for additional high-profile positioning of the brand as we work to achieve the desired increased financial media coverage and growth in AUM valuation for our company and shareholders.

 

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Our Products

 

Our mission is to build a sustainable and well recognized brand focused on unlocking the growing purchasing power of the LGTBQ community globally by offering a robust LGBTQ Index and core ETF portfolio that attracts key institutional investors and corporations.

 

At the nucleus of our LGBTQ Loyalty Preference Index is our partner-driven Crowd Preference Index Methodology (CPIM) which we believe disrupts ESG investing. This is achieved through an elevated screening process of financial performance data and ESG standards and practices, whereby LGBTQ community data on diversity and inclusion compliance directly impacts corporate financial results and transparently identifies and recognizes high performance companies who have consistently outperformed the S&P 500 index or equivalent sector standards and norms.

 

We intend to extend the LGBTQ Loyalty Index brand with future plans to develop indices with a focus on the ‘Social’ component of ESG utilizing our proprietary financial slogan of “Advancing Equality” within other gender, minority interest groups.

 

Revenue

 

The Company focus over the past few years was to create and launch our first of many financial Index products through an equality driven thematic ESG screened and alpha performance benchmark. The Company achieved this through its LGBTQ100 ESG Index listing and performance on the NYSE starting on October 30, 2019. In 2022 our collective efforts and focus is to monetize and scale our model by capturing recurring revenue streams through our current financial Index product. Our goal is to accelerate our revenue pursuits through our partnership and licensed relationships to achieve a break-even point when we have secured AUM benchmarked against the LGBTQ100 Index in excess of $50,000,000.

 

We intend to introduce a new key partnered revenue source derived from Direct Index Licensing Fees generated by financial institutions and asset management companies for creating a product (e.g., Index Funds, Structured Financial Products, Turnkey Asset Management Providers) based on or linked to the LGBTQ100 index. This includes fees to use the LGBTQ100 index to track the performance of funds or as benchmarks for actively managed portfolios. We plan to capture Data Subscriptions which could provide recurring subscription revenue from our LGBTQ Index. This includes ongoing and historical data and information generated by our wholly owned division Advancing Equality Preference Inc., and through our strategic partnerships for new potential financial equality-driven Indices.

 

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New initiatives in 2022 include a plan to create ancillary revenue streams to complement and support this unique platform for the top 100 Equality driven Corporations in America represented in the LGBTQ100 Index. We believe our index will reward and elevate the status of those corporations that have adopted diversity and inclusion best practices, cared for their employees and positively impacted LGBTQ communities. Expert LGBTQ economists have repeatedly stressed the value of the LGBTQ brand loyalty to corporations. We consider the companies that best capture the spending trends and loyalty of the LGBTQ consumer will be better positioned for financial growth and success. Given the opportunity to link to the power and status generated between the LGBTQ community, these companies and their own workforce, we will launch a Partner Loyalty Program which includes benefits afforded to defined sponsorship tiers.

 

Our initial investments in creating a high performing product with a well-recognized brand have been established. As we begin to move into planning for the post-COVID-19 world, we will now shift our efforts to cultivate new revenue stream opportunities while building AUM as we construct a profitable business platform.

 

We have achieved no revenues to date from our LGBTQ related operations and have been focused on building our product and achieving performance results and media branding over the course of the past twelve months. There are no assurances that can be given that we will achieve revenues or profitability in the future.

 

Business Strategy

 

Our business strategy is targeted to the estimated three trillion-dollar global purchasing power of the LGBTQ consumer demographic. More than nineteen million people identify themselves as LGBTQ in the US and four-hundred-fifty million globally while the LGBTQ community is composed of some of the most loyalty driven consumers in the world.

 

We believe that the LGBTQ demographic is one of the most highly sought-after economic groups in the world from corporate America down to the local business owner because of their higher median income and brand loyalty. What makes targeting and supporting this dynamic demographic even more extraordinary and rewarding is that friends, family, employers, employees, teachers, coaches and fans of our community so loyally support the brands, products and services that in turn support us. We further believe that this loyalty across the board is time tested, proven, growing and expanding and ultimately extremely rewarding to all that are embraced by the LGBTQ community. Connecting the world’s most supportive LGBTQ companies to the dynamic, loyal and ever-increasing spending power of the LGBTQ community is a consequential step forward for the LGBTQ movement and investment community.

 

Many Fortune 500 companies are directing more of their consumer advertising and promotional spend towards celebrating diversity and equality. Our long-term goal is to reinforce the financial performance of those Corporations as they foster and integrate LGBTQ equality practices through their Diversity and Inclusion policies as a cornerstone of their corporate culture. Our LGBTQ100 Index of the top 100 corporate constituents have already embraced and enacted this standard of Equality excellence. See our top LGBTQ100 Index constituents on our website.

 

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Competition

 

We created the first-ever LGBTQ Loyalty Preference Index. We have identified Pride Performance & Holdings issuer UBS, an entity which gives individuals an opportunity to invest in companies that support equality in the workplace for their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees, as a competitor. However, Pride Performance appears to focus mainly on the hiring of LGBTQ individuals and we do not see this as direct competition as our Index will be created through surveying and preferencing the top companies in the S&P 500 that best support and align with the LGBTQ community. To date no other financial index provider has focused on including the feedback from direct constituents in constructing an Index methodology that empowers the voice of the LGBTQ community.

 

Government Regulation

 

We are subject to a number of domestic laws and regulations that affect our business. Not only are these laws constantly evolving, which could result in them being interpreted in ways that could harm our business, but legislation is also continually being introduced that may affect both the content of our products and their distribution.

 

Further, because our services are available worldwide, certain foreign jurisdictions and others may claim that we are required to comply with their laws, including in jurisdictions where we have no local entity, employees or infrastructure.

 

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Employees

 

As of December 31, 2021, we had a total of three employees, all of whom were full time employees. None of our employees are represented by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our relations with our employees to be good.

 

Available Information

 

We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Reports filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, including annual and quarterly reports, and other reports we file, can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Investors may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Investors can request copies of these documents upon payment of a duplicating fee by writing to the SEC. The reports we file with the SEC are also available on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov).

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should not invest in our securities if you cannot afford to lose your entire investment. In deciding whether you should invest in our securities, you should carefully consider the following information together with all of the other information contained in this Current Report. Any of the following risk factors can cause our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations to suffer and you to lose all or part of your investment.

 

Risks Related to Our Business

 

We have a limited operating history and are subject to the risks encountered by early-stage companies.

 

Because we have a limited operating history, you should consider and evaluate our operating prospects in light of the risks and uncertainties frequently encountered by early-stage companies in rapidly evolving markets. For us, these risks include:

 

  risks that we may not have sufficient capital to achieve our growth strategy;
     
  risks that we may not develop and operate our proposed LGBTQ related businesses in a manner that enables us to be profitable;
     
  risks that our growth strategy may not be successful; and
     
  risks that fluctuations in our operating results will be significant relative to our revenues.

 

These risks are described in more detail below. Our future growth will depend substantially on our ability to address these and the other risks described in this section. If we do not successfully address these risks, our business would be significantly harmed.

 

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Our independent registered public accounting firm has expressed doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Our financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that we will continue as a going concern. Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued a report that includes an explanatory paragraph referring to our recurring net losses and expressing substantial doubt in our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional equity financing or other capital, attain further operating efficiencies, reduce expenditures, and, ultimately, to generate revenue. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. However, if adequate funds are not available to us when we need it, and we are unable to enter into some form of strategic relationship that will give us access to additional cash resources, we will be required to even further curtail our operations which would, in turn, further raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Our LGBTQ related business operations may subject us to the prejudices of those opposed to the existence and expansion of LGBT rights.

 

As an LGBTQ focused company, we recognize that certain individuals or groups will not look favorably upon our LGBTQ related operations and strategies and may seek to impede the development and expansion of our businesses.

 

We have a history of net losses, may incur substantial net losses in the future and may not achieve profitability.

 

We have incurred significant losses since inception. As of December 31, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $19,906,537. We expect to incur increased costs in order to implement additional initiatives designed to increase revenues. If our revenues do not increase to offset these additional expenses or if we experience unexpected increases in operating expenses, we will continue to incur significant losses and will not become profitable. If we are not able to significantly increase our revenues, we will likely not be able to achieve profitability in the future.

 

We may not be able to secure additional financing as and when needed.

 

We will need to raise significant additional funds to develop and support our business operations, respond to competitive pressures, acquire or invest in complementary or competitive businesses or technologies, or take advantage of unanticipated opportunities. We cannot be sure that this financing will be available on acceptable terms or at all. Furthermore, any debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants, which may limit our operating flexibility with respect to business matters. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of equity securities, the percentage ownership of our existing shareholders will be reduced, our shareholders may experience additional dilution in net book value, and such equity securities may have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those of our existing shareholders. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms or at all, we may be unable to develop or enhance our services and products, take advantage of future opportunities, repay debt obligations as they become due, or respond to competitive pressures, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

An occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to negatively affect our operations.

 

The occurrence of an uncontrollable event such as the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to negatively affect our operations. A pandemic typically results in social distancing, travel bans and quarantine, and this has limited access to our facilities, customers, management, support staff and professional advisors. These, in turn, will not only impact our operations, financial condition and demand for our services but our overall ability to react timely to mitigate the impact of this event. Also, it may substantially hamper our efforts to provide our investors with timely information and comply with our filing obligations with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Future Closures of a Fund or Funds Could Significantly Impact Our Business

 

AEP is the index provider for the LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF; LGBTQ Loyalty was the Sponsor for the prospectus that was filed by the highly regarded licensed Fund Adviser ProcureAM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Procure Holdings, LLC., which is through our platform service agreement (“PSA”), and was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in early January 2020. The LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF (the “Fund”) sought to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the LGBTQ100 ESG Index. The Fund earned management fees based on assets under management (“AUM”) and launched in Q3 - 2021 on the NASDAQ. On March 25, 2022, ProcureAM, LLC (“Adviser”), the adviser to the Fund, after consultation with the Company, the sponsor of the ETF, determined that the Fund should be closed. Based upon a recommendation by the Adviser, the Board of Trustees of Procure ETF Trust I (the “Trust”) has approved a Plan of Liquidation for the Fund under which the Fund will be liquidated on or about April 28, 2022 (the “Liquidation Date”). The Liquidation Date may be changed without notice at the discretion of the officers of the Trust. Beginning when the Fund commences the liquidation of its portfolio, the Fund will not pursue its investment objectives or, with certain exceptions, engage in normal business activities, and the Fund may hold cash and securities that may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategy, which may adversely affect Fund performance.

 

The Company expects to try to sponsor other funds and expects that AEP will try to be the index provider of such funds. To the extent that the Company cannot act as the sponsor of other funds, or if any such sponsored funds close, the Company’s business and operations could be significantly affected. Also, to the extent that AEP cannot act as the index provider for other funds, or if any such funds close, the Company’s business and operations could be significantly impacted.

 

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Risks Related to Our Common Stock

 

Because our 2012 merger was a reverse merger, we may not be able to attract the attention of major brokerage firms, which may limit the liquidity of our common stock and may make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital in the future.

 

Additional risks may exist because our 2012 merger was a “reverse merger.” Certain SEC rules are more restrictive when applied to reverse merger companies, such as the ability of stockholders to resell their shares of common stock pursuant to Rule 144. In addition, securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not provide coverage of our common stock following the Merger because there may be little incentive for brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. As a result, our common stock may have limited liquidity and investors may have difficulty selling it. In addition, we cannot assure you that brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary offerings on our behalf if we seek to raise additional capital in the future. Our inability to raise additional capital may have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

We do not expect to pay dividends on our common stock.

 

We have no plans to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Because we do not plan to pay dividends on our common stock, our stock may be less attractive to some investors, which could adversely affect our stock price.

 

If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements could be impaired, which could harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business and investors’ views of us.

 

Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place so that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that will need to be evaluated frequently. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires public companies to conduct an annual review and evaluation of their internal controls. Our failure to maintain the effectiveness of our internal controls in accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on our business. We could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our Common Stock. In addition, if our efforts to comply with new or changed laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed.

 

Our common stock is considered a “penny stock,” which is likely to limit its liquidity and make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital in the future.

 

The market price of our common stock is, and will likely remain for the foreseeable future, less than $5.00 per share, and therefore will be a “penny stock” according to SEC rules, unless our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange. The OTC Bulletin Board is not a national securities exchange. Designation as a “penny stock” requires any broker or dealer selling these securities to disclose certain information concerning the transaction, obtain a written agreement from the purchaser and determine that the purchaser is reasonably suitable to purchase the securities. These rules may restrict the ability of brokers or dealers to sell our common stock and may affect the ability of current holders of our common stock to sell their shares. Such rules may also deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling the common stock, which may further limit its liquidity. This may also make it more difficult for us to raise additional capital in the future.

 

The price of our common stock may become volatile, which could lead to losses by investors and costly securities litigation.

 

The future trading price of our common stock may become highly volatile and could fluctuate in response to factors such as:

 

  actual or anticipated variations in our operating results;
     
  announcements of developments by us or our competitors;

 

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  announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
     
  adoption of new accounting standards affecting our industry;
     
  additions or departures of key personnel;
     
  sales of our common stock or other securities in the open market; and
     
  other events or factors, many beyond our control.

 

You may experience dilution of your ownership interests because of the future issuance of additional shares of our common stock.

 

In the future, we may issue our authorized but previously unissued equity securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of our present stockholders. We are currently authorized to issue an aggregate of 2,010,000,000 shares of capital stock consisting of 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with preferences and rights to be determined by our Board of Directors. As of April 15, 2022, there were 912,068,287 shares of our common stock, 0 shares of our Series B Preferred Stock, 51,559 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock outstanding and 1,050 shares of our Series D Preferred Stock outstanding. There are 2,753,312 shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”). Under the Plan, no options to purchase shares of our common stock are presently outstanding.

 

Any future issuance of our equity or equity-backed securities may dilute then-current stockholders’ ownership percentages and could also result in a decrease in the fair market value of our equity securities, because our assets would be owned by a larger pool of outstanding equity. As described above, we may need to raise additional capital through public or private offerings of our common or preferred stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common or preferred stock. We may also issue such securities in connection with hiring or retaining employees and consultants, as payment to providers of goods and services, in connection with future acquisitions or for other business purposes. Our Board of Directors may at any time authorize the issuance of additional common or preferred stock without common stockholder approval, subject only to the total number of authorized common and preferred shares set forth in our certificate of incorporation. The terms of equity securities issued by us in future transactions may be more favorable to new investors, and may include dividend and/or liquidation preferences, superior voting rights and the issuance of warrants or other derivative securities, which may have a further dilutive effect. Also, the future issuance of any such additional shares of common or preferred stock or other securities may create downward pressure on the trading price of the common stock. There can be no assurance that any such future issuances will not be at a price (or exercise prices) below the price at which shares of the common stock are then traded.

 

We may obtain additional capital through the issuance of preferred stock, which may limit your rights as a holder of our common stock.

 

Without any stockholder vote or action, our Board of Directors may designate and approve for issuance shares of our preferred stock. The terms of any preferred stock may include priority claims to assets and dividends and special voting rights which could limit the rights of the holders of our common stock. The designation and issuance of preferred stock favorable to current management or stockholders could make any possible takeover of us or the removal of our management more difficult.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

We have no unresolved staff comments.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

Our principal executive office is located 4235 Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 and our telephone number is (954) 947-6133. The property is currently being rented on a month to month basis at a rate of $250 per month. We do not own any real estate.

 

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on business, financial condition or operating results.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Market Information

 

On February 1, 2012, our common stock became listed for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board, originally under the symbol “PTRV.” Our symbol changed to “LFAP” on September 12, 2012 in connection with our name change to “LifeApps Digital Media Inc.” and remained “LFAP” following our name change to “LifeApps Brands Inc.” and “LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc.”. Since December 7, 2012, our common stock has been quoted solely on the OTC Markets Group, Inc.’s marketplace.

 

The trading of our common stock began on March 26, 2012. The following table sets forth the high and low closing bid prices for our common stock for the fiscal quarters indicated as reported on OTC Markets. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions. Our common stock is thinly traded and, thus, pricing of our common stock on OTC Markets does not necessarily represent its fair market value.

 

   High   Low 
         
March 31, 2022  $0.0039   $0.0010 
           
December 31, 2021  $0.0137   $0.0025 
           
September 30, 2021  $0.0342   $0.0060 
           
June 30, 2021  $0.0896   $0.0060 
           
March 31, 2021  $0.0174   $0.0051 
           
December 31, 2020  $0.0130   $0.0038 
           
September 30, 2020  $0.0442   $0.0079 
           
June 30, 2020  $0.0187   $0.0072 
           
March 31, 2020  $0.056   $0.0083 

 

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As of April 15, 2022 there were 912,068,287 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and 174,058,782 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants. On that date, there were 37 holders of record of shares of our common stock.

 

Dividend Policy

 

We have never paid any cash dividends on our capital stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain future earnings to fund ongoing operations and future capital requirements of our business. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the board of directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as the board of directors deems relevant.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Refer to the footnotes of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for convertible debentures entered into and issuances of common and preferred stock.

 

Other than what has previously been disclosed in public filings, there are no new sales of unregistered securities.

 

All of the foregoing issuances of securities were made in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation. This discussion includes forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the federal securities laws, based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements.

 

We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. See “Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors discussed in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report. Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by us ultimately prove to be accurate. Our actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

Revenues for 2021 and 2020 were $0 and $560, respectively. Revenues were primarily from the sale of sports apparel and health and fitness products. We no longer have these business operations.

 

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The following is a breakdown of our operating expenses for 2021 and 2020:

 

   Year Ended         
   December 31,         
   2021   2020   Change $   Change % 
Personnel costs  $1,781,124   $827,201   $953,923    115%
Consulting fees   111,020    300,659    (189,639)   -63%
Legal and professional fees   719,288    490,742    228,546    47%
Fund expenses   305,000    -    305,000    100%
Sales and marketing   335,825    33,432    302,393    904%
General and administrative   161,534    137,037    24,497    18%
Depreciation and amortization   25,792    27,592    (1,800)   -7%
   $3,439,583   $1,816,663   $1,622,920    89%

 

Personnel costs include officer salaries and directors’ compensation. The increase in personnel costs is primarily due to $1,141,666 in stock compensation for shares issued to the board and executives in March 2021.

 

Consulting fees decreased by $189,639 in 2021, primarily due to limited operations in developing the Index in 2021.

 

Legal and professional fees increased by $228,546, primarily due to increased legal costs in 2021 pertaining to our financing activities.

 

Funds expenses represents the estimated costs incurred at the Fund’s custodian pertaining to the operations of the Fund.

 

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $302,393 in 2021 as we ramped our marketing efforts over the launch of the ETF.

 

General and administrative expenses increased by $24,497 in 2021, primarily related to D&O insurance.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense was $25,792 and $27,592 in 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

The following is a breakdown of our other income (expenses) for 2021 and 2020:

 

   Year Ended         
   December 31,         
   2021   2020   Change $   Change % 
Interest expense  $(2,134,113)  $(2,463,310)  $329,197    -13%
Other income (expense)   (7,076)   3,000    (10,076)   -336%
Change in derivative liability   (1,031,907)   167,658    (1,199,565)   -715%
   $(3,173,096)  $(2,292,652)  $(880,444)   38%

 

Interest expense decreased by $329,197 in 2021, primarily attributable to origination interest and amortization of debt discount of the newly issued and converted debentures.

 

Change in derivative liability includes the mark-to-market adjustment of the derivative liability in connection with our convertible debenture.

 

Net loss was $6,612,679 in 2021 as compared to $4,108,755 in 2020, primarily due to increased personnel and sales costs and an increase in other expenses.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Historically, we have been financed through advances from related parties, issuances of convertible debt, and the sale of our common and preferred stock. Our existing sources of liquidity will not be sufficient for us to implement our business plans. There are no assurances that we will be able to raise additional capital as and when needed. As of December 31, 2021, we had $78,348 of cash on hand. Based on our current planned expenditures, we will require approximately $2.5 million over the next 12 months. Our existing sources of liquidity may not be sufficient for us to implement our continuing business plan. Our need for future capital will be dependent upon the speed at which we expand our product offerings. There are no assurances that we will be able raise additional capital as and when needed.

 

The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its management, its ability to obtain the necessary debt or equity financing, and generate profitable operations from the Company’s planned future operations. We will continue to rely on equity sales of our common shares in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to existing stockholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of the equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund planned activities. There are no assurances that our plans will be successful. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Our audit firm included an explanatory paragraph in their report regarding substantial doubt about our Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Working Capital

 

At December 31, 2021, we had current assets of $85,273 and current liabilities of $7,087,152, resulting in a working capital deficit of $7,001,879. At December 31, 2020, we had current assets of $151,295 and current liabilities of $5,490,160, resulting in a working capital deficit of $5,338,865. The increase in our working capital deficit was primarily due to the increase in our derivative liability and Series D preferred stock liability.

 

Cash Flows

 

   Year Ended 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Net cash used in operating activities  $(1,329,084)  $(941,668)
Net cash used in investing activities   (205,750)   (32,800)
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,582,870    991,592 
Net increase (decrease) in cash   48,036    17,124 

 

Net cash used in operating activities for 2021 was $1,329,084. This was primarily attributable to our net loss of $6,612,679, partially offset by non-cash expenses and losses of $4,434,552 and net cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $849,043. Net cash used in operating activities for 2020 was $941,668. This was primarily attributable to our net loss of $4,108,755, partially offset by non-cash expenses and losses of $2,289,293 and net cash provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $877,794.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $205,750 and $32,800 in 2021 and 2020, respectively. Cash used in 2021 pertains to the net funds provided to the Fund’s custodian for the ETF launch. Cash used in 2020 is attributable to capitalized costs pertaining to the development of the LGBTQ100 ESG Index and ETF website.

 

In 2021, we received $500,000 in proceeds from the issuance of five convertible debentures and repaid notes payable of $56,350. We received net proceeds of $1,061,600 from the issuance of Series D preferred stock. We also received $78,620 from our equity line of credit agreement. In 2020, we received $856,000 in proceeds from the issuance of convertible debentures. In 2020, we received $47,250 pursuant to bridge note agreements. We also received $93,342 from the exercise of warrants.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

None.

 

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Contractual Obligations

 

Not applicable.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which contemplates our continuation as a going concern. As of December 31, 2021, we have incurred losses of $19,906,537. To date we have funded our operations through advances from a related party, issuance of convertible debt, and the sale of our common stock. We intend to raise additional funding through third party equity or debt financing. There is no certainty that funding will be available as needed. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue operating as a going concern. Our ability to continue our operations as a going concern, realize the carrying value of our assets, and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business is dependent upon our ability to raise capital sufficient to fund our commitments and ongoing losses, and ultimately generate profitable operations.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheets and revenues and expenses during the years reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Fair Value Measurements:

 

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), provides a comprehensive framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures which are required about fair value measurements. Specifically, ASC 820 sets forth a definition of fair value and establishes a hierarchy prioritizing the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable value inputs. ASC 820 defines the hierarchy as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date. The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 1 are highly liquid and actively traded instruments with quoted prices, such as equities listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets but are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The types of assets and liabilities in Level 2 are typically either comparable to actively traded securities or contracts or priced with models using highly observable inputs.

 

Level 3 – Significant inputs to pricing that are unobservable as of the reporting date. The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 3 are those with inputs requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as complex and subjective models and forecasts used to determine the fair value of financial transmission rights.

 

Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, other current assets, payables, accruals and notes payable. The carrying values of these amounts approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities of these instruments.

 

Intangibles

 

Intangibles, which include website development costs, databases acquired, internet domain name costs, and customer lists, are being amortized over the expected useful lives which we estimate to be three to five years. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), the costs to obtain and register internet domain names were capitalized.

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments:

 

The Company has financial instruments that are considered derivatives or contain embedded features subject to derivative accounting. Embedded derivatives are valued separately from the host instrument and are recognized as derivative liabilities in the Company’s balance sheet. The Company measures these instruments at their estimated fair value and recognizes changes in their estimated fair value in results of operations during the period of change. The Company has a sequencing policy regarding share settlement wherein instruments with a fixed conversion price or floor would be settled first, and interest payable in shares settle next. Thereafter, share settlement order is based on instrument issuance date – earlier dated instruments settling before later dated. The sequencing policy also considers contingently issuable additional shares, such as those issuable upon a stock split, to have an issuance date to coincide with the event giving rise to the additional shares. The policy includes all shares issuable pursuant to debenture and preferred stock instruments as well as shares issuable under service and employment contracts and interest on short term loans.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation for employees and non-employees in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period, which is generally the option vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options.

 

ITEM 7A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

Our consolidated financial statements are included beginning immediately following the signature page to this report. See Item 15 for a list of the consolidated financial statements included herein.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Haynie & Company has been our audit firm ever since January 2018.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, for the reasons set forth below under “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, for the Company.

 

Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of its management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control, and accordingly, even effective internal control can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and may not prevent or detect material misstatements. In addition, effective internal control at a point in time may become ineffective in future periods because of changes in conditions or due to deterioration in the degree of compliance with our established policies and procedures.

 

A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in there being a more than remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, as of the Evaluation Date, based on the framework set forth in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in 2013. Based on its evaluation under this framework, for the reasons set forth below, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of the Evaluation Date.

 

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of the Evaluation Date and Management has identified the following deficiencies that, when aggregated, may possibly be viewed as a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of that date:

 

  We do not have an audit committee. While we are not currently obligated to have an audit committee, including a member who is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K, under applicable regulations or listing standards, it is management’s view that such a committee is an important internal control over financial reporting, the lack of which may result in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of internal controls and procedures.
     
  We have inadequate segregation of duties. We have an inadequate number of personnel to properly implement control procedures.

 

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Management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee may result in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.

 

Management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has discussed the possible material weakness noted above with our independent registered public accounting firm. Due to the nature of this possible material weakness, there is a more than remote likelihood that misstatements which could be material to the annual or interim financial statements could occur that would not be prevented or detected.

 

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management’s Remediation Initiatives

 

In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, subject to receipt of necessary funding, we plan to initiate the following series of measures:

 

We expect to increase our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the Company’s accounting function. We also plan to appoint one or more additional outside directors to our board of directors who shall be appointed to an audit committee resulting in a fully functioning audit committee which will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures such as reviewing and approving estimates and assumptions made by management.

 

We anticipate that these initiatives can be implemented in conjunction with the growth of our business.

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Our control systems are designed to provide such reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include, but are not limited to, the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Executive Officers and Directors

 

Below are the names of and certain information regarding the Company’s executive officers and directors as of April 15, 2022.

 

Name   Age   Title   Date of Appointment as a Director
             
Robert Blair   57   Chief Executive Officer   December 19, 2017
Eric Sherb   35   Chief Financial Officer   August 1, 2019
Jeffrey Sterling   51   Chief Operating Officer   September 1, 2020
Lawrence Patrick Roan   61   Director   September 15, 2018
Barney Frank   80   Director   March 8, 2019
William (“Billy”) D. Bean   56   Director   March 8, 2019
Martina Navratilova   63   Director   March 25, 2019
Orlando Reece   53   Director   March 10, 2020
Andrea Breanna   45   Director   July 6, 2021
Deborah Fuhr   62   Director   December 2, 2021

 

Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at its pleasure.

 

The principal occupation and business experience during at least the past five years for our executive officers and directors is as follows:

 

Robert A. Blair

 

Robert A. Blair brings to us a rich history in professional tennis, sports management and directing digital media platforms. His vision and passion coupled with an impressive portfolio of business success is leading us in an exciting new direction for revenue and growth in the LGBTQ Digital Media Marketplace. His skill in developing and delivering cutting edge marketing techniques and his passion for serving the community in the highly desired LGBTQ marketspace is expected to enable us to become a global leader in this market. From January 2015 until May 2016 Mr. Blair served as Chief Executive Officer of Multimedia Platforms Inc., (“MPI”) a multimedia, technology and publishing company. He became the Chairman of MPI in May 2016 and became CEO again in September 2016. MPI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 4, 2016. Mr. Blair resigned from MPI in December 2017. We believe that Robert A. Blair is qualified to serve on our board of directors based upon his industry and management experience.

 

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Eric Sherb

 

Mr. Sherb has been a Certified Public Accountant since May 2011. He founded EMS Consulting in 2018 which provides CFO services and accounting advisory services for both private and public entities. From March 2015 to October 2018, Mr. Sherb was a Senior Manager at CFGI, with roles including audit readiness, IPO readiness, technical accounting and M&A advisory. He has several years of experience within the OTC and NASDAQ capital markets. Eric has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting and Finance from Emory University.

 

Jeffrey Sterling, Chief Operating Officer

 

Jeff Sterling is a high-profile and charismatic entrepreneur, business leader, philanthropist and community organizer whose substantive contributions to the LGBTQ community have earned him widespread recognition and praise in South Florida. From October 2008 to the present, he has been the Chief Managing Partner of Sterling Holdings and affiliated entities, a group of companies headquartered in the LGBTQ mecca of Wilton Manors, whose services include tax preparation, accounting, tax planning, corporate management, CFO services, real estate sales and property management. As an experienced outsourced CFO to multiple South Florida-based companies over the past ten years, Jeff has financially managed and operated several private and public micro-cap entities. This has provided him with an extensive understanding of the SEC regulatory requirements and compliance for publicly traded companies. Jeff also serves as the principal of the Wilton Manors Entertainment Group, a non-profit partnership that produces numerous civic and cultural events including the annual Stonewall Pride Festival, one of the largest LGBTQ events in South Florida. Highly regarded for his business acumen, he is active in numerous other non-profits and sits on the board of Wilton Manors Taste of the Island, Art Walk Wilton Manors, Wilton Manors Development Alliance and the Wilton Manors Business Association, a 300-member strong business organization. A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, he earned his undergraduate degree in Business Management and Administration from Indiana University in 2001. Prior to relocating to Wilton Manors in 2006, Jeff held management positions and gained invaluable experience in several sectors including retail, accounting, real estate, property management, and rental services. He has been honored with the Key to The City of Wilton Manors as well as the Karl Clark community service award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ community.

 

Lawrence Patrick Roan, Director

 

Lawrence Patrick Roan has been a National Account Manager for Poly Print Packaging Company since February 2018. From April 2008 until September 2016, Mr. Roan served as a National Account Manager for Ultra Flex Packaging Company in their consumer packaging division. He has over twenty years of sales and marketing experience in the commercial printing and consumer packaging business. Mr. Roan was previously with Exopack, LLC, as a National Account Manager for their consumer plastics business. He managed high volume national accounts as well as key developmental market accounts, and was responsible for transitioning customers with multiple manufacturing sites throughout the U.S. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and resides in Iowa. We believe that Lawrence Roan is qualified to serve on our board of directors based upon his management experience.

 

Barney Frank, Director

 

Barney Frank is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He was the Executive Assistant to the mayor of Boston from 1968-1970; he was the Administrative Assistant to former Congressman Michael Harrington from 1971-1972 and a Massachusetts State Representative from 1973-1980. Mr. Frank was a US Congressman, representing the 4th District of Massachusetts from 1981-2013. As Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, from 2007-2010, he was the co-author of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the regulatory overhaul signed into law in July 2010. In 1987 he became the first Member of Congress voluntarily to acknowledge that he is gay, and in 2012 became the first sitting Member of Congress to marry a same-sex partner, James Ready. He has written two books: Speaking Frankly, in 1992, a critique of some aspects of the Democrats approach to public policy; and a political memoir published in 2015 titled “Frank: From the Great Society to Same Sex Marriage.” The book was nominated for a Triangle Award and co-won the Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfiction. He has also written chapters in two other books, one on LGBT rights and more recently on the response to the financial crisis. He has taught at Harvard, Boston University, the University of Massachusetts Boston and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Before joining government, he was a political activist, including his participation as a volunteer in the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964. Mr. Frank also serves on the Board of directors of Signature Bank Corp. We believe Mr. Frank is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors based upon his industry and professional background.

 

William (“Billy”) D. Bean, Director

 

Billy Bean is a former professional baseball player and is currently a major league baseball (“MLB”) front office executive serving as Vice President and Special Assistant to the Commissioner. As a senior advisor to Commissioner Rob Manfred, his role focuses on baseball’s social responsibility initiatives and LGBT inclusion. Among his responsibilities, Mr. Bean works with MLB’s 30 clubs to bring awareness to all players, coaches, managers, umpires, employees, and stakeholders throughout baseball to ensure an equitable, inclusive, and supportive workplace for everyone. On July 14, 2014, Mr. Bean was announced as MLB’s first-ever Ambassador for Inclusion. He played major league baseball from 1987-1995. He broke into the big leagues with the Detroit Tigers, and tied a major-league record with four hits in his first game. He went on to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Mr. Bean was a two-time “All-America” outfielder at Loyola Marymount University before graduating with a degree in Business Administration. During the 1986 season, Bean led the Loyola Marymount Lions to a midseason #1 national ranking and a berth into the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Bean is a member of the MLB Owner’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and was instrumental in the development of MLB’s ‘Shred Hate’ bullying prevention program, a ground breaking educational youth campaign and partnership with ESPN. He is also the author of the book, “Going the Other Way: Lessons from a Life in and out of Major League Baseball.” We believe Mr. Bean is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors based upon his industry and management experience.

 

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Martina Navratilova, Director

 

Martina Navratilova is a former professional tennis player deemed by many to be the most successful female tennis player of the U.S. Open era. Over a career spanning four decades, Ms. Navratilova won 59 Grand Slam titles, including a record 9 Wimbledon singles championships, 167 singles and 177 doubles championships. Over the course of her tennis career, Ms. Navratilova was distinguished as the Women’s Tennis Association’s (“WTA”) “Tour Player of the Year” seven times, named the Associated Press’s “Female Athlete of the Year” and declared one of the “Top Forty Athletes of All-Time” by Sports Illustrated. After being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, she continued to take part in WTA events as well as the 2004 Olympics Games. As she approached her 50th birthday in 2006, she decided to leave the tour circuit behind after her final Grand Slam, a mixed-doubles championship with Bob Bryan at the U.S. Open making her the oldest player to ever win a Grand Slam title. Ms. Navratilova provides commentary to the Tennis Channel’s audience during its coverage of the Grand Slams. She is an ambassador for the WTA and is a regular commentator for the British Broadcasting Corporation and Tennis Channel at Wimbledon. Ms. Navratilova also works for BT Sport and appears regularly on their tennis commentary. She spends as much time as she can with her family in Miami, and often finds herself traveling the world, speaking at events, playing in numerous exhibition matches, and tirelessly promoting all of the issues that are close to her heart. As one of the first openly gay sports figures, she has spent much of her career overcoming prejudices and stereotypes, giving up millions of dollars in endorsements and sponsorships as a result of her insistence on living a life of integrity and honesty. Since coming out in 1981, she has been an inspiring and vocal advocate for equal rights and a strong supporter of many charities benefiting the LGBT community. She has received numerous awards from many of the most influential organizations within the LGBT community. We believe Ms. Navratilova is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors based upon her industry and professional background.

 

Orlando Reece, Director

 

As Chief Executive Officer for Pride Media, Orlando Reece is the steward of the world’s largest media company dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ community. He is responsible for expanding brands like The Advocate and Out beyond their print titles into digital, social and events while maximizing revenue growth across all of the company’s businesses units. His strategic vision for the company focuses on three pillars: great creative content, innovative use of technology and expanding the brands to a larger audience with a “queer” lens. Prior to taking on the CEO role, he served as the Chief Revenue and Marketing Officer growing revenue over 26%. Before joining Pride Media, Orlando was a co-founder and the Chief Operating Officer of Swoup, a fast-growing shopping and saving mobile app. He played a key role in growing the app’s user base and developing the state-of-the-art app, which allows consumers to save money on everyday purchases and repurpose the saved money for higher education expenses, charitable donations, savings and retirement. Throughout his career, Orlando has developed a reputation for transforming and disrupting business models at major media and entertainment companies, with a proven history of success in corporate growth, revenue maximization, strategic planning and cross-media sales and marketing. We believe Mr. Reece is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors based upon his industry and management experience.

 

Andrea Breanna, Director

 

Andrea Breanna, age 45, formerly known as Paul Berry, is currently the CEO of RebelMouse, a creative agency and content management system software company for enterprise brands and media companies. She also serves on the American Express Consumer Advisory Board and early-stage venture capital fund Lerer Hippeau Ventures. Prior to founding RebelMouse, Ms. Breanna was the chief technology officer of The Huffington Post. She has a masters in technology from NYU’s ITP Program.

 

Deborah Fuhr, Director

 

Deborah Fuhr is the managing partner and founder of ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm covering all of the products, issuers, exchanges, and trends in the global ETFs and ETPs industry, which launched in 2012 in London. ETFGI offers a number of paid for subscription research services and holds events. She is also the founder of the ETFGI Global ETF Insights Summits, as well as the editorial director, producer, presenter and co-founder of ETF TV. ETF TV segments provide monthly insights into the use, trading, regulatory and product development trends for exchange traded funds ETFs and exchange traded products ETPs across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific markets for professional investors. Ms. Fuhr is also Co-President and Founder of Women in ETFs, an organization that provides opportunities for connection, support and inspiration to both women and men in the ETF industry. Previously, Ms. Fuhr served as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy and as a managing director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors from 2008 to 2011. She also worked as a managing director and head of the investment strategy team at Morgan Stanley in London from 1997 to 2008 and as an associate at Greenwich Associates.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships among our Directors or Executive Officers.

 

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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Except as described above, none of our directors or executive officers has been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

  Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
     
  Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);
     
  Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his or her involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or
     
  Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

 

Board Committees

 

The Company currently has not established any committees of the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors may designate from among its members an executive committee and one or more other committees in the future. We do not have a nominating committee or a nominating committee charter. Further, we do not have a policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by security holders. To date, other than as described above, no security holders have made any such recommendations. The entire Board of Directors performs all functions that would otherwise be performed by committees. Given the present size of our board it is not practical for us to have committees. If we are able to grow our business and increase our operations, we intend to expand the size of our board and allocate responsibilities accordingly.

 

Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

We have no separate audit committee at this time. The entire Board of Directors oversees our audits and auditing procedures. The Board of Directors has determined that no director is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of Item 407(d)(5) for SEC regulation S-K.

 

Board of Directors and Corporate Governance

 

Our Board of Directors consists of seven members, Robert A. Blair, Lawrence P. Roan, Barney Frank, Billy Bean, Martina Navratilova, Orlando Reece, Andrea Breanna and Deborah Fuhr.

 

Board Independence

 

We are not currently listed on any national securities exchange or quoted on an inter-dealer quotation system that has a requirement that certain of the members of the Board of Directors be independent. However, the Board of Directors has made a determination as to which of its members are independent. In evaluating the independence of its members and the composition of the committees of the Board of Directors, the Board utilizes the definition of “independence” developed by the Nasdaq Stock Market and in SEC rules, including the rules relating to the independence standards in audit committee members and the non-employee director definition of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

The Board of Directors expects to continue to evaluate whether and to what extent the members of the Board are independent. The Company intends to appoint persons to the Board who will meet the corporate governance requirements imposed by a national securities exchange. Therefore, the Company expects that a majority of its directors will be independent directors of which at least one director will qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” within the meaning of SEC rules.

 

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Six of our current directors, Barney Frank, Billy Bean, Martina Navratilova, Orlando Reece, Andrea Breanna and Deborah Fuhr are “independent” directors as that term is defined by the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market and SEC rules, including the rules relating to the independence standards for audit committee members and the non-employee director definition of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

Shareholder Communications

 

Currently, we do not have a policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by security holders. To date, no security holders have made any such recommendations.

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, officers and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Directors, officers and greater than 10% stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely upon our review of the copies of such forms that we received with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, we believe that each person who at any time during the fiscal year was a director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 10% of our common stock, satisfied their Section 16(a) filing requirements.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth information concerning the total compensation paid or accrued by us during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 to all individuals that served as our principal executive officers.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name & Principal Position  Fiscal Year ended December 31  Salary ($)   Bonus ($)   Stock Awards ($)   Option Awards ($)   Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation   Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)   All Other Compensation ($)   Total ($) 
Robert A. Blair, CEO, Director  2021   200,000    -    140,238         -           -          -        -    340,238 
   2020   200,000    -    19,366    -    -    -    -    219,366 
                                            
Eric Sherb, CFO  2021   50,000    -    -    -    -    -    -    50,000 
   2020   50,000    -    -    -    -    -    -    50,000 
                                            
Jeffrey Sterling, COO  2021   150,000    -    160,000    -    -    -    -    310,000 
   2020   150,000    -    -    -    -    -    -    150,000 

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2021

 

None.

 

Director Compensation

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we incurred a total of $1,082,816 in directors’ compensation, including $1,015,066 in issued stock awards. In March 2021, we issued 20,000,000 shares of common stock to each of the seven board members, including the Chief Executive Officer, for an aggregate of 140,000,000 shares. Of these share issuances, $961,666 is included in personnel costs in the consolidated statements of operations and the remaining $138,334 was converted from accrued salaries and consulting fees.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we incurred a total of $312,728 in directors’ compensation, including $100,011 in issued stock awards. In 2020, we issued an aggregate of 12,942,161 shares of common stock to the board of director members, including the Chief Executive Officer who serves on the board, and in conjunction cancelled 7,000,000 previously issued warrants in 2019.

 

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Employment Agreements

 

On December 19, 2017 we entered into an Employment Services Agreement which was amended effective January 1, 2018 and November 1, 2018 (as amended, the “Blair Agreement”) with Robert A. Blair pursuant to which Mr. Blair is serving as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a Director. The Blair Agreement runs through January 31, 2023 and is subject to automatic renewal for successive periods of one year unless either we or Mr. Blair gives the other written notice of intention to not renew at least 30 days prior to the end of the existing term. The Blair Agreement provides for a base annual salary of $150,000, a one-year severance period in the event the Blair Agreement is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Blair for good reason, and the issuance of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock to Mr. Blair. Mr. Blair’s base salary payments are payable in bi-weekly installments. In the event any salary payments are not made within 30 days of the due date, they will accrue interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The Blair Agreement contains customary termination provisions including terminations with or without cause, for good reason or voluntarily, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, and an inventions and patents provision which provides that all of the work produced by Mr. Blair, which is created, designed, conceived or developed by Mr. Blair in the course of his employment under the Blair Agreement belongs to us. Effective January 1, 2020, Mr. Blair’s salary was increased to $200,000 per year.

 

On November 1, 2018 we entered into an Employment Services Agreement (the “Roan Agreement”) with Lawrence Roan pursuant to which Mr. Roan is serving as our Executive Director. The Roan Agreement has a 63-month term and is subject to automatic renewal for successive periods of one year unless either we or Mr. Roan gives the other written notice of intention to not renew at least 30 days prior to the end of the existing term. The Roan Agreement provides for a base annual salary of $100,000 and a two-year severance period in the event the Roan Agreement is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Roan for good reason. Mr. Roan’s base salary payments are payable in bi-weekly installments. The Roan Agreement contains customary termination provisions including terminations with or without cause, for good reason or voluntarily, non-competition and non-solicitation provisions, and an inventions and patents provision which provides that all of the work produced by Mr. Roan, which is created, designed, conceived or developed by Mr. Roan in the course of his employment under the Roan Agreement belongs to us.

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock, our only outstanding class of voting stock, known by us as of April 15, 2022, by:

 

  each person or entity known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock;
     
  each of our directors;
     
  each of our executive officers; and
     
  all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

 

Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent such power may be shared with a spouse.

 

Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person below is c/o LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc., 2435 Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL 33305.

 

Title of Class: Common Stock

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership (1)  

Percentage

of Class (2)

 
Beneficial Owners          
Brian Neal   50,522,206    5.5%
Lawrence P. Roan   35,315,899    3.9%
Robert A. Blair   24,061,374    2.6%
Jeffrey Sterling   24,330,000    2.7%
           
Directors and Executive Officers          
Robert A. Blair   24,061,374    2.6%
Eric Sherb   1,556,673    0.2%
Jeffrey Sterling   24,330,000    2.7%
Lawrence P. Roan   35,315,899    3.9%
Barney Frank   22,000,000    2.4%
Billy Bean   22,661,374    2.5%
Martina Navratilova   22,661,374    2.5%
Orlando Reece   21,148,174    2.3%
           
All directors and executive officers as a group (9 persons)
   173,734,868    19.0%

 

(1) Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For this purpose, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise, has or shares (a) the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (b) the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or convertible, or exercisable or convertible within 60 days of April 15, 2022, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such option or warrant but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
   
(2) Percentages based upon 912,068,287 shares of common stock outstanding as of April 15, 2022.

 

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Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

On September 10, 2012, our Board of Directors and stockholders owning a majority of our outstanding shares adopted our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. A total of 666,667 shares of our common stock were originally reserved for issuance under the 2012 Plan but effective December 31, 2015, this amount was increased to 20,000,000 (post-split basis). If an incentive award granted under the 2012 Plan expires, terminates, is unexercised or is forfeited, or if any shares are surrendered to us in connection with an incentive award, the shares subject to such award and the surrendered shares will become available for further awards under the 2012 Plan.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

The following table provides information as of December 31, 2021, with respect to the shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2012 Plan:

 

Plan Category  Number of
shares
to be issued
upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
   Weighted-
Average
exercise
price
of
outstanding
options,
warrants
and rights
   Number of
shares
remaining
available
for future
issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
shares
reflected in
the first
column)
 
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders   -    -    2,753,312 
Equity compensation plans not approved by securities holders            
                
TOTAL   -    0.0045    2,753,312 

 

During 2020, 4,000,000 options were exercised for shares of common stock. In 2021, the remaining 1,800,000 outstanding options were forfeited.

 

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See “Executive Compensation” for information regarding individual equity compensation arrangements received by our executive officers pursuant to their employment agreements with us.

 

2012 Equity Incentive Plan

 

The Board of Directors and stockholders owning a majority of our outstanding shares adopted the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Plan”) on September 10, 2012. A total of 20,000,000 shares of our common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2012 Plan, 0 of which were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021. If an incentive award granted under the 2012 Plan expires, terminates, is unexercised or is forfeited, or if any shares are surrendered to us in connection with an incentive award, the shares subject to such award and the surrendered shares will become available for further awards under the 2012 Plan.

 

Shares issued under the 2012 Plan through the settlement, assumption or substitution of outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards as a condition of acquiring another entity are not expected to reduce the maximum number of shares available under the 2012 Plan. In addition, the number of shares of common stock subject to the 2012 Plan and the number of shares and terms of any incentive award are expected to be adjusted in the event of any stock dividend, spin-off, split-up, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, liquidation, business combination or exchange of shares or similar transaction.

 

Administration

 

It is expected that the compensation committee of the Board, or the Board in the absence of such a committee, will administer the 2012 Plan. Subject to the terms of the 2012 Plan, the compensation committee would have complete authority and discretion to determine the terms of awards under the 2012 Plan.

 

Eligible Recipients

 

Any officer or other employee of the Company or its affiliates, or an individual that the Company or an affiliate has engaged to become an officer or employee, or a consultant or advisor who provides services to the Company or its affiliates, including a non-employee director of the Board, is eligible to receive awards under the 2012 Plan.

 

Grants

 

The 2012 Plan authorizes the grant to eligible recipients of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance grants intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and stock appreciation rights, as described below:

 

Options granted under the 2012 Plan entitle the grantee, upon exercise, to purchase a specified number of shares from us at a specified exercise price per share. The exercise price for shares of common stock covered by an option cannot be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant unless agreed to otherwise at the time of the grant. Such awards may include vesting requirements.

 

Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units may be awarded on terms and conditions established by the compensation committee, which may include performance conditions for restricted stock awards and the lapse of restrictions on the achievement of one or more performance goals for restricted stock units.

 

The compensation committee may make performance grants, each of which will contain performance goals for the award, including the performance criteria, the target and maximum amounts payable, and other terms and conditions.

 

Stock awards are permissible. The compensation committee will establish the number of shares of common stock to be awarded and the terms applicable to each award, including performance restrictions.

 

Stock appreciation rights or SARs, entitle the participant to receive a distribution in an amount not to exceed the number of shares of common stock subject to the portion of the SAR exercised multiplied by the difference between the market price of a share of common stock on the date of exercise of the SAR and the market price of a share of common stock on the date of grant of the SAR.

 

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Duration, Amendment, and Termination

 

The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the 2012 Plan without stockholder approval or ratification at any time or from time to time. No change may be made that increases the total number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to incentive awards or reduces the minimum exercise price for options or exchange of options for other incentive awards, unless such change is authorized by our stockholders within one year. Unless sooner terminated, the 2012 Plan terminates ten years after it is adopted.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Transactions Involving LFAP and/or LFAP Stockholders

 

On January 25, 2019, in connection with the closing of the January 25, 2019 Securities Exchange Agreement we issued 120,959,996 shares of our common stock and one share of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Maxim in exchange for all of the membership interests of LGBT Loyalty LLC. Effective March 26, 2019, the share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was automatically converted into 8,598,578 shares of our common stock.

 

On November 1, 2018, we entered into an Employment Services Agreement with Lawrence Roan (see Item 11. Executive Compensation – Employment Agreements).

 

In connection with the March and April 2019 appointments of Barney Frank, Billy Bean, Martina Navratilova, Robert Tull and LZ Granderson (former member) to our Board of Directors, we issued 1,000,000 shares of our restricted common stock to each of them. We also agreed to pay each of them an annual fee of $25,000 for serving as a Director, payable in monthly installments. As of December 31, 2019, an aggregate of 1,358,382 shares of common stock are issuable pursuant to the monthly fees under the director compensation agreements. We also granted each of them the right to participate in the commission program we intend to establish with respect to direct (20% commission) and indirect (10% commission) sales related to our LGBT Loyalty Sponsorship Programs.

 

In March 2020, Orlando Reece joined the board in replacement of LZ Granderson. We issued 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock to Mr. Reece in connection to joining.

 

During 2020, we issued an aggregate of 12,942,161 shares of common stock to the board members, including the Chief Executive Officer, who serves on the board.

 

In March 2021, we issued an aggregate of 160,000,000 to board members and directors of the Company. In July 2021, Andrea Breanna joined the board. In December 2021, Deborah Fuhr joined the board in replacement of Robert Tull. We will issue 1,000,000 shares of restricted stock to Ms. Breanna and Ms. Fuhr in 2022.

 

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Director Independence

 

We are not currently subject to listing requirements of any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system which has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be “independent” and, as a result, we are not at this time required to have our Board of Directors comprised of a majority of “Independent Directors.”

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

Audit Fees

 

Fee Category  Fiscal year ended
December 31,
2021
   Fiscal Year
Ended
2020
 
         
Audit fees (1)  $82,500   $82,500 
Audit-related fees (2)          
Tax fees (3)          
All other fees (4)          
Total fees  $82,500   $42,900 

 

(1) Audit fees consist of fees incurred for professional services rendered for the audit of consolidated financial statements, for reviews of our interim consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and for services that are normally provided in connection with statutory or regulatory filings or engagements.

 

(2) Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for professional services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements but are not reported under “Audit fees.”

 

(3) Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice.

 

(4) All other fees consist of fees billed for all other services.

 

Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Practice

 

Prior to our engagement of our independent auditor, such engagement was approved by our board of directors. The services provided under this engagement may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. Pursuant our requirements, the independent auditors and management are required to report to our board of directors at least quarterly regarding the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. Our board of directors may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. All audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees incurred by us for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, were approved by our board of directors.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

Financial Statements

 

See Index to Financial Statements below.

 

Financial Statement Schedules

 

All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

Exhibits

 

In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Form 10-K, please remember that they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements may contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the applicable agreement and:

 

should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

 

have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;

 

may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and

 

were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

 

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about the Company may be found elsewhere in this Form 10-K and the Company’s other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The following exhibits are included as part of this report:

 

Exhibit No.  

SEC

Report

Reference

No.

  Description
         
2.1   2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of September 20, 2012 by and among Registrant, LifeApps Acquisition Corp., and LifeApps Inc. (1)
2.2   2.2   Articles of Merger dated as of September 20, 2012 for the merger of LifeApps Acquisition Corp. into LifeApps Inc. (1)
2.3   2.1   Asset Acquisition Agreement Among the Registrant, LifeApps Inc. and Edward D. Laffey dated March 29, 2013 (3)
3.1   3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant dated August 23, 2012 (1)
3.2   3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant dated December 31, 2015 (5)
3.3   3.2   Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 29, 2012 (2)
3.4   3.1   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Registrant as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on January 24, 2019 (13)
3.5   3.1   Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Registrant as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 2, 2019 (14)
4.1   4.1   Form of Investor Warrant issued the investors in the September 2012 Private Placement Offering (1)

 

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4.2   4.1   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (6)
10.3   10.3   Form of Subscription Agreement between Registrant and the investors in the Private Placement Offering (1)
10.4   10.4   Subscription Escrow Agreement dated August 27, 2012, by and among the Registrant and Gottbetter & Partners, LLP (1)
10.5   10.5#   Employment Agreement dated September 20, 2012 between Registrant and Robert R. Gayman (1)
10.6   10.6#   Registrant’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (1)
10.7   10.7   Form of Lock-Up Agreement (1)
10.8   10.8   Mobile App Agreement between LifeApps and Rachel Buehler dated May 7, 2012 (1)
10.9   10.9   Debt Conversion Agreement by and between the Registrant and Robert Gayman dated March 25, 2015 (4)
10.10   10.1   Debt Conversion Agreement dated as of October 27, 2016 between Registrant and Lesly A. Thompson (7)
10.11   10.1#   Employment Services Agreement dated December 19, 2017 with Robert A. Blair (8)
10.12   10.2#   Employment Services Agreement dated December 19, 2017 with Brian Neal (8)
10.13   10.3#   Executive Management Consulting Agreement dated December 19, 2017 with Robert Gayman (8)
10.14   10.1   Consulting Agreement with Wellfleet Partners, Inc. dated as of January 8, 2018
10.15   10.15   Convertible Promissory Note between Registrant and Power Up Lending Group Limited dated March 6, 2018 (15)
10.16   10.16   Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 6, 2016 between Registrant and Power Up Lending Group Limited (15)
10.17   10.1#   Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 1, 2018, to Employment Services Agreement with Robert A. Blair (11)
10.18   10.2#   Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 1, 2018, to Employment Services Agreement with Brian Neal (11)
10.19   10.3#   Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 1, 2018, to Employment Services Agreement with Robert Gayman (11)
 10.20   10.1#   Employment Services Agreement with Lawrence P. Roan entered into as of November 1, 2018. (12)
10.21   10.1   Securities Exchange Agreement, dated January 25, 2019, between Registrant, LGBT Loyalty LLC and Maxim Partners, LLC (13)
10.22   10.2   Management Warrant, dated January 25, 2019 issued to Brian Neal (for cancelled debt of $161,629) (13)
10.23   10.3   Management Warrant, dated January 25, 2019 issued to Brian Neal (for cancelled debt of $25,054) (13)
10.24   10.4   Management Warrant, dated January 25, 2019 issued to Robert Gayman (for cancelled debt of $161,629) (13)
14.1   14.1   Code of Ethics (1)
16.1   16.1   Letter, from Pritchett, Siler & Hardy P.C. dated January 23, 2018
21.1   *   List of Subsidiaries
31.1   *   Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2   *   Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1   **   Certifications of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
32.2   **   Certifications of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

 

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101.INS   *   Inline XBRL Instance Document***
101.SCH   *   Inline XBRL Schema Document***
101.CAL   *   Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document***
101.DEF   *   Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document***
101.LAB   *   Inline XBRL Label Linkbase Document***
101.PRE   *   Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document***

 

* Filed herewith.

 

** This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except if and to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

# Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.

 

(1) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2012 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 20, 2012, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(2) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2012 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2012, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(3) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 4, 2013 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 29, 2013, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(4) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2015 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 25, 2015, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference
   
(5) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2016 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2015, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(6) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2016 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 24, 2016, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(7) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2016 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 27, 2016, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(8) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2017 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 19, 2017, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference
   
(9) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2018 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 8, 2018, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(10) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 25, 2018 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 23, 2018, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(11) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2018 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(12) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 31, 2018 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(13) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2019 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2019, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(14) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2019 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 2, 2019, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.
   
(15) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2018 as an exhibit, numbered as indicated above, to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Dated: April 15, 2022 By: /s/ Robert A. Blair
  Name: Robert A. Blair
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Dated: April 15, 2022 By: /s/ Eric Sherb
  Name: Eric Sherb
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Robert A. Blair   Chief Executive Officer and Director   April 15, 2022
Robert A. Blair   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Eric Sherb   Chief Financial Officer   April 15, 2022
Eric Sherb   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
 /s/ Lawrence P. Roan   Executive Director   April 15, 2022
Lawrence P. Roan        
         
/s/ Barney Frank   Director   April 15, 2022
Barney Frank        
         
/s/ William D. Bean   Director   April 15, 2022
William D. Bean        
         
/s/ Martina Navratilova   Director   April 15, 2022
Martina Navratilova        
         
/s/ Robert Tull   Director   April 15, 2022
Robert Tull        
         
/s/ Orlando Reece   Director   April 15, 2022
Orlando Reece        
         
/s/ Paul Berry aka Andrea Breanna   Director   April 15, 2022
Paul Berry aka Andrea Breanna        
         

/s/ Deborah Fuhr

  Director    
Deborah Fuhr      

 

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LGBT LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  Page
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PCAOB ID 457 F-2
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ (Deficit) for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-6
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 F-7
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-8

 

F-1

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Consideration of the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has recognized recurring losses, negative cash flows from operations, and currently has negative working capital. This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans with regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

F-2

 

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

 

Critical Audit Matter Description

 

As described further in Notes 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the financial statements, during the year ended December 31, 2021 and in prior periods, the Company issued convertible debt and warrants that required management to assess whether the conversion features of the convertible debt required bifurcation and separate valuation as derivative liabilities and whether the warrants required accounting as derivative liabilities. The Company determined that the conversion features of certain of its convertible debt and certain warrants issued in financing arrangements were required to be accounted for as derivative liabilities due to: (1) variable conversion prices causing the Company to be unable to assert that it had sufficient authorized but unissued shares available to settle instruments considering all other stock-based commitments. The derivative liabilities were recorded at fair value when issued and subsequently re-measured to fair value upon settlement or at the end of each reporting period. The Company utilized a Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the derivative liabilities, which uses certain assumptions related to exercise price, term, expected volatility, and risk-free interest rate.

 

We identified auditing the determination and valuation of the derivative liabilities as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgements used by the Company in determining whether the embedded conversion features and warrants required derivative accounting treatment and the significant judgements used in determining the fair value of the derivative liabilities. Auditing the determination and valuation of the derivative liabilities involved a high degree of auditor judgement, and specialized skills and knowledge were needed.

 

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

 

Our audit procedures included the following, among others:

 

We inspected and reviewed debt agreements, warrant agreements, and conversion notices to evaluate the Company’s determination of whether derivative accounting was required, including assessing and evaluating management’s application of relevant accounting standards to such transactions.
We tested the reasonableness, accuracy, and completeness of the data and assumptions used by the Company in the Black-Scholes option pricing model, including exercise price, expected term, expected volatility, and risk-free interest rate.
We developed independent expectations for comparison to the Company’s estimates.
We evaluated the accuracy and completeness of the Company’s presentation of these instruments in the financial statements and related disclosures in Notes 5, 6, 7, and 8, including evaluating whether such disclosures were in accordance with relevant accounting standards.

 

Haynie & Company

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.

Salt Lake City, Utah

April 15, 2022

 

F-3

 

 

LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   2021   2020 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
ASSETS          
Current assets:           
Cash  $78,348   $30,312 
Other receivables   -    100,000 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   6,925    20,983 
Total current assets   85,273    151,295 
Intangible assets, net   53,243    78,285 
Total assets  $138,516   $229,580 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $985,917   $920,569 
Accrued salaries and consulting fees   660,331    605,857 
Accrued interest and dividends   640,153    226,108 
Notes payable   126,986    127,986 
Notes payable to related party   1,800    17,885 
Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount   2,195,145    1,661,520 
Derivative liability on convertible notes payable   1,398,127    1,930,235 
Series D preferred stock, net of discount   1,078,693    - 
Total liabilities   7,087,152    5,490,160 
           
Commitments and contingencies   -    - 
           
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):          
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized          
Series A, 1 share designated, no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020   -    - 
Series B, 500,000 shares designated, 0 and 50,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021  and 2020, respectively   -    50 
Series C, 129,559 shares designated, 51,559 and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively   52    130 
Preferred stock value          
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 832,719,287 and 263,725,234 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively   832,719    263,725 
Additional paid-in capital   12,125,130    7,714,704 
Accumulated deficit   (19,906,537)   (13,239,189)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)   (6,948,636)   (5,260,580)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)  $138,516   $229,580 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-4

 

 

LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   2021   2020 
   Year Ended 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Revenue   $-   $560 
Cost of net revenue   -    - 
Gross profit   -    560 
           
Operating expenses:          
Personnel costs   1,781,124    827,201 
Consulting fees   111,020    300,659 
Legal and professional fees   719,288    490,742 
Fund expenses   305,000    - 
Sales and marketing   335,825    33,432 
General and administrative   161,534    137,037 
Depreciation and amortization   25,792    27,592 
Total operating expenses   3,439,583    1,816,663 
           
Loss from operations   (3,439,583)   (1,816,103)
           
Other income (expense):          
Interest expense   (2,134,113)   (2,463,310)
Other income (expense)   (7,076)   3,000 
Change in derivative liability   (1,031,907)   167,658 
Total other income (expense), net   (3,173,096)   (2,292,652)
           
Provision for income taxes   -    - 
Net loss   $(6,612,679)  $(4,108,755)
           
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted   591,888,567    203,791,785 
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted   $(0.01)  $(0.02)

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

F-5

 

 

LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

                                             
   Preferred Stock           Additional       Total 
   Series A   Series B   Series C   Common Stock   Paid-in   Accumulated   Stockholders’ 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   Deficit 
                                             
Balances at December 31, 2019      -   $     -    75,000   $75    129,559   $130    169,217,460   $169,217   $6,035,547   $(9,077,614)  $(2,872,645)
Common shares issued in connection with notes payable   -    -    -    -    -    -    294,994    295    9,705    -    10,000 
Common shares issued for accrued services   -    -    -    -    -    -    6,662,312    6,662    311,338    -    318,000 
Common shares issued to board of directors   -    -    -    -    -    -    12,942,161    12,942    219,452    -    232,395 
Common shares issued for services and compensation   -    -    -    -    -    -    16,279,273    16,279    264,353    -    280,632 
Exercise of common stock warrants   -    -    -    -    -    -    4,170,000    4,170    121,914    -    126,084 
Exercise of stock options   -    -    -    -    -    -    4,000,000    4,000    6,400    -    10,400 
Warrants issued in connection with convertible debenture   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    328,815    -    328,815 
Debenture conversions   -    -    -    -    -    -    49,110,485    49,110    369,698    -    418,809 
Conversion of Series B preferred stock for common shares   -    -    (25,000)   (25)   -    -    958,333    958    (933)   -    - 
Issuance of Series B dividend common shares   -    -    -    -    -    -    90,216    90    3,360    -    3,450 
Amortization of preferred stock discount   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    45,056    (45,056)   - 
Dividends on preferred stock   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (7,763)   (7,763)
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (4,108,755)   (4,108,755)
Balances at December 31, 2020   -    -    50,000    50    129,559    130    263,725,234    263,725    7,714,704    (13,239,189)   (5,260,580)
Common shares issued to board of directors   -    -    -    -    -    -    140,000,000    140,000    980,000    -    1,120,000 
Common shares issued for services and compensation   -    -    -    -    -    -    45,903,361    45,903    335,545    -    381,448 
Debenture conversions   -    -    -    -    -    -    215,133,819    215,134    2,958,851    -    3,173,984 
Conversion of notes and payables   -    -    -    -    -    -    11,956,004    11,956    192,408    -    204,364 
Exercise of warrants   -    -    -    -    -    -    61,774,551    61,775    (61,775)   -    - 
Common shares issued pursuant to equity line of credit   -    -    -    -    -    -    13,386,862    13,387    72,309    -    85,696 
Conversion of Series C preferred stock into common stock   -    -    -    -    (78,000)   (78)   78,000,000    78,000    (77,922)   -    - 
Conversion of Series B preferred stock for common shares   -    -    (50,000)   (50)   -    -    1,916,666    1,917    (1,867)   -    - 
Issuance of Series B dividend common shares   -    -    -    -    -    -    922,790    923    12,877    -    13,800 
Dividends on preferred stock   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (54,669)   (54,669)
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (6,612,679)   (6,612,679)
Balances at December 31, 2021   -   $-    -   $-    51,559   $52    832,719,287   $832,719   $12,125,130   $(19,906,537)  $(6,948,636)

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

   2021   2020 
   Year Ended 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net loss   $(6,612,679)  $(4,108,755)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Amortization of debt discount and original issue discount   1,234,625    862,209 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   1,031,907    (167,658)
Financing related costs - debt   460,780    1,353,874 
Stock-based compensation expense   1,376,448    213,276 
Fund expenses   305,000    - 
Depreciation and amortization   25,792    27,592 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   139,058    (11,763)
Accounts payable   60,457    148,504 
Accrued salaries and consulting fees   242,753    586,157 
Accrued interest and dividends   406,775    154,896 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,329,084)   (941,668)
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Other receivables   (205,000)   - 
Investment in intangible assets   (750)   (32,800)
Net cash used in investing activities   (205,750)   (32,800)
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debenture agreements   500,000    856,000 
Preyaments of convertible debt agreements   (56,350)   - 
Net proceeds (repayments) from promissory note agreements   (1,000)   47,250 
Proceeds from issuance of Series D preferred stock   1,061,600    (5,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under equity line of credit   78,620    - 
Proceeds from exercise of warrants   -    93,342 
Net cash provided by financing activities   1,582,870    991,592 
Net increase (decrease) in cash   48,036    17,124 
Cash at beginning of year   30,312    13,188 
Cash at end of year  $78,348   $30,312 
           
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for income taxes  $-   $- 
Cash paid for interest  $4,944   $27,500 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:          
Conversion of accrued consulting fees into common shares  $188,279   $617,750 
Conversion of convertible debenture and notes  $3,173,984   $418,809 
Conversion of related party notes payable into common shares  $16,085   $- 
Conversion of Series C preferred stock into common stock   $78,000   $- 
Exercise of common stock warrants  $61,775   $32,742 
Amortization of preferred stock discount   $-   $45,056 
Dividends on preferred stock  $54,669   $7,763 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements

 

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LGBTQ LOYALTY HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1. Nature of Business

 

Throughout this report, the terms “our,” “we,” “us,” and the “Company” refer to LGBTQ Loyalty Holdings, Inc. (formerly LifeApps Brands Inc.), including its subsidiaries.

 

On January 25, 2019, we acquired LGBT Loyalty LLC, a New York limited liability company, with the goal of creating the first LGBTQ Loyalty Preference Index ETF (the “Index ETF”) to provide the LGBTQ community with the power to influence the allocation of capital within a financial Index ETF based upon LGBTQ consumer preferences. The Index ETF is intended to link the growing economic influence of the LGBTQ community and their allies with many of the top Fortune 500 companies that support and implement diversity, inclusion and equality policies within their organizations. The incorporation of diversity and inclusion in a company’s recruitment and human resource policies is becoming a key concern to investors as part of their growing focus on ESG allocations. Our data and analytics unequivocally reinforce that corporations that have embraced diversity and inclusion policies within their corporate culture perform at a higher level financially than their peers. This includes advancing a more invigorated workforce that attracts and retains the best talent. Innovation and agility have been identified as great benefits of diversity, and there is an increasing awareness of what has come to be known as ‘the power of difference’.

 

On October 30, 2019, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Loyalty Preference Index, Inc. (“LPI”) and our strategically aligned partnerships with crowd sourced data and analytic providers, we launched the LGBTQ100 ESG Index which integrates LGBTQ community survey data into the methodology for a benchmark listing of the nation’s highest financially performing large-cap publicly listed corporations that our respondents believe are most committed to advancing equality. LPI is the index provider for the LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF; LGBTQ Loyalty was the Sponsor for the prospectus that was filed by the licensed Fund Adviser ProcureAM, and was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in early January 2020. The LGBTQ + ESG100 ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the LGBTQ100 ESG Index. In late 2020, LPI was renamed to Advancing Equality Preference, Inc.

 

On March 25, 2022, ProcureAM, LLC (“Adviser”), the adviser to the Fund, after consultation with the Company, the sponsor of the ETF, determined that the Fund should be closed. Based upon a recommendation by the Adviser, the Board of Trustees of Procure ETF Trust I (the “Trust”) has approved a Plan of Liquidation for the Fund under which the Fund will be liquidated on or about April 28, 2022 (the “Liquidation Date”). The Liquidation Date may be changed without notice at the discretion of the officers of the Trust. Beginning when the Fund commences the liquidation of its portfolio, the Fund will not pursue its investment objectives or, with certain exceptions, engage in normal business activities, and the Fund may hold cash and securities that may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategy, which may adversely affect Fund performance.

 

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which contemplates our continuation as a going concern. We have incurred losses to date of $19,906,537 and have negative working capital. To date we have funded our operations through advances from a related party, issuance of convertible debt, and the sale of our common stock. We intend to raise additional funding through third party equity or debt financing. There is no certainty that funding will be available as needed. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue operating as a going concern. Our ability to continue our operations as a going concern, realize the carrying value of our assets, and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business is dependent upon our ability to raise capital sufficient to fund our commitments and ongoing losses, and ultimately generate profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly owned subsidiaries, LGBTQ Loyalty, LLC, and Advancing Equality Preference, Inc. All material inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheets and revenues and expenses during the years reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company generally maintains balances in various operating accounts at financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality, in amounts that may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses related to its cash and cash equivalents and does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were held at one accredited financial institution.

 

Financial Instruments

 

The estimated fair values for financial instruments were determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information. These estimates involved uncertainties and could not be determined with precision. The carrying amounts of accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated fair value because of the short-term maturities of these instruments. The fair value of notes payable approximated to their carrying value as generally their interest rates reflected our effective annual borrowing rate.

 

Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), provides a comprehensive framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures which are required about fair value measurements. Specifically, ASC 820 sets forth a definition of fair value and establishes a hierarchy prioritizing the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable value inputs. ASC 820 defines the hierarchy as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date. The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 1 are highly liquid and actively traded instruments with quoted prices, such as equities listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, but are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The types of assets and liabilities in Level 2 are typically either comparable to actively traded securities or contracts, or priced with models using highly observable inputs.

 

Level 3 – Significant inputs to pricing that are unobservable as of the reporting date. The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 3 are those with inputs requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as complex and subjective models and forecasts used to determine the fair value of financial transmission rights and derivative liabilities.

 

Our financial instruments consist of cash, other current assets, accounts payables, accruals, and notes payable. The carrying values of these instruments approximate fair value because of the short-term maturities. The Company’s restricted cash is based on Level 1 inputs. The fair value of the Company’s convertible debentures and promissory notes approximates their carrying values as the underlying imputed interest rates approximates the estimated current market rate for similar instruments. The derivative is a measured as Level 3 instrument due to the various inputs which requires significant management judgment. Refer to Note 6 for detail.

 

The following table is a summary of our financial instruments measured at fair value:

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   as of December 31, 2021: 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities:                    
Derivative liability on convertible notes payable  $    -   $     -   $1,398,127   $1,398,127 
  $-   $-   $1,398,127   $1,398,127 

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   as of December 31, 2020: 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities:                    
Derivative liability on convertible notes payable  $    -   $    -   $1,930,235   $1,930,235 
  $-   $-   $1,930,235   $1,930,235 

 

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Other Receivables – Related Party

 

Other receivables represent amounts held in escrow at the Fund’s custodian. The Company expects to retrieve the funds upon commencement of the Fund’s operations.

 

Intangibles

 

Intangibles, which include website development costs, databases acquired, internet domain name costs, and customer lists, are being amortized over the expected useful lives which we estimate to be three to five years. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), the costs to obtain and register internet domain names were capitalized.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company has financial instruments that are considered derivatives or contain embedded features subject to derivative accounting. Embedded derivatives are valued separately from the host instrument and are recognized as derivative liabilities in the Company’s balance sheet. The Company measures these instruments at their estimated fair value and recognizes changes in their estimated fair value in results of operations during the period of change. The Company has a sequencing policy regarding share settlement wherein instruments with a fixed conversion price or floor would be settled first, and interest payable in shares settle next. Thereafter, share settlement order is based on instrument issuance date – earlier dated instruments settling before later dated. The sequencing policy also considers contingently issuable additional shares, such as those issuable upon a stock split, to have an issuance date to coincide with the event giving rise to the additional shares. The policy includes all shares issuable pursuant to debenture and preferred stock instruments as well as shares issuable under service and employment contracts and interest on short term loans.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts to provide goods or services to customers.

 

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:

 

identify the contract with a customer;
   
identify the performance obligations in the contract;
   
determine the transaction price;

 

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allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and
   
recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.

 

Revenue was derived primarily from the sale of sports and fitness apparel and equipment through 2020.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation for employees and non-employees in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. Under the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period, which is generally the option vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options.

 

Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes is determined in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Any effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in their financial statements, uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740, tax positions must initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. Such tax positions must initially and subsequently be measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority assuming full knowledge of the position and relevant facts.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 we did not have any interest, penalties or any significant unrecognized uncertain tax positions.

 

Earnings per Share

 

We calculate earnings per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260 Earnings Per Share, which requires a dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share are computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the fiscal year. Diluted earnings per share represent basic earnings per share adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of outstanding stock options and warrants. The diluted earnings per share were not calculated because we recorded net losses for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the outstanding stock options and warrants are anti-dilutive. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the following number of potentially dilutive shares have been excluded from diluted net loss since such inclusion would be anti-dilutive:

 

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   2021   2020 
   Year Ended 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Stock options outstanding   -    1,800,000 
Warrants   174,058,782    235,833,333 
Shares to be issued upon conversion of notes   1,276,835,277    600,479,598 
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earning per share, amount   1,450,894,059    838,112,931 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (Topic 740)(“ASU 2019-12”). The objective of the standard is to improve areas of GAAP by removing certain exceptions permitted by ASC Topic 740 Income Taxes and clarifying existing guidance to facilitate consistent application. The Company adopted ASU 2019-12 and it did not have any material effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards could have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements. As new accounting pronouncements are issued, the Company will adopt those that are applicable under the circumstances.

 

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Note 3. Intangible Assets

 

The Company capitalized costs pertaining to the development of the LGBTQ100 ESG Index website. The Company began amortizing upon the launch of the index, and will amortize the costs over a three-year useful life.

 

At December 31, 2021 and 2020, intangible assets, net was $53,243 and $78,285, respectively. Amortization expense was $25,792 and $27,592 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Note 4. Notes Payable

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company has a note payable outstanding in the amount of $1,986 and $2,986, respectively. The note is past due at December 31, 2021 and is therefore in default. The note accrues interest at a rate of 2% per annum. During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company repaid $1,000 and $5,000 and pertaining to this note.

 

In December 2019, the Company issued a promissory note to Pride Partners LLC (“Pride”) for $75,000. The note is secured, accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum, and matured on June 20, 2020. As of December 31, 2021, the full principal amount was outstanding and in default.

 

In 2019, the Company issued a promissory note for $50,000. The note includes $2,500 in original issue discount. The noted is unsecured and matured in December 2019. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the full principal amount was outstanding an in default.

 

Note 5. Convertible Notes Payable

 

Convertible Debentures

 

Pride

 

On June 4, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into and closed a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Pride (or the “Purchaser” or “Pride”) pursuant to which for a purchase price of $500,000, the Purchaser purchased $550,000 in principal amount of a 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debenture (the “Debenture”) due 15 months following the date of issuance and an 18 month common stock purchase warrant (the “Warrant”) exercisable for up to 6,250,000 shares (subject to adjustment thereunder) of our common stock.

 

On August 27, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “First Amendment”) with Pride. Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, Pride agreed to purchase an additional $220,000 in principal amount of 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debenture for $200,000 in cash proceeds. As a result of this additional investment, the Company amended the currently outstanding 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debenture that was issued to Pride on June 4, 2019 to increase the face value of the debenture from $550,000 to $770,000. No additional warrants were included in the amended agreement.

 

On October 14, 2019 the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Second Amendment”) with Pride. Pursuant to the terms of Amendment. Pride agreed to purchase an additional $330,000 in principal amount of 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debenture for $300,000 in cash proceeds. As a result of this additional investment, the Company amended the currently outstanding 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debenture that was issued to Pride on June 4, 2019 and amended on August 27, 2019 to increase the face value of the debenture from $770,000 to $1,100,000.

 

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Pursuant to the terms of the Second Amendment, the shares of common stock underlying the additional $330,000 in principal amount of 10% Original Issue Discount Senior Convertible Debenture (the “Additional Underlying Shares”) are not subject to the registration rights agreement entered into between the parties on June 4, 2019, but the Company has granted certain demand registration rights to Pride in connection with the Additional Underlying Shares.

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $1,078,090 in outstanding principal pertaining to the Pride notes, all of which were in default at December 31, 2021.

 

Cavalry

 

On February 12, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Cavalry Fund I LP (the “Calvary Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Calvary Note, the lender agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $100,000, a 10% convertible note in the principal amount of $115,500. The Cavalry Note matured and became due and payable on November 11, 2020 and accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Calvary Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $0 and $115,500 in outstanding principal pertaining to the Calvary Note. In 2021, the Company issued 34,346,921 shares of common stock pursuant to the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued interest.

 

Power Up

 

On March 10, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Power Up Lending Group Ltd (“Power Up Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Power Up Note, the lender agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $75,000, a 10% convertible note in the principal amount of $85,800. The Power Up Note matures and becomes due and payable on March 10, 2021 and accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Power Up Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

On May 26, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Power Up Lending Group Ltd (“Power Up May Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Power Up May Note, the lender agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $75,000, a 10% convertible note in the principal amount of $85,800. The Power Up May Note matures and becomes due and payable on May 26, 2021 and accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Power Up Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

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On September 29, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Power Up (“Power Up September Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Power Up September Note, the lender agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $80,000, a 10% convertible note in the principal amount of $91,300. The Power Up September Note matures and becomes due and payable on September 29, 2021 and accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Power Up September Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

On January 21, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Power Up Lending Group Ltd (“Power Up January 2021 Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Power Up January 2021 Note, the lender agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $75,000, a 10% convertible note in the principal amount of $86,350. The Power Up January 2021 Note matures and becomes due and payable on March 5, 2022 and accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Power Up January 2021 Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

The Power Up January 2021 Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”), which shall equal the Variable Conversion Price. The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 60% multiplied by the Market Price, which is the lowest Trading Price for the common stock during the twenty (20) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion price is subject to customary adjustments. The conversion price is not subject to a floor.

 

On March 5, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Power Up Lending Group Ltd (“Power Up March 2021 Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Power Up March 2021 Note, the lender agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $75,000, a 10% convertible note in the principal amount of $86,350. The Power Up March 2021 Note matures and becomes due and payable on March 5, 2022 and accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Power Up March 2021 Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

The Power Up March 2021 Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”), which shall equal the Variable Conversion Price. The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 60% multiplied by the Market Price, which is the lowest Trading Price for the common stock during the twenty (20) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion price is subject to customary adjustments. The conversion price is not subject to a floor.

 

On May 4, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Power Up Lending Group Ltd (“Power Up May 2021 Note”). Pursuant to the terms of the Power Up 2021 Note, the lender agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $150,000, a 10% convertible note in the principal amount of $169,125. The Power Up 2021 Note matures and becomes due and payable on May 4, 2022 and accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum. The Power Up May 2021 Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

The Power Up May 2021 Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price (the “Conversion Price”), which shall equal the Variable Conversion Price. The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 60% multiplied by the Market Price, which is the lowest Trading Price for the common stock during the twenty (20) trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date. The conversion price is subject to customary adjustments. The conversion price is not subject to a floor.

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $0 and $91,300 in outstanding principal pertaining to the Power Up notes. In 2021 and 2020, the Company issued 95,327,481 and 49,110,485 shares of common stock, respectively,

pursuant to the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued interest.

 

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Auctus

 

On August 11, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Auctus Fund, LLC (“Auctus”). Pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the Purchaser agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $132,000, a 12% Convertible Note in the principal amount of $150,000. The Note matures and becomes due and payable on August 11, 2021 and accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum while the Note remains outstanding. The Note may be prepaid on a monthly basis commencing six months after closing. The Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at any time at a conversion price (“Conversion Price”) equal to the lesser of (i) Current Market Price and (ii) the Variable Conversion Price. The Variable Conversion Price shall mean 100% multiplied by the Market Price (representing a discount rate of 0%). Market Price means the average of the previous 5 days volume weighted average price. In connection with the Note, the Company issued two common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of common stock (separately, “Warrant A” and “Warrant B”, and together, the “Warrants” and each a “Warrant”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in the Note. As of December 31, 2020, one warrant to purchase 7,500,000 shares was issued and outstanding to Auctus. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $45,068 and was recorded as a debt discount to the note.

 

On October 8, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Auctus October Note”) with Auctus Fund, Pursuant to the terms of the Auctus October Note, Auctus agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $300,000: (i) a Convertible Promissory Note in the principal amount of $300,000 (the “Auctus Note”); (ii) a common stock purchase warrant permitting Auctus to purchase up to 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.015 per share (the “Warrant A”); and (iii) a common stock purchase warrant permitting Auctus to purchase up to 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.015 per share (the “Warrant B”) and together with the Warrant A, the “Warrants”). As of December 31, 2020, two warrants to purchase an aggregate of 200,000,000 shares was issued and outstanding to Auctus. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $1,237,906, which was recorded as origination interest and included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Auctus October Note accrues interest at a rate of 12% per annum and matures on October 8, 2021. The Auctus October Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s Common Stock, subject to the adjustments described therein. The conversion price shall be the “Market Price” which is defined as the volume weighted average price for the Common Stock during the 5 trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to the conversion date.

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, $450,000 in outstanding principal pertaining to the Auctus notes, all of which were in default at December 31, 2021.

 

JSJ

 

On September 28, 2020, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note (“JSJ Note”) with JSJ Investments, Inc., pursuant to which JSJ purchased from the Company, at a purchase price of $100,000, a 10% Convertible Note in the principal amount of $108,000.

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $0 and $108,000 in outstanding principal pertaining to the JSJ Note. In 2021, the Company issued 24,745,417 shares of common stock pursuant to the conversion of the outstanding principal and accrued interest.

 

F-16

 

 

EMA

 

On March 11, 2020, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “EMA Note”) with EMA Financial, LLC. Pursuant to the terms of the EMA Note, EMA agreed to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $75,000, a 10% Convertible Note in the principal amount of $85,000.

 

The EMA Note accrues interest at a rate of 10% per annum and matures on November 5, 2020. The EMA Note, plus all accrued but unpaid interest and other amounts due on the EMA Note, may be prepaid at any time prior to the maturity date.

 

The EMA Note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price shall be the lower of: (i) the lowest closing price of the common stock during the preceding 20 trading day period ending on the latest complete trading day prior to March 11, 2020, (ii) $0.04, or (iii) 60% of the lowest traded price for the common stock on the principal market during the 20 consecutive trading days on which at least 100 shares of common stock were traded including and immediately preceding the conversion date. Additional discounts to the conversion price and penalties will apply if certain events occur, including if the closing price drops below $0.015, if the Company’s stock is subject to a DTC chill, or if the EMA Note cannot be converted in free trading shares after 181 days from the issuance date.

 

Effective as of September 29, 2020, the Company and EMA entered into an Amendment to the Note (the “EMA Amendment”), pursuant to which EMA and the Company agreed to amend the issuance date of the EMA Note from March 11, 2020 to September 29, 2020 and to extend the maturity date of the EMA Note from November 5, 2020 to September 29, 2021.

 

In connection with the EMA Note, in October 2020 the Company issued a warrant to purchase 28,333,333 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.015 per share. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $99,935, which was recorded as origination interest and included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

As of December 31, 2021, the EMA Note was in default and the parity value of the EMA Note was determined to be $434,687 and $615,134, respectively. In 2020, the Company recorded an expense of $530,134, which is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. In 2021, the Company issued 60,714,000 shares of common stock pursuant to conversions of outstanding principal.

 

Sixth Street

 

On November 17, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “11-17-21 Purchase Agreement”) with Sixth Street Lending LLC (“Sixth Street”), pursuant to which Sixth Street purchased a convertible promissory note (the “11-17-21 Note”) from the Company for a purchase price of $153,750 in the aggregate principal amount of $169,125, such principal and the interest thereon convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, at the option of Sixth Street.

 

The maturity date of the 11-17-21 Note is November 17, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”). The 11-17-21 Note shall bear interest at a rate of 10% per annum, which interest may be paid by the Company to Sixth Street in shares of common stock, but shall not be payable until the 11-17-21 Note becomes payable, whether at the Maturity Date or upon acceleration or by prepayment. Any amount of principal or interest on the 11-17-21 Note which is not paid when due shall bear default interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (the “Default Interest”). Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed.

 

Sixth Street has the option to convert at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the issue date of the 11-17-21 Note. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of the 11-17-21 Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion delivered pursuant to the terms of the 11-17-21 Note. The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of the 11-17-21 Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of the 11-17-21 Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at Sixth Street’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in the 11-17-21 Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Sixth Street’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at Sixth Street’s option, any amounts owed to Sixth Street pursuant to the terms of the 11-17-21 Note.

 

F-17

 

 

The Conversion Price shall be equal to the Variable Conversion Price (subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Company relating to the Company’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Company, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 60% multiplied by the Market Price (representing a discount rate of 40%). “Market Price” means the average of the lowest three (3) Trading Prices for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of certain events of default, the 11-17-21 Note will become immediately due and payable and the Company will pay Sixth Street, in full satisfaction of its obligations in the Note an amount equal to 150% of an amount equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the 11-17-21 Note plus any interest accrued upon such event of default or prior events of default (the “Default Amount”).

 

On November 26, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “11-26-21 Purchase Agreement”) with Sixth Street, pursuant to which Sixth Street purchased a convertible promissory note (the “11-26-21 Note”) from the Company for a purchase price of $53,750 in the aggregate principal amount of $59,125 such principal and the interest thereon convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock” at the option of Sixth Street. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the 11-26-21 Note for general working capital purposes. The maturity date of the 11-26-21 Note is November 26, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”).

 

Other than as described in the foregoing paragraph, the terms and provisions of the 11-26-21 Purchase Agreement and the 11-26-21 Note are substantially the same as the terms and provisions of the 11-17-21 Purchase Agreement and the 11-17-21 Note, respectively.

 

Amortization

 

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded amortization of debt discount and original issue discount of $1,234,625 and $862,209, respectively, for all convertible debentures. This amount is included in interest expense in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

F-18

 

 

The following is a summary of the activity of the convertible notes payable and convertible debenture for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

   Convertible 
   Debenture 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  $1,661,520 
Issuance of convertible debenture - principal amount   570,075 
Issuance of convertible debenture - debt discount and original issue discount   (570,075)
Repayments   (56,350)
Amortization of debt discount and original issue discount   1,053,357 
Conversion to common stock, net of discount   (463,382)
Balance as of December 31, 2021  $2,195,145 

 

The following comprises the balance of the convertible debenture outstanding at December 31, 2021:

 

         
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Principal amount outstanding  $2,221,027   $2,458,024 
Less: Unamortized original issue discount   (25,882)   (94,857)
Less: Unamortized debt discount   -    (701,647)
Total  $2,195,145   $1,661,520 

 

Note 6. Derivative Liability

 

We evaluated the terms of the conversion features of the debentures and related debenture warrants as noted above in accordance with ASC Topic No. 815 - 40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Stock, and determined they are indexed to the Company’s common stock and that the conversion features meet the definition of a liability. Therefore, we bifurcated the conversion feature and accounted for it as a separate derivative liability.

 

To determine the fair value of our embedded derivatives, management evaluates assumptions regarding the probability of certain future events. Other factors used to determine fair value include our period end stock price, historical stock volatility, risk free interest rate and derivative term. The fair value recorded for the derivative liability varies from period to period. This variability may result in the actual derivative liability for a period either above or below the estimates recorded on our consolidated financial statements, resulting in significant fluctuations in other income (expense) because of the corresponding non-cash gain or loss recorded.

 

We value the conversion feature at origination of the notes using the Black-Scholes valuation model. We value the derivative liability at the end of each accounting period, and upon conversion of the underlying note or warrant, with the difference in value recognized as gain or loss included in other income (expense) in our consolidated statements of operations.

 

Convertible Debentures and Warrants

 

The Pride debentures and warrants issued in 2019, as well as the Calvary, Power Up, JSJ, EMA, Auctus and Sixth Street debentures issued in 2020 and 2021 have conversion features that resulted in derivative liabilities. We valued the conversion features at each origination date with the following assumptions, on a weighted-average basis:

 

   Year Ended 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Risk-free interest rate   0.08%   0.14%
Expected term (in years)   1.00    0.89 
Expected volatility   244.7%   188.3%
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%
Exercise price of underlying common shares  $0.003   $0.01 

 

F-19

 

 

During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the entire value of the principal of the debentures were assigned to the derivative liability and recognized as a debt discount on the convertible debentures. The debt discount is recorded as reduction (contra-liability) to the debentures and are being amortized over the initial term. Any excess balance was recognized as origination interest on the derivative liability and expensed on origination. In accordance with the Company’s sequencing policy, shares issuable pursuant to the convertible debentures would be settled subsequent to the Company’s Series B preferred stock.

 

The following is a summary of the activity of the derivative liability for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

                
   Debenture   Warrants   Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2019  $1,047,977   $63,902   $1,111,879 
Initial fair value on issuance of convertible debenture   1,265,775    -    1,265,775 
Debenture conversions   (247,209)   -    (247,209)
New warrant issuances   -    39,690    39,690 
Common stock warrant exercises   -    (72,244)   (72,244)
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (136,310)   (31,348)   (167,658)
Balance as of December 31, 2020   1,930,235    -    1,930,235 
Initial fair value on issuance of convertible debenture   542,143    -    542,143 
Conversion of debenture to common stock   (2,106,158)   -    (2,106,158)
Change in fair value of derivative liability   1,031,907    -    1,031,907 
Balance as of December 31, 2021  $1,398,127   $-   $1,398,127 

 

Note 7. Preferred Stock

 

Series D Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On April 8, 2021, the Company issued 400 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the Series D Preferred Stock”) to GHS Investments, LLC (“GHS”) pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (“GHS April Agreement”) for net proceeds of $427,600. In conjunction with the GHS Agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase 40,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.001.

 

On May 12, 2021, the Company issued 150 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to GHS Investments, LLC pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (“GHS May Agreement”) for net proceeds of $146,500. In conjunction with the GHS Agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.001.

 

Notwithstanding, on June 23, 2021, GHS and the Company entered into a Rescission Agreement (the “Rescission Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company and GHS agreed to rescind, ab initio, the issuances of Warrants to GHS. Pursuant to the Rescission Agreement, GHS and the Company agreed that the issuance of the Warrants are unconditionally and irrevocably rescinded ab initio by GHS and the Company, and the Warrants are neither valid nor effective in any manner whatsoever. Further, GHS and the Company acknowledged that each has been restored to the position in which such party found itself on the date that the respective GHS Agreement was executed but without any references, rights or obligations relative to the Warrants contained in, or otherwise granted in, either the GHS Agreements or the Warrants. As a result, GHS has no rights whatsoever to the Warrants and the Company has no rights whatsoever to the any exercise price that it may have received pursuant to the Warrants. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Rescission Agreement, the Company and GHS entered into two (2) Amended and Restated Purchase Agreements which each seek to amend and restate the terms and conditions contained in the April Agreement and the May Agreement.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Series D Preferred Stock, on April 7, 2021, May 12, 2021 and August 19, 2021, we filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D COD”) with the Delaware Secretary of State to (i) create a new class of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock; (ii) authorize the issuance of up to one thousand (1,000) shares of Series D Preferred Stock; and (iii) authorize the issuance of up to two thousand shares of Series D Preferred Stock (increasing the authorized amount by 1,000 Preferred D Shares.

 

The Series D Preferred Stock has a stated value of $1,200 per share (“Stated Value”) and the holder of the Series D Preferred Stock has the right to receive a dividend equal to eight percent (8%) per annum, payable quarterly, beginning on the issuance date of the Series D Preferred Stock and ending on the date that Series D Preferred Share has been converted or redeemed. Dividends may be paid in cash or in shares of Series D Preferred Stock at the discretion of the Company. Further, the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock has the right to receive assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of any securities junior to the Series D Preferred Stock.

 

F-20

 

 

The conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) for the Series D Preferred Stock shall be $0.008109, equal to 90% of the average VWAP for the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the date of the SPA. The Conversion Price will be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar transaction that proportionately decreases or increases the Common Stock. Following an “Event of Default,” as defined in the SPA, the Conversion price shall equal the lower of: (a) the then applicable Conversion Price; or (b) a price per share equaling eighty percent (80%) of the lowest traded price for the Company’s common stock during the fifteen (15) Trading Days immediately preceding, but not including, the Conversion Date.

 

Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject in each case to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series D Preferred Stock by the Series D Preferred Stock Conversion Price.

 

Additionally, the Company shall have the right to redeem (a “Corporation Redemption”), all (but not less than all), shares of the Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at any time after the issuance date, upon five (5) business days’ notice, at a redemption price per Series D Preferred Stock then issued and outstanding (the “Corporation Redemption Price”), equal to the product of (i) the Premium Rate multiplied by (ii) the sum of (x) the Stated Value, (y) all accrued but unpaid dividends, and (z) all other amount due to the holder pursuant to the Series D COD and the SPA including, but not limited to late fees, liquidated damages and the legal fees and expenses of the holder’s counsel relating to the Series D COD and/or the SPA. “Premium Rate” means (a) 1.15 if all of the Series D Preferred Stock is redeemed within ninety (90) calendar days from the issuance date thereof; (b) 1.2 if all of the Series D Preferred Stock is redeemed after ninety (90) calendar days and within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the issuance date thereof; (c) 1.25 if all of the Series D Preferred Stock is redeemed after one hundred twenty (120) calendar days and within one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the issuance date thereof; and (iv) each share of Series D Preferred Stock shall be redeemed on the date that is one (1) calendar year from the date of its issuance.

 

On the one-year anniversary of the date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, the Company must redeem the Preferred Stock then outstanding at a price equal to the outstanding Stated Value together with any accrued but unpaid dividends.

 

Pursuant to the Series D COD, we are required to reserve and keep available out of our authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock two times the number of Common Stock needed to convert or exercise all Series D Preferred Stock. Further, the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with all holders of the Common Stock on an as converted or as exercised basis.

 

The Series D COD provides for conversion price adjustments in the event of stock dividends, stock splits and similar transactions. It also provides for certain adjustments in connection with subsequent rights offerings, pro rata distributions to holders of our Common Stock and fundamental transactions. Additionally, from the date of the SPA until the date when the holder no longer holds any Series D Preferred Stock, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of Common Stock or common stock equivalents (as defined in the Series D COD) for cash consideration, indebtedness or a combination of units thereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), the holder may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange (in lieu of conversion), if applicable, all or some of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis.

 

Following an “Event of Default” (as defined in the Series D COD), all outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall come immediately due for redemption and the redemption amount shall accrue interest at the lesser of: (a) eighteen percent (18%) per annum; or (b) the maximum legal rate. Redemption following an Event of Default shall occur at an amount equaling: 1.35 multiplied by the sum of the Stated Value, all accrued but unpaid dividends and all other amounts due pursuant to the Series D COD for all Series D Preferred Stock outstanding. Additionally, following an Event of Default, the Conversion Price shall equal the lower of: (a) the then applicable conversion price; or (b) a price per share equaling eighty percent (80%) of the lowest traded price for the Company’s Common Stock during the fifteen (15) trading days preceding the relevant conversion.

 

F-21

 

 

The Series D Preferred Stock will vote together with the common stock on an as-converted basis subject to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation (as defined in the Series D COD). However, as long as any shares of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series D Preferred Stock directly and/or indirectly (a) alter or change adversely the powers, preferences or rights given to the Series D Preferred Stock or alter or amend the Series D COD, (b) authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to redemption or distribution of assets upon a Liquidation (as defined in the Series D COD) senior to, or otherwise pari passu with, the Series D Preferred Stock or, authorize or create any class of stock ranking as to dividends senior to, or otherwise pari passu with, the Series D Preferred Stock, (c) amend its Articles of Incorporation or other charter documents in any manner that adversely affects any rights of the Holders (as defined in the Series D COD), (d) increase the number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred Stock, or (e) enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

On July 14, 2021, the Company issued 250 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to GHS pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (“GHS July Agreement”) for net proceeds of $237,500. On August 20, 2021, the Company issued 250 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to GHS pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (“GHS August Agreement”) for net proceeds of $250,000.

 

Due to the mandatorily redeemable features, the Series D preferred stock was classified as a liability pursuant to ASC 480-10. The Company recorded a debt discount of $28,400, of which $17,093 was amortized to interest expense in the year ended December 31, 2021. As of December 31, 2021, the balance of the Series D preferred stock liability, net of the unamortized discount of $11,307, was $1,078,693.

 

The Company also determined that the conversion option represented a beneficial conversion feature, however calculated the fair value of this feature to be negligible.

 

As of December 31, 2021, there were 1,050 shares of Series D preferred stock outstanding, and $52,944 in accrued Series D dividends.

 

Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity

 

On February 5, 2021, we amended our Certificate of Incorporation to increase our authorized capitalization from 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

F-22

 

 

Common Stock

 

Equity Line of Credit

 

On September 29, 2021, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with GHS Investments, LLC pursuant to which the Company will have the right in its sole discretion for a period of the twenty-four month period from the date of the SPA, to sell up to $10 million of common stock (subject to certain limitations) to GHS Investments, which has no right to require the Company to sell any shares, following the effectiveness of a registration statement with the SEC registering the Common Stock issuable pursuant to the SPA and other customary closing conditions, as detailed in the SPA. The purchase price for the common stock is a fixed price per share equal to eighty percent (80%) of the lowest volume weighted average price (VWAP) during the twenty (20) trading day period immediately preceding, but not including, the date the registration statement is filed, subject to a trading price floor. Each Closing shall be for at least $10,000 of common stock, and shall not exceed the lesser of (1) $500,000 of Common Stock, (2) 250% of the average daily trading volume for the Common Stock during the ten (10) Trading Days preceding such Closing date and (3) 4.99% of the then total outstanding number of shares of Common Stock of the Company. GHS irrevocably agrees to purchase the common stock, subject to an event of default.

 

From the date of the SPA until the date when GHS no longer holds any Securities, upon any issuance by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of common stock, common stock equivalents for cash consideration, indebtedness or a combination of units hereof (a “Subsequent Financing”), GHS may elect, in its sole discretion, to exchange (in lieu of conversion), if applicable, all or some of the Securities then held for any securities or units issued in a Subsequent Financing on a $1.00 for $1.00 basis. From the date of the SPA until the date that is the 12 month anniversary of the closing date, upon a Subsequent Financing, Purchaser shall have the right to participate up to an amount of the Subsequent Financing equal to 100% of the Subsequent Financing on the same terms, conditions and price provided for in the Subsequent Financing.

 

Registration Statement

 

On July 22, 2021, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 covering (i) 220,000,000 shares of common stock to be sold by the Company on a “best-efforts” basis at a fixed price per share; and (ii) 16,906002 shares of common stock for certain security holders named in the registration statement. The registration statement was declared effective on August 25, 2021.

 

As of December 31, 2021, the Company has sold 7,862,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the registration statement.

 

2021 Transactions

 

In March 2021, an aggregate of 140,000,000 shares of common stock were issued to the board members for accrued dividends as well as current compensation the year ended December 31, 2021. Of these shares issuances, $961,666 is included in personnel costs in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

In June 2021, an aggregate of 11,956,004 shares of common stock were issued pursuant to conversion of balances owed to a related party and accrued consulting services totaling $204,364.

 

In June 2021, Auctus exercised 30,887,276 warrants into shares of common stock. In September 2021, Auctus exercised an additional 30,887,275 warrants into shares of common stock.

 

In 2021, an aggregate of 45,903,361 shares of common stock were issued to employees and consultants for accrued and current consulting services for a total fair value of $381,448.

 

In 2021, we issued 922,790 shares and 1,916,666 shares of common stock to two Series B Preferred Stock investors for accrued dividends and conversion of 50,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

In September 2021, we issued an aggregate of 13,386,862 shares of common stock to GHS pursuant to the SPA as defined above, including 5,524,862 shares issued as commitment shares and 7,862,000 shares issued under the first draw down for proceeds of $78,620. GHS may return a portion of the commitment shares upon a future date.

 

In 2021, Pride converted 78,000 shares of Series C preferred stock for 78,000,000 shares of common stock.

 

In 2021, the Company issued 215,133,819 shares of common stock pursuant to conversion of debentures in the principal amount of $780,722.

 

2020 Transactions

 

In January 2020, we issued 294,994 shares of common stock to a bridge noteholder in connection with promissory notes received.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we issued an aggregate of 10,052,318 shares of common stock to consultants for 2019 services which were accrued at a fair value of $459,417.

 

In March 2020, we issued 1,000,000 shares to Orlando Reece pursuant to his appointment to the Board of Directors.

 

In May 2020, we issued an aggregate of 11,942,161 shares to directors as compensation.

 

F-23

 

 

In April 2020, we issued 90,216 shares and 958,333 shares of common stock to a Series B Preferred Stock investor for accrued dividends and conversion of 25,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

In May 2020, we issued an aggregate of 12,889,267 shares of common stock to executives, officers and consultants for services rendered for a total fair value of $139,215.

 

In June 2020, two option holders exercised their outstanding options for a total of 4,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.0026. The value of $10,400 was converted from outstanding accounts payable.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, we issued an aggregate of 4,170,000 shares of common stock to Pride Partners pursuant to warrant exercises. Refer to Note 8.

 

From September through December 2020, the Company issued 49,110,845 shares of common stock pursuant to conversion of debentures in the principal amount of $171,600.

 

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On April 3, 2019 we filed a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock with the Delaware Secretary of State to create a new class of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, designated Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and authorized the issuance of up to 1,500,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock has no voting, liquidation or other rights other than the right to receive dividends and to convert into common stock.

 

F-24

 

 

The stated value of each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for purposes of conversions and dividends is $1.15 (the “Conversion/Dividend Stated Value”). The stated value of each share of Series B Convertible Preferred for purposes of redemptions is $1.35 (the “Redemption Stated Value”). On April 3, 2019 we received an aggregate of $125,000 from the issuance of 125,000 shares of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Each $25,000 of the preferred stock is convertible into $28,750 worth of common stock. The discount between the $28,750 and $25,000 for each $25,000 investment has been recognized and amortized. Additionally, the Preferred Stock contains a Beneficial Conversion Feature (BCF) that has been recognized. The BCF is the difference between the conversion price and the market price at inception multiplied by the number of common shares into which the Preferred Stock is convertible. The BCF is also treated as a discount on the Preferred Stock, which is amortized over the life of the instrument. Amortization of the discount will continue through April 3, 2021 and amounted to $36,412 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Subject to earlier conversion or redemption, the Series B Preferred Stock will automatically convert into fully paid and non-accessible shares of our common stock 24 months following the date of issuance of such Series B Preferred Stock without any action or payment required on the part of the holder of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Subject to a floor price limitation of $0.03 per share, the automatic conversion price to which the Conversion/Dividend Stated Value will be applied will be the lower of (i) $0.10 per share of common stock; or (ii) a 20% discount to the lowest volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) for our common stock on our principal trading market during the five (5) trading days immediately prior to the automatic conversion date.

 

In April 2020, we issued 90,216 shares and 958,333 shares of common stock to a Series B Preferred Stock investor for accrued dividends and conversion of 25,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

In 2021, we issued 922,790 shares and 1,916,666 shares of common stock to two Series B Preferred Stock investors for accrued dividends and conversion of 50,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2021, there were no more shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had $0 and 12,075, respectively, in remaining accrued Series B dividends.

 

Series C Convertible Preferred Stock

 

On June 3, 2019 we filed a Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C COD”) with the Delaware Secretary of State to create a new class of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, designated Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) and authorized the issuance of up to 129,559 shares of Series C Preferred Stock. On the Closing Date, all of the 129,559 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were issued to Pride, the assignee of Maxim. On June 4, 2019 we entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement with Maxim (the “Holder”) pursuant to which the Holder exchanged 129,558,574 shares of Common Stock for 129,559 shares (the “Exchange Shares”) of our Series C Preferred Stock (the “Share Exchange”). At the request of the Holder, the Exchange Shares were issued to Holder’s assignee. The Series C Preferred Stock has no voting or other rights other than the right to receive dividends on a pari passu basis with holders of our Common Stock, the right to receive assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up on a pari passu basis with holders of our Common Stock and the right to convert into common stock. The stated value of each share of Series C Convertible Preferred for purposes of conversions is $1,000 (the “Stated Value”).

 

Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the holder thereof, into that number of shares of Common Stock (subject in each case to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share of Series C Preferred Stock by the Series C Preferred Stock conversion price of $1.00 per share. Consequently, each Share of Series C Preferred Stock is presently convertible into 1,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2021, Pride converted 78,000 shares of Series C preferred stock for 78,000,000 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2021, there were 51,559 shares of Series C preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

Note 9. Options and Warrants

 

Options

 

The following is a summary of stock options issued pursuant to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan:

 

   Options   Weighted Average Exercise Price   Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)  

Intrinsic

Value

 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019   5,800,000   $0.005    1.5   $- 
Granted   -    -    -    - 
Exercised   (4,000,000)   0.01    -    - 
Forfeited   -    -    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020   1,800,000   $0.005    0.5   $- 
Granted   -    -    -    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    - 
Forfeited   (1,800,000)   0.005    -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021   -   $-    -   $- 
                     
Exercisable as of December 31, 2021   -   $-    -   $- 

 

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As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had 0 and 1,800,000 options, respectively, remaining outstanding pursuant to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

There was no stock based compensation expense for options for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. There will be no additional compensation expense recognized in future periods.

 

Warrants

 

2021 Transactions

 

In June and September 2021, Auctus exercised 30,887,276 and 30,887,275 warrants, respectively, into shares of common stock.

 

2020 Transactions

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, Pride exercised an aggregate of 4,170,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise provisions of the warrant, including a simultaneous grant and exercise of 2,285,000 warrants. As of December 31, 2020, Pride had no outstanding warrants remaining. The Company received total proceeds of $93,342 a result of the warrant exercises.

 

In May 2020, we cancelled warrants that were issued in 2019 to board members to purchase an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of our common stock.

 

In August 2020, we issued 7,500,000 warrants to Auctus in connection with the Auctus Note. The exercise price of the Auctus Warrants is $0.15 per share. In October 2020, we issued 200,000,000 warrants in connection with the Auctus October Note with an exercise price of $0.15 per share. Furthermore, we issued 28,333,333 warrants to EMA in connection with the EMA note. The exercise price of the EMA Warrants is $0.15 per share.

 

The following is a summary of the warrant activity for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

   Warrants  

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019   8,885,000   $0.04 
Granted   238,118,333    0.02 
Exercised   (4,170,000)   0.08 
Forfeited   (7,000,000)   0.03 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2020   235,833,333   $0.02 
Granted   -    - 
Exercised   (61,774,551)   0.02 
Forfeited   -    - 
Outstanding as of December 31, 2021   174,058,782   $0.02 

 

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Note 10. Related Party Transactions

 

Parties, which can be a corporation or an individual, are considered to be related if we have the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.

 

Notes Payable to Related Party

 

Notes payable to related parties at December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $1,800 and $17,885, respectively with a 2% annual interest rate. Currently the Company has defaulted on all of their related party loan obligations. Forbearance has been granted by the related parties on all loans.

 

Accrued Salaries

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, accrued salaries to our company officers and executive director totaled $472,804 and $299,732, respectively and is included in accrued salaries and consulting fees in our consolidated balance sheets.

 

In March 2021, we issued 200,000,000 shares of common stock to the Chief Operating Officer for a total fair value of $160,000.

 

Board of Directors

 

In March 2021, we issued 20,000,000 shares of common stock to each of the seven board members, including the Chief Executive Officer, for an aggregate of 140,000,000 shares. Of these share issuances, $961,666 is included in personnel costs in the consolidated statements of operations and the remaining $138,334 was converted from accrued salaries and consulting fees.

 

In July 2021, Andrea Breanna joined the board. In December 2021, Deborah Fuhr joined the board pursuant to the replacement of Robert Tull. Ms. Breanna and Ms. Fuhr will be issued 1,000,000 shares in 2022 pursuant to their appointment to the board, which was accrued as of December 31, 2021.

 

In March 2020, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares to Orlando Reece pursuant to his appointment to the board, and recognized $17,800 in compensation expense.

 

In May 2020, we issued an aggregate of 11,942,161 shares to directors as compensation, including 3,942,161 shares pursuant to accrued monthly fees and 8,000,000 shares pursuant to 2020 annual compensation. In conjunction with this transaction, we cancelled 7,000,000 warrants that were issued to the board in December 2019. We accounted for the modification in accordance with ASC 718-20-35. Total fair value of the shares issued and warrant modification was $214,595.

 

Total accrued directors’ compensation of $0 and $94,584 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, is included in accrued salaries and consulting fees on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

A former board member is the co-founder and president of ProcureAM, LLC, the fund advisor for the Fund. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we have $0 and $100,000, respectively, included as other receivables on our consolidated balance sheet, which represents amounts held in escrow at the Fund’s custodian. During 2021, we initially received $100,000 from ProcureAM and provided an additional $305,000 to the custodian. As of December 31, 2021, we have recorded $305,000 in fund expenses and do not expect to receive any amounts back from ProcureAM. As such, other receivable was $0 on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Accounts Payable

 

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $102,808 and $18,981, respectively, included in accounts payable to related parties including officers and board members.

 

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Note 11. Income Taxes

 

Income tax provision (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is summarized below:

Schedule of Income Tax Provision Benefit

         
   Year Ended 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Current income tax provision:          
Federal  $-   $- 
State   -    - 
Total current income tax provision   -    - 
           
Deferred income tax benefit:          
Federal   (521,400)   (139,793)
State   (136,600)   (36,607)
Total deferred income tax benefit   (658,000)   (176,400)
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance   658,000    176,400 
Total provision for income taxes  $-   $- 

 

The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes. The sources and tax effects of the differences as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

Schedule of Sources and Tax Effects

       
   Year Ended 
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Federal statutory income tax rate   21.0%   21.0%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit   5.5    5.5 
Change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance   (26.5)   (26.5)
Effective income tax rate   -%   -%

 

Components of the net deferred income tax assets at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

Schedule of Components of Deferred Income Tax Assets

       
   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Net operating loss carryforwards  $1,990,000   $1,363,000 
Depreciation and amortization   -    (31,000)
Valuation allowance   (1,990,000)   (1,332,000)
Net deferred tax assets  $-   $- 

 

Schedule of Valuation Allowance

   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
Valuation allowance as of beginning of year  $1,332,000   $1,155,600 
Increases recorded to income tax provision   658,000    176,400 
Valuation allowance as of end of year  $1,990,000   $1,332,000 

 

In accordance with ASC 740, at December 31, 2021 we determined that a valuation allowance should be recognized against deferred tax assets because, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50% probability) that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized in the future. We recognized a reserve of 100% of the amounts of the deferred tax benefit in the amount of $1,990,000.

 

As of December 31, 2021, we had cumulative net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $9,022,000 which have varying expirations.

 

There are open statutes of limitations for taxing authorities in federal and state jurisdictions to audit our tax returns from 2011 through the current period. Our policy is to account for income tax related interest and penalties in income tax expense in the consolidated statement of operations. There have been no income tax related interest or penalties assessed or recorded.

 

Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Employment Agreements

 

On December 19, 2017 we entered into an Employment Services Agreements with our Chief Executive Officer and our President and an Executive Management Consulting Agreement with our former Chief Executive Officer. The Agreements have a two-year term and are subject to automatic renewal for successive periods of one year unless either we or the counterparties give the other written notice of intention to not renew at least 30 days prior to the end of the existing term. The Agreements with our current and former Chief Executive Officers provide for base compensation of $150,000. Effective January 1, 2020, the Board approved that the Chief Executive Officer’s salary is $200,000 per year.

 

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Contingencies

 

The Company may be subject to pending legal proceedings and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, but the Company does not anticipate that the final outcome, if any, arising out of any such matters will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Note 13. Subsequent Events

 

On March 25, 2022, ProcureAM, LLC (“Adviser”), the adviser to the Fund, after consultation with the Company, the sponsor of the ETF, determined that the Fund should be closed. Based upon a recommendation by the Adviser, the Board of Trustees of Procure ETF Trust I (the “Trust”) has approved a Plan of Liquidation for the Fund under which the Fund will be liquidated on or about April 28, 2022 (the “Liquidation Date”). The Liquidation Date may be changed without notice at the discretion of the officers of the Trust. Beginning when the Fund commences the liquidation of its portfolio, the Fund will not pursue its investment objectives or, with certain exceptions, engage in normal business activities, and the Fund may hold cash and securities that may not be consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategy, which may adversely affect Fund performance.

 

In April 2022, the Company received $100,000 in proceeds pursuant to a loan agreement.

 

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