MJ Holdings, Inc. - Annual Report: 2011 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the period ended December 31, 2011
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 333-167824
Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Nevada (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | 20-8235905 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
Empire State Building 350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor New York, NY 10118 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) Tel. (866) 956-8241 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | ||
SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: NONE SECURITIES REGISTERED UNDER SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 (TITLE OF CLASS) | ||
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) the Act. Yeso No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained in this form, and will not be contained, to the best of the 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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x
The aggregate market value of the of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common stock as of March 29, 2012, was $15,950.
As of March 29, 2012 there were 12,318,205 shares of the issuer's $.001 par value common stock outstanding.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In this annual report, references to “Securitas,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Securitas Edgar Filings, Inc.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not deemed to represent an all-inclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements as denoted in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, statements concerning future matters are forward-looking statements.
Although forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, without limitation, those specifically addressed under the heading "Risks Related to Our Business" below, as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Securitas undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, except as required by law. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made throughout this Annual Report, which are designed to advise interested parties of the risk factors that may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011
INDEX
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PART I | ||
ITEM 1 | BUSINESS | 4 |
ITEM 1A | RISK FACTORS | 8 |
ITEM 1B | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 14 |
ITEM 2 | PROPERTIES | 15 |
ITEM 3 | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 15 |
ITEM 4 | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | 15 |
PART II | ||
ITEM 5 | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | 15 |
ITEM 6 | SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA | 17 |
ITEM 7 | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 17 |
ITEM 7A | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 20 |
ITEM 8 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 21 |
ITEM 9 | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS | 22 |
ITEM 9A | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 22 |
ITEM 9B | OTHER INFORMATION | 23 |
PART III | ||
ITEM 10 | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 23 |
ITEM 11 | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 24 |
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 | 26 |
ITEM 14 | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES | 26 |
PART IV | ||
ITEM 15 | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 27 |
SIGNATURES | 29 |
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview - EDGAR and Industry Background
The SEC has established a program for the electronic filing of documents under the federal securities laws, EDGAR. EDGAR performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the SEC. Its primary purpose is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency. This program requires participants or their agents to file disclosure information with the SEC in an electronic format rather than by traditional paper filing. The electronic format, HTML or ASCII, and now XBRL, includes additional submission information and coding tags within the document for aid in the SEC’s analysis of the document and in the retrieval by the public. These electronically formatted documents are generally delivered by direct telecommunications, but may be delivered on magnetic computer tape or by diskette.
The SEC began the development of EDGAR with a pilot program in 1984. Through a phase-in schedule, the SEC assigned one of ten dates by which all public companies must start filing disclosure documents through the EDGAR system, which began April 26, 1993. All publicly-held companies were expected to be required to file disclosure documents through EDGAR by May 1996, according to the phase-in schedule. As of that date, all public domestic companies were required to make their filings on EDGAR, except for filings made in paper because of a hardship exemption. In May 1999, the EDGAR system began accepting filings in .html (hyper text markup language) format, which allowed filers to maintain the look and feel of the original document, instead of the typewriter style ASCII format. At the same time, the EDGAR system also allowed the use of “unofficial” PDF (portable document format) exhibits to filings.
In addition, OTCBB companies file registration statements and other required disclosure documentation with the SEC via EDGAR. Non-reporting companies, whose securities were already quoted on the OTCBB on January 4, 1999, were phased into compliance with the new NASD requirements in June 2000, and companies out of compliance were delisted until they became fully reporting.
Principal Products or Services and Their Markets
The principal business of Securitas is to service clients subject to the SEC’s federally mandated reporting disclosure obligations with their EDGAR and XBRL filing obligations. We provide data conversion and transmission services to companies and individuals that are required, pursuant to federal securities laws, to electronically file annual, quarterly and event specific reports, prospectuses, registration statements, and other informational disclosure documents with the SEC via EDGAR. EDGAR performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions and its primary purpose is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency.
The SEC currently requires public companies to file disclosure information with the SEC in an electronic format rather than traditional paper filing. The electronic format, usually in HTML or ASCII, and now XBRL, includes additional submission information and coding tags within the document for aid in the SEC’s analysis of the document and in the retrieval by the public. EDGAR allows registrants to file, and the public to retrieve, disclosure information electronically. Securitas converts client documents into one of the acceptable electronic formats and transmits these converted documents with the SEC via secure telecommunication.
The Next-Generation EDGAR System
The SEC is phasing out the old EDGAR data system, to give investors faster and easier access to key financial information about public companies and mutual funds. The new system is called the Next-Generation EDGAR System.
The Next-Generation EDGAR System will at first supplement, and eventually replace the old EDGAR data system, which will become an archive of SEC filings made prior to the new era of financial reporting in interactive data format.
The shift to XBRL with the Next-Generation EDGAR System now requires public companies to file their financial statements in an interactive data format that allows investors to download them more easily into spreadsheets and other types of software. XBRL technology aims to make it easier for analysts to compare financial information across companies and industries.
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The SEC mandated a three-year phase-in of the new requirements. Companies with a worldwide float of over $5 billion as of the end of the second fiscal quarter of their most recently completed fiscal year started XBRL filings with their financial statements for fiscal periods ending on or after June 15, 2009. All other domestic and foreign large accelerated filers using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles were subject to the same requirements for fiscal periods ending on or after June 15, 2010. All remaining filers using U.S. GAAP (General Accepted Accounting Principles), including smaller reporting companies, and all foreign private issuers that prepare their financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, were required to file XBRL statements for fiscal periods ending on or after June 15, 2011.
The decision to replace the old EDGAR data system marks the SEC’s transition from collecting government-prescribed forms and documents to making the information itself freely available to investors in a user-friendly format they can readily use. Instead of sifting through one form at a time in the old EDGAR data system, investors will now be able to utilize interactive data to instantly search and collate information to generate reports and analysis from thousands of companies and forms through the Next-Generation EDGAR System.
The ease with which interactive data will make financial information more readily available also is expected to generate many new Web-based services and products for investors. The Next-Generation EDGAR System’s launch represents a fundamental change in the way the SEC collects and publishes company and fund information.
Interactive data means giving investors quicker access to the information they want in a form that's easily used; helping companies prepare the information more quickly and more accurately; and helping knowledge capital keep up with financial capital, as both flow more quickly around the world.
How we generate revenue
Securitas is a full-service EDGAR filing company that files EDGAR reports on behalf of public companies with the SEC. Securitas' EDGAR filing services offer completely integrated filing solutions to securely manage the receipt, conversion and transmission of our clients non-publicly disclosed documents and communications. The scope of our work is as follows:
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Maintenance of document confidentiality upon receipt of documents and prior to public dissemination;
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Application of EDGAR access codes (CIK, CCC, and Passwords) for clients;
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Conversion of documents to acceptable EDGAR and XBRL formats;
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Electronic transmission of the converted documents with the SEC;
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Conversion of a client's document to an approved EDGAR format (includes both text and tabular pages);
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Creation of header data using SEC-approved software;
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Tagging of a client's document in accordance with SEC rules and regulations;
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Document validation to identify and eliminate errors prior to real time submission;
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Test filings with SEC issued software to ensure that the filing will be submitted error-free;
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Real time live filings to the SEC upon client approval; and
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Client notification upon transmission of a filing.
We provide our clients with a secure, reliable, fast and cost-efficient service to file documents with the SEC. We currently utilize software to automate the conversion process. The use of this software eliminates a significant portion of labor that would otherwise be required without the software. Much of the work that we do involves editing and formatting the word and spreadsheet documents for conversion, so that the software can convert the formatted documents into an acceptable EDGAR format.
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Management believes that public companies using our services will have the opportunity to receive all of the advantages of using a much larger filing agent, while keeping costs and fees to a minimum. We deal primarily with small issue publicly traded companies, and we often deal directly with the key executives of the companies we represent. Dealing with small companies and directly with key executives of these companies has enabled us to build solid relationships with these companies and their service providers (legal, accounting, consulting, etc.). These relationships should be beneficial in helping us to expand our client base in the future.
Distribution Methods of Securitas Services
Our Company has one primary revenue stream; generating revenue from converting and transmitting documents for companies that need to file electronically through the EDGAR system. Our fee structure for these services is by-the-page, and focuses primarily on registration statements, quarterly and annual filings, and Section 16 filings for company officers and directors including, but not limited to: Forms 3, 4, 5, 8-A, 10, 10-SB, 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, 20-F, S-1, S-3, S-4, S-8, and 144.
For each small client (existing publicly traded companies) that Securitas is able to sign, we can generate approximately $1,000 to $2,500 in annual revenues, due to the filing of each client’s quarterly and annual SEC regulatory filings. This range is based on the Company’s current basic fee structure for each regular page we convert to EDGAR form and transmit to the SEC’s EDGAR database. We also charge additional fees for XBRL formatting, live filings, document editing work, including HTML source code, rush or expedited services, and other reports and amended filings. In addition, for new company clients (companies that are in the process of going public), we can generate anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 in initial revenues, assisting these companies with their filing requirements through the going public stage.
It must be noted, however, that many companies may wish to electronically file documents in-house, or may turn to other sources to file their EDGAR documents, which in turn, may detrimentally impact our anticipated revenue sources. As such, the Company’s industry segment is characterized by reoccurring revenues. Though we have not fully implemented our new direct marketing plan, we strive to maintain a good working relationship with our existing client base, and build prospect leads from these relationships.
The SEC filing process is very time sensitive, and the repercussions from late SEC filings can be significant. Our reputation publicity is dependent on our meeting client expectations and delivering timely and accurate services. It is critical that our quality of service meets client expectations in order for us to retain existing clients and to obtain new clients.
The Company’s Growth Strategy
In addition to implementing a targeted direct marketing plan towards small issue OTCBB companies through direct mailings, and e-mail and telephone solicitations, and growing our referral client base with existing service providers, we plan to search for ways to expand our Company’s internet presence via online search engine optimization to increase traffic to the Company website. Search engine optimization will provide us with a targeted advertising solution to reach and promote our EDGAR filing services with qualified customers.
In addition, we believe that there is an opportunity for a publicly traded SEC Registered Filing Agent company to acquire several smaller and more established EDGAR filing agents in consolidation, due to the highly fragmented nature of the EDGAR filing business. Management does not have any current plans or intentions, but in the future, may consider a merger, acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, a roll-up, or other business combination to increase business and potentially increase the liquidity of the Company. Our strategy is to achieve high levels of customer satisfaction and repeat business and to establish recognition and acceptance of our business. To accomplish this, during the next twelve months we plan to take the following steps in connection with the implementation of our plan of operations:
Direct Target Marketing
Over the next twelve months of operations we will directly contact approximately 1,120 SEC registered companies, or an average of approximately 280 in each of the next four quarters.
For this period, the Company will focus its efforts on companies from the OTC Bulletin Board, or OTCBB. Generally, the OTCBB is comprised of small to medium-sized publicly-traded companies These public companies, often emerging companies with small and centralized management, are ideal prospects in terms of attaining profitability and an initially strong client base. Accordingly, the Company’s management will focus 100% of its efforts in the next twelve months on companies listed on this exchange.
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Sales Brochure
We have developed and will send directly to 1,120 prospective clients several sales materials, including brochures, postcards and customized tailored marketing platforms that demonstrate comparative costs savings between the Company’s fee structure and the prospects current EDGAR service provider.
Search Engine Optimization
We believe that strengthening brand recognition of our website will help us to attract additional traffic, and cross marketing partnership opportunities on non-competitor industry websites.
Our Competition
In order to compete effectively in the highly fragmented, high-volume EDGAR filing industry, a company must understand and be able to immediately respond to customer needs. Many of our competitors have greater financial resources, enabling them to finance acquisition and development opportunities or develop and support their own operations. In addition, many of these companies can offer bundled, value-added, or additional services we don’t provide. Many of our competitors may also have greater name recognition. Our competitors may have the luxury of sacrificing profitability in order to capture a greater portion of the market. They may also be in a position to pay higher prices than we would for the same acquisition opportunities. Consequently, we may encounter significant competition in our efforts to achieve our internal and external growth objectives. Many of our competitors have established methods of operation that have proven over time to be successful.
Dependence on Limited Customers
We currently rely on a limited number of customers for our business. We expect to increase our customer base once our revised business and marketing plans are implemented. While our target markets are limited, we may rely on just a few small companies for the majority of our business. At the present time we have a limited number of small company clients in our client base. We plan to expand our business in the coming year, and our marketing plan calls for us to sign one (1) new client per month.
Need for Government Approval of Principal Products or Services
None of the services we offer require specific government approval. We must obtain special codes from the Securities and Exchange Commission to act as an independent filer agent. There are no special requirements that are necessary to obtain these codes.
Employees
On January 1, 2007, the Company and Jeremy Pearman, our President, CEO, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Secretary and sole Director entered into an employment agreement that currently extends until December 31, 2011. The employment agreement provides for an initial term of employment of three years, which is automatically extended for an additional one year term unless either party notifies the other of its intention not to renew for an additional year at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current term. Mr. Pearman currently provides all of the services necessary to support our EDGAR filing operation. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Pearman does not currently receive a salary, and has decided to forego salary until the Company generates enough revenue and profits to support a salary. At a future date, dependent upon favorable market demand and stable revenues, the Company may negotiate with Mr. Pearman for compensation for his services. At present, Mr. Pearman devotes at least 20 hours per week to our business, though these hours increase around filing deadlines.
Beginning March 27, 2012, in an effort to obtain new clients, the Company engaged an independent contractor, Mr. Almodovar, to serve as the Company’s Director of Business Development. Mr. Almodovar will handle all of the Company’s sales and marketing operations for the near future, though we may explore the possibility of hiring a part-time sales employee as we expand our operations. A copy of this independent contractor agreement has been filed as Exhibit 10.8.
Significant Purchases of Plant and Equipment
We do not anticipate any significant purchases of plant and equipment in the near future. Our main tools for work production are computers, Internet access, and special EDGAR conversion software. At this time, we have the computers, Internet capabilities, and software necessary to provide high quality services to our clients. With the phase-in of the Next-Generation EDGAR System by the SEC in the near future, and the new emphasis on interactive data (XBRL), we updated our EDGAR conversion software in the third quarter of 2011 to address the technology shift to XBRL and interactive data formatting now required for public filing, as our software had become outdated.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
An investment in our common stock involves a number of very significant risks. You should carefully consider the following risks and uncertainties in addition to other information in this prospectus in evaluating our company and our business before purchasing shares of our common stock. Our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed as a result of the occurrence of any of the following risks. You could lose all or part of your investment due to any of these risks. You should invest in our common stock only if you can afford to lose your entire investment.
I. RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
We need to raise additional capital to implement our business strategy and such capital raising may be difficult or costly to obtain and if we do not obtain additional capital on terms satisfactory to us, or at all, it may cause us to curtail and scale back or forgo some or all of our business operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results
Our Registration Statement on Form S-1 relating to 294,000 shares of common stock offered for sale by selling shareholders and 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for $.05 per share became effective on April 18, 2011 (“Registration Statement”). We are seeking to raise $50,000 at $.05 per share in this offering on a best efforts basis. We will use the proceeds from this offering to pay for conversion software upgrades, website upgrades, search engine optimization, marketing strategies for our business, and general administrative expenses. Outside of capital commitments made by our officer and majority stockholder, we do not have any firm commitments or other identified sources of additional capital from third parties. There can be no assurance that additional capital will be available to us, or that, if available, it will be on terms satisfactory to us. If we do not obtain additional capital on terms satisfactory to us, or at all, it may cause us to delay, curtail, scale back or forgo some or all of our business operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results and investors would be at risk to lose all or a part of any investment in our Company. In addition, creditors of the Company would be able to attach the funds in our corporate account.
Uncertainty exists as to whether our business will have adequate capital over the next 12 months to execute the planned expansions of business operations thereby making an investment in Securitas speculative.
We require additional financing to market our EDGAR conversion and submission services until sufficient revenue can be generated for us to be self-sustaining. Our management projects that in order to effectively market its services it will require approximately $25,000 over the next 12 months to cover costs involved in the marketing and advertising of our services. In the event that we are unable to generate sufficient revenues through our marketing and advertising efforts, and before all of the funds now held by us and obtained by us through this offering are expended, an investment made in Securitas may become worthless.
We are dependent upon our CEO for his services and any interruption in his ability to provide his service could cause us to cease operations.
From December 2009 through June 2010 the Company utilized the services of an independent sales consultant. Subsequent to the termination of this independent consultant agreement, our CEO assumed responsibility for sales and marketing. Beginning March 27, 2012, in an effort to expand our existing client base, the Company engaged an independent contractor, Mr. Almodovar, to serve as the Company’s Director of Business Development. The loss of the services of either our sole employee, Mr. Jeremy Pearman, our CEO, PAO, President, Secretary and Director or Mr. Almodovar, our independent contractor, could have a material adverse effect on us. We do not maintain any key man life insurance on Mr. Pearman. The loss of Mr. Pearman’s services could cause investors to lose all or a part of their investment. Our future success will also depend on our ability to attract, retain and motivate skilled employees. We may not be able to retain our key employee or attract, assimilate or retain other highly qualified employees in the future. If we do not succeed in attracting new personnel or retaining and motivating our current personnel, our business will be adversely affected. In addition, the employment agreement with Mr. Pearman contains restrictive covenants that restrict his ability to compete against us or solicit our customers. These restrictive covenants, or some portion of these restrictive covenants, may be deemed to be against public policy and may not be fully enforceable. If these provisions are not enforceable, Mr. Pearman may be in a position to leave us and work for our competitors or start his own competing business.
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Our future success will depend on our ability to increase revenues.
We are in a highly fragmented market for the delivery of SEC EDGAR and XBRL conversions and filings and face numerous risks and uncertainties in achieving increased revenues. We launched our website, located at www.securitasedgarfilings.com and www.sflings.com, in October 2005. During this period, we have invested in EDGAR and XBRL conversion software, a dedicated network, computer equipment, and brochures and other such marketing materials to enable us to carry out our business plan. These expenditures have resulted in operating losses. In order to be successful, we must increase our revenues from the sale of our services to corporations and individuals subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements imposed by the SEC. In order to increase our revenues, we must successfully:
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implement our marketing plan to attract corporations and individuals to our EDGAR conversion and submission and XBRL services;
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increase traffic to our website by developing relationships with popular websites and providers of business and financial information;
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convert online visitors to clients;
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generate revenues through the sale of our services to current public companies, those seeking to become public and individuals who need our filing services;
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attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel with EDGAR and XBRL conversion experience to serve in various capacities, including sales and marketing positions;
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respond to competitive pressures from other providers of EDGAR and XBRL conversion services;
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keep abreast of any future changes by the SEC regarding its EDGAR system.
If we are not successful in the execution of these strategies, our business, results of operations and financial condition will be materially adversely affected.
We have losses which we expect to continue into the future and there is no assurance our future operations will result in profitable revenues. If we cannot generate sufficient revenues to operate profitably or we are unable to raise additional funds, we may enter into a business combination which may ultimately decrease shareholder value or cause is to cease operations.
Our net loss from inception (October 31, 2005) through December 31, 2011 is $121,827. We expect to incur operating losses in future periods due to current revenues and expenses. We cannot be sure that we will be successful in generating revenues in the future and in the event we are unable to generate sufficient revenues or raise additional funds we will analyze all avenues of business opportunities. Additionally, our majority stockholder has been involved in companies whose business plans were unsuccessful. Management does not have any current plans or intentions, but in the future, may consider a merger, acquisition, joint venture, strategic alliance, a roll-up, or other business combination to increase business and potentially increase the liquidity of the Company. Such a business combination may ultimately fail, decreasing the liquidity of the Company and shareholder value or cause us to cease operations, and investors would be at risk to lose all or part of their investment in us.
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We face intense competition from other providers of EDGAR conversion services.
We compete with many providers of EDGAR conversion services. Because our market poses no substantial barriers to entry, we expect this competition to continue to intensify. The types of companies with which we compete include:
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large financial printers, such as Bowne and RR Donnelly, which offer EDGAR and XBRL conversion as part of their suite of services;
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companies such as Advanced Computer Innovations, Inc. that offer EDGAR and XBRL conversion services and sell conversion software;
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law firms that provide EDGAR and XBRL conversion services to the their SEC reporting clients;
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web-based providers of EDGAR and XBRL conversion services; and
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start-up companies entering the market.
Our future success will depend on our ability to increase and enhance our market position by: (1) keeping our pricing models on par with those of our competitors and (2) increasing our online visibility.
Many of our existing competitors, as well as a number of potential competitors, have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. This may enable them to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in the types of services sought by users of EDGAR-based conversion services, or to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their services than we can. These competitors and potential competitors may be able to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, adopt more aggressive pricing policies and make more attractive offers to potential employees and companies and individuals subject to the SEC’s reporting obligations. Our competitors may also develop services that are equal or superior to the services offered by us or that achieve greater market acceptance than our services. In addition, current and prospective competitors may establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties to improve their ability to address the needs of our existing and prospective customers. If these events occur, they could have a materially adverse effect on our revenue. Increased competition could also result in price reductions, reduced margins or loss of market share, any of which would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. See "Description of Business” and "Competition."
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We also believe our ability to compete depends on a number of factors outside of our control, including:
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the prices at which others offer competitive services, including aggressive price competition and discounting;
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the ability and willingness of our competitors to finance customers' filing requirements;
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the ability of our competitors to undertake more extensive marketing campaigns than we can;
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the extent, if any, to which our competitors develop proprietary tools that improve their ability to compete with us;
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the ability of our customers to perform the services themselves; and
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the extent of our competitors' responsiveness to customer needs.
In order to be competitive, we must have the ability to respond promptly and efficiently to the ever-changing marketplace. We must establish our name as a reliable and constant source for professional conversion and transmission services. Any significant increase in competitors or competitors with better, more efficient services could make it more difficult for us to gain market share or establish and generate revenues. We may not be able to compete effectively on these or other factors.
We may not be successful in increasing our brand awareness which would adversely affect our business, results of operation and financial condition.
Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to increase the brand awareness of our website and the services we offer. If our marketing efforts are unsuccessful or if we cannot increase our brand awareness, our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected. In order to build our brand awareness, we must succeed in our marketing efforts, provide high quality services and increase traffic to our website. We intend to spend a significant portion of the proceeds of this offering to expand our marketing efforts as part of our brand-building efforts. These efforts may not be successful which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our lack of business diversification could cause you to lose all or some of your investment if we are unable to generate revenues from our primary services.
Our business consists of providing conversion and filing services to companies that are required to file electronic reports with the SEC through EDGAR. We do not have any other lines of business or other sources of revenue if we are unable to compete effectively in the marketplace. This lack of business diversification could cause you to lose all or some of your investment if we are unable to generate revenues since we do not expect to have any other lines of business or alternative revenue sources.
We may not be successful in providing new and enhanced services which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operation and financial condition.
Our market is characterized by rapidly changing technologies, evolving industry standards, frequent new product and service introductions and changing customer demands. To be successful, we must adapt to our rapidly changing market by continually enhancing our existing services and adding new services to address our customers' changing demands. We could incur substantial costs if we need to modify our services or infrastructure to adapt to these changes. Our business could be adversely affected if we were to incur significant costs without generating related revenues or if we cannot adapt rapidly to these changes.
Our business could also be adversely affected if we experience difficulties in introducing new or enhanced services or if these services are not favorably received by users. We may experience technical or other difficulties that could delay or prevent us from introducing new or enhanced services. Furthermore, after these services are introduced, we may discover errors in these services which may require us to significantly modify our software or hardware infrastructure to correct these errors.
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Our business would be adversely affected if we are not able to create and develop an effective direct sales force, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operation and financial condition.
Because a significant component of our growth strategy relates to increasing our revenues through the provision of EDGAR and XBRL conversion and submission services to companies and individuals subject to the SEC disclosure and reporting requirements, our business would be adversely affected if we were unable to develop, maintain and manage an effective sales force to market our services to this customer group, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We may not be able to successfully manage growth.
We could experience growth over a short period of time, which could put a significant strain on our managerial, operational and financial resources. We must implement and constantly improve our certification processes and hire, train and manage qualified personnel to manage such growth. We have limited resources and may be unable to manage our growth. Our business strategy is based on the assumption that our customer base, geographic coverage and service offerings will increase. If this occurs it will place a significant strain on our managerial, operational, and financial resources. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, our business will be adversely affected. As part of this growth, we may have to implement new operational and financial systems and procedures and controls to expand, train and manage our employees, especially in the areas of EDGAR and XBRL conversion and transmission. If we fail to develop and maintain our services and processes as we experience our anticipated growth, demand for our services and our revenues could decrease.
We have a limited number of clients and we are therefore subject to risks associated by having a substantial concentration of business with certain individual clients.
Until the Company develops a significant dedicated client base and is not dependent on a small number of clients for the substantial part of its business, the Company is subject to the risk that the loss of any individual client or group of clients will materially affect the ability of the business to develop sufficient cash flow to fund its operating expenses. In that event, the Company may be forced to cease or substantially cut back its marketing and operations and investors may lose their entire investment or they may be substantially diluted by the need to access additional capital.
Our profitability could suffer if we are not able to maintain favorable pricing rates.
Our profit margin, and therefore our profitability, is dependent on the rates we are able to recover for our services. If we are not able to maintain favorable pricing for our services, our profit margin and our profitability could suffer. The rates we are able to recover for our services are affected by a number of factors, including:
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our clients’ perceptions of our ability to add value through our services;
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competition;
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our competitors’ pricing policies;
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general economic and political conditions
If our advertising and marketing efforts fail to attract customers to use our services, we will not be able to generate revenues which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operation and financial condition.
We primarily target and market our services directly to senior executives of OTC Bulletin Board, or OTCBB, companies. The Company’s primary marketing efforts will center on paid advertisements on the internet. The Company recently engaged a search engine optimization firm to increase traffic to its website through the use of organic optimization, professional copywriting and effective link building efforts to obtain top natural listings. Although we believe that building awareness of our conversion and transmission service will be critical in increasing our client base, we cannot assure you that we will be successful in attracting customers. If we fail to attract customers to use our services, we will be unable to generate revenues, which could significantly affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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If we fail to develop long-term relationships with customers our service would be jeopardized which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operation and financial condition.
We anticipate that a majority of our business will be derived from repeat clients. Our future success depends to a significant extent on our ability to develop long-term relationships with publicly traded companies that will provide repeat business. Our inability to build long-term client relations or the inability of new or existing clients to be successfully serviced could result in a loss of future business which would harm our business.
Our executive officer and majority stockholder may significantly influence matters to be voted on and their interests may differ from, or be adverse to, the interests of our other stockholders.
The Company’s executive officers and a majority stockholder currently control approximately 99% of our outstanding common stock prior to this Offering. Assuming the sale of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock, the Company’s executive officer and majority stockholder will control approximately 90% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Accordingly, the Company’s executive officer and majority stockholder possess significant influence over the Company on matters submitted to the stockholders for approval. This amount of control gives them substantial ability to determine the future of our Company, and as such, they may elect to close the business, change the business plan or make any number of other major business decisions without the approval of shareholders. The interest of our majority stockholders may differ from the interests of our other stockholders and could therefore result in corporate decisions that are adverse to other stockholders.
We have been subject to a going concern opinion from our independent auditors.
Our independent auditors have added an explanatory paragraph to their review issued in connection with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, relative to our ability to continue as a going concern. For the year ended December 31, 2011, we had negative working capital of $8,262, a deficit accumulated during the development stage of $121,827 and a net loss of $23,000. Our auditors have issued a going concern opinion. This means that there is substantial doubt that we can continue as an ongoing business for the next 12 months. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the uncertainty about our ability to continue our business. Because our auditors have issued a going concern opinion, there is substantial uncertainty we will continue operations in which case you could lose your investment.
We will incur increase costs as a result of becoming a public company.
We have plans to become a publicly traded company in the U.S. As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. We will incur costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. We also anticipate that we will incur costs associated with recently adopted corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules implemented by the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We also expect these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, if we can obtain such insurance at all. We may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar liability coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these new rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.
II. RISKS RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY
Government regulation may impact our operations due to changes in the way the SEC accepts electronic filings.
Our business is reliant on the manner in which documents are filed and transmitted with the SEC. Any change in how documents are accepted for filing could cause our business to temporarily cease operations, as we make changes to conform to any new filing requirements. This is especially relevant as the SEC phases in the Next-Generation EDGAR System. If we fail to stay abreast of changes within our industry, we will be unable to generate revenues, which could significantly affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Future enhancements to the analysis of information filed with the SEC via the Next-Generation EDGAR System may erode demand for our services.
The SEC now requires registrants to submit financial information using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format as a method to enhance the analysis of information filed with the SEC via the Next-Generation EDGAR System. XBRL is an open electronic standard that provides a format for tagging financial information that allows users to extract, exchange, analyze and display financial information. Our future success will depend on our ability to market our services for XBRL conversion and filings. If we are unable to do so, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.
Our business could be adversely affected by a downturn in the financial services industry which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operation and financial condition.
We are dependent upon the continued demand for the distribution of business and financial information over the Internet, making our business susceptible to a downturn in the financial services industry. For example, a decrease in the number of individuals investing their money in the equity markets could result in a decrease in the number of companies deciding to become or remain public. This downturn could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We face risk of system failure which would adversely affect our business, results of operation and financial condition.
Our ability to provide EDGAR content on a real-time basis depends on the efficient and uninterrupted operation of our computer and communications hardware and software systems. These systems and operations are vulnerable to damage or interruption from human error, natural disasters, telecommunication failures, break-ins, sabotage, computer viruses, intentional acts of vandalism and similar events. Any system failure, including network, software or hardware failure, that causes an interruption in our service or a decrease in responsiveness of our website could result in an inability to transmit documents via EDGAR, reduced transmission turnaround, reduced revenue and harm to our reputation, brand and relations with advertisers. Our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected by any event, damage or failure that interrupts or delays our operations.
Any temporary cessation in operations could cause us to lose clients.
Any temporary cessation in operations could cause the loss of current and prospective clients. Our clients will not have the ability to delay filings and would seek services elsewhere causing us to lose revenue. Investors would be at high risk to lose all of their investment should we have a temporary cessation of operations.
We are dependent on the internet infrastructure.
Our future success will depend, in significant part, upon the maintenance of the various components of the Internet infrastructure, such as a reliable backbone network with the necessary speed, data capacity and security, and the timely development of enabling products, such as high-speed modems, which provide reliable and timely Internet access and services. To the extent that the Internet continues to experience increased numbers of users, frequency of use or increased user bandwidth requirements, we cannot be sure that the Internet infrastructure will continue to be able to support the demands placed on it or that the performance or reliability of the Internet will not be adversely affected. Furthermore, the Internet has experienced a variety of outages and other delays as a result of damage to portions of its infrastructure or otherwise, and such outages or delays could adversely affect our Web site and the Web sites of our co-branded partners, as well as the Internet service providers and online service providers our customers use to access our services. In addition, the Internet could lose its viability as a commercial medium due to delays in the development or adoption of new standards and protocols that can handle increased levels of activity.
We cannot predict whether the infrastructure and complementary products and services necessary to maintain the Internet as a viable commercial medium will be developed or maintained.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Securitas’ executive business address is: Empire State Building, 350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor, New York, NY 10118. At present, Securitas’ principal operating offices are located at: 4115 Taylorsville Rd. Louisville, KY 40220. This space is being utilized, rent-free, by Securitas, and is owned by Jeremy Pearman. This space also currently serves as the sales office and storage facility for Securitas. The Company believes that this space will be sufficient for its current operating needs for at least the next twelve months, or until such time as Company growth necessitates the need to find larger office space. Securitas does not anticipate purchasing any real estate, nor does the Company anticipate purchasing any real property for its offices.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There are no legal proceedings which are pending or have been threatened against us or any of our officers, directors or control persons of which management is aware.
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
We have authorized capital stock consisting of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share. For additional information regarding our stock, please refer to our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws.
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2011, we had 12,193,315 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, which are held of record by approximately 34 holders. Based on the opinion issued by our counsel, all of the shares which will be offered by the Company and the Selling Shareholders are validly authorized and issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a shareholder vote. Holders of shares of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our directors.
Holders of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the board of directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each outstanding share entitles its holder to participate in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock.
Holders of our common stock have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption provisions for the common stock.
Market Information
Our common stock is currently not listed on the OTC Bulletin Board or any securities exchange. There is no guarantee our common stock will ever meet the requirements for listing on the OTC Bulletin Board or a securities exchange.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid cash dividends. We intend to retain earnings, if any, to support the development of the business and therefore, do not anticipate paying cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Payment of future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including current financial condition, operating results and current and anticipated cash needs.
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The Company does not have any equity compensation plans or any individual compensation arrangements with respect to its common stock or preferred stock. The issuance of any of our common or preferred stock is within the discretion of our Board of Directors, which has the power to issue any or all of our authorized but unissued shares without stockholder approval.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
The Company did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act during the period ended December 31, 2011.
No securities have been issued for services. Neither the Company nor any person acting on its behalf offered or sold the securities by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising. No services were performed by any purchaser as consideration for the shares issued.
Use of Proceeds
Our Registration Statement on Form S-1, relating to 294,000 shares of common stock offered for sale by selling shareholders and 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for $.05 per share, became effective on April 18, 2011. As of March 30, 2012, 25,000 shares were sold and 975,000 shares remain unsold. The following information is as of March 30, 2012:
Shares | Amount | |||
Aggregate Sold | 25,000 | $ 1,250 | ||
Underwriter Discounts and Expenses | -0- | |||
Net Proceeds | $ 1,250 | |||
Use of Proceeds: | ||||
Working Capital | $ 1,250 |
None of the net proceeds were used for direct or indirect payments to directors or officers of the Company or their associates; to the owners of 10% or more of the outstanding stock of the Company, or to affiliates of the Company. The offering is being conducted in a best efforts, no minimum, direct public offering without any involvement of underwriters or broker- dealers and the Company has not paid and will not pay commissions in connection with the sale of the shares.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables summarize the relevant financial information for SEF. Because this is only a financial summary, it does not contain all of the financial information that may be important to you. Therefore, you should carefully read all of the information in this prospectus, including the financial statements and the explanatory notes, before making an investment decision.
Balance Sheet Data: | As of December 31, 2011 |
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Working Capital | $ (8,262) |
Total Assets | $ 6,096 |
Total Liabilities | $ 59,765 |
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | $ (53,669) |
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | $ (121,827) |
Summary Operating Data: | Inception (October 31, 2005) to December 31, 2011 |
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Total Revenue | $ 38,951 |
Total Operating Costs and Expenses | $ 160,778 |
Total Net Loss | $ (121,827) |
Basic & Diluted Net Loss Per Share | $ (0.009) |
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
Overview and Plan of Operation
A brief history and recent developments
Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on November 17, 2006 and our fiscal year ends on December 31. Prior to the formation of Securitas, the business was operated within a Florida Limited Liability Company, where it was initially organized by our founder, Mr. Sarfoh, on October 31, 2005 as Xpedient EDGAR Filings, LLC, and subsequently, on November 21, 2005, amended its Articles of Organization to change its name to Securitas EDGAR Filings, LLC (“SEF LLC”).
Since its incorporation the Company has generated revenues from operations of $38,951 and has incurred operating losses of $121,827. The Company has authorized capital stock of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001. Our principal executive offices are located at 350 5th Ave, 59th Floor, New York, NY 10118, and our toll free number is (866) 956-8241. Our website address is www.securitasedgarfilings.com or also at www.sfilings.com. Information on our web site is not part of this memorandum.
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How we generate revenue
Securitas is a full-service EDGAR filing company that files EDGAR reports on behalf of public companies with the SEC. Securitas' EDGAR filing services offer completely integrated filing solutions to securely manage the receipt, conversion and transmission of our clients non-publicly disclosed documents and communications. The scope of our work is as follows:
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Maintenance of document confidentiality upon receipt of documents and prior to public dissemination;
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application of EDGAR access codes (CIK, CCC, and Passwords) for clients;
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conversion of documents to acceptable EDGAR formats;
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electronic transmission of the converted documents with the SEC via EDGAR.
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Conversion of a client's document to an approved EDGAR format (includes both text and tabular pages);
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Creation of header data using SEC-approved software;
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Tagging of a client's document in accordance with SEC rules and regulations;
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Organization of a submission by specific type;
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Document validation to identify and eliminate errors prior to real time submission;
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Tests filings with SEC issued software to ensure that the filing will be submitted error-free;
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Email and fax distributions of PDF EDGAR proofs;
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Real time live filings to the SEC upon client approval;
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Client notification upon transmission of a filing; and
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Amended proofs and changed pages.
We provide our clients with a secure, reliable, fast and cost-efficient service to file documents with the SEC. We currently utilize software to automate the conversion process. The use of this software eliminates a significant portion of labor that would otherwise be required without the software. Much of the work that we do involves editing and formatting the word and spreadsheet documents for conversion, so that the software can convert the formatted documents into an acceptable EDGAR format.
Management believes that public companies using our services will have the opportunity to receive all of the advantages of using a much larger filing agent, while keeping costs and fees to a minimum. We deal primarily with small issue publicly traded companies, and we often deal directly with the key executives of the companies we represent. Dealing with small companies and directly with key executives of these companies has enabled us to build solid relationships with these companies and their service providers (legal, accounting, consulting, etc.). These relationships should be beneficial in helping us to expand our client base in the future.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2010
Our EDGAR conversion and submission income during the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 resulted in revenues of $0, as compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, when we had $2,722 in revenues. The decrease in EDGAR conversion and submission income was due to the fact that we updated our software during this period to address the technology shift to XBRL and interactive data formatting now required for public filing and we were not successful in converting our pipeline of SEC registrants into contracts for the period.
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General and administrative expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 were $20,058. This was a decrease of $5,912, or 29%, as compared to general and administrative expenses of $25,970 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to a decrease in office overhead expense.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, we incurred interest expenses of $2,942. This was an increase of $1,320, or 45%, as compared to interest expense of $1,622 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. The increase in interest expense was due to the fact that we increased our borrowing from loans from shareholders from $27,838 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010 to $50,931 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, representing an increase of $23,093.
Depreciation expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011 was $1,649. This was a decrease of $534, or 32%, as compared to depreciation expense of $2,193 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. We had net loss of $23,000 (or basic and diluted loss per share of $(0.001)) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2011. This was a decrease of $1,870, or 8% as compared to a net loss of $24,870 (or basic and diluted loss per share of $(0.001)) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to a decrease in general and administrative expenses.
CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
We had total current assets of $572 as of December 31, 2011. This consisted of cash of $290 and sundry current assets of $282. This was a decrease of $1,223, or 68%, as compared to current assets of $1,795 as of December 31, 2010. Other assets as of December 31, 2011, included net property and equipment of $5,524.We had a net working capital deficit of $8,262 as of December 31, 2011. This was an increase of $3,726, or 45%, as compared to a net working capital of $4,536, as of December 31, 2010.
We had total liabilities of $59,765 at December 31, 2011, which consisted of current liabilities of $8,834 and long term liabilities related to shareholder loans of $50,931. This was an increase of $25,596, or 43%, as compared to total liabilities of $34,169 as of December, 31, 2010. This increase was primarily due to additional advances made to the Company by our officer and majority stockholder.
We had a deficit accumulated during the development stage of $121,827 as of December 31, 2011. This was an increase of $23,000, or 19%, as compared to a deficit accumulated during the development stage of $98,627 for the as of December 31, 2010.
We had net cash used in operating activities of $15,016 for the year ended December 31, 2011, which consisted of a net loss of 23,000, depreciation of $1,659, accounts receivable of $1,080, and accounts payable of $5,245. The net cash used in operating activities of $15,016 for the year ended December 31, 2011 represented a decrease of $3,345, or 22%, as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $18,361for the year ended December 31, 2010.
We had $5,256 in net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2011, as compared to $2,203 for the year ended December 31, 2010, which consisted solely of acquisition of updated EDGAR conversion software.
We had $20,150 in net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2011. This was a decrease of $3,950, or 20%, as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $16,200 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The net cash provided by financing activities consisted solely of proceeds from shareholder loans.
We have no specific commitments for any future capital expenditures. However, we will continue to incur normal operating expenses and routine fees and expenses incident to our reporting duties as a public company. Our cash requirements for the next twelve months are relatively modest, principally advertising, operating, and accounting expenses.
Unless we receive additional capital, we will only be able to pay our future debts and meet operating expenses by conducting profitable operations and management and shareholder capital commitments, or otherwise generating positive cash flow. As a practical matter, we are unlikely to generate positive cash flow by any means other than successful and profitable operations.
On January 1, 2008, our board of directors determined that it was in the best interests of the Company to issue a Commercial Promissory Note (“Note”), whereby the Company would enter into credit agreements with the majority stockholders Mr. Pearman and Mr. Sarfoh (collectively referred to as “Creditors”) to obtain credit for working capital and other general business purposes (“Credit Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreements, the Creditors agreed to extend credit to the Company in the amount of up to $30,000, with Mr. Pearman and Mr. Sarfoh entering into separate Credit Agreements of $10,000 and $20,000, respectively.
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On January 1, 2008, in consideration for the Credit Agreements, the Company executed and delivered in favor of Creditors a Commercial Promissory Note (“Note”) providing with respect to the Loans a maturity date of December 30, 2014 and interest is accruing on the principal balance outstanding from time to time at an annual rate of eight percent (8%) payable. All outstanding principal and unpaid interest under the Note and all other amounts due and payable under this Note shall become automatically due and payable, without demand or notice, on December 31, 2014. The Note can be prepaid without premium or penalty. The documents representing the terms of the Notes and Credit Agreements (collectively referred to as “Shareholder Loans”) were filed as Exhibits 10.11 through 10.15 to the Company’s S-1 Registration Statement.
Pursuant to the Shareholder Loans, for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company borrowed $20,150 and $17,820 respectively, of which accrued interest has been recorded in the amounts of $2,942 and $1,622, respectively.
Outside of these Shareholder Loans, we do not have any other identified sources of additional capital from third parties or from other shareholders. There can be no assurance that additional capital will be available to us, or that, if available, it will be on terms satisfactory to us. Any additional financing may involve dilution to our shareholders. In the alternative, additional funds may be provided from cash flow in excess of that needed to finance our day-to-day operations, although we may never generate this excess cash flow. If we do not raise additional capital or generate additional funds, implementation of our plans for expansion will be delayed. If necessary, we may withdraw from certain growth strategies to conserve cash for continued operation.
We have no intention of borrowing money to reimburse or pay commissions to our officer or director, or shareholders or their affiliates. Other than as presented in the Company’s S-1 registration statement, there are currently no plans to sell additional securities to raise capital, although sales of securities may be necessary to obtain needed funds.
Should the Company lack available funding, severe consequences could occur, including among others:
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curtailing or eliminating our ability to continue operations;
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failure to make timely filings with the SEC as required by the Exchange Act, which would also probably result in suspension of trading or quotation in our stock and could result in fines and penalties to us under the Exchange Act;
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or inability to pay legal and accounting fees and other operating expenses.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SECURITAS EDGAR FILINGS, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | F-1 |
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AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: INCEPTION (OCTOBER 15, 2005) TO DECEMBER 31, 2011 |
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BALANCE SHEETS | F-2 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | F-3 |
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | F-4 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-5 - F-7 |
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Paritz & Company, P.A.
Certified Public Accountants
15 Warren Street, Suite 25
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
PHONE: (201) 342-7753
FAX: (201) 342-7598
www.paritz.com
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM
March 20, 2012
Board of Directors
Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
New York, New York
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Securitas Edgar Filings, Inc. (a Development Stage Company) (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended and the period from inception (October 31, 2005) to December 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As described in Note 4 the Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company has incurred losses of $23,000 and $24,870, respectively. The Company has a stockholders’ deficiency of $53,669 and $30,469 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Securitas Edgar Filings, Inc., as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the period from inception (October 31, 2005) to December 31, 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Hackensack, New Jersey
March 20, 2012
F-1
SECURITAS EDGAR FILINGS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 | DECEMBER 31, 2010 | ||||
ASSETS | |||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||
Cash | $ 290 | $ 412 | |||
Accounts receivable | - | 1,080 | |||
Sundry current assets | 282 | 303 | |||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 572 | 1,795 | |||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET OF ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION OF $20,308 | 5,524 | 1,905 | |||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ 6,096 | $ 3,700 | |||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | |||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||
Accounts payable | $ 8,834 | $ 6,331 | |||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 8,834 | 6,331 | |||
LOAN PAYABLE – STOCKHOLDERS | 50,931 | 27,838 | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 59,765 | 34,169 | |||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY: | |||||
Common stock, par value $.001 | |||||
50,000,000 shares authorized | |||||
12,193,315 and 12,193,315 shares | |||||
issued and outstanding, respectively | 12,193 | 12,193 | |||
Additional paid-in capital | 55,965 | 55,965 | |||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | (121,827) | (98,627) | |||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | (53,669) | (30,469) | |||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY | $ 6,096 | $ 3,700 |
See notes to financial statements
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SECURITAS EDGAR FILINGS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DEC 31, 2011 | YEAR ENDED DEC 31, 2010 | FROM INCEPTION (OCT 31, 2005 TO DEC 31, 2011) | |||
REVENUE | $ - | $ 2,722 | $ 38,951 | ||
COSTS AND EXPENSES: | |||||
General and administrative expenses | 20,058 | 25,970 | 155,264 | ||
Interest expense | 2,942 | 1,622 | 5,514 | ||
TOTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES | 23,000 | 27,592 | 160,778 | ||
NET LOSS | $ (23,000) | $ (24,870) | $ (121,827) | ||
BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE | .001 | .001 | .009 | ||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES | 12,193,315 | 12,193,315 | N/A |
See notes to financial statements
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SECURITAS EDGAR FILINGS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEAR ENDED DEC 31, 2011 | YEAR ENDED DEC 31, 2010 | FROM INCEPTION (OCT 31, 2005) TO DEC 31, 2011 | |||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||
Net loss | $ (23,000) | $ (24,870) | $ (121,827) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash | |||||
used in operating activities: | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,659 | 2,193 | 20,308 | ||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||
Accounts receivable | 1,080 | 54 | - | ||
Security Deposit | - | 1,600 | (89) | ||
Accounts payable | 5,245 | 2,663 | 14,058 | ||
Sundry current assets | - | - | - | ||
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (15,016) | (18,360) | (87,550) | ||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||
Acquisition of property and equipment | (5,256) | (2,202) | (26,024) | ||
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (5,256) | (2,202) | (26,024) | ||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||
Issuance of common stock | - | - | 68,158 | ||
Loan from stockholders | 20,150 | 16,200 | 45,706 | ||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 20,150 | 16,200 | 113,864 | ||
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH | (122) | (4,363) | 290 | ||
CASH – BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 412 | 4,775 | - | ||
CASH – END OF PERIOD | $ 290 | $ 412 | $ 290 |
See notes to financial statements
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SECURITAS EDGAR FILINGS, INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Business description
Securitas Edgar Filings, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on October 31, 2005 under the laws of the State of Florida. The Company converted its entity form on November 17, 2006 from a Delaware limited Liability Company to a Florida Corporation with 8,353,860 shares of common stock exchanged for each partnership unit, with 8,353,860 units outstanding at date of conversion. The assets, liabilities and operations of the Company did not change pursuant to this reorganization, and the accompanying financial statements are presented as if the change occurred on the first day of the earliest period presented; thus all references to number of shares prior to the date of conversion are based upon the common stock equivalent of the units.
The Company uploads converted documents for client review and approval to submit the filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission via EDGAR.
New Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on the Company’s accounting and reporting. The Company believes that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on its accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to its financial position, results of operations and cash flows when implemented.
NOTE 2 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
For the year ended December 31, 2011 the Company borrowed $20,150 from two of its stockholders, of which it has paid interest of $0.
Cash
The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions. Accounts at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to $250,000. The Company’s accounts at these institutions may, at times, exceed the federal insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consists of amounts due from customers. The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers in the ordinary course of business but mitigates the associated risks by performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts. When needed an allowance for doubtful accounts is established and determined based on management’s assessment of known requirements, aging of receivables, payment history, the customer’s current credit worthiness and the economic environment.
Property and equipment and depreciation policy
Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization are provided for in amounts sufficient to amortize the costs of the related assets over their estimated useful lives on the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes, whereas accelerated methods are used for income tax purposes.
Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense when incurred. Replacements and major renewals are capitalized.
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Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognized on a monthly basis as realized and earned, on an accrual basis. Revenue recognized to date is composed primarily of consulting fees earned.
Deferred income taxes
Income taxes are provided for using the liability method of accounting in accordance with the Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized and when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The computation of limitations relating to the amount of such tax assets, and the determination of appropriate valuation allowances relating to the realizing of such assets, are inherently complex and require the exercise of judgment. As additional information becomes available, the Company continually assess the carrying value of their net deferred tax assets.
The provision for income taxes differs from the amounts which would be provided by applying the statutory Federal income tax rate to net loss before provision for income taxes for the following reasons:
December 31, 2011 | |||
Income tax expense at statutory rate | 7,800 | ||
Valuation allowance | (7,800) | ||
Income tax expense per books | $ - |
Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components:
December 31, 2011 | |||
NOL carryover | $ 41,000 | ||
Valuation allowance | (41,000) | ||
Income tax expense per books | $ - |
The Company has a net operating loss carryover of $121,000 as of December 31, 2011 which expires from 2025 through 2031. Due to the change in ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating loss carryforwards for Federal income tax purposes are subject to annual limitations. Should a change in ownership occur, net operating loss carryforwards may be limited as to use in future years.
Research and development costs
Research and development costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred.
NOTE 3 - STOCKHOLDER LOANS PAYABLE
Stockholder loans payable consists of two promissory notes with two of its stockholders in which the Company may borrow up to $30,000 and $20,000, respectively. These borrowings bear interest at 8% per annum and both are due on December 31, 2014 of which the Company has accrued interest of $3,847 and $1,377, respectively.
NOTE 4 - GOING CONCERN
The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company has incurred losses of $23,000 and $24,870, respectively. The Company has a stockholders’ deficiency of $53,669 and $30,469 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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The Company’s future success is dependent upon its ability to achieve profitable operations, generate cash from operating activities and obtain additional financing. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to generate sufficient cash from operations, sell additional shares of common stock or borrow additional funds from its stockholders.
The Company’s inability to obtain additional cash could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, and its ability to continue in existence. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
There are not and have not been any disagreements between the Company and its accountants on any matter of accounting principles, practices or financial statement disclosure.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that is designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive officer or officers and principal financial officer or officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In accordance with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, an evaluation was completed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s sole officer and director, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s sole officer and director concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2011 were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms.
Evaluation of Internal Controls and Procedures
Our management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
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Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
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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 the Company’s management and directors; and
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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.
As of December 31, 2011, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in "Internal Control-Integrated Framework" issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2011.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal controls over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
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Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter of the year ended December 31, 2011, that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following table sets forth the name, positions and age of our present sole executive officer and director:
Name | Age | Position |
Jeremy Pearman | 38 | CEO, CFO, PAO, President, Secretary, Director |
Our director was elected by the majority written consent of our shareholders in lieu of a meeting. Our directors are typically elected at each annual meeting and serve for one year and until their successors are elected and qualify. Officers are elected by our board of directors and their terms of office are at the discretion of our board. The board of directors has no nominating, auditing, or compensation committees.
Background of our Sole Officer and Director
Jeremy Pearman – President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and sole Director.
Mr. Pearman was elected on January 1, 2007 to serve as our CEO, CFO, President, Secretary and Director of Securitas. Contemporaneous with Securitas, beginning December, 2003 through Present, Mr. Pearman has served as President of J.B. Pearman Enterprises, LLC, a real estate investment and development company in Louisville, KY. Mr. Pearman earned his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, his JD degree from the Boston University School of Law, and his LLM degree in taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between our directors and executive officers.
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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Our director, executive officer, promoters, and control persons have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:
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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;
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Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
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Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not 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
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Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgement has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.
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Being subject or, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, related to an alleged violation of: (i) any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or (ii) any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or (iii) any law or regulation prohibiting mail or write fraud or fraud in connected with any business entity; or
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Being the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The table below sets forth all cash compensation paid or proposed to be paid by us to the chief executive officer and the most highly compensated executive officers, and key employees for services rendered in all capacities to us during fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009.
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Stock | Options | Incentive Plan | Compensation | All Other | |||||||||||||||
Salary | Bonus | Awards | Awards | Compensation | Earnings | Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||
Name & Principal Position | Year | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||||||||
Jeremy Pearman | 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
CEO, President | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| 2009 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
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Employment Agreements or Arrangements
On January 1, 2007, the Company and Jeremy Pearman, our President, CEO, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Secretary and sole Director entered into an employment agreement that currently extends until December 31, 2012. The employment agreement provides for an initial term of employment of three years, which is automatically extended for an additional one year term unless either party notifies the other of its intention not to renew for an additional year at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then current term. As compensation, Mr. Pearman will be paid twenty percent (20%) of the gross revenues he derives on behalf of the Company. In addition, the employment agreement contains a non-disclosure and a non-compete clause for a period of 12 months from the date of his departure or termination from the Company. A copy of the employment agreement has been filed as an Exhibit 10.4 to Company’s registration statement filed on Form S-1.
On March 27, 2012, in an effort to expand our existing client base, the Company entered into an independent contractor agreement with Mr. Almodovar, to serve as the Company’s Director of Business Development. Mr. Almodovar will handle all of the Company’s sales and marketing operations for the near future, though we may explore the possibility of hiring a part-time marketing and sales director as we expand our operations.
Equity Awards
We have not awarded any shares of stock, options or other equity securities to our directors or executive officers since our inception. We have not adopted any equity incentive plan. Our directors and executive officers may receive stock options at the discretion of our board of directors in the future.
Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide retirement or similar benefits for our directors or executive officers.
Resignation, Retirement, Other Termination, or Change in Control Arrangements
We have no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, that provides for payments to our directors or executive officers at, following, or in connection with the resignation, retirement or other termination of our directors or executive officers, or a change in control of our company or a change in our directors’ or executive officers’ responsibilities following a change in control.
Director Compensation
No director received or accrued any compensation for his or her services as a director since our inception.
We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their services in their capacity as directors. Our directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors. Our board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
On January 1, 2008, our board of directors determined that it was in the best interests of the Company to issue a Commercial Promissory Note (“Note”), whereby the Company would enter into credit agreements with the majority stockholders Mr. Pearman and Mr. Sarfoh (collectively referred to as “Creditors”) to obtain credit for working capital and other general business purposes (“Credit Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreements, the Creditors agreed to extend credit to the Company in the amount of up to $30,000, with Mr. Pearman and Mr. Sarfoh entering into separate Credit Agreements of $10,000 and $20,000, respectively.
On January 1, 2008, in consideration for the Credit Agreements, the Company executed and delivered in favor of Creditors a Commercial Promissory Note (“Note”) providing with respect to the Loans a maturity date of December 30, 2014 and interest is accruing on the principal balance outstanding from time to time at an annual rate of eight percent (8%) payable. All outstanding principal and unpaid interest under the Note and all other amounts due and payable under this Note shall become automatically due and payable, without demand or notice, on December 31, 2014. The Note can be prepaid without premium or penalty. The documents representing the terms of the Notes and Credit Agreements (collectively referred to as “Shareholder Loans”) were filed as Exhibits 10.11 through 10.15 to the Company’s S-1 registration statement.
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Pursuant to the Shareholder Loans, for the years ended December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2010 the Company borrowed $20,150 and $17,820, respectively, of which it has accrued interest of $2,942 and $1,622, respectively. Refer to Note 2 of the audited financial statements for December 31, 2011 and 2010.
Corporate Governance
Under NASDAQ rule 5605(a)(2), a director is not independent if he or she is also an executive officer or employee of a corporation. Under that definition, Jeremy Pearman is not an independent director because he is our sole employee and the president, chief executive officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer and secretary.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 2011, the number and percentage of outstanding shares of common stock beneficially owned by (a) each person known by us to beneficially own more than five percent of such stock, (b) each director of the Company, (c) each named officer of the Company, and (d) all our directors and executive officers as a group. We have no other class of capital stock outstanding.
Number of Shares | Percentages | ||
Name and Address (1)(2) | Owned Beneficially | Before Offering(3) | After Offering(4) |
Jeremy B. Pearman | 3,545,455 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
Kwajo M. Sarfoh | 8,353,750 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
All officers and directors as a group | 3,545,455 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
(1) The persons named in the above table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
(2) Business Address is Empire State Building, 350 5th Ave, 59th Floor, New York, NY 10118.
(3) Percentages are based on shares outstanding of 12,193,205 and include the 294,000 shares acquired by the selling stockholders directly from our Company in a private placement offering that was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
(4) Percentages are based on shares outstanding of 13,193,205 assuming the maximum of 1,000,000 shares offered in Company’s offering are subscribed for.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company utilizes the office space and equipment of its officers and sole director at no cost. Management estimates such costs to be immaterial.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Paritz & Company, P.A. (“Paritz”) is the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Paritz for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our periodic reports or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $9,685 and $13,768, respectively.
Audit-Related Fees
There were no fees billed by Paritz for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2011.
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Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Weller Consulting (“Consulting”) for professional services for tax compliance were $550 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
All Other Fees
The aggregate fees billed by Weller for professional services for financial statement preparation were $1,800 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval Process
The Board of Directors acts as the audit committee of the Company, and accordingly, all services are approved by the Board of Directors.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) We set forth below a list of our audited financial statements included in Item 8 of this annual report on Form 10-K:
Statement | Page |
Index to Financial Statements | 21 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-1 |
Balance Sheet | F-2 |
Statements of Operations | F-3 |
Statements of Cash Flows | F-4 |
Notes to Financial Statements | F-5 |
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(b) Index to Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation* |
3.2 | By-Laws* |
4.1 | Form of Share Certificate* |
5.1 | Opinion of Counsel ** |
10.1 | Private Placement Memorandum* |
10.2 | Subscription Agreement* |
10.3 | Registration Rights Agreement* |
10.4 | Employment Agreement dated January 1, 2007 between Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. and Jeremy Pearman* |
10.5 | Independent Contractor Agreement dated December 29, 2009 between Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. and Lawrence Williams, Jr.* |
10.6 | Agreement and Plan of Merger between Securitas EDGAR Filings, LLC and Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc.*** |
10.7 | Idearc Media Corp Agreement* |
10.8 | Independent Contractor Agreement dated March 27, 2012 between Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. and Epifanio Almodovar***** |
10.11 | Credit Agreement between Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. and Jeremy Pearman* |
10.12 | Credit Agreement between Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. and Kwajo Sarfoh* |
10.13 | Commercial Promissory Note between Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. and Jeremy Pearman.* |
10.14 | Commercial Promissory Note between Securitas EDGAR Filings, Inc. and Kwajo Sarfoh* |
10.15 | Line of Credit Draw Authorization* |
14.1 | Code of Ethics* |
23.1 | Consent of Paritz & Company, P.A. **** |
23.2 | Consent of Robert L. Diener, Esq. (included with Exhibit 5.1) ** |
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.***** |
32.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.***** |
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document.****** |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.****** |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.****** |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.****** |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.****** |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.****** |
* Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Registration Statement File No. 333-167824, on June 28, 2010.
** Incorporated by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-1/A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Registration Statement File No. 333-167824, on March 30, 2011.
*** Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Registration Statement File No. 333-167824, on July 18, 2011.
**** Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Registration Statement File No. 333-167824, on August 10, 2011.
***** Filed herewith.
****** Filed herewith. XBRL information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is not subject to liability under those sections, is not part of any registration statement or prospectus to which it relates and is not incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into any registration statement, prospectus or other document.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| SECURITAS EDGAR FILINGS, INC. | |
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Date: April 10, 2012 | By: | /s/ Jeremy Pearman |
| Jeremy Pearman | |
| Principal Executive Officer Principal Financial Officer |
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