Palayan Resources, Inc. - Annual Report: 2022 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022
Or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 000-55348
Palayan Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 83-4575865 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
850 Teague Trail, #580 | |
Lady Lake, FL | 32159 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(407) 536-9422
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Exchange on which registered |
Common Stock | PLYN | OTCMarkets |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the 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. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendments to this Form 10-K ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “small reporting company” Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☒ | Smaller Reporting Company ☒ |
Emerging Growth Company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recent completed second fiscal quarter. $965,178.
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PROCEEDING FIVE YEARS
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS)
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
As of June 24, 2022:
common shares.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements are not historical facts but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections. We may use words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “foresee,” “estimate” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted. These risks and uncertainties include the following:
● | The availability and adequacy of our cash flow to meet our requirements; |
· | Economic, competitive, demographic, business and other conditions in our local and regional markets; |
· | Changes or developments in laws, regulations or taxes in our industry; |
· | Actions taken or omitted to be taken by third parties including our suppliers and competitors, as well as legislative, regulatory, judicial and other governmental authorities; |
· | Competition in our industry; |
· | The loss of or failure to obtain any license or permit necessary or desirable in the operation of our business; |
· | Changes in our business strategy, capital improvements or development plans; |
· | The availability of additional capital to support capital improvements and development; and |
· | Other risks identified in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). |
This report should be read completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements included in this report are made as of the date of this report and should be evaluated with consideration of any changes occurring after the date of this Report. We will not update forward-looking statements even though our situation may change in the future and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether resulting from new information, future events or otherwise.
Use of Term
Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this Annual Report to the words “we,” “our,” “us,” the “Company,” “PLYN,” or “Palayan” refer to Palayan Resources, Inc. All references to “USD” or United States Dollars refer to the legal currency of the United States of America.
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PALAYAN RESOURCES, INC.
FORM 10-K
March 31, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. | Business |
Overview
Organization and Business
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 26, 2013. On April 2, 2020, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Scythian Mining Group Ltd. (“SMG”), a United Kingdom company, to acquire 100% interest in SMG-Gold B.V. (“SMG-Gold”), a Dutch limited liability company (the “SMG-Gold Acquisition”). While the Exchange Agreement was closed on July 7, 2020, it was never finalized because consideration for the transaction was never fully exchanged. On November 18, 2020, our Board of Directors voted unanimously to rescind the transaction and return the SMG-Gold shares to SMG. See Note 3 for additional information.
On January 8, 2021, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Provenance Gold Corporation, a Canadian publicly traded company (“PAU”) to fund and develop a series of 102 lode mineral claims and one (1) patented mining claim, all of which are located in Nye County in the State of Nevada (the “Venture”). Subsequent to the closing of the JV Agreement, both parties deemed it in their best interests not to move forward with the Venture based on various factors, including, but not limited to, an inability to raise sufficient capital to support the Venture. Accordingly, on March 22, 2021, we entered into a Rescission Agreement with PAU rescinding and rendering null and void the JV Agreement, and returning any funds advanced by either party in connection with the JV Agreement.
On May 10, 2021, we issued a press release stating our Company was changing its market focus as our management recognized that our Company needs to move in a new direction and will pursue acquisition opportunities that can benefit private companies through our Company’s public status. The benefit to our Company and its shareholders will be built on acquisitions based on growth and revenue of targeted acquisitions.
We are restructuring our Company as a holding company seeking transactions on a managed basis, acquiring controlling interest in acquisition targets as subsidiaries of our Company. Using a holding company strategy, we will be able to mitigate risk while making multiple acquisitions. All targeted acquisitions must be audited or auditable. We will make either majority or minority investments in companies that meet its investment criteria.
As a holding company, we will not manufacture anything, sell any products or services, or conduct any other business operations. Our purpose is to hold the controlling stock or membership interests in other companies.
Our Company is taking an agnostic approach regarding industry, in almost every contemplated acquisition, we will retain the management team of the acquired company. The subsidiary’s own management will run the day-to-day business, as this retention of management post transaction will maintain operational continuity. Our Company’s management will be responsible for overseeing how the subsidiaries are run and assisting their management as needed.
Our Company is seeking opportunities in mature private companies that are in transition or growth mode.
We have begun sourcing opportunities through several third-party organizations. Transactions will be subject to industry standard due-diligence requirements. Of course, no two acquisitions are the same, so the due diligence process will vary from one situation to the next. In general, however, there are up to five types of due diligence; (i) Business; (ii) Accounting; (iii) Legal; (iv) Valuation and (v) Environmental, that will need to be completed as part of the process for any proposed transaction.
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Proposed Acquisition
Using this new strategy, on December 9, 2021 we executed a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with a Singapore based holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged principally in foreign exchange remittance services. Under the MOU, our Company desires to acquire 100% of the Singapore based company for a purchase price of $80,000,000, consisting of common and preferred stock totaling $70,000,000 and subordinated debt of $10,000,000. The proposed acquisition is subject to due diligence customary to transactions of this type and we are currently conducting such due diligence. There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement between the parties to the transaction can be reached.
Item 1A. | Risk Factors |
Please consider the following risk factors before deciding to invest in our common stock.
Any investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, and all other information contained in this report, before you decide whether to purchase our common stock. The occurrence of any of the following risks could harm our business. You may lose part or all of your investment due to any of these risks or uncertainties. These are speculative stocks and should be purchased by only those who can afford to lose their entire investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
Our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
We incurred a net loss for the year ended March 31, 2022 and we expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which raises substantial doubt about our Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. We have yet to attain profitable operations and in their report on our financial statements for the periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that led to this disclosure by our independent auditors.
We are governed by our Officers and Directors, which may lead to faulty corporate governance.
Our Directors and Officers make all the decisions regarding corporate governance. This includes their (executive) compensation, accounting overview, related party transactions and so on. They will also have full control over matters that require Board of Directors approval. This may introduce conflicts of interest and prevent the segregation of executive duties from those that require Board of Directors approval. This may lead to ineffective disclosure and accounting controls. Noncompliance with laws and regulations may result in fines and penalties. They would have the ability to take any action as they themselves review them and approve them. They would exercise control over all matters requiring shareholder approval including significant corporate transactions. We have not implemented various corporate governance measures, nor have we adopted any independent committees as we presently do not have any independent directors.
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We do not expect positive cash flow from future operations in the near term. If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, we may be unable to continue our business and as a result may be required to scale back or cease operations for our business.
If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, we may be unable to continue our business and as a result may be required to scale back or cease future operations for our business, the result of which would be that our stockholders would lose some or all of their investment.
Because we anticipate our operating expenses will increase prior to our earning revenues, we may never achieve profitability.
Prior to completion of our exploration stage, we anticipate that we will incur increased operating expenses without realizing any revenues. We therefore expect to incur losses into the foreseeable future. There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will prove successful, and we can provide no assurance that we will generate any revenues or ever achieve profitability. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail.
Our By-laws contain provisions indemnifying our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses incurred by them.
Our By-laws contain provisions with respect to the indemnification each of our officers and directors against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, actually and reasonably incurred by him, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment in a civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made a party by reason of his being or having been one of our directors or officers.
Risks Related to the Ownership of Our Stock
The continued sale of our equity securities will dilute the ownership percentage of our existing stockholders and may decrease the market price for our common stock.
Given our lack of revenues and the doubtful prospect that we will earn significant revenues in the next several years, we will require additional financing for the next 12 months, which may require us to issue additional equity securities. We expect to continue our efforts to acquire financing to fund our planned development and expansion activities, which may result in dilution to our existing stockholders.
We do not intend to pay dividends and there will thus be fewer ways in which you are able to make a gain on your investment.
We have never paid dividends and do not intend to pay any dividends for the foreseeable future. To the extent that we may require additional funding currently not provided for in our financing plan, our funding sources may prohibit the declaration of dividends. Because we do not intend to pay dividends, any gain on your investment will need to result from an appreciation in the price of our common stock. There will therefore be fewer ways in which you are able to make a gain on your investment.
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Because the SEC imposes additional sales practice requirements on brokers who deal in shares of penny stocks, some brokers may be unwilling to trade our securities. This means that you may have difficulty reselling your shares, which may cause the value of your investment to decline.
Our shares are classified as penny stocks and are covered by section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) which imposes additional sales practice requirements on brokers-dealers who sell our securities. For sales of our securities, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination and receive a written agreement from you prior to making a sale on your behalf. Because of the imposition of the foregoing additional sales practices, it is possible that broker-dealers will not want to make a market in our common stock. This could prevent you from reselling your shares and may cause the value of your investment to decline.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (“FINRA”) sales practice requirements may limit your ability to buy and sell our common stock, which could depress the price of our shares.
FINRA rules require broker-dealers to have reasonable grounds for believing that an investment is suitable for a customer before recommending that investment to the customer. Prior to recommending speculative low-priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status and investment objectives, among other things. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability such speculative low-priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. Thus, FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our shares, have an adverse effect on the market for our shares, and thereby depress our share price.
Our compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC rules concerning internal controls will be time-consuming, difficult, and costly.
It will be time-consuming, difficult and costly for us to develop and implement the internal controls, processes and reporting procedures required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We may need to hire additional personnel to do so, and if we are unable to comply with the requirements of the legislation, we may not be able to obtain the independent accountant certifications that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires publicly traded companies to obtain.
Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments |
None.
Item 2. | Properties |
Our principal executive offices are located at 850 Teague Trail, #580, Lady Lake, FL 32159. Our telephone number is (407) 536-9422.
Item 3. | Legal Proceedings |
None.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
No information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is required to be disclosed herein because we are not the operator of any mine (we have no subsidiaries).
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PART II
Item 5. | Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
Our outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, are listed on OTC Markets Group, an American financial market providing price and liquidity information for almost 10,000 over-the-counter securities. Our trading symbol is PLYN. As of June 24, 2022, there were 17 holders of our common stock.
Dividends
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock nor do we anticipate paying any in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, we expect to retain any future earnings to finance our operations and expansion. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon our earnings levels, capital requirements, any restrictive loan covenants and other factors the Board considers relevant.
Item 6. | Selected Financial Data |
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Position and Results of Operations
For a description of our Company’s business, refer to Item 1 of Part I of this annual report on Form 10-K. As indicated in Item 1, we are a mineral exploration and production company engaged in the exploration, acquisition, and development of mineral properties. The following provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our Company prepares our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We disclose our significant accounting policies in the notes to our audited financial statements.
We have elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act. This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates.
Going Concern
Our financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies that we will continue to realize our assets and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business. We have generated no revenues to date and have an accumulated deficit of $1,004,986 as of March 31, 2022. The continuation of our Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from our shareholders, the ability to raise equity or debt financing, and the attainment of profitable operations from our future business. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
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Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods presented. We are required to make judgments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Although, we believe our judgments and estimates are appropriate, actual future results may be different; if different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, the results could be materially different from our reported results.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of our Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. | |
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. |
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of March 31, 2022 and 2021. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, prepaid expense, accounts payable and accrued expenses, related party advances and notes payable. Fair values for these items were assumed to approximate carrying values because they are short-term in nature or they are payable on demand. Fair values for derivative liabilities were determined under level 2 since inputs used are either directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Derivative Financial Instruments – We account for convertible debt with conversion features representing embedded derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. ASC 815-15-25-1 requires that embedded derivative instruments be bifurcated and assessed on their issuance date and measured at their fair value for accounting purposes. In determining the appropriate fair value, we use the Black-Scholes option valuation method, resulting in a reduction of the initial carrying amount of the notes as unamortized debt discount. The unamortized discount is amortized over the term of each note using the effective interest method.
The fair value of derivative instruments is recorded and shown separately under liabilities. Changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations under non-operating income (expense).
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We evaluate each of our financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, we use a weighted average Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within twelve months of the balance sheet date.
Long-Lived Assets
Long-Lived assets, such as property and equipment, mineral properties, and purchased intangibles with finite lives (subject to amortization), are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360 “Property, Plant, and Equipment”. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life.
Recoverability of assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by an asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset. The estimated fair value is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. Any impairment in value is recognized as an expense in the period when the impairment occurs.
Income Taxes
Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in the accounts until realization is more likely than not. We have adopted ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, as of its inception. Pursuant to ASC 740, we are required to compute tax asset benefits for net operating losses carried forward. The potential benefits of net operating losses have not been recognized in these financial statements because we cannot be assured it is more likely than not we will utilize the net operating losses carried forward in future years.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We review new accounting standards as issued. Although some of these accounting standards issued or effective after the end of our previous fiscal year may be applicable to us, we have not identified any standards that we believe merit further discussion. We believe that none of the new standards will have a significant impact on our financial position, future operations or cash flows.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We have limited operational history. From our inception on July 26, 2013 to March 31, 2022, we did not generate any revenues. We anticipate that we may incur substantial losses for the foreseeable future and do not believe we will be able generate revenues during the next 12 months.
Years Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Year Ended March 31, 2021
Operating Expenses
During the year ended March 31, 2022, we incurred operating expenses of $260,233 compared to $441,653 in the previous year. The main difference in operating expenses is that the 2021 period includes several expenses not incurred in 2022, including the $150,000 expense related to the issuance of preferred stock to our CEO, and the $31,000 expense on the abandonment of the SMG-Gold acquisition.
Other Income and Expense
Other expense totaled $32,812 for the year ended March 31, 2022 versus $18,851 for the comparable period in the prior year. The difference consisted of the following
· | Interest expense increased $10,662 on higher levels of debt. |
· | We reported derivative income in the 2022 period of $142,104 versus expense of $58,082 in the 2021 period. See Notes 6 and 7 to the accompanying financial statements. |
· | Debt discount amortization increased $91,194 as explained in Note 6 to the accompanying financial statements. |
· | Gain on extinguishment of debt decreased $112,291. See Notes 7 and 11 to the accompanying financial statements. |
Net Loss
Our net loss for the year ended March 31, 2022 of $293,045 ($0.01 per share) compares to a net loss of $460,504 ($0.01 per share) in the previous year.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Since inception we have raised capital through debt financing, advances from related parties and private placements of our common stock. As described in Note 1 to the accompanying financial statements, on December 9, 2021 we executed an MOU with a Singapore based holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged principally in foreign exchange remittance services. Under the MOU, our Company is proposing to acquire 100% of the Singapore based company for a purchase price of $80,000,000, consisting of common and preferred stock totaling $70,000,000 and subordinated debt of $10,000,000. The proposed acquisition is subject to due diligence customary to transactions of this type. There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement between the parties to the transaction can be reached.
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Notwithstanding what may happen with our proposed acquisition, our capital commitments for the coming 12 months consist of administrative expenses, expenses associated with investment in companies, and costs of distribution of our securities. We estimate that we will have to incur the following expenses during the next 12 months:
Description | Estimated
Date (1) |
Estimated Expenses ($) |
Legal and accounting fees and expenses(2) | 12 months | 95,000 |
Investor relations and capital raising | 12 months | 125,000 |
General and administrative expenses | 12 months | 175,000 |
Transfer Agent and Edgar Services | 12 months | 18,000 |
Total | 413,000 |
(1) | Budget Items are listed in order of priority. | |
(2) | Includes $45,000 for accounting and auditing. |
Since our initial share issuances, our company has been unable to raise significant additional equity funds, forcing us to rely on cash advances and debt financing to meet operating needs. Based on our cash on hand of $426 at March 31, 2022, we will be required to raise additional funds to execute our current plan of operation. As discussed in Note 6 to the accompanying financial statements, although we have a credit line agreement with Mambagone, S.A de C.V. (“Mambagone”), they are no longer honoring additional required advances under the agreement. At present, we have no commitment from anyone to contribute funds to our Company. If we are unable to raise sufficient funds to execute our plan of operation, we intend to scale back our operations commensurately with the funds available to us. In that regard, we will prioritize expenditures to (in order of priority): (i) maintain our mineral exploration license; and (ii) to conduct our planned exploration activities. We intend to raise the capital that we require through the private placement of our securities or through loans. However, we have not received any financing commitments and there is no guarantee that we will be successful in so doing.
We have no plant or significant equipment to sell, nor are we going to buy any plant or significant equipment during the next 12 months. We do not intend to hire any employees at this time.
Limited Operating History; Need for Additional Capital
There is no historical financial information about us upon which to base an evaluation of our performance as an exploration corporation. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources.
We have no assurance that financing will be available to us on acceptable terms. If financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to commence, continue, develop, or expand our exploration activities. Even if available, equity financing could result in additional dilution to existing shareholders.
Balance Sheets
At March 31, 2022, we had cash of $426 and total assets of $3,167 compared with cash of $98,889 and total assets of $99,755 as of March 31, 2021. The overall cash and asset balance decreased from the prior year primarily due to the lack of outside financing.
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During the year ended March 31, 2022, we issued 1,596,799 common shares to a company for services provided. 201,451 of those shares were “to be issued” as of March 31, 2021. In addition, we issued a total of 1,353,334 common shares in settlement of related party debt and an additional 250,000 in settlement of other debt.
During the year ended March 31, 2021, we issued 4,000,000 common shares in connection with the SMG-Gold transaction. We also issued 30,968 common shares to two individuals for Board of Director services and 315,790 common shares to a company (with an additional 201,451 shares committed to be issued) for services provided. Extinguishment of related party debt increased our Additional Paid-in Capital by $172,895. Finally, we sold 10,000 shares for $5,000.
Cash Flows
Operating Activities
During the year ended March 31, 2022, we used cash of $98,463 for operating activities compared with $295,665 during the year ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in the cash used for operating activities resulted mainly from a lower net loss in 2022.
Investing Activities
We had no capital expenditures in the 2022 period versus $1,123 in 2021.
Financing Activities
During the year ended March 31, 2022, there were no financing activities. During the year ended March 31, 2021, we received $5,000 from the sale of 10,000 shares of our common stock. In addition, we received proceeds of $390,600 from debt financing, $50,600 or which came from related parties.
Trends
We have not generated any revenue and, notwithstanding the possible acquisition discussed in Note 1 to the accompanying financial statements, have no prospects of generating any revenue in the foreseeable future. We are unaware of any known trends, events or uncertainties that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a material impact on our business or income, either in the long term or short term, other than as described in this section or in “Risk Factors”.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our stockholders.
Inflation
The effect of inflation on our revenues and operating results has not been significant.
Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk |
None.
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Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data |
Index to Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Palayan Resources, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Palayan Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2, the Company has generated no revenues to date, suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Valuation of Derivative Liabilities for Conversion Features in Convertible Debt
Description of the Matter: At March 31, 2022, the Company’s derivative liability was $180,181. As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company records a derivative liability for embedded conversion features by performing a valuation of the conversion features using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The use of the Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the Company to determine appropriate inputs to put into the model. Auditing the valuation of the derivative liability requires testing and analysis of the underlying estimates and assumptions the Company used as inputs in the Black-Scholes option valuation model.
How We Addressed the Matter: Our audit procedures consisted of testing the key inputs that were used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model by calculating our own internal valuation of the derivative liability and comparing to what was recorded by the Company.
/s/ TAAD LLP
TAAD LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020
Diamond Bar, CA
June 28, 2022
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PALAYAN RESOURCES, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 426 | $ | 98,889 | ||||
Prepaid expense | 2,250 | – | ||||||
Total current assets | 2,676 | 98,889 | ||||||
Equipment, net | 491 | 866 | ||||||
Total Assets | $ | 3,167 | $ | 99,755 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 43,063 | $ | 5,168 | ||||
Notes payable – related party | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
Convertible note payable – non-related party, net of debt discount | 204,419 | – | ||||||
Derivative liabilities | 180,181 | – | ||||||
Due to related parties | 54,582 | – | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 507,245 | 30,168 | ||||||
Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
Convertible note payable – non-related party, net of debt discount | – | 34,116 | ||||||
Derivative liabilities | – | 322,285 | ||||||
Total long-term liabilities | – | 356,401 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 507,245 | 386,569 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | – | – | ||||||
Stockholders’ deficit: | ||||||||
Preferred stock, $ | par value, shares authorized||||||||
Series A – | shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
Series B – | shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively– | – | ||||||
Series C – | shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively– | – | ||||||
Common stock, $ | par value, shares authorized; and shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively37,377 | 34,377 | ||||||
Common stock to be issued, | and shares at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively– | 201 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 461,031 | 388,049 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,004,986 | ) | (711,941 | ) | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | (504,078 | ) | (286,814 | ) | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | 3,167 | $ | 99,755 |
See accompanying Notes to the financial statements
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PALAYAN RESOURCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended March 31, 2022 | For the Year Ended March 31, 2021 | |||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling and marketing expense | $ | 1,426 | $ | 7,750 | ||||
General and administrative expense | 258,807 | 433,903 | ||||||
Total operating expense | 260,233 | 441,653 | ||||||
Operating loss | (260,233 | ) | (441,653 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Interest expense | (23,403 | ) | (12,741 | ) | ||||
Derivative income (expense) | 142,104 | (58,082 | ) | |||||
Debt discount amortization | (165,513 | ) | (74,319 | ) | ||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt | 14,000 | 126,291 | ||||||
Total other income (expense) | (32,812 | ) | (18,851 | ) | ||||
Loss before provision for income taxes | (293,045 | ) | (460,504 | ) | ||||
Provision for income taxes | – | – | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (293,045 | ) | $ | (460,504 | ) | ||
Weighted average shares basic and diluted | 36,300,711 | 33,543,005 | ||||||
Weighted average basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to the financial statements
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PALAYAN RESOURCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series A | Series B | Series C | Common Stock | To Be Issued | Paid-In | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | 30,020,000 | $ | 30,020 | $ | $ | 13,019 | $ | (251,437 | ) | $ | (208,398 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issued as deposit for acquisition | – | – | – | 4,000,000 | 4,000 | – | 12,000 | 16,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of stock | – | – | – | 10,000 | 10 | – | 4,990 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature | – | – | – | – | – | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issued for services | 2,500,000 | 2,500 | – | – | – | – | 147,500 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issued or issuable for services | – | – | – | 346,758 | 347 | 201,451 | 201 | 1,645 | 2,193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extinguishment of related party debt | – | – | – | – | – | 172,895 | 172,895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | – | – | – | – | – | (460,504 | ) | (460,504 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2021 | 2,500,000 | 2,500 | 34,376,758 | 34,377 | 201,451 | 201 | 388,049 | (711,941 | ) | (286,814 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issued or issuable for services | – | – | – | 1,596,799 | 1,597 | (201,451 | ) | (201 | ) | 4,185 | 5,581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock issued for settlement of debt | – | – | – | 1,403,334 | 1,403 | – | 68,797 | 70,200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | – | – | – | – | – | (293,045 | ) | (293,045 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance - March 31, 2022 | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,500 | $ | $ | 37,376,891 | $ | 37,377 | $ | $ | 461,031 | $ | (1,004,986 | ) | $ | (504,078 | ) |
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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PALAYAN RESOURCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Year Ended March 31, 2022 | For the Year Ended March 31, 2021 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (293,045 | ) | $ | (460,504 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Value of shares issued as acquisition deposit | – | 16,000 | ||||||
Shares issued for services | 5,581 | 152,193 | ||||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt | (14,000 | ) | (126,291 | ) | ||||
Derivative (income) expense | (142,104 | ) | 58,082 | |||||
Depreciation | 375 | 258 | ||||||
Debt discount amortization | 165,513 | 74,319 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Prepaid expense | (2,250 | ) | – | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 57,685 | 7,683 | ||||||
Due to related parties | 123,782 | (17,405 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (98,463 | ) | (295,665 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | – | (1,123 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in investing activities | – | (1,123 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock | – | 5,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable – non-related parties | – | 340,000 | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of note payable – related parties | – | 50,600 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | – | 395,600 | ||||||
Net change in cash | (98,463 | ) | 98,812 | |||||
Cash, beginning of period | 98,889 | 77 | ||||||
Cash, end of period | $ | 426 | $ | 98,889 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
Interest | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Taxes | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
Beneficial conversion feature | $ | – | $ | 36,000 | ||||
Extinguishment of related party debt | $ | 69,200 | $ | 172,894 | ||||
Extinguishment of non-related party debt | $ | 15,000 | $ | 118,000 |
See accompanying Notes to the financial statements
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PALAYAN RESOURCES, INC.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021
1. | Organization History and Business |
Organization and Business
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 26, 2013. On April 2, 2020, we entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Scythian Mining Group Ltd. (“SMG”), a United Kingdom company, to acquire 100% interest in SMG-Gold B.V. (“SMG-Gold”), a Dutch limited liability company (the “SMG-Gold Acquisition”). While the Exchange Agreement was closed on July 7, 2020, it was never finalized because consideration for the transaction was never fully exchanged. On November 18, 2020, our Board of Directors voted unanimously to rescind the transaction and return the SMG-Gold shares to SMG. See Note 3 for additional information.
On January 8, 2021, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) with Provenance Gold Corporation, a Canadian publicly traded company (“PAU”) to fund and develop a series of 102 lode mineral claims and one (1) patented mining claim, all of which are located in Nye County in the State of Nevada (the “Venture”). Subsequent to the closing of the JV Agreement, both parties deemed it in their best interests not to move forward with the Venture based on various factors, including, but not limited to, an inability to raise sufficient capital to support the Venture. Accordingly, on March 22, 2021, we entered into a Rescission Agreement with PAU rescinding and rendering null and void the JV Agreement, and returning any funds advanced by either party in connection with the JV Agreement.
On May 10, 2021, we issued a press release stating our Company was changing its market focus as our management recognized that our Company needs to move in a new direction and will pursue acquisition opportunities that can benefit private companies through our Company’s public status. The benefit to our Company and its shareholders will be built on acquisitions based on growth and revenue of targeted acquisitions.
We are restructuring our Company as a holding company seeking transactions on a managed basis, acquiring controlling interest in acquisition targets as subsidiaries of our Company. Using a holding company strategy, we will be able to mitigate risk while making multiple acquisitions. All targeted acquisitions must be audited or auditable. We will make either majority or minority investments in companies that meet its investment criteria.
As a holding company, we will not manufacture anything, sell any products or services, or conduct any other business operations. Our purpose is to hold the controlling stock or membership interests in other companies.
Our Company is taking an agnostic approach regarding industry, in almost every contemplated acquisition, we will retain the management team of the acquired company. The subsidiary’s own management will run the day-to-day business, as this retention of management post transaction will maintain operational continuity. Our Company’s management will be responsible for overseeing how the subsidiaries are run and assisting their management as needed.
Our Company is seeking opportunities in mature private companies that are in transition or growth mode.
We have begun sourcing opportunities through several third-party organizations. Transactions will be subject to industry standard due-diligence requirements. Of course, no two acquisitions are the same, so the due diligence process will vary from one situation to the next. In general, however, there are up to five types of due diligence; (i) Business; (ii) Accounting; (iii) Legal; (iv) Valuation and (v) Environmental, that will need to be completed as part of the process for any proposed transaction.
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Proposed Acquisition
Using this new strategy, on December 9, 2021 we executed a Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU”) with a Singapore based holding company whose subsidiaries are engaged principally in foreign exchange remittance services. Under the MOU, our Company desires to acquire 100% of the Singapore based company for a purchase price of $80,000,000, consisting of common and preferred stock totaling $70,000,000 and subordinated debt of $10,000,000. The proposed acquisition is subject to due diligence customary to transactions of this type and we are currently conducting such due diligence. There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement between the parties to the transaction can be reached.
2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation
We have prepared the accompanying financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
Going Concern Considerations
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, which contemplate continuation of our Company as a going concern. We currently have no revenues, have incurred net losses, and have an accumulated deficit of $1,004,986 as of March 31, 2022. Effective December 4, 2020, we entered into a Credit Line Agreement with Mambagone, S.A de C.V. (“Mambagone”) which allows for advances totaling $1,050,000. However, after advancing us $260,000 under the terms of the Credit Line Agreement, Mambagone made no further advances. See Note 6 for further information. As such, there is uncertainty whether our capital needs over the next 12 months can be met and, as a result, there is reasonable doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the date of this report. If we are unable to obtain adequate capital to meet our working capital needs, we could be forced to cease operations.
The continuation of our Company as a going concern is dependent upon continued financial support from our shareholders, the ability to raise equity or debt financing, and the attainment of profitable operations from any future business we may acquire. There are no assurances that we will be successful in obtaining sufficient capital to continue as a going concern.
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if our Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. Our cash balances as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, were $426 and $98,889, respectively. We had no cash equivalents at either date.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. Applicable accounting guidance provides an established hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of our Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect our Company’s assumptions about the factors that market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. | |
Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. | |
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. |
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
Fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management as of March 31, 2022 and 2021. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash, prepaid expense, accounts payable and accrued expenses, related party advances and notes payable. Fair values for these items were assumed to approximate carrying values because they are short-term in nature or they are payable on demand. Fair values for derivative liabilities were determined under level 2 since inputs used are either directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
Derivative Financial Instruments – We account for convertible debt with conversion features representing embedded derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. ASC 815-15-25-1 requires that embedded derivative instruments be bifurcated and assessed on their issuance date and measured at their fair value for accounting purposes. In determining the appropriate fair value, we use the Black-Scholes option valuation method, resulting in a reduction of the initial carrying amount of the notes as unamortized debt discount. The unamortized discount is amortized over the term of each note using the effective interest method.
The fair value of derivative instruments is recorded and shown separately under liabilities. Changes in the fair value of derivative liabilities are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations under non-operating income (expense).
We evaluate each of our financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, we use a weighted average Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within twelve months of the balance sheet date.
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Long-lived Assets
We follow ASC 360-10-15-3, Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets, which established a “primary asset” approach to determine the cash flow estimation period for a group of assets and liabilities that represents the unit of accounting for a long-lived asset to be held and used. Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740 - Income Taxes, which requires us to provide a net deferred tax asset/liability equal to the expected future tax benefit/expense of temporary reporting differences between book and tax accounting methods and any available operating loss or tax credit carry forwards. Tax law and rate changes are reflected in income in the period such changes are enacted. We record a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. We include interest and penalties related to income taxes, including unrecognized tax benefits, within the provision for income taxes.
Our income tax returns, when filed, will be based on calculations and assumptions that are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. In addition, the calculation of our tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. We recognize liabilities for uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement. While we believe we have appropriate support for the positions taken on our tax returns, we regularly assess the potential outcomes of examinations by tax authorities in determining the adequacy of our provision for income taxes. We continually assess the likelihood and amount of potential adjustments and adjust the income tax provision, income taxes payable and deferred taxes in the period in which the facts that give rise to a revision become known.
We compute net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. Diluted EPS excludes all potential dilutive shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, potentially dilutive shares related to our convertible notes payable and Series A Preferred Stock have
t been included in the diluted loss per share computations as they would be antidilutive for the periods presented.
New Accounting Pronouncements
We have reviewed all accounting pronouncements recently issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force), the AICPA, and the SEC and have determined that they are either not applicable or are not believed to have a material impact on our present or future financial statements.
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3. | SMG-Gold Acquisition |
As stated in Note 1, on April 2, 2020, we entered into the Exchange Agreement with SMG and SMG’s wholly owned subsidiary SMG-Gold. Under the Exchange Agreement, SMG agreed to exchange one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of SMG-Gold for an aggregate of
shares of our Series A Preferred Stock and shares of our Series C Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock Consideration”). In November 2019, SMG-Gold had been assigned the rights and obligations of participatory interests in Altyn Kokus LLP, a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of Kazakhstan engaged in mining operations, but the assignment was not completed since the participatory interests had not been legally transferred to SMG-Gold as a result of certain payments not being made to Bulat Kulchimbayev (“Bulat”), a Kazakhstan national, in consideration for the sale of the participatory interests.
On May 1, 2020, SMG-Gold and Bulat agreed to modify the obligations payable to Bulat as follows: (1) SMG-Gold would pay Bulat a total of $750,000 in US Dollars, payable at various dates through October 15, 2020 ($15,000 of which has been paid to date); and (2) in anticipation of the closing of the Exchange Agreement, SMG-Gold would provide that Palayan Resources, Inc. would issue to Bulat shares of our restricted common stock. We issued the 4,000,000 shares of our common stock to Bulat on June 8, 2020 and recorded a deposit for the proposed SMG-Gold Acquisition of $16,000 based on an independent third-party valuation of the fair value of our common stock on the date of issuance.
Bulat never received any cash obligations owed to him, except for the $15,000 paid by us in July 2020. As such, Bulat did not transfer the participation interests in Altyn Kokus LLP to SMG-Gold. As a result, the transaction contemplated by the Exchange Agreement was deemed to be incomplete. Accordingly, on November 18, 2020, our Board of Directors voted unanimously to rescind the Exchange Agreement, to return the parties to their respective positions prior to entering into the Exchange Agreement, to the extent possible, to return the SMG-Gold shares to SMG, and to place a Stop Transfer Order with our transfer agent for the 4,000,000 shares of our common stock issued to Bulat.
Because of our Board’s decision to rescind the Exchange Agreement, during the year ended March 31, 2021, we recorded a General and Administrative expense totaling $31,000, consisting of the $15,000 paid in cash to Bulat plus $16,000 in value for the 4,000,000 common shares issued to Bulat, since the Stop Transfer Order was unable to be put into effect.
4. | Equipment, net |
As of both March 31, 2022 and 2021, equipment consists of a laptop computer. Depreciation was calculated on a straight-line basis over a three-year period and was $375 and $258 for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
5. | Related Party Transactions |
Due to related party of $54,582 as of March 31, 2022 consists of $52,332 in advances by C2C Business Strategies (“C2C”), a large stockholder, to cover certain operating expenses and $2,250 owed to one of our outside Directors for Directors fees. From time to time, we have received advances from certain of our large stockholders, which we reported on our Balance Sheets under the caption Due to related parties. The advances bear no interest and are repayable on demand. There were no Due to related parties balance at March 31, 2021.
Under an April 1, 2020 Executive Employment Agreement, as amended, we retained the services of Mr. James Jenkins, our CEO and Director, by and through C2C. During the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we expensed $132,000 and $109,500, respectively, for Mr. Jenkins services.
During the year ended March 31, 2022, we issued 69,200 of due to related party amounts owed to them. The shares issued were valued at $4,613 based on a June 2020 independent third-party valuation of the fair value of our common stock and, because this is a related party, the gain was recorded in additional paid-in capital.
shares of our common stock to C2C in settlement of $
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During the year ended March 31, 2021, we issued 150,000 based on the independent third-party valuation referred to above of the fair value of the underlying common stock.
Series A preferred shares to our CEO and Director. We valued the preferred shares at $
6. | Notes Payable |
Notes payable consists of the following at March 31, 2022 and 2021:
March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | |||||||
Non-Related Parties: | ||||||||
Advances under unsecured credit line agreement | $ | 260,000 | $ | 260,000 | ||||
Less debt discount on amounts borrowed | (55,581 | ) | (225,884 | ) | ||||
Subtotal — non-related parties | 204,419 | 34,116 | ||||||
Less current portion | (204,419 | ) | – | |||||
Long-term portion | $ | – | $ | 34,116 | ||||
Related Party: | ||||||||
Unsecured promissory note | $ | 25,000 | $ | 25,000 | ||||
Subtotal — related party | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
Less current portion | (25,000 | ) | (25,000 | ) | ||||
Long-term portion | $ | – | $ | – |
NON-RELATED PARTIES
Unsecured Credit Line Agreement
Effective December 4, 2020, we entered into a Credit Line Agreement with Mambagone (“the LOC”) under which Mambagone agreed to advance our Company a total of $1,050,000 on various dates specified in the LOC. Each advance under the LOC bears interest at 8% per annum and matures, along with all accrued and unpaid interest, on July 31, 2022. To date, Mambagone has advanced us $260,000. Despite repeated requests on our part for additional advances as required by the LOC, Mambagone made no further advances. Mambagone’s lack of performance under the LOC created an event of default by the lender and we sent a letter to Mambagone, via Federal Express, dated December 15, 2021 notifying them of such default and of our termination of the LOC which letter was received on December 31, 2021. According to the terms of the LOC, a default by the lender results in a portion of the advances being considered to not be due and payable and shall be considered as forgiven or fully discharged. Under the guidance of ASC 405-20-15-1, derecognition of a debt that has not been paid can only occur if the debtor is legally released from the debt, either judicially or by the creditor. We have not yet met the criteria of the relevant guidance but are attempting to do so. Once met, we expect to extinguish at minimum a portion of the debt.
Mambagone has the right, but not the obligation, at any time, to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount and accrued interest into fully paid and non-assessable shares of our common stock. The conversion price shall be equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the average of the closing price of our common stock during the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the conversion date. We determined that the conversion provisions of the Mambagone LOC contain an embedded derivative feature and we valued the derivative feature separately, recording debt discount and derivative liabilities in accordance with the provisions of the advances. See Note 7. We are amortizing the debt discount on a straight-line basis over the term of the advances. For the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded amortization of debt discount of $165,513 and $38,319, respectively. In addition, for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded interest expense of $20,800 and $4,790, respectively.
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Other Promissory Notes
On July 24, 2020, we issued an unsecured convertible promissory note to an unrelated third party in the principal amount of $50,000. The note, which bore interest at 10% per annum, was convertible at $1.00 per share. We determined that this note contained a beneficial conversion feature of $36,000 based on the difference between the fair market value of our common stock on the date of issuance and the conversion price. We recorded this amount as a debt discount and were amortizing the discount on a straight-line basis over the two-year term of the note. In January 2021, the holder of this note executed a General Release releasing our Company from any obligation to repay amounts owed. No consideration was paid to the note holder for the General Release. See Note 11 for further information. As of March 31, 2021, no amounts were owed under this note. During the year ended March 31, 2021 we recorded amortization expense of $36,000 in connection with this note. In addition, during the year ended March 31, 2021, we recorded interest expense of $2,356 on this note.
During June 2020, we issued two (2) notes payable to non-related parties totaling $30,000. The notes were unsecured, bore interest at 10% per annum, and were due on demand. In January 2021, the holders of these notes executed General Releases releasing our Company from any obligation to repay amounts owed. No consideration was paid to the note holders for the General Releases. See Note 11 for further information. As of March 31, 2021, no amounts were owed under this note. Interest expense for these notes totaled $1,737 for the year ended March 31, 2021.
RELATED PARTY
Unsecured Promissory Note
On March 16, 2021, we issued an unsecured promissory note to one of our large stockholders in the amount of $25,000. The note bears interest at 10% per annum and is payable on demand. No demand has been made for payments against this note. Interest expense in connection with this note was $2,603 and zero for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
7. | Derivative Liabilities |
As stated in Note 6, Notes Payable, we determined that the advances under the unsecured credit line agreement contained an embedded derivative feature in the form of a conversion provision which was adjustable based on future prices of our common stock. In accordance with ASC 815-10-25, each derivative feature was initially recorded at its fair value using the Black-Scholes option valuation method and then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
The following table represents our derivative liability activity for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
Initial measurement of advances | $ | 264,203 | ||
Derivative expense | 58,082 | |||
Balance at March 31, 2021 | 322,285 | |||
Derivative income | (142,104 | ) | ||
Balance at March 31, 2022 | $ | 180,181 |
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The fair value of the derivative features of the convertible notes were calculated using the following assumptions:
March 31, 2022 | March 31, 2021 | ||||||
Expected term in years | Through 7/31/22 | Through 7/31/22 | |||||
Risk-free interest rate | 0.07% to 1.63% | 0.07% to 0.12% | |||||
Annual expected volatility | 164% to 201% | 332% to 362% | |||||
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Risk-free interest rate: We use the risk-free interest rate of a U.S. Treasury Bill with a similar term on the date of the issuance.
Volatility: We estimate the expected volatility of the stock price based on the corresponding volatility of our historical stock price for a period consistent with the convertible notes’ expected terms.
Dividend yield: We use a 0% expected dividend yield as we have not paid dividends to date and do not anticipate declaring dividends in the near future.
Remaining term: The remaining term is based on the remaining contractual term of the convertible notes.
8. | Capital Stock |
On June 1, 2020, we amended our Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of our common stock from 75,000,000 to 500,000,000 and to authorize the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock.
Preferred Stock
We are authorized to issue
shares of our $ par value preferred stock and, as of March 31, 2022, have designated three (3) series of preferred stock whose rights are described below:
Series A Preferred Stock – we have designated Series A preferred shares. The Series A preferred ranking is senior to common shares, no dividends are payable, and each share is convertible into common shares at a rate of common shares for each Series A preferred share. The voting rights for the Series A preferred was originally designated to be 100 votes for each Series A preferred share. On September 4, 2020 in the First Amendment to the Exchange Agreement, the voting rights were reduced to 20 votes for each Series A preferred share.
During the year ended March 31, 2021, we issued a total of
Series A preferred shares to our CEO and Director. We valued the preferred shares at $150,000 based on a June 2020 independent third-party valuation of the fair value of the underlying common stock. shares of Series A preferred stock are issued and outstanding at both March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Series B Preferred Stock – we have designated Series B preferred shares. The Series B preferred ranking is senior to common stock, no dividends are payable, and each share is convertible into common shares at a rate of 10 common shares for each Series B preferred share. The voting rights for this Series B is designated to be votes for each Series B preferred share. No Series B preferred shares are issued and outstanding at either March 31, 2022 or 2021.
Series C Preferred Stock – we have designated Series C preferred shares. The Series C preferred ranking is senior to common stock, no dividends are payable, and each share is convertible into common shares at a rate of common shares for each Series C preferred share. The Series C shares have no voting rights. No Series C preferred shares are issued and outstanding at either March 31, 2022 or 2021.
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Common Stock
We are authorized to issue
shares of our $ par value common stock and each holder is entitled to one (1) vote on all matters subject to a vote of stockholders.
During the year ended March 31, 2022, we issued the following shares:
1. | shares of our common stock to a vendor for services. These shares had been recorded in “Common Stock to be Issued” at March 31, 2021. | |
2. | shares to the same vendor listed in item 1 above under the terms of a Services Agreement dated April 16, 2021. See Note 9. | |
3. | shares to C2C in settlement of Due to related party debt. See Note 5. | |
4. | 15,000. The shares were valued at $1,000 based on a June 2020 independent third-party valuation of the fair value of our common stock and, accordingly, we recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $14,000 for this transaction. | shares to our attorney in settlement of accounts payable of $
During the year ended March 31, 2021, we issued the following shares:
1. | 1,263 based on a June 2020 independent third-party valuation of the fair value of our common stock. | shares of our common stock to a vendor for services. The shares were valued at $|
2. | 125 based on a June 2020 independent third-party valuation of the fair value of our common stock. | shares to two Directors for Board of Director services. The shares were valued at $|
3. | shares to Bulat – see Note 3. | |
4. | 5,000. | shares sold for $
9. | Service Agreement |
On April 16, 2021, we entered into a Services Agreement with Cicero Transact Group, Inc. Under the Agreement, Cicero has agreed to rebuild our website and social media sites and help identify and introduce potential acquisition targets to our Company. Once an acquisition is completed, Cicero has agreed to provide, at their sole discretion, any number of post-acquisition services listed in the Agreement. As consideration for the services, we issued Cicero 5,581, based on a valuation of our Company done by an independent third-party, and recorded a general and administrative expense of that amount during the three-month period ended June 30, 2021.
shares of our restricted common stock which were vested on the date of the Agreement. We valued the shares at $
10. | Income Taxes |
Our Company recently filed tax returns for the year ended March 31, 2021 but has not filed tax returns for any previous year. We plan on bringing our tax filings current as soon as practical. As of March 31, 2022, we had net operating loss carry forwards, on a book basis, of approximately $945,284 that may be available to reduce various future years’ Federal taxable income for 20 years through 2042. The Federal tax return for the year ended March 31, 2021 shows a net operating loss carry forward of $441,621. Net operating losses may be limited resulting from previous mergers and changes in business. Future tax benefits which may arise because of these losses have not been recognized in the accompanying financial statements, as their realization is determined not likely to occur and accordingly, we have recorded a valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset relating to the net operating loss carry forwards. Net operating losses will begin to expire in 2035.
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The following table presents the current income tax provision for federal and state income taxes for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
For the Year Ended March 31, 2022 | For the Year Ended March 31, 2021 | |||||||
Current tax provisions: | ||||||||
Federal | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
State | – | – | ||||||
Total provision for income taxes | $ | – | $ | – |
Reconciliations of the U.S. federal statutory rate to our actual tax rate for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
US federal statutory income tax rate | 21.0% | 21.0% | ||||||
Net gains on extinguishment of debt | 1.0% | 5.8% | ||||||
Non-deductible expenses, net of federal benefit | ||||||||
Derivative expense | 10.2% | (2.7 | )% | |||||
Debt discount amortization | (11.9 | )% | (3.4 | )% | ||||
Increase in valuation allowance | (20.3 | )% | (20.7 | )% | ||||
Total provision for income taxes | 0.0% | 0.0% |
The components of our deferred tax assets for federal and state income taxes as of March 31, 2022 and 2021 consisted of the following:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Current | ||||||||
Reserves and accruals | $ | 7,590 | $ | 2,676 | ||||
Non-current | ||||||||
Net operating loss carry forwards | 198,510 | 143,860 | ||||||
Less: valuation allowance | (206,100 | ) | (146,536 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | $ | – | $ | – |
During the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the valuation reserve increased $59,564 and $95,422, respectively. In assessing the recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As a result, management determined, as of March 31, 2022, that it was more likely than not the deferred tax assets would not be realized.
11. | Debt Mitigation |
During the year ended March 31, 2022, we issued shares of common stock to cancel certain indebtedness. As described in Note 5, we issued 69,200 of related party indebtedness. The gain on extinguishment of debt of $68,047 was recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital. In addition, as described in Note 8, we issued shares of common stock in settlement of non-related party indebtedness and recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $14,000.
shares of our common stock to C2C in settlement of $
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During the year ended March 31, 2021, certain creditors agreed to cancel the amounts owed to them through the execution of a general release. The following table reflects the creditors, types of debt and amounts cancelled.
Principal | Accrued Interest | |||||||
NON-RELATED PARTIES | ||||||||
Unsecured convertible promissory note | $ | 50,000 | $ | 2,356 | ||||
Unsecured promissory notes – issued in the year ended March 31, 2021 | 30,000 | 1,737 | ||||||
Unsecured promissory notes – issued in previous years | 38,000 | 4,198 | ||||||
$ | 118,000 | $ | 8,291 | |||||
RELATED PARTIES | ||||||||
Due to related party | $ | 146,425 | $ | – | ||||
Unsecured promissory note | 25,600 | 870 | ||||||
$ | 172,025 | $ | 870 |
Our Company paid no consideration to these creditors in exchange for the cancellation of their debts. In connection with the non-related party cancellations, we recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $126,291. In connection with the related party debt cancellations, we recorded an increase to additional paid-in capital of $172,895.
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
None.
Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation, both the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, were not effective as of March 31, 2022.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our Management is responsible for establishing adequate internal controls over financial reporting, as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022 based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of March 31, 2022, and that there was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, such internal controls during the year ended on that date.
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This annual report does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our company’s registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for newly public companies.
Changes in Internal Control over financial reporting
During the year ended March 31, 2022, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Item 9B. | Other Information |
None.
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PART III
Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
Our bylaws state that our authorized number of directors shall be not less than one and shall be set by resolution of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has fixed the number of directors at five, and we currently have only three directors.
Our current directors and officer are as follows:
Name | Age | Position | ||
James E Jenkins | 67 | President and Director | ||
Roy Y Salisbury | 64 | Director | ||
Wayne Yamamoto | 67 | Director |
Each director will serve in that capacity until our next annual shareholder meeting or until their successor is elected and qualified. Officers hold their positions at the will of our Board of Directors. There are no arrangements, agreements or understandings between non-management security holders and management under which non-management security holders may directly or indirectly participate in or influence the management of our affairs.
Other Directorships
Our directors hold other directorships in companies with a class of securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of section 15(d) of such Act or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Board of Directors and Director Nominees
The Board will consider candidates for directors proposed by security holders, although no formal procedures for submitting candidates have been adopted. Unless otherwise determined, at any time not less than 90 days prior to the next annual Board meeting at which the slate of director nominees is adopted, the Board will accept written submissions from proposed nominees that include the name, address and telephone number of the proposed nominee; a brief statement of the nominee’s qualifications to serve as a director; and a statement as to why the security holder submitting the proposed nominee believes that the nomination would be in the best interests of our security holders. If the proposed nominee is not the same person as the security holder submitting the name of the nominee, a letter from the nominee agreeing to the submission of his or her name for consideration should be provided at the time of submission. The letter should be accompanied by a résumé supporting the nominee’s qualifications to serve on the Board, as well as a list of references.
The Board identifies director nominees through a combination of referrals from different people, including management, existing Board members and security holders. Once a candidate has been identified, the Board reviews the individual’s experience and background and may discuss the proposed nominee with the source of the recommendation. If the Board believes it to be appropriate, Board members may meet with the proposed nominee before making a final determination whether to include the proposed nominee as a member of the slate of director nominees submitted to security holders for election to the Board.
Some of the factors which the Board considers when evaluating proposed nominees include their knowledge of and experience in business matters, finance, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. The Board may request additional information from each candidate prior to reaching a determination. The Board is under no obligation to formally respond to all recommendations, although as a matter of practice, it will endeavor to do so.
Conflicts of Interest
Our directors and officers are not obligated to commit their full time and attention to our business and, accordingly, they may encounter a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our future operations and those of other businesses. In the course of their other business activities, they may become aware of investment and business opportunities which may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as other entities to which they owe a fiduciary duty. As a result, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. They may also in the future become affiliated with entities, engaged in business activities similar to those we intend to conduct.
In general, officers and directors of a corporation are required to present business opportunities to a corporation if:
· | the corporation could financially undertake the opportunity; |
· | the opportunity is within the corporation’s line of business; and |
· | it would be unfair to the corporation and its stockholders not to bring the opportunity to the attention of the corporation. |
Significant Employees
Other than as described above, we do not expect any other individuals to make a significant contribution to our business.
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Legal Proceedings
To the knowledge of our company, during the past ten years, none of our directors or executive officer:
(1) | has filed a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, nor had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by the court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filings; |
(2) | was convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); |
(3) | was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting, the following activities: |
(i) | acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliate person, director or employee of any investment company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity; or | |
(ii) | engaging in any type of business practice; or | |
(iii) | engaging in any activities in connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or federal commodities laws; |
(4) | was the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described above under this Item, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activities; |
(5) | was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC to have violated any federal or state securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the SEC has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated; |
(6) | was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated; |
(7) | was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of: |
(i) | Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or | |
(ii) | Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order; or | |
(iii) | Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; |
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(8) | was 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. |
Except as set forth in our discussion below in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence – Transactions with Related Persons”, none of our directors, director nominees or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Audit Committee
We do not currently have an audit committee or a committee performing similar functions. The Board of Directors as a whole participates in the review of financial statements and disclosure.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our officers, directors, or persons nominated for such positions.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees.
Item 11. | Executive Compensation |
We have no standard arrangement to compensate our director or officers for their services in their respective capacity as directors or officers. The director and officers are not paid for meetings attended. All travel and lodging expenses associated with corporate matters are reimbursed by us, if and when incurred. Currently, the directors receive and have received no funds or other cash considerations.
Employment Agreements
Under an April 1, 2020 Executive Employment Agreement, amended December 2, 2020, we retained the services of Mr. James Jenkins, our CEO and Director, by and through C2C Business Strategies, LLC (formerly Irvine America MB Management, LLC) (“C2C”). The amended employment agreement calls for monthly payments to C2C for Mr. Jenkins services as follows: $7,500 through December 31, 2020; $10,000 commencing January 1, 2021; and $12,000 commencing April 1, 2021 and thereafter. In addition, Mr. Jenkins will be provided with business expense reimbursements and employee benefits, if and when offered. No employee benefits are offered at this time.
Equity Compensation Plans, Stock Options, Bonus Plans
No such plans or options exist. None have been approved or are anticipated. No Compensation Committee exists either.
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Compensation of Directors
We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their services in the future in their capacity as directors, although such directors are expected in the future to receive options to purchase shares of our common stock as awarded by our Board of Directors or by any compensation committee that may be established.
Pension, Retirement or Similar Benefit Plans
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits to our directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit-sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.
Compensation Committee
We do not currently have a compensation committee of the Board of Directors or a committee performing similar functions. The Board of Directors as a whole participates in the consideration of executive officer and director compensation.
Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management |
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of June 29, 2021 by the following persons:
· | each person who is known to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock; |
· | each of our directors and executive officers; and |
· | all of our directors and executive officers as a group. |
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. The number of shares and the percentage beneficially owned by each individual listed below include shares that are subject to options held by that individual that are immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60 days from June 29, 2022, and the number of shares and the percentage beneficially owned by all officers and directors as a group includes shares subject to options held by all officers and directors as a group that are immediately exercisable or exercisable within 60 days from June 29, 2022.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1) |
Outstanding Shares Beneficially Owned |
Fully Common Shares Beneficially Owned |
Percentage of Shares of Common |
Percentage of Fully Shares of Common |
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James E. Jenkins, President and Director (3) | 20,000 | 37,520,000 | 0.05 | % | 50.11 | % | ||||||||||
Roy Y Salisbury, Director (3) | 1,168,818 | 15,484 | 3.13 | % | 1.56 | % | ||||||||||
Wayne Yamamoto, Director (3) | 15,484 | 15,484 | 0.04 | % | 0.02 | % | ||||||||||
All Directors and Officers as a Group | 1,204,302 | 38,704,302 | 3.22 | % | 51.69 | % | ||||||||||
Beneficial Shareholders of Common Stock greater than 5% | ||||||||||||||||
Cicero Transact Group, Inc. (4) | 1,912,589 | 1,912,589 | 5.12 | % | 2.55 | % | ||||||||||
Bulat Umbetovich Kulchimbayev (5) | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | 10.70 | % | 5.34 | % |
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(1) | Unless otherwise stated, the address is 850 Teague Trail, #580, Lady Lake, FL 32159. |
(2) | Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock is based on 37,376,891 common shares issued and outstanding as of June 29, 2022. Percentage of Fully Diluted Shares of Common Stock is based on 74,876,891 common shares (37,376,891 common shares issued and outstanding and 2,500,000 preferred shares issued and outstanding which are convertible into 37,500,000 common shares) as of June 29, 2022. |
(3) | James E. Jenkins is current President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. Jenkins’s beneficial ownership includes 20,000 shares of common stock directly owned and 37,500,000 shares issuable upon the conversion of preferred stock. Mr. Salisbury is an indirect beneficiary of 1,153,334 shares of common stock owned by C2C Business Strategies, LLC and 15,484 shares of common stock owned by C2C Private Investment Company. Mr. Yamamoto is an indirect beneficiary of 15,484 shares of common stock owned by Panacea Management Group, LLC. |
(4) | Cicero Transact Group, Inc. is a Delaware corporation having an address at 15 Birch Court, Ossining, NY 10562. |
(5) | Bulat Umbetovich Kulchimbayev is a Kazakhstan national having an address at 47 Marshaka Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Mr. Kulchimbayev is recently deceased. |
We have no knowledge of any arrangements, including any pledge by any person of our securities, the future operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in our control.
We are not, to the best of our knowledge, directly or indirectly owned or controlled by another corporation or foreign government.
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions Relationships |
Our executive officers are not related.
Transactions with related persons, promoters and certain control persons
To this date, and aside from the transactions discussed in Note 5 to the accompanying financial statements, there have been no agreements or transactions with the director/officers, nominees for election as directors, any principal security holders, or any relative or spouse of such named persons. There have been no transactions, or proposed transactions, which have materially affected or will materially affect us in which any director, executive officer, or beneficial holder of more than 10% of the outstanding common stock, or any of their respective relatives, spouses, associates or affiliates has had or will have any direct or material indirect interest
Corporate Governance
Director Independence
We do not have a standing audit, compensation, or nominating committee, but our entire Board of Directors acts in such capacities. We believe that our Board of Directors is capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. The Board of Directors of our company does not believe that it is necessary to have a standing audit, compensation or nominating committee because we believe that the functions of such committees can be adequately performed by the Board of Directors. Additionally, we believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development.
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Item 14. | Principal Accounting Fees and Services |
As reported in our Form 8-K filing dated November 9, 2020, our independent auditors, Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC (“SGA”), made the decision to resign effective November 5, 2020. There have been no disagreements with the former accountants on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of SGA, would have caused them to make reference thereto in their report on the financial statements.
Effective November 6, 2020, TAAD, LLP (“TAAD”) were appointed as our independent auditors. During our two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods preceding their appointment as independent accountants, neither our Company nor anyone on our behalf consulted TAAD regarding either the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements, nor has TAAD provided us a written report or oral advice regarding such principles or audit opinion.
For the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we paid our audit firms the following total fees:
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Audit and quarterly review services | $ | 29,119 | $ | 31,000 | ||||
Tax preparation services | 2,400 | – | ||||||
Total | $ | 31,519 | $ | 31,000 |
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PART IV
Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules |
1. | Financial Statement Schedules |
Schedules for which provision is made in the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission have been omitted because the information is disclosed in the Financial Statements or because such schedules are not required or not applicable.
2. | Exhibits |
Exhibit No | Description | |
3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation (1) | |
3.2 | Bylaws (1) | |
4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate (1) | |
14.1 | Code of Ethics (1) | |
31.1 | Certifications of Principal Executive Officer | |
31.2 | Certifications of Principal Financial Officer | |
32.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer | |
32.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer | |
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in inline XBRL and included in Exhibit 101) |
(1) | Previously filed in Amendment to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (file no. 333-197542) |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on June 28, 2022.
Palayan Resources Inc. | ||
By /s/ James Jenkins | ||
James Jenkins, President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dated indicated.
/s/ James Jenkins | President (Principal Executive | June 28, 2022 | |
James Jenkins | Officer) and Director | ||
/s/ James Jenkins | Secretary and Treasurer (Principal | June 28, 2022 | |
James Jenkins | Accounting and Financial Officer) |
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