TRAQIQ, INC. - Annual Report: 2016 (Form 10-K)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
[X] ANNUAL REPORT under SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2016
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File No. 333-172658
Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California | 30-0580318 | |
(State
or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) |
201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401-2224
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 576-4758
Common Stock, no par value per share | None |
(Title of Each Class) | (Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered) |
Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, no par value
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The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2016, based upon the last sale price of the common stock of such date: $233,500.
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding as of March 24, 2017 was 16,485,000.
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CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The information contained in this Report includes some statements that are not purely historical and that are “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”), and as such, may involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, expectations of the business environment in which we operate, perceived opportunities in the market and statements regarding our mission and vision. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. You can generally identify forward-looking statements as statements containing the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions, or the negatives of such terms, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are based on various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Our expectations, beliefs and forward-looking statements are expressed in good faith based on management’s views and assumptions as of the time the statements are made, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished.
In addition to other factors and matters discussed elsewhere herein, the following are important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements: technological advances, impact of competition, dependence on key personnel and the need to attract new management, effectiveness of cost and marketing efforts, acceptances of products, ability to expand Markets and the availability of capital or other funding on terms satisfactory to us. We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
For a discussion of the risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could affect our future events, developments or results, you should carefully review the “Risk Factors” set forth under “Item 1. Description of Business” below. Considering these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events, developments or results described by our forward-looking statements herein could turn to be materially different from those we discuss or imply.
Item 1. Description of Business.
Organization
We were incorporated in the State of California as a for-profit company on September 10, 2009 and established a fiscal year end of December 31. On September 15, 2009, our incorporator adopted our bylaws and appointed our sole director. We were formed to develop, produce and distribute low-budget, independent feature films and exploit other entertainment opportunities, which may include the licensing and selling of intellectual properties. While we have evaluated several projects to develop, and are still evaluating several of them, we are also actively pursuing acquiring entertainment assets that produce cash flow or have the potential for cash flow in 2017.
On September 15, 2009, we issued 15,000,000 shares of our common stock, valued at $0.0001 per share, to our 5 founders, which includes 250,000 common shares to our president, Michael F. Matondi, III and 1,000,000 common shares to our chief executive officer and sole director, Gary L. Blum, in exchange for organizational services incurred since our incorporation at a price of $0.0001 per share and valued at $25 and $100, respectively. We also issued 13,750,000 common shares to 3 other founders for services rendered at a price of $0.0001 per share valued at $1,375. From September 27, 2009 to April 18, 2010, we sold and issued 1,485,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.10 per share for $148,500 to 25 individuals. We estimate our 2017 monthly burn rate to be approximately $800 per month, which will consist of miscellaneous office expenses and professional fees. We believe that our present capital is insufficient to cover our monthly burn rate for the next 12 months; however, our majority shareholder has orally agreed to continue to provide us with working capital to fund our overhead.
We believe that we will require approximately $30,000 to $100,000 in either cash or our common stock to accomplish our business goals. To the extent, we can use our common stock to accomplish these goals, we will to minimize related party advances. To the extent, we are unable to accomplish our goals with the issuance of common stock for services and products, then we intend to raise additional capital from investors through the sale of our common stock or rely on related party advances. Our principal business, executive and registered statutory office is located at 201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401and our telephone number is (310) 576-4758, fax (310) 388-5899 and email contact is submissions@thunderclapinc.com. Our URL address is www.thunderclapinc.com.
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Business
We were formed to develop and produce low-budget, feature length motion pictures and other entertainment related projects. We also have had discussions with various producers and writers to acquire scripts and the rights to projects. To date, we have not been able to secure any rights although we continue to evaluate various opportunities and continue to have discussions with various entertainment parties. We have had limited operations and have limited financial resources. While we have not yet begun any entertainment projects, we have held discussions with numerous film and television producers to participate in and/or acquire some of their projects. Our auditors indicated in their report on our financial statements (the “Report”) that “the Company’s lack of business operations and continuing losses raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.” Our operations to date have been devoted primarily to start-up and development activities as well as research on various film projects. We have also had discussions with various parties regarding the development of reality-based television shows and web-based content series. In 2017, we plan to increase our efforts to joint venture with other low budget producers on the development and production of commercial, feature-length, low-budget motion pictures having budgets of up to $2 million dollars. We also intend to continue our efforts to acquire completed films by issuing stock for their acquisition and intend to continue to devote some of our efforts to film distribution based on relationships we have been able to develop from 2014 through 2016. We plan to continue to utilize our website to solicit projects from writers, directors, producers and agents. We anticipate promoting any film properties received through our website by assembling a business plan for presentation to prospective investors and financiers, consisting of the screenplay, a budget, shooting schedule, production board and identification of recognizable actor(s) or director(s) for the film. We also intend to continue discussions with various film distributors to determine what our best options are for the distribution of a completed project. We plan to offer grants of our stock or options to acquire our stock to secure screenplays, treatments, actors’ participation and directors’ participation in our films. A treatment is a written sketch outlining the plot, characters, and action for a screenplay but not including certain elements of a finished screenplay, such as camera directions and dialogue. There can be no assurance that writers, actors and/or directors, in exchange for their participation in a film, will ever consider our stock in exchange for their screenplays or services. Any such grants of stock may involve substantial dilution to our existing shareholders. See “Risk Factors.”
We currently do not have sufficient capital to independently finance our own film projects. We intend to rely on outside sources of financing for all film production activities. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is dependent upon our ability to produce commercially successful motion picture films. To succeed, we must develop or acquire screenplays appropriate for production and distribution. We intend to rely on our Chairman’s and majority shareholder’s access to relationships with creative talent, including writers, actors and directors to find suitable existing screenplays. We also intend to market our website to the film and entertainment industry to solicit screenplays and other projects for our consideration and intend to increase our presence on various social media websites to promote our Company and any potential projects that we can secure the rights for production and/or distribution. There can be no guarantee or assurance that our Chairman and/or our website will enable us to attract and produce commercially viable screenplays into films that will result in future profits to us or develop or acquire other entertainment related projects that will be profitable to us.
We plan to profit from this business activity by exclusively owning various rights, titles, and interest in and to, any screenplay and any film derived from it and also capitalizing on other marketing opportunities associated with these properties including, but not limited to, the publishing and promotion of associated music, the incorporation of original songs on sound tracks for subsequent use in promotion, sound track albums, story-telling records and the licensing of merchandising rights. Motion picture revenue is derived from the worldwide licensing of a film to several distinct Markets, each having its own distribution network and potential for profit. The selection of the distributor for each of our feature films will depend upon several factors. Our most basic criterion is whether the distributor can secure bookings for the exhibition of the film on satisfactory terms or whether we, if we assume distribution efforts, are able to secure bookings. We will consider whether, when and in what amount the distributor will make advances to us. We will also consider the amount and manner of computing distribution fees and the extent to which the distributor will guarantee certain print, advertising and promotional expenditures.
No assurance can be given that our films, if produced, will be distributed and, if distributed, will return the investment or make a profit. To achieve the goal of producing profitable low-budget, feature films, we plan to be selective in our choice of screenplays that we decide to produce, exercise a high degree of control over the cost of production, and work with potential distributors on a viable and cost-effective distribution and marketing plan for our films.
The production of feature films does not require the ownership of expensive equipment. We believe that all the necessary equipment needed to engage in every aspect of the film production process can be rented or borrowed for the period in which it is needed. We believe that many production companies follow this operating procedure and we plan to rent or borrow the needed equipment in our anticipated film productions.
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Since September 10, 2009 (our inception) to December 31, 2016, we have not generated any revenues and have an accumulated deficit of $(222,165). We anticipate generating revenues within the first twelve months after we have secured separate financing for our first film or entertainment project. We believe that we have insufficient working capital to continue our operations for the next 12 months without the need to seek additional financing, based on loans from our majority shareholder and his oral agreement to continue to fund our overhead. In the event our shareholder is unwilling or unable to advance us funds, we will not have sufficient working capital. We currently have two officers and a sole director. These individuals allocate time and personal resources to us on a part-time basis and our chief executive officer devotes approximately 10 hours per week to us. One of our shareholders, who is neither an officer or director and who owns less than 10% of our common stock, has advanced $12,000 as an interest-free demand loan and has orally agreed to defer payment until we are financially able to repay it. Our majority shareholder has advanced us $61,547 as an interest-free demand loan and has orally agreed to defer payment until we are able to repay it.
We intend to be very selective when choosing literary properties to develop. They must have a rating of PG, PG-13 or R, and should be within the genres of suspense, horror, action drama or comedy action. We intend to select screenplays that will not require a lot of main characters or minor characters. We intend to select scripts that will not require more than 50 extras throughout the entire production or more than 20 extras in any single scene. We anticipate that the stories will take place between 25-35 different locations but we intend to limit production to no more than 5-10 physical locations. We do not intend to consider any scripts that will require more than two special effects scenes, location scenes involving talent, staff or crew travel or per diems, futuristic or period sets, props or wardrobe.
Currently, we cannot provide any assurance that we will ever be able to produce a high-quality film in the future or develop and/or produce any entertainment related project.
Financing Strategy
We will not be able to produce a feature film on our own without additional outside financing. Primary responsibility for the overall planning, financing and production of each motion picture will rest with our management. For each motion picture, we plan to employ an independent film director who will be responsible for, or involved with, many of the creative elements, such as direction, photography, and editing. All decisions will be subject to budgetary restrictions and our business control, although we will permit an independent director to retain reasonable artistic control of the project, consistent with its completion within strict budget guidelines and the commercial requirements of the picture. We cannot provide any guarantee that we will be able to ever employ a competent independent film director in the future to manage our anticipated films. We intend to assemble a film package, which we define as a script, budget, a business plan that outlines a plan for producing the film and identifies a producer.
Whenever possible we will attempt to plan with providers of goods and services to defer payment until a later stage in the production and financing cycle. Once a film package has been assembled, there are various methods of obtaining the funds needed to complete the production of a motion picture. Examples of financing alternatives include the assignment of our rights in a film to a joint venture or a co-producer. Alternatively, we may form a limited liability company or partnership where we will be the managing member or the general partner. We may also obtain favorable pre-release sales or pre-licensing commitments from various end-users such as independent domestic distributors, foreign distributors, cable networks, and video distributors. These various techniques, which are commonly used in the industry, can be combined to finance a project without a major studio financial commitment. We may, at management’s discretion, sell shares of our capital stock or exchange shares for services, to finance the production of films.
By using Canada as our primary shooting location, we may be able to obtain financial support from the Canadian federal and provincial governments. By filming in Canada, we expect to be able to borrow against tax credits obtained through Canadian federal and provincial production services tax credits. These tax credits will enable to us to recover 27% to 33% of eligible labor costs, or approximately 13.5% to 16.5% of our total production budget. Canadian banks commonly allow producers to borrow against such tax credits in producing motion pictures. We may also be able to access foreign government financing through international co-productions with treaty countries and are looking at opportunities with some of the production companies that we have had discussions with in shooting in various states with favorable tax credits such as Michigan, Louisiana and Mississippi.
We may use any one or a combination of these or other techniques to finance our films. We anticipate that any financing method will permit us to maintain control over the production. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully arrange for such additional financing and to the extent we are unsuccessful, our production activities may be adversely affected.
Distribution Arrangements
Effective distribution is critical to the economic success of a feature film, particularly when made by an independent production company. We have not yet negotiated any distribution agreements although we have had discussions with several distributors who would be willing to distribute a project if we finance it.
We intend to release our films in the United States through existing distribution companies, primarily independent distributors. We will retain the right for ourselves to market the films on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis throughout the rest of the world and to market television and other uses separately. In many instances, depending upon the nature of distribution terms available, it may be advantageous or necessary for us to license all, or substantially all, distribution rights through one major distributor. We also intend to pursue distribution arrangements ourselves by contacting foreign sales agents to assist us.
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To the extent that we may engage in foreign distribution of our films, we will be subject to all of the additional risks of doing business abroad including, but not limited to, government censorship, currency fluctuations, exchange controls, greater risk of “piracy” copying, and licensing or qualification fees.
It is not possible to predict, with certainty, the nature of the distribution arrangements, if any, that we may secure for our motion pictures.
Competition
The motion picture industry is intensely competitive. Competition comes from companies within the same business and companies in other entertainment media that create alternative forms of entertainment. The industry is currently evolving in such a way that certain multinational multimedia firms will be able to dominate this space because of their control over key film, magazine, and television content, as well as key network and cable outlets. These organizations have numerous competitive advantages, such as the ability to acquire financing for their projects and to make favorable arrangements for the distribution of completed films. All our competitors will likely be organizations of substantially larger size and capacity, with far greater financial and personnel resources and longer operating histories, and may be better able to acquire properties, personnel and financing, and enter into more favorable distribution agreements. Our success will depend on public taste, which is both unpredictable and susceptible to rapid change.
As an independent film production company, we most likely will not have the backing of a major studio for production and distribution support. Consequently, we may not be able to complete a motion picture.
To be competitive, we intend to create independent motion pictures that may appeal to a wide range of public taste both in the United States and abroad. Moreover, by producing our films in Canada we believe that we will be able to significantly reduce production costs, and thereby offer our films to distributors at competitive pricing. Investors must be aware that we have not produced any film and may not ever be successful in doing so in the future.
Intellectual Property Rights
Rights to motion pictures are granted legal protection under the copyright laws of the United States and most foreign countries, including Canada. These laws provide substantial civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized duplication and exhibition of motion pictures. Motion pictures, musical works, sound recordings, artwork, and still photography are separately subject to copyright under most copyright laws. We plan to take appropriate and reasonable measures to secure, protect, and maintain copyright protection for all our pictures under the laws of the applicable jurisdictions. Motion picture piracy is an industry-wide problem. The motion picture industry trade association provides a piracy hotline and investigates all piracy reports. The results of such investigations may warrant legal action, by the owner of the rights, and, depending on the scope of the piracy, investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and/or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with the possibility of criminal prosecution.
Under the copyright laws of Canada and the United States, copyright in a motion picture is automatically secured when the work is created and “fixed” in a copy. We intend to register our films for copyright with both the Canadian Copyright Office and the United States Copyright Office. Both offices will register claims to copyright and issue certificates of registration but neither will “grant” or “issue” copyrights. Only the expression (camera work, dialogue, sounds, etc.) fixed in a motion picture can be protected under copyright. Copyright in both Canada and the United States does not cover the idea or concept behind the work or any characters portrayed in the work. Registration with the appropriate office establishes a public record of the copyright claim.
Ordinarily, several individuals contribute authorship to a motion picture, including the writer, director, producer, camera operator, editor, and others. Under the laws of both the United States, and Canada, these individuals are not always considered the “authors,” however, because a motion picture is frequently a “work made for hire.” In the case of a work made for hire, the employer, not the individuals who created the work, is considered the author for copyright purposes. We intend all our films to be works made for hire in which we will be the authors and thereby own the copyright to our films.
Canada’s copyright law is distinguished from that of the United States by recognizing the moral rights of authors. Moral rights refer to the rights of authors to have their names associated with their work, and the right to not have their work distorted, mutilated or otherwise modified, or used in association with a product, service, cause or institution in a way that is prejudicial to their honor or reputation. Moral rights cannot be sold or transferred, but they can be waived. We intend that all individuals who contribute to the creation of any of our motion pictures will be required to waive any such moral rights that they may have in the motion picture.
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For copyright purposes, publication of a motion picture takes place when one or more copies are distributed to the public by sale, rental, lease or lending, or when an offering is made to distribute copies to a group of persons (wholesalers, retailers, broadcasters, motion picture distributors, and the like) for purposes of further distribution or public performance. A work that is created (fixed in tangible form for the first time) on or after January 1, 1978, is automatically protected from the moment of its creation and is ordinarily given a term enduring for the author’s life plus an additional 70 years after the author’s death. For works made for hire, the duration of copyright will be 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation, whichever is shorter.
Although we plan to copyright all our film properties and projects, there is no practical protection from films being copied by others without payment to us, especially overseas. We may lose an indeterminate amount of revenue because of motion picture piracy. Being a small company, with limited resources, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to pursue our various remedies.
Motion picture piracy is an international as well as a domestic problem. It is extensive in many parts of the world. In addition to the Motion Picture Association of America, the Motion Picture Export Association, the American Film Marketing Association, and the American Film Export Association monitor the progress and efforts made by various countries to limit or prevent piracy. In the past, these various trade associations have enacted voluntary embargoes of motion picture exports to certain countries to pressure the governments of those countries to become more aggressive in preventing motion picture piracy. The United States government has publicly considered trade sanctions against specific countries that do not prevent copyright infringement of American motion pictures. There can be no assurance that voluntary industry embargoes or United States government trade sanctions will be enacted. If enacted, such actions may impact the revenue that we realize from the international exploitation of our motion pictures. If not enacted or if other measures are not taken, the motion picture industry, including us, may lose an indeterminate amount of revenue because of motion picture piracy.
Censorship
An industry trade association, the Motion Picture Association of America, assigns ratings for age group suitability for domestic theatrical distribution of motion pictures under the auspices of its Code and Rating Administration. The film distributor generally submits its film to the Code and Rating Administration for a rating. We plan to follow the practice of submitting our motion pictures for ratings.
Television networks and stations in the United States as well as some foreign governments may impose additional restrictions on the content of a motion picture that may wholly or partially restrict exhibition on television or in a territory.
Theatrical distribution of motion pictures, in several states and certain jurisdictions, is subject to provisions of trade practice laws passed in those jurisdictions. These laws generally seek to eliminate the practice known as “blind bidding” and prohibit the licensing of films unless theater owners are invited to attend screenings of the film first. In certain instances, these laws also prohibit payment of advances and guarantees to film distributors by exhibitors.
There can be no assurance that current and future restrictions on the content of our films may not limit or affect our ability to exhibit our pictures in certain jurisdictions and media.
Labor Laws
We are aware that the cost of producing and distributing filmed entertainment has increased substantially in recent years. This is due, among other things, to the increasing demands of creative talent as well as industry-wide collective bargaining agreements. Many of the screenplay writers, performers, directors and technical personnel in the entertainment industry who will be involved in our productions are members of guilds or unions that bargain collectively on an industry-wide basis. We have found that actions by these guilds or unions can result in increased costs of production and can occasionally disrupt production operations. If such actions impede our ability to operate or produce a motion picture, it may substantially harm our ability to earn revenue and result in our business to fail.
We will use non-unionized talent whenever possible to reduce our costs of production. Notwithstanding, many individuals associated with our productions, including actors, writers and directors, will be members of guilds or unions, that bargain collectively with producers on an industry-wide basis from time to time. Our operations will be dependent upon our compliance with the provisions of collective bargaining agreements governing relationships with these guilds and unions. Strikes or other work stoppages by members of these unions could delay or disrupt our activities. The extent to which the existence of collective bargaining agreements may affect us in the future is not currently determinable.
Status of any Publicly Announced New Products and Services
We currently have no new publicly announced products or services.
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Our Website
Our website is located at www.thunderclapinc.com and provides a description of our company along with our contact information including our address, telephone number and e-mail address.
Dependence on Customers
The production of films is diverse so we will never be dependent on one source for our scripts or production needs.
Trademarks and Patents
We do not have any registered trademarks or patents; however, we may file for trademark protection in the future should our sole director deem it necessary.
Need for any Government Approval of Principal Products or Services
We are also subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations generally applied to businesses, such as payroll taxes on the state and federal levels. We believe that we are in conformity with all applicable laws in California and the United States.
Research and Development
We have not spent any money on research and development activities.
Employees
Currently, we do not have any employees other than our officers and sole director. Our chief executive officer and sole director devotes time as needed to our business and expects to devote 10 hours per week in 2017.
We are subject to those financial risks generally associated with development stage enterprises. Since we have sustained losses since inception, we will require financing to fund our development activities and to support our operations and will independently seek additional financing. However, we may be unable to obtain such financing. We are also subject to risk factors specific to our business strategy and the entertainment industry.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR COMPANY AND INDUSTRY
Since we are a development stage enterprise, have generated no revenues and lack an operating history, an investment in the shares offered herein is highly risky and could result in a complete loss of your investment if we are unsuccessful in our business plans.
We were incorporated in September 2009 and we have not realized revenues. We have no meaningful operating history upon which an evaluation of our prospects can be made. From our inception on September 10, 2009 to December 31, 2016, we have incurred an accumulated deficit of $(222,165). Such prospects must be considered considering the substantial risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by new entrants into the entertainment and film production industry. Our ability to achieve and maintain profitability and positive cash flow is highly dependent upon several factors, including our ability to secure screenplays, attract talent and produce feature films. Based upon current plans, we expect to incur operating losses in future periods as we incur expenses associated with our business. Further, we cannot guarantee that we will be successful in realizing revenues or in achieving or sustaining positive cash flow at any time in the future. Any such failure could result in the possible closure of our business or force us to seek additional capital through loans or additional sales of our equity securities to continue business operations, which would dilute the value of any shares you purchase in this offering.
As a public company, we will have to comply with numerous financial reporting and legal requirements, including those pertaining to audits and internal control. The costs of this compliance could be significant. If our revenues are insufficient, and/or we cannot satisfy many of these costs through the issuance of our shares, we may be unable to satisfy these costs in the normal course of business that would result in our being unable to continue as a going concern.
Our auditor’s report on our December 31, 2016 financial statements expresses an opinion that substantial doubt exists as to whether we can continue as an ongoing business. Moreover, our officers may be unable or unwilling to loan or advance us any funds. See “Audited Financial Statements - Auditors Report.”
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Because we have been issued an opinion by our auditors that substantial doubt exists as to whether we can continue as a going concern, it may be more difficult for us to attract investors. We incurred a $(222,165) accumulated deficit for the period from inception to December 31, 2016 and we have no revenue. Our future is dependent upon our ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations from the sale of our films. We plan to seek additional funds through private placements of our common stock. Private placements of our common stock may involve substantial dilution to our existing shareholders. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event we cannot continue in existence.
Our officers and directors have limited experience in the motion picture industry, which could prevent us from successfully implementing our business plan, and impede our ability to earn revenue.
Our officers and directors have limited practical experience in the motion picture industry. Our president has only produced one commercial film. Our management’s lack of experience could hinder their ability to successfully develop screenplays that will result in commercially successful films, or to secure production financing. It is likely that our management’s inexperience with film production and financing will hinder our ability to earn revenue. Each potential investor must carefully consider the lack of experience of our officers and directors before purchasing our common stock.
Key management personnel may leave us, which could adversely affect our ability to continue operations.
We are entirely dependent on the efforts of Michael F. Matondi, III, our president, and Gary L. Blum, chief executive officer and sole director. The loss of our officers and sole director, or of other key personnel hired in the future, could have a material adverse effect on the business and its prospects. There is currently no employment contract by and between any office/director and us. Also, there is no guarantee that replacement personnel, if any, will help us to operate profitably. Mr. Blum has been, and continues to expect to be able to commit approximately 10 hours per week of his time, to continue to seek opportunities for our business plan. If management is required to spend additional time with their outside employment, they may not have sufficient time to devote to us and we would be unable to develop our business plan resulting in the business failure.
We do not maintain key person life insurance on our officers and sole director.
If we are unable to obtain additional funding, our business operation will be harmed, and if we do obtain additional funding, our then existing shareholders may suffer substantial dilution.
We have limited financial resources. As of December 31, 2016, we had $154 of cash on hand and total assets of $154. If we are unable to develop our business or secure additional funds our business would fail and our shares may be worthless. We may seek to obtain debt financing as well. There is no assurance that we will not incur debt in the future, that we will have sufficient funds to repay any indebtedness, or that we will not default on our debt obligations, jeopardizing our business viability. Furthermore, we may not be able to borrow or raise additional capital in the future to meet our needs, or to otherwise provide the capital necessary to conduct our business. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. The inability to obtain additional capital will restrict our ability to grow and may reduce our ability to continue to conduct business operations. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we will likely be required to curtail our business plans and possibly cease our operations. Any additional equity financing may involve substantial dilution to our then existing shareholders.
General domestic and international economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and common stock price and our ability to obtain additional financing.
Because of the current economic downturn and macro-economic challenges currently affecting the economy of the United States and other parts of the world, some of the films or projects that we may desire to produce could suffer delays or postponement until the economy strengthens, which could in turn effect our ability to obtain additional financing or film financing. We anticipate our revenues to be derived from the sale of our film projects, which could be suffer if distributors and/or film companies are suffering from the economic downturn. During weak economic conditions, we may not experience any growth if we are unable to obtain financing for our film projects. If the domestic and/or international economy were to continue to weaken, the demand for any film projects we may desire to produce could decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and stock price.
In the future we may seek additional financing through the sale of our common stock resulting in dilution to existing shareholders.
The most likely source of future financing presently available to us is through the sale of shares of our common stock. Any sale of common stock will result in dilution of equity ownership to existing shareholders. This means that, if we sell shares of our common stock, more shares will be outstanding and each existing shareholder will own a smaller percentage of the shares then outstanding, which will result in a reduction in the value of an existing shareholder’s interest. To raise additional capital, we may have to issue additional shares, which may substantially dilute the interests of existing shareholders. Alternatively, we may have to borrow large sums, and assume debt obligations that require us to make substantial interest and capital payments.
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We cannot guarantee we will be successful in generating revenue in the future or be successful in raising funds through the sale of shares to pay for our business plan and expenditures. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have not earned any revenue. Failure to generate revenue will cause us to go out of business, which will result in the complete loss of your investment.
We may be unable to adequately protect our intellectual property from infringement by third parties.
Our business plan is significantly dependent upon exploiting our products and any intellectual property that we may develop in the future. There can be no assurance that we will be able to control all the rights for all our property or that some of the rights may not revert to their original owners. We may not have the resources necessary to assert infringement claims against third parties who may infringe upon our intellectual property rights. Litigation can be costly and time consuming and divert the attention and resources of management and key personnel. We cannot assure you that we can adequately protect any intellectual property or successfully prosecute potential infringement of our intellectual property rights. Also, we cannot assure you that others will not assert rights in, or ownership of, trademarks and other proprietary rights of ours, or that we will be able to successfully resolve these types of conflicts to our satisfaction. Our failure to protect our intellectual property rights may result in a loss of revenue and could materially adversely affect our operations and financial condition.
If our films are not commercially successful and/or do not generate revenues, our business would fail.
Producing films involves substantial risks, because it requires that we spend significant funds based entirely on our preliminary evaluation of the screenplay’s commercial potential as a film. It is impossible to predict the success of any film before the production starts. The ability of a motion picture to generate revenues will depend upon a variety of unpredictable factors, including:
● | Public taste, which is always subject to change; |
● | The quantity and popularity of other films and leisure activities to the public at the time of our release; |
● | The competition for exhibition at the movie theaters, through video retailers, on cable television and through other forms of distribution; and |
● | The fact that all films are distributed in all media. |
For any of these reasons, the films that we produce may not be commercially successful and our business may suffer or fail altogether resulting in a complete loss of any investment made in our common stock.
Our films might be more expensive to make than we anticipate.
We expect that future financing that we may obtain will provide the capital required to produce our films. Expenses associated with producing the films could increase beyond projected costs because of a range of factors such as an escalation in compensation rates of talent and other personnel working on the films or in the number of personnel required to work on the films, or because of problems or difficulties with technology and equipment used in our production. In addition, unexpected circumstances sometimes cause production to exceed budget.
Competition in the entertainment industry is strong. If we cannot successfully compete, our business may be adversely affected.
The marketplace in which we compete is intensely competitive and subject to rapid change. Our competitors include well-established enterprises. Some of these competitors are based globally. We anticipate that we will face additional competition from new entrants that may offer significant performance, price, creative or other advantages over those offered by us. Many of these competitors have greater name recognition and resources than us.
Additionally, potential competitors with established market shares and greater financial resources may introduce competing storylines. Thus, there can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully in the future or that competition will not have a material adverse effect on our operations. Increased competition could result in lower than expected operating margins or loss of the ability to engage distributors of their productions, either of which would materially and adversely affect our business, results of operation and financial condition.
If we are unable to secure distribution for our films, our business will suffer and likely fail.
Because we lack the resources to distribute our films ourselves, we plan to enter into agreements with established distributors. As a result, we may be unable to secure distribution agreements or revenue guarantees before funds are spent on production. In addition, if we are unable to obtain theatrical distribution on acceptable terms, we may evaluate other alternatives, such as retaining a distributor as an independent contractor or bypassing theatrical distribution altogether. We cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to secure an independent distributor, or if we were able to, under terms that would allow us to be profitable. If we are unable to obtain adequate distribution, we may not have the ability to generate revenue.
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We operate in a regulated industry and changes in regulations or violations of regulations may result in increased costs or sanctions that could reduce our revenues and profitability.
The motion picture industry is subject to extensive and complex federal and state laws and regulations related to safety, conduct of operations, and payment for services and payment for creative talent. If we fail to comply with the laws and regulations that are directly applicable to our business, we could suffer civil and/or criminal penalties or be subject to injunctions and delays in production schedules orders.
Federal and state governments may regulate the films that we produce. Our ability to cost effectively produce our film projects could be affected by such regulations. The implementation of unfavorable regulations or unfavorable interpretations of existing regulations by courts or regulatory bodies could require us to incur significant compliance costs, cause the development of the affected Markets to become impractical and otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our officers and sole director may have conflicts in allocating their time to our business
Our officers and sole director are required to commit time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities. While working on other business activities, they may become aware of business opportunities that may be appropriate for presentation to us, as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. As such, there may be conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a business opportunity should be presented.
To resolve such potential conflicts of interest, our officers and sole director have agreed that any opportunities that they are aware of independently or directly through their association with us (as opposed to disclosure to them of such business opportunities by management or consultants associated with other entities) would be presented by them solely to us.
We cannot provide assurances that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
We intend to become subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that will require us to incur audit fees and legal fees in connection with the preparation of such reports. These additional costs could reduce or eliminate our ability to earn a profit.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 405 of the Securities Act and Exchange Act Rule 12b-2 which defines a shell company as a registrant that has no or nominal operations, and either (a) no or nominal assets; (b) assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents; or (c) assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other assets. Our audited balance sheet reflects that we have $123 of cash, which is our only asset and, therefore, we may be defined as a shell company. The new rules prohibit shell companies from using a Form S-8 to register securities pursuant to employee compensation plans. However, the new rules do not prevent us from registering securities pursuant to S-1 registration statements. Additionally, the new rule regarding Form 8-K requires shell companies to provide more detailed disclosure upon completion of a transaction that causes it to cease being a shell company. If an acquisition is undertaken (of which we are considering exploring), we must file a current report on Form 8-K containing the information required pursuant to Regulation S-K within four business days following completion of the transaction together with financial information of the acquired entity. To assist the SEC in the identification of shell companies, we are also required to check a box on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K indicating that we are a shell company. To the extent that we are required to comply with additional disclosure because we are a shell company, we may be delayed in executing any mergers or acquiring other assets that would cause us to cease being a shell company. The SEC adopted a new Rule 144 effective February 15, 2008, which makes resales of restricted securities by shareholders of a shell company more difficult.
We are required to file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. To comply with these requirements, our independent registered public accounting firm will have to review our financial statements on a quarterly basis and audit our financial statements on an annual basis. Moreover, our legal counsel will have to review and assist in the preparation of such reports. The costs charged by these professionals for such services cannot be accurately predicted now because factors such as the number and type of transactions that we engage in and the complexity of our reports cannot be determined at this time and will have a major effect on the amount of time to be spent by our auditors and attorneys. However, the incurrence of such costs will obviously be an expense to our operations and thus have a negative effect on our ability to meet our overhead requirements and earn a profit. We may be exposed to potential risks resulting from any new requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and operating results could be harmed, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, and the trading price of our common stock, if a market ever develops, could drop significantly.
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Our internal controls may be inadequate, which could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public.
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. As defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f), internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the principal executive and principal financial officer and effected by the board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:
● | pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; |
● | provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and/or our directors; and |
● | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Our sole director has significant control over us and we have not established committees comprised of independent directors.
Our internal controls may be inadequate or ineffective, which could cause our financial reporting to be unreliable and lead to misinformation being disseminated to the public. Investors relying upon this misinformation may make an uninformed investment decision.
We have only one director. Accordingly, we cannot establish board committees comprised of independent members to oversee functions like compensation or audit issues. In addition, since we only have one director, he has significant control over all corporate issues. We do not have an audit or compensation committee comprised of independent directors. Our sole director performs these functions and is not an independent director. Thus, there is a potential conflict in that sole director is also engaged in management and participates in decisions concerning management compensation and audit issues that may affect management performance.
Until we have a larger board of directors that would include some independent members, if ever, there will be limited oversight of our directors’ decisions and activities and little ability for minority shareholders to challenge or reverse those activities and decisions, even if they are not in the best interests of minority shareholders.
We will rely upon consultants for web-development and the consultants may not complete the work within the set framework that is necessary to promote and recruit personnel effectively or attractive entertainment projects.
We are also heavily dependent on outside web consultants to maintain and expand our website, if we so desire. If a consultant does not fulfill its duties, we may not be able to find another consultant with specific expertise to expand our website.
We currently have a website that we believe will help us attract screenplays and story concepts. It is a basic website at www.thunderclapinc.com; however, functionality is limited. We intend to use the website as a promotional and recruiting tool for potential industry professionals as well as a tool for recruiting young screenwriters and to attract various entertainment projects. We may further develop our website in 2017. If our website is not further developed, we may not be able to adequately access the pool of writing talent we will need to produce commercially viable motion pictures or attract other entertainment projects.
RISKS RELATED TO THE OWNERSHIP OF OUR SECURITIES
Investors may lose their entire investment if we fail to implement our business plan.
As a company without current revenues, we expect to face substantial risks, uncertainties, expenses and difficulties. We were formed on September 10, 2009. We have a limited demonstrable operations record, on which you can evaluate our business and prospects. We have yet to begin production on any entertainment projects and have not generated any revenues. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in accomplishing our objectives. Taking these facts into account, our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern in the independent auditors’ report to the financial statements included in Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, our lack of operating capital could negatively impact the value of our common shares and could result in the loss of your entire investment.
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Participation is subject to risks of investing in micro capitalization companies.
Micro capitalization companies generally have limited product lines, Markets, market shares and financial resources. The securities of such companies, if traded in the public market, may trade less frequently and in more limited volume than those of more established companies. Additionally, in recent years, the stock market has experienced a high degree of price and volume volatility for the securities of micro capitalization companies. Micro capitalization companies that trade in the over-the-counter Markets have experienced wide price fluctuations not necessarily related to the operating performance of such companies.
Currently, there is no established public market for our securities, and there can be no assurance that any established public market will ever develop or that our common stock will be quoted for trading, and, even if quoted, it is likely to be subject to significant price fluctuations.
There has not been any established trading market for our common stock, and there is currently no established public market whatsoever for our securities. We have not entered into any agreement with a market maker to file an application with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) on our behalf to be able to quote the shares of our common stock on the OTC Markets, which is overseen by FINRA. We have identified market maker and intend to enter into an agreement with it to file an application with FINRA. There can be no assurance that the market maker’s application will be accepted by FINRA. We cannot estimate the time that the application will require for FINRA to approve it. We are not permitted to file such application on our own behalf. If the application is accepted, there can be no assurances as to whether
(i) | any market for our shares will develop; |
(ii) | the prices at which our common stock will trade; or |
(iii) | the extent to which investor interest in us will lead to the development of an active, liquid trading market. Active trading Markets generally result in lower price volatility and more efficient execution of buy and sell orders for investors. |
If we become able to have our shares of common stock quoted on the OTC Markets, we will then try, through a broker-dealer and its clearing firm, to become eligible with the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to permit our shares to trade electronically. If an issuer is not “DTC-eligible,” then its shares cannot be electronically transferred between brokerage accounts, which, based on the realities of the marketplace as it exists today (especially the OTC Markets), means that shares of a company will not be traded (technically the shares can be traded manually between accounts, but this takes days and is not a realistic option for companies relying on broker dealers for stock transactions - like all companies on the OTC Markets). What this means is that while DTC-eligibility is not a requirement to trade on the OTC Markets, it is a necessity to process trades on the OTC Markets if a company’s stock is going to trade with any volume. There are no assurances that our shares will ever become DTC-eligible or, if they do, how long it will take.
In addition, our common stock is unlikely to be followed by any market analysts, and there may be few institutions acting as market makers for our common stock. Either of these factors could adversely affect the liquidity and trading price of our common stock. Until our common stock is fully distributed and an orderly market develops in our common stock, if ever, the price at which it trades is likely to fluctuate significantly. Prices for our common stock will be determined in the marketplace and may be influenced by many factors, including the depth and liquidity of the market for shares of our common stock, developments affecting our business, including the impact of the factors referred to elsewhere in these Risk Factors, investor perception of us and general economic and market conditions. No assurances can be given that an orderly or liquid market will ever develop for the shares of our common stock.
Because of the anticipated low price of the securities being registered, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in these securities. Purchasers of our securities should be aware that any market that develops in our stock would be subject to the penny stock restrictions. See “Risk Factors.”
Any market that develops in shares of our common stock will be subject to the penny stock regulations and restrictions pertaining to low priced stocks that will create a lack of liquidity and make trading difficult or impossible.
The trading of our securities, if any, will be in the over-the-counter market, which is commonly referred to as the OTC Markets, which is overseen FINRA. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the price of our securities.
Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a minimum bid price of less than $4.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $4.00 per share, subject to a limited number of exceptions that are not available to us. It is likely that our shares will be penny stocks for the immediately foreseeable future. This classification severely and adversely affects any market liquidity for our common stock.
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For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the penny stock rules require that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. To approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience and objectives of the person and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and that that person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, sets forth:
● | the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination, and |
● | that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. |
Disclosure also must be made about the risks of investing in penny stock in both public offerings and in secondary trading and commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Additionally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Because of these regulations, broker-dealers may not wish to engage in the above-referenced necessary paperwork and disclosures and/or may encounter difficulties in their attempt to sell shares of our common stock, which may affect the ability of selling shareholders or other holders to sell their shares in any secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in any secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our securities, if our securities become publicly traded. In addition, the liquidity for our securities may decrease, with a corresponding decrease in the price of our securities. Our shares, in all probability, will be subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future and our shareholders will, in all likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.
The market for penny stocks has experienced numerous frauds and abuses that could adversely impact investors in our stock.
Our management believes that the market for penny stocks has suffered from patterns of fraud and abuse. Such patterns include:
● | Control of the market for the security by one or a few broker-dealers that are often related to the promoter or issuer; |
● | Manipulation of prices through prearranged matching of purchases and sales and false and misleading press releases; |
● | “Boiler room” practices involving high pressure sales tactics and unrealistic price projections by sales persons; |
● | Excessive and undisclosed bid-ask differentials and markups by selling broker-dealers; and |
● | Wholesale dumping of the same securities by promoters and broker-dealers after prices have been manipulated to a desired level, along with the inevitable collapse of those prices with consequent investor losses. |
Any trading market that may develop may be restricted by virtue of state securities “Blue Sky” laws that prohibit trading absent compliance with individual states laws. These restrictions may make it difficult or impossible to sell shares in those states.
There is currently no established public market for our common stock, and there can be no assurance that any established public market would develop in the foreseeable future. Transfer of our common stock may also be restricted under the securities or securities regulations laws promulgated by various states and foreign jurisdictions, commonly referred to as “Blue Sky” laws. Absent compliance with such individual state laws, our common stock may not be traded in such jurisdictions. Because the securities registered hereunder have not been registered for resale under the blue-sky laws of any state, the holders of such shares and persons who desire to purchase them in any trading market that might develop in the future, should be aware that there may be significant state blue sky law restrictions upon the ability of investors to sell the securities and of purchasers to purchase the securities. These restrictions prohibit the secondary trading of our common stock. We currently do not intend to and may not be able to qualify securities for resale in at least 17 states which do not offer manual exemptions (or may offer manual exemptions but may not offer one to us if we are a shell company at the time of application) and require shares to be qualified before they can be resold by our shareholders. Accordingly, investors should consider the secondary market for our securities to be a limited one.
Because insiders control our activities, they may cause us to act in a manner that is most beneficial to them and not to outside shareholders, which could cause us not to take actions that outside investors might view favorably and which could prevent or delay a change in control.
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As of the date of this Report, Donald P. Hateley, our legal counsel, owns 14,030,954 common shares representing 85.11% of the outstanding common stock and our officers and sole director hold 1,250,000 common shares representing 7.59% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, they effectively control all matters requiring director and stockholder approval, including the election of directors, and the approval of significant corporate transactions, such as mergers and related party transactions. These insiders also can delay or perhaps even block, by their ownership of our stock, an unsolicited tender offer. This concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of our company that you might view favorably.
The interests of shareholders may be hurt because we can issue shares of our common stock to individuals or entities that support existing management with such issuances serving to enhance existing management’s ability to maintain control of us.
Our sole director has authority, without action or vote of the shareholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued common shares. Such issuances may be issued to parties or entities committed to supporting existing management and the interests of existing management which may not be the same as the interests of other shareholders. Our ability to issue shares without shareholder approval serves to enhance existing management’s ability to maintain control of us.
Our articles of incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors at our expense and limit their ability that may result in a major cost to us and hurt the interests of our shareholders because corporate resources may be expended for the benefit of officers and/or directors.
Our Articles of Incorporation at Article IV provide for indemnification as follows: “The liability of the Directors of the Corporation for monetary damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California law. The Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of agents (as defined in Section 317 of the Corporations Code) for breach of duty to the Corporation and its stockholders through bylaw provisions or through agreements with agents, or both, in excess of the indemnification otherwise permitted by Section 317 of the Corporations Code, subject to the limits of such excess indemnification set forth in Section 204 of the Corporations Code.”
We have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification for liabilities arising under federal securities laws, other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with our activities, we will (unless in the opinion of our counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question whether indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. The legal process relating to this matter if it were to occur is likely to be very costly and may result in us receiving negative publicity, either of which factors is likely to materially reduce the market and price for our shares, if such a market ever develops.
All of our presently issued and outstanding common shares are restricted under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, as amended. When the restriction on any or all of these shares is lifted, and the shares are sold in the open market, the price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
All the presently 16,485,000 outstanding shares of common stock are “restricted securities” as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. Rule 144 provides that a person who is not an affiliate and has held restricted securities for a prescribed period of at least six (6) months if purchased from a reporting issuer or twelve (12) months if purchased from a non-reporting Company, may, under certain conditions, sell all or any of his shares without volume limitation, in brokerage transactions. Affiliates, however, may not sell more than 1% of the Company’s outstanding common stock every three months. Because of revisions to Rule 144 which became effective on February 15, 2008, there is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that may be sold by a non-affiliate (i.e., a stockholder who has not been an officer, director or control person for at least 90 consecutive days) after the restricted securities have been held by the owner for the prescribed period. A sale under Rule 144 or under any other exemption from the Act, if available, or pursuant to registration of shares of common stock of present stockholders, may have a depressive effect upon the price of the common stock in any market that may develop.
We do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock. We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock at any time in the foreseeable future. The future payment of dividends directly depends upon our future earnings, capital requirements, financial requirements and other factors that our sole director will consider. Since we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock, return on your investment, if any, will depend solely on an increase, if any, in the market value of our common stock.
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Because we are not subject to compliance with rules requiring the adoption of certain corporate governance measures, our stockholders have limited protection against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest and similar matters.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rule changes proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, because of Sarbanes-Oxley, requires the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities Markets and apply to securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring the substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally required, we have not yet adopted these measures.
Because our sole director is not an independent director, we do not currently have independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, this sole director has the ability, among other things, to determine his own level of compensation. Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters and investors may be reluctant to provide us with funds necessary to expand our operations.
We intend to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management because of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent changes may make it costlier or deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles.
You may have limited access to information regarding our business because our obligations to file periodic reports with the SEC could be automatically suspended under certain circumstances.
We are subject to certain informational requirements of the Exchange Act, as amended and we will be required to file periodic reports (i.e., annual, quarterly and special reports) with the SEC which will be immediately available to the public for inspection and copying. Except during the year that our registration statement becomes effective, these reporting obligations may (in our sole discretion) be automatically suspended under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act if we have less than 300 shareholders and do not file a registration statement on Form 8A. If this occurs after the year in which our registration statement becomes effective, we will no longer be obligated to file periodic reports with the SEC and your access to our business information would then be even more restricted. After this registration statement on Form S-1 becomes effective, we may be required to deliver periodic reports to security holders. However, we will not be required to furnish proxy statements to security holders and our director, officers and principal beneficial owners will not be required to report their beneficial ownership of securities to the SEC pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act until we have both 500 or more security holders that are not accredited investors (or, alternatively, 2,000 or more total shareholders) and greater than $10 million in assets. This means that your access to information regarding our business will be limited. We intend to file the Form 8A.
We will incur ongoing costs and expenses for SEC reporting and compliance; without revenue, we may not be able to remain in compliance, making it difficult for investors to sell their shares, if at all.
We are in the process of contacting market makers to have the shares quoted on the OTC Markets. To be eligible for quotation on the OTC Markets, issuers must remain current in their filings with the SEC. Market makers are not permitted to begin quotation of a security whose issuer does not meet this filing requirement. Securities already quoted on the OTC Markets that become delinquent in their required filings will be removed following a 30 or 60-day grace period if they do not make their required filing during that time. For us to remain in compliance we will require future revenues to cover the cost of these filings, which could comprise a substantial portion of our available cash resources. If we are unable to generate sufficient revenues to remain in compliance it may be difficult for you to resell any shares you may purchase, if at all.
For all the foregoing reasons and others set forth herein, an investment in our securities in any market that may develop in the future involves a high degree of risk.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
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We do not own any property. We previously leased an office from a third party at 201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, California 90401-2224, the location of our business from inception. Our principal shareholder and legal counsel also uses this location. Commencing April 1, 2011, our majority shareholder and legal counsel provides us with office space, on a month-to-month basis, for no charge. The estimated cost of the space was $200 per month from January 2013 to May 2013 and $100 per month from June 2013 to December 2016. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we recorded imputed rent expense of $1,200 and $1,200, respectively.
We are not a party to any legal proceedings.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
There is no established public market for our common stock, and a public market may never develop. We are seeking a market maker to file an application with FINRA to be able to quote the shares of our common stock on the OTC Markets, which is overseen by FINRA commencing in the second quarter of 2017. There can be no assurance as to whether we will identify a market marker that will be willing to file an application and, if we identify one and it agrees to file an application, whether such market maker’s application will be accepted by FINRA. We cannot estimate the time that will be required for the application process. Even if our common stock were quoted in a market, there may never be substantial activity in such market. If there is substantial activity, such activity may not be maintained, and no prediction can be made as to what prices may prevail in such market.
If we become able to have our shares of common stock quoted on the OTC MARKETS, we will then try, through a broker-dealer and its clearing firm, to become eligible with the DTC to permit our shares to trade electronically. If an issuer is not “DTC-eligible,” then its shares cannot be electronically transferred between brokerage accounts, which, based on the realities of the marketplace as it exists today (especially the OTC MARKETS), means that shares of a company will not be traded (technically the shares can be traded manually between accounts, but this takes days and is not a realistic option for companies relying on broker dealers for stock transactions - like all the companies on the OTC MARKETS). What this means is that while DTC-eligibility is not a requirement to trade on the OTC MARKETS, it is a necessity to process trades on the OTC MARKETS if a company’s stock is going to trade with any volume. There are no assurances that our shares will ever become DTC-eligible or, if they do, how long it will take.
We do not have any common equity subject to outstanding options or warrants to purchase or securities convertible into our common equity. In general, under Rule 144, a holder of restricted common shares who is an affiliate at the time of the sale or any time during the three months preceding the sale can resell shares, subject to the restrictions described below.
If we have been a public reporting company under the Exchange Act for at least 90 days immediately before the sale, then at least six months must have elapsed since the shares were acquired from us or one of our affiliates, and we must remain current in our filings for an additional period of six months; in all other cases, at least one year must have elapsed since the shares were acquired from us or one of our affiliates.
The number of shares sold by such person within any three-month period cannot exceed the greater of:
● | 1% of the total number of our common shares then outstanding; or | |
● | The average weekly trading volume of our common shares during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale is filed with the SEC (or, if Form 144 is not required to be filed, the four calendar weeks preceding the date the selling broker receives the sell order) This condition is not currently available to the Company because its securities do not trade on a recognized exchange. |
Conditions relating to the manner of sale, notice requirements (filing of Form 144 with the SEC) and the availability of public information about us must also be satisfied.
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16,485,000 of the presently outstanding shares of our common stock are “restricted securities” as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. The SEC has adopted final rules amending Rule 144, which have become effective on February 15, 2008. Pursuant to the new Rule 144, one year must elapse from the time a “shell company,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act and Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, ceases to be a “shell company” and files a Form 8-K addressing Item 5.06 with such information as may be required in a Form 10 registration statement with the SEC, before a restricted shareholder can resell their holdings in reliance on Rule 144. Form 10 information is equivalent to information that a company would be required to file if it were registering a class of securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act. Under the amended Rule 144, restricted or unrestricted securities, that were initially issued by a reporting or non-reporting shell company or a company that was at any time previously a reporting or non-reporting shell company, can only be resold in reliance on Rule 144 if the following conditions are met:
1. | the issuer of the securities that was formerly a reporting or non-reporting shell company has ceased to be a shell company; |
2. | the issuer of the securities is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; |
3. | the issuer of the securities has filed all reports and material required to be filed under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding twelve months (or shorter period that the Issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports; and |
4. | at least one year has elapsed from the time the issuer filed the current Form 10 type information with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company. |
We may be classified as a “shell company” under Rule 405 of the Securities Act Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. As such, all restricted securities presently held by our stockholders may not be resold in reliance on Rule 144 until: (1) we file a Form 8-K addressing Item 5.06 with such information as may be required in a Form 10 registration statement with the SEC when we cease to be a “shell company;” (2) we have filed all reports as required by Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Act for twelve consecutive months; and (3) one year has elapsed from the time we file the Form 8-K with the SEC reflecting our status as an entity that is not a shell company.
Current Public Information
In general, for sales by affiliates and non-affiliates, the satisfaction of the current public information requirement depends on whether we are a public reporting company under the Exchange Act:
● | If we have been a public reporting company for at least 90 days immediately before the sale, then the current public information requirement is satisfied if we have filed all periodic reports (other than Form 8-K) required to be filed under the Exchange Act during the 12 months immediately before the sale (or such shorter period as we have been required to file those reports). |
● | If we have not been a public reporting company for at least 90 days immediately before the sale, then the requirement is satisfied if specified types of basic information about us (including our business, management and our financial condition and results of operations) are publicly available. |
However, no assurance can be given as to:
● | the likelihood of a market for our common shares developing, |
● | the liquidity of any such market, |
● | the ability of the shareholders to sell the shares, or |
● | the prices that shareholders may obtain for any of the shares. |
No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any, that future sales of shares or the availability of shares for future sale will have on the market price prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial amounts of our common shares, or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices of the common shares.
Common Stock Currently Outstanding
As of December 31, 2016, we have 16,485,000 shares of our common stock outstanding.
Holders
As of the date of this Report, we had 31 stockholders of record of our common stock.
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Dividends
We have not declared any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception and do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. We plan to retain future earnings, if any, for use in our business. Any decisions as to future payments of dividends will depend on our earnings and financial position and such other facts, as our Director deems relevant.
Transfer Agent
We have not presently secured an independent stock transfer agent. We have identified several agents to retain and will decide on which transfer agent to utilize when we apply for our stock symbol.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Additional Information
Copies of our annual reports on Form 10−K, quarterly reports on Form 10−Q, current reports on Form 8−K, and any amendments to those reports, are available free of charge on the Internet at www.sec.gov. All statements made in any of our filings, including all forward-looking statements, are made as of the date of the document, in which the statement is included, and we do not assume or undertake any obligation to update any of those statements or documents unless we are required to do so by law.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not required under Regulation S-K for “smaller reporting companies.”
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations
This Annual Report on Form 10−K contains forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those set forth because of general economic conditions and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Report. The analysis set forth below is provided pursuant to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission regulations and is not intended to serve as a basis for projections of future events. Refer also to “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” in Item 1 above.
The following is management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations and is provided as a supplement to the accompanying unaudited financial statements and notes to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows during the periods included in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.
In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, “Company,” “the Company,” “us,” and “our” refer to Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc., a California corporation, unless the context requires otherwise.
We intend the following discussion to assist in the understanding of our financial position and our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and for the period from September 10, 2009 (inception) through December 31, 2016. You should refer to the Financial Statements and related Notes in conjunction with this discussion.
General
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of California on September 10, 2009 with fiscal year end in December 31. We are an enterprise that seeks to become an independent film production company, to develop and produce low-budget, independent feature films under $2,000,000. Since beginning operations in September 2009, we have not developed or produced any films and we have accumulated losses in the amount of ($222,165) as of December 31, 2016. We have never been party to any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding, nor have we undergone any material reclassification, merger, consolidation, purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business.
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We have yet to commence planned operations to any significant measure. As of the date of this Annual Report, we have had only limited start-up operations and have not generated any revenues. We will not be profitable until we derive sufficient revenues and cash flows from the development, production and sale of film projects. Our chief executive officer and sole director, Gary L. Blum, and our president, Michael F. Matondi, III, are our only employees. Mr. Blum will devote at least ten hours per week to us but may increase the number of hours as necessary.
As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, we had $154 and $123 cash, respectively, on hand and in the bank. Management does not believe this amount will satisfy our cash requirements for the next twelve months. We plan to satisfy our future cash requirements - primarily the working capital required for operations by loans from our shareholders or additional equity financing. The additional equity financings will likely be in the form of private placements of common stock. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, our related party advances from two of our shareholders were $61,547 and $54,848, respectively.
Management believes that if subsequent private placements are successful, we will generate sales revenue within the following twelve months thereof. However, additional equity financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all, and thus we could fail to satisfy our future cash requirements.
If we are unsuccessful in raising the additional proceeds through a private placement offering, we will then have to seek additional funds through debt financing, which would be highly difficult for a new development stage company with nominal assets to secure. Therefore, we are highly dependent upon the success of a future private placement offering and failure thereof would result in our having to seek capital from other resources such as debt financing, which may not even be available to us. However, if such financing were available, because we are a development stage company with no operations to date, we would likely have to pay additional costs associated with high-risk loans and be subject to an above market interest rate. At such time these funds are required, management would evaluate the terms of such debt financing and determine whether the business could sustain operations and growth and manage the debt load. If we cannot raise additional proceeds via a private placement of our common stock or secure debt financing we would be required to cease business operations. As a result, investors in our common stock would lose all of their investment.
We have no current plans to merge with any other entity; however, we intend to look at any opportunities that we believe will enhance our shareholders’ value and are exploring all available options including, but not limited to, acquiring other companies within and outside of the entertainment industry.
We are exploring finaning options with various investors to obtain additional equity financing. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining additional capital from these negotiations. If are unable to raise additional capital, we will either suspend marketing operations until we do raise the cash, or cease operations entirely. Other than as described in this paragraph and the preceding paragraphs, we have no other financing plans.
Management does not plan to hire additional employees at this time. Our officers and directors will be responsible for the initial product and service sourcing. We have hired an independent consultant to build the site.
Critical Accounting Policy and Estimates. Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, accrued expenses, financing operations, and contingencies and litigation. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not clear from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates as to the appropriate carrying value of certain assets and liabilities which are not clear from other sources. In addition, these accounting policies are described at relevant sections in this discussion and analysis and in the notes to the financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 together with notes thereto, which are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Year ended December 31, 2016 compared with the year ended December 31, 2015
Revenues. We had no revenues for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
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Operating expenses. Operating expenses include general and administrative expenses, professional fees and rent expense. In total, operating expenses increased $75, or 0.87%, to $8,690 for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $8,615 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The components of operating expenses are discussed below.
General and administrative expenses increased by $1,535 , or 852.78%, to $1,715 for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $180 for the comparable period in 2015. The increase is attributable to the $846 payment of 2015 state income taxes and the $822 accrual of state income taxes for 2016 offset by a $180 reduction in bank fees.
Professional fees decreased $1,460, or 20.18%, to $5,775 for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $7,235 for the comparable period in 2015. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in our accounting fees.
Rent expense remained constant at $1,200 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and for the comparable period in 2015. This is due to the imputed rent expense of $100 per month in both years.
Other Income. Other income decreased by $2,625, or 100%, to $0 for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $2,650 for the comparable period in 2015. The decrease in other income is a result of a one-time write-off of $2,625 in accounts payable in 2015.
Net Loss. Our net loss increased $2,700, or 45.14% to $8,690 for the year ended December 31, 2016 from $5,990 for the comparable period in 2015. The increase is primarily attributable to categories discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources. In 2016 and 2015, we did not issue any shares for capital but our majority shareholders advanced us $6,699 for working capital.
Our total assets are $154 and $123 as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, consisting of $154 and $123 in cash. Our working capital deficit was $62,215 as of December 31, 2016.
Our total liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are $62,369 and $54,848, respectively. They consist of $62,369 and $54,848 in current liabilities, which includes $822 and $0, respectively of income taxes payable and of $61,547 and $54,848, respectively in advances from shareholders.
Our total stockholders’ deficit as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 is $62,215 and $54,725, respectively and our accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2015 is $222,165.
We used $6,668 and $7,645 in cash from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
We had no cash provided by investing activities in the year ended December 31, 2016 or 2015, respectively.
We had $6,699 and $7,617 in cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
We do not now have funds sufficient for pursuing our plan of operation, but we are in the process of trying to procure funds sufficient to fund our operations until we are able to finance our operations through cash flow. There can be no assurance that we will be able to procure funds sufficient for such purpose. If operating difficulties or other factors (many of which are beyond our control) delay our realization of revenues or cash flows from operations, we may be limited in our ability to pursue our business plan. Moreover, if our resources from obtaining additional capital or cash flows from operations, once we commence them, do not satisfy our operational needs or if unexpected expenses arise due to unanticipated pressures or if we decide to expand our business plan beyond its currently anticipated level or otherwise, we will require additional financing to fund our operations, in addition to anticipated cash generated from our operations. Additional financing might not be available on terms favorable to us, or at all. If adequate funds were not available or were not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, take advantage of unanticipated opportunities, develop or enhance our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited. In a worst-case scenario, we might not be able to fund our operations or to remain in business, which could result in a total loss of our stockholders’ investment. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt securities, the percentage ownership of our stockholders would be reduced, and these newly issued securities might have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing stockholders.
The Company had no formal long-term lines or credit or other bank financing arrangements as of December 31, 2016.
The Company has no current plans for the purchase or sale of any plant or equipment.
The Company has no current plans to make any changes in the number of employees.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The Company has a prospective income tax benefit resulting from a net operating loss carryforward and startup costs that may offset any future operating profit.
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Impact of Inflation
The Company believes that inflation has had a negligible effect on operations over the past quarter.
Capital Expenditures
The Company expended no amounts on capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
Plan of Operation
Our business strategy is to continue to market our website (www.thunderclapinc.com), which we believe is currently functional and can be used by writers and others to submit treatments, screenplays and other ideas for production. By the end of the second quarter of 2017, we intend to aggressively promote ourselves using social media. We believe that we can attract some projects screenplays, treatments and other entertainment related projects to review and evaluate. We also intend to contact various production companies and discuss ways that we can work together to raise capital for their projects. We intend to exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the underlying screenplay and any film derived from it.
The number of screenplays to which we will be able to secure production rights during the development stage will depend upon the success of securing financing for each project. We intend to develop at least one screenplay based on the submissions we anticipate being uploaded to our website. There are currently no agreements in place between any funding sources and us to produce any submissions. There can be no guarantee we will have enough funds to secure the rights of any screenplay in the future. We have had numerous discussions with various producers and writers and intend to joint venture or co-produce projects with them based on our ability to bring financing to the projects.
We intend to implement the following tasks within the next twelve months if we can obtain the required financing:
Website: (Estimated cost to complete $1,000). Developing some additional features to our website is to reach prospective screenwriters as well as industry professionals. We believe our enhanced website, www.thunderclapinc.com, will be designed to generate interest in our production concept as well as attracting new writing talent.
Secure Rights to Screenplay: (Estimated cost $10,000). We estimate that we can secure the rights to a screenplay based on the discussions we have had with various producers in 2016. We will attempt to acquire any screenplay rights with the issuance of our common stock to the writer.
Pre-Production Business Plan: (Estimated cost - None). Our chief executive and sole director will complete this without compensation. Once we complete the above tasks, we estimate completing a pre-production business plan by the end of the second quarter of 2017. This pre-production business plan together with the preliminary screenplay, budget, shooting schedule, production board and any talent commitment will be presented to prospective directors, actors, investors and/or financiers by our management.
If we can successfully complete the above goals within the estimated timeframes set forth and are able to raise additional proceeds above the minimum ($10,000) that may be needed to secure the screenplay, those funds would be allocated as follows:
Retain Screen Writer: (Estimated cost $10,000). After a screenplay has been secured, we estimate an additional three months thereafter would be required to secure a screenwriter. We intend to pay for this expense from the funding source for the production.
Completion of Screenplay: (Estimated cost $10,000). We believe the screenplay can be finalized within three months.
Secure Director, Actor(s) and Supporting Cast for Film Production: (Estimated cost $75,000- $125,000); this fee may be secured with issuance of our common or preferred stock; however, management cannot predict now if our common or preferred stock will be attractive to secure the above personnel. We believe this can be completed within 30-45 days after the screenplay has been written.
The following steps would require additional financing from a third-party source or from the issuance of our common or preferred stock in the future. We believe if we can complete the above goals we would be able to obtain additional financing to complete the below tasks within the specified timeframe; however, there can be no guarantee or assurance that we will be successful in completing any of the above described tasks.
Secure Financing: We cannot provide any estimated cost for the financing aspect of the film, as there are multiple variables to financing the film. See “Financing Strategy” in the Description of Business section set forth below. We anticipate that we will be in discussions regarding the financing of a film, with various potential investors and/or participants, as soon as we identify a viable screenplay.
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Film/Production: We plan to focus its business on the development and production of commercial feature-length motion pictures having budgets of up to $2 million. Estimated time to complete filming and production is estimated at nine to twelve months.
Secure Distribution Agreements: (Estimated cost $2,500). Upon completion of the film/production process we plan to seek and secure distribution agreements and/or market the projects to foreign sales agents and distributors ourselves.
Our management does not anticipate the need to hire additional full or part-time employees over the next six (6) months, as the services provided by our chief executive and director appear sufficient now. We believe that our operations are currently on a small scale that is manageable by him. Currently, our management’s responsibilities are mainly administrative and focused on project development. While we believe that the addition of employees is not required over the next six (6) months, the professionals we plan to utilize will be considered independent contractors. We do not intend to execute any employment agreements with any of these professionals. Thus, these persons are not intended to be our employees.
Our management does not expect to incur research costs in the next twelve months. We currently do not own any plants or equipment and we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not paid for any expenses on behalf of our director or officers. We believe that this fact shall not materially any time soon.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have adopted all recently issued accounting pronouncements. The adoption of the accounting pronouncements is not anticipated to have a material effect on our operations.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide information required by this item.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Our audited financial statements are set forth in this Annual Report beginning on page F-1.
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THUNDERCLAP ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015
Table of Contents
F-1 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc.
We have audited the balance sheets of Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the related statement of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company was not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the results of its operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements, these conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 6. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish its plans and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
/s/ Anton & Chia, LLP | |
Newport Beach, California | |
March 23, 2017 |
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Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
THUNDERCLAP ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 154 | $ | 123 | ||||
Total current assets | ||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 154 | $ | 123 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | $ | 822 | $ | - | ||||
Advances from shareholders | 61,547 | 54,848 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 62,369 | 54,848 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 62,369 | 54,848 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Common stock; authorized 50,000,000 common shares, no par, 16,485,000 shares issued and outstanding on December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 9,950 | 8,750 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (222,165 | ) | (213,475 | ) | ||||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | (62,215 | ) | (54,725 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | 154 | $ | 123 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-3 |
Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc.
For the year ended December 31, 2016 | For the year ended December 31, 2015 | |||||||
Revenue | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Cost of revenue | - | - | ||||||
Gross profit | - | - | ||||||
Expenses | ||||||||
General & administrative expenses | 1,715 | 180 | ||||||
Professional and consulting fees | 5,775 | 7,235 | ||||||
Rent expense | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||
Total expenses | 8,690 | 8,615 | ||||||
Operating loss | (8,690 | ) | (8,615 | ) | ||||
Other income | - | 2,625 | ||||||
Net income (loss) for the period | $ | (8,690 | ) | $ | (5,990 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic and diluted |
16,485,000 | 16,485,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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THUNDERCLAP ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Paid-in | Accumulated | Shareholders’ | |||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Deficit | ||||||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2014 | 16,485,000 | $ | 150,000 | $ | 7,550 | $ | (207,485 | ) | $ | (49,935 | ) | |||||||||
Capital contribution | - | - | 1,200 | - | 1,200 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (5,990 | ) | (5,990 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2015 | 16,485,000 | $ | 150,000 | $ | 8,750 | $ | (213,475 | ) | $ | (54,725 | ) | |||||||||
Capital contribution | - | - | 1,200 | - | 1,200 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | (8,690 | ) | (8,690 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balances, December 31, 2016 | 16,485,000 | 150,000 | 9,950 | (222,165 | ) | (62,215 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an intergral part of these financial statements.
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Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc.
For
the year ended December 31, 2016 |
For
the year ended December 31, 2015 |
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (8,690 | ) | $ | (5,990 | ) | ||
Adjustment to reconcile
net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Rent expense in the form of capitalization | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | 822 | (2,855 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (6,668 | ) | (7,645 | ) | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Advances from shareholders | 6,699 | 7,617 | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 6,699 | 7,617 | ||||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash | 31 | (28 | ) | |||||
Cash, at beginning of period | 123 | 151 | ||||||
Cash, at end of period | $ | 154 | $ | 123 |
The accompanying notes are an intergral part of these financial statements.
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NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the state of California on September 10, 2009, under the name Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc. The Company has limited operations and has been pursuing a business plan as a producer of low-budget motion pictures and other entertainment content. To date, its business activities have been limited to the research of film scripts and other entertainment related projects and raising capital. The Company has not yet realized any revenues from its operations. The Company is also evaluating various acquisition opportunities and is in discussions with several entertainment companies for projects and joint ventures.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) promulgated in the United States of America.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company does not have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current year; and, (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740-10 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740-10, a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position taken or expected to be taken may be recognized only if it is “more likely than not” that the position is sustainable upon examination, based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position under ASC 740-10 would equal the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all the relevant information. A liability (including interest and penalties, if applicable) is established to the extent a current benefit has been recognized on a tax return for matters that are considered contingent upon the outcome of an uncertain tax position. Related interest and penalties, if any, are included as components of income tax expense and income taxes payable.
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As of January 1, 2017, we have analyzed filing positions in each of the federal and state jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. We have identified the U.S. federal and California as our “major” tax jurisdictions. Generally, we remain subject to Internal Revenue Service examination of our 2009 through 2016 California Franchise Tax Returns. However, we have certain tax attribute carry forwards, which will remain subject to review and adjustment by the relevant tax authorities until the statute of limitations closes with respect to the year in which such attributes are utilized.
We believe that our income tax filing positions and deductions will be sustained on audit and do not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material change to our financial position. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax position have been recorded pursuant to ASC 740. In addition, we did not record a cumulative effect adjustment related to the adoption of ASC 740. Related interest and penalties, if any, are included as components of income tax expense and income taxes payable.
Loss per Share
The Company’s basic income or loss per share is calculated by dividing its net income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The Company’s dilutive income or loss per share is calculated by dividing its net income or loss available to common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding is the basic weighted number of shares adjusted for any potentially dilutive debt or equity.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company‘s financial instruments as defined by FASB ASC 825, “Financial Instruments” include cash, trade accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses. All instruments are accounted for on a historical cost basis, which, due to the short maturity of these financial instruments, approximates fair value at December 31, 2016 and 2015.
FASB ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
● | Level 1. Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; | |
● | Level 2. Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and | |
● | Level 3. Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
We have adopted all recently issued accounting pronouncements. The adoption of the accounting pronouncements is not anticipated to have a material effect on our operations.
NOTE 3 –INCOME TAXES
As of December 31, 2016, the Company had a net operating loss carry forward of $222,165 that may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income through 2036.
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The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before provision for income taxes. The sources and tax effects of the differences for the periods presented are as follows:
As
of December 31, 2016 |
As
of December 31, 2015 |
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Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Net operating tax carry-forwards | $ | 222,165 | 213,475 | |||||
Gross deferred tax asset | 222,165 | 213,475 | ||||||
Valuation allowance | (222,165 | ) | (213,475 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets | $ | - | - |
The Company files federal and California income tax returns subject to statutes of limitations.
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 to the effective tax rate is as follows:
2016 | 2015 | |||||||
Expected federal tax | 34.00 | % | 34.00 | % | ||||
Valuation allowance | (34.00 | )% | (34.00 | )% | ||||
Total | - | % | - | % |
Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon sufficient future taxable income during the period that deductible temporary differences and carry-forwards are expected to be available to reduce taxable income. As the achievement of required future taxable income is uncertain, the Company recorded a valuation allowance.
NOTE 4–STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
The Company was formed with one class of common stock, no par value and is authorized to issue 50,000,000 common shares and 10,000,000 preferred shares. Voting rights are not cumulative and, therefore, the holders of more than 50% of the common stock could, if they chose to do so, elect all the directors of the Company.
As of December 31, 2016, and 2015, there are 16,485,000 shares of common stock outstanding.
NOTE 5–RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The sole officer and director of the Company are involved in other business activities and may, in the future, become involved in other business opportunities. If a specific business opportunity becomes available, he may face a conflict in selecting between the Company and his other business interests. The Company has not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts.
The Company’s majority shareholder is its legal counsel. During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, this shareholder advanced $6,699 and $7,617, respectively. These advances are unsecured and do not carry an interest rate or repayment terms; however, the shareholder has orally agreed not to seek repayment until the Company is financially able to repay it.
The Company does not own any property. It previously leased an office from a third party at 201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, California 90401-2224. Its principal shareholder and legal counsel also use this location. Commencing April 1, 2011, the Company’s legal counsel provides it with office space, on a month-to-month basis, for no charge. Commencing in May 2013, the estimated cost of the space he provides is $100 per month. The Company recorded imputed rent expense of $1,200 and $1,200 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
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The Company does not incur any Edgar filing fee with its Edgar Agent since the Company’s majority shareholder acts as legal counsel for the Edgar Agent. The Edgar Agent charges third parties $4,995 per year for unlimited filings.
NOTE 6–GOING CONCERN
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using GAAP, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established a source of revenues to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease operations.
Management intends to focus on raising additional funds for the first and second quarters going forward. We cannot provide any assurance or guarantee that we will be able to generate revenues. Potential investors must be aware if we are unable to raise additional funds through the sale of our common stock and generate sufficient revenues, any investment made into the Company would be lost in its entirety.
The Company has net losses for the period from September 10, 2009 (inception) to December 31, 2016 of $222,165. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish the plans described in the preceding paragraph and eventually secure other sources of financing and attain profitable operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE 7 – COMMITMENT
The Company does not own any property. It previously leased an office from a third party at 201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, California 90401-2224. Its principal shareholder and legal counsel also use this location. Commencing April 1, 2011, the Company’s legal counsel provides it with office space, on a month-to-month basis, for no charge. The estimated cost of the space he provides is $100 per month. The Company recorded rent expense of $1,200 in 2016 and 2015.
NOTE 8–SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has performed an evaluation of events occurring after December 31, 2016 through March 23, 2017. Based on its evaluation, there were no transactions to be recorded or disclosed herein, except as disclosed above and in the accompanying notes.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed with an objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as this Annual Report on Form 10-K, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Disclosure controls are also designed with an objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer, in order to allow timely consideration regarding required disclosures.
The evaluation of our disclosure controls by our principal executive officer included a review of the controls’ objectives and design, the operation of the controls, and the effect of the controls on the information presented in this Annual Report. Our management, including our chief executive officer, does not expect that disclosure controls can or will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud, if any. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Also, projections of any evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures to future periods are subject to the risk that the disclosure controls and procedures may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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 Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were not effective in timely alerting them to material information which is required to be included in our periodic reports filed with the SEC as of the end of the period covering this report and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. There have been no material changes in our internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that could materially affect, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal controls over financial reporting during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
(b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for us in accordance with as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the (i) effectiveness and efficiency of operations, (ii) reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and (iii) compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Our internal controls framework is based on the criteria set forth in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting is as of the year ended December 31, 2016. We believe that internal control over financial reporting is not effective. We have identified current material weaknesses considering the nature and extent of our current operations and any risks or errors in financial reporting under current operations. We do not have adequate segregation of duties in the handling of our financial reporting. This is caused by a very limited number of personnel.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
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(c) Changes in internal controls.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Our director serves until his successor is elected and qualified. Our director elects our officers to a term of one (1) year and they serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until they are removed from office. The board of directors has no nominating or compensation committees.
The name, address, age, and position of our present officers and director is set forth below:
Name | Age | Title(s) | ||
Gary L. Blum | 76 | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Secretary | ||
Michael F. Matondi, III | 43 | President |
The persons named above have held their offices/positions since September 15, 2009 and we expect them to hold their offices/positions at least until the next annual meeting of our shareholders.
Mr. Gary L. Blum, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Gary L. Blum is our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and has served in that capacity since September 15, 2009. Mr. Blum is also a practicing attorney since 1986 with the Law Offices of Gary L. Blum where his focus is advising a wide variety of closely held private companies as well as public companies in business, corporate, securities and entertainment law. Mr. Blum’s practice areas include: private and public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, SEC and FINRA compliance, stock option and other compensation plans, general corporate and securities law, entertainment and real estate. Mr. Blum has substantial experience in sophisticated business planning and advising clients about the purchase and sale of businesses and has served as a director for many private and publicly traded companies. Mr. Blum’s focus and expertise is advising over-the-counter bulletin board and pink sheet companies with all legal considerations. He also has extensive experience in the field of entertainment, having been counsel for the production and financing of over fifty motion pictures. In his capacity as production counsel, Mr. Blum participated in various aspects of film production including, but not limited to, negotiating talent agreements, distribution agreements, production and financing agreements, script review and development and preparing the documentation for delivery of completed films. Mr. Blum has served as a director of Arrin Corporation, a public company, since December 2009 and, since November 2015, serves as the Chairman and CEO of Potnetwork Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Blum was a tenured professor of philosophy at the University of Nebraska, Omaha. Mr. Blum received his B.S., Magna Cum Laude, in Mathematics from Loras College in 1962; M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in 1966; and his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and Marshall School of Business, respectively, in 1978. He has been a member of the California State Bar since 1979.
Mr. Michael F. Matondi, III, President
Michael F. Matondi, III, is our President and has served in this capacity since September 15, 2009. From October 2012 to the present, Mr. Matondi serves as a Key Account Specialist for Southern Wine & Spirits. From January 2005 to September 2009, Mr. Matondi was a member and a producer at Broken Sky Films, LLC. In his capacity as a producer, Mr. Matondi produced the feature film Calvin Marshall, starring Steve Zahn, Alex Frost, Jeremy Sumpter, Jane Adams, Michelle Lombardo and Diedrich Bader. Calvin Marshall was released in 2010.
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Prior to joining Broken Sky Films, Mr. Matondi worked with the Mark Cunningham Group consulting firm and worked for Southern Wine and Spirits as a wine and spirit purveyor. Mr. Matondi also managed New England District Sales for JStar Brands / Planet 10.
Mr. Matondi graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a minor in Spanish. He also studied acting at the Howard Fine Acting Studio and cinematography at Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara.
Possible Potential Conflicts
The OTC MARKETS on which we plan to have our shares of common stock quoted does not currently have any director independence requirements.
No member of management will be required by us to work on a full-time basis. Accordingly, certain conflicts of interest may arise between us and our officer and director in that he may have other business interests in the future to which he devotes his attention, and he may be expected to continue to do so although management time must also be devoted to our business. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through his exercise of such judgment as is consistent with each officer’s understanding of his fiduciary duties to us. While working on other business activities, they may become aware of business opportunities that may be appropriate for presentation to us, as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. As such, there may be conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a business opportunity should be presented.
To resolve such potential conflicts of interest, our officers and sole director have orally agreed that any opportunities that they are aware of independently or directly through their association with us (as opposed to disclosure to them of such business opportunities by management or consultants associated with other entities) would be presented by them solely to us.
We cannot provide assurances that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
Currently we have two officers and only one director and will seek to add additional officer(s) and/or director(s) as and when the proper personnel are located and terms of employment are mutually negotiated and agreed, and we have sufficient capital resources and cash flow to make such offers.
We cannot provide assurances that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
In September 30, 2009, we adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct which is applicable to our future employees and which also includes a Code of Ethics for our chief executive and principal financial officers and any persons performing similar functions. A code of ethics is a written standard designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
● | honest and ethical conduct, | |
● | full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in regulatory filings and public statements, | |
● | compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, | |
● | the prompt reporting violation of the code, and | |
● | accountability for adherence to the code. |
A copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 14.1 to our registration statement, which is incorporated herein. We will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. The request for a copy can be made in writing to Thunderclap Entertainment, Inc., 201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, California 90401-2224, Attention: Gary L. Blum, CEO.
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Board of Directors
Our sole director holds office until the completion of his term of office, which is not longer than one year, or until his successor(s) have been elected. Our sole director’s term of office expires on March 1, 2017. All officers are appointed annually by the board of directors and, subject to existing employment agreements (of which there are currently none), serve at the discretion of the board. Currently, directors receive no compensation for their role as directors but may receive compensation for their role as officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past five years, no present director, executive officer or person nominated to become a director or an executive officer of us:
(1) had a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a 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 filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing;
(2) was convicted in a criminal proceeding or subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
(3) was subject to 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 his involvement in any of the following activities:
i. acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity;
ii. engaging in any type of business practice; or
iii. engaging in any activity 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; or
(4) was the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of an 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 in paragraph (3) (i), above, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity; or
(5) was found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and for which the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Concurrent with having sufficient members and resources, our board of directors will establish an audit committee, nominating committee and a compensation committee. We believe that we will need a minimum of five directors to have effective committee systems. The audit committee will review the results and scope of the audit and other services provided by the independent auditors and review and evaluate the system of internal controls. The compensation committee will manage any stock option plan we may establish and review and recommend compensation arrangements for the officers. No final determination has yet been made as to the memberships of these committees or when we will have sufficient members to establish committees. See “Executive Compensation” hereinafter.
We will reimburse all directors for any expenses incurred in attending directors’ meetings if we have the resources to pay these fees. We will consider applying for officers and directors’ liability insurance at such time when we have the resources to do so.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
Summary Executive Compensation Table
The following table shows, for the last two fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, compensation awarded to or paid to, or earned by, our Chief Executive Officer (the “Named Executive Officer”).
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and principal position (a) |
Year (b) |
Salary ($) (c) |
Bonus ($) (d) |
Stock Awards ($) (e) |
Option Awards ($) (f) |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (g) |
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) (h) |
All Other Compensation ($) (i) |
Total ($) (j) |
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Gary L. Blum CEO, CFO (1) | 2016 2015 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael F. Matondi, III, President (2) | 2016 2015 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
We currently do not have any ployment arrangement with Mr. Blum or Mr. Matondi. Mr. Blum’s and Mr. Matondi’s compensation has not been fixed or based on any percentage calculations. Mr. Blum will make all decisions determining the amount and timing of their compensation and, for the immediate future, will not receive any compensation. Mr. Blum’s compensation amounts will be formalized if his annual compensation exceeds $50,000.
(1) Mr. Blum received 1,000,000 shares of our common stock for organizational services, which we valued at $100. We do not intend on issuing any additional shares to Mr. Blum for his activities as a director.
(2) Mr. Matondi received 250,000 shares of our common stock for organizational services, which we valued at $25. We do not intend on issuing any additional shares to Mr. Matondi for his activities as our president.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table
We currently do not have any equity compensation plans. Therefore, none of our named executive officers received any grants of stock, option awards or other plan-based awards during the period ended December 31, 2016.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
None. We do not have any equity award compensation plans.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table sets forth, as of March 24, 2017, the total number of shares owned beneficially by our officers and directors, and key employees, individually and as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of our total outstanding shares. The shareholders listed below have direct ownership of their shares and possess sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares. As of March 24, 2017, we had 16,485,000 shares of common stock outstanding, which are held by 31 shareholders. There is not any pending or anticipated arrangements that may cause a change in control.
Title of Class | Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Owner | Percent of Class | |||||||
Common Stock | Donald P. Hateley | 14,219,050 | 86.25 | % | ||||||
Common Stock | Gary L. Blum | 1,000,000 | 6.07 | % | ||||||
Common Stock | Michael F. Matondi, III | 250,000 | 1.52 | % | ||||||
All Officers and Directors as a Group (2 persons) | 1,250,000 | 7.59 | % |
Donald P. Hateley, our legal counsel, will continue to own the majority of our common stock until he either sells his shares or we issue new shares to investors, which reduces his percentage. Therefore, investors in our stock will be unable to change the course of our operations. Thus, the shares investors own in us lack the value normally attributable to voting rights. This could result in a reduction in value of the shares you own because of their ineffective voting power.
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Our promoters are Mr. Blum, our chairman, chief executive officer, chief financial officer and secretary, and Mr. Matondi, III, our president.
Our office and mailing address is 201 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Mr. Hateley, our legal counsel, shares office space with us. Effective April 1, 2011, Mr. Hateley has provided us with office space at no cost to us and therefore we will not incur any rent expense. We estimate that the approximate value of the space he is providing to be $100 per month and there is no written lease agreement for our use of this space, which he provides to us on a month-to-month basis. We impute $100 per month as rent expense.
On September 15, 2009, we issued 1,000,000 shares of our common stock to Gary L. Blum, our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, secretary and sole director and 250,000 shares of our common stock to Michael F. Matondi, III, our president. These shares were issued in exchange for services valued at $100 and $25, respectively or $0.0001 per share. On September 15, 2009, we issued 13,000,000 shares of our common stock to Donald P. Hateley, our founder and legal counsel. These shares were issued in exchange for services valued at $1,300, or $0.0001 per share. From November 17, 2015 to March 17, 2017, Mr. Hateley has purchased 1,023,810 common shares from 2 shareholders for $138,500 in cash.
Our officers and sole director are required to commit time to our affairs and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating management time among various business activities. While working on their other business activities, they may become aware of business opportunities that may be appropriate for presentation to us, as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. As such, there may be conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a business opportunity should be presented.
To resolve such potential conflicts of interest, our officers and sole director have orally agreed that any opportunities that they are aware of independently or directly through their association with us (as opposed to disclosure to them of such business opportunities by management or consultants associated with other entities) would be presented by them solely to us.
We cannot provide assurances that our efforts to eliminate the potential impact of conflicts of interest will be effective.
We believe that each reported transaction and relationship is on terms that are at least as fair to us as would be expected if those transactions were negotiated with third parties.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
During the last two fiscal years, the Company’s independent auditors have billed for their services as set forth below. In addition, fees and services related to the audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016, as contained in this Report, are estimated and included for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.
December 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | |||||||
Audit Fees | $ | 7,100 | $ | 5,500 | ||||
Audit-related fees | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Tax fees | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
All other fees | $ | - | $ | - |
Pre-Approval Policy
Our Director pre-approves all services provided by our auditors. Prior to the engagement of our auditor, for any non-audit or non-audit related services, our Director must conclude that such services are compatible with the independence of our auditors.
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement, pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibits | |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation | |
3.2 | Bylaws | |
14.1 | Code of Ethics | |
31.1* | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*. | |
31.2* | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*. | |
32.1* | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*. | |
32.2* | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*. |
101.INS* | XBRL Instance Document | |
101.SCH* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | |
101.CAL* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
101.DEF* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
101.LAB* | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase | |
101.PRE* | XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase | |
* | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
THUNDERCLAP ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | |
March 24, 2017 | /s/ Gary L. Blum |
Gary L. Blum Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
In accordance with the Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
March 24, 2017 | /s/ Gary L. Blum |
Gary L. Blum Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) and Sole Director |
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