Wolverine Resources Corp. - Annual Report: 2019 (Form 10-K)
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
May 31, 2019
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Wolverine Technologies Corp.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Wolverine Technologies Corp. (the Company) as of May 31, 2019 and 2018, the related statements of operations, stockholders deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended May 31, 2019 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended May 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Explanatory Paragraph Regarding Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has never generated revenues, is unlikely to generate earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future, has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency, all of which 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 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Companys financial statements based on our audits. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws
and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of
the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to
obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express
no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the
risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such
procedures included examining on a test basis, evidence regarding the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also
included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
/s/ Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC
We have served as the Companys auditor since 2018.
Salt Lake City, UT
September 13, 2019
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WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Balance Sheets
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
May 31, 2019 $ |
May 31, 2018 $ |
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ASSETS | ||||||
Current Assets | ||||||
Cash | - | 18,982 | ||||
Other receivable | 3,592 | 2,112 | ||||
Total Assets | 3,592 | 21,094 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 191,901 | 171,812 | ||||
Short term debt - related parties (Note 3) | 46,757 | 26,377 | ||||
Total Liabilities | 238,658 | 198,189 | ||||
Stockholders' Deficit | ||||||
Common stock, 500,000,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value 477,270,993 and 432,020,993 shares issued and outstanding at May 31, 2019 and May 31, 2018, respectively |
477,271 | 432,021 | ||||
Subscriptions received | 60,862 | 66,328 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 5,238,347 | 5,105,472 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (6,011,546 | ) | (5,780,916 | ) | ||
Total Stockholders' Deficit | (235,066 | ) | (177,095 | ) | ||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | 3,592 | 21,094 | ||||
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.)
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Statements of Operations
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
Year | Year | |||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||
May 31, | May 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
$ | $ | |||||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||
General and administrative | 233,526 | 268,594 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses | 233,526 | 268,594 | ||||||
Net Loss Before Other Expenses | (233,526 | ) | (268,594 | ) | ||||
Other Income (Expense) | ||||||||
Interest income (expense) | - | (1,991 | ) | |||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | 3,516 | (13,095 | ) | |||||
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities | 2,466 | - | ||||||
Gain (loss) on settlement of debt | (3,086 | ) | 37,043 | |||||
Net Loss | (230,630 | ) | (246,637 | ) | ||||
Net Loss Per Common Share, Basic and Diluted | (0.00 | ) | (0.00 | ) | ||||
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Basic and Diluted | 473,292,774 | 382,339,623 | ||||||
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.)
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Statements of Stockholders' Deficit
For the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
Additional | ||||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions | Paid-in | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Received | Capital | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||
# | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
Balance, May 31, 2017 | 346,520,993 | 346,521 | 26,798 | 4,882,331 | (5,534,279 | ) | (278,629 | ) | ||||||||||
Common stock subscribed for cash | - | - | 66,328 | - | - | 66,328 | ||||||||||||
Common stock issued for cash | 49,800,000 | 49,800 | (26,798 | ) | 151,741 | - | 174,743 | |||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle debt | 31,700,000 | 31,700 | - | 63,400 | - | 95,100 | ||||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle related party debt | 4,000,000 | 4,000 | - | 8,000 | - | 12,000 | ||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (246,637 | ) | (246,637 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance, May 31, 2018 | 432,020,993 | 432,021 | 66,328 | 5,105,472 | (5,780,916 | ) | (177,095 | ) | ||||||||||
Common stock subscribed for cash | - | - | 60,862 | - | - | 60,862 | ||||||||||||
Common stock issued for cash | 6,800,000 | 6,800 | - | 19,197 | - | 25,997 | ||||||||||||
Common stock issued for subscription payable | 17,000,000 | 17,000 | (66,328 | ) | 49,328 | - | - | |||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle debt | 21,450,000 | 21,450 | - | 64,350 | - | 85,800 | ||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (230,630 | ) | (230,630 | ) | ||||||||||
Balance, May 31, 2019 | 477,270,993 | 477,271 | 60,862 | 5,238,347 | (6,011,546 | ) | (235,066 | ) |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.)
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
Year | Year | |||||
Ended | Ended | |||||
May 31, | May 31, | |||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||
$ | $ | |||||
Operating Activities | ||||||
Net loss | (230,630 | ) | (246,637 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
Gain on extinguishment of debt | (2,466 | ) | - | |||
Loss (gain) on settlement of debt | 3,086 | (37,043 | ) | |||
Loss on foreign exchange | - | 13,095 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Other receivable | (1,480 | ) | (434 | ) | ||
Accounts payable | 48,969 | 76,094 | ||||
Accounts payable - related parties | 74,450 | (11,260 | ) | |||
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | (108,071 | ) | (206,185 | ) | ||
Financing Activities | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 25,997 | 174,742 | ||||
Proceeds from common stock subscriptions | 60,862 | 66,328 | ||||
Short term advances | 2,230 | (15,950 | ) | |||
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | 89,089 | 225,120 | ||||
Increase (decrease) in Cash | - | 18,935 | ||||
Cash, Beginning of Period | 18,982 | 47 | ||||
Cash, End of Period | - | 18,982 | ||||
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities: | ||||||
Payments made by shareholders on behalf of Company | 3,302 | 7,099 | ||||
Shares issued to settle accounts payable | 85,800 | 95,100 | ||||
Shares issued to settle related party accounts payable | - | 12,000 | ||||
Stocks issued for prior year subscriptions | 66,328 | 26,798 | ||||
Supplemental Disclosures: | ||||||
Interest paid | - | - | ||||
Income taxes paid | - | - |
(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.)
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2019
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
1. Organization and basis of presentation
Wolverine Technologies Corp. (the "Company") was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 23, 2006. The Company's prior principal business was the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources. The Company had not determined that its properties contain mineral reserves that were economically recoverable, financing had not yet become available, and commodity prices had not fully recovered. Therefore, management decided to change the focus of the Company to include cyber security. Effective August 12, 2015, the Company changed its name from Wolverine Exploration Inc. to Wolverine Technologies Corp.
Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has never generated revenues and is unlikely to generate earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its shareholders, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary equity financing to continue operations, and the attainment of profitable operations. The Company plans to raise financing of debt or equity. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. At May 31, 2019, the Company has a working capital deficiency of $235,066 and has accumulated losses of $6,011,546 since inception. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Pronouncements
a) Basis of Presentation
These financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and are expressed in U.S. dollars. The Company's fiscal year-end is May 31.
b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to stock-based compensation, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company's estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.
c) Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.
d) Mineral Property Costs
The Company has been in the exploration stage since its inception on February 23, 2006, and has not yet realized any revenues from its planned operations. Mineral property exploration costs are expensed as incurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are initially capitalized. The Company assesses the carrying costs for impairment under ASC 360, "Property, Plant, and Equipment" at each fiscal quarter end. When it has been determined that a mineral property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves, the costs then incurred to develop such property, are capitalized. Such costs will be amortized using the units-of-production method over the estimated life of the probable reserve. If mineral properties are subsequently abandoned or impaired, any capitalized costs will be charged to operations.
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2019
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
e) Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, "Income Taxes". The asset and liability method provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more likely than not to be realized.
Uncertain tax positions are recognized in the financial statements only if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the income tax provision. There are currently no unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would affect the tax rate. There was $0 of interest and penalties recognized for the year ended May 31, 2019 (2018 - $1,991).
f) Foreign Currency Translation
The Company's functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Occasional transactions may occur in Canadian dollars and management has adopted ASC 830, "Foreign Currency Translation Matters". Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction. Average monthly rates are used to translate revenues and expenses. Gains and losses arising on translation or settlement of foreign currency denominated transactions or balances are included in the determination of income.
g) Stock-based Compensation
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, "Compensation - Stock Compensation" and ASC 505, "Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees", using the fair value method. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.
h) Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The Company computes earnings (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, "Earnings per Share". ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing earnings (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti dilutive. At May 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no dilutive shares outstanding.
i) Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measures
ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures", requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument's categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1
Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.
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WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2019
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
Level 3
Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The Company's financial instruments consist principally of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and amounts due to related parties. Pursuant to ASC 820, the fair value of cash is determined based on "Level 1" inputs, which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The recorded values of all other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective maturity dates or durations.
j) Comprehensive Income
ASC 220, "Comprehensive Income", establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the financial statements. As at May 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company has no items that represent a comprehensive loss and, therefore, has not included a schedule of comprehensive loss in the financial statements.
k) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
3. Related Party Transactions
(a) During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company incurred consulting fees of $30,344 (2018 - $31,325) to a company controlled by the President of the Company.
(b) During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company incurred consulting fees of $25,506 (2018 - $35,350) to a Director of the Company.
(c) As at May 31, 2019, the Company owes $38,918 (May 31, 2018 - $17,814) to a company controlled by the President of the Company, which is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand.
(d) As at May 31, 2019, the Company owes $7,839 (May 31, 2018 - $8,563) to a Director of the Company, which is non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand.
(e) On February 14, 2018, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $12,000 to settle Cdn$20,000 ($15,938) of amounts owing to a company controlled by the President of the Company, resulting in a gain on settlement of debt of $3,938.
4. Common Stock
Stock transactions during the year ended May 31, 2019:
(a) During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company issued 21,450,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $85,800 to settle accounts payable of $82,714, resulting in a loss on settlement of $3,086.
(b) During the year ended May 31, 2019, , the Company issued 6,800,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement at Cdn$0.005 per share for proceeds of $25,997 (Cdn$34,000).
(c) During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company issued 17,0000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement at Cdn$0.005 per share for proceeds of Proceeds of $66,328 (Cdn$85,000) which were received during the year ended May 31, 2018.
(d) During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company received cash proceeds of $60,862 (Cdn$81,000) relating to share subscriptions. The shares were unissued at May 31, 2019 and the amounts received for these shares have been reflected in stock subscriptions received in the balance sheet. On August 23, 2019, the Company issued the subscribers 16,200,000 shares of common stock as described in Note 9(a).
Stock transactions during the year ended May 31, 2018:
a) On February 14, 2018, the Company issued 31,700,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $95,100 to settle accounts payable of $128,205, resulting in a gain on settlement of $33,105.
b) On February 14, 2018, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of common stock with a fair value of $12,000 to settle related party accounts payable of $15,938 (Cdn$20,000), resulting in a gain on settlement of $3,938.
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2019
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
c) On February 14, 2018, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement at $0.005 per share for proceeds of $25,000.
d) On February 14, 2018, the Company issued 33,200,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement at Cdn$0.005 per share for proceeds of $130,833 (Cdn$166,000). Proceeds of $26,798 (Cdn$36,000) which were received during the year ended May 31, 2017.
At May 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no dilutive shares, or common stock equivalents.
5. Stock-based Compensation
On May 28, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 2010 Stock Plan (the "Plan"). The maximum number of shares of the Company's common stock available for issuance under the Plan is 10,294,500 shares. An aggregate of 5,147,250 shares may be issued under stock options and an aggregate of 5,147,250 shares may be issued in the form of restricted shares.
At May 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no outstanding or exercisable stock options.
6. Commitments
(a) On January 31, 2007, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a company whereby it has agreed to pay $7,600 (Cdn$10,000) per month. The Company is obligated to issue a bonus of 5% of the Company's issued and outstanding common shares as of the date of the payment of the bonus upon and only in the event of the discovery of a major commercially viable mineral resource deposit. As at May 31, 2019, the Company has not issued a bonus. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company recorded consulting fees of $90,763 (Cdn$120,000). During the year ended May 31, 2018, the Company recorded consulting fees of $123,320 (Cdn$157,500), which included $93,974 (Cdn$120,000) of consulting fees under the above agreement, and additional consulting fees of $29,256 due to an increase in financing activities (Cdn$37,500) for the year ended May 31, 2018.
(b) On April 19, 2016, the Company signed a Share Purchase Agreement with a Director of the Company, whereby the Company will issue, in a private placement, 400,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company in consideration for one-third of the net proceeds that the Director will receive from the sale of the Director's 15% interest in Decision-Zone Inc. The Agreement is subject to the Company increasing its authorized capital of common stock to allow for the issuance of the shares to the Director. As of the date of this filing, the agreement has not yet closed.
7. Debt Extinguishment
During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company recorded a gain on extinguishment of debt of $2,466 upon the extinguishment of $2,466 of liabilities included in accounts payable for which the Company was legally given relief from.
8. Income Taxes
The Company has net operating losses carried forward of $4,082,477 available to offset taxable income in future years which expires beginning in fiscal 2027. Under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code such a change in control negates much of the tax loss carry forward and deferred income tax. The Company is subject to examination by the IRS for tax years 2014 to 2019. The Company is also subject to income tax in Canada.
The Company was subject to United States federal and state income taxes at an approximate rate of 21% for the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018.
The reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the United States federal statutory rate compared to the Company's income tax expense as reported is as follows:
2019 $ |
2018 $ |
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Income tax recovery at statutory rate | (48,432 | ) | (51,794 | ) | ||
Valuation allowance change | (48,432 | ) | (51,794 | ) | ||
Provision for income taxes | - | - |
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2019
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)
The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities at May 31, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:
2019 $ |
2018 $ |
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Mineral property costs | 299,971 | 299,971 | ||||
Net operating losses carried forward | 857,320 | 808,888 | ||||
Gross deferred income tax assets | 1,157,291 | 1,108,859 | ||||
Valuation allowance | (1,157,291 | ) | (1,108,859 | ) | ||
Net deferred income tax asset | - | - |
9. Subsequent events
(a) On August 23, 2019, the Company issued 16,200,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement for cash proceeds of $60,862 (Cdn$81,000) received during the year ended May 31, 2019.
(b) On August 23, 2019, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement for cash proceeds of $12,390 (Cdn$16,500) received subsequent to May 31, 2019.
(c) On August 23, 2019, the Company issued 1,500,000 shares of common stock to settle accounts payable of $4,878 (Cdn$6,500).
(d) Subsequent to May 31, 2019, the Company received cash proceeds of $43,500 for the issuance of 19,333,334 common shares. As of the date of these financial statements the shares had yet to be issued.
Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure |
There were no disagreements related to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, internal controls or auditing scope or procedure during the two fiscal years and interim periods.
Item 9A (T). | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of May 31, 2019. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, and in light of the weaknesses identified below, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. Under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2019 using the criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Companys annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. In its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2019, the Company determined that there were significant deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses, as described below.
(1) |
lack of a functioning audit committee and lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; |
(2) |
inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; |
(3) |
insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and |
(4) |
ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. |
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Management is currently evaluating remediation plans for the above control deficiencies.
In light of the existence of these control deficiencies, management concluded that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the Companys internal controls.
As a result, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2019 based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of the Companys registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Companys 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.
Changes in Internal Control
During the year ended May 31, 2019 there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent limitations on effectiveness of controls
Internal control over financial reporting has inherent limitations which include but is not limited to the use of independent professionals for advice and guidance, interpretation of existing and/or changing rules and principles, segregation of management duties, scale of organization, and personnel factors. Internal control over financial reporting is a process which involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis, however these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process and it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. 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.
Item 9B. | Other Information |
None
PART III
Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance |
All of the directors of our company hold office until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their successors have been elected and qualified. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until their death, resignation or removal from office. Our directors and executive officers, their ages, positions held, and duration as such, are as follows:
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Name | Position Held with the Company | Age | Date First Elected or Appointed |
Richard Haderer |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer and Director |
55 |
April 13, 2015 |
Luke Rich |
Vice President, Exploration and
Business Development and Director |
54 |
June 14, 2010 |
David Ian Chalk | Director | 60 | April 13, 2015 |
Business Experience
The following is a brief account of the education and business experience of each director and executive officer during at least the past five years, indicating each person's principal occupation during the period, and the name and principal business of the organization by which he was employed.
Richard Haderer
Mr. Haderer has worked as a regulatory consultant for Wolverine since February of 2006. Mr. Haderer has been President of PubCo Services Inc. since April 1996. PubCo Services Inc. provides regulatory consulting services to publicly traded companies. Mr. Haderer has also served as a director and officer of several publicly traded companies. From November 1989 to April 1996, Mr. Haderer worked as a Listing Analyst with the Alberta Stock Exchange (now the TSX Venture Exchange).
Luke Rich
Mr. Rich is a member of the Innu Nation and Mushuau Innu First Nations and is a former VP of the Innu Nation. Prior to joining Wolverine, Mr. Rich was also Co-CEO of the Innu Development Limited Partnership (IDLP) from October 2007 to April 2010. IDLP participated in the construction of the mine and mill for the Voisey Bay Nickel Project. Mr. Rich is also a board member of various IDLP owned companies including Innu Mikun Airlines, Innu Keiwit Constructor LP and the Innu/SNC Lavalin Partnership.
Dr. David Chalk
Dr. Chalk is a pioneer in the technology industry having created Doppler Computers and Chalk Media Inc. which was sold to Research in Motion, now Blackberry, in 2009. Dr. Chalk has also received numerous awards for his many innovations in the business and technology worlds. Among his many accolades, Dr. Chalk has received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from the University of Fraser Valley, Ernst and Youngs Entrepreneur Award also industry leading awards for software development in the mobility, security and education and digital video fields.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our directors or officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Our directors, executive officers and control persons have not been involved in any of the following events during the past five years:
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1. | any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; |
2. | any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences); |
3. | being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; or |
4. | being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated. |
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our executive officers and directors and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial statements of beneficial ownership, reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning their ownership of our common stock and other equity securities, on Forms 3, 4 and 5 respectively. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by the SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports that they file.
Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during fiscal year ended May 31, 2019 all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10% percent beneficial owners were complied with.
Audit Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
We do not have an audit committee; our entire board of directors performs the function of an audit committee. Our board of directors has determined that it does not have a member that qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K, and is "independent" as the term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
We believe that the members of our board of directors are collectively capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements. We believe that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an "audit committee financial expert" would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development and the fact that we have not generated any material revenues to date. In addition, we currently do not have nominating, compensation or audit committees or committees performing similar functions nor do we have a written nominating, compensation or audit committee charter. Our board of directors does not believe that it is necessary to have such committees because it believes the functions of such committees can be adequately performed by our board of directors.
Code of Ethics
We adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to all of our directors, officers, employees and consultants, which is a "code of ethics" as defined by applicable rules of the SEC. Our Code of Ethics is attached as an exhibit to our registration statement on Form S-1 filed on July 15, 2008. If we make any amendments to our Code of Ethics other than technical, administrative, or other non-substantive amendments, or grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from a provision of our Code of Ethics to our chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or certain other finance executives, we will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver, its effective date and to whom it applies in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.
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Item 11. | Executive Compensation |
The particulars of the compensation paid to the following persons:
| our principal executive officer; |
| each of our two most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018; and |
| up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as our executive officer at the end of the years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, |
who we will collectively refer to as the named executive officers of our company, are set out in the following summary compensation table, except that no disclosure is provided for any named executive officer, other than our principal executive officers, whose total compensation did not exceed $100,000 for the respective fiscal year:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE | |||||||||
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary ($) |
Bonus ($) |
Stock Awards ($) |
Option Awards ($)* |
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
All Other Compensati on ($) |
Total ($) |
Richard Haderer Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director) |
2019 2018 |
$30,344 $31,325 |
Nil Nil |
Nil Nil |
Nil Nil |
Nil Nil |
Nil Nil |
Nil Nil |
$30,344 $31,325 |
Stock Options/SAR Grants
During the period from inception (February 23, 2006) to May 31, 2015, we granted 1,000,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.14 per share and an expiry date of May 28, 2015 to our executive officer. On September 9, 2011 the exercise price of the stock options was amended to $0.05 per share. The stock options expired unexercised on May 28, 2015.
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Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Values
There were no options exercised during our fiscal year ended May 31, 2019 or May 31, 2018 by any officer or director of our company.
Compensation of Directors
We reimburse our directors for expenses incurred in connection with attending board meetings. We have not paid any director's fees or other cash compensation for services rendered as a director since our inception to May 31, 2019.
We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors, although such directors are expected in the future to receive stock options to purchase common shares as awarded by our board of directors or (as to future stock options) a compensation committee which may be established. Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors. Our board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director. No director received and/or accrued any compensation for their services as a director, including committee participation and/or special assignments.
Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment and Change in Control Arrangements
We have not entered into any employment agreement or consulting agreement with our directors and executive officers. Consulting fees of CDN$40,000 per year are paid or accrued to PubCo Services Inc, a company controlled by Richard Haderer, CEO, CFO and a director of the Company. Consulting fees are paid or accrued on a quarterly basis to David Chalk, a director of the Company. During the year ended May 31, 2019, the Company paid $34,000 to David Chalk for consulting fees. The amount of consulting fees paid or accrued to Mr. Chalk are based on Mr. Chalks time commitment.
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. Our directors and executive officers may receive stock options at the discretion of our board of directors in the future. We do not have any material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of our board of directors.
We have no plans or arrangements with respect to remuneration received or that may be received by our executive officers to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $60,000 per executive officer.
Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters |
The following table sets forth, as of September 13, 2019, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock and by each of our current directors and executive officers. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated. Beneficial ownership consists of a direct interest in the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated.
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership |
Percentage of Class(1) |
Richard Haderer 103 Huntcroft Place NE Calgary, Alberta T2K 4E6 |
12,030,000 | 2.4% |
Luke Rich P.O. Box 65 Natuashish, NL A0P1A0 |
1,125,140 | 0.2% |
David Ian Chalk 20629 86A Ave Langley, British Columbia V1M 3X3 |
700,000 | 0.1% |
Matthew Chan 7010 Union Street Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1H9 |
49,000,000 | 9.8% |
Directors and Officers as a Group | 13,855,140 | 2.8% |
(1) |
Under Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect the persons actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on September 13, 2019. As of September 13, 2019, there were 499,970,993 shares of our companys common stock issued and outstanding. |
Changes in Control
We are unaware of any contract or other arrangement or provisions of our Articles or Bylaws the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of our company. There are not any provisions in our Articles or Bylaws, the operation of which would delay, defer, or prevent a change in control of our company.
Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence |
Except as disclosed herein, there have been no transactions or proposed transactions in which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last three completed fiscal years in which any of our directors, executive officers or beneficial holders of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or any of their respective relatives, spouses, associates or affiliates, has had or will have any direct or material indirect interest.
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Director Independence
We currently act with three directors, Mr. Richard Haderer, Mr. Luke Rich and Mr. David Chalk. We have determined that we do not have a director that qualifies as an independent director as defined in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4200(a)(15).
We do not have a standing audit, compensation or nominating committee, but our entire board of directors act in such capacity. We believe that our directors are capable of analyzing and evaluating our financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for financial reporting. Our directors do not believe that it is necessary to have an audit committee because we believe that the functions of an audit committee can be adequately performed by the board of directors. In addition, we believe that retaining additional independent directors who would qualify as an audit committee financial expert would be overly costly and burdensome and is not warranted in our circumstances given the early stages of our development.
Item 14. | Principal Accountants Fees and Services |
The aggregate fees billed for the most recently completed fiscal years ended May 31, 2019 and 2018 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for these fiscal periods were as follows:
Year Ended May 31 | ||
2019 ($) |
2018 ($) | |
Audit Fees Sadler, Gibb & Associates, LLC
Audit Fees MaloneBailey LLP |
$16,000 Nil |
$7,500 $7,500 |
Audit Related Fees | Nil | Nil |
Tax Fees | Nil | Nil |
All Other Fees | Nil | Nil |
Total | $16,000 | $15,000 |
Our board of directors pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the board of directors either before or after the respective services were rendered.
Our board of directors has considered the nature and amount of fees billed by our independent auditors and believes that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit is compatible with maintaining our independent auditors independence.
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PART IV
Item 15. | Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules |
Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
(3) | (i) Articles of Incorporation; and (ii) Bylaws |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of Wolverine filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) on July 15, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000110807808000070/exhibit3_1.htm |
3.2 | Bylaws of Wolverine, filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) on July 15, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000110807808000070/exhibit3_2.htm |
3.3 | Certificate of Amendment of Wolverine, filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000110807808000070/exhibit3_3.htm |
3.4 | Certificate of Registration of Extra-Provincial Corporation, filed as an Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000110807808000070/exhibit3_4.htm |
3.5 | Certificate of Amendment of
Wolverine, filed as an Exhibit to our Form 8-K filed on September 17, 2013
and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000106299313004688/exhibit3-1.htm |
3.6 | Articles of Merger of
Wolverine, filed as an Exhibit to our Form 8-K filed on August 11, 2015
and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000106299315004312/exhibit3-1.htm |
(10) |
Material Contracts |
10.1 | Vend-In Agreement dated
February 28, 2007 between Wolverine and Shenin Resources Inc., filed as an
Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008
and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000110807808000070/exhibit10_1.htm |
10.2 | Consulting Agreement dated
January 31, 2007 between Wolverine and Texada Consulting Inc., filed as an
Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008
and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000110807808000070/exhibit10_2.htm |
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Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
10.3 | Purchase Agreement dated June 11, 2013 between Wolverine and 0969015 B.C. Ltd. filed as an Exhibit to our 8-K filed on June 13, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000106299313003044/exhibit10-1.htm |
10.4 | Share Purchase Agreement
between Wolverine and David Chalk dated April 19, 2016. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000106299316009081/exhibit10-1.htm |
(14) | Code of Ethics |
14.1 | Code of Ethics, filed as an
Exhibit to our Form S-1 (Registration Statement) filed on July 15, 2008
and incorporated herein by reference. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1424404/000110807808000070/exhibit14.htm |
(31) | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications |
31.1* | Section 302 Certifications under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(32) | Section 1350 Certifications |
32.1* | Section 906 Certifications under Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
(101) | Interactive Data File |
101.INS* | |
101.SCH* | |
101.CAL* | |
101.DEF* | |
101.LAB* | |
101.PRE* |
* 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, thereto duly authorized.
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | |
(Registrant) | |
Dated: September 13, 2019 | /s/ Richard Haderer |
Richard Haderer | |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman | |
and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
Dated: September 13, 2019 | /s/ Richard Haderer |
Richard Haderer | |
Chief Financial Officer and Director | |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal | |
Accounting Officer) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
WOLVERINE TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | |
(Registrant) | |
Dated: September 13, 2019 | /s/ Richard Haderer |
Richard Haderer | |
President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman | |
and Director | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
Dated: September 13, 2019 | /s/ Richard Haderer |
Richard Haderer | |
Chief Financial Officer and Director | |
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal | |
Accounting Officer) | |
Dated: September 13, 2019 | /s/ Luke Rich |
Luke Rich | |
Director | |
Dated: September 13, 2019 | /s/ David Chalk |
David Chalk | |
Director |
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