UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2015
CINJET, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada |
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20-8609439 |
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123 West Nye Lane, Suite 129 Carson City, Nevada 89706 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (831) 770-2017
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Current Report on form 8-K (this Report) contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled Description of Business, Risk Factors, and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as anticipates, believes, seeks, could, estimates, expects, intends, may, plans, potential, predicts, projects, should, would and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the factors described in the section captioned Risk Factors below. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, information related to: anticipated operating results; relationships with our customers; consumer demand; financial resources and condition; changes in revenues; cost of sales; selling, general and administrative expenses; interest expense; legal proceedings and claims.
Also, forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this Report. You should read this Report and the documents that we reference and filed as exhibits to this Report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
ITEM 1.01
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On June 23, 2015, Solis Tek Inc., a California corporation (the Company or Solis Tek" or STI), entered into an Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization (the Agreement ) with the Registrant, Cinjet, Inc., a Nevada corporation ( Parent or Cinjet), and CJA Acquisition Corp., a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ( Merger Sub ), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the Merger ), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The Merger Agreement was approved by the Companys Board of Directors (the Board ) and the sole Director of Parent. Effective June 23 2015. The Agreement is referred to herein as the Merger Agreement . The Merger closed on June 23, 2015.
At the effective time of the Merger, each share of STI common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of stockholders who have properly exercised and perfected appraisal rights under California law) was converted automatically into the right to receive .166 shares of common stock of Parent with an aggregate of 4,364,500 shares issued to the shareholders of STI.
Upon the Closing of the Merger we cancelled 10,245,334 shares of common stock held by certain of our pre-closing stockholders for no consideration for the purpose of making our capitalization more attractive to future equity investors. Also at the Closing of the Merger: (a) STI paid $198,100 to Cinjet for Cinjet to pay all of the current liabilities of Cinjet. Prior to the Closing, certain creditors of Cinjet, who were owed a total of $340,822 as of March 31, 2015, had agreed they would accept a total of $115,822 and the issuance of 29,166 shares of Cinjet common stock in full satisfaction of Cinjet's obligation to those creditors; and (b) STI paid a total of $22,500 to four (4) shareholders of Cinjet, (including $20,000 to the controlling shareholder of Cinjet) for the cancellation of a total of 10,245,334 shares of Cinjet common stock.
Following the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, 4,925,333 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding.
At the Closing of the Merger, Diane Button resigned as the sole officer and agreed to resign as a director of Parent 10 days after a Schedule 14f-1 is filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, and the following persons were appointed to serve in the capacities noted:
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Alan Lien |
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Director, Chairman of the Board, Secretary, and Treasurer |
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Alvin Hao |
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Director, President and Chief Operating Officer |
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The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and is incorporated herein by reference.
The shares of Parents common stock issued to former holders of STI's common stock in connection with the Merger were not registered under the Securities Act, in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated under that section, which exempts transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering. These securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. Certificates representing these shares of common stock and warrants contain a legend stating the restrictions applicable to such securities.
Changes Resulting from the Merger . Cinjet intends to carry on STIs business as its sole line of business.
Accounting Treatment. The Merger is being accounted for as a reverse-merger and recapitalization. STI is the acquirer for financial reporting purposes and Cinjet is the acquired company. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations that will be reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the Merger will be those of STI and will be recorded at the historical cost basis of STI, and the consolidated financial statements after completion of the Merger will include the assets and liabilities of Cinjet and STI, historical operations of STI and operations of Cinjet from the closing date of the Merger.
Tax Treatment; Small Business Issuer. The Merger is intended to constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), or such other tax free reorganization exemptions that may be available under the Code.
Following the Merger, the Company will continue to be a smaller reporting company, as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 2.01
COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 1.01 of this Report, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
FORM 10 DISCLOSURE
As disclosed elsewhere in this Report, on June 23, 2015, the Company acquired Solis Tek, Inc. in a merger transaction. Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K provides that if the registrant was a shell company, other than a business combination related shell company, as those terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, immediately before the reverse acquisition transaction, then the registrant must disclose the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act reflecting all classes of the registrants securities subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 of the such Exchange Act upon consummation of the transaction.
Since we were a shell company immediately before the reverse acquisition transaction disclosed under Item 2.01, we are providing below the information that we would be required to disclose on Form 10 under the Exchange Act if we were to file such form. Please note that the information provided below relates to the combined enterprises after the acquisition of Solis Tek Inc., except that information relating to periods prior to the date of the reverse acquisition only relate to Solis Tek, Inc., unless otherwise specifically indicated.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Business Overview
Solis Tek Inc. is focused on the research, design, development and manufacturing of advanced, energy efficient indoor horticulture lighting and ancillary equipment. Our vision is to apply the latest advances in high efficiency lighting and controls technology as well as effective manufacturing techniques to deliver highly differentiated products with clear benefits at competitive prices to the greenhouse and indoor horticulture markets.
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Solis Tek Inc. is a California corporation that was formed in June of 2010. We commenced our operations immediately by designing, developing and sourcing of a line of Solis Tek Digital Ballasts intended for use in high intensity lighting systems used for horticulture. An electrical ballast is a device intended to limit the amount of current in an electric circuit. A familiar and widely used example is the inductive ballast used in fluorescent lamps, to limit the current through the tube, which would otherwise rise to destructive levels due to the tube's negative resistance characteristic. Since the commencement of operations, our product line has evolved from digital ballasts to a line of lighting products including a line of specialty ballasts ranging from 400 watts to 1,000 watts with various features, a line of specialty metal halide digital lamps, a line of reflectors, high intensity lighting accessories and a new line of light emitting diode ("LED") lighting technologies.
Solis Tek Digital Ballasts were designed with "Ignition Control" sequential lamp ignition, and "SenseSmart", self- diagnostic safety technology. Solis Tek's sequential ballast ignition technology ignites ballasts and lamps one at a time based on electrical load stability. This technology ( not a randomized ignition startup ) detects the voltage and amperage frequencies of the electrical circuit and ignites an array of lamps when the load for each lamp is most stable. We believe that Solis Tek digital ballasts are the first to implement this technology in the indoor horticulture industry. The use of our Ignition Control technology prevents surges and spikes in an electrical environment in which an array of ballasts operates and also prevents the overloading of circuit breakers. The SenseSmart Technology goes through an eight point safety check before attempting to power the lamp. The SenseSmart technology checks for Open Output, High/Low temps (internal), Ignition Failure, Thermal, End of Lamp Life, Overflow Current, Over/Low Voltage, and Short Circuit. Our ballasts are controlled by our proprietary internal software, which maximizes electrical efficiency for horticultural growers.
We market our products primarily to retailers in the United States who specialize in hydroponic horticulture. Currently we have approximately 500 retailers that sell our products. In addition we work with 4 distributors who cover Michigan, Canada, Spain and Australia/New Zealand.
In August of 2014, Solis Tek East, Corporation ("STE") was incorporated in the State of New Jersey as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. STE was formed for the purpose of commencing its operations and servicing and supplying the Eastern part of North America with our products. In September 2014, STE leased a 10,000 square foot office and warehouse facility in South Hackensack, New Jersey.
In, 2014 and 2013 we had revenues of $6,155,379 and $4,818,319, respectively. In 2014 we had a loss of $660,632 and in 2013 we had net income of $57,810. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, we had revenue of $2,091,484 and $1,714,775, respectively, and our net income was $2,592 and $181,314, respectively.
Historically, the great majority of end users that use this type of products have used the equipment for the growing of cannabis. Currently, there are 23 States and the District of Columbia that have laws and/or regulation that recognize in one form or another legitimate medical uses for cannabis and consumer use of cannabis in connection with medical treatment. In addition, the States of Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia have recently approved the recreational use of cannabis. Many other States are considering legislation to similar effect. As of June__, 2015, the policy and regulations of the Federal government and its agencies is that cannabis has no medical benefit and a range of activities including cultivation and use of cannabis for personal use is prohibited on the basis of federal law and may or may not be permitted on the basis of State law. Active enforcement of the current federal regulatory position on cannabis on a regional or national basis may directly and adversely affect the willingness of our end user customers to continue to grow cannabis. Active enforcement of the current federal regulatory position on cannabis may thus directly and adversely affect revenues and profits.
Our ballast products are manufactured in China by a manufacturer that is owned by a related party to Alan Lien, our Chief Executive Officer. Our lamp products are manufactured to our specifications and supplied by an unrelated manufacturer in China. Our lamp ancillary products and equipment are also manufactured, to our designs, in China.
We compete with several larger and more well-financed ballast manufacturers and distributors, and many known and much larger lamp manufacturers and distributors. We compete on the basis of the quality and efficiency of our products and we believe our products provide many advantages over our competitor's products. There are many major lighting and lamp manufacturers, such a Philips and General Electric, that offer lighting and lamp products for horticulture and there can be no assurance that we will be able to compete effectively and grow our business in the future
Commencing in May of 2014, we loaned a total of $250,000 ($125,000 at June 30, 2014) to an independent supplier ("Supplier") of a newly developed natural fertilizer product (the "Fertilizer Product") and received as consideration a one year Convertible Promissory Note and an 8.3% ownership interest in the Supplier. In addition, we entered into an Exclusive Reseller Agreement pursuant to which the Supplier granted to us the exclusive right to distribute the Fertilizer Product in the United States and Australia, or Grow Pro Solutions, Inc. a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, ("Grow Pro") to give the Company exclusive distribution rights to the Fertilizer Product for the United States and Australia. As at June 1, 2015, the loan to the Supplier is in default.
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Our offices are located at 16926 South Keegan Avenue Suite A, in Carson, CA (a suburb of Los Angeles) and at 89 Leuning Street Unit D2, South Hackensack, New Jersey. We lease approximately 20,000 square feet of office and warehouse space from an unaffiliated party in Carson and approximately 10,000 square feet of office and warehouse space from an unaffiliated party in South Hackensack, New Jersey.
Corporate History and Background
Solis Tek Inc. is a California corporation that was formed in June of 2010. We commenced our operations immediately by designing, developing and sourcing of a line of Solis Tek Digital Ballasts intended for use in high intensity lighting systems used for horticulture. An electrical ballast is a device intended to limit the amount of current in an electric circuit. A familiar and widely used example is the inductive ballast used in fluorescent lamps, to limit the current through the tube, which would otherwise rise to destructive levels due to the tube's negative resistance characteristic.)
Our Company is focused on the research, design, development and manufacturing of advanced, energy efficient greenhouse indoor horticulture lighting and ancillary equipment. Our vision is to apply the latest advances in high efficiency lighting and controls technology as well as effective manufacturing techniques to deliver highly differentiated products with clear benefits at competitive prices to the greenhouse and indoor horticulture markets.
Historically, the great majority of end users of our products have used our products for the growing of cannabis. Currently, there are eighteen States plus the District of Columbia that have laws and/or regulation that recognize in one form or another legitimate medical uses for cannabis and consumer use of cannabis in connection with medical treatment. In addition, the States of Colorado and Washington have recently approved the recreational use of cannabis. Many other States are considering legislation to similar effect. As of the date of this Report on Form 8-K, the policy and regulations of the Federal government and its agencies is that cannabis has no medical benefit and a range of activities including cultivation and use of cannabis for personal use is prohibited on the basis of federal law and may or may not be permitted on the basis of State law. Active enforcement of the current federal regulatory position on cannabis on a regional or national basis may directly and adversely affect the willingness of our end user customers to continue to grow cannabis. Active enforcement of the current federal regulatory position on cannabis may thus directly and adversely affect revenues and profits.
Solis Tek East, Corporation
In August of 2014, Solis Tek East, Corporation ("STE") was incorporated in the State of New Jersey as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. STE was formed for the purpose of commencing its operations and servicing and supplying the Eastern part of North America with our products. In October 2014, STE leased a 10,000 square foot office and warehouse facility in Hackensack, New Jersey at an annual rental of approximately $106,000. The Company is a guarantor of the obligations of STE on the lease.
License Agreement
In May of 2015, we entered into an Amended and Restated License Agreement with GAS Technologies, Incorporated ("GAS") of Kapolei Hawaii, pursuant to which we agreed to pay GAS, a minimum royalty of $100,000 per year, and an additional 7% of sales of products licensed by GAS to us over and above $1,428,571. The License grants to us an exclusive world-wide license to produce, manufacture, have manufactured, use, import, sell, market, distribute and sell the products and systems (the "Licensed Products") and any further products and systems that may be developed by the Licensor for use in the horticulture and hydroponic industries (the "Industries"). Sales of the Licensed Products in 2014 and 2013 were $865,148 and $422,318, respectively. Thus, only the minimum royalty amount of $100,000 was due for each year.
Our Industry
Light and plant growth
Light is essential for plant growth. Natural sunlight is the cheapest source available, but for horticulture it is not always attainable in sufficient quantities. Therefore, the use of artificial or alternative light sources have become very common in order to increase production and quality predominantly in indoor or greenhouse environments. Plants have a completely different sensitivity to light spectrum than humans. Every plant has their own sensitivity for colors and intensity of light. Using these alternate light sources for plants, effective light recipes are essential to obtain the optimal results in plant production.
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Grow light
A grow light or plant light is an artificial light source, generally an electric light, designed to stimulate plant growth by emitting an electromagnetic spectrum appropriate for photosynthesis. Grow lights are used in applications where there is either no naturally occurring light, or where supplemental light is required. For example, in the winter months when the available hours of daylight may be insufficient for the desired plant growth, lights are used to extend the time the plants receive light.
Grow lights either attempt to provide a light spectrum similar to that of the sun, or to provide a spectrum that is more tailored to the needs of the plants being cultivated. Outdoor conditions are mimicked with varying color, temperatures and spectral outputs from the grow light, as well as varying the lumen output (intensity) and PAR output of the lamps. Depending on the type of plant being cultivated, the stage of cultivation (e.g., the germination/vegetative phase or the flowering/fruiting phase), and the photoperiod required by the plants, specific ranges of spectrum, luminous efficacy and color temperature are desirable for use with specific plants and time periods.
Specially designed artificial light sources can improve diverse growth parameters. These all depends on several factors, like crop, environmental circumstances, light recipe and many more. The following is a list of benefits that can be achieved with specially designed artificial lighting:
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Increased production and yield
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Increased aromatic flavor and higher potency
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Shortening of the total growth cycle
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Better plant uniformity
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Better space utility
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Improved plant quality
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Energy savings
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Better germination rate
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Higher multiplication factor
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Higher survival rate in rooting
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Improved/controlled stretching process
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Accelerated hardening phase
Hydroponics
The great majority of our customers are retailers that specialize in Hydroponics and sell our products to Hydroponic enclosed farm operators. Hydroponics is a method of growing plants in mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as polite, gravel, expanded clay pebbles or coconut husks.
Some of the reasons why hydroponics is being adapted around the world for plant production are the following:
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No soil is needed for hydroponics.
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The water stays in the system and can be reused - thus, a lower water requirement.
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It is possible to control the nutrition levels in their entirety; thus, lower nutrition requirements.
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No nutrition pollution is released into the environment because of the controlled system.
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Stable and high yields.
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Pests and diseases are easier to get rid of than in soil because of the container's mobility.
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Ease of harvesting.
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No pesticide damage.
Our Business Strategy
Due to the expected increase in the number of States where the use of cannabis, both for medical and recreational use is being legalized, the Company intends to take advantage of what we believe is our premium brand image within the cannabis farming industry. We believe that as participation in the cannabis farming industry grows, in order to supply increasing demand caused by legalization, our Solis Tek brand equipment will be sought out by existing and new cannabis farms and businesses. Our strategy is to maintain and increase our market share by expanding our marketing efforts and by introducing new and improved lighting technology to help the industry become more efficient. In addition, the Company has also intends to market and sell a new line of plant nutrients and fertilizers to help expand the market reach and maximize the revenue potential of the Company.
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Products
Ballasts
Ballasts provide the proper starting voltage, operating voltage and current to the lamp to initiate and sustain its arc. High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps have negative resistance, which causes them to draw an increasing amount of current; hence, they require a current-limiting device. The ballast provides the following functions:
It provides starting voltage and, in some cases, ignition pulses. All ballasts must provide some specific minimum voltage to ignite the lamp. In the case of pulse start lamps, an additional high voltage pulse is needed to ionize the gases within the lamp. These pulses are superimposed near the peak starting voltage waveform; It regulates the lamps current and power. The ballast limits the current through the lamp once it has started. The ballasts current is set to a level that delivers the proper power to the lamp. In addition, the ballast regulates the lamps current through the range of typical line voltage variations, thereby keeping the lamps power fairly stable to maximize the lamps life and performance and; It provides appropriate sustaining voltage and current wave shape to achieve the lamps rated life. The ballast provides sufficient voltage to sustain the lamp as it ages.
Solis Tek Digital Ballasts were designed to with "Ignition Control" sequential lamp ignition, and "SenseSmart", self- diagnostic safety systems. Solis Tek Digital Ballasts are software based, compared to competitors products that are controlled by hard wired microchips dictating commands to their ballasts. Because our ballasts are software based, our ballasts are more versatile and enables us to incorporate special features such as sequential ballast ignition technology ("Ignition Control")and SenseSmart technologies that ignites metal halide lamps one at a time based on load stability. Ignition Control is a main feature of our ballasts that comes as a standard feature in all of our ballasts. Ignition Control assures that no matter how many lamps are contained in a lighting array attached to one power source, only one lamp will turn on at a predetermined time. This technology (not a randomized ignition startup) detects the voltage and amperage frequencies of the electrical circuit and ignites an array of metal halide or sodium lamps when the load for each lamp is most stable. We believe that SolisTek digital ballasts are the only ballasts capable of this technology. The use of our technology prevents surges and spikes in electrical environment in which an array of ballasts operate and also prevents the overloading of circuit breakers.
Our SenseSmart self-diagnosing system feature, enables our ballasts to internally safety check for over/under voltage, overheating, open circuits, short circuits and more. SmartSense will recognize an unsafe condition and take pre-determined actions to alleviate the safety issue.
We offer our ballasts in three configurations, 600 Watts, 1,000, Watts, and 1,000 Watts with Remote Control.
Digital Lamps
Metal halide lamps are a type of HID (High Intensity Discharge) lamp; mercury vapor and high-pressure sodium lamps are also HID lamps. Light is generated by creating an arc between the two electrodes located inside the inner arc tube. The inner arc tube is typically made of quartz, and this is a very harsh environment, with high temperatures approaching 1000°C and pressures of 3 or 4 atmospheres. To start a metal halide lamp, a high starting voltage is applied to the lamps electrodes to ionize the gas before current can flow and start the lamp.
Solis Tek Digital Lamps are designed to be specifically tuned and matched with Solis Tek digital ballasts. Our lamps feature color enhanced full balanced spectrums, prolonged lamp life , less depreciation of lumen output over time, and precise gas combinations for increased blues, reds, and ultra violet output. Our Lamps emit a full spectrum of light tuned specifically for particular types of plants. As well, our lamps provide ample Ultra Violet light that plants thrive upon. We have designed our lamps using special low iron glass envelopes so as to prevent the blockage of the full spectrum of light that our lamps are designed to provide. Using Solis Tek lamps, growers can expect superior photo-chemical reactions, proper UV balance, advanced HID lamp designed especially for plant growth, plant quality, and plant yield.
We offer four configurations of High Pressure Sodium (HPS) digital lamps and twelve configurations of Metal Halide digital lamps.
LED Technology
LED (light emitting diode) lighting supports sustainable design in several ways. It uses less energy than most other types of lamps, produces less heat, lasts longer (which means less frequent replacement and therefore reduced waste), is mercury-free, and is housed in special semi-conductor "chips" designed for easier configuration, disassembly, and recycling.
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In our ongoing research and development program, we have designed and developed our next generation of high intensity lighting. Our LED technology, unlike other LED lighting sources, uses an advanced UV (Ultra Violet) diode phosphor combination to make our high intensity LED based lighting systems. Our LED systems will be available in the same light spectrums as our current HID lamps. Our patent pending and proprietary design will emit lighting equivalent to the high pressure sodium spectrum and ultra-violet spectrums and eliminate the inadequacies of current LED offerings to the horticultural industry i.e.: a) low intensity; b) lack of proper spectrum for particular plants; and c) longevity. Our LED "chips" will provide, form one LED, a full spectrum of light that mimics sunlight, as compared to other LED manufacturers of LEDs who provide arrays of several color specific LEDs in an attempt to cover the full light spectrum.
LED lighting produces significantly less heat than conventional HID and HPS lamps, so growers can control their greenhouse climate more accurately. Less heat also means more effective use of light, for example by increasing light levels, extending lighting periods, or by using LED light in greenhouses on warmer days without having to ventilate. Less heat also means you can place the light source closer to plants, reducing light loss.
Solis Tek Reflectors
Our line of "Reflectors" is designed for use with our digital ballasts and lamps. However, they have standard sockets so that lamps and ballasts manufactured by others may also be used. Each Reflector features air cooling, heavily tinned wiring, low iron glass for less filtering of light, and utilize highly reflective aluminum to reflect light in the desired direction.
We offer 5 different variations and sizes of Reflectors.
Marketing
We currently market our products directly and through distributors, to hydroponic retailers through direct contacts, on-line email advertising, social media, trade magazine advertising, trade show promotions, and cross-promotional offerings. Our officers, along with 7 sales representatives, and two distributors are engaged in marketing our products. We currently have 2 master distributors, one for Canada, and one for Australia and New Zealand. Approximately 5% of our revenues are derived from non-U.S. sources.
Manufacturing and Supply
All of our current products are manufactured to our specifications in China. We currently rely upon one manufacturer and supplier of our ballast products. The family of our Chief Executive Officers spouse owns a thirty per cent (30%) interest in the manufacturer with the balance of ownership owned by non-related parties. We believe that the prices charged by this supplier is on terms more favorable than terms generally available to terms that we may pay to an unaffiliated third party under the same or similar circumstances. All of our other products, including our lamps, are manufactured and supplied by unaffiliated third-party suppliers.
Our reliance upon manufacturers and suppliers located in China, subjects us to various political, economic, and other risks and uncertainties inherent in importing products from this country, including among other risks, export/import duties, quotas and embargoes; domestic and international customs and tariffs; changing taxation policies; foreign exchange restrictions; and political conditions and governmental regulations. There can be no assurance that it there were an interruption of our supply lines from China, that we would be able to find replacement suppliers of our products domestically, or from other countries, and even if we found replacement suppliers, that we would be able to obtain the products at the quality and prices we currently pay.
Competition
Our Lighting Products segment currently faces competition from traditional lighting fixture companies, lamp manufacturers and from non-traditional companies focused on LED lighting systems including fixtures and lamps. Lighting companies such as Acuity Brands, Inc., the Cooper Lighting division of Eaton Corporation plc, General Electric Company, Hubbell Incorporated, Philips, OSRAM, Gavita, Sunlight Supply and Hydrofarm are the main competitors in this market. Increasingly, however, other companies (i.e., start-ups) are beginning to emerge in the LED lighting markets in which we compete. We compete on the basis of product features, quality and price.
Our LED lighting products will compete against traditional lighting products using incandescent, fluorescent, halogen, ceramic metal halide or other lighting technology. Our LED lighting products compete against traditional lighting products based upon superior energy savings, extended life, improved lighting quality and lower total cost of ownership. Also, our LED lighting products have a reduced impact on the environment as compared to fluorescent and compact fluorescent technologies that contain mercury.
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We will also compete with LED-based products from traditional and non-traditional lamp and fixture companies, some of which are customers for our LED chips and LED components. Our products compete on the basis of color quality and consistency, superior light output, reduced energy consumption, brand and lower total cost of ownership.
Technology and Development
We have entered into an agreement with G.A.S. Technologies Inc. ("GAS") pursuant to which GAS will provide design, supply and engineering services to the Company as well as exclusively license to the Company certain products for the horticultural industry, including all digital lighting products (the "GAS Agreement") developed by GAS. The GAS Agreement gives the Company the exclusive right to manufacture, market and distribute all of the licensed technology. Among the technologies licensed are GAS's designs for some of the Company's LED products.
The GAS Agreement provides that the Company will pay to Licensor a minimum royalty at the rate of $100,000 per year (the "Minimum Annual Royalty"), commencing on the date of this Agreement, plus seven per cent (7%) of all Net Sales in excess of $1,428,571 per calendar year the "Additional Royalty").
Intellectual Property
We do not presently have any patents or trademarks. We will rely on a combination of copyright and trade secrets as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary technology and our brand. We will rely on copyright laws to protect copy on our web site, www.solis-tek.com, and all marketing materials.
From time to time, we may encounter disputes over rights and obligations concerning intellectual property. Also, the efforts we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or effective. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property rights could harm our business, our brand and reputation, or our ability to compete. Also, protecting our intellectual property rights could be costly and time consuming.
Government Regulation
Historically, the great majority of end users of our products have used our products for the growing of cannabis. Currently, there are eighteen States plus the District of Columbia that have laws and/or regulation that recognize in one form or another legitimate medical uses for cannabis and consumer use of cannabis in connection with medical treatment. In addition, the States of Colorado, Washington and Oregon, as well as the District of Columbia, have recently approved the recreational use of cannabis. Many other States are considering legislation to similar effect. As June 1, 215, the policy and regulations of the Federal government and its agencies is that cannabis has no medical benefit and a range of activities including cultivation and use of cannabis for personal use is prohibited on the basis of federal law and may or may not be permitted on the basis of State law. Active enforcement of the current federal regulatory position on cannabis on a regional or national basis may directly and adversely affect the willingness of our end user customers to continue to grow cannabis. Active enforcement of the current federal regulatory position on cannabis may thus directly and adversely affect revenues.
Employees
As of the date hereof, the Company has 18 employees, including 16 full-time and 2 part-time employees, working for us in various capacities.
Real Property
The Company does not own any real property. Our principal executive offices and warehouse are located at 16926 S. Keegan Avenue, Unit A, Carson California. We occupy the 19,060 square foot facility pursuant to a lease ending on Aug. 31 st , 2017 with an unaffiliated party, pursuant to which we pay $9,339.40 per month in rental charges.
On October 1st, 2014 our wholly owned subsidiary, Solis Tek East, Corporation executed a lease for a 10,160 square foot offices and warehouse facilities located at 89 Leuning Street, Unit D2, South Hackensack New Jersey. The Lease, with an unaffiliated party, is for the five year period ending on September 30 th , 2019 pursuant to which Solis Tek East, Corporation pays $8,818.59 per month in rental charges. The Company has guaranteed Solis Tek East, Corporation's performance under the lease.
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RISK FACTORS
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this Report, before making an investment decision. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our shares of common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. You should read the section entitled Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements above for a discussion of what types of statements are forward-looking statements, as well as the significance of such statements in the context of this Report.
RISKS RELATED TO MARIJUANA LAWS
Our business is dependent on laws pertaining to the marijuana industry .
Continued development of the marijuana industry is dependent upon continued legislative authorization of marijuana at the state level. Any number of factors could slow or halt progress in this area. Further, progress, while encouraging, is not assured. While there may be ample public support for legislative action, numerous factors impact the legislative process. Any one of these factors could slow or halt use of marijuana, which would negatively impact our business.
Currently, there are twenty-three States plus the District of Columbia that have laws and/or regulation that recognize in one form or another legitimate medical uses for cannabis and consumer use of cannabis in connection with medical treatment. In addition, the States of Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, as well as the District of Columbia, have recently approved the recreational use of cannabis. The State laws are in conflict with the Federal Controlled Substances Act, which makes marijuana use and possession illegal on a national level. The Obama Administration has effectively stated that it is not an efficient use of resources to direct law federal law enforcement agencies to prosecute those lawfully abiding by State-designated laws allowing the use and distribution of medical marijuana. However, there is no guarantee that the Obama Administration will not change its stated policy regarding the low-priority enforcement of federal laws. Additionally, any new administration that follows could change this policy and decide to enforce the federal laws strongly. Any such change in the federal governments enforcement of current federal laws could cause significant financial damage to us and our shareholders.
Federal enforcement practices could change with respect to participants in the cannabis industry, which could adversely impact us. If the federal government were to change its practices, or were to expand its resources attacking providers in the cannabis industry, such action could have a materially adverse effect on our operations, our customers, or the sales of our products.
It is possible that additional Federal or state legislation could be enacted in the future that would prohibit our customers from selling cannabis, and if such legislation were enacted, such customers may discontinue the use of our services, our potential source of customers would be reduced, causing revenues to decline. Further, additional government disruption in the cannabis industry could cause potential customers and users to be reluctant to use our services, which would be detrimental to the Company.
We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on our business.
Laws and regulations affecting the medical marijuana industry are constantly changing, which could detrimentally affect our proposed operations.
Local, state and federal medical marijuana laws and regulations are broad in scope and subject to evolving interpretations, which could require us to incur substantial costs associated with compliance or alter our business plan. In addition, violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on its operations. In addition, it is possible that regulations may be enacted in the future that will be directly applicable to our proposed business. We cannot predict the nature of any future laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, nor can we determine what effect additional governmental regulations or administrative policies and procedures, when and if promulgated, could have on its business.
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RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
Our manufacturing is concentrated with two key manufacturers, and if our relationship with either or both of them terminates or is otherwise impaired, we would likely experience increased costs, disruptions in the manufacture and shipment of our products and a material loss of net sales.
We have no long-term contracts with our manufacturers and as a result, our manufacturers could cease to provide products to us with no notice. Two of our manufacturers, Shenzhen Jayo Technologies Co., Ltd. and Zhuhai Relite Co., Ltd, together accounted for approximately 96% and 92% of our cost of goods sold in 2014 and 2013, respectively. Each of these manufacturers is the sole source supplier for the products that it produces. We purchase from these two manufacturers on a purchase order basis with orders generally filled between 45 and 60 days after our purchase order is placed. A loss of either or both of these manufacturers or other key manufacturers would result in delayed deliveries to our retailers and distributors, would adversely impact our net sales and may require the establishment of new manufacturing relationships. Additionally, we cannot be certain that we will not experience operational difficulties with our manufacturers, including reductions in the availability of production capacity, errors in complying with product specifications, insufficient quality control, failures to meet production deadlines, increases in manufacturing costs and increased lead times.
Risk of reliance on suppliers and manufacturers in China for production of our lighting related products.
All of our products are imported from and manufactured in China. For this reason, a major change in the political, economic and/or legal environment, or a natural disaster in China or another center of production, could have an impact on our ability to supply products.
We face business, political, operational, financial and economic risks because a portion of our net sales are generated internationally and substantially all of our products are manufactured outside of the United States.
We face business, political, operational, financial and economic risks inherent in international business, many of which are beyond our control, including:
difficulties obtaining domestic and foreign export, import and other governmental approvals, permits and licenses, and compliance with foreign laws, which could halt, interrupt or delay our operations if we cannot obtain such approvals, permits and licenses, and that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations; difficulties encountered by our international distributors or us in staffing and managing foreign operations or international sales, including higher labor costs, which could increase our expenses and decrease our net sales and profitability; transportation delays and difficulties of managing international distribution channels, which could halt, interrupt or delay our operations; longer payment cycles for, and greater difficulty collecting, accounts receivable, which could reduce our net sales and harm our financial results; trade restrictions, higher tariffs, currency fluctuations or the imposition of additional regulations relating to import or export of our products, especially in China, where substantially all of our products are manufactured, which could force us to seek alternate manufacturing sources or increase our expenses, either of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations; political and economic instability, including wars, terrorism, political unrest, boycotts, curtailment of trade and other business restrictions, any of which could materially and adversely affect our net sales and results of operations; and natural disasters, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Any of these factors could reduce our net sales, decrease our gross margin or increase our expenses. Should we establish our own operations in international territories where we currently utilize a distributor, we will become subject to greater risks associated with operating outside of the United States.
Any shortage of raw materials or components could impair our ability to ship orders of our products in a cost-efficient manner or could cause us to miss the delivery requirements of our retailers or distributors, which could harm our business.
The ability of our manufacturers to supply our products is dependent, in part, upon the availability of raw materials and certain components. Our manufacturers may experience shortages in the availability of raw materials or components, which could result in delayed delivery of products to us or in increased costs to us. Any shortage of raw materials or components or inability to control costs associated with manufacturing could increase the costs for our products or impair our ability to ship orders in a timely cost-efficient manner. As a result, we could experience cancellation of orders, refusal to accept deliveries or a reduction in our prices and margins, any of which could harm our financial performance and results of operations.
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Our business could suffer if any of our manufacturers fail to use acceptable labor practices.
We do not control our manufacturers or their labor practices. The violation of labor or other laws by a manufacturer utilized by us, or the divergence of an independent manufacturers labor practices from those generally accepted as ethical or legal in the United States, could damage our reputation or disrupt the shipment of finished products to us if such manufacturer is ordered to cease its manufacturing operations due to violations of laws or if such manufacturers operations are adversely affected by such failure to use acceptable labor practices. If this were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Foreign currency risk
For most products imported for our core business, transactions are conducted in U.S. dollars. Many major movements in exchange rates that persist for prolonged periods could have an adverse impact on our business results.
We may elect from time to time to make changes to our pricing, service, hiring and marketing decisions that could increase our expenses, affect our revenues and impact our financial results.
Because our expense levels in any given quarter are based, in part, on management's expectations regarding future revenues, if revenues are below expectations, the effect on our operating results may be magnified by our inability to adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for a shortfall in revenues. The extent to which expenses are not subsequently followed by increased revenues would harm our operating results and could seriously impair our business.
If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or are unable to obtain additional equity or debt financing, to meet our working capital requirements, we may have to curtail our business operations sharply or cease business altogether.
We have a relatively short operating history on which to evaluate our potential for future success. This makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risk of success or failure of our business.
We incorporated in June of 2010 and your evaluation of our business and prospects will be based on our limited history. Consequently, our short history and results of operations may not give you an accurate indication of our future results of operations or prospects. You must consider our business and prospects in light of the risks and difficulties we will encounter as an early-stage company in a highly competitive market. We may not be able to successfully address these risks and difficulties, which could materially harm our business and operating results.
As we grow our business, we cannot guarantee our business strategies will be successful or that our revenues will ever increase sufficiently to achieve and maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis.
Defects or disruptions in the delivery if our service could diminish demand, decrease market acceptance or decrease customer satisfaction of our service and subject us to substantial liability.
We may, from time to time, find defects in our products service may be detected in the future. Any defects with our products could hurt our reputation and may damage our customers' businesses. If that occurs, customers could elect not to renew, or delay or withhold payment to us, we could lose future sales, or, customers may make warranty or other claims against us, which could result in an increase in our provision for doubtful accounts, an increase in collection cycles for accounts receivable or the expense and risk of litigation.
Our inability to effectively manage our growth could harm our business and materially and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition .
Our strategy envisions growing our business. We plan to expand our product, sales, administrative and marketing organizations. Any growth in or expansion of our business is likely to continue to place a strain on our management and administrative resources, infrastructure and systems. As with other growing businesses, we expect that we will need to further refine and expand our business development capabilities, our systems and processes and our access to financing sources. We also will need to hire, train, supervise and manage new employees. These processes are time consuming and expensive, will increase management responsibilities and will divert management attention. We cannot assure you that we will be able to:
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incorporate effectively the components of any business or product line that we may acquire in our effort to achieve growth.
Our inability or failure to manage our growth and expansion effectively could harm our business and materially and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly based on customer acceptance of our products. As a result, period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are unlikely to provide a good indication of our future performance .
Management expects that we will experience substantial variations in our net sales and operating results from quarter to quarter due to customer acceptance of our products. If customers do not accept our products, our sales and revenues will decline, resulting in a reduction in our operating income.
Customer interest for our products could also be impacted by the timing of our introduction of new products. If our competitors introduce new products around the same time that we issue new products, and if such competing products are superior to our own, customers desire for our products could decrease, resulting in a decrease in our sales and revenues. To the extent that we introduce new products and customers decide not to migrate to our new products from our older products, our revenues could be negatively impacted due to the loss of revenue from those customers. In the event that our newer products do not sell as well as our older products, we could also experience a reduction in our revenues and operating income.
As a result of fluctuations in our revenue and operating expenses that may occur, management believes that period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are unlikely to provide a good indication of our future performance.
If we do not successfully generate additional products and services, or if such products and services are developed but not successfully commercialized, we could lose revenue opportunities .
Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to expand our product offerings. To that end we have engaged in the process of identifying new product opportunities to provide additional products to our customers. The process of identifying and commercializing new products is complex and uncertain, and if we fail to accurately predict customers changing needs and emerging technological trends our business could be harmed. We may have to commit significant resources to commercializing new products before knowing whether our investments will result in products the market will accept. Furthermore, we may not execute successfully on commercializing those products because of errors in product planning or timing, technical hurdles that we fail to overcome in a timely fashion, or a lack of appropriate resources. This could result in competitors providing those solutions before we do and a reduction in net sales and earnings.
The success of new products depends on several factors, including proper new product definition, timely completion and introduction of these products, differentiation of new products from those of our competitors, and market acceptance of these products. There can be no assurance that we will successfully identify new product opportunities, develop and bring new products to market in a timely manner, or achieve market acceptance of our products or that products and technologies developed by others will not render our products or technologies obsolete or noncompetitive.
Our inability to effectively protect our intellectual property would adversely affect our ability to compete effectively, our revenue, our financial condition and our results of operations .
We may be unable to obtain intellectual property rights to effectively protect our technology. Our ability to compete effectively may be affected by the nature and breadth of our intellectual property rights. While we intend to defend against any threats to our intellectual property rights, there can be no assurance that any such actions will adequately protect our interests. If we are unable to secure intellectual property rights to effectively protect our technology, our revenue and earnings, financial condition, or results of operations would be adversely affected.
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We may be adversely affected by the financial condition of our retailers and distributors.
Some of our retailers and distributors have experienced financial difficulties in the past. A retailer or distributor experiencing such difficulties will generally not purchase and sell as many of our products as it would under normal circumstances and may cancel orders. In addition, a retailer or distributor experiencing financial difficulties generally increases our exposure to uncollectible receivables. We extend credit to our retailers and distributors based on our assessment of their financial condition, generally without requiring collateral. While such credit losses have historically been within our reserves, we cannot assure you that this will continue to be the case. Financial difficulties on the part of our retailers or distributors could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Our industry is highly competitive and we have less capital and resources than many of our competitors, which may give them an advantage in developing and marketing products similar to ours or make our products obsolete .
We are involved in a highly competitive industry where we may compete with numerous other companies who offer alternative methods or approaches, who have far greater resources, more experience, and personnel perhaps more qualified than we do. Such resources may give our competitors an advantage in developing and marketing products similar to ours or products that make our products obsolete. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully compete against these other entities.
We will be required to attract and retain top quality talent to compete in the marketplace .
We believe our future growth and success will depend in part on our ability to attract and retain highly skilled managerial, product development, sales and marketing, and finance personnel. There can be no assurance of success in attracting and retaining such personnel. Shortages in qualified personnel could limit our ability to increase sales of existing products and launch new product and service offerings.
Our future success depends on our ability to grow and expand our customer base. Our failure to achieve such growth or expansion could materially harm our business .
To date, our revenue growth has been derived primarily from the sale of our products. Our success and the planned growth and expansion of our business depend on us achieving greater and broader acceptance of our products and expanding our customer base. There can be no assurance that customers will purchase our products or that we will continue to expand our customer base. If we are unable to effectively market or expand our product offerings, we will be unable to grow and expand our business or implement our business strategy. This could materially impair our ability to increase sales and revenue and materially and adversely affect our margins.
Weakened global economic conditions may adversely affect our industry, business and results of operations.
Our overall performance will depend, in part, on worldwide economic conditions. The United States and other key international economies have been impacted by falling demand for a variety of goods and services, restricted credit, going concern threats to major multinational companies and medium and small businesses, poor liquidity, reduced corporate profitability, volatility in credit, equity and foreign exchange markets and bankruptcies. These conditions affect the rate of information technology spending and could adversely affect our customers' ability or willingness to purchase our proposed enterprise cloud computing application service, delay prospective customers' purchasing decisions, reduce the value or duration of their subscription contracts, or affect renewal rates, all of which could adversely affect our operating results.
If we experience significant fluctuations in our rate of anticipated growth and fail to balance our expenses with our revenue forecasts, our results could be harmed.
Due to our evolving business model, the unpredictability of new markets that we intend to enter and the unpredictability of future general economic and financial market conditions, we may not be able to accurately forecast our rate of growth. We plan our expense levels and investment on estimates of future revenue and future anticipated rate of growth. As a result, we expect that our revenues, operating results and cash flows may fluctuate significantly on a quarterly basis
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We may in the future be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights.
The lighting industry are characterized by the existence of a large number of patents, trademarks and copyrights and by frequent litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. We may receive in the future communications from third parties claiming that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of others. We may in the future be, sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights. Our technologies may not be able to withstand any third-party claims against their use. The outcome of any litigation is inherently uncertain. Any intellectual property claims, whether with or without merit, could be time-consuming and expensive to resolve, could divert management attention from executing our business plan and could require us to change our technology, change our business practices and/or pay monetary damages or enter into short- or long-term royalty or licensing agreements which may not be available in the future at the same terms or at all. In addition, many of our subscription agreements require us to indemnify our customers for third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which would increase the cost to us of an adverse ruling on such a claim. Any adverse determination related to intellectual property claims or litigation could prevent us from offering our service to others, or could otherwise adversely affect our operating results or cash flows or both in a particular quarter.
Supporting a growing customer base could strain our personnel and corporate infrastructure, and if we are unable to scale our operations and increase productivity, we may not be able to successfully implement our business plan.
Our current Management and human resources infrastructure is comprised of our CEO, our COO and several outsourced consultants. Our success will depend, in part, upon the ability of our Management to manage our proposed business effectively. To do so, we will need to hire, train and manage new employees as needed. To manage the expected domestic growth of our operations and personnel, we will need to continue to improve our operational, financial and management controls and our reporting systems and procedures. If we fail to successfully scale our operations and increase productivity, we will be unable to execute our business plan.
We are dependent on our CEO, COO and outsourced consultants, and the loss of one or more of these individuals could harm our business and prevent us from implementing our business plan in a timely manner.
Our success depends substantially upon the continued services of our executive officers and other key members of management, particularly our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officers. We do not have employment agreements with our CEO and COO; therefore, they could terminate their employment with us at any time. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on our CEO or COO. The loss of the services of our CEO and COO could seriously harm our business.
Failure to manage growth properly could seriously harm our business.
We have experienced, and may continue to experience, significant growth in our business. If we do not effectively manage our growth, the quality of our business may suffer, which could negatively affect our reputation and demand for our offerings. Our growth has placed, and is expected to continue to place, a significant strain on our managerial, administrative, operational, and financial resources and our infrastructure. Our future success will depend, in part, upon the ability of our senior management to manage growth effectively. Among other things, this will require us to: implement additional management information systems; further develop our operating, administrative, legal, financial, and accounting systems and controls; hire additional personnel; develop additional levels of management within our company; locate additional office space; maintain and improve coordination among our engineering, product, operations, legal, finance, sales, marketing, and customer service and support organizations; and manage our expanding international operations.
Moreover, as our sales increase, we may be required to concurrently deploy our business infrastructure at multiple additional locations and/or provide increased levels of customization. As a result, we may lack the resources to deploy our products on a timely and cost-effective basis. Failure to accomplish any of these requirements could impair our ability to deliver our products in a timely fashion, fulfill existing customer commitments or attract and retain new customers.
Our ability to grow our business may depend on developing a positive brand reputation and member loyalty.
Establishing and maintaining a positive brand reputation and nurturing customer loyalty is critical to attracting new customers. We expect to expend reasonable but limited resources to develop, maintain and enhance our brand in the near future. In addition, nurturing customer loyalty will depend on our ability to provide high-quality products which we may not do successfully. If we are unable to maintain and enhance our brand reputation and customer loyalty, our ability to attract new marketplace participants will be harmed.
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There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete against the numerous direct, indirect and partial competitors, many of which have valuable industry relationships and access to greater resources than we do.
Our retail and online distribution channels compete for customers and sales with many different companies and products that are competitive today and likely to be even more competitive in the future. Accordingly, it is essential that we continue to develop, improve and refine our products and the value propositions that are offered to customers.
We also face competition from other companies that offer equipment. Moreover, as the negative stigma associated with cannabis horticulture diminishes, it is very possible that other better capitalized public and private companies many enter the market and may effectively challenge the value proposition offered by us. These competitors may be able to attract customers more easily because of their financial resources. Our larger competitors can also devote substantially more resources to business development and may adopt more aggressive pricing policies. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in accomplishing our business initiatives, or that we will be able to maintain significant levels of revenues, or recognize net income, from the sale of our products and services.
We do not anticipate paying dividends in the foreseeable future.
We anticipate that we will retain all future earnings and other cash resources for the future operation and development of our business and we do not intend to declare or pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Future payment of cash dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors after taking into account many factors, including our operating results, financial condition and capital requirements. Corporations that pay dividends may be viewed as a better investment than corporations that do not.
We are dependent to some extent on our Chief Technology Consultant for new and improved products.
The Company's Chief Technology Consultant is GAS Technologies Incorporated. Should GAST or any other participating technology providers be unable to execute their portion of the development effort, new development of exclusive products of Solis Tek or any of its future plans could be delayed until a replacement is found.
Legal Contingencies.
From time to time, we may be involved in routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation that arise in the normal course of our business. The ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any claims of any type (either alone or in the aggregate) may materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity. In addition, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain. Any outcome, whether favorable or unfavorable, may materially and adversely affect us due to legal costs and expenses, diversion of management attention and other factors. We expense legal costs in the period incurred. We cannot assure you that additional contingencies of a legal nature or contingencies having legal aspects will not be asserted against us in the future, and these matters could relate to prior, current or future transactions or events. Except as described below, we are not currently a party to any material litigation.
We may need to raise additional capital. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may not be able to achieve our business plan.
We may need to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financings as well as obtain credit from vendors to be able to fully execute our business plan. Any additional capital raised through the sale of equity may dilute current shareholders' ownership interest. We may not be able to raise additional funds on favorable terms, or at all. If we are unable to obtain additional funds or credit from our vendors, we will be unable to execute our business plan and you could lose your investment.
We have limited protection of our intellectual property.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to adequately protect our trade secrets. In the event competitors independently develop or otherwise obtain access to our know-how, concepts or trade secrets, we may be adversely affected.
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RISKS RELATED TO OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK
There is not an active liquid trading market for the Companys common stock.
The Company common stock is quoted on the OTCQB. However, there is no regular active trading market in the Companys common stock, and we cannot give an assurance that an active trading market will develop. If an active market for the Companys common stock develops, there is a significant risk that the Companys stock price may fluctuate dramatically in the future in response to any of the following factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as:
Actual or anticipated variations in our operating results (including whether we have achieved our key business targets, and/or earnings estimates) and prospects;
Announcements of technological innovations by us or our competitors;
Announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, business achievements, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;
Additions or departures of key personnel;
Introduction of new services by us or our competitors;
Sales of our common stock or other securities in the open market (particularly if overall trading volume is not high);
General market conditions and broader political and economic conditions;
Actual or anticipated monetizations of our patents; and
Other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control.
Our board of directors has the authority to issue up to 5 million shares of "blank check" preferred stock. The issuance of any preferred stock may adversely affect the holders of common stock.
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend, liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. In the event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any shares of our authorized preferred stock, there can be no assurance that the Company will not do so in the future.
Future issuance of our Common Stock could dilute the interests of existing shareholders.
We may issue additional shares of our Common Stock in the future. The issuance of a substantial amount of Common Stock could have the effect of substantially diluting the interests of our shareholders. In addition, the sale of a substantial amount of Common Stock in the public market, either in the initial issuance or in a subsequent resale by the target company in an acquisition which received such Common Stock as consideration or by investors who acquired such Common Stock in a private placement could have an adverse effect on the market price of our Common Stock.
We have no plans to pay dividends.
To date, we have paid no cash dividends on our common shares. For the foreseeable future, earnings generated from our operations will be retained for use in our business and not to pay dividends.
The application of the Securities and Exchange Commissions penny stock rules to our Common Stock could limit trading activity in the market, and our shareholders may find it more difficult to sell their stock.
It is expected our Common Stock will be trading at less than $5.00 per share and is therefore subject to the SEC penny stock rules. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00. Penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customers account. The broker-dealer must also make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchasers written agreement to the transaction. These requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for a security that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. The additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in our securities, which could severely limit their market price and liquidity of our securities. These requirements may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our Common Stock and may affect your ability to resell our Common Stock.
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If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price for shares of our Common Stock.
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and to effectively prevent fraud. We maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting, which is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our 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.
As a public company, we will have significant additional requirements for enhanced financial reporting and internal controls. We will be required to document and test our internal control procedures in order to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company.
We cannot assure you that we will not, in the future, identify areas requiring improvement in our internal control over financial reporting. We cannot assure you that the measures we will take to remediate any areas in need of improvement will be successful or that we will implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future as we continue our growth. If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price for shares of our Common Stock.
Lack of experience as officers of publicly-traded companies of our management team may hinder our ability to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
It may be time consuming, difficult and costly for us to develop and implement the internal controls and reporting procedures required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We may need to hire additional financial reporting, internal controls and other finance staff or consultants in order to develop and implement appropriate internal controls and reporting procedures.
We will incur increased costs as a public company which may affect our profitability.
Solis Tek Inc. previously operated as a private company in California. As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. We are subject to the SECs rules and regulations relating to public disclosure. SEC disclosures generally involve a substantial expenditure of financial resources. Compliance with these rules and regulations will significantly increase our legal and financial compliance costs and some activities will become more time-consuming and costly. Management may need to increase compensation for senior executive officers, engage additional senior financial officers who are able to adopt financial reporting and control procedures, allocate a budget for an investor and public relations program, and increase our financial and accounting staff in order to meet the demands and financial reporting requirements as a public reporting company. Such additional personnel, public relations, reporting and compliance costs may negatively impact our financial results.
Following the Share Exchange, public company compliance may make it more difficult to attract and retain officers and directors.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. As a public company, we expect these rules and regulations to increase our compliance costs and to make certain activities more time consuming and costly. As a public company, we also expect that these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers.
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Because our directors and executive officers are among our largest shareholders, they can exert significant control over our business and affairs and have actual or potential interests that may depart from those of shareholders
Our directors and executive officers will own or control a significant percentage of the Common Stock following the Share Exchange and completion of the Offering. Additionally, the holdings of our directors and executive officers may increase in the future upon vesting or other maturation of exercise rights under any of the options or warrants they may hold or in the future be granted or if they otherwise acquire additional shares of our Common Stock. The interests of such persons may differ from the interests of our other shareholders. As a result, in addition to their board seats and offices, such persons will have significant influence over and control all corporate actions requiring shareholder approval, irrespective of how the Companys other shareholders, including purchasers in the Offering, may vote, including the following actions:
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Such persons stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of the Company, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our shareholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.
Company.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those financial statements that are attached as Exhibit A to this Report. The Financial Statements should not be relied on for an understanding of the current financial status of the Company.
Overview
Cinjet, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 28, 2009. From mid 2009 until the Closing of the Merger, we solely existed as a vehicle to pursue a business combination. As a result of the Merger, we ceased our prior operations.
Solis Tek, Inc. was a privately held California corporation, incorporated in June of 2010. Solis Tek Inc. is an importer, distributer, and marketer of digital lighting equipment for the hydroponics industry. Using certain of its proprietary technologies, Solis provides innovative aptitudes with its ballast, reflector and lamp products. The Companys customers include leading retail stores and commercial growers in the United States and abroad.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
Sales and cost of goods sold .
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2,091,484 and $1,714,775, respectively. The increase of $376,709 was primarily due to more market penetration within our hydroponic customers and commercial facilities during the first three months of 2015, as compared to prior year of the same period.
Cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, was $1,346,451 and $1,173,780, respectively. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $745,033 and $540,995, respectively. The gross profit increase of $204,038 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was primarily due to the increase in revenue, but the Companys gross profit margin also increased from 32% during the first three months of 2014 compared to 36% during the first three months of 2015. The increase in profit margin primarily related to the sales of higher margin products during the 2015 period, primarily lamp products.
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Research and development expenses .
Research and development (R&D) expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $46,841 and $30,138, respectively. The increase in R&D expenses of $16,703 was due primarily to the addition of an employee dedicated to R&D activities in the first quarter of 2015.
Selling, general and administrative expenses .
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $672,867 and $288,546, respectively. The increase in SG&A expenses of $384,321 partially related to the opening of our two new subsidiaries in late 2014, primarily our east coast subsidiary and its related facility. SG&A expenses for our two new subsidiaries were $96,535 in the first quarter of 2015 and are included in the variances to follow. The increase in SG&A expenses was due to an increase in salaries and wages of $160,935, delivery charges of $16,959, trade show expenses of $35,531, accounting services of $46,746, rent expenses of $28,935, promotion and sample expenses of $45,530 and insurance expenses of $8,928.
Other Income and Expense.
Other income and expense during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 consists of interest expense and interest income. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $12,015 and $11,368, respectively. The increase in interest expense of $647 was due to a new capital lease initiated in mid-2014. Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1,272 and $231, respectively. The increase in interest income of $1,041 was due to increased interest-bearing cash balances in 2015, primarily relating to the Companys equity financings in 2014 and the first quarter of 2015.
Provision for income taxes.
Provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $11,990 and $29,860, respectively. The decrease in the provision for income taxes of $17,870 was due to the decrease in income before taxes of $196,592.
Net income .
Our net income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2,592 and $181,314, respectively. The decrease in net income of $178,722 was due to the increase in R&D expenses of $16,703 and SG&A expenses of $384,321, offset by an increase in gross profit of $204,038, a decrease in other income and expenses of $394 and a decrease in the provision for income taxes of $17,870.
Year Ended December 31, 2014 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2013
Sales and Cost of Goods Sold .
Revenue for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $6,155,379 and $4,818,319, respectively. The increase of $1,337,060 was primarily due to additional market penetration within our hydroponic customers and commercial facilities, and also by selling in more states throughout the U.S. during the year ended December 31, 2014, as compared to prior year of the same period. The Company also recorded revenues of $81,093 through their two new subsidiaries that were opened in 2014.
Cost of sales for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $4,638,749 and $3,597,057, respectively. Gross profit for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $1,516,630 and $1,221,262, respectively. The gross profit increase of $295,368 was almost entirely due to the increase in revenue, as the Companys gross profit margin was approximately 25% during both years.
Research and development expenses .
Research and development (R&D) expenses for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2014 was $120,537 and $96,472, respectively. The increase in R&D expenses of $24,065 related to the Company entering into a Technology License Agreement with a third party vendor for consulting services in March 2013. These services were recorded to R&D expense for nine months in 2013 and twelve months in 2014.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses .
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $1,808,291 and $781,985, respectively. The increase in SG&A expenses of $1,026,306 partially related to the opening of our two new subsidiaries in 2014, primarily our east coast subsidiary and its related facility. SG&A expenses for our two new subsidiaries were $122,422 in 2014 and are included in the variances to follow. The increase in SG&A expenses related to an increase in salaries and wages of $259,005, delivery charges of $68,351, trade show expenses of $71,763, accounting services of $250,099, rent expenses of $62,122, credit card processing fees of $27,107, legal expenses of $28,589, automobile expenses of $37,741 and insurance expenses of $25,502.
Other Income and Expense.
Other income and expense during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 consists of interest expense, interest income and an impairment of a loan receivable. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $48,101 and $56,932, respectively. The decrease in interest expense of $8,831 was due to the decrease in the note payable balances to officer-shareholders of the Company during 2014. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $59. There was no interest income in 2013. The increase in interest income was due to the addition of interest-bearing cash balances in 2014, primarily relating to the Companys equity financings in 2014. In October 2014, the Company entered into a Loan and Convertible Promissory Note agreement with a company that manufactures fertilizer (the Borrower). In 2014, under the agreement, the Company loaned the Borrower an aggregate total of $250,000. The Company determined the loan and all accrued interest was impaired as of December 31, 2014.
Provision (benefit) for income taxes.
Provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $(49,608) and $228,063, respectively. The decrease in the provision for income taxes of $277,671 from 2013 to 2014 was due to the loss before income taxes of $710,240 in 2014 compared to the income before income taxes of $285,873 in 2013.
Net income (loss) .
Our net income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $(660,632) and $57,810, respectively. The decrease in net income of $718,442 was due to the increase in R&D expenses of $24,065, SG&A expenses of $1,026,306 and other income and expense of $241,110, offset by an increase in gross profit of $295,368 and a decrease in the provision for income taxes of $277,671.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the three months ended March 31, 2015
Cash flows used in operating activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company had cash flows provided by operating activities of $31,323 compared to $91,601 used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2014. The reasons for the increase in cash provided by operating activities in the amount of $122,924 was due mainly to the decreases in inventories of $476,087 and the increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $57,694, offset by the decrease in net income of $178,722 and the decrease in Advances to Suppliers of $323,350.
Cash flows used in investing activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we had purchases of property and equipment of $2,152, while during the three months ended March 31, 2014, we had purchases of property and equipment of $7,398. These were the only investing activities during these periods.
Cash flows provided by financing activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we had net proceeds from the sale of common stock of $806,000. We used cash from financing activities to make payments to amounts due from officer-shareholders of $24,530 and for our capital lease obligations of $4,045. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we had net proceeds from amounts due from officer-shareholders of $100,000. We used cash from financing activities to make payments for our capital lease obligations of $1,084.
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For the year ended December 31, 2014
Cash flows used in operating activities
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company used cash flows in operating activities of $1,260,889 compared to $576,088 used in the year ended December 31, 2013. The reasons for the increase in cash used in operating activities in the amount of $684,801 was due mainly to the increases in our net loss of $718,442, accounts receivable of $493,854, inventories of $217,542 and inventories under warranty claims of $303,635, and the decrease in customer deposits of $322,734, offset by the decrease in Advances to Suppliers of $398,134, the increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $938,441 and the impairment of our loan receivable of $250,000.
Cash flows used in investing activities
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company used cash flows in investing activities of $326,753 compared to $1,760 used in the year ended December 31, 2013. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we had purchases of property and equipment of $76,753 and loaned $250,000 to a company that manufactures fertilizer, while during the year ended December 31, 2013, we had purchases of property and equipment of $1,760.
Cash flows provided by financing activities
Cash flows from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 provided net cash of $1,870,978 and $654,361, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, we had net proceeds from the sale of common stock of $1,873,025 and proceeds from amounts due from officers-shareholders of $100,000. We used cash from financing activities to make payments to amounts due from officer-shareholders of $94,084 and for our capital lease obligations of $7,963. For the year ended December 31, 2013, we had net proceeds from our bank credit line of $551,907 and proceeds from amounts due from officers-shareholders of $107,000. We used cash from financing activities to make payments for our capital lease obligations of $4,546.
Financial Position
As of March 31, 2015, we had $1,215,592 in cash, working capital of $2,240,319 and an accumulated deficit of $326,349.
As of December 31, 2014, we had $408,996 in cash, working capital of $1,428,185 and an accumulated deficit of $328,941.
The Company has a revolving line of credit with a bank in which it can borrow up to $600,000. The line of credit expired April 1, 2014 but has been extended until August 1, 2015. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at 4.75%. The outstanding balance on the line of credit was $600,000 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The line of credit is secured by substantially all assets of the Company and a personal guarantee from one of the Companys officers/shareholders, including his personal residence.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We had no off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2015.
Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our Companys results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 to our financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that the following critical accounting policies are subject to estimates and judgments used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Companys assessment of the collectibility of customer accounts. The Company regularly reviews the allowance by considering factors such as historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, credit quality, economic conditions that may affect a customers ability to pay and expected default frequency rates. Trade receivables are written off at the point when they are considered uncollectible.
Inventories
The Company provides inventory reserves based on excess and obsolete inventories determined primarily by future demand forecasts. The write down amount is measured as the difference between the cost of the inventory and market based upon assumptions about future demand and charged to the provision for inventory, which is a component of cost of sales. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower cost basis for that inventory is established, and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis.
Inventories under warranty claims
In the ordinary course of business, the Company receives product returns from its customers. The product returns are almost entirely ballasts. Since its inception, the Company has purchased its ballasts from two Chinese manufacturers and one of them (a related entity) offers a three year warranty on its products. Through March 31, 2015, that manufacturer was not able to repair the Companys ballasts, as the Company could not return the products to the manufacturer due to Chinese customs reasons. As such, beginning in mid-2015, the manufacturer is traveling to the Companys facility to repair, or replace, the defective products. As the manufacturer will repair or replace all of its defective products, and management feels the Company will be able to sell all of the repaired product above its cost, the Company has not recorded a reserve on any of those products. The Company has recorded a reserve on the other manufacturers products.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360). This guidance amends the requirements for reporting for discontinued operations and requires additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations or that have a major effect on the Companys operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (ASU 2014-09), Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 will eliminate transaction- and industry-specific revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP and replace it with a principle based approach for determining revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 will require that companies recognize revenue based on the value of transferred goods or services as they occur in the contract. The ASU also will require additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is not permitted. Entities can transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 and has not determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 (ASU 2014-15), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entitys ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entitys ability to continue as a going concern. The ASU applies to all entities and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-15 and has not determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
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In November 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-16 (ASU 2014-16), Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share Is More Akin to Debt or to Equity. The amendments in this ASU do not change the current criteria in U.S. GAAP for determining when separation of certain embedded derivative features in a hybrid financial instrument is required. The amendments clarify that an entity should consider all relevant terms and features, including the embedded derivative feature being evaluated for bifurcation, in evaluating the nature of the host contract. The ASU applies to all entities that are issuers of, or investors in, hybrid financial instruments that are issued in the form of a share and is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-16 and has not determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Companys present or future consolidated financial statements.
PROPERTIES
Our principal executive offices and warehouse are located at 16926 S. Keegan Avenue, Unit A, Carson, California. We occupy the 19,060 square foot facility pursuant to a lease ending on August 31, 2017 with an unaffiliated party, pursuant to which we pay $9,339.40 per month in rental charges.
On October 1, 2014, our wholly owned subsidiary, Solis Tek East, Corporation, executed a lease for a 10,160 square foot offices and warehouse facility located at 89 Leuning Street, Unit D2, South Hackensack, New Jersey. The Lease, with an unaffiliated party, is for the five year period ending on September 30, 2019, pursuant to which we pay $8,818.59 per month in rental charges. The Company has guaranteed Solis Tek East, Corporation's performance under the lease.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information as of June 23, 2015 with respect to the holdings of: (1) each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Common Stock; (2) each of our directors, nominees for director and named executive officers; and (3) all directors and executive officers as a group. To the best of our knowledge, each of the persons named in the table below as beneficially owning the shares set forth therein has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to such shares, unless otherwise indicated.
Name of Beneficial Owner and Address (1) |
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Amount and Nature of
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Percent of
Common
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Alan Lien |
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1,666,666 |
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34% |
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Alvin Hao |
|
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1,666,666 |
|
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34% |
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|
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Directors and Executive Officers |
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3,332,000 |
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68% |
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|
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All directors and officers as a group (2 people) |
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3,332,000 |
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|
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68% |
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Changes in Control
We are not aware of any person who owns of record, or is known to own beneficially, five percent or more of our outstanding securities of any class, other than as set forth above. Reference is made to Item 2.01 and Item 5.01 for a description of the change in control of the Company as a result of the transactions disclosed herein.
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the names and ages of all of our directors, executive officers and key employees; and all positions and offices held as of the date of this Report. The directors will hold such office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.
Name |
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Age |
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Position |
Alan Lien |
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30 |
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Director, Chief Executive Officer, |
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Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
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Alvin Hao |
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31 |
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Director, President, and Chief Operating Officer |
Business Experience
The following summarizes the occupation and business experience during the past five years for our officers, directors and key employees as of the date of this Report:
Officers and Directors
Alan Lien, is co-founder, director, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Lien is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy of the Company. He leads the manufacturing, development and sourcing of Solis Tek products and setting up company infrastructure. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Lien was the Chief Operating Officer for A&A Lien Enterprise, a trading company located in Taipei Taiwan. A&A Lien Enterprise is a 20 year old trading company with focus in sporting equipment. Among the well known customers that were served by A&A Enterprise, and by Mr. Lien in particular, were Mitre, Umbro, Diadora, Louisville Slugger, Franklin, Diamond and more. During the four year tenure as the Chief Operating Officer for A&A, Mr. Lien supervised the development of new manufacturer relations, purchasing, quality control, trade show supervision, as well as developing new customer accounts. Mr. Lien received his BS in Marketing from Monmouth University in 2006.
Alvin Hao, is co-founder, director, President and Chief Operating Officer Mr. Hao has broad knowledge of the hydroponics industry, including aspects of hardware and years of gardening experience. Mr. Hao is responsible for creating and maintaining corporate infrastructure, oversee daily operations, sales, and financial planning, lead marketing strategy, He received his BS in Business Administration and Marketing from California State University Long Beach in 2007.
Committees
The board of directors has no standing committees. However, the Company intends to implement a comprehensive corporate governance program, including establishing various board committees and adopting a Code of Ethics in the future. In addition, the Company will secure Directors and Officers insurance consistent with the Companys and Board of Directors mandates.
Family Relationships
No family relationship has ever existed between any director, executive officer of the Company, and any person contemplated to become such.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Executive Compensation Overview
Historically, our executive compensation program has reflected our growth and development-oriented corporate culture. As of December 31, 2014, the compensation of our executive officers has consisted of a base salary. Our executive officers and all salaried employees are also eligible to receive health and welfare benefits.
As we transition from a private company to a publicly-traded company, we will evaluate our compensation values and philosophy and compensation plans and arrangements as circumstances require. At a minimum, we expect to review executive compensation annually. As part of this review process, we expect the Board of Directors to apply our values and philosophy, while considering the compensation levels needed to ensure our executive compensation program remains competitive. We will also review whether we are meeting our retention objectives and the potential cost of replacing a key employee.
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Compensation Risk Assessment
We believe that although a portion of the compensation provided to our executive officers and other employees may be in the future performance-based, our executive compensation program will not encourage excessive or unnecessary risk taking. This is primarily due to the fact that our compensation programs will be designed to encourage our executive officers and other employees to remain focused on both short-term and long-term strategic goals, in particular in connection with our pay-for-performance compensation philosophy. As a result, we do not believe that our compensation programs will reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.
Summary Compensation Table 2014
The following table presents information regarding the total compensation awarded to, earned by, and paid to each individual who served as our chief executive officer and Chief Operating Officers at any time during the last completed fiscal year. There were only two individuals who were serving as an executive officers at the end of the last completed fiscal year for services rendered in all capacities to us for the year ended December 31, 2014. These individuals were our named executive officers of Solis Tek Inc. for 2014.
Name and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary |
Bonus |
Stock Awards |
Option Awards |
Nonequity Incentive Plan Compen-sation |
Non-qualified Deferred Compen-sation Earnings |
All Other Compen-sation |
Total |
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Alan Lien (1) |
2014 |
$90,000 |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
$90,000 |
CEO, CFO, Secretary & Treasurer |
2013 |
$52,000 |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
$52,000 |
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Alvin Hao |
2014 |
$90,000 |
N/a |
N/a |
0 |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
$90,000 |
COO, President |
2013 |
$52,000 |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
N/a |
$52,000 |
Director Compensation
Employees of the Company who also serve as directors do not receive additional compensation for their performance of services as directors. For 2014, directors of the Company did not receive additional consideration for their service as directors.
Option Plan
There are no stock option plans or common shares set aside for any stock option plan.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Supplier
The spouse of our Chief Executive Officer and a director of our Company owns a thirty per cent (30%) interest in a company in China, which as of 2014, is the sole supplier of ballasts to the Company (the balance of ownership in the supplier is owned by non-related parties). Purchases from the related party for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 totaled approximately $1,002,000, $4,079,000 and $3,509,000, respectively. Purchase prices from the related party approximate what the Company would have to pay from an independent third party vendor. At December 31, 2013, the related party owed the Company $289,066. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company owed the related party $179,017 and $198,195, respectively.
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Notes Payable to Officers/Stockholders
On July 1, 2012, the Company entered into notes payable agreements with Alan Lien and Alvin Hao, directors and officers of the Company. The maximum borrowings allowed under each individual note are $200,000. Through December 31, 2013, each note bore interest at 20% per annum. Beginning on January 1, 2014, the interest rate on the notes was reduced to 8% per annum. The notes are due 30 days after demand. Amounts owed by the Company on the combined note balances were $195,000, $210,000 and $130,000 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest paid to the officers/stockholders relating to the notes was $36,000 and $3,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. There was no interest paid during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Interest expense on the notes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $4,031, $17,747 and $31,438, respectively.
Due to Officers/Stockholders
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company Alan Lien and Alvin Hao, $120,512, $126,011 and $182,348, respectively. Included in the balances were short-term loans from Mr. Lien and Mr. Hao to the Company totaling $3,296, $12,826 and $50,910 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The balances are payable on demand, bear zero interest and are unsecured. The balances also included interest owed on the notes payable described above, which totaled to $17,216, $13,185 and $31,438 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Also included is $100,000 of unpaid compensation, which was owed to Messrs. Lien and Hao at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013.
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Our Board of Directors is currently composed of two members, who do not qualify as independent directors in accordance with the published listing requirements of the NASDAQ Global Market. The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the director is not, and has not been for at least three years, one of our employees and that neither the director, nor any of his family members has engaged in various types of business dealings with us. In addition, our Board of Directors has not made a subjective determination as to each director that no relationships exist which, in the opinion of our Board of Directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, though such subjective determination is required by the NASDAQ rules. Had our Board of Directors made these determinations, our Board of Directors would have reviewed and discussed information provided by the directors and us with regard to each directors business and personal activities and relationships as they may relate to us and our management.
We do not have any independent directors. We do not have an audit committee, compensation committee or nominating committee. We currently do not have a code of ethics that applies to our officers, employees and director.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
The Companys common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol CINJ. There has not been any significant trading to date in the Companys common stock.
Record Holders
As of June 1, 2015, there were approximately 41 shareholders of record holding a total of 10,777,000 shares of Common Stock. The holders of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Holders of the Common Stock have no preemptive rights and no right to convert their Common Stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Common Stock.
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Dividends
The Registrant has not declared any cash dividends since inception and does not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Companys earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other relevant factors. There are no restrictions that currently limit the Registrants ability to pay dividends on its Common Stock other than those generally imposed by applicable state law.
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Sales by Solis Tek Inc.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company sold a total of 4,575,000 shares of its common stock at $0.25 and at $0.50 per share pursuant to private placement offerings. The gross proceeds from the sale were $1,887,500 and the net proceeds were $1,873,025. At December 31, 2014, there were 24,575,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold an additional 1,612,000 shares of its common stock at $0.50 per share as part of the private placement offering. The gross and net proceeds from the sale were $806,000. At March 31, 2015, there were 26,187,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
The foregoing issuances were deemed to be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) thereof, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.
Sales by Cinjet, Inc.
There were no unregistered securities sold during the past three years.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Authorized Capital Stock
Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock at a par value of $0.001 per share and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock at a par value of $0.001 per share. As of June 23, 2015, there were 4,925,333 shares of our Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
All outstanding shares of Common Stock are of the same class and have equal rights and attributes. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Company. All shareholders are entitled to share equally in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available. In the event of liquidation, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities. The shareholders do not have cumulative or preemptive rights.
Preferred Stock
Our certificate of incorporation provides that we are authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. Our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the shareholders, to issue from time to time the preferred stock in one or more series for such consideration and with such relative rights, privileges, preferences and restrictions that the board may determine. The preferences, powers, rights and restrictions of different series of preferred stock may differ with respect to dividend rates, amounts payable on liquidation, voting rights, conversion rights, redemption provisions, sinking fund provisions and purchase funds and other matters. The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of Common Stock.
Transfer Agent
Our Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common stock is Action Stock Transfer Corp., 2469 E. Fort Union Blvd., Suite 214, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Subsection 7 of Section 78.138 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the Nevada Law) provides that, subject to certain very limited statutory exceptions, a director or officer is not individually liable to the corporation or its shareholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer, unless it is proven that the act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer and such breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. The statutory standard of liability established by Section 78.138 controls even if there is a provision in the corporations articles of incorporation unless a provision in the Companys Articles of Incorporation provides for greater individual liability.
Subsection 1 of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Law empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (any such person, a Covered Person), against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Covered Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the Covered Person is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada Law or the Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner the Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe the Covered Persons conduct was unlawful.
Subsection 2 of Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Law empowers a corporation to indemnify any Covered Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in the capacity of a Covered Person against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys fees actually and reasonably incurred by the Covered Person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, if the Covered Person is not liable pursuant to Section 78.138 of the Nevada Law or the Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner the Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation. However, no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the Covered Person shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction (after exhaustion of all appeals) to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances the Covered Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Law further provides that to the extent a Covered Person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Subsection 1 or 2, as described above, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify the Covered Person against expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the Covered Person in connection with the defense.
Subsection 1 of Section 78.751 of the Nevada Law provides that any discretionary indemnification pursuant to Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Law, unless ordered by a court or advanced pursuant to Subsection 2 of Section 78.751, may be made by a corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances. Such determination must be made (a) by the shareholders, (b) by the board of directors of the corporation by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding, (c) if a majority vote of a quorum of such non-party directors so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (d) by independent legal counsel in a written opinion if a quorum of such non-party directors cannot be obtained.
Subsection 2 of Section 78.751 of the Nevada Law provides that a corporations articles of incorporation or bylaws or an agreement made by the corporation may require the corporation to pay as incurred and in advance of the final disposition of a criminal or civil action, suit or proceeding, the expenses of officers and directors in defending such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of the officer or director to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Subsection 2 of Section 78.751 further provides that its provisions do not affect any rights to advancement of expenses to which corporate personnel other than officers and directors may be entitled under contract or otherwise by law.
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Subsection 3 of Section 78.751 of the Nevada Law provides that indemnification pursuant to Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Law and advancement of expenses authorized in or ordered by a court pursuant to Section 78.751 does not exclude any other rights to which the Covered Person may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, for either an action in his or her official capacity or in another capacity while holding his or her office. However, indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Section 78.7502 or for the advancement of expenses under Subsection 2 of Section 78.751 of the Nevada Law, may not be made to or on behalf of any director or officer of the corporation if a final adjudication establishes that his or her acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and were material to the cause of action. Additionally, the scope of such indemnification and advancement of expenses shall continue for a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators.
Section 78.752 of the Nevada Law empowers a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of a Covered Person for any liability asserted against such person and liabilities and expenses incurred by such person in his or her capacity as a Covered Person or arising out of such persons status as a Covered Person whether or not the corporation has the authority to indemnify such person against such liability and expenses.
The Bylaws of the Company provide for indemnification of Covered Persons substantially identical in scope to that permitted under the Nevada Law. Such Bylaws provide that the expenses of directors and officers of the Company incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, must be paid by the Company as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Information concerning the financial information of the Registrant set forth under Item 9.01 of this Report is incorporated by reference.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
(a) On December 30, 2014, the Registrant dismissed Kabani & Company, Inc. (Kabani) from its role as the independent certifying accountant for the Company.
The audit reports of Kabani on the Company's financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, as restated, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the Registrant's 2013 fiscal year and through the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, (1) there were no disagreements with Kabani on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Kabani, would have caused Kabani to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with their report, and (2) there were no reportable events as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
(b) On December 30, 2014, the Registrants Board of Directors approved the engagement of Weinberg & Company, P.A. ("Weinberg"), as the Company's independent accountant to audit the Companys financial statements and to perform reviews of interim financial statements. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Weinberg regarding (i) either the application of any accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction of the Company, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered by Weinberg on the Company's financial statements; (ii) Neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company by Weinberg that they concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; and (iii) The Company did not consult Weinberg regarding any matter that was either the subject of a "disagreement" (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions) or any of the reportable events set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
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ITEM 3.02
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The information contained in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 3.02.
ITEM 5.01
CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
See Item 1.01
ITEM 5.02
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
See Item 1.01
ITEM 5.06
CHANGE IN SHELL COMPANY STATUS
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 2.01 and 5.01 of this Report, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference are the audited financial statements of Solis Tek Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the unaudited financial statements for the Quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference are the unaudited pro forma financial statements of Solis Tek Inc and Cinjet, Inc., which give effect to the acquisition by Cinjet, Inc of Solis Tek Inc.as if the transaction had occurred as of January 1, 2015.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
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2.1* |
Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization between Solis Tek Inc., a California corporation, Cinjet, Inc. a Nevada corporation, and CJA Acquisition Corp. a California Corporation dated June 23, 2015 |
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3.1 |
Articles of Incorporation (1) |
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3.3 |
By-Laws (1) |
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3.4* |
Agreement of Merger as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of California on June 24, 2015 |
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10.1* |
Amended and Restated Agreement between the Company and GAS Technologies Incorporated dated the 31st day of May, 2015 |
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21.1* |
List of Subsidiaries |
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99.1* |
Solis Tek Inc. Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and unaudited financial statements of Solis Tek Inc. for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 |
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99.2 * |
Pro Forma Financial Statements |
*Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CINJET, INC.
By:
/s/ Alan Lien
Alan Lien
Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 26, 2015
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AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
___________
BY AND AMONG
CINJET, INC.
CJA ACQUISITION CORP.
and
SOLIS TEK INC.
Dated as of June 23, 2015
AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this Agreement ) is made and entered into on June 23, 2015, by and among Cinjet, Inc., a Nevada corporation ( Parent ), CJA Acquisition Corp., a California corporation ( Acquisition Corp. ), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, and Solis Tek Inc a California corporation (the Company ).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the respective Board of Directors of each of Acquisition Corp., Parent and the Company have each determined that it is fair to and in the best interests of their respective corporations and stockholders for Acquisition Corp. to be merged with and into the Company (the Merger ) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company have approved the Merger in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes (the NRS ), the California Corporations Code (the CCC), and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, in the Nevada Articles of Merger and the California Plan of Merger attached as Exhibit A hereto (together, the Articles of Merger );
WHEREAS, the requisite stockholders of the Company have approved this Agreement, the Articles of Merger, and the transactions contemplated and described hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the Merger, and Parent, as the sole stockholder of Acquisition Corp., has approved by written consent pursuant to the NRS and the CCC, as applicable, this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the transactions contemplated and described hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the Merger; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Merger contemplated herein shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), by reason of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
THE MERGER
Section 1.01 Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Articles of Merger, Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance with NRS Chapter 92A and Sections 1100 and 1108 of the CCC. At the Effective Time (as defined below), the separate legal existence of the Company shall cease, and Acquisition Corp. shall be the surviving company in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the Surviving Company ) and shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of California under the name Solis Tek Inc.
Section 1.02 Effective Time . The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada in accordance with NRS 92A.200 and the Certificate of Merger with Secretary of State of the State of California in accordance with Section 1113 of the CCC. The time at which the Merger shall become effective as aforesaid is referred to hereinafter as the Effective Time .
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Section 1.03 Closing . The closing of the Merger (the Closing ) shall occur concurrently with the Effective Time (the Closing Date ). The Closing shall occur at the offices of The Bingham Law Group, APC referred to in Section 10.01 hereof. At the Closing, all of the documents, certificates, agreements, opinions and instruments referenced in Article VII will be executed and delivered as described therein. At the Effective Time, all actions to be taken at the Closing shall be deemed to be taken simultaneously.
Section 1.04 Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws, Directors and Officers .
(a) The Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, attached as Exhibit B hereto, as amended by the Certificate of Merger, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Company from and after the Effective Time until amended in accordance with applicable law and such Articles of Incorporation.
(b) The By-Laws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, attached as Exhibit C hereto, shall be the By-Laws of the Surviving Company from and after the Effective Time until amended in accordance with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Company and such By-Laws.
(c) The directors and officers listed in Exhibit D hereto shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Company and Parent, and each shall hold his or her respective office or offices from and after the Effective Time until his or her successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified in accordance with applicable law, or as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Surviving Company or the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of Parent, as the case may be.
Section 1.05 Effects of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the CCC.
Section 1.06 Manner and Basis of Converting Shares .
(a) At the Effective Time:
(i) each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Acquisition Corp. that shall be outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Surviving Company, so that at the Effective Time, Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Surviving Company;
(ii) each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Company (the Company Common Stock ) beneficially owned by the stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule 1.06(a)(ii) (the Stockholders ) (other than Dissenting Shares as defined below), shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, be converted into the right to receive .1666 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent (the Parent Common Stock ); and
(iii) each of the securities and other interests in the Company listed on Schedule 1.06(a)(iii) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive such equivalent interests as indicated on Schedule 1.06(a)(iii).
(b) After the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Company of the shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Section 1.07 Dissenting Shares . For purposes of this Agreement, Dissenting Shares means Company Common Stock held as of the Effective Time by a holder of Company Common Stock (each, a Stockholder ) who has not voted such Company Common Stock by written consent or otherwise in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger and with respect to which appraisal shall have been duly demanded and perfected in accordance with the NRS and not effectively withdrawn or forfeited prior to the Effective Time. Dissenting Shares shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive shares of Parent Common Stock unless such Stockholders right to appraisal shall have ceased in accordance with the CCC. If such Stockholder has so forfeited or withdrawn such Stockholders right to appraisal of Dissenting Shares, then, (i) as of the occurrence of such event, such Stockholders Dissenting Shares shall cease to be Dissenting Shares and shall be converted into and represent the right to receive the Parent Common Stock issuable in respect of such Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 1.06(b) , and (ii) promptly following the occurrence of such event, the Parent shall deliver to such Stockholder a certificate in accordance with Section 1.08 representing the shares of Parent Common Stock to which such Stockholder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.06(b) .
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Section 1.08 Surrender and Exchange of Certificates . Promptly after the Effective Time and upon (a) surrender of a certificate or certificates representing Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time or an affidavit and indemnification in form reasonably acceptable to counsel for Parent stating that such Stockholder has lost its certificate or certificates or that such have been destroyed and (b) delivery of a Letter of Transmittal (as described in Article IV hereof), Parent shall issue to each record holder of Company Common Stock surrendering such certificate, certificates or affidavit and Letter of Transmittal, a certificate or certificates registered in the name of such Stockholder representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that such Stockholder shall be entitled to receive as set forth in Sections 1.06(a)(ii) hereof. Until the certificate, certificates or affidavit is or are surrendered together with the Letter of Transmittal as contemplated by this Section 1.08 and Article IV hereof, each certificate or affidavit that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any outstanding Company Common Stock shall be deemed at and after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon surrender as aforesaid the Parent Common Stock specified in Schedule 1.06(a)(ii) for the holder thereof or to perfect any rights of appraisal that such holder may have pursuant to the applicable provisions of the CCC.
Section 1.09 Parent Stock . Parent agrees that it will cause sufficient Parent Common Stock, as well as any other interests called for under Schedule 1.06, into which the Company Common Stock or other interests are converted at the Effective Time pursuant to Sections 1.06(a)(ii) to be available for such purposes. Parent further covenants that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, Parent will effect cancellations of its outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock and that there will be no more than 10,777,000 pre-Merger shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding, 10,245,334 shares of which will be cancelled contemporaneously with the Closing, and that no other pre-Merger common or preferred stock or equity securities or any options, warrants, rights or other agreements or instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into common or preferred stock or other equity securities of Parent shall be issued or outstanding, except as described herein.
Section 1.10 Operation of Surviving Company . The Company acknowledges that upon the effectiveness of the Merger, and the compliance by Parent and Acquisition Corp. with their respective duties and obligations hereunder, Parent shall have the absolute and unqualified right to deal with the assets and business of the Surviving Company as its own property without limitation on the disposition or use of such assets or the conduct of such business.
ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Acquisition Corp. as follows.
Section 2.01 Organization, Standing, Subsidiaries, Etc .
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of California and has all requisite power and authority (corporate and other) to carry on its business, to own or lease its properties and assets, to enter into this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger and to carry out the terms hereof and thereof. Copies of the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company that have been delivered to Parent and Acquisition Corp. prior to the execution of this Agreement are true and complete and have not since been amended or repealed.
(b) The Company has no subsidiaries or direct or indirect interest (by way of stock ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business, except as set forth on Schedule 2.01 (each, a Subsidiary) . The Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary free and clear of any Liens (as defined below), except as set forth on Schedule 2.01, and all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary are validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities. Except where otherwise indicated, the term Company shall include the Company and all of its Subsidiaries.
Section 2.02 Qualification . The Company and each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned or leased makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business operations or results of operations of the Company taken as a whole (the Condition of the Company ).
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Section 2.03 Capitalization of the Company . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100 Million (100,000,000) shares of Company Common Stock, of which 26,187,000 shares are issued and outstanding and 20 million (20,000,000) shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value per share ( Preferred Stock ), none of which are issued and outstanding. Such outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any natural person, corporation, business trust, association, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, other entity, government, agency or political subdivision (each, a Person ). The offer, issuance and sale of such Company Common Stock was (a) exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), (b) registered or qualified (or were exempt from registration or qualification) under the registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws and (c) accomplished in conformity with all other applicable securities laws. None of the shares of outstanding Company Common Stock are subject to a right of withdrawal or a right of rescission under any federal or state securities or Blue Sky law. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or any Schedule hereto, the Company has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue Company Common Stock or other Equity Securities (as defined below) of the Company, and there are no outstanding securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for Company Common Stock or other Equity Securities of the Company, except as set forth on Schedule 2.03 attached hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, Equity Security shall mean any stock or similar security of an issuer or any security (whether stock or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (as defined below)) convertible, with or without consideration, into any stock or other equity security, or any security (whether stock or Indebtedness for Borrowed Money) carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any stock or similar security, or any such warrant or right.
Section 2.04 Indebtedness . Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.04 , the Company has no Indebtedness for Borrowed Money. For purposes of this Agreement, Indebtedness for Borrowed Money shall mean (a) all Indebtedness in respect of money borrowed including, without limitation, Indebtedness that represents the unpaid amount of the purchase price of any property and is incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using available funds to pay such amounts and not constituting an account payable or expense accrual incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business of the Company, (b) all Indebtedness (as defined below) evidenced by a promissory note, bond or similar written obligation to pay money or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by the Company or for which the Company is otherwise contingently liable. Furthermore, for purposes of this Agreement, Indebtedness shall mean any obligation of the Company which, under generally accepted accounting principles in the United Stated ( GAAP ), is required to be shown on the balance sheet of the Company as a liability. Any obligation of the Company secured by a mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind (a Lien ), shall be deemed to be Indebtedness.
Section 2.05 Company Stockholders . Schedule 2.05 hereto contains a true and complete list of the names of the record owners of all of the outstanding Company Common Stock, Preferred Stock and other Equity Securities of the Company, together with the number of securities held or to which such Person has rights to acquire. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Company Common Stock affecting the nomination or election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of Company Common Stock.
Section 2.06 Corporate Acts and Proceedings . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger (together, the Merger Documents ) have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and have been approved by the requisite vote of the Stockholders, and all of the corporate acts and proceedings required for the due and valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and the consummation of the Merger have been validly and appropriately taken, except for the filings referred to in Section 1.02.
Section 2.07 Governmental Consents . All material consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations, or filings with any federal or state governmental authority on the part of the Company required in connection with the consummation of the Merger shall have been obtained prior to, and be effective as of, the Closing.
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Section 2.08 Compliance with Laws and Instruments . The business, products and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in compliance in all material respects with all applicable state laws, rules and regulations, except for such violations thereof for which the penalties, in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Merger Documents and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement: (a) will not cause the Company to violate or contravene (i) any provision of material law, (ii) any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (iii) any order, judgment or decree of any court, or (iv) any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, (b) will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under, any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material contract, agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound or affected, except as would not have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company and (c) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property or asset of the Company. The Company is not in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) in default under, any term or provision of its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or, except as would not materially and adversely affect the Condition of the Company, any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound or affected.
Section 2.09 Binding Obligations . When executed and delivered, the Merger Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company and will be enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 2.10 Brokers and Finders Fees . Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.10 , no Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated or described herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any Stockholder for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity.
Section 2.11 Financial Statements . Parent has previously been provided with Companys (i) audited balance sheet (the Balance Sheet ) as of December 31, 2014 (the Company Balance Sheet Date ), and (ii) related income statements. Such financial statements are collectively referred to as the Financial Statements . The Financial Statements (a) are in accordance with the books and records of the Company, and (b) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Company at the dates therein specified and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein specified.
Section 2.12 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.12 , the Company has no material obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due), arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as disclosed in the Balance Sheet, (b) to the extent set forth on or reserved against in the Balance Sheet or the notes to the Financial Statements, (c) current liabilities incurred and obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course of business since the Company Balance Sheet Date, none of which (individually or in the aggregate) has had or will have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company, (d) by the specific terms of any written agreement, document or arrangement identified in this Agreement or the Schedules hereto, and (e) obligations under this Agreement.
Section 2.13 Changes . Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.13 , since the Company Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities, absolute, accrued or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent, whether due or to become due, except for fees, expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with the Merger and related transactions and current liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course of business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing, or paid any obligation or liability other than, current liabilities shown on the Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred since the Company Balance Sheet Date, except in each case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or intangible other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold, transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course of business, (e) suffered any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) materially and adversely affecting the Condition of the Company, (f) except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (g) encountered any labor union difficulties, (h) issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including employee stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (i) declared or paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (j) suffered or experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the Condition of the Company other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all such other changes, events and conditions) has been materially adverse, (k) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the period ended on the Company Balance Sheet Date, (l) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any non-business expenses in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate or (m) entered into any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
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Section 2.14 Assets and Contracts .
(a) Schedule 2.14(a) contains a true and complete list of all real property leased by the Company. All the real property listed in Schedule 2.14(a) is leased by the Company under valid leases enforceable in accordance with their terms, and there is not, under any such lease, any existing default or event of default or, to the knowledge of the Company, event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by the Company and which would have a material adverse effect upon the Company, and the Company has not received any notice or claim of any such default by the Company. The Company does not own any real property.
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Financial Statements or the notes thereto, or as disclosed in Schedule 2.14(b) hereto, the Company is not a party to any written or oral agreement not made in the ordinary course of business that is material to the Company. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.14(b) hereto, the Company is not a party to any written or oral (i) agreement for the purchase of fixed assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in excess of normal operating requirements, (ii) agreement for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person on a full-time basis or any agreement with any Person for consulting services, (iii) indenture, loan or credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, promissory note or other agreement or instrument relating to or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or property of the Company to any Lien or evidencing any Indebtedness, (iv) guaranty of any Indebtedness, (v) lease or agreement under which the Company is lessee of or holds or operates any property, real or personal, owned by any other Person under which payments to such Person exceed $100,000 per year, (vi) agreement granting any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar right to any Person, (vii) agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate (as defined below) or any associate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of the Company or any present or former officer, director or Stockholder of the Company, (viii) agreement obligating the Company to pay any royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation of any tangible or intangible property, (ix) covenant not to compete or other material restriction on its ability to conduct a business or engage in any other activity, (x) agreement to register securities under the Securities Act or (xi) collective bargaining agreement. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.14(b) , none of the agreements, contracts, leases, instruments or other documents or arrangements listed in Schedules 2.14(a) and 2.14(b) requires the consent of any of the parties thereto other than the Company to permit the contract, agreement, lease, instrument or other document or arrangement to remain effective following consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this Agreement, an Affiliate shall mean any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the indicated Person.
(c) The Company has made available to Parent and Acquisition Corp. true and complete copies of all agreements and other documents and a description of all applicable oral agreements disclosed or referred to in Schedules 2.14(a) and 2.14(b) .
Section 2.15 Personnel . The Company has complied in all material respects with all laws relating to the employment of labor, and the Company has encountered no material labor union difficulties. Other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of compensation to personnel, the Company is not under any obligation or liability to any officer, director, consultant or staff member of the Company.
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Section 2.16 Tax Returns and Audits .
(a) Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.16(a) hereto, all required federal, state and local Tax Returns (as defined below) of the Company have been accurately prepared in all material respects and duly and timely filed, and all federal, state and local Taxes (as defined below) required to be paid with respect to the periods covered by such returns have been paid to the extent that the same have become due, except where the failure so to file would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company. The Company has not had a Tax deficiency proposed or assessed against it and has not executed a waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax. None of the Companys federal income Tax Returns has been audited by any governmental authority; and none of the Companys state or local income or franchise Tax Returns has been audited by any governmental authority. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Balance Sheet, if any, are and will be sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Company as of the Company Balance Sheet Date. Since the Company Balance Sheet Date, the Company has made adequate provisions on its books of account for all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations for such period. Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.16(a) hereto, the Company has withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees the amount of all Taxes (including, but not limited to, federal, state and local income Taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act Taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act Taxes) required to be withheld or collected therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or authorized depositaries. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Company now pending, and the Company has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns. The Company is not obligated to make a payment, nor is it a party to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make a payment that would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not agreed, nor is it required, to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local and foreign law), whether by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, for any Tax period for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The Company (i) is not a party to, nor is it bound by or obligated under, any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement or similar contract or arrangement, whether written or unwritten (collectively, Tax Sharing Agreements ), and (ii) does not have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of, or pursuant to, any such Tax Sharing Agreements.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings provided below:
(i) Tax or Taxes shall mean (A) any and all taxes, assessments, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs, imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross income, franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, real property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes, inventory, capital stock, license, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated taxes, rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest thereon, penalties, fines, damages costs, fees, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed by the United States (federal, state or local) or other applicable jurisdiction; (B) any liability for the payment of any amounts described in clause (A) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result of transferor or successor liability, including, without limitation, by reason of Code section 1.1502-6; and (C) any liability for the payments of any amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (A) or (B).
(ii) Tax Return shall include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns (including partnership returns filed on Form 1065) required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.
Section 2.17 Patents and Other Intangible Assets .
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company (i) owns or has the right to use, free and clear of all Liens, claims and restrictions, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing (collectively, Intellectual Property ) used in or necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted without infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to the right or claimed right of any Person under or with respect to any of the foregoing and (ii) is not obligated or under any liability to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or licensor of, or other claimant to, any patent, trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright or other intangible asset, with respect to the use thereof or in connection with the conduct of its business or otherwise.
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(b) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company owns and has the unrestricted right to use all trade secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas, patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, inventions, designs, processes, computer programs and technical data and all information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known or known by competitors (collectively, Trade Secrets ) required for or incident to the development, operation and sale of all products and services sold by the Company, free and clear of any right, Lien or claim of others; provided , however , that the possibility exists that other Persons, completely independently of the Company or its employees or agents, could have developed Intellectual Property or Trade Secrets similar or identical to that of the Company. The Company is not aware of any such development of substantially identical trade secrets or technical information by others. All Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets can and will be transferred by the Company to the Surviving Company as a result of the Merger and without the consent of any Person other than the Company.
Section 2.18 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA .
(a) Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.18 hereto, there are no employee benefit plans (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs of every type other than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by the Company, whether written or unwritten and whether or not funded. The plans listed on Schedule 2.18 hereto are hereinafter referred to as the Employee Benefit Plans .
(b) All current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan have been made available to Parent and Acquisition Corp. or their advisors.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, all Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There are no pending claims or lawsuits that have been asserted or instituted against any Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of an Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan, nor does the Company have any knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably be expected to form the basis of any such claim or lawsuit.
(e) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened investigation, or pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan and the Company has no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement action.
(f) No actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent liability exists with respect to the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the financial statements of the Company, and no contingent liability exists under ERISA with respect to any multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
(g) Except for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, no events have occurred or are expected to occur with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that would cause a material change in the costs of providing benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan or would cause a material change in the cost of providing for other liabilities of such Employee Benefit Plan.
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Section 2.19 Title to Property and Encumbrances . The Company has good, valid and indefeasible title to all properties and assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under valid and subsisting leases that are in full force and effect and which are not in default) free of all Liens and other encumbrances, except Permitted Liens (as defined below) and such ordinary and customary imperfections of title, restrictions and encumbrances as do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the property or assets or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in its business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has good and indefeasible title to all of its properties and assets reflected in the Balance Sheet, except for property disposed of in the usual and ordinary course of business since the Company Balance Sheet Date and for property held under valid and subsisting leases that are in full force and effect and that are not in default. For purposes of this Agreement, Permitted Liens shall mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or governmental charges or levies not at the time due or in respect of which the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) Liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmens compensation laws or similar legislation, carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, laborers and materialmens and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (c) Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits and that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in its business, and (d) Liens set forth on Schedule 2.14(b) hereto.
Section 2.20 Condition of Properties . All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures and other properties owned, leased or used by the Company are in reasonably good operating condition and repair, subject to ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the Companys business.
Section 2.21 Insurance Coverage . There is in full force and effect one or more policies of insurance, insuring the Company and its properties, products and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are customary for corporations engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently in effect, other than possible increases in premiums that do not result from any act or omission of the Company. No suit, proceeding or action or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat of suit, proceeding or action has been asserted or made against the Company within the last five years due to alleged bodily injury, disease, medical condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or malfunction of a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by the Company.
Section 2.22 Litigation . Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.22 hereto, there is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or its properties, assets or business, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there is no incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably be expected to result in or form the basis for any such action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding. The Company is not in default with respect to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or any governmental agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
Section 2.23 Licenses . The Company possesses from all appropriate governmental authorities all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights necessary for the Company to engage in the business currently conducted by it, all of which are in full force and effect, except where the failure to obtain such license has not had and would not reasonably excepted to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company.
Section 2.24 Interested Party Transactions . Except as described on Schedule 2.24 hereto, no officer, director or, to the knowledge of the Company, Stockholder of the Company or any Affiliate or associate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any such Person or the Company has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by the Company or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company any goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it may be bound or affected.
Section 2.25 Environmental Matters .
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has never generated, used, handled, treated, released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials (as defined below) on any real property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold or ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below).
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, the historical and present operations of the business of the Company are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where any non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company.
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(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings provided below:
(i) Environmental Laws shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601, et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001, et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901, et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136, et seq. and comparable state statutes dealing with the registration, labeling and use of pesticides and herbicides; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f, et seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801, et seq.; as any of the above statutes have been amended as of the date hereof, all rules, regulations and policies promulgated pursuant to any of the above statutes, and any other foreign, federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or policy governing environmental matters, as the same have been amended as of the date hereof.
(ii) Hazardous Material shall mean any substance or material meeting any one or more of the following criteria: (a) it is or contains a substance designated as or meeting the characteristics of a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental Law; (b) its presence at some quantity requires investigation, notification or remediation under any Environmental Law; or (c) it contains, without limiting the foregoing, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, pesticides, herbicides, crude oil or any fraction thereof, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.
Section 2.26 Questionable Payments . Neither the Company nor any director, officer or, to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company, has used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government officials or employees from corporate funds; established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any such corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
Section 2.27 Obligations to or by Stockholders . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.27 hereto and except in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has no liability or obligation or commitment to any Stockholder or any Affiliate or associate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any Stockholder, nor does any Stockholder or any such Affiliate or associate have any liability, obligation or commitment to the Company.
Section 2.28 Duty to Make Inquiry . To the extent that any of the representations or warranties in this Article II are qualified by knowledge or belief, the Company represents and warrants that it has made due and reasonable inquiry and investigation concerning the matters to which such representations and warranties relate, including, but not limited to, diligent inquiry of its directors and executive officers.
Section 2.29 Disclosure . No representation or warranty by the Company herein and no information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits hereto by the Company contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP.
Parent and Acquisition Corp. represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 3.01 Organization and Standing . Parent is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. Acquisition Corp. is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of California. Parent and Acquisition Corp. have heretofore delivered to the Company complete and correct copies of their respective Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws as now in effect. Parent and Acquisition Corp. have full corporate power and authority to carry on their respective businesses as they are now being conducted and as now proposed to be conducted and to own or lease their respective properties and assets. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. has any subsidiaries (except Parents ownership of Acquisition Corp. and a Subsidiary Nevada corporation to be formed to acquire current assets and liabilities of Parent which stock will be transferred in exchange for the cancellation of shares, or direct or indirect interest (by way of stock ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business. Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Acquisition Corp. free and clear of all Liens, and Acquisition Corp. has no outstanding options, warrants or rights to purchase capital stock or other securities of Acquisition Corp., other than the capital stock owned by Parent. Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this Article III to Parent shall be treated as being a reference to Parent and Acquisition Corp. taken together as one enterprise.
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Section 3.02 Qualification . Parent is duly qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned or leased makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, properties, assets, liabilities, business operations or results of operations of Parent (the Condition of the Parent ).
Section 3.03 Corporate Authority . Each of Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be) has full corporate power and authority to enter into the Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made pursuant to the Merger Documents, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. All corporate acts and proceedings required for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and such other agreements and documents by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be) have been duly and validly taken or will have been so taken prior to the Closing. Each of the Merger Documents constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be), each is enforceable against it and/or them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 3.04 Brokers and Finders Fees . No Person is entitled by reason of any act or omission of Parent or Acquisition Corp. to any brokers or finders fees, commission or other similar compensation with respect to the execution and delivery of the Merger Documents, or with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except as set forth in the Disclosures.
Section 3.05 Capitalization .
(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which 10,777,000 shares are issued and outstanding 10,345,334 shares of which will be cancelled contemporaneously with the Closing) and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Parent Preferred Stock , (together with the Parent Common Stock, the Parent Stock ), of which no shares are issued and outstanding. Parent has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue shares of Parent Stock or any other Equity Security of Parent or Acquisition Corp., and there are no outstanding securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of Parent Stock or any other Equity Security of Parent or Acquisition Corp. There is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Parent Common Stock affecting the nomination or election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of Parent Common Stock. Each share of Parent Common Stock was duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. The offer, issuance and sale of such shares of Parent Common Stock were (a) exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b) registered or qualified (or were exempt from registration or qualification) under the registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities laws and (c) accomplished in conformity with all other applicable securities laws. None of such shares of Parent Common Stock are subject to a right of withdrawal or a right of rescission under any federal or state securities or Blue Sky law. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or any Schedule hereto, the Parent has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue Parent Common Stock or other Equity Securities of the Parent, and there are no outstanding securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock or other Equity Securities of the Parent.
(b) The authorized capital stock of Acquisition Corp. consists of 3,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Acquisition Corp. Common Stock ), of which 1,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding Acquisition Corp. Common Stock is owned by Parent. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of Acquisition Corp. are duly authorized, validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. Acquisition Corp. has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue shares of Acquisition Corp. Common Stock or any other Equity Security of Acquisition Corp., and there are no outstanding securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of Acquisition Corp. Common Stock or any other Equity Security of Acquisition Corp.
Section 3.06 Acquisition Corp . Acquisition Corp. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent that was formed specifically for the purpose of the Merger and that has not conducted any business or acquired any property, and will not conduct any business or acquire any property prior to the Closing Date, except in preparation for and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made pursuant to or in connection with the Merger Documents.
Section 3.07 Validity of Shares . The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued at the Closing pursuant to Section 1.06(a)(ii) hereof, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of the Merger Documents, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Based in part on the representations and warranties of the Stockholders as contemplated by Article IV hereof and assuming the accuracy thereof, the issuance of the Parent Common Stock upon consummation of the Merger pursuant to Sections 1.06(a)(ii) will be exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act and from the qualification or registration requirements of any applicable state Blue Sky or securities laws.
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Section 3.08 SEC Reporting and Compliance .
(a) Parent filed a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act, which became effective on July 12, 2007, (the Parent Registration ). Since that date, Parent has timely filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) all registration statements, proxy statements, information statements and reports required to be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ). Parent has not filed with the Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant to Rule 12h-3 of the Exchange Act.
(b) Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of the registration statements, information statements and other reports (collectively, the Parent SEC Documents ) filed by Parent with the Commission. As of its respective filing date, each Parent SEC Document complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to such Parent SEC Documents and, except to the extent that information contained in any Parent SEC Document has been revised or superseded by a later filed Parent SEC Document, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(c) Prior to and until the Closing, Parent will provide to the Company copies of any and all amendments or supplements to the Parent SEC Documents filed with the Commission and all subsequent registration statements and reports filed by Parent subsequent to the filing of the Parent SEC Documents with the Commission and any and all subsequent information statements, proxy statements, reports or notices filed by Parent with the Commission or delivered to the stockholders of Parent.
(d) Parent is not an investment company within the meaning of Section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(e) The shares of Parent Common Stock are quoted on the Over-the-Counter (OTCQB) Bulletin Board under the symbol CINJ and Parent is, and has no reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance in all material respects with all rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board applicable to it and the Parent Common Stock. The issuance of Parent Common Stock under this Agreement does not contravene the rules and regulations of the trading market on which the Parent Common Stock is currently listed or quoted.
(g) Between the date hereof and the Effective Time, Parent shall continue to satisfy the filing requirements of the Exchange Act and all other requirements of applicable securities laws and of the OTCQB Bulletin Board.
(h) The Parent SEC Documents include all certifications and statements required of it, if any, by (i) Rule 13a-14 or 15d-14 under the Exchange Act, and (ii) 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), and each of such certifications and statements contain no qualifications or exceptions to the matters certified therein other than a knowledge qualification, permitted under such provision, and have not been modified or withdrawn and neither Parent nor any of its officers has received any notice from the Commission questioning or challenging the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing or submission of such certifications or statements.
(i) Parent has otherwise complied with the Securities Act, Exchange Act and all other applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations.
Section 3.09 Financial Statements . The balance sheets and statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows contained in the Parent SEC Documents (the Parent Financial Statements ) (a) comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto, (b) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior periods (and, in the case of unaudited financial information, on a basis consistent with year-end audits), (c) are in accordance with the books and records of Parent and (d) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of Parent at the dates therein specified and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein specified. The financial statements included in Parents Registration Statement and the Parent SEC Documents (to the extent applicable) were audited by Bongiovanni & Associates, PA.
Section 3.10 Governmental Consents . All material consents, approvals, orders, or authorizations of, or registrations, qualifications, designations, declarations, or filings with any federal or state governmental authority on the part of Parent or Acquisition Corp. required in connection with the consummation of the Merger shall have been obtained prior to, and be effective as of, the Closing.
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Section 3.11 Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments . The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of the Merger Documents and the other agreements to be made by Parent or Acquisition Corp. pursuant to or in connection with the Merger Documents and the consummation by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents will not cause Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. to violate or contravene (a) any provision of law, (b) any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (c) any order, judgment or decree of any court, (d) any provision of their respective charters or By-laws as amended and in effect on and as of the Closing Date and (e) will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under, any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material contract, agreement or instrument to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. is a party or by which Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective properties is bound or affected, except as would not have a material adverse effect on the Condition of Parent or Acquisition Corp. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. is in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) in default under, any term or provision of its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or, except as would not materially and adversely affect the Condition of Parent or Acquisition Corp., any other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound or affected.
Section 3.12 No General Solicitation . In issuing the Parent Common Stock in the Merger hereunder, neither Parent nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered to sell the Parent Common Stock by any form of general solicitation or advertising.
Section 3.13 Binding Obligations . The Merger Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp., and are enforceable against Parent and Acquisition Corp., in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 3.14 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. has any material obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due), arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, (b) to the extent set forth on or reserved against in the balance sheet of Parent in the most recent Parent SEC Document filed by Parent (the Parent Balance Sheet ) or the notes to the Parent Financial Statements, (c) current liabilities incurred and obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course of business since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet (the Parent Balance Sheet Date ), none of which (individually or in the aggregate) materially and adversely affects the Condition of Parent and (d) by the specific terms of any written agreement, document or arrangement attached as an exhibit to the Parent SEC Documents. As of the Closing Date, all liabilities of Parent shall have been paid off and shall in no event remain liabilities of the Parent, the Acquisition Corp., the Company or the Stockholders following the Closing.
Section 3.15 Changes . Since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities, absolute, accrued or, to Parents knowledge, contingent, whether due or to become due, except for current liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course of business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing, or paid any obligation or liability other than, current liabilities shown on the Parent Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or intangible, other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold, transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or released any right of material value, (f) suffered any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Parent, (g) entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary course of business, (h) encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or granted any wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts payable under any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay, insurance, pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or entered into any employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or granted any options (including employee stock options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k) declared or paid any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered or experienced any change in, or condition affecting, the Condition of the Parent other than changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course of its business, none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all such other changes, events and conditions) could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Parent, (m) made any change in the accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or depreciation or amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted any amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement or license to which it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Parent Balance Sheet or its statement of income for the year ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment of, bonuses or special compensation of any kind or any severance or termination pay to any present or former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant, (q) made or agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred any non-business expenses in excess of $5,000 in the aggregate or (r) entered into any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
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Section 3.16 Tax Returns and Audits . All required federal, state and local Tax Returns of Parent have been accurately prepared in all material respects and duly and timely filed, and all federal, state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered by such returns have been paid to the extent that the same have become due, except where the failure so to file or pay could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Condition of the Parent. Parent is not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. Parent has not had a Tax deficiency assessed against it and has not executed a waiver of any statute of limitations or the assessment or collection of any Tax. None of Parents federal income, state and local income and franchise tax returns has been audited by any governmental authority; and none of the Parents state or local income or franchise Tax Returns has been audited by any governmental authority. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Parent Balance Sheet are and will be sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by Parent with respect to the period ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date. Since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, Parent has made adequate provisions on its books of account for all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations for such period. Parent has withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees the amount of all Taxes (including, but not limited to, federal, state and local income Taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act Taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act Taxes) required to be withheld or collected therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or authorized depositaries. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of Parent now pending, and Parent has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns. Parent has not agreed, nor is it required, to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local and foreign law), whether by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise, for any Tax period for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. Parent (i) is not a party to, nor is it bound by or obligated under, any Tax Sharing Agreements, and (ii) does not have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of, or pursuant to, any such Tax Sharing Agreements.
Section 3.17 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA .
(a) Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, there are no employee benefit plans (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs other than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by Parent, whether written or unwritten and whether or not funded. Any plans listed in the Parent SEC Documents are hereinafter referred to as the Parent Employee Benefit Plans .
(b) Any current and prior material documents, including all amendments thereto, with respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan have been given to the Company or its advisors.
(c) All Parent Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There are no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, claims or lawsuits which have been asserted or instituted against any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Parent Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Parent Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of a Parent Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan, nor does Parent have any knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably be expected to form the basis for any such claim or lawsuit.
(e) There is no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, investigation or pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Parent Employee Benefit Plan and Parent has no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement action.
(f) No actual or, to the knowledge of Parent, contingent liability exists with respect to the funding of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the financial statements of Parent or the Parent SEC Documents, and to the knowledge of Parent, no contingent liability exists under ERISA with respect to any multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
Section 3.18 Litigation . There is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other legal, administrative or other governmental proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against or affecting Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective properties, assets or businesses and, to the knowledge of Parent, there is no incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might reasonably be expected to result in or form the basis for any such action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. is in default with respect to any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or any governmental agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
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Section 3.19 Licenses . Parent possesses from all appropriate governmental authorities all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights necessary for Parent to engage in the business currently conducted by it, all of which are in full force and effect.
Section 3.20 Interested Party Transactions . No officer, director or stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or associate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any such Person or of Parent has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a) an interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by Parent or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes to Parent any goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which Parent is a party or by which it or any of its assets may be bound or affected.
Section 3.21 Questionable Payments . Neither Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor, to the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of Parent or Acquisition Corp. has used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect unlawful payments to government officials or employees from corporate funds; established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or other assets; made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any such corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.
Section 3.22 Obligations to or by Stockholders . Parent has no liability or obligation or commitment to any stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or associate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any stockholder of Parent, nor does any stockholder of Parent or any such Affiliate or associate have any liability, obligation or commitment to Parent.
Section 3.23 Assets and Contracts .
(a) Parent has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets used in the conduct of its business. All such assets and properties, other than assets and properties in which the Parent has leasehold interests, are free and clear of all Liens. Parent has complied in all material respects with the terms of all leases to which it is a party and under which it is in occupancy, and all such leases are in full force and effect. Parent enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases.
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, or the Parent SEC Documents, Parent is not a party to any written or oral agreement not made in the ordinary course of business that is material to Parent. Parent does not own any real property. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, or the Parent SEC Documents, Parent is not a party to or otherwise barred by any written or oral (i) agreement with any labor union, (ii) agreement for the purchase of fixed assets or for the purchase of materials, supplies or equipment in excess of normal operating requirements, (iii) agreement for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person on a full-time basis or any agreement with any Person for consulting services, (iv) bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock purchase, stock option, deferred compensation, medical, hospitalization or life insurance or similar plan, contract or understanding with respect to any or all of the employees of Parent or any other Person, (v) indenture, loan or credit agreement, note agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, promissory note or other agreement or instrument relating to or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed Money or subjecting any asset or property of Parent to any Lien or evidencing any Indebtedness, (vi) guaranty of any Indebtedness, (vii) lease or agreement under which Parent is lessee of or holds or operates any property, real or personal, owned by any other Person, (viii) lease or agreement under which Parent is lessor or permits any Person to hold or operate any property, real or personal, owned or controlled by Parent, (ix) agreement granting any preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar right to any Person, (x) agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate or any associate (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of Parent or any present or former officer, director or stockholder of Parent, (xi) agreement obligating Parent to pay any royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation of any tangible or intangible property, (xii) covenant not to compete or other restriction on its ability to conduct a business or engage in any other activity, (xiii) distributor, dealer, manufacturers representative, sales agency, franchise or advertising contract or commitment, (xiv) agreement to register securities under the Securities Act, (xv) collective bargaining agreement or (xvi) agreement or other commitment or arrangement with any Person continuing for a period of more than three months from the Closing Date that involves an expenditure or receipt by Parent in excess of $1,000. Parent maintains no insurance policies or insurance coverage of any kind with respect to Parent, its business, premises, properties, assets, employees and agents. No consent of any bank or other depository is required to maintain any bank account, other deposit relationship or safety deposit box of Parent in effect following the consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby. Schedule 3.23 hereto lists all of Parents bank accounts.
Section 3.24 Employees . Other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of employment compensation (which such arrangements are described in the Parent SEC Documents), Parent is not under any obligation or liability to any officer, director, employee or Affiliate of Parent.
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Section 3.25 Duty to Make Inquiry . To the extent that any of the representations or warranties in this Article III are qualified by knowledge or belief, Parent represents and warrants that it has made due and reasonable inquiry and investigation concerning the matters to which such representations and warranties relate, including, but not limited to, diligent inquiry of its directors and executive officers.
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Section 3.27 Internal Accounting Controls . Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, Parent maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (a) transactions are executed in accordance with managements general or specific authorizations, (b) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (c) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with managements general or specific authorization and (d) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, Parent has established disclosure controls and procedures for Parent and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to Parent is made known to the officers by others within those entities. Parents officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Parents controls and procedures as of the date prior to the filing date of the most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act (such date, the Evaluation Date ). Since the Evaluation Date , there have been no significant changes in Parents internal controls or, to Parents knowledge, in other factors that could significantly affect Parents internal controls.
Section 3.28 Certain Registration Matters . Except as specified in the Parent SEC Documents, prior to the date hereof, Parent has not granted or agreed to grant to any person any rights (including piggy-back registration rights) to have any securities of Parent registered with the SEC or any other governmental authority that have not been satisfied.
Section 3.29 No Disagreements with Accountants and Lawyers; Outstanding SEC Comments. There are no disagreements of any kind presently existing, or reasonably anticipated by the Parent to arise, between Parent and the accountants and lawyers formerly or presently employed by the Parent. There are no unresolved comments or inquiries received by Parent or its Affiliates from the Commission which remain unresolved as of the date hereof.
Section 3.30 Disclosure . There is no fact relating to Parent that Parent has not disclosed to the Company in writing that materially and adversely affects nor, insofar as Parent can now foresee, will materially and adversely affect, the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business operations, results of operations or prospects of Parent. No representation or warranty by Parent herein and no information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits hereto by Parent contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
ARTICLE IV.
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause to be mailed to each holder of record of Company Common Stock and any other applicable interests that were converted pursuant to Section 1.06 hereof into the right to receive Parent Common Stock or other equivalent securities pursuant to Schedule 1.06 a letter of transmittal ( Letter of Transmittal ) that shall contain additional representations, warranties and covenants of such interestholder, including without limitation, that (a) such interestholder has full right, power and authority to deliver such Company Common Stock or other interests and Letter of Transmittal, (b) the delivery of such Company Common Stock or other interests will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under, any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such interestholder is bound or affected, (c) such interestholder has good, valid and marketable title to all Company Common Stock or other interests as indicated in such Letter of Transmittal and that such interestholder is not affected by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement affecting the voting rights of such Company Common Stock or other interests, (d) whether such interestholder is an accredited investor, as such term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act and that such interestholder is acquiring Parent Stock for investment purposes, and not with a view to selling or otherwise distributing such Parent Stock or other applicable interests in violation of the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and (e) such interestholder has had an opportunity to ask and receive answers to any questions such interestholder may have had concerning the terms and conditions of the Merger and the Parent Stock or other applicable interests and has obtained any additional information that such interestholder has requested. Delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Company Common Stock or other applicable interests shall pass, only upon delivery to Parent (or an agent of Parent) of (x) certificates evidencing ownership thereof as contemplated by Section 1.08 hereof (or affidavit of lost certificate), and (y) the Letter of Transmittal containing the representations, warranties and covenants contemplated by this Article IV.
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ARTICLE V.
CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER.
Section 5.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger . Prior to the Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:
(a) the business of the Company shall be conducted only in the ordinary course;
(b) the Company shall not (i) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock; (ii) amend its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws except to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (iii) split, combine or reclassify the outstanding Company Common Stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to any such stock;
(c) the Company shall not (i) issue or agree to issue any additional Company Common Stock, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any Company Common Stock, except to issue Company Common Stock in connection with any matter contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) acquire or dispose of any fixed assets or acquire or dispose of any other substantial assets other than in the ordinary course of business; (iii) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing or (iv) except as contemplated by this Agreement, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business combination;
(d) the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the business organization of the Company, to keep available the service of its present officers and key employees, and to preserve the good will of those having business relationships with it; and
(e) the Company will not, nor will it authorize any director or authorize or permit any officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or other representative retained by it to make, solicit, encourage any inquiries with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below for purposes of this paragraph). The Company will promptly advise Parent orally and in writing of any such inquiries or proposals (or requests for information) and the substance thereof. As used in this paragraph, Acquisition Proposal shall mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving the Company or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in it or any material assets of it other than as contemplated by this Agreement. The Company will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 5.02 Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp. Pending the Merger . Prior to the Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise agree in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:
(a) the business of Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall be conducted only in the ordinary course; provided, however, that Parent shall take the steps necessary to have discontinued its existing business without liability to Parent or Acquisition Corp. immediately prior the Effective Time;
(b) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (i) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock, except to effectuate the conversion and retirement of $225,000 of convertible notes due and outstanding at the time of the Merger; (ii) amend its charter or by-laws other than to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby; or (iii) split, combine or reclassify its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with respect to such stock;
(c) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (i) issue or agree to issue any additional shares of, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire shares of, its capital stock; (ii) acquire or dispose of any assets other than in the ordinary course of business (except for dispositions in connection with Section 5.02(a) hereof); (iii) incur additional Indebtedness or any other liabilities or enter into any other transaction except in the ordinary course of business; (iv) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing or (v) except as contemplated by this Agreement, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business contract or enter into any negotiations in connection therewith;
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(d) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will, nor will they authorize any director or authorize or permit any officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or other representative retained by them to, make, solicit, encourage any inquiries with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below for purposes of this paragraph). Parent will promptly advise the Company orally and in writing of any such inquiries or proposals (or requests for information) and the substance thereof. As used in this paragraph, Acquisition Proposal shall mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving Parent or Acquisition Corp. or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in either of them or any material assets of either of them other than as contemplated by this Agreement. Parent will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(e) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will enter into any new employment agreements with any of their officers or employees or grant any increases in the compensation or benefits of their officers and employees.
ARTICLE VI.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 6.01 Access and Information . The Company, on the one hand, and Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, shall each afford to the other and to the others accountants, counsel and other representatives full access during normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to all of its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not limited to Tax Returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to the other all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant to this Section 6.01 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein. Each party shall hold, and shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in confidence all such information other than such information that (a) is already in such partys possession or (b) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or its directors, officers, managers, employees, agents or advisors or (c) becomes available to such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto or its advisors, provided that such source is not known by such party to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to a party hereto or another party until such time as such information is otherwise publicly available; provided, however, that (i) any such information may be disclosed to such partys directors, officers, employees and representatives of such partys advisors who need to know such information for the purpose of evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that such directors, officers, employees and representatives shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature of such information), (ii) any disclosure of such information may be made as to which the party hereto furnishing such information has consented in writing and (iii) any such information may be disclosed pursuant to a judicial, administrative or governmental order or request; provided, further, that the requested party will promptly so notify the other party so that the other party may seek a protective order or appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with this Agreement and if such protective order or other remedy is not obtained or the other party waives compliance with this provision, the requested party will furnish only that portion of such information that is legally required and will exercise its best efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the information furnished. If this Agreement is terminated, each party will deliver to the other all documents and other materials (including copies) obtained by such party or on its behalf from the other party as a result of this Agreement or in connection herewith, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof.
Section 6.02 Additional Agreements . Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including using its commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent to the obligations of such party, to obtain all necessary waivers, and to lift any injunction or other legal bar to the Merger (and, in such case, to proceed with the Merger as expeditiously as possible). In order to obtain any necessary governmental or regulatory action or non-action, waiver, consent, extension or approval, each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company agrees to take all reasonable actions and to enter into all reasonable agreements as may be necessary to obtain timely governmental or regulatory approvals and to take such further action in connection therewith as may be necessary. In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and/or directors of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company shall take all such necessary action.
Section 6.03 Publicity . No party shall issue any press release or public announcement pertaining to the Merger that has not been agreed upon in advance by Parent and the Company, except as Parent reasonably determines to be necessary in order to comply with the rules of the Commission or of the principal trading exchange or market for the Parent Common Stock, provided, that in such case Parent will use its best efforts to allow the Company to review and reasonably approve any such press release or public announcement prior to its release.
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Section 6.04 Appointment of Directors and Officers . Immediately at the Effective Time, Parent shall accept the resignations of the current officers and directors of Parent, and shall cause the persons listed as directors in Exhibit E hereto to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Parent. At the first annual meeting of Parent stockholders and thereafter, the election of members of Parents Board of Directors shall be accomplished in accordance with the By-laws of Parent and the rules of the Commission.
Section 6.05 Filing of Form 8-K, Form 14-F and Press Release . Parent shall file, no later than four (4) business days after the date of this Agreement, a current report on Form 8-K with the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and attach as exhibits all relevant agreements disclosing the terms of this Agreement and other requisite disclosure regarding the transactions contemplated hereby. Parent shall also file, no later than four (4) business days after the Closing Date, a Schedule 14f-1 with the SEC.
Section 6.06 Blue Sky Laws . Parent shall take any action (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or consenting to service of process) required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the issuance of the Parent Common Stock in connection with this Agreement.
Section 6.07 Financial Statements . On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Parent the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal years specified in Rule 8-04(b) of Regulation S-X and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the interim periods specified in Rule 8-04(b) of Regulation S-X (collectively, the Audited Financial Statements ). The Audited Financial Statements (including the notes thereto) shall present fairly in all material respects the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Holding Company at the dates or for the periods set forth therein, in each case in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved and in accordance with all applicable Commission rules and regulations (except as otherwise indicated therein). The Audited Financial Statements shall be prepared from and in accordance with the books and records of the Company. The Company shall engage and work with a PCAOB-registered independent accounting firm acceptable to the Parent to assist and facilitate the production of Audited Financial Statements which contain no material qualifications and identify no material exceptions to generally accepted accounting principles in form and substance required under the rules and regulations of the Commission. The Company shall cause its independent accountant to consent to Parents use of and reliance on the Audited Financial Statements as may be required in connection with any filings made by Purchaser under the United States federal securities laws.
Section 6.08 Additional Company Information . At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Parent, written information regarding the Company, its business, properties, liquidity and capital resources, officers, directors, members, material pending litigation and any and all such other matters as Parent shall request (collectively, the Additional Company Information ) and that Parent is required to file with the Commission under applicable United States federal securities laws.
ARTICLE VII.
CONDITIONS TO PARTIES OBLIGATIONS
Section 7.01 Conditions to Parent and Acquisition Corp. Obligations . The obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp. under the Merger Documents are subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by Parent:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Company under this Agreement (when read without regard to any qualification as to materiality or material adverse effect) shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and correct in all material respects.
(b) The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing Date.
(c) There shall have been no material adverse change in the Condition of the Company.
(d) No action or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency shall have been threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain damages in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
(e) Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have received the following:
(i) copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Stockholders, certified by the Secretary of the Company, authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and all other documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant thereto;
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(ii) a certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute any documents referred to in this Agreement and further certifying that the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company delivered to Parent and Acquisition Corp. at the time of the execution of this Agreement have been validly adopted and have not been amended or modified;
(iii) evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and corporate existence of the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and evidence that the Company is qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary;
(iv) a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the Chief Executive Officer or other acceptable officer of the Company certifying that he has no knowledge of any plan to issue any securities of the Company, and the Company has not entered into any agreement, written or oral, to issue any securities of the Company except as described in the Disclosures or this Agreement; and
(v) such additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as Parent and Acquisition Corp. may reasonably request.
(f) All corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements, instruments and documents mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent and Acquisition Corp. The Company shall furnish to Parent and Acquisition Corp. such supporting documentation and evidence of the satisfaction of any or all of the conditions precedent specified in this Section 7.01 as Parent or its counsel may reasonably request.
(g) The delivery to Parent of the Audited Financial Statements of the Company.
Section 7.02 Conditions to the Companys Obligations . The obligations of the Company under the Merger Documents are subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company:
(a) The representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp. under this Agreement (when read without regard to any qualification as to materiality or material adverse effect) shall be deemed to have been made again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and correct in all material respects.
(b) Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions required by the Merger Documents to be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing Date.
(c) There shall have been no material adverse change in the Condition of the Parent.
(d) Parent shall have maintained its status as a company whose common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and no reason shall exist as to why such status shall not continue immediately following the Closing.
(e) Trading in the Parent Common Stock shall have not been suspended by the Commission or any trading market at any time since the date of execution of this Agreement and the Parent Common Stock shall have been at all times since such date listed for trading on a trading market and Parent Common Stock shall be DTC (Depository Trust Corporation) eligible.
(f) Parent shall have filed all reports or other documents required to be filed by Parent under the U.S. federal securities laws through the Closing Date.
(g) Parent shall have no more than 10,777,000 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding of which 10,245,334 shall be cancelled, leaving a balance of 531,666 issued and outstanding, and shall have all written documentation necessary to effectuate the cancellation of 10,245,334 of such shares of Parent Common Stock contemporaneously the Closing. Parent shall have no other securities, options, warrants or securities, obligations or instruments that are convertible or exercisable into (i) any securities of Parent, or (ii) securities or instruments convertible or exercisable into securities of Parent except 29,167 shares ti be issued at Closing in settlement of certain liabilities of Parent.
(h) Parent shall have no Indebtedness for Borrowed Money outstanding at the Closing.
(i) The Company shall have received the following:
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(i) copies of resolutions of Parents and Acquisition Corp.s respective boards of directors and the sole stockholder of Acquisition Corp., certified by their respective Secretaries, authorizing and approving, to the extent applicable, the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and all other documents and instruments to be delivered by them pursuant thereto;
(ii) a certificate of incumbency executed by the respective Secretaries of Parent and Acquisition Corp. certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute the documents referred to in this Agreement and further certifying that the Certificates of Incorporation and By-Laws of Parent and Acquisition Corp. appended thereto have not been amended or modified.
(iii) a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of each of the Parent and Acquisition Corp., certifying that (A) except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals of, and filings and registrations with, any court, governmental body or instrumentality that are required for the execution and delivery of the Merger Documents and the consummation of the Merger shall have been duly made or obtained, and all material consents by third parties required for the Merger have been obtained and (B) no action or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency has been threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by any of the Merger Documents;
(iv) a certificate of Action Stock Transfer Corp, Parents transfer agent and registrar, certifying, as of the business day prior to the Closing Date, a true and complete list of the names and addresses of the record owners of all of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, together with the number of shares of Parent Common Stock held by each record owner and the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock then outstanding;
(v) the executed resignations of all directors and officers of Parent, with the director resignations to take effect at the Effective Time;
(vi) evidence as of a recent date and within five (5) days of the Effective Time of the good standing and corporate existence of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, and evidence that Parent and Acquisition Corp. are qualified to transact business as foreign corporations and are in good standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or leased by them or the nature of their activities makes such qualification necessary; and
(vii) such additional supporting documentation and other information with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Company may reasonably request.
(j) All corporate and other proceedings and actions taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements, instruments and documents mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Company. Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall furnish to the Company such supporting documentation and evidence of satisfaction of any or all of the conditions specified in this Section 7.02 as the Company may reasonably request.
(k) No action or proceeding before any court, governmental body or agency shall have been threatened, asserted or instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect of, the Merger Documents or the carrying out of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
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ARTICLE VIII.
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
Section 8.01 Indemnification by Parent . Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Stockholders (together the Company Indemnified Parties ), and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for, any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including, but not limited to, costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys fees) or diminution of value (collectively, Damages ) arising from or in connection with (a) any inaccuracy, in any material respect, in any of the representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp. in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or any actions, omissions or statements of fact inconsistent with any such representation or warranty, (b) any failure by Parent and Acquisition Corp. to perform or comply in any material respect with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement, (c) any claim for brokerage or finders fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by any such party with Parent and Acquisition Corp. in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) taxes attributable to any transaction or event occurring on or prior to the Closing, (e) any claim relating to or arising out of any liabilities reflected in the Parent Financial Statements or with respect to accounting fees arising thereafter or (f) any litigation, action, claim, proceeding or investigation by any third party relating to or arising out of the business or operations of Parent, or the actions of Parent or any holder of Parent capital stock prior to the Effective Time.
Section 8.02 Survival . All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parent and Acquisition Corp. contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing and continue in full force and effect for a period of the greater of (a) three years or (b) the applicable statute of limitations (the Claims Deadline ). The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall not survive the Closing.
Section 8.03 Payment and Scope of Liability . The aggregate liability of Parent to the Company Indemnified Parties under this Agreement from the date of this Agreement to the Closing shall be payable in cash; provided, however, that following the Closing, the Company Indemnified Parties shall refer only to the Stockholders and the aggregate liability of Parent to such Company Indemnified Parties shall be payable only through the issuance of additional shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 8.05.
Section 8.04 Indemnification Procedures . If any action shall be brought against the Company Indemnified Parties in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, such Company Indemnified Parties shall promptly notify Parent in writing, and Parent shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel of its own choosing. Any Company Indemnified Parties shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Company Indemnified Parties except to the extent that the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by Parent in writing, Parent has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ counsel or in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of such separate counsel, a material conflict on any material issue between the position of Parent and the position of such Company Indemnified Party. Parent will not be liable to any Company Indemnified Parties under this Article VIII for any settlement by a Company Indemnified Party effected without Parents prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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Section 8.05 Payment of Damages . In the event that the Company Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article VIII for actual Damages incurred by them for a claim that was made following the Closing, the Parent shall, within thirty (30) days after the final determination of the amount of such Damages, issue to the Company Indemnified Parties that number of additional shares of Parent Common Stock in an aggregate amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the amount of such Damages by (y) the Fair Market Value per share of the Parent Common Stock as of the date (the Determination Date ) of the submission of the notice of claim to Parent pursuant to Section 8.04. Such shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued to the Stockholders pro rata, in proportion to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued (or issuable) to the Stockholders at the Closing (or at such time as Dissenting Shares cease to be Dissenting Shares). For purposes of this Section 8.05, Fair Market Value shall mean, with respect to a share of Parent Common Stock on any Determination Date, the average of the daily closing prices for the 10 consecutive business days prior to such date. The closing price for each day shall be the last sales price or in case no sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing high bid and low asked prices, in either case (a) as officially quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the NASDAQ Stock Market or such other market on which the Parent Common Stock is then listed for trading or quoted, or (b) if, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of Parent, the OTC Bulletin Board or the NASDAQ Stock Market is no longer the principal United States market for the Parent Common Stock, then as quoted on the principal United States market for the Parent Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of Parent, or (c) if, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of Parent, there exists no principal United States market for the Parent Common Stock, then as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Parent. Moreover, in the event that a claim is made pursuant to this Article VIII for a breach by Parent of Section 7.02(h), each of the Stockholders shall be issued such number of shares of Parent Common Stock as would cause them to hold that percentage of shares of Parent Common Stock, as calculated on a fully diluted basis, that they were expected to hold immediately following the Effective Time (assuming such Stockholders had not acquired any securities of Parent following the Effective Time).
ARTICLE IX.
TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING
Section 9.01 Termination of Agreement . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by the mutual written consent of the Company, Acquisition Corp. and Parent;
(b) by the Company, if Parent or Acquisition Corp. (i) fails to perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breach any of their representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure or breach is not cured by the date the Company has satisfied all of its conditions to Closing, or if the Company is unable to obtain the written consent of the Required Majority of the Senior Notes, after using it commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent;
(c) by Parent and Acquisition Corp. if the Company (i) fails to perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which failure or breach is not cured by the date Parent and Acquisition Corp. have satisfied all of its conditions to Closing;
(d) by either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, if there shall be any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory agency binding on Parent, Acquisition Corp. or the Company that prohibits or restrains any of them from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that the parties hereto shall have used their best efforts to have any such order, writ, injunction or decree lifted and the same shall not have been lifted within ninety (90) days after entry by any such court or governmental or regulatory agency; or
(e) by either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to July 31, 2015, for any reason other than delay or nonperformance of the party seeking such termination.
Section 9.02 Termination of Obligations . Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article IX shall terminate all obligations of the parties hereunder, except for the obligations under Sections 6.01, 10.03 and 10.11; provided, however, that termination will not relieve the defaulting or breaching party or parties from any liability to the other parties hereto.
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ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Notices . Any notice, request or other communication hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be served either personally, by overnight delivery or delivered by mail, certified return receipt and addressed to the following addresses:
(a) If to Parent or Acquisition Corp.:
Cinjet, Inc,
123 West Nye Lane, Suite 129
Carson City, NV 89706
Attention: Diane Button, CEO
With a copy to:
Cletha A. Walstrand, Esq.
1322 Pachua
Ivins, UT 84738
Ph. 435-688-7319
(b) If to the Company:
Solis Tek Inc.
16926 East Keegan Avenue
Carson, CA 90746
Attention: Alan Lien, CEO
With a copy to:
Stanley Moskowitz, Esq.
The Bingham Law Group, APC
5858 Owens Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Notices shall be deemed received when actually received and confirmed pursuant to an overnight delivery service or by mail, certified return receipt requested.
Section 10.02 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto and other documents referred to herein, contains the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
Section 10.03 Expenses . Each party shall bear and pay all of the legal, accounting and other expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 10.04 Time . Time is of the essence in the performance of the parties respective obligations herein contained.
Section 10.05 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 10.06 Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns and heirs; provided, however, that neither party shall directly or indirectly transfer or assign any of its rights hereunder in whole or in part without the written consent of the others, which may be withheld in its sole discretion, and any such transfer or assignment without said consent shall be void.
Section 10.07 No Third Parties Benefited . This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of the parties hereto, their successors, assigns and heirs, and no other Person shall have any right or action under this Agreement.
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Section 10.08 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties had signed the same document. Each such counterpart shall be an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute a single agreement.
Section 10.09 Recitals, Schedules and Exhibits . The Recitals, Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein and, by this reference, made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
Section 10.10 Section Headings and Gender . The Section headings used herein are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the other genders, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, and the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa, whenever and as often as may be appropriate.
Section 10.11 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Nevada without regard to principles of conflicts of laws, except that the applicable terms of Section 1 shall be governed by the DCL.
[Signature Page Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to be binding and effective as of the day and year first above written.
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION]
CINJET, INC.
By: s/Diane Button
Name: Diane Button
Title: President
CJA ACQUISITION CORP.
By: s/Diane Button
Name: Diane Button
Title: President
SOLIS TEK INC.
By: s/Alan Lien
Name: Alan Lien
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 21.1
Subsidiary List
Solis Tek Inc.
Subsidiaries of Solis Tek Inc.
1. GrowPro Solutions, Inc.
2. Solis Tek East, Incorporated
SOLIS TEK INC.
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors
Solis Tek Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Solis Tek Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2014 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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 is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit 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 Companys 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, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2014 and the results of its consolidated operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Weinberg and Company, P.A
Weinberg and Company, P.A
Los Angeles, California
June 26, 2015
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors
Solis Tek Inc.
Carson, California
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Solis Tek Inc. as of December 31, 2013 and the related statements of operations and stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period ended December 31, 2013. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Solis Tek Inc. as of December 31, 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As discussed in note 10, the Company restated its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.
/s/ Kabani & Company, Inc.
Certified Public Accountants
Los Angeles, California
September 19, 2014 except for note 10, which is as of June 15, 2015.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
Solis Tek Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in California in June 2010. In June 2014, the Company incorporated GrowPro Solutions, Inc., a California corporation, ("GrowPro") as a wholly owned subsidiary. In July 2014, the Company incorporated Solis Tek East Corporation, a New Jersey corporation, as a wholly owned subsidiary.
The Company is an importer, distributer and marketer of digital lighting equipment for the hydroponics industry. Using certain of its proprietary technologies, the Company provides innovative aptitudes with its ballast, reflector and lamp products. The Companys customers include retail stores, distributors and commercial growers in the United States and abroad.
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Unaudited financial statements
The accompanying financial statements as of March 31, 2015 and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are unaudited, and were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP) for interim financial information. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full year. These unaudited financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (which consist of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented.
Basis of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Stock Split
On March 19, 2014, the Companys shareholders authorized its Board of Directors to effectuate a forward stock split of the Companys issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1000-for-1 (the Forward Stock Split), which was declared effective by the Board of Directors as of the close of business on that date. As a result of the Forward Stock Split, every one issued and outstanding share of the Companys common stock was changed and converted into one thousand shares of common stock. Share related information presented in these financial statements and accompanying footnotes has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the additional number of shares resulting from this action as if it occurred as of the earliest period presented.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue upon shipment of the Companys products to its customers, provided that evidence of an arrangement exists, title and risk of loss have passed to the customer, fees are fixed or determinable, and collection of the related receivable is reasonably assured. Title to the Companys products primarily is transferred to the customer once the product is shipped from the Companys warehouses. In certain cases, the products are shipped directly from the Companys vendors directly to the Companys customer, in which case title is transferred once the product is received by the customer. Products are not shipped until there is a written agreement with the customer with a specified payment arrangement.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Revenue Recognition (continued)
Payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as customer deposits. Customer deposits were $11,970 and $167,352 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. There were no customer deposits at March 31, 2015.
The Company does not offer a general right of return on any of its sales and considers all sales as final. The Company generally provides a three-year warranty on its ballasts. The Company does not maintain a warranty reserve as the Company is able to chargeback its vendors for all warranty claims. Any discounts that are offered are done as a reduction of the invoiced amount at the time of billing. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a reserve for returned product in the amount of $130,410, which reduced the accounts receivable balances as of those periods. There was no returns reserve recorded at December 31, 2013.
Advertising Costs
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs were $600 and $6,180 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $34,524 and $65,646 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statement date, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates are used in valuing our allowances for doubtful accounts and inventory valuations, among others. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Companys assessment of the collectability of customer accounts. The Company regularly reviews the allowance by considering factors such as historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, credit quality, economic conditions that may affect a customers ability to pay and expected default frequency rates. Trade receivables are written off at the point when they are considered uncollectible. Bad debt expenses were $13,688 for the year ended December 31, 2014. There were no bad debt expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and for the year ended December 31, 2013. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $13,688 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2013.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed on a first-in, first-out basis. The Companys inventories consist almost entirely of finished goods as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Inventories (continued)
The Company provides inventory reserves based on excess and obsolete inventories determined primarily by future demand forecasts. The write down amount is measured as the difference between the cost of the inventory and market based upon assumptions about future demand and charged to the provision for inventory, which is a component of cost of sales. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower cost basis for that inventory is established, and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis. During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a charge of $37,675 relating to the write down of inventories to net realizable value. The write down related to inventories that management felt had become obsolete or in excess of future estimated sales of those products over the next year. There were no write down of inventories for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Inventories under warranty claims
In the ordinary course of business, the Company receives product returns from its customers. The product returns are almost entirely ballasts. Since its inception, the Company has purchased its ballasts from two Chinese manufacturers and one of them (a related entity, see Note 5) offers a three year warranty on its products. Through March 31, 2015, that manufacturer was not able to repair the Companys ballasts, as the Company could not return the products to the manufacturer due to Chinese customs reasons. As such, beginning in mid-2015, the manufacturer is traveling to the Companys facility to repair, or replace, the defective products. As the manufacturer will repair or replace all of its defective products, and management feels the Company will be able to sell all of the repaired product above its cost, the Company has not recorded a reserve on any of those products. The Company has recorded a reserve on the other manufacturers products. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded a charge of $22,489 and $149,948, respectively, relating to the write down of these inventories to net realizable value. There were no write down of inventories for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company has determined the estimated useful lives of its property and equipment, as follows:
Machinery and equipment
5 years
Computer equipment
3 years
Furniture and fixtures
7 years
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The cost and accumulated depreciation of assets sold or otherwise disposed of are removed from the related accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in the statements of operations.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed in the period incurred. The costs primarily consist of third party contractor fees.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Shipping and handling costs
The Companys shipping and handling costs relating to inbound freight are reported as cost of goods sold in the consolidated Statements of Operations, while shipping and handling costs relating to outbound freight are reported as selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company classifies amounts billed to customers for shipping fees as revenues.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense is based on pretax financial accounting income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that will more likely than not be realized. The Company recorded a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013.
The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes using a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement. The Company classifies the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as current to the extent that the Company anticipates payment (or receipt) of cash within one year. Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recognized in the provision for income taxes.
Concentration Risks
The Company operates in markets that are highly competitive and rapidly changing. Significant technological changes, shifting customer needs, the emergence of competitive products or services with new capabilities, and other factors could negatively impact the Companys operating results. State and federal government laws could have a material adverse impact on the Companys future revenues and results of operations
The Companys products require specific components that currently are available from a limited number of sources. The Company purchases its key products and components from single vendors. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, its ballasts, lamps and reflectors, which comprised the vast majority of the Companys purchases during those periods, were each only purchased from one separate vendor. The ballast vendor is a related party (see Note 5).
The Company performs a regular review of customer activity and associated credit risks and does not require collateral or other arrangements. There were no customers that accounted for more than 10% of the Companys revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the year ended December 31, 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, there were two customers with sales greater than 10% of total revenues, with each comprising 14% of total revenues. For the year ended December 31, 2013, there was one customer with sales greater than 10% of total sales, comprising 11% of total revenues. Shipments to customers outside the United States comprised 4%, 14%, 12% and 15% of the Companys revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Concentration Risks (continued)
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, three customers accounted for 37%, 37% and 42% of the Companys trade accounts receivable balance. Customers outside the United States represented 6%, 15% and 7% of the Companys trade accounts receivable balance as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
Fair Value measurements
The Company determines the fair value of its assets and liabilities based on the exchange price in U.S. dollars that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy with three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, to measure fair value:
·
Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
·
Level 2 Inputs, other than Level 1, that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
·
Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash, accounts receivable, inventories, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate the related fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360). This guidance amends the requirements for reporting for discontinued operations and requires additional disclosures about discontinued operations. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations or that have a major effect on the Companys operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. This guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements (continued)
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 (ASU 2014-09), Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 will eliminate transaction- and industry-specific revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP and replace it with a principle based approach for determining revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 will require that companies recognize revenue based on the value of transferred goods or services as they occur in the contract. The ASU also will require additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. ASU 2014-09 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption is not permitted. Entities can transition to the standard either retrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 and has not determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15 (ASU 2014-15), Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entitys ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entitys ability to continue as a going concern. The ASU applies to all entities and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-15 and has not determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
In November 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-16 (ASU 2014-16), Determining Whether the Host Contract in a Hybrid Financial Instrument Issued in the Form of a Share Is More Akin to Debt or to Equity. The amendments in this ASU do not change the current criteria in U.S. GAAP for determining when separation of certain embedded derivative features in a hybrid financial instrument is required. The amendments clarify that an entity should consider all relevant terms and features, including the embedded derivative feature being evaluated for bifurcation, in evaluating the nature of the host contract. The ASU applies to all entities that are issuers of, or investors in, hybrid financial instruments that are issued in the form of a share and is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently assessing the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-16 and has not determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Companys present or future consolidated financial statements.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 3 LOAN RECEIVABLE
In October 2014, the Company entered into a Loan and Convertible Promissory Note agreement with a company that manufactures fertilizer (the Borrower). In 2014, under the agreement, the Company loaned the Borrower an aggregate total of $250,000. The loan accrues interest at 12% per annum with interest payments due quarterly and is unsecured. The principal amount and all unpaid interest is due on the earlier of October 2015 or the consummation of other events, which could require the principal balance to be paid earlier than October 2015. As part of the agreement, the Company also received an 8.3% ownership position in the Borrower.
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Borrower was unable to complete its required quarterly interest payments and notified the Company that it did not anticipate being able to make its required quarterly payments until at least June 2015. As such, the Company recorded an impairment of the entire loan balance and all unpaid interest as of December 31, 2014. The Company has not ascribed any value to its ownership percentage in the Borrower.
NOTE 4 - PROPERTY PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consists of the following at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013:
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
December 31, |
2015 |
|
2014 |
|
2013 |
||
(unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
||
Machinery and equipment |
$ |
101,632 |
$ |
101,632 |
$ |
12,885 |
Computer equipment |
|
6,550 |
|
6,550 |
|
3,963 |
Furniture and fixtures |
|
46,086 |
|
43,934 |
|
6,768 |
|
|
154,268 |
|
152,116 |
|
23,616 |
Less: accumulated depreciation |
|
(29,226) |
|
(21,401) |
|
(6,857) |
Property and equipment, net |
$ |
125,042 |
$ |
130,715 |
$ |
16,759 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, depreciation expense was $7,825, $1,469, $14,544 and $4,760, respectively.
Property and equipment include assets acquired under capital leases of $64,632 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and $12,885 at December 31, 2013, respectively. Related depreciation included in accumulated depreciation was $13,970, $10,687 and $3,866 at March 31, 2015 and at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 5 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Supplier
A family member of an officer/shareholder owns a minority interest in a company in China, which as of 2014, is the sole supplier of ballasts to the Company. Purchases from the related party for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 totaled approximately $1,002,000, $4,079,000 and $3,509,000, respectively. Purchase prices from the related party approximate what the Company would have to pay from an independent third party vendor. At December 31, 2013, the related party owed the Company $289,067. This amount is included in Advances to Suppliers on the accompanying December 31, 2013 consolidated Balance Sheet. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company owed the related party $179,017 and $198,195, respectively. These amounts are included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses on the accompanying March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, the supplier also warranted ballasts and has a commitment to repair or replace inventory of $372,438 at March 31, 2015 and $303,635 at December 31, 2014.
Amounts Due to Officers/Shareholders
On July 1, 2012, the Company entered into notes payable agreements with two of its officers/shareholders. The maximum borrowings allowed under each individual note are $200,000. Through December 31, 2013, each note bore interest at 20% per annum. Beginning on January 1, 2014, the interest rate on the notes was reduced to 8% per annum. The notes are due 30 days after demand. Amounts owed on the combined note balances were $195,000, $210,000 and $130,000 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Interest paid to the officers/shareholders relating to the notes was $36,000 and $3,000 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. There was no interest paid during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Interest expense on the notes for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $4,031, $17,747 and $31,438, respectively.
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company owed the same two officers/shareholders as noted above $120,512, $126,011 and $182,348, respectively. Included in the balances were short-term loans from the two officers/shareholders to the Company totaling $3,296, $12,826 and $50,910 as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The balances are payable on demand, bear zero interest and are unsecured. The balances also included interest owed on the notes payable described above, which totaled to $17,216, $13,185 and $31,438 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Also included is $100,000 of unpaid compensation, which was owed to the officers/shareholders at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013.
NOTE 6 - LINE OF CREDIT
The Company has a revolving line of credit with a bank in which it can borrow up to $600,000. The line of credit expired April 1, 2014 but has been extended until August 1, 2015. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at 4.75%. The outstanding balance on the line of credit was $600,000 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013.
The line of credit is secured by substantially all assets of the Company and a personal guarantee from one of the Companys officers/shareholders, including his personal residence.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 7 SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
In March 2014, the Company restated its Articles of Incorporation under which the total number of shares the Company is authorized to issue is 120,000,000. The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, no par value. As of December 31, 2013, there were 20,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no preferred stock issued and outstanding.
During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company sold a total of 4,575,000 shares of its common stock at $0.25 and at $0.50 per share under subscription agreements and a private placement memorandum (PPM). The gross proceeds from the sale were $1,887,500 and the net proceeds were $1,873,025. At December 31, 2014, there were 24,575,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company sold an additional 1,612,000 shares of its common stock at $0.50 per share under the PPM. The gross and net proceeds from the sale were $806,000. At March 31, 2015, there were 26,187,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS
Operating Leases
The Company leases office and warehouse facilities under two non-cancellable lease agreements, one in Southern California and one in New Jersey. The Southern California lease was initiated in September 2013 and expires August 31, 2017. The New Jersey lease was initiated in October 2014 and expires September 30, 2019.
Minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable leases at March 31, 2015 are as follows:
Years ending December 31, |
|
Amount |
2015 |
$ |
135,997 |
2016 |
|
183,218 |
2017 |
|
148,020 |
2018 |
|
75,540 |
Thereafter |
|
57,912 |
Total |
$ |
600,687 |
Rent expense was $54,474, $136,049 and $73,927 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and the years ended December 21, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 8 COMMITMENT S (CONTINUED)
Capital Leases
The Company leases equipment under capital leases. Future minimum lease payments at March 31, 2015 are as follows:
Years ending December 31, |
|
Amount |
2015 |
$ |
12,473 |
2016 |
|
14,950 |
2017 |
|
14,950 |
2018 |
|
9,668 |
Total minimum lease payments |
|
52,041 |
Less: amount represented by interest |
|
(5,977) |
Less: current portion |
|
(12,956) |
Capital lease obligations, net of current portion |
$ |
33,108 |
Technology License Agreement
In March 2013, the Company entered into a Technology License Agreement with a third party vendor for consulting services. Under the agreement, the Company agreed to pay the vendor $50,000 per year commencing on March 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014, with an additional $50,000 being deferred until the Company and the vendor agree to the payment date. Beginning March 1, 2014, the payment amount was increased to $70,000, with an additional $30,000 being deferred until the Company and the vendor agree to the payment date. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013, $79,988, $74,989 and $41,663, respectively, were accrued under the agreement and included in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses on the consolidated Balance Sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, $25,000, $100,000 and $83,000, respectively, was recorded as research and development expense under the agreement on the consolidated Statements of Operations.
In May 2015, the agreement was amended. Under the amended agreement, the Company will pay the vendor a minimum royalty amount of $100,000 per year, plus 7% of all net sales of the vendors products above $1,428,571 per calendar year. The excess royalty amount will be calculated as of January 1, 2015.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
The components of income tax (benefit) expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:
|
|
Three Months Ended: |
|
Years Ended: |
||||
|
|
March 31, 2015 |
|
March 31, 2014 |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
Current |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
$ |
9,329 |
$ |
71,800 |
$ |
(27,457) |
$ |
97,197 |
State |
|
2,661 |
|
12,310 |
|
(22,151) |
|
16,666 |
Total current |
|
11,990 |
|
84,110 |
|
(49,608) |
|
113,863 |
Deferred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
5,276 |
|
(46,312) |
|
156,286 |
|
88,065 |
State |
|
906 |
|
(7,938) |
|
26,787 |
|
26,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation Allowance |
|
(6,182) |
|
(54,250) |
|
(183,073) |
|
114,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total provision (benefit) |
$ |
11,990 |
$ |
29,860 |
$ |
(49,608) |
$ |
228,063 |
The Companys effective income tax rate differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes as follows:
|
March 31, 2015 |
|
March 31, 2014 |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
Income tax expense (benefit) at the federal statutory rate |
34.0% |
|
34.0% |
|
(34.0)% |
|
34.0% |
State income tax expense (benefit), net of federal tax benefit |
6.0% |
|
6.0% |
|
(6.0)% |
|
6.0% |
Change in deferred tax valuation allowance |
42.2% |
|
(25.9)% |
|
39.9% |
|
39.8% |
Penalties and interest |
- |
|
- |
|
7.1% |
|
- |
Effective tax rate |
82.2% |
|
14.1% |
|
7.0% |
|
79.8% |
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
Components of deferred taxes consist of the following at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and 2013:
|
|
March 31, 2015 |
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Restated) |
Accrued salaries |
$ |
40,000 |
$ |
40,000 |
$ |
40,000 |
Customer deposits |
|
- |
|
4,788 |
|
66,941 |
Inventory reserves |
|
84,045 |
|
75,049 |
|
- |
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
5,475 |
|
5,475 |
|
- |
Impairment of note receivable |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
- |
Sales return reserve |
|
52,164 |
|
52,164 |
|
- |
Other accrued expenses |
|
31,177 |
|
29,203 |
|
16,665 |
Less valuation allowance |
|
(312,861) |
|
(306,679) |
|
(123,606) |
Total deferred tax assets |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
$ |
- |
Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between income tax and financial reporting computed at the effective income tax rate. The Company has established a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of such assets. Management periodically evaluates the recoverability of the deferred tax assets. At such time it is determined that it is more likely than not that deferred tax assets are realizable, the valuation allowance will be reduced.
The Company files U.S. federal and U.S. state tax returns. The Companys major tax jurisdictions are U.S. federal and the States of California and New Jersey. During 2014, the Company and the IRS agreed to a settlement of $72,000 relating to the calendar year 2012. Such amount has been accrued and reflected in income taxes payable. Years that are subject to tax examinations are the open years from 2013 through 2014.
NOTE 10 - RESTATEMENT
The Company has restated its historical Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013, as the Company determined that the net income was overstated by $330,937 as certain sale transactions were not properly recorded due to the shipping terms (FOB destinations) and related cost of sales (overstated) and accrued expense for research and development (understated) were not reflected correctly in the year. These corrections impacted the Companys asset, liability and retained earnings balances in the previously reported period December 31, 2013.
The Company evaluated the materiality of these errors from a qualitative and quantitative perspective, as guided by applicable Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that these errors were material to the year ended December 31, 2013. Therefore, the Company has revised the previously reported financial information as of December 31, 2013.
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Solis Tek Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
and years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
NOTE 10 RESTATEMENT (CONTINUED)
The impact of the correction of these errors to the previously reported fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 annual period is summarized below.
Balance Sheet |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally |
|
|
|
Adjusted |
|
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
Adjustments |
|
December 31, 2013 |
Accounts receivable |
$ |
508,116 |
$ |
(302,230) |
$ |
205,886 |
Inventories |
$ |
1,022,094 |
$ |
104,400 |
$ |
1,126,494 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ |
78,013 |
$ |
41,663 |
$ |
119,676 |
Customer deposits |
$ |
- |
$ |
167,352 |
$ |
167,352 |
Income Taxes payable |
$ |
310,884 |
$ |
(75,908) |
$ |
234,976 |
Retained earnings |
$ |
662,628 |
$ |
(330,937) |
$ |
331,691 |
Statements of Operations |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally |
|
|
|
Adjusted |
|
|
December 31, 2013 |
|
Adjustments |
|
December 31, 2013 |
Sales |
$ |
5,287,901 |
$ |
(469,582) |
$ |
4,818,319 |
Cost of Goods Sold |
$ |
3,701,457 |
$ |
(104,400) |
$ |
3,597,057 |
Research and Development |
$ |
54,809 |
$ |
41,663 |
$ |
96,472 |
Provision for Income Taxes |
$ |
303,971 |
$ |
(75,908) |
$ |
228,063 |
NOTE 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On June 23, 2015, the Company entered into an Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization (the Merger Agreement) with Cinjet, Inc. (Cinjet), a Nevada corporation, and CJA Acquisition Corp. (CJA), a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cinjet, providing for the merger of CJA with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cinjet. The Merger Agreement was approved by the Companys Board of Directors and the sole Director of Cinjet, effective June 23, 2015. The Merger closed on June 23, 2015.
At the effective time of the Merger, each share of the Companys common stock was converted into the right to receive .166 shares of common stock of Cinjet, with an aggregate of 4,364,500 shares issued to the shareholders of the Company.
Upon the Closing of the Merger, the Company paid a total of $22,500 to four shareholders of Cinjet for the cancellation of a total of 10,245,334 shares of Cinjet common stock. Also at the closing of the Merger, the Company paid $198,100 to Cinjet for Cinjet to settle and pay all of the current liabilities of Cinjet, totaling $405,932 as of the closing date.
The Merger will be accounted for as a reverse merger immediately following the completion of the transaction. For accounting purposes, the Company will be deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the transaction and, consequently, the transaction will be treated as a recapitalization of Cinjet. Accordingly, the Companys assets, liabilities and results of operations will become the historical financial statements of the registrant. No step-up in basis or intangible assets or goodwill will be recorded in this transaction and the cash paid by the Company of $220,600 will be reflected as a cost of the transaction.
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Notes to Pro forma Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
On June 23, 2015, Solis Tek Inc. (the Company) entered into an Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization (the Merger Agreement) with Cinjet, Inc. (Cinjet), a Nevada corporation, and CJA Acquisition Corp. (CJA), a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cinjet, providing for the merger of CJA with and into the Company (the Merger), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cinjet. The Merger Agreement was approved by the Companys Board of Directors and the sole Director of Cinjet, effective June 23, 2015. The Merger closed on June 23, 2015.
At the effective time of the Merger, each share of the Companys common stock was converted into the right to receive .166 shares of common stock of Cinjet, with an aggregate of 4,364,500 shares issued to the shareholders of the Company.
Upon the Closing of the Merger, the Company paid a total of $22,500 to four shareholders of Cinjet for the cancellation of a total of 10,245,334 shares of Cinjet common stock. Also at the closing of the Merger, the Company paid $198,100 to Cinjet for Cinjet to settle and pay all of the current liabilities of Cinjet, totaling $405,932 as of the Closing date. After the closing, a total of 4,925,333 shares of Cinjet were outstanding.
The accompanying unaudited pro forma consolidated Balance Sheet presents the accounts of Solis Tek and Cinjet as if Merger occurred at March 31, 2015. The accompanying unaudited pro forma Statements of Operations present the accounts of the Company and Cinjet for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and for the year ended December 31, 2014 as if the Merger occurred on January 1, 2014.
The Merger will be accounted for as a reverse merger immediately following the completion of the transaction. For accounting purposes, the Company will be deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the transaction and, consequently, the transaction will be treated as a recapitalization of Cinjet. Accordingly, the Companys assets, liabilities and results of operations will become the historical financial statements of the registrant. No step-up in basis or intangible assets or goodwill will be recorded in this transaction and the cash paid by the Company of $220,600 will be reflected as a cost of the transaction.
The unaudited consolidated pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions and do not purport to represent what the companys actual performance or financial position would have been had the transaction occurred on the dates indicated and does not purport to indicate the financial position or results of operations as of any future date or for any future period.
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Cinjet, Inc. and Solis Tek Inc. |
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Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations |
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 |
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(Unaudited) |
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Pro forma |
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Pro forma |
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Cinjet |
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Solis Tek |
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Adjustments |
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Consolidated |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Sales |
$ |
- |
$ |
2,091,484 |
$ |
- |
$ |
2,091,484 |
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Cost of goods sold |
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- |
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1,346,451 |
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- |
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1,346,451 |
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Gross profit |
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- |
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745,033 |
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- |
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745,033 |
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Research and development |
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- |
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46,841 |
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- |
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46,841 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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8,368 |
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672,867 |
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- |
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681,235 |
Total operating expenses |
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8,368 |
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719,708 |
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- |
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728,076 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
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(8,368) |
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25,325 |
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16,957 |
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Other income (expenses) |
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Interest expense |
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(6,759) |
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(12,015) |
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- |
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(18,774) |
Interest income |
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- |
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1,272 |
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- |
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1,272 |
Costs relating to merger |
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- |
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- |
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(220,600) |
(1) |
(220,600) |
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(6,759) |
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(10,743) |
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(220,600) |
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(238,102) |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
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(15,127) |
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14,582 |
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(220,600) |
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(221,145) |
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Provision (benefit) for income taxes |
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11,990 |
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11,990 |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
(15,127) |
$ |
2,592 |
$ |
(220,600) |
$ |
(233,135) |
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Basic and Diluted Loss per Share |
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$ |
(0.05) |
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Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding |
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4,251,279 |
(1) To reflect the cost of the reverse merger.
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