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): December 27, 2019
Sharing Economy International Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-34591
(Commission File Number)
90-0648920
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road
Qianzhou Village, Huishan District, Wuxi City
Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
+86 51083397559
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, principally in the sections entitled “Description of Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 8-K, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” or elsewhere in this Form 8-K, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this Form 8-K. Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware that the occurrence of the events described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 8-K could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 8-K to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 27, 2019, Sharing Economy International Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), by and among the Company, and Peak Equity International Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Peak Equity”), and all of the holders of ordinary shares of Peak Equity, which consisted of three shareholders.
Under the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company offered, sold and issued 7,200,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company in consideration for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Peak Equity. On December 27, 2019, we issued 181,639,213 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity Shareholder on a pro rata basis, based on their respective interests in Peak Equity. The effect of the issuance is that former Peak Equity ordinary shareholders now hold approximately 90.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, and Peak Equity is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue 200,000,000 of common stock. The Company is still obligated to issue an additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, and plans to amend its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase its number of authorized shares of common stock for such purpose. Assuming the issuance of such additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, the Peak Equity shareholders will hold approximately 99.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
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Peak Equity was incorporated on July 1, 2014, in the British Virgin Islands. The business of Peak Equity is now our principal business. Peak Equity, through its subsidiaries, mainly engages in the operation and development of online platform namely www.ECrent.com, which operates a global marketplace for individuals and corporations to deploy rental, social media and advertising services among all countries.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
The information disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
As described in Item 1.01 above, on we completed the acquisition of Peak Equity pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement. The disclosures in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K regarding the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FORM 10 DISCLOSURE
Set forth below is the information that would be required if the Company was required to file a general form for registration of securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act with respect to its common stock, which is the only class of the Company’s securities subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement. The information provided below relates to the combined operations of the Company after the acquisition of Peak Equity, except that information relating to periods prior to the date of the reverse acquisition only relate to Peak Equity and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise specifically indicated.
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Our Corporate History and Background
We are a Nevada corporation. We were incorporated in Delaware on June 24, 1987, under the name Malex, Inc. We changed our corporate name to China Wind Systems, Inc. on December 18, 2007. On June 13, 2011, we changed our corporate name to Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. On August 7, 2012, we were converted into a Nevada corporation. On January 8, 2018, we changed our name to Sharing Economy International Inc.
Our Sharing Economy Business
Beginning in the second quarter of 2017 and throughout 2018, we established new business divisions to focus on the development of sharing economy platforms and related rental businesses. We believe a true peer-to-peer sharing economy based on rentals will take significant market share in both the business and consumer markets over the next few years.
Sharing economy business models are hosted through digital platforms that enable more precise, real-time measurement of spare capacity and have the ability to dynamically connect that capacity with those who need it. These digital platforms handle transactions that offer access over ownership through renting, lending, subscribing, reselling, swapping or donating. Consumers who use sharing economy business models are often more comfortable with transactions that involve deeper social interactions than traditional methods of exchange.
While we are retaining our Sharing Economy business, our primary business has changed, with the acquisition of the Peak Equity business.
Reverse Acquisition of Peak Equity
On December 27, 2019, Sharing Economy International Inc. entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), by and among the Company, Peak Equity International Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Peak Equity”), and all of the holders of ordinary shares of Peak Equity, which consisted of three shareholders.
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Under the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company offered, sold and issued 7,200,000,000 shares of common stock in consideration for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Peak Equity. The effect of the issuance is that Peak Equity shareholders now hold approximately 99.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue 200,000,000 of common stock. The Company is still obligated to issue an additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, and plans to amend its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase its number of authorized shares of common stock for such purpose. Assuming the issuance of such additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, the Peak Equity shareholders will hold approximately 99.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
None of our officers or directors have resigned in connection with the acquisition of the Peak Equity business.
As a result of the share exchange Peak Equity is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
The transactions consummated with Peak Equity pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement were treated as a reverse acquisition, with Peak Equity as the acquiror and the Company as the acquired party. Unless the context suggests otherwise, when we refer in this Form 8-K to business and financial information for periods prior to the consummation of the reverse acquisition, we are referring to the business and financial information of Peak Equity.
Organization & Subsidiaries
The following is a list of our subsidiaries:
Name | Ownership % | |||
Fulland, Limited, a Cayman Islands limited liability company | 100 | % | ||
Green Power Environment Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and wholly-owned by Fulland Limited | 100 | % | ||
Vantage Ultimate Limited (“Vantage”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands | 100 | % | ||
Sharing Economy Investment Limited (“Sharing Economy”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on May 18, 2017 and is wholly-owned by Vantage. | 100 | % | ||
EC Advertising Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on March 17, 2017 and is a wholly-owned by Sharing Economy. | 100 | % | ||
EC Rental Limited (“EC Rental”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on May 22, 2017 and is wholly-owned by Vantage. | 100 | % | ||
EC Assets Management Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on May 22, 2017 and is wholly-owned by Vantage. | 100 | % | ||
Cleantech Solutions Limited (formerly EC (Fly Car) Limited), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on May 22, 2017 and is a wholly-owned by Sharing Economy. | 100 | % | ||
Global Bike Share (Mobile App) Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on May 23, 2017 and is a wholly-owned by Sharing Economy. | 100 | % | ||
EC Power (Global) Technology Limited (“EC Power”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on May 26, 2017 and is wholly-owned by EC Rental. | 100 | % | ||
ECPower (HK) Company Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on June 23, 2017 and is wholly-owned by EC Power. | 100 | % | ||
EC Manpower Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on July 3, 2017 and is wholly-owned by Vantage. | 100 | % | ||
EC Technology & Innovations Limited (“EC Technology”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on September 1, 2017 and is wholly-owned by Vantage. | 100 | % | ||
Inspirit Studio Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on August 24, 2015, and 51% of its shareholding was acquired by EC Technology on December 8, 2017. | 51 | % | ||
EC Creative Limited (“EC Creative”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands on January 9, 2018 and is wholly-owned by Vantage. | 100 | % | ||
3D Discovery Co. Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on February 24, 2015, and 60% of its shareholdings was acquired by EC Technology on January 19, 2018 | 60 | % | ||
Sharing Film International Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on January 22, 2018 and is a wholly-owned by EC Creative. | 100 | % | ||
Anyworkspace Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on November 12, 2015, and 80% of its shareholding was acquired by Sharing Economy on January 30, 2018. | 80 | % | ||
Xiamen Great Media Company Limited (“Xiamen Great Media”), a company incorporated under the laws of the PRC on September 5, 2018 and is a wholly-owned by EC Advertising. | 100 | % |
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Overview of Peak Equity and its Ecrent business
Summary Financial Information
New Primary Business
ECrent Worldwide Company Limited has developed and operates an online rental classified platform named ECrent.com, which provides a marketplace for individuals and companies to view, list and search for rental products and services.
ECrent’s mission is to become the largest, most extensive sharing economy network, allowing individuals and companies to view, list and search for rental products and services on the platform, creating the conditions for collaborative consumption. Collaborative consumption is the trigger for more sustainable business and consumer practices that will protect the planet’s well-being as well as generate an entire class of new business opportunities based on the sharing economy ecosystem.
ECrent’s business model is designed to bring sustainability, entrepreneurship and sharing together.
ECrent operates an online platform, www.ecrent.com, which connects owners (businesses and individuals) and consumers in a robust growing community. The platform consists of a set of web portals and mobile applications which facilitate the online search for a wide and expanding range of rental products and services. The ECrent platform is designed to enable members of the rapidly growing global community to seek and rent items everywhere worldwide. The highly scalable ECrent platform is designed to consolidate all sharing and rental information (supply side) from all geographies into one single source, across multiple categories, and then rebroadcast available rental supply to the demand side. The ECremt platform is coded using advanced algorithms which leverage the central database to provide greater convenience to users through an intelligent matching system. The intelligent matching system incorporates specific product and/or service criteria, product/service pairings, geography and browsing behaviors. ECrent believes these features form the basis for a more comprehensive and extensive user experience than is otherwise available from well-known, first generation, single purpose sharing economy
businesses such as Uber and Airbnb.
After proof of concept by ECrent Worldwide in other markets, notably Asia and selected regions of Europe, ECrent started operations in the United States in mid-spring 2016 after obtaining a license to use ECrent Worldwide’s software and trademark. Among the most significant findings, ECrent learned that companies across all segments covet highly targeted and active markets, which historically were believed to generate a greater rate of investment. ECrent believes the demand side is and will be dominated by environmentally and socially conscious users, which will be considered a targeted and active market that will make the platform more attractive and valuable.
PwC’s accompanying survey showed that 44% of U.S. adults are familiar with the sharing economy; 18% of U.S. adults say they have participated in the sharing economy as a consumer; and 7% say they have participated as a provider. Based on the PwC research, the global sharing and rental market would generate a potential revenue opportunity worth a total of $670 billion by 2025.
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We believe ECrent is uniquely positioned to capitalize on these trends, and the groundwork has laid in the course of the soft launch will help to achieve the goal to lead the sharing economy development. While the traditional purchase-based consumer discretionary companies have mostly utilitarian relationships with their customers, sharing economy participants are passionate about social responsibility, environmentalism and are committed to leading more sustainable lives. This commitment, fortified by continued momentum, will allow us to build a more
captive, engaged, true community of users.
The ECrent extensive and scalable platform is engineered to serve the business-to-business, business-to-consumer, and consumer-to-consumer market segments. By covering across these multiple segments positions ECrent for balanced growth regardless of macro-economic conditions as we will not rely on a single market. We envision the strategy will also provide us with ample opportunity to further lead the market by regularly introducing new features, functions, categories, and pricing.
We believe businesses will find the ECrent platform highly appealing because it will allow them to monetize unused or little used assets as well as expand their business by opening up new channels created by the sharing economy. In addition, we believe their affiliation with us will allow these companies to reinforce their brand to consumers and investors. A study published by MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group in May 2016 (the “MIT BCG Study”) found that 60% of investment firm board members are willing to divest from companies with poor sustainability performance and 75% feel increased operational efficiency often accompanies sustainability progress. By contrast, this same study revealed that only 60% of the 3,000 executives and managers surveyed have a sustainability strategy in place, while only 25% can present a clear sustainability business case. We believe the ECremt platform will be a highly cost effective vehicle for closing this significant gap between companies and the markets they serve as well as their investors on the basis that our fully branded microsite will provide a cost-effective vehicle for them to develop and implement improved sustainability performance to meet the needs of sustainability conscious investors, notably building awareness and focus on tangible and measureable sustainability (business) outcomes.
The ECrent revenue model is to charge only the supply side; demand side registrants are not subject to any fee in the present model. Businesses or individuals can either pay to post a single item or service just as they would for a classified ad or they can post an unlimited number of items as well as brand themselves through an online rental store (microsite) on the ECrent platform. Microsites represent a recurring revenue model, offering a value proposition beyond renting items to other businesses or individuals. The MIT/BCG Study included steps business leaders could take to meet the needs of sustainability-conscious investors, notably building greater awareness and focus on tangible and measurable sustainability (business) outcomes. We believe the ECrent platform will be an ideal cost-effective vehicle for meeting these objectives.
The ECrent business is an emerging company in an emerging field. Accordingly, the approach to the market seeks to exploit early market entry opportunities in the sharing economy with a sense-and-respond strategy within our growing community. In the second fully operational phase we will employ both in-house sales professionals and engage market channel partners to solicit business from supply side. We will also build a team of Community Relations specialists who will cultivate tight relationships with users for by soliciting user feedback for ongoing improvements to the platform and expansion. We believe aggressive marketing and strategic partnerships with various agencies, such as marketing firms and trade associations will further propel our business once fully operational.
Revenue and User Model
ECrent revenue will be derived from online item postings. We do not charge any fees based on transaction value nor do we plan to do so in the near future. Set forth below are our current listing fee arrangements, which fees are to be paid prior to posting:
1. | A listing fee of $6.00 per item for two consecutive months for posting a product or service; and |
2. | Online rental stores, or microsite for $2,500 per year. |
The microsite is an enhanced online advertising package that allows for unlimited number of postings for a defined period of time, and a personalized online web storefront, providing customers with unique branding opportunities. We believe our microsites will represent a recurring revenue model as it will not be cost effective for the users to terminate our services once they have expended efforts to design and promote their microsites and they have received reoccurring traffic from their customers.
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Intellectual Property
ECrent Worldwide Company Limited develops and owns all intellectual properties and knowhow to develop and operate the whole ECrent.com platform, which is fully owned and control by the group.
Government Regulation and Approvals
ECrent will be subject to a number of local laws and regulations that involve matters such as privacy, rights of publicity, data protection, content regulation, intellectual property, competition, protection of minors, consumer protection, taxation or other subjects. Many of these laws and regulations are still evolving and being tested in courts and could be interpreted in ways that could harm our business. In addition, the application and interpretation of these laws and regulations often are uncertain, particularly in the new and rapidly evolving industry in which we operate.
In certain countries, such as China, an Internet Content Provider license may be required.
Employees
7 full-time employees are being hired with the group.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES
Our executive offices are located No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road, Qianzhou Village, Huishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China 214181, telephone (86)51083397559. We also have a business office in Hong Kong located at M03, Rm 302, 3/F., Eton Tower, 8 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
We do not own any real estate or other physical properties.
RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this Form 8-K before making an investment decision with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated herein that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be harmed. In that case, you may lose all or part of your investment.
RISKS RELATING TO OUR COMPANY
Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019, and our unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, were prepared assuming that we will continue our operations as a going concern. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Peak Equity, was incorporated on July 1, 2014, and has net revenues of $676,590, and net income of $348,424, at September 20, 2019. As a result, our independent accountants in their audit report have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Continued operations are dependent on our ability to complete equity or debt financings or generate profitable operations. Such financings may not be available or may not be available on reasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
If our estimates related to future expenditures are erroneous or inaccurate, our business will fail and you could lose your entire investment.
Our success is dependent in part upon the accuracy of our management’s estimates of our future cost expenditures for legal and accounting services (including those we expect to incur as a publicly reporting company), for website marketing and development expenses, and for administrative expenses, which management estimates to be approximately $500,000 over the next twelve months. If such estimates are erroneous or inaccurate, or if we encounter unforeseen costs, we may not be able to carry out our business plan, which could result in the failure of our business and the loss of your entire investment.
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If we are not able to develop out business as anticipated, we may not be able to generate meaningful revenues or achieve meaningful profitability and you may lose your investment.
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Peak Equity, was incorporated on July 1, 2014, and our comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was $352,955. We have few customers, and we have earned limited revenues to date. Our business prospects are difficult to predict because of our limited operating history, and unproven business strategy. Our primary business activities will be focused on the operation of our online platform, www.ECrent.com, which is a global marketplace for individuals and corporations to deploy the rental, social media and advertising services among all countries. Although we believe that our business plan has significant profit potential, we may not attain profitable operations and our management may not succeed in realizing our business objectives. If we are not able to develop out business as anticipated, we may not be able to generate revenues or achieve profitability and you may lose your entire investment.
Potential disputes related to the existing agreement pursuant to which we purchased the intellectual property rights underlying our business could result in the loss of rights that are material to our business.
The acquisition of the intellectual property of Peak Equity, by way of the Share Exchange Agreement, by and among the Company, Peak Equity, and the holders of ordinary shares of Peak Equity, is of critical importance to our business and involves complex legal, business, and scientific issues. Although we have clear title to and no restrictions to use our intellectual property, disputes may arise regarding the Share Exchange Agreement, including but not limited to, the breaches of representations or other interpretation-related issues. If disputes over intellectual property that we have acquired under the Share Exchange Agreement prevent or impair our ability to maintain our current intellectual property, we may be unable to successfully develop and commercialize our business.
We expect to suffer losses in the immediate future that may cause us to curtail or discontinue our operations.
We expect to incur operating losses in future periods. These losses will occur because have limited revenues to offset the expenses associated with the development of brand and our business operations, generally. We cannot guarantee that we will ever be successful in generating revenues in the future. We recognize that if we are unable to generate meaningful revenues, we will not be able to earn profits or continue operations. There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will prove successful, and we can provide investors with no assurance that we will generate any operating revenues or ever achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will almost certainly fail.
We may not be able to execute our business plan or stay in business without additional funding.
Our ability to generate future operating revenues depends in part on whether we can obtain the financing necessary to implement our business plan. We will likely require additional financing through the issuance of debt and/or equity in order to establish profitable operations, and such financing may not be forthcoming. As widely reported, the global and domestic financial markets have been extremely volatile in recent months. If such conditions and constraints continue or if there is no investor appetite to finance our specific business, we may not be able to acquire additional financing through credit markets or equity markets. Even if additional financing is available, it may not be available on terms favorable to us. At this time, we have not identified or secured sources of additional financing. Our failure to secure additional financing when it becomes required will have an adverse effect on our ability to remain in business.
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We process, store and use personal information and other data, which subjects us to governmental regulation and other legal obligations related to privacy. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business.
We receive, store and process personal information and other user data, including credit card information for certain users. There are numerous federal, state and local laws around the world regarding privacy and the storing, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of personal information and other user data, the scope of which are changing, subject to differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent between countries or conflict with other rules. We generally comply with industry standards and are subject to the terms of our privacy policies and privacy-related obligations to third parties (including, in certain instances, voluntary third-party certification bodies such as TRUSTe). It is possible that these obligations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our privacy policies, our privacy-related obligations to users or other third parties, or our privacy-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other user data, may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation or negative publicity and could cause our users and advertisers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our business. Additionally, if third parties with whom we work, such as advertisers, vendors or developers, violate applicable laws or our policies, such violations may also put our users’ information at risk and could have an adverse effect on our business.
Our business is subject to a variety of U.S. and foreign laws, many of which are unsettled and still developing and which could subject us to claims or otherwise harm our business.
We are subject to a variety of laws in the United States and abroad, including laws regarding data retention, privacy, distribution of user-generated content and consumer protection, that are frequently evolving and developing. The scope and interpretation of the laws that are or may be applicable to us are often uncertain and may be conflicting, particularly outside the United States. For example, laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for activities of their users and other third parties are currently being tested by a number of claims, including actions based on invasion of privacy and other torts, unfair competition, copyright and trademark infringement, and other theories based on the nature and content of the materials searched, the ads posted, or the content provided by users. In addition, regulatory authorities around the world are considering a number of legislative and regulatory proposals concerning data protection and other matters that may be applicable to our business. It is also likely that if our business grows and evolves and our solutions are used in a greater number of countries, we will become subject to laws and regulations in additional jurisdictions. It is difficult to predict how existing laws will be applied to our business and the new laws to which we may become subject.
If we are not able to comply with these laws or regulations or if we become liable under these laws or regulations, we could be directly harmed, and we may be forced to implement new measures to reduce our exposure to this liability. This may require us to expend substantial resources or to discontinue certain products or features, which would negatively affect our business. In addition, the increased attention focused upon liability issues as a result of lawsuits and legislative proposals could harm our reputation or otherwise impact the growth of our business. Any costs incurred to prevent or mitigate this potential liability could also harm our business and operating results.
Any significant disruption in our website presence or services could result in a loss of customers.
Our plans call for our customers to access our service through our website, www.ECrent.com. Our reputation and ability to attract, retain and serve our customers will be dependent upon the reliable performance of our website, network infrastructure and fulfillment processes (how we deliver services purchased by our customers). Prolonged or frequent interruptions in any of these systems could make our website unavailable or unusable, which could diminish the overall attractiveness of our subscription service to existing and potential customers.
Our servers will likely be vulnerable to computer viruses, physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions, which could lead to interruptions and delays in our service and operations and loss, misuse or theft of data. It is likely that our website will periodically experience directed attacks intended to cause a disruption in service, which is not uncommon for web-based businesses. Any attempts by hackers to disrupt our website service or our internal systems, if successful, could harm our business, be expensive to remedy and damage our reputation. Efforts to prevent hackers from entering our computer systems are expensive to implement and may limit the functionality of our services. Any significant disruption to our website or internal computer systems could result in a loss of subscribers and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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Our potential customers will require a high degree of reliability in the delivery of our services, and if we cannot meet their expectations for any reason, demand for our products and services will suffer.
Our success depends in large part on our ability to assure generally error-free services, uninterrupted operation of our network and software infrastructure, and a satisfactory experience for our customers’ end users when they use Internet-based communications services. To achieve these objectives, we depend on the quality, performance and scalability of our products and services, the responsiveness of our technical support and the capacity, reliability and security of our network operations. We also depend on third parties over which we have no control. For example, our ability to serve our customers is based solely on our network access agreement with one service provider and on that service provider’s ability to provide reliable Internet access. Due to the high level of performance required for critical communications traffic, any failure to deliver a satisfactory experience to end users, whether or not caused by our own failures could reduce demand for our products and services.
Technology changes rapidly in our business and if we fail to anticipate or successfully implement new technologies or the manner in which people play our game, the quality, timeliness and competitiveness of our products and services will suffer.
Rapid technology changes in our industry require us to anticipate, sometimes years in advance, which technologies we must implement and take advantage of in order to make our products and services competitive in the market. Therefore, we must start our product development with a range of technical development goals that we hope to be able to achieve. We may not be able to achieve these goals, or our competition may be able to achieve them more quickly and effectively than we can. In either case, our products and services may be technologically inferior to our competitors’, less appealing to consumers, or both. If we cannot achieve our technology goals within the original development schedule of our products and services, then we may delay their release until these technology goals can be achieved, which may delay or reduce revenue and increase our development expenses. Alternatively, we may increase the resources employed in research and development in an attempt to accelerate our development of new technologies, either to preserve our product or service launch schedule or to keep up with our competition, which would increase our development expenses. Any such failure to adapt to, and appropriately allocate resources among, emerging technologies would harm our competitive position, reduce our market share and significantly increase the time we take to bring our product to market.
The loss of the services of Chan Tin Chi, our majority shareholder, or our failure to timely identify and retain competent personnel could negatively impact our ability to develop our website and sell our services.
We are highly dependent on Chan Tin Chi, who beneficially owns approximately 65% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The development of our brand licensing business will continue to place a significant strain on our limited personnel, management, and other resources. Our future success depends upon the continued services of our executive officers who are developing our business, and on our ability to identify and retain competent consultants and employees with the skills required to execute our business objectives. The loss of the services of Chan Tin Chi or our failure to timely identify and retain competent personnel would negatively impact our ability to develop our business and license our brand, which could adversely affect our financial results and impair our growth.
Our success depends on the value of our brand, and if the value of our brand were to diminish, our revenues, results of operations and prospects would be adversely affected.
Our success depends on our brand, ECrent.com, and its value. Our business would be adversely affected if:
● | ECrent.com’s public image or reputation were to be tarnished; |
● | The ECrent.com is integral to our marketing efforts and form the core of our brand name. Our continued success and the value of our brand name therefore depends, to a large degree, on the reputation of such brand; and |
● | Our licensees were to diminish the quality of our brand. |
While we will require that our licensees maintain the quality of our brands through specific contractual provisions, we cannot be certain that our licensees, or their manufacturers and distributors, will honor their contractual obligations or that they will not take other actions that will diminish the value of our brand name.
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We operate an independent online rental platform, with no experience in the market, and failure to successfully compensate for this inexperience may adversely impact our operations and financial position.
We operate as an independent business, whose existence is predicated on the brand name Ecrent.com, and we have no substantial tangible assets in a highly competitive industry. We have little operating history, a small customer base and little revenue to date. This makes it difficult to evaluate our future performance and prospects. Our business must be considered in light of the risks, expenses, delays and difficulties frequently encountered in establishing a new business in an emerging and evolving industry characterized by intense competition, including:
● | our business model and strategy are still evolving and are continually being reviewed and revised; |
● | we may not be able to raise the capital required to develop our initial customer base and reputation; |
● | we may not be able to successfully implement our business model and strategy; and |
● | we are reliant on Chan Tin Chi, the beneficial owner of approximately 65% of our shares of common stock. |
We cannot be sure that we will be successful in meeting these challenges and addressing these risks and uncertainties. If we are unable to do so, our business will not be successful and the value of your investment in our company will decline.
Our failure to protect our intellectual property and proprietary technology may significantly impair our competitive advantage.
Our success and ability to compete depends in large part upon protecting our proprietary technology. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark and trade secret protection, nondisclosure and nonuse agreements to protect our proprietary rights. The steps we have taken may not be sufficient to prevent the misappropriation of our intellectual property, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. The patent and trademark law and trade secret protection may not be adequate to deter third party infringement or misappropriation of our patents, trademarks and similar proprietary rights.
We may in the future initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights in order to determine the scope and validity of our proprietary rights or the proprietary rights of our competitors. These claims could result in costly litigation and the diversion of our technical and management personnel.
We may face costly intellectual property infringement claims, the result of which would decrease the amount of cash we would anticipate to operate and complete our business plan.
We anticipate that from time to time we will receive communications from third parties asserting that we are infringing certain copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights of others or seeking indemnification against alleged infringement. If anticipated claims arise, we will evaluate their merits. Any claims of infringement brought of third parties could result in protracted and costly litigation, damages for infringement, and the necessity of obtaining a license relating to one or more of our products or current or future technologies, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Litigation, which could result in substantial cost to us and diversion of our resources, may be necessary to enforce our patents or other intellectual property rights or to defend us against claimed infringement of the rights of others. Any intellectual property litigation and the failure to obtain necessary licenses or other rights could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We incur costs associated with SEC reporting compliance, which may significantly affect our financial condition.
The Company made the decision to become an SEC “reporting company” in order to comply with applicable laws and regulations. We incur certain costs of compliance with applicable SEC reporting rules and regulations including, but not limited to attorneys’ fees, accounting and auditing fees, other professional fees, financial printing costs and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs in an amount estimated at approximately $200,000 per year. On balance, the Company determined that the incurrence of such costs and expenses was preferable to the Company being in a position where it had very limited access to additional capital funding.
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We may be required to incur significant costs and require significant management resources to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting as required under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and any failure to comply or any adverse result from such evaluation may have an adverse effect on our stock price.
As a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we are required to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Section 404”). Section 404 requires us to include an internal control report with our Annual Report on Form 10-K. This report must include management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the fiscal year. This report must also include disclosure of any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting that we have identified. Failure to comply, or any adverse results from such evaluation could result in a loss of investor confidence in our financial reports and have an adverse effect on the trading price of our equity securities. Achieving continued compliance with Section 404 may require us to incur significant costs and expend significant time and management resources. No assurance can be given that we will be able to fully comply with Section 404 or that we and our independent registered public accounting firm would be able to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective at fiscal year-end. As a result, investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have an adverse effect on the trading price of our securities, as well as subject us to civil or criminal investigations and penalties. In addition, our independent registered public accounting firm may not agree with our management’s assessment or conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is operating effectively.
We may not be able to meet the internal control reporting requirements imposed by the SEC resulting in a possible decline in the price of our common stock and our inability to obtain future financing.
As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the SEC adopted rules requiring each public company to include a report of management on the company’s internal controls over financial reporting in its annual reports. Although the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act exempts companies with a public float of less than $75 million from the requirement that our independent registered public accounting firm attest to our financial controls, this exemption does not affect the requirement that we include a report of management on our internal control over financial reporting and does not affect the requirement to include the independent registered public accounting firm’s attestation if our public float exceeds $75 million.
While we expect to expend significant resources in developing the necessary documentation and testing procedures required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, there is a risk that we may not be able to comply timely with all of the requirements imposed by this rule. Regardless of whether we are required to receive a positive attestation from our independent registered public accounting firm with respect to our internal controls, if we are unable to do so, investors and others may lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and our stock price and ability to obtain equity or debt financing as needed could suffer.
In addition, in the event that our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to rely on our internal controls in connection with its audit of our financial statements, and in the further event that it is unable to devise alternative procedures in order to satisfy itself as to the material accuracy of our financial statements and related disclosures, it is possible that we would be unable to file our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC, which could also adversely affect the market for and the market price of our common stock and our ability to secure additional financing as needed.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR SECURITIES
Our shares of common stock presently has a limited trading market, with an average daily trading volume of approximately 1,059 shares, and the price may not reflect our value and there can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock either now or in the future.
Although our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets, our shares of common stock do not trade and the price of our common stock, if traded, may not reflect our value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock either now or in the future. Market liquidity will depend on the perception of our operating business and any steps that our management might take to bring us to the awareness of investors. There can be no assurance given that there will be any awareness generated. Consequently, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business. As a result holders of our securities may not find purchasers our securities should they to sell securities held by them. Consequently, our securities should be purchased only by investors having no need for liquidity in their investment and who can hold our securities for an indefinite period of time.
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If a more active market should develop, the price of our shares of common stock may be highly volatile. Because there may be a low price for our shares of common stock, many brokerage firms may not be willing to effect transactions in our securities. Even if an investor finds a broker willing to effect a transaction in the shares of our common stock, the combination of brokerage commissions, transfer fees, taxes, if any, and any other selling costs may exceed the selling price. Further, many lending institutions will not permit the use of such shares of common stock as collateral for any loans.
Our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC and the trading market in our securities is limited, which makes transactions in our stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in our stock.
Under U.S. federal securities legislation, our common stock will constitute “penny stock”. Penny stock is any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require that a broker or dealer approve a potential investor’s account for transactions in penny stocks, and the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve an investor’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person, and make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination. Brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock. Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
We may, in the future, issue additional common shares, which would reduce investors’ percent of ownership and may dilute our share value.
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of 250,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, all of which have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock. As of December 27, 2019, the Company had 200,000,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, assuming consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement, and no shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued or outstanding. Accordingly, we must amend our Articles of Incorporation to increase our authorized shares of common stock issue and additional approximately 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock the Peak Equity shareholders. The future issuance of common stock and/or preferred stock will result in substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then existing shareholders. We may value any common stock issued in the future on an arbitrary basis. The issuance of common stock for future services or acquisitions or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by our investors, and might have an adverse effect on any trading market for our common stock.
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The Peak Equity shareholders collectively beneficially own a majority of our stock, and accordingly, collectively have control over stockholder matters, our business and management.
As of December 27, 2019, the Peak Equity shareholders collectively hold 181,639,213 shares of common stock. Therefore, the Peak Equity shareholders collectively hold approximately 90.8% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Additionally, the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement require us to issue and additional approximately 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders. As a result, the Peak Equity shareholders will collectively have the discretion to:
● | Amend or prevent amendment of our Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; |
● | Effect or prevent a merger, sale of assets or other corporate transaction; and |
● | Affect the outcome of any other matter submitted to the stockholders for vote. |
Moreover, because of the significant ownership position held by our insiders, new investors may not be able to effect a change in our business or management, and therefore, shareholders would have no recourse as a result of decisions made by management.
In addition, sales of significant amounts of shares held by our officers and directors, or the prospect of these sales, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Management’s stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price.
State securities laws may limit secondary trading, which may restrict the states in which and conditions under which you can sell the shares offered by this prospectus.
Secondary trading in common stock sold in this offering will not be possible in any state until the common stock is qualified for sale under the applicable securities laws of the state or there is confirmation that an exemption, such as listing in certain recognized securities manuals, is available for secondary trading in the state. If we fail to register or qualify, or to obtain or verify an exemption for the secondary trading of, the common stock in any particular state, the common stock could not be offered or sold to, or purchased by, a resident of that state. In the event that a significant number of states refuse to permit secondary trading in our common stock, the liquidity for the common stock could be significantly impacted thus causing you to realize a loss on your investment.
The Company does not intend to seek registration or qualification of its shares of common stock the subject of this offering in any State or territory of the United States. Aside from a “secondary trading” exemption, other exemptions under state law and the laws of US territories may be available to purchasers of the shares of common stock sold in this offering,
Anti-takeover effects of certain provisions of Nevada state law hinder a potential takeover of us.
Though not now, we may be or in the future we may become subject to Nevada’s control share law. A corporation is subject to Nevada’s control share law if it has more than 200 stockholders, at least 100 of whom are stockholders of record and residents of Nevada, and it does business in Nevada or through an affiliated corporation. The law focuses on the acquisition of a “controlling interest” which means the ownership of outstanding voting shares sufficient, but for the control share law, to enable the acquiring person to exercise the following proportions of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors:
(i) one-fifth or more but less than one-third, (ii) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (iii) a majority or more. The ability to exercise such voting power may be direct or indirect, as well as individual or in association with others.
The effect of the control share law is that the acquiring person, and those acting in association with it, obtains only such voting rights in the control shares as are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders of the corporation, approved at a special or annual meeting of stockholders. The control share law contemplates that voting rights will be considered only once by the other stockholders. Thus, there is no authority to strip voting rights from the control shares of an acquiring person once those rights have been approved. If the stockholders do not grant voting rights to the control shares acquired by an acquiring person, those shares do not become permanent non-voting shares. The acquiring person is free to sell its shares to others. If the buyers of those shares themselves do not acquire a controlling interest, their shares do not become governed by the control share law.
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If control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has acquired control shares with a majority or more of the voting power, any stockholder of record, other than an acquiring person, who has not voted in favor of approval of voting rights is entitled to demand fair value for such stockholder’s shares.
Nevada’s control share law may have the effect of discouraging takeovers of the corporation.
In addition to the control share law, Nevada has a business combination law which prohibits certain business combinations between Nevada corporations and “interested stockholders” for three years after the “interested stockholder” first becomes an “interested stockholder,” unless the corporation’s board of directors approves the combination in advance. For purposes of Nevada law, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is (i) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (ii) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the three previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “business combination” is sufficiently broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction that would allow a potential acquiror to use the corporation’s assets to finance the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.
The effect of Nevada’s business combination law is to potentially discourage parties interested in taking control of us from doing so if it cannot obtain the approval of our board of directors.
Because we do not intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. Stockholders may never be able to sell shares when desired. Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware that there are various risks. You should consider carefully these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this annual report before you decide to purchase our securities. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develop into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition for the period from the , should be read in conjunction with our financial statements, and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Form 8-K. References in this section to “we,” “us,” “our” or “Sharing Economy” are to the consolidated business of Sharing Economy International Inc.
Our discussion includes forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those set forth under the Risk Factors, Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Business sections in this Form 8-K. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Recent Developments
Reverse Acquisition of Peak Equity
On December 27, 2019, we completed a reverse acquisition transaction through a share exchange with Peak Equity whereby we acquired all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Peak Equity in exchange for 7,200,000,000 shares of our common stock.
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Under the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company issued 181,639,213 shares of its common stock for the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Peak Equity, with an additional 7,018,360,787 shares to be issued to the Peak Equity shareholders when the Company amends its Articles of Incorporation to increase its authorized common stock to issue the such 7,018,360,787 shares. The 181,639,213 shares of common shares issued represented approximately 90.8% of the issued and outstanding common stock immediately after the consummation of the Share Exchange Agreement.
As a result of the controlling financial interest of the former ordinary shareholders of Peak Equity, for financial statement reporting purposes, the share exchange between the Company and Peak Equity was treated as a reverse acquisition, with Peaks Equity deemed the accounting acquirer and the Company deemed the accounting acquired under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with the Section 805-10-55 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The reverse acquisition is deemed a capital transaction in substance whereas the assets and liabilities of Peak Equity (the accounting acquirer) are carried forward to the Company (the legal acquirer and the reporting entity) at their carrying value before the combination and the equity structure (the number and type of equity interests issued) of Peaks Equity is being retroactively restated using the exchange ratio established in the Share Exchange Agreement to reflect the number of shares of the Company issued to effect the acquisition. The number of common shares issued and outstanding and the amount recognized as issued equity interests in the consolidated financial statements is determined by adding the number of common shares deemed issued and the issued equity interests of Peak Equity immediately prior to the business combination to the unredeemed shares and the fair value of the Company determined in accordance with the guidance in ASC Section 805-40-55 applicable to business combinations, i.e. the equity structure (the number and type of equity interests issued) in the consolidated financial statements immediately post combination reflects the equity structure of the Company, including the equity interests the legal acquirer issued to effect the combination .
Sharing Economy was incorporated in Delaware on June 24, 1987. On August 7, 2012, the Company was converted into a Nevada corporation. We are development stage company and have never generated any revenues. The commercialization of our brand licensing business is in its incipient stages and must be developed before we can commercialize our brand and generate any revenues.
12-MONTH PLAN OF OPERATION
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we generated revenues of $676,590. In the next 12 months, we plan to generate its annual revenue approximately $1 to $3 million.
Results of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
We generated revenues of $376,178 and $45,711, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
For the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred total operating expenses of $261,636, consisting of general operating expenses of $61,650, general and administrative expenses of $179,542 and professional fees of $20,444. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we incurred total operating expenses of $973,652, consisting of operating expenses of research and development of $109,858, general operating expenses of $118,738, general and administrative expenses of $645,652 and professional fees of $99,404.
Net loss was $877,903 for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to a net loss of $927,940 for the year ended December 31, 2017.
The main business model was based on the licensing of local business operations to third party local operation partners. To proof of concept, we ran business operation pilots at specific markets which ended in 2017. Since then, only some small flow of market incomes from advertising and posting users were received from the piloted markets.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
We generated revenues of $676,590 and $210,216, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred total operating expenses of $242,030, consisting of general operating expenses of $45,925, general and administrative expenses of $192,125 and professional fees of $3,980. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we incurred total operating expenses of $230,205, consisting of operating expenses of general operating expenses of $45,941, general and administrative expenses of $164,146 and professional fees of $20,118.
Net income was $348,424 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to a net loss of $377,489 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
The main business model was based on the licensing of local business operations to third party local operation partners. To proof of concept, we ran business operation pilots at specific markets which ended in 2017. Since then, only some small flow of market incomes from advertising and posting users were received from the piloted markets.
Limited Business History; Need for Additional Capital
There is no historical financial information about the Company upon which to base an evaluation of our performance. We have not generated any revenues from our business. We cannot guarantee we will be successful in our business plans. Our business is subject to risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible delays in the exploration and/or development, and possible cost overruns due to price and cost increases in services. We have no intention of entering into a merger or acquisition within the next twelve months and we have a specific business plan and timetable to complete our 12-month plan of operation based on the success of the primary offering.
We anticipate that additional funding, if required, will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock. However, we cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the sale of shares to fund additional expenditures. We do not currently have any arrangements in place for any future equity financing. Our limited operating history and our lack of significant tangible capital assets makes it unlikely that we will be able to obtain significant debt financing in the near future. If such financing is not available on satisfactory terms, we may be unable to continue or expand our business. Equity financing could result in additional dilution to existing shareholders.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At September 30, 2019, we had a cash balance of approximately $44,481. Such cash amount was not sufficient to commence our 12-month plan of operation. We will need to raise funds to commence our 12-month plan of operation and fund our ongoing operational expenses. Additional funding will likely come from equity financing from the sale of our common stock. If we are successful in completing equity financing, existing shareholders will experience dilution of their interest in our Company. We do not have any financing arranged and we cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the sale of our common stock to fund our 12-month plan of operation and ongoing operational expenses. In the absence of such financing, our business will likely fail. There are no assurances that we will be able to achieve further sales of our common stock or any other form of additional financing. If we are unable to achieve the financing necessary to continue our plan of operations, then we will not be able to continue our 12-month plan of operation and our business will fail.
Cash Flow From Operating Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, net cash flows used in operating activities were $262,136 and $1,086,497 respectively. For the nine months period ended September 30, 2019, the net cash flows used in operating activities was $239,870 compared to the same period in 2018 was $207,977. It was mostly caused by the decrease in the deposits and prepayments and account payables and accrued liabilities.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
No investing activities during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For the year ended December 31, 2018, net cash generated from financing activities was $238,237, compared to $826,009 for the year ended December 31, 2017. It was mainly due to the advance from related parties. For the nine months period ended September 30, 2019, net cash generated from financing activities was $255,569, compared to $195,313 for the same period in 2018. The reason mostly was that the advance from related parties and proceeds from bank loan.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
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Use of Estimates and Assumptions
Preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.
● | Basis of consolidation |
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions within the Company have been eliminated upon consolidation.
● | Cash and cash equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost and represent cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments.
● | Available-for-sale marketable securities |
Available-for-sale marketable securities are reported at fair value using the market approach based on the quoted prices in active markets at the reporting date. The Company classifies the valuation techniques that use these inputs as Level 1 of fair value measurements. Any unrealized losses that are deemed other-than-temporary are included in current period earnings and removed from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Realized gains and losses on marketable securities are included in current period earnings. For purposes of computing realized gains and losses, the cost basis of each investment sold is generally based on the weighted average cost method.
The Company regularly evaluates whether the decline in fair value of available-for-sale securities is other-than-temporary and objective evidence of impairment could include:
● | The severity and duration of the fair value decline; |
● | Deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer; and |
● | Evaluation of the factors that could cause individual securities to have an other-than-temporary impairment. |
● | Plant and equipment |
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the following expected useful lives from the date on which they become fully operational and after taking into account their estimated residual values:
Expected useful life | ||
Computer equipment | 5 years | |
Office equipment | 5 years |
Expenditure for repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. When assets have retired or sold, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in the results of operations.
● | Impairment of long-lived assets |
In accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, all long-lived assets such as plant and equipment held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to its estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets.
● | Revenue recognition |
Under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, the Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The Company derives its revenues from the sale of licence and advertising right and in a term of certain periods. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:
● | identify the contract with a customer; |
● | identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
● | determine the transaction price; |
● | allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and |
● | recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. |
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● | Comprehensive income |
ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”, establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income as defined includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity, consists of changes in unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency translation. This comprehensive income is not included in the computation of income tax expense or benefit.
● | Income taxes |
The Company adopted the ASC 740 “Income Tax" provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under paragraph 740-10-25-13, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Paragraph 740-10-25-13 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. The Company had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13.
The estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities are reported in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of deferred tax assets recorded on its balance sheets and provides valuation allowances as management deems necessary.
● | Foreign currencies translation |
Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
The reporting currency of the Company is United States Dollar ("US$") and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries are operating in Hong Kong and maintain its books and record in its local currency, Hong Kong Dollars (“HKD”), which is a functional currency as being the primary currency of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “ Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statements of changes in stockholder’s equity.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:
Level 1 | Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. | |
Level 2 | Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. | |
Level 3 | Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data. |
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Financial assets are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. If the inputs used to measure the financial assets and liabilities fall within more than one level described above, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial liabilities, such as accounts payable, approximate their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments.
Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis, as the requisite conditions of competitive, free-market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax balances and tax loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted or substantially enacted tax rates expected to apply to the taxable income in the years in which those differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the date of enactment or substantive enactment.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) : Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. This standard, which will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, is required to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”), which supersedes ASC 505-50 and expands the scope of ASC 718 to include all share-based payments arrangements related to the acquisition of goods and services from both employees and nonemployees. For public companies, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than a company's adoption date of ASC 606. The Company does not believe that the adoption of ASU 2018-07 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract, which amended its guidance for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This new standard also requires customers to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement. This new standard becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. This new standard can be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this amendment to its consolidated financial statements.
The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and do not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations.
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 Company’s present or future consolidated financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no outstanding off-balance sheet guarantees interest rate swap transactions or foreign currency contracts. We do not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information as of the date hereof 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 (6) |
Amount and
Nature of Beneficial Ownership |
% of
Class (7) |
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Jianhua Wu (3) | 115,000 | * | ||||||
Wanfen Xu (3) | 0 | * | ||||||
Ping Kee Lau | 10,000 | * | ||||||
Cho Fu Li | 6,500 | * | ||||||
Xue Leng | 0 | * | ||||||
Ying Ying Wong | 33,000 | * | ||||||
All current officers and directors as a group | 164,500 | * | ||||||
Chan Tin Chi (1)(2) | 4,679,260,000 | 64.8 | % | |||||
ECinteract Company Limited (4) | 2,520,000,000 | 34.9 | % | |||||
Total | 7,199,424,500 | 99.7 | % |
* | less than 1%. |
(1) | 666,249 shares held by Chan Tin Chi Family Company Limited. Mr. Chan Tin Chi owns 99% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Chan Tin Chi Family Company Limited (formerly known as YSK 1860 Co., Limited). |
(2) | Address is Villa Cornwall, 85 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong. |
(3) | Address is No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road, Qianzhou Village, Huishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, P.R.C. |
(4) | Controlled by Wong Hiu Chun. |
(6) | Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is c/o Sharing Economy International Inc., No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road Qianzhou Village, Huishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China. |
(7) | On December 27, 2019, we issued 181,639,213 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity Shareholder on a pro rata basis, based on their respective interests in Peak Equity. The effect of the issuance is that former Peak Equity ordinary shareholders now hold approximately 90.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, and Peak Equity is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company is still obligated to issue an additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, and plans to amend its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase its number of authorized shares of common stock for such purpose. Assuming the issuance of such additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, the Peak Equity shareholders will hold approximately 99.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company. |
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The following table sets forth the names, ages, and positions of our executive officers and directors as of the date of this Form 8-K.
Name | Age | Positions | ||
Jianhua Wu | 63 | Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary | ||
Lam Ka Man | 39 | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Wanfen Xu | 38 | Treasurer | ||
Ying Ying Wong (1)(2)(3) | 42 | Director | ||
Cho Fu Li (1)(2)(3) | 38 | Director | ||
Ping Kee Lau | 69 | Director | ||
Shao Yuan Guo (1)(2)(3) | 61 | Director | ||
Che Chung Anthony Chan | 47 | Director |
(1) | Member of the Audit Committee. |
(2) | Member of the Compensation Committee. |
(3) | Member of the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee. |
Jianhua Wu
Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jianhua Wu has served as our Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, and Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2007. Mr. We also served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors from November 2007 until December 3, 2019. Mr. Wu founded our predecessor companies, Wuxi Huayang Dyeing Machinery Co., Ltd. and Wuxi Huayang Electrical Power Equipment Co., Ltd., in 1995 and 2004, respectively, and was executive director and general manager of these companies prior to becoming our chief executive officer. Mr. Wu was nominated as a director because of his position as our chief executive officer. Mr. Wu is a certified mechanical engineer.
Lam Ka Man
Chief Financial Officer
Lam Ka Man has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since December 3, 2019. She has over 20 years’ experience in accounting and general management. She has previously acted as an internal auditor of manufacturing factories in Hong Kong and China. We believe Lam Ka Man has relevant accounting and management experience which is useful for the development our business in Hong Kong & China. Lam Ka Man’s background an internal auditor led to our conclusion that she should be serving as our Chief Financial Officer, in light of our business and structure.
Wanfen Xu
Treasurer
Wanfen Xu served as our Treasurer since March 1, 2016. Ms. Xu previously served as our chief financial officer from March 14, 2012 through December 12, 2012, and from March 1, 2016 through December 3, 2019. From December 2012 until February 2016, Ms. Xu served as the financial controller of the Huayang Companies. Ms. Xu also served as the financial controller of Huayang Companies from 2009 to 2011.
Ying Ying Wong
Director
Ying Ying Wong has served as a director since December 2017. Ms. Wong is a director of World Sharing Economy Coalition which promotes global sharing economic development. Ms. Wong has over ten years of experience in banking and financial services with China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited and Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong. We nominated Ms. Wong as a director because we believe that her banking and finance experience is important for the future development of the Company.
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Cho Fu Li
Director
Cho Fu Li has served a director since December 2017. Mr. Li has over ten years of experience in auditing, accounting and banking, and is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. We nominated Mr. Li as a director because we believe that his accounting and finance experience is important to improve our financial accounting controls.
Ping Kee Lau
Director
Ping Kee Lau has served as a director since March 2017, and has been a director of Golden Creation Enterprise Limited since late 2014 and a director of Y.R.P. Investment Limited since 2013, both of which are investment entities. For more than two years prior thereto, Mr. Lau was a consultant to Y.R.P. Investment Limited. Mr. Lau received a B.A. in history from Chu Hai College in Hong Kong and his M.A. in philosophy for Ecole Pratique des Hautes Edudes in Paris. Mr. Lau’s experience with investment entities is important to us. We nominated Mr. Lau as a director because we believe that his experience as a director and in investment is important for the Company as we continue to grow and develop our business.
Che Chung Anthony Chan
Director
Che Chung Anthony Chan has served as a director since November 4, 2019. Mr. Chan has over 20 years’ experience in sales and general management. Previously, he was the managing director of Nibou Transmission Machinery Co., Ltd (Hong King & China). He has a Master Business Administration degree from the University of Wales. We believe Anthony Chan has relevant sales and management experience which is useful for the development of our business in Hong Kong.
Shao Yuan Guo
Director
Shao Yuan Guo has served as a director since December 3, 2019, and has over 10 years of experience in banking and financial services with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and The People’s Bank of China in China. He has over 20 years of management experience in the weaving and garment manufacturing industries. We nominated Mr. Guo as a director because we believe his investment and management experience in China is important for the future development of the Company in the market.
Committees
Our business, property and affairs are managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board are kept informed of our business through discussion with the Chief Executive and Financial Officers and other officers, by reviewing materials provided to them and by participating at meetings of the Board and its committees.
Our Board of Directors has three (3) committees - the audit committee, the compensation committee and the corporate governance/nominating committee. The audit committee shall be comprised of Ms. Wong and Mr. Guo, with Ms. Wong serving as Chairwoman. The compensation committee shall be comprised of Mr. Li, Ms. Wong and Mr. Guo, with Mr. Guo serving as Chairman. The corporate governance/nominating committee shall be comprised of Ms. Wong, Mr. Li and Mr. Guo, with Mr. Li serving as Chairman. Our long-term incentive plan is administered by the compensation committee.
Our audit committee is involved in discussions with our independent auditor with respect to the scope and results of our year-end audit, our quarterly results of operations, our internal accounting controls and the professional services furnished by the independent auditor. Our Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for the audit committee which the audit committee reviews and reassesses for adequacy on an annual basis. A copy of the audit committee’s current charter is available on our website at: https://www.seii.com/uploads/04-Asl-cleantech-audit-committee-charter-00172533.doc
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The compensation committee oversees the compensation of our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers and reviews our overall compensation policies for employees generally. If so authorized by the Board of Directors, the committee may also serve as the granting and administrative committee under any option or other equity-based compensation plans which we may adopt. The compensation committee does not delegate its authority to fix compensation; however, as to officers who report to the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer, the compensation committee consults with the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer (as the case may be), who may make recommendations to the compensation committee. Any recommendations by the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer are accompanied by an analysis of the basis for the recommendations. The committee will also discuss compensation policies for employees who are not officers with the Chairman nor the Chief Executive Officer and other responsible officers. The compensation committee has the responsibilities and authority relating to the retention, compensation, oversight and funding of compensation consultants, legal counsel and other compensation advisers, as well as the requirement to consider six independence factors before selecting, or receiving advice from, such advisers. A copy of the compensation committee’s current charter is available on our website at: https://www.seii.com/uploads/03-cleantech-compensation-amended-committee-charter-00254120.pdf.
The corporate governance/nominating committee is involved evaluating the desirability of and recommending to the Board any changes in the size and composition of the Board, evaluation of and successor planning for the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers. The qualifications of any candidate for director will be subject to the same extensive general and specific criteria applicable to director candidates generally. A copy of the corporate governance/ nominating committee charter is available on our website at: https://www.seii.com/uploads/05-Asl-cleantech-nominating-governance-committee-charter-00172535.doc
The board and its committees held the following number of meetings during 2018:
Board of directors | 4 | |||
Audit committee | 4 | |||
Compensation committee | 1 | |||
Nomination committee | 1 |
The meetings include meetings that were held by means of a conference telephone call, but do not include actions taken by unanimous written consent.
Each director attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the board and those committees on which he served during the year.
Our non-management directors had no meetings during 2018.
Employment Agreements
We have no employment agreement with any person.
Indemnification Agreements
We do not have any indemnification agreement with our officers or directors. We are, however, incorporated in Nevada and are subject to the provisions of the Nevada corporate law. Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws provide that we will indemnify and hold harmless our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our Articles of Incorporation also provide that, except as otherwise provided by law, no director or officer is individually liable to us or our stockholders 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 (a) the director’s or officer’s act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (b) the breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.
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Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.7502 gives us broad authority to indemnify our officers and directors. under certain prescribed circumstances and subject to certain limitations against certain costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which a person is a party by reason of being a director or officer it is determined that such person acted in accordance with the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such statutory provisions.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
No interlocking relationship exists between our Board of Directors and the Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of any other company, nor has any interlocking relationship existed in the past.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers have been convicted in a criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors, or has been a party to any judicial or administrative proceeding during the past ten years that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws, except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement.
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information regarding each element of compensation that we paid or awarded to our named executive officers for fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position | Fiscal Year |
Salary
($) |
Bonus
($) |
Stock
Awards ($) |
All Other Compensation ($) |
Total
($) |
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Jianhua Wu, | 2018 | 36,261 | 0 | 34,500 | 0 | 70,761 | ||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive Officer (1) | 2017 | 36,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36,999 | ||||||||||||||||
Wanfen Xu, | 2018 | 12,957 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,957 | ||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (2) | 2017 | 8,584 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,584 | ||||||||||||||||
Parkson Yip, | 2018 | 42,637 | 0 | 0 | 1,154 | 43,791 | ||||||||||||||||
Chief Operating Officer (3) | 2017 | 87,500 | 19,250 | 0 | 2,606 | 109,356 |
(1) | Appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary in November 2017. Compensation consisted of cash salary of $36,261 and 115,000 shares of common stock valued at $34,500. |
(2) | Appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on March 1, 2016, and resigned as Chief Financial Officer on December 3, 2019. |
(3) | Appointed Chief Operating Officer since June 3, 2017 and resigned as Chief Operating Officer on April 1, 2018. |
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Option Grants
The following table sets forth stock option grants and compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:
Option Awards | Stock Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name |
Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable |
Number of
Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable |
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) |
Option
Exercise Price ($) |
Option
|
Number
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) |
Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) |
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) |
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) |
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Jianhua Wu (1) | -0- | -0- | -0- | $ | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wanfen Xu (2) | -0- | -0- | -0- | $ | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parkson Yip (3) | -0- | -0- | -0- | $ | -0- | N/A | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- |
(1) | Appointed Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary in November 2007. Compensation consisted of cash salary of $36,261 and 115,000 shares of common stock valued at $34,500. |
(2) | Appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on March 1, 2016, and resigned as Chief Financial Officer on December 3, 2019. |
(3) | Appointed Chief Operating Officer since June 3, 2017 and resigned as Chief Operating Officer on April 1, 2018. |
Option Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option Value Table.
There were no stock options exercised by the named executive officers as of the end of the fiscal period ended December 31, 2018.
Long-Term Incentive Plans and Awards
In September 2016, the board of directors adopted, and in November 2016, the stockholders approved the 2016 long-term incentive plan, covering 125,000 shares of common stock. The 2016 plan provides for the grant of incentive and non-qualified options and stock grants to employees, including officers, directors and consultants. The 2016 plan is to be administered by a committee of not less than three directors, each of whom is to be an independent director. In the absence of a committee, the plan is administered by the board of directors. The board has granted the compensation committee the authority to administer the 2016 plan. Members of the committee are not eligible for stock options or stock grants pursuant to the 2016 plan unless such stock options or stock grant are granted by a majority of our independent directors other than the proposed grantee. As of December 31, 2018, we had issued a total of 120,000 shares of common stock pursuant to this plan.
There were no awards made to a named executive officer, under any long-term incentive plan, as of the end of the fiscal period ended December 31, 2018.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table summarizes information, as of December 31, 2018, with respect to Shares that may be issued under the Company’s existing equity compensation plans.
Plan Category |
Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (a) |
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (b) |
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (a)) (c) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 0 | (1) | $ | N/A | 5,000 | |||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | 0 | N/A | 0 | |||||||||
Total | 0 | $ | N/A | 5,000 |
(1) | Consists of options and restricted stock granted under the plan. |
Other Compensation
There are no annuity, pension or retirement benefits proposed to be paid to officers, directors, or employees of our company in the event of retirement at normal retirement date as there was no existing plan as of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and through the date of filing of this Form 8-K, provided for or contributed to by our company.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth director compensation for fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:
Name |
Fees earned or paid in cash
($) |
Stock
awards ($) |
Total
($) |
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Ping Kee Lau (1) | 23,077 | 3,000 | 26,077 | |||||||||
Cho Fu Li (2) | 58,462 | 1,950 | 60,412 | |||||||||
Xue Leng (3) | 24,000 | 0 | 24,000 | |||||||||
Ying Ying Wong (2) | 27,692 | 9,900 | 37,592 |
(1) | Appointed director on March 20, 2017. |
(2) | Appointed director on December 14, 2017. |
(3) | Served as director from December 14, 2017 through December 3, 2019. |
Name |
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |
Stock
Awards ($) |
Option
Awards ($) |
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation($) |
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
All Other
Compensation($) |
Total
($) |
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Ping Kee Lau (1) | 23,077 | 3,000 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | 26,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cho Fu Li (2) | 58,462 | 1,950 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | 60,412 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Xue Leng (3) | 24,000 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | 24,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ying Ying Wong (2) | 27,692 | 9,900 | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | 37,592 |
(1) Appointed director on March 20, 2017.
(2) Appointed director on December 14,2017.
(3) Served as director from December 14, 2017 through December 3, 2019.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
On December 27, 2019, Sharing Economy International Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), by and among the Company, and Peak Equity International Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Peak Equity”), and all of the holders of ordinary shares of Peak Equity, which consisted of three shareholder.
Under the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company offered, sold and issued 7,200,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company in consideration for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Peak Equity. The effect of the issuance is that former Peak Equity ordinary shareholders now hold approximately 99.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, and Peak Equity is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Peak Equity was incorporated on July 1, 2014, in the British Virgin Islands. The business of Peak Equity is now our principal business. Peak Equity, through its subsidiaries, mainly engages in the operation and development of online platform namely www.ECrent.com, which operates a global marketplace for individuals and corporations to deploy rental, social media and advertising services among all countries.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s director and major shareholder, Mr. Chan Tin Chi and his related companies under his control, made temporary advances the Company for its working capital, which is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed terms of repayment.
License Agreement with Sharing Economy International Inc.
On June 11, 2017, we entered into an Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusivity Agreement”) with Peak Equity, the terms of which became effective on the same day. Pursuant to the Exclusivity Agreement, the Company and Peak Equity agreed to engage in exclusive discussions regarding a potential acquisition by the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise all or part of the Company’s business and potential business cooperation between the two companies (collectively, the “Potential Transactions”) for a period of three months commencing from the date of the Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusive Period”). The exclusivity period has been further extended to a period of 18 months commencing from June 20, 2018 pursuant to three amendment agreements dated September 11, 2017, January 23, 2018 and June 20, 2018.
On May 8, 2018 and amended on May 24, 2018, the Company entered into a License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Peak Equity. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment, Peaks Equity shall grant the Company an exclusive license to utilize certain software and trademarks in order to develop, launch, operate, commercialize, and maintain an online website platform in Taiwan, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, and Korea until June 30, 2019. In consideration for the license, Peak Equity was granted by the Company 250,000 shares of its common stock (the “Consideration Shares”), at an issue price of $1,040,000, or $4.16 per share, (based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the amended Agreement date of May 24, 2018). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, Peak Equity shall provide a guarantee on revenue and profit of $10,000,000 and $1,940,000, respectively. The Consideration Shares shall be reduced on a pro rata basis if there is a shortfall in the guaranteed revenue and/or profit. In connection with this agreement, Peak Equity recorded license fee income of $65,000 and recognized the deferred revenue license fee – related party of $975,000 which was amortized over the license period.
DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
Our board of directors is currently composed of six members. We believe that Cho Fu Li, Ying Ying Wong and Shao Yuan Guo, qualify as an 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 a 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 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.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently involved in any legal proceedings. From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. 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.
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
Since December 5, 2018, our shares of common stock have been quoted on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Markets Group, Inc., under the stock symbol “SEII.” Our common stock was traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “CLNT” from December 29, 2011 to January 7, 2018 and on January 8, 2018, our trading symbol was changed its symbol to “SEII”. On December 5, 2018 our common stock was delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market. The following table shows the reported high and low closing bid prices per share for our common stock based on information provided by the OTC Markets. The over-the-counter market quotations set forth for our common stock reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
2019 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||
High | Low | High | Low | |||||||||||||
First quarter | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 10.09 | $ | 3.20 | ||||||||
Second quarter | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.12 | $ | 6.35 | $ | 3.00 | ||||||||
Third quarter | $ | 0.47 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 4.10 | $ | 2.10 | ||||||||
Fourth quarter | $ | (1 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 3.45 | $ | 0.20 |
(1) As of December 27, 2019, the reported high and low closing bid prices per share for our common stock, during the fourth quarter of 2019, based on information provided by the OTC Markets, was $0.43 and $0.20 per share, respectively.
Holders
As of December 27, 2019, there were approximately 1,226 holders of record of our common stock. This number does not include shares held by brokerage clearing houses, depositories or others in unregistered form.
Dividends
We have never declared or paid a cash dividend. Any future decisions regarding dividends will be made by our Board of Directors. We currently intend to retain and use any future earnings for the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our Board of Directors has complete discretion on whether to pay dividends. Even if our Board of Directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant.
The Nevada Revised Statutes, however, prohibit us from declaring dividends where, after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend:
● | we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or | |
● | our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of stockholders who have preferential rights superior to those receiving the distribution, unless otherwise permitted under our Articles of Incorporation. |
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
We do not have in effect any compensation plans under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance.
Penny Stock Regulations
The Commission has adopted regulations which generally define “penny stock” to be an equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share. Our common stock, when and if a trading market develops, may fall within the definition of penny stock and be subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally those with assets in excess of $1,000,000, or annual incomes exceeding $200,000 individually, or $300,000, together with their spouse).
For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and have received the purchaser’s prior written consent to the transaction. Additionally, for any transaction, other than exempt transactions, involving a penny stock, the rules require the delivery, prior to the transaction, of a risk disclosure document mandated by the Commission relating to the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and, if the broker-dealer is the sole market-maker, the broker-dealer must disclose this fact and the broker-dealer’s presumed control over the market. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks. Consequently, the “penny stock” rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to sell our common stock and may affect the ability of investors to sell their common stock in the secondary market.
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 3.02 of this report, which disclosure is incorporated by reference into this section.
DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES
Introduction
In the discussion that follows, we have summarized selected provisions of our articles of incorporation relating to our capital stock. This summary is not complete. This discussion is subject to the relevant provisions of Nevada law and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our articles of incorporation and our bylaws. You should read our articles of incorporation and our bylaws as currently in effect for provisions that may be important to you.
Authorized Capital Stock
Our authorized share capital consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of preferred stock are issued or outstanding. As of December 27, 2019, there were 18,360,787 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock issuable to the Peak Equity Shareholders, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Share Exchange Agreement.
Common Stock
Each share of our common stock entitles its holder to one vote in the election of each director and on all other matters voted on generally by our stockholders, other than any matter that (1) solely relates to the terms of any outstanding series of preferred stock or the number of shares of that series and (2) does not affect the number of authorized shares of preferred stock or the powers, privileges and rights pertaining to the common stock. No share of our common stock affords any cumulative voting rights. This means that the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares voting for the election of directors can elect all directors to be elected if they choose to do so.
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Holders of our common stock will be entitled to dividends in such amounts and at such times as our Board of Directors in its discretion may declare out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. We currently intend to retain our entire available discretionary cash flow to finance the growth, development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future dividends will be paid at the discretion of our Board of Directors after taking into account various factors, including:
● | general business conditions; | |
● | industry practice; | |
● | our financial condition and performance; | |
● | our future prospects; | |
● | our cash needs and capital investment plans; | |
● | income tax consequences; and | |
● | the restrictions Nevada and other applicable laws and our credit arrangements then impose. |
If we liquidate or dissolve our business, the holders of our common stock will share ratably in all our assets that are available for distribution to our stockholders after our creditors are paid in full.
Our common stock has no preemptive rights and is not convertible or redeemable or entitled to the benefits of any sinking or repurchase fund.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Our transfer agent is Empire Stock Transfer, whose address is 1859 Whitney Mesa Dr., Henderson, Nevada 89014, and whose telephone number is (702) 818-5898.
INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
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 stockholders 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 corporation’s articles of incorporation unless a provision in the Company’s 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 Person’s 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.
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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 stockholders, (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 corporation’s 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.
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 stockholders 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 person’s 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.
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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
We have had no other changes to our independent registered public accountants within the past two fiscal years.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On December 27, 2019, we entered into the Share Exchange Agreement, under the terms and conditions of which, the Company offered 7,200,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to all of the holders of ordinary shares of Peak Equity, which consisted of three shareholders, in consideration for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Peak Equity. On December 27, 2019, we issued 181,639,213 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity Shareholder on a pro rata basis, based on their respective interests in Peak Equity. The effect of the issuance is that former Peak Equity ordinary shareholders now hold approximately 90.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, and Peak Equity is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
The Company is still obligated to issue an additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, and plans to amend its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase its number of authorized shares of common stock for such purpose. Assuming the issuance of such additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, the Peak Equity shareholders will hold approximately 99.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
The offering of the 7,200,000,000 shares was made offshore of the U.S., to three non-U.S. persons, with no directed selling efforts in the U.S., and where offering restrictions were implemented, in a transaction pursuant to the exclusion from registration provided by Rule 903(b)(3) of Regulation S, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.
On December 27, 2019, we entered into the Share Exchange Agreement, under the terms and conditions of which, the Company offered 7,200,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to all of the holders of ordinary shares of Peak Equity, which consisted of three shareholders, in consideration for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Peak Equity. On December 27, 2019, we issued 181,639,213 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity Shareholder on a pro rata basis, based on their respective interests in Peak Equity. The effect of the issuance is that former Peak Equity ordinary shareholders now hold approximately 90.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, and Peak Equity is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
On December 27, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 181,639,213 shares to the three Peak Equity shareholders. Our Articles of Incorporation authorize us to issue 200,000,000 of common stock. The Company is still obligated to issue an additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, and plans to amend its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase its number of authorized shares of common stock for such purpose. Assuming the issuance of such additional 7,018,360,787 shares of common stock to the Peak Equity shareholders, the Peak Equity shareholders will hold approximately 99.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference are audited Consolidated Financial Statements for Peak Equity International Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation, for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference is unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for Peak Equity International Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation, for the nine-months period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
(d) Exhibits:
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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.
Sharing Economy International Inc. | |||
Date: December 31, 2019 | By: | /s/ Jianhua Wu | |
Name: | Jianhua Wu | ||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 2.1
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
THIS SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated as of December 27, 2019, is entered into by and among Sharing Economy International Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Sharing Economy”), and Peak Equity Investment Limited, a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Peak Equity”), and the shareholders of Peak Equity listed on Annex A to this Agreement (each, a “Shareholder” and, collectively, the “Shareholders”).
RECITALS
A. The Shareholders own the number of shares of capital stock of Peak Equity (the “Shares”) set forth opposite each Shareholder’s name on Annex A, which Shares collectively constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock in Peak Equity
B. Sharing Economy desires to purchase from the Shareholders, and the Shareholders desire to sell to Sharing Economy, the Shares in exchange for shares of Sharing Economy Common Stock, all on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Exchange”).
D. As a result of the Exchange, Sharing Economy will become the sole shareholder of Peak Equity
E. Certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined on Exhibit A hereto.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the agreements, provisions and covenants set forth below, Sharing Economy, Peak Equity and the Shareholders, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
1.1 Agreement to Sell.
Upon the terms and subject to all of the conditions contained herein, each of the Shareholders hereby agrees to sell, assign, transfer and deliver to Sharing Economy, and Sharing Economy hereby agrees to purchase and accept from each of the Shareholders, on the Closing Date, the Shares.
1.2 Purchase Price.
As full consideration for the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the Shares by the Shareholders to Sharing Economy, and upon the terms and subject to all of the conditions contained herein, Sharing Economy shall issue to the Shareholders an aggregate of 7,200,000,000 shares of Sharing Economy common stock (the “Acquisition Shares”) on a pro rata basis based upon their respective beneficial ownership interest in Peak Equity, as certified by the President of Peak Equity, at the Closing.
1.3 Mechanics of Exchange.
(a) At the Closing, each Shareholder shall be entitled to surrender the certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Closing represented the Peak Equity Shares of Common Stock (the “Certificates”) to the exchange agent designated by Sharing Economy in exchange for the Acquisition Shares.
(b) Promptly after the Closing, Sharing Economy or its designated exchange agent shall make available to each Shareholder a letter of transmittal and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Certificates in exchange for the Acquisition Shares. Upon surrender of a Certificate to such exchange agent together with the letter of transmittal, duly executed, the Shareholder shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefore such number of Acquisition Shares as such Shareholder has the right to receive in respect of the Certificate so surrendered pursuant to the provisions of this Article I.
1.4 No Fractional Shares.
No fraction of a share of Sharing Economy Common Stock shall be issued in the Exchange. In lieu of fractional shares, the Shareholders upon surrender of their Certificates as set forth in Section 1.3 shall be issued that number of shares of common stock resulting by rounding up to the nearest whole number of shares of Acquisition Shares that each such Shareholder shall receive as a result of the Exchange.
1.5 Closing.
The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at 9:00 a.m., Hong Kong Time, at the principal administrative offices of Sharing Economy, or at a location mutually agreement upon by Sharing Economy and Peak Equity, on or before January 31, 2020 (the “Closing Date”); provided, however, that if all of the other conditions set forth in articles VI and VII hereof are not satisfied or waived, unless this agreement has been terminated under Section 9 hereof, or at such date, the Closing Date shall be the business day following the day on which all such conditions have been satisfied or waived, or at such other date, time and place as Sharing Economy, Peak Equity and the Shareholders shall agree.
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ARTICLE II.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PEAK EQUITY
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, consisting of information about Peak Equity provided by Peak Equity to Sharing Economy in connection with this Agreement (the “Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule”), each of Peak Equity and the Shareholders represents and warrants jointly and severally to Sharing Economy as follows:
2.1 Organization and Qualification.
Peak Equity is duly incorporated, validly and in good standing existing under the laws of British Virgin Islands, has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other), governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its business as presently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted, to own, hold and operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated by it, to enter into this Agreement, to carry out the provisions hereof except where the failure to be in good standing or to have such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals will not, in the aggregate, either (i) have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, assets or financial condition of Peak Equity, or (ii) impair the ability of Peak Equity to perform its material obligations under this Agreement. Peak Equity is duly qualified, licensed or domesticated as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned or leased requires such qualification, licensing or domestication, except where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or domesticated will not have a Material Adverse Effect. Set forth as part of the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule is a list of those jurisdictions in which each of Peak Equity presently conducts its business, owns, holds and operates its properties and assets.
2.2 Subsidiaries.
Except for Universal Sharing Limited, ECrent Worldwide Company Limited, and ECrent Capital Holdings Limited, Peak Equity does not own directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity or enterprise. Peak Equity does not have any direct or indirect interests of stock ownership or otherwise in any corporation, partnership, joint venture, firm, association or business enterprise, and is not party to any agreement to acquire such an interest.
2.3 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
The copies of the charter document and corporate governance document of Peak Equity (collectively, the “Organizational Documents”) that have been delivered to Sharing Economy prior to the execution of this Agreement are true and complete and have not been amended or repealed. Peak Equity is not in violation or breach of any of the provisions of the Organizational Documents, except for such violations or breaches which, in the aggregate, will not have a Material Adverse Effect on Peak Equity
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2.4 Authorization and Validity of this Agreement.
This Agreement and each of the Transaction Agreements constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each person or entity who is a party thereto (other than Sharing Economy), enforceable against each such person or entity in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited by general equitable principles, or by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally. Each Peak Equity shareholder has all requisite legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements to which he or she is a party, and to perform its, his or her obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and delivery by each of Peak Equity and each of the Shareholders of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements (to the extent either is a party thereto), and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein (the “Transactions”) have been authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of Peak Equity and each of the Shareholders. This Agreement and the Transaction Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto (other than Sharing Economy).
2.5 No Violation.
Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements, nor the consummation or performance of any of the Transactions by Peak Equity or the Shareholders will directly or indirectly:
(i) violate or conflict with any provision of the Organizational Documents of Peak Equity; (B) result in (with or without notice or lapse of time) a violation or breach of, or conflict with or constitute a default or result in the termination or in a right of termination or cancellation of, or accelerate the performance required by, or require notice under, any agreement, promissory note, lease, instrument or arrangement to which Peak Equity or any of its assets are bound or result in the creation of any Liens upon Peak Equity or any of its assets; (C) violate any order, writ, judgment, injunction, ruling, award or decree of any Governmental Body; (“Governmental Body”); (D) violate any statute, law or regulation of any jurisdiction as such statute, law or regulation that relates to the Shareholders or Peak Equity or any of the assets of Peak Equity; or (E) result in cancellation, modification, revocation or suspension of any permits, licenses, registrations, consents, approvals, authorizations or certificates issued or granted by any Governmental Body which are held by or granted to the Shareholders or Peak Equity or which are necessary for the conduct of Peak Equity’s business; or
(ii) to the knowledge of Peak Equity or any of the Shareholders, cause Peak Equity to become subject to, or to become liable for the payment of, any Tax (as hereinafter defined) or cause any of the assets owned by Peak Equity to be reassessed or revalued by any taxing authority or other Governmental Body.
None of Peak Equity or the Shareholders is or will be required to give any notice to or obtain any approval, consent, ratification, waiver or other authorization (a “Consent”) from any person or entity (including, without limitation, any Governmental Body) in connection with (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Agreements, or (ii) the consummation or performance of any of the Transactions.
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2.6 Capitalization and Related Matters.
(a) Capitalization. Peak Equity has issued and outstanding two million nine hundred thousand (2,900,000) shares of common stock. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, no other class of capital stock or other security of Peak Equity is authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. The Shareholders, as of the Closing Date, are the lawful, record and beneficial owners of the number of Peak Equity Shares of Common Stock set forth opposite each Seller’s name on Annex A attached hereto. The Shareholders have, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, valid and marketable title to their respective Shares, free and clear of all Liens (including, without limitation, any claims of spouses under applicable community property laws) and are the lawful, record and beneficial owners of all of the Shares. Except as is issued to and held by the Shareholders or Peak Equity, no other class of capital stock or other security of Peak Equity, as applicable, is authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. At the Closing, Sharing Economy will be vested with good and marketable title to the Shares, free and clear of all Liens (including, without limitation, any claims of spouses under applicable community property laws). No legend or other reference to any purported Lien appears upon any certificate representing the Shares. Each of the Shares has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable. None of the outstanding capital or other securities of Peak Equity was issued, redeemed or repurchased in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any other securities or “blue sky” laws.
(b) No Redemption Requirements. There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants, equity securities, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character by which Peak Equity or any of the Shareholders is obligated to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any shares of capital stock or other securities of Peak Equity There are no outstanding contractual obligations (contingent or otherwise) of Peak Equity to retire, repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other ownership interests in, Peak Equity or to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other entity.
2.7 Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments.
Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the business and operations of Peak Equity has been and are being conducted in accordance with all applicable foreign, federal, provincial and local laws, rules and regulations and all applicable orders, injunctions, decrees, writs, judgments, determinations and awards of all courts and governmental agencies and instrumentalities. There are no permits, bonuses, registrations, consents, approvals, authorizations, certificates, or any waiver of the foregoing, which are required to be issued or granted by a Governmental Body for the conduct of the Business as presently conducted or the ownership of the assets of Peak Equity Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, Peak Equity is not, and has not received notice alleging that it is, in violation of, or (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default under, or in breach of, any term or provision of the Organizational Documents or of any indenture, loan or credit agreement, note, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or other material agreement, lease, license or other instrument, commitment, obligation or arrangement to which Peak Equity is a party or by which any of Peak Equity’s properties, assets or rights are bound or affected. To the knowledge of Peak Equity, no other party to any material contract, agreement, lease, license, commitment, instrument or other obligation to which Peak Equity is a party is (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) in default thereunder or in breach of any term thereof. Peak Equity is not subject to any obligation or restriction of any kind or character, nor is there, to the knowledge of Peak Equity, any event or circumstance relating to Peak Equity that materially and adversely affects in any way its business, properties, assets or prospects or that prohibits Peak Equity from entering into this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements or would prevent or make burdensome its performance of or compliance with all or any part of this Agreement, the Transaction Agreements or the consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
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2.8 Certain Proceedings.
There are no outstanding or pending preceding that has been commenced against or involving Peak Equity or any of its assets and, to the knowledge of Peak Equity and the Shareholders, no matters of the foregoing nature are contemplated or threatened. None of Peak Equity or the Shareholders have been charged with, and is not threatened with, or under any investigation with respect to, any allegation concerning any violation of any provision of any federal, provincial, local or foreign law, regulation, ordinance, order or administrative ruling, and is not in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Body.
2.9 No Brokers or Finders.
None of Peak Equity, the Shareholders, or any officer, director, independent contractor, consultant, agent or employee of Peak Equity has agreed to pay, or has taken any action that will result in any person or entity becoming obligated to pay or entitled to receive, any investment banking, brokerage, finder’s or similar fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions. Peak Equity and the Shareholders shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold Sharing Economy harmless against any liability or expense arising out of, or in connection with, any such claim.
2.10 Title to and Condition of Properties.
Peak Equity has good, valid and marketable title to all of its properties and assets (whether real, personal or mixed, and whether tangible or intangible) reflected as owned in its books and records, free and clear of all Liens. Peak Equity owns or holds under valid leases or other rights to use all real property, plants, machinery, equipment and all assets necessary for the conduct of its business as presently conducted, except where the failure to own or hold such property, plants, machinery, equipment and assets would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Peak Equity No Person other than Peak Equity owns or has any right to the use or possession of the assets used in Peak Equity’s business. The material buildings, plants, machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct of the business of Peak Equity as presently conducted are structurally sound, are in good operating condition and repair and are adequate for the uses to which they are being put or would be put in the Ordinary Course of Business, in each case, taken as a whole, and none of such buildings, plants, machinery or equipment is in need of maintenance or repairs, except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs that are not material in nature or cost.
2.11 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
Peak Equity has no debt, obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether asserted or unasserted, whether due or to become due, whether or not known to Peak Equity) arising out of any transaction entered into prior to the Closing Date or any act or omission prior to the Closing Date which individually or taken together would constitute a Material Adverse Effect on Peak Equity and have no debt, obligation or liability to each other or any of the Shareholders or their affiliates, except to the extent specifically set forth on or reserved against on the Balance Sheet of Peak Equity
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The financial statements are consistent with the books and records of Peak Equity and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, assets and liabilities of Peak Equity, as applicable, taken as a whole, as of the dates and periods indicated, and were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise indicated therein or in the notes thereto).
2.12 Changes.
Peak Equity has not, since the date of its incorporation:
(a) Ordinary Course of Business. Conducted its business or entered into any transaction other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, except for this Agreement.
(b) Adverse Changes. Suffered or experienced any change in, or affecting, its condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations, results of operations or prospects which would have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) Loans. Made any loans or advances to any Person other than travel advances and reimbursement of expenses made to employees, officers and directors in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(d) Compensation and Bonuses. Made any payments of any bonuses or compensation other than regular salary payments, or increase in the salaries, or payment on any of its debts in the Ordinary Course of Business, to any of its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, independent contractors or consultants or entry into by it of any employment, severance, or similar contract with any director, officer, or employee, independent contractor or consultant; Adopted, or increased in the payments to or benefits under, any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, savings, insurance, pension, retirement, or other employee benefit plan for or with any of its employees;
(e) Liens. Created or permitted to exist any Lien on any of its properties or assets other than Permitted Liens;
(f) Capital Stock. Issued, sold, disposed of or encumbered, or authorized the issuance, sale, disposition or encumbrance of, or granted or issued any option to acquire any shares of its capital stock or any other of its securities or any Equity Security, or altered the term of any of its outstanding securities or made any change in its outstanding shares of capital stock or its capitalization, whether by reason of reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, stock dividend or otherwise; changed its authorized or issued capital stock; granted any stock option or right to purchase shares of its capital stock; issued any security convertible into any of its capital stock; granted any registration rights with respect to shares of its capital stock; purchased, redeemed, retired, or otherwise acquired any shares of its capital stock; declared or paid any dividend or other distribution or payment in respect of shares of capital stock of any other entity;
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(g) Dividends. Declared, set aside, made or paid any dividend or other distribution to any of its shareholders;
(h) Material Contracts. Terminated or modified any of its Material Contract except for termination upon expiration in accordance with the terms of such agreements, a description of which is included in the Peak Equity’s Disclosure Schedule;
(i) Claims. Released, waived or cancelled any claims or rights relating to or affecting Peak Equity in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate or instituted or settled any Proceeding involving in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate;
(j) Discharged Liabilities. Paid, discharged, cancelled, waived or satisfied any claim, obligation or liability in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate, except for liabilities incurred prior to the date of this Agreement in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(k) Indebtedness. Created, incurred, assumed or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness or commit to any endeavor involving a commitment in excess of $1,000 in the aggregate, other than contractual obligations incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(l) Guarantees. Guaranteed or endorsed in a material amount any obligation or net worth of any Person;
(m) Acquisitions. Acquired the capital stock or other securities or any ownership interest in, or substantially all of the assets of, any other Person;
(n) Accounting. Changed its method of accounting or the accounting principles or practices utilized in the preparation of its financial statements, other than as required by GAAP;
(o) Agreements. Entered into any agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
2.13 Material Contracts.
Peak Equity has delivered to Sharing Economy, prior to the date of this Agreement, true, correct and complete copies of each of its Material Contracts.
(a) No Defaults. The Material Contracts of Peak Equity are valid and binding agreements of Peak Equity, as applicable, and are in full force and effect and are enforceable in accordance with their terms. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, Peak Equity is not in breach or default of any of its Material Contracts to which it is a party and, to the knowledge of Peak Equity, no other party to any of its Material Contracts is in breach or default thereof. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, no event has occurred or circumstance has existed that (with or without notice or lapse of time) would (a) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or become a default or event of default under, any provision of any of its Material Contracts or (b) permit Peak Equity or any other Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate or modify any of its Material Contracts. Peak Equity has not received any notice and has no knowledge of any pending or threatened cancellation, revocation or termination of any of its Material Contracts to which it is a party, and there are no renegotiations of, or attempts to renegotiate.
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2.14 Tax Returns and Audits.
(a) Tax Returns. (a) All material Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Peak Equity have been timely filed and all such Tax Returns were (at the time they were filed) and are true, correct and complete in all material respects; (b) all Taxes of Peak Equity required to have been paid (whether or not reflected on any Tax Return) have been fully and timely paid, except those Taxes which are presently being contested in good faith or for which an adequate reserve for the payment of such Taxes has been established on Peak Equity’s balance sheet; (c) no waivers of statutes of limitation have been given or requested with respect to Peak Equity in connection with any Tax Returns covering Peak Equity or with respect to any Taxes payable by it; (d) no Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where Peak Equity does not file Tax Returns has made a claim, assertion or threat to Peak Equity that Peak Equity is or may be subject to taxation by such jurisdiction; (e) Peak Equity has duly and timely collected or withheld, paid over and reported to the appropriate Governmental Body all amounts required to be so collected or withheld for all periods under all applicable laws; (f) there are no Liens with respect to Taxes on the property or assets of Peak Equity other than Permitted Liens; (g) there are no Tax rulings, requests for rulings, or closing agreements relating to Peak Equity for any period (or portion of a period) that would affect any period after the date hereof; and (h) any adjustment of Taxes of Peak Equity made by a Governmental Body in any examination that Peak Equity is required to report to the appropriate provincial, local or foreign taxing authorities has been reported, and any additional Taxes due with respect thereto have been paid. No state of fact exists or has existed which would constitute ground for the assessment of any tax liability by any Governmental Body. All Tax Returns filed by Peak Equity are true, correct and complete.
(b) No Adjustments, Changes. Neither Peak Equity nor any other Person on behalf of Peak Equity (a) has executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any predecessor provision thereof or any similar provision of provincial, local or foreign law; or (b) has agreed to or is required to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any similar provision of provincial, local or foreign law.
(c) No Disputes. There is no pending audit, examination, investigation, dispute, proceeding or claim with respect to any Taxes of or Tax Return filed or required to be filed by Peak Equity, nor is any such claim or dispute pending or contemplated. Peak Equity has made available to Sharing Economy true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns, examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed or asserted against or agreed to by Peak Equity since January 1, 2016, and any and all correspondence with respect to the foregoing. Peak Equity does not have any outstanding closing agreement, ruling request, request for consent to change a method of accounting, subpoena or request for information to or from a Governmental Body in connection with any Tax matter.
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(d) No Tax Allocation, Sharing. Peak Equity is not a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement. Peak Equity (a) has not been a member of a Tax Group filing a consolidated income Tax Return under Section 1501 of the Code (or any similar provision of provincial, local or foreign law), and (b) does not have any liability for Taxes for any Person under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of provincial, local or foreign law) as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
2.15 Material Assets.
The financial statements of Peak Equity reflect the material properties and assets (real and personal) owned or leased by them.
2.16 Insurance Coverage.
Peak Equity has no insurance or general liability policies maintained by Peak Equity on its properties and assets.
2.17 Litigation; Orders.
There is no Proceeding (whether federal, provincial, local or foreign) pending or, to the knowledge of Peak Equity, threatened or appealable against or affecting Peak Equity or any of its properties, assets, business or employees. To the knowledge of Peak Equity, there is no fact that might result in or form the basis for any such Proceeding. Peak Equity is not subject to any Orders and has not received any written opinion or memorandum or legal advice from their legal counsel to the effect that Peak Equity is exposed, from a legal standpoint, to any liability which would be material to its business. Peak Equity is not engaged in any legal action to recover monies due it or for damages sustained by any of them.
2.18 Licenses.
Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, Peak Equity possesses from the appropriate Governmental Body all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights that are necessary for it to engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit it to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in which it currently owns and uses such properties and assets (collectively, “PERMITS”). Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, Peak Equity has not received any written notice from any Governmental Body or other Person that there is lacking any license, permit, authorization, approval, franchise or right necessary for Peak Equity to engage in its business as currently conducted and to permit Peak Equity to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in which it currently owns and uses such properties and assets. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Permits are valid and in full force and effect. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect, no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may (with or without notice or lapse of time): (a) constitute or result, directly or indirectly, in a violation of or a failure to comply with any Permit; or (b) result, directly or indirectly, in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or termination of, or any modification to, any Permit. Peak Equity has not received any written notice from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding: (a) any actual, alleged, possible or potential contravention of any Permit; or (b) any actual, proposed, possible or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination of, or modification to, any Permit. All applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Permits have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Persons, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to such Permits have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Persons. All Permits are renewable by their terms or in the Ordinary Course of Business without the need to comply with any special qualification procedures or to pay any amounts other than routine fees or similar charges, all of which have, to the extent due, been duly paid.
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2.19 Interested party Transactions.
No officer, director or shareholder of Peak Equity or any Affiliate, Related Person or “associate” (as such term is defined in Rule 405 of the Commission under the Securities Act) of any such Person, either directly or indirectly, (1) has an interest in any Person which (a) furnishes or sells services or products which are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by Peak Equity, or (b) purchases from or sells or furnishes to, or proposes to purchase from, sell to or furnish Peak Equity any goods or services; (2) has a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which Peak Equity is a party or by which it may be bound or affected; or (3) is a party to any material agreements, contracts or commitments in effect as of the date hereof with Peak Equity “Related Person” means: (i) with respect to a particular individual, the individual’s immediate family which shall include the individual’s spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers and fathers-in-law, sons and daughters-in-law, and brothers and sisters-in-law; and (ii) with respect to a specified individual or entity, any entity or individual that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such specified entity or individual.
2.20 Governmental Inquiries.
Peak Equity has made available to Sharing Economy a copy of each material written inspection report, questionnaire, inquiry, demand or request for information received by Peak Equity from (and the response of Peak Equity thereto), and each material written statement, report or other document filed by Peak Equity with, any Governmental Body since January 1, 2016.
2.21 Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes.
The Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule discloses the title and number of each bank or other deposit or financial account, and each lock box and safety deposit box used by Peak Equity, the financial institution at which that account or box is maintained and the names of the persons authorized to draw against the account or otherwise have access to the account or box, as the case may be.
2.22 Intellectual Property.
Any Intellectual Property Peak Equity uses in its business as presently conducted is owned by Peak Equity or properly licensed.
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2.23 Stock Option Plans; Employee Benefits.
(a) Peak Equity does not have any employee benefit plans or arrangements covering their present and former employees or providing benefits to such persons in respect of services provided to Peak Equity Peak Equity has no commitment, whether formal or informal and whether legally binding or not, to create any additional plan, arrangement or practice similar to the Approved Plans.
2.24 Employee Matters.
(a) No former or current employee of Peak Equity is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, any confidentiality, non-competition or proprietary rights agreement) that in any way adversely affected, affects, or will affect (i) the performance of his, her or its duties to Peak Equity, or (ii) the ability of Peak Equity to conduct its business.
(b) Peak Equity has no employees, directors, officers, consultants, independent contractors, representatives or agents whose contract of employment or engagement cannot be terminated by three months’ notice. (c) Peak Equity is not required or obligated to pay, and since the date if its incorporation, have not paid any moneys to or for the benefit of, any director, officer, employee, consultant, independent contractor, representative or agent of Peak Equity (d) Peak Equity is in compliance with all applicable laws respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions or employment and wages and hours, and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice. There is no labor strike, dispute, shutdown or stoppage actually pending or, to the knowledge of Peak Equity or the Shareholders, threatened against or affecting Peak Equity
2.25 Environmental and Safety Matters.
Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) Peak Equity has at all times been and is in compliance with all Environmental Laws and Orders applicable to Peak Equity, as applicable.
(b) There are no Proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Peak Equity, threatened against Peak Equity alleging the violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit applicable to Peak Equity or alleging that Peak Equity is a potentially responsible party for any environmental site contamination. None of Peak Equity or the Shareholders are aware of, or has ever received notice of, any past, present or future events, conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions or plans which may interfere with or prevent continued compliance, or which may give rise to any common law or legal liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action, suit, proceeding, hearing or investigation, based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport, or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release into the environment, of any pollutant, contaminant, or hazardous or toxic material or waste.
(c) Neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall impose any obligations to notify or obtain the consent of any Governmental Body or third Persons under any Environmental Laws applicable to Peak Equity
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2.26 Material Customers.
Since the date of its incorporation, none of the Material Customers (as hereinafter defined) of Peak Equity has notified any of Peak Equity or the Shareholders of their intent to terminate their business with Peak Equity business because of any dissatisfaction on the part of any such person or entity. The Transactions have not caused any of the Material Customers of Peak Equity to terminate or provide notice of their intent or threaten to terminate their business with Peak Equity or to notify Peak Equity or the Shareholders of their intent not to continue to do such business with Peak Equity after the Closing. As used herein, “Material Customers” means those customers from whom Peak Equity derives annual revenues in excess of US $5,000.
2.27 Inventories.
All inventories of Peak Equity are of good, usable and merchantable quality in all material respects, and, except as set forth in the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule, do not include a material amount of obsolete or discontinued items. Except as set forth in the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule, (a) all such inventories are of such quality as to meet in all material respects the quality control standards of Peak Equity, (b) all such inventories are recorded on the books at the lower of cost or market value determined in accordance with GAAP, and (c) no write-down in inventory has been made or should have been made pursuant to GAAP during the past two years.
2.28 Money Laundering Laws.
The operations of Peak Equity are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the money laundering statutes of all U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Body (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no Proceeding involving Peak Equity with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of Peak Equity, threatened.
2.29 Disclosure.
(a) Any information set forth in this Agreement, the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule, or the Transaction Agreements shall be true, correct and complete in all material respects.
(b) No statement, representation or warranty of Peak Equity or the Shareholders in this Agreement (taken with the Schedules) or the Transaction Agreements or any exhibits or schedules thereto contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein, taken as a whole, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(c) Except as set forth in the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule, the Shareholders and Peak Equity have no knowledge of any fact that has specific application to Peak Equity (other than general economic or industry conditions) and that adversely affects the assets or the business, prospects, financial condition, or results of operations of Peak Equity
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(d) In the event of any inconsistency between the statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth as such in the Schedules with respect to a specifically identified representation or warranty), the statements in the Schedules shall control.
(e) The books of account, minute books and stock record books of Peak Equity, all of which have been made available to Sharing Economy, are complete and accurate and have been maintained in accordance with sound business practices. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the minute books of Peak Equity contain complete and accurate records of all meetings held, and corporate action taken, by the shareholders, the boards of directors, and committees of the boards of directors of Peak Equity, as applicable, and no meeting of any such shareholders, board of directors, or committee has been held for which minutes have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute books.
2.30 Finders and Brokers.
(a) None of Peak Equity or the Shareholders or any Person acting on behalf of Peak Equity or the Shareholders has engaged any finder, broker, intermediary or any similar Person in connection with the Exchange.
(b) None of Peak Equity the Shareholders nor any Person acting on behalf of Peak Equity or the Shareholders has entered into a contract or other agreement that provides that a fee shall be paid to any Person or Entity if the Exchange is consummated.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SHARING ECONOMY
Sharing Economy hereby represents and warrants to the Shareholders as of the date hereof:
3.1 Organization; Good Standing.
Sharing Economy is duly incorporated, validly and in good standing existing under the laws of Nevada, has all requisite authority and power (corporate and other), governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to carry on its business as presently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted, to own, hold and operate its properties and assets as now owned, held and operated by it, to enter into this Agreement, to carry out the provisions hereof except where the failure to be in good standing or to have such governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals will not, in the aggregate, either (i) have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, assets or financial condition of Sharing Economy, or (ii) impair the ability of Sharing Economy to perform its material obligations under this Agreement. Sharing Economy is duly qualified, licensed or domesticated as a foreign corporation in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein the nature of its activities or its properties owned or leased requires such qualification, licensing or domestication, except where the failure to be so qualified, licensed or domesticated will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
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3.2 Sharing Economy Common Stock.
As of December 23, 2019, there were 18,360,787 shares of Sharing Economy’s common stock issued and outstanding. The Acquisition Shares, when issued in connection with this Agreement and the other Transactional Agreements, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Sharing Economy will take all reasonable efforts subsequent to the Closing to effect and amendment to its Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to effect an increase in its authorized shares of common stock to issue and deliver to the Shareholders any portion of the Acquisition Shares not delivered at Closing to the Shareholders.
3.3 Authority; Binding Nature of Agreements.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Transactional Agreements, and all other agreements and instruments contemplated to be executed and delivered by Sharing Economy in connection herewith have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Sharing Economy and its board of directors.
(b) This Agreement, the Transactional Agreements, and all other agreements and instruments contemplated to be executed and delivered by Sharing Economy constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Sharing Economy, enforceable against Sharing Economy in accordance with their terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, Exchange, insolvency, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in law or equity.
(c) There is no pending Proceeding, and, to Sharing Economy’s knowledge, no Person has threatened to commence any Proceeding that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the Exchange or Sharing Economy’s ability to comply with or perform its obligations and covenants under the Transactional Agreements, and, to the knowledge of Sharing Economy, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that might directly or indirectly give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Proceeding.
3.4 Non-contravention; Consents.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transactional Agreements, and the consummation of the Exchange, by Sharing Economy will not, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time):
(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation of (i) Sharing Economy’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or (ii) any resolution adopted by Sharing Economy Board or any committee thereof or the stockholders of Sharing Economy;
(b) to the knowledge of Sharing Economy, contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation of, or give any Governmental Body the right to challenge the Exchange or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any legal requirement or any Order to which Sharing Economy or any material assets owned or used by it are subject;
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(c) to the knowledge of Sharing Economy, cause any material assets owned or used by Sharing Economy to be reassessed or revalued by any taxing authority or other Governmental Body;
(d) to the knowledge of Sharing Economy, contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by Sharing Economy or that otherwise relates to Sharing Economy’s business or to any of the material assets owned or used by Sharing Economy, where such contraventions, conflict, violation, revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification would have a Material Adverse Effect on Sharing Economy;
(e) contravene, conflict with or result in a material violation or material breach of, or material default under, any Contract to which Sharing Economy is a party;
(f) give any Person the right to any payment by Sharing Economy or give rise to any acceleration or change in the award, grant, vesting or determination of options, warrants, rights, severance payments or other contingent obligations of any nature whatsoever of Sharing Economy in favor of any Person, in any such case as a result of the Exchange; or
(g) result in the imposition or creation of any material Lien upon or with respect to any material asset owned or used by Sharing Economy.
Except for Consents, filings or notices required under the state and federal securities laws or any other laws or regulations or as otherwise contemplated in this Agreement and the other Transactional Agreements, Sharing Economy will not be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transactional Agreements or the consummation or performance of the Exchange.
3.5 Finders and Brokers.
(a) Neither Sharing Economy nor any Person acting on behalf of Sharing Economy has engaged any finder, broker, intermediary or any similar Person in connection with the Exchange.
(b) Sharing Economy has not entered into a contract or other agreement that provides that a fee shall be paid to any Person or Entity if the Exchange is consummated.
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3.6 Reports and Financial Statements; Absence of Certain Changes.
(a) Sharing Economy has filed all reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act since January 1, 2016 (all such reports, including those to be filed prior to the Closing Date and all registration statements and prospectuses filed by Sharing Economy with the SEC, are collectively referred to as the “Sharing Economy SEC Reports). All of the Sharing Economy SEC Reports, as of their respective dates of filing (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing): (i) complied in all material respects as to form with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as the case may be, and (ii) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The audited financial statements of Sharing Economy included in the Sharing Economy SEC Reports comply in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, and such audited financial statements (i) were prepared from the books and records of Sharing Economy, (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes or schedules thereto) and (iii) present fairly the financial position of Sharing Economy as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. The unaudited financial statements included in the Sharing Economy SEC Reports comply in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto; and such unaudited financial statements (i) were prepared from the books and records of Sharing Economy, (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise permitted under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes or schedules thereto) and (iii) present fairly the financial position of Sharing Economy as of the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows (or changes in financial condition) for the periods then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments and any other adjustments described therein or in the notes or schedules thereto.
(b) Except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement or reflected in the Sharing Economy SEC Reports, since January 1, 2016, there has not been (i) any material adverse change in Sharing Economy’s business, assets, liabilities, operations, and, to the knowledge of Sharing Economy, no event has occurred that is likely to have a material adverse effect on Sharing Economy’s business, assets, liabilities or operations, (ii) any declarations setting aside or payment of any dividend or distribution with respect to the Sharing Economy Common Stock other than consistent with past practices, (iii) any material change in Sharing Economy’s accounting principles, procedures or methods, (iv) cancellation in writing of any material customer contract or (v) the loss of any customer relationship which would have a material adverse effect on Sharing Economy’s business, assets, liabilities or operations.
3.7 Compliance with Applicable Law.
Except as disclosed in the Sharing Economy SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement and except to the extent that the failure or violation would not in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of Sharing Economy, to Sharing Economy’s knowledge Sharing Economy holds all Governmental Authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of its business under and pursuant to, and the business of Sharing Economy is not being conducted in violation of, any Governmental Authorization applicable to Sharing Economy.
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3.8 Complete Copies of Requested Reports.
Sharing Economy has delivered or made available true and complete copies of each document that has been reasonably requested by Peak Equity or the Shareholders.
3.9 Full Disclosure.
(a) Neither this Agreement (including all Schedules and exhibits hereto) nor any of the Transactional Agreements contemplated to be executed and delivered by Sharing Economy in connection with this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact; and none of such documents omits to state any material fact necessary to make any of the representations, warranties or other statements or information contained therein not misleading.
(b) All of the information set forth in the prospectus and all other information regarding Sharing Economy and the business, condition, assets, liabilities, operations, financial performance, net income and prospects of either that has been furnished to Peak Equity or the Shareholders by or on behalf of Sharing Economy or any of the Sharing Economy’s Representatives, is accurate and complete in all material respects.
ARTICLE IV.
COVENANTS OF PEAK EQUITY
4.1 Access and Investigation.
Peak Equity shall ensure that, at all times during the Pre-Closing Period:
(a) Peak Equity and their Representatives provide Sharing Economy and its Representatives access, at reasonable times and with twenty-four (24) hours’ notice from Sharing Economy to Peak Equity, to all of the premises and assets of Peak Equity, to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to Peak Equity, and to responsible officers and employees of Peak Equity, and Peak Equity and its Representatives provide Sharing Economy and its Representatives with copies of such existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to Peak Equity as Sharing Economy may request in good faith;
(b) Each of Peak Equity and its Representatives confer regularly with Sharing Economy upon its request, concerning operational matters and otherwise report regularly (not less than semi-monthly and as Sharing Economy may otherwise request) to Sharing Economy and discuss with Sharing Economy and its Representatives concerning the status of the business, condition, assets, liabilities, operations, and financial performance of Peak Equity, and promptly notify Sharing Economy of any material change in the business, condition, assets, liabilities, operations, and financial performance of Peak Equity, or any event reasonably likely to lead to any such change.
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4.2 Operation of the Business.
Peak Equity shall ensure that, during the Pre-Closing Period:
(a) It conducts its operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and in the same manner as such operations have been conducted prior to the date of this Agreement;
(b) It uses its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep available and not terminate the services of its current officers and employees and maintain its relations and goodwill with all suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, licensors, licensees, employees and other Persons having business relationships with Peak Equity;
(c) It does not declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock, and does not repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire any shares of its capital stock or other securities, except with respect to the repurchase of shares of Peak Equity Common Stock upon termination of employees at the original purchase price pursuant to agreements existing at the date hereof;
(d) It does not sell or otherwise issue (or grant any warrants, options or other rights to purchase) any shares of capital stock or any other securities, except the issuance of Peak Equity Shares of Common Stock pursuant to option grants to employees made under the Option Plan in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(e) It does not amend its charter document, corporate governance document or other Organizational Documents, and does not affect or become a party to any recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction;
(f) It does not form any subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity;
(g) It does not establish or adopt any Employee Benefit Plan, and does not pay any bonus or make any profit sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees;
(h) It does not change any of its methods of accounting or accounting practices in any respect;
(i) It does not make any Tax election;
(j) It does not commence or take any action or fail to take any action which would result in the commencement of any Proceeding;
(k) It does not (i) acquire, dispose of, transfer, lease, license, mortgage, pledge or encumber any fixed or other assets, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; (ii) incur, assume or prepay any indebtedness, Indebtedness or obligation or any other liabilities or issue any debt securities, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; (iii) assume, guarantee, endorse for the obligations of any other person, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; (iv) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; or (v) fail to maintain insurance consistent with past practices for its business and property;
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(l) It pays all debts and Taxes, files all of its Tax Returns (as provided herein) and pays or performs all other obligations, when due;
(m) It does not enter into or amend any agreements pursuant to which any other Person is granted distribution, marketing or other rights of any type or scope with respect to any of its services, products or technology;
(n) It does not hire any new officer-level employee;
(o) It does not revalue any of its assets, including, without limitation, writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable, except as required under GAAP and in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(p) Except as otherwise contemplated hereunder, it does not enter into any transaction or take any other action outside the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(q) It does not enter into any transaction or take any other action that likely would cause or constitute a Breach of any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement.
4.3 Filings and Consents; Cooperation.
Peak Equity shall ensure that:
(a) Each filing or notice required to be made or given (pursuant to any applicable Law, Order or contract, or otherwise) by Peak Equity or the Shareholders in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Transactional Agreements, or in connection with the consummation or performance of the Exchange, is made or given as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement;
(b) Each Consent required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Order or contract, or otherwise) by Peak Equity or the Shareholders in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Transactional Agreements, or in connection with the consummation or performance of the Exchange, is obtained as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement and remains in full force and effect through the Closing Date;
(c) It promptly delivers to Sharing Economy a copy of each filing made, each notice given and each Consent obtained by Peak Equity during the Pre-Closing Period; and
(d) During the Pre-Closing Period, it and its Representatives cooperate with Sharing Economy and Sharing Economy’s Representatives, and prepare and make available such documents and take such other actions as Sharing Economy may request in good faith, in connection with any filing, notice or Consent that Sharing Economy is required or elects to make, give or obtain.
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4.4 Notification; Updates to Disclosure Schedules.
(a) During the Pre-Closing Period, Peak Equity shall promptly notify Sharing Economy in writing of:
(i) the discovery by it of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement which is contrary to any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement or in any of the other Transactional Agreements, or that would upon the giving of notice or lapse of time, result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this agreement to become untrue or otherwise cause any of the conditions of Closing set forth in Article VI or Article VII not to be satisfied;
(ii) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of this Agreement (except as a result of actions taken pursuant to the express written consent of Sharing Economy) and that is contrary to any representation or warranty made by it in this Agreement, or that would upon the giving of notice or lapse of time, result in any of its representations and warranties set forth in this agreement to become untrue or otherwise cause any of the conditions of Closing set forth in Article VI or Article VII not to be satisfied;
(b) If any event, condition, fact or circumstances that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 4.4(a) requires any material change in the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule, or if any such event, condition, fact or circumstance would require such a change assuming the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule were dated as of the date of the occurrence, existence or discovery of such event, condition, fact or circumstances, then Peak Equity, as applicable, shall promptly deliver to Sharing Economy an update to the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule specifying such change (a “Disclosure Schedule Update”).
(c) It will promptly update any relevant and material information provided to Sharing Economy after the date hereof pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
4.5 Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
During the Pre-Closing Period, Peak Equity shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Article VI and Article VII to be satisfied on a timely basis and so that the Closing can take place on or before January 1, 2016, in accordance with Section 1.5, and shall not take any action or omit to take any action, the taking or omission of which would or could reasonably be expected to result in any of the representations and warranties of Peak Equity set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue, or in any of the conditions of Closing set forth in Article VI or Article VII not being satisfied.
4.6 Confidentiality; Publicity.
Peak Equity shall ensure that:
(a) It and its Representatives keep strictly confidential the existence and terms of this Agreement prior to the issuance or dissemination of any mutually agreed upon press release or other disclosure of the Exchange; and
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(b) neither it nor any of its Representatives issues or disseminates any press release or other publicity or otherwise makes any disclosure of any nature (to any of its suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors or employees or to any other Person) regarding any of the Exchange; except in each case to the extent that it is required by law to make any such disclosure regarding such transactions or as separately agreed by the parties; provided, however, that if it is required by law to make any such disclosure, Peak Equity advises Sharing Economy, at least five business days before making such disclosure, of the nature and content of the intended disclosure.
ARTICLE V.
COVENANTS OF SHARING ECONOMY
5.1 Notification.
During the Pre-Closing Period, Sharing Economy shall promptly notify Peak Equity in writing of:
(a) the discovery by Sharing Economy of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement which is contrary to any representation or warranty made by Sharing Economy in this Agreement; and,
(b) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises or exists after the date of this Agreement (except as a result of actions taken pursuant to the written consent of Peak Equity) and that is contrary to any representation or warranty made by Sharing Economy in this Agreement;
5.2 Filings and Consents; Cooperation.
Sharing Economy shall ensure that:
(a) Each filing or notice required to be made or given (pursuant to any applicable Law, Order or contract, or otherwise) by Sharing Economy in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Transactional Agreements, or in connection with the consummation or performance of the Exchange, is made or given as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement;
(b) Each Consent required to be obtained (pursuant to any applicable Law, Order or contract, or otherwise) by Sharing Economy in connection with the execution and delivery of any of the Transactional Agreements, or in connection with the consummation or performance of the Exchange, is obtained as soon as possible after the date of this Agreement and remains in full force and effect through the Closing Date;
(c) Sharing Economy promptly delivers to Peak Equity and a copy of each filing made, each notice given and each Consent obtained by Sharing Economy during the Pre-Closing Period; and
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(d) During the Pre-Closing Period, Sharing Economy and its Representatives cooperate with Peak Equity and their Representatives, and prepare and make available such documents and take such other actions as Peak Equity may request in good faith, in connection with any filing, notice or Consent that Peak Equity is required or elects to make, give or obtain.
5.3 Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
During the Pre-Closing Period, Sharing Economy shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the conditions set forth in Article VI and Article VII to be satisfied on a timely basis and so that the Closing can take place on or before January 31, 2020, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practical, in accordance with Section 1.5, and shall not take any action or omit to take any action, the taking or omission of which would or could reasonably be expected to result in any of the representations and warranties or Sharing Economy set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue or in any of the conditions of closing set forth in Article VI or Article VII not being satisfied.
5.4 Disclosure of Confidential Information.
(a) Each of Sharing Economy and the Shareholders acknowledges and agrees that it may receive Confidential Information in connection with this Transaction including without limitation, the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule and any information disclosed during the due diligence process, the public disclosure of which will harm the disclosing party’s business. The Receiving Party may use Confidential Information only in connection with the Transaction. The results of the due diligence review may not be used for any other purpose other than in connection with the Transaction. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Receiving Party shall not disclose Confidential Information to anyone without the Disclosing Party’s prior written consent. The Receiving Party shall take all reasonable measures to avoid disclosure, dissemination or unauthorized use of Confidential Information, including, at a minimum, those measures it takes to protect its own confidential information of a similar nature. The Receiving Party shall not export any Confidential Information in any manner contrary to the export regulations of the governmental jurisdiction to which it is subject.
(b) The Receiving Party may disclose Confidential Information as required to comply with binding orders of governmental entities that have jurisdiction over it, provided that the Receiving Party (i) gives the Disclosing Party reasonable notice (to the extent permitted by law) to allow the Disclosing Party to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy, (ii) discloses only such information as is required by the governmental entity, and (iii) uses commercially reasonable efforts to obtain confidential treatment for any Confidential Information so disclosed.
(c) All Confidential Information shall remain the exclusive property of the Disclosing Party. The Disclosing Party’s disclosure of Confidential Information shall not constitute an express or implied grant to the Receiving Party of any rights to or under the Disclosing Party’s patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks or other intellectual property rights.
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(d) The Receiving Party shall notify the Disclosing Party immediately upon discovery of any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information or any other breach of this Agreement by the Receiving Party. The Receiving Party shall cooperate with the Disclosing Party in every reasonable way to help the Disclosing Party regain possession of such Confidential Information and prevent its further unauthorized use.
(e) The Receiving Party shall return or destroy all tangible materials embodying Confidential Information (in any form and including, without limitation, all summaries, copies and excerpts of Confidential Information) promptly following the Disclosing Party’s written request; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Receiving Party may retain one copy of such materials in the confidential, restricted access files of its legal department for use only in the event a dispute arises between the parties related to the Transaction and only in connection with that dispute. At the Disclosing Party’s option, the Receiving Party shall provide written certification of its compliance with this Section.
5.5 Indemnification.
(a) Each of Peak Equity and the Shareholders, jointly and severally, each shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sharing Economy, and its respective employees, officers, directors, stockholders, controlling persons, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Sharing Economy Indemnified Persons”), and shall reimburse the Sharing Economy Indemnified Person, for, from and against any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value, whether or not involving a third-party claim (collectively, “Damages”), directly or indirectly, relating to, resulting from or arising out of:
(i) any untrue representations, misrepresentations or breach of warranty by or of Peak Equity or the Shareholders contained in or pursuant to this Agreement, and the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule; (ii) any breach or nonfulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligation by or of Peak Equity or the Shareholders (only to the extent made or occurring prior to or at the Closing) contained in or pursuant to this Agreement, the Transaction Agreements executed by Peak Equity or any of the Shareholders in their individual capacity, the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule, or any of the other agreements, documents, schedules or exhibits to be entered into by Peak Equity or any of the Shareholders in their individual capacity pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement;
(iii) all of Pre-Closing liabilities of Peak Equity or the Shareholders; and
(iv) any liability, claim, action or proceeding of any kind whatsoever, whether instituted or commenced prior to or after the Closing Date, which directly or indirectly relates to, arises or results from, or occurs in connection with facts or circumstances relating to the conduct of business of Peak Equity or the assets of Peak Equity, or events or circumstances existing on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(b) Sharing Economy shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Peak Equity and its respective affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Peak Equity Indemnified Persons”), and shall reimburse the Peak Equity Indemnified Persons, for, from and against any Damages, directly or indirectly, relating to, resulting from or arising out of:
(i) any untrue representation, misrepresentation or breach of warranty by or of Sharing Economy contained in or pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) any breach or nonfulfillment of any covenant, agreement or other obligations by or of Sharing Economy contained in or pursuant to this Agreement, the Transaction Agreements or any other agreements, documents, schedules or exhibits to be entered into or delivered to pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified Party under Section 5.6 of this Agreement of notice of a claim against it (“Claim”), such indemnified Party shall, if a claim is to be made against an indemnifying Party under such Section, give notice to the indemnifying Party of such Claim, but the failure to so notify the indemnifying Party will not relieve the indemnifying Party of any liability that it may have to any indemnified Party, except to the extent that the indemnifying Party demonstrates that the defense of such action is prejudiced by the indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice.
(d) A claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a third-party claim may be asserted by notice to the Party from whom indemnification is sought.
ARTICLE VI.
CLOSING CONDITIONS OF SHARING ECONOMY
Sharing Economy’s obligations to affect the Closing and consummate the Exchange are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
6.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of Peak Equity and the Shareholders in this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing. Peak Equity and the Shareholders shall have performed all obligations in this Agreement required to be performed or observed by them on or prior to the Closing.
6.2 Additional Conditions to Closing.
(a) All necessary approvals under federal and state securities laws and other authorizations relating to the issuance of the Acquisition Shares and the transfer of the Shares shall have been received.
(b) Sharing Economy shall have obtained an opinion stating that the terms of the Exchange are fair, just and equitable to Sharing Economy and its shareholders.
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(c) No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order by any federal, state or foreign court of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of the Exchange shall have been issued and remain in effect. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, stay, decree, or judgment shall have been enacted, entered, issued, promulgated or enforced by any court or governmental authority which prohibits or restricts the consummation of the Exchange. All authorizations, consents, orders or approvals of, or declarations or filings with, and all expirations of waiting periods imposed by, any Governmental Body which are necessary for the consummation of the Exchange, other than those the failure to obtain which would not materially adversely affect the consummation of the Exchange or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on Sharing Economy and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, shall have been filed, occurred or been obtained (all such permits, approvals, filings and consents and the lapse of all such waiting periods being referred to as the “Requisite Regulatory Approvals”) and all such Requisite Regulatory Approvals shall be in full force and effect.
(d) There shall not be any action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Exchange, by any Governmental Body which, in connection with the grant of a Requisite Regulatory Approval, imposes any material condition or material restriction upon Sharing Economy or its subsidiaries or Peak Equity, including, without limitation, requirements relating to the disposition of assets, which in any such case would so materially adversely impact the economic or business benefits of the Exchange as to render inadvisable the consummation of the Exchange.
6.3 Performance of Agreements.
Peak Equity or the Shareholders, as the case may be, shall have executed and delivered each of the agreements, instruments and documents required to be executed and delivered, and performed all actions required to be performed by Peak Equity or any of the Shareholders, as the case may be, pursuant to this Agreement, except as Sharing Economy has otherwise consented in writing.
6.4 Consents.
Each of the Consents identified or required to have been identified in the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, other than those Consents, which have been expressly waived by Sharing Economy.
6.5 No Material Adverse Change and Satisfactory Due Diligence.
There shall not have been any material adverse change in the business, condition, assets, liabilities, operations or financial performance of Peak Equity since the date of this Agreement as determined by Sharing Economy in its discretion. Sharing Economy shall be satisfied in all respects with the results of its due diligence review of Peak Equity
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6.6 Peak Equity Closing Certificate.
In addition to the documents required to be received under this Agreement, Sharing Economy shall also have received the following documents:
(a) copies of resolutions of Peak Equity, certified by a Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other appropriate officer of Peak Equity, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and other Transactional Agreements;
(b) good standing certificate of Peak Equity; and
(c) such other documents as Sharing Economy may request in good faith for the purpose of (i) evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty made by Peak Equity, (ii) evidencing the compliance by Peak Equity, or the performance by Peak Equity of, any covenant or obligation set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Transactional Agreements, (iii) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VII or this Article VI, or (iv) otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of the Exchange.
6.7 Transactional Agreements.
Each Person (other than Sharing Economy) shall have executed and delivered prior to or on the Closing Date all Transactional Agreements to which it is to be a party.
6.8 Resignation of Directors and Officers.
Sharing Economy shall have received a written resignation from each of the directors and officers of Peak Equity effective as of the Closing.
6.9 Delivery of Stock Certificates, Minute Book and Corporate Seal.
The Shareholders shall have delivered to Sharing Economy the stock books, stock ledgers, minute books and corporate seals of Peak Equity
ARTICLE VII.
CLOSING CONDITIONS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
The Shareholders’ obligations to affect the Closing and consummate the Exchange are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
7.1 Accuracy of Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of Sharing Economy in this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing and Sharing Economy shall have performed all obligations in this Agreement required to be performed or observed by them on or prior to the Closing.
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7.2 Additional Conditions to Closing.
(a) All necessary approvals under federal and state securities laws and other authorizations relating to the issuance and transfer of the Acquisition Shares by Sharing Economy and the transfer of the Shares by Peak Equity shall have been received.
(b) No preliminary or permanent injunction or other order by any federal, state or foreign court of competent jurisdiction which prohibits the consummation of the Exchange shall have been issued and remain in effect. No statute, rule, regulation, executive order, stay, decree, or judgment shall have been enacted, entered, issued, promulgated or enforced by any court or governmental authority which prohibits or restricts the consummation of the Exchange. All Requisite Regulatory Approvals shall have been filed, occurred or been obtained and all such Requisite Regulatory Approvals shall be in full force and effect.
(c) There shall not be any action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed applicable to the Exchange, by any federal or state Governmental Body which, in connection with the grant of a Requisite Regulatory Approval, imposes any condition or restriction upon the Surviving Corporation or its subsidiaries (or, in the case of any disposition of assets required in connection with such Requisite Regulatory Approval, upon Sharing Economy, its subsidiaries, Peak Equity or any of their subsidiaries), including, without limitation, requirements relating to the disposition of assets, which in any such case would so materially adversely impact the economic or business benefits of the Exchange as to render inadvisable the consummation of the Exchange.
7.3 Sharing Economy Closing Certificates.
The Shareholders shall have received the following documents:
(a) copies of resolutions of Sharing Economy, certified by a Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other appropriate officer of Sharing Economy, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Transactional Agreements and the Exchange;
(b) good standing certificates for the State of Nevada; and
(c) such other documents as Peak Equity may request in good faith for the purpose of (i) evidencing the accuracy of any representation or warranty made by Sharing Economy, (ii) evidencing the compliance by Sharing Economy with, or the performance by Sharing Economy of, any covenant or obligation set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Transactional Agreements, (iii) evidencing the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VI or this Article VII, or (iv) otherwise facilitating the consummation or performance of the Exchange.
7.4 No Material Adverse Change.
There shall not have been any material adverse change in Sharing Economy’s business, condition, assets, liabilities, operations or financial performance since the date of this Agreement.
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7.5 Performance of Agreements.
Sharing Economy shall have executed and delivered each of the agreements, instruments and documents required to be executed and delivered, and performed all actions required by Sharing Economy pursuant to this Agreement, except as Peak Equity and the Shareholders have otherwise consented in writing.
7.6 Consents.
Each of the Consents identified or required to have been identified in Section 3.4 shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, other than those Consents the absence of which shall not have a material adverse effect on Sharing Economy.
7.7 Sharing Economy Stock.
On the Closing Date, shares of Sharing Economy Common Stock shall be eligible for quotation on the OTCMarkets.
ARTICLE VIII.
FURTHER ASSURANCES
Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will, from time to time after the date of the Agreement, execute and deliver such other certificates, documents and instruments and take such other action as may be reasonably requested by the other party to carry out the actions and transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the closing conditions described in Articles VI and VII. Peak Equity and the Shareholders shall reasonably cooperate with Sharing Economy in its obtaining of the books and records of Peak Equity, or in preparing any solicitation materials to be sent to the shareholders of Sharing Economy in connection with the approval of the Exchange and the transactions contemplated by the Transactional Agreements.
ARTICLE IX.
TERMINATION
9.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated and the Exchange abandoned at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) by mutual written consent of Sharing Economy, Peak Equity and the Shareholders;
(b) by Sharing Economy if (i) there is a material Breach of any covenant or obligation of Peak Equity or the Shareholders; provided however, that if such Breach or Breaches are capable of being cured prior to the Closing Date, such Breach or Breaches shall not have been cured within 10 days of delivery of the written notice of such Breach, or (ii) Sharing Economy reasonably determines that the timely satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VI has become impossible or impractical (other than as a result of any failure on the part of Sharing Economy to comply with or perform its covenants and obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Transactional Agreements);
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(b) by Peak Equity if (i) there is a material Breach of any covenant or obligation of Sharing Economy; provided, however, that if such Breach or Breaches are capable of being cured prior to the Closing Date, such Breach or Breaches shall not have been cured within 10 days of delivery of the written notice of such Breach, or (ii) Peak Equity reasonably determines that the timely satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VII has become impossible or impractical (other than as a result of any failure on the part of Peak Equity or any Shareholder to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation set forth in this Agreement or any of the other Transactional Agreements);
(d) by Sharing Economy if the Closing has not taken place on or before January 31, 2020, (except if as a result of any failure on the part of Sharing Economy to comply with or perform its covenants and obligations under this Agreement or in any other Transactional Agreement);
(e) by Peak Equity if the Closing has not taken place on or before January 31, 2020 (except if as a result of the failure on the part of Peak Equity or the Shareholders to comply with or perform any covenant or obligation set forth in this Agreement or in any other Transactional Agreement);
(f) by any of Sharing Economy, on the one hand or Peak Equity, on the other hand, if any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States or other United States governmental body shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Exchange and such order, decree, ruling or any other action shall have become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (f) shall have used all commercially reasonable efforts to remove such order, decree or ruling; or
(g) The parties hereby agree and acknowledge that a breach of the provisions of Articles 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.6 are, without limitation, material Breaches of this Agreement.
9.2 Termination Procedures.
If Sharing Economy wishes to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, Sharing Economy shall deliver to the Shareholders and Peak Equity a written notice stating that Sharing Economy is terminating this Agreement and setting forth a brief description of the basis on which Sharing Economy is terminating this Agreement. If Peak Equity wishes to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, Peak Equity shall deliver to Sharing Economy a written notice stating that Peak Equity is terminating this Agreement and setting forth a brief description of the basis on which Peak Equity is terminating this Agreement.
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9.3 Effect of Termination.
In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided above, this Agreement shall forthwith have no further effect. Except for a termination resulting from a Breach by a party to this Agreement, there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of any party hereto. In the event of a breach, the remedies of the non-breaching party shall be to seek damages from the breaching party or to obtain an order for specific performance, in addition to or in lieu of other remedies provided herein. Upon request after termination, each party will redeliver or, at the option of the party receiving such request, destroy all reports, work papers and other material of any other party relating to the Exchange, whether obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing same; provided, however, that Peak Equity and the Shareholders shall, in all events, remain bound by and continue to be subject to Section 4.6 and all parties shall in all events remain bound by and continue to be subject to Section 5.4 and 5.5.
Notwithstanding the above, both Sharing Economy, on the one hand, and Peak Equity and the Shareholders, on the other hand, shall be entitled to announce the termination of this Agreement by means of a mutually acceptable press release.
ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties.
All representations and warranties of Peak Equity and the Shareholders in this Agreement and the Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule shall survive shall survive indefinitely. The right to indemnification, reimbursement or other remedy based on such representations and warranties will not be affected by any investigation conducted by the parties.
10.2 Expenses.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, each of the parties to the Exchange shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
10.3 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the other Transactional Agreements contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto, and supersede any prior written or oral agreements between them concerning the subject matter contained herein, or therein. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements or understandings, oral or written, between the parties to this Agreement, relating to the subject matter contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, which are not fully expressed herein or therein. The schedules and each exhibit attached to this Agreement or delivered pursuant to this Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and constitute a part of this Agreement.
10.4 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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10.5 Descriptive Headings.
The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meanings or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
10.6 Notices.
Any notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given on the earlier to occur of the date of personal delivery, the date of receipt or three (3) days after posting by overnight courier or registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to Sharing Economy:
Sharing Economy International Inc.
M03, Room 302, 3/F, Eton Tower,
No. 8 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
If to Peak Equity:
Peak Equity International Limited
Cornwall Cemtre, no. 85 Castle Peak Road,
Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong
If to the Shareholders:
c/o Peak Equity International Limited
Cornwall Cemtre, no. 85 Castle Peak Road,
Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong
To such address or addresses as a party shall have previously designated by notice to the sender given in accordance with this section.
10.7 Choice of Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to choice of law principles. Each of the parties hereto consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California, County of Los Angeles and to the federal courts located in the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
10.8 Binding Effect; Benefits.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties or their respective successors and permitted assigns, the Shareholders and other Persons expressly referred to herein, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
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10.9 Assignability.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the parties’ rights hereunder shall be assignable by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be void.
10.10 Waiver and Amendment.
Any term or provision of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party, which is entitled to the benefits thereof. The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. The parties may, by mutual agreement in writing, amend this Agreement in any respect. Peak Equity and the Shareholders hereby acknowledge their intent that this Agreement includes as a party any holder of capital stock in Peak Equity at the time of Closing. Sharing Economy, Peak Equity and the Shareholders therefore agree that this Agreement may be amended, without the further consent of any party to this Agreement, (i) to add as a new Shareholder any existing shareholder of Peak Equity and (ii) to modify Annex A to reflect the addition of such shareholder.
10.11 Attorney’ Fees.
In the event of any action or proceeding to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees and costs, in addition to such other relief as may be granted.
10.12 Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
10.13 Construction.
In executing this Agreement, the parties severally acknowledge and represent that each: (a) has fully and carefully read and considered this Agreement; (b) has or has had the opportunity to consult independent legal counsel regarding the legal effect and meaning of this document and all terms and conditions hereof; (c) has been afforded the opportunity to negotiate as to any and all terms hereof; and (d) is executing this Agreement voluntarily, free from any influence, coercion or duress of any kind. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party.
[signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.
Sharing Economy:
SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
By: | /s/ Ping Kee Lau | ||
Name: | Ping Kee Lau | ||
Title: | Executive Director |
Peak Equity:
PEAK EQUITY INVESTMENT LIMITED
By: | /s/ Chan Tin Chi | ||
Name: | Chan Tin Chi | ||
Title: | Director |
PEAK EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS:
/s/ Chan Tin Chi | |
Chan Tin Chi | |
/s/ Benny Wong [Director of ECinteract Company Limited] | |
ECinteract Company Limited | |
/s/ Amaury Jean-edouard Briancon | |
Briancon, Amaury Jean-edouard |
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EXHIBIT A
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
For purposes of the Agreement (including this Exhibit A):
Agreement. “Agreement” shall mean the Share Exchange Agreement to which this Exhibit A is attached (including all Disclosure Schedules and all Exhibits), as it may be amended from time to time.
Approved Plans. “Approved Plans” shall mean a stock option or similar plan for the benefit of employees or others, which has been approved by the shareholders of Peak Equity
Peak Equity Shares of Common Stock. “Peak Equity Shares of Common Stock” shall mean the shares of common stock of Peak Equity
Breach. There shall be deemed to be a “Breach” of a representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or other provision if there is or has been any inaccuracy in or breach of, or any failure to comply with or perform, such representation, warranty, covenant, obligation or other provision.
Certificates. “Certificates” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.3 of the Agreement.
Sharing Economy. “Sharing Economy” shall have the meaning specified in the first paragraph of the Agreement.
Sharing Economy Common Stock. “Sharing Economy Common Stock” shall mean the shares of common stock of Sharing Economy.
Sharing Economy SEC Reports. “Sharing Economy SEC Reports” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.6 of the Agreement.
Closing. “Closing” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.5 of the Agreement.
Closing Date. “Closing Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.5 of the Agreement.
Code. “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor law, and regulations issued by the IRS pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code or any successor law.
Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” shall mean all nonpublic information disclosed by one party or its agents (the “Disclosing Party”) to the other party or its agents (the “Receiving Party”) that is designated as confidential or that, given the nature of the information or the circumstances surrounding its disclosure, reasonably should be considered as confidential. Confidential Information includes, without limitation (i) nonpublic information relating to the Disclosing Party’s technology, customers, vendors, suppliers, business plans, intellectual property, promotional and marketing activities, finances, agreements, transactions, financial information and other business affairs, and (ii) third-party information that the Disclosing Party is obligated to keep confidential.
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Confidential Information does not include any information that (i) is or becomes publicly available without breach of this Agreement, (ii) can be shown by documentation to have been known to the Receiving Party at the time of its receipt from the Disclosing Party, (iii) is received from a third party who, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party, did not acquire or disclose such information by a wrongful or tortious act, or (iv) can be shown by documentation to have been independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to any Confidential Information.
Consent. “Consent” shall mean any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization (including any Governmental Authorization).
Disclosure Schedule Update. “Disclosure Schedule Update” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4.4 of the Agreement.
Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule. “Peak Equity Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning specified in introduction to Article II of the Agreement.
Entity. “Entity” shall mean any corporation (including any nonprofit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, cooperative, foundation, society, political party, union, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.
Environmental Laws. “Environmental Laws” shall mean any Law or other requirement relating to the protection of the environment, health, or safety from the release or disposal of hazardous materials.
Environmental Permit. “Environmental Permit” means all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and rights required under any applicable Environmental Law or Order.
Equity Securities. “Equity Security” shall mean any stock or similar security, including, without limitation, securities containing equity features and securities containing profit participation features, or any security convertible into or exchangeable for, with or without consideration, any stock or similar security, or any security carrying any warrant, right or option to subscribe to or purchase any shares of capital stock, or any such warrant or right.
Exchange Act. “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
GAAP. “GAAP” shall mean United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, applied on a consistent basis.
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Governmental Authorization. “Governmental Authorization” shall mean any:
(F) | permit, license, certificate, franchise, concession, approval, consent, ratification, permission, clearance, confirmation, endorsement, waiver, certification, designation, rating, registration, qualification or authorization that is issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Law; or |
(b) right under any contract with any Governmental Body.
Governmental Body. “Governmental Body” shall mean any:
(F) | nation, principality, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; |
(b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government;
(c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, subdivision, department, agency, bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board, instrumentality, officer, official, representative, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal); or
(d) individual, Entity or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative, judicial, administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority or power of any nature, including any court, arbitrator, administrative agency or commissioner, or other governmental authority or instrumentality.
Indebtedness. “Indebtedness” shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise. Any obligation secured by a Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of, or production from, property of the relevant party will be deemed to be Indebtedness.
Intellectual Property. “Intellectual Property” means all industrial and intellectual property, including, without limitation, all U.S. and non-U.S. patents, patent applications, patent rights, trademarks, trademark applications, common law trademarks, Internet domain names, trade names, service marks, service mark applications, common law service marks, and the goodwill associated therewith, copyrights, in both published and unpublished works, whether registered or unregistered, copyright applications, franchises, licenses, know-how, trade secrets, technical data, designs, customer lists, confidential and proprietary information, processes and formulae, all computer software programs or applications, layouts, inventions, development tools and all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to the above, including manuals, memoranda, and records, whether such intellectual property has been created, applied for or obtained anywhere throughout the world.
Knowledge. A corporation shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or matter only if a director or officer of such corporation has, had or should have had knowledge of such fact or matter.
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Laws. “Laws” means, with respect to any Person, any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, state, provincial, local, municipal, international, multinational or other law (including common law), constitution, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation or treaty applicable to such Person.
Lien. “Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge, right of first refusal, encumbrance or other adverse claim or interest of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by Law.
Material Adverse Effect. “Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to (a) have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the affected party, in each case taken as a whole or (b) materially impair the ability of the affected party to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements, excluding any change, effect or circumstance resulting from (i) the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) changes in the United States securities markets generally, or (iii) changes in general economic, currency exchange rate, political or regulatory conditions in industries in which the affected party operates.
Material Contract. “Material Contract” means any and all agreements, contracts, arrangements, understandings, leases, commitments or otherwise, providing for potential payments by or to the company in excess of $1,000, and the amendments, supplements and modifications thereto.
Order. “Order” shall mean any award, decision, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or verdict entered, issued, made, or rendered by any Governmental Body.
Ordinary Course of Business. “Ordinary Course of Business” shall mean an action taken by Peak Equity if (i) such action is taken in normal operation, consistent with past practices, (ii) such action is not required to be authorized by the Shareholders, Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of the Directors or other governing body of Peak Equity and (iii) does not require any separate or special authorization or consent of any nature by any Governmental Body or third party.
Permitted Liens. “Permitted Liens” shall mean (a) Liens for Taxes not yet payable or in respect of which the validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; (b) Liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws or similar legislation, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, laborers and materialmen and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings conducted and for the payment of which the relevant party has made adequate reserves; and (c) statutory Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the relevant party which 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 thereof in the operation of its business.
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Person. “Person” shall mean any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.
Pre-Closing Period. “Pre-Closing Period” shall mean the period commencing as of the date of the Agreement and ending on the Closing Date.
Proceeding. “Proceeding” shall mean any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding and any informal proceeding), prosecution, contest, hearing, inquiry, inquest, audit, examination or investigation, commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise has involved, any Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
Representatives. “Representatives” of a specified party shall mean officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants, advisors and representatives of such party, including, without limitation, all subsidiaries of such specified party, and all such Persons with respect to such subsidiaries. The Related Persons of Peak Equity shall be deemed to be “Representatives” of Peak Equity, as applicable.
SEC. “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act. “Securities Act” shall mean the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Taxes. “Taxes” shall mean all foreign, federal, state or local taxes, charges, fees, levies, imposts, duties and other assessments, as applicable, including, but not limited to, any income, alternative minimum or add-on, estimated, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, transfer, transactions, intangibles, ad valorem, value-added, franchise, registration, title, license, capital, paid-up capital, profits, withholding, payroll, employment, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, real property, recording, personal property, federal highway use, commercial rent, environmental (including, but not limited to, taxes under Section 59A of the Code) or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest, penalties or additions to tax with respect to any of the foregoing; and “Tax” means any of the foregoing Taxes.
Tax Group. “Tax Group” shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign consolidated, affiliated, combined, unitary or other similar group of which Peak Equity is now or was formerly a member.
Tax Return. “Tax Return” shall mean any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or credit, information return, statement or other similar document filed with any Governmental Body with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
Transaction Agreements. “Transactional Agreements” shall mean this Agreement and any agreement or document to be executed pursuant to this Agreement.
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ANNEX A
Stockholder | Number of Shares of Common Stock of Peak Equity Held | |||
Chan Tin Chi | 1,884,815 | |||
BRIANCON, Amaury Jean-edouard | 185 | |||
ECinteract Company Limited | 1,015,000 | |||
TOTAL | 2,900,000 |
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Exhibit 99.1
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED |
Consolidated Financial Statements |
For The Years Ended December 31, 2018 And 2017 |
(With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Thereon) |
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-1
Registration Number: 201900859N
Incorporated with Limited Liability 133 Cecil Street, #15-02, Keck Seng Tower, Singapore 069535 Tel : (65) 6339 2776 Fax : (65) 6339 6716 Email : enquiry@exelientpac.com.sg Website : www.exelientpac.com |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Peak Equity International
Inc. and subsidiaries
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Peak Equity International Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit, and consolidated statements of cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the notes to consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Consideration of the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3 to the accompanying financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Exelient PAC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
Singapore
December 31, 2019
F-2
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
As of December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 24,249 | $ | 39,817 | ||||
Marketable securities, available-for-sale | 75,000 | - | ||||||
Deposits and prepayments | 106,354 | 106,321 | ||||||
Total current assets | 205,603 | 146,138 | ||||||
Non-current assets | ||||||||
Plant and equipment | 2,334 | 4,124 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 207,937 | $ | 150,262 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 10,954 | $ | 13,210 | ||||
Deferred revenue | 663,830 | - | ||||||
Tax payable | 27,446 | - | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 4,875,342 | 4,637,105 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 5,577,572 | 4,650,315 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 5,577,572 | 4,650,315 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, $1 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding | 100 | 100 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 37,748 | 29,427 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (5,407,483 | ) | (4,529,580 | ) | ||||
Stockholders’ deficit | (5,369,635 | ) | (4,500,053 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | 207,937 | $ | 150,262 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Revenue, net | $ | 376,178 | $ | 45,711 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Research and development | - | (109,858 | ) | |||||
Operating expenses | (61,650 | ) | (118,738 | ) | ||||
General and administrative expenses | (179,542 | ) | (645,652 | ) | ||||
Professional fee | (20,444 | ) | (99,404 | ) | ||||
Income (loss) from operation | 114,542 | (927,941 | ) | |||||
Other income: | ||||||||
Interest income | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Impairment loss on available-for-sale securities | (965,000 | ) | - | |||||
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (850,457 | ) | (927,940 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | (27,446 | ) | - | |||||
NET LOSS | (877,903 | ) | (927,940 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
– Foreign currency adjustment | 8,321 | 26,613 | ||||||
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $ | (869,582 | ) | $ | (901,327 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Cash flow from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (877,903 | ) | $ | (927,940 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
Depreciation of plant and equipment | 1,780 | 1,790 | ||||||
Impairment loss on available-for-sale securities | 965,000 | - | ||||||
Stock compensation income | (376,170 | ) | - | |||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Deposits and prepayments | (33 | ) | (23,088 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (2,256 | ) | (137,259 | ) | ||||
Tax payable | 27,446 | - | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (262,136 | ) | (1,086,497 | ) | ||||
Cash flow from financing activities: | ||||||||
Advance from related parties | 238,237 | 826,009 | ||||||
Net cash generated from financing activities | 238,237 | 826,009 | ||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 8,331 | 26,653 | ||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (15,568 | ) | (233,835 | ) | ||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, START OF YEAR | 39,817 | 273,652 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR | $ | 24,249 | $ | 39,817 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Non-cash transactions | ||||||||
Shares received in lieu of licensing arrangement | $ | 1,040,000 | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Ordinary share |
Accumulated other
comprehensive |
Accumulated |
Total
stockholder’s |
|||||||||||||||||
No. of shares | Amount | income |
losses |
deficit |
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Balance as of January 1, 2017 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 2,814 | $ | (3,601,640 | ) | $ | (3,598,726 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | 26,613 | - | 26,613 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year | - | - | - | (927,940 | ) | (927,940 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2017 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 29,427 | $ | (4,529,580 | ) | $ | (4,500,053 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | 8,321 | - | 8,321 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year | - | - | - | (877,903 | ) | (877,903 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2018 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 37,748 | $ | (5,407,483 | ) | $ | (5,369,635 | ) |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-6
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION
Peak Equity International Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated as a BVI Business Company with limited liability on July 1, 2014 in the British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”). The Company through its subsidiaries, mainly engages in the operation and development of online platform namely www.ECrent.com, which offers a global marketplace for individuals and corporations to deploy the rental, social media and advertising services among all countries.
Pursuant to its Memorandom of Association, the authorised capital is amounted to $50,000 representing 50,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $1 at its inception.
On October 16, 2019, the Company amended its Memorandum of Association by increasing its authorised shares to 2,900,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.001.
Description of subsidiaries
Name |
Place
of incorporation
and kind of legal entity |
Principal
activities
and place of operation |
Particulars of registered/ paid up share capital | Effective interest held | ||||||
Universal Sharing Limited | British Virgin Islands | Sales and marketing in Hong Kong | 100 ordinary shares at par value of $1 | 100 | % | |||||
ECrent Worldwide Company Limited | Hong Kong | Operation of online platform in Hong Kong | 100,000,000 ordinary shares at HK$1 | 100 | % | |||||
ECrent Capital Holdings Limited | British Virgin Islands | Licensing service | 100 ordinary shares at par value of $1 | 90 | % |
The Company and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as (the “Company”).
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the application of certain significant accounting policies as described in this note and elsewhere in the accompanying financial statements and notes.
● | Basis of presentation |
These accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
● | Use of estimates and assumptions |
In preparing these consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet and revenues and expenses during the years reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
● | Basis of consolidation |
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions within the Company have been eliminated upon consolidation.
● | Cash and cash equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost and represent cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments.
● | Available-for-sale marketable securities |
Available-for-sale marketable securities are reported at fair value using the market approach based on the quoted prices in active markets at the reporting date. The Company classifies the valuation techniques that use these inputs as Level 1 of fair value measurements. Any unrealized losses that are deemed other-than-temporary are included in current period earnings and removed from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Realized gains and losses on marketable securities are included in current period earnings. For purposes of computing realized gains and losses, the cost basis of each investment sold is generally based on the weighted average cost method.
The Company regularly evaluates whether the decline in fair value of available-for-sale securities is other-than-temporary and objective evidence of impairment could include:
● | The severity and duration of the fair value decline; | |
● | Deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer; and | |
● | Evaluation of the factors that could cause individual securities to have an other-than-temporary impairment. |
During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, $965,000 and $0 was recognized as impairment loss as other-than-temporary decline in fair value, respectively.
● | Plant and equipment |
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the following expected useful lives from the date on which they become fully operational and after taking into account their estimated residual values:
Expected useful life | |||
Computer equipment | 5 years | ||
Office equipment | 5 years |
Expenditure for repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. When assets have retired or sold, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in the results of operations.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
● | Impairment of long-lived assets |
In accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, all long-lived assets such as plant and equipment held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to its estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. There has been no impairment charge for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
● | Revenue recognition |
Under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, the Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The Company derives its revenues from the sale of licence and advertising right and in a term of certain periods. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:
● | identify the contract with a customer; | |
● | identify the performance obligations in the contract; | |
● | determine the transaction price; | |
● | allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and | |
● | recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. |
As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $663,830 in deferred revenues. The Company will amortize these deferred revenues over a period of contractual term.
● | Comprehensive income |
ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”, establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income as defined includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity, consists of changes in unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency translation. This comprehensive income is not included in the computation of income tax expense or benefit.
● | Income taxes |
The Company adopted the ASC 740 “Income Tax” provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under paragraph 740-10-25-13, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Paragraph 740-10-25-13 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. The Company had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13.
F-9
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
The estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities are reported in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of deferred tax assets recorded on its balance sheets and provides valuation allowances as management deems necessary.
● | Uncertain tax positions |
The Company did not take any uncertain tax positions and had no adjustments to its income tax liabilities or benefits pursuant to the ASC 740 provisions of Section 740-10-25 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.
● | Foreign currencies translation |
Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
The reporting currency of the Company is United States Dollar (“US$”) and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries are operating in Hong Kong and maintain its books and record in its local currency, Hong Kong Dollars (“HKD”), which is a functional currency as being the primary currency of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “ Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the year. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statements of changes in stockholder’s equity.
Translation of amounts from HKD into US$ has been made at the following exchange rates for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:
December 31, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
Year-end HKD:US$ exchange rate | 0.1277 | 0.1279 | ||||||
Annual average HKD:US$ exchange rate | 0.1276 | 0.1283 |
● | Retirement plan costs |
Contributions to retirement plans (which are defined contribution plans) are charged to general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operation as the related employee service is provided.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
● | Related parties |
The Company follows the ASC 850-10, “Related Party” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
Pursuant to section 850-10-20 the related parties include a) affiliates of the Company; b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and Income-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e) management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b) a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d) amount due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
● | Commitments and contingencies |
The Company follows the ASC 450-20, “Commitments” to report accounting for contingencies. Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or un-asserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or un-asserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.
Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed. Management does not believe, based upon information available at this time that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, there is no assurance that such matters will not materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and results of operations or cash flows.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
● | Fair value of financial instruments |
FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value, the methods used to measure fair value and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the buyer and the seller at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and cost approach shall be used to measure fair value. FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs, which represent the assumptions used by the buyer and seller in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are further defined as observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are those that buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that the buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
Level 1 — |
Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment. |
Level 2 — |
Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means. |
Level 3 — | Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. |
The fair value of the Company’s certain assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, deposits and prepayments, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, deferred revenue, and amounts due to a related parties are estimated to approximate the carrying values as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 due to the short maturities of such instruments.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
December 31, | Quoted Prices In Active Markets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||||||
Description | 2018 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities, available-for-sale | $ | 75,000 | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
December 31, | Quoted Prices In Active Markets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||||||
Description | 2017 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities, available-for-sale | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - |
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not have any nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements, at least annually, on a recurring basis, nor did the Company have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
● | Recent accounting pronouncements |
In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) : Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. This standard, which will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, is required to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”), which supersedes ASC 505-50 and expands the scope of ASC 718 to include all share-based payments arrangements related to the acquisition of goods and services from both employees and nonemployees. For public companies, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than a company’s adoption date of ASC 606. The Company does not believe that the adoption of ASU 2018-07 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) , which modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, including, among other changes, the consideration of costs and benefits when evaluating disclosure requirements. For public companies, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on the Company’s financial statements and footnote disclosures.
The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and do not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
3. GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTIES
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company has experienced the continuous losses for the years ended December, 2018 and 2017. Also, at December 31, 2018, the Company has incurred an accumulated deficit of $5,407,483.
The continuation of the Company as a going concern through December 31, 2019 is dependent upon the continued financial support from its stockholders. Management believes the Company is currently pursuing additional financing for its operations. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing sufficient funds to sustain the operations.
These and other factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may result in the Company not being able to continue as a going concern.
4. PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Plant and equipment consisted of the following:
As of December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Computer equipment, at cost | $ | 5,998 | $ | 5,998 | ||||
Office equipment, at cost | 2,944 | 2,944 | ||||||
Less: foreign translation difference | (37 | ) | (18 | ) | ||||
8,905 | 8,924 | |||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (6,591 | ) | (4,811 | ) | ||||
Less: foreign translation difference | 20 | 11 | ||||||
$ | 2,334 | $ | 4,124 |
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were $1,780 and $1,790, as part of operating expenses, respectively.
5. AMOUNTS DUE TO RELATED PARTIES
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s director and major shareholder, Mr. Chan Tin Chi and his related companies under his control, made temporary advances to the Company for its working capital, which is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed terms of repayment. Imputed interest from related party loan is not significant.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
6. STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Authorised shares
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company’s authorised shares were 50,000 ordinary shares, with a par value of $1.
Issued and outstanding shares
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had 100 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, respectively. There are no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
7. INCOME TAX
The Company and its subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong are subject to the Hong Kong Profits Tax at a standard income tax rate of 16.5% on the assessable income arising in Hong Kong during its tax year. The reconciliation of income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:
Years ended December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | $ | (850,457 | ) | $ | (927,940 | ) | ||
Statutory income tax rate | 16.5 | % | 16.5 | % | ||||
Income tax expense at statutory rate | (140,325 | ) | (153,110 | ) | ||||
Tax effect from non-deductible items | 159,225 | - | ||||||
Other items | 8,546 | - | ||||||
Operating loss carryforwards | - | 153,110 | ||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 27,446 | $ | - |
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company incurred $5,407,483 and $4,529,580 of net operating losses carryforward available for income tax purposes that may be used to offset future taxable income at no expiry date. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the future.
The following table sets forth the significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:
As of December 31, | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 892,234 | $ | 747,380 | ||||
Less: valuation allowance | (892,234 | ) | (747,380 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax assets, net | $ | - | $ | - |
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
8. PENSION COSTS
The Company is required to make contribution to their employees under a government-mandated defined contribution pension scheme for its eligible full-times employees in Hong Kong. The Company is required to contribute a specified percentage of the participants’ relevant income based on their ages and wages level. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, $3,406 and $11,961 contributions were charged to general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss accordingly.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
From time to time, the stockholder and director of the Company advanced funds to the Company for working capital purpose. Those advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. The imputed interest on the loan from a related party was not significant.
Office Space from its Stockholder
The Company has been provided office space by its major stockholder at the monthly fee of approximately $5,100 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Apart from the transactions and balances detailed elsewhere in these accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has no other significant or material related party transactions during the years presented.
License Agreement with Sharing Economy International Inc.
On June 11, 2017, the Company entered into an Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusivity Agreement”) with Sharing Economy International Inc. (“SEII”) the terms of which became effective on the same day. Pursuant to the Exclusivity Agreement, the Company and SEII agreed to engage in exclusive discussions regarding a potential acquisition by SEII and/or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise all or part of SEII’s business and potential business cooperation between the two companies (collectively, the “Potential Transactions”) for a period of three months commencing from the date of the Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusive Period”). The exclusivity period has been further extended to a period of 18 months commencing from June 20, 2018 pursuant to three amendment agreements dated September 11, 2017, January 23, 2018 and June 20, 2018.
On May 8, 2018 and amended on May 24, 2018, the Company entered into a License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with SEII. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment, the Company shall grant SEII an exclusive license to utilize certain software and trademarks in order to develop, launch, operate, commercialize, and maintain an online website platform in Taiwan, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, and Korea until June 30, 2019. In consideration for the license, the Company was granted by SEII with 250,000 shares of its common stock (the “Consideration Shares”), at an issue price of $1,040,000, or $4.16 per share, (based on the quoted market price of SEII’s common stock on the amended Agreement date of May 24, 2018). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company shall provide a guarantee on revenue and profit of $10,000,000 and $1,940,000, respectively. The Consideration Shares shall be reduced on a pro rata basis if there is a shortfall in the guaranteed revenue and/or profit. In connection with this agreement, the Company recorded license fee income of $376,170 during the year ended December 31, 2018 and recognized the license fee income of $663,830 as deferred revenue which was amortized over the remaining license period.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
10. CONCENTRATIONS OF RISK
The Company is exposed to the following concentrations of risk:
(a) Major customers
There was a single customer exceeding 10% of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018, with no accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2018.
There was no single customer exceeding 10% of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017.
(b) Economic and political risk
The Company’s major operations are conducted in Hong Kong. Accordingly, the political, economic, and legal environments in Hong Kong, as well as the general state of Hong Kong’s economy may influence the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.
(c) Exchange rate risk
The Company cannot guarantee that the current exchange rate will remain steady; therefore there is a possibility that the Company could post the same amount of profit for two comparable periods and because of the fluctuating exchange rate actually post higher or lower profit depending on exchange rate of HKD converted to US$ on that date. The exchange rate could fluctuate depending on changes in political and economic environments without notice.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(a) Operating lease commitments
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company has no material commitments under operating leases.
(b) Capital commitments
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company has no material capital commitments in the next twelve months.
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before consolidated financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after December 31, 2018, up through the date the Company issued the audited consolidated financial statements. During the period, the Company has the following subsequent events as below:
In June 2019, the Company obtained the line of credit from bank for an amount of $5,128,205.
In September 2019, the Company obtained another line of credit from bank for an amount of $6,282,051.
On October 16, 2019, the Company amended its Memorandum of Association by increasing its authorised shares to 2,900,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.001.
On December 27, 2019, the Company entered into Share Exchange Agreement with Sharing Economy International Inc., for the consideration of 7,200,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange of 100% equity interest of the Company.
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Exhibit 99.2
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For The Nine-Months Period Ended September 30, 2019 And 2018
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
INDEX TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
F-1
PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 44,481 | $ | 24,249 | ||||
Marketable securities, available-for-sale | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
Deposits and prepayments | 114,486 | 106,354 | ||||||
Total current assets | 233,967 | 205,603 | ||||||
Non-current assets | ||||||||
Plant and equipment | 997 | 2,334 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 234,964 | $ | 207,937 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 2,587 | $ | 10,954 | ||||
Deferred revenue | - | 663,830 | ||||||
Tax payable | 101,839 | 27,446 | ||||||
Short-term bank loan | 113,831 | - | ||||||
Amounts due to related parties | 54,128 | 4,875,342 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 272,385 | 5,577,572 | ||||||
Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
Long-term bank loan | 4,979,259 | - | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 5,251,644 | 5,577,572 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, $1 par value; 50,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding | 100 | 100 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 42,279 | 37,748 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (5,059,059 | ) | (5,407,483 | ) | ||||
Stockholders’ deficit | (5,016,680 | ) | (5,369,635 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | 234,964 | $ | 207,937 |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
FOR THE NINE-MONTHS PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended
September 30, |
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2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Revenue, net | $ | 676,590 | $ | 210,216 | ||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Operating expenses | (45,925 | ) | (45,941 | ) | ||||
General and administrative expenses | (192,125 | ) | (164,146 | ) | ||||
Professional fee | (3,980 | ) | (20,118 | ) | ||||
Income/(loss) from operation | 434,560 | (19,989 | ) | |||||
Other (expense) income: | ||||||||
Interest income | 1 | - | ||||||
Interest expense | (11,744 | ) | ||||||
Impairment loss on available-for-sale securities | - | (357,500 | ) | |||||
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 422,817 | (377,489 | ) | |||||
Income tax expense | (74,393 | ) | - | |||||
NET INCOME (LOSS) | 348,424 | (377,489 | ) | |||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||
– Foreign currency adjustment | 4,531 | 6,898 | ||||||
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 352,955 | $ | (370.591 | ) |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE-MONTHS PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”))
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended
September 30, |
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2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Cash flow from operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | 348,424 | $ | (377,489 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
Depreciation of plant and equipment | 1,335 | 1,335 | ||||||
Impairment loss on available-for-sale securities | - | 357,500 | ||||||
Stock compensation income | (663,830 | ) | (210,213 | ) | ||||
Written off of debts | 16,307 | 22,953 | ||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Deposits and prepayments | (8,132 | ) | 189 | |||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (8,367 | ) | (2,252 | ) | ||||
Tax payable | 74,393 | - | ||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (239,870 | ) | (207,977 | ) | ||||
Cash flow from financing activities: | ||||||||
(Repayment to) advances from related parties | (4,837,521 | ) | 195,313 | |||||
Proceeds from bank loan | 5,101,846 | - | ||||||
Repayment of bank loan | (8,756 | ) | - | |||||
Net cash generated from financing activities | 255,569 | 195,313 | ||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 4,533 | 6,906 | ||||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 20,232 | (5,758 | ) | |||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINING OF PERIOD | 24,249 | 39,817 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD | $ | 44,481 | $ | 34,059 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION | ||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 11,744 | $ | - | ||||
Non-cash transactions | ||||||||
Shares received in lieu of licensing arrangement | $ | 1,040,000 | $ | - |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE NINE MONTHS’ PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
Ordinary share |
Accumulated
other comprehensive |
Accumulated |
Total
stockholder’s |
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No. of shares |
Amount |
income | deficit | deficit | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2018 (audited) | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 29,427 | $ | (4,529,580 | ) | $ | (4,500,053 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | 6,898 | - | 6,898 | |||||||||||||||
Net loss for the year | - | - | - | (377,489 | ) | (377,489 | ) | |||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2018 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 36,325 | $ | (4,907,069 | ) | $ | (4,870,644 | ) | |||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2019 (audited) | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 37,748 | $ | (5,407,483 | ) | $ | (5,369,635 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | 4,531 | - | 4,531 | |||||||||||||||
Net income for the year | - | - | - | 348,424 | 348,424 | |||||||||||||||
Balance as of September 30, 2019 | 100 | $ | 100 | $ | 42,279 | $ | (5,059,059 | ) | $ | (5,016,680 | ) |
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
1. | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION |
Peak Equity International Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated as a BVI Business Company with limited liability on July 1, 2014 in the British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”). The Company through its subsidiaries, mainly engages in the operation and development of online platform namely www.ECrent.com, which offers a global marketplace for individuals and corporations to deploy the rental, social media and advertising services among all countries.
Pursuant to its Memorandom of Association, the authorised capital is amounted to $50,000 representing 50,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $1 at its inception.
On October 16, 2019, the Company amended its Memorandum of Association by increasing its authorised shares to 2,900,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.001.
Description of subsidiaries
Name |
Place
of
incorporation and kind of legal entity |
Principal
activities
and place of operation |
Particulars
of
registered/ paid up share capital |
Effective
interest
held |
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Universal Sharing Limited | British Virgin Islands | Sales and marketing in Hong Kong | 100 ordinary shares at par value of $1 | 100 | % | |||||
ECrent Worldwide Company Limited | Hong Kong | Operation of online platform in Hong Kong | 100,000,000 ordinary shares at HK$1 | 100 | % | |||||
ECrent Capital Holdings Limited | British Virgin Islands | Licensing service | 100 ordinary shares at par value of $1 | 90 | % |
The Company and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as (the “Company”).
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the application of certain significant accounting policies as described in this note and elsewhere in the accompanying financial statements and notes.
● | Basis of presentation |
These accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”).
● | Use of estimates and assumptions |
In preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
● | Basis of consolidation |
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions within the Company have been eliminated upon consolidation.
● | Cash and cash equivalents |
Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost and represent cash on hand, demand deposits placed with banks or other financial institutions and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less as of the purchase date of such investments.
● | Available-for-sale marketable securities |
Available-for-sale marketable securities are reported at fair value using the market approach based on the quoted prices in active markets at the reporting date. The Company classifies the valuation techniques that use these inputs as Level 1 of fair value measurements. Any unrealized losses that are deemed other-than-temporary are included in current period earnings and removed from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Realized gains and losses on marketable securities are included in current period earnings. For purposes of computing realized gains and losses, the cost basis of each investment sold is generally based on the weighted average cost method.
The Company regularly evaluates whether the decline in fair value of available-for-sale securities is other-than-temporary and objective evidence of impairment could include:
● | The severity and duration of the fair value decline; |
● | Deterioration in the financial condition of the issuer; and |
● | Evaluation of the factors that could cause individual securities to have an other-than-temporary impairment. |
During the period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, $0 and $357,500 was recognized as impairment loss as other-than-temporary decline in fair value, respectively.
● | Plant and equipment |
Plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the following expected useful lives from the date on which they become fully operational and after taking into account their estimated residual values:
Expected useful life | ||
Computer equipment | 5 years | |
Office equipment | 5 years |
Expenditure for repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. When assets have retired or sold, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in the results of operations.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
● | Impairment of long-lived assets |
In accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, all long-lived assets such as plant and equipment held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is evaluated by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to its estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the fair value of the assets. There has been no impairment charge for the period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
● | Revenue recognition |
Under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, the Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
The Company derives its revenues from the sale of licence and advertising right and in a term of certain periods. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements:
● | identify the contract with a customer; |
● | identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
● | determine the transaction price; |
● | allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and |
● | recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied. |
● | Comprehensive income |
ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”, establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income as defined includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. Accumulated other comprehensive income, as presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity, consists of changes in unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency translation. This comprehensive income is not included in the computation of income tax expense or benefit.
● | Income taxes |
The Company adopted the ASC 740 Income Tax provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under paragraph 740-10-25-13, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Paragraph 740-10-25-13 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. The Company had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of paragraph 740-10-25-13.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
The estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities are reported in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as tax credit carry-backs and carry-forwards. The Company periodically reviews the recoverability of deferred tax assets recorded on its balance sheets and provides valuation allowances as management deems necessary.
● | Uncertain tax positions |
The Company did not take any uncertain tax positions and had no adjustments to its income tax liabilities or benefits pursuant to the ASC 740 provisions of Section 740-10-25 for the period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
● | Foreign currencies translation |
Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations.
The reporting currency of the Company is United States Dollar ("US$") and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In addition, the Company and its subsidiaries are operating in Hong Kong and maintain its books and record in its local currency, Hong Kong Dollars (“HKD”), which is a functional currency as being the primary currency of the economic environment in which their operations are conducted. In general, for consolidation purposes, assets and liabilities of its subsidiaries whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, in accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “ Translation of Financial Statement”, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statements of changes in stockholder’s equity.
Translation of amounts from HKD into US$ has been made at the following exchange rates for the period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
September 30,
2019 |
September 30,
2018 |
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Period-end HKD:US$ exchange rate | 0.1277 | 0.1279 | ||||||
Period average HKD:US$ exchange rate | 0.1276 | 0.1283 |
● | Related parties |
The Company follows the ASC 850-10, Related Party for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
Pursuant to section 850-10-20 the related parties include a) affiliates of the Company; b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of section 825–10–15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and Income-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e) management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.
The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b) a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d) amount due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.
● | Commitments and contingencies |
The Company follows the ASC 450-20, Commitments to report accounting for contingencies. Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company assesses such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or un-asserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or un-asserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, and an estimate of the range of possible losses, if determinable and material, would be disclosed.
Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed. Management does not believe, based upon information available at this time that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, there is no assurance that such matters will not materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial position, and results of operations or cash flows.
● | Fair value of financial instruments |
FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” defines fair value, the methods used to measure fair value and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the buyer and the seller at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the valuation techniques consistent with the market approach, income approach and cost approach shall be used to measure fair value. FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs, which represent the assumptions used by the buyer and seller in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are further defined as observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are those that buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that the buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three levels based on the inputs as follows:
Level 1 — |
Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment. |
Level 2 — |
Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means. |
Level 3 — | Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. |
The fair value of the Company’s certain assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, deposits and prepayements, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, deferred revenue and amount due to related parties are estimated to approximate the carrying values as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 due to the short maturities of such instruments.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
September 30, |
Quoted
Prices In Active Markets |
Significant
Other Observable Inputs |
Significant
Other Unobservable Inputs |
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Description | 2019 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities, available-for-sale | $ | 75,000 | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
December 31, |
Quoted
Prices In Active Markets |
Significant
Other Observable Inputs |
Significant
Other Unobservable Inputs |
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Description | 2018 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Marketable securities, available-for-sale | $ | 75,000 | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | $ | - |
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements, at least annually, on a recurring basis, nor did the Company have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
● | Recent accounting pronouncements |
In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) : Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). ASU 2017-04 removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. This standard, which will be effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, is required to be applied prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”), which supersedes ASC 505-50 and expands the scope of ASC 718 to include all share-based payments arrangements related to the acquisition of goods and services from both employees and nonemployees. For public companies, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than a company's adoption date of ASC 606. The Company does not believe that the adoption of ASU 2018-07 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract, which amended its guidance for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This new standard also requires customers to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement. This new standard becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. This new standard can be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this amendment to its consolidated financial statements.
The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements and do not believe the future adoption of any such pronouncements may be expected to cause a material impact on its financial condition or the results of its operations.
3. | GOING CONCERN UNCERTAINTIES |
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
At September 30, 2019, the Company has incurred an accumulated deficit of $5,059,059. The continuation of the Company as a going concern through September 30, 2020 is dependent upon the continued financial support from its stockholders. Management believes the Company is currently pursuing additional financing for its operations. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing sufficient funds to sustain the operations.
These and other factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets and liabilities that may result in the Company not being able to continue as a going concern.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
4. | PLANT AND EQUIPMENT |
Plant and equipment consisted of the following:
September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
(unaudited) | (Audited) | |||||||
Computer equipment, at cost | $ | 5,998 | $ | 5,998 | ||||
Office equipment, at cost | 2,944 | 2,944 | ||||||
Less: foreign translation difference | (47 | ) | (37 | ) | ||||
8,895 | 8,905 | |||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (7,915 | ) | (6,591 | ) | ||||
Less: foreign translation difference | 17 | 20 | ||||||
$ | 997 | $ | 2,334 |
Depreciation expense for the periods ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $1,335 and $1,335, as part of operating expenses, respectively.
5. | AMOUNTS DUE TO RELATED PARTIES |
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s director and major shareholder, Mr. Chan Tin Chi and his related companies, made temporary advances to the Company for its working capital, which is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed terms of repayment. Imputed interest from related party loan is not significant.
6. | BANK LOAN |
The Company obtained the instalment loan from the bank in Hong Kong, amounting to $5,101,846, which is secured by a fixed charge over the property owned by its major shareholder and personally guaranteed by the director of the Company, Mr. Chan Tin Chi. The loan is repayable in a term of 30 years, with 360 monthly instalments and interest is charged at the annual rate of 2.5% below its best lending rate.
In September 2019, the Company also obtained another line of credit for an amount of $6,282,051.
7. | STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
Authorised shares
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s authorised shares were 50,000 ordinary shares, with a par value of $1.
Issued and outstanding shares
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had 100 ordinary shares issued and outstanding, respectively. There are no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
8. | INCOME TAX |
The Company and its subsidiaries operating in Hong Kong are subject to the Hong Kong Profits Tax at a standard income tax rate of 16.5% on the assessable income arising in Hong Kong during its tax year. The reconciliation of income tax rate to the effective income tax rate for the period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:
Nine months ended
September 30, |
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2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 422,817 | $ | (377,489 | ) | |||
Statutory income tax rate | 16.5 | % | 16.5 | % | ||||
Income tax expense at statutory rate | 69,764 | (62,285 | ) | |||||
Tax effect from non-deductible items | 4,629 | - | ||||||
Loss carryforwards | - | 62,285 | ||||||
Income tax expense | $ | 74,393 | $ | - |
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company incurred $5,059,059 and $5,407,483 of net operating losses carryforward available for income tax purposes that may be used to offset future taxable income at no expiry date. The Company has provided for a full valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets on the expected future tax benefits from the net operating loss carryforwards as the management believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized in the future.
The following table sets forth the significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
September 30, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
Net operating loss carryforwards | $ | 834,744 | $ | 892,234 | ||||
Less: valuation allowance | (834,744 | ) | (892,234 | ) | ||||
Deferred tax assets, net | $ | - | $ | - |
9. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
From time to time, the stockholder and director of the Company advanced funds to the Company for working capital purpose. Those advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. The imputed interest on the loan from a related party was not significant.
Office Space from its Stockholder
The Company has been provided office space by its major stockholder at the monthly fee of approximately $5,100 and $5,100 for the period ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.
Apart from the transactions and balances detailed elsewhere in these accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has no other significant or material related party transactions during the periods presented.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
License Agreement with Sharing Economy International Inc.
On June 11, 2017, the Company entered into an Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusivity Agreement”) with Sharing Economy International Inc. (“SEII”) the terms of which became effective on the same day. Pursuant to the Exclusivity Agreement, the Company and SEII agreed to engage in exclusive discussions regarding a potential acquisition by SEII and/or any of its subsidiaries or otherwise all or part of SEII’s business and potential business cooperation between the two companies (collectively, the “Potential Transactions”) for a period of three months commencing from the date of the Exclusivity Agreement (the “Exclusive Period”). The exclusivity period has been further extended to a period of 18 months commencing from June 20, 2018 pursuant to three amendment agreements dated September 11, 2017, January 23, 2018 and June 20, 2018.
On May 8, 2018 and amended on May 24, 2018, the Company entered into a License Agreement (the “Agreement”) with SEII. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment, the Company shall grant SEII an exclusive license to utilize certain software and trademarks in order to develop, launch, operate, commercialize, and maintain an online website platform in Taiwan, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Japan, and Korea until June 30, 2019. In consideration for the license, the Company was granted by SEII with 250,000 shares of its common stock (the “Consideration Shares”), at an issue price of $1,040,000, or $4.16 per share, (based on the quoted market price of SEII’s common stock on the amended Agreement date of May 24, 2018). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company shall provide a guarantee on revenue and profit of $10,000,000 and $1,940,000, respectively. The Consideration Shares shall be reduced on a pro rata basis if there is a shortfall in the guaranteed revenue and/or profit. In connection with this agreement, the Company recorded license fee income of $663,830 for the period ended September 30, 2019 and the deferred revenue license fee was fully amortized during the period.
10. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
(a) | Operating lease commitments |
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has no material commitments under operating leases.
(b) | Capital commitments |
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company has no material capital commitments in the next twelve months.
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PEAK EQUITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
(Unaudited)
11. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after September 30, 2019, up through the date the Company issued the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. During the period, the Company has the following subsequent events as below:
On October 16, 2019, the Company amended its Memorandum of Association by increasing its authorised shares to 2,900,000 ordinary shares with a par value of $0.001.
On December 27, 2019, the Company entered into Share Exchange Agreement with Sharing Economy International Inc., for the consideration of 7,200,000,000 shares of its common stock in exchange of 100% equity interest of the Company.
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Exhibit 99.3
SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
Unaudited Pro forma Financial Information
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SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
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SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATION
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
Historical | Historical | |||||||||||||||
SEII | Peak Equity |
Pro forma
Adjustment |
Pro Forma
Condensed Combined |
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Revenues, net | $ | 5,244,065 | $ | 676,590 | (676,590 | )(c) | $ | 5,244,065 | ||||||||
Cost of revenue | (10,104,431 | ) | - | (10,104,431 | ) | |||||||||||
Gross loss | (4,860,366 | ) | 676,590 | (4,860,366 | ) | |||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | (5,530,556 | ) | (242,030 | ) | 676,590 | (c) | (5,093,219 | ) | ||||||||
Bad debt expense | (4,307,234 | ) | - | (4,307,234 | ) | |||||||||||
Impairment loss | (13,355,958 | ) | - | (13,355,958 | ) | |||||||||||
Total operating expenses | (23,193,748 | ) | (242,030 | ) | (22,759,188 | ) | ||||||||||
(Loss) income from operations | (28,054,114 | ) | 434,560 | (27,619,554 | ) | |||||||||||
Other Income (Expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Impairment loss on goodwill | - | - | (5,016,680 | )(b) | (5,016,680 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (345,083 | ) | (11,744 | ) | (345,083 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest income | 856 | 1 | 856 | |||||||||||||
Other expense | (9,440 | ) | (9,440 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total other expense | (353,667 | ) | (11,743 | ) | (5,382,090 | ) | ||||||||||
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (28,407,781 | ) | 422,817 | (33,001,644 | ) | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | - | (74,393 | ) | (74,393 | ) | |||||||||||
NET (LOSS) INCOME | $ | (28,407,781 | ) | $ | 348,424 | $ | (33,076,037 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss per share | $ | (3.20 | ) | $ | #(0.00) | |||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding | 8,866,755 | 7,208,866,755 |
# | Less than $0.001 per share |
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SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – BACKGROUND OF ORGANIZATION
On December 27, 2019, Sharing Economy International Inc. or the Company or SEII completed the Acquisition of Peak Equity International Limited and Subsidiaries (collectively “Peak Equity”) (the “Acquisition”) for its 100% equity interest. The consideration of the Acquisition totaled approximately 7,200,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at the price of $0.25, equal to $1,800,000,000.
This Acquisition is considered as related party transaction, whereas Ms. Deborah Yuen (a spouse of Mr Chan Tin Chi), an affiliate of YSK 1860 Co., Limited, which is a shareholder of the Company, previously controlled Peak Equity during 2017 and 2018.
NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The historical consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The historical combined financial statements of Peak Equity are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements reflect adjustments to the Company’s historical financial data to give effect to the Acquisition as if they had occurred on September 30, 2019 for the pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and as if they had occurred on January 1, 2019 for the pro forma condensed combined statements of operations.
The pro forma financial statements have been prepared by management for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations in future periods. The pro forma adjustments are based on the preliminary information available at the time of the preparation of this document and assumptions that management believes are reasonable. The pro forma financial statements, including the notes thereto, are qualified in their entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with SEII’s historical financial statements included elsewhere in this Amendment to the Current Statement on Form 8-K for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, as Exhibits filed with SEC herewith.
The pro forma financial statements do not purport to represent what the results of operations or financial position of the combined entity would actually have been if the merger had in fact occurred on September 30, 2019, nor do they purport to project the results of operations or financial position of the combined entity for any future period or as of any date.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements do not reflect the realization of any expected cost savings or other synergies from the Acquisition, including as a result of restructuring activities and other cost savings initiatives planned subsequent to the completion of the Acquisition. Although management believes such cost savings and other synergies will be realized following the Acquisition, there can be no assurance that these cost savings or any synergies will be achieved in full or at all. In addition, the unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements do not reflect the estimated restructuring charges contemplated in association with any such cost savings. Such charges will be expensed in the appropriate accounting periods following the completion of the Acquisition.
The Acquisition will be accounted for in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations, using the reverse acquisition method whereas Peak Equity is considered as the accounting acquiror and the Company as the acquired party. The assets and liabilities of Peak Equity, including identifiable intangible assets, have been measured using preliminary estimates based on assumptions that management believes are reasonable and are consistent with the information currently available. Determining the fair value of intangible assets acquired requires management’s judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates, asset lives and market multiples, among other items. The use of different estimates and judgments could yield materially different results.
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SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC.
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
(Unaudited)
NOTE 3 – PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION
The following is a preliminary estimate of the Acquisition consideration as it relates to the acquisition of Peak Equity by the Company.
The excess of the purchase price has been allocated to goodwill. The purchase price allocation as included in the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements is preliminary and is subject to the final purchase consideration and the final management estimate. This could result in material adjustment to the amounts included herein. The preliminary estimate of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of the Acquisition is as follows:
NOTE 4 – PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS
The pro forma financial statements have been prepared as if the Acquisition was completed on September 30, 2019 for combined purpose and reflects the following pro forma adjustment(s):
(a) | Amounts reflect the identifiable intangible assets and goodwill attributable to the Acquisition |
(b) | Amount reflect the impairment loss on goodwill arising from business combination of $5,016,680 |
(c) | Amount reflect the elimination of inter-company transactions |
NOTE 5 – PRO FORMA EARNINGS PER SHARE
The pro forma earnings per share, giving effect to the Acquisition have been computed as follows:
Net loss | $ | (33,076,037 | ) | |
Net loss per share – Basic and diluted | $ | #(0.00 | ) | |
Weighted average number of shares deemed issued and outstanding | 7,208,866,755 |
# | Less than $0.001 per share |
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