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) September 30, 2021
Sipup Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
333-185408 | 99-0382107 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Hamenofim 10, Herzelia, Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-305-999-5232
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Sipup Corporation, a Nevada corporation f, is providing the disclosure contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the closing of the Acquisition, as defined below, under the following items of Form 8-K: Item 1.01, Item 2.01, Item 3.02, Item 3.03, Item 5.01, Item 5.02, Item 5.03, Item 5.06, Item 5.07 and Item 9.01.
A table of contents for this Current Report on Form 8-K is as follows:
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K, including the sections entitled “Description of Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contains express or implied forward-looking statements that are based on our management’s belief and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future operational or financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, but are not limited to, statements about:
● | the implementation of our strategic plans for our business; | |
● | our financial performance; | |
● | developments relating to our competitors and our industry, including the impact of government regulation; | |
● | estimates of our expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and our needs for additional financing; and | |
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other risks and uncertainties, including those listed under the captions “Business,” “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” |
In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “could,” “project,” “intend,” “will,” “will be,” “would,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology and expressions. However, this is not an exclusive way of identifying such statements. These statements are only predictions. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those listed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties occur, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual events or results may vary significantly from those implied or projected by the forward-looking statements. No forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance. You should read this Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents that we reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K and have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as exhibits hereto completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K represent our views as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. Except as expressly required under federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, whether as a result of new information or future events or otherwise. You should therefore not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. All forward-looking statements attributable to use are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.
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Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement
The disclosure set forth below under Item 2.01 (Completion of Acquisition of Disposition of Assets) is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
As previously disclosed, on April 26, 2021, Sipup Corp. ( “Sipup,” “we,” “us” or the “Company”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with VeganNation Services, Ltd., a company formed under the laws of the State of Israel (“VeganNation”) and the shareholders of VeganNation. pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of VeganNation (hereinafter, the “Acquisition”) in exchange for 41,062,240 shares of common stock of the Company. The Share Exchange Agreement is referred to herein collectively as the “Share Exchange Agreement” or the “Agreement”.
The foregoing description of the Share Exchange Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Share Exchange Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report, filed on April 26, 2021 and which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
The Share Exchange Agreement closed on September 30, 2021. At the Closing, pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will issue an aggregate of 41,062,240 shares of Common Stock to the VeganNation shareholders in exchange for 100 Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 1.00 per share, of VeganNation, constituting 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of VeganNation, resulting in VeganNation becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sipup.
The Share Exchange Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants made by VeganNation together with its shareholders. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties were made solely for purposes of the acquisition of VeganNation by Sipup under the Share Exchange Agreement and are not intended to provide factual, business or financial information about Sipup, VeganNation or the combined company. Moreover, those representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Share Exchange Agreement, and some or all of them (i) may not be accurate or complete as of any specified date, (ii) may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders or different from what a stockholder might view as material, and/or (iii) may have been qualified by certain disclosures of Sipup or VeganNation not reflected in the Share Exchange Agreement.
Private Placement
In connection with the anticipated closing of the Acquisition, in April 2021, the Company commenced a private placement to accredited and offshore investors of the private placement of units of the Company securities (the “2021 Private Placement”) whereby each unit comprised of (i) one share of Common Stock of the Company at a per share purchase price of $0.35, (ii) a common stock purchase warrant for an additional share of Common Stock exercisable over a one (1) year period at a per share exercise price of $1.00 (the “Series A Warrant”) and (iii) a common stock purchase warrant for an additional share of Common Stock exercisable over a two year period at a per share exercise price of $1.50 (the “Series B Warrant”; together with the Series A Warrants, collectively, the “Warrants”).
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Between April 2021 through the closing of the Acquisition, the Company raised aggregate gross proceeds of $1,129,975 and 2,112,795 NIS (approximately $677,000 as of the date of this report) from the 2021 Private Placement. In connection therewith, the Company undertook to issue to the 2021 Private Placement investors an aggregate of 5,095,640 shares of Common Stock and issued Series A and Series B Warrants, in each case for the purchase of up to an additional 5,095,640 shares of Common Stock.
Accounting Treatment of the Acquisition
The Acquisition has been structured and accounted for as a reverse-merger and recapitalization. VeganNation is the surviving entity for financial reporting purposes and Sipup is the acquired company. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations that will be reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the Acquisition will be those of VeganNation and will be recorded at the historical cost basis of VeganNation, and the consolidated financial statements after completion of the Acquisition will include the assets and liabilities and results of operations of VeganNation through the closing date of the Acquisition as well as the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the Combined Company from and after the closing date of the Acquisition.
Smaller Reporting Company
Following the Acquisition, the combined company continues being a “smaller reporting company,” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.
FORM 10 DISCLOSURE
Immediately prior to the Closing of the Share Exchange pursuant to which VeganNation became a wholly-owned owned subsidiary of the Company, the Company was a “shell company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Item 2.01(f) of Form 8-K states that if the registrant was a “shell” company, such as the Company was immediately before the Share Exchange, then the registrant must disclose on a Current Report on Form 8-K the information that would be required if the registrant were filing a general form for registration of securities on Form 10. Accordingly, this Report includes all of the information that would be included in a Form 10.
Overview of Sipup
Sipup Corp was incorporated in the State of Nevada on October 31, 2012. The Company initially was engaged in the marketing of beverages.
Sipup filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-185408) that was declared effective by the SEC on February 20, 2013, pursuant to which Sipup sold an aggregate of 3 million shares of its common stock under that registration statement.
Immediately preceding the closing of the Acquisition, Sipup was a “shell company,” as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Accordingly, pursuant to the requirements of Item 2.01(f) and Item 5.01(a)(8) of Form 8-K, Item 2.01 sets forth the information that would otherwise be required if the Combined Company were filing a general form for registration of a class of securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act, with such information reflecting the Combined Company and its securities upon completion of the Acquisition. Following the Acquisition, Sipup is a holding company, without any operations or employees, and the sole stockholder of VeganNation.
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Overview of VeganNation
VeganNation is a global B2B2C (i.e., business-to-business-to-consumer) business that is developing a platform (the “Platform”) which comprises both a directory and marketplace connecting conscious consumers, businesses and organizations. Our proprietary platform empowers individuals, businesses and organizations that all wish to carry out business within the confines of a sustainable online marketplace (the “Marketplace”), thereby establishing strong and long-standing connections between everything plant-based. This begins with our proprietary e-commerce platform, a B2C and B2B marketplace, designed to make the plant-based market more sustainable, affordable, and globally accessible.
In addition to the foregoing, the Company envisions making its Platform a highly sought-after resource for the global plant-based community by continually disseminating content and educational materials, while facilitating meet-up opportunities, either virtually or in person.
Appreciating the criticality of integrity and transparency within the global sustainable plant-based community, the Company seeks to develop a unique decentralized approval system by employing smart contracts where vegans will have the opportunity to validate the authenticity of a vegan-friendly product manufacturer or establishment.
Principally, the VeganNation ecosystem is being designed to offer various kinds of participants, including consumers, merchants and suppliers, an environment facilitating the sale of products and services which comply with plant-based principles such as plant-based groceries, fresh produce, fashion or manufactured goods. In addition, the Platform will also facilitate the distribution of content relevant to the plant-based community and provide opportunities for participants to collaborate and meet up, either virtually or in person.
Technologically, VeganNation has continued to advance where it is iteratively building the next generation of a global, sustainable and social shopping experience via the Marketplace. The Marketplace seeks to deliver a cutting-edge user shopping experience that features products ranging from fresh produce and plant-based burgers, to fashion and home goods.
The Platform has three primary aspects: the “ecosystem”, the “incentive system” and the “Evergreen tracking system”.
The “ecosystem” aspect of our proprietary Platform was designed to incorporate “vegan values” and address the daily needs of vegans, globally. The ecosystem includes food sharing solutions that enable users to identify vegan food options in various locations worldwide through the aggregation of an approved list of vegan vendors (e.g., small business owners, craftsmen, farmers and other service providers who may offer their goods to consumers on the Platform.
The “incentive system” within the Platform would provide its users with (more) opportunities to contribute to the Platform.
Within the third foundational element of the Platform, namely the Evergreen tracking system, VeganNation aims to create a decentralized approval system via various smart contracts where vegans may vouch for the authenticity of a vegan friendly product or establishment, thereby making vegan commerce easier and transparent in a communal and accessible manner. The Evergreen supply chain tracking and verification system will work alongside the VeganNation ecosystem to ensure that products and services offered through the ecosystem comply with plant-based and sustainable principles by verifying that they meet the plant-based standards. The system is under development and we estimate that it will take a minimum of two years following the Acquisition Closing before our Evergreen tracking system becomes an industry-recognized supply chain ecosystem for vegan consumers and merchants alike.
All transactions within the Platform may be settled using the Green Token, a cryptocurrency specifically designed for users of the Platform. We discuss the Green Token in more detail below.
VeganNation is and will continue to be very active on other social media outlets, including partnerships with top nutritionists, chefs and brands advocating a plant-based lifestyle. Above all else, establishing a loyal core consumer base which continually utilizes the Marketplace for recurring purchases is critical for the execution of the Company’s business model, especially as the Company’s other offerings are still under development.
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Corporate Structure
Following the Acquisition, the corporate structure of the newly-combined company is as follows:
We believe this structure affords VeganNation a great deal of flexibility and growth opportunities, by enabling more hires within Israel’s rich talent pool, while taking full advantage of the UK’s favorable regulatory framework particularly in regards to the issuance and recognition of utility tokens.
Activities of Enlightened --- On June 2, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Enlightened Capital Ltd., an Israeli company with offices at Bnei-Brak, Israel (“Enlightened”) whereby Enlightened became a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Enlightened is engaged, in the field of green energy and is licensed to internationally trade in Certified Emission Reductions, also known as carbon credits (“CERs”), as issued by the UN until 2040.
Other Activities of VeganNation
Among the various undertakings of VeganNation, the Company firmly believes that sports will be a highly effective channel through which to disseminate VeganNation’s message of encouraging more consumers to make conscious, pant-based buying decisions. As such, VeganNation was the progenitor and sponsor of Sports for Sustainability campaign, involving the Brazilian Legends and countless other athletes which started their football careers in Brazil. The campaign has already drawn very large crowds and heightened awareness amongst fans of Brazilian football over the importance of sustainability. VeganNation continues to partner with many of the biggest sports legends of all times, as well as premier football clubs worldwide to further this campaign.
The sponsorship aspect of the campaign includes the placement of VeganNation’s logo signage on players’ jerseys and on in-stadium signage, and the consideration paid by VeganNation was through Green Coin.
The VeganNation Strategic Advantage
Unique Approach to the Product
VeganNation has taken an innovative approach to the development and dissemination of its consumer application (the “app”), as a key touchpoint with its members and user base. Among the features present on the app is the ability for users to invite their friends to purchase the same goods from their cart, promoting bulk purchases that benefit the business owners and planet alike. Users will be incentivized with loyalty points redeemable for products on the Marketplace for each such purchase that is made by a friend. Moreover, leveraging the growth of farm-to-table commerce, the app will display nearby farms to which our members can purchase directly, while receiving discounts and loyalty points.
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The VeganNation Brand
VeganNation is a recognizable brand with its strategic partnerships and with leading groups around the world. Most notably, the Sports for Sustainability campaign which has attracted the top names in the sports and entertainment industry is gaining even higher traction and recognition with time.
Our Competitive Strength
We believe that the following assets position VeganNation for significant growth in the sustainable digital economy.
Cutting-Edge Innovation
Our software team has significant experience in the development of fintech and e-commerce solutions. In addition, our UI/UX and product design teams are adept at creating innovative and cutting-edge user interfaces, whether in the form of an app or website. Our developers are singularly focused on developing user and business experiences that seek to simplify complex transactions and functionalities.
E-commerce Platform
VeganNation has developed and continues to develop its e-commerce Platform to bridge the technological gap for small and medium size vegan businesses that wish to penetrate both regional and global markets. In 2018 alone, online marketplaces accounted for sales of over $145 billion by small and medium-sized American businesses. Our goal is to become a conduit for the plant-based industry by connecting businesses and consumers with a simple, quick, seamless, social and fun shopping experience for all plant-based and sustainable goods and services. VeganNation ensures user-friendly business onboarding, catalogue importing, 3rd party shipping integrations and extensive CRM and management tools for end-to-end management of all related business operations. Moreover, both the VeganNation website as well as the app are carefully designed to give merchants more insight into its customers. By way of example, through VeganNation’s business dashboard web tool, merchants will be able to:
● | Register their business | |
● | Connect a merchant bank account | |
● | Upload their product catalogue | |
● | Manage their inventory | |
● | Process orders and requests | |
● | Choose 3rd party shipping entity and track orders | |
● | Chat with their clients | |
● | Redeem points for GreenCoin | |
● | Exchange GreenCoin for Cash |
Our Product is Aligned with Consumer Trends
VeganNation is being commercially launched at a time when the global mobile payments market reached $3.7 trillion in 2019 and it is expected to reach $12.4 trillion by 2025. The opportunity in front of VeganNation becomes even more interesting when you consider that 70% of millennials in the US and EU have identified as conscious consumers, and according to UBS, Barclays and JP Morgan, and that the plant-based food market is expected to reach $140 Billion in this decade with double digit growth year over year. VeganNation is committed to bridging both of these trends, by becoming the most trusted brand for consumers seeking to make consumer conscious purchases via the new digital economy..
Growth and Expansion Forecast and Strategy
Penetrate Under-Serviced Regions in Europe
Our go-to-market strategy includes launching our Marketplace in North America and the United Kingdom, but also throughout Eastern Europe which is experiencing record growth among plant-based enthusiasts.
Expand the Range of E-Commerce Services
We firmly believe in the “if you build it, they will come” theory. As such, we are committed to building an ecosystem that is equal parts merchant and user-centric -- where the most respected merchants in the plant-based world want to grow their businesses, which invariably will drive customer usage. We will try to accomplish this by engaging in a continual state of research and development to ensure that our Marketplace offers merchants best-of-breed tools, such as analytics tools, seamless payment processing, a robust loyalty program and more.
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Loyalty Program and Digital Token for Incentivization
We believe that each user of our app and customer of our Marketplace is a stakeholder in the future success and growth of the VeganNation Platform, and more broadly, its ecosystem. That’s why VeganNation is committed to both incentivizing and rewarding those individuals who play a role in our growth story. Particularly in the context of e-commerce, in 2020 approximately $96 billion in digital consumer sales were directly tied to loyalty-marketing-related benefits. VeganNation is currently developing the methodologies and algorithms that will calculate the appropriate loyalty rewards earned by users/customers alike, though all rewards are anticipated to be in the form Green Tokens. .
The Social Shopping Experience
VeganNation wants each user’s shopping experience within the Marketplace to be a socially-impacted experience, in which the user feels that he/she is part of a much larger and more meaningful agenda. Each member in our platform will have a cart that can be public or private, where they add their desired products, they can share the link of their cart with friends or have it displayed in the cart feed for other users to join, depending upon the privacy settings chosen by the user. As users drive greater adoption/purchases by their networks via the Marketplace, they receive loyalty / reward points.
GreenPay
GreenPay is the official engine at VeganNation, supporting in-app marketplace purchases and token transfers amongst individuals and businesses. As more communities issue their own financial instruments, GreenPay comes to serve as a business finance solution to expand payment options for an easy and seamless user experience. GreenPay offers extra rewards for consumers who pay in-store via the app.
On the merchant front, GreenPay offers an extensive list of APIs for businesses and organizations alike to onboard with the GreenPay payment platform. In addition, GreenPay utilizes distributed ledger technology, and transactions within the ecosystem will have the ability to be settled immediately using GreenCoin, with users transferring tokens to merchants and other participants as payment for products and services sold through the Platform.
Verification
Among future development plans on VeganNation’s research and development roadmap, is the much anticipated Evergreen Supply Chain Tracking and Verification System which will work in tandem with our Marketplace to ensure the products and services offered for sale on the Marketplace meet the (plant-based / sustainability) standards that will be eventually established under the verification system. The system is envisioned to fully automate each of the supply chain steps, from production to delivery, in order to assess whether a particular product or service meets the requisite verification standards. VeganNation also intends to crowdsource the standards among its members and users within the vegan and related ecosystems. By using GreenCoin as the unifying factor between consumers expecting to purchase plant-based products with their GreenCoins and merchants willing to accept GreenCoins, we believe that GreenCoin can also function as a catalyst for the aggregation of highly valuable data that can be leveraged to provide ongoing reality checks for the standards described above.
The GreenCoin
GreenCoin is a utility token based on the ERC-20 protocol, deployed on the Ethereum mainnet. The digital utility token is the driver behind the VeganNation Loyalty Program and the Sports for Sustainability campaign, as we’ve described elsewhere. We believe that GreenCoin, has the potential, over time, to become the official token/alternative currency instrument for the global plant-based community, thereby making it the first such instrument to engender inherent global and humanitarian benefits each time a GreenCoin is used. VeganNation intends to list GreenCoin on the Liquid Exchange in Japan following the completion of the Acquisition contemplated above. Other changes that VeganNation is considering include Betrix, FlowB2C and Merkata.
VeganNation previously offered a similar token to high net worth individuals outside of the United States and China back in 2018-2019.
Industry Background
According to IBM and McKinsey research, 70% of millennials in the US and EU identify as conscious consumers, while global research spanning 170 countries reveals that 57% of consumers are willing to change their purchasing habits to help reduce negative environmental impact, and 71% said that traceability is very important and are willing to pay a premium for brands that provide supply chain transparency and validation.
In 2018, there was an estimated 300,000,000 vegans in the western world, a number estimated to grow 15% on an annual basis1. The numbers are constantly rising, the UK for example witnessed a boost of 360% in the number of vegans in the past ten years, adding up to more than 1% of the population2. While many western countries are believed to have between 1.5% and 6% of the population leading vegan lifestyles. China purportedly has more than 50 million people who are believed to be vegan, or roughly 5% of the country’s population3.
1 | “What’s In Our Food and On Our Mind; Ingredient and Dining-Out Trends Around the World” by Nielsen |
2 | “Number of Vegans in Britain Rises by 360% in10 Years” by Sue Quinn |
3 | “China’s Vegan Population Is the Largest in the World” by Tommy Dean |
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As the number of vegans worldwide continue to grow, the need for plant-based substitutes is also rising, allowing vegan-friendly retailers to flourish. For example, the US plant-based milk market is set to reach $2.6 billion by 20224 and sales of Alpro Unsweetened Almond Milk rose by 2,343% in the UK alone over the past two years alone. This exponential appetite for plant-based products is also resulting in global innovation, with startups like Hampton Creek, Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods creating plant-based products that compete head-on with their non-plant based substitute. And if anyone needed more validation as to the seriousness of these companies, many of them are backed by strong investors including Jerry Yang and Bill Gates who chose Hampton Creek as one of “the three companies to change the future of food.”
Although food is the often the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about veganism, veganism is a complete way of life. In fact, veganism exists even in the very clothes, accessories, makeup, or toothbrushes that are purchased. As veganism becomes increasingly mainstream, world-renowned designers such as Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Calvin Klein have banned the use of leather and fur from their clothing lines5. The synthetic leather market is projected to grow an estimated $85.05 billion by 20256.
Given these strong consumer trends that are manifest on a global scale, we believe that VeganNation has the potential of influencing greater compassion and awareness for all living beings. In VeganNation every individual is a global economic player with the ability to choose how they impact the world with every financial decision.
Green Coins issued
Through June 30, 2021, VeganNation’s U.K based subsidiary, VeganNation Finance Services Ltd. (“VFNS”, entered into several Early Contribution Agreements (each, an “ECA”) with purchasers of its Green Token. During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company received contributions in the aggregated amounts of $425,736, $53,910 and $0, respectively (collectively, the “Contributions”). In consideration for the Contributions received by VFNS from purchasers under the ECAs, VFNS issued such purchasers the following aggregate Green Tokens: (i) 24,664,540 Green Tokens, 1,623,450 Green Tokens and 5,627,457 Green Tokens, reflecting the numbers of virtual Ethereum blockchain smart contract protocol (the “Green Tokens” or “VeganCoin”) based the Contributions received divided by the product of the highest purchase price for the Green Tokens at the time of sale (the “Token Generation Event”) multiplied by the discount rate as signed in the ECA’s.
The Company committed to using the Contributions for the following purposes: preliminary funding of the Green Token generation event, research and development, coding, execution and launch of the Company’s Platform, other operational and day-to-day activities carried out by the Company.
Marketing Strategy
Albeit ambitious, VeganNation’s vision is to create an ecosystem that promotes a robust and safe sustainable and plant-based economy around GreenCoin that attracts both individuals and merchants on a global scale. This ecosystem will be supported by proprietary technology solutions which are designed to ensure safety and privacy, but also facilitate community, socialization, commerce and impact.
Our marketing efforts are scheduled to begin in earnest in October 2021, when we plan to launch our new app in select countries (U.S, Canada, U.K, Germany, Israel and Brazil), with global expansion plans in the 2 years that follow.
Ambassadors
A key element of our marketing strategy is the creation of an ‘Ambassador’ program – VeganNation’s ambassadors will be individuals tasked with disseminating our brand throughout their communities and locales, facilitating strategic introductions to potential partners and merchants within their networks, and serving as our beta community for the testing of newly released technologies. Ambassadors will be remunerated with GreenCoin for their efforts on the Company’s behalf.
4 | “Global Soy and Milk Protein Ingredients Market 2017-2021” by Technavio |
5 | “Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney’s Plea to Ban Fur in the UK" by Katie Abson |
6 | "Synthetic Leather Market Size Worth $85.05 Billion By 2025" by Grand View Research, Inc. |
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Digital Marketing and Social Media
The primary means by which we drive consumer awareness and interest in our App and Platform is via social media. We maintain a registered domain website at www.vegannation.io, which serves as a source of information regarding our App and Platform. Our App is used as a platform to promote our plant-based friendly partners and to help the global conscious consumer community to thrive. We extensively use social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, Reddit and Twitter for online collaboration and marketing activities. These platforms are fundamentally changing the way we engage with our consumer and community and allow us to directly reach desirable target demographics.
● | Facebook: We maintain a company Facebook page, which we use to facilitate consumer information, distribute partners information and news. Additionally, we publish videos and pictures promoting the App. As of July 2021, we have over 67,000 Facebook followers. | |
● | Instagram: We maintain an active company Instagram account, which we use to publish content related to our partners and company in order to better connect with existing communities. We frequently publish news, celebrity promotions and content related to our activities. As of July 2021, we have over 7,000 Instagram followers. |
● | Twitter: We maintain an active company Twitter account,, which we use to disseminate trending news and information, as well as to publish short format tips, tricks and shortcuts. We also regularly interact with our community. As of July 2021, we have over 4400 Twitter followers. |
● | LinkedIn: We maintain an active company LinkedIn account, which we use to disseminate news related to VeganNation and industry-related media and information. We use our LinkedIn account as a job board for individuals interested in working with us. As of July 2021, we have over 1000 Twitter followers. |
● | Tik Tok: As of August 1st we opened a company business account with close collaboration with the official TikTok agency to promote and engage with our target audience on a daily basis. We also joined TikTok’s new and upcoming influencers marketplace to excel our reach and engagement with relevant consumers and communities. |
● | YouTube: We have an active channel with over 200 subscribers and over 60 videos. This channel will be promoted starting August 15th in collaboration with well known YouTubers from the Vegan community and famous Bloggers. |
● | Reddit: We opened 2 strong active accounts connected to VeganNation’s founders on the platform. These accounts joined all relevant groups and threads to disseminate news related to VeganNation and industry-related information. |
● | Telegram: We have an official and very active group that has over 1600 friends from all over the world which we use to disseminate news related to VeganNation the industry, recipes and Veganism for beginners. |
Celebrity Endorsement
With the framework of our Sports for Sustainability campaign, we are fortunate to have partnered with celebrities such as football legends Zico, Cafu, Edmilson and others as well as Jerome Flynn, etc, all of whom share our core values. Their involvement and interest are helpful to promote our overall mission. We intend to grow our celebrity partner roster both in terms of geography and industry vertical.
VeganNation’s Growth Strategies:
To grow VeganNation, we intend to pursue following strategies--
Partner with Established Manufacturers, Distributors and Retailers
As an essential aspect of our business development efforts will be to partner with some of the top plant-based distributors and manufacturers worldwide. Besides providing VeganNation with the operational and product fulfillment support that our Marketplace will need to operate efficiently, they will also provide VeganNation with credibility and consumer confidence.
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Focus on operational excellence and product quality
We are fully committed to supporting those businesses that choose to sell plant-based products and services, and we believe that our Platform offers them access to unparalleled engaged market. The key to bridging the divide between business and consumer is operational excellence, an enriching ecosystem experience and the ease to do business. Our business ecosystem is designed so that we help businesses manage and scale up their orders and operations. We are here to help businesses grow and reach a wider consumer base, which is why we will always continue focusing on new feature deliveries to our users on a regular basis.
Penetrating new markets
Our go-to-market strategy includes launching in various Eastern European countries and penetrating under-serviced regions in Europe, which is experiencing record growth among plant-based enthusiasts. As we see different regions embrace sustainability and plant-based lifestyles, we intend to enter those markets leveraging past successes.
Loyalty Program and Digital Token for Incentivization
As we’ve noted in several areas, we want our members, users and customers to feel like stakeholders within VeganNation, and to be incentivized to help grow and mature the VeganNation ecosystem. We believe that GreenCoin is an optimal tool to perpetuate such growth, and by putting GreenCoin in our members’/users’ digital wallets through various channels, they will have a reason to continue engaging with VeganNation, purchasing goods and services in our Marketplace and pushing ahead our brand. These folks will quickly understand that in supporting VeganNation, they are supporting the transformation a new plant-based economy and way of thinking.
Competition
The markets in which we operate are intensely competitive and highly dynamic, constantly changing based on shifting user preferences, new players and new offerings. We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, intense competition from a number of companies in the following categories:
● | Merchants. We will be competing for businesses that wish to affiliate with Vegan Nation and sell their products and services within our Marketplace. |
● | Consumers. We will be competing for members, users and consumers by trying to drive them to our website, apps and offerings. Being that this market segment is growing so quickly, companies realize the importance of first-mover and unique-mover advantages. |
In terms of actual competitors, we’ve listed several of them below, though while each of them competes with one or two aspects of VeganNation’s business, none of them offer the entirety of that which VeganNation intends to bring to the market.
● | Pin Doudou: A China-based social e-commerce platform similar to VeganNation’s business model. The platform is very successful but is only operational in Chinese 3rd-tier cities. |
● | BillionVeg Inc: Also known as “abillion”, they are a community for sustainability, in which people can provide reviews for vegan dishes and products, with each review helping people around the world live more a more sustainabe lifestyle. Abillion also provides a directory of vegan establishments. |
● | HappyCow: The most reputable brand in the US and beyond within the vegan community. HappyCow has amassed a directory of 140,000 vegan businesses, however, they have neither a marketplace or any financial solutions to enable any kind of trade. |
● | VEDGEco: Similar to Shope Like you Give a Damn, PlantX and Vegan Essentials, VEDGEco is a plant-based marketplace with operations solely in the US and the UK. None of these marketplaces operate outside of those two markets. |
Commercial Model
The Company’s primary sources of revenue are sales made through its e-commerce platform, wholesale arrangements and partnerships. Secondary revenue sources include the Company’s sales made directly to restaurants, grocery stores partnerships and through food delivery service providers.
Our core business is our online marketplace that offers a wide range of plant-based food, beverages, plants, and prepared meals available for home delivery.
We generate the substantial majority of our revenue from fees paid by consumers and commissions charged to merchants for orders completed through our e-commerce platform. Businesses will enter into contractual agreements with us to pay a fixed commission fee of twelve percent (12%) per purchase order.
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As part of our e-commerce platform, we also offer partner businesses certain business enablement services. the revenue from which is not material:
● | Business marketing. We provide marketing solutions that allow partner businesses to create demand by funding promotional discounts to consumers. For any business promotions, the business will provide payment in GreenCoin. |
● | Other business services. We also charge businesses upfront activation fees related to appearing in our directory and the ability to sell their products on the e-commerce platform. |
We have made significant investments in our business to expand our footprint to new geographic markets and enhance our technology e-commerce. We have invested in research and development to enhance the sophistication of our local logistics platform and deliver a high quality experience to businesses and consumers. We have also invested in sales and marketing and promotions to grow our brand, our directory, and consumer base.
Intellectual Property and Technology
The intellectual property that we own consists of: (i) trademarks, (ii) domain names, and (iii) proprietary code used to empower our technologies. To date, the Company has not attempted to register any of its intellectual property but it has plans to do so in the very near future. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we intend to aggressively assert our rights under trade secret, patents, trademark and copyright laws to protect our intellectual property, including product design, product research and concepts and recognized trademarks. These rights may be protected through the acquisition of patents and trademark registrations, the maintenance of trade secrets, the development of trade dress, and, where appropriate, litigation against those who are, in our opinion, infringing these rights.
The Company’s intellectual property was and continues to be developed by personnel employed/engaged by VeganNation Services Ltd. (Israeli company), and the technology related to the GreenCoin has been licensed to VeganNation Finance Services Ltd. under a cost-plus arrangement. Both entities reflect the accrued fees that are due and owing to VeganNation Services Ltd. (which totals approximately US$1 million) on their respective books and records.
We may initiate claims or litigation against third parties for infringement of our proprietary rights or to establish the validity of our proprietary rights. In addition, while we are not aware that our services or proprietary rights infringe the proprietary rights of third parties, we may receive notices from third parties asserting that we have infringed their patents, trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights. Any such claims could be time-consuming, result in costly litigation, cause service stoppages or lead us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements rather than disputing the merits of such claims. An adverse outcome in litigation or similar proceedings could subject us to significant liabilities to third parties, require expenditure of significant resources to develop non-infringing technology, require disputed rights to be licensed from others, or require us to cease operating our business, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.
Research and Development
We are constantly in the process of identifying and/or developing potential new products to offer to our customers. Our expenditures on research and development have historically been small and immaterial compared to our other business expenditures, though we have plans to dedicate more of the Company’s resources towards research and development, and specifically in the development of our Evergreen Supply Chain Tracking and Verification System.
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Government Regulation
The Company is cognizant that its business will be subject to numerous laws and regulations across the various markets and territories in which the Company operates.
Current and future legislation and rulemaking and other regulatory developments, including interpretations released by a regulatory authority, may impact the manner in which bitcoins or other cryptocurrency is viewed or treated for classification and clearing purposes. In particular, bitcoins and other cryptocurrency may not be excluded from the definition of “security” by regulatory rulemaking or interpretation requiring registration of all transactions, unless an exemption is available, including transacting in bitcoin or cryptocurrency amongst owners, and require registration of trading platforms as “exchanges” such as Coinsquare. We cannot be certain as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies under the law. If we determine not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, we may seek to cease certain of our operations or be subjected to fines, penalties and other governmental action. Any such action may adversely affect an investment in us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.
We intend to comply with any applicable anti-money laundering or know your customer rules relating to tokens imposed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and Canadian securities regulators.
The Company will have to comply with various data privacy laws and regulations in each of the jurisdictions in which it collects personal data from members and users alike, and specifically the General Data Protection Regulations which govern the collection and processing of personal data of European Union residents. The Company is in the process of developing a global privacy compliance program that is intended to ensure its collection of personal data comports with local laws.
Employees
We currently employ ten full-time employees and engage the services of independent contractors, specifically in the areas of technology development. Our team consists of technology development, app developers, management and marketing.
Israeli labor laws govern the length of the workday, minimum wages for employees, procedures for hiring and dismissing employees, determination of severance pay, annual leave, sick days, advance notice of termination of employment, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination laws and other conditions of employment. Subject to specified exceptions, Israeli law generally requires severance pay upon the retirement, death or dismissal of an employee, and requires us and our employees to make payments to National Insurance Institute, which is similar to the U.S. Social Security Administration. Our employees have defined benefit pension plans that comply with the applicable Israeli legal requirements. Our employees are not represented by a labor union. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good. To date, we have not experienced any work stoppages.
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Properties
Our subsidiary, VeganNation Services Ltd. leases approximately 75 square meters of office space in Herzlia, Israel, under a lease that provides for a monthly rent payment of NIS 25,272 (approximately $7,826.57). This lease is automatically renewed on a monthly basis and may be terminated by either party subject to a one month notice period.
We believe that our existing facilities are sufficient to meet our current needs and we will look for suitable additional space as and when needed.
Available Information
Historically, Sipup has filed periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and has filed annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. These reports and other related information are available at the public reference facilities of the SEC at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You may also obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the Commission at http://www.sec.gov.
In this “RISK FACTORS” section of this Form 8-K, any references to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or words of similar import, refer to the Company and VeganNation on a combined basis.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES DESCRIBED BELOW AND THE OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER TO INVEST IN THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK. ADDITIONAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES NOT PRESENTLY KNOWN TO THE REGISTRANT OR THAT THE REGISTRANT CURRENTLY DEEMS IMMATERIAL MAY ALSO IMPAIR THE REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING RISKS ACTUALLY OCCUR, THE REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION OR OPERATING RESULTS COULD BE MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECTED. IN SUCH CASE, THE TRADING PRICE OR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK COULD DECLINE AND YOU MAY LOSE PART OR ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K ALSO CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. PLEASE SEE “NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS”.
Risks Related to Financial Position
We are an early stage company with very limited operating history. Such limited operating history may not provide an adequate basis to judge our future prospects and results of operations.
We have a limited operating history. VeganNation was formed on January 24, 2018. We have limited experience and operating history in which to assess our future prospects as a company. If we fail to successfully develop and offer our products and services in an increasingly competitive market, we may not be able to capture the growth opportunities associated with them or recover our development and marketing costs, and our future results of operations and growth strategies could be adversely affected. Our limited history may not provide a meaningful basis for investors to evaluate our business, financial performance, and prospects.
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We will need substantial additional funding to continue our operations, which could result in significant dilution or restrictions on our business activities. We may not be able to raise capital when needed, if at all, which would force us to delay, reduce or eliminate our product development programs or commercialization efforts and could cause our business to fail.
Our operations have consumed substantial amounts of cash since inception. We expect to need substantial additional funding to pursue our business plan.
At Acquisition, we raised gross proceeds of approximately $1.8 million under the 2021 Private Placement. Even after giving effect to the 2021 Private Placement, we will require additional capital to realize our business plan. Further, we expect our expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing activities.
Furthermore, we expect to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. We may also encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may increase our capital needs and/or cause us to spend our cash resources faster than we expect. Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in order to continue our operations.
To date, we have financed our operations through a mix of equity investments from private investors, the incurrence of debt, grant funding and technology licensing revenues, and we expect to continue to utilize such means of financing for the foreseeable future. Additional funding from those or other sources may not be available when or in the amounts needed, on acceptable terms, or at all.
If we raise capital through the sale of equity, or securities convertible into equity, it would result in dilution to our then existing stockholders, which could be significant depending on the price at which we may be able to sell our securities. For instance, in connection with the closings of the 2021 Private Placement, we issued an aggregate of 5,095,640 shares of our common stock to investors in that offering as well as warrants exercisable for an additional 10,191,280 shares, of which warrants for 5,095,640 shares are exercisable at a per share exercise price of $1.00 and 5,095,640 shares are exercisable at a per share exercise price of $1.00.
If we raise additional capital through the incurrence of indebtedness, we may become subject to covenants restricting our business activities, and holders of debt instruments may have rights and privileges senior to those of our equity investors. In addition, servicing the interest and principal repayment obligations under debt facilities could divert funds that would otherwise be available to support research and development or commercialization activities.
If we are unable to raise capital when needed on commercially reasonable terms, we could be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development for our drug candidates or any future commercialization efforts. Any of these events could significantly harm our business, financial condition and prospects.
The auditor included a “going concern” note in its audit report.
As noted in our audited financials for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we’ve sustained recurring operating losses and our accumulated deficit raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We may not have enough funds to sustain the business until it becomes profitable. Even if we obtain financing, we may not accurately anticipate how quickly we may use the funds and whether these funds are sufficient to bring the business to profitability.
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We may never achieve profitability.
Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with the development and commercialization of an e-commerce based business, we are unable to accurately predict the timing or amount of future revenue or expenses or when, or if, we will be able to achieve profitability. We have financed our operations primarily through issuance and sale of equity and equity linked securities. The size of our future net losses will depend, in part, on the rate of growth or contraction of our expenses and the level and rate of growth, if any, of our revenues. We expect to continue to expend substantial financial and other resources on, among other things:
● | investments to expand and enhance our platform and technology infrastructure, make improvements to the scalability, availability and security of our platform, and develop new product offerings; |
● | sales and marketing, including expanding our indirect sales organization and marketing programs; |
● | general administration, including legal, accounting and other expenses related to being a public company. |
If we are unable to successfully commercialize our products or if revenue from any of our products that receives marketing approval is insufficient, we will not achieve profitability. Furthermore, even if we successfully commercialize our products, our planned investments may not result in increased revenue or growth of our business. We may not be able to generate net revenues sufficient to offset our expected cost increases and planned investments in our business and platform. As a result, we may incur significant losses for the foreseeable future, and may not be able to achieve and sustain profitability. If we fail to achieve and sustain profitability, then we may not be able to achieve our business plan, fund our business or continue as a going concern.
Our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly and period-to-period comparisons of our results may not be meaningful.
Our quarterly results, including the levels of future revenue, if any, our operating expenses and other costs, and our operating margins, may fluctuate significantly in the future, and period-to-period comparisons of our results may not be meaningful. This may be especially true to the extent that we do not successfully establish our business model. Accordingly, the results of any one period should not be relied upon as an indication of our future performance. In addition, our quarterly results may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business. Factors that may cause fluctuations in our quarterly results include, but are not limited to:
● | our ability to successfully establish our business model; |
● | our ability to attract and retain distribution networks, customers and to expand our business; |
● | changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors; |
● | the timing of our recognition of revenue and the mix of our revenues during the period; |
● | the amount and timing of operating expenses and other costs related to the maintenance and expansion of our business, infrastructure and operations; |
● | the amount and timing of operating expenses and other costs related to the development or acquisition of businesses, services, technologies or intellectual property rights; |
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● | the timing and costs associated with legal or regulatory actions; |
● | changes in the competitive dynamics of our industry, including consolidation among competitors or customers; |
● | loss of our executive officers or other key employees;) |
● | industry conditions and trends that are specific to our industry; and |
● | general economic and market conditions. |
Fluctuations in quarterly results may negatively impact the value of our common stock, regardless of whether they impact or reflect the overall performance of our business. If our quarterly results fall below the expectations of investors or any securities analysts who follow our shares, or below any guidance we may provide, the price of our ordinary shares could decline substantially.
Currency exchange rate fluctuations affect our results of operations, as reported in our financial statements.
We incur expenses in U.S. Dollars and in NIS but our functional currency is the U.S. dollar However, a significant portion of our headcount related expenses, consisting principally of salaries and related personnel expenses as well as and R&D consulting services, leases and certain other operating expenses, are denominated in NIS. This foreign currency exposure gives rise to market risk associated with exchange rate movements of the U.S. dollar against the NIS. Furthermore, we anticipate that a material portion of our expenses will continue to be denominated in NIS.
In addition, increased international sales in the future may result in greater foreign currency denominated sales, increasing our foreign currency risk. If we are not able to successfully hedge against the risks associated with currency fluctuations, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We may fail to successfully execute our business plan.
Our shareholders may lose their entire investment if we fail to execute our business plan. Our prospects must be considered in light of the following risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to, competition, the erosion of ongoing revenue streams, the ability to retain experienced personnel and general economic conditions. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in executing our business plan. If we fail to successfully execute our business plan, we may be forced to cease operations, in which case our shareholders may lose their entire investment.
We have a history of losses, and may have to further reduce our costs by curtailing future operations to continue as a business.
Historically we have had operating losses and our cash flow has been inadequate to support our ongoing operations. For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and the six month ended June 30. 2021, we had a net loss of $692,000, $859,000 and $292,000 respectively, and as of June 30, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $1,844,000. Our ability to fund our capital requirements out of our available cash and cash generated from our operations depends on a number of factors, including our ability to gain market acceptance of our products and continue growing our existing operations. If we cannot generate positive cash flow from operations, we will have to reduce our costs and try to raise working capital from other sources. These measures could materially and adversely affect our ability to execute our operations and expand our business.
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Disease Outbreaks May Negatively Impact the Company
A local, regional, national or international outbreak of a contagious disease, including the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, H1N1 influenza virus, avian flu or any other similar illness, could cause staff shortages, supply shortages and increased government regulation all of which may negatively impact the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company. A pandemic could cause temporary or long-term disruptions in the Company’s supply chains and/or delays in the delivery of the Company’s inventory. Further, such risks could also adversely affect the Company’s customers’ financial condition, resulting in reduced spending for the products the Company sells. Moreover, an epidemic, pandemic, outbreak or other public health crisis, such as COVID-19, could cause employees to avoid the Company’s properties, which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to adequately staff and manage its businesses. “Shelter-in-place” or other such orders by governmental entities could also disrupt the Company’s operations, if employees or other company personnel who cannot perform their responsibilities from home, are not able to report to work. Risks related to an epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis, such as COVID-19, could also lead to the complete or partial closure of one or more of the Company’s facilities or operations of its sourcing partners. The ultimate extent of the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of such epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis and actions taken to contain or prevent their further spread, among others. These and other potential impacts of an epidemic, pandemic or other health crisis, such as COVID-19, could therefore materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.
Specifically, the impact of COVID-19 has severely limited management’s ability to travel, which, given the emerging international nature of the Company’s business, management team and clientele, has impacted the Company’s ability to manage its business in a traditional manner.
At present, as is common across many industries and geographies, we could be materially and adversely affected by a range of factors and developments related to COVID-19 (including a potential resurgence due to variant cases), largely beyond its control. The extent to which the coronavirus impacts our business, including its operations and market for its securities, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the outbreak and the actions taken to contain or treat the coronavirus outbreak. The public health impact of the coronavirus, as well as the steps taken by governments and businesses around the world to combat its spread, could have an adverse impact on the global economy. Any such economic downturn, either short-term or prolonged, could impact us as well.
To the extent that the COVID-19 pandemic continues and/or worsens, the impacts on the global economy are unpredictable and could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. In particular, the continued spread of the coronavirus globally could materially and adversely impact our business including without limitation, employee health, workforce productivity, increased expenses and other factors that will depend on future developments beyond our control, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition.
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Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by downturns in the target markets that we serve or reduced demand for the types of products we sell.
Demand for our vegan based services is often affected by general economic conditions as well as product-use trends in our target markets. These changes may result in decreased demand for our products. The occurrence of these conditions is beyond our ability to control and, when they occur, they may have a significant impact on our sales and results of operations. The inability or unwillingness of our customers to pay a premium for our products due to general economic conditions or a downturn in the economy may have a significant adverse impact on our sales and results of operations.
Changes within the plant-based e-commerce online marketing industry may adversely affect our financial performance.
Changes in the identity, ownership structure and strategic goals of our competitors and the emergence of new competitors in our target markets may harm our financial performance. New competitors may include foreign-based companies and commodity-based domestic producers who could enter our specialty markets if they are unable to compete in their traditional markets.
The Company’s industry is highly competitive, and we have less capital and resources than many of our competitors which may give them an advantage in developing and marketing products similar to ours or make our products obsolete.
We are involved in a highly competitive industry where we may compete with numerous other companies who offer alternative methods or approaches, who may have far greater resources, more experience, and personnel perhaps more qualified than we do. Such resources may give our competitors an advantage in developing and marketing products similar to ours or products that make our products less desirable to consumers or obsolete. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully compete against these other entities.
We may be unable to respond to the rapid change in the industry and such change may increase costs and competition that may adversely affect our business.
Rapidly changing technologies, frequent new product and service introductions and evolving industry standards characterize our market. The continued growth of the Internet and intense competition in our industry exacerbates these market characteristics. Our future success will depend on our ability to adapt to rapidly changing trends and capitalize on them. We may experience difficulties that could delay or prevent the successful development, introduction or marketing of our products. In addition, any new enhancements must meet the requirements of our current and prospective customers and must achieve significant market acceptance. We could also incur substantial costs if we need to modify our products and services or infrastructures to adapt to these changes.
We also expect that new competitors may introduce products or services that are directly or indirectly competitive with us. These competitors may succeed in developing products and services that have greater functionality or are less costly than our products and services and may be more successful in marketing such products and services. Technological changes have lowered the cost of operating, communications and computer systems and purchasing software. These changes reduce our cost of selling products and providing services, but also facilitate increased competition by reducing competitors’ costs in providing similar products and services. This competition could increase price competition and reduce anticipated profit margins.
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Our acquisition strategy creates risks for our business.
We expect that we may pursue acquisitions of other businesses, assets or technologies to grow our business. We might not be able to raise enough cash to compete for attractive acquisition targets. If we are unable to complete acquisitions in the future, our ability to grow our business at our anticipated rate may be impaired.
We may pay for acquisitions by issuing additional shares of our Common Stock, which would dilute our stockholders, or by issuing debt, which could include terms that restrict our ability to operate our business or pursue other opportunities and subject us to meaningful debt service obligations. We may also use significant amounts of cash to complete acquisitions. Acquisitions involve numerous other risks, including:
● | difficulties integrating the operations, technologies, services and personnel of the acquired companies; |
● | challenges maintaining our internal standards, controls, procedures and policies; |
● | diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns; |
● | potential litigation resulting from activities of the acquired company, including claims from terminated employees, customers, former stockholders and other third parties; |
● | insufficient revenues to offset increased expenses associated with the acquisitions and unanticipated liabilities of the acquired companies; |
● | potential loss of key employees of the acquired companies; and |
● | impairment of relationships with clients and employees of the acquired companies or our clients and employees as a result of the integration of acquired operations and new management personnel. |
Mergers and acquisitions are time intensive, requiring significant commitment of our management team’s focus and resources. If our management team spends too much time focused on recent acquisitions or on potential acquisition targets, our management team may not have sufficient time to focus on our existing business and operations. This diversion of attention could have material and adverse consequences on our operations and our ability to be profitable.
We may be unable to scale our operations successfully.
Our growth strategy will place significant demands on our management and financial, administrative and other resources. Operating results will depend substantially on the ability of our officers and key employees to manage changing business conditions and to implement and improve our financial, administrative and other resources. If the Company is unable to respond to and manage changing business conditions, or the scale of its operations, then the quality of its services, its ability to retain key personnel, and its business could be harmed.
The requirements of remaining a public company may strain our resources and distract our management, which could make it difficult to manage our business.
We are required to comply with various regulatory and reporting requirements, including those required by the SEC. Complying with these reporting and other regulatory requirements are time-consuming and expensive and could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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If we secure intellectual property rights in the future, such intellectual property rights will be valuable, and if we are unable to protect them or are subject to intellectual property rights claims, our business may be harmed.
If we secure intellectual property rights, including those rights related to trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, they will be important assets for us. We do not hold any patents protecting our intellectual property at this time. Various events outside of our control may pose a threat to any intellectual property rights that we acquire as well as to our business. For example, we may be subject to third-party intellectual property rights claims, and our technologies may not be able to withstand any such claims. Regardless of the merits of the claims, any intellectual property claims could be time-consuming and expensive to litigate or settle. In addition, if any claims against us are successful, we may have to pay substantial monetary damages or discontinue any of our practices that are found to be in violation of another party’s rights. We also may have to seek a license to continue such practices, which may significantly increase our operating expenses or may not be available to us at all. Also, the efforts we may take to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or effective. Any significant impairment of our potential future intellectual property rights could harm our business or our ability to compete.
If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets and know-how, our business and competitive position would be harmed.
The Company has not currently filed for any protection of its intellectual property. We expect to rely on trade secrets and proprietary know-how protection for our confidential and proprietary information, and we have taken security measures to protect this information. These measures, however, may not provide adequate protection for our trade secrets, know-how, or other confidential information. Among other things, we seek to protect our trade secrets, know-how, and confidential information by entering into confidentiality agreements with parties who have access to them, such as our employees, collaborators, contract manufacturers, consultants, advisors, and other third parties. We cannot guarantee that we have entered into such agreements with each party that may have or have had access to our trade secrets or proprietary technology and processes. Moreover, there can be no assurance that any confidentiality agreements that we have with our employees, consultants, or other third parties will provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets, know-how, and confidential information or will provide adequate remedies in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure of such information. Despite these efforts, any of these parties may breach the agreements and disclose our proprietary information, including our trade secrets, and we may not be able to obtain adequate remedies for such breaches. Monitoring unauthorized uses and disclosures is difficult, and we do not know whether the steps we have taken to protect our proprietary technologies will be effective. Accordingly, there also can be no assurance that our trade secrets or know-how will not otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors.
Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret can be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, trade secrets may be independently developed by others in a manner that could prevent legal recourse by us. If any of our confidential or proprietary information, such as our trade secrets, were to be disclosed or misappropriated, or if any such information was independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position would be materially and adversely harmed.
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Trade secrets and know-how can be difficult to protect as trade secrets and know-how will over time be disseminated within the industry through independent development, the publication of journal articles, and the movement of personnel skilled in the art from company to company or academic to industry scientific positions. If any of our trade secrets were to be lawfully obtained or independently developed by a competitor or other third party, we would have no right to prevent such competitor from using that technology or information to compete with us, which could harm our competitive position. Because from time to time we expect to rely on third parties in the development, manufacture and distribution of our products and provision of our services, we must, at times, share trade secrets with them. We seek to protect our proprietary technology in part by entering into confidentiality agreements and, if applicable, material transfer agreements, license agreements, collaboration agreements, supply agreements, consulting agreements or other similar agreements with our advisors, employees, collaborators, licensors, suppliers, third-party contractors, and consultants prior to beginning research or disclosing proprietary information. These agreements typically limit the rights of the third parties to use or disclose our confidential information, including our trade secrets and know-how. Despite the contractual provisions employed when working with third parties, the need to share trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential information increases the risk that such trade secrets and know-how become known by our competitors, are inadvertently incorporated into the technology of others, or are disclosed or used in violation of these agreements. Given that our proprietary position is based, in part, on our know-how and trade secrets, a competitor’s discovery of our trade secrets or know-how, or other unauthorized use or disclosure would impair our competitive position and may have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
In addition, these agreements typically restrict the ability of our advisors, employees, collaborators, licensors, suppliers, third-party contractors, and consultants to publish data potentially relating to our trade secrets or know-how, although our agreements may contain certain limited publication rights. Despite our efforts to protect our trade secrets and know-how, our competitors may discover our trade secrets or know-how, either through breach of our agreements with third parties, independent development, or publication of information by any of our third-party collaborators. A competitor’s discovery of our trade secrets or know-how would impair our competitive position and have a material adverse impact on our business.
We are required to comply with certain provisions of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and if we fail to continue to comply, our business could be harmed, and the price of our securities could decline.
Rules adopted by the SEC pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act require an annual assessment of internal control over financial reporting, and for certain issuers an attestation of this assessment by the issuer’s independent registered public accounting firm. The standards that must be met for management to assess the internal control over financial reporting as effective are evolving and complex, and require significant documentation, testing, and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards. We expect to incur significant expenses and to devote resources to Section 404 compliance on an ongoing basis. It is difficult for us to predict how long it will take or costly it will be to complete the assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for each year and to remediate any deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting. As a result, we may not be able to complete the assessment and remediation process on a timely basis. In the event that our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer determines that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404, we cannot predict how regulators will react or how the market prices of our securities will be affected; however, we believe that there is a risk that investor confidence and the market value of our securities may be negatively affected.
General Cryptocurrency Risks
Cryptocurrency exchanges and other trading venues are relatively new and, in most cases, largely unregulated and may therefore may be subject to fraud and failures.
When cryptocurrency exchanges or other trading venues are involved in fraud or experience security failures or other operational issues, such events could result in a reduction in cryptocurrency prices or confidence and impact our success and have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects and operations.
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Cryptocurrency market prices depend, directly or indirectly, on the prices set on exchanges and other trading venues, which are new and, in most cases, largely unregulated as compared to established, regulated exchanges for securities, commodities or currencies. For example, during the past three years, a number of bitcoin exchanges have closed due to fraud, business failure or security breaches. In many of these instances, the customers of the closed exchanges were not compensated or made whole for partial or complete losses of their account balances. While smaller exchanges are less likely to have the infrastructure and capitalization that may provide larger exchanges with some stability, larger exchanges may be more likely to be appealing targets for hackers and “malware” (i.e., software used or programmed by attackers to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information or gain access to private computer systems) and may be more likely to be targets of regulatory enforcement action. We do not maintain any insurance to protect from such risks, and do not expect any insurance for customer accounts to be available (such as federal deposit insurance) at any time in the future, putting customer accounts at risk from such events. In the event we face fraud, security failures, operational issues or similar events such factors would have a material adverse effect on our ability of to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects and operations.
Regulatory changes or actions may alter the nature of an investment in us or restrict the use of cryptocurrencies in a manner that adversely affects our business, prospects or operations.
As cryptocurrencies have grown in both popularity and market size, governments around the world have reacted differently to cryptocurrencies, with certain governments deeming them illegal while others have allowed their use and trade.
Governments may in the future curtail or outlaw the acquisition, use or redemption of cryptocurrencies. Ownership of, holding or trading in cryptocurrencies may then be considered illegal and subject to sanction. Governments may also take regulatory action that may increase the cost and/or subject cryptocurrency companies to additional regulation.
On July 25, 2017 the SEC released an investigative report which states that the United States would, in some circumstances, consider the offer and sale of blockchain tokens pursuant to an ICO subject to federal securities laws. Thereafter, China released statements and took similar actions. Although we do not participate in ICOs, our clients and customers may participate in ICOs and these actions may be a prelude to further action which chills widespread acceptance of blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption and have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations.
Governments may in the future take regulatory actions that prohibit or severely restrict the right to acquire, own, hold, sell, use or trade cryptocurrencies or to exchange cryptocurrencies for fiat currency. Similar actions by governments or regulatory bodies could result in restriction of the acquisition, ownership, holding, selling, use or trading in our securities. Such a restriction could have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, raise new capital which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and harm investors in our securities.
On-going and future regulatory actions and regulatory change related to our business or cryptocurrencies, may impact our ability to continue to operate and such actions could affect our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations.
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The development and acceptance of cryptographic and algorithmic protocols governing the issuance of and transactions in cryptocurrencies is subject to a variety of factors that are difficult to evaluate.
The use of cryptocurrencies to, among other things, buy and sell goods and services and complete transactions, is part of a new and rapidly evolving industry that employs digital assets based upon a computer-generated mathematical and/or cryptographic protocol. The growth of this industry in general, and the use of cryptocurrencies in particular, is subject to a high degree of uncertainty, and the slowing or stopping of the development or acceptance of developing protocols may occur and is unpredictable. The factors include, but are not limited to:
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Such events would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors in our securities.
Banks and financial institutions may not provide banking services, or may cut off services, to businesses that provide cryptocurrency-related services or that accept cryptocurrencies as payment, including financial institutions or investors in our securities.
A number of companies that provide bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related services have been unable to find banks or financial institutions that are willing to provide them with bank accounts and other services. Similarly, a number of companies and individuals or businesses associated with cryptocurrencies may have had and may continue to have their existing bank accounts closed or services discontinued with financial institutions. We also may be unable to obtain or maintain these services for our business. The difficulty that many businesses that provide bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related services have and may continue to have in finding banks and financial institutions willing to provide them services may be decreasing the usefulness of cryptocurrencies as a payment system and harming public perception of cryptocurrencies and could decrease its usefulness and harm its public perception in the future. Similarly, the usefulness of cryptocurrencies as a payment system and the public perception of cryptocurrencies could be damaged if banks or financial institutions were to close the accounts of businesses providing bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrency-related services. This could occur as a result of compliance risk, cost, government regulation or public pressure. The risk applies to securities firms, clearance and settlement firms, national stock and commodities exchanges, the over the counter market and the Depository Trust Company, which, if any of such entities adopts or implements similar policies, rules or regulations, could result in the inability of our investors to open or maintain stock or commodities accounts, including the ability to deposit, maintain or trade our securities. Such factors would have a material adverse effect our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and harm investors.
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The impact of geopolitical events on the supply and demand for cryptocurrencies is uncertain.
Crises may motivate large-scale purchases of cryptocurrencies which could increase the price of cryptocurrencies rapidly. This may increase the likelihood of a subsequent price decrease as crisis-driven purchasing behavior wanes, adversely affecting the value of our inventory. Such risks are similar to the risks of purchasing commodities in general uncertain times, such as the risk of purchasing, holding or selling gold.
As an alternative to gold or fiat currencies that are backed by central governments, cryptocurrencies, which are relatively new, are subject to supply and demand forces. How such supply and demand will be impacted by geopolitical events is uncertain but could be harmful to us and investors in our securities. Nevertheless, political or economic crises may motivate large-scale acquisitions or sales of cryptocurrencies either globally or locally. Such events would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account.
It may be illegal now, or in the future, to acquire, own, hold, sell or use bitcoins, Ethereum, or other cryptocurrencies, participate in the blockchain or utilize similar digital assets in one or more countries, the ruling of which would adversely affect us.
Although currently bitcoins, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, the blockchain and digital assets generally are not regulated or are lightly regulated in most countries, including the United States, one or more countries such as China and Russia may take regulatory actions in the future that could severely restrict the right to acquire, own, hold, sell or use these digital assets or to exchange for fiat currency. Such restrictions may adversely affect us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.
If regulatory changes or interpretations require the regulation of bitcoins or other digital assets under the securities laws of the United States or elsewhere, including the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 or similar laws of other jurisdictions and interpretations by the SEC, CFTC, IRS, Department of Treasury or other agencies or authorities, we may be required to register and comply with such regulations, including at a state or local level. To the extent that we decide to continue operations, the required registrations and regulatory compliance steps may result in extraordinary expense or burdens to us. We may also decide to cease certain operations. Any disruption of our operations in response to the changed regulatory circumstances may be at a time that is disadvantageous to us.
Current and future legislation and SEC rulemaking and other regulatory developments, including interpretations released by a regulatory authority, may impact the manner in which bitcoins or other cryptocurrency is viewed or treated for classification and clearing purposes. In particular, bitcoins and other cryptocurrency may not be excluded from the definition of “security” by SEC rulemaking or interpretation requiring registration of all transactions, unless another exemption is available, including transacting in bitcoin or cryptocurrency amongst owners and require registration of trading platforms as “exchanges” such as Coinsquare. We cannot be certain as to how future regulatory developments will impact the treatment of bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies under the law. If we determine not to comply with such additional regulatory and registration requirements, we may seek to cease certain of our operations or be subjected to fines, penalties and other governmental action. Any such action may adversely affect an investment in us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.
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Lack of liquid markets, and possible manipulation of blockchain/cryptocurrency based assets.
Digital assets that are represented and trade on a ledger-based platform may not necessarily benefit from viable trading markets. Stock exchanges have listing requirements and vet issuers, requiring them to be subjected to rigorous listing standards and rules and monitoring investors transacting on such platform for fraud and other improprieties. These conditions may not necessarily be replicated on a distributed ledger platform, depending on the platform’s controls and other policies. The more lax a distributed ledger platform is about vetting issuers of digital assets or users that transact on the platform, the higher the potential risk for fraud or the manipulation of digital assets. These factors may decrease liquidity or volume, or increase volatility of digital securities or other assets trading on a ledger-based system, which may adversely affect us. Such circumstances would have a material adverse effect on our ability to continue as a going concern or to pursue this segment at all, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects or operations and potentially the value of any cryptocurrencies we hold or expect to acquire for our own account and harm investors.
Risks Related to the Ownership of our Common Stock
There is not now, and there may never be, an active, liquid and orderly trading market for our common stock, which may make it difficult for you to sell your shares of our common stock.
There is not now, nor has there been since our inception, an orderly and liquid market for shares of our common stock, and an active trading market for our shares may never develop or be sustained after this offering. As a result, investors in our common stock must bear the economic risk of holding those shares for an indefinite period of time. Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets Pink Tier, an over-the-counter quotation system. An active market for our common stock may never develop or be sustained. If an active market for our common stock does not develop, it may be difficult for you to sell the shares you purchase in this offering without depressing the market price for the shares or at all. Further, an inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling additional equity in the future, and may impair our ability to enter into strategic partnerships or acquire companies or products by using shares of our common stock as consideration.
Directors, executive officers, principal stockholders and affiliated entities own a significant percentage of our capital stock, and they may make decisions that our stockholders do not consider to be in their best interests.
Currently, our directors, executive officers, principal stockholders and affiliated entities beneficially own, in the aggregate, approximately ___% of our outstanding voting securities. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company that may be favored by other stockholders. This could prevent transactions in which stockholders might otherwise recover a premium for their shares over current market prices. This concentration of ownership and influence in management and board decision-making could also harm the price of our capital stock by, among other things, discouraging a potential acquirer from seeking to acquire shares of our capital stock (whether by making a tender offer or otherwise) or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company.
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Sale of our common stock by the Selling Shareholders could encourage short sales by third parties, which could contribute to the further decline of our stock price.
The significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock caused by the sale of material amounts of common stock could encourage short sales by third parties. Such an event could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock.
Our common stock has been thinly traded and we cannot predict the extent to which a trading market will develop.
Our common stock is traded on the OTC Markets’ Pink tier. Our common stock is thinly traded when compared to larger more widely known companies. Thinly traded common stock can be more volatile than common stock trading in an active public market. We cannot predict the extent to which an active public market for our common stock will develop or be sustained after this offering.
Our share price is expected to be volatile and may be influenced by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control.
Market prices for shares of e companies such as ours are often volatile, and the quoted price of our common stock is therefore likely to be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control.
In addition, the stock market in general, and the stocks of small-cap companies in particular, have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies. Broad market and industry factors may negatively affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, other biotechnology and medical device companies or our competitors’ programs could have positive or negative results that impact their stock prices and their results or stock fluctuations could have a positive or negative impact on our stock price regardless of whether such impact is direct or not. The realization of any of the above risks or any of a broad range of other risks, including those described in these “Risk Factors,” could have a dramatic and material adverse impact on the market price of our common stock.
Our common stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC and the trading market in the securities is limited, which makes transactions in the stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in the stock.
Rule 15g-9 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (i) that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks in accordance with the provisions of Rule 15g-9; and (ii) 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, provided that any such purchase shall not be effected less than two business days after the broker or dealer sends such written agreement to the investor.
In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (i) obtain financial information, investment experience and investment objectives of the person and (ii) 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 reasonably expected to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
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The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which: (i) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (ii) in highlight form, confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, 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 common 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 or 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. As a result, it may be more difficult to execute trades of our common stock which may have an adverse effect on the liquidity of our common stock and your investment.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish, or cease publishing, research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our stock adversely, our stock price and any trading volume could decline.
Any trading market for our common stock that may develop will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business, markets or competitors. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on us or our business. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our stock would be negatively affected. If securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, and one or more of those analysts downgrade our stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business or our market, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which might cause our stock price and any trading volume to decline.
We are exposed to additional risks as a result of “going public” by means of a reverse acquisition transaction.
We are exposed to additional risks because the business of VeganNation has become a public company through a “reverse acquisition” transaction. There has been increased focus in recent years by government agencies on transactions such as the Acquisition, and we may be subject to increased scrutiny by the SEC or other government agencies and holders of our securities as a result of the completion of that transaction. Further, as a result of our existence as a “shell company” under applicable rules of the SEC prior to the closing of the Acquisition, we are subject to certain restrictions and limitations for certain specified periods of time relating to potential future issuances of our securities and compliance with applicable SEC rules and regulations. Additionally, our “going public” by means of a reverse acquisition transaction may make it more difficult for us to obtain coverage from securities analysts of major brokerage firms following the Acquisition because there may be little incentive to those brokerage firms to recommend the purchase of our common stock. Further, investment banks may be less likely to agree to underwrite secondary offerings on our behalf than they might if we became a public reporting company by means of an initial public offering (IPO), because they may be less familiar with our company as a result of more limited coverage by analysts and the media, and because we became public at an early stage in our development. The failure to receive research coverage or support in the market for our shares will have an adverse effect on our ability to develop a liquid market for our common stock. The occurrence of any such event could cause our business or stock price to suffer.
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If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements could be impaired, which could harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business and investors’ views of us.
We are required to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, or the Sarbanes- Oxley Act, subject to certain exceptions. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires public companies to conduct an annual review and evaluation of their internal controls and to obtain attestations of the effectiveness of internal controls by independent auditors. As a private company, VeganNation was not subject to requirements to establish, and did not establish, internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures prior to the Acquisition. Our management team and Board of Directors will need to devote significant efforts to maintaining adequate and effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting in order to comply with applicable regulations, which may include hiring additional legal, financial reporting and other finance and accounting staff. Additionally, any of our efforts to improve our internal controls and design, implement and maintain an adequate system of disclosure controls may not be successful and will require that we expend significant cash and other resources.
Ensuring that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place so that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that will need to be evaluated frequently. Our failure to maintain the effectiveness of our internal controls in accordance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act could have a material adverse effect on the tradability of our common stock, which in turn would negatively impact our business. We could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock. In addition, if our efforts to comply with new or changed laws, regulations, and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed.
If material weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal controls exist and go undetected or unremedied, our financial statements could contain material misstatements that, when discovered in the future, could cause us to fail to meet our future reporting obligations and cause the price of our common stock to decline.
We do not have a class of our securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. Until we do or we become subject to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, we will be a “voluntary filer.”
We are not currently required under Section 12 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file periodic reports with the SEC. We expect that we will become subject to the reporting requirements under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. However, until such registration statement becomes effective we are a voluntary filer and we are currently considered a non-reporting issuer under the Exchange Act. Additionally, although we currently anticipate that we will register our common stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, until we do so, we are not subject to the SEC’s proxy rules, and large holders of our capital stock will not be subject to beneficial ownership reporting requirements under Sections 13 or 16 of the Exchange Act and their related rules. As a result, our stockholders and potential investors may not have available to them as much or as robust information as they may have if and when we become subject to those requirements.
In addition, if we do not register under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, we could again become a voluntary filer and could cease filing annual, quarterly or current reports under the Exchange Act.
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Shares of our common stock that have not been registered under federal securities laws are subject to resale restrictions imposed by Rule 144, including those set forth in Rule 144(i) which apply to a former “shell company.”
Prior to the closing of the Acquisition, we were deemed a “shell company” under applicable SEC rules and regulations because we had no or nominal operations and either no or nominal assets, assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents, or assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other assets. Pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, sales of the securities of a former shell company, such as us, under that rule are not permitted (i) until at least 12 months have elapsed from the date of the filing of this Registration Statement was filed with the SEC and (ii) unless at the time of a proposed sale, we are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and have filed all reports and other materials required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months, other than Form 8-K reports. Additionally, our previous status as a shell company could also limit our use of our securities to pay for any acquisitions we may seek to pursue in the future (although none are currently planned). The lack of liquidity of our securities as a result of the inability to sell under Rule 144 for a longer period of time than a non-former shell company could cause the market price of our securities to decline.
If we issue additional shares of our capital stock in the future, our existing stockholders will be diluted.
Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 250,000,000 shares of our common stock Possible business and financial uses for our authorized capital stock include, without limitation, equity financing, such as the offering described in this prospectus, future stock splits, acquiring other companies, businesses or products in exchange for shares of our capital stock, issuing shares of our capital stock to partners or other collaborators in connection with strategic alliances, attracting and retaining employees by the issuance of additional securities under our equity compensation plan, or other transactions and corporate purposes that our Board of Directors deems are in the interests of our company. Additionally, issuances of shares of our capital stock could have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control or our management. Any future issuances of shares of our capital stock may not be made on favorable terms or at all, they may have rights, preferences and privileges that are superior to those of our common stock, and may have an adverse effect on our business or the trading price of our common stock. The issuance of any additional shares of our common stock will reduce the book value per share and may contribute to a reduction in the market price of the outstanding shares of our common stock.
The elimination of personal liability of our directors and officers under Nevada law and the existence of indemnification rights held by our directors, officers and employees may result in substantial expenses.
Our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws eliminate to the furthest extent permitted under Nevada law the personal liability of our directors and officers to us, our stockholders and creditors for damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer. Furthermore, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws and individual indemnification agreements that we have entered with each of our directors and officers provide that we are obligated to indemnify, subject to certain exceptions, each of our directors or officers to the fullest extent authorized by Nevada law and, subject to certain conditions, to advance the expenses incurred by any director or officer in defending any action, suit or proceeding prior to its final disposition. Those indemnification obligations could expose us to substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against our directors or officers, which we may be unable to afford. Further, those provisions and resulting costs may discourage us or our stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against any of our current or former directors or officers for such damages, even if such actions might otherwise benefit our stockholders.
We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable future.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all future earnings to fund the development of our products.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND PLAN OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of VeganNation for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Report, including “Risk Factors,” “Description of Business” and the Financial Statements and notes thereto of VeganNation filed herewith as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. The various sections of this discussion contain forward-looking statements, all of which are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this Report as well as other matters over which we have no control. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ materially. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Report.
Through our subsidiary VeganNation, we are a global B2B2C (i.e., business-to-business-to-consumer) business that operates our proprietary Platform which is being designed as both a directory and marketplace connecting conscious consumers, businesses and organizations. The Company’s Platform will empower individuals, businesses and organizations alike that wish to transact business within the confines of a sustainable online Marketplace committed to making plant-based products and offerings affordable, and globally accessible.
In addition to the foregoing, the Company envisions making its Platform a highly sought-after resource for the global plant-based community by continually disseminating content and educational materials, while facilitating meet-up opportunities, either virtually or in person.
Appreciating the criticality of integrity and transparency within the global sustainable plant-based community, the Company seeks to develop a unique decentralized approval system by employing smart contracts where vegans will have the opportunity to validate the authenticity of a vegan-friendly product manufacturer or establishment.
Finally, all transactions within the Platform may be settled using either fiat or VeganNation’s Green Token, a cryptocurrency specifically designed for users of the Platform.
Recent Developments
Between 2018 and June 30,2021, VeganNation entered into several Early Contribution Agreements (each, an “ECA”) with purchasers of its Green Token. During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and six months ended June 30, 2021, VeganNation received Contributions in the aggregated amounts of $425,736, $53,910 and $0, respectively. In consideration for the Contributions received by the Company from purchasers under the ECAs, the Company issued such purchasers the following aggregate Green Tokens: (i) 24,664,540 Green Tokens for contributions received in Calendar Year 2019, (ii) 1,623,450 Green Tokens for contributions received in Calendar Year 2020, and (iii) 5,627,457 Green Tokens for contributions received through June 30, 2021., reflecting the numbers of virtual Ethereum blockchain smart contract protocol.
Acquisition
On April 26, 2021, Sipup, VeganNation and the former stockholders of VeganNation entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement pursuant to which the stockholders of VeganNation contributed all of their equity interests in VeganNation to Sipup in exchange for shares of Sipup common stock, which resulted that VeganNation becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Sipup, which we refer to as the Acquisition. The Acquisition closed on September 30 2020.
Upon the closing of the Acquisition, Sipup ceased to be a “shell company” under applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, section 805 entitled, “Business Combinations,” VeganNation is considered the accounting acquirer in the Acquisition and will account for the transaction as a capital transaction. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the historical operations that will be reflected in our financial statements will be those of VeganNation and will be recorded at the historical cost basis of VeganNation
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2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||||||
U.S dollars (in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues | 8,000 | 40,000 | 65,000 | 105,000 | ||||||||||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | (9,000 | ) | (26,000 | ) | (14,000 | ) | (29,000 | ) | ||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses | (21,000 | ) | (5,000 | ) | (31,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | (169,000 | ) | (112,000 | ) | (296,000 | ) | (400,000 | ) | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | (191,000 | ) | (103,000 | ) | (276,000 | ) | (347,000 | ) | ||||||||
Financing expenses, net | 3,000 | 70,000 | (16,000 | ) | (80,000 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss for the period | 188,000 | (33,000 | ) | (292,000 | ) | (427,000 | ) |
Revenues.
Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $65,000, a decrease of $32,000, or 38%, compared to total revenues of $105,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist of salaries and related expenses, consulting fees and other related expenses. Research and development expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $14,000, a decrease of $15,000, or 52%, compared to total research and development expenses of $29,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease is mainly attributable to the decrease in professional fees.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses consist of salaries and related costs for selling and marketing personnel, services providers and promotion expenses. Selling and marketing expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $31,000, an increase of $9,000, or 41%, compared to total selling and marketing expenses of $22,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase in marketing activities partially offset by decrease in professional fees.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, professional fees and other non-personnel related expenses such as legal expenses and insurance costs. General and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $296,000, a decrease of $104,000, or 26%, compared to total general and administrative expenses of $400,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease is mainly a result of the decrease in professional services and payroll and related expenses.
Financing Expenses, Net
Financing expenses, net for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $16,000, a decrease of $64,000, or 80%, compared to total financing expenses of $80,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease is mainly a result of the effect of currency exchange.
Total Comprehensive Loss
As a result of the foregoing, our total comprehensive loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $292,000, compared to $427,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, a decrease of $135,000, or 32%.
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Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2020 to Year Ended December 31, 2019
Summary of Results of Operations
For the year ended December 31, |
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||
U.S dollars (in thousands) |
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Revenues | 145,000 | 6,987,000 | ||||||
Operating Expenses | ||||||||
Research and development expenses | (66,000 | ) | (217,000 | ) | ||||
Selling and marketing expenses | (23,000 | ) | (5,525,000 | ) | ||||
General and administrative expenses | (685,000 | ) | (1,948,000 | ) | ||||
Total operating expenses | (629,000 | ) | (703,000 | ) | ||||
Financing expenses, net | (63,000 | ) | (156,000 | ) | ||||
Loss for the period | (692,000 | ) | (859,000 | ) |
Revenues.
Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $145,000, a decrease of $6,842,000, or 98%, compared to total revenues of $6,987,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is mainly attributable to the Company's overall business plan and strategic development during 2019 to gear up and prepare for a global launch during the first quarter of 2020, which came to a halt due to the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses consist of salaries and related expenses, consulting fees and other related expenses. Research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $66,000, a decrease of $15,000, or 70%, compared to total research and development expenses of $217,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is mainly attributable to the decrease in professional fees partially and decrease in expenses associated with international travel and field trials which have been postponed due to COVID-19.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses consist of salaries and related costs for selling and marketing personnel, services providers and promotion expenses. Selling and marketing expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $23,000, an increase of $5,502,000, or 99%, compared to total selling and marketing expenses of $5,525,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is mainly attributable to the decrease in professional services and promotion activities expenses which resulted from the entire global business environment coming to a halt due to COVID-19 and in particular, the entire sports industry.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses, professional fees and other non-personnel related expenses such as legal expenses and insurance costs. General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $685,000, a decrease of $1,263,000, or 65%, compared to total general and administrative expenses of $1,948,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is mainly a result of the decrease in professional services, payroll and related expenses and office expenses, resulted from the entire global business environment coming to a halt due to COVID-19.
Financing Expenses, Net
Financing expenses, net for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $63,000, a decrease of $93,000, or 60%, compared to total financing expenses of $156,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease is mainly a result of the effect of currency exchange.
Total Comprehensive Loss
As a result of the foregoing, our total comprehensive loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $692,000, compared to $859,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, a decrease of $167,000, or 19%.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
From inception and through the date of the Acquisition, we have funded our operations from a combination of loans and sales of equity instruments. Between April and September, 2021, we raised aggregate gross proceeds in the approximate amount of $1.8 million from the 2021 Private Placement.
As of June 30, 2021, we had a total of $1,000 in cash resources and approximately $2,495,000 of liabilities, consisting of $2,459,000 of current liabilities from operations.
VeganNation has experienced operating losses since its inception and had a total accumulated deficit of $1,844,000 as of June 30, 2021. VeganNation expects to incur additional costs and require additional capital. We have incurred losses in nearly every year since inception and in the year ended December 31, 2020. These losses have resulted in significant cash used in operations. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, our cash used in operations was approximately $420,000, $117,000 and $35.000, respectively. We need to continue and amplify our research and development efforts for our Platform. As we continue to conduct these activities, we expect the cash needed to fund operations to increase significantly over the next several years.
At the closing of the 2021 Private Placement, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain accredited investors providing for the issuance and sale to such investors of an aggregate of 5,095,640 shares of our Common Stock and warrants for an additional 5,095,640 shares of our Common Stock, exercisable through April 2022, at a per share exercise price of $1.00 and warrants for an additional 5,095,640 shares of our Common Stock, exercisable through April 2023, at a per share exercise price of $1.50. After deducting for offering related expenses, the aggregate gross proceeds from the initial closing of the 2021 Private Placement were approximately $1.8 million.
Even after giving effect to the proceeds of the 2021 Private Placement, we will need to obtain additional funding in order to pursue our business plans. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development programs or future commercialization efforts.
We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents will enable us to fund our operations and capital expenditure requirements for at least the next twelve months. Our requirements for additional capital during this period will depend on many factors, including the following:
● | the scope, rate of progress, results and cost of our development and engineering efforts related to the Platform; | |
● | the cost and timing of establishing sales and marketing capabilities; | |
● | the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may establish; | |
● | the timing, receipt and amount of sales, profit sharing or royalties, if any, from our potential products; | |
● | the cost of preparing, filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other intellectual property rights; and | |
● | the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products or technologies, although we currently have no commitments or agreements relating to any of these types of transactions. |
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We cannot be sure that future funding will be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Due to often volatile nature of the financial markets, equity and debt financing may be difficult to obtain.
We may seek to raise any necessary additional capital through a combination of private or public equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and other marketing and distribution arrangements. To the extent that we raise additional capital through marketing and distribution arrangements or other collaborations, strategic alliances or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights, future revenue streams, or product candidates or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we raise additional capital through private or public equity offerings, the ownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect our stockholders’ rights. If we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends.
Our cash is maintained in money market accounts and, to a lesser extent, in CDs at major financial institutions. Due to the current low interest rates available for these instruments, we are earning limited interest income. Our investment portfolio has not been adversely impacted by the problems in the credit markets that have existed over the last several years, but there can be no assurance.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On May 20, 2020 (the “Dismissal Date”), the Board of Directors the Company dismissed Weinstein & Co C.P.A. (“Weinstein”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company. On May 20, 2020, the Board engaged Halperin CPA, Financial Consulting & Management (“Halperin”) as the Company’s new independent registered public accounting firm. The decision to dismiss Weinstein resulted from an order (the “Order”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) denying W&CO the privilege of appearing or practicing before the SEC.
The reports of Weinstein on the Company’s financial statements for the two most recent fiscal years prior to the Dismissal Date did not contain an adverse or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, other than an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
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During the two most recent fiscal years and through the Dismissal Date, there were (i) no disagreements between the Company and Weinstein on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Weinstein, would have caused Weinstein to make reference thereto in their reports on the consolidated financial statements for such years, and (ii) no “reportable events” as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
During the Company’s two most recent fiscal years and in the subsequent interim period through the Dismissal Date, neither the Company or anyone on its behalf consulted with Halperin regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company by Halperin that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or a reportable event as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
DA TP UPDATE FOLOWING MEITAV DASH REPORT
The following table lists, as of date of the closing of the Share Exchange Agreement, the number of shares of common stock of our Company that are beneficially owned by (i) each person or entity known to our Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock; (ii) each officer and director of our Company; and (iii) all officers and directors as a group. Information relating to beneficial ownership of common stock by our principal shareholders and management is based upon information furnished by each person using “beneficial ownership” concepts under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. Except as noted below, each person has sole voting and investment power.
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The percentages below are calculated based on 62,073,299 shares of our common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2021 after giving effect to the Acquisition and the initial closing of the 2021 Private Placement.
Shares of
Common Stock (1) |
Percent of
Class (2) |
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Executive Officers and Directors | 9,854,938 | 6.21 | ||||||
Isaac Thomas, Chief Executive Officer & Director | - | * | ||||||
Yochai Ozeri, Chief Financial Officer & Director | - | * | ||||||
Netanel Salomon, Vice President & Director | - | * | ||||||
Baruch Yadid, Director | ||||||||
5% or more Shareholders | ||||||||
Adi Zim Holdings Ltd. (2) | 10,215,429 | 16.69 | % | |||||
Kukac LLC (4) | 4,285,578 | 7 | % | |||||
Extra Holdings Israel Ltd (5) | 4,285,686 | 7 | % | |||||
Shneor Shapira | 9,854,938 | 16.1 | % | |||||
Yosef Haim Raybi | 9,854,938 | 16.1 | % |
* | Less than one percent. |
(1) | Under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the number of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. |
(2) | Mr. Adi Zim holds sole voting and dispositive control of these securities. The address of Adi Zim Holdings Ltd. is Yosef Klausner 10, Ramla Israel. Includes 1,714,346 shares the selling stockholder has the right to acquire through the exercise of a common stock warrant. |
(3) | Mr. Isaac Thomas is the sole member of Vegan Point LLC. He is also the CEO of the Company. |
(4) | Includes 2,857,052 shares the selling stockholder has the right to acquire through the exercise of a common stock warrant. Glen Barnett has the power to vote or dispose of the securities held of record by the selling stockholder and may be deemed to beneficially own those securities. Mr. Barnett disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to such shares. |
(5) | Includes 2,857,124 shares the selling stockholder has the right to acquire through the exercise of a common stock warrant. Ari Rosenberg has the power to vote or dispose of the securities held of record by the selling stockholder and may be deemed to beneficially own those securities. Mr. Rosenberg disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to such shares. |
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The Directors and Officers currently serving our Company following the Acquisition are as follows:
Name | Age | Positions and Offices | ||
Isaac Thomas | 33 | Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Yochai Ozeri | 44 | Chief Financial Officer, Director | ||
Netanel Salomon | 32 | Director | ||
Baruch Yadid | 63 | Director |
The directors named above will serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders or until their respective resignation or removal from office. Thereafter, directors are anticipated to be elected for one-year terms at the annual stockholders’ meeting. Officers will hold their positions at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Isaac Thomas, Age 33
Mr. Thomas serves as Chief Executive Officer of VeganNation Services Ltd., an Israeli company, a position he has held since January 2018 and as Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr. Thomas is an entrepreneur from the age of 16. Mr. Thomas’ career spans 17 years of entrepreneurial ventures in real estate and healthcare, where he acquired, developed, consulted and led visionary projects in the multifamily and senior housing sectors in the United States. In 2016, through a spiritual journey of meditation, Mr. Thomas has chosen to live a plant based lifestyle. In January 2018 Mr. Thomas founded VeganNation with the vision of creating the global platform and infrastructure to unite the global plant-base and sustainable economy into a true global, impactful economic ecosystem.
Yochai Ozeri, Age 44
Mr. Ozeri has been serving, since January 2012, as the Director of Finance and Treasurer of deltathree. In his current roles at deltathree, Mr. Ozeri serves as its principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Prior to assuming the positions of at deltathree, Mr. Ozeri, served as Controller from August 2009 until January 2012. Founded in 1996, deltathree, Inc. is a global provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony services, products, and solutions for partners, resellers and direct consumers. Prior to joining deltathree, Mr. Ozeri served as a senior auditor at Kost, Forer, Gabbay & Kasierer, a member firm of Ernst & Young International, in its technology practice group. Mr. Ozeri is a Certified Public Accountant.
Netanel Salomon, Age 32
Mr. Solomon has been serving, since November 2014, as a sales executive in Binary Partners which experts in building traded platform online binary option and Forex platforms for dealers. Prior to assuming the positions of at Binary Partners, Mr. Salomon served from July 2013 as Vice President; sales and marketing in Webresult an internet marketing solutions company. Mr. Salmon has served from March 2012 to July 2013 as a consultant and manager of “call of the shofar” Israeli branch, a non-profit focuses on personal and relational transformation. From November 2010 to March 2012 as a youth guide in Gush Etzion regional municipality managing employment projects for youth on summer vacation.
Baruch Yadid, Age 63
In the last 10 years Mr. Yadid was involved in several real estates and commercial deals in Israel and abroad, he also played a major role in the successes of private companies.
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Committees
We do not have a standing nominating, compensation or audit committee. Rather, our full board of directors performs the functions of these committees. We do not believe it is necessary for our board of directors to appoint such committees because the volume of matters that come before our board of directors for consideration permits the directors to give sufficient time and attention to such matters to be involved in all decision making. Additionally, because our Common Stock is not listed for trading or quotation on a national securities exchange, we are not required to have such committees.
Director Independence
We do not have any independent directors, as such term is defined in the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market, at this time. The Company’s Common Stock is not listed or quoted on any exchange that has director independence requirements, or any exchange at all at this time.
Family Relationships
None.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
No executive officer, member of the board of directors or control person of our Company has been involved in any legal proceeding listed in Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K in the past 10 years.
The following table summarizes the compensation earned in each of our fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 by our named executive officers prior to the Acquisition. The following table includes compensation earned by the parties named therein for services performed for VeganNation prior to that entity becoming our wholly owned subsidiary upon the completion of the Acquisition on September 30, 2021.
Summary Compensation Table
Name & Principal Position | Year | Salary (1) | Bonus | Option Awards | All other compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Isaac Tomas, CEO and Co-Founder | 2020 | 119,509 | - | - | - | 119,509 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 112,740 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Shneor Shapira, CFO and Co-Founder | 2020 | 119,509 | - | - | - | 119,509 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 112,687 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Yossi Raybi, BD and Co-Founder | 2020 | 119,509 | - | - | - | 119,509 | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | 112,687 | - | - | - |
(1) | All compensation received by VeganNation’s executive officers is paid in NIS. For the purposes of completing this table, with respect to compensation paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, VeganNation converted each NIS denominated amount into U.S. dollars by dividing the NIS amount by the exchange rate effective on the date the fee was incurred. |
Currently the directors of Sipup are not compensated for their services on the Board.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The following includes a summary of transactions since the beginning of the 2019 fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which VeganNation is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeded or exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of their total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than compensation described under “Executive Compensation”). We believe the terms obtained or consideration that we paid or received, as applicable, in connection with the transactions described below were comparable to terms available or the amounts that would be paid or received, as applicable, in arm’s-length transactions.
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General
Our authorized capital stock consists of 75,000,000 shares of Common Stock par value $0.01 per share, of which 61,197,880 shares of common stock are outstanding after giving effect to the Acquisition and the initial closing of the 2021 Private Placement.
Each holder of our Common Stock is entitled to one vote for each share owned of record on all matters voted upon by shareholders, and a majority vote is required for actions to be taken by shareholders. The Common Stock has no preemptive rights, no cumulative voting rights and no redemption, sinking fund or conversion provisions.
Warrants
There are currently warrants outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 10,191,280 shares of Common Stock of the Company, of which 5,095,640 shares are exercisable through April 2022 at a per share purchase price of $1.00 and 5,095,640 share are exercisable through April 2023 at a per share exercise price of $1.50.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of Our Bylaws
We do not have any anti-takeover provisions in our Bylaws.
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The Company’s Common Stock is currently quoted on the Pink Tier of the OTC Marketplace under the symbol of “SPUP.” The OTC Market is a network of security dealers who buy and sell stock. The dealers are connected by a computer network that provides information on current “bids” and “asks,” as well as volume information. The trading of securities on the OTC Pink is often sporadic and investors may have difficulty buying and selling our shares or obtaining market quotations for them, which may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.
Dividends
The Company has not declared any dividends since inception and does not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future on its common stock. The payment of dividends is within the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on the Company’s earnings, capital requirements, financial condition, and other relevant factors. There are no restrictions that currently limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock other than those generally imposed by applicable state law.
Equity Compensation Plans
The Company has not adopted an equity compensation plan and has no stock options granted or outstanding.
Holders
As of the date of this Report, we had 61,197,880 shares of our common stock par value, $.001 outstanding (after giving effect to the Acquisition and the initial closing of the 2021 Private Placement, and approximately 24 record owners of our common stock.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The Company’s transfer agent is Globex Stock Transfer and Trust, LLC and is located at 780 Deltona Blvd., Suite 202, Deltona Florida 32725 and has a phone number of (813) 344-4490.
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INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Our Articles of Incorporation and our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved (including, without limitation, as a witness) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was one of our directors or officers or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, whether the basis of such action, suit or proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer or trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by us to the fullest extent authorized by the Nevada Revised Statutes, or NRS, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such.
NRS 78.7502 permits a corporation to indemnify any director or officer of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, if such person (i) is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138 and (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action (i.e., one brought by or on behalf of the corporation), indemnification may be provided only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by any director or officer in connection with the defense or settlement of such an action or the suit if such person (i) is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138 and (ii) acted in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be provided if such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or some other court of competent jurisdiction determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Our Articles of Incorporation provide that the liability of our directors and officers shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS. NRS 78.138(7) provides that, subject to limited statutory exceptions and unless the articles of incorporation or an amendment thereto (in each case filed on or after October 1, 2003) provide for greater individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to a 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: (i) the act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer, and (ii) the breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law.
The foregoing discussion of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws, indemnification agreements, indemnity agreement, and Nevada law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by such Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws, indemnification agreements, indemnity agreement, or law.
Recent Sales Of Unregistered Securities
Reference is made to Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K for a description of additional recent sales of unregistered securities, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Reference is made to the financial statements and pro forma financial information relating to VeganNation Services Ltd. contained in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
Upon the closing of the Acquisition, we issued 41,062,240 shares of our common stock to former stockholders of VeganNation in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of VeganNation’s capital stock. The issuance and sale of such securities was not registered under the Securities Act, and such securities were issued in reliance upon exemptions from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and Rule 903 of Regulation S promulgated thereunder. In determining that the issuance of certain of such securities qualified for exemption under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, we relied on the following facts: the securities were issued to recipients that each represented that it was an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act, it was acquiring the securities for investment purposes and without a view toward disposition thereof, and it had sufficient investment experience to evaluate the risks of the investment; we used no advertising or general solicitation in connection with the issuance and sale of the securities; and the securities were issued as restricted securities. In determining that the issuance of certain of such securities qualified for exemption in reliance on Regulation S, we relied on the following facts: each recipient represented that it is not a “U.S. Person” within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act and that he, she or it would not sell the shares in the U.S. for a period of at least one year after purchase.
Item 3.03 Material Modification of Rights of Security Holders.
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of the Registrant.
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company Status.
As a result of the Closing of the Share Exchange described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 of this Current Report, which description is incorporated by reference in this Item 5.06 of this Current Report, the Company ceased being a shell company as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
The audited consolidated financial statements for VeganNation for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 are filed herewith as Exhibits 99.1, and are incorporated herein by reference.
(b) Pro Forma Financials
The unaudited pro forma balance sheet and statement of operations of VeganNation and Sipup Corporation and notes thereto are filed herewith as Exhibits 99.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report o be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIPUP CORPORATION, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Isaac Thomas | |
Isaac Thomas | ||
Date: October 6, 2021 |
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Exhibit 3.2
BYLAWS
OF
SIPUP CORPORATION
(a Nevada corporation)
ARTICLE 1
Offices
1.1 Principal Office. The Board of Directors shall fix the location of the principal executive office of the corporation at any place within or outside the State of Nevada.
1.2 Additional Offices. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) may at any time establish branch or subordinate offices at any place or places.
ARTICLE 2
Meeting of Stockholders
2.1 Place of Meeting. All meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation, at such place as may be fixed from time to time by the Board or at such other place either within or without the State of Nevada as shall be designated from time to time by the Board and stated in the notice of the meeting. Meetings of stockholders for any purpose may be held at such time and place within or without the State of Nevada as the Board may fix from time to time and as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof.
2.2 Annual Meeting. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board and stated in the notice of the meeting. At such annual meetings, the stockholders shall elect a Board and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meetings.
2.3 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by the statute or by the Articles of Incorporation, at the request of the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the President or the holders of shares entitled to cast not less than twenty percent (20%) of the votes at the meeting or such additional persons as may be provided in the Articles of incorporation or bylaws. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Upon request in writing that a special meeting of stockholders be called for any proper purpose, directed to the chairman of the board of directors, the president, the vice president or the secretary by any person (other than the board of directors) entitled to call a special meeting of stockholders, the person forthwith shall cause notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote that a meeting will be held at a time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, such time not to be less than thirty-five (35) nor more than sixty (60) days after receipt of the request. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.
2.4 Notice of Meetings. Written notice of stockholders’ meetings, stating the place, date and time of the meeting and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the meeting.
When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date or time, written notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, date and time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than thirty (30) days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place, date and time of the adjourned meeting shall be given in conformity herewith. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting.
2.5 Business Matter of a Special Meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.
2.6 List of Stockholders. The officer in charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation or the transfer agent shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place, if other than the place of the meeting, shall be specified in the notice of the meeting. The list shall also be produced and kept at the place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present in person thereat.
2.7 Organization and Conduct of Business. The Chairman of the Board or, in his or her absence, the President of the Corporation or, in their absence, such person as the Board may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as Chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the Corporation, the Secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the Chairman appoints.
The Chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seems to him or her in order.
2.8 Quorum and Adjournments. Except where otherwise provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented in proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders. The stockholders present at a duly called or held meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to have less than a quorum if any action taken (other than adjournment) is approved by at least a majority of the shares required to constitute a quorum. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. If, however, a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat who are present in person or represented by proxy shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented.
2.9 Voting Rights. Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder.
2.10 Majority Vote. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation or of these By-Laws, a different vote is required in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.
2.11 Record Date for Stockholder Notice and Voting. For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting or to vote, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, or entitled to exercise any right in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days before any other action.
If the Board does not so fix a record date, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.
2.12 Proxies. Every person entitled to vote for directors or on any other matter shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with the Secretary of the Corporation. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. A validly executed proxy which does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (i) revoked by the person executing it, before the vote pursuant to that proxy, by a writing delivered to the Corporation stating that the proxy is revoked or by a subsequent proxy executed by, or attendance at the meeting and voting in person by, the person executing the proxy; or (ii) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that proxy is received by the Corporation before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted; provided, however, that no proxy shall be valid after the expiration of eleven months from the date of the proxy, unless otherwise provided in the proxy.
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2.13 Inspectors of Election. Before any meeting of stockholders the Board may appoint any person other than nominees for office to act as inspectors of election at the meeting or its adjournment. If no inspectors of election are so appointed, the Chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of any stockholder or a stockholder’s proxy shall, appoint inspectors of election at the meeting. The number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3). If inspectors are appointed at a meeting on the request of one or more stockholders or proxies, the holders of a majority of shares or their proxies present at the meeting shall determine whether one (1) or three (3) inspectors are to be appointed. If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, the Chairman of the meeting may, and upon the request of any stockholder or a stockholder’s proxy shall, appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
2.14 Action Without Meeting by Written Consent. All actions required to be taken at any annual or special meeting may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the corporation by delivery to its registered office, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings or stockholders are recorded.
ARTICLE 3
Directors
3.1 Number; Qualifications. The number of the directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board and the initial Board shall consist of three (3) directors. All directors shall be elected at the annual meeting or any special meeting of the stockholders, except as provided in Section 3.2, and each director so elected shall hold office until the next annual meeting or any special meeting or until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.
3.2 Resignation and Vacancies. A vacancy or vacancies in the Board shall be deemed to exist in the case of the death, resignation or removal of any director, or if the authorized number of directors be increased. Vacancies may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation. The stockholders may elect a director or directors at any time to fill any vacancy or vacancies not filled by the directors. If the Board accepts the resignation of a director tendered to take effect at a future time, the Board shall have power to elect a successor to take office when the resignation is to become effective. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute.
3.3 Removal of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by statute, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any director or the entire Board may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of at least a majority of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors.
3.4 Powers. The business of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things which are not by statute or by the Articles of Incorporation or by these By-Laws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
Without prejudice to these general powers, and subject to the same limitations, the directors shall have the power to:
(a) Select and remove all officers, agents, and employees of the Corporation; prescribe any powers and duties for them that are consistent with law, with the Articles of Incorporation, and with these By-Laws; fix their compensation; and require from them security for faithful service;
(b) Confer upon any office the power to appoint, remove and suspend subordinate officers, employees and agents;
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(c) Change the principal executive office or the principal business office in the State of Florida or any other state from one location to another; cause the Corporation to be qualified to do business in any other state, territory, dependency or country and conduct business within or without the State of Florida; and designate any place within or without the State of Florida for the holding of any stockholders meeting, or meetings, including annual meetings;
(d) Adopt, make, and use a corporate seal; prescribe the forms of certificates of stock; and alter the form of the seal and certificates;
(e) Authorize the issuance of shares of stock of the Corporation on any lawful terms, in consideration of money paid, labor done, services actually rendered, debts or securities canceled, tangible or intangible property actually received;
(f) Borrow money and incur indebtedness on behalf of the Corporation, and cause to be executed and delivered for the Corporation’s purposes, in the corporate name, promissory notes, bonds, debentures, deeds of trust, mortgages, pledges, hypothecations and other evidences of debt and securities;
(g) Declare dividends from time to time in accordance with law;
(h) Adopt from time to time such stock option, stock purchase, bonus or other compensation plans for directors, officers, employees and agents of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it may determine; and
(i) Adopt from time to time regulations not inconsistent with these By-Laws for the management of the Corporation’s business and affairs.
3.5 Place of Meetings. The Board may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Nevada.
3.6 Annual Meetings. The annual meetings of the Board shall be held immediately following the annual meeting of stockholders, and no notice of such meeting shall be necessary to the Board, provided a quorum shall be present. The annual meetings shall be for the purposes of organization, and an election of officers and the transaction of other business.
3.7 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and place as may be determined from time to time by the Board.
3.8 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice President or a majority of the Board upon one (1) day’s notice to each director.
3.9 Quorum and Adjournments. At all meetings of the Board, a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board, except as may otherwise be specifically provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, until a quorum shall be present. A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved of by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.
3.10 Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
3.11 Telephone Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, any member of the Board or any committee may participate in a meeting by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
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3.12 Waiver of Notice. Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director who signs a waiver of notice or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or who attends the meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such director. All such waivers, consents and approvals shall be filed with the corporate records or made a part of the minutes of the meeting.
3.13 Fees and Compensation of Directors. Unless otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
3.14 Rights of Inspection. Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the Corporation and also of its subsidiary corporations, domestic or foreign. Such inspection by a director may be made in person or by agent or attorney and includes the right to copy and obtain extracts.
ARTICLE 4
Committees of Directors
4.1 Selection. The Board may, by resolution passed by a majority of the entire Board, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.
In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.
4.2 Power. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to amending the Articles of Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board as provided in Nevada Revised Corporation Law, fix any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation), adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of dissolution, removing or indemnifying directors or amending the By-Laws of the Corporation; and, unless the resolution or the Articles of Incorporation expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a Articles of ownership and merger. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board.
4.3 Committee Minutes. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.
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ARTICLE 5
Officers
5.1 Officers Designated. The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board and shall be a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board may also choose a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice Presidents, and one or more assistant Secretaries and assistant Treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws otherwise provide.
5.2 Appointment of Officers. The officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 or 5.5 of this Article 5, shall be appointed by the Board, and each shall serve at the pleasure of the Board, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.
5.3 Subordinate Officers. The Board may appoint, and may empower the President to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in the By-Laws or as the Board may from time to time determine.
5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers. Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Board, at any regular or special meeting of the Board, or, except in case of an officer chosen by the Board, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.5 Vacancies in Offices. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in these By-Laws for regular appointment to that office.
5.6 Compensation. The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by the Board and no officer shall be prevented from receiving a salary because he is also a director of the Corporation.
5.7 The Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, perform such other powers and duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Board. If there is no President, the Chairman of the Board shall also be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.8 of this Article 5.
5.8 The President. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board to the Chairman of the Board, if there be such an officer, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, or if there be none, at all meetings of the Board, shall have general and active management of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board are carried into effect. He or she shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
5.9 The Vice President. The Vice President (or in the event there be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the President or in the event of his disability or refusal to act, perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have the powers of and subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President(s) shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed for them by the Board, the President, the Chairman of the Board or these By-Laws.
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5.10 The Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board and the stockholders and record all votes and the proceedings of the meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees, when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the President, under whose supervision he or she shall act. The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation, and the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and, when so affixed, the seal may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing thereof by his or her signature. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office or at the office of the Corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the Board, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates issued for the same and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.
5.11 The Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order designated by the Board (or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board.
5.12 The Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of the Corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board. The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the President and the Board, at its regular meetings, or when the Board so requires, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.
5.13 The Assistant Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order designated by the Board (or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the Treasurer or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board.
ARTICLE 6
Stock Certificates
6.1 Certificates for Shares. The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates or shall be uncertificated. Certificates shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board, or the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.
Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertified stock, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required by the State of Nevada or a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
6.2 Signatures on Certificates. Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
6.3 Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate of shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, such uncertificated shares shall be canceled and issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation.
6.4 Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a percent registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Nevada.
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6.5 Record Date. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders of record who are entitled to receive notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion, or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any lawful action, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
6.6 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The Board may direct that a new certificate or certificates be issued to replace any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When authorizing the issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require, and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
ARTICLE 7
Notices
7.1 Notice. Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation or of these By-Laws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such director or stockholder, at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to directors may also be given by telegram or telephone.
7.2 Waiver. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the statutes or of the Articles of Incorporation or of these By-Laws, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.
ARTICLE 8
General Provisions
8.1 Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in the Nevada Revised Corporation Statutes or the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.
8.2 Dividend Reserve. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interest of the Corporation, and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
8.3 Annual Statement. The Board shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the Corporation.
8.4 Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board may from time to time designate.
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8.5 Corporate Seal. The Board may provide a suitable seal, containing the name of the Corporation, which seal shall be in charge of the Secretary. If and when so directed by the Board or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer.
8.6 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments. The Board, except as otherwise provided in these By-Laws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
ARTICLE 9
Amendments
In addition to the right of the stockholders of the corporation to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the bylaws of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall have the power (without the assent or vote of the stockholders) to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the bylaws of the corporation.
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Exhibit 21.1
List of Subsidiaries
1. | VeganNation Services Ltd., an Israeli company, wholly owned by Sipup Corporation |
2. | VeganNation Finances Services, Ltd., a U.K company that is wholly owned by VeganNation Services Ltd. |
3. | Enlightened Capital Ltd., an Israeli company wholly owned by Sipup Corporation |
Exhibit 99.1
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of VeganNation Services Ltd (the “Company”) and its subsidiary, VeganNation Finance Services, Ltd. as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “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, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1D to the consolidated financial statements, the Company will need to secure additional capital in the future in order to meet its anticipated liquidity needs required to meet Company's undertaking to develop and market its Platform and is therefore dependent upon external sources as well as sales of its Green Tokens for financing its operations. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has incurred accumulated deficit of $1,551,660 and negative operating cash flows. These factor among others, as discussed in Note 1D to the consolidated financial statements raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are also described in Note 1D to the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of’ these uncertainties.
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 financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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 audit, 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 audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated 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 consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Halperin Ilanit. | |
Certified Public Accountants (Isr.) |
Tel Aviv, Israel
October 6, 2021
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2021
30 A’arba’a st. A’arba’a towers, Tel Aviv 6473926 | tel. +972-3-9335474 | fax. +972-3-9335466 | www.halperin-cpa.co.il
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
(U.S. dollars except share and per share data)
June 30, | December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
A s s e t s | (unaudited) | |||||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 1,416 | 206 | - | |||||||||
Receivables from sales of Green Tokens (Note 1B) | 1,020,197 | 1,064,622 | 1,082,499 | |||||||||
Other current assets (Note 3) | 3,084 | 118,892 | 64,123 | |||||||||
T o t a l Current assets | 1,024,697 | 1,183,720 | 1,146,622 | |||||||||
Property and Equipment, Net (Note 4) | 3,040 | 4,375 | 6,445 | |||||||||
T o t a l assets | 1,027,737 | 1,188,095 | 1,153,067 | |||||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit | ||||||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||
Short term loans (Note 5) | 410,542 | 506,369 | 481,401 | |||||||||
Accounts payable | 2,367 | 2,400 | - | |||||||||
Obligations to issue Green Tokens (Note 1B) | 946,479 | 891,424 | 920,326 | |||||||||
Other current liabilities (Note 6) | 1,099,589 | 1,064,239 | 470,185 | |||||||||
T o t a l current liabilities | 2,458,977 | 2,464,432 | 1,871,912 | |||||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement | 36,424 | 36,934 | 34,358 | |||||||||
T o t a l liabilities | 2,495,401 | 2,501,366 | 1,906,270 | |||||||||
Stockholders’ Deficit (Note 7) | ||||||||||||
Common stock of US$ 0.3 par value each (“Common Stock”):
1,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2020 and 2019; issued and outstanding 100 shares as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. |
27 | 27 | 27 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | - | - | ||||||||||
Proceeds on account of shares | 375,925 | 238,362 | 106,000 | |||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (1,843,616 | ) | (1,551,660 | ) | (859,230 | ) | ||||||
T o t a l stockholders’ Deficit | (1,467,664 | ) | (1,313,271 | ) | (753,203 | ) | ||||||
T o t a l liabilities and stockholders’ Deficit | 1,027,737 | 1,188,095 | 1,153,067 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(U.S. dollars except share and per share data)
Six months ended | Three months ended | Year ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30 | June 30 | December 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | 65,160 | 104,978 | 7,843 | 39,534 | 144,541 | 6,987,648 | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses (Note 8) | (14,105 | ) | (29,422 | ) | (9,178 | ) | (26,282 | ) | (65,793 | ) | (217,203 | ) | ||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses (Note 9) | (31,464 | ) | (22,411 | ) | (21,266 | ) | (5,000 | ) | (23,142 | ) | (5,525,160 | ) | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses (Note 10) | (295,984 | ) | (399,826 | ) | (168,694 | ) | (111,848 | ) | (685,142 | ) | (1,948,326 | ) | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (276,393 | ) | (346,681 | ) | (191,295 | ) | (103,596 | ) | (629,536 | ) | (703,041 | ) | ||||||||||||
Financing income (expenses), net | (15,563 | ) | (79,770 | ) | 3,409 | 70,410 | (62,894 | ) | (156,189 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net loss | (291,956 | ) | (426,451 | ) | (187,886 | ) | (33,186 | ) | (692,430 | ) | (859,230 | ) |
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
Number of Shares |
Amount |
Additional
paid-in capital |
Proceeds on account of shares | Accumulated deficit | Total stockholders’ deficit | |||||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2019 | 100 | 27 | - | - | - | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds on account of shares | - | - | - | 106,000 | - | 106,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (859,230 | ) | (859,230 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 | 100 | 27 | - | 106,000 | (859,230 | ) | (753,203 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
CHANGES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds on account of shares | - | - | - | 132,362 | - | 132,362 | ||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (692,430 | ) | (692,430 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020 | 100 | 27 | - | 238,362 | (1,551,660 | ) | (1,313,271 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. dollars)
Six months ended | Year ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30 | December 31 | |||||||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
Net Income (loss) for the period | (291,956 | ) | (426,451 | ) | (692,430 | ) | (859,230 | ) | ||||||||
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss for the period to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,335 | 1,283 | 2,070 | 1,846 | ||||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in receivables from sales of digital tokens | 44,425 | 27,302 | 17,877 | 260,729 | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in obligations to issue digital tokens | 55,055 | (20,375 | ) | (28,902 | ) | (444,322 | ) | |||||||||
Interest on loans | 5,514 | 41,001 | 40,408 | 81,528 | ||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in liability for employee rights upon retirement | (510 | ) | (99 | ) | 2,576 | 34,358 | ||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in other current assets | 115,808 | 63,162 | (54,769 | ) | 80,032 | |||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable | (33 | ) | 2,507 | 2,400 | (11,717 | ) | ||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable | 35,350 | 241,232 | 594,054 | 437,148 | ||||||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (35,012 | ) | (70,438 | ) | (116,716 | ) | (419,628 | ) | ||||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from (repayments of) short term loans | (101,341 | ) | (52,923 | ) | (15,440 | ) | 292,464 | |||||||||
Proceeds on account of shares | 137,563 | 123,362 | 132,362 | 106,000 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 36,222 | 70,439 | 116,922 | 398,464 | ||||||||||||
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 1,210 | - | 206 | (21,164 | ) | |||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | 206 | - | - | 21,164 | ||||||||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | 1,416 | - | 206 | - | ||||||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||||||||||
Cash paid during the year for: | ||||||||||||||||
Interest | 4,601 | - | - | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 1 – GENERAL
A. | Operations |
The corporate organization structure consists of VeganNation Services Ltd. (“the Company” or “VeganNation”), a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel on January 24, 2018, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, VeganNation Finance Services, Ltd. (the “VNFS”), a company organized under the laws of the State of United Kingdom on April 17, 2018. The Company and VNFS together the “Group”.
The intellectual property is developed by the Company and the technology related to the GreenCoin has been licensed to VNFS under a cost-plus arrangement.
The group is a global B2B2C (i.e., business-to-business-to-consumer) business that operates a proprietary platform (the “Platform”) which intends to establish both a directory and marketplace connecting conscious consumers, businesses and organizations. The Group’s Platform is designed to empower individuals, businesses and organizations that wish to transact business within the confines of a sustainable online marketplace (the “Marketplace”) committed to making plant-based products and offerings affordable, and globally accessible.
In addition to the foregoing, the Group envisions making its Platform a highly sought-after resource for the global plant-based community by continually disseminating content and educational materials, while facilitating meet-up opportunities, either virtually or in person.
Appreciating the criticality of integrity and transparency within the global sustainable plant-based community, the Company seeks to develop a unique decentralized approval system by employing smart contracts where vegans will have the opportunity to validate the authenticity of a vegan-friendly product manufacturer or establishment.
Finally, all transactions within the Platform may be settled using either fiat or VeganNation’s Green Token, a cryptocurrency specifically designed for users of the Platform issued by VNFS.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 1 – GENERAL (continue)
B. | Early Contribution Agreements |
Between 2018 and June 30,2021, the Group entered into several Early Contribution Agreements (each, an “ECA”) with purchasers of its Green Token. During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company received contributions in the aggregated amounts of $2,282,090, $53,206 and $54,350, respectively (collectively, the “Contributions”). In consideration for the Contributions received by VFNS from purchasers under the ECAs, VFNS issued such purchasers the following aggregate Green Tokens: (i) 17,972,120 Green Tokens, 360,400 Green Tokens and 502,457 Green Tokens, reflecting the numbers of virtual Ethereum blockchain smart contract protocol (the “Green Tokens” or “VeganCoin”) based the Contributions received divided by the product of the highest purchase price for the Green Token at the time of sale (the “Token Generation Event”) multiplied by the discount rate as signed in the ECA’s. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had $1,020,197 of receivables from sales of digital tokens under ECA agreements from which contributions have not been collected. In addition, as of June 30, 2021, the Company received contributions amounting to $946,479, to which the Company is committed to issue Green Tokens.
The Company committed to using the Contributions for the following purposes: preliminary funding of the Green Token generation event, research and development, coding, execution and launch of the Company’s Platform, other operational and day-to-day activities carried out by the Company.
As agreed in the ECA’s, each token is subject to a lock-up period and are released: (i) 20% to be released upon the Token Generation Event and (ii) the remaining on a quarterly basis. As of June 30, 2021, the Token Generation Event has not been reached, therefore all Green Tokens issued are subject to lock-up.
Based on the above, the Company has determined that the issuance of Green Tokens in the ECA represented an implied obligation to perform research and development services, and therefore, has accounted for the proceeds received in the various ECAs in accordance with ASC 730-20, Research and Development Arrangements. Pursuant to ASC 730-20, all proceeds received from the ECAs are recorded as deferred revenues. Due to the difficulty at the time of the ECA in estimating the timing and success of outcome of the development of the Platform, all development costs were expensed as incurred.
Deferred revenues are recognized as income over the period of development in an amount equal to the operational expenditures incurred by the Company with no profit margin (net 0), which treatment shall remain until the completion of the expected development. As of June 30, 2021 the development of the Platform is neither complete nor fully functioning.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 1 – GENERAL (continue)
C. | COVID-19 |
In late 2019, a novel strain of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, was reported in Wuhan, China. While initially the outbreak was largely concentrated in China, it has since spread to Israel and the United States, and infections were reported globally. Many countries around the world, including in Israel, had significant governmental measures implemented to control the spread of the virus, including temporary closure of businesses, severe restrictions on travel and the movement of people, and other material limitations on the conduct of business. These measures resulted in work stoppages and other disruptions. The extent to which the coronavirus impacts our operations is very minimal. The pandemic has adversely affected the global economy, and although multiple vaccines have been approved and released globally, the continued spread of the Coronavirus globally continues to create uncertainty and instability across many regions. The extent to which the Coronavirus has impacted the Company’s operations to date is relatively minimal, though the ongoing pandemic may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations and workforce, including its ability to raise additional capital, which in turn could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operation
D. | Going Concern |
Since inception, the Company has devoted substantially all its efforts to research and development. The Company is still in its development stage and the extent of the Company’s future operating losses and the timing of becoming income able, if ever, are uncertain. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $1,416 and $206, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents, respectively, zero net income and accumulated deficit.
The Company will need to secure additional capital in the future in order to meet its anticipated liquidity needs required to meet Company’s undertaking to develop and market its Platform, primarily through the sale of additional Common Stock or other equity securities and/or debt financing and/or sales of its Green Tokens. Funds from these sources may not be available to the Group on acceptable terms, if at all, and the Company cannot give assurance that it will be successful in securing such additional capital.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue to operate as a “going concern.” The Company’s ability to continue operating as a going concern is dependent on several factors, among them is the ability to raise sufficient additional funding.
The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
E. | Risk factors |
The Company face a number of risks, including uncertainties regarding finalization of the development process, demand and market acceptance of the Company’s products, the effects of technological changes, competition and the development of products by competitors. Additionally, other risk factors also exist, such as the ability to manage growth and the effect of planned expansion of operations on the Company’s future results. In addition, the Company expects to continue incurring significant operating costs and losses in connection with the development of its products and marketing efforts. The Company has not yet generated cash from its operations to fund its activities and its undertaking to develop and market its Platform, and therefore the continuance of its activities as a going concern depends on the receipt of additional funding from its current stockholders and investors or from third parties.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. | Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) as determined by Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) within its Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and under the rules and regulations of the SEC.
B. | Principles of Consolidation |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements includes the accounts of the company and its wholly-owned subsidiary VNFS. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company is not involved with variable interest entities.
C. | Use of estimates in the preparation of financial statements |
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the balance sheet and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements includes the valuation of Green Token issued for service providers.
D. | Functional currency |
A substantial portion of the Company’s financing activities, including equity transactions and cash investments, are incurred in U.S. dollars. The Company’s management believes that the U.S. dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company operates. Thus, the functional and reporting currency of the Company is the U.S. dollar.
A subsidiary’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the subsidiary operates; normally, that is the currency of the environment in which a subsidiary primarily generates and expends cash.
In making the determination of the appropriate functional currency for a subsidiary, the Company considers cash flow indicators, local market indicators, financing indicators and the subsidiary’s relationship with both the parent company and other subsidiaries. For subsidiary that are primarily a direct and integral component or extension of the parent entity’s operations, the U.S. dollar is the functional currency.
The Company has determined the functional currency of its foreign subsidiary is the U.S. dollar. The foreign operation is considered a direct and integral part or extension of the Company’s operations. The day-to-day operations of the foreign subsidiary are dependent on the economic environment of the U.S. dollar. Accordingly, monetary accounts maintained in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are re-measured into U.S. dollars in accordance with Statement of the Accounting Standard Codification (“ACS”) No. 830 “Foreign Currency Matters” (“ASC No. 830”). All transaction gains and losses of the re- measured monetary balance sheet items are reflected in the statements of operations as financial income or expenses as appropriate.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continue)
E. | Cash and cash equivalents |
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on deposit with banks and money market instruments.
With respect to the Cash and Cash Equivalents, the concentration and minimization of credit risk is facilitated by maintaining cash and cash equivalents with institutions of sound financial quality. At times, cash balances may exceed limits federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
F. | Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Receivables are recorded at the owed amount, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its receivables and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current credit worthiness; and determines the allowance for doubtful accounts based on historical write-off experience, customer specific facts and economic conditions.
G. | Property, plant and equipment, net |
1. | Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. When an asset is retired or otherwise disposed of, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the net difference less any amount realized from disposition is reflected in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. |
2. | Rates of depreciation: |
% | ||||
Furniture and office equipment | 7-15 | |||
Computers | 33 |
H. | Concentrations of Credit Risk and Off-Balance Sheet Risk |
The Company is subject to concentration of credit risk with respect to their cash and cash equivalents, which the Company attempts to minimize by maintaining cash and cash equivalents with institutions of sound financial quality. At times, cash balances may exceed limits federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial strength of the depository institutions in which the funds are held. The Company has no financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk of loss.
I. | Impairment of Long-term Assets |
The Company evaluates the recoverability of tangible and intangible assets periodically by considering events or circumstances that may warrant revised estimates of useful lives or that indicate the asset may be impaired.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continue)
J. | Revenue Recognition |
The Company has determined that the issuance of Green Tokens in the ECA represented an implied obligation to perform (i) research and development services, (ii) sales and marketing activities, and (iii) general and administration activities, and therefore accounts for the proceeds received in the ECA in accordance with ASC 730-20, “Research and Development Arrangements.” At the time of, and in conjunction with the Green Token issuances, the Company’s undertook to develop and market its Platform. Due to the significant hurdles in developing the Platform, all of the Company’s development costs were expensed. Pursuant to ASC 730-20, all proceeds received from the ECA are recorded as deferred revenues.
Issuances of Green Tokens for services are initially recorded as deferred revenues and are recorded to revenues at zero margin based on the related services which are calculated on an accrual basis based on the service period.
K. | Accrued Post-Employment Benefit |
Company’s liability for employee rights upon retirement with respect to its Israeli employees is calculated, pursuant to Israeli severance pay law, based on the most recent salary of each employee multiplied by the number of years of employment, as of the balance sheet date. Employees are entitled to one month’s salary for each year of employment, or a portion thereof.
Severance expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the period of six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, amounted to $51,642 , $23,733 , and $0, respectively.
L. | Contingent Liabilities |
The Company accounts for its contingent liabilities in accordance with ASC No. 450, “Contingencies”. A provision is recorded when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. With respect to legal matters, provisions are reviewed and adjusted to reflect the impact of negotiations, estimated settlements, legal rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. The Company is not a party to any litigation that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continue)
M. | Income Taxes |
Income taxes are recorded in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are provided, if based upon the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740. When uncertain tax positions exist, the Company recognizes the tax benefit of tax positions to the extent that the benefit would more likely than not be realized assuming examination by the taxing authority. The determination as to whether the tax benefit will more likely than not be realized is based upon the technical merits of the tax position as well as consideration of the available facts and circumstances. The Company recognizes any interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense.
N. | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
The Company measures and discloses the fair value of financial assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement.” Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.
The accounting standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels, which are described below:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.
Level 2: Observable inputs that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets but corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data are available.
O. | Comprehensive Loss |
The Company has no components of comprehensive loss other than net loss. Thus, comprehensive loss is the same as net loss for the period presented.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continue)
P. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU 2020-06”). The guidance in ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock by removing the requirements to separately present certain conversion features in equity. In addition, the amendments in the ASU 2020-06 also simplify the guidance in ASC Subtopic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, by removing certain criteria that must be satisfied in order to classify a contract as equity, which is expected to decrease the number of freestanding instruments and embedded derivatives accounted for as assets or liabilities. Finally, the amendments revise the guidance on calculating earnings per share, requiring use of the if-converted method for all convertible instruments and rescinding an entity’s ability to rebut the presumption of share settlement for instruments that may be settled in cash or other assets. The amendments in ASU 2020-06 are effective for the Company for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance must be adopted as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance, but does not expect it to have a material impact on its financial statements.
NOTE 3 – OTHER CURRENT ASSTES
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | - | 117,835 | 40,000 | |||||||||
Government Institutions | 3,084 | 1,057 | - | |||||||||
Related Parties | - | - | 24,123 | |||||||||
3,084 | 118,892 | 64,123 |
NOTE 4 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Computers | 7,843 | 7,843 | 7,296 | |||||||||
Furniture and office equipment | 2,693 | 2,693 | 2,505 | |||||||||
10,536 | 10,536 | 9,801 | ||||||||||
Less - accumulated depreciation | (7,496 | ) | (6,161 | ) | (3,356 | ) | ||||||
Total property and equipment, net | 3,040 | 4,375 | 6,445 |
During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, depreciation expenses amounted to $2,805 and $2,609 respectively.
During the six and three months ended June 30, 2021 depreciation expenses amounted to $1,335 and $667, respectively.
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VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 5 – SHORT TERMS LOANS
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Loans to related parties | 7,423 | 7,527 | 7,272 | |||||||||
Other loans | 403,119 | 498,842 | 474,129 | |||||||||
410,542 | 506,369 | 481,401 |
NOTE 6 – OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Employees and related institutions (*) | 907,974 | 756,131 | 309,746 | |||||||||
Accrued expenses | 163,004 | 236,904 | 103,229 | |||||||||
Related Parties | 29,000 | 71,204 | 57,210 | |||||||||
1,099,589 | 1,064,239 | 470,185 | ||||||||||
(*) of which accrual for payroll to related parties | 586,626 | 396,081 | 20,100 |
F-16
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars)
NOTE 7 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock:
On May 10, 2019 the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with an investor pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue the investor 88 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 1% of the Company’s equity as of such date on a fully diluted basis for total consideration of $60,000 of which the investors provided the Company with approximately $56,000. The shares under the agreement were not issued as of balance sheet date.
On November 25, 2019 the Company agreed to issue 29 ordinary shares of the Company for total consideration of $50,000.
On January 15, 2020 the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with an investor pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue the investor 190 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 2% of the Company’s equity as of such date on a fully diluted basis for total consideration of $150,000 of which the investors provided the Company with approximately $143,925. The shares under the agreement were not issued as of balance sheet date.
On June 30, 2020 the Company entered into a letter of understanding with an investor pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue to the investor 38 ordinary shares of the Company representing 0.5% of the Company’s equity as of such date for total consideration of $36,000. The shares under the agreement were not issued as of balance sheet date.
On April 20, 2021 the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with an investors pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue the investor 95 ordinary shares of the Company, representing 1% of the Company’s equity as of such date on a fully diluted basis as well as 500,000 Green Tokens for total consideration of $200,000. The Company valued the Green Tokens at a price of $0.22 per Green Token and allocated $110,000 of the purchase price to the value of the Green Tokens and the remaining $90,000 to equity. The shares under the agreement were not issued as of balance sheet date.
See also note 15 regarding the Share Exchange Agreement signed after balance sheet date.
F-17
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
NOTE 8 – RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Six months ended
June 30, |
Three months ended
June 30, |
Year ended
December 31 |
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2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Payroll and related expenses | - | - | - | - | - | 67,012 | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional services | 14,105 | 26,282 | 9,178 | 26,282 | 62,311 | 65,871 | ||||||||||||||||||
Travel expenses | - | 3,140 | - | - | 3,482 | 84,320 | ||||||||||||||||||
14,105 | 29,422 | 9,178 | 26,282 | 65,793 | 217,203 |
NOTE 9 – SELLING AND MARKETING EXPENSES
Six months ended
June 30, |
Three months ended
June 30, |
Year ended
December 31 |
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2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Payroll and related expenses | 1,840 | - | 1,840 | - | - | 283,727 | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional services (1) | 11,656 | 15,700 | 1,458 | 5,000 | 15,700 | 2,173,934 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adverting and promotion (2) | 17,968 | 6,711 | 17,968 | - | 7,442 | 3,067,499 | ||||||||||||||||||
31,464 | 22,411 | 21,266 | 5,000 | 23,142 | 5,525,160 |
(1) | On April 30, 2018 the Company signed a marketing and strategic business services consulting agreement with a Consultant, according to which the Consultant would provide the Company with the services during 2018 through 2019. The Company issued the Consultant, 12,000,000, Green Tokens based on their fair value calculated as of the commitment date, amounting to total of $1,375,113 in the year ended December 31, 2018 and $1,375,113 in the year ended December 31, 2019. |
(2) | During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 the Company signed several sponsorships agreements with several Brazilian sports clubs according to which the clubs would provide the Company with the services, mainly during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company issued the sports clubs 14,242,300 Green Tokens with fair value calculated as of the commitment date, amounting to total of $242,000 in the year ended December 31, 2018 and $2,891,306 in the year ended December 31, 2019. |
F-18
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
NOTE 10 – GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Six months ended
June 30, |
Three months ended
June 30, |
Year ended
December 31 |
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2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Payroll and related expenses | 196,012 | 266,080 | 100,181 | 104,229 | 496,986 | 918,384 | ||||||||||||||||||
Professional services (1) | 72,324 | 120,308 | 51,415 | 4,113 | 171,037 | 842,782 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rent and office maintenance | 15,235 | 10,366 | 10,797 | 1,251 | 12,448 | 134,002 | ||||||||||||||||||
Levies and tolls | 4,820 | - | 4,820 | - | - | 16,060 | ||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,335 | 1,282 | 668 | 650 | 2,805 | 2,609 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other expenses | 6,258 | 1,790 | 813 | 1,605 | 1,866 | 34,489 | ||||||||||||||||||
295,984 | 399,826 | 168,694 | 111,848 | 685,142 | 1,948,326 |
(1) | During the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 the Company signed several business services and investor relations agreements with a third party according to which the third party would provide the Company with the services, during the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2019. The Company issued the third party 2,162,010 Green Tokens with fair value calculated as of the commitment date, amounting to total of $237,821 in the year ended December 31, 2018 and $237,821 in the year ended December 31, 201. |
F-19
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
NOTE 11 – INCOME TAXES
The Company records income tax expense related to profits realized in Israel, and realized by its subsidiary in the United Kingdom.
The Company’s tax accounts are based on enacted legislation in effect as of the year end in accordance with GAAP and do not include any potential effects of proposed legislation that has yet to be enacted. Such proposals may have a significant effect of taxes due in the future.
Income of the Israeli company is taxable from 2018 onwards, at corporate tax rate of 23%.
The Company and subsidiaries has not received final tax assessments since its inception.
F-20
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
NOTE 12 – RELATED PARTIES
A. | Transactions and balances with related parties |
Six months ended
June 30, |
Three months ended
June 30, |
Year ended
December 31 |
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2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payroll and related expenses (C) | 196,012 | 152,972 | 98,006 | 92,181 | 372,039 | 337,633 | ||||||||||||||||||
196,012 | 152,972 | 98,006 | 92,181 | 372,039 | 337,633 |
B. | Balances with related parties: |
As of
June 30, |
As of
December 31, |
|||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||
Other current assets | - | - | 24,123 | |||||||||
Other accounts liabilities (C) | 615,626 | 467,285 | 77,310 |
C. | On October 24, 2018, the Company signed three employment agreement with each of its CEO and Co-Founder, CFO and Co-Founder and its BD and Co-Founder, according to which each of the above is entitled to a salary of NIS 25,000 per month and related social benefits. Commencing 2020 the related parties did not withdraw the full amounts entitled to under the above agreements. |
F-21
VEGANNATION SERVICES LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Merger Transaction |
On April 26, 2021, Sipup Corporation, a Nevada corporation, entered into a Share Exchange Agreement by and among VeganNation and the shareholders of VeganNation. pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding equity of VeganNation comprised of 100 Ordinary Shares as well as obligation to issue 440 Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 1.00 per share (hereinafter, the “Acquisition”) in exchange for 23,562,240 shares of common stock of Sipup Corporation. The Share Exchange Agreement is referred to herein collectively as the “Share Exchange Agreement” or the “Agreement”.
The Acquisition closed on September 30, 2021 whereupon VeganNation became a wholly owned Subsidiary of Sipup Corporation.
F-22
Exhibit 99.2
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was prepared using the acquisition method of accounting under U.S. GAAP. For accounting purposes, VeganNation Services Ltd. (“VeganNation”) is considered to be acquiring Sipup Corporation, Inc. (“Sipup” or, the “Company”) and the Share Exchange, between Sipup, VeganNation, and VeganNation shareholders who executed and delivered the Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange”) is expected to be accounted for as an asset acquisition. VeganNation is considered the accounting acquirer even though Sipup will be the issuer of the common stock in the Share Exchange and the surviving company.
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet data assume that the Share Exchange took place on June 30, 2021 and combines the historical balance sheets of Sipup and VeganNation as of such date. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations data assume that the Share Exchange took place as of January 1, 2020 and combines the historical results of Sipup and VeganNation for the years ended December 31, 2020 and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 . The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of Article 11 of SEC Regulation S-X. The historical financial statements of Sipup and v have been adjusted to give pro forma effect to events that are (i) directly attributable to the transaction, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined company’s results.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based on the assumptions and adjustments that are described in the accompanying notes.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to the potential impact of current financial conditions, regulatory matters, operating efficiencies or other savings or expenses that may be associated with the integration of the two companies. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is preliminary and has been prepared for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations in future periods or the results that actually would have been realized had Sipup and VeganNation been a combined company during the specified periods. The actual results reported in periods following the Merger may differ significantly from those reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presented herein for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, differences in the assumptions used to prepare this pro forma financial information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, including the notes thereto, should be read in conjunction with the separate historical financial statements of Sipup and VeganNation, and their respective management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations included elsewhere in this information statement. Sipup’ historical audited financial statements for the year ended November 30, 2020 and for the six months ended May 30, 2021 are derived from Sipup’s financial statements attached hereto.
Accounting rules require evaluation of certain assumptions, estimates, or determination of financial statement classifications which are completed during the measurement period as defined in current accounting standards. The accounting policies of Sipup may materially vary from those of VeganNation. During preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, management has performed a preliminary analysis and is not aware of any material differences, and accordingly, this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information assumes no material differences in accounting policies. Following the acquisition, management will conduct a final review of Sipup’s accounting policies in order to determine if differences in accounting policies require adjustment or reclassification of Sipup’s results of operations or reclassification of assets or liabilities to conform to VeganNation’s accounting policies and classifications. As a result of this review, management may identify differences that, when conformed, could have a material impact on these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet
As of June 30, 2021
Sipup
Historical |
VeganNation,
Historical |
Pro Forma
Adjustments |
Note |
Pro Forma |
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A s s e t s | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | - | 1,416 | 1,730,511 | 2b | 1,731,927 | |||||||||||||||
Restricted cash | 1,231,511 | - | (1,231,511 | ) | 2b | - | ||||||||||||||
Receivables from sales of digital tokens (Green Tokens) | - | 1,020,197 | - | 1,020,197 | ||||||||||||||||
Other current assets | 47,958 | 3,084 | (47,958 | ) | 2a | 3,084 | ||||||||||||||
T o t a l Current assets | 1,279,469 | 1,024,697 | 451,042 | 2,755,208 | ||||||||||||||||
- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Property and Equipment, Net | - | 3,040 | - | 3,040 | ||||||||||||||||
T o t a l assets | 1,279,469 | 1,027,737 | 451,042 | 2,758,248 | ||||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||||||
Short term loans | - | 410,542 | - | 410,542 | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable | - | 2,367 | - | 2,367 | ||||||||||||||||
Obligations to issue digital tokens (Green Tokens) | - | 946,479 | - | 946,479 | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible Note | 34,639 | - | - | 34,639 | ||||||||||||||||
Loans from investors | 1,151,522 | - | (1,151,522 | ) | 2b | - | ||||||||||||||
Loan from stockholder | 177,539 | - | - | 177,539 | ||||||||||||||||
Other current Liabilities and Accrued Expenses | 98,618 | 1,099,589 | (47,958 | ) | 2a | 1,150,249 | ||||||||||||||
T o t a l current liabilities | 1,462,318 | 2,458,977 | (1,199,480 | ) | 2,721,815 | |||||||||||||||
- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liability for employee rights upon retirement | - | 36,424 | - | 36,424 | ||||||||||||||||
- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) | (182,849 | ) | (1,467,664 | ) | 1,650,522 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
T o t a l liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 1,279,469 | 1,027,737 | 451,042 | 2,758,248 |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Sipup
Corporation, Inc. Historical |
VeganNation,
Ltd. Historical |
Pro Forma
Adjustments |
Note | Pro Forma | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues | - | 65,160 | - | 65,160 | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | - | (14,105 | ) | - | (14,105 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses | - | (31,464 | ) | (31,464 | ) | |||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | (33,579 | ) | (295,984 | ) | - | (329,563 | ) | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (33,579 | ) | (276,393 | ) | - | (309,972 | ) | |||||||||||||
Financing expenses, net | (7,127 | ) | (15,563 | ) | - | (22,690 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | (40,706 | ) | (291,956 | ) | - | (332,662 | ) | |||||||||||||
Loss per share (basic and diluted) | 0.00 | 540 | 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 20,044,000 | 540 | 28,278,020 | 2b | 48,322,560 |
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Sipup
Corporation, Inc. Historical |
VeganNation,
Ltd. Historical |
Pro Forma
Adjustments |
Note | Pro Forma | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues | - | 144,541 | - | 144,541 | ||||||||||||||||
Research and development expenses | - | (65,793 | ) | - | (65,793 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing expenses | (23,142 | ) | (23,142 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | (61,248 | ) | (685,142 | ) | - | (746,390 | ) | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (61,248 | ) | (629,536 | ) | - | (690,784 | ) | |||||||||||||
Financing expenses, net | (11,367 | ) | (62,894 | ) | - | (74,261 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | (72,615 | ) | (692,430 | ) | - | (765,045 | ) | |||||||||||||
Loss per share (basic and diluted) | 0.00 | 1,282 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted | 20,044,000 | 540 | 28,278,020 | 2b | 48,322,560 |
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Description of Transaction and Basis of Presentation
VeganNation, Ltd. (“VeganNation “) was incorporated on January 24, 2018 under the laws of the State of Israel. The Company wholly-owns the issued and outstanding shares of VeganNation Finance Services, Ltd. (the “VNFS”), a company organized under the laws of the State of United Kingdom. VeganNation and VNFS together the “Group”.
The group is a global B2B2C (i.e., business-to-business-to-consumer) business that operates a proprietary platform (the “Platform”) which intends to establish both a directory and marketplace connecting conscious consumers, businesses and organizations. The Group’s Platform is designed to empower individuals, businesses and organizations that wish to transact business within the confines of a sustainable online marketplace (the “Marketplace”) committed to making plant-based products and offerings affordable, and globally accessible.
In addition to the foregoing, the Group envisions making its Platform a highly sought-after resource for the global plant-based community by continually disseminating content and educational materials, while facilitating meet-up opportunities, either virtually or in person.
Appreciating the criticality of integrity and transparency within the global sustainable plant-based community, the Company seeks to develop a unique decentralized approval system by employing smart contracts where vegans will have the opportunity to validate the authenticity of a vegan-friendly product manufacturer or establishment.
Finally, all transactions within the Platform may be settled using either fiat or VeganNation’s Green Token, a cryptocurrency specifically designed for users of the Platform issued by VNFS.
On April 26, 2021, Sipup entered into a Share Exchange Agreement by and among VeganNation and the shareholders of VeganNation. pursuant to which Sipup agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding equity of VeganNation comprised of 100 Ordinary Shares as well as obligation to issue 440 Ordinary Shares, par value NIS 1.00 per share (hereinafter, the “Acquisition”) in exchange for 23,562,240 shares of common stock of Sipup Corporation. The Share Exchange Agreement is referred to herein collectively as the “Share Exchange Agreement” or the “Agreement”.
The Acquisition closed on September 30, 2021 whereupon VeganNation became a wholly owned Subsidiary of Sipup Corporation.
1. Basis of Presentation
In accordance with Article 11-02 of Regulation S-X, the objective of the pro forma financial information is to provide investors with information about the continuing impact of a particular transaction by illustrating how the acquisition of VeganNation by Sipup might have affected Sipup’s historical financial statements if the transaction had been consummated at an earlier time.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 is presented as if the Share Exchange had occurred on June 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the Six months ended June 30, 2021 are presented as if the Share Exchange had occurred on January 1, 2020.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not purport to be indicative of the financial position and results of operations that Sipup will obtain in the future, or that Sipup would have obtained if the Acquisition had been consummated as of the dates indicated above. The pro forma adjustments are based upon currently available information and upon certain assumptions that Sipup believes are reasonable. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements of Sipup.
2. Pro Forma Adjustments
The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements include pro forma adjustments that are (i) directly attributable to the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with respect to the unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the results of operations of the combined company.
The pro forma adjustments, based on preliminary estimates that may change significantly as additional information is obtained, are as follows:
a. | Intercompany balances were eliminated at consolidation. |
b. | Assuming the completion of the Share Exchange Agreement and the issuance of 23,562,240 shares of common stock of Sipup Corporation as part of the share exchange in consideration for $1,778,469 received as of June 30, 2021. |
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