As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2020
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SPYR®, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
7372
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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4643 South Ulster Street, Ste. 1510
Regency Plaza
Denver CO. 80237
Telephone: (303) 991-8000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Registered Agents, Inc.
401 Ryland Street, Ste. 200-A
Reno, NV 89502
Telephone: (775) 401-6800
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed
sale to the public
From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: ☒
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
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If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
Emerging growth company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [_]
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Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of each class of
securities to be registered |
Amount to be
Registered (1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share (5) | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Amount of
Registration Fee |
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Shares of Common Stock underlying warrants, par value $0.0001 per share | 3,500,000 | (2) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 350,000 | $ | 38.19 | ||||||||
Shares of Common Stock underlying convertible notes, par value $0.0001 per share | 11,918,951 | (3) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 1,191,895 | $ | 130.04 | ||||||||
Shares of Common Stock issuable under equity purchase agreement, par value $0.0001 per share. | 50,000,000 | (4) | $ | 0.10 | $ | 5,000,000 | $ | 545.50 | ||||||||
Total | 65,418,951 | $ | 6,541,895 | $ | 713.72 |
(1) | An indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock shall be issuable pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions and in such an event the number of shares registered shall automatically be increased to cover the additional shares in accordance with Rule 416. |
(2) | Consists of 500,000 shares of common stock issuable to First Fire Global Opportunity Funds under the warrant agreement dated April 20, 2018; 200,000 shares of common stock issuable to Collier Investments, LLC under the warrant agreement dated May 22, 2018; 800,000 shares of common stock issuable to Collier Investments, LLC under the amended warrant agreement dated September 30, 2020; 2,000,000 shares of common stock issuable to Mehdi Safavi under the warrant agreements provision of the stock purchase agreement dated September 30, 2020. |
(3) | Consists of shares of common stock issuable to Mehdi Safavi under the convertible notes provision of the stock purchase agreement dated September 30, 2020. |
(4)
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Consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock issuable to Brown Stone Capital, LP, under an Equity purchase agreement dated September 30, 2020. |
(5) | The proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum aggregate offering price have been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended using the average of the high and low prices as reported on OTC Markets on November 4, 2020. |
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
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The information in this Prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. |
Subject to Completion, Dated November 13, 2020
Preliminary Prospectus
SPYR®, INC.
Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the offer and sale of shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001, of SPYR®, Inc., a Nevada corporation. The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus may sell up to 65,418,951 shares of our common stock issued pursuant to warrant agreements, convertible notes, and stock purchase agreements. All shares registered in accordance with this registration statement are being registered solely pursuant to the agreements noted above.
The selling stockholders may sell the shares of common stock may being offered pursuant to this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices or at negotiated prices.
This prospectus also includes the registration of 50,000,000 shares issuable to Brown Stone Capital, LP, a selling stockholder pursuant to a “Purchase Notice right” under an equity purchase agreement, dated September 30, 2020. The equity purchase agreement permits us to issue Purchase Notices to Brown Stone for up to $14,000,000 to purchase our common stock. The purchase price of the common shares is the lesser of a “Fixed price” or “Market price.” The Fixed price is $0.50 per share in years 1 and 2, after the effectiveness of this registration statement, and $1.00 per share in years 3, 4 and 5 after the effectiveness of this registration statement. The Market price is 70% of the three lowest Variable Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) for our common stock during the 10 trading day period immediately prior to the conversion date.
Brown Stone Capital, LP is an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents, and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them, may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act of 1933.
We will pay the expenses incurred in registering the shares, including legal and accounting fees. See Part II.
Our Common Stock is quoted by the OTC Markets under the symbol “SPYR”. On November 4, 2020, the closing price of our Common Stock was $0.10 per share.
Investing in our Common Stock involves risks. See the heading “Risk Factors” commencing on page 8 of this Prospectus for a discussion of these risks, as well as in any Prospectus supplement related to these specific offerings.
We may amend or supplement this Prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire Prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this Prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus is November 13, 2020
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Table of Contents
Page Number | ||
About this Prospectus | 5 | |
Prospectus Summary | 6 | |
Risk Factors | 8 | |
Risks Related to Financial Position and Results of Operations | 8 | |
Risks Related to Our Business | 9 | |
Risks Related to Our Common Stock | 10 | |
Forward Looking Statements | 11 | |
Use of Proceeds | 12 | |
Dilution | 12 | |
Plan of Distribution | 14 | |
Description of Securities | 14 | |
Experts and Counsel | 17 | |
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel | 17 | |
Information with Respect to Our Company | 17 | |
Description of Business | 17 | |
Description of Property | 18 | |
Legal Proceedings | 19 | |
Market Price of and Dividends on Our Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters | 20 | |
Financial Statements | 21 | |
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 22 | |
Directors and Executive Officers | 35 | |
Executive Compensation | 37 | |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management | 39 | |
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 40 | |
Where You Can Find More Information | 40 |
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
You should rely only on the information that we have provided in this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to represent anything not contained in this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus supplement. You must not rely on any unauthorized information or representation. This Prospectus is an offer to sell only the securities offered hereby, but only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where it is lawful to do so. You should assume that the information in this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus supplement is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document, regardless of the time of delivery of this Prospectus, any applicable Prospectus supplement, or any sale of a security.
When we refer to SPYR®, Inc. we use the terms “SPYR®,” “the Company,” “us,” “we” and “our.”
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making your investment decision. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before making an investment in our common stock. You should carefully consider, among other things, our financial statements and the related notes and the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this prospectus.
The Offering
The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus may offer and sell an aggregate of up to 65,418,951 shares of our common stock under warrant agreements, a convertible note, and an equity purchase agreement. All shares registered in accordance with this registration statement are being registered solely pursuant to the noted agreements which are filed as exhibits to this registration statement. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders.
The selling stockholders may sell the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at varying prices or at negotiated prices.
This prospectus also includes the registration of 50,000,000 shares issuable to Brown Stone Capital, LP, a selling stockholder pursuant to a “Purchase Notice right” under an equity purchase agreement, dated September 30, 2020. The purchase price of the common shares is the lesser of a “Fixed price” or “Market price.” The Fixed price is $0.50 per share in years 1 and 2, after the effectiveness of this registration statement, and $1.00 per share in years 3, 4 and 5 after the effectiveness of this registration statement. The Market price is 70% of the three lowest Variable Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) for our common stock during the 10 trading day period immediately prior to the conversion date.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as information we have previously filed with the SEC is accurate as of the date of those documents only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
Our Company
SPYR®, Inc. acts as a holding company to develop a portfolio of profitable subsidiaries, not limited by any particular industry or business. On March 24, 2015, the Company organized its wholly owned subsidiary SPYR APPS®, LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, to engage in the development and publication of electronic games that are downloaded for free by users of mobile devices such as cellular telephones and tablets, including those using Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile operating systems.
On October 20, 2020, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with Dr. Harald Zink and Richard Kelly Clark, sole shareholders of Applied MagiX, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Applied MagiX”). In exchange for our promise to allocate $600,000 for the execution of Applied MagiX’s business plan over the first three months after closing, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Applied MagiX, and Applied MagiX became our wholly owned subsidiary. Applied MagiX Inc. is a registered Apple® developer, and reseller of Apple ecosystem compatible products with an emphasis on the smart home market. As such, we entered the global “Internet of Things” (IoT) market, and more specifically, the segment of the market related to the development, manufacture and sale of devices and accessories specifically built on Apple’s HomeKit® framework. These products work within the Apple® HomeKit® ecosystem and are exclusive to the Apple market and its consumers.
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Our Business and Strategy
SPYR APPS®, LLC
Historically, through our wholly owned subsidiary, SPYR APPS®, LLC, we engaged in the development, publication and co-publication of mobile electronic games, seeking to generate revenue through those games by way of advertising and in-app purchases. Contracting with a third-party developer, we released three games: “Plucky,” “Plucky Rush” and Rune Guardian in April, May and December 2015, respectively. Also, in 2015, we entered into a publishing and marketing agreement with Spectacle Games Publishing, for its “Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game,” “Pocket Starships.” In 2016 we obtained an exclusive option to purchase all assets pertaining to Pocket Starships and on October 23, 2017, we restructured and exercised the option by entering into a definitive agreement pursuant to which we acquired all of the game related assets of Pocket Starships. As a result, we acquired rights to retain 100% of the revenue generated from the game and owned outright all of the assets related to the game. The acquisition included, among other assets, all Pocket Starships related intellectual property, the userbase, artwork, software, internet domains, game store accounts (such as App Store, Play Store, Amazon, and Facebook Gameroom), web portal accounts (Facebook, VK.com, Kongregate, etc.) and internet domains (www.pocketstarships.com). In 2017 we signed an agreement with CBS Consumer Products to incorporate Start Trek intellectual property into Pocket Starships. Also, in 2017, we entered into an agreement with Reset Studios, LLC for the development of two new idle tapper games, the first of which, Steven Universe: Tap Together. As of December 31, 2019, the Cartoon Network license was terminated and the game was removed from the stores. Our current business is focused on the development of our wholly owned subsidiary, Applied MagiX, Inc. (discussed below).
Applied MagiX
Through our wholly owned subsidiary Applied MagiX Inc. we are a registered Apple® developer, and reseller of Apple ecosystem compatible products with an emphasis on the smart home market. As such, we are in the global “Internet of Things” (IoT) market, and more specifically, the segment of the market related to the development, manufacture and sale of devices and accessories specifically built on Apple’s HomeKit® framework. These products work within the Apple® HomeKit® ecosystem and are exclusive to the Apple market and its consumers. Apple® HomeKit® is a system that lets users control smart home devices, so long as they're compatible with the HomeKit® ecosystem, giving users control over smart thermostat, lights, locks and more in multiple rooms, creating comfortable environments and remote control of other connected devices. HomeKit® is an easy starting point for Apple users who are just beginning to set up their smart homes.
Apple® HomeKit® app for iOS lets users securely control, organize and manage any smart home devices labeled as a "Works with Apple HomeKit” accessory. In the app, users can organize accessories by room, manage multiple accessories at the same time, control a home with Siri, and more.
As of the date of this prospectus, Applied MagiX’s operations are in the development stage.
We are a publicly listed company quoted on the OTC Market under the symbol “SPYR.”
Where You Can Find Us
The principal offices of our company are located at 4643 South Ulster Street, Regency Plaza, Suite 1510, Denver, Colorado 80237. Our telephone number is (303) 991-8000.
Summary of Financial Data
The following information represents selected audited financial information for our company for the year ended December 31, 2019 and selected unaudited financial information for our company for the six-month period ended June 30, 2020. The summarized financial information presented below is derived from and should be read in conjunction with our audited and unaudited financial statements, as applicable, including the notes to those financial statements which are included elsewhere in this prospectus along with the section entitled Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations beginning on page 22 of this prospectus.
Statements of Operations Data |
Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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Revenue | $ | 188,000 | $ | 353,000 | ||||
Operating expenses | $ | (627,000 | ) | $ | (1,528,000 | ) | ||
Other expenses | $ | (105,000 | ) | $ | (790,000 | ) | ||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (544,000 | ) | $ | (1,965,000 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
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Balance Sheets Data |
As of June 30, 2020 |
As of December 31, 2019 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents | $ | 13,000 | $ | 10,000 | ||||
Total Current Assets | $ | 31,000 | $ | 103,000 | ||||
Total Current Liabilities | $ | 5,043,000 | $ | 4,747,000 | ||||
Total Stockholders’ Deficit | $ | (4,905,000 | ) | $ | (4,386,000 | ) | ||
Accumulated Deficit | $ | (58,460,000 | ) | $ | (57,916,000 | ) |
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our company involves a high degree of risk. In addition to the other information included in this prospectus, you should carefully consider the following risk factors described in this prospectus and the risk factors that may be described in any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should consider these matters in conjunction with the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The risks and uncertainties described in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference herein are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know about, or that we currently believe are not material, may also adversely affect our business. Our business, results of operations or financial condition could be seriously harmed, and the trading price of our common stock may decline due to any of these or other risks.
This prospectus contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this prospectus and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of our management, directors or officers primarily with respect to our future operating performance. Prospective purchasers of our securities are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements due to various factors. The accompanying information contained in this prospectus, including the information set forth below, identifies important factors that could cause these differences. See “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” on page 13.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR FINANCIAL POSITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We Have Historically Lost Money and Losses May Continue in the Future.
No assurances can be given we will be successful in reaching or maintaining profitable operations. Historically, we have relied upon the sales of our common stock, financing, and proceeds from the sales of marketable securities held for sale to generate funds to finance our activities. We currently have limited cash on hand to conduct the ongoing development of our digital advertising and publishing efforts, including mobile application and game development, and for exploring opportunities and new acquisitions. Our Apple® HomeKit® business is in its developmental stages and are insufficient as of the date of this prospectus to generate sufficient revenues to finance our future operations. The existence of available financing or opportunities for sales of our common stock on acceptable terms is uncertain. We cannot assure you that sufficient financing, whether from external sources or related parties, will be available if needed, or on favorable terms. Further, the sale of our common stock to raise capital may cause significant dilution to our existing shareholders. The value of our marketable securities held for sale fluctuates from day to day instantaneously. You should not rely upon the prospective value of any of our marketable securities held for sale as a basis for an investment decision in our Company, since any value assigned to them is subject to material changes based on the inter-day trading values of those securities and are an unreliable basis for evaluating our revenue and funding for our future operations.
We have a history of operating losses and expect to incur losses for the foreseeable future. We may never generate significant revenues or achieve profitability.
Our electronic games business has historically lost money. The net loss for the fiscal year December 31, 2019 was $(1,965,000), and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was $(544,000), and future losses are likely to occur. For the year ended December 31, 2019, our revenues from our Electronic Games operations was $51,000, and for the six months ended June 30, 2020, our revenues from our Electronic Games operations was $3,000. Given our continued losses and limited revenue from our electronic games business, we have moved to a new model focused on Apple® HomeKit® through our wholly owned subsidiary, Applied MagiX, Inc. that is in the development stage. There is no guarantee that our business model for Apple® HomeKit® products through Applied MagiX will be successful.
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We have a new and evolving business model.
Our Company and its prospects should be examined in light of the risks and difficulties frequently encountered by new and development stage companies in new and rapidly evolving markets. These risks include, among other things, the speed at which we can develop, Apple® HomeKit® products; the growth of our Apple® HomeKit® business, and our ability to generate revenues from these ventures.
We have a history of losses, our accountants expressed doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern and we require additional capital to execute our business plan.
As of the date of this prospectus, we have not yet achieved profitable operations. We have accumulated losses, a working capital deficiency and we expect to incur further losses in the implementation of our current business plan, all of which, according to our accountants, casts substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We will require additional funds through the receipt of conventional sources of capital or through future sales of our Shares, until such time as our revenues are sufficient to meet our cost structure, and ultimately achieve profitable operations. These actions will result in dilution of the ownership interests of existing stockholders and may further dilute our book value, and that dilution may be material.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
If we are unable to successfully develop our new business model focused on Applied MagiX, our business and financial condition will be adversely affected.
The market for Apple® HomeKit® is new. Our entry into this market is in the development stage. There can be no assurance that we will successfully develop, manufacture and market Apple® HomeKit® products with features that respond to the changing needs of the market or that we will successfully manage transitions. Further, failure to generate sufficient cash from operations or financing activities to develop or obtain Apple® HomeKit® products could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
If we are unable to hire additional qualified personnel, our ability to grow our business may be harmed.
Over time we will need to hire additional qualified personnel with expertise in Apple® HomeKit® products production, development, manufacturing, financial matters and sales and marketing. We compete for qualified individuals with numerous other companies. Competition for such individuals is intense, and we cannot be certain that our search for such personnel will be successful. Attracting and retaining qualified personnel will be critical to our success.
We rely on key members of management, and the loss of their services could adversely affect our success and development.
Our success depends on the expertise and continued service of certain other key executives and technical personnel. These individuals are a significant factor in our growth and ability to meet our business objectives in the Apple® HomeKit® segment. Additionally, our success is highly dependent upon the efforts of our executive officers and our directors. It may be difficult to find a sufficiently qualified individual to replace key executives in the event of death, disability or resignation, resulting in our being unable to satisfactorily execute our business. The loss of one or more of our executive officers and directors could slow the growth of our business, or it may cease to operate at all, which may result in the total loss of an investor’s investment.
Compensation may be paid to our executive officers, directors and employees regardless of our profitability, which may limit our ability to finance our business and adversely affect our business.
Our executive officers are receiving compensation, and other current and future employees of our company may be entitled to receive compensation, payments and reimbursements regardless of whether we operate at a profit or a loss. Such obligations may negatively affect our cash flow and our ability to finance our digital publishing and advertising initiatives, which could cause our business to fail.
Because of pressures from competitors with more resources, we may fail to implement our business strategy profitably.
The Apple® HomeKit® products business is highly fragmented, extremely competitive, and subject to rapid change. By its nature, the business risks associated therewith are numerous and significant. The market for customers is intensely competitive and such competition is expected to continue to increase. We believe that our ability to compete depends upon many factors within and beyond our control, including the timing and market acceptance of new Apple® HomeKit® products, and enhancements to our existing Apple® HomeKit® products developed and sold by us. We are a new Apple® HomeKit® products company. Larger and more established companies, with significantly greater resources, are active in our market with similar technologies, and may be in better competitive positions than we are.
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We may be unable to compete with larger or more established companies.
We face a large and growing number of competitors in the Apple® HomeKit® products market. Many of these competitors have substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources, larger customer bases, longer operating histories, greater name recognition, and more established relationships in these industries than we do. As a result, certain of these competitors may be in better positions to compete with us for customers and audiences. We cannot be sure that we will be able to compete successfully with existing or new competitors.
If our Apple® HomeKit® products do not achieve market acceptance, we may not have sufficient financial resources to fund our operations or further development.
While we believe that a viable market exists for our Apple® HomeKit® products, there is no assurance that our products will prove to be an attractive alternative to conventional or competitive products in the markets that we have identified. If a viable market for our Apple® HomeKit® products cannot be created for our business or our products do not achieve market acceptance, we may need to commit greater resources than are currently available to develop commercially viable and competitive Apple® HomeKit® products. There can be no assurance that we would have sufficient financial resources to fund such development or that such development would be successful. In addition, if our Apple® HomeKit® products do not generate sufficient revenues, or we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be unable to fund our operations. Our ability to raise additional funds will depend on financial, economic and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. There can be no assurance that, when required, sufficient funds will be available to us on satisfactory terms.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
Our Common Stock May Be Affected By Limited Trading Volume and May Fluctuate Significantly
There has been a limited public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that an active trading market for our common stock will develop or, if developed, be maintained. As a result, this could adversely affect our shareholders’ ability to sell our common stock in short time periods, or possibly at all. Our common stock has experienced, and is likely to experience in the future, significant price and volume fluctuations that could adversely affect the market price of our common stock without regard to our operating performance. In addition, we believe that factors such as quarterly fluctuations in our financial results and changes in the overall economy or the condition of the financial markets could cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially. Substantial fluctuations in our stock price could significantly reduce the price of our stock.
There is no Assurance of Continued Public Trading Market, and Being a Low-Priced Security May Affect the Market Value of Our Stock
To date, there has been only a limited public market for our common stock. Our common stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink Sheets. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our stock. Our stock is subject to the low-priced security or so called “penny stock” rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities. The Securities Enforcement and Penny Stock Reform Act of 1990 requires additional disclosure in connection with any trades involving a stock defined as a penny stock (generally, according to recent regulations adopted by the SEC, any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions that we no longer meet). For example, brokers/dealers selling such securities must, prior to effecting the transaction, provide their customers with a document that discloses the risks of investing in such securities. Included in this document are the following:
- | the bid and offer price quotes in and for the “penny stock,” and the number of shares to which the quoted prices apply, | |
- | the brokerage firm’s compensation for the trade, and, | |
- | the compensation received by the brokerage firm’s sales person for the trade. |
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In addition, the brokerage firm must send the investor:
- | a monthly account statement that gives an estimate of the value of each “penny stock” in the investor’s account, and, | |
- | a written statement of the investor’s financial situation and investment goals. |
If the person purchasing the securities is someone other than an accredited investor or an established customer of the broker/dealer, the broker/dealer must also approve the potential customer’s account by obtaining information concerning the customer’s financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives. The broker/dealer must also make a determination whether the transaction is suitable for the customer and whether the customer has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be reasonably expected to be capable of evaluating the risk of transactions in such securities. Accordingly, the Commission’s rules may limit the number of potential purchasers of the shares of our common stock.
Resale restrictions on transferring “penny stocks” are sometimes imposed by some states, which may make transaction in our stock more difficult and may reduce the value of the investment. Various state securities laws pose restrictions on transferring “penny stocks” and as a result, investors in our common stock may have the ability to sell their shares of our common stock impaired.
There can be no assurance we will have market makers in our stock.
If the number of market makers in our stock should decline, the liquidity of our common stock could be impaired, not only in the number of shares of common stock which could be bought and sold, but also through possible delays in the timing of transactions, and lower prices for the common stock than might otherwise prevail. Furthermore, the lack of market makers could result in persons being unable to buy or sell shares of the common stock on any secondary market.
As an issuer of “penny stock,” the protection provided by the federal securities laws relating to forward looking statements does not apply to us.
Although federal securities laws provide a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by a public company that files reports under the federal securities laws, this safe harbor is not available to issuers of penny stocks. As a result, the Company will not have the benefit of this safe harbor protection in the event of any legal action based upon a claim that the material provided by the Company contained a material misstatement of fact or was misleading in any material respect because of the Company’s failure to include any statements necessary to make the statements not misleading. Such an action could hurt our financial condition.
We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Any payment of cash dividends will depend upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other factors and will be at the discretion of our board of directors. We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, we may incur additional indebtedness that may severely restrict or prohibit the payment of dividends.
Nevada Law and Our Charter May Inhibit a Takeover of Our Company That Stockholders May Consider Favorable
Provisions of Nevada law, such as its business combination statute, may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of our company. As a result, these provisions could limit the price some investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements in this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as “may,” “assumes,” “forecasts,” “positions,” “predicts,” “strategy,” “will,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “budgets,” “potential,” “continue” and variations thereof, and other statements contained in this prospectus, regarding matters that are not historical facts and are forward-looking statements. Because these statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as certain assumptions, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to those risks identified under “Risk Factors” and from time to time in our other filings with the SEC. The information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement speaks only as of the date of that document and the information incorporated herein by reference speaks only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Forward-looking statements include our plans and objectives for future operations, including plans and objectives relating to our games and our future economic performance. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions, future business decisions, and the time and money required to successfully complete development and commercialization of our technologies, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove inaccurate and, therefore, we cannot assure you that the results contemplated in any of the forward-looking statements contained herein will be realized. Based on the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of any such statement should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives or plans will be achieved.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders. However, we will receive proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock pursuant to our exercise of the Purchase Notice offered by Brown Stone Capital, LP and from the sale/exercise of the Warrants being registered hereunder, should they be exercised. We will use these proceeds for general corporate and working capital purposes and acquisitions or assets, businesses or operations or for other purposes that our board of directors, in its good faith, deems to be in the best interest of the Company We will pay for expenses of this offering, except that the selling stockholders will pay any broker discounts or commissions or equivalent expenses and expenses related to the sale of their shares.
DILUTION
The discretionary sale of up to 65,418,951 shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders in accordance with the respective warrant agreements, convertible notes, and stock purchase agreements will have a dilutive impact on our stockholders. As a result, our net loss per share could increase in future periods and the market price of our common stock could decline. If our stock price decreases during the pricing period, then our existing stockholders would experience greater dilution.
THE OFFERING
Warrant Agreements with First Fire Global Opportunity Funds.
On April 20, 2018, the Company entered into three warrant agreements with First Fire Global Opportunity Funds, LLC (“First Fire”), a Delaware limited liability company. The first warrant agreement granted First Fire the right to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.375 per share, expiring on April 20, 2021. The second warrant agreement granted First Fire the right to purchase up to 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, expiring on April 20, 2021. The third warrant agreement granted First Fire the right to purchase up to 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share, expiring on April 20, 2021. All three warrant agreements were issued in connection with a convertible promissory note between the Company and First Fire dated April 20, 2018, wherein the Company borrowed from First Fire $165,000, less a $15,000 original issue discount, bearing 8% interest.
Warrant Agreement with Collier Investments, LLC.
On May 22, 2018, the Company entered into a warrant agreement with Collier Investments, LLC (“Collier”). The warrant agreement grants Collier the right to purchase up to 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, expiring on May 22, 2023. On September 30, 2020 the warrant agreement was amended to reduce the exercise price to $0.25 and increase the number of shares to 1,000,000. The warrant agreement was issued in connection with a convertible promissory note between Collier and the Company dated May 22, 2018, in the principal sum of $275,000, less a $25,000 original issue discount, bearing a one-time interest charge of 8%.
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Convertible Note and Warrant Agreement with Mehdi Safavi.
On September 30, 2020, the Company entered into Convertible Note and Common Stock Purchase Warrant agreements with Mehdi Safavi (“Safavi”). The note grants Safavi the right to convert the unpaid balance on the note at the lesser of $0.25 or 70% of the three lowest Variable Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) for the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading day period immediately prior to the conversion date calculated to be 11,918,951 ($0.0839 per share) and the warrant agreement grants Safavi the right to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, expiring on September 30, 2025. The warrant agreement was issued in connection with a convertible promissory note between Safavi and the Company dated September 30, 2020, in the principal sum of up to $1,000,000 bearing 8% interest.
Equity Line of Credit Agreement with Brown Stone Capital, LP.
On September 30, 2020, the Company entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement with Brown Stone Capital, LP. The agreement grants the Company the right to direct Brown Stone to purchase up to a maximum of $14,000,000 of the Company’s common stock through September 30, 2025, subject to certain conditions including minimum and maximum amounts, timing constraints and registration of the underlying shares. The purchase price of the common shares is the lesser of the Fixed price or Market price. The Fixed price is $0.50 per share in years 1 and 2, after the effectiveness of this registration statement, and $1.00 per share in years 3, 4 and 5 after the effectiveness of this registration statement. The Market price is 70% of the three lowest Variable Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) for the Company’s common stock during the 10 trading day period immediately prior to the conversion date.
Selling Stockholders
The selling stockholders may sell, from time to time, any or all of shares of our common stock to be registered under the warrants, convertible notes, stock purchase agreements and/or consulting agreements.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of common stock by the selling stockholders as of November 13, 2020 and the number of shares of our common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus. We believe that the selling stockholders have sole voting and investment powers over their respective shares.
The selling stockholders have not had any position or office, or other material relationship with us or any of our affiliates over the past three years.
To our knowledge, none of the selling stockholders are broker-dealers or affiliates of a broker-dealer. We may require the selling stockholders to suspend the sales of the shares of our common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus upon the occurrence of any event that makes any statement in this prospectus or the related registration statement untrue in any material respect or that requires the changing of statements in those documents in order to make statements in those documents not misleading.
Name of Selling Stockholder |
Shares Owned by the
Selling Stockholder before the Registration(1) |
Total Shares Offered in the Registration | Number of Shares to Be Owned by Selling Stockholder After the Registration and Percent of Total Issued and Outstanding Shares(1) | ||||||||
# of
Shares(3) |
% of
Class(2),(3) |
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Collier Investments, LLC | 845,500 | 1,000,000 | 1,845,500 | 0.88% | |||||||
First Fire Global Opportunity Fund, LLC | 1,040,029 | 500,000 | 1,540,029 | 0.73% | |||||||
Mehdi Safavi | - | 13,918,951 | 13,918,951 | 6.63% | |||||||
Brown Stone Capital, LP | - | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 | 23.83% |
(1) | Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to shares of common stock. Shares of common stock subject to warrants currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are counted as outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such options or warrants, but are not counted as outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. |
(2) | We have assumed that the selling warrant holders will exercise all of the warrants in this offering, and that the Company will draw on the Brown Stone Capital, LP equity line of credit up to 50,000,000 shares. |
(3) | Based on 209,837,631 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of November 13, 2020. Shares of our common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus by a selling stockholder are counted as outstanding for computing the percentage of the selling stockholder. |
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling stockholders may, from time to time, after electing to convert warrants or other conversion rights, sell any or all of shares of our common stock covered hereby on the OTC Markets, or any other trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions.
This prospectus also includes the registration of 50,000,000 shares issuable to Brown Stone Capital, LP, a selling stockholder pursuant to a “Purchase Notice right” under an equity purchase agreement, dated September 30, 2020. The purchase price of the common shares is the lesser of a “Fixed price” or “Market price.” The Fixed price is $0.50 per share in years 1 and 2, after the effectiveness of this registration statement, and $1.00 per share in years 3, 4 and 5 after the effectiveness of this registration statement. The Market price is 70% of the three lowest Variable Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) for our common stock during the 10 trading day period immediately prior to the conversion date.
A selling stockholder may use any one or more of the following methods when selling securities:
● | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; | |
● | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; | |
● | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; | |
● | an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; | |
● | privately negotiated transactions; | |
● | in transactions through broker-dealers that agree with the selling stockholder to sell a specified number of such securities at a stipulated price per security; | |
● | through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; | |
● | a combination of any such methods of sale; or | |
● | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling stockholders may also sell securities under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of securities, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated, but, except as set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, in the case of an agency transaction not in excess of a customary brokerage commission in compliance with FINRA Rule 2440; and in the case of a principal transaction a markup or markdown in compliance with FINRA IM-2440.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
Capital Stock
We are authorized to issue 750,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, and 10,000,000 preferred shares, $0.0001 par value.
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Common Stock
As of September 30, 2020, 203,137,631 shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding.
The holders of our Common Stock have equal ratable rights to dividends from funds legally available if and when declared by our board of directors and are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution to holders of Common Stock upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs. Our Common Stock does not provide the right to a preemptive, subscription or conversion rights and there is no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights. Our Common Stock holders are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote.
All shares of Common Stock now outstanding are fully paid for and non-assessable. We refer you to our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and the applicable statutes of the state of Nevada for a more complete description of the rights and liabilities of holders of our securities. All material terms of our Common Stock have been addressed in this section.
Holders of shares of our Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares, voting for the election of directors, can elect all of the directors to be elected, if they so choose, and, in that event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our directors.
Preferred Stock
As of September 30, 2020, we have two series of preferred stock issued and outstanding:
· | 107,636 shares of Series “A” Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible to 26,909,028 common shares), par value $0.0001. In our discretion, we will determine when and if dividends will be paid on the Class “A” Convertible Preferred Stock, and whether it will be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of both. All Class “A” Preferred Stockholders shall be treated the same with respect to the payment of dividends. In the event the Company elects to pay a portion or all of the dividends on the Class “A” Preferred Stock by issuing shares of the Company's Common Stock, the shares of common stock issued as dividends will be restricted, unregistered shares, and will be subject to the same transfer restrictions that apply to the shares of Class “A” Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable as may be determined by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor. The Class “A” Convertible Preferred Stock will have priority as to dividends over the Common Stock. The holders of the Class “A” Preferred Stock shall vote for the election of directors, and shall have full voting rights, except that each Class “A” Preferred share shall entitle the holder to exercise ten thousand (10,000) votes for each one (1) Class “A” Preferred Share held. The Class “A” Convertible Preferred Shares are not redeemable; and, |
· | 20,000 shares of Series “E” Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.0001. The Series “E” Convertible preferred stock pays no dividends and is convertible to common stock based upon proceeds received upon issuance of the shares, divided by the average closing bid price for the Company’s common stock for the 5 trading days prior to the conversion date, and is adjustable to prevent dilution. At September 30, 2020, the 20,000 Class “E” preferred shares were convertible to 803,213 common shares, and convertible at the option of the Company at par value only after repayment of any shareholder loans from Joseph Fiore, our former Chairman of the Board, and subject to the holder’s option to convert. Owners of Series “E” Convertible preferred stock are entitled to vote 1,000 votes per share of Series “E” Convertible Preferred Shares and are entitled to liquidation preference at par value. Owners of Series “E” Convertible preferred shares are senior to all other shares of preferred or common shares issued past, present and future. |
Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends to our shareholders of our Common or Preferred Stock. The declaration of any future cash dividends is at the discretion of our Board and depends upon our earnings, if any, our capital requirements and financial position, our general economic conditions, and other pertinent conditions. It is our present intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business operations. Dividend rights of both our common and preferred shareholders will entitle them to the same dividend that other shareholders of the same class receive.
Warrants
At its discretion, the Company may periodically issue stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs.
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The following table summarizes common stock warrants activity:
Weighted | ||||||||||
Average | ||||||||||
Exercise | ||||||||||
Warrants | Price | |||||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2019 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Granted | 1,800,000 | 0.25 | ||||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||||
Forfeited | — | — | ||||||||
Outstanding, September 30, 2020 | 10,800,000 | $ | 0.38 | |||||||
Exercisable, September 30, 2020 | 10,800,000 | $ | 0.38 |
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining lives for warrants granted, and exercisable as of September 30, 2020 were as follows:
Options
The following table summarizes common stock options activity:
Weighted | ||||||||||
Average | ||||||||||
Exercise | ||||||||||
Options | Price | |||||||||
December 31, 2019 | 9,299,900 | $ | 0.57 | |||||||
Granted | — | — | ||||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||||
Expired | (8,450,000 | ) | 4.79 | |||||||
Outstanding September 30, 2020 | 849,900 | $ | 1.00 | |||||||
Exercisable, September 30, 2020 | 849,900 | $ | 1.00 |
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining lives for options granted, and exercisable as of March 7, 2019 were as follows:
Outstanding Options | Exercisable Options | |||||||||
Options | Weighted | Weighted | ||||||||
Exercise Price | Life | Average Exercise | Average Exercise | |||||||
Per Share | Shares | (Years) | Price | Shares | Price | |||||
$1.00 | 849,900 | 0.07 – 1.35 | $1.00 | 849,900 | $1.00 | |||||
849,900 | $1.00 | 849,900 | $1.00 |
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EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
The financial statements of our company included in this Prospectus for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2019 have been audited by Haynie & Company and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
Mailander Law Office, Inc. will render a legal opinion as to the validity of the shares of the Common Stock to be registered hereby.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
No expert named in the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part as having prepared or certified any part thereof (or is named as having prepared or certified a report or valuation for use in connection with such registration statement) or counsel named in this Prospectus as having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being offered pursuant to this Prospectus or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering such securities was employed for such purpose on a contingency basis. Also at the time of such preparation, certification or opinion or at any time thereafter, through the date of effectiveness of such registration statement or that part of such registration statement to which such preparation, certification or opinion relates, no such person had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in our company or any of its parents or subsidiaries. Nor was any such person connected with our company or any of its parents or subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO OUR COMPANY
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
General Development of the Business
We were incorporated under the name Conceptualistics, Inc., on January 6, 1988 in Delaware. We have never filed for bankruptcy or been the subject of a receivership.
On December 16, 2014, we amended our articles of incorporation and changed our domicile to Nevada. On February 26, 2015, we amended our articles of incorporation to change our name to SPYR®, Inc. Our name change reflected a new direction for our Company. We fundamentally changed our primary business to focus on our electronic games publishing and development business.
Historically, through our wholly owned subsidiary, SPYR APPS®, LLC, we engaged in the development, publication and co-publication of mobile games, seeking to generate revenue through those games by way of advertising and in-app purchases. Contracting with a third-party developer, we released three games: “Plucky,” “Plucky Rush” and Rune Guardian in April, May and December 2015, respectively. Also, in 2015, we entered into a publishing and marketing agreement with Spectacle Games Publishing, for its “Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game,” “Pocket Starships.” In 2016 we obtained an exclusive option to purchase all assets pertaining to Pocket Starships and on October 23, 2017, we restructured and exercised the option by entering into a definitive agreement pursuant to which we acquired all of the game related assets of Pocket Starships. As a result, we acquired rights to retain 100% of the revenue generated from the game and owned outright all of the assets related to the game. The acquisition included, among other assets, all Pocket Starships related intellectual property, the userbase, artwork, software, internet domains, game store accounts (such as App Store, Play Store, Amazon, and Facebook Gameroom), web portal accounts (Facebook, VK.com, Kongregate, etc.) and internet domains (www.pocketstarships.com). In 2017 we signed an agreement with CBS Consumer Products to incorporate Start Trek intellectual property into Pocket Starships. Also, in 2017, we entered into an agreement with Reset Studios, LLC for the development of two new idle tapper games, the first of which, Steven Universe: Tap Together. Our current business is focused on the development of our wholly owned subsidiary, Applied MagiX, Inc.
With our October 20, 2020, acquisition of Applied MagiX, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Applied MagiX”), our business model changed to focus on the development of Applied MagiX. Applied MagiX Inc. is a registered Apple® developer, and reseller of Apple ecosystem compatible products with a emphasis on the smart home market. As such, we entered the global “Internet of Things” (IoT) market, and more specifically, the segment of the market related to the development, manufacture and sale of devices and accessories specifically built on Apple’s HomeKit® framework. These products work within the Apple® HomeKit® ecosystem and are exclusive to the Apple market and its consumers. We are currently operating as a holding company.
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The Company intends to utilize cash on hand, shareholder loans and other forms of financing such as the sale of additional equity and debt securities, capital leases and other credit facilities to conduct its ongoing business, and to also conduct strategic business development, marketing analysis, due diligence investigations into possible acquisitions, and implementation of our Applied MagiX business plans generally. The Company may also decide to diversify, through acquisition or otherwise, in other unrelated business areas if opportunities present themselves.
Business Overview
Our primary business operation is focused on the development of our wholly owned subsidiary Applied MagiX Inc., a registered Apple® developer, and reseller of Apple ecosystem compatible products with an emphasis on the smart home market. As such, we are in the global “Internet of Things” (IoT) market, and more specifically, the segment of the market related to the development, manufacture and sale of devices and accessories specifically built on Apple’s HomeKit® framework. These products work within the Apple® HomeKit® ecosystem and are exclusive to the Apple market and its consumers. Apple® HomeKit® is a system that lets users control smart home devices, so long as they're compatible with the HomeKit® ecosystem, giving users control over smart thermostat, lights, locks and more in multiple rooms, creating comfortable environments and remote control of other connected devices. HomeKit® is an easy starting point for Apple users who are just beginning to set up their smart homes.
Apple® HomeKit® app for iOS lets users securely control, organize and manage any smart home devices labeled as a "Works with Apple HomeKit” accessory. In the app, users can organize accessories by room, manage multiple accessories at the same time, control a home with Siri, and more.
Sales and Marketing
Our Applied MagiX business focused on the manufacturing, marketing and sales of Apple® HomeKit® products will be accomplished through on-line sales through a web site and various distribution channels focused on Apple products.
Competition
The Apple® HomeKit® market is highly competitive and rapidly changing. Our ability to compete depends upon many factors within and outside our control, including the timely development and introduction of the Apple® HomeKit® products we market and sell, along with the related enhancements, functionality, performance, reliability, customer service and support and marketing efforts. We expect additional competition from other emerging companies. Many of our existing and potential competitors are substantially larger than us and have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources that will compete for available Apple® HomeKit® products and development. As a result, they may be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or to devote greater resources to the Apple® HomeKit® market. There can be no assurance that we will be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors or that competitive pressure will not have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. See “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.
Employees
As of September 30, 2020, the Company had 3 employees, none of whom is represented by a labor union.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Our Offices
All administrative activities of the Company are conducted from the Company’s headquarters located at 4643 South Ulster Street, Suite 1510, Denver, Colorado 80237.
The Company leases approximately 5,169 square feet at 4643 South Ulster Street, Denver, Colorado pursuant to an amended lease dated May 21, 2015 and expiring on May 31, 2021. Under the lease, the Company pays annual base rent on an escalating scale ranging from $143,000 to $152,000. On May 1, 2020 and again on July 29, 2020, the Company entered into amended lease agreements with its landlord. Under the terms of the amendments, the landlord agreed to waive rent, certain rent adjustments and parking for the period April 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 and extend the term of the lease by five months. As a result of these amendments, the lease term date, which was December 31, 2020, is now May 31, 2021. In addition, the due date of certain other rent adjustments due April 8, 2020 was deferred. The rent adjustments of approximately $5,000 were due 50% on June 1, 2020 and 50% on July 1, 2020.
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We believe that our existing office facilities are adequate for our needs. Should we require additional space at that time, or prior thereto, we believe that such space can be secured on commercially reasonable terms.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Except for income tax contingencies, we record accruals for contingencies to the extent that our management concludes that the occurrence is probable and that the related amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. Information about material legal proceedings follows:
Settlements
On June 18, 2018 the Company was named as a defendant in a case filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc., and Eat at Joe’s, Ltd. n/k/a SPYR, Inc.(“Defendants”). Joseph A. Fiore was the Chairman of our Board of Directors and is a significant shareholder. Mr. Fiore resigned from his positions as Chairman of the Board and as a Director of the Company effective August 1, 2018. The suit alleged that Mr. Fiore, during 2013 and 2014, while he was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, engaged in improper conduct on behalf of the defendants named in the case related to the Company’s sales of securities in Plandai Biotechnology, Inc. The Commission alleged that Mr. Fiore and the Company unlawfully benefited through the sales of those securities. The Commission also alleged that from 2013 to 2014, the Company’s primary business was investing and that it failed to register as an investment company, resulting in an alleged violation of Section 7(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The suit sought to disgorge Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc., and the Company of alleged profits on the sale of the securities and civil fines related to the Company’s failure to register as an investment company with the Commission.
Pursuant to a settlement agreement among the parties, on April 14, 2020, final judgment was entered in the case: Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management, Inc. and Eat at Joes, Inc., n/k/a SPYR, Inc., case number 7:18-cv-05474-KMK filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
On April 23, 2020, Joseph Fiore/Berkshire Capital Management, Inc. satisfied the Company’s joint and several liability obligation by paying to the Commission the agreed upon sum of Two Million Dollars pursuant to a settlement agreement between Joseph Fiore/Berkshire Capital Management, Inc. and the Company, which settlement agreement was entered into on April 15, 2020. The Company has until April 14, 2021 to satisfy its remaining financial obligation to the Commission, an agreed upon civil penalty of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). The $500,000 liability is reported as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and was recorded as litigation settlement costs on the consolidated statements of operations on the Company’s form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In electing to settle with the Commission, the Company neither admitted nor denied liability to any of the Commission’s allegations in its complaint, and in consideration for the Commission discontinuing its action, the Company, along with the two other defendants Joseph Fiore and Berkshire Capital Management agreed to be jointly and severally liable for disgorgement of profits and prejudgment interest in the amount of two million dollars, and to each be solely liable to pay a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars.[1]
[1] In addition, an injunction was entered against the Company enjoined it from violating the antifraud, market manipulation, beneficial ownership reporting, and other provisions of the federal securities laws charged in the SEC’s complaint.
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Judgments
On or about January 24, 2019, SPYR APPS, LLC entered into an agreement with one of its vendors, Shatter Storm Studios, to whom it owed $84,250 for artwork related to the Steven Universe game. Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, SPYR APPS, LLC needed to make payment in the amount of $85,000 to cover the principal owed and attorneys’ fees together plus 6% interest in that amount by December 1, 2019. Should SPYR APPS, LLC not make the required payment on or before December 1, 2019, it consented to entry of judgment in favor of Shatter Storm Studios for the amount owed. SPYR APPS, LLC did not make the payment and on January 27, 2020 Shatter Storm Studios initiated Case No. 1:200cv-00217 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado seeking entry of the consent judgment against SPYR APPS, LLC. The judgment was not contested by SPYR APPS, LLC and judgment in the amount of $85,000 plus post judgment interest at the rate of 6% was entered on March 17, 2020. The $85,000 plus accrued interest and attorneys’ fees has been reported as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The balance due as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was approximately $91,000 and $90,000, respectively.
MARKET PRICE OF AND DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market Information
The Company’s Common Stock is traded on OTC Markets under the symbol “SPYR.” The following table presents the high and low bid quotations for the Common Stock as reported by the NASD for each quarter during the last two years. Such prices reflect inter-dealer quotations without adjustments for retail markup, markdown or commission, and do not necessarily represent actual transactions.
2018 | High | Low | ||
First Quarter | $0.50 | $0.25 | ||
Second Quarter | $0.40 | $0.17 | ||
Third Quarter | $0.33 | $0.13 | ||
Fourth Quarter | $0.25 | $0.05 | ||
2019 | ||||
First Quarter | $0.32 | $0.05 | ||
Second Quarter | $0.14 | $0.05 | ||
Third Quarter | $0.10 | $0.04 | ||
Fourth Quarter | $0.06 | $0.01 | ||
2020 | ||||
First Quarter | $0.03 | $0.01 | ||
Second Quarter | $0.07 | $0.01 | ||
Third Quarter | $0.19 | $0.04 |
On September 30, 2020, the closing price of our Common Stock as reported by the OTC Markets Group was $0.1275 per share.
DIVIDENDS
The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends. It is the present policy of the Company to retain earnings to finance the growth and development of the business and, therefore, the Company does not anticipate paying dividends on its Common Stock in the foreseeable future.
Transfer Agent
Signature Stock Transfer Company, located at 14673 Midway Road Ste. 220, Addison TX 75001, and telephone number of (972) 612-4120 is the registrar and transfer agent for our Common Stock.
Approximate Number of Equity Security Holders
As of September 30, 2020, there were 147 direct holders of record of our Common Stock. Because shares of the Company’s Common Stock are held by depositaries, brokers and other nominees, the number of beneficial holders of the Company’s shares is substantially larger than the number of stockholders of record.
The number of shareholders of record of the Company’s Common Stock as of September 30, 2020 was approximately 1,661.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements | Page | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-1 | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 | F-2 | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | F-3 | |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | F-4 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 | F-5 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-7 |
Index to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | Page | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 | F-30 | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 | F-31 | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 | F-32 | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 | F-33 | |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | F-34 |
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Certified Public Accountants (a professional corporation)
1221 West Mineral Ave, Ste. 202 Littleton, Colorado 80120-4544 (303) 734-4800 Fax (303) 795-3356
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of SPYR, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of SPYR, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Consideration of the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred losses since inception, has negative cash flows from operations, and has negative working capital. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Haynie & Company
Littleton, Colorado March 30, 2020
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
This summary of accounting policies for SPYR, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is presented to assist in understanding the Company's financial statements. The accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.
Organization
The Company was incorporated as Conceptualistics, Inc. on January 6, 1988 in Delaware. Subsequent to its incorporation, the Company changed its name to Eat at Joe’s, Ltd. In February 2015, the Company changed its name to SPYR, Inc. and adopted a new ticker symbol “SPYR” effective March 12, 2015.
Nature of Business
The primary focus of SPYR, Inc. (the “Company”) is to act as a holding company and develop a portfolio of profitable subsidiaries, not limited by any particular industry or business.
Through our wholly owned subsidiaries, SPYR APPS, LLC we operate our mobile games and applications business. The focus of the SPYR APPS subsidiary is the development and publication of electronic games that are downloaded for free by users of mobile devices such as cellular telephones and tablets, including those using Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile operating systems.
Through our other wholly owned subsidiary, E.A.J.: PHL Airport, Inc., we owned and operated the restaurant “Eat at Joe’s®,” which was located in the Philadelphia International Airport since 1997. Our lease in the Philadelphia Airport expired in April 2017. Concurrent with expiration of the lease the restaurant closed. Pursuant to current accounting guidelines, the assets and liabilities of EAJ as well as the results of its operations were presented in these financial statements as discontinued operations.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SPYR, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SPYR APPS, LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, E.A.J.: PHL, Airport Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (discontinued operations, see Note 10), and Branded Foods Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. Such assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business, however, the issues described below raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to do so.
As shown in the accompanying financial statements, for the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $1,965,000 and utilized cash in operations of $763,000. As of December 31, 2019, our cash balance was $10,000 and we had trading securities of $1,000. These issues raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company intends to utilize cash on hand, shareholder loans and other forms of financing such as the sale of additional equity and debt securities, capital leases and other credit facilities to conduct its ongoing business, and to also conduct strategic business development, marketing analysis, due diligence investigations into possible acquisitions, and software development costs and implementation of our business plans generally. The Company also plans to diversify, through acquisition or otherwise, in other unrelated business areas and is exploring opportunities to do so.
Historically, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of our common stock and debt financing. The Company will continue to seek additional capital through the sale of its common stock, debt financing and through expansion of its existing and new products. If our financing goals for our products do not materialize as planned and if we are not able to achieve profitable operations at some point in the future, we may have insufficient working capital to maintain our operations as we presently intend to conduct them or to fund our expansion, marketing, and product development plans.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the success of future capital offerings or alternative financing arrangements and expansion of its operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Management is actively pursuing additional sources of financing sufficient to generate enough cash flow to fund its operations through calendar year 2019. However, management cannot make any assurances that such financing will be secured.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions used by management affected impairment analysis for trading securities, fixed assets, intangible assets, capitalized licensing rights, amounts of potential liabilities, and valuation of issuance of equity securities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The Company’s computation of earnings (loss) per share (EPS) includes basic and diluted EPS. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution, using the treasury stock method that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the net income (loss) of the Company. In computing diluted EPS, the treasury stock method assumes that outstanding options and warrants are exercised, and the proceeds are used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. Shares of restricted stock are included in the basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding from the time they vest.
The basic and fully diluted shares for the year ended December 31, 2018 are the same because the inclusion of the potential shares (Class A – 26,909,028, Class E – 1,445,504, Options – 12,449,900 and Warrants – 9,000,000) would have had an anti-dilutive effect due to the Company generating a loss for the year ended December 31, 2018.
The basic and fully diluted shares for the year ended December 31, 2019 are the same because the inclusion of the potential shares (Class A – 26,909,028, Class E – 5,096,840, Options – 9,299,900, Warrants – 9,000,000) would have had an anti-dilutive effect due to the Company generating a loss for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Capitalized Gaming Assets and Licensing Rights
Capitalized gaming assets and licensing rights represent costs to acquire trademarks, copyrights, software, technology, music or other intellectual property or proprietary rights in the development of our products. Depending upon the agreement with the rights holder, we may obtain the right to use the intellectual property in multiple products over a number of years, or alternatively, for a single product.
Significant management judgments and estimates are utilized in assessing the recoverability of capitalized costs. In evaluating the recoverability of capitalized costs, the assessment of expected product performance utilizes forecasted sales amounts and estimates of additional costs to be incurred. If revised forecasted or actual product sales are less than the originally forecasted amounts utilized in the initial recoverability analysis, the net realizable value may be lower than originally estimated in any given quarter, which could result in an impairment charge. Material differences may result in the amount and timing of expenses for any period if management makes different judgments or utilizes different estimates in evaluating these qualitative factors.
On October 23, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of all assets that refer, relate or pertain to the real—time cross-platform MMO game commonly known and referred to as “Pocket Starships,” including but not limited to all intellectual property, know how, “urls,” websites, game engines, game store accounts, prior versions, company names and trade names, business plans, financial reports, financial data, employee data, customer lists, forecasts, strategies, and all other business information; manufacturing or other technical or scientific know-how, specifications, technical drawings, drawings, artwork, music, diagrams, schematics, technology, processes, and any other trade secrets, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, materials, formulae, compositions, information, data, results, plans, surveys and/or reports of a technical nature; and software programs (including all forms of code), software documentation, software development kits, game design documents, and formulae related to the current, future and proposed products and services, including any additions, enhancements or modifications to the foregoing or derivatives thereof after the date hereof.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
As consideration for the acquisition, the Company issued 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock valued at $3,200,000, options to purchase up to 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s restricted common stock valued at $2,452,000 and assumed liabilities of $210,000 for a total purchase price of $5,862,000. The options are fully vested, exercisable at a price per share of $0.50 and will expire starting August 31, 2020. The acquisition of “Pocket Starships” was reported as part of capitalized gaming assets and licensing rights valued at $481,000 based upon discounted cash flows as of December 31, 2017. The difference between purchase price and the capitalized value was recorded as loss on write down on assets of $5,381,000 during the year ended December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2018, the unamortized balance of $400,000 was recorded as a loss on write down of assets during the year ended December 31, 2018.
During 2017, the Company capitalized $175,000 pursuant to a licensing agreement for the non-exclusive, limited right to incorporate certain intellectual property (IP) from various STAR TREK television series into future updates to and expansions of the Pocket Starships game. As of December 31, 2018, the company had not met certain development milestones, was in default and recognized an impairment loss of $175,000 recorded as a loss on write down of assets in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018.
In addition, during 2017 we also acquired the game titled Battlewack: Idle Lords for cash of $100,000, pursuant to settlement with the game owner and developer. Battlewack: Idle Lords requires additional development before it can be released.
During August 2018, the Company capitalized $25,000 pursuant to a licensing agreement for the non-exclusive, limited right to incorporate certain intellectual property (IP) from Steven Universe, a popular animated television series on Cartoon Network into our game Steven Universe: Tap Together. Steven Universe: Tap Together was launched globally on the Google Play Store on August 2, 2018 and on the IOS App Store in August 9, 2018. The Company amortizes the capitalized cost on a straight-line basis over an estimated life of 4.42 years, which approximates the term of the license. This license was terminated effective December 31, 2019, the game was removed from the stores, and the unamortized balance was amortized in full and the license was removed from the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded amortization expense of $22,000. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the accumulated amortization was $0 and $22,000, respectively and the unamortized capitalized gaming assets and licensing rights amounted to $100,000 and $122,000 respectively.
As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s only remaining capitalized gaming asset is Battlewack: Idle Lords which requires additional development before it can be released. As such, the Company does not expect further amortization expense related to capitalized gaming assets and licensing rights until existing or future gaming assets, through development or acquisition, are placed into service.
Software Development Costs
Costs incurred for software development are expensed as incurred. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred $44,000 and $746,000 in software development costs paid to independent gaming software developers.
In addition, during September 2019, the Company received a credit from an independent gaming software developer for previously incurred development costs in the amount of $78,000. The credit was recorded as a reduction to research and development expenses during the year ended December 31, 2019 and a reduction to accounts payable as of December 31, 2019.
Revenue Recognition
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard that superseded nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under prior U.S. GAAP and replaced it with a principles-based approach for determining revenue recognition. The core principle of the standard is the recognition of revenue upon the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
We adopted this new revenue recognition standard along with is related amendments on January 1, 2018 and have updated our accounting policy for revenue recognition. As expected, at our current level of revenue, the adoption of this new standard did not impact our financial position or results of operations or operating cash flows.
We determine revenue recognition by: (1) identifying the contract, or contracts, with our customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognizing revenue when, or as, we satisfy performance obligations by transferring the promised goods or services.
Game Revenues
Through our wholly owned subsidiary SPYR APPS, LLC, d/b/a SPYR GAMES, we develop, publish and co-publish mobile games, and then generate revenue through those games by way of advertising and in-app purchases. The Company’s dedicated mobile gaming applications can be downloaded through the app stores maintained by Apple and Google. The Company’s cross platform gaming application, which can be played on personal computers, Facebook and mobile devices, can be downloaded from the internet and Facebook as well as through the app stores maintained by Google and Amazon.
We operate our games as live services that allow players to play for free. Within these games players can purchase virtual items to enhance their game-playing experience. Our identified performance obligation is to display the virtual items within the game. Payment is required at time of purchase and the purchase price is a fixed amount.
Players can purchase our virtual items through various widely accepted payment methods offered in the games, including Apple iTunes accounts, Google Play accounts, Facebook local currency payments, PayPal and credit cards. Payments from players for virtual items are non-refundable and relate to non-cancellable contracts that specify our obligations.
For revenue earned through app stores, players utilize the app store’s local currency-based payments program to purchase virtual items in our games. For all payment transactions on these app store platforms, the app store remits to us 70% of the price we request to be charged to the player for each transaction, which represents the transaction price. We recognize revenue net of the amounts retained by the app stores for platform and payment processing fees.
Service Revenues
Our professional services arrangements are either fixed-fee billing or time-and-material billing arrangements. In fixed-fee billing arrangements, we agree to a predetermined fee for a predetermined set of professional services. We set the fee based upon our estimate of the time and costs necessary to complete the engagements. Under time-and-materials billing arrangements, the fee is based on the number of hours worked at the agreed upon billing rates. We recognize service revenue upon completion of the service.
Accounts Receivable
The following is a summary of receivables at December 31, 2019 and 2018:
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Game revenue due from in app purchases, net of app store fees | $ | 27,000 | $ | 51,000 | ||||
Game revenue due from in app advertising | — | 10,000 | ||||||
Related party professional service revenues | 50,000 | — | ||||||
Other Receivables | — | 1,000 | ||||||
Total Accounts Receivable | $ | 77,000 | $ | 62,000 |
Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts and are not subject to any interest or finance charges.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In cases where the Company becomes aware of circumstances that may impair a specific customer's ability to meet its financial obligations subsequent to the original sale, the Company will recognize an allowance against amounts due, and thereby reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount the Company reasonably believes will be collected. For all other customers, the Company recognizes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the length of time the receivables are past due and consideration of other factors such as industry conditions, the current business environment and the Company's historical payment experience. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for bad debts charged to earnings. This evaluation is inherently subjective and requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available.
As of both December 31, 2019 and 2018, management has determined that accounts receivable are fully collectible. As such, management has not recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC 740 “Accounting for Income Taxes,” which requires a company to first determine whether it is more likely than not (which is defined as a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that a tax position will be sustained based on its technical merits as of the reporting date, assuming that taxing authorities will examine the position and have full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets this more likely than not threshold is then measured and recognized at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely to be realized upon effective settlement with a taxing authority.
Deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences related to temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for tax purposes at each year end, based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is recognized when, based on the weight of all available evidence, it is considered more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company evaluates its valuation allowance requirements based on projected future operations. When circumstances change and cause a change in management's judgment about the recoverability of deferred tax assets, the impact of the change on the valuation is reflected in current income. Income tax expense is the sum of current income tax plus the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents to the extent the funds are not being held for investment purposes.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation or amortization. Depreciation is recorded at the time property and equipment is placed in service using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from three to ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the expected useful lives of the related assets or the lease term. The estimated economic useful lives of the related assets as follows:
Furniture and fixtures | 5-10 years |
Equipment | 5-7 years |
Computer equipment | 3 years |
Leasehold improvements | 5-6 years |
Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations; betterments are capitalized. The cost of property sold or otherwise disposed of and the accumulated depreciation and amortization thereon are eliminated from the property and related accumulated depreciation and amortization accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Intangible Assets
The Company accounts for its intangible assets in accordance with the authoritative guidance issued by the ASC Topic 350 – Goodwill and Other. Intangibles are valued at their fair market value and are amortized taking into account the character of the acquired intangible asset and the expected period of benefit. The Company evaluates non-amortizing intangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable from its estimated undiscounted future cash flows.
The cost of internally developing, maintaining and restoring intangible assets that are not specifically identifiable, that have indeterminate lives, or that are inherent in a continuing business and related to an entity as a whole, are recognized as an expense when incurred.
An intangible asset with a definite useful life is amortized; an intangible asset with an indefinite useful life is not amortized until its useful life is determined to be no longer indefinite. The remaining useful lives of intangible assets not being amortized are evaluated at least annually to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded amortization expense of $3,000. As of December 31, 2019, total intangible assets amounted to $20,000 which consist of website development costs. There were no indications of impairment based on management’s assessment of these assets at December 31, 2019. Factors we consider important that could trigger an impairment review include significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of the use of our assets or the strategy for our overall business, and significant negative industry or economic trends. If current economic conditions worsen causing decreased revenues and increased costs, we may have to record impairment to our intangible assets.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to employees based on the authoritative guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) whereas the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized over the vesting period. The Company accounts for stock option and warrant grants issued and vesting to non-employees in accordance with the authoritative guidance of the FASB whereas the value of the stock compensation is based upon the measurement date as determined at either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete. Non-employee stock-based compensation charges generally are amortized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis. In certain circumstances where there are no future performance requirements by the non-employee, option grants are immediately vested, and the total stock-based compensation charge is recorded in the period of the measurement date.
The fair value of the Company's stock option and warrant grants is estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or warrants, and future dividends. Compensation expense is recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model and based on actual experience. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model could materially affect compensation expense recorded in future periods.
The Company also issues restricted shares of its common stock for share-based compensation programs to employees and non-employees. The Company measures the compensation cost with respect to restricted shares to employees based upon the estimated fair value at the date of the grant and is recognized as expense over the period which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award. For non-employees, the Company measures the compensation cost with respect to restricted shares based upon the estimated fair value at measurement date which is either a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached, or b) at the date at which the necessary performance to earn the equity instruments is complete.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company has no significant off-balance-sheet concentrations of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, options contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements. The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with financial institutions, in the form of demand deposits. The Company believes that no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to these cash balances because of its assessment of the creditworthiness and financial viability of this financial institution.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Accounts Receivable
The Company grants credit to its game revenue and service revenue customers. The Company typically does not require collateral from customers. Credit risk is limited due to the financial strength of the customers comprising the Company’s customer. The Company monitors exposure of credit losses and maintains allowances for anticipated losses considered necessary under the circumstances (See “Allowance for Doubtful Accounts” above).
Major Customers
The Company had two related party customers who comprised 20% and 66% of net revenue during the year ended December 31, 2019, and 34% and 0% of net revenue during the year ended December 31, 2018. The loss of these customers would adversely impact the business of the Company.
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Customer B | 66 | % | 0 | % | 50,000 | — | ||||||||||
Total | 86 | % | 34 | % | $ | 50,000 | $ | — |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three (3) broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
The three (3) levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:
Level 1: Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
Level 2: Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
Level 3: Pricing inputs that are generally observable inputs and not corroborated by market data.
The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses, related party short-term advances, related party line of credit and convertible notes payable approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.
The Company’s trading securities and money market funds are measured at fair value using level 1 fair values.
Advertising Costs
Advertising, marketing and promotional costs are expensed as incurred and included in general and administrative expenses.
Advertising, marketing and promotional expense was $2,000 and $79,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively and was reflected as part of Other General and Administrative Expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Litigation Settlement Costs
Material litigation settlement costs expected to be incurred in connection with loss contingencies are estimated and included in “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” and reported as “Litigation settlement costs”.
Recent Accounting Standards
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019. Pursuant to this new standard, the Company has recorded an operating right-of-use asset and operating lease liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting”, which expands the scope of Topic 718 to include all share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. ASU 2018-07 specifies that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which the grantor acquires goods and services to be used or consumed in its own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. ASU 2018-07 also clarifies that Topic 718 does not apply to share-based payments used to effectively provide (1) financing to the issuer or (2) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract accounted for under ASC 606. The amendments in ASU 2018-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2019, and it did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 - TRADING SECURITIES
Investments in securities are summarized as follows:
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Year | Beginning of Year | Purchases | Sale | Sale | Capital | Loss | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | $ | 4,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (3,000 | ) | $ | 1,000 | |||||||||||||||
2018 | $ | 48,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (44,000 | ) | $ | 4,000 | |||||||||||||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
The following table discloses the assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the methods used to determine fair value:
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using | ||||||||
Quoted Prices | Significant | Significant | ||||||
in Active | Other | Unobservable | ||||||
Fair Value at | Markets | Observable Inputs | Inputs | |||||
December 31, 2019 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||
Trading securities | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000 | $ - | $ - | ||||
Money market funds | 1,000 | 1,000 | - | - | ||||
Total | $ 2,000 | $ 2,000 | $ - | $ - | ||||
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using | ||||||||
Quoted Prices | Significant | Significant | ||||||
in Active | Other | Unobservable | ||||||
Fair Value at | Markets | Observable Inputs | Inputs | |||||
December 31, 2018 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | |||||
Trading securities | $ 4,000 | $ 4,000 | $ - | $ - | ||||
Money market funds | 1,000 | 1,000 | - | - | ||||
Total | $ 5,000 | $ 5,000 | $ - | $ - | ||||
Generally, for all trading securities and available-for-sale securities, fair value is determined by reference to quoted market prices (level 1).
NOTE 3 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Equipment | $ | 28,000 | $ | 28,000 | ||||
Furniture & fixtures | 112,000 | 112,000 | ||||||
Leasehold improvements | 107,000 | 107,000 | ||||||
247,000 | 247,000 | |||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (188,000 | ) | (153,000 | ) | ||||
Property and Equipment, Net | $ | 59,000 | $ | 94,000 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $35,000 and $40,000, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
NOTE 4 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During May 2017, the Company sold 750,000 restricted common shares to a former officer/employee of the company for cash of $300,000. These shares were recorded at fair value of $510,000 with $210,000 being recorded in the statement of operations and comprehensive income as part of professional fees for the year ended December 31, 2017.
On September 5, 2017, the Company obtained a revolving line of credit from Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. Berkshire is controlled by Joseph Fiore, majority shareholder and former chairman of the board of directors of the Company. The line of credit allows the Company to borrow up to $1,000,000 with interest at 6% per annum. The loan is secured by a first lien on all the assets of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SPYR APPS, LLC. Repayment on the loan is due June 30, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has borrowed $1,000,000 and accrued interest of $134,000.
During January 2018, the Company issued 500,000 shares of restricted common stock to the father of an executive officer of the Company for cash of $50,000.
During 2018 the Company received $313,000 in the form of short-term advances from Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. The short-term advances are due upon demand. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company received an additional $749,000 in short-term advances. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has received a total of $1,062,000 in short-term advances and accrued interest of $53,000.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company, received $130,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to a related Limited Liability Company whose managers are also officers of SPYR, Inc. and whose majority owner is Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company, received $70,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to this same related Limited Liability Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company, received $232,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. As previously stated, Berkshire is controlled by Joseph Fiore, majority shareholder and former chairman of the board of directors of the Company.
NOTE 5 - INCOME TAXES
The Company did not provide for any Federal and State income tax for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 due to the Company’s net losses.
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes computed using the US statutory federal income tax rate is as follows:
December 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Tax provision at US statutory federal income tax rate | $ | (371,000 | ) | $ | (558,000 | ) | ||
State income tax, net of federal benefit | — | — | ||||||
Change in valuation allowances | 371,000 | 558,000 | ||||||
Provision for Income Taxes | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
The significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets were:
December 31, | ||||||||
2019 | 2018 | |||||||
Deferred Tax Assets: | ||||||||
Net operating loss carry forward | $ | 4,722,000 | $ | 4,376,000 | ||||
Capital loss carry over | 630,000 | 630,000 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 39,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
Depreciation and other | (15,000 | ) | (17,000 | ) | ||||
5,376,000 | 5,005,000 | |||||||
Less valuation allowance | (5,376,000 | ) | (5,005,000 | ) | ||||
Net Deferred Tax Asset | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the effects of tax losses, credits and the future income tax effects of temporary differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and are measured using enacted tax rates that apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
As of December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $5,376,000 for its deferred tax assets. The Company believes that such assets did not meet the more likely than not criteria to be recoverable through projected future profitable operations in the foreseeable future.
Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FASB guidance that addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The FASB also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company does not have a liability for unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company’s net operating loss carry forward for income tax purposes as of December 31, 2019 was approximately $22,000,000, of which $18,300,000 and may be offset against future taxable income through 2037 and $3,700,000 can be carried forward indefinitely. Utilization of the Company’s net operating losses may be subject to substantial annual limitation if the Company experiences a 50% change in ownership, as provided by the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Such an ownership change would substantially increase the possibility of net operating losses expiring before complete utilization.
In December 2017, new tax known as Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 was enacted. The new tax law includes significant changes to the U.S. corporate tax systems including a rate reduction from 35% to 21% beginning in January of 2018, a change in the treatment of foreign earnings going forward, a deemed repatriation transition tax, and changes to allow net operating losses to be carried forward indefinitely. In addition, net operating losses arising after December 31, 2017 will be limited to the lesser of the available net operating loss or 80% of the pre-net operating loss taxable income.
Uncertain Tax Positions
ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. In many cases the Company’s uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain subject to examination by relevant tax authorities. The Company is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016. However, as of December 31, 2019, the years subsequent to 2015 remain open and could be subject to examination by tax authorities including the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and major state and local tax jurisdictions in the United States.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Interest costs related to unrecognized tax benefits are classified as “Interest expense, net” in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Penalties, if any, would be recognized as a component of “General and administrative expenses.”
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had no liability for unrecognized tax benefits and no accrual for the payment of related interest and penalties, nor did the Company recognize any interest or penalties expense related to unrecognized tax benefits during the years ended December 31, 2019 or 2018.
NOTE 6 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES
On April 20, 2018, (modified May 22, 2018) the Company issued a $165,000 (originally $158,000) convertible note with original issue discount (OID) of $15,000 and bearing interest at 8% per annum. The amended maturity date of the note was June 1, 2019 and was convertible on or after October 17, 2018 into the Company’s restricted common stock at $0.20 per share at the holder’s request. The OID is recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The Company determined the note to contain a beneficial conversion feature valued as $104,000 based on the intrinsic per share value of the conversion feature. This beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also granted detachable 3-year warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.375 per share, 200,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, and 100,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share. The warrants were valued at $126,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and were recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also issued 116,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock valued at $34,000 based upon the closing price of the Company stock on the date of the modified agreement and recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. On May 10, 2019, the Company amended the note to extend the due date to June 1, 2019, provide for a partial conversion of $25,000 of the outstanding principal balance into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share for a total of 250,000 shares, and waive any prior alleged or actual defaults under the note. As of December 31, 2019, the note is in default for late payment. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company accrued interest for this note in the amount of $9,000. During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company accrued interest for this note in the amount of $105,000, which includes $99,000 in liquidated damages and default interest. At December 31, 2019, the principal balance together with total accrued interest and liquidated damages is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet net of discounts at $254,000.
On May 22, 2018, the Company issued a $275,000 convertible note with original issue discount (OID) of $25,000 and bearing a one-time interest charge at 8%. The amended maturity date of the note was December 31, 2019 and is convertible into the Company’s restricted common stock at $0.25 per share at the holder’s request. The OID is recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The Company determined the note to contain a beneficial conversion feature valued as $40,000 based on the intrinsic per share value of the conversion feature. This beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also granted detachable 5-year warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The warrants were valued at $45,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and were recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also issued 200,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock valued at $58,000 based upon the closing price of the Company stock on the date of the agreement and recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. On May 10, 2019, the Company amended the note to extend the due date to September 1, 2019, provide for a partial conversion of $25,000 of the outstanding principal balance into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share for a total of 250,000 shares, and waive any prior alleged or actual defaults under the note. On October 11, 2019, the Company amended the note to extend the due date to December 31, 2019, provide for a partial conversion of $50,000 of the outstanding principal balance into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share for a total of 500,000 shares, and waive any prior alleged or actual defaults under the note. During the year ended December 31, 2018 the Company accrued interest for this note in the amount of $45,000, which includes $25,000 in liquidated damages. During the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company accrued interest for this note in the amount of $52,000, which includes $50,000 in liquidated damages. At December 31, 2019, the principal balance together with total accrued interest and liquidated damages is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet net of discounts at $297,000.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
The following table summarized the Company's convertible notes payable as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
December 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | |||||||
Beginning Balance | $ | 432,000 | $ | — | ||||
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance discounts | — | 137,000 | ||||||
Repayments | — | — | ||||||
Conversion of notes payable into common stock | (100,000 | ) | — | |||||
Amortization of discounts | 62,000 | 241,000 | ||||||
Liquidated damages | 134,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
Accrued Interest | 22,000 | 29,000 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable, net | $ | 550,000 | $ | 432,000 | ||||
Convertible notes, short term | $ | 340,000 | $ | 440,000 | ||||
Accrued interest and damages | $ | 210,000 | $ | 54,000 | ||||
Debt discounts | $ | — | $ | 62,000 | ||||
NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Rent
The Company leases approximately 5,169 square feet at 4643 South Ulster Street, Denver, Colorado pursuant to an amended lease dated May 21, 2015 and expiring on December 31, 2020. Under the lease, the Company pays annual base rent on an escalating scale ranging from $143,000 to $152,000.
From July 2017 through March 31, 2018 we leased office space in Berlin, Germany for EUR 3,570 ($4,100) per month. The Berlin office was used by leased employees hired by the Company for the operation of our Pocket Starships game.
From October 17, 2016 to February 28, 2019 the Company leased shared office space for one employee in Redmond, Washington on a month to month basis at costs escalating from $225 to $325 per month per desk.
The minimum future lease payments under these leases for the next five years are:
Year Ended December 31, | Amount | |
2020 | $ 152,000 | |
2021 | - | |
2022 | - | |
2023 | - | |
2024 | - | |
Thereafter | - | |
Total Five Year Minimum Lease Payments | $ 152,000 | |
Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $146,000 and $163,000, respectively. In addition to the minimum basic rent, rent expense also includes approximately $700 per month for other items charged by the landlord in connection with rent. The discount rate implicit in the lease of 7.27% has been used to calculate the operating lease liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Contingent Liabilities
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company accrued a contingent liability for anticipated litigation and legal settlement liabilities, which has been reported as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and litigation settlement costs on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations in the amount of $500,000 as of December 31, 2019.
Legal Proceedings
We are involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Except for income tax contingencies, we record accruals for contingencies to the extent that our management concludes that the occurrence is probable and that the related amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. Material settled and pending legal proceedings are as follows:
Settlements
On October 14, 2015, the Company was named as a defendant in a case filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware case: Zakeni Limited v. SPYR, Inc., f/k/a Eat at Joe’s., Ltd. The suit relates to the Company’s issuance of two convertible debentures in the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000 in 1998. On July 12, 2018, the court approved a Joint Motion for Order Approving Settlement Agreement. Pursuant to the settlement, the Company will issue 3,500,000 common shares valued at $1,050,000, warrants to purchase 1,000,000 common shares at $0.25 per share valued at $276,000, warrants to purchase 1,500,000 common shares at $0.50 per share valued at $398,000, and warrants to purchase 1,000,000 common shares at $0.75 per share valued at $259,000 for a total value of the settlement, $1,983,000. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the above described common shares were issued and warrants were granted in satisfaction of the settlement.
Pending
On June 18, 2018 the Company was named as a defendant in a case filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc., and Eat at Joe’s, Ltd. n/k/a SPYR, Inc. (“Defendants”). Joseph A. Fiore was the Chairman of our Board of Directors and is a significant shareholder. Mr. Fiore resigned from his positions as Chairman of the Board and as a Director of the Company effective August 1, 2018. The suit alleges that Mr. Fiore, during 2013 and 2014, while he was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, engaged in improper conduct on behalf of the defendants named in the case related to the Company’s sales of securities in Plandai Biotechnology, Inc. The Commission alleges that Mr. Fiore and the Company unlawfully benefited through the sales of those securities. The Commission also alleges that from 2013 to 2014, the Company’s primary business was investing and that it failed to register as an investment company, resulting in an alleged violation of Section 7(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The suit seeks to disgorge Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc., and the Company of alleged profits on the sale of the securities and civil fines related to the Company’s failure to register as an investment company with the Commission.
The Company vehemently denies any wrongdoing. The allegations demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of existing precedent and a mischaracterization of the facts and transactions at issue, which were not violative of any securities laws, rules or regulations. The Company will answer these allegations in court.
On November 2, 2018, counsel for Defendants filed a joint motion to dismiss the SEC’s suit in its entirety, primarily on the basis that the SEC’s complaint fails to allege facts sufficient to state viable causes of action. On September 25, 2019, the Court denied Defendants’ motion. The Court found that when accepting all allegations in the complaint as true and drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of the Plaintiff, as the Court is required to do with respect to such a motion, the SEC’s Complaint alleged sufficient facts to survive Defendants’ motion. The Court’s ruling on the motion to dismiss does not mean that the Court has determined any of the allegations in the complaint to be true or that Defendants have violated any securities laws. The case is now proceeding to the discovery stage and after the close of discovery, Defendants will have the ability to seek summary judgment prior to trial.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Recently, the SEC and the Company have entered into a proposed agreement that, if and when approved by the full Commission, as the parties anticipate it will, resolve all of the issues asserted against the Company by the SEC without any admission of wrongdoing on the part of the Company. In anticipation of the SEC’s approval of this agreement, the U.S. District Court has agreed to stay all further proceedings for 90 days in order to afford the parties ample time to effectuate their final agreement, at which time said litigation will be formally discontinued against the Company with prejudice. The Company has recorded a contingent liability as of December 31, 2019 for the resulting anticipated $500,000 liability under the proposed settlement.
The Company is being represented by Marc S. Gottlieb, Esq., a partner with the firm of Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP.
Judgments
On or about January 24, 2019, SPYR APPS, LLC entered into an agreement with one of its vendors, Shatter Storm Studios, to whom it owed $84,250 for artwork related to the Steven Universe game. Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, SPYR APPS, LLC needed to make payment in the amount of $85,000 to cover the principal owed and attorneys’ fees together plus 6% interest in that amount by December 1, 2019. Should SPYR APPS, LLC not make the required payment on or before December 1, 2019, it consented to entry of judgment in favor of Shatter Storm Studios for the amount owed. SPYR APPS, LLC did not make the payment and on January 27, 2020 Shatter Storm Studios initiated Case No. 1:200cv-00217 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado seeking entry of the consent judgment against SPYR APPS, LLC. The judgment is not being contested by SPYR APPS, LLC, but has not yet been entered. The $85,000 plus accrued interest and attorneys’ fees has been reported as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The balance due as of December 31, 2019 was approximately $90,000.
Employment Agreements
Pursuant to employment agreements entered in December 2014 and October 2015, the Company agreed to compensate three officers with an initial base salary in the aggregate of $450,000 per year with rolling five year terms until terminated. In addition, as part of the employment agreements, the Company also agreed to grant these officers an aggregate of 1.55 million shares of common stock at the beginning of each employment year.
NOTE 8 – EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
Common Stock:
Year Ended December 31, 2018
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued 500,000 shares of restricted common stock to the father of an executive officer of the Company for cash of $50,000.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,200,000 shares of restricted common stock to third parties for cash of $855,000.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,550,000 shares of restricted common stock to employees with a total fair value of $673,000 for services rendered. The shares issued are non-refundable and deemed earned upon issuance. As a result, the Company expensed the entire $673,000 upon issuance. The shares issued were valued at the date earned under the respective agreement based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,068,681 shares of restricted common stock to consultants with a total fair value of $1,968,000. The shares issued are non-refundable and deemed earned upon issuance. As a result, the Company expensed the entire $1,968,000 upon issuance. The shares issued were valued at the date earned under the respective agreements based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company cancelled an aggregate of 625,000 shares of restricted common stock on termination of a third-party service agreement with a total fair value on the date of termination of $207,000. The Company recorded a gain on cancellation of $113,000 for the portion of shares (375,000) issued during 2017 and reversed expenses of $94,000 for the portion of shares (250,000) issued during 2018. The shares issued were valued at the termination date of the agreement based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company cancelled an aggregate of 17,500 shares of restricted common stock due to the violation of certain gating provisions of a third-party service agreement. The total fair value on the date of termination was $5,000 based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock. The Company recorded a gain on cancellation of $5,000.
On July 12, 2018, the court approved a Joint Motion for Order Approving Settlement Agreement. Pursuant to the settlement, the Company issued 3,500,000 common shares valued at $1,050,000. The shares issued were valued at the July 12, 2018 court approval date based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock. Total fair value of the shares was computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the issuance date as a $1,983,000 reduction to the litigation settlement liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018.
Year Ended December 31, 2019
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,550,000 shares of restricted common stock to employees with a total fair value of $143,000 for services rendered. The shares issued are non-refundable and deemed earned upon issuance. As a result, the Company expensed the entire $143,000 upon issuance. The shares issued were valued at the date earned under the respective agreement based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 25,000 shares of restricted common stock to consultants with a total fair value of $2,000. The shares issued are non-refundable and deemed earned upon issuance. As a result, the Company expensed the entire $2,000 upon issuance. The shares issued were valued at the date earned under the respective agreements based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock in conversion of notes payable with a total fair value of $100,000. As a result, the Company reduced the balance due on the notes by $100,000 upon issuance.
Options:
The following table summarizes common stock options activity:
Weighted | ||||||||||
Average | ||||||||||
Exercise | ||||||||||
Options | Price | |||||||||
Outstanding, January 1, 2018 | 13,320,000 | $ | 1.74 | |||||||
Granted | 420,000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||||
Expired | (1,250,000 | ) | 2.50 | |||||||
Forfeited | (40,100 | ) | 1.00 | |||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2018 | 12,449,900 | $ | 1.64 | |||||||
Granted | — | — | ||||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||||
Expired | (3,150,000 | ) | 4.81 | |||||||
Forfeited | — | — | ||||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2019 | 9,299,900 | $ | 0.57 | |||||||
Exercisable, December 31, 2018 | 11,949,900 | $ | 1.50 | |||||||
Exercisable, December 31, 2019 | 9,299,900 | $ | 0.57 |
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, was $0.00 and $1.00 respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company granted stock options to consultants to purchase a total of 420,000 shares of common stock. A total of 379,900 options vested during 2017 while the remaining 40,100 options were forfeited concurrent with the termination of the consulting agreement. The options are exercisable at $1.00 per share and will expire over 4 years. The fair values of the options are recorded at their respective grant dates computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized $104,000 in compensation expense based upon the vesting of outstanding options. As of December 31, 2018, there was no additional unearned compensation costs to be recorded.
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining lives for options granted, and exercisable as of December 31, 2019 were as follows:
Outstanding Options | Exercisable Options | |||||||||
Options | Weighted | Weighted | ||||||||
Exercise Price | Life | Average Exercise | Average Exercise | |||||||
Per Share | Shares | (Years) | Price | Shares | Price | |||||
$0.50 | 8,000,000 | 0.67 | $0.50 | 8,000,000 | $0.50 | |||||
$1.00 | 1,299,900 | 0.07 – 2.10 | $1.00 | 1,299,900 | $1.00 | |||||
9,299,900 | $0.57 | 9,299,900 | $0.57 |
At December 31, 2019, the Company’s closing stock price was $0.02 per share. As all outstanding options had an exercise price greater than $0.02 per share, there was no intrinsic value of the options outstanding at December 31, 2019.
The following table summarizes options granted with vesting terms activity:
Weighted | |||||
Average | |||||
Number of | Grant Date | ||||
Shares | Fair Value | ||||
Non-vested, January 1, 2018 | 70,000 | $ | - | ||
Granted | 420,000 | 1.00 | |||
Vested | (449,900) | 1.00 | |||
Forfeited | (40,100) | 1.00 | |||
Non-vested, December 31, 2018 | - | $ | - | ||
Granted | - | - | |||
Vested | - | - | |||
Forfeited | - | - | |||
Non-vested, December 31, 2019 | - | $ | - |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
Warrants:
The following table summarizes common stock warrants activity:
Weighted | ||||||||||
Average | ||||||||||
Exercise | ||||||||||
Warrants | Price | |||||||||
Outstanding, January 1, 2018 | 1,700,000 | $ | 1.06 | |||||||
Granted | 8,400,000 | 0.49 | ||||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||||
Expired | (1,100,000 | ) | 1.64 | |||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2018 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Granted | 100,000 | 0.50 | ||||||||
Exercised | 0 | — | ||||||||
Expired | (100,000 | ) | 0.50 | |||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2019 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Exercisable, December 31, 2018 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Exercisable, December 31, 2019 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 |
In January 2018, pursuant to a services agreement, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 1,200,000 shares of restricted common stock with an exercise price of $0.40 and will expire 36 months after date of grant. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. Total fair value of the warrants at grant date amounted to $383,000 computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the date of grant.
In March 2018, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 700,000 shares of restricted common stock with an exercise price of $0.50 and will expire March 18, 2023. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. Total fair value of the warrants at grant date amounted to $234,000 computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the date of grant.
In April 2018, in combination with a 12-month convertible promissory note, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 500,000 shares of restricted common stock with exercise prices ranging from $0.375 to $0.625 and will expire April 20, 2021. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. The proceeds of the note were allocated between the note and the warrants based on the relative fair values which resulted in proceeds of $61,000 allocated to the warrants and recorded as paid in capital and debt discount. The debt discount will be amortized over the life of the note as interest expense. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized $43,000 of debt discount interest. As of December 31, 2018, the unamortized debt discount was $18,000 which will be recognized over the life of the note.
In May 2018, in combination with an 8-month convertible promissory note, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 200,000 shares of restricted common stock with an exercise prices of $2.00 and will expire May 22, 2023. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. The proceeds of the note were allocated between the note and the warrants based on the relative fair values which resulted in proceeds of $32,000 allocated to the warrants and recorded as paid in capital and debt discount. The debt discount will be amortized over the life of the note as interest expense. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized $29,000 of debt discount interest. As of December 31, 2018, the unamortized debt discount was $3,000 which will be recognized over the life of the note.
In May 2018, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 1,000,000 shares of restricted common stock with exercise prices ranging from $0.50 to $1.00 and will expire May 29, 2021. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. Total fair value of the warrants at grant date amounted to $184,000 computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the date of grant.
On July 12, 2018, pursuant to a court approved Joint Motion for Order Approving Settlement Agreement, the Company issued warrants to purchase a total of 3,500,000 shares of common stock with exercise prices ranging from $0.25 to $0.75 and will expire July 11, 2023. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. Total fair value of the warrants at grant date amounted to $933,000 computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the date of grant as a reduction to the litigation settlement liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
In October 2018, pursuant to advisory services agreement, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 100,000 shares of restricted common stock with an exercise price of $0.50 and an expiration date of October 30, 2019. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. Total fair value of the options at grant date amounted to $4,000 computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the date of grant.
In December 2018, pursuant to a services agreement, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 1,200,000 shares of restricted common stock with an exercise price of $0.15 and will expire 36 months after date of grant. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. Total fair value of the warrants at grant date amounted to $58,000 computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the date of grant.
In October 2019, pursuant to advisory services agreement, the Company granted warrants to purchase a total of 100,000 shares of restricted common stock with an exercise price of $0.50 and expiration date of October 30, 2020. The warrants are fully vested and exercisable upon grant. Total fair value of the options at grant date amounted to $1,000 computed using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model and was fully recognized on the date of grant.
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining lives for warrants granted, and exercisable as of December 31, 2019, were as follows:
At December 31, 2019, the Company’s closing stock price was $0.02 per share. The Company had 600,000 warrants outstanding with exercise prices less than $0.02 with an intrinsic value of $6,000 at December 31, 2019.
The table below represents the average assumptions used in valuing the stock options and warrants granted in fiscal 2019:
Year Ended December 31, | ||
2019 | ||
Expected life in years | 1.00 | |
Stock price volatility | 215% | |
Risk free interest rate | 1.53% | |
Expected dividends | - | |
Forfeiture rate | - |
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
The table below represents the average assumptions used in valuing the stock options and warrants granted in fiscal 2018:
Year Ended December 31, | ||
2018 | ||
Expected life in years | 1.00 – 5.00 | |
Stock price volatility | 138% - 153% | |
Risk free interest rate | 2.12 % - 2.90% | |
Expected dividends | - | |
Forfeiture rate | - |
The assumptions used in the Black Scholes models referred to above are based upon the following data: (1) the contractual life of the underlying non-employee options is the expected life. The expected life of the employee option is estimated by considering the contractual term of the option, the vesting period of the option, the employees’ expected exercise behavior and the post-vesting employee turnover rate. (2) The expected stock price volatility was based upon the Company’s historical stock price over the expected term of the option. (3) The risk-free interest rate is based on published U.S. Treasury Department interest rates for the expected terms of the underlying options. (4) The expected dividend yield was based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends to common shareholders in the past and does not expect to pay dividends to common shareholders in the future. (5) The expected forfeiture rate is based on historical forfeiture activity and assumptions regarding future forfeitures based on the composition of current grantees.
Shares Reserved:
At December 31, 2019, the Company has reserved 30,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with 2 convertible notes with detachable warrants and 3,500,000 shares of common stock underlying warrants issued in connection with the court approved settlement agreement for a total of 33,500,000 reserved shares of common stock.
NOTE 9 - PREFERRED STOCK
The Class A Preferred Stock carries the following rights and preferences;
Dividends
The Company shall, in its discretion, determine when and if dividends will be paid on the Class A Preferred Shares, and whether it will be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination of both. All Class A Preferred Stockholders shall be treated the same with respect to the payment of dividends. In the event the Company elects to pay a portion or all of the dividends on the Class A Preferred Stock by issuing shares of the Company's Common Stock, the shares of common stock issued as dividends will be restricted, unregistered shares, and will be subject to the same transfer restrictions that apply to the shares of Class A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable as may be determined by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available therefor. The Class A Preferred Stock will have priority as to dividends over the Common Stock.
Voting Rights
The holders of the Class A Preferred Stock shall vote for the election of directors, and shall have full voting rights, except that each Class A Preferred share shall entitle the holder to exercise ten thousand (10,000) votes for each one (1) Class A Preferred Share held.
Redemptive Rights
The Class A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.
Conversion Rights
The holders of the Class A Preferred Stock will be entitled at any time to convert their shares of Class A Preferred Stock into shares of the Company's Common Stock at the rate of one (1) share of Class A Preferred Stock be converted into common shares of the Company at an agreed price of forty cents ($0.40) per share (the "Conversion Price"), which, based upon the recorded fair value of the Class A Preferred Stock, results in a conversion ratio of 1 share of Class A Preferred Stock to approximately 250 shares of common stock. No fractional shares will be issued.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
The Conversion Ratio of the Class A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted in certain circumstances, including the payment of a stock dividend on shares of the Common Stock and combinations and subdivisions of the Common Stock.
In the case of any share exchange, capital reorganization, consolidation, merger or reclassification, whereby the Common Stock is converted into other securities or property, the Company will make appropriate provisions so that the holder of each share of Class A Preferred Stock then outstanding, will have the right thereafter to convert such share of Class A Preferred Stock into the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such consolidation, merger, share exchange, capital reorganization or reclassification by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Class A Preferred Stock might have been converted immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, share exchange, capital reorganization or reclassification. If the shares of Common Stock are subdivided or combined into a greater or smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Ratio shall be proportionately increased in the case of subdivision of shares. If the shares of Common Stock are combined, consolidated or reverse split into a smaller number of shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Ratio shall be proportionally decreased. The kind and type of Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Class A Preferred Stock both before and after combination, consolidation or reverse split of the Common Shares shall be the same.
The same transfer restrictions imposed on the Class A Preferred Stock shall be applicable to the Common Stock into which the Class A Preferred Stock is converted, although for purposes of Rule 144 as presently in effect, the holding period requirement may be met by adding together the period in which the Class A Preferred Stock is held and the period in which the Common Stock into which the Class A Preferred Stock is converted, is held.
Other Provisions
The shares of Class A Preferred Stock to be issued and any Common Shares into which it is converted, shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The holders of the Class A Preferred Stock shall not have pre-emptive rights with respect to any shares of capital stock of the Company or any other securities of the Company convertible into Common Stock or rights or options to purchase any such shares.
The Class E Convertible Preferred Stock carries the following rights and preferences;
* | No dividends. |
* | Convertible to common stock based upon proceeds received upon issuance of the shares, divided by the average closing bid price for the Company’s common stock for the 5 trading days prior to the conversion date, and is adjustable to prevent dilution. At December 31, 2019, the 20,000 Class E preferred shares were convertible to 5,096,840 common shares. |
* | Convertible at the Option of the Company at par value only after repayment of the shareholder loans from Joseph Fiore and subject to the holder’s option to convert. |
* | Entitled to vote 1,000 votes per share of Series E Convertible Preferred Shares. |
* | Entitled to liquidation preference at par value. |
* | Is senior to all other share of preferred or common shares issued past, present and future. |
NOTE 10 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Restaurant
Through our other wholly owned subsidiary, E.A.J.: PHL Airport, Inc., we owned and operated the restaurant “Eat at Joe’s®,” which was located in the Philadelphia International Airport since 1997. Our lease in the Philadelphia Airport expired in April 2017. Concurrent with expiration of the lease the restaurant closed. Pursuant to current accounting guidelines, the restaurant segment is reported as discontinued operations.
The assets and liabilities of our discontinued restaurant segment's discontinued operations as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consisted of $0 assets and $22,000 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018
The results of operations of our discontinued restaurant for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and is included in the consolidated statements of operations as discontinued operations consisted of no operations for the year ended December 31, 2019 and $1,000 income on the disposition of assets for the year ended December 31, 2018.
NOTE 11 – RESTATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to record a right of use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 is effective for all interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019. Pursuant to this new standard, the Company has restated its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 to record an operating right-of-use asset and operating lease liability.
NOTE 12 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On February 1, 2020, the Company issued 1.25 million shares of common stock with a fair value of $25,000 pursuant to existing employment and consulting agreements.
On February 21, 2019, the Company amended its revolving line of credit with Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. to extend the repayment date from December 31, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
During the period from January 1 through March 29, 2020, the Company, received $185,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc.
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" and on March 10, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic. Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus include restrictions on travel, and quarantines in certain areas, and forced closures for certain types of public places and businesses. The coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate it have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. While it is unknown how long these conditions will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the company, the Company is anticipating potential reductions in revenue, labor and supply shortages, difficulty meeting debt covenants, delays in collecting accounts receivable and paying liabilities and changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities. Our concentrations due to major customers and the necessity for fund raising activities make it reasonably possible that we are vulnerable to the risk of a near-term severe impact.
Additionally, it is reasonably possible that estimates made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially and adversely impacted in the near term as a result of these conditions, including potential credit losses on receivables and investments; impairment losses related to capitalized gaming assets and other long-lived assets; and contingent obligations.
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Index to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | Page | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 | F-30 | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 | F-31 | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 | F-32 | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 | F-33 | |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of SPYR, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) are unaudited. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures, including notes, required by GAAP.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to fairly present the Company's financial position and results of operations for the interim periods reflected. Except as noted, all adjustments contained herein are of a normal recurring nature. Results of operations for the fiscal periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of fiscal year-end results.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SPYR, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, SPYR APPS, LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Company, E.A.J.: PHL, Airport Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (discontinued operations, see Note 7), and Branded Foods Concepts, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. Such assumption contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business, however, the issues described below raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to do so.
As shown in the accompanying financial statements, for the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $544,000 and have current liabilities of $5,043,000. As of June 30, 2020, our cash balance was $13,000. These issues raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company intends to utilize cash on hand, shareholder loans and other forms of financing such as the sale of additional equity and debt securities, capital leases and other credit facilities to conduct its ongoing business, and to also conduct strategic business development, marketing analysis, due diligence investigations into possible acquisitions, and software development costs and implementation of our business plans generally. The Company also plans to diversify, through acquisition or otherwise, in other unrelated business areas and is exploring opportunities to do so.
Historically, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of our common stock and debt financing. The Company will continue to seek additional capital through the sale of its common stock, debt financing and through expansion of its existing and new products. If our financing goals for our products do not materialize as planned and if we are not able to achieve profitable operations at some point in the future, we may have insufficient working capital to maintain our operations as we presently intend to conduct them or to fund our expansion, marketing, and product development plans.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the success of future capital offerings or alternative financing arrangements and expansion of its operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Management is actively pursuing additional sources of financing sufficient to generate enough cash flow to fund its operations through calendar year 2020. However, management cannot make any assurances that such financing will be secured.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions used by management affected impairment analysis for trading securities, fixed assets, intangible assets, capitalized licensing rights, amounts of potential liabilities, and valuation of issuance of equity securities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The basic and fully diluted shares for the three months ended June 30, 2020 are the same because the inclusion of the potential shares (Class A – 26,909,028, Class E – 1,852,538, Options – 8,999,900, Warrants – 9,000,000) would have had an anti-dilutive effect due to the Company generating a loss for the three months ended June 30, 2020.
The basic and fully diluted shares for the three months ended June 30, 2019 are the same because the inclusion of the potential shares (Class A – 26,909,028, Class E – 1,107,420, Options – 12,449,900, Warrants – 9,000,000) would have had an anti-dilutive effect due to the Company generating a loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019.
The basic and fully diluted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are the same because the inclusion of the potential shares (Class A – 26,909,028, Class E – 1,852,538, Options – 8,999,900, Warrants – 9,000,000) would have had an anti-dilutive effect due to the Company generating a loss for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
The basic and fully diluted shares for the six months ended June 30, 2019 are the same because the inclusion of the potential shares (Class A – 26,909,028, Class E – 1,107,420, Options – 12,449,900, Warrants – 9,000,000) would have had an anti-dilutive effect due to the Company generating a loss for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
Capitalized Gaming Assets and Licensing Rights
As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s capitalized gaming assets consist of Battlewack: Idle Lords which requires additional development before it can be released. As such, the Company does not expect amortization expense related to capitalized gaming assets and licensing rights until existing or future gaming assets, through development or acquisition, are placed into service.
Software Development Costs
Costs incurred for software development are expensed as incurred. During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $0 and $26,000 in software development costs paid to independent gaming software developers.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
Accounts Receivable
The following is a summary of receivables at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
June 30, 2020 |
December 31, 2019 |
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Game revenue due from in app purchases, | ||||||||
net of app store fees and allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 14,000 | $ | 27,000 | ||||
Game revenue due from in app advertising | — | — | ||||||
Related party professional service revenues | — | 50,000 | ||||||
Other Receivables | — | — | ||||||
Total Accounts Receivable | $ | 14,000 | $ | 77,000 |
Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts and are not subject to any interest or finance charges.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In cases where the Company becomes aware of circumstances that may impair a specific customer's ability to meet its financial obligations subsequent to the original sale, the Company will recognize an allowance against amounts due, and thereby reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount the Company reasonably believes will be collected. For all other customers, the Company recognizes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on the length of time the receivables are past due and consideration of other factors such as industry conditions, the current business environment and the Company's historical payment experience. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for bad debts charged to earnings. This evaluation is inherently subjective and requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revisions as more information becomes available.
As of June 30, 2020, management has recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts in the amount of approximately $12,000.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company has no significant off-balance-sheet concentrations of credit risk such as foreign exchange contracts, options contracts or other foreign hedging arrangements. The Company maintains the majority of its cash balances with financial institutions, in the form of demand deposits. The Company believes that no significant concentration of credit risk exists with respect to these cash balances because of its assessment of the creditworthiness and financial viability of the financial institutions.
The Company grants credit to its game revenue and service revenue customers. The Company typically does not require collateral from customers. Credit risk is limited due to the financial strength of the customers comprising the Company’s customer. The Company monitors exposure of credit losses and maintains allowances for anticipated losses considered necessary under the circumstances (See “Allowance for Doubtful Accounts” above).
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
Major Customers
The Company had two related party customers who comprised 0% and 98% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2020, and 60% and 0% of net revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The loss of these customers would adversely impact the business of the Company.
Net Revenue % | Gross Accounts Receivable | |||||||||||||||
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Six Months Ended June 30, |
As of June 30, |
As of December 31, |
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Customer A | 0 | % | 60 | % | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Customer B | 98 | % | 0 | % | — | 50,000 | ||||||||||
Total | 98 | % | 60 | % | $ | — | $ | 50,000 |
Recent Accounting Standards
The recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company's present or future consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During 2017, the Company obtained a revolving line of credit from Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. Berkshire is controlled by Joseph Fiore, majority shareholder and former chairman of the board of directors of the Company. The line of credit allows the Company to borrow up to $1,000,000 with interest at 6% per annum. The loan is secured by a first lien on all the assets of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary SPYR APPS, LLC. Repayment on the loan is due December 31, 2020. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has borrowed $1,000,000 and accrued interest of $168,000.
During 2018 and 2019 the Company received $1,062,000 in the form of short-term advances from Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. The short-term advances are due upon demand. Interest on the short-term advances has been accrued at 6% per annum through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $87,000 for a total balance due as of June 30, 2020 of $1,149,000.
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company, received $52,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to a related Company whose directors are also officers of SPYR, Inc. and whose majority shareholder is Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc.
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company, received $185,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc.
NOTE 3 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES
On April 20, 2018, (modified May 22, 2018) the Company issued a $165,000 (originally $158,000) convertible note with original issue discount (OID) of $15,000 and bearing interest at 8% per annum. The amended maturity date of the note was June 1, 2019 and was convertible on or after October 17, 2018 into the Company’s restricted common stock at $0.20 per share at the holder’s request. The OID is recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The Company determined the note to contain a beneficial conversion feature valued as $104,000 based on the intrinsic per share value of the conversion feature. This beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also granted detachable 3-year warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.375 per share, 200,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.50 per share, and 100,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $0.625 per share. The warrants were valued at $126,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and were recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also issued 116,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock valued at $34,000 based upon the closing price of the Company stock on the date of the modified agreement and recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. On May 10, 2019, the Company amended the note to extend the due date to June 1, 2019, provide for a partial conversion of $25,000 of the outstanding principal balance into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share for a total of 250,000 shares, and waive any prior alleged or actual defaults under the note. The note is in default for late payment. The Company has accrued approximately $134,000 in interest and liquidated damages for this note through June 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the principal balance together with total accrued interest and liquidated damages is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet net of discounts at $274,000 and $254,000, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
On May 22, 2018, the Company issued a $275,000 convertible note with original issue discount (OID) of $25,000 and bearing a one-time interest charge at 8%. The amended maturity date of the note was December 31, 2019 and is convertible into the Company’s restricted common stock at $0.25 per share at the holder’s request. The OID is recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The Company determined the note to contain a beneficial conversion feature valued as $40,000 based on the intrinsic per share value of the conversion feature. This beneficial conversion feature was recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also granted detachable 5-year warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The warrants were valued at $45,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and were recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. The noteholder was also issued 200,000 shares of the company’s restricted common stock valued at $58,000 based upon the closing price of the Company stock on the date of the agreement and recorded as a discount to the debt agreement. On May 10, 2019, the Company amended the note to extend the due date to September 1, 2019, provide for a partial conversion of $25,000 of the outstanding principal balance into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share for a total of 250,000 shares, and waive any prior alleged or actual defaults under the note. On October 11, 2019, the Company amended the note to extend the due date to December 31, 2019, provide for a partial conversion of $50,000 of the outstanding principal balance into common shares of the Company at a conversion price of $0.10 per share for a total of 500,000 shares, and waive any prior alleged or actual defaults under the note. The Company has accrued approximately $96,000 in interest and liquidated damages for this note through June 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the principal balance together with total accrued interest and liquidated damages is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet net of discounts at $296,000 and $296,000, respectively.
The following table summarized the Company's convertible notes payable as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:
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December 31, 2019 | |||||||
Beginning Balance | $ | 550,000 | $ | 432,000 | ||||
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes, net of issuance discounts | — | — | ||||||
Repayments | — | — | ||||||
Conversion of notes payable into common stock | — | (100,000 | ) | |||||
Amortization of discounts | — | 62,000 | ||||||
Liquidated damages | 7,000 | 134,000 | ||||||
Accrued Interest | 13,000 | 22,000 | ||||||
Convertible notes payable, net | $ | 570,000 | $ | 550,000 | ||||
Convertible notes, short term | $ | 340,000 | $ | 340,000 | ||||
Accrued interest and damages | $ | 230,000 | $ | 210,000 | ||||
Debt discounts | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
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INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
NOTE 4 - LONG TERM-DEBT
On May 12, 2020 the Company received a Paycheck Protection Program loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration in the approximate amount of $71,000. The loan agreement provides for six months principal and interest deferral. The interest rate is 1%. Under the terms of the loan, up to 100% of the loan may be forgiven conditioned upon meeting certain requirements for the use of funds. Any amount not forgiven must be repaid in eighteen monthly consecutive principal and interest payments beginning December 2020. As of June 30, 2020, the balance due on this note was approximately $71,000.
NOTE 5 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Leases
The Company leases approximately 5,169 square feet at 4643 South Ulster Street, Denver, Colorado pursuant to an amended lease dated May 21, 2015 and expiring on December 31, 2020. Under the lease, the Company pays annual base rent on an escalating scale ranging from $143,000 to $152,000. On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into an amended lease agreement with its landlord. Under the terms of the amendment, the landlord agreed to waive rent, certain rent adjustments and parking for the period April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 and extend the term of the lease by three months. On July 29, 2020, the Company entered into another amended lease agreement with its landlord. Under the terms of the amendment, the landlord agreed to waive rent, certain rent adjustments and parking for the period July 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 and extend the term of the lease by two months. As a result of these amendments, the lease term date, which was December 31, 2020, is now May 31, 2021. In addition, the due date of certain other rent adjustments due April 8, 2020 was deferred. The rent adjustments of approximately $5,000 were due 50% on June 1, 2020 and 50% on July 1, 2020.
Legal Proceedings
We are involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of our business. Except for income tax contingencies, we record accruals for contingencies to the extent that our management concludes that the occurrence is probable and that the related amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred. Information about material legal proceedings follows:
Settlements
On June 18, 2018 the Company was named as a defendant in a case filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York: Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc., and Eat at Joe’s, Ltd. n/k/a SPYR, Inc.(“Defendants”). Joseph A. Fiore was the Chairman of our Board of Directors and is a significant shareholder. Mr. Fiore resigned from his positions as Chairman of the Board and as a Director of the Company effective August 1, 2018. The suit alleged that Mr. Fiore, during 2013 and 2014, while he was the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, engaged in improper conduct on behalf of the defendants named in the case related to the Company’s sales of securities in Plandai Biotechnology, Inc. The Commission alleged that Mr. Fiore and the Company unlawfully benefited through the sales of those securities. The Commission also alleged that from 2013 to 2014, the Company’s primary business was investing and that it failed to register as an investment company, resulting in an alleged violation of Section 7(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The suit sought to disgorge Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc., and the Company of alleged profits on the sale of the securities and civil fines related to the Company’s failure to register as an investment company with the Commission.
Pursuant to a settlement agreement among the parties, on April 14, 2020, final judgment was entered in the case: Securities and Exchange Commission vs. Joseph A. Fiore, Berkshire Capital Management, Inc. and Eat at Joes, Inc., n/k/a SPYR, Inc., case number 7:18-cv-05474-KMK filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
On April 23, 2020, Joseph Fiore/Berkshire Capital Management, Inc. satisfied the Company’s joint and several liability obligation by paying to the Commission the agreed upon sum of Two Million Dollars pursuant to a settlement agreement between Joseph Fiore/Berkshire Capital Management, Inc. and the Company, which settlement agreement was entered into on April 15, 2020. The Company has until April 14, 2021 to satisfy its remaining financial obligation to the Commission, an agreed upon civil penalty of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000). The $500,000 liability is reported as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and was recorded as litigation settlement costs on the consolidated statements of operations on the Company’s form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In electing to settle with the Commission, the Company neither admitted nor denied liability to any of the Commission’s allegations in its complaint, and in consideration for the Commission discontinuing its action, the Company, along with the two other defendants Joseph Fiore and Berkshire Capital Management agreed to be jointly and severally liable for disgorgement of profits and prejudgment interest in the amount of two million dollars, and to each be solely liable to pay a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars.[2]
Judgments
On or about January 24, 2019, SPYR APPS, LLC entered into an agreement with one of its vendors, Shatter Storm Studios, to whom it owed $84,250 for artwork related to the Steven Universe game. Pursuant to the terms of that agreement, SPYR APPS, LLC needed to make payment in the amount of $85,000 to cover the principal owed and attorneys’ fees together plus 6% interest in that amount by December 1, 2019. Should SPYR APPS, LLC not make the required payment on or before December 1, 2019, it consented to entry of judgment in favor of Shatter Storm Studios for the amount owed. SPYR APPS, LLC did not make the payment and on January 27, 2020 Shatter Storm Studios initiated Case No. 1:200cv-00217 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado seeking entry of the consent judgment against SPYR APPS, LLC. The judgment was not contested by SPYR APPS, LLC and judgment in the amount of $85,000 plus post judgment interest at the rate of 6% was entered on March 17, 2020. The $85,000 plus accrued interest and attorneys’ fees has been reported as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The balance due as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was approximately $91,000 and $90,000, respectively.
Covid-19
On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" and on March 10, 2020, declared it to be a pandemic. Actions taken around the world to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus include restrictions on travel, and quarantines in certain areas, and forced closures for certain types of public places and businesses. The coronavirus and actions taken to mitigate it have had and are expected to continue to have an adverse impact on the economies and financial markets of many countries, including the geographical area in which the Company operates. While it is unknown how long these conditions will last and what the complete financial effect will be to the company, the Company is anticipating potential reductions in revenue, labor and supply shortages, difficulty meeting debt covenants, delays in collecting accounts receivable and paying liabilities and changes in the fair value of assets and liabilities. Our concentrations due to major customers and the necessity for fund raising activities make it reasonably possible that we are vulnerable to the risk of a near-term severe impact.
Additionally, it is reasonably possible that estimates made in the financial statements have been, or will be, materially and adversely impacted in the near term as a result of these conditions, including potential credit losses on receivables and investments; impairment losses related to capitalized gaming assets and other long-lived assets; and contingent obligations.
[2] In addition, an injunction was entered against the Company enjoined it from violating the antifraud, market manipulation, beneficial ownership reporting, and other provisions of the federal securities laws charged in the SEC’s complaint.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
NOTE 6 – EQUITY TRANSACTIONS
Common Stock:
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of restricted common stock to employees with a total fair value of $131,000 for services rendered. The shares issued are non-refundable and deemed earned upon issuance. As a result, the Company expensed the entire $131,000 upon issuance. The shares issued were valued at the date earned under the respective agreement based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of restricted common stock to employees with a total fair value of $25,000 for services rendered. The shares issued are non-refundable and deemed earned upon issuance. As a result, the Company expensed the entire $25,000 upon issuance. The shares issued were valued at the date earned under the respective agreement based upon closing market price of the Company’s common stock.
Options:
The following table summarizes common stock options activity:
Weighted | ||||||||||
Average | ||||||||||
Exercise | ||||||||||
Options | Price | |||||||||
December 31, 2019 | 9,299,900 | $ | 0.57 | |||||||
Granted | — | — | ||||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||||
Expired | (300,000 | ) | 1.00 | |||||||
Outstanding, June 30, 2020 | 8,999,900 | $ | 0.56 | |||||||
Exercisable, June 30, 2020 | 8,999,900 | $ | 0.56 |
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining lives for options granted, and exercisable as of June 30, 2020 were as follows:
Outstanding Options | Exercisable Options | |||||||||
Options | Weighted | Weighted | ||||||||
Exercise Price | Life | Average Exercise | Average Exercise | |||||||
Per Share | Shares | (Years) | Price | Shares | Price | |||||
$0.50 | 8,000,000 | 0.17 | $0.50 | 8,000,000 | $0.50 | |||||
$1.00 | 999,900 | 0.07 – 1.61 | $1.00 | 999,900 | $1.00 | |||||
8,999,900 | $0.56 | 8,999,900 | $0.56 |
At June 30, 2020, the Company’s closing stock price was $0.05 per share. As all outstanding options had an exercise price greater than $0.05 per share, there was no intrinsic value of the options outstanding at June 30, 2020.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
Warrants:
The following table summarizes common stock warrants activity:
Weighted | ||||||||||
Average | ||||||||||
Exercise | ||||||||||
Warrants | Price | |||||||||
Outstanding, December 31, 2019 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Granted | — | — | ||||||||
Exercised | — | — | ||||||||
Forfeited | — | — | ||||||||
Outstanding, June 30, 2020 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 | |||||||
Exercisable, June 30, 2020 | 9,000,000 | $ | 0.46 |
The weighted average exercise prices, remaining lives for warrants granted, and exercisable as of June 30, 2020, were as follows:
At June 30, 2020, the Company’s closing stock price was $0.05 per share. The Company had 600,000 warrants outstanding with exercise prices less than $0.01 with an intrinsic value of $24,000 at June 30, 2020.
Shares Reserved:
At June 30, 2020, the Company has reserved 30,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with 2 convertible notes with detachable warrants and 3,500,000 shares of common stock in connection with the court approved settlement agreement for a total of 33,500,000 reserved shares of common stock.
NOTE 7 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
Restaurant
Through our other wholly owned subsidiary, E.A.J.: PHL Airport, Inc., we owned and operated the restaurant “Eat at Joe’s®,” which was located in the Philadelphia International Airport since 1997. Our lease in the Philadelphia Airport expired in April 2017. Concurrent with expiration of the lease the restaurant closed. Pursuant to current accounting guidelines, the restaurant segment is reported as discontinued operations.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 AND 2019
(Unaudited)
The assets and liabilities of our discontinued restaurant segment's discontinued operations as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of $0 assets and $22,000 in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
There were no operations for our discontinued restaurant segment during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On July 23, 2020, the Company amended the related party revolving line of credit from Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. to extend the due date to December 31, 2020.
On May 1, 2020, the Company entered into an amended lease agreement with its landlord. Under the terms of the amendment, the landlord agreed to waive rent, certain rent adjustments and parking for the period April 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 and extend the term of the lease by three months. On July 29, 2020, the Company entered into another amended lease agreement with its landlord. Under the terms of the amendment, the landlord agreed to waive rent, certain rent adjustments and parking for the period July 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 and extend the term of the lease by two months. As a result of these amendments, the lease term date, which was December 31, 2020, is now May 31, 2021.
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and supplementary data referred to in this Form S-1.
This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements, which include statements concerning revenue sources and concentration, selling, general and administrative expenses and capital resources, are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this Form S-1 that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the information set forth in this Form S-1 is as of September 30, 2020, and we undertake no duty to update this information.
Plan of Operations
Historically, through our wholly owned subsidiary, SPYR APPS®, LLC, we engaged in the development, publication and co-publication of mobile games, seeking to generate revenue through those games by way of advertising and in-app purchases. Contracting with a third-party developer, we released three games: “Plucky,” “Plucky Rush” and Rune Guardian in April, May and December 2015, respectively. Also, in 2015, we entered into a publishing and marketing agreement with Spectacle Games Publishing, for its “Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game,” “Pocket Starships.” In 2016 we obtained an exclusive option to purchase all assets pertaining to Pocket Starships and on October 23, 2017, we restructured and exercised the option by entering into a definitive agreement pursuant to which we acquired all of the game related assets of Pocket Starships. As a result, we acquired rights to retain 100% of the revenue generated from the game and owned outright all of the assets related to the game. The acquisition included, among other assets, all Pocket Starships related intellectual property, the userbase, artwork, software, internet domains, game store accounts (such as App Store, Play Store, Amazon, and Facebook Gameroom), web portal accounts (Facebook, VK.com, Kongregate, etc.) and internet domains (www.pocketstarships.com). In 2017 we signed an agreement with CBS Consumer Products to incorporate Start Trek intellectual property into Pocket Starships. Also, in 2017, we entered into an agreement with Reset Studios, LLC for the development of two new idle tapper games, the first of which, Steven Universe: Tap Together. Our current business is focused on the development of our wholly owned subsidiary, Applied MagiX, Inc.
With our October 20, 2020, acquisition of Applied MagiX, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Applied MagiX”), our business model changed to focus on the development of Applied MagiX. Applied MagiX Inc. is a registered Apple® developer, and reseller of Apple ecosystem compatible products with an emphasis on the smart home market. As such, we entered the global “Internet of Things” (IoT) market, and more specifically, the segment of the market related to the development, manufacture and sale of devices and accessories specifically built on Apple’s HomeKit® framework. These products work within the Apple® HomeKit® ecosystem and are exclusive to the Apple market and its consumers. We are currently operating as a holding company.
The Company intends to utilize cash on hand, shareholder loans and other forms of financing such as the sale of additional equity and debt securities, capital leases and other credit facilities to conduct its ongoing business, and to also conduct strategic business development, marketing analysis, due diligence investigations into possible acquisitions, and implementation of our Applied MagiX business plans generally. The Company may also decide to diversify, through acquisition or otherwise, in other unrelated business areas if opportunities present themselves.
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Comparison of 2019 to 2018
The consolidated results of continuing operations are as follows:
Digital Media | Corporate | Consolidated | ||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 51,000 | $ | — | $ | 51,000 | ||||||
Related party service revenues | — | 302,000 | 302,000 | |||||||||
Labor and related expenses | (193,000 | ) | (724,000 | ) | (917,000 | ) | ||||||
Rent | (1,000 | ) | (145,000 | ) | (146,000 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (24,000 | ) | (37,000 | ) | (61,000 | ) | ||||||
Professional fees | (2,000 | ) | (95,000 | ) | (97,000 | ) | ||||||
Research and development | 34,000 | — | 34,000 | |||||||||
Other general and administrative | (71,000 | ) | (270,000 | ) | (341,000 | ) | ||||||
Operating loss | (206,000 | ) | (969,000 | ) | (1,175,000 | ) | ||||||
Interest Expense | (40,000 | ) | (247,000 | ) | (287,000 | ) | ||||||
Loss on write-down of assets | — | — | — | |||||||||
Gain on cancellation of shares | — | — | — | |||||||||
Litigation settlement costs | — | (500,000 | ) | (500,000 | ) | |||||||
Unrealized loss on trading securities | — | (3,000 | ) | (3,000 | ) | |||||||
Other expense | (40,000 | ) | (750,000 | ) | (790,000 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (246,000 | ) | $ | (1,719,000 | ) | $ | (1,965,000 | ) |
Digital Media | Corporate | Consolidated | ||||||||||
Year Ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 258,000 | $ | — | $ | 258,000 | ||||||
Related party service revenues | — | 130,000 | 130,000 | |||||||||
Labor and related expenses | (272,000 | ) | (1,286,000 | ) | (1,558,000 | ) | ||||||
Rent | (17,000 | ) | (146,000 | ) | (163,000 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (74,000 | ) | (41,000 | ) | (115,000 | ) | ||||||
Professional fees | (353,000 | ) | (3,110,000 | ) | (3,463,000 | ) | ||||||
Research and Development | (746,000 | ) | — | (746,000 | ) | |||||||
Other general and administrative | (214,000 | ) | (252,000 | ) | (466,000 | ) | ||||||
Operating loss | (1,418,000 | ) | (4,705,000 | ) | (6,123,000 | ) | ||||||
Interest Expense | (35,000 | ) | (451,000 | ) | (486,000 | ) | ||||||
Loss on write-down of assets | (575,000 | ) | — | (575,000 | ) | |||||||
Gain on cancellation of shares | — | 118,000 | 118,000 | |||||||||
Unrealized loss on trading securities | — | (44,000 | ) | (44,000 | ) | |||||||
Other expense | (610,000 | ) | (377,000 | ) | (987,000 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (2,028,000 | ) | $ | (5,082,000 | ) | $ | (7,110,000 | ) |
Results of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2019 the Company had a loss from continuing operations of $1,965,000 compared to a loss from continuing operations of $7,110,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018. This change is due primarily to decreases in labor and related expenses of $641,000, rent of $17,000, depreciation and amortization of $54,000, professional fees of $3,366,000, research and development of $780,000 and other general and administrative costs of $125,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018. Other items contributing to the change included decreased revenue of $35,000. The Company also had decreased other expense of $197,000.
More detailed explanation of the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 changes are included in the following discussions.
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Total Revenues - For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had total revenue of $353,000 and $388,000, respectively, for a decrease of $35,000. This change is primarily due to reduced revenues generated by our games, partially offset by increased related party service revenues.
Games Revenues - After the launch of the game Steven Universe: Tap Together, the original developer the Company was working with went out of business. Steven Universe: Tap Together, which launched on August 2, 2018, contributed to game revenues of $227,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to game revenues of $40,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the Cartoon Network license was terminated and the game was removed from the stores.
Related Party Service Revenues - During the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company, received $302,000 and $130,000, respectively, in revenue for professional services rendered to related parties. During 2019, the Company received $302,000 in revenue, of which, $232,000 was for professional services rendered to Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc, a company controlled by Joseph Fiore, majority shareholder and former chairman of the board of directors of the Company and $70,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to a related Limited Liability Company whose managers are also officers of SPYR, Inc. and whose majority owner is Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc. During 2018, the Company, received $130,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to a related Limited Liability Company whose managers are also officers of SPYR, Inc. and whose majority owner is Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc.
The Company intends to utilize cash on hand, shareholder loans and other forms of financing such as the sale of additional equity and debt securities, capital leases and other credit facilities to conduct its ongoing business, and to also conduct strategic business development, marketing analysis, due diligence investigations into possible acquisitions, and software development costs and implementation of our business plans generally. The Company also plans to diversify, through acquisition or otherwise, in other unrelated business areas and is exploring opportunities to do so.
Labor and related expenses include the costs of salaries, wages, leased employees, contract labor, and the fair value of common stock and options granted to employees for services. For the year ended December 31, 2019 the company had total labor and related expenses of $917,000 with $482,000 being settled in cash, $292,000 in accrued salaries and $143,000 being paid in restricted stock recorded at fair value. For the year ended December 31, 2018 the company had total labor and related expenses of $1,558,000 with $624,000 being settled in cash, $239,000 in accrued salaries and $695,000 being paid in restricted stock and vesting of options recorded at fair value. The cost of labor is expected to increase in conjunction with the expansion of operations.
The cost of rent decreased $17,000 from $163,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 to $146,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company leases approximately 5,169 square feet at 4643 South Ulster Street, Denver, Colorado pursuant to an amended lease dated May 21, 2015 and expiring on December 31, 2020. Under the lease, the Company pays annual base rent on an escalating scale ranging from $142,000 to $152,000. From July 2017 through March 31, 2018 we leased office space in Berlin, Germany for EUR 3,570 ($4,100) per month. The Berlin office was used by leased employees hired by the Company for the operation of our Pocket Starships game. From October 17, 2016 to February 28, 2019 the Company leased shared office space for one employee in Redmond, Washington on a month to month basis at costs escalating from $225 to $325 per month per desk.
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $54,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018. Depreciation and amortization expenses are attributable to depreciation of the $247,000 of property and equipment and amortization of gaming assets and capitalized licensing rights in service during respective periods.
Professional fees decreased $3,336,000 from $3,463,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018 to $97,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Professional fees during 2019 included $85,000 in legal, accounting and other professional service needs and $10,000 for public relations. The remaining amount is due to the granting of 25,000 shares of restricted common stock and 100,000 warrants to purchase restricted common stock issued to third parties for consulting services related to our digital media operations with a total fair value of $2,000. Professional fees during 2018 included $379,000 in legal, accounting and other professional service needs, $81,000 for public relations, and $26,000 in consulting services related to our digital media operations. The remaining amount is due to the granting of 5,462,181 (net of cancellations of 642,500) shares of restricted common stock, 379,900 (net of forfeitures of 40,100) options and 8,400,000 warrants to purchase restricted common stock issued to third parties for consulting services, public relations, and other professional fees with a total fair value of $2,977,000.
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Research and development costs during the year ended December 31, 2019 included $44,000 in connection with fees paid to game developers for the development of its current and soon to be released games, compared to research and development costs of $746,000 during the year ended December 31, 2018. In addition, during September 2019, the Company received a credit for previously incurred development costs in the amount of $78,000.
Other general and administrative expenses decreased $125,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease can be attributed primarily to reductions in game operating of $54,000, marketing costs of $77,000, travel costs of $46,000, and various other general and administrative cost reductions of $2,000 offset by increases in insurance costs of $54,000.
The Company had interest expense on a related party line of credit, related party short-term advances, convertible notes payable and accrued expenses of $287,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company had interest expense on a related party line of credit, related party short-term advances, convertible notes payable and accrued expenses of $486,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $575,000 on certain capitalized gaming assets and licensing rights related to its game “Pocket Starships”. The company did not have a corresponding impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2019.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company cancelled an aggregate of 642,500 shares of restricted common stock with a total fair value on the date of cancellation of $212,000. The Company recorded a gain on cancellation of $118,000 during the year ended December 31, 2018. The company did not have a gain on cancellation of shares for the year ended December 31, 2019.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company accrued a contingent liability for anticipated litigation and legal settlement liabilities, which has been reported as part of accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and litigation settlement costs on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations in the amount of $500,000 as of December 31, 2019.
The Company had unrealized losses on trading securities of $3,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to unrealized losses of $44,000 for the year ended December 31, 2018. Unrealized gains and losses are the result of fluctuations in the quoted market price of the underlying securities at the respective reporting dates.
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had deferred tax assets arising from net operating loss carry-forwards, capital loss carry-overs, unrealized losses on trading securities, and deductible temporary differences of approximately $25,500,000 compared to $23,800,000 at December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company increased its net operating loss carry-forwards by approximately $1,645,000 and increased its other deductible temporary differences by approximately $124,000. Management believes it is more likely than not that forecasted income, together with future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, will not be sufficient to fully recover the deferred tax assets and has established a 100% valuation allowance of $5,376,000 against these potential future tax benefits. The Company will continue to evaluate the realizability of deferred tax assets quarterly.
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Comparison of The Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 to 2019
The consolidated results of continuing operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
Digital Media | Corporate | Consolidated | ||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 3,000 | $ | — | $ | 3,000 | ||||||
Related party service revenues | — | 185,000 | 185,000 | |||||||||
Labor and related expenses | (8,000 | ) | (328,000 | ) | (336,000 | ) | ||||||
Rent | — | (65,000 | ) | (65,000 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | (19,000 | ) | (19,000 | ) | |||||||
Professional fees | — | (53,000 | ) | (53,000 | ) | |||||||
Research and development | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other general and administrative | (37,000 | ) | (117,000 | ) | (154,000 | ) | ||||||
Operating loss | (42,000 | ) | (397,000 | ) | (439,000 | ) | ||||||
Interest Expense | (21,000 | ) | (89,000 | ) | (110,000 | ) | ||||||
Gain on disposition of assets | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
SBA EIDL grant | — | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||||||
Unrealized gain on trading securities | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
Other expense | (21,000 | ) | (84,000 | ) | (105,000 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (63,000 | ) | $ | (481,000 | ) | $ | (544,000 | ) | |||
Digital Media | Corporate | Consolidated | ||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 34,000 | $ | — | $ | 34,000 | ||||||
Related party service revenues | — | 52,000 | 52,000 | |||||||||
Labor and related expenses | (98,000 | ) | (423,000 | ) | (521,000 | ) | ||||||
Rent | (1,000 | ) | (73,000 | ) | (74,000 | ) | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | (4,000 | ) | (18,000 | ) | (22,000 | ) | ||||||
Professional fees | — | (66,000 | ) | (66,000 | ) | |||||||
Research and Development | (26,000 | ) | — | (26,000 | ) | |||||||
Other general and administrative | (35,000 | ) | (129,000 | ) | (164,000 | ) | ||||||
Operating loss | (130,000 | ) | (657,000 | ) | (787,000 | ) | ||||||
Interest Expense | (19,000 | ) | (171,000 | ) | (190,000 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized loss on trading securities | — | (2,000 | ) | (2,000 | ) | |||||||
Other expense | (19,000 | ) | (173,000 | ) | (192,000 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (149,000 | ) | $ | (830,000 | ) | $ | (979,000 | ) |
Results of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 the Company had a loss from continuing operations of $544,000 compared to a loss from continuing operations of $979,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. This change is due primarily to increases in revenue of $102,000 and decreases in labor and related expenses of $185,000, rent of $9,000, depreciation and amortization of $3,000, professional fees of $13,000, research and development of $26,000, other general and administrative costs of $10,000 and interest of $80,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019. Other items contributing to the change included increases in gain on disposition of assets of $1,000, SBA EIDL grant of $3,000 and unrealized gain on trading securities of $3,000.
More detailed explanation of the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 changes are included in the following discussions.
Total Revenues - For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company had total revenue of $188,000 and $86,000, respectively, for an increase of $102,000. This change is primarily due to increased related party service revenues, partially offset by reduced games revenues.
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Related Party Service Revenues - During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company received $185,000 and $52,000, respectively, in revenue for professional services rendered to related parties. During 2020, the Company received $185,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc, a company controlled by Joseph Fiore, majority shareholder and former chairman of the board of directors of the Company. During 2019, the Company, received $52,000 in revenue for professional services rendered to a related Limited Liability Company whose managers are also officers of SPYR, Inc. and whose majority owner is Berkshire Capital Management Co., Inc.
Games Revenues – During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company received $3,000 and $34,000, respectively in revenue from games.
The Company intends to utilize cash on hand, shareholder loans and other forms of financing such as the sale of additional equity and debt securities, capital leases and other credit facilities to conduct its ongoing business, and to also conduct strategic business development, marketing analysis, due diligence investigations into possible acquisitions, and software development costs and implementation of our business plans generally. The Company also plans to diversify, through acquisition or otherwise, in other unrelated business areas and is exploring opportunities to do so.
Labor and related expenses include the costs of salaries, wages, leased employees, contract labor, and the fair value of common stock and options granted to employees for services. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 the company had total labor and related expenses of $336,000 with $125,000 being settled in cash and $186,000 in accrued salaries and $25,000 being paid in restricted stock recorded at fair value. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 the company had total labor and related expenses of $521,000 with $252,000 being settled in cash, $138,000 in accrued salaries and $131,000 being paid in restricted stock and vesting of options recorded at fair value. The cost of labor is expected to increase in conjunction with expansion of the digital media operations.
The cost of rent decreased $9,000 from $74,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to $65,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The Company leases approximately 5,169 square feet at 4643 South Ulster Street, Denver, Colorado pursuant to an amended lease dated May 21, 2015 and expiring on December 31, 2020. Under the lease, the Company pays annual base rent on an escalating scale ranging from $142,000 to $152,000. On May 1, 2020 and July 29, 2020, the Company entered into amended lease agreements with its landlord. Under the terms of the amendments, the landlord agreed to waive rent, certain rent adjustments and parking for the period April 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 and extend the term of the lease by five months. The lease term date, which was December 31, 2020, is now May 31, 2021. In addition, the due date of certain other rent adjustments due April 8, 2020 was deferred. The rent adjustments of approximately $5,000 were due 50% on June 1, 2020 and 50% on July 1, 2020.
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by approximately $3,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019. Depreciation and amortization expenses are attributable to depreciation of the $225,000 of property and equipment and amortization of gaming assets and capitalized licensing rights in service during respective periods.
Professional fees decreased $13,000 from $66,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019 to $53,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Professional fees during the six months ended June 30, 2020 included $52,000 legal, accounting and other professional service needs and $1,000 for public relations. Professional fees during the six months ended June 30, 2019 included $59,000 in legal, accounting and other professional service needs and $7,000 for public relations.
Research and development costs during the six months ended June 30, 2019 included $26,000 in connection with fees paid to game developers for the development of its games, compared to research and development costs of $0 during the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Other general and administrative expenses decreased $10,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019.
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The Company had interest expense on a related party line of credit, related party short-term advances, convertible notes payable and accrued expenses of $110,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The company had interest expense on a related party line of credit, related party short-term advances, convertible notes payable and accrued expenses of $190,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. In addition, pursuant to an amended convertible note whereby the note holder agreed to waive any prior alleged or actual defaults under the note, the Company recorded a reversal of previously reported default interest and penalties of $87,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2019.
The Company sold certain office equipment for $5,000 which resulted in a gain on disposition of assets of $1,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
The Company received a $3,000 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration during the six months ended June 30, 2020.
The Company had unrealized gains on trading securities of $1,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to unrealized losses of $2,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Unrealized gains and losses are the result of fluctuations in the quoted market price of the underlying securities at the respective reporting dates.
Comparison of The Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 to 2019
The consolidated results of continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
Digital Media | Corporate | Consolidated | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Related party service revenues | — | — | — | |||||||||
Labor and related expenses | — | (151,000 | ) | (151,000 | ) | |||||||
Rent | — | (28,000 | ) | (28,000 | ) | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | — | (9,000 | ) | (9,000 | ) | |||||||
Professional fees | — | (11,000 | ) | (11,000 | ) | |||||||
Research and development | — | — | — | |||||||||
Other general and administrative | (14,000 | ) | (55,000 | ) | (69,000 | ) | ||||||
Operating loss | (14,000 | ) | (254,000 | ) | (268,000 | ) | ||||||
Interest Expense | (11,000 | ) | (44,000 | ) | (55,000 | ) | ||||||
Gain on disposition of assets | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||
SBA EIDL grant | — | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||||||
Unrealized gain on trading securities | — | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||||||
Other expense | (11,000 | ) | (38,000 | ) | (49,000 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations | $ | (25,000 | ) | $ | (292,000 | ) | $ | (317,000 | ) |