UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 |
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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission File No. 000-52828
Digital Development Partners, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada |
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98-0521119 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104, Flower Mound, Texas 75022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(833) 223-4202
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities Registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
Securities Registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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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. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity (the only such common equity being Common Stock, $.001 par value per share) held by non-affiliates of the registrant (computed by reference to the closing sale price of the Common Stock on June 26, 2020 (the last trading day prior to June 30, 2020), of $0.0606) is $1,672,560.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value (being the only class of its common stock), is 171,775,000 as of April 14, 2021.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
None
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DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC.
INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2020
Items in Form 10-K
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements included in this Annual Report regarding our financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations, and assumptions and predictions about future product demand, supply, manufacturing, costs, marketing and pricing factors are all forward-looking statements. When we use words like “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan” or “expect,” or other words of a similar import, we are making forward-looking statements. We believe that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, based upon information available to us on the date hereof (but excluding the impact of COVID-19, as described above in “Explanatory Note”), but we cannot assure you that these assumptions and expectations will prove to have been correct or that we will take any action that we may presently be planning. We have disclosed certain important factors (e.g., see “Explanatory Note” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors”) that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our current expectations elsewhere in this Annual Report. You should understand that forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report are necessarily qualified by these factors. We are not undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement if we obtain new information or upon the occurrence of future events or otherwise.
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PART I
In this Annual Report, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Digital Development Partners, Inc., including its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Black Bird”), Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company (“Big Sky American”), and Black Bird Hemp Manager, LLC, a Montana limited liability company.
Preliminary Statements Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic
As of the date of this Annual Report, there exist significant uncertainties regarding the current novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the scope of health issues, the possible duration of the pandemic and the extent of local and worldwide social, political and economic disruption it may cause.
To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a discernable short-term negative impact on the ability of our company to obtain capital needed to accelerate the development of our business.
With respect to our business operations, while our product sales have increased since the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic due primarily to our recently introducing hand sanitizer gel and spray products, we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has had a discernable short-term negative impact on our product sales.
Overall, our company is not of a size that has required us to implement “company-wide” policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, our product manufacturing operations have experienced no negative consequences attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, inasmuch as these operations involve a limited number of persons. However, as the states continue to re-open their economies, the scope and nature of the impacts of COVID-19 on our company will evolve day-by-day, week-by-week.
The COVID-19 pandemic can be expect to continue to result in regional and local quarantines, labor stoppages and shortages, changes in consumer purchasing patterns, mandatory or elective shut-downs of retail locations, disruptions to supply chains, including the inability of our suppliers to deliver materials on a timely basis, or at all, severe market volatility, liquidity disruptions and overall economic instability. It can be further expected that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to have unpredictably adverse impacts on our business, financial condition and results of operations. This situation is changing rapidly and additional impacts may arise of which we are not currently aware.
We intend to continue to assess the evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, not only on our company, but on the operations of our customers, consumers and supply chains, and intend to make adjustments accordingly. However, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on how the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact continues to impact the United States and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the world, all of which remains highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.
In light of these uncertainties, for purposes of the discussion below, except where otherwise indicated, the descriptions of our business and our strategies, including regarding us, our business and the market generally, do not reflect the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or our responses thereto.
Our Company After Acquiring Black Bird Potentials Inc.
With the January 2020 acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., our company emerged from its long-standing status as a “shell company.” Our Board of Directors has adopted the business plan of Black Bird and our company’s ongoing operations now include those of Black Bird. The following sets forth information regarding our company that reflects these changes.
Corporate Name Change
In January 2020, holders of approximately 68% of our common stock, acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting, approved a change of our corporate name from Digital Development Partners, Inc. to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” In January 2020, we filed the Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation that is to effect this corporate action and submitted such filing to FINRA for approval thereof. FINRA did not approve such filing, due to an extended passage of time from our initial filing and our being late in filing certain of our periodic reports. In April 2021, our Board of Directors determined not to pursue this name change, in favor of a corporate name change to “Black Bird Biotech Corp.” Thereafter, holders of approximately 58.32% of our common stock, acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting, approved such corporate name change. Prior to the end of April 2021, we intend to file a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation that is to effect this corporate action and submit such filing to FINRA for approval thereof.
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History of Our Company
We were incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2006 under the name “Cyprium Resources Inc.”, which was changed in August 2009 to “Digital Development Partners, Inc.” Through 2014, our company was involved, first, in the mining industry and, then, in the communications industry. From 2015 until the January 2020 acquisition of Black Bird, our company was a “shell company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In January 2020, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to effect a corporate name change to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” and submitted such filing to FINRA for approval thereof. FINRA did not approve such filing, due to an extended passage of time from our initial filing and our being late in filing certain of our periodic reports. In April 2021, our Board of Directors determined not to pursue this name change, in favor of a corporate name change to “Black Bird Biotech Corp.” Thereafter, holders of approximately 58.32% of our common stock, acting by written consent in lieu of a meeting, approved such corporate name change. Prior to the end of April 2021, we intend to file a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation that is to effect this corporate action and submit such filing to FINRA for approval thereof.
Business Overview
Black Bird is the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor of MiteXstream, an EPA-registered plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee, and house plants, as well as molds and mildew. Also through Black Bird, we manufacture and sell CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, and CBD-infused personal care products, as well as hand sanitizer gel and spray products, under the Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name. In addition, Black Bird is a licensed grower of industrial hemp under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program and has established “Black Bird American Hemp” as the brand name under which these efforts will be conducted.
Our corporate website is located at: www.digitaldevelopmentpartners.com. No information found on our company’s website is part of this Annual Report.
MiteXstream
Worldwide Exclusivity. Pursuant to a February 2021 Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”) with Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc. (“Touchstone”), a company owned by three of our directors, Fabian G. Deneault, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Eric Newlan, Black Bird possesses the exclusive rights, even as to Touchstone, to manufacture, sell and distribute MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide (EPA Reg. No. 95366-1). The exclusivity granted would be reduced to a status of non-exclusivity, should we fail to manufacture at least 2,500 gallons of concentrate in any year during the term of the New MiteXstream Agreement; provided, however, that such minimum required is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. We are required to pay Touchstone a royalty of $10 per gallon of MiteXstream manufactured by us or by any sublicensee of ours. For no further consideration, we were granted the rights to use the “MiteXstream” trademark and the “Harnessing the Power of Water” trademark.
The New MiteXstream Agreement replaced a prior similar agreement with Touchstone (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) and served to expand Black Bird’s rights with respect to MiteXstream. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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December 31, 2080 |
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Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term |
Territory |
Worldwide Exclusive (1) |
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United States and Canada |
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$10.00 per gallon manufactured |
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Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon |
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2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) |
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$20,000 of product per year |
Sublicensing |
Right to sublicense granted |
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No right to sublicense |
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For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” |
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For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
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The disinterested Directors of our Company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
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Approval as Biopesticide. Effective December 16, 2020, MiteXstream was approved as a biopesticide by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Reg. No. 95366-1). We have begun to seek approval for use of MiteXstream in the various states; the state approval process takes between one and eight months, variously. To date, MiteXstream is approved for sale in Nevada. Until we obtain the required pesticide certification in a state, we will not sell any MiteXstream in that state. In addition, we intend to seek approval of MiteXstream in countries around the world, although no specific time for such actions has been set.
Sales and Distribution. We have begun to market MiteXstream through channels known to our management. However, it is our intention to secure a small number of established distributors through which to sell MiteXstream in the United States. There is no assurance we will be successful in these efforts.
In March 2021, we entered into a distribution agreement with IFC Fulfillment Company (“IFC”), a Los Angeles-based export firm, whereby IFC was appointed the exclusive distributor for MiteXstream in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Our Director, Jack Jie Qin, a Company director, facilitated the signing of the IFC Agreement. As of the date of this Annual Report, IFC has not made a sale of MiteXstream.
Background—The Spider Mite Problem. Our President, Fabian G. Deneault, was, from 2017 through 2019, a licensed dispenser of medical marijuana (MMJ) in the State of Montana and, as such, was permitted to grow marijuana plants for use in his MMJ dispensary business. As a licensed medical marijuana grower, Mr. Deneault encountered infestations of spider mites on his plants. To combat the spider mites, Mr. Deneault developed the MiteXstream formulation (see “Product Effectiveness” below).
Mr. Deneault soon came to understand that the spider mite issue is an industry-wide issue. In fact, in addition to marijuana, spider mites are a significant pest in the production of industrial hemp, coffee and hops, among other agricultural products.
Product Effectiveness. In testing done by our company, we have determined that, when mixed with water at the prescribed dilution rate, MiteXstream is effective in eliminating spider mites and their eggs, with no risk of plant damage.
Further, based on independent lab testing (see results under “Independent Lab Testing” below), users of MiteXstream are able to treat their cannabis (marijuana) plants through the day of harvest and still satisfy state-level pesticide testing standards.
Independent Lab Testing. In January 2019, Stillwater Labs, an Olney, Montana-based medical marijuana testing facility, concluded its testing of a cannabis sample treated only with MiteXstream. In addition to testing for pesticides prohibited by the State of Montana, Stillwater Labs also tested for pesticides prohibited by the State of Oregon, the most stringent state-level marijuana testing standard. The results of this testing, presented as being measured in parts per billion (PPB), are set forth below.
Montana Pesticide Testing Standard
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MiteXstream Treated Sample (PPB) |
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Abamectin |
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500 |
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Imidacloprid |
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400 |
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Acequinocy |
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2000 |
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Myclobutanil |
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200 |
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Bifenazate |
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200 |
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Paclobutrazol |
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400 |
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Bifenthrin |
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200 |
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Pyrethrin I |
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1000 |
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Chlormequat Chloride |
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1000 |
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Spinosyn A |
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200 |
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Cyfluthrin |
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1000 |
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0 |
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Spinosyn D |
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200 |
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0 |
Daminozide |
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1000 |
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0 |
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Spiromefesin |
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200 |
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0 |
Etoxazole |
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200 |
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0 |
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Spirotetramat |
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200 |
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0 |
Fenoxycarb |
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200 |
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0 |
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Trifloxystrobin |
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200 |
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0 |
Imazalil |
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200 |
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0 |
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Oregon Pesticide Testing Standard
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Oregon Allowable Limit (PPB) |
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MiteXstream Treated Sample (PPB) |
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Oregon Allowable Limit (PPB) |
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Abamectin |
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0 |
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0 |
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Clofentezine |
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200 |
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Acequinocy |
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0 |
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0 |
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Cypermethrin |
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1000 |
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0 |
Bifenazate |
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0 |
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0 |
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Diazinon |
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200 |
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0 |
Bifenthrin |
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0 |
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0 |
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Dichlorvos |
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100 |
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0 |
Chlormequat Chloride |
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0 |
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0 |
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Dimethoate |
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200 |
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0 |
Cyfluthrin |
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0 |
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0 |
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Etofenprox |
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400 |
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0 |
Daminozide |
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0 |
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0 |
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Fenpyroximate |
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400 |
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0 |
Etoxazole |
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0 |
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0 |
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Fipronil |
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400 |
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0 |
Fenoxycarb |
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0 |
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0 |
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Flonicamid |
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1000 |
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0 |
Imazalil |
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0 |
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0 |
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Fludioxonil |
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400 |
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0 |
Imidacloprid |
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0 |
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0 |
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Hexythiazox |
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1000 |
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0 |
Myclobutanil |
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0 |
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0 |
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Kresoxym-methyl |
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400 |
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0 |
Paclobutrazol |
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0 |
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0 |
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Malathion |
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200 |
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Pyrethrin I |
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0 |
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0 |
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Metalaxyl |
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200 |
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Spinosyn A |
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0 |
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0 |
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Methiocarb |
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200 |
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0 |
Spinosyn D |
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0 |
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0 |
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Methomyl |
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400 |
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0 |
Spiromefesin |
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0 |
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0 |
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Oxamyl |
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1000 |
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0 |
Spirotetramat |
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0 |
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0 |
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Permethrins |
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200 |
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1* |
Trifloxystrobin |
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0 |
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0 |
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Phosmet |
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200 |
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0 |
Acephate |
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0 |
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0 |
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Piperonyl Butoxide |
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2000 |
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0 |
Acetamiprid |
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0 |
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0 |
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Prallethrin |
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200 |
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0 |
Aldicarb |
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0 |
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0 |
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Propiconazole |
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400 |
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0 |
Azoxystrobin |
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0 |
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0 |
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Pyridaben |
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200 |
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0 |
Boscalid |
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0 |
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0 |
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Spiroxamine |
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400 |
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0 |
Carbaryl |
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0 |
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0 |
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Tebuconazole |
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400 |
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0 |
Carbofuran |
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0 |
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0 |
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Thiacloprid |
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200 |
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0 |
Chloantraniliprole |
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0 |
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0 |
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Thiamethoxam |
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200 |
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0 |
Chlorpyrifos |
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0 |
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0 |
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* Noted in the report of Stillwater Labs as possible ambient environmental contamination.
Competition. The pesticide industry is characterized by severe competition, evolving industry standards, evolving business and distribution models, price cutting, with resulting downward pressure on gross margins, and price sensitivity on the part of customers. Many of our competitors possess substantially greater resources, financial and otherwise, than does our company. In addition, MiteXstream lacks name recognition. Our future success will depend on our ability to gain product name recognition and customer loyalty, as well as our being able to anticipate and respond to emerging standards and other unforeseen changes. If we fail to satisfy such standards of operation, our operating results could suffer. Further, intra-industry consolidations may result in stronger competitors and may, therefore, also harm our future results of operations. There is no assurance that we will ever overcome these challenges.
Regulation. Field testing, production and marketing of pesticide products are regulated by federal, state, local and foreign governments. The EPA regulates pesticides in the U.S. under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended (“FIFRA”). Pesticides also are regulated by the states. MiteXstream is registered under FIFRA and, prior to sale in any state, will be approved by such state.
CBD Products – Grizzly Creek Naturals
CBD Products. We have created “Grizzly Creek Naturals” as the brand name for our CBD-related products, which are manufactured by our company using CBD purchased from third parties. Once we begin producing commercial quantities of industrial hemp and extracting the CBD therefrom, we will begin to use all of our own CBD and supplement it with CBD from third parties, as necessary.
We have expanded our line of Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products and currently manufacture and sell the following items:
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CBD Oil: Original, Huckleberry and Cherry Flavors in 100mg, 250mg, 500mg, 1000mg and 2500mg dosages |
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CBD-Infused Body Butter (500mg): Unscented and Huckleberry Scent |
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CBD-Infused Lip Balm (30mg): Huckleberry Scent |
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Bath Bomb with 50mg of CBD: Eucalyptus, Lavender and Citrus Scents |
In July 2020, we began sales of CBD gummies on a private-label basis.
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Other Products. In April 2020, we began sales of our Grizzly Creek Naturals hand sanitizer to distributors, directly to retail customers and directly to consumers through our website, having completed our initial FDA product listing in March 2020.
Hand Sanitizer. In April 2020, we began to manufacture and sell our Grizzly Creek Naturals hand sanitizer gel and spray products (without CBD) to distributors, directly to retail customers and directly to consumers through our website, having completed our initial FDA product listing in March 2020. As further discussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section hereof, since their introduction, demand for our hand sanitizer products has exceeded our ability to produce these products. The primary hindrance to our ability to produce enough hand sanitizer products has been a scarcity of plastic bottles, pumps and caps available to us, which is attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect this scarcity of plastic bottles, pumps and caps to abate during the third and fourth quarters of 2020, but no assurance can be made in this regard.
Products for Animals. In August 2020, we introduced CBD products for dogs under our Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name.
Distribution.
In-House Distribution. Since it began to manufacture and sell its CBD products in mid-2019, Black Bird has self-distributed its products. In December 2020, these distribution efforts we formalized with the formation of a new distribution subsidiary, Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company (“Big Sky American”). Big Sky American currently distributes the Grizzly Creek Naturals products to approximately 50 retail locations in Western Montana. In December 2020, Big Sky American entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Big Sky APA”), whereby it purchased certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana for $200,000 in cash. These assets became available for purchase, due their owner’s determination to terminate its distribution business in such locations. The closing of under the Big Sky APA occurred in February 2021.
Website. We sell our products to consumers through our website: www.grizzlycreeknaturals.com.
Third-Party Distributors. Since the third quarter of 2019, Black Bird has entered into separate distribution agreements with four distributors. During the third quarter of 2019, Black Bird entered into a distribution agreement with CBD INC Limited Liability Partnership (the “Initial Nevada Distributor”). The Initial Nevada Distributor’s initial purchase of our products was approximately $8,900 which remains unpaid; no further purchases were made. Effective July 1, 2020, we terminated the agreement with the Initial Nevada Distributor, due to non-payment of sums due and to its failure to pursue the distribution of our products with reasonable commercial effort. In conjunction with our terminating the Initial Nevada Distributor, we entered into a letter agreement with Las Vegas-based Hope Botanicals LLC (the “Hope Distributor”), with respect to its selling our products primarily in the Las Vegas area. Hope Distributor has taken over the retail premises of the Initial Nevada Distributor and is actively pursuing sales of our products.
In March 2020, Black Bird entered into a Regional Development and Distribution Agreement with Northland Partners, LLC (the “Tri-State Distributor”), who will focus on distribution of our products in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Tri-State Distributor has the right to distribute Black Bird’s products anywhere in the United States. Due to existing COVID-19-related restrictions during 2020, the Tri-State Distributor did not purchase any products from us. We are unable to estimate our total 2021 sales to Tri-State Distributor.
In May 2020, we began to distribute our hand sanitizer products through Raghorn Wholesale, LLC (“Raghorn”), a Montana-based distributor of consumer products to approximately 1,000 retail locations in Montana, North Dakota, Idaho and Washington. In July 2020, Black Bird and Raghorn entered into a written distribution agreement. Raghorn has become our largest customer. Through the date of this Annual Report, Raghorn has purchased approximately $30,000 of our hand sanitizer products. Raghorn does not distribute our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products. Raghorn is the party from which Big Sky American purchased the distribution assets under the Big Sky APA.
Each of our distributors has the right to distribute our products anywhere in the United States.
We continue to seek additional distributors who are able to demonstrate, to our management’s satisfaction, an ability to develop robust sales for our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products.
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Perceived Benefits of CBD. The current growth in sales of CBD products is primarily due to perceived benefits expressed by those who have used CBD products. While our company does not make any claims as to the effectiveness or potential benefits of CBD, the following perceived benefits expressed by those who have used CBD products include, among others:
Competitive Strengths and Weaknesses. With respect to our Grizzly Creek Naturals products, we believe our company possesses the following competitive strengths and weaknesses:
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• our products are produced using high-quality ingredients • we enjoy low overhead costs |
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Competitive Weaknesses: |
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• none of our products enjoys brand name recognition • we possess limited capital • we have limited personnel |
Competition.
CBD Products. The market for CBD products is growing rapidly and the competition for customers is highly competitive and highly fragmented, with no significant barriers to entry. We expect competitive conditions to increase over time. There is no assurance that our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products will achieve profitability in the face of such competition.
Hand Sanitizer. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of hand sanitizer products skyrocketed and numerous companies became first-time participants in this market segment. Currently, there is intense competition for raw materials with which to manufacture and package hand sanitizer products, in response to COVID-19-related end-user, both consumer and business, demand.
To date, while we have been able to sell substantially all of the hand sanitizer products produced by us, our operations have been impeded by our inability to obtain larger supplies of needed plastic bottles, pumps and caps. There is no assurance that we will successfully overcome the intense competition for needed raw materials, in the near term. Further, there no assurance that we will continue to compete successfully for customers for our hand sanitizer products.
Regulation.
CBD Products. Under the 2018 Farm Bill, CBD products may be sold legally, if and only if the hemp from which the CBD is derived is produced in a manner consistent with the 2018 Farm Bill, associated federal regulations, associated state regulations and by a licensed grower. Our CBD products are in compliance with the provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill.
Hand Sanitizer. Because we manufacture hand sanitizer products, we are subject to regulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In compliance with such regulatory requirements, Black Bird obtained a labeler code and we submit our products and associated labels for FDA approval for listing on the National Drug Code Directory. In addition, Black Bird follows current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) in the production of the Grizzly Creek Naturals hand sanitizer products.
Hemp-Related Activities
We have formed a division of our company that focuses on hemp-related business opportunities under the “Black Bird American Hemp” brand name. Black Bird American Hemp currently seeks to develop industrial hemp processing operations in the State of Montana. In this regard, while Black Bird is a licensed hemp grower in Montana under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program, it is not contemplated that Black Bird will, itself, become a significant grower of hemp.
Hemp Industry Background. Hemp, or “industrial hemp”, is a variety of the Cannabis sativa plant species that is grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products. In fact, hemp has been found to be useful as a crop, providing many associated products for over 10,000 years, including biodegradable plastics, “hemp-crete,” insulation, paper, textiles, paint, biofuel, food and animal feed.
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The road to development of industrial hemp in the United States has not been smooth. Famous early Americans, such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, among others, were known to grow hemp and its use in making paper was widespread during colonial times. Throughout the 19th Century, industrial hemp served as a significant cash crop. In the 20th Century, industrial hemp became associated with the use of marijuana, due to the fact that both belong to the Cannabis Sativa species, and was effectively outlawed.
It was not until the passage of the Farm Bill of 2014, followed by the Farm Bill of 2018, that Congress finally disassociated industrial hemp and marijuana and removed both CBD and hemp from the Class I controlled substance category of the Controlled Substance Act. Industrial hemp contains, by definition, a maximum of 0.3% of the psychoactive substance, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Like many states, Montana has adopted a Hemp Pilot Program (the “Montana Program”) for farmers in Montana, pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Farm Bill of 2018. The Montana Program requires hemp growers to obtain a yearly permit for growing industrial hemp, subject to compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Agriculture of Montana.
For 2020, approximately 40,000 acres of licensed hemp were cultivated in Montana and a total of approximately 465,000 acres of licensed hemp was cultivated in the United States, which acreage totals are expected to increase in each of the next several years. According to New Frontier Data, hemp-related revenues in the U.S. for 2020 will be approximately $5.9 billion.
The passage of the Farm Bill of 2018 removed hemp and all of its derivatives from the Controlled Substances Act, thereby reviving hemp production and processing as viable businesses in the United States for companies seeking to meet the now-growing demand for hemp products, hemp-derived CBD and hemp consumer packaged goods.
The Hemp Business Journal estimated that the U.S. hemp industry will grow to at least $1.9 billion by 2022, with an estimated 14.4% annual rate of growth. According to a 2019 report by Research and Markets, the global industrial hemp market size is anticipated to reach $10.6 billion by 2025.
Currently, the majority of hemp products sold in the U.S., such as hemp foods, healthcare products, textiles and building materials, are imported from other countries, especially China and many European countries. However, as domestic restrictions continue to ease, U.S. companies are acquiring, and are expected to continue to acquire, a greater percentage of the hemp product market, both in the U.S. and internationally. The Company believes that American grown and processed hemp products will continue to gain market share in future years.
We believe that there is a shortage of hemp processing capacity in the United States, in general, and in the State of Montana, in particular.
Hemp Processing. The processing of industrial hemp involves the mechanical stripping of the hemp stalk, which range in length from four to twelve or more feet, separating the tough woody interior, the “hurd,” from the softer fibrous exterior of the stalk, the “bast” material, which is the cellulosic fibers found in the phloem of the stalk. We are attempting to establish a hemp processing facility in Montana that will utilize only mechanical processing techniques without the application of chemicals.
Proposed Hemp Processing Facility. Should we obtain adequate funds, we intend to establish a small hemp processing facility in Montana capable of processing approximately 1,000 acres of hemp on an annual basis. There is no assurance that we will ever possess sufficient funds with which to establish the proposed hemp processing facility.
Design and Construction. We have retained the professional services of Ag Processing Solutions, Inc. (“AgPro”), a Great Falls, Montana, engineering firm. AgPro is to assist us in the selection of the location of the proposed hemp processing facility, the specifications for the equipment to be utilized therein and the purchase of the equipment. In addition, AgPro would monitor the construction of the infrastructure and installation of the equipment associated with the proposed hemp processing facility.
Location. We have not yet selected a location for the proposed hemp processing facility.
Source of Processing Material. Black Bird American Hemp would acquire hemp to process from farmers, directly. This will be accomplished by purchase of harvested crops, contracting for purchase of crops prior to the planting season or any time up to harvest. Black Bird American Hemp may contract with farmers for the farmers to plant and deliver harvested crops at an established price or at market. Black Bird American Hemp may contract with farmers to provide the farmer with seed for planting, participate in crop costs during the growing period and agree to pay a predetermined price for a crop at the time of harvest. Black Bird American Hemp may, in addition, offer hemp processing services for a fee based on a weight-of-product-processed basis and may include with such services short or intermediate-term hemp storage.
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Montana Licensing Requirements. To commence operations at the proposed hemp processing facility, Black Bird American Hemp will be required to obtain a hemp processor license, a hemp grower license and a commodity dealer license from the State of Montana, in addition to certain licenses from the local jurisdiction in which the proposed hemp processing facility will be located.
Products. Should the proposed hemp processing facility commence operations, Black Bird American Hemp intends to sell, for its own account or for processing customers’ accounts, the products derived from the proposed hemp processing facility’s operations, including, without limitation, bast, hurd, hemp oil, hemp seeds and hemp hearts. The potential applications and, thus, target markets for Black Bird American Hemp’s products include the following, among many others:
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Bast is the fiber collected from the phloem (the “inner bark” or “skin”) or bast surrounding the stem of the hemp plant. The bast fiber is used in many forms of textiles and in the manufacture of many industrial products, including bioplastics and insulation, both as batt insulation and blown-in insulation. Black Bird American Hemp intends to focus its sales efforts on potential industrial applications. |
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Hurd is the woody chips within the inner core of the hemp stock. Hurd is used to manufacture paper products and certain building materials, such as “hemp-crete” and fiber board, as an oil absorbent and for animal bedding. Black Bird American Hemp intends to focus its sales efforts on building materials and animal bedding. |
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Competition. Black Bird American Hemp will face competition from other hemp processors, some of which can be expected to have longer operating histories and stronger financial resources and experience than Black Bird American Hemp. If Black Bird American Hemp is not successful in competing effectively, our company could experience an adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations.
In order to be competitive, Black Bird American Hemp will be required to implement effective marketing, sales and support strategies. Black Bird American Hemp may not be able to retain the services of sufficient expertise in marketing, sales and support efforts, to the detriment of our company’s overall business, financial condition, results of operations and market share. There is no assurance Black Bird American Hemp will successfully compete in its markets.
Sales and Distribution. Black Bird American Hemp will market hemp products directly to end-users of such products and will seek distributors who are able to demonstrate an ability to develop robust sales of Black Bird American Hemp’s products.
Governmental Regulations.
In General. The Farm Bill of 2018 removed hemp and all of its derivatives from the Controlled Substances Act. However, state or local governments can, and do, impose limitations.
In Montana. To commence operations at the proposed hemp processing facility, Black Bird American Hemp will be required to obtain a hemp processor license, a hemp grower license and a commodity dealer license from the State of Montana, in addition to certain licenses from the local jurisdiction in which the proposed hemp processing facility will be located.
Recent Development. Recently, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) published an Interim Final Rule (“IFR”) that could be disruptive to United States hemp processors. The IFR can be interpreted to declare that, for a short period of time in the processing cycle, there occurs a concentration of THC in excess of the 0.3% limitation, resulting in the whole product becoming a controlled substance, even though the process would result in no product with THC in excess of the 0.3 % limitation. A lawsuit has been instigated by the Hemp Industries Association, to block the effect of such IFR, as it appears to be an illegal extension of the authority of the DEA and contrary to the Farm Bill of 2018, the bill legalizing industrial hemp. If the IFR is upheld by the courts, it could have a damaging effect on Black Bird American Hemp’s ability to process hemp and carry on the intended business.
Environmental Laws. Black Bird American Hemp intends to operate the proposed hemp processing facility in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local environmental regulations. If Black Bird American Hemp should fail to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, it is possible that a governmental enforcement action could result in the restricting or ceasing of its then-existing operations, if any. Any such situation could result in our company’s being required to take measures that would require capital expenditures, installation of new equipment or other corrective actions. In addition, our company could be required to pay for any losses or damage due to Black Bird American Hemp’s operations and/or be required to pay civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of any such laws or regulations.
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Insurance
We have not yet purchased product liability or other insurance. However, our management intends to secure a commercially reasonable product liability insurance policy in April 2021.
Intellectual Property
In General. We regard our rights to intellectual property pertaining to “Grizzly Creek Naturals” and “MiteXstream” and our business know-how as having significant value and as being an important factor in the marketing of our products. Our policy is to establish, enforce and protect our intellectual property rights using the intellectual property laws.
Patents. Currently, we own no interest in any patent or patent application. None of the products that we sell in our business is the subject of any patent or patent application. Due to such lack of patent protection, neither our company nor our licensor may be able to defend our or its rights to such intellectual property. (See “Risk Factors”).
Trademarks. We are the owner of the “Grizzly Creek Naturals” and “Black Bird American Hemp” trademarks and have the right to the use of the “MiteXstream” trademark. In addition, we have the right to use the “Harnessing the Power of Water” trademark, in associated with MiteXstream. It is intended that, in the near future, filings for the registration of these trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be made.
Employees
We currently have two employees, in addition to our current executive officers. Upon our obtaining adequate funding, we expect that we would hire a small number of additional employees. We have used, and, in the future, expect to use, the services of certain outside consultants and advisors as needed on a consulting basis.
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
From 2014 through May 2020, our current Director and former CEO, Jack Jie Qin, provided office space to our company at no cost.
The following sets forth the leased facilities maintained by us as of the date of this Annual Report:
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
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Market Information
Our common stock is quoted in the over-the-counter market under the symbol “DGDM” in the OTC Pink marketplace of OTC Link. Over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions. On April 13, 2021, the closing sale price on the OCT Pink marketplace for our common stock was $0.032.
Penny Stock
The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a market price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, that: (a) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (b) contains a description of the broker’s or dealer’s duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation of such duties or other requirements of the securities laws; (c) contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; (d) contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; (e) defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and (f) contains such other information and is in such form, including language, type size and format, as the SEC shall require by rule or regulation.
The broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, the customer with (a) bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; (b) the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; (c) the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and (d) a monthly account statement showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account.
In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement as to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement.
These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity for our common stock. Therefore, shareholders may have difficulty selling our securities.
Holders of Our Common Stock
As of April 14, 2021, we had 171,775,000 outstanding shares of common stock and 61 shareholders of record.
As of April 14, 2021, 24,780,665 shares of our common stock were freely tradable. The remaining outstanding shares, 146,994,335 shares, are not free-trading shares and will not be eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 of the SEC, until the third quarter of 2021, at the earliest.
Dividends
There are no restrictions in our Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or Bylaws that prevent us from declaring dividends. The payment of dividends on common stock is at the discretion of our Board of Directors. The Nevada Revised Statutes, however, do prohibit us from declaring dividends where, after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend: (1) we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or (2) our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of shareholders who have preferential rights superior to those receiving the distribution.
We currently do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.
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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
We have issued the following unregistered securities that have not been previously reported:
1. (a) Securities Sold. 4,450,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to GPL Ventures, LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued for cash at $0.04 per shares, or $178,000, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities were issued pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2. (a) Securities Sold. A total of 1,500,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to Matthew Goldman (1,000,000 shares) and Olivier Darceaux (500,000 shares). (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued in payment of consulting services pursuant to separate consulting agreements and were valued at $.01 per share, or $15,000, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
3. (a) Securities Sold. 1,250,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to GPL Ventures, LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued for cash at $0.04 per shares, or $50,000, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities were issued pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
4. (a) Securities Sold. A total of 1,750,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued for cash at $0.04 per shares, or $70,000, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities were issued pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
5. (a) Securities Sold. Effective February 17, 2021, we issued a $43,500 face amount convertible promissory note to Power UP Lending Group Ltd., which convertible promissory note bears interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due February 17, 2022. We have the right to repay such convertible promissory note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such convertible promissory note was issued to Power Up Lending Group Ltd. (c) Consideration. Such convertible promissory note was issued in consideration of a cash loan of $43,500. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof. (e) Terms of Conversion or Exercise. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of our common stock on the date of issuance of such convertible promissory note and the date of conversion, any time after August 17, 2021.
6. (a) Securities Sold. 1,250,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to GW Holdings, LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued for cash at $0.04 per shares, or $50,000, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities were issued pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
7. (a) Securities Sold. 625,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to AES Capital Management, LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued for cash at $0.04 per shares, or $25,000, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities were issued pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
8. (a) Securities Sold. A total of 150,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to Leonard Tucker, LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued in payment of consulting services pursuant to a consulting agreement and were valued at $6,880, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
9. (a) Securities Sold. 450,000 shares of common stock were issued. (b) Underwriter or Other Purchasers. Such shares of common stock were issued to Milestone Management Services, LLC. (c) Consideration. Such shares of common stock were issued in payment of consulting services pursuant to a consulting agreement and were valued at $13,500, in the aggregate. (d) Exemption from Registration Claimed. These securities are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof.
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Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Effects of COVID-19
As of the date of this Annual Report, there remain significant uncertainties regarding the current novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, including the scope of health issues, the possible duration of the pandemic and the extent of local and worldwide social, political and economic disruption it may cause in the future.
To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a discernable short-term negative impact on the ability of our company to obtain capital needed to accelerate the development of our business.
With respect to our business operations, while our product sales have increased moderately since the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic due primarily to our recently introducing hand sanitizer gel and spray products, we believe the COVID-19 pandemic has had a discernable short-term negative impact on our product sales, inasmuch as we and our distributors have been limited in face-to-face sales meetings with respect to our products. We are unable to predict when such limitations will ease.
Overall, our company is not of a size that has required us to implement “company-wide” policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, our product manufacturing operations have experienced no negative consequences attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, inasmuch as these operations involve a limited number of persons. However, as the states continue to re-open, re-close, then re-open their economies, the scope and nature of the impacts of COVID-19 on our company will evolve day-by-day, week-by-week.
The COVID-19 pandemic can be expect to continue to result in regional and local quarantines, labor stoppages and shortages, changes in consumer purchasing patterns, mandatory or elective shut-downs of retail locations, disruptions to supply chains, including the inability of our suppliers to deliver materials on a timely basis, or at all, severe market volatility, liquidity disruptions and overall economic instability. It can be further expected that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to have unpredictably adverse impacts on our business, financial condition and results of operations. This situation is changing rapidly and additional impacts may arise of which we are not currently aware.
We intend to continue to assess the evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, not only on our company, but on the operations of our customers, consumers and supply chains, and intend to make adjustments accordingly. However, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may impact our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on how the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact continues to impact the United States and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the world, all of which remains highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.
In light of these uncertainties, for purposes of the discussion below, except where otherwise indicated, the descriptions of our business, our strategies, our risk factors and any other forward-looking statements, including regarding us, our business and the market generally, do not reflect the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or our responses thereto.
Basis of Presentation
Our company was a “shell company” from 2014 through all of 2019. Effective January 1, 2020, we acquired Black Bird Potentials Inc. (“Black Bird”), in a transaction accounted for as a “reverse merger”.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section includes financial results of (1) our company, Digital Development Partners, Inc., for the year ended December 31, 2020, including those of Black Bird, and December 31, 2019, and (2) the historical financial results of Black Bird for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In addition, this section presents information concerning Black Bird for the periods and as of the dates indicated. This information includes Black Bird’s financial results, as well as narrative descriptions thereof. In addition, where appropriate, this section presents pro forma financial information, which assumes our company’s acquisition of Black Bird had occurred on certain prior dates, as indicated.
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Cautionary Statement
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes, beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report.
Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in the following discussion, as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties. We assume no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements included herein.
Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company
As a company with less than $1.07 billion in revenue during our last fiscal year, we qualify as an “emerging growth company”, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of specified reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:
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We may take advantage of these exemptions for up to five years or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company if we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenue, we have more than $700 million in market value of our stock held by non-affiliates, or we issue more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period. We may choose to take advantage of some but not all of these reduced burdens. We have taken advantage of these reduced reporting burdens herein, and the information that we provide may be different than what you might get from other public companies in which you hold stock.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our accounting policies are discussed in detail in the footnotes to our financial statements beginning on page F-1. We consider our critical accounting policies related to revenue recognition, inventory and fair value of financial instruments.
Our management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.
Overview and Outlook
With the acquisition of Black Bird effective January 1, 2020, Black Bird’s operations became the operations of our company.
Black Bird is the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor of MiteXstream, an EPA-registered plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee, and house plants, as well as molds and mildew. Through Black Bird, we manufacture and sell CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, and CBD-infused personal care products, as well as hand sanitizer gel and spray products, under the Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name. In addition, Black Bird is a licensed grower of industrial hemp under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program and has established “Black Bird American Hemp” as the brand name under which these efforts will be conducted.
Principal Factors Affecting Our Financial Performance
Following our acquisition of Black Bird, our future operating results can be expected to be primarily affected by the following factors:
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Results of Operations
Years Ended December 31, 2020 (“Fiscal 2020”) and 2019 (“Fiscal 2019”). During Fiscal 2020, our business operations generated $57,604 in revenues from sales of our Grizzly Creek Naturals products with a cost of goods sold of $28,245, resulting in a gross profit of $29,359. During Fiscal 2019, our company did not generate any revenues. During Fiscal 2019, Black Bird generated $17,771 in revenues from sales of Grizzly Creek Naturals products with a cost of goods sold of $17,802, resulting in a gross loss of $31.
During Fiscal 2020, we incurred operating expenses of $714,162, which were comprised of $266,640 in consulting services ($23,000 of which was paid by the issuance of common stock), $17,899 in website expenses, $143,310 in legal and professional services, $23,280 for product license, $17,200 in rent, $1,918 in advertising and marketing expense, $4,461 in bad debt expense, $29,788 in beneficial conversion expense and $209,666 in general and administrative expense, resulting in a net loss of $690,158.
During Fiscal 2019, Black Bird incurred operating expenses of $149,642, which were comprised of $48,108 in consulting services ($45,000 of which was paid by the issuance of common stock), $8,471 in website expenses, $32,860 in legal and professional services, $44,762 for product license, $4,461 in bad debt expense and $10,980 in general and administrative expense, resulting in a net loss of $149,373.
We expect that our revenues will increase from quarter to quarter for the foreseeable future. We expect to incur operating losses through at least June 30, 2021, until sales of MiteXstream begin and volumes of our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products increase significantly. Further, because of our current lack of capital and the current lack of brand name awareness of MiteXstream, Grizzly Creek Naturals and Black Bird American Hemp, we cannot predict the levels of our future revenues.
Based on informal testing done by, and discussions with, cannabis (marijuana and industrial hemp) cultivation industry participants, our management believes that MiteXstream will become the most dynamic, fastest growing part of our business. The impact of these operations is expected to arrive beginning in the second quarter of 2021, at the earliest.
Plan of Operation
MiteXstream. Pursuant to the New MiteXstream Agreement with Touchstone, Black Bird possesses the exclusive rights, even as to Touchstone, to manufacture, sell and distribute MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide (EPA Reg. No. 95366-1). The exclusivity granted would be reduced to a status of non-exclusivity, should be fail to manufacture at least 2,500 gallons of concentrate in any year during the term of the MiteXstream Agreement; provided, however, that such minimum required is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022. We are required to pay Touchstone a royalty of $10 per gallon of MiteXstream manufactured by us or by any sublicensee of ours. For no further consideration, we were granted the rights to use the “MiteXstream” trademark and the “Harnessing the Power of Water” trademark.
Based on informal testing done by, and discussions with, cannabis cultivation industry participants, our management believes that MiteXstream will become the most dynamic, fastest growing part of our business. However, no prediction can be made in this regard.
Effective December 16, 2020, MiteXstream was approved as a biopesticide by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Reg. No. 95366-1). We have begun to seek approval for use of MiteXstream in the various states; the state approval process takes between one and eight months, variously. To date, MiteXstream is approved for sale in Nevada. Until we obtain the required pesticide certification in a state, we will not sell any MiteXstream. In addition, we intend to seek approval of MiteXstream in countries around the world, although no specific time for such actions has been set.
We have begun to market MiteXstream through channels known to our management. However, it is our intention to secure a small number of established distributors through which to sell MiteXstream in the United States. There is no assurance we will be successful in these efforts.
In March 2021, we entered into a distribution agreement with IFC Fulfillment Company (“IFC”), a Los Angeles-based export firm, whereby IFC was appointed the exclusive distributor for MiteXstream in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Our Director, Jack Jie Qin, a Company director, facilitated the signing of the IFC Agreement. As of the date of this Annual Report, IFC has not made a sales of MiteXstream.
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CBD Products. We have created “Grizzly Creek Naturals” as the brand name for our CBD-related products, which are manufactured by our company using CBD purchased from third parties. Once we begin producing commercial quantities of industrial hemp and extracting the CBD therefrom, we will begin to use all of our own CBD and supplement it with CBD from third parties, as necessary.
We have expanded our line of Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products and currently manufacture and sell the following items:
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CBD Oil: Original, Huckleberry and Cherry Flavors in 100mg, 250mg, 500mg, 1000mg and 2500mg dosages |
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CBD-Infused Body Butter (500mg): Unscented and Huckleberry Scent |
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CBD-Infused Lip Balm (30mg): Huckleberry Scent |
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Bath Bomb with 50mg of CBD: Eucalyptus, Lavender and Citrus Scents |
In July 2020, we began sales of CBD gummies on a private-label basis.
Other Products. In April 2020, we began sales of our Grizzly Creek Naturals hand sanitizer to distributors, directly to retail customers and directly to consumers through our website, having completed our initial FDA product listing in March 2020.
Hand Sanitizer. In April 2020, we began to manufacture and sell our Grizzly Creek Naturals hand sanitizer gel and spray products (without CBD) to distributors, directly to retail customers and directly to consumers through our website, having completed our initial FDA product listing in March 2020. As further discussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section hereof, since their introduction, demand for our hand sanitizer products has exceeded our ability to produce these products. The primary hindrance to our ability to produce enough hand sanitizer products has been a scarcity of plastic bottles, pumps and caps available to us, which is attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect this scarcity of plastic bottles, pumps and caps to abate during the third and fourth quarters of 2020, but no assurance can be made in this regard.
Products for Animals. In August 2020, we introduced CBD products for dogs under our Grizzly Creek Naturals brand name.
Distribution.
In-House Distribution. Since it began to manufacture and sell its CBD products in mid-2019, Black Bird as self-distributed its products. In December 2020, these distribution efforts we formalized with the formation of Big Sky American. Big Sky American currently distributes the Grizzly Creek Naturals products to approximately 50 retail locations in Western Montana. In December 2020, Big Sky American entered into an asset purchase agreement (the Big Sky APA), whereby it purchased certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana for $200,000 in cash. The closing under the Big Sky APA occurred in February 2021.
Website. We sell our products to consumers through our website: www.grizzlycreeknaturals.com.
Third-Party Distributors. Since the third quarter of 2019, Black Bird has entered into separate distribution agreements with four distributors. The only one of these distributors who has significantly impacted our sales is Raghorn Distributing (Raghorn). Raghorn has become our largest customer. Raghorn does not distribute our Grizzly Creek Naturals CBD products. Raghorn is the party from which Big Sky American purchased the distribution assets under the Big Sky APA.
Hemp-Related Activities. We have formed a division of our company that focuses on hemp-related business opportunities under the “Black Bird American Hemp” brand name. Black Bird American Hemp currently seeks to develop industrial hemp processing operations in the State of Montana. In this regard, while Black Bird is a licensed hemp grower in Montana under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program, it is not contemplated that Black Bird will, itself, become a significant grower of hemp.
Proposed Hemp Processing Facility. Should we obtain a maximum offering hereunder, we intend to establish a small hemp processing facility in Montana capable of processing approximately 1,000 acres of hemp on an annual basis. There is no assurance that we will ever possess sufficient funds with which to establish the proposed hemp processing facility.
Products. Should the proposed hemp processing facility commence operations, Black Bird American Hemp intends to sell, for its own account or for processing customers’ accounts, the products derived from the proposed hemp processing facility’s operations, including, without limitation, bast, hurd, hemp oil, hemp seeds and hemp hearts. The potential applications and, thus, target markets for Black Bird American Hemp’s products include bast, hurd and hemp flower.
Sales and Distribution. Black Bird American Hemp will market hemp products directly to end-users of such products and will seek distributors who are able to demonstrate an ability to develop robust sales of Black Bird American Hemp’s products.
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Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources
Capital Sources.
Third-Party Loans. In April 2020, our company obtained a total of $50,000 in loans from two third parties ($25,000 from each). In consideration of each loan, we issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note that bears interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. Each such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of our common stock at the rate of one share for each $.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020. In November 2020, one of such $25,000 face amount convertible promissory notes, including $3,000 in accrued interest, was paid in full. The remaining $25,000 loan is past due, as of the date of this Annual Report.
In December 2020, our company obtained a loan from a third party which netted us $50,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $58,600 face amount convertible promissory note, with OID of $4,100, that bears interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in September 2021. We have the right to repay such convertible promissory note at a premium ranging from 120% to 145% of the face amount. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 60% of the market price of our common stock on the date of issuance of such convertible promissory note and the date of conversion, any time after June 15, 2021.
In January 2021, our company obtained a loan from a third party which netted us $52,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $55,500 face amount convertible promissory note that bears interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. We have the right to repay such convertible promissory note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of our common stock on the date of issuance of such convertible promissory note and the date of conversion, any time after July 14, 2021.
In February 2021, our company obtained a loan from a third party which netted us $106,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $121,000.00 face amount promissory note, with OID of $15,000, that bears interest at 9% per annum, with principal and interest payable in eight equal monthly payments of $15,125 beginning in August 2021. We have the right to repay such promissory note at any time. Should we default on such promissory note, it becomes convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of the lowest closing bid price of our commons stock for the trading day immediately preceding either (a) the delivery of a notice of default, (b) the delivery of a notice of conversion resulting from such default or (c) the issue date of such promissory note.
In February 2021, our company obtained a loan from a third party which netted us $43,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, we issued a $43,500 face amount convertible promissory note that bears interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in February 2022. We have the right to repay such convertible promissory note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of our common stock on the date of issuance of such convertible promissory note and the date of conversion, any time after August 17, 2021.
Regulation A Offering. In May 2020, our company filed an Offering Statement on Form 1-A (File No. 254-11215) (the “Regulation A Offering”) with SEC with respect to 70,000,000 shares of common stock, as amended, which was qualified by the SEC on August 4, 2020. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we sold a total of 13,200,000 shares of common stock for a total of $528,000 in cash, under the Regulation A Offering. Since December 31, 2020, we have sold a total of 4,875,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $195,000, or $.04 per share, in cash, under the Regulation A Offering. There is no assurance that we will further derive any funds pursuant to the Regulation A Offering.
December 31, 2020. At December 31, 2020, our company had $52,974 in cash and working capital of $7,610, compared to $973 in cash and a working capital deficit of $1,140,795 at December 31, 2019. The significant change in our working capital position from December 31, 2019, to December 31, 2020, is attributable primarily to (1) the cancellation of $1,133,097 of debt in exchange for shares of our common stock, pursuant to three separate agreements with related parties and (2) $530,500 in proceeds from sales of our common stock, including $528,000 derived from the Regulation A Offering.
During the Current Period, we obtained net advances $4,470 from a related party with which to pay certain operating expenses, including $3,000 in fees of our former auditor.
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Transactions Relating to the Black Bird Acquisition. In connection with our acquisition of Black Bird, we consummated a stock cancellation agreement with a related party and three separate debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
Stock Cancellation Agreement. We entered into this agreement with our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby we cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc. The total stated capital and additional paid-in capital associated with such shares is $79,265 (unaudited), and is a reduction of our shareholders’ equity.
Debt Forgiveness Agreements. We entered into three separate debt forgiveness agreements with related parties:
EFT Holdings, Inc.: we issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
EF2T, Inc.: we issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Astonia LLC: we issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Our company’s current cash position of approximately $50,000 is adequate for our company to maintain its present level of operations through the remainder 2021. However, we must obtain additional capital from third parties to implement our full business plans. There is no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining such additional capital.
December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, Black Bird had $85,969 in cash and working capital of $114,945, compared to $37,662 in cash and working capital of $37,662 at December 31, 2018. From its inception in October 2018 through December 31, 2019, Black Bird derived a total of $217,250 in cash from sales of its common stock.
Inflation
We do not expect that inflation will significantly affect our results of operations.
Seasonality
As sales of MiteXstream begin during the second quarter of 2021, we expect that our operating results will be impacted by the seasonality of farming operations. However, we are currently unable to predict the level to which such seasonality will impact our business.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we entered into operating leases for two facilities, as follows:
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Use |
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Yearly Rent |
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Expiration Date |
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3505 Yucca Drive Suite 115 Flower Mound, TX 75028 |
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Corporate Office (160 sq. ft.) |
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Administrative |
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$ |
7,200 |
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March 2022 |
60600 US Highway 93 Ronan, Montana 59864 |
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Warehouse (1,000 sq. ft.) |
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Manufacturing |
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$ |
18,000 |
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December 2025 |
Contractual Obligations
To date, we have entered into a single long-term lease obligation that require us to make monthly payments of $1,500 through 2025.
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Capital Expenditures
We made no capital expenditures during Fiscal 2020 and Fiscal 2019. Without obtaining additional capital, we will not be able to make any capital expenditures.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not applicable to a smaller reporting company.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Please see our Financial Statements beginning on page F-1 of this Annual Report.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
On February 25, 2020, we dismissed MaloneBailey, LLP as our independent auditor. At the time of the dismissal, there was no disagreement with respect to any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure. On February 25, 2020, we engaged Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C. as our new independent auditor, to audit our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, and succeeding years. The decision to change auditors was unanimously approved by our Board of Directors.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our President and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our President and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls were not effective at December 31, 2020.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; |
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provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and |
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provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
As an emerging growth company experiencing rapid growth, we have worked diligently to improve processes within our company, specifically including within our manufacturing environment, that increase risk related to transaction processing which can impact our financial reporting. We intend to implement a significant number of manual compensating controls to address this risk.
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Because of the inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
Our management, including our President and our Chief Financial Officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 2013 Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on that evaluation, they concluded that, during the period covered by this Annual Report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report by our company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the SEC that require our company to provide only our company’s management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our last fiscal year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
None.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Directors and Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names and ages of our company’s current directors and executive officers.
Name |
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Age |
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Position(s) |
Fabian G. Deneault |
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54 |
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Director, Chairman of the Board, President |
Eric Newlan |
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59 |
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Director, Vice President, Secretary |
William E. Sluss |
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65 |
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Director, Vice President–Finance, Chief Financial Officer |
Jack Jie Qin |
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61 |
|
Director |
L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
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86 |
|
Director |
Our Directors serve until the earlier occurrence of the election of his successor at the next meeting of shareholders, death, resignation or removal by the Board of Directors. Officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Eric Newlan is the son of L. A. Newlan, Jr. There exist no other family relationships among our officers and directors.
Certain information regarding the backgrounds of each of our officers and directors is set forth below.
Fabian G. Deneault became our company’s President and a Director upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020. Mr. Deneault is a founder of Black Bird and has served as President and as a Director since its inception in October 2018. Since 2017, Mr. Deneault has been an insurance representative for Montana Unified School Trust. From January 2017 through December 2019, Mr. Deneault owned and operated Grizzly Creek Medical Cannabis, a proprietorship licensed as a medical marijuana dispensary in the State of Montana. Since June 2016, Mr. Deneault has been President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of our company. From 2014 through April 2016, Mr. Deneault owned and operated PetroXg3 LLC, a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. For more than 10 years prior to that, Mr. Deneault was engaged in petrochemical sales.
Eric Newlan became our company’s Vice President and a Director upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020. Mr. Newlan is a founder of Black Bird and has served as Vice President, Secretary and as a Director since its inception in October 2018. Since 1987, Mr. Newlan has been a shareholder in the Flower Mound, Texas, law firm of Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a firm engaged principally in the area of securities regulation, as well as general business counsel. Since June 2016, Mr. Newlan has been Vice President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of our company. From October 2012 to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as a director, and from April to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as CEO, of Green Life Development, Inc., a Las Vegas, Nevada-based a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. Mr. Newlan earned a B.A. degree in Business from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and a J.D. degree from the Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Newlan is a member of the Texas Bar.
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L. A. Newlan, Jr. became a Director of our company upon our acquisition of Black Bird, January 2020 and is a founder of Black Bird. Mr. Newlan was born in Morristown, New Jersey. After a public school education in Daytona Beach, Florida, he served a three-year tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps, from 1953-1956. Mr. Newlan earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Los Angeles, in 1961, and a J.D. degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, in 1964. He has engaged in the private practice of law in California (1965-1977), Kansas (1977-1984) and Texas (1984-Present). Since 1987, Mr. Newlan has been a shareholder in the Flower Mound, Texas, law firm of Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a firm engaged principally in the area of securities regulation, as well as general business counsel. In addition to the practice of law during his career, Mr. Newlan has engaged in business in the oil and gas industry, international construction and engineering and alcoholic beverage distribution. Mr. Newlan is a member of the Texas Bar.
Jack Jie Qin has been a Director of our company since February 2010. From February 2010 until our acquisition of Black Bird in January 2020, Mr. Qin served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary. Mr. Qin has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of EFT Holdings, Inc., a Los Angeles, California-based product sales company, since November 2007. Since July 2016, Mr. Qin has served as a Director and President/CEO of HeavenStone Corp., a Temecula, California-based real estate development company. Since 2002, Mr. Qin has been the President of EFT Inc., the predecessor of EFT Holdings, Inc. From July 1998 to December 2002, Mr. Qin was the President of eFastTeam International, Inc. located in Los Angeles, California. Between June 1992 and December 1997 Mr. Qin was the President of LA Import & Export Company, also located in Los Angeles, California. In May 1991, Mr. Qin earned an MBA degree from Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas. In May 1982, Mr. Qin graduated from Jiangxi Engineering Institute in Nanchang, China, with a major in Mechanical Engineering.
William E. Sluss has been our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer since January 2011. In January 2020, Mr. Sluss became a Director, Vice President–Finance and Chief Financial Officer of our company. Between August 2010 and January 2011, Mr. Sluss coordinated our accounting and financial reporting. Between 2008 and 2010, Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer for AcccuForce Staffing Services in Kingsport, Tennessee. Between 2002 and 2008 Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Studsvik, Inc., a nuclear services company based in Erwin, Tennessee. Mr. Sluss is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Virginia and received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, Wise, Virginia.
Conflicts of Interest
Our company has obtained an exclusive worldwide license with respect to MiteXstream from Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc. (Touchstone), a company controlled by three of our directors, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. Due to this circumstance, it is possible that these persons could be in a conflict of interest position at a time in the future. Should any such conflict of interest arise, Messrs. Deneault, Newlan and Newlan will, in accordance with the fiduciary duty to our company and our shareholders, resolve any such conflict of interest by exercising utmost good faith and fair dealing.
Corporate Governance
In General. We do not have a separate Compensation Committee, Audit Committee or Nominating Committee. These functions are conducted by our Board of Directors acting as a whole. During 2020, our Board of Directors did not hold a meeting, but took action by written consent in lieu of a meeting on three occasions.
Executive Committee. Our Board of Directors created an Executive Committee to facilitate management between meetings of the full Board of Directors. The Executive Committee is composed of Fabian G. Deneault (chairman), William E. Sluss and Eric Newlan. To date, the Executive Committee has not held a meeting, but has taken an action by written consent in lieu of a meeting on nine occasions. Pursuant to our Bylaws and the charter of the Executive Committee, between meetings of the full Board of Directors, the Executive Committee has the full power and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of our business and affairs, except to the extent limited by Nevada law.
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Independence of Board of Directors
None of our directors is independent, within the meaning of definitions established by the SEC or any self-regulatory organization. We are not currently subject to any law, rule or regulation requiring that all or any portion of our Board of Directors include independent directors.
Shareholder Communications with Our Board of Directors
Our company welcomes comments and questions from our shareholders. Shareholders should direct all communications to our Vice President and Secretary, Eric Newlan, at our executive offices. However, while we appreciate all comments from shareholders, we may not be able to respond individually to all communications. We will attempt to address shareholder questions and concerns in our press releases and documents filed with the SEC, so that all shareholders have access to information about us at the same time. Mr. Newlan collects and evaluates all shareholder communications. All communications addressed to our directors and executive officers will be reviewed by those parties, unless the communication is clearly frivolous.
Code of Ethics
As of the date of this Annual Report, our Board of Directors has not adopted a code of ethics with respect to our directors, officers and employees.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
In General
Currently, our management is unable to estimate accurately when, if ever, our company will possess sufficient capital, whether derived from sales revenues, this offering or otherwise, for the payment of salaries to our management.
As of the date of this Annual Report, there are no annuity, pension or retirement benefits proposed to be paid to officers, directors or employees of our company, pursuant to any presently existing plan provided by, or contributed to, our company.
Compensation Summary
The following table summarizes information concerning the compensation awarded, paid to or earned by, our executive officers.
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Bonus ($) |
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Stock Awards ($) |
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Option Awards ($) |
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Non-Equity Incentive Plan Com- pensation ($) |
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Non-qualified Deferred Compen-sation Earnings ($) |
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All Other Compen- sation ($) |
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Total ($) |
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Jack Jie Qin |
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2020 |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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Former President |
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2019 |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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2018 |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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William E. Sluss |
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2020 |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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26,500 |
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26,500 |
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Vice President–Finance and |
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2019 |
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37,000 |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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--- |
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37,000 |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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2018 |
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37,000 |
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37,000 |
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Fabian G. Deneault * |
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2020 |
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70,692 |
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70,692 |
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President |
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Outstanding Option Awards
The following table provides certain information regarding unexercised options to purchase common stock, stock options that have not vested and equity-incentive plan awards outstanding as of the date of this Annual Report, for each named executive officer.
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(1) Mr. Qin ceased being an officer of our company effective January 1, 2020, though he remains a Director.
Employment Agreements
We have not entered into employment agreements with our executive officers, although it is our intention to do so in the future. None of the terms of such employment agreements has been determined.
Outstanding Equity Awards
Our Board of Directors has made no equity awards and no such award is pending.
Long-Term Incentive Plans
We currently have no employee incentive plans.
Director Compensation
Our directors receive no compensation for their serving as directors.
As of the date of this Annual Report, we had 171,775,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth information known to us relating to the beneficial ownership of shares of our voting securities by: each person who is known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding voting stock; each director; each named executive officer; and all named executive officers and directors as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each person listed is in care of Digital Development Partners, Inc., 3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104, Flower Mound, Texas 75022. The percentages in the table have been calculated on the basis of treating as outstanding for a particular person, all shares of our common stock outstanding on that date and all shares of our common stock issuable to that holder in the event of exercise of outstanding options, warrants, rights or conversion privileges owned by that person at that date which are exercisable within 60 days of that date. Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of our common stock owned by them, except to the extent that power may be shared with a spouse.
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Fabian G. Deneault 47123 Michel Road Ronan, Montana 59864 |
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Eric Newlan 2201 Long Prairie Road, Suite 107-762 Flower Mound, Texas 75022 |
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Jack Jie Qin |
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William E. Sluss |
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Based on 171,775,000 shares issued and outstanding. |
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These shares are owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
(3) |
These shares are owned of record by Astonia LLC. Jack Jie Qin, a Director of our company, is the sole manager of this entity. |
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These shares are owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. However, 21,442,356 of these shares are beneficially owned by Cruciate Irrevocable Trust, of which trust L. A. Newlan, Jr. is a trustee. |
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Included in these shares are (a) 24,658,703 shares owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. (See Note 2), (b) 2,831,661 shares owned of record by Astonia LLC (see Note 3) and (c) 24,658,703 shares owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd. (See Note 4). |
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This entity is owned by Wen Qin, the sister of Jack Jie Qin, a Director of our company. |
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Black Bird Acquisition
Four of our company’s Directors, Fabian G. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and William E. Sluss, collectively owned, directly and indirectly, 75.33% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Black Bird and 100% of the issued and outstanding voting preferred stock of Black Bird. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement with Black Bird, Mr. Deneault, Eric Newlan, L. A. Newlan, Jr. and Mr. Sluss were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares our common stock. The table below sets forth information relating to such persons’ acquiring their respective shares of capital stock of Black Bird and the number of shares of our common stock issued to each of them.
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Total Consideration Paid for Black Bird Capital Stock |
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Common Stock Issued Pursuant to Merger Agreement |
Fabian G. Deneault |
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Common Stock: 22,700,000 shares Preferred Stock: 500,000 shares |
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$4,250 in cash |
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49,746,253 shares |
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Eric Newlan |
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Common Stock: 11,250,000 shares (1) Preferred Stock: 250,000 shares (1) |
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24,658,703 shares (2) |
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L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
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24,658,703 shares (3) |
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William E. Sluss |
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Common Stock: 520,000 shares |
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Consulting services valued at $7,000 |
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1,115,002 shares |
(1) |
These shares were purchased of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
(2) |
These shares are owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
(3) |
These shares are owned of record by Newlan & Newlan, Ltd., a law firm owned by Eric Newlan and L. A. Newlan, Jr. However, 21,442,356 of these shares are beneficially owned by Cruciate Irrevocable Trust, of which trust L. A. Newlan, Jr. is a trustee. |
Loans from Related Parties
Year Ended December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2020, net advances of $4,670 were received from Astonia LLC. Astonia LLC is considered a “related party,” due to the fact that a Director of our company, Jack Jie Qin, is the manager of Astonia LLC. The amounts due Astonia LLC bear interest at 5% per year and have a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2020, we owed Astonia LLC $161 in accrued and unpaid interest.
Year Ended December 31, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $22,676 were received from EFT Holdings, Inc. Also during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repaid $139,611 in loans due to EFT Holdings, Inc. The amounts due EFT Holdings, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EFT Holdings, Inc. $251,785 in accrued and unpaid interest. $-0- of these EFT Holdings, Inc. advances at December 31, 2019, were past due and payable upon demand. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EFT Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See “Debt Forgiveness Agreements with Related Parties” below).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $64,500 were received from EF2T, Inc. The amounts due EF2T, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EF2T, Inc. $4,742 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EF2T, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See “Debt Forgiveness Agreements with Related Parties” below).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $135,000 were received from Astonia, LLC. Astonia, LLC is considered a “related party”, due to the fact that a Director of the Company, Jack Jie Qin, is the manager of Astonia. The amounts due Astonia, LLC carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed Astonia $1,997 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to Astonia, LLC as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See “Debt Forgiveness Agreements with Related Parties” below).
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Debt Forgiveness Transactions with Related Parties
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement with Black Bird, we entered into debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
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EFT Holdings, Inc.: we issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
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EF2T, Inc.: we issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
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Astonia LLC: we issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest, pursuant to a debt forgiveness agreement. |
Cancellation of Stock Transaction with Related Party
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement with Black Bird, we entered into a cancellation of stock agreement with our former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby we cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc.
MiteXstream Agreements
Effective January 1, 2019, Black Bird entered into a Distribution and Private Label Agreement (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) with Thoreauvian Product Services, LLC (“TPS”), a company controlled by two of our company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan, relating to the licensed biopesticide product, MiteXstream (the “Private Label Product”). The Original MiteXstream Agreement had an initial term of 10 years and a single 10-year renewal term. Under the Original MiteXstream Agreement, Black Bird had the exclusive right to distribute and sell the Private Label Product in the United States and Canada. In addition, Black Bird was required to pay a $20,000 exclusivity fee and to purchase $20,000 of the Private Label Product in conjunction with the signing of the Original MiteXstream Agreement and to purchase not less than $20,000 of the Private Label Product each year. In addition, Black Bird was required to pay all costs in excess of $20,000 associated with MiteXstream’s becoming approved by the U.S. EPA (and relevant states) as a pesticide.
In February 2021, the Original MiteXstream Agreement was replaced with a similar agreement, a Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”), between Black Bird and Touchstone Enviro Solutions Inc. (Touchstone), the parent company of TPS, which served to expand Black Bird’s rights with respect to MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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December 31, 2080 |
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Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term |
Territory |
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Worldwide Exclusive (1) |
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United States and Canada |
Royalty |
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$10.00 per gallon manufactured |
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Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon |
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2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) |
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$20,000 of product per year |
Sublicensing |
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Right to sublicense granted |
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No right to sublicense |
Trademarks |
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For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” |
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The disinterested Directors of our company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The following table sets forth fees billed to us by our independent auditors during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, for: (a) services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and the review of our quarterly financial statements, (b) services by our auditors that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and that are not reported as Audit Fees, (c) services rendered in connection with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning and (d) all other fees for services rendered.
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20,700 |
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Tax |
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$ | 0 |
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$ | 0 |
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Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C. |
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MaloneBailey, LLP |
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
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Financial Statement Schedules: None |
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Exhibits: |
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CEO Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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CFO Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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101.INS * |
XBRL Instance Document |
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101.SCH * |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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101.CAL * |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
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101.DEF * |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document |
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101.LAB * |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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101.PRE * |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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* Filed herewith.
+ Incorporated by reference as indicated.
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC. |
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/s/ Fabian G. Deneault |
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Dated: April 15, 2021 |
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Fabian G. Deneault |
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President |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ Fabian G. Deneault |
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President [Principal Executive Officer] and Director |
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April 15, 2021 |
Fabian G. Deneault |
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/s/ William E. Sluss |
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Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer [Principal Accounting Officer] and Director |
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April 15, 2021 |
William E. Sluss |
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/s/ Eric Newlan |
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Vice President, Secretary and Director |
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April 15, 2021 |
Eric Newlan |
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/s/ L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
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Director |
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April 15, 2021 |
L. A. Newlan, Jr. |
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April 15, 2021 |
Jack Jie Qin |
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Audited Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
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Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 |
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Audited Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
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Digital Development Partners, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements
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F-24 |
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Unaudited Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2019 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Digital Development Partners, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Digital Development Partners, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2020 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern Matter
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and also has only a small capital surplus that raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our 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 consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Reverse Merger
Description of the Matter
In 2020, the Company was the accounting acquiree in a transaction accounted for as a "reverse merger" where a non-public company was the accounting acquirer as further described in Note 3. The Company consolidated the two entities effective January 1, 2020 in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations. The Company performed an assessment of the carrying value of the private company and calculated the appropriate amounts to record relating to the recapitalization on the balance sheet and more specifically, the equity section of the balance sheet.
Auditing the Company's accounting of the reverse merger and ultimate consolidation of the two entities is complex due to the judgment involved related to the recapitalization of the accounting acquiree's equity and the application of the consolidation in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding of the Company's controls over their accounting for business combinations. Our testing included among other things, recalculating the significant components of the recapitalization, agreeing the terms of the merger agreement to the application of the recapitalization and tested the balances of the accounting acquirer. We also tested the equity components of the consolidated group from the recapitalization forward and the consolidation of the two entities for the year to determine it is presented in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations.
/s/ Farmer, Fuqua, & Huff, P.C.
Farmer, Fuqua, & Huff, P.C.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020
Richardson, TX
April 15, 2021
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DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC.
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12/31/20 |
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ | 52,974 |
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$ | 973 |
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Other current assets |
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Inventory |
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39,676 |
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Pre-paid consulting |
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13,500 |
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Total current assets |
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|
106,150 |
|
|
|
973 |
|
OTHER ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposit - asset purchase |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ | 126,150 |
|
|
$ | 973 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ | 46,253 |
|
|
$ | 267,195 |
|
Accrued interest payable |
|
|
2,201 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Due to related party |
|
|
4,470 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Related-party note payable |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
874,573 |
|
Third-party notes payable, net of discount related to conversion feature of $26,556 loan fees of $7,556 and debt discount of $3,871 |
|
|
45,617 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
98,541 |
|
|
|
1,141,768 |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
|
$ | 98,541 |
|
|
$ | 1,141,768 |
|
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 325,000,000 shares authorized, 164,925,000 and 85,970,665 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively |
|
$ | 164,925 |
|
|
$ | 85,971 |
|
Stockholder receivable |
|
|
(1,000 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
703,353 |
|
|
|
7,488,946 |
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
|
|
(839,669 | ) |
|
|
(8,715,712 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
27,609 |
|
|
|
(1,140,795 | ) |
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
$ | 126,150 |
|
|
$ | 973 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
|
|
Year Ended 12/31/20 |
|
|
Year Ended 12/31/19 |
|
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Sales |
|
$ | 57,604 |
|
|
$ | 17,771 |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
|
28,245 |
|
|
|
17,802 |
|
Gross profit (loss) |
|
|
29,359 |
|
|
|
(31 | ) |
Expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting services |
|
|
266,640 |
|
|
|
48,108 |
|
Website expense |
|
|
17,899 |
|
|
|
8,471 |
|
Legal and professional services |
|
|
143,310 |
|
|
|
32,860 |
|
Advertising and marketing |
|
|
1,918 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
|
4,461 |
|
|
|
4,461 |
|
License fee |
|
|
23,280 |
|
|
|
44,762 |
|
Rent |
|
|
17,200 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Beneficial conversion expense |
|
|
29,788 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
209,666 |
|
|
|
10,980 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
714,162 |
|
|
|
149,642 |
|
Net operating loss |
|
|
(684,803 | ) |
|
|
(149,673 | ) |
Other expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net other income (expense) |
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
300 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(5,873 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Total other income (expense) |
|
|
(5,355 | ) |
|
|
300 |
|
Profit (loss) before taxes |
|
|
(690,158 | ) |
|
|
(149,373 | ) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Net profit (loss) |
|
$ | (690,158 | ) |
|
$ | (149,373 | ) |
Net profit (loss) per common share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ | (0.00 | ) |
|
$ | (0.00 | ) |
Diluted |
|
$ | (0.00 | ) |
|
$ | (0.00 | ) |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
120,358,931 |
|
|
|
120,358,939 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
132,545,440 |
|
|
|
120,358,939 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Stockholder Receivable |
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital |
|
|
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
|
|
Total |
|
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Balance, December 31, 2018 |
|
|
85,970,665 |
|
|
|
85,971 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
7,488,946 |
|
|
|
(8,593,745 | ) |
|
|
(1,018,828 | ) |
Net loss |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(121,967 | ) |
|
|
(121,967 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2019 |
|
|
85,970,665 |
|
|
|
85,971 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
7,488,946 |
|
|
|
(8,715,712 | ) |
|
|
(1,140,795 | ) |
Cancellation of stock |
|
|
(79,265,000 | ) |
|
|
(79,265 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
79,265 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Stock issued for debt cancellation |
|
|
23,294,335 |
|
|
|
23,294 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,109,803 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
1,133,097 |
|
Effect of issuance related to acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc. |
|
|
120,000,000 |
|
|
|
120,000 |
|
|
|
(1,000 | ) |
|
|
(8,570,256 | ) |
|
|
8,566,201 |
|
|
|
114,945 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
7,900 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,375 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
195,000 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
97,500 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
1,250,000 |
|
|
|
1,250 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
48,750 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
4,450,000 |
|
|
|
4,450 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
173,550 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
178,000 |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
13,500 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
Beneficial conversion related to convertible debt |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
56,343 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
56,343 |
|
Inventory contributed to additional paid-in capital by related party |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
677 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
677 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(690,158 | ) |
|
|
(690,158 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2020 |
|
|
164,925,000 |
|
|
$ | 164,925 |
|
|
$ | (1,000 | ) |
|
$ | 703,353 |
|
|
$ | (839,669 | ) |
|
$ | 27,609 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
|
|
Year Ended 12/31/20 |
|
|
Year Ended 12/31/19 |
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net loss |
|
$ | (690,158 | ) |
|
$ | (149,373 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used for operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock issued for services |
|
|
23,000 |
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
Account receivable |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(8,922 | ) |
Debt amortization |
|
|
672 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
|
4,461 |
|
|
|
4,461 |
|
Non-cash beneficial conversion expense |
|
|
29,788 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Prepaid consulting fees |
|
|
(13,500 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Accrued interest |
|
|
2,201 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Inventory |
|
|
(30,212 | ) |
|
|
(6,581 | ) |
Deposits |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
(20,000 | ) |
Accrued expenses |
|
|
34,283 |
|
|
|
4,272 |
|
Net cash used for operating activities |
|
|
(619,465 | ) |
|
|
(131,143 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposit - asset purchase |
|
|
(20,000 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
|
(20,000 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing fees paid |
|
|
(8,000 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Repayment of loan payable - third party |
|
|
(25,000 | ) |
|
|
|
|
Repayments on related-party notes |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
179,450 |
|
Loans payable - third parties |
|
|
104,500 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
|
530,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net advances from related party |
|
|
4,470 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing |
|
|
606,470 |
|
|
|
179,450 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(32,995 | ) |
|
|
48,307 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
85,969 |
|
|
|
37,662 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ | 52,974 |
|
|
$ | 85,969 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued to repay related party debt |
|
$ | 1,133,067 |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
Common stock issued for stockholder receivable |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | 1,000 |
|
Non-cash additional paid-in capital by related parties |
|
$ | 677 |
|
|
$ | 2,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
Interest paid |
|
$ | 3,000 |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2020
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Digital Development Partners, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada in 2006 under the name “Cyprium Resources Inc.”, which was changed to its current name in August 2009. Through 2014, the Company was involved, first, in the mining industry and, then, in the communications industry.
From 2015 until the January 1, 2020 acquisition of Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Black Bird”), the Company was a “shell company,” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company’s Board of Directors has adopted the business plan of Black Bird and the Company’s ongoing operations now include those of Black Bird. References to “the Company” include Black Bird, as well as its other wholly-owned subsidiaries: Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company, and Black Bird Hemp Manager, LLC, a Montana limited liability company.
The Company is the exclusive worldwide manufacturer and distributor for MiteXstreamTM, an EPA-certified plant-based biopesticide effective in the eradication of spider mites, a pest that destroys crops, especially cannabis, hops, coffee and house plants, as well as molds and mildew.
The Company also manufactures and sells, under its Grizzly Creek NaturalsTM brand name, CBD products, including CBD Oils, gummies and pet treats, and CBD-infused personal care products, as well as hand sanitizer gel and spray products. In addition, Black Bird is a licensed grower of industrial hemp under the Montana Hemp Pilot Program.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GOING CONCERN
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and allow it to continue as a going concern. The Company also has only a small capital surplus as of December 31, 2020. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company’s activities will necessitate significant uses of working capital beyond 2020. Additionally, the Company’s capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the success of the Company’s researching for new markets. The Company plans to continue financing its operations with cash received from financing activities, more specifically from related party loans.
While the Company strongly believes that its capital resources will be sufficient in the near term, there is no assurance that the Company’s activities will generate sufficient revenues to sustain its operations without additional capital or if additional capital is needed, that such funds, if available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to the Company. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event that the Company cannot continue as a going concern.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and equivalents include investments with initial maturities of three months or less. The Company had no cash equivalents or restricted cash as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740 requires the measurement of deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss carry forwards, and of deferred tax liabilities for taxable temporary differences. Measurement of current and deferred tax liabilities and assets is based on provisions of enacted tax law. The effects of future changes in tax laws or rates are not included in the measurement. The Company recognizes the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events and transactions that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. The Company currently has substantial net operating loss carry forwards. The Company has recorded a 100% valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets due to uncertainty of their ultimate realization. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share, for the period presented. Basic net loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is based on the assumption that all dilutive convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. At December 31, 2020, there were potentially dilutive securities of the Company outstanding; at December 31, 2019, there were no potentially dilutive securities of the Company outstanding.
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Related Parties
A party is considered to be related to the Company if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests is also a related party.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
3. ACQUISITION OF BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC.
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated a plan and agreement of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation (Black Bird), pursuant to which Black Bird became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 120,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Black Bird and four persons were added to the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company’s four new directors were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares of Company common stock. Thus, a change in control of the Company occurred in connection with the Merger Agreement.
Due to the effects of the “reverse merger” acquisition of Black Bird occurring effective January 1, 2020, in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations, the presentation of the financial statements represents the continuation of Black Bird, the accounting acquirer, except for the legal capital structure. Historical shareholders’ equity of the Company, the accounting acquiree, has been adjusted to reflect the recapitalization. Retained earnings (deficit) of the Black Bird, the accounting acquirer have been carried forward after the acquisition and operations prior to the merger are those of Black Bird, the accounting acquirer. Earnings per share for periods prior to the merger have been adjusted to reflect the recapitalization.
Accordingly, (1) the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020, reports the Company and Black Bird on a consolidated basis, (2) the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019, reports the Company as it existed prior to its acquisition of Black Bird, (3) the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for December 31, 2019 reflects the Company as it existed prior to its acquisition of Black Bird, and for December 31, 2020 reflects an adjustment for the revere merger (recapitalization) between the Company and Black Bird, (4) the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2020, reports the Company and Black Bird on a consolidated basis, and (5), the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2019, report historical information of Black Bird.
4. COMMON STOCK
Acquisition of Black Bird
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated the Merger Agreement with Black Bird. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 120,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Black Bird and four persons were added to the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company’s four new directors were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares of Company common stock. Thus, a change in control of the Company occurred in connection with the Merger Agreement.
Stock Cancellation Agreement
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement and effective January 1, 2020, the Company entered into a cancellation of stock agreement with its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby it cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc.
Debt Forgiveness Agreements
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement and effective January 1, 2020, the Company entered into debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
•EFT Holdings, Inc.: the Company issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
•EF2T, Inc.: the Company issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
•Astonia LLC: the Company issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest
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Common Stock Issued for Services
In March 2020, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock to two third-party consultants pursuant to a consulting agreement, which shares were valued at $.08 per share, or $8,000, in the aggregate. In addition to the issuance of such shares, the third-party consultants were paid $500 per month and a sales commission equal to 5% of sales made through Black Bird’s GrizzlyCreekNaturals.com website. The term of the consulting agreement expired September 30, 2020.
In November 2020, the Company issued a total of 1,500,000 shares of common stock to two third-party consultants, pursuant to separate consulting agreements, which shares were valued at $.01 per share, or $15,000, in the aggregate. In addition to the issuance of such shares, the third-party consultants were paid a total of $6,200 in cash for website development and related services. The terms of these consulting agreements expire September 30, 2021.
Common Stock Issued for Cash
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold 125,000 shares of its common stock to a third party for $2,500 in cash, or $.02 per share. Also during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold a total of 13,200,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $528,000, or $.04 per share, in cash, under its Offering Statement on Form 1-A (File No. 254-11215) (the “Regulation A Offering”).
5. STOCKHOLDER RECEIVABLE
At December 31, 2020, cash relating to a stockholder receivable of Black Bird for $1,000, which stockholder receivable became a part of the Company’s outstanding common stock history, upon its acquisition of Black Bird. The stockholder receivable relates to 42,885 shares of Company common stock. The Company expects to collect the stockholder receivable amount during the second quarter of 2021.
6. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
In January 2020, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to change its corporate name to “Black Bird Potentials Inc.” In January 2020, application was made to FINRA for approval and implementation of the corporate name change. FINRA did not approve such filing, due to an extended passage of time from the Company’s initial filing and its being late in filing certain of its periodic reports. The Company intends to re-file for approval of the corporate name change action, during the second quarter of 2021. (See Note 15. Subsequent Events—Amendments of Articles of Incorporation).
7. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Acquisition of Black Bird
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated the Merger Agreement with Black Bird. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company issued 120,000,000 shares of its common stock to the shareholders of Black Bird and four persons were added to the Company’s Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company’s four new directors were issued a total of 100,178,661 shares of Company common stock. Thus, a change in control of the Company occurred in connection with the Merger Agreement.
Stock Cancellation Agreement
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a cancellation of stock agreement with its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., whereby it cancelled all 79,265,000 shares of common stock then owned by EFT Holdings, Inc.
Debt Forgiveness Agreements
In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into debt forgiveness agreements with related parties, as follows:
EFT Holdings, Inc.: the Company issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
EF2T, Inc.: the Company issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Astonia LLC: the Company issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
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Advances from Related Parties
Year Ended December 31, 2020
During the year ended December 31, 2020, net advances of $4,470 were received from Astonia LLC. The amounts due Astonia LLC bear interest at 5% per year and have a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owed Astonia LLC $161 in accrued and unpaid interest.
Year Ended December 31, 2019
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $22,676 were received from EFT Holdings, Inc. Also during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repaid $139,611 in loans due to EFT Holdings, Inc. The amounts due EFT Holdings, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EFT Holdings, Inc. $251,785 in accrued and unpaid interest. $-0- of these EFT Holdings, Inc. advances at December 31, 2019, were past due and payable upon demand. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EFT Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See Debt Forgiveness Agreements above).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $64,500 were received from EF2T, Inc. The amounts due EF2T, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EF2T, Inc. $4,742 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EF2T, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See Debt Forgiveness Agreements above).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $135,000 were received from Astonia, LLC. Astonia, LLC is considered a “related party”, due to the fact that a Director of the Company, Jack Jie Qin, is the manager of Astonia. The amounts due Astonia, LLC carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed Astonia $1,997 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to Astonia, LLC as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See Debt Forgiveness Agreements above).
Facility Lease
In May 2020, Black Bird entered into a facility lease with Grizzly Creek Farms, LLC, an entity owned by one of the Company’s directors, Fabian G. Deneault, with respect to approximately 2,000 square feet of manufacturing space located in Ronan, Montana. Monthly rent under such lease is $1,500 and the initial term of such lease expires in December 2025. The Company utilizes the leased facility for the manufacture of products, including its FDA-listed hand sanitizer products, as well as for storage.
Original MiteXstream Agreement
Effective January 1, 2019, Black Bird entered into a Distribution and Private Label Agreement (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) with Thoreauvian Product Services, LLC (“TPS”), a company controlled by two of the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan, relating to the Company’s licensed biopesticide product, MiteXstream (the “Private Label Product”). The Original MiteXstream Agreement has an initial term of 10 years and a single 10-year renewal term.
Under the Original MiteXstream Agreement, the Company has the exclusive right to distribute and sell the Private Label Product in the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company is required to pay a $20,000 exclusivity fee and to purchase $20,000 of the Private Label Product in conjunction with the signing of the Original MiteXstream Agreement and to purchase not less than $20,000 of the Private Label Product each year. In addition, the Company is required to pay all costs in excess of $20,000 associated with MiteXstream’s becoming approved by the U.S. EPA (and relevant states) as a pesticide.
In February 2021, the Original MiteXstream Agreement was replaced with a similar agreement between the Company and Touchstone Enviro Solutions Inc., the parent company of TPS. (See Note 15. Subsequent Events—New MiteXstream Agreement).
8. LOANS PAYABLE - THIRD PARTIES
Convertible Promissory Notes
In April 2020, the Company obtained a $25,000 loan from a third party. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note that bears interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of Company common stock at the rate of one share for each $.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020, until the due date of such note. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owed $1,800 in accrued interest under such note and had an unamortized debt discount of $1,666 related to the beneficial conversion feature that will be amortized over the remaining life of such loan.
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In April 2020, the Company obtained a $25,000 loan from a third party. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $25,000 face amount convertible promissory note that bears interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2021. Such convertible promissory note was convertible into shares of Company common stock at the rate of one share for each $.001 of debt converted anytime after August 30, 2020, until the due date of such note. In November 2020, the Company repaid the $25,000 principal amount and $3,000 of accrued interest.
In December 2020, the Company obtained a loan from a third party which netted the Company $50,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $58,600.00 face amount convertible promissory note, with OID of $4,100, that bears interest at 10% per annum, with principal and interest due in September 2021. The Company has the right to repay such convertible promissory note at a premium ranging from 120% to 145% of the face amount. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 60% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of such convertible promissory note and the date of conversion, any time after June 15, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owed $240 in accrued interest under such note and had an unamortized debt discount of $24,889 related to the beneficial conversion feature that will be amortized over the remaining life of such loan, and $3,872 related to the discount on the loan.
9. LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTIES
The following table sets forth outstanding loans payable to related parties as of December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019, respectively.
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EFT Holdings, Inc.* |
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$ | 634,323 |
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$ | --- |
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$ | 251,785 |
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$ | --- |
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$ | 886,108 |
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EF2T, Inc. |
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$ | --- |
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$ | 105,250 |
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$ | --- |
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$ | 4,742 |
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$ | --- |
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$ | 109,992 |
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Astonia LLC |
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$ | 4,470 |
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$ | 135,000 |
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$ | 161 |
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$ | 1,997 |
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$ | 4,631 |
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$ | 136,997 |
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* Until the Company’s acquisition of Black Bird, EFT Holdings, Inc. was its majority shareholder.
Year Ended December 31, 2020
During the year ended December 31, 2020, net advances of $4,470 were received from Astonia LLC. The amounts due Astonia LLC bear interest at 5% per year and have a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2020, the Company owed Astonia LLC $161 in accrued and unpaid interest.
Year Ended December 31, 2019
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $22,676 were received from EFT Holdings, Inc. Also during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company repaid $139,611 in loans due to EFT Holdings, Inc. The amounts due EFT Holdings, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EFT Holdings, Inc. $251,785 in accrued and unpaid interest. $-0- of these EFT Holdings, Inc. advances at December 31, 2019, were past due and payable upon demand. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EFT Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See Debt Forgiveness Agreements below).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $64,500 were received from EF2T, Inc. The amounts due EF2T, Inc. carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed EF2T, Inc. $4,742 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to EF2T, Inc. as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See Debt Forgiveness Agreements below).
During the year ended December 31, 2019, advances of $135,000 were received from Astonia, LLC. Astonia, LLC is considered a “related party”, due to the fact that a Director of the Company, Jack Jie Qin, is the manager of Astonia. The amounts due Astonia, LLC carried an interest rate of 5% per year, were secured by all future sales of the Company and had a maturity of one year. As of December 31, 2019, the Company owed Astonia $1,997 in accrued and unpaid interest. In conjunction with the Merger Agreement, all amounts owed to Astonia, LLC as of December 31, 2019, were extinguished. (See Debt Forgiveness Agreements below).
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Debt Cancellation Agreements
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into three separate debt forgiveness agreements with related parties:
EFT Holdings, Inc.: the Company issued 18,221,906 shares of common stock to its former majority shareholder, EFT Holdings, Inc., in payment of $886,108 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
EF2T, Inc.: the Company issued 2,240,768 shares of common stock to a related party, EF2T, Inc., in payment of $109,992 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
Astonia LLC: the Company issued 2,831,661 shares of common stock to a related party, Astonia LLC, in payment of $136,997 of indebtedness, principal and accrued interest.
10. PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS
Tri-State Distributor
In March 2020, Black Bird entered into a Regional Development and Distribution Agreement with Northland Partners, LLC (the “Tri-State Distributor”), who will focus on distribution of Black Bird’s products in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Tri-State Distributor has the right to distribute Black Bird’s products anywhere in the United States. Due to existing COVID-19-related restrictions during 2020, the Tri-State Distributor did not purchase any products from us.
Las Vegas Distributor
In June 2020, Black Bird terminated its distribution agreement with its Las Vegas-based distributor, due to non-performance. In July 2020, Black Bird entered into a distribution agreement with Hope Botanicals, LLC with respect to its becoming a replacement for the terminated Las Vegas-based distributor. Hope Botanicals has the right to distribute Black Bird’s products anywhere in the United States.
Montana Distributor
In September 2020, Black Bird entered into a distribution agreement with Raghorn Wholesale LLC, who will focus on distribution of Black Bird’s products in Montana, Idaho and North Dakota. Raghorn has the right to distribute Black Bird’s products anywhere in the United States.
11. REGULATION A OFFERING
In May 2020, the Company filed the Regulation A Offering with SEC with respect to 70,000,000 shares of common stock, as amended, which was qualified by the SEC on August 4, 2020. Through December 31, 2020, the Company sold a total of 13,200,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $528,000, or $.04 per share, in cash, under the Regulation A Offering.
12. ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
In December 2020, a newly-formed subsidiary of the Company, Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company (“Big Sky American”), which distributes the Company’s Grizzly Creek Naturals products, entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Big Sky APA”), whereby it was to purchase certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana for $200,000 in cash, including a $20,000 non-refundable deposit paid at signing. The closing of this transaction occurred in February 2021. (See Note 15. Subsequent Events—Asset Purchase Agreement).
13. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2017, through December 31, 2019, remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, as of December 31, 2020.
No provision was made for federal income tax for the year ended December 31, 2020, since the Company had net operating losses.
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The Company has available net operating loss carry-forward of approximately $1,988,000, which begins to expire in 2029 unless utilized beforehand. The availability of the Company’s net operating loss carry forwards are subject to limitation if there is a 50% or more positive change in the ownership of the Company’s stock. As presented below, the Company generated a deferred tax asset through the net operating loss carry-forward. However, a 100% valuation allowance has been established because the ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the net operating loss carryforwards are available. Management considers projected future taxable income, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and available tax planning strategies that can be implemented by the Company in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the period in which the net operating loss carryforwards are available to reduce income taxes payable, management has established a full valuation allowance such that the net deferred tax asset is $0, as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”) reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2018. For net operating losses (NOLs) arising after December 31, 2018, the 2017 Act limits a taxpayer’s ability to utilize NOL carryforwards to 80% of taxable income. In addition, NOLs arising after 2017 can be carried forward indefinitely, but carryback is generally prohibited. NOLs generated in tax years beginning before January 1, 2018, will not be subject to the taxable income limitation. The 2017 Act would eliminate the carryback of all NOLs arising in a tax year ending after 2017 and, instead, permits all such NOLs to be carried forward indefinitely.
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Net operating loss carryforwards |
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$ | 417,673 |
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$ | 272,740 |
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(417,673 |
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$ | --- |
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$ | --- |
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14. LEASING COMMITMENTS
The Company has two operating leases that expire in 2022 and 2025. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, totaled $17,200 and $-0-, respectively.
Future minimum payments under leases are as follows:
2021 |
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$ | 25,200 |
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2022 |
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19,800 |
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2023 |
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18,000 |
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2024 |
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18,000 |
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2025 |
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18,000 |
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$ | 99,000 |
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15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Regulation A Offering
Since December 31, 2020, the Company has sold a total of 4,875,000 shares of its common stock for a total of $195,000, or $.04 per share, in cash, under the Regulation A Offering.
Convertible Promissory Notes
In January 2021, the Company obtained a loan from a third party which netted the Company $52,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $55,500.00 face amount convertible promissory note that bears interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company has the right to repay such convertible promissory note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of such convertible promissory note and the date of conversion, any time after July 14, 2021.
In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from a third party which netted us $106,000 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $121,000.00 face amount promissory note, with OID of $15,000, that bears interest at 9% per annum, with principal and interest payable in eight equal monthly payments of $15,125 beginning in August 2021. The Company has the right to repay such promissory note at any time. Should the Company default on such promissory note, it becomes convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lesser of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s commons stock for the trading day immediately preceding either (a) the delivery of a notice of default, (b) the delivery of a notice of conversion resulting from such default or (c) the issue date of such promissory note. In addition, we issued 2,000,000 shares of our common stock to this lender as a commitment fee, which shares were valued at $0.0462 per share, or $92,400, in the aggregate.
In February 2021, the Company obtained a loan from a third party which netted the Company $43,500 in proceeds. In consideration of such loan, the Company issued a $43,500.00 face amount convertible promissory note that bears interest at 12% per annum, with principal and interest due in January 2022. The Company has the right to repay such convertible promissory note at a premium ranging from 125% to 145% of the face amount. Such convertible promissory note may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of 61% of the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance of such convertible promissory note and the date of conversion, any time after August 17, 2021.
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New MiteXstream Agreement
In February 2021, Black Bird entered into a Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution License Agreement (the “New MiteXstream Agreement”) with a related party, Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., which replaced a prior similar agreement (the “Original MiteXstream Agreement”) and served to expand Black Bird’s rights with respect to MiteXstream, an EPA-registered biopesticide. The New MiteXstream Agreement contains the following important provisions as compared to the Original MiteXstream Agreement:
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Original MiteXstream Agreement |
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Term |
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December 31, 2080 |
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Initial terms of 10 years, with one 10-year renewal term |
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Territory |
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Worldwide Exclusive (1) |
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United States and Canada |
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Royalty |
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$10.00 per gallon manufactured |
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Effective royalty of an estimated $50 per gallon |
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Minimums |
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2,500 gallons of concentrate manufactured per year (2) |
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$20,000 of product per year |
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Sublicensing |
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Right to sublicense granted |
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No right to sublicense |
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Trademarks |
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For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” and “Harnessing the Power of Water” |
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For no extra consideration, rights granted to use “MiteXstream” |
(1) Exclusivity ends and becomes non-exclusive, if the minimum of 2,500 gallons per year is not met.
(2) The minimum (2,500 gallons per year) is deemed to have been satisfied through December 31, 2022.
The disinterested Directors of the Company approved the New MiteXstream Agreement.
Asset Purchase Agreement
In February 2021, Big Sky American consummated the Big Sky APA, whereby purchased certain distribution-related assets associated with approximately 200 retail locations in Western Montana. At the closing of the Big Sky APA, Big Sky American delivered the remaining $180,000 in cash owed.
Common Stock Issued for Services
In January, February and March 2021, the Company issued a total of 150,000 shares (50,000 shares each month) of its common stock to a third-party consultant, which shares were valued at $0.0406 per share ($2,030, in the aggregate), $0.0534 per share ($2,670, in the aggregate) and $0.0436 per share ($2,180), respectively.
In February 2021, we issued 2,000,000 shares of our common stock as a commitment fee, which shares were valued at $0.0462 per share, or $92,400, in the aggregate.
Amendments of Articles of Incorporation
In February 2021, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of its common stock to 325,000,000.
In April 2021, holders of approximately 58.32% of the Company’s common stock approved a change in the Company’s corporate name to “Black Bird Biotech, Inc.”
Other
Management has evaluated subsequent events through April 15, 2021, the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Black Bird Potentials Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Black Bird Potentials Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019, and for the period from October 16, 2018 (inception), through December 31, 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 year ended December 31, 2019, and for the period from October 16, 2018 (inception), through December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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 audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ FARMER, FUQUA & HUFF, P.C.
Farmer, Fuqua, & Huff, P.C.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020
Richardson, TX
July 10, 2020
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BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC.
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ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ | 85,969 |
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$ | 37,662 |
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Accounts receivable, less allowance of $4,461 at December 31, 2019 |
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4,461 |
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Inventory |
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8,787 |
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Deposit |
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20,000 |
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Total current assets |
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119,217 |
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37,662 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ | 119,217 |
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$ | 37,662 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES |
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Current liabilities |
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Other current liabilities |
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Accrued liabilities |
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$ | 4,272 |
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$ | --- |
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Total other current liabilities |
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4,272 |
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Total current liabilities |
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4,272 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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$ | 4,272 |
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$ | --- |
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 1,000,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively |
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$ | 10 |
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$ | 10 |
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Common stock, $0.00001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 54,964,000 and 47,115,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively |
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549 |
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471 |
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Stockholder receivable |
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(1,000 | ) |
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(5,000 | ) |
Additional paid-in capital |
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264,897 |
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42,319 |
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Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) |
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(149,511 | ) |
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(138 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
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114,945 |
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37,662 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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$ | 119,217 |
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$ | 37,662 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC.
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2019 |
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2018 |
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Sales |
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$ | 17,771 |
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$ | --- |
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Cost of goods sold |
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17,802 |
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Gross profit (loss) |
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(31 | ) |
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--- |
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Expenses |
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Consulting services |
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48,108 |
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--- |
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Website expense |
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8,471 |
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--- |
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Legal and professional services |
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32,860 |
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--- |
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Product license |
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44,762 |
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Bad debt expense |
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4,461 |
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|
--- |
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General and administrative |
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10,980 |
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138 |
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Total expenses |
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149,642 |
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138 |
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Net operating loss |
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|
(149,673 | ) |
|
|
(138 | ) |
Other income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other miscellaneous income |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Total other income |
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Loss before taxes |
|
|
(149,373 | ) |
|
|
(138 | ) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Net loss |
|
$ | (149,373 | ) |
|
$ | (138 | ) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per common share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(--- |
) |
|
$ |
(--- |
) |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted |
|
|
50,630,730 |
|
|
|
45,376,579 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC.
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
|
|
Preferred Stock |
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Stockholder |
|
|
Additional Paid-in |
|
|
Retained Earnings (Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Receivable |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Deficit) |
|
|
Total |
|
||||||||
Balances at October 16, 2018 |
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
46,865,000 |
|
|
|
468 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
37,322 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
37,800 |
|
Stock issued for stockholder receivable |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(5,000 | ) |
|
|
4,997 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Net loss |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(138 | ) |
|
|
(138 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2018 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
47,115,000 |
|
|
|
471 |
|
|
|
(5,000 | ) |
|
|
42,319 |
|
|
|
(138 | ) |
|
|
37,662 |
|
Cash received on stockholder receivable |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
Stock issued for cash |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
4,919,000 |
|
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
174,401 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
174,450 |
|
Stock issued for stockholder receivable |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(1,000 | ) |
|
|
999 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,820,000 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
44,972 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
Non-cash additional paid-in capital by related parties |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,206 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
2,206 |
|
Net loss |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(149,373 | ) |
|
|
(149,373 | ) |
Balance, December 31, 2019 |
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ | 10 |
|
|
|
54,964,000 |
|
|
$ | 549 |
|
|
$ | (1,000 | ) |
|
$ | 264,897 |
|
|
$ | (149,511 | ) |
|
$ | 114,945 |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC.
|
|
For the Years Ended December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|||||||
Net loss |
|
$ | (149,373 | ) |
|
$ | (138 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bad debt expense |
|
|
4,461 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Stock issued for services |
|
|
45,000 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
(8,992 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Inventory |
|
|
(6,581 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Deposits |
|
|
(20,000 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
4,272 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Net cash used for operating activities |
|
|
(131,143 | ) |
|
|
(138 | ) |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | 10 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
|
179,450 |
|
|
|
37,790 |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
179,450 |
|
|
|
37,800 |
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
48,307 |
|
|
|
37,662 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
37,662 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ | 85,969 |
|
|
$ | 37,662 |
|
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock issued for stockholder receivable |
|
$ | 1,000 |
|
|
$ | 5,000 |
|
Non-cash additional paid-in capital by related parties |
|
$ | 2,206 |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
Interest expense |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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BLACK BIRD POTENTIALS INC.
Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019
1. Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations
Organization
Black Bird Potentials Inc. (the “Company”) is a corporation that was formed in Wyoming on October 16, 2018. The Company has adopted a December 31st calendar year end for reporting requirements.
The Company is engaged in the production and sale of consumer products, including products containing Cannabidiol, or CBD, derived from industrial hemp that contains no more than 0.3% THC. The Company’s products are marketed under the “Grizzly Creek Naturals” trademark. Also, the Company is a licensed participant in the Montana Hemp Pilot Program, under which the Company is a grower of industrial hemp.
The Company has developed an environmentally-friendly biopesticide, MiteXstream, that eliminates mold, mildew and many pests, including spider mites, which are significant problems in the cultivation of cannabis (marijuana and industrial hemp) and hops. In January 2019, the Company applied to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the certification of MiteXstream as a biopesticide. Sales of MiteXstream will not commence until EPA certification is achieved.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized upon shipment of goods from the Company’s facilities or upon notification of direct shipment from the Company’s suppliers to the Company’s customers.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, these include cash on hand, cash in checking and savings accounts with banks. All short-term debt securities with a maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents.
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. Actual results could differ from the estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain items from prior year financial statements have been reclassed to conform to current year presentation.
Leases
Leases that meet the criteria for capitalization are classified as capital leases. Leases that do not meet such criteria are classified as operating leases and related rentals are charged to expense as incurred. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no such leases.
Concentration of Cash and Credit Risk
The Company maintains corporate cash balances which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. Management believes it is not exposed to any significant risk on its cash balances. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no uninsured cash balances.
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Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of average cost or market. Cost is determined principally by the standard cost method, which approximates the first-in, first-out method. The Company writes off any inventory items when the item experiences no significant movement, or when management determines the item to be obsolete.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are reported at the amount management expects to collect from outstanding balances. Differences between the amount due and the amounts management expects to collect are reported in the results of operations of the year in which those differences are determined, with an offsetting entry to a valuation allowance for accounts receivable.
Advertising
Advertising costs are expensed in the year incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred $154 and $-0- in advertising expense, respectively.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or paid upon transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. The fair value should be calculated based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, not on assumptions specific to the entity.
The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents and receivables are a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
3. Regulation A Offering
In April 2019, the Company’s Form 1-A Offering Statement filed with the SEC, relating to an offering pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, was “qualified” by the SEC. Pursuant to this offering, the Company sold a total of 2,529,000 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $.05 per share, for total proceeds of $126,450. The proceeds of this offering were applied to inventory, operating expenses and working capital.
4. Common Stock
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued shares of its common stock, as follows:
|
– |
In a private sale, the Company sold 200,000 shares of common stock for $3,000 in cash, a per share price of $.015. |
|
|
|
|
– |
Pursuant to a private offering, the Company sold a total of 2,300,000 shares of common stock for $46,000 in cash, a per share price of $.02. |
|
|
|
|
– |
Pursuant to the Company’s Regulation A offering, the Company sold a total of 2,529,000 shares of common stock for at total of $126,450, a per share price of $.05, of which $1,000 was stockholder receivable at December 31, 2019. |
|
|
|
|
– |
The Company issued a total of 2,820,000 shares of common stock to third-party consultants, which shares were valued, in aggregate, at $45,000, an average of $.016 per share. See Note 6. Related Party Transactions—Common Stock Issued for Services. |
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued shares of its common stock, as follows:
|
– |
Pursuant to a private offering, the Company sold a total of 2,115,000 shares of common stock were sold for a total of $42,300, a per share price of $.02, of which $5,000 was a stockholder receivable at December 31, 2018. |
|
|
|
|
– |
At its inception, the Company sold a total of 45,000,000 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for an aggregate of $500 in cash. These shares were issued to the founders of the Company. See Note 6. Related Party Transactions. |
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5. Stockholder Receivable
At December 31, 2019, cash relating to a stockholder receivable for $1,000 of common stock under the Company’s Regulation A offering had not been received.
At December 31, 2018, cash relating to a stockholder receivable for $5,000 of common stock under a private offering had not been received by the Company. Such stockholder receivable amount was received by the Company in January 2019.
6. Related Party Transactions
Sales of Securities
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold securities to related parties, as follows:
|
– |
In October 2018, one of the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault, purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash. |
|
|
|
|
– |
In October 2018, the law firm in which on one of the Company’s officers and directors, Eric Newlan, is a partner purchased 22,500,000 shares of common stock and 500,000 shares of Series A Super Voting Convertible Preferred Stock for a total of $250 in cash. |
|
|
|
|
– |
In December 2018, Fabian G. Deneault purchased 200,000 shares of common stock in a private offering for $4,000 in cash, a per share price of $.02. |
Effective January 1, 2019, the Company entered into a Distribution and Private Label Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Thoreauvian Product Services, LLC, a company controlled by the Company’s officers and directors, Fabian G. Deneault and Eric Newlan, relating to the Company’s licensed biopesticide product, MiteXstream (the “Private Label Product”). The Distribution Agreement has an initial term of 10 years and a single 10-year renewal term.
Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company has the exclusive right to distribute and sell the Private Label Product in the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company is required to pay a $20,000 exclusivity fee and to purchase $20,000 of the Private Label Product in conjunction with the signing of the Distribution Agreement and to purchase not less than $20,000 of the Private Label Product each year. In addition, the Company is required to pay all costs in excess of $20,000 associated with MiteXstream’s becoming approved by the U.S. EPA (and relevant states) as a pesticide. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company paid (1) the required exclusivity fee ($20,000), (2) or the required Private Label Product amount ($20,000) and (3) a total of $24,762 in EPA-related costs.
Common Stock Issued for Services
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued a total of 520,000 shares of common stock, with an aggregate value of $6,000, to a consultant who was, at the time of each issuance, a third party. Effective with the Company’s consummating a reverse-merger transaction (see Note 10. Subsequent Events—Acquisition Transaction) in January 2020, such third-party consultant became a related party of the Company.
Company Facilities
During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s President, Fabian G. Deneault, provided required office space and greenhouse space at no charge.
7. Distribution Agreements
In July 2019, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with a Montana-based company with respect to the Company’s Grizzly Creek Naturals products.
In September 2019, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with a Las Vegas, Nevada-based company with respect to the Company’s Grizzly Creek Naturals products. In June 2020, the Company terminated this agreement, due to a lack of performance. See Note 10. Subsequent Events.
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8. Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
During the year ended December 31, 2019, no shares of preferred stock were sold.
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold a total of 1,000,000 shares of its preferred stock to its founders for cash in the total amount of $10. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company did not issue any shares of preferred stock. See Note 6. Related Party Transactions.
Common Stock
|
– |
Stock Issued for Cash |
|
|
|
|
|
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company sold shares of its common stock for cash, as follows: 200,000 shares of common stock were sold for $3,000 in cash, a per share price of $.015; 2,300,000 shares of common stock were sold for a total of $46,000 in cash, a per share price of $.02; and the Company sold a total of 2,529,000 shares of common stock for at total of $126,450, of which $1,000 was stockholder receivable at December 31, 2019, a per share price of $.05. |
|
|
|
|
|
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company sold shares of its common stock for cash, as follows: 45,000,000 shares of common stock were sold for a total of $490 in cash (See Note 6. Related Party Transactions); and 2,115,000 shares of common stock were sold for a total of $42,300, a per share price of $.02, of which $5,000 was a stockholder receivable at December 31, 2018. |
|
|
|
|
– |
Stock Issued for Services |
|
|
|
|
|
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued a total of 2,820,000 shares of common stock to third-party consultants, which shares were valued, in aggregate, at $45,000, an average of $.016 per share. |
|
|
|
|
|
During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company did not issue shares of its common stock in payment of services. |
|
|
|
|
– |
Common Stock Subscribed |
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2019, the Company had a stockholder receivable in the amount of $1,000 from a single third party. |
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31, 2018, the Company had a stockholder receivable in the amount of $5,000 from a single third party. In January 2019, such stockholder receivable was received by the Company. |
Additional Paid-in Capital
During the year ended December 31, 2019, total additional paid-in capital from issuances of common stock of the Company totaled $264,897, $174,401 of which is attributable to cash received in excess of stated capital, $44,972 of which is attributable to the value of shares of common stock issued being in excess of stated capital and $999 of which is attributable to a stockholder receivable. During the year ended December 31, 2018, total additional paid-in capital from issuances of common stock of the Company totaled $42,319, $37,322 of which is attributable to the value of shares of common stock issued being in excess of stated capital and $4,997 of which is attributable to a stockholder receivable. No additional paid-in capital was derived from the sale of Company preferred stock.
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company had a net loss of $149,373 compared to a net loss of $138 for the year ended December 31, 2018, for a total accumulated deficit at December 31, 2019, of $149,511.
Total Stockholders’ Equity
Total stockholders’ equity increased from $37,662 at December 31, 2018, to $114,945 at December 31, 2019. The Company’s stockholders’ equity is primarily attributable to sales of its securities since its inception in October 2018 through December 31, 2019, in the total amount of $217,250.
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9. Income Taxes
No provision was made for federal income tax for the year ended December 31, 2019, since the Company had net operating losses.
The Company has available net operating loss carry-forward of approximately $149,511, which begins to expire in 2029 unless utilized beforehand. The availability of the Company’s net operating loss carry forwards are subject to limitation if there is a 50% or more positive change in the ownership of the Company’s stock. As presented below, the Company generated a deferred tax asset through the net operating loss carry-forward. However, a 100% valuation allowance has been established because the ultimate realization of the deferred tax asset is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the net operating loss carryforwards are available. Management considers projected future taxable income, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and available tax planning strategies that can be implemented by the Company in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the period in which the net operating loss carryforwards are available to reduce income taxes payable, management has established a full valuation allowance such that the net deferred tax asset is $0 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Act”) reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% for tax years beginning after December 31, 2018. For net operating losses (NOLs) arising after December 31, 2018, the 2017 Act limits a taxpayer’s ability to utilize NOL carryforwards to 80% of taxable income. In addition, NOLs arising after 2017 can be carried forward indefinitely, but carryback is generally prohibited. NOLs generated in tax years beginning before January 1, 2018, will not be subject to the taxable income limitation. The 2017 Act would eliminates the carryback of all NOLs arising in a tax year ending after 2017 and, instead, permits all such NOLs to be carried forward indefinitely.
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2019 |
|
|
2018 |
|
||
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net operating loss carryforwards |
|
$ | 31,397 |
|
|
$ | 29 |
|
Less: valuation allowance |
|
|
(31,397 | ) |
|
|
(29 | ) |
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
10. Subsequent Events
Acquisition Transaction
Effective January 1, 2020, the Company consummated a plan and agreement of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Digital Development Partners, Inc., a publicly-traded company (“DGDM”), pursuant to which the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DGDM. Such acquisition transaction, accounted for by DGDM as a “reverse merger”, resulted in the Company’s control persons becoming the control persons of DGDM.
Facility Lease
In May 2020, the Company entered into a facility lease with Grizzly Creek Farms, LLC, an entity owned by one of its directors, Fabian G. Deneault, with respect to approximately 2,000 square feet of manufacturing space located in Ronan, Montana. Monthly rent under such lease is $1,500 and the initial term of such lease expires in December 2025. The Company utilizes the leased facility for the manufacture of products, including its FDA-listed hand sanitizer products.
Distribution Agreements
In March 2020, the Company entered into a regional development and distribution agreement with Northland Partners, LLC (the “Tri-State Distributor”), who will focus on distribution of our products in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.
In June 2020, the Company terminated its distribution agreement with its Las Vegas-based distributor, due to non-performance.
Other
Management has evaluated subsequent events through July 10, 2020, the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued.
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DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following unaudited pro forma financial statements are based on the historical financial statements of Digital Development Partners, Inc. (“DGDM”) and Black Bird Potentials Inc. (“BBP”) after giving effect to DGDM’s acquisition of BBP (the “Acquisition”) and the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma financial statements. The effective date of the Acquisition was January 1, 2020.
Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet
The following unaudited pro forma balance sheet has been derived from the balance sheet of DGDM at December 31, 2019 (unaudited), and adjusts such information to give effect to the acquisition of BBP, as if the acquisition had occurred at December 31, 2019. The unaudited pro forma balance sheet is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the financial condition that would have resulted if the acquisition had been consummated at December 31, 2019. The unaudited pro forma balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the notes thereto and BBP’s financial statements and related notes thereto contained elsewhere herein.
|
|
DGDM |
|
|
BBP |
|
|
Pro Forma Adjustments |
|
|
Pro Forma |
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ | 973 |
|
|
$ | 85,969 |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | 86,942 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
4,461 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
4,461 |
|
Inventory, net |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
8,787 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
8,787 |
|
Deposit |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
973 |
|
|
|
119,217 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
120,190 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ | 973 |
|
|
$ | 119,217 |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | 120,190 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
1,141,768 |
|
|
|
4,272 |
|
|
|
(1,133,097 | ) |
|
|
12,943 |
|
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(10 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
Common stock |
|
|
85,971 |
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
63,480 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
Stockholder receivable |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(1,000 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(1,000 | ) |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
7,488,946 |
|
|
|
264,897 |
|
|
|
920,116 |
|
|
|
8,673,959 |
|
Retained earnings (deficit) |
|
|
(8,715,712 | ) |
|
|
(149,511 | ) |
|
|
149,511 |
|
|
|
(8,715,712 | ) |
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) |
|
|
(1,140,795 | ) |
|
|
114,945 |
|
|
|
1,133,097 |
|
|
|
107,247 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) |
|
$ | 973 |
|
|
$ | 119,217 |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | 120,190 |
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial statements.
F-24 |
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Table of Contents |
Unaudited Pro Forma Statements of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2019
The following pro forma statement of operations has been derived from the statement of operation of DGDM at December 31, 2019, and adjusts such information to give effect to the acquisition of BBP, as if the acquisition had occurred at January 1, 2019. The pro forma statement of operations is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that would have resulted if the acquisition had been consummated at January 1, 2019. The pro forma statement of operations should be read in conjunction with BBP’s financial statements and related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this filing.
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|
DGDM |
|
|
BBP |
|
|
Pro Forma Adjustments |
|
|
Pro Forma |
|
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Revenues |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | 17,771 |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | 17,771 |
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
17,802 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
17,802 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(31 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(31 | ) |
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consulting services |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
48,108 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
48,108 |
|
Website and related services |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
8,471 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
8,471 |
|
Legal and professional services |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
32,860 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
32,860 |
|
Product license |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
44,762 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
44,762 |
|
Bad debt expense |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
4,461 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
4,461 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
80,306 |
|
|
|
10,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,286 |
|
Total expenses |
|
|
(80,306 | ) |
|
|
(149,642 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(229,948 | ) |
Interest expense |
|
|
(41,661 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(41,661 | ) |
Loss before taxes |
|
|
(121,967 | ) |
|
|
(149,673 | ) |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
(271,640 | ) |
Other income |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
300 |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
300 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
|
|
--- |
|
Net loss |
|
$ | (121,967 | ) |
|
$ | (149,373 | ) |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | (271,340 | ) |
Net loss per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and Diluted |
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
|
$ | --- |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and Diluted |
|
|
85,970,665 |
|
|
|
50,630,730 |
|
|
|
64,029,335 |
|
|
|
150,000,000 |
|
See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma financial statements.
F-25 |
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Table of Contents |
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements
Note 1. Basis of Unaudited Pro Forma Presentation
The unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, and the unaudited pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019, are based on the historical financial statements of DGDM and BBP after giving effect to DGDM’s acquisition of BBP (the “Acquisition”) and the assumptions and adjustments described in the notes herein. No pro forma adjustments were required to conform BBP’s accounting policies to DGDM’s accounting policies.
The unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of December 31, 2019, is presented as if the Acquisition had occurred on December 31, 2019. The unaudited pro forma statement of operations of DGDM and BBP for the year ended December 31, 2019, is presented as if the Acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2019.
The unaudited pro forma financial statements are not intended to represent or be indicative of the results of operations or financial position of DGDM that would have been reported had the Acquisition been completed as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as representative of the future results of operations or financial position of DGDM.
Note 2. BBP Acquisition
Effective January 1, 2020, DGDM entered into a Plan and Agreement of Merger with BBP (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which DGDM acquired BBP, a company that is (a) engaged in the production and sale of products containing Cannabidiol, or CBD, derived from industrial hemp that contains no more than 0.3% THC, (b) a licensed participant in the Montana Hemp Pilot Program (c) the exclusive distributor of an environmentally-friendly pesticide, MiteXstream, that targets spider mites, which are a significant problem in the cultivation of cannabis (marijuana and industrial hemp), coffee and hops. DGDM has adopted the business plan of BBP as its overall corporate business plan. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, DGDM issued a total of 120,000,000 shares of common stock to the shareholders of BBP, all of which shares are considered “restricted securities.”
Acquisition-related expenses, including legal and accounting fees and other external costs directly related to the acquisition, were expensed as incurred.
Note 3. Pro Forma Adjustments
With respect to the unaudited pro form balance sheet, pro forma adjustments were made only to current liabilities, which adjustments were made to reflect the cancellation of $1,133,097 of DGDM debt as of December 31, 2019, by the issuance of shares.
With respect to the unaudited pro form balance sheet, no pro forma adjustments are included. With respect to the unaudited pro forma statements of income, pro forma adjustments were made only to weighted average shares outstanding, which adjustments were made to reflect the issuances and a cancellation of shares in connection with the Merger Agreement, as follows: (a) the cancellation of 79,265,000 shares by a related party, (b) the issuance of a total of 23,294,335 shares in cancellation of indebtedness and (c) the issuance of 120,000,000 shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
F-26 |
EXHIBIT 4.4
NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT.
Principal Amount: $43,500.00 |
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Issue Date: February 17, 2021 |
Purchase Price: $43,500.00 |
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CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of POWER UP LENDING GROUP LTD., a Virginia corporation, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $43,500.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on February 17, 2022 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of twelve percent (12%)(the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed. Interest shall commence accruing on the Issue Date but shall not be payable until the Note becomes payable (whether at Maturity Date or upon acceleration or by prepayment). All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).
This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
The following terms shall apply to this Note:
ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS
1.1 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III), each in respect of the remaining outstanding amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of this Note into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso. The beneficial ownership limitations on conversion as set forth in the section may NOT be waived by the Holder. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”); however, if the Notice of Conversion is sent after 6:00pm, New York, New York time the Conversion Date shall be the next business day. The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.4 hereof.
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1.2 Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall equal the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein)(subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The “Variable Conversion Price” shall mean 61% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 39%). “Market Price” means the lowest Trading Price (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, the closing bid price on the OTCQB, OTCQX, Pink Sheets electronic quotation system or applicable trading market (the “OTC”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder (i.e. Bloomberg) or, if the OTC is not the principal trading market for such security, the closing bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no closing bid price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the closing bid prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets”. If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTC, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.
1.3 Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved six times the number of shares that would be issuable upon full conversion of the Note (assuming that the 4.99% limitation set forth in Section 1.1 is not in effect)(based on the respective Conversion Price of the Note (as defined in Section 1.2) in effect from time to time, initially 10,970,996)(the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased (or decreased with the written consent of the Holder) from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Note. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.
If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain the Reserved Amount it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.
1.4 Method of Conversion.
(a) Mechanics of Conversion. As set forth in Section 1.1 hereof, from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower (upon payment in full of any amounts owed hereunder).
(b) Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion.
(c) Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations hereunder, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion.
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(d) Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions set forth herein, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission (“DWAC”) system.
(e) Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline due to action and/or inaction of the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock (the “Fail to Deliver Fee”); provided; however that the Fail to Deliver Fee shall not be due if the failure is a result of a third party (i.e., transfer agent; and not the result of any failure to pay such transfer agent) despite the best efforts of the Borrower to effect delivery of such Common Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(e) are justified.
1.5 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless: (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration (such as Rule 144 or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”); or (iii) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
Any restrictive legend on certificates representing shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel from Holder’s counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that (i) a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected; or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act; or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration. In the event that the Company does not reasonably accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Holder with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration (such as Rule 144), at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
1.6 Effect of Certain Events.
(a) Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III). “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.
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(b) Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Note, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, ten (10) days prior written notice (but in any event at least five (5) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Note. The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.
(c) Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.
1.7 Prepayment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, at any time during the periods set forth on the table immediately following this paragraph (the “Prepayment Periods”) or as otherwise agreed to between the Borrower and the Holder, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not more than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.7. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to Holder, or upon the direction of the Holder as specified by the Holder in a writing to the Borrower (which shall direction to be sent to Borrower by the Holder at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date). If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to the percentage (“Prepayment Percentage”) as set forth in the table immediately following this paragraph opposite the applicable Prepayment Period, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Section 1.4 hereof (the “Optional Prepayment Amount”).
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After the expiration of the Prepayment Periods set forth above, the Borrower may submit an Optional Prepayment Notice to the Holder. Upon receipt by the Holder of the Optional Prepayment Notice postrepayment Periods, the prepayment shall be subject to the Holder’s and the Borrower’s agreement with respect to the applicable Prepayment Percentage.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder’s conversion rights herein shall not be affected in any way until the Note is fully paid (funds received by the Holder) pursuant to an Optional Prepayment Notice.
ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS
2.1 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business. Any consent to the disposition of any assets may be conditioned on a specified use of the proceeds of disposition.
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ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:
3.1 Failure to Pay Principal and Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity or upon acceleration and such breach continues for a period of five (5) days after written notice from the Holder.
3.2 Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion. It is an obligation of the Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by the Borrower to the Holder within forty-eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder.
3.3 Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.
3.4 Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.5 Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.
3.6 Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.
3.7 Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC (which specifically includes the quotation platforms maintained by the OTC Markets Group) or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.
3.8 Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (the filing of a Form 15 with the SEC is an immediate Event of Default).
3.9 Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.
3.10 Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.
3.11 Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC at any time after 180 days after the Issuance Date for any date or period until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the un-restated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.
3.12 Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.
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3.13 Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note. Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due at the Maturity Date), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined herein). UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT AMOUNT (AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7 or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and/or 3.14 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity. If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.
ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.
4.2 Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, facsimile or email, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:
If to the Borrower, to:
Digital Development Partners, Inc.
3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104
Flower Mound, Texas 75028
Attn: Eric Newlan, Vice President/Secretary
Fax:
Email: newnewesq@gmail.com
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If to the Holder:
POWER UP LENDING GROUP LTD.
111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214
Great Neck, NY 11021
Attn: Curt Kramer, Chief Executive Officer
e-mail: info@poweruplending.com
With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Naidich Wurman LLP
111 Great Neck Road, Suite 216
Great Neck, NY 11021
Attn: Allison Naidich
facsimile: 516-466-3555
e-mail: allison@nwlaw.com
4.3 Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.
4.4 Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement; and may be assigned by the Holder without the consent of the Borrower.
4.5 Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.
4.6 Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the Eastern District of New York. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Note, any agreement or any other document delivered in connection with this Note by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
4.7 Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.
4.8 Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this on February 17, 2021
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EXHIBIT A -- NOTICE OF CONVERSION
The undersigned hereby elects to convert $_________________ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of January 14, 2021 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.
Box Checked as to applicable instructions:
[ ] The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent At Custodian (“DWAC Transfer”). Name of DTC Prime Broker: Account Number:
[ ] The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:
POWER UP LENDING GROUP LTD.
111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214
Great Neck, NY 11021
Attention: Certificate Delivery
e-mail: info@poweruplendinggroup.com
Date of conversion: _____________
Applicable Conversion Price: $____________
Number of shares of common stock to be issued
pursuant to conversion of the Notes: ______________
Amount of Principal Balance due remaining
under the Note after this conversion: ______________
POWER UP LENDING GROUP LTD.
By:_____________________________
Name: Curt Kramer
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: __________________
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EXHIBIT 10.17
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 17, 2021, by and between Digital Development Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with its address at 3505 Yucca Drive, Suite 104, Flower Mound, Texas 75028 (the “Company”), and POWER UP LENDING GROUP LTD., a Virginia corporation, with its address at 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 216, Great Neck, NY 11021 (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); and
B. Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a convertible note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $43,500.00 (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note.
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Note.
a. Purchase of Note. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.
b. Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on or about February 17, 2021, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
2. Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:
a. Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).
c. Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.
d. Information. The Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.
e. Legends. The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act; or may be sold pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration, the Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:
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"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER’S TRANSFER AGENT, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS."
The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.
f. Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.
b. Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.
c. Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized common stock of the Company consists of 225,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of which 164,925,000 shares are issued and outstanding; and 10,970,996 shares are reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Note. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
d. Issuance of Shares. The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.
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e. No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith.
f. SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). Upon written request the Company will deliver to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
g. Absence of Certain Changes. Since September 30, 2020, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
h. Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.
i. No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.
j. No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
k. No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.
l. Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
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4. COVENANTS.
a. Best Efforts. The Company shall use its best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 7 of this Agreement.
b. Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to timely make any filings required by federal and state laws as a result of the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
c. Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.
d. Expenses. At the Closing, the Company’s obligation with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is to reimburse Buyer’ expenses shall be $3,500.00 for Buyer’s legal fees and due diligence fee.
e. Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except with the prior written consent of the Buyer.
f. Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.
g. Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.
h. Trading Activities. Neither the Buyer nor its affiliates has an open short position in the common stock of the Company and the Buyer agrees that it shall not, and that it will cause its affiliates not to, engage in any short sales of or hedging transactions with respect to the common stock of the Company.
i. The Buyer is Not a “Dealer”. The Buyer and the Company hereby acknowledge and agree that the Buyer has not: (i) acted as an underwriter; (ii) acted as a market maker or specialist; (iii) acted as “de facto” market maker; or (iv) conducted any other professional market activities such as providing investment advice, extending credit and lending securities in connection; and thus that the Buyer is not a “Dealer” as such term is defined in the 1934 Act.
5. Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that the Company proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Company shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to this Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount as such term is defined in the Note) signed by the successor transfer agent to Company and the Company. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(e) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and/or this Agreement. If the Buyer provides the Company and the Company’s transfer agent, at the cost of the Buyer, with an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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6. Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.
b. The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.
d. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7. Conditions to The Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
a. The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.
b. The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) in accordance with Section 1(b) above.
c. The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.
d. The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Board of Directors’ resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
e. No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
f. No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.
8. Governing Law; Miscellaneous.
a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the Eastern District of New York. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement, the Note or any related document or agreement by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
b. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.
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c. Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
d. Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
e. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.
f. Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, email or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be as set forth in the heading of this Agreement with a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice) to Naidich Wurman LLP, 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214, Great Neck, NY 11021, Attn: Allison Naidich, facsimile: 516-466-3555, e-mail: allison@nwlaw.com.
Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.
g. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.
h. Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.
i. Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
j. No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.
k. Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
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AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:
Aggregate Principal Amount of Note: $43,500.00
Aggregate Purchase Price: $43,500.00
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EXHIBIT 21.1
Subsidiaries of Digital Development Partners, Inc.:
Black Bird Potentials Inc., a Wyoming corporation
Big Sky American Dist., LLC, a Montana limited liability company
Black Bird Hemp Manager, LLC, a Montana limited liability company
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Fabian G. Deneault, certify that:
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I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Digital Development Partners, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and |
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: April 15, 2021 |
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EXHIBIT 31.2
I, William E. Sluss, certify that:
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I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Digital Development Partners, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. |
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have: |
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
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Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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Date: April 15, 2021 |
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EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATIONS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Fabian G. Deneault, certify, as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Digital Development Partners, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Digital Development Partners, Inc. at the dates and for the periods indicated.
Date: April 15, 2021 |
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I, William E. Sluss, certify, as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Digital Development Partners, Inc. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Digital Development Partners, Inc. at the dates and for the periods indicated.
Date: April 15, 2021 |
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Digital Development Partners, Inc. and will be retained by Digital Development Partners, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.