AS FILED WITH THE U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 15 , 2018

REGISTRATION NO. 333-217792

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.  4 TO

FORM S-1

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET, LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   7380   27-3349143
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Primary Standard Industrial   (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)   Classification Number)   Identification No.)

 

SmartSpace 3F, Level 9, Unit 908, 100 Cyberport Rd.,

Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(852) 36186110

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

245 Park Ave ., 39th Floor

New York, NY 10167

Telephone: (212) 372-8836

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

WITH COPIES OF ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:

 

T J Jesky, Esq.

LAW OFFICES OF T J JESKY

200 West Madison, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60606

E mail: tjjesky@yahoo.com

PHONE: (312) 894-0130

FAX: (312) 489 8216

 

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [  ]

 

If this Form is filed to register securities for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, please check the following box. [X]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filed or a smaller reporting company.

 

Large accelerated filer [  ]   Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ]   Smaller Reporting Company [X]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). [  ]

 

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. [  ]

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

     

 

  

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the post effective registration statement filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED _______________, 2018

 

PROSPECTUS

 

UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET, LTD.

20,530,305 of our Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001

51,700,000 shares of our Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001

 

UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. (the “Company”) is a business focused on developing a tracking and safety control system for food and drugs that uses blockchain technology. The selling stockholders named in this prospectus are offering shares of Common Stock through this Prospectus. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholders. We are registering 20,530,305 of our Class A Common Stock held by six selling shareholders and 51,700,000 shares of our Class C Common Stock being offered by the selling shareholders. The Class A Common stock is at a fixed price of $3.70 and the Class C Common stock is at a fixed price of $0.20 per share for the entire duration of the offering. Our Class A Common Stock is presently on the grey sheets, under the trading symbol UBIA and our Class C Common Stock is non-voting stock that is not traded on any market or securities exchange. The selling shareholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of their stock, the Company will not receive any proceeds of this offering.

 

Selling shareholders are underwriters as defined under the Securities Act of 1933. On January 5, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary trading suspension of our common stock terminating on January 22, 2018. Following the suspension, no market makers made a market in the Company’s securities resulting our Class A stock placed on the grey sheets of the OTC markets. With our stock on the “grey sheets” there can be no assurance that an active trading market for our shares will develop, or, if developed, that it will be sustained. Further, OTC Markets has blocked quotations for our securities, and they have labeled our Class A common stock as Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware). In the absence of a trading market or an inactive trading market, investors may be unable to liquidate their investment or make any profit from the investment.

 

These securities involve a high degree of risk. See “RISK FACTORS” contained in this prospectus beginning on page 8.

 

Neither the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this Prospectus and the information we have referred you to. We have not authorized any person to provide you with any information about this Offering, the Company, or the shares of our Common Stock offered hereby that is different from the information included in this Prospectus. If anyone provides you with different information, you should not rely on it.

 

The date of this prospectus is __________________, 2018

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

  Page
Part I  
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 3
OUR COMPANY 3
THE OFFERING 6
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION 7
RISK FACTORS RELATING TO OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION 8
COMPANY RISK FACTORS 10
RISK FACTORS RELATING TO OWNERSHIP OF OUR COMMON STOCK 20
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 25
USE OF PROCEEDS 25
DILUTION 25
DETERMINATION OF THE OFFERING PRICE 25
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS 26
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 35
EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION 37
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 38
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE 40
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS 43
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY 56
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 57
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION 57
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING 61
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS 61
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 64
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT 67
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS 68
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES 68
LEGAL MATTERS 68
EXPERTS 68
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 69
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 70

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

 

Between the period of December 1, 2017 to January 5, 2018, the Company’s Class A common stock was quoted at high closing price of approximately $87.00 per share with volume exceeding 1,069,000 shares during this period.

 

Neither the Company or its control persons engaged in any efforts outside of its ordinary course of business to cause such volume or pricing of the Company’s Class A shares of common stock.

 

Unexpected surges in buying or selling of the Company’s Class A common stock could have material impact both up and down on the market pricing of the Company’s Class A common stock.

 

On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. at 9:30 a.m. EST on January 8, 2018, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EST, on January 22, 2018. The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of UBIA because of (i) questions regarding the accuracy of assertions, since at least September 2017, by UBIA in filings with the Commission regarding the company’s business operations; and (ii) concerns about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s Class A common stock since at least November 2017.

 

UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET, LTD.

 

The following summary highlights selected information contained in this Prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should read the more detailed information contained in this prospectus, including but not limited to, the risk factors beginning on page 3. References to “we,” “us,” “our,” “UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.” or the “Company” mean UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as anticipate, believe, plan, expect, future, intend, and similar expressions to identify such forward-looking statements. You should not place too much reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks faced by us described in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this Prospectus.

 

Our Company

 

The Company was organized August 26, 2010 (Date of Inception) under the laws of the State of Nevada, as JA Energy. The Company was incorporated as a subsidiary of Reshoot Production Company, a Nevada corporation. Reshoot Production Company was incorporated October 31, 2007, and, at the time of spin off was listed on the Over-the- Counter Bulletin Board. On November 21, 2016, the Company reincorporated in Delaware under the name UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. The Company has no revenues and has yet to develop any products for sale.

 

UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. business encompasses the research and application of blockchain technology with a focus on the Internet of things covering areas of food, drugs and healthcare. Management plans to focus its business in the integrated wellness industry, by providing procedures for safety and effectiveness in food and drugs, but also preventing counterfeit or fake food and drugs. With the advancement of the blockchain technology, the Company plans to trace a food or drug product from its original source within the context of the Internet of Things to the final consumer.

 

UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. (“UBI Delaware”) was reincorporated in Delaware on November 21, 2016 for the purpose of entering into the blockchain technology business. UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd (“UBI Hong Kong”) was organized in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “HKSAR”) in September 2016 to facilitate local financing participations, UBI Delaware opened a bank account at Abacus Federal Savings Bank in New York City. This bank account is funded by Tony Liu and is used to pay Company invoices from the U.S. UBI Hong Kong has a bank account at China Citic Bank International in Hong Kong, which is also funded by Tony Liu; this account makes disbursements relating to UBI Delaware operations in Hong Kong (such as payroll, rent, and other office expenses). UBI Hong Kong is owned and controlled by Tony Liu, CEO of UBI Delaware. UBI Hong Kong owns 30,000,000 (97%) of the 30,799,046 issued and outstanding shares of UBI Delaware Class A common stock at February 28, 2018. UBI Hong Kong has no other assets and no business operations of its own.

 

In December 2016, UBI Delaware engaged the services of 8 full time employees to principally work in its blockchain technology business. In January 2018, UBI Hong Kong executed an agreement with the HKSAR and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to complete a project related to blockchain technology. To date, UBI Delaware has not received or earned any revenues in its blockchain technology business.

 

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We have incurred an unaudited accumulated deficit of $(8,250,927) since our inception on August 26, 2010 through the interim period of February 28, 2018 and have had to rely on, Tony Liu, our CEO, to loan us monies to fund our operations. We are a development stage company and management is uncertain that the Company can generate sufficient revenues in the next 12-months to sustain our operations. We shall need to seek additional funding to continue our operations and implement our plan of operations.

 

Due to the uncertainty of our ability to meet our financial obligations and to pay our liabilities as they become due, in their report on our financial statements for the period for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017, our registered independent auditors included additional comments indicating concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017, we experienced an audited operating loss of $(1,827,079) and for the six months ended February 28, 2018, we experienced an unaudited operating loss of $(1,907,501). As of August 31, 2017, we had audited cash on hand of $15,406 and current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees of $1,300,000 for total current assets of $1,315,406. As of February 28, 2018, we had unaudited cash on hand of $59,523, inventory of 28,153, a current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees of $740,000 and other receivable of $26,946 for total current assets of $854,622. Our audited current liabilities as of August 31, 2017 was $585,506. Our unaudited current liabilities as of February 28, 2018 was $1,337,836. In order to keep the company operational and fully reporting, management anticipates a burn rate of approximately $300,000 per month, pre and post-offering. The burn rate is based on cash used by operating activities.

 

Without any additional funding, the Company will be unable to operate. Therefore, if we are unable to generate sufficient revenues, we must raise additional capital in order to continue operations in order to implement our plan of operations.

 

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Investors should be aware that we will be subject to the “Penny Stock” rules adopted by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in Penny Stocks. These regulations may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity, if any, in the secondary market for our stock, and investors in our common stock may find it difficult to sell their shares. Please see the disclosures under “Penny Stock Regulations” on Page 23 of this Prospectus for more information.

 

Our principal offices are located at SmartSpace 3F, Level 9, Unit 908, 100 Cyberport Rd., Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Our telephone number is: (212) 372-8836.

 

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The Offering

 

Securities Being Offered:  

20,530,305 shares of Class A Common Stock

51,700,000 shares of Class C Common Stock

     
 Fixed Price:   The offering by the Class A Common stock is at a fixed price by the selling shareholders of $3.70 per shares and the Class C Common Stock by the selling shareholders is at a fixed price of $0.20 per share for the entire duration of the offering.
     
Terms of the Offering:  

The selling shareholders will determine when and how they will sell the common stock offered in this prospectus Management nor any of its authorized representative(s) have engaged in any conduct intended to promote the Company’s securities or the offering of the Company’s securities.

     
Securities Issued and to be Issued   30,799,046 shares of our Class A Common Stock and 73,400,000 shares of our Class C Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the date of this Prospectus.  All of the common stock to be sold under this Prospectus will be sold by existing shareholders.  The Selling shareholders are underwriters as defined under the Securities Act of 1933.
     
 Use of proceeds   We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the selling stockholders.
     

Stock Symbol

 

UBIA, trading on the grey sheets.

     
Risk Factors   You should carefully consider the information set forth in this prospectus and, in particular, the specific factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 8 of this prospectus before deciding whether or not to invest in our common stock.

   

We are registering up to 20,530,305 Class A shares by six existing selling securityholders, 20,000,000 shares to be sold by our controlling stockholder to the public and 582,000 shares to be sold by five individuals to the public for resale at a price of $3.70 per share and 51,700,000 Class C common shares for resale by existing selling securityholders at a fixed price of $0.20 per share.

 

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Selected Financial Data

 

The following financial information summarizes the more complete historical financial information at the end of this Prospectus.

 

The summary information below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for the three months ended February 28, 2018 (unaudited) and the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017 (audited) and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus.

 

Balance Sheet Data

 

    February 28, 2018     Year ended
August 31, 2017
 
    (unaudited)     (audited)  
Total cash and equivalents   $ 59,523     $ 15,406  
Inventory     28,153       -  
Current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees     740,000       1,300,000  
Deposit and prepaid expenses   $ 26,946     $ -  
Total Current Assets     854,622       1,315,406  
                 
Non-current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees     123,333       493,333  
Office Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation     18,136       17,950  
Website Development Costs     95,835       92,035  
Total Assets   $ 1,091,926     $ 1,918,724  
                 
Total current liabilities   $ 1,337,836     $ 585,506  
Total liabilities   $ 1,337,836     $ 585,506  

 

Income Statement Data

 

    For the six months ended
February 28, 2018,
    For the year ended
August 31, 2017
 
    (unaudited)     (audited)  
Revenues   $ -     $ -  
Employee Compensation     460,056       463,782  
Consulting Fees     838,383       1,198,334  
Depreciation     4,324       -  
Occupancy     39,690       13,953  
Professional Fees     392,872       98,677  
Research and development     71,229       -  
Other     71,494       52,333  
Total Operating Expenses     1,878,598       1,827,079  
Operating loss   $ (1,878,598 )   $ (1,827,079 )
Other income (expenses)     (28,903 )     37,912  
Net income (loss)   $ (1,907,501 )   $ (1,789,167 )

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

Please consider the following risk factors before deciding to invest in our common stock.

 

This offering and any investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and all of the information contained in this Prospectus before deciding whether to purchase our common stock.

 

If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be harmed. An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information in this Prospectus before investing in our common stock. If any of the following risks occur, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be seriously harmed. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

RISK FACTORS RELATING TO OUR TRADING SUSPENSION

 

OUR STOCK WAS SUSPENDED FROM TRADING BY THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WHICH now makes it difficult for investors to dispose of their Common Stock.

 

On January 5, 2018, the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission announced an Order of Trading suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. until January 22, 2018. The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of UBIA because of (i) questions regarding the accuracy of assertions, since at least September 2017, by UBIA in filings with the Commission regarding the company’s business operations; and (ii) concerns about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s Class A common stock since at least November 2017. With this trading suspension, our investors will find it more difficult to dispose of their shares, as our stock has become somewhat illiquid. This also makes it more difficult for the Company to raise capital. (See next Risk Factor.)

 

We were are on the grey sheets, resulting in a more limited market for our common stock.

 

Following the January 5, 2018 trading suspension, our stock is now on the “grey sheets” under the symbol UBIA. The suspension of trading eliminated our market makers. It should be noted that a stock on the grey sheets is more difficult to sell as many market markers do not trade grey sheet companies. The placement on the grey sheets can hurt our investors by reducing the liquidity and market price of our common stock. Additionally, the placement on the grey sheets could negatively impact us by reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, which would negatively affect our ability to raise capital. An investor may be unable to liquidate their investment.

 

The trading suspension had a multiple of adverse effects on our Class A common stock, this includes:

 

the trading suspension in our common stock, OTC Markets has discontinued the display of quotes for your securities and that they have been labeled “Caveat Emptor,” or buyer beware, to inform investors that there may be reason to exercise additional care and perform thorough due diligence before making an investment decision in our securities;
     
there can be no assurance that the Caveat Emptor designation will ever be removed or that the display of quotes for our securities will ever be resumed;
     
following the trading suspension, broker-dealers cannot publish or submit in a quotation medium quotations to buy or sell our stock until they have complied with the information and review requirements of Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11, including the requirement that they have a reasonable basis under the circumstances for believing that information is accurate in all material respects and is from a reliable source, and filed, and FINRA has cleared, a Form 211 relating to our stock, or an exception to Rule 15c2-11 is otherwise available to a broker-dealer;
     
there can be no assurance that a broker-dealer will ever take steps to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-11, or that FINRA will ever clear a Form 211 with respect to your common stock; and
     
the fact that the trading suspension has ended does not mean that concerns that led to the trading suspension have been addressed or no longer apply.

 

RISK FACTORS RELATING TO OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

WE HAVE LIMITED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION UPON WHICH YOU MAY EVALUATE OUR PERFORMANCE.

 

We have a limited operating history and we are subject to all risks inherent in a developing business enterprise. The Company has no revenues and has yet to develop any products for sale.

 

Our likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications, and delays frequently encountered in connection with the development of blockchain technology with a focus on the Internet of things covering areas of food, drugs and healthcare and the competitive environment in which we operate. You should consider, among other factors, our prospects for success in light of the risks and uncertainties encountered by companies that, like us, are in their early stages of research. We may not be able to successfully address these risks and uncertainties or successfully implement our operating and acquisition strategies. If we fail to do so, it could materially harm our business to the point of having to cease operations and could impair the value of our common stock to the point that the investors may lose their entire investment. Even if we accomplish these objectives, we may not be able to generate positive cash flows or profits that we anticipate in the future.

 

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Our auditors have made reference to the substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern, THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.

 

Our financial statements included with this Registration Statement for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017 and for the six months ended February 28, 2018, have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. Our auditors have made reference to the substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report on our audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2017. Because the Company has been issued an opinion by its auditors that substantial doubt exists as to whether the Company can continue as a going concern, it may be more difficult for the Company to attract investors. Since our auditors have raised a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, this typically results in greater difficulty to obtain loans than businesses that do not have a qualified auditors opinion. Additionally, any loans we might obtain may be on less advantageous terms. Our future is dependent upon our ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations from our business. We plan to seek additional funds from additional loans made to us by Tony Liu, our CEO or through private placements of our common stock. You may be investing in a company that will not have the funds necessary to continue to deploy its business strategies. If we are not able to achieve sufficient revenues or find financing to cover our expenses, then we likely will be forced to cease operations and investors will likely lose their entire investment.

 

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WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTAIN PROFITABILITY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING, WHICH MAY BE UNAVAILABLE TO US.

 

We have prepared audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 and unaudited financial statements for the three months ended February 28, 2018. For the period from inception (August 26, 2010) through February 28, 2018, we experienced an accumulated deficit of $8,250,927. Our ability to continue to operate as a going concern is fully dependent upon the Company obtaining sufficient financing to continue its development and operational activities. The ability to achieve profitable operations is in direct correlation to our ability to generate revenues or raise sufficient financing. It is important to note that even if the appropriate financing is received, there is no guarantee that we will ever be able to operate profitably or derive any significant revenues from its operation. If we run out of cash reserves, we would be forced to cease operations.

 

No assurance can be given that the Company will obtain access to capital markets in the future or that financing, adequate to satisfy the cash requirements of implementing our business strategies, will be available on acceptable terms. The inability of the Company to gain access to capital markets or obtain acceptable financing could have a material adverse effect upon the results of its operations and upon its financial conditions.

 

BASED ON OUR BURN RATE, IF we are unable to obtain additional funding our business will fail and our shares may be worthless.

 

We have limited financial resources. As of February 28, 2018, we had unaudited $59,523 cash, $28,153 in inventory, current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees of $740,000, deposit and prepaid expenses of $26,946, office equipment valued at $18,136, non-current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees of $123,333 and website development costs of $95,835 for total assets of $1,091,926. Our current burn rate is approximately $300,000 per month. The burn rate is based on cash used by operating activities Based on our current burn rate, we will run out of funds immediately without additional capital. If we fail to raise sufficient funds to keep our business operational, investors may lose their entire cash investment. There is no assurance that we can raise funding or that we will have sufficient funds to repay any indebtedness, or that we will not default on our debt obligations, jeopardizing our business viability. There can be no assurance that financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, we will likely be required to curtail our business plans and possibly cease our operations.

 

THE NATURE OF OUR OPERATIONS ARE HIGHLY SPECULATIVE.

 

The success of our plan of operation will depend to a great extent on the operations, financial condition and management. Our business concept revolves around “developing Internet of Things (“IoT”), e-blockchain, and other technologies.” Our business model is not yet established in the industry and we will have to convince our customers to use our products and services.

 

Management believes that we will be successful in marketing our services, but there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract sufficient consumers to achieve profitability or even generate anything but minimal revenues. If our intended products and services are not accepted by consumers, we will fail.

 

COMPANY RISK FACTORS

 

Article IX of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other stockholders.

 

Article IX of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another state or federal court located in the State of Delaware) shall be the exclusive forum for: (1) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the corporation, (2) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by, or other wrongdoing by, any director, officer, employee, agent or stockholder of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (3) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law or the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, (4) any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or (5) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. This exclusive forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other stockholders, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other stockholders. Alternatively, if a court were to find this provision in our Articles to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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BECAUSE OUR OPERATIONS ARE CONCENTRATED IN CHINA OUR STOCKHOLDERS WOULD FACE DIFFICULTY IN ENFORCING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS UNDER UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS.

 

Our operations are concentrated in China and our stockholders would face difficulty in enforcing their legal rights under United States securities laws in light of our management’s location outside of the United States. Legal protections and remedies available to the company for certain harmful action taken against it will be pursued within the People’s Republic of China legal system, which differs from the U.S. legal system in significant ways. Because the company conducts operations outside of the U.S. it is difficult to pursue legal matters is subject to limitations imposed by other jurisdictions. It is limited ability for U.S. regulators’ to conduct investigations and inspections within China. There may be restrictions on the transfer of cash into and out of China, as well as on the exchange of currency, which may constrain the company’s liquidity and impede its ability to use cash in its operations.

 

U.S. investors may experience difficulties in attempting to effect a service of process and enforce judgments based upon U.S. Federal Securities Laws against our company and its non U.S. resident officers and directors.

 

We are a Delaware corporation and, as such, we are subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware and the United States courts for purposes of any lawsuit, action or proceeding by investors herein. An investor would have the ability to effect service of process in any action on the company within the United States. However, since Mr. Tony Liu, our CEO, Chan Cheung, our CFO and two of our three directors reside outside the United States substantially all or a portion of the assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors to:

 

  Effect service of process within the United States against our non-U.S. resident officers or directors;
  Enforce U.S. court judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against any of the above referenced foreign persons in the United States;
  Enforce in foreign courts U.S. court judgments based on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against the above foreign persons; and
  Bring an original action in foreign courts to enforce liabilities based upon the U.S. federal securities laws against the above foreign persons.

 

WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPETE WITH OTHER COMPANIES, SOME OF WHOM HAVE GREATER RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE.

 

We do not have the resources to compete with larger providers of these similar services at this time. With the limited, if not minimal, resources the Company has available, the Company may experience great difficulties in building a customer base. Competition from existing and future competitors could result in the Company’s inability to secure any new customers. This competition from other entities with greater resources and reputations may result in the Company’s failure to maintain or expand its business as the Company may never be able to successfully execute its business plan. Further, we cannot be assured that it will be able to compete successfully against present or future competitors or that the competitive pressure it may face will not force the Company to cease operations.

 

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We may be unable to gain any significant market acceptance for our products and services or be unable establish a significant market presence.

 

Our growth strategy is substantially dependent upon our ability to market our intended products and services successfully to prospective clients in the target markets, which shall initially be China, Europe and the United States. This requires that we heavily rely upon our development and marketing partners in the target markets. Failure to select the right development and marketing partners in the target markets and other target markets will significantly delay or prohibit our ability to develop our intended products and services, market the products and gain market acceptance. Our intended products and services may not achieve significant market acceptance. If acceptance is achieved, it may not be sustained for any significant period of time. Failure of our intended products and services to achieve or sustain market acceptance could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions and the results of our operations.

 

If potential users within the target markets do not widely adopt online or UBI fails to achieve and sustain sufficient market acceptance, we will not generate sufficient revenue and our growth prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

 

UBI may never gain significant acceptance in the marketplace and, therefore, may never generate substantial revenue or allow us to achieve or maintain profitability. Widespread adoption of virtual and online training portals in the target markets depends on many factors, including acceptance by users that such systems and methods or other options. Our ability to achieve commercial market acceptance for UBI or any other future products also depends on the strength of our sales, marketing and distribution organizations.

 

We may not be able to attract qualified professionals, academics, university professors and communication professionals from around the world, which will decrease the value of technological innovation platform and may make it difficult to differentiate UBI from other online services providers.

 

Our strategy includes developing relationships with professionals, academics, university professors and communication professionals from around the world. If we are unable to establish relationships with these professionals, academics, university professors and communication professionals that UBI’s technological innovation platform is not effective or that alternative products are more effective, or if we encounter difficulty promoting adoption or establishing UBI as a standard, our ability to achieve market acceptance of UBI could be significantly limited.

 

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We may not be able to develop new products or enhance the capabilities of UBI to keep pace with our industry’s rapidly changing technology and customer requirements.

 

The industry for blockchain technology is characterized by rapid technological changes, new product introductions, enhancements, and evolving industry standards. Our business prospects depend on our ability to develop new products and applications for our technology in new markets that develop as a result of technological and scientific advances, while improving the performance and cost-effectiveness. New technologies, techniques or products could emerge that might offer better combinations of price and performance than UBI systems. The market for online or virtual healthcare market is characterized by rapid innovation and advancement in technology. It is important that we anticipate changes in technology and market demand. If we do not successfully innovate and introduce new technology into our anticipated product lines or effectively manage the transitions of our technology to new product offerings, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

 

Cyber security risks could adversely affect our business and disrupt our operations.

 

The threats to network and data security are increasingly diverse and sophisticated. Despite our efforts and processes to prevent breaches, our devices, as well as our servers, computer systems, and those of third parties that we use in our operations are vulnerable to cyber security risks, including cyber attacks such as viruses and worms, phishing attacks, denial-of-service attacks, physical or electronic break-ins, employee theft or misuse, and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our servers and computer systems or those of third parties that we use in our operations, which could lead to interruptions, delays, loss of critical data, and loss of consumer confidence.

 

In addition, we may be the target of email scams that attempt to acquire sensitive information or company assets. Despite our efforts to create security barriers to such threats, we may not be able to entirely mitigate these risks. Any cyber attack that attempts to obtain our data and assets, disrupt our service, or otherwise access our systems, or those of third parties we use, if successful, could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition, be expensive to remedy, and damage our reputation.

 

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Our financial performance is subject to risks associated with changes in the value of the U.S. dollar versus local currencies.

 

Our primary exposure to movements in foreign currency exchange rates relates to non-U.S. dollar denominated sales and operating expenses worldwide. Weakening of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar adversely affects the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency-denominated sales and earnings, and generally leads us to raise international pricing, potentially reducing demand for our intended products and services. In some circumstances, for competitive or other reasons, we may decide not to raise local prices to fully offset the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, or at all, which would adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency denominated sales and earnings. Conversely, a strengthening of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, while generally beneficial to our foreign currency-denominated sales and earnings, could cause us to reduce international pricing, incur losses on our foreign currency derivative instruments, and incur increased operating expenses thereby limiting any benefit. Additionally, strengthening of foreign currencies may also increase our cost of product components denominated in those currencies, thus adversely affecting gross margins.

 

We do not use derivative instruments, such as foreign currency forward and option contracts, to hedge certain exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

We may acquire other businesses, form joint ventures or make investments in other companies or technologies that could negatively affect our operating results, dilute our stockholders’ ownership, increase our debt or cause us to incur significant expense.

 

We may pursue acquisitions of businesses and assets. We also may pursue strategic alliances and joint ventures that leverage our proprietary technology and industry experience to expand our offerings or distribution. We have no experience with acquiring other companies and limited experience with forming strategic partnerships. We may not be able to find suitable partners or acquisition candidates, and we may not be able to complete such transactions on favorable terms, if at all. If we make any acquisitions, we may not be able to integrate these acquisitions successfully into our existing business, and we could assume unknown or contingent liabilities.

 

Any future acquisitions also could result in the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities or future write-offs of intangible assets or goodwill, any of which could have a negative impact on our cash flows, financial condition and results of operations. Integration of an acquired company also may disrupt ongoing operations and require management resources that we would otherwise focus on developing our existing business. We may experience losses related to investments in other companies, which could harm our financial condition and results of operations. We may not realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition, strategic alliance or joint venture.

 

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Foreign acquisitions involve unique risks in addition to those mentioned above, including those related to integration of operations across different cultures and languages, currency risks and the particular economic, political and regulatory risks associated with specific countries.

 

To finance any acquisitions or joint ventures, we may choose to issue shares of common stock as consideration, which could dilute the ownership of our stockholders. Additional funds may not be available on terms that are favorable to us, or at all. If the price of our Common Stock is low or volatile, we may not be able to acquire other companies or fund a joint venture project using our stock as consideration .

 

THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE INABILITY TO FIND SUITABLE EMPLOYEES.

 

In order to implement our business plan, management recognizes that additional staff will be required. No assurances can be given that we will be able to find suitable employees that can support our needs or that these employees can be hired on favorable terms. We do not plan to hire any additional employees until our cash flows can justify the expense.

 

Tony Liu, our CEO may have a conflict of interest with his ownership of UBI Hong Kong, the largest shareholder of UBI Delaware which has an agreement with HKPU to develop blockchain technology.

 

While theorectically it is conceivable that concerns arise about the conflict of interest because of Tony Liu’s ownership in UBI Hong Kong (“UBI HK”) and UBI Delaware (“UBI DE”), and the potential result in a negative impact on UBI Delaware’ shareholders’ interest, our management believes such concerns are minimal, as UBI HK has voluntarily transfered to UBI DE all intellectual properties, revenue, profit and loss, interests, benefits that may result from the project agreement (registered as UIM/331 on HKSAR’s official website: www.gov.hk) signed by UBI HK, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“HKPU”) and Hong Kong Special Region Administration (“HKSAR”). UBI HK will not be entitled to any independent interest, benefits or whatsoever, from the said agreement.

 

Risks Related to Being a Public Company

 

IF WE FAIL TO MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL CONTROLS, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY REPORT OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS OR PREVENT FRAUD AND AS A RESULT, INVESTORS MAY BE MISLED AND LOSE CONFIDENCE IN OUR FINANCIAL REPORTING AND DISCLOSURES, AND THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK MAY BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we report annually on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. A “significant deficiency” means a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of the Company’s financial reporting. A “material weakness” is a deficiency or a combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

As of August 31, 2017, management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting. The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee due to a lack of a majority of independent members and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; and (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives.

 

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In addition, in connection with our on-going assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, we may discover “material weaknesses” in our internal controls as defined in standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB. A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected.

 

Failure to provide effective internal controls may cause investors to lose confidence in our financial reporting and may negatively affect the price of our common stock. Moreover, effective internal controls are necessary to produce accurate, reliable financial reports and to prevent fraud. If we have deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting, these deficiencies may negatively impact our business and operations.

 

IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL INCUR INCREMENTAL COSTS AS A RESULT OF OPERATING AS A PUBLIC COMPANY.

 

We will incur legal, accounting and other expenses as a fully-reporting public company. Moreover, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), as well as new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, have imposed various new requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. Although we have not operated the business of UBI Blockchain as a public company, since JA Energy, the company’s predecessor, has been a public company since 2010 expect to incur approximately $40,000 of incremental operating expenses in 2017. We project that the total incremental operating expenses of being a public company will be approximately $45,000 for 2018. The incremental costs are estimates, and actual incremental expenses could be materially different from these estimates. Unless we can generate sufficient revenues and profits, we may not be able to absorb the costs of being a public company.

 

As a result of operating as a public company, our management will be required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.

 

We have never operated as a public company. As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, and rules subsequently implemented and yet to be implemented by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission have imposed and will impose various new requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to these new compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, we expect these new rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain the same or similar coverage.

  

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In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. In particular, we must perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Compliance will require us to increase our general and administrative expense in order to pay added compliance personnel, outside legal counsel and consultants to assist us in, among other things, external reporting, instituting and monitoring a more comprehensive compliance function and board governance function, establishing and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and preparing and distributing periodic public reports in compliance with our obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws. We currently do not have an internal audit group, and we will evaluate the need to hire additional accounting and financial staff with appropriate public company experience and technical accounting knowledge. Moreover, if we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 in a timely manner, the market price of our stock could decline.

 

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Risks Related to Administrative, Organizational and Commercial Operations and Growth

 

The loss of our Chief Executive Officer or our inability to attract and retain highly skilled developers and other personnel could negatively impact our business.

 

Our success depends on the skills, experience and performance of Tony, Liu, our Chief Executive Officer, and other key employees. The individual and collective efforts of these employees will be important as we continue to develop and as we expand our commercial activities. The loss or incapacity of existing members of our executive management team could negatively impact our operations if we experience difficulties in hiring qualified successors. We do not have any employment agreements in place for our executive officers; the existence of an employment agreement does not guarantee the retention of the executive officer for any period of time.

 

Our use of “open source” software could negatively affect our ability to LICENSE our INTENDED products and subject us to possible litigation.

 

A portion of the technologies we use incorporates “open source” software. Such open source software is generally licensed by its authors or other third parties under open source licenses. These licenses may subject us to certain unfavorable conditions, including requirements that we offer our intended products and services that incorporate the open source software for no cost, that we make publicly available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon, incorporating, or using the open source software, or that we license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of the particular open source license. Additionally, if a third-party software provider has incorporated open source software into software that we license from such provider, we could be required to disclose or provide at no cost any of our source code that incorporates or is a modification of such licensed software. If an author or other third party that distributes open source software that we use or license were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of the applicable license, we could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant damages and enjoined from the sale of our intended products and services that contained the open source software. Any of the foregoing could disrupt the distribution and sale of our intended products and services and harm our business.

 

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Risks Related to Intellectual Property

 

If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position could be harmed.

 

We plan to rely upon patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secret protection, as well as non-disclosure agreements and invention assignment agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties, to protect our confidential and proprietary information. Significant elements of our intended products and services are based on unpatented trade secrets and know-how that are not publicly disclosed. In addition to contractual measures, we try to protect the confidential nature of our proprietary information using physical and technological security measures. Such measures may not, for example, in the case of misappropriation of a trade secret by an employee or third party with authorized access, provide adequate protection for our proprietary information. Our security measures may not prevent an employee or consultant from misappropriating our trade secrets and providing them to a competitor, and recourse we take against such misconduct may not provide an adequate remedy to protect our interests fully. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret can be difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, trade secrets may be independently developed by others in a manner that could prevent legal recourse by us. If any of our confidential or proprietary information, such as our trade secrets, were to be disclosed or misappropriated, or if any such information was independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position could be harmed.

 

We may infringe the intellectual property rights of others, which may prevent or delay our product development efforts and stop us from commercializing or increase the costs of commercializing our intended products and services.

 

Our commercial success depends significantly on our ability to operate without infringing the patents and other intellectual property rights of third parties. For example, there could be issued patents of which we are not aware that our products infringe. There also could be patents that we believe we do not infringe, but that we may ultimately be found to infringe. Moreover, patent applications are in some cases maintained in secrecy until patents are issued. The publication of discoveries in the scientific or patent literature frequently occurs substantially later than the date on which the underlying discoveries were made and patent applications were filed. Because patents can take many years to issue, there may be currently pending applications of which we are unaware that may later result in issued patents that our products infringe. For example, pending applications may exist that provide support or can be amended to provide support for a claim that results in an issued patent that our product infringes.

 

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Our software is built upon open-sourced code and platforms. Nevertheless, there is a risk a third party may assert that we are employing their proprietary technology without authorization. If a court held that any third-party patents are valid, enforceable and cover our products or their use, the holders of any of these patents may be able to block our ability to commercialize our products unless we obtained a license under the applicable patents, or until the patents expire. We may not be able to enter into licensing arrangements or make other arrangements at a reasonable cost or on reasonable terms. Any inability to secure licenses or alternative technology could result in delays in the introduction of our products or lead to prohibition of the manufacture or sale of products by us.

 

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

 

The price of our Common Stock may be LIMITED AND volatile and may be influenced by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control .

 

Factors that could cause volatility in the market price of our Common Stock include, but are not limited to:

 

  halting of trading by SEC or FINRA;
  unexpected market activity due to crypto/blockchain trading frenzy unrelated to specific Company activity;
  actual or anticipated fluctuations in our financial condition and operating results;
  actual or anticipated changes in our growth rate relative to our competitors;
  commercial success and market acceptance of UBI;
  success of our competitors in discovering, developing or commercializing products;
  strategic transactions undertaken by us;
  additions or departures of key personnel;
  prevailing economic conditions;
  disputes concerning our intellectual property or other proprietary rights;
  sales of our Common Stock by our officers, directors or significant stockholders;
  future sales or issuances of equity or debt securities by us;
  business disruptions caused by earthquakes, tornadoes or other natural disasters; and
  issuance of new or changed securities analysts’ reports or recommendations regarding us.

 

In addition, the stock markets in general have experienced extreme volatility that has been often unrelated to the operating performance of the issuer. These broad market fluctuations may negatively impact the price or liquidity of our Common Stock. In the past, when the price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock have sometimes instituted securities class action litigation against the issuer. If any of our stockholders were to bring such a lawsuit against us, we could incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit and the attention of our management would be diverted from the operation of our business.

 

The following table shows, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and low closing bid quotations for the Company’s Class A common stock as reported by Yahoo Finance, indicated (as retroactively adjusted for the January 20, 2016 1-for-200 reverse stock split). The quotations represent inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions.

 

Period ended April 30, 2018   Low
Closing Bid
    High
Closing Bid
 
First Quarter (Jan-Mar)   $ 3.01     $ 28.00  
Second Quarter (Apr)   $ 3.01     $ 4.00  

 

Period ended December 31, 2017  

Low
Closing Bid

    High
Closing Bid
 
First Quarter (Jan – Mar)   $ 1.00     $ 12.00  
Second Quarter (Apr – June)   $ 2.90     $ 13.90  
Third Quarter (July – Sept)   $ 4.75     $ 10.40  
Fourth Quarter (Oct – Dec)   $ 4.45     $ 87.00  

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet LTD, a hong Kong Company controls 99.2% OF THE TOTAL VOTING POWER OF OUR CAPITAL that will allow them to control the Company.

 

As of February 1, 2018, UBI Blockchain Internet LTD., a Hong Kong Company, beneficially owned by Tony Liu, our CEO, controls approximately 99.1% of the total voting power of our outstanding capital stock. As a result, UBI Blockchain Internet LTD. will have the ability to control substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval including:

 

a) election of our board of directors;

 

b) removal of any of our directors;

 

c) amendment of our Articles of Incorporation or bylaws; and

 

d) adoption of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination involving us.

 

As a result of its ownership UBI Blockchain Internet LTD, the Hong Kong company has the ability to influence all matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions. In addition, the future prospect of sales of significant amounts of shares held by UBI Blockchain Internet LTD, the Hong Kong company could affect the market price of our common stock if the marketplace does not orderly adjust to the increase in shares in the market and the value of your investment in the Company may decrease. UBI Blockchain Internet LTD, the Hong Kong company’s stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price

 

Our Common Stock is or may become subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC and the trading market in the securities is limited, which makes transactions in the stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in the stock.

 

Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.

 

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In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.

 

The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the SEC relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) confirms that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. If our Common Stock is or becomes subject to the “penny stock” rules, it may be more difficult for investors to dispose of our Common Stock and cause a decline in the market value of our Common Stock.

 

Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker or dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.

 

BECAUSE WE DO NOT INTEND TO PAY ANY CASH DIVIDENDS ON OUR COMMON STOCK, OUR STOCKHOLDERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE A RETURN ON THEIR SHARES UNLESS THEY SELL THEM.

 

We intend to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business. We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Unless we pay dividends, our stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. There is no assurance that stockholders will be able to sell shares when desired.

 

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FUTURE SALES OF SHARES BY EXISTING CONTROLLING STOCKHOLDERS COULD CAUSE OUR STOCK PRICE TO DECLINE, FURTHER, CERTAIN SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK ARE RESTRICTED FROM IMMEDIATE RESALE.

 

If our existing controlling stockholder sell, or indicate an intention to sell, substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, the trading price of our common stock could decline. As of February 1, 2018, we have 30,799,046 Class A Common Shares issued and outstanding. After the effectiveness of our Registration Statement, 20,000,000 shares of the 30,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, owned by our officer will no longer be restricted from immediate resale in the public market. If in the future, he decides to sell his shares or if it is perceived that they will be sold, to the extent permitted by the Rules 144 and 701 under the Securities Act, the trading price of our common stock could decline.

 

We have authorized and unissued shares OF CLASS A, B and C COMMON stock that may be issued in the future, which would dilute your ownership in the Company.

 

Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. The Company’s shares structure currently consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, 500,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, and 500,000,000 shares of Class C common stock. As of February 1, 2018 there are approximately 30,799,046 shares of our Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding; 6,000,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding; and 73,400,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding. The Board of Directors has a great deal of discretion, in the future, to issue more shares in each Series, without shareholder approval. The issuance of more shares of any Series would dilute your ownership in the Company, which would mean your percent of ownership in the Company would decrease.

 

HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK HAVE A RISK OF POTENTIAL DILUTION IF WE ISSUE ADDITIONAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN THE FUTURE.

 

Although our Board of Directors intends to utilize its reasonable business judgment to fulfill its fiduciary obligations to our then existing stockholders in connection with any future issuance of our common stock, the future issuance of additional shares of our common stock would cause immediate, and potentially substantial, dilution to the net tangible book value of those shares of common stock that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to such transaction. Any future decrease in the net tangible book value of our issued and outstanding shares could have a material effect on the market value of the shares.

 

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THE PRICE OF OUR CLASS C COMMON STOCK OFFERED IN THE OFFERING HAS BEEN ARBITRARILY ESTABLISHED BY OUR MANAGEMENT.

 

The offering price has been arbitrarily determined by our management and bears no relationship to assets, earnings, or any other valuation criteria. No assurance can be given that the shares offered hereby will have a market value or that they may be sold at this, or at any price. This is especially the case if an investment in our company results in a stock price as determined by the market less than our initial offering. In that case, shares in our company could be purchased in the open market below our initial offering price. This would result in a loss of money for any investors in this offering.

 

WE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN MEETING THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE QUOTATION OF OUR CLASS C COMMON STOCK ON THE OTC-BULLETIN BOARD.

 

After this Registration Statement becomes effective, we plan to identify a market maker to list our Class C common stock on the OTC-Bulletin Board. Based on the small size of our Company and our minimal operations, we may have difficulty in meeting the qualifications for trading our Class C common stock on the OTC-Bulletin Board and in finding a market maker willing to list quotations for our shares or sponsor our Company for listing. There are no assurances that our Company’s Class C common stock will ever be quoted on the OTC-Bulletin Board.

 

LOW-PRICED STOCKS MAY AFFECT THE RESELL OF OUR SHARES.

 

Penny Stock Regulation Broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “Penny Stocks” are regulated by certain penny stock rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system). The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risk associated with the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. In addition, the penny stock rules generally require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock; the broker-dealer must make a written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny stock rules. When the Registration Statement becomes effective and the Company’s securities become registered, the stock will likely have a trading price of less than $5.00 per share and will not be traded on any exchanges. Therefore, the Company’s stock will become subject to the penny stock rules and investors may find it more difficult to sell their securities, should they desire to do so.

 

The offer and sale of Common Shares to the former NOVA (now known as UBI SHENZHEN) shareholders may be deemed to have violated federal securities laws, and, as a result, those shareholders may have the right to rescind their original purchase of those securities.

 

The offer and sale of the 25,000,000 Class C Common Shares for the acquisition of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. may have been in violation of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act and the interpretations of the SEC. If a violation of the Section 5 of the Securities Act did in fact occur, anyone who acquired Class C Common Shares at a price based on an evaluation of $0.20 per share would have a right to rescind the purchase. The Securities Act generally requires that any claim brought for a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act be brought within one year of the violation. If all the shareholders who acquired Class C Common Shares for their exchange in the ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. demanded rescission within that one-year period, we would be obligated to repay approximately $5,000,000.

 

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SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

We have made forward-looking statements in this prospectus, including the sections entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” that are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of future regulation, and the effects of competition. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate” or similar expressions. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance or achievement. We are not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results, unless required by law.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The selling stockholders are selling shares of Common Stock covered by this Prospectus for their own account. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of these shares.

 

DILUTION

 

The Common Stock to be sold by the selling stockholders is Common Stock that is currently issued and outstanding. Accordingly, there will be no dilution to our existing stockholders.

 

DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE

 

The offering of the Class A Common stock by the selling shareholders is at a fixed price of $3.70 per share and the Class C Common Stock by the selling shareholders is at a fixed price of $0.20 per share for the entire duration of the offering. The price of the Class A Common shares was established on basis of the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the OTC-QB Bulletin Board on May 9, 2017 within five business days prior to our original Registration Statement filing. The Class C Common shares are not traded on any market. The offering price bears no relationship whatsoever to our business plan, the price paid for our shares by our CEO, our assets, earnings, book value or any other criteria of value. The price for the Class C common shares was arbitrarily determined to establish a price for the stock. The offering price of the Class C Common shares should not be regarded as an indicator of the market price, if any, of the Class C common stock that may develop in a trading market after this offering, which is likely to fluctuate.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

 

The shares of Common Stock being offered for sale by the selling stockholders hereunder consist of 20,000,000 Class A shares of our Common Stock held by our controlling stockholder, 582,000 Class A shares held by five individuals, and 51,700,000 Class C Common Stock held by 178 stockholders.

 

Each of the selling shareholders is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with each sale of shares. The selling shareholders will pay all commissions, transfer taxes and other expenses associated with their sales.

 

There are five (5) Class A Common stock selling stockholders. Tony Liu obtained his shares by purchasing his unregistered restricted shares directly from the Company in October, 2016. This purchase helped fund the Company.

 

Chaeng U Wai, obtained his 500,000 Class A common shares based on consulting services to be performed for the Company. The consulting services consisted of advising management on corporate strategy and helping the company with project design. These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and/or Regulation D and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, as this transaction not involve a public offering. The issuance of these shares by us did not involve a public offering.

 

The Company did not engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with this transaction. The Consultant was afforded access to our management in connection with this transaction. The Consultant acquired these securities for service compensation and not with a view toward distribution, acknowledging such intent to us. The Consultant understood the ramifications of their actions. The shares of Class A common stock issued contained a legend restricting transferability absent registration or applicable exemption.

  

Forty-eight (48) of the Class C selling stockholders, who collectively own 8,400,000 Class C Common shares obtained their shares as engaged employee and non-employee contractors. These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and/or Regulation D and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, as these are transactions not involving a public offering. The Company had fifteen (15) accredited investors, and thirty-three (33) non accredited investors. No general solicitation has was made by either the Company or any person acting on its behalf; the shares were issued subject to transfer restrictions; each equity holder had and will have access to the Company’s public filings, and can ask questions of management; and the shares contained an appropriate legend stating such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom.

 

One hundred and thirty (130) of the Class C selling stockholders, who collectively own 25,000,000 Class C Common shares obtained their unregistered restricted shares in exchange of their pro-rata ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd., where such entity was acquired by the Company as a 100% owned subsidiary.

 

We did not engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with this transaction. Prior to the transaction, all of the UBI Shenzhen shareholders were sent a notice that provided the type of information normally provided in a prospectus. The UBI Shenzhen shareholders were afforded access to our management in connection with this transaction. It should be noted that all the UBI Shenzhen shareholders, whom are all Chinese citizens have a close knit relationship as by social, cultural and business ties with each another. All of the UBI Shenzhen shareholders voted in favor of the UBI acquisition of UBI Shenzhen , with no dissenting shareholders; and, they agreed not to resell or distribute the securities. They were able to evaluate the risks and merits of the share exchange they are able to accept the economic risk in exchanging their shares. The exchanged shares of common stock issued contained a legend restricting transferability absent registration or applicable exemption.

 

October 2, 2017, we issued 82,000 shares of our unregistered restricted Class A common stock, with piggyback registration rights in exchange for legal services from the Law Firm of T. J. Jesky. The shares were issued by as follows: i) 33,000 shares to T. J. Jesky, Esq.; ii) 39,000 shares to Mark DeStefano, Business Affairs Manager for the law firm; iii) 5,000 shares to John P. O’Shea; a business consultant for the law firm and iv) 5,000 shares to Jennifer L. O’Shea, a business consultant for the law firm.

 

Before these four individual shareholders received their unregistered restricted securities, they were known to us and our management, through pre-existing business relationships. We did not engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with this transaction. The four individual shareholders were provided access to all material information, which they requested and all information necessary to verify such information and was afforded access to our management in connection with this transaction. The shares of common stock issued contained a legend restricting transferability absent registration or applicable exemption. We relied upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D and Rule 506. We believed that Section 4(2) was available because the offer and sale did not involve a public offering and there was not general solicitation or general advertising involved in the offer or sale.

 

The Class A Common Stock selling stockholder may from time-to-time offer and sell any or all of their shares during the duration of this Offering at a fixed price of $3.70 per share.

 

The Class C Common Stock selling stockholders may from time-to-time offer and sell any or all of their shares during the duration of this Offering at the fixed price of $0.20 per share.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The shares to be offered by the selling stockholders are “restricted” securities under applicable federal and state laws and are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) to give the selling stockholders the opportunity to publicly sell these shares. The registration of these shares does not require that any of the shares be offered or sold by the selling stockholders.

 

Each of the selling stockholders (i) acquired the securities covered by this prospectus in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) at the time of purchase of such securities, the selling stockholder had no agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute such securities.

 

Other than the costs related to preparing this prospectus and a registration fee to the SEC, we are not paying any costs relating to the sales by the selling stockholders.

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders named below and as adjusted to give effect to the sale of the shares offered hereby. The table lists the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each selling stockholder as of the date of this Prospectus, the shares of Common Stock covered by this Prospectus that may be disposed of by each of the selling stockholders and the number of shares that will be beneficially owned by the selling stockholders assuming all of the shares covered by this Prospectus are sold.

 

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The shares beneficially owned have been determined in accordance with rules promulgated by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. The information in the table below is current as of the date of this Prospectus. All information contained in the table below is based upon information provided to us by the selling stockholders and we have not independently verified this information. The selling stockholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time or from time to time since the date on which it provided the information regarding the shares beneficially owned, all or a portion of the shares beneficially owned in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. The selling stockholders may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to this Prospectus any or all of the Common Stock being registered. The selling stockholders are under no obligation to sell all or any portion of such shares nor are the selling stockholders obligated to sell any shares immediately upon effectiveness of this Prospectus. All information with respect to share ownership has been furnished by the selling stockholders.

 

Except as may be indicated below, no selling stockholder is the beneficial owner of any additional shares of common stock or other equity securities issued by us or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, our equity securities. No selling stockholder is a registered broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer. In addition, the selling stockholders purchased the stock from us in the ordinary course of business. At the time of the purchase of the stock to be resold, none of the selling shareholders had any agreements or understandings with us, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the stock.

 

The following table sets forth, with respect to the selling shareholders (i) the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned as of February 1, 2018; (ii) the total percentage of shares beneficially owned prior to the offering; (iii) the maximum number of shares of common stock which may be sold by the selling shareholders under this prospectus; (iv) the number of shares of common stock which will be owned after the offering by the selling shareholders; and (v) the total percentage of shares beneficially owned upon completion of the offering. All shareholders listed below are eligible to sell their shares. The Class A Common Stock percentage ownerships set forth below are based on 30,799,046 shares outstanding, and the Class C Common Stock percentage ownerships set forth below are based on 73,400,000 shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

 

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Name of Selling Stockholder   Total Number of
Class A Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
Offering
    Total Percentage
of Class A
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
Offering
    Maximum
Number of
Class A Shares
to be Sold
    Number of Class
A Shares Owned
After Offering
    Total Percentage
of Class A Shares
Beneficially
Owned Upon
Completion of
Offering
 
                               
UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD., a Hong Kong Company (1)     30,000,000       97.4 %     20,000,000       10,000,000       65.1 %
Cheang U Wai     500,000       1.6 %     500,000       0       - %
Jesky, TJ (7 )     10,305       0.01 %     10,305       0       - %
DeStefano, Mark (7)     10,000       0.01 %     10,000       0       - %
O’Shea, John P.     5,000       0.001 %     5,000       0       - %
O’Shea, Jennifer L.     5,000       0.001 %     5,000       0       - %
                                         
Totals     30,530,305               20,530,305       20,000,000          

 

1) Tony Liu, Smart-Space 3F, Level 9, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Tony Liu is CEO of UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD., a Delaware corporation, he is the beneficial owner who exercises the sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to 30,000,000 Class A common shares owned and has the ultimate voting control over the shares held in the name of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd, a Hong Kong Company.

 

Name of Selling Stockholder   Total Number of
Class C Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
Offering
    Total Percentage
of Class C
Shares
Beneficially
Owned Prior to
Offering
    Maximum
Number of
Class C Shares
to be Sold
    Number of Class
C Shares Owned
After Offering
    Total Percentage
of Class C Shares
Beneficially
Owned Upon
Completion of Offering
 
                               
UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD., a Hong Kong Company (1)     40,000,000       54.50 %     20,000,000       20,000,000       27.25 %
Earn Smart (Hong Kong) Ltd(2)(4)     7,660,100       10.44 %     7,660,100       0       - %
Yuehui Wang(4)     6,000,000       8.17 %     6,000,000       0       - %
Star Bright International Investment Enterprise Ltd (3)     5,000,000       6.81 %     5,000,000       0       - %
Zhenyuan Yu(4)(5)     1,200,000       1.63 %     1,200,000       0       - %
Zhigang Yuan(4)     1,166,014       1.59 %     1,166,014       0       - %
Zhengping Zhang(4)     588,100       0.80 %     588,100       0       - %

 

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Name of Selling Stockholder  

Total Number of

Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering

    Total Percentage
of Class C
Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering
   

Maximum Number of

Class C Shares to be Sold

   

Number of Class

C Shares Owned
After Offering

   

Total Percentag
of Class C

Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion of Offering

 
                               
Zhenyaun Zhang (4)     500,000       0.68 %     500,000       0       - %
Cosimo J. Patti     500,000       0.68 %     250,000       250,000       0.34 %
Hong Zhu     500,000       0.68 %     250,000       250,000       0.34 %
Rui Xiong(4)     350,000       0.48 %     350,000       0       - %
Jin Xu(4)     260,000       0.48 %     260,000       0       - %
Jinzhi Wei(4)     254,569       0.35 %     254,569       0       - %
Rongtao Li(4)     235,105       0.32 %     235,105       0       - %
Bin Wen (4)     200,000       0.27 %     200,000       0       - %
Shande Song(4)     185,220       0.25 %     185,220       0       - %
Jingyu Zhou(4)     182,619       0.25 %     182,619       0       - %
Rong Liu(4)     177,162       0.24 %     177,162       0       - %
Jianchun Sun(4)     153,617       0.21 %     153,617       0       - %
Xinkai Yu(4)     150,000       0.20 %     150,000       0       - %
Marvyn S. Tse     150,000       0.20 %     75,000       75,000       0.10 %
Jinghong Li(4)     144,797       0.20 %     144,797       0       - %
Yuhu Chen(4)     143,976       0.20 %     143,976       0       - %
Hai Huang(4)     140,000       0.17 %     140,000       0       - %
Hongjuan Wang(4)     125,844       0.17 %     125,844       0       - %
Wanlong Gao(4)     122,947       0.17 %     122,947       0       - %
Zhixiang Leng(4)     121,586       0.17 %     121,586       0       - %
Ouyang Ni(4)     115,320       0.16 %     115,320       0       - %
Xia Cai(4)     110,960       0.16 %     110,960       0       - %
Kai Su(4)     110,117       0.15 %     110,117       0       - %
Xuxu Teng(4)     108,897       0.15 %     108,897       0       - %
Cheung Chan     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Charles Sullivan     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Bifang Ruan     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Jianguo Wei     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Zhenyuan Yu(5)     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Bingxiao Zhang     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Guirong Luo     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Lianjun Huo     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Ziyun Zhou     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %

 

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Name of Selling Stockholder   Total Number of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Maximum Number of Class C Shares
to be Sold
    Number of Class C Shares Owned After Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion of Offering  
                               
Zhijun Wang     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Kui Cao     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Xuecai Tang     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Jingjia Li     100,000       0.14 %     50,000       50,000       0.07 %
Qinghai Zhao (4)     98,315       0.13 %     98,315       0       - %
Ruoju Kuang (4)     96,207       0.13 %     96,207       0       - %
Kun Zeng(4)     94,521       0.13 %     94,521       0       - %
Yunjiang Yue(4)     91,663       0.12 %     91,663       0       - %
Yingmei Zhang(4)     90,659       0.12 %     90,659       0       - %
Guanrong Chen(4)     90,562       0.12 %     90,562       0       - %
Guang Zhu(4)     83,210       0.11 %     83,210       0       - %
%Xia Zhao (4)     81,939       0.11 %     81,939       0       - %
Jingxiu Wang(4)     77,200       0.11 %     77,200       0       - %
%Zaihua Chen(4)     75,934       0.10 %     75,934       0       - %
Juanli Zhang(4)%     75,918       0.10 %     75,918       0       - %
Depu Zhao(4)     75,785       0.10 %     75,785       0       - %
Shilian Xu(4)     72,039       0.10 %     72,039       0       - %
Jing Zhang(4)     69,090       0.09 %     69,090       0       - %
Zhaoxia Xing(4)     68,332       0.09 %     68,332       0       - %
Xuemei Yuan(4)     67,837       0.09 %     67,837       0       - %
Shuqin Ma(4)     67,047       0.09 %     67,047       0       - %
Xiaobiao Xin(4)     66,248       0.09 %     66,248       0       - %
Hua Huang(4)     65,728       0.09 %     65,728       0       - %
Qingshan Liu(4)     64,430       0.09 %     64,430       0       - %
Xiliang Zhang(4)     63,101       0.09 %     63,101       0       - %
Yunying Huang(4)     61,690       0.08 %     61,690       0       - %
Yuwen Yan(4)     60,857       0.08 %     60,857       0       - %
Xiaofang Cui(4)     60,588       0.08 %     60,588       0       - %
Jiayan Sun(4)     60,000       0.08 %     60,000       0       - %
Feng Peng(4)     56,065       0.08 %     56,065       0       - %
Longbin Song(4)     55,855       0.07 %     55,855       0       - %
Huiqin Wang(4)     54,794       0.07 %     54,794       0       - %

 

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Name of Selling Stockholder   Total Number of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Maximum Number of Class C Shares
to be Sold
    Number of Class C Shares Owned After Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion of Offering  
                               
Qiuju Yao(4)     54,200       0.07 %     54,200       0       - %
Sumei Mu(4)     54,049       0.07 %     54,049       0       - %
Liping Zhang(4)     53,526       0.07 %     53,526       0       - %
Wei Feng(4)     53,151       0.07 %     53,151       0       - %
Xinhua Gu(4)     52,974       0.07 %     52,974       0       - %
Xuefeng Huang(4)     52,679       0.07 %     52,679       0       - %
Yueshan Shi(4)     51,367       0.07 %     51,367       0       - %
Renwen Zhang(4)     50,868       0.07 %     50,868       0       - %
Aiwen Zhang(4)     50,664       0.07 %     50,664       0       - %
Huixian Ma(4)     50,000       0.07 %     50,000       0       - %
Ling Liu(4)     50,000       0.07 %     50,000       0       - %
Xiaochun Song     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Yujie Liu     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Sijun Nie     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Qinghua He     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Guiying Wang     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Wei Hu     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Shuqiu Yu     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Xiaofeng Zhang     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Wenxiang Lu     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Mengmeng Wu     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Tai Wai David Sun     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Chi Sam LAO     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Wu Wai HUI     50,000       0.07 %     25,000       25,000       0.03 %
Jinhua Tang(4)     49,382       0.07 %     49,382       0       - %
Haixin Min(4)     49,257       0.07 %     49,257       0       - %
Huifen Shen(4)     48,195       0.07 %     48,195       0       - %
Guofang Guan(4)     45,256       0.06 %     45,256       0       - %
Menglin Bai(4)     44,500       0.06 %     44,500       0       - %
Xiangsong Chen(4)     44,076       0.06 %     44,076       0       - %
Huiying Guo(4)     43,561       0.06 %     43,561       0       - %
Hongmei Li(4)     42,759       0.06 %     42,759       0       - %
Yongju Zhu(4)     42,596       0.06 %     42,596       0       - %

 

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Name of Selling Stockholder   Total Number of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Maximum Number of Class C Shares
to be Sold
    Number of Class C Shares Owned After Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion of Offering  
                               
Junwei Tu(4)     42,568       0.06 %     42,568       0       - %
Junping Guo(4)     42,430       0.06 %     42,430       0       - %
Xiaobo Liu(4)     41,792       0.06 %     41,792       0       - %
Weiying Pu(4)     41,475       0.06 %     41,475       0       - %
Xiuhua Zhao(4)     41,374       0.06 %     41,374       0       - %
Li Wang(4)     40,449       0.06 %     40,449       0       - %
Fei Niu(4)     38,822       0.05 %     38,822       0       - %
Jianliang Liu(4)     38,748       0.05 %     38,748       0       - %
Linghong Yu(4)     38,668       0.05 %     38,668       0       - %
Lie Zhao(4)     37,939       0.05 %     37,939       0       - %
Shaohua Liang (4)     37,938       0.05 %     37,938       0       - %
Xuegang Ren(4)     37,836       0.05 %     37,836       0       - %
Zhongfei Yang(4)     36,754       0.06 %     36,754       0       - %
Xiefeng Li(4)     36,745       0.05 %     36,745       0       - %
Ming Zhang(4)     36,604       0.05 %     36,604       0       - %
Peixian Wang(4)     35,348       0.05 %     35,348       0       - %
Xin Fu(4)     34,889       0.05 %     34,889       0       - %
Chuanliang Li(4)     33,508       0.05 %     33,508       0       - %
Cihai Guo(4)     33,419       0.05 %     33,419       0       - %
Hong Liu(4)     32,850       0.04 %     32,850       0       - %
Jiaxin Dong(4)     32,678       0.04 %     32,678       0       - %
Guoping Liu(4)     32,656       0.04 %     32,656       0       - %
Caixia Wang(4)     32,594       0.04 %     32,594       0       - %
Yulan Wang(4)     32,541       0.04 %     32,541       0       - %
Fang Yu(4)     32,319       0.04 %     32,319       0       - %
Lixin Ma(4)     32,240       0.04 %     32,240       0       - %
Peisha Jiang(4)     31,965       0.04 %     31,965       0       - %
Yingyu Jin(4)     31,639       0.04 %     31,639       0       - %
Yuyou Gao(4)     30,956       0.04 %     30,956       0       - %
Xuebing Shao(4)     30,300       0.04 %     30,300       0       - %
Dongfeng Chang(4)     30,217       0.04 %     30,217       0       - %
Xueqin Li(4)     30,020       0.04 %     30,020       0       - %
Zhongtao Zhao(4)     29,871       0.04 %     29,871       0       - %

 

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Name of Selling Stockholder   Total Number of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Maximum Number of Class C Shares
to be Sold
    Number of Class C Shares Owned After Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion of Offering  
                               
Jinhua Song(4)     29,783       0.04 %     29,783       0       - %
Li Xu(4)     29,573       0.04 %     29,573       0       - %
Hairong Chen(4)     29,039       0.03 %     29,039       0       - %
Wenbin Liu(4)     28,829       0.03 %     28,829       0       - %
Hui Ma(4)     20,000       0.03 %     20,000       0       - %
Demin Hu(4)     20,000       0.03 %     20,000       0       - %
Chunmei Wang(4)     20,000       0.03 %     20,000       0       - %
Jingchi Zhang(4)     20,000       0.03 %     20,000       0       - %
Renlin Li     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Jishan Liu     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Haixia Li     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Mengjie Wu     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Yi Zhang     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Wei Wang     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Zhengjun Sun     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Yingying Zhao     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Yanhua Wang     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Jiufeng Yuan     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Pin Li     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Xia Liang     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Bianmei Wu     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Jimei Pang     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Yanmin Li     20,000       0.03 %     10,000       10,000       0.01 %
Yali Chen(4)     10,000       0.01 %     10,000               - %
Shanghong Long(4)     10,000       0.01 %     10,000               - %
Huaibin Wang(4)     7,000       0.01 %     7,000       0       - %
Rui Xu(4)     7,000       0.01 %     7,000       0       - %
Lanzhen Wang(4)     7,000       0.01 %     7,000       0       - %
Wei Wang(4)     7,000       0.01 %     7,000       0       - %
Zhenggeng Huang(4)     7,000       0.01 %     7,000       0       - %
Lixin Ye(4)     7,000       0.01 %     7,000       0       - %

 

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Name of Selling Stockholder   Total Number of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to Offering     Maximum Number of Class C Shares
to be Sold
    Number of Class C Shares Owned After Offering     Total Percentage of Class C Shares Beneficially Owned Upon Completion of Offering  
                               
Wei Jiang(4)     7,000       0.01 %     7,000       0       - %
Haixia Li(4)     4,000       0.01 %     4,000       0       - %
Liling Hu(4)     4,000       0.01 %     4,000       0       - %
Yajun Chen(4)     4,000       0.01 %     4,000       0       - %
Qian Cheng(4)     4,000       0.01 %     4,000       0       - %
Yanling Pei(4)     4,000       0.01 %     4,000       0       - %
Mingquan Zeng(4)     4,000       0.01 %     4,000       0       - %
Jianyu Li(4)     4,000       0.01 %     4,000       0       - %
                                         
Totals:     73,400,000       -       51,700,000       -       -

 

1) Tony Liu, Smart-Space 3F, Level 9, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Tony Liu, CEO of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd, a Delaware corporation is the beneficial owner who exercises the sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to 40,000,000 Class C common shares owned and has the ultimate voting control over the shares held in the name of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd, a Hong Kong Company.

 

2) Earn Smart (Hong Kong) Ltd., Rm 2409-10, 24/F, Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Rd, Wanchai, Hong Kong. Chaeng U Wai, Lao is the beneficial owner who exercises the sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to 7,660,100 Class C common shares owned and has the ultimate voting control over the shares held in the name of Earn Smart (Hong Kong) Ltd.

 

3) Star Bright International Investment Enterprise Ltd., Unit A 26/F, 338 Hennessy Rd, Wanchai, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Chi Sam Lao is the beneficial owner who exercises the sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to 5,000,000 Class C common shares owned and has the ultimate voting control over the shares held in the name of Star Bright International Investment Enterprise Ltd.

 

4) The shareholders indicated represent the former shareholders of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. an entity that was 100% acquired as a subsidiary of the Company. In exchange for their ownership in Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, each shareholder received their pro-rata ownership the Company on or about May 22, 2017.

 

5) Zhenyuan Yu is listed twice on the selling shareholder table. He received 1,200,000 Class C shares as part of the UBI Shenzhen acquisition, where he is registering all of these shares and separately he received 100,000 Class C shares for business consulting where he is only registering half of these shares.

 

6) The following shareholders have had a material relationship with the Company, its predecessors or affiliates within the past three years: Tony Liu, Chairman and CEO, Chan Cheung, CFO, Corporate Secretary, Cosimo J. Patti, Director, and Hong Zhu, the above Directors and Officers were appointed to their positions on January 3, 2017. Additionally, selling shareholders who had material relationships with the Company, include: Mark DeStefano, the former largest debt holder of the Company, prior to the appointment of new UBI management on January 3, 2017; T J Jesky, outside counsel; John O’Shea and Jennifer O’Shea, business consultants for T J Jesky; Hong Zhu, a translator for the Company; and Chi Sam Lao of Star Bright, who provides UBI with other pharmaceutical products for UBI’s blockchain testing and owns 70% of Guangxi Houde Mega Health Enterprise, a medical products company, where the Company tests its e-commerce “alpha” platform.

 

(7) After the initial Registration Statement became effective on December 22, 2017, Messrs. Jesky and DeStefano liquidated some of their holdings. As of filing date of this Post-Effective Amendment, Mr. Jesky owns 10,305 Class A Common Shares and Mr. DeStefano owns 10,000 Class A Common Shares.

 

This table assumes that the selling shareholders will sell all of their shares available for sale following the effectiveness of the registration statement that are included this prospectus. The selling shareholders are not required to sell their shares. The numbers in this table assume that the selling shareholders do not purchase additional shares of common stock, and assumes that all shares offered will be sold following the effectiveness of this registration statement.

 

The selling securityholders are not broker-dealers nor affiliates of a broker-dealer.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The selling shareholders are underwriters as defined under the Securities Act of 1933. The offering by the Class A Common stock is at a fixed price of $3.70 per share and the Class C Common Shares selling shareholders is at a fixed price of $0.20 per share for the entire duration of the offering. Management nor any of its authorized representatives have engaged in any conduct intended to promote the Company’s securities as the offering of the Company’s securities.

 

Our Class A Common Stock is on the grey sheets. Our Class C Common Stock is not listed on any exchange. If and when a market develops for our Common Stock, the shares may be sold or distributed from time-to-time by the selling stockholders directly to one or more purchasers or through brokers or dealers who act solely as agents, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices or at fixed prices, which may be changed. At such time, the distribution of the shares may be effected in one or more of the following methods:

 

  ordinary brokers transactions, which may include long or short sales,
  transactions involving cross or block trades on any securities or market where our common stock is trading,
  through direct sales to purchasers or sales effected through agents,
  through transactions in options, swaps or other derivatives (whether exchange listed of otherwise), or
  any combination of the foregoing.

 

Brokers, dealers, or agents participating in the distribution of the shares may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal, or both (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer may be in excess of customary commissions). Neither the selling stockholders nor we can presently estimate the amount of such compensation. We know of no existing arrangements between the selling stockholders and any other stockholder, broker, dealer or agent relating to the sale or distribution of the shares. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of the selling stockholders pursuant to this Prospectus.

 

Selling shareholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

 

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PENNY STOCK RULES

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has also adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks” as such term is defined by Rule 15g-9. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a 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 Common Stock offered by this Prospectus constitutes penny stock under the Securities and Exchange Act. The Common Stock will remain penny stock for the foreseeable future. The classification of penny stock makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a purchaser to liquidate his or her investment. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares of Common Stock in our Company will be subject to the penny stock rules.

 

The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the Commission, which: (i) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (ii) 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 to such duties or other requirements of Securities’ laws; (iii) contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; (iv) contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; (v) defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and (vi) contains such other information and is in such form as the Commission shall require by rule or regulation. The broker-dealer also must provide to the customer, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, (i) bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; (ii) the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; (iii) 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 (iv) monthly account statements 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 to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements will have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock because it will be subject to these penny stock rules. Therefore, stockholders may have difficulty selling those securities.

 

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BLUE SKY RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE

 

When a selling stockholder wants to sell shares of our Common Stock under the Prospectus which is a part of this registration statement, the selling stockholder will also need to comply with state securities laws, also known as “blue sky laws,” with regard to secondary sales. All States offer a variety of exemptions from registration of secondary sales. The broker for a selling stockholder will be able to advise the stockholder as to which states have an exemption for secondary sales of our Common Stock.

 

Any person who purchases shares of our Common Stock from a selling stockholder pursuant to this Prospectus and who subsequently wishes to resell such shares will also have to comply with blue sky laws regarding secondary sales.

 

When this Prospectus becomes effective, a selling stockholder will indicate in which state(s) he or she wishes to sell the shares, and such seller’s broker will be able to identify whether the stockholder will need to register in that state or may rely on an exemption from registration.

 

EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

 

We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the offering and sale to the public of the shares being registered other than any commissions and discounts of underwriters, dealers or agents and any transfer taxes, which shall be borne by the selling security holder. The expenses which we are paying are set forth in the following table.

 

Nature of Expenses:

 

    Amount  
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee   $ 10,024.59  
Legal fees and miscellaneous expenses*     1,000.00  
Audit fees     1,000.00  
Transfer agent fees*     1,500.00  
Printing*     500.00  
Total   $ 14,024.59  

*Estimated Expenses

 

Under the securities laws of certain states, the shares of common stock may be sold in such states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. The selling stockholder is advised to ensure that any underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents effecting transactions on behalf of the selling stockholder are registered to sell securities in all fifty states. In addition, in certain states the shares of common stock may not be sold unless the shares have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and we have complied with them. The selling stockholder and any brokers, dealers or agents that participate in the distribution of common stock are underwriters, and any profit on the sale of common stock by them and any discounts, concessions or commissions received by those underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents may be considered underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

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In accordance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, neither we nor the selling stockholder may bid for, purchase or attempt to induce any person to bid for or purchase, any of our common stock while we or they are selling stock in this offering. Neither we nor any of the selling stockholder intends to engage in any passive market making or undertake any stabilizing activity for our common stock. The selling stockholder will not engage in any short selling of our securities. Further, under the rules and regulations of FINRA any broker-dealer may not receive discounts, concessions, or commissions in excess of 8% in connection with the sale of any securities registered hereunder.

 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

 

(a) Market Information

 

UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value, can be found on the grey sheet under the symbol: UBIA. The Class B and Class C Common Stock are not on any exchange. With our stock placed on the grey sheets, effective January 22, 2018, there is an absence of an established public trading market for our Class A Common Stock.

 

The following table shows, for the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and low closing bid quotations for the Company’s Class A common stock as reported by Yahoo Finance, indicated (as retroactively adjusted for the January 20, 2016 1-for-200 reverse stock split). The quotations represent inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, markdown or commission and may not represent actual transactions.

 

Period ended April 30, 2018   Low
Closing Bid
    High
Closing Bid
 
First Quarter (Jan-Mar)   $ 3.01     $ 28.00  
Second Quarter (Apr)   $ 3.01     $ 4.00  

 

Period ended December 31, 2017  

Low
Closing Bid

    High
Closing Bid
 
First Quarter (Jan-Mar)   $ 1.00     $ 12.00  
Second Quarter (Apr – June)   $ 2.90     $ 13.90  
Third Quarter (July – Sept)   $ 4.75     $ 10.40  
Fourth Quarter (Oct – Dec)   $ 4.45     $ 87.00  

 

Period ended December 31, 2016   Low
Closing Bid
    High
Closing Bid
 
First Quarter (Jan-Mar)   $ 1.01     $ 10.02  
Second Quarter (Apr – June)   $ 0.56     $ 1.01  
Third Quarter (July – Sept)   $ 0.53     $ 0.53  
Fourth Quarter (Oct – Dec)   $ 0.55     $ 3.20  

 

(b) Holders of Common Stock

 

As of December 31, 2017 , there were approximately one hundred fifty (150) holders of record of our Class A Common Stock, one holder of our Class B Common Stock, and approximately 178 holders of our Class C Common Stock.

 

(c) Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

 

There are no outstanding grants or rights or any equity plan in place.

 

(d) Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

We did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the years ended August 31, 2017 or August 31, 2016 or through December 31, 2017.

 

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

 

Our authorized capital stock currently consists of 2,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. The Company’s shares structure currently consists of 1,000,000,000 authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, 500,000,000 authorized shares of Class B Common Stock and 500,000,000 authorized shares of Class C Common Stock. As of February 1, 2018 there are approximately 30,799,046 shares of our Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding; 6,000,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding; and 73,400,000 shares of our Class C Common Stock issued and outstanding.

 

COMMON STOCK

 

The holders of our Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share, the holders of our B Common Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, and holders of our Class C Common Stock are not entitled to vote. Each share of Class B Common Stock can be converted into fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, on a one-to-one basis, at the option of the holder at any time upon written notice to the Company and its authorized transfer agent. Class C Common Stock has no voting rights.

 

Automatic Conversion of Class B Common Stock

 

Article 3.8(b), entitled “ Automatic Conversion of Class B Common Stock ” of our Certificate of Amendmnet to Certificate of Incorporation of UBI Blockchaing Internet, Ltd., filed with the State of Delaware on May 24, 2017 states that (i) Each share of Class B Common Stock shall be automatically, without further action by the holder thereof, converted into one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock, upon the occurrence of a Transfer.” And, “ii) all shares of Class B Common Stock shall be automatically, without further action by any holder thereof, converted into an identical number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A Common Stock at such date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by the affirmative vote (or written consent if action by written consent of stockholders is permitted at such time under this Certificate of Incorporation) of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares Class B Common Stock, voting as a separate class.

 

With regards to dividend and distribution rights, the Articles of the Company state, “Shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Capital Stock shall be treated equally, identically and ratably, on a per share basis, with respect to any dividends or distributions as may be declared and paid from time to time by the Board of Directors out of any assets of the corporation legally available.”

 

Our Common Stock does not provide the right to preemptive, subscription or conversion rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions or rights. Our Class A common stockholders are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote. Our Class B common stockholders are entitled to ten non-cumulative votes per share on all matters on which stockholders may vote. The Class A and Class B shareholders vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote or for the consent of the stockholders of the Company. Please refer to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and the applicable statutes of the State of Delaware for a more complete description of the rights of holders of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have not paid any cash dividends to stockholders. The declaration of any future cash dividends is at the discretion of our board of directors and depends upon our earnings, if any, our capital requirements and financial position, general economic conditions and other pertinent factors. It is our present intention not to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business operations.

 

Section 8.8 of the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws, currently in effect, state, “Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.”

 

WARRANTS

 

There are no outstanding warrants to purchase our securities.

 

OPTIONS

 

There are no outstanding options to purchase our securities.

 

INTERST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

 

No expert or counsel named in this Prospectus as having prepared or certified any part thereof or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of our Common Stock was employed on a contingency basis or had or is to receive, in connection with the Offering, a substantial interest, directly or indirectly, in our Company. In October 2017, the Company issued 82,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Law Offices of T. J. Jesky, our counsel, in lieu of cash payment for legal services. Pursuant to Item 509 of Regulation S-K the interest of counsel is deemed substantial and needs to be disclosed since the fair market value of all securities of the registrant owned and received by counsel exceeds $50,000. Counsel and his affiliates are registering the following Class A shares as part of this Registration Statement: T. J. Jesky, Esq. 33,000 shares; affiliates, Mark DeStefano 39,000 shares; John P. O’Shea, 5,000 shares and Jennifer L. O’Shea 5,000 shares. Based on the number of shares being registered and the fixed offering price for the Class A shares of $3.70 per share, the interests of counsel and his affiliates is deemed substantial.

 

Additionally, no such expert or counsel was connected with us as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.

 

AUDITING MATTER

 

Our financial statements for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 have been audited by Michael T. Studer CPA P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm located at 111 West Sunrise Highway, Second Floor East, Freeport, NY 11520 and have been included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

Certain legal matters in connection with this Registration Statement will be passed upon the validity of the Common Stock offered under this Prospectus by The Law Offices of T. J. Jesky, 200 West Madison Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606. TJ Jesky is a small shareholder of the Registrant. This plan registers shares, which were issued for legal services rendered to the Company.

 

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ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

 

The Company was organized August 26, 2010 (Date of Inception) under the laws of the State of Nevada, as JA Energy. The Company was incorporated as a subsidiary of Reshoot Production Company, a Nevada corporation and became a fully reporting Company on January 5, 2011. Reshoot Production Company was incorporated October 31, 2007, and, at the time of spin off Reshoot Production Company was listed on the Over-the- Counter Bulletin Board. On November 21, 2016, the Company reincorporated in Delaware under the name UBI Blockchain Internet LTD.

 

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

Future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect market prices prevailing from time to time. The shares of our common stock offered may be resold without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except that any shares purchased by our “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the Securities Act, may generally only be sold in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

 

Rule 144

 

When the Company became fully reporting, it originally registered 65,846,667 shares (SEC File number: 333-169485) as a dividend spin-out to all of the forty-five (45) shareholders of Reshoot Production Company and the Company subsequently registered 6,000,000 shares (SEC File number; 333-179516) to four (4) foreign investors. The Company also issued unregistered 5,145,682 shares since its inception and returned to Treasury for cancellation 33,583,149 shares. This equates to 43,409,200 shares. On February 9, 2016, the Company decreased its issued and outstanding shares 1 for 200. After the reverse split there were 217,046 shares issued and outstanding. On or about October 3, 2106, the Company issued issue 30,000,000 unregistered restricted Class A Common Stock, 6,000,000 unregistered restricted Class B Voting Common Stock, and 40,000,000 unregistered restricted Class C Common Stock in exchange for $200,000. On April 3, 2005 the Company issued 8,400,000 unregistered restricted Class C non-voting common shares, to 44 new shareholders for consulting services. On May 1, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 unregistered restricted Class A common shares to a independent consultant. As of May 16, 2017, the Company agreed to issue 25,000,000 unregistered restricted Class C common stock for 100% acquisition of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. And, on October 2, 2017, the Company issued 82,000 unregistered restricted Class A stock in exchange for legal services.

 

With the exception of 217,046 Class A Common Stock, all of our shares are “restricted securities” as defined under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and may only be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration, if available. During the time that we were a “shell company,” holders of our restricted securities were not be able to rely on Rule 144 in connection with the sale of those restricted securities. Since only our Class A Common stock is on the grey sheets, the holders of Class A Common stock have the ability to liquidate their stock, in the open market, once the restricted legend is removed. It should be noted that stocks on the grey sheets are difficult to sell as many market markers do not trade grey sheet companies; therefore, our stock is somewhat illiquid. With our stock on the grey sheets, it adversely affects the company’s investors. There are no assurances than an active market will develop for our shares, which would make the Class A Common shares difficult to sell. Since our Class B and Class C Common stock are not quoted on any exchange, holders of Class B and C Common stock may find their stock to be very illiquid. Any investment in our Class B and C Common stock may be highly illiquid and without a market value.

 

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In general, Rule 144 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, provides:

 

If the issuer of the securities is, and has been for a period of at least 90 days immediately before the sale, subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, a minimum of six months must elapse between the later of the date of the acquisition of the securities from the issuer, or from an affiliate of the issuer, and any resale of such securities in reliance on this section for the account of either the acquirer or any subsequent holder of those securities.

 

If the issuer of the securities is not, or has not been for a period of at least 90 days immediately before the sale, subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, a minimum of one year must elapse between the later of the date of the acquisition of the securities from the issuer, or from an affiliate of the issuer, and any resale of such securities in reliance on this section for the account of either the acquirer or any subsequent holder of those securities.

 

Except as provided in Rule 144, the amount of securities sold for the account of an affiliate of the issuer in reliance upon this section shall be determined as follows: If any securities are sold for the account of an affiliate of the issuer, regardless of whether those securities are restricted, the amount of securities sold, together with all sales of securities of the same class sold for the account of such person within the preceding three months, shall not exceed the greatest of: (A) one percent of the shares or other units of the class outstanding as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer, or (B) the average weekly reported volume of trading in such securities on all national securities exchanges and/or reported through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of notice required by paragraph (h) of Rule 144, or if no such notice is required the date of receipt of the order to execute the transaction by the broker or the date of execution of the transaction directly with a market maker, or (C) the average weekly volume of trading in such securities reported pursuant to an effective transaction reporting plan or an effective national market system plan during the four-week period specified in paragraph (e)(1)(ii) of Rule 144.

 

Special provisions for “Shell Companies”

 

The provisions of Rule 144 are not available for the resale of securities initially issued by a “shell company” which is defined as an issuer, other than a business combination related shell company, as defined in Rule 405, or an asset-backed issuer, as defined in Item 1101(b) of Regulation AB, that has no or nominal operations; and either no or nominal assets; assets consisting solely of cash and cash equivalents; or assets consisting of any amount of cash and cash equivalents and nominal other assets; or an issuer that has been at any time previously an issuer described in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of Rule 144.

 

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Another important factor to be considered while being deemed a “shell company” is that we could not file registration statements under Section 5 of the Securities Act using a Form S-8, a short form of registration to register securities issued to employees and consultants under an employee benefit plan.

 

There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any financing if or when it is needed on terms we deem acceptable due to being deemed a “shell company.” Any additional financing may not be available to us, or if available, may not be on terms favorable to us due to being deemed a “shell company.”

 

Notwithstanding paragraph (i)(1) of Rule 144, if the issuer of the securities previously had been an issuer described in paragraph (i)(1)(i) but has ceased to be an issuer described in paragraph (i)(1)(i); is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; has filed all reports and other materials required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable, during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the issuer was required to file such reports and materials), other than Form 8-K reports, and has filed current “Form 10 information” with the SEC reflecting its status as an entity that is no longer an issuer described in paragraph (i)(1)(i), then those securities may be sold subject to the requirements of Rule 144 after one year has elapsed from the date that the issuer filed “Form 10 information” with the SEC.

 

The term “Form 10 information” means the information that is required by SEC Form 10, to register under the Exchange Act each class of securities being sold under Rule 144. The Form 10 information is deemed filed when the initial filing is made with the SEC.

 

In order for Rule 144 to be available, UBI Blockchain Internet must have certain information publicly available. We plan to publish information necessary to permit transfer of shares of our common stock in accordance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act, in as much as we have filed the registration statement with respect to this prospectus.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Company History

 

The Company was organized August 26, 2010 (Date of Inception) under the laws of the State of Nevada, as JA Energy. The Company was incorporated as a subsidiary of Reshoot Production Company, a Nevada corporation. Reshoot Production Company was incorporated October 31, 2007, and, at the time of spin off was listed on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board.

 

From August 2010 to May 2014 the Company was in the business of designing a suite of modular, self-contained, fully automated, climate controlled units for distributed production of energy. While some of these products were proven to be technologically viable, none were ever developed to the point where they were ready for introduction to the marketplace.

 

On or about September 30, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the formation of a new company called Peak Energy Holdings, a Nevada corporation, where each shareholder in the Company received one share of common of Peak Energy Holdings for each share of common stock owned in the Company and one share of preferred stock of Peak Energy for each share of preferred share owned in the Company. As part of the transaction, the Company spun-off all of its assets and liabilities into Peak Energy. Further, the spin-off subsidiary operated as an independent entity separate entity from the Company with new management operating the current core business of Peak Energy for the benefit of the original stockholders. The effect of this action allowed the Company to explore new business opportunities without the burden of the assets and liabilities on the corporate books.

 

On November 21, 2016, the Company changed its corporate name to UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD, and changed the state of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware pursuant to a plan of conversion in connection with which the Company adopted a new certificate of incorporation under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

On May 16, 2017, the Company acquired 100% ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd., a private Shenzhen Chinese corporation in exchange for 25,000,000 unregistered restricted Class C common shares. In April, 2017 Shenzhen Nova E-commerce began its operations of an online store in China selling a wide range of products including maternal and infant products, cosmetics, wine, household goods, digital and luxury products. UBI Shenzhen has yet to generate any revenues, and management does not expect Nova will generate any revenues for the next few months, until such time as the Company actively markets its website. In the meantime, in order for UBI Shenzhen to begin its business operations, UBI Shenzhen will be selling third party products. In the future, management plans to develop its own products for sale. Nova became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. It was a management decision to acquire UBI Shenzhen for primarily two business reasons: 1) as a separate subsidiary, once UBI Shenzhen is fully operational, it should generate revenues and profit for the Company; and 2) this acquisition provides a test model to utilize the blockchain technology the Company is developing to track drug products sold by UBI Shenzhen. As a test model, once the Company develops its blockchain digital tracking system, the Company will be able to monitor UBI Shenzhen shipments to the final consumer, to determine if there has been any tampering with shipment in the supply chain.

 

UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. business encompasses the research and application of blockchain technology with a focus on the Internet of things covering areas of food, drugs and healthcare. Management plans to focus its business in the integrated wellness industry, by providing procedures for safety and effectiveness in food and drugs, but also preventing counterfeit or fake food and drugs. With the advancement of the blockchain technology, the Company plans to trace a food or drug product from its original source within the context of the internet of things to the final consumer.

 

When UBI was first formed, management established a goal and mission to solve the safety and quality issues of food and drugs using blockchain technology. This is a been an on-going problem, especially in China. For a number of years, management has observed, first-hand, the rampant counterfeit and inferior quality problems in the Chinese health industry, where food and drugs constitute the majority of products.

 

Commercialization

 

We plan to commercialize our blockchain technology, by selling suppliers of food and drug products a blockchain technology platform to track the shipping of their products from it source to the final consumer with tamper-resistant digital records that replaces the current related shipping paperwork. There are two ways we plan to commercialize the technology: 1) to license the technology to third parties, in which case the licensee can use it in accordance with the license agreement; and 2) UBI to provide the technology to third party suppliers (the supplier will pay for each use). The goal is to license our blockchain technology to streamline record-keeping for the food and drug supply chain. We also plan to provide blockchain technology, when commercial ready, to suppliers as a paid service. Our goal is to design a blockchain tracking system that eliminates counterfeit drug products being substituted in the supply chain. And, with regards to food products where lost or delayed shipments causes perishable goods lying in wait to spoil, our blockchain tracking is being designed to help expedite and monitor physical transportation. It is management’s goal to have this technology ready for commeralization in the next twelve months.

 

Management believes that blockchain technology along with the capabilities of tamper resistance products can help bring about new safety standards for the health industry. This makes blockchain technology worthy of our research and investment. It is for this reason management made a decision then to establish a company to research and develop blockchain technology. In order to achieve its goals, management is working to design a product tracking system, where every step a product takes in its supply chain is recorded, time-stamped and monitored to protect the intregrity of the product(s) being shipped from it source to the final consumer.

 

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Overview

 

UBI’s business strategy is to incorporate the research and application of blockchain technology, Internet of Things (“IoT”), pharmaceutical and food products, which together, we refer to as IBSH platform. We have hired professional and technical personnel to develop a working platform. With the development and research on the platform, we plan to build a blockchain based safety control system, tentatively named “UBI Security Shield”, with its first application to be used for food and drug safety.

 

Blockchain, refers to a distributed database that is used to maintain a continually growing list of ordered records (called blocks). Each block contains a timestamp and a link to the previous block. Blockchain has the characteristics of “decentralization” and “tamper-proof”.

 

Internet of Things, embedded physical devices, vehicles (also referred to as “networking devices” and “smart devices”), buildings and other objects embedded in electronic technology, software, sensors, and brakes are connected via the Internet and enable these objects to collect and exchange data for network connectivity. IoT allows remote sensing or remote control of objects through existing network infrastructures to create opportunities for more direct integration of the physical world into computer-based systems and to increase efficiency, accuracy and economic scale.

 

Our interest is to develop a safety control system, to control the quality of raw materials for food and drugs, to control the standardized manufacturing process, and to control inventory warehousing. The safety and quality control are achieved by the blockchain technology, which is tamper resistant and decentralized. Our research on the application of the blockchain technology remains focused on the implementation of the blockchain network, private blockchain configuration and development, a Blockchain Explorer, smart contract for the supply chain.

 

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Industry Trends

 

Blockchain techniques have shown considerable adaptability in recent years, as various market sectors have sought to find ways of incorporating capabilities into their operations. While most of the focus has so far been on financial services industry, this has begun to change. For example, the use of blockchain technology to support digital electronic payments to counter counterfeit drugs in the pharmaceutical industry. This is being accomplished by tracing the movement of the product from its origin to its final consumer. Utilizing blockchain technology, every time the product moves, its location is recorded and time-stamped, and a shared accounting ledger can be reviewed to determine if there was a break in the supply chain, to see if the product was substituted with a counterfeit or inferior product. The adaptability of blockchain to a large number of applications has been one of the driving forces of the technology’s growing interest in past few years. As solution for organization and ledger needs, the most recent market for blockchain technology is pharmaceutical industry.

 

The use blockchain technology and internet of things is being employed to address universal healthcare industry regarding food and drug safety. At present, management believes that there exists confusion of Chinese medicine industry including fake drugs, bad medicine serious phenomenon, no regulated production, no guaranteed efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine. The excessive use of antibiotics, poison capsules incidents, vaccine cases ginkgo leaf, licorice tablets and other major drug cases, have seriously affected people’s physical and mental health. Therefore, food and drug safety relates to vital interests of millions of people’s social problems. From current safety issues of food and drug, we see scientific and exact drug management issues.

 

Management believes that the blockchain technology and internet of things promote industrial information and emergence of possible technological solutions. Through integration of blockchain technology for the core of internet of things to establish a seamless industrial chain so as to achieve food and drug safety control and enterprise relations management. Internet of Things is the extension and continuation of internet. IoT can increase the ubiquity of the internet by integrating every object for interaction via radio frequency identification (RFID) devices, infrared sensors, global positioning systems, laser scanners and other information sensing equipment, which leads to a highly distributed network of devices communicating with human beings as well as other devices. IoT is opening opportunities for a large number of novel applications that promise to improve quality of lives. In recent years, IoT has connected with blockchain, exchange and communication for intelligent identification, location, tracking, monitoring and management of a network. This technology is still in its infancy.

 

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A universal healthcare system covers all citizens seeking to achieve efficiencies by integrating the basic functions of healthcare delivery, health insurance, distribution of healthy food and drug safety.. Based on the full integration of internet of things with blockchain technology, this technology can change old systems. Blockchain technology is a distributed database that maintains a continuously-growing list of records called blocks. Each block contains a timestamp and a link to a previous block. The data in a block cannot be altered retrospectively. Blockchain has characteristics such as decentrality, openness and transparency, autonomy, security of information that cannot be tampered with, and anonymity, these features can strengthen solution to drug and food safety issues.

 

Blockchain technology-based applications

 

Management plans to focus its business in the food product and phamaceutical industry, whereby we plan to develop a digital tracking record system to help preventing counterfeit or fake food and drugs. With the advancement of the blockchain technology, we can trace a food or drug product all the way up to its original source within the context of the internet of things.

 

We are now in the early stages of testing our digital tracking record system. Our research team has designed the IT language conversion recognition of how blockchain technology and IoT can digitally track food and drug products . Our next step is to utilize this technology in food and drug safety control, drug products are not altered and perishable food products can reach the end consumer more efficiently. If we are able to successfully develop food and drug safety controls, it will be marketed along with our digitally tracking system.

 

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Health Care Business Focus

 

UBI management believes the global IoT in the healthcare market is growing at a significant rate of growth due to the growing demand for advanced healthcare information systems and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases and lifestyle-related diseases.

 

The IoT applications in healthcare, such as telemedicine, medication management, clinical operations and workflow management, inpatient monitoring, helps in compiling services related to diagnosis, treatment, care, and rehabilitation. They improve communication between patients and healthcare workers, reducing medication errors, and providing better coordinated care.

 

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The Market Opportunity

 

Blockchain and the Internet of Things are technologies that management believes will affect the future. UBI is working to advance IBSH technology to develop a tracking and safety control system for food and drugs that uses blockchain technology. The standard of this market access is hard and the cost is high. The UBI team is optimistic about the future.

 

Blockchain technology can play a role in many fields. Blockchain transactions are theoretically real-time. The block-based distributed accounting technology, combined with its artificial intelligence and internet of things technologies, makes it possible for countless of smart technologies to connect to internet for greater security, allowing technicians to return to the point at which the problem occurred. One of potential applications of this technology is the creation of registers based on blockchain of IoT devices, and the use of artificial intelligence programs to perform automated intelligent diagnostics and more advanced functions, which can ultimately lead engineers and technicians to virtualize clock backwards. At the same time, blockchain technology can reduce audit costs; reduce distrust of central node, so that flow of financial assets is more transparent and convenient. In fact, current blockchain technology is indeed application of digital electronic payments to “block chain +” transition extension from financial sector gradually to IoT and other non-financial areas which will trigger more and greater industrial restructuring and revolution.

 

The internet of things is based on computer science, including network, electronics, radio frequency, induction, wireless, artificial intelligence, bar code, cloud computing, automation, embedded technology as an integrated technology. Internet of things is called the third wave of the world information industry revolution, after computer revolution, and the second internet revolution. Management believes that within 10- years, internet of things will be widely used in intelligent medicine, intelligent transportation, environmental protection, government work, public safety, safety home, intelligent home appliance, industrial monitoring, elderly care, personal health, intelligent building, green agriculture and breeding, surveillance, imaging, computers, mobile phones and other fields.

 

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Blockchain technology is a good solution for: infrastructure investment, high maintenance costs and data security issues. Blockchain technology supports IoT which is an extension and more advanced stage of internet. Blockchain technology research and application will make IoT networking more efficient. Blockchain technology creates a shared, distributed, digital book between network nodes to record transactions, rather than storing them on a central server. This eliminates the need for central verification. It provides a way to create a consensus network without having to trust a single node, and data store does not need to be stored in a central server, but by sharing it to all nodes in network. Blockchain technology can also solve medical field of data privacy and other issues, such as custody of electronic medical records, safe storage of genetic data, and drug security.

 

Our Strategy

 

Our Group will plans to grasp the new technologies that will affect the future world, establish a new business model based on the industrial and capital advantages that we have already formed, and create the technical advantages of UBI’s IBSH. Managements wants UBI to become a world leader in excellence. Management expects it will take three years to develop a business breakthrough and five years in making an essential achievement.

 

Our growth strategy depends to a large extent on our ability to reach potential customers who successfully bring their products to target markets. We plan to initially target the China market and gradually expand to Europe and the United States and beyond.

 

To achieve corporate strategy, the company intends:

 

  Research and develop IBSH core technologies to establish the leading position in this field

 

At present, we have initially established the technical framework and the core of the main body, with the combination of food and drug use, access to our first phase of research and experimental results, that can be practical applications, and continuous technological upgrading.

 

  Research and development of the main product and core product group

 

UBI’s planned first product will be a food and drug safety monitoring and control system. It will also be our core product. At the same time, we plan to develop a digital records system that replaces the current related shipping paperwork.

 

  Create brand awareness and drive marketing company products and services in key markets

 

We plan to position the Company’s marketing as creating and building a corporate brand image globally. All this will start in China .

 

  Employ global professional and technical personnel, scholars, professional management personnel

 

We plan to hire professionals from all over the world. Together to create UBI a shared platform.

 

  Coordinate with strategic partners in each of the target markets for marketing and distribution

 

We believe that international markets represent a significant growth opportunity for us and we intend to expand sales of our intended products and services globally through selected retailers and strategic partnerships. We plan to work with key partners in the target markets to provide marketing and distribution expertise and assistance. Although it may be challenging to gain market acceptance in these markets, we believe the assistance of such experts will expedite the process.

 

Competitive Strengths

 

1. Unique IBSH technology.

 

Our technology is advanced, not only for its scientific characteristics, but also for maneuverability, derived from the design and understanding of technical structures. Technology itself is spiritual.

 

2. Creating a creative business platform through independent design and development.

 

We intend to build a tracking and safety control system for food and drugs that uses blockchain technology. This system will provide a digital shared accounting ledger that would make it possible to trace back a product to the very origin of the raw material used. This platform will provide suppliers of food and drug products a tracking record to determine if there was a break in the supply chain. It will identify if a product was substituted with a counterfeit or inferior product. It will help suppliers of perishable food products, reduce spoilage by tracking food shipments in the supply chain to the final consumer. It is management’s goal to have this technology ready for commeralization in the next twelve months. Once established, this platform will support UBI’s global operations.

 

3. Management believes it has a good network in the health industry in China.

 

In China, we believe the company’s management has a good network in the integration of the health industry, which can be used for scientific research and development, raw material production bases and other industrial chains. The company’s management is also familiar with the international pharmaceutical market and the food market.

 

4. A good management team.

 

Our management believes the Company’s management and consulting team, are the industry’s leading talent and professionals. They have a professional, quality, wisdom, and innovation.

 

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Target Market

 

At present, food and drug safety is a major challenge for human beings. Counterfeit food and drug products are very common in the Chinese market. These problems are derived from nature problems and human factors. The laws and regulations are not perfect and complete and law enforcement is not seriously implemented in many occasions. The occurrence of poison capsule events, vaccine cases, ginkgo leaf, licorice tablets and other major drug cases, seriously affecting people’s physical and mental health. Therefore, the safety of food and medicine is closely linked to the vital interests of hundreds of millions of people. So UBI’s market for food and drug safety goals is accurate and huge.

 

Sources of Income and Pricing

 

Once our blockchain technology is developed, we plan to target and license our digital tracking systems to major suppliers of food and drug products. A blockchain tracking can help the suppliers expedite and monitor physical transportation to monitor the status of their products with the goal to eliminate lost or delayed shipments or shipments that are compromised with the substitution of counterfeit or altered products. By replacing the current related shipping paperwork with blockchain digital records, suppliers will be able to reduce their internal shipping costs with a more efficient system. As we are still in development of our blockchain tracking and safety control systems, we have yet to determine the pricing for these systems.

 

We plan to use application of information technology (IT), blockchain technology and IoT technology that permeate virtually all aspects of corporate and social activity, effective combination of food and drugs safety. The products and services enabled by it have had a major impact to the healthcare industry. As we look to the future, emerging technologies raise new trend in security, law enforcement, privacy, safety in food and drug of healthcare industry.

 

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Sales and Marketing

 

In the future marketing of UBI platform and products, we will mainly go through the Internet of Things to do online and offline store marketing. Marketing will also be promoted through cross-border e-commerce platforms. Conference marketing and professional channel marketing will be utilized. Our products and designs consider the overall needs of the population and will be tailor-made for some clients. We are currently paying attention to the development, formation and needs of “one belt, one road” markets.

 

Management believes Chinese consumers are more likely to consider buying a product if they see it mentioned on a social-media site and more likely to purchase a product or service if a friend or acquaintance recommends it on a social-media site.

 

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Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (formerly known as “NOVA,” now known as “ UBI Shenzhen”)

 

On May 16, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company ratified and approved an Acquisition Agreement with Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd., (“UBI Shenzhen”) formerly known as NOVA, a private Shenzhen Chinese corporation. Under the terms of the Agreement UBI acquired 100% ownership of UBI Shenzhen in exchange for 25,000,000 unregistered restricted Class C common shares by UBI. With the UBI Shenzhen ownership completed, the former 130 UBI Shenzhen shareholders received UBI Class C common shares based on their pro-rata ownership of UBI Shenzhen . With the NOVA acquisition completed and the name of the permit holder changed to UBI, and UBI Shenzhen became a 100% owned subsidiary of the UBI.

 

The shareholders of UBI Shenzhen converted their ownership of UBI Shenzhen to UBIA’s Class C common shares. Following the conversion, UBI Shenzhen shares were canceled. In China, the conversion of shares requires the Chinese authorities to cancel UBI Shenzhen ’s registered shares. On August 29, 2017, the Chinese government approved the acquisition of UBI Shenzhen. The Company issued a total of 25.000,000 shares of Class C common stock to shareholders of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. and their original UBI Shenzhen shares were cancelled by the Chinese government.

 

About Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd

 

Shenzhen Nova E-commerce Ltd. was incorporated on May 26, 2016 and currently operates an online store in China selling a wide range of products including maternal and infant products, cosmetics, wine, household goods, digital and luxury products. On April 7, 2018, NOVA changed its name to UBI Shenzhen Cross Border E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“UBI Shenzhen”). UBI Shenzhen ’s website became operational in April 2017.

 

Nova’s operations prior to the date of acquisition, included, but was not limited to:

 

  Researching and developing business opportunities unique to a Chinese customer base
     
  Building corporate infrastructure and administration
     
  Integration of multiple technologies and programs
     
  Building Business Relationships
     
  Human resource staffing
     
  Training personnel
     
  Equipment procurement
     
  Building the corporate website
     
  Developing marketing strategies to capitalize on commercialization activities
     
  Establish and maintain strategic collaborations with product suppliers
     
  Obtain financing to implement the business activities

 

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On April 7, 2018, NOVA changed its name to UBI Shenzhen Cross Border E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“UBI Shenzhen”). UBI Shenzhen is registered in Qianhai Free Trade Zone, China. Its business operation is an e-commerce platform offering online retail service, via www.hihealth8.com. From its inception on May 26, 2016 through April 2017, UBI Shenzhen has been building its website and infrastructure. UBI Shenzhen has commenced its pilot operation in May 2017.

 

UBI Shenzhen ’s original Chinese language website experienced a number of technical problems, especially dealing with Chinese currency. Management decided it would be more cost effective to establish a new website under the domain name. www.hihealth8.com. The website will allow people with Chinese currency who have a local Chinese bank account to purchase products through this website, where customers will be able to purchase products, including food, non-prescription medicine, skin care products etc. offered on the website. For the purpose of this Registration Statement, the website is not part of this Post-Effective Amendment, but referenced for informational purposes.

 

In April, 2017 Shenzhen Nova E-commerce began its operations of an online store in China selling a wide range of products including maternal and infant products, cosmetics, wine, household goods, digital and luxury products. UBI Shenzhen sales will take place one of two ways. When a consumer clicks to buy product(s): (a) A third seller will sell and ship directly to the consumer and UBI Shenzhen will receive an agency fee; or (b) Nova will process the sale from its own inventory and ship and bill the consumer directly. These two ways methods will generate business through UBI Shenzhen. Nova has yet to generate any revenues, and management does not expect UBI Shenzhen will generate any revenues for the next few months, until such time as the Company actively markets its website. In the meantime, in order for UBI Shenzhen to begin its business operations, UBI Shenzhen will be selling third party products. In the future, management plans to develop its own products for sale.

 

UBI Shenzhen employs two people principally involved in website related creation/maintenance activities. UBI Shenzhen ’s expenses are being funded by loan from Tony Liu.

 

Recent Events

 

SEC Order of Trading Suspension

 

On January 5, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. at 9:30 a.m. EST on January 8, 2018, and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EST, on January 22, 2018. The Commission temporarily suspended trading in the securities of UBIA because of (i) questions regarding the accuracy of assertions, since at least September 2017, by UBIA in filings with the Commission regarding the company’s business operations; and (ii) concerns about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the company’s Class A common stock since at least November 2017.

 

Grey Sheets

 

The suspension of trading eliminated our market makers and resulted in our stock placed on the grey sheets of the OTC markets. Prior to the suspension, our stock was listed on the OTC-QB. Broker-dealers are not willing or able to publicly quote grey sheets securities because of a lack of investor interest, company information availability or regulatory compliance. Grey sheet is an unsolicited market where securities do not have bid or ask quotations. The placement on grey sheets makes our stock more difficult to trade, dramatically reduces the liquidity of our stock and has a negative impact on our investors. Further, OTC Markets has blocked quotations for our securities, and they have labeled our Class A common stock as Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware). Broker-dealers cannot publish or submit in a quotation medium to buy or sell our stock until they have complied with Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11. In the absence of a trading market or an inactive trading market, investors may be unable to liquidate their investment or make any profit from the investment. As such, our common stock is now on the grey sheets, this adversely effects the liquidity of the shares of common stock. Investors may be unable to liquidate their investment.

 

Hong Kong Government Grant

 

On January 10, 2018, the Company announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) approved in principle a grant of up to HK 3,018,750 (approximately $385,000) to assist in financing a project entitled “Blockchain-Based Food and Drug Counterfeit Detection and Regulatory System” (“the HKPU Project”) to be jointly developed by UBI Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“HKPU”). The related agreement also provides for UBI Hong Kong to contribute up to HK $3,018,750 (approximately $385,000) to the project cost in installments with the first installment of HK$561,198 (approximately $72,000) due upon HKSAR’s signing of the agreement (which occurred on January 5, 2018). UBI Hong Kong, owned and controlled by Tony Liu, is the largest shareholder of UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd, (Delaware). Although w e do not own or control UBI Hong Kong or have rights in the project or its intellectual property. UBI Hong Kong, our principal stockholder, has entered into an Assignment Agreement with UBI Delaware, whereby UBI Hong Kong has assigned all of their rights, plans, ideas, tangible assets, intangible assets and intellectual property to UBI Delaware, in order for UBI Delaware to commercialize the technology being developed (See Exhibit 10.6). The project is expected to be completed by November 14, 2019. In a series of two payments made by UBI Hong Kong on January 12, 2018, and January 16, 2018, UBI Hong Kong paid its first installment of a total of HK $561,198 (approximately $71,000) to HKPU. On February 1, 2018, HKSAR paid its first installment of HK $561,198 (approximately $71,000) to HKPU. At this point, the project is progressing on track, and the parties believe the established budget will be sufficient to complete the project .

 

The agreement also provides for UBI Hong Kong to pay the remaining HK $2,457,552 (approximately $314,000) of its installments as follows: HK$687,934 (approximately $88,000) by April 1, 2018; HK $687,934 (approximately $88,000) by October 1, 2018; HK $687,934 (approximately $88,000) by April 1, 2019 and HK$393,750 (approximately $50,000) within three months of the completion of the HKPU Project. To date, UBI Hong Kong has not yet paid the HK $687,984 (approximately $88,000) installment due April 1, 2018. UBI Kong Hong anticipates that the second installment will be made in May, 2018. To date, HKSAR has not provided any notice of termination in connection with UBI Hong Kong’s failure to pay the April 1, 2018 installment. UBI Hong Kong anticipates that the second installment will be made in May, 2018. While UBI Hong Kong does not have the financial wherewithal to pay current installments under the agreement as due, Tony Liu has personally agreed and been able to provide funding as necessary for both operations of the Company and obligations due under the agreement.

 

The agreement also provides for the HKSAR to pay the remaining HK $2,457,522 (approximately $314,000) of its installments periodically within 30 days after the acceptance by the Commissioner of Innovation and Technology (“CIT”), an agency of the HKSAR, of certain Progress Reports to be submitted periodically by HKPU. The agreement provides that HKPU should provide CIT the first written Progress Report in a format acceptable to CIT covering from the Commencement Date to August 31, 2018 to be submitted on or before September 30, 2018. While no written Progress Reports have yet been required or provided to CIT, periodic telephone conversations with CIT have occurred between CIT, HKPU, and the Company from time to time concerning HKPU Project’s progress. The agreement imposes no penalties on UBI Hong Kong should it fail to make any of its installment contributions except that HKSAR principally has the right to cease their installment contributions if UBI Hong Kong fails to make its installment contributions. HKSAR may terminate the agreement if UBI Hong Kong fails to make any of its installment contributions. Further, if any of the parties are in breach of the terms of the agreement or fail in a material way to progress in accordance with the Project Proposal, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University shall on demand by the Government pay to the Government an amount equivalent to the funds or portion thereof released for the Project.

 

Project Summary

 

The goal of this project is to provide a comprehensive solution to the worldwide problem of counterfeit medicines. Leveraging latest techniques the team want to develop a low-cost, scalable, secure system for: (1) Manufacturers to record necessary data of the drugs during their production and transportation; (2) Distributors to trace the drugs; (3) Auditors to inspect all data; and finally (4) Consumers to verify the authenticity of the purchased product. This platform will provide suppliers of food and drug products a safety control system to determine if there was a break in the supply chain. It will identify if a product was substituted with a counterfeit or inferior product. It will help suppliers of perishable food products, reduce spoilage by tracking food shipments in the supply chain to the final consumer.

 

In February 2018, UBI Hong Kong performed a test at the offices of Guangxi Houde Mega Health Enterprise (“Guangxi”), a medical products company, of the e-commerce “alpha” platform (using simulated test data provided by Guangxi). Guangxi is owned 70% by Star Bright International Enterprise Ltd. Star Bright is a stockholder offering 5,000,000 resale Class C common shares in this registration statement. The test identified some technical issues that need to be addressed; a second test has been scheduled for June, 2018. The e-commerce platform will provide a digital shared accounting ledger that would make it possible to trace back a product to the very origin of the raw material used.

 

Once a working model of a platform is successfully operational, the Company intends to license the software to larger food and drug third party customers.

 

The agreement provides that the equipment acquired from the HKPU Project will belong to HKPU, who is also identified as the Beneficiary of the grant for the project and is required to provide CIT with interim and a final accounting for the proceeds of the grant as well as monies advanced by UBI Hong Kong whether the project is successful or not. While HKPU, as the Beneficiary, is provided discretion on how income arising from the intellectual property rights from the Project Materials (including among other things computer software/programs, technical materials, models, documents and materials compiled developed, produced or created by or on behalf of the Beneficiary – the “platform.” and Project Result is to be allocated, UBI Hong Kong is the sole and absolute beneficial owner (has title to) of all of the intellectual property rights which would include the platform if successfully completed under the project. However, there is no written agreement between UBI Delaware and UBI Hong Kong that provides for title to the platform being conveyed to UBI Delaware. As such HKPU could allocate this income to parties other than UBI Hong Kong. If the funds were allocated to other parties, this would adversely hurt UBI Delaware. Since UBI Hong Kong is the largest shareholder of UBI Delaware, and Tony Liu has been funding UBI Delaware to keep it operational, any allocation of funds to this project to other parties would also have an adverse effect on Tony Liu.

 

While HKPU receives full legal and equitable title and interest in any oand all of the equipment procured by the Beneficiary, the agreement does not discuss whether HKPU can discontinue its own performance in the event the either HKSAR or UBI Hong Kong fail to make the required payments. However, without funding no one would expect that HKPU would be obligated to continue its performance.

 

The agreement also has provision whereby the HKSAR can terminate the grant under certain conditions. These conditions include, among other things, ethical misuse of funds received under the grant or violations of other requirements under the grant. This would include UBI Hong Kong’s failure to meet its general financial obligations as due or go into liquidation. In the event of termination, the HKSAR has the right to suspend payment under the grant or require that amounts previously paid by it be refundable under the grant.

 

The Company expects to use the technology learned from the HKPU Project to help it develop and market a platform system for application to control and manage the safety of food and drugs. Pursuant to an understanding with UBI Hong Kong, the Company is responsible for the installments due and other costs relating to the HKPU Project paid by UBI Hong Kong. These costs are expected to be paid by UBI Hong Kong from loans received from the Company’s CEO Tony Liu. The Company expects to record these costs as research and development expenses and increases in amounts due to Tony Liu until such time as a “technologically feasible” working model of the platform has been successfully produced.

 

Government Regulation

 

We are or may become subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the State of Delaware, where we are incorporated, the United States and the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) that involve matters central to our business, including laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, data security, data retention, consumer protection, advertising, electronic commerce, intellectual property, manufacturing, anti-bribery and anti-corruption, and economic or other trade prohibitions or sanctions. These laws and regulations are continuously evolving and developing. The scope and interpretation of the laws that are or may be applicable to us are often uncertain and may be conflicting, particularly with respect to foreign laws.

 

In particular, there are numerous U.S. federal, state, and local laws and regulations and foreign laws and regulations regarding privacy and the collection, sharing, use, processing, disclosure, and protection of personal information and other user data, the scope of which is changing, subject to differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent among different jurisdictions. We strive to comply with all applicable laws, policies, legal obligations, and industry codes of conduct relating to privacy, data security, and data protection. However, given that the scope, interpretation, and application of these laws and regulations are often uncertain and may be conflicting, it is possible that these obligations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. Any failure or perceived failure to comply with our privacy or security policies or privacy-related legal obligations by us or third-party service-providers or the failure or perceived failure by third-party apps, with which our users choose to share their data, to comply with their privacy policies or privacy-related legal obligations as they relate to the data shared with them, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other user data, may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation, or negative publicity, and could have an adverse effect on our brand and operating results.

 

We plan to develop solutions to ensure that data transfers from the E.U. provide adequate protections to comply with the E.U. Data Protection Directive. If we fail to develop such alternative data transfer solutions, one or more national data protection authorities in the European Union could bring enforcement actions seeking to prohibit or suspend our data transfers to the U.S. and we could also face additional legal liability, fines, negative publicity, and resulting loss of business.

 

Governments are continuing to focus on privacy and data security and it is possible that new privacy or data security laws will be passed or existing laws will be amended in a way that is material to our business. Any significant change to applicable laws, regulations, or industry practices regarding our users’ data could require us to modify our services and features, possibly in a material manner, and may limit our ability to develop new products, services, and features. Although we have made efforts to design our policies, procedures, and systems to comply with the current requirements of applicable state, federal, and foreign laws, changes to applicable laws and regulations in this area could subject us to additional regulation and oversight, any of which could significantly increase our operating costs.

 

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The labeling, distribution, importation, marketing, and sale of our intended products are subject to extensive regulation by various U.S. state and federal and foreign agencies, including the CPSC, Federal Trade Commission, Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, Federal Communications Commission, and state attorneys general, as well as by various other federal, state, provincial, local, and international regulatory authorities in the countries in which our intended products and services are distributed or sold. If we fail to comply with any of these regulations, we could become subject to enforcement actions or the imposition of significant monetary fines, other penalties, or claims, which could harm our operating results or our ability to conduct our business.

 

The global nature of our business operations also create various domestic and foreign regulatory challenges and subject us to laws and regulations such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, the U.K. Bribery Act, and similar anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws in other jurisdictions, and our intended products are also subject to U.S. export controls, including the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Export Administration Regulations and various economic and trade sanctions regulations established by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls. If we become liable under these laws or regulations, we may be forced to implement new measures to reduce our exposure to this liability. This may require us to expend substantial resources or to discontinue certain products or services, which would negatively affect our business, financial condition, and operating results. In addition, the increased attention focused upon liability issues as a result of lawsuits, regulatory proceedings, and legislative proposals could harm our brand or otherwise impact the growth of our business. Any costs incurred as a result of compliance or other liabilities under these laws or regulations could harm our business and operating results.

 

PRC Government Regulations

 

Because our business and employees are located in the PRC, our business is also regulated by the national and local laws of the PRC. We believe our conduct of business complies with existing PRC laws, rules and regulations.

 

General Regulation of Businesses

 

We believe we are in material compliance with all applicable labor and safety laws and regulations in the PRC, including the PRC Labor Contract Law, the PRC Production Safety Law, the PRC Regulation for Insurance for Labor Injury, the PRC Unemployment Insurance Law, the PRC Provisional Insurance Measures for Maternity of Employees, PRC Interim Provisions on Registration of Social Insurance, PRC Interim Regulation on the Collection and Payment of Social Insurance Premiums and other related regulations, rules and provisions issued by the relevant governmental authorities from time to time.

 

According to the PRC Labor Contract Law, we are required to enter into labor contracts with our employees. We are required to pay no less than local minimum wages to our employees. We are also required to provide employees with labor safety and sanitation conditions meeting PRC government laws and regulations and carry out regular health examinations of our employees engaged in hazardous occupations. Violations of the PRC Labor Contract Law and the PRC Labor Law may result in the imposition of fines and other administrative and criminal liability in the case of serious violations. In addition, according to the PRC Social Insurance Law, employers like our PRC subsidiaries in China must provide employees with welfare schemes covering pension insurance, unemployment insurance, maternity insurance, work-related injury insurance, medical insurance, and housing funds.

 

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Foreign Currency Exchange

 

The principal regulation governing foreign currency exchange in China is the Foreign Currency Administration Rules (1996), as amended (2008). Under these Rules, RMB is freely convertible for current account items, such as trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not for capital account items, such as direct investment, loan or investment in securities outside China unless the prior approval of, and/or registration with, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the People’s Republic of China, or SAFE, or its local counterparts (as the case may be) is obtained.

 

Pursuant to the Foreign Currency Administration Rules, foreign invested enterprises, or FIEs, in China may purchase foreign currency without the approval of SAFE for trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions by providing commercial documents evidencing these transactions. They may also retain foreign exchange (subject to a cap approved by SAFE) to satisfy foreign exchange liabilities or to pay dividends. In addition, if a foreign company acquires a subsidiary in China, the acquired company will also become an FIE. However, the relevant PRC government authorities may limit or eliminate the ability of FIEs to purchase and retain foreign currencies in the future. In addition, foreign exchange transactions for direct investment, loan and investment in securities outside China are still subject to limitations and require approvals from, and/or registration with, SAFE.

 

Employees

 

We have 18 full-time employees and we engage the services 44 non-employee contractors. Within our workforce, 8 employees are engaged in product development and 10 employees are engaged in business development, finance, human resources, facilities, information technology and general management and administration. We expect the number of full time employees to rise to more than 25 by the end of September, 2018 . We have no collective bargaining agreements with our employees and we have not experienced any work stoppages. We consider our relationship with our employees to be good.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY

 

The Company owns no real property. Our administrative offices are located at: SmartSpace 3F, Level 9, Unit 908, 100 Cyberport Rd., Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China., telephone: (212) 372-8836. The Company has been using this Hong Kong office space provided by UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD. (a Hong Kong Company) at no cost to the Company. UBI Hong Kong owns 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock; and 40,000,000 shares of the Company’s C common stock. UBI Hong Kong will not seek reimbursement for providing this administrative space.

 

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are not a party to or otherwise involved in any legal proceedings.

 

In the ordinary course of our business, we expect that from time-to-time we will be involved in various pending or threatened legal actions. The litigation process is inherently uncertain and it is possible that the resolution of such matters might have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition and/or results of operations. However, in the opinion of our management, other than as set forth herein, matters currently pending or threatened against us are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

 

Disclaimer Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included in this Form S-1. In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form S-1, particularly in the Section titled Risk Factors.

 

Although the forward-looking statements in this Registration Statement reflect the good faith judgment of our management, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by them. Consequently, and because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, the actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report and in our other reports as we attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations and prospects.

 

Plan of Operation

 

As of the date of this Registration Statement, we have serious concerns as to whether we have, and will have, sufficient cash flow to continue to operate for the next twelve months if we are not successful in developing blockchain technology with a focus on the Internet of things covering areas of food, drugs and healthcare. We will apply any proceeds from future revenues to help cover our expenditures. Unless sufficient revenues are recognized, we anticipate that our projected expenditures will most likely exceed any proceeds from those revenues over the next twelve months, which will require that we obtain new financing in order for us to pursue our current plan of operations. We plan to look for both public and private sources of financing. There can be no assurance, however, that we can obtain sufficient capital on acceptable terms, if at all. If we do not achieve the necessary financing, then we will not be able to proceed with our planned activities, which would materially adversely affect our financial condition, business prospects and results of operations. Mr. Liu has agreed to continue to loan the Company money to keep it operational for the next 12 months.

 

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We anticipate generating losses and therefore we may be unable to continue operations in the future. We plan to rely on equity sales of our common shares in order to continue to fund our business operations. We would have to issue equity or enter into a strategic arrangement with a third party. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing shareholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any of additional sales of our equity securities or other financing to fund our business operations. We currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with any person to obtain funds through bank loans, lines of credit or any other sources.

 

Explanatory Paragraph in Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Report

 

Our independent accountants have included a paragraph in their most recent report, in our audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2017, regarding concerns about our ability to continue as going concern. We have further disclosed in our notes to the financial statements that we are dependent upon our ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations from the development of our business opportunities, and that there are no assurances that we will be able to meet our financial obligations in the future.

 

Company Background

 

UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. business encompasses the research and application of blockchain technology with a focus on the Internet of things covering areas of food, drugs and healthcare. Management plans to focus its business in the integrated wellness industry, by providing procedures for safety and effectiveness in food and drugs, but also preventing counterfeit or fake food and drugs. With the advancement of the blockchain technology, the Company plans to trace a food or drug product from its original source within the context of the Internet of Things to the final consumer.

 

Results of Operations

 

Year Ended August 31, 2017 Compared to Year Ended August 31, 2016

 

For the fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 and 2016, we had no revenues.

 

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Expenses

 

Total operating expenses increased $1,814,000 from $13,079 in 2016 to $1,827,079 in 2017. Total stock-based compensation increased $1,366,667 in 2017 from $0 in 2016. Total cash based employee compensation increased $270,449 in 2017 from $0 in 2016. Total cash based professional and consulting fees increased $123,677 in 2017 from $0 in 2016. Other general and administrative expenses increased $53,207 from $13,079 in 2016 to $66,286 in 2017.

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2018, the Company had total operating expenses of $1,878,598 as compared to $501,991 in 2017. For the six months ended February 28, 2018, operating expenses consisted of employee compensation of $460,056 (including stock-based compensation of $96,668, consulting fees of $838,383 (stock-based compensation), legal and professional fees of $392,872 (including stock based compensation of $335,872), Depreciation of $4,324, occupancy of $39,690, research and develop expenses of $71,779 and other general and administrative expenses of $71,494. For the six months ended November 30, 2017, the Company’s operating expenses consisted of: employee compensation of $179,569, consulting fees of $256,667, legal and professional fees of $39,516 and other general and administrative expenses of $26,239. The increase in operating expenses resulted from the Company’s effort to develop Blockchain technology-based applications.

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2018, the interest expense accrued for loans from Tony Liu was $28,845.

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2017, the Company had a gain of $572 from settlement of bank overdraft.

 

The increase in operating expenses resulted from the Company’s engagement in the blockchain internet business which commenced September of 2016 and the acquisition of UBI Shenzhen which was completed in August 2017. To execute its development strategy, the Company hired professional staff and consultants commenced during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. Consequently, stock-based compensation, wages, professional fees, consulting fees and other general and administrative expenses increased compared to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016.

 

The Company had other income - net of $37,912 in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017, which resulted from the gain on settlement of liabilities of $47,575 offset by the accrued interest-related party expense of $9,663.

 

Net Loss

 

Net loss increased $1,776,088 from a net loss of $13,079 in 2016 to a net loss of $1,789,167 in 2017. The increase resulted from the Company’s engagement in the blockchain internet business which commenced September of 2016 and the acquisition of UBI Shenzhen which was completed in August 2017 as explained above.

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2018, the Company had a net loss of $1,907,501 or $(0.02) per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C common stock and compared to a loss of $454,416 or $(0.02) per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C common stock for the same period last year.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of August 31, 2017, the Company had total assets of $1,918,724 consisting of office equipment of $17,950, website development costs of $92,035, prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees of $1,793,333, and cash of $15,406 and total liabilities of $585,506. As of February 28, 2018 the Company has total assets of $1,091,926 consisting of cash $59,523, inventory of $28,153, prepaid stock-based compensation of $740,000, deposit and prepaid expenses of $26,946, office equipment of $18,136 prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees of $123,333 and capitalized website development costs of $95,835. As of February 28, 2018 the Company had total liabilities of $1,337,836. Our financial statements indicated that there was substantial doubt about the Company continuing as a going concern. Based on our current burn rate of approximately $300,000 per month, we will run out of funds immediately without additional capital. The burn rate is based on cash used by operating activities.

 

The Company has not generated any income as of February 28, 2018. The working capital was provided by a major shareholder of the Company. The Company has limited financial resources available, which has had an adverse impact on the Company’s liquidity, activities and operations. These limitations have adversely affected the Company’s ability to obtain certain projects and pursue additional business. Without realization of additional capital, it would be unlikely for the Company to continue as a going concern. In order for the Company to remain a Going Concern it will need to find additional capital. Additional working capital may be sought through additional debt or equity private placements, additional notes payable to banks or related parties (officers, directors or stockholders), or from other available funding sources at market rates of interest, or a combination of these. The ability to raise necessary financing will depend on many factors, including the nature and prospects of any business to be acquired and the economic and market conditions prevailing at the time financing is sought. No assurances can be given that any necessary financing can be obtained on terms favorable to the Company, or at all.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Changes to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) are established by the FASB in the form of accounting standards updates (“ASUs”) to the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification.

 

Management considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed were assessed and were either determined to be not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on our consolidated financial position and results of operations.

 

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CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, AND CONTROL PERSONS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The following table sets forth the names and ages of the current directors and executive officers of the Company, the principal offices and positions with the Company held by each person and the date such person became a director or executive officer of the Company. The executive officers of the Company are elected annually by the Board of Directors. The directors serve one-year terms until their successors are elected. The executive officers serve terms of one year or until their resignation or removal by the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of the directors and officers.

 

Name   Age   Position & Offices Held
         
Tony Liu   63   Chairman of the Board and CEO
Chan Cheung   60   CFO, Corporate Secretary
Jun Min   57   Director
Cosimo J. Patti   66  

Independent Director

 

All of the above Directors and Officers were appointed to their positions on January 3, 2017.

 

Set forth below is a brief description of the background and business experience of our officers and directors.

 

Tony Liu, Chairman of the Board and CEO.

 

Mr. Tony Liu brings almost 50 years of management, extensive leadership, strategy, risk management and marketing experience to UBI. Mr. Liu served as a representative to the National People’s Congress in China, with his practical work experience in the Chinese community for many years. He has been Chairman of Hong Kong Silver Union Group Co., Ltd., since May, 2009. From 2001 - 2014 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that produced and marketed prescription pharmaceutical products, over-the-counter pharmaceutical products and nutraceutical products , He is also a limited partner of Shenzhen Zhu Mao Investment Enterprise since July, 2015. Mr. Liu graduated with a major in Communications & Commands from Wuhan Communication College in 1986 and studied Integrated Marketing and Media at the University of Hong Kong in 2004. Mr. Liu studied in the Program of Sustainable Growth of Large Corporations sponsored by the School of Engineering and the School of Business at Stanford University. Mr. Liu passed the dissertation for his Doctor of Business Administration degree in September 2010 at Tarlac State University through a program jointly run by Beijing Normal University and Tarlac State University. This program is accredited by The Philippines Department of Education and China Department of Education.

 

Chan Cheung, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

Mr. Chan Cheung is Certified Public Accountant, joined the Company in September, 2016. He brings to the management team over 30 years of financial and accounting experience in banking, finance, and management, before joining the Company. From April 2009 to August 2016, he worked as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at Neo-Neon Holdings Ltd, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company with the ticker symbol of HK.1868., where he was responsible for financial reporting, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic planning. He obtained a BS degree from Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1983, he is member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

 

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Jun Min, Director  

 

Jun Min brings to the Company over 30 years of business experience in operations management, along with a vast amount of leadership, consumer industry, marketing experience and knowledge of the consumer and pharmaceutical products industries in China. Mr. Min worked at the Price Checking Department Bureau of Heilongjiang Province from 1987 to 1992. Subsequently, he worked for Three- Happiness Bioengineering, Co. Ltd. from 1994. In November 2008, Mr. Min joined the board of directors of China Aoxing Pharmaceuticals Co., Inc. (OTCBB:CAXG), a specialty pharmaceutical company specializing in research, development, manufacturing and distribution of a variety of pain killers and pain-management products. Mr. Jun Min has worked in the position of manager of corporate communications at Sanleyuan Group, in Hong Kong from 1993 to Present. From 2002 to 2014, he was Director and Vice President of American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that produced and marketed prescription pharmaceutical products. Mr. Min received a BA in Business Management from Zhongyang Broadcast TV University in 1986.

 

Cosimo J. Patti, Independent Director

 

Mr. Patti has over 50- years of business experience in managing corporate teams for both domestic and international operations, as well as compliance and sales organizations. Mr. Patti brings risk management, and financial experience in delivering products and services to consumers and businesses, he brings consumer and business insights, as well as a global perspective, to the Board. Mr. Patti is an Independent Director, whose responsibilities are those of the Board of Director in helping the company with input relative to decisions for the further development and future business opportunities. As an Independent Director he votes on Board decisions and expresses an opinion on business matters. From 2004 to 2014, Mr. Patti was an independent director of American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc., a pharmaceutical company that produced and marketed prescription pharmaceutical products. Mr. Patti was the President and Chairman of Technology Integration Group, Inc. D/B/A FSI Advisors Group, a global Financial Services (Bulletin Board listed TING) consulting organization from 1999 to 2005. In May 2009, Mr. Patti was appointed to the Board of Directors of China XD Plastics Company Limited (NASDAQ:CXDC), a company engaged in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of modified plastics primarily for use in automotive applications. In June 2007, Mr. Patti joined the Board of Directors of Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABAT). He was the Director of Strategic Cross-border Business with Cedel Bank from 1996 to 1999. Since 1986, Mr. Patti has served as an appointed arbitrator to the New York Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers adjudicating cases involving client disputes and improprieties. Mr. Patti attended Brooklyn College from 1968 to 1970.

 

Board of Directors

 

Our board of directors consists of three members without any compensation.

 

Audit Committee

 

The company does not presently have an Audit Committee. No qualified financial expert has been hired because the company is too small to afford such expense.

 

Committees and Procedures

 

  (1) The registrant has no standing audit, nominating and compensation committees of the Board of Directors, or committees performing similar functions. The Board acts itself in lieu of committees due to its small size.
     
  (2) The view of the board of directors is that it is appropriate for the registrant not to have such a committee because its director participate in the consideration of director nominees and the board and the company are so small.

 

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  (3) The members of the Board who acts as nominating committee is not independent, pursuant to the definition of independence of a national securities exchange registered pursuant to section 6(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78f(a).
     
  (4) The nominating committee has no policy with regard to the consideration of any director candidates recommended by security holders, but the committee will consider director candidates recommended by security holders.
     
  (5) The basis for the view of the board of directors that it is appropriate for the registrant not to have such a policy is that there is no need to adopt a policy for a small company.
     
  (6) The nominating committee will consider candidates recommended by security holders, and by security holders in submitting such recommendations.
     
  (7) There are no specific, minimum qualifications that the nominating committee believes must be met by a nominee recommended by security holders except to find anyone willing to serve with a clean background.
     
  (8) The nominating committee’s process for identifying and evaluation of nominees for director, including nominees recommended by security holders, is to find qualified persons willing to serve with a clean backgrounds. There are no differences in the manner in which the nominating committee evaluates nominees for director based on whether the nominee is recommended by a security holder, or found by the board.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a Code of Ethics for the Board and any salaried employees.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The following table sets forth certain compensation information for: (i) each person who served as the chief executive officer of our company at any time during the years ended August 31, 2016 and 2015, regardless of compensation level, and (ii) each of our other executive officers, other than the chief executive officer, serving as an executive officer at any time during 2016-2015. Compensation information is shown for fiscal years 2016 and 2015.

 

UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., Summary Compensation Table

 

          Year                       Compen-        
    Principal     Ending     Salary     Bonus     Awards     sation     Total  
Name   P ositio n     Aug 31,     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)  
                                           
Tony Liu
Appointed: January 3, 2017
    CEODirector       2017       25,721       0       0       0       0  
                                                         
Chan Cheung
Appointed: January 3, 2017
    CFO       2017       108,030       0       0       0       0  
                                                         
Barry Hall     CEO/CFO/Director       2016       0       0       0       0       0  
Appointed: Aug 30, 2013
Resigned: Jan. 3, 2017
            2015       0       0       0       0       0  
                                                         
Frank Arnone     Secretary/Director       2016       0       0       0       0       0  
Appointed: Apr 10, 2014
Resigned: Jan. 3, 2017
            2015       0       0       0       0       0  

 

Note: During 2016 Mr. Hall received $10,000 and Mr. Arnone received $5,000 as reimbursement for fees to cover past incidental expenses.

 

Term of Office

 

Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until removed from office in accordance with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until removed by the board.

 

Family Relationships

 

There are no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which a director or executive officer was selected to be a director or executive officer. There are no family relationships among our directors/officers.

 

Significant Employees

 

We have no significant employees other than Officers/Directors.

 

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Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

 

Our directors, executive officers and control persons have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years and which is material to an evaluation of the ability or the integrity of our director or executive officer:

 

  1. any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;
     
  2. any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offences);
     
  3. being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities; and
     
  4. being found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.
     
  5. was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commission to have violated any Federal or State securities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated;
     
  6. was found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any Federal commodities law, and the judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated;
     
  7. was the subject of, or a party to, any Federal or State judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of:

 

    a. Any Federal or State securities or commodities law or regulation; or
    b. Any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition order, or
    c. Any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or

 

  8. was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

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Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

We do not have an audit committee nor do we have an audit committee established at this time.

 

Auditors; Code of Ethics; Financial Expert

 

Our principal independent accountant is the firm of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C., Freeport, NY. We do not currently have a Code of Ethics applicable to our principal executive, financial and accounting officer. We do not have an audit committee or nominating committee.

 

Potential Conflicts of Interest

 

We are not aware of any current or potential conflicts of interest with any of our officers/directors.

 

Compensation of Directors

 

We did not pay our directors any compensation during fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016.

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

The following table sets forth certain information concerning the ownership of the Company’s Common Stock as of February 1, 2018, with respect to: (i) each person known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company’s Common Stock; (ii) all directors; and (iii) directors and executive officers of the Company as a group. To the knowledge of the Company, each shareholder listed below possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated.

 

We believe that all persons named have full voting and investment power with respect to the shares indicated, unless otherwise noted in the table. Under the rules of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a person (or group of persons) is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if he or she, directly or indirectly, has or shares the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. Accordingly, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security, which that person has the right to acquire within 60-days, such as options or warrants to purchase our common stock.

 

Security Ownership Table

 

Name of Beneficial Owner   Class A
Common
    Percent     Class B
Common
    Percent     Class C
Common
    Percent     Percent of Total
Voting Power (1)
 
Named Executive Officers and Directors:                                                        
Tony Liu, CEO & Chairman (2)     30,000,000       97.4 %     6,000,000       100 %     40,000,000       54.5 %     99.1 %
                                                         
Chan Cheung, CFO & Secretary (3)                                     100,000       0.1 %        
                                                         
Jun Min, Director (4)                                                        
                                                         
Cosimo J. Patti Director (5)                                     500,000       0.6 %        
                                                         
All executive officers and directors as a group (4 persons)     30,000,000       97.4 %     6,000,000       100 %     40,600,000       53.2 %     99.1 %

 

(1) Percentage of total voting power represents voting power with respect to all shares of our Class A Common Stock (30,799,046 issued and outstanding) and Class B Voting stock (6,000,000 shares issued and outstanding), as a single class. The holder of our Class B Voting Stock are entitled to ten votes per share, and holders of our Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share. The 6,000,000 Class B shares have voting rights equal to 60,000,000 common shares. Percentage of Total Voting Power is calculated based on an aggregate of 90,799,046 (30,799,046 Class A Common + 60,000,000 Class B Voting Common) shares issued and outstanding. There are 73,400,000 non-voting Class C shares issued and outstanding.

 

2) Tony Liu, Smart-Space 3F, Level 9, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China. Tony Liu is the beneficial owner who exercises the sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to 30,000,000 Class A common shares, 6,000,000 Class B common shares, and 40,000,000 Class C common shares owned and has the ultimate voting control over the shares held in the name of UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD., a Hong Kong Company.

 

3) Chan Cheung, Smart-Space 3F, Level 9, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China.

 

4) Jun Min, Smart-Space 3F, Level 9, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China.

 

5) Cosimo J. Patti, Smart-Space 3F, Level 9, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

Our Chairman and CEO, Tony Liu is also our primary shareholder. He controls 30,000,000 shares of our Class A Common Stock, representing 97.4% ownership of the Class; 6,000,000 shares of our Class B Common Stock, representing 100% ownership of the Class; and 40,000,000 Class C Common Stock, representing 54.5% of the Class.

 

The Company has been using this Hong Kong office space provided by UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD. (a Hong Kong Company) at no cost to the Company. UBI Hong Kong is beneficially owned by Tony Liu, the Chairman and CEO of the Company.

 

In the year ended August 31, 2017, Tony Liu, chief executive officer of the Company, paid a total of $514,081 of expenditures on behalf of the Company. The amount due to Tony Liu for these expenditures is interest bearing at a rate of 7% per annum. As of August 31, 2017, accrued interest amounted to $10,350. The advances and related accrued interest are due on demand.

 

Global Alliance Securities, LLC, 100 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005 has a long standing relationship with Mark DeStefano, the former debt holder of the Company. Mr. DeStefano asked Global Alliance Securities, LLC if they could help him find someone to pay off the debt the Company owed him in exchange for taking control of the Company. Global Alliance Securities found a buyer in China. As a finder’s fee for finding a buyer, Mr. DeStefano paid Global Alliance a fee of $20,000. The fee was paid based on a long standing relationship, there was no written agreement between the parties.

 

There is a business relationship between UBI and Star Bright International Investment Enterprise Ltd. (“Star Bright”) of Hong Kong. Star Bright owns 5,000,000 Class C Common shares of UBI. Chi Sam Lao is the beneficial owner who exercises the sole voting and dispositive powers with respect to the 5,000,000 Class C Common shares. Star Bright provides experimental food for blockchain testing and the use of drug factory for UBI’s blockchain project. Star Bright also provides UBI with other pharmaceutical products for UBI’s blockchain testing. There is a service relationship between UBI and Star Bright. In February 2018, UBI Hong Kong performed a test at the offices of Guangxi Houde Mega Health Enterprise, a medical products company, of the e-commerce “alpha” platform (using simulated test data provided by Guangxi). Guangxi is owned 70% by Star Bright.

 

INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES

 

Our By-laws provide to the fullest extent permitted by law, that our directors or officers, former directors and officers, and persons who act at our request as a director or officer of a body corporate of which we are a shareholder or creditor shall be indemnified by us. We believe that the indemnification provisions in our By-laws are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act” or “Securities Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The Law Offices of T. J. Jesky has opined on the validity of the shares of common stock being offered hereby.

 

EXPERTS

 

The financial statements included in this prospectus and in this registration statement have been audited by Michael T., Studer CPA P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent and for the period set forth in their report appearing elsewhere herein and in the registration statement, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

 

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Interest of Named Experts and Counsel

 

No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, directly or indirectly, in the registrant or any of its parents or subsidiaries. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant or any of its parents, subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.

 

In October 2017, the Company issued 82,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Law Offices of T. J. Jesky, our counsel, in lieu of cash payment for legal services. Pursuant to Item 509 of Regulation S-K the interest of counsel is deemed substantial and needs to be disclosed since the fair market value of all securities of the registrant owned and received by counsel exceeds $50,000. Counsel and his affiliates are registering the following Class A shares as part of this Registration Statement: T. J. Jesky, Esq. 33,000 shares; affiliates, Mark DeStefano 39,000 shares; John P. O’Shea, 5,000 shares and Jennifer L. O’Shea 5,000 shares. Based on the number of shares being registered and the fixed offering price for the Class A shares of $3.70 per share, the interests of counsel and his affiliates is deemed substantial. 

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the shares of common stock being offered by this prospectus, and reference is made to such registration statement. This prospectus constitutes the prospectus of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. filed as part of the registration statement, and it does not contain all information in the registration statement, as certain portions have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which requires us to file reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such reports, proxy statements and other information may be inspected at public reference facilities of the SEC at 100 F Street N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549 at prescribed rates. Because we file documents electronically with the SEC, you may also obtain this information by visiting the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The public may read and copy any materials with the Commission at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days during the hours of 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

We intend to furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET, LTD.

 

August 31, 2017

August 31, 2016

(audited)

 

February 28, 2018

February 28, 2017

(unaudited)

 

    Page
Years ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 financials (audited):    
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   F-1a
Consolidated Balance Sheets   F-2a
Consolidated Statements of Operations   F-3a
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity   F-4a
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   F-5a
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-6a

 

Three months ended February 28, 2018 and 2017 financials (unaudited):

   
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets   F-1b
Consolidated Statements of Operations   F-2b
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows   F-3b
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   F-4b

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. (formerly JA Energy)

 

I have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. (formerly JA Energy) (the “Company”) as of August 31, 2017 and 2016 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audits.

 

I conducted my audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that I plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. I believe that my audits provide a reasonable basis for my opinion.

 

In my opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. (formerly JA Energy) as of August 31, 2017 and 2016 and the results of its operations and cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

The accompanying financial statements referred to above have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s present financial situation raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

  /s/ Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.
  Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.

 

Freeport, New York

December 6, 2017, except for NOTE 1 – ABOUT THE COMPANY concerning “Current Company Operations” which is dated May 11 , 2018

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    August 31, 2017     August 31, 2016  
         
Assets                  
                 
Current Assets                
Cash   $ 15,406     $ -  
Current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees     1,300,000       -  
Total Current Assets     1,315,406       -  
                 
Office equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $7,845 at August 31, 2017     17,950       -  
                 
Other Assets                
Non-current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees     493,333       -  
Website development costs     92,035       -  
Total Other Assets     585,368       -  
                 
Total Assets   $ 1,918,724     $ -  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)                
                 
Current liabilities:                
                 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 71,425     $ 68,419  
Advances from former related party     -       26,981  
Due to related party     514,081       -  
Bank overdraft     -       1,202  
Notes payable - former related party     -       50,000  
Total current liabilities     585,506       146,602  
Total liabilities     585,506       146,602  
                 
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):                
Preferred Stock: $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively     -       1,000  
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 30,717,046 and 217,046 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively     30,717       217  
Class B common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 6,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively     6,000       -  
Class C common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 73,400,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of August 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively     73,400       -  
Additional paid in capital     7,475,931       4,315,919  
Stock subscription payable     90,521       90,521  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     75       -  
Accumulated deficit     (6,343,426 )     (4,554,259 )
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)     1,333,218       (146,602 )
                 
Total liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)   $ 1,918,724     $ -  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Years Ended

 

    August 31, 2017     August 31, 2016  
             
Revenue   $ -     $ -  
                 
Operating Expenses:                
Employee compensation (including stock-based compensation of $193,333 and $0, respectively)     463,782       -  
Consulting fees (including stock-based compensation of $1,173,334 and $0, respectively     1,198,334       -  
Professional fees     98,677       -  
Occupancy     13,953       -  
Other     52,333       13,079  
Total Operating Expenses     1,827,079       13,079  
                 
Loss from Operations     (1,827,079 )     (13,079 )
                 
Other Income (Expenses)                
Interest expense - related party     (9,663 )     -  
Gain on settlement of accounts payable and accrued liabilities     47,003       -  
Gain on settlement of bank overdraft     572       -  
Total Other Income (Expenses) - net     37,912       -  
                 
Net Loss   $ (1,789,167 )   $ (13,079 )
                 
Net Loss per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C Common Stock                
Basic and Diluted   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.06 )
                 
Weighted Average Number of Class A, Class B, and Class C Common Shares                
Basic and Diluted     76,849,922       217,046  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

For the Years Ended August 31, 2017 and 2016

 

    Preferred Stock     Class A Common Stock     Class B Common Stock     Class C Common Stock     Additional
Paid in
    Stock Subscription     Accumulated     Accumulated Other Comprehensive     Total
Stockholders’
 
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Payable     Deficit     Income     Equity  
Balance - August 31, 2015     100,000     $ 1,000       217,046     $ 217       -     $ -       -     $ -     $ 4,315,919     $ 90,521     $ (4,541,180 )   $ -     $ (133,523 )
Net loss for the year ended August 31, 2016     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -               (13,079 )     -       (13,079 )
Balance - August 31, 2016     100,000       1,000       217,046       217       -       -       -       -       4,315,919       90,521       (4,554,259 )     -       (146,602 )
Class A, Class B, and Class C common stock agreed to be issued on September 15, 2016 for $200,000 cash (collected September 14, 2016 and October 11, 2016)     -       -       30,000,000       30,000       6,000,000       6,000       40,000,000       40,000       124,000       -       -       -       200,000  
Finder’s fee paid regarding September 15, 2016 change in control agreement     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (20,000 )     -       -       -       (20,000 )
Contributed capital collected October 11, 2016     -       -       -       -       -       -               -       17,500       -       -       -       17,500  
Retirement of preferred stock - November 30, 2016     (100,000 )     (1,000 )     -       -       -       -       -       -       (32,735 )                             (33,735 )
Class C common stock issued for stock based compensation - April 3, 2017     -       -       -       -       -       -       8,400,000       8,400       1,671,600       -       -       -       1,680,000  
Class A common stock issued to a consultant - May 1, 2017     -       -       500,000       500       -       -       -       -       1,479,500       -       -       -       1,480,000  
Class C common stock issued to stockholders of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce Ltd. - August 29, 2017                                                     25,000,000       25,000       (79,853 )     -       -       -       (54,853 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment                     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       75       75  
Net loss for the year ended August 31, 2017     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -               (1,789,167 )     -       (1,789,167 )
Balance - August 31, 2017     -       -       30,717,046     $ 30,717       6,000,000     $ 6,000       73,400,000     $ 73,400     $ 7,475,931     $ 90,521     $ (6,343,426 )   $ 75     $ 1,333,218  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Years Ended

 

    August 31, 2017     August 31, 2016  
             
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                
Net Loss   $ (1,789,167 )   $ (13,079 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:                
Depreciation expense     1,610       -  
Stock-based compensation - consulting fees     1,173,334       -  
Stock-based compensation - employees     193,333       -  
Gain on settlement of accounts payable and accrued liabilities     (47,003 )     -  
Gain on settlement of bank overdraft     (572 )     -  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities     25,358       144  
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft     (630 )     -  
Net cash used by operating activities     (443,737 )     (12,935 )
                 
Cash Flows from investing activities                
Purchase of office equipment     (5,932 )     -  
Net cash used by investing activities     (5,932 )     -  
                 
Cash Flows from financing activities                
Due to related party     378,216       -  
Advances from (repayments to) former related party     (26,981 )     12,935  
Repayment of note payable to former related party     (50,000 )        
Buyback of preferred stock     (33,735 )        
Proceeds from sale of common stock - net     180,000          
Contributed capital     17,500          
Net cash provided by financing activities     465,000       12,935  
                 
Effect of exchange rate on cash     75       -  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash     15,406       -  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     -       -  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 15,406     $ -  
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:                
Income taxes paid   $ -     $ -  
Interest paid   $ -     $ -  
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:                
Issuance of 8,400,000 shares of Class C common stock to 7 employees and 38 consultants on April 3, 2017 changed to prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees   $ 1,680,000     $ -  
Issuance of 500,000 shares of Class A common stock to consultant on May 1, 2017 changed to prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees   $ 1,480,000     $ -  
                 
Issuance of 25,000,000 shares of Class C common stock to stockholders of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (“Nova”) on August 29, 2017 in exchange for Nova Capital Stock:                
Carrying Value of Nova assets and liabilities at August 29, 2017:                
Office equipment - net   $ 13,628     $ -  
Website development costs     92,035       -  
Total Assets     105,663       -  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     24,651       -  
Due to related party     135,865       -  
Total Liabilities     160,516       -  
Excess of liabilities over assets   $ 54,853     $ -  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For The Years Ended August 31, 2017 and 2016

 

NOTE 1 – ABOUT THE COMPANY

 

Organization and Capitalization of the Company

 

The Company was organized August 26, 2010 (Date of Inception) under the laws of the State of Nevada, as JA Energy. The Company was incorporated as a subsidiary of Reshoot Production Company, a Nevada corporation. Reshoot Production Company was incorporated October 31, 2007, and, at the time of spin off was listed on the Over-the- Counter Bulletin Board. On November 21, 2016 the Company reincorporated in Delaware under the name UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd.

 

On September 30, 2014, the Board of Directors passed a resolution to form a new company called Peak Energy Holdings (Peak) with each shareholder in the Company receiving one share of common of Peak for each share of common stock in the Company and one share of preferred stock of Peak for each share of preferred stock of the Company.

 

On November 9, 2014, JA Energy (the “Company”) entered into an Irrevocable Asset and Liability Exchange Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Agreement dealt with the dividend spin-off of JA Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary, Peak Energy Holdings. At the JA Energy annual shareholder meeting, held on September 30, 2014, the shareholders of the Company approved the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Parent into a wholly owned subsidiary. The subsidiary had the same characteristics and number of authorized and issued shares as the Parent, whereby all Preferred and Common shareholders in the Parent received a pro-rata stock dividend in the subsidiary that is equal to the number of shares they owned in the Parent on a one-for-one (1:1) basis. The major shareholders of the Company entered into a separate agreement with regards to the dividend spin-off. They agreed to and put into effect the following points upon the dividend spin-off of the Peak Energy Holdings from JA Energy:

 

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  Mr. James Lusk (the largest debtor of JA Energy) transferred all assets and liabilities, as of March 31, 2014, from JA Energy to the Subsidiary to the extent legally assignable.

 

  Two of the major shareholders in JA Energy transferred all ownership of their Preferred and Common stock held in the subsidiary to Mr. James Lusk.
     
  Mr. James Lusk transferred all of the common stock ownership he owned and controlled in JA Energy to the major shareholders.
     
  Mr. James Lusk provided a notarized signed letter addressed to the Company and auditor that he agreed to transfer all assets and liabilities, as of March 31, 2014, from the Parent to the Subsidiary to the extent legally assignable.
     
  JA Energy warranted that any new liabilities incurred on the books of JA Energy after April 1, 2014 would not be transferred to the subsidiary.

 

  JA Energy represented and warranted that there were no liabilities, actual or contingent, created in the subsidiary. Prior to the effective time of the transfer, the subsidiary would have no assets nor liabilities.
     
  JA Energy warranted that since April 1, 2014, with the exception of the preferred voting shares, no other shares were issued, awarded or pledged to be issued. The number of common shares issued and outstanding in JA Energy at March 31, 2014 were the same number of the shares issued at the date of transfer.
     
  Upon the completion of the transfer of assets and liabilities, shares were exchanged and the subsidiary was divested from JA Energy and now operates independent as a separate entity of JA Energy with its own management;
     
  Mr. James Lusk took control of Peak Energy Holdings, independent of JA Energy.
     
  All Parties indemnified and held harmless the other Parties from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, resulting or arising from these transactions.

 

The Agreement did not affect any other shareholders in the Company who maintained their share ownership of JA Energy, and have pro-rata ownership in Peak Energy Holdings following the dividend spin-off.

 

On September 15, 2016, the Company, with the approval of the Board of Directors agreed to issue 30,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class A Common Stock, 6,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class B Voting Common Stock, which carries a voting weight equal to ten (10) Common Shares, and 40,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class C Common Stock to UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD (“UBI Hong Kong”), a Hong Kong company, or assigns in exchange for $200,000. On September 26, 2016, pursuant to NRS 78.1955, the Board of Directors approved the filing of a Certificate of Designation with the Nevada Secretary of State to designate Class A, B and C common shares, par value $0.001. Concurrently with the filing of this Certificate of Designation, all Common Stock issued and outstanding became Class A Common Stock. Class B Common Stock carries a voting weight equal to ten (10) Common Shares. The Class B shares can be converted into fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, on a one-to-one basis, at the option of the holder at any time upon written notice to the Company and its authorized transfer agent. Class C Common Stock has no voting rights. Upon the conversion or other exchange of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock into or for shares of Class A Common Stock, all shares of Class B Common Stock shall be automatically, without further action by any holder thereof, converted into an identical number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common Stock on the date fixed therefore by the Board of Directors that is no less than sixty-one days and no more than one hundred and eighty days following such conversion or exchange.

 

On October 7, 2016, the 30,000,000 Class A shares and 6,000,000 Class B shares were issued. On November 21, 2016, the Company reincorporated in Delaware under the name UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. and increased the number of authorized shares from 75,000,000 to 200,000,000 shares consisting of 130,000,000 authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, 6,000,000 authorized shares of Class B Common Stock and 64,000,000 authorized shares of Class C Common Stock. On March 1, 2017, the 40,000,000 shares of Class C common stock were issued. All of the preceding shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and were issued under Regulation S to one (1) foreign entity who attested it is an accredited investor who is not a citizen or a resident of the USA.

 

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On January 3, 2017, the Company appointed four new directors, accepted the resignations of its two former directors and appointed Tony Liu (who controls UBI Hong Kong) as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

Commencing in the three months ended February 28, 2017, the Company started research activities in Hong Kong relating to “blockchain” technology planned to be provided for future customers.

 

On March 1, 2017, the Company issued 40,000,000 shares of Class C common stock to our chief executive officer Tony Liu pursuant to the September 15, 2016 agreement (see above).

 

On April 3, 2017, the Company issued a total of 8.400,000 shares of Class C common stock to a total of 45 contractor employees and nonemployees (see Note 6).

 

On May 1, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 restricted shares of Class A common stock to an independent consultant for consulting services to be performed for the Company (see Note 6).

 

On May 24, 2017, the Company increased the number of authorized common shares from 200,000,000 shares to 2,000,000,000 shares (1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, 500,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, and 500,000,000 shares of Class C common stock).

 

On August 29, 2017, upon the approval of the acquisition by the related PRC authorities, the Company issued a total of 25.000,000 shares of Class C common stock to shareholders of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (“Nova”) in exchange for control of the business of Nova (see Notes 4 and 6).

 

Current Company Operations

 

UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. (“UBI Delaware”) was reincorporated in Delaware on November 21, 2016 for the purpose of entering into the blockchain technology business. UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd (“UBI Hong Kong”) was organized in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “HKSAR”) in September 2016 to facilitate local financing participations, UBI Delaware opened a bank account at Abacus Federal Savings Bank in New York City. This bank account is funded by Tony Liu and is used to pay Company invoices from the U.S. UBI Hong Kong has a bank account at China Citic Bank International in Hong Kong, which is also funded by Tony Liu; this account makes disbursements relating to UBI Delaware operations in Hong Kong (such as payroll, rent, and other office expenses). UBI Hong Kong is owned and controlled by Tony Liu, CEO of UBI Delaware. UBI Hong Kong owns 30,000,000 (97%) of the 30,799,046 issued and outstanding shares of UBI Delaware Class A common stock at February 28, 2018. UBI Hong Kong has no other assets and no business operations of its own.

 

In December 2016, UBI Delaware engaged the services of 8 full time employees to principally work in its blockchain technology business. In January 2018, UBI Hong Kong executed an agreement with the HKSAR and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to complete a project related to blockchain technology. To date, UBI Delaware has not received or earned any revenues in its blockchain technology business.

 

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has an accumulated deficit since inception of $6,343,426. The Company has not generated any meaningful revenues to date, and its ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon the successful completion of additional financing arrangements and its ability to achieve and maintain profitable operations. Management plans to raise equity capital to finance the operating and capital requirements of the Company. As described above, there was a change in control of the Company in October 2016.

 

These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The relevant accounting policies are listed below.

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The basis is United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (“Nova”) from the date of acquisition of Nova on August 29, 2017 (see Note 4). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

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Earnings per Share

 

The basic earnings (loss) per share of Class A, Class B and Class C common stock is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) available to Class A, Class B and Class C common shareholders by the weighted average number of Class A, Class B and Class C common shares issued and outstanding during the year. The diluted earnings (loss) per share of Class A, Class B and Class C common stock is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) available to Class A, Class B and Class C common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of Class A, Class B and Class C shares outstanding during the year. The diluted weighted average number of Class A, Class B and Class C shares outstanding is the basic weighted number of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares adjusted as of the first of the year for any potentially dilutive debt or equity (none at August 31, 2017).

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents.

 

Use of Estimates

 

In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

 

Website development costs

 

Website development costs are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Commencing in year ending August 31, 2018, website development costs will be amortized over an estimated economic life of 5 years.

 

As of August 31, 2107, the expected future amortization expense of website development costs is:

 

Year ended August 31,     Amount  
  2018     $ 18,407  
  2019       18,407  
  2020       18,407  
  2021       18,407  
  2022       18,407  
             
  Total     $ 92,035  

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The reporting currency and functional currency of the Company is the United States Dollar. The functional currency of Nova is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”).

 

Nova assets and liabilities are translated into United States dollars at period-end exchange rates ($0.1518 at August 31, 2017). Nova revenues and expenses are translated into United States dollars at weighted average exchange rates ($0.1517 for the period August 29, 2017 to August 31, 2017). Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity.

 

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency (principally the Hong Kong Dollar) are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses, which were not significant in the years ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, are reflected in income.

 

Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes is the total of the current taxes payable and the net of the change in the deferred income taxes. Provision is made for the deferred income taxes where differences exist between the period in which transactions affect current taxable income and the period in which they enter into the determination of net income in the financial statements.

 

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Revenue recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue from services and product sales once all the following criteria for revenue recognition have been met: pervasive evidence that an agreement exists; the services or products have been delivered; the fee is fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and collection of the amount due is reasonably assured. For the periods presented, the Company had no revenues.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with the guidance of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation,” which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The Company does not have an employee stock option plan.

 

The Company follows ASC topic 505-50, formerly EITF 96-18, “ Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods and Services ,” for stock issued to consultants and other non-employees. In accordance with ACS Topic 505-50, the stock issued as compensation for services provided to the Company are accounted for based upon the fair value of the services provided or the estimated fair market value of the stock, whichever can be more clearly determined. The fair value of the equity instrument is charged directly to consulting expense over the period during which services are rendered.

 

Year end

 

The Company’s fiscal year-end is August 31.

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

All references to numbers of shares of our common stock and per-share information in the accompanying financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the Company’s 1-for- 200 reverse stock split effected on January 20, 2016. The par value was not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company’s management has evaluated recently issued accounting pronouncements through August 31, 2017 and concluded that they will not have a material effect on future financial statements.

 

NOTE 4 – ACQUISITION OF NOVA E-COMMERCE, LTD.

 

On August 29, 2017, pursuant to an Acquisition Agreements dated May 16, 2017, the Company acquired 100% ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (“Nova”) in exchange for 25,000,000 shares of Company Class C common stock. Nova is a Shenzhen Chinese corporation which was incorporated on May 26, 2016. Nova plans on operating an online store in China selling a wide range of products.

 

The acquisition has been accounted for as a recapitalization transaction in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the financial position and results of operations of Nova prior to the August 29, 2017 date of acquisition have been excluded from the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

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The carrying values of the assets and liabilities of Nova at the August 29, 2017 date of acquisition consisted of:

 

Cash   $ -  
Office equipment, net     13,628  
Website development costs     92,035  
Total assets     105,663  
         
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     24,651  
Due to related party     135,865  
Total liabilities     160,516  
         
Excess of liabilities over assets   $ 54,853  

 

The following proforma information (unaudited) summaries the results of operations for the years ended August 31, 2017 and 2016 as if Nova was acquired on May 26, 2016 (Nova’s date of inception). The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been reported had the transaction actually occurred on May 26, 2016, and it is not intended to project results of operations for any future period.

 

    Year Ended August 31,  
    2017     2016  
    (Unaudited)  
             
Revenue   $ -     $ -  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Employee Compensation (including stock-based compensation of $193,333 and $0, respectively)     563,725       65,551  
Consulting fees (including stock based compensation of $1,173,334 and $0, respectively)     1,198,334       -  
Professional fees     98,677       -  
Occupancy     85,188       57,508  
Other     254,255       193,608  
Total operating expenses     2,200,179       316,667  
Loss from Operations     (2,200,179 )     (316,667 )
Other Income (expenses):                
Gain on settlement of liabilities     47,575       -  
Interest expense - related party     (10,409 )     -  
Other income (expenses) - net     37,166       -  
Net Loss   $ (2,163,013 )   $ (316,667 )
Net Loss per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C common stock - basic and diluted   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.05 )
Weighted average number of Class A, Class B, and Class C Common Shares outstanding - basic and diluted     101,712,936       6,860,882  

 

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NOTE 5 – PREPAID STOCK BASED SALARIES AND CONSULTING FEES

 

Prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees at August 31, 2017 consist of:

 

    Fair value of stock
issuance (Note 6)
    Prepaid balance
at August 31, 2017
 
             
1,450,000 shares of Class C common stock issued to 7 employees on April 3, 2017 pursuant to service agreements between UBI Delaware and the respective employees with a service term of one year expiring December 31, 2017   $ 290,000     $ 96,667  
6,950,000 shares of Class C common stock issued to 38 consultants on April 3, 2017 pursuant to service agreements between UBI Delaware and the respective consultants with a service term of one year expiring December 31, 2017     1,390,000       463,333  
500,000 shares of Class A common stock issued to a consultant on May 1, 2017 pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated April 28, 2017 between UBI Delaware and the consultant with a service term of two years expiring April 30, 2019     1,480,000       1,233,333  
Total   $ 3,160,000       1,793,333  
Current portion             (1,300,000 )
Non-current portion           $ 493,333  

 

At August 31, 2017, there was $1,793,333 of unrecognized compensation costs related to shares of Class A and Class C common stock issued to employees and non-employee pursuant to service agreements. These costs are expected to be recognized as expense in the years ended August 31, 2018 ($1,300,000) and August 31, 2019 ($493,333).

 

NOTE 6 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Pursuant to the September 15, 2016 change in control agreement (see Note 1), a representative of UBI paid into an attorney trust account $150,000 on September 14, 2016 and $67,500 on October 11, 2016, for a total of $217,500. The $217,500 consisted of $200,000 for the newly issued shares of Class A, Class B Voting, and Class C Common Stock and $17,500 for the payment of specific expenses.

 

Starting in December 2016, the Company engaged the services of a total of 45 employees and non-employees to perform certain marketing, research and development and investor relations services. The related agreements, which were executed in March 2017, provide for the contractors to work for the Company for terms ranging from September 2016 to January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for compensation including the issuance of a total of 8,400,000 shares of Class C common stock (which occurred April 3, 2017). Of the 8,400,000 shares, 5,000,000 shares were issued to Star Bright International Investment Enterprises, 100,000 shares were issued to the Company’s chief financial officer and 500,000 shares were issued to an independent Director of the Company.

 

The $1,680,000 estimated fair value of the 8,400,000 shares of Class C common stock (using a price of $0.20 per share) was recorded as prepaid expenses and is being expensed evenly over the year ended December 31, 2017 (see Note 4). For the three and the year ended August 31, 2017, we recognized stock-based salaries expense of $212,619 and $582,889, respectively, and recognized stock-based consulting fees expe3nse of $494,787 and $1,160,621, respectively, from these agreements.

 

On May 1, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 restricted shares of Class A common stock to a consultant pursuant to a Consulting Agreement dated April 28, 2017 with a service term of two years expiring April 30, 2019. The $1,480,000 estimated fair value of the 500,000 shares of Class A common stock (using a price of $2.96 per share based on a $3.95 closing trading price on April 28, 2017 less a 25% restricted stock discount) was recorded as a prepaid expense and is being expensed evenly over the 2-year service period expiring April 30, 2019. For the three and the year ended August 31, 2017, we recognized stock-based consulting fees expense of $61,667 and $123,334 respectively, from this agreement.

 

On August 29, 2017, upon the regulatory approval of the transfer of Nova’s Hong Kong business license to the Company, the Company acquired 100% ownership of Nova in exchange for the Company’s issuance of a total of 25,000,000 shares of Class C common stock to the 130 owners of Nova.

 

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NOTE 7 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As described in Note 9, the Company was obligated to Mr. Mark DeStefano (“DeStefano”) for a $50,000 note payable and $26,981 for payments made on behalf of the Company. Subsequently, Mr. DeStefano advanced $1,285 to the Company. During the three months ended November 30, 2016 the Company satisfied these obligations. DeStefano had voting control of the Company from June 2014 (see Note 9) to October 24, 2016 (when the Company purchased from DeStefano the 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock for $33,735) through his ownership of the 1,000,000 shares of Voting Preferred Stock issued and outstanding (equivalent to 50,000,000 votes).

 

For the three months ended November 30, 2016, consulting fees paid to former related parties consists of a total of $15,000 paid to the two then directors of the Company and $10,000 paid to an entity controlled by DeStefano.

 

Commencing March, 2017, the Company has been using office space provided by an affiliate of UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD. (Hong Kong) (“UBI Hong Kong”) at a monthly rent of 22,100 Hong Kong Dollars (approximately $2,833 at the August 31, 2017 exchange rate) per month. UBI Hong Kong owns 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.

 

In the year ended August 31, 2017, Tony Liu, chief executive officer of the Company, paid a total of $514,081 of expenditures on behalf of the Company. The amount due to Tony Liu for these expenditures is interest bearing at a rate of 7% per annum. As of August 31, 2017, accrued interest amounted to $10,350. The advances and related accrued interest are due on demand.

 

NOTE 8 - PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB Accounting Standard Codification ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. ASC 740 requires use of the liability method. ASC 740 provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes, referred to as temporary differences. Deferred tax assets and liabilities at the end of each period are determined using the currently enacted tax rates applied to taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be settled or realized.

 

As of August 31, 2017, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $1,444,245 that may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income through 2037. Future tax benefits which may arise as a result of these losses have not been recognized in these financial statements as their realization has not been determined likely to occur. Also, due to the change in control, there are annual limitations on future net operating loss carry forward deductions.

 

All tax years remain subject to examination by the respective tax authorities.

 

At August 31, 2017 and 2016, deferred tax assets consisted of:

 

    August 31,  
    2017     2016  
Net operating loss caryforwards   $ 505,486     $ 357,611  
Value allowance     (505,486 )     (357,611 )
                 
Deferred tax assets – net   $ -     $ -  

 

NOTE 9 - NOTES PAYABLE – Former Related Party

 

On April 4, 2014, the Company issued a One-year Promissory Note (“the Note”) in the amount of $50,000 to Mark DeStefano (“DeStefano) (see Note 7). The Note bore interest at 12% percent per annum with interest due each month. In the event that interest was not paid within three days from the time it was due the Note was to be considered in default and was to be fully due and payable. Additional consideration for the Note included the Chief Executive Officer of the Company giving the note holder his voting proxy for all of the shares he held with the exception of voting on a tender offer or a sale of the Company’s assets. As of May 8, 2014, the Note was in default.

 

On May 5, 2014, the Company issued a second One-Year Promissory Note (“the Second Note”) in the amount of $20,000 to the same stockholder noted above. The Second Note was issued with the restriction that the funds be used specifically to pay the Company’s Patent Counsel for fees to finalize certain patent filings and was secured by all patents and patent applications held by the Company. The Second Note was to bear interest at 12% percent per annum with interest due each month. In the event that interest was not paid within three days from the time it was due, the Second Note would be considered in default and would be fully due and payable.

 

On June 6, 2014, the Company received notices that it was in default of the two Promissory Notes described above. Rather than default on the Notes, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Voting Preferred Stock in exchange for Notes Payable totaling $20,000 plus forgiveness of interest totaling $1,900. Additionally, the Company agreed to designate with the State of Nevada Secretary of State that each share of preferred carries the voting power of 50 common shares. Finally, the shareholder agreed to cancel the shares upon full payment of the $50,000 Note, without accrued interest and the sale of five units of the MDU.

 

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In October 2016, the $50,000 note payable was satisfied.

 

NOTE 10 – OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE

 

During the three months ended November 30, 2016, the Company settled a bank overdraft of $942 for $370. This settlement resulted in income of $572.

 

On January 27, 2017, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with a former landlord satisfying a $35,868 accrued liability for $4,100. This settlement, along with an arrangement with another vendor, resulted in other income of $47,003.

 

NOTE 11 – REVERSE STOCK SPLIT

 

On January 20, 2016, the Company effected a 1-for-200 reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, each two hundred shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were automatically combined into and became one share of common stock. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split and any stockholder who otherwise would have been entitled to receive fractional shares received an additional share. Also, as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the per share exercise price of, and the number of shares of common stock underlying our warrants outstanding immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split were automatically proportionally adjusted based on the 1-for-200 split ratio in accordance with the terms of such warrants. Share and per-share amounts of the Company’s common stock and warrants included herein have been adjusted to retroactively give effect to the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split did not alter the par value of the Common Stock, $0.001 per share, or modify any voting rights or other terms of the common stock.

 

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 2, 2017, the Company issued a total of 82,000 shares of Class A common stock to 4 individuals associated with the Company’s law firm for legal services rendered.

 

In September 2017, Nova entered into two lease agreements for office space in Shenzhen China. The first lease provides for monthly rent of RMB 12,353 or approximately $1,875 per month, and expires September 2020. The second lease provides for monthly rent of RMB 8,964 or approximately $1,320 per month and expires September 2019.

 

NOTE 13 – RESTATEMENT TO REFLECT A DISCUSSION OF CURRENT COMPANY OPERATIONS

 

The accompanying financial statements for the years ended August 31, 2017 and 2016 as originally issued have been restated to reflect “Current Company Operations” as discussed in NOTE 1 – ABOUT THE COMPANY above.

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    February 28, 2018     August 31, 2017  
    (Unaudited)        
Assets                
                 
Current Assets                
Cash   $ 59,523     $ 15,406  
Inventory     28,153       -  
Current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees     740,000       1,300,000  
Deposit and prepaid expenses     26,946       -  
Total Current Assets     854,622       1,315,406  
                 
Office equipment, net of accumulated depreciation     18,136       17,950  
                 
Other Assets                
Non-current portion of prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees     123,333       493,333  
Website development costs     95,835       92,035  
Total Other Assets     219,168       585,368  
                 
Total Assets   $ 1,091,926     $ 1,918,724  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)                
                 
Current liabilities:                
                 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 90,258     $ 71,425  
Due to related party     1,247,578       514,081  
Total current liabilities     1,337,836       585,506  
Total liabilities     1,337,836       585,506  
                 
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):                
Preferred Stock: $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively     -       -  
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 30,799,046 and 30,717,046 shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively     30,799       30,717  
Class B common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 6,000,000 and 6,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively     6,000       6,000  
Class C common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 73,400,000 and 73,400,000 shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively     73,400       73,400  
Additional paid in capital     7,811,721       7,475,931  
Stock subscription payable     90,521       90,521  
Accumulated other comprehensive income     (7,424 )     75  
Accumulated deficit     (8,250,927 )     (6,343,426 )
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)     (245,910 )     1,333,218  
                 
Total liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)   $ 1,091,926     $ 1,918,724  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

    For the three months ended February 28, 2018     For the three months ended February 28, 2017     For the six months ended February 28, 2018     For the six months ended February 28, 2017  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
                         
Revenue   $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                 
Operating Expenses:                                
Employee compensation (including stock-based compensation of $24,167 , $48,333, $96,668 and $48,333 respectively)     196,093       179,569       460,056       179,569  
Consulting fees (including stock-based compensation of $300,833, $231,667, $833,334 and $231,667 respectively     305,883       231,667       838,383       256,667  
Depreciation     2,205       -       4,324       -  
Professional fees (including stock-based compensation of $0, $0, $335,872 and $0, respectively)     49,000       8,147       392,872       39,516  
Occupancy     23,069       -       39,690       -  
Research and development     71,779       -       71,779          
Other     7,045       6,739       71,494       26,239  
Total Operating Expenses     655,074       426,122       1,878,598       501,991  
                                 
Loss from Operations     (655,074 )     (426,122 )     (1,878,598 )     (501,991 )
                                 
Other Income (Expenses)                                
Interest expense - related party     (18,019 )     -       (28,845 )     -  
Gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange     (68 )     -       (58 )     -  
Gain on settlement of accounts payable and accrued liabilities             47,003               47,003  
Gain on settlement of bank overdraft     -       -       -       572  
Total Other Income (Expenses) - net     (18,087 )     47,003       (28,903 )     47,575  
                                 
Net Loss     (673,161 )     (379,119 )     (1,907,501 )     (454,416 )
                                 
Other comprehensive income (loss):                                
Foreign exchange translation adjustment     (6,714 )     -       (7,499 )     -  
Comprehensive Loss   $ (679,875 )   $ (379,119 )   $ (1,915,000 )   $ (454,416 )
                                 
Net Loss per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C Common Stock                                
Basic and Diluted   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )
                                 
Weighted Average Number of Class A, Class B, and Class C Common Shares                                
Basic and Diluted     110,199,046       36,217,046       110,185,002       24,250,195  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd.

(Formerly JA Energy)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

    For the six months ended February 28, 2018     For the six months ended February 28, 2017  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities                
Net Loss   $ (1,907,501 )   $ (454,416 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:                
Depreciation expense     4,322       -  
Stock-based compensation - employees     96,668       48,333  
Stock-based compensation - consulting fees     833,334       231,667  
Stock-based compensation - professional fees     335,872       -  
Gain on settlement of bank overdraft     -       (572 )
Gain on settlement of accounts Payable and accrued liabilities             (47,003 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Increase in inventory     (27,288 )        
Increase in prepaid expense     (26,117 )     (6,000 )
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities     18,085       (1,285 )
Increase (decrease) in bank overdraft     -       (630 )
Increase in interest payable to related party     28,810       -  
Net cash used by operating activities     (643,815 )     (229,906 )
                 
Cash Flows from investing activities                
Purchases of office equipment     (3,925 )     (6,363 )
Net cash used by operating activities     (3,925 )     (6,363 )
                 
Cash Flows from financing activities                
Repayments to former related party     -       (26,981 )
Due to related party     692,079       149,485  
Repayment of note payable to former related party     -       (50,000 )
Buyback of preferred stock     -       (33,735 )
Proceeds from sale of common stock - net     -       180,000  
Contributed capital     -       17,500  
Net cash provided by financing activities     692,079       236,269  
                 
Effect of exchange rate on cash     (222 )     -  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash     44,117       -  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period     15,406       -  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 59,523     $ -  
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:                
Income taxes paid   $ -     $ -  
Interest paid   $ -     $ -  
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET LTD.

(FORMERLY JA ENERGY)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2018 AND 2017

(UNAUDITED)

 

NOTE 1 – ABOUT THE COMPANY

 

Organization and Capitalization of the Company

 

The Company was organized August 26, 2010 (Date of Inception) under the laws of the State of Nevada, as JA Energy. The Company was incorporated as a subsidiary of Reshoot Production Company, a Nevada corporation. Reshoot Production Company was incorporated October 31, 2007. In November 2014, Reshoot dividended its shares of JA Energy to the then stockholders of Reshoot. On November 21, 2016, the Company reincorporated in Delaware under the name UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd.

 

On September 15, 2016, the Company, with the approval of the Board of Directors agreed to issue 30,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class A Common Stock, 6,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class B Voting Common Stock, which carries a voting weight equal to ten (10) Common Shares, and 40,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class C Common Stock to UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD (“UBI Hong Kong”), a Hong Kong company, or assigns in exchange for $200,000. On September 26, 2016, pursuant to NRS 78.1955, the Board of Directors approved the filing of a Certificate of Designation with the Nevada Secretary of State to designate Class A, B and C common shares, par value $0.001. Concurrently with the filing of this Certificate of Designation, all Common Stock issued and outstanding became Class A Common Stock. Class B Common Stock carries a voting weight equal to ten (10) Common Shares. The Class B shares can be converted into fully paid and non-assessable Common Shares, on a one-to-one basis, at the option of the holder at any time upon written notice to the Company and its authorized transfer agent. Class C Common Stock has no voting rights. Upon the conversion or other exchange of all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock into or for shares of Class A Common Stock, all shares of Class C Common Stock shall be automatically, without further action by any holder thereof, converted into an identical number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common Stock on the date fixed therefore by the Board of Directors that is no less than sixty-one days and no more than one hundred and eighty days following such conversion or exchange.

 

On October 7, 2016, the 30,000,000 Class A shares and 6,000,000 Class B shares were issued.

 

On November 21, 2016, the Company reincorporated in Delaware under the name UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. and increased the number of authorized shares from 75,000,000 to 200,000,000 shares consisting of 130,000,000 authorized shares of Class A Common Stock, 6,000,000 authorized shares of Class B Common Stock and 64,000,000 authorized shares of Class C Common Stock. On March 1, 2017, the 40,000,000 shares of Class C common stock were issued. All of the preceding shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and were issued under Regulation S to one (1) foreign entity who attested it is an accredited investor who is not a citizen or a resident of the USA.

 

On January 3, 2017, the Company appointed four new directors, accepted the resignations of its two former directors and appointed Tony Liu (who controls UBI Hong Kong) as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

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Commencing in the three months ended February 28, 2017, the Company started research activities in Hong Kong relating to “blockchain” technology planned to be provided for future customers.

 

On March 1, 2017, the Company issued 40,000,000 shares of Class C common stock to our chief executive officer Tony Liu pursuant to the September 15, 2016 agreement (see above).

 

On April 3, 2017, the Company issued a total of 8.400,000 shares of Class C common stock to a total of 45 contractor employees and nonemployees (see Note 6).

 

On May 1, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 restricted shares of Class A common stock to an independent consultant for consulting services to be performed for the Company (see Note 6).

 

On May 24, 2017, the Company increased the number of authorized common shares from 200,000,000 shares to 2,000,000,000 shares (1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, 500,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, and 500,000,000 shares of Class C common stock).

 

On August 29, 2017, upon the approval of the acquisition by the related PRC authorities, the Company issued a total of 25,000,000 shares of Class C common stock to shareholders of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (“Nova”) in exchange for control of the business of Nova (see Notes 4 and 6). On April 7, 2018 (see NOTE 12), NOVA changed its name to UBI Shenzhen Cross Border E- Commerce Co., Ltd.

 

Current Company Operations

 

UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. (“UBI Delaware”) was reincorporated in Delaware on November 21, 2016 for the purpose of entering into the blockchain technology business. UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd (“UBI Hong Kong”) was organized in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the “HKSAR”) in September 2016 to facilitate local financing participations, UBI Delaware opened a bank account at Abacus Federal Savings Bank in New York City. This bank account is funded by Tony Liu and is used to pay Company invoices from the U.S. UBI Hong Kong has a bank account at China Citic Bank International in Hong Kong, which is also funded by Tony Liu; this account makes disbursements relating to UBI Delaware operations in Hong Kong (such as payroll, rent, and other office expenses). UBI Hong Kong is owned and controlled by Tony Liu, CEO of UBI Delaware. UBI Hong Kong owns 30,000,000 (97%) of the 30,799,046 issued and outstanding shares of UBI Delaware Class A common stock at February 28, 2018. UBI Hong Kong has no other assets and no business operations of its own.

 

In December 2016, UBI Delaware engaged the services of 8 full time employees to principally work in its blockchain technology business. In January 2018, UBI Hong Kong executed an agreement with the HKSAR and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University to complete a project related to blockchain technology (see Note 11). To date, UBI Delaware has not received or earned any revenues in its blockchain technology business.

 

NOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. At February 28, 2018, the Company had cash of $59,523 and current liabilities of $1,337,836. For the six months ended February 28, 2018, the Company incurred a net loss of $1,907,501. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is contingent upon the successful completion of additional financing arrangements and its ability to achieve and maintain profitable operations. Management plans to raise equity capital to finance the operating and capital requirements of the Company. As described above, there was a change in control of the Company in October 2016.

 

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The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts, or amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

NOTE 3 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The relevant accounting policies are listed below.

 

Interim Financial Statements

 

The consolidated balance sheet for the Company at the end of the preceding fiscal year has been derived from the audited balance sheet and notes thereto contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017 and is presented herein for comparative purposes. All other financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all period presented, have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the respective full years.

 

Certain footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) have been omitted in accordance with the published rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017 filed with the SEC on December 7, 2017 and a Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to a Form S-1 filed on April 4, 2018.

 

Basis of Accounting

 

The basis is United States generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of UBI Blockchain Internet Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (“Nova”) from the date of acquisition of Nova on August 29, 2017 (see Note 4). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Earnings per Share

 

The basic earnings (loss) per share of Class A, Class B and Class C common stock is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) available to Class A, Class B and Class C common shareholders by the weighted average number of Class A, Class B and Class C common shares issued and outstanding during the period. The diluted earnings (loss) per share of Class A, Class B and Class C common stock is calculated by dividing the Company’s net income (loss) available to Class A, Class B and Class C common shareholders by the diluted weighted average number of Class A, Class B and Class C shares outstanding during the period. The diluted weighted average number of Class A, Class B and Class C shares outstanding is the basic weighted number of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares adjusted as of the first of the period for any potentially dilutive debt or equity (none for the periods presented).

 

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash and cash equivalents.

 

Use of Estimates

 

In preparing financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.

 

Website development costs

 

Website development costs are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Website development costs will be amortized over an estimated economic life of 5 years commencing on the date that the website is placed in service.

 

At February 28, 2018, the expected future amortization expense of website development costs is:

 

Year ended February 28,   Amount  
2019   $ 19,167  
2020     19,167  
2021     19,167  
2022     19,167  
2023     19,167  
Total   $ 95,835  

 

In January 2018, Nova changed the domain name for its website from www.oyamall.com to www.hihealth8.com . The change was made to, among other things, correct certain technical problems which we experienced in testing potential transactions involving Chinese currency. Nova’s website became operational on March 12, 2018.

 

Nova has yet to generate any revenues, and management does not expect Nova will generate any revenues for the next few months, until such time as the Company actively markets its website. In the meantime, in order for Nova to begin its business operations, Nova will be selling third party products. In the future, management plans to develop its own products for sale. Nova became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. It was a management decision to acquire Nova for primarily two business reasons: 1) as a separate subsidiary, once Nova is fully operational, it should generate revenues and profit for the Company; and 2) this acquisition provides a test model to utilize the blockchain technology the Company is developing to track drug products sold by Nova. As a test model, once the Company develops its blockchain digital tracking system, the Company will be able to monitor Nova shipments to the final consumer, to determine if there has been any tampering with shipment in the supply chain.

 

Nova employs two people principally involved in website related creation/maintenance activities. Nova’s expenses are being funded by loans from Tony Liu.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The reporting currency and functional currency of the Company is the United States Dollar.

 

The functional currency of Nova is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). Assets and liabilities of Nova are translated into United States dollars at period-end exchange rates ($1.00 = 6.3276 RMB at February 28, 2018). Nova revenues and expenses are translated into United States dollars at weighted average exchange rates ($1.00 = 6.4450 for the three months ended February 28, 2018). Resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) within stockholders’ equity.

 

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Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency (principally the Hong Kong Dollar) are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses, which were not significant for the three and six months ended February 28, 2018 and 2017 were reflected in income.

 

Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes is the total of the current taxes payable and the net of the change in the deferred income taxes. Provision is made for the deferred income taxes where differences exist between the period in which transactions affect current taxable income and the period in which they enter into the determination of net income in the financial statements.

 

Revenue recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue from services and product sales once all the following criteria for revenue recognition have been met: pervasive evidence that an agreement exists; the services or products have been delivered; the fee is fixed and determinable and not subject to refund or adjustment; and collection of the amount due is reasonably assured. For the periods presented, the Company had no revenues.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company accounts for employee stock-based compensation in accordance with the guidance of FASB ASC Topic 718, “Compensation - Stock Compensation,” which requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values. The Company does not have an employee stock option plan.

 

The Company follows ASC topic 505-50, formerly EITF 96-18, “ Accounting for Equity Instruments that are Issued to Other than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling Goods and Services ,” for stock issued to consultants and other non-employees. In accordance with ACS Topic 505-50, the stock issued as compensation for services provided to the Company are accounted for based upon the fair value of the services provided or the estimated fair market value of the stock, whichever can be more clearly determined. The fair value of the equity instrument is charged directly to expense over the period during which services are rendered.

 

Year end

 

The Company’s fiscal year-end is August 31.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Certain accounting pronouncements have been issued by the FASB and other standard setting organizations which are not yet effective and therefore have not yet been adopted by the Company. The impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations from adoption of these standards is not expected to be material.

 

NOTE 4 – ACQUISITION OF NOVA E-COMMERCE, LTD.

 

On August 29, 2017, pursuant to an Acquisition Agreement dated May 16, 2017, the Company acquired 100% ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. (“Nova”) in exchange for 25,000,000 shares of Company Class C common stock. Nova is a Shenzhen Chinese corporation which was incorporated on May 26, 2016. Nova plans on operating an online store in China selling a wide range of products.

 

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The acquisition has been accounted for as a recapitalization transaction in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the financial position and results of operations of Nova prior to the August 29, 2017 date of acquisition have been excluded from the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

The carrying values of the assets and liabilities of Nova at the August 29, 2017 date of acquisition consisted of:

 

Cash   $ -  
Office equipment, net     13,628  
Website development costs     92,035  
Total assets     105,663  
         
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     24,651  
Due to related party     135,865  
Total liabilities     160,516  
         
Excess of liabilities over assets   $ 54,853  

 

The following proforma information (unaudited) summarizes the results of operations for the three and six months ended February 28, 2017 as if Nova was acquired on May 26, 2016 (Nova’s date of inception). The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been reported had the transaction actually occurred on May 26, 2016, it is not intended to project results of operations for any future period.

 

F- 9 b

 

 

    Three Months Ended February 28, 2017     Six Months Ended February 28, 2017  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
             
Revenue   $ -     $ -  
                 
Operating expenses:                
Employee compensation (including stock - based compensation of $48,333 and $48,333, respectively)     202,223       250,275  
Consulting fees (including stock - based compensation of $231,667 and $231,667, respectively)     231,667       256,667  
Professional fees     8,147       39,516  
Marketing     7,751       138,209  
Occupancy     38,708       81,072  
Other     10,410       31,227  
Total operating expenses     498,906       796,966  
Loss from Operations     (498,906 )     (796,966 )
Other Income (expenses):                
Gain on settlement of accounts payable and accrued liabilities     47,003       47,003  
Gain on settlement of bank overdraft     -       572  
Net Loss   $ (451,903 )   $ (749,391 )
Net Loss per share of Class A, Class B, and Class C common stock - basic and diluted   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )
Weighted average number of Class A, Class B, and Class C Common Shares outstanding - basic and diluted     55,217,046       49,250,195  

 

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NOTE 5 – PREPAID STOCK BASED SALARIES AND CONSULTING FEES

 

Prepaid stock-based salaries and consulting fees at February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017 consist of:

 

    Fair value of stock issuance (Note 6)     Prepaid balance at February 28, 2018     Prepaid balance at August 31, 2017  
1,450,000 shares of Class C common stock issued to 7 employees on April 3, 2017 pursuant to service agreements between UBI Delaware and the respective employees with a service term of one year expiring December 31, 2017   $ 290,000     $ 24,167     $ 96,667  
6,950,000 shares of Class C common stock issued to 38 consultants on April 3, 2017 pursuant to service agreements between UBI Delaware and the respective consultants with a service term of one year expiring December 31, 2017     1,390,000       115,833       463,333  
500,000 shares of Class A common stock issued to a consultant on May 1, 2017 pursuant to Consulting Agreement dated April 28, 2017 between UI Delaware and the consultant with a service term of two years expiring April 30, 2019     1,480,000       1,048,333       1,233,333  
Total   $ 3,160,000       1,188,333       1,793,333  
Current portion             (880,000 )     (1,300,000 )
Non-current portion           $ 308,333     $ 493,333  

 

At February 28, 2018, there was $863,333 of unrecognized compensation costs related to shares of Class A common stock issued to a consultant pursuant to a Consulting Agreement dated April 28, 2017 with a service term of two years expiring April 30, 2019. These costs are expected to be recognized as expense in the years ended February 28, 2019 ($740,000) and quarter ended May 31, 2019 ($123,333).

 

NOTE 6 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Pursuant to the September 15, 2016 change in control agreement (see Note 1), a representative of UBI paid into an attorney trust account $150,000 on September 14, 2016 and $67,500 on October 11, 2016, for a total of $217,500. The $217,500 consisted of $200,000 for the newly issued shares of Class A, Class B Voting, and Class C Common Stock and $17,500 for the payment of specific expenses.

 

Starting in December 2016, the Company engaged the services of a total of 45 employees and non-employees to perform certain marketing, research and development and investor relations services. The related agreements, which were executed in March 2017, provide for the contractors to work for the Company for terms ranging from September 2016 to January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for compensation including the issuance of a total of 8,400,000 shares of Class C common stock (which occurred April 3, 2017). Of the 8,400,000 shares, 5,000,000 shares were issued to Star Bright International Investment Enterprises, 100,000 shares were issued to the Company’s chief financial officer and 500,000 shares were issued to an independent Director of the Company.

 

The $1,680,000 estimated fair value of the 8,400,000 shares of Class C common stock (using a price of $0.20 per share) was recorded as prepaid expenses and was expensed evenly over the year ended December 31, 2017 (see Note 5). For the six months ended February 28, 2018, we recognized stock-based salaries expense of $96,668 and recognized stock-based consulting fees expense of $463,332 from these agreements.

 

On May 1, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 restricted shares of Class A common stock to a consultant pursuant to a Consulting Agreement dated April 28, 2017 with a service term of two years expiring April 30, 2019. The $1,480,000 estimated fair value of the 500,000 shares of Class A common stock (using a price of $2.96 per share based on a $3.95 closing trading price on April 28, 2017 less a 25% restricted stock discount) was recorded as a prepaid expense and is being expensed evenly over the 2-year service period expiring April 30, 2019. For the six months ended February 28, 2018, we recognized stock-based consulting fees expense of $370,002 from this agreement.

 

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On August 29, 2017, upon the regulatory approval of the transfer of Nova’s Hong Kong business license to the Company, the Company acquired 100% ownership of Nova in exchange for the Company’s issuance of a total of 25,000,000 shares of Class C common stock to the 130 owners of Nova.

 

On October 2, 2017, the Company issued a total of 82,000 restricted shares of Class A common stock to 4 individuals associated with the Company’s law firm for legal services rendered. The $335,872 estimated fair value of the 82,000 shares of Class A common stock (using a price of $4.10 per share based on a $5.12 closing trading price on October 2, 2017 less a 20% restricted stock discount) was expensed in the three months ended November 30, 2017.

 

On December 26, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 3 for 1 common stock dividend of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class A and Class B common stock. On January 2, 2018, the Company was advised by FINRA to resubmit its request as a forward stock split instead of a stock dividend.

 

On January 4, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 4 for 1 forward stock split for holders of record on January 10, 2018 of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock. For each share of Class A common stock held, stockholders were to receive an additional 3 shares of Class A common stock, For each share of Class B common stock held, stockholders were to receive an additional 3 shares of Class B common stock. On January 18, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors decided to cancel the proposed 4-for-1 forward stock split.

 

On January 5, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension of trading in the Company’s securities from January 8, 2018 to January 22, 2018 because of (i) questions regarding the accuracy of assertions, since at least September 2017, by the Company in filings with the Commission regarding the Company’s business operations; and (ii) concerns about recent, unusual and unexplained market activity in the Company’s Class A common stock since at least November 2017.

 

NOTE 7 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As described in Note 9, the Company was obligated to Mr. Mark DeStefano (“DeStefano”) for a $50,000 note payable and $26,981 for payments made on behalf of the Company. Subsequently, Mr. DeStefano advanced $1,285 to the Company. During the three months ended November 30, 2016 the Company satisfied these obligations. DeStefano had voting control of the Company from June 2014 (see Note 9) to October 24, 2016 (when the Company purchased from DeStefano the 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock for $33,735) through his ownership of the 1,000,000 shares of Voting Preferred Stock issued and outstanding (equivalent to 50,000,000 votes).

 

For the three months ended November 30, 2016, consulting fees paid to former related parties consists of a total of $15,000 paid to the two then directors of the Company and $10,000 paid to an entity controlled by DeStefano.

 

Commencing March 2017, the Company has been using office space provided by an affiliate of UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD. (Hong Kong) (“UBI Hong Kong”) at a monthly rent of 22,100 Hong Kong Dollars (approximately $2,824 at the February 28, 2018 exchange rate) per month. For expediency reasons, the Company also uses bank accounts in the name of UBI Hong Kong to collect cash receipts and expend cash disbursements relating to Company operations. UBI Hong Kong owns 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.

 

In the six months ended February 28, 2018, Tony Liu, chief executive officer of the Company, advanced or paid a total of $692,079 of expenditures on behalf of the Company. As of February 28, 2018, the total amount due to Tony Liu was $1,247,578. The amount due to Tony Liu for these expenditures is interest bearing at a rate of 7% per annum. $18,019 and $28,845 interest expense was accrued for the three and six months ended February 28, 2018, respectively. As of February 28, 2018, accrued interest amounted to $39,456. The advances and related accrued interest are due on demand.

 

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NOTE 8 - PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB Accounting Standard Codification ASC 740 “Income Taxes”. ASC 740 requires use of the liability method. ASC 740 provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes, referred to as temporary differences. Deferred tax assets and liabilities at the end of each period are determined using the currently enacted tax rates applied to taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be settled or realized.

 

As of February 28, 2018, the Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $2,085,872 that may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income through 2037. Future tax benefits which may arise as a result of these losses have not been recognized in these financial statements as their realization has not been determined likely to occur. Also, due to the change in control, there are annual limitations on future net operating loss carry forward deductions.

 

At February 28, 2018 and August 31, 2017, deferred tax assets consisted of:

 

    February 28, 2018     August 31, 2017  
Net operating loss carryforwards   $ 438,033     $ 505,486  
Valuation allowance     (438,033 )     (505,486 )
Deferred tax assets - net   $ -     $ -  

 

As a result of the tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017, the United States corporate income tax rate is 21% effective January 1, 2018. Accordingly, we have reduced our deferred income tax asset relating to our net operating loss carryforward (and the valuation allowance thereon) by $292,022 from $730,055 to $438,033 as of February 28, 2018.

 

All tax years remain subject to examination by the respective tax authorities.

 

NOTE 9 - NOTES PAYABLE – Former Related Party

 

On April 4, 2014, the Company issued a One-year Promissory Note (“the Note”) in the amount of $50,000 to Mark DeStefano (“DeStefano) (see Note 7). The Note bore interest at 12% percent per annum with interest due each month. In the event that interest was not paid within three days from the time it was due the Note was to be considered in default and was to be fully due and payable. Additional consideration for the Note included the Chief Executive Officer of the Company giving the note holder his voting proxy for all of the shares he held with the exception of voting on a tender offer or a sale of the Company’s assets. As of May 8, 2014, the Note was in default.

 

On May 5, 2014, the Company issued a second One-Year Promissory Note (“the Second Note”) in the amount of $20,000 to the same stockholder noted above. The Second Note was issued with the restriction that the funds be used specifically to pay the Company’s Patent Counsel for fees to finalize certain patent filings and was secured by all patents and patent applications held by the Company. The Second Note was to bear interest at 12% percent per annum with interest due each month. In the event that interest was not paid within three days from the time it was due, the Second Note would be considered in default and would be fully due and payable.

 

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On June 6, 2014, the Company received notices that it was in default of the two Promissory Notes described above. Rather than default on the Notes, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Voting Preferred Stock in exchange for Notes Payable totaling $20,000 plus forgiveness of interest totaling $1,900. Additionally, the Company agreed to designate with the State of Nevada Secretary of State that each share of preferred carries the voting power of 50 common shares. Finally, the shareholder agreed to cancel the shares upon full payment of the $50,000 Note, without accrued interest and the sale of five units of the MDU.

 

In October 2016, the $50,000 note payable was satisfied.

 

NOTE 10 – OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSE

 

During the three months ended November 30, 2016, the Company settled a bank overdraft of $942 for $370. This settlement resulted in income of $572.

 

On January 27, 2017, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement with a former landlord satisfying a $35,868 accrued liability for $4,100. This settlement, along with an arrangement with another vendor, resulted in other income of $47,003.

 

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Project

 

On January 10, 2018, the Company announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) approved in principle a grant of up to HK$3,018,750 (approximately $385,000) to assist in financing a project entitled “Blockchain-Based Food and Drug Counterfeit Detection and Regulatory System” (“the HKPU Project”) to be jointly developed by UBI Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (“HKPU”). The related agreement also provides for UBI Hong Kong to contribute up to HK $3,018,750 (approximately $385,000) to the project cost in installments with the first installment of HK$561,198 (approximately $72,000) due upon HKSAR’s signing of the agreement (which occurred on January 5, 2018). UBI Hong Kong, owned and controlled by Tony Liu, is the largest shareholder of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., (Delaware). Although the Company does not own or control UBI Hong Kong or have rights in the project or its intellectual property. UBI Hong Kong, our principal stockholder, has entered into an Assignment Agreement with UBI Delaware, whereby UBI Hong Kong has assigned all of their rights, plans, ideas, tangible assets, intangible assets and intellectual property to UBI Delaware, in order for UBI Delaware to commercialize the technology being developed. The project is expected to be completed by November 14, 2019. In a series of two payments made by UBI Hong Kong on January 12, 2018 and January 16, 2018, UBI Hong Kong paid its first installment of a total of HK$561,198 (approximately $71,000) to HKPU. On February 1, 2018, HKSAR paid its first installment of HK $561,198 (approximately $71,000) to HKPU. At this point, the project is progressing on track, and the parties believe the established budget will be sufficient to complete the project.

 

The agreement also provides for UBI Hong Kong to pay the remaining HK $2,457,552 (approximately $314,000) of its installments as follows: HK $687,934 (approximately $88,000) by April 1, 2018; HK$687,934 (approximately $88,000) by October 1, 2018; HK $687,934 (approximately $88,000) by April 1, 2019 and HK$393,750 (approximately $50,000) within three months of the completion of the HKPU Project. To date, UBI Hong Kong has not yet paid the HK $687,984 (approximately $88,000) installment due April 1, 2018. UBI Hong Kong anticipates that the second installment will be made in May, 2018. To date, HKSAR has not provided any notice of termination in connection with UBI Hong Kong’s failure to pay the April 1, 2018 installment. While UBI Hong Kong does not have the financial wherewithal to pay current installments under the agreement as due, Tony Liu has personally agreed and been able to provide funding as necessary for both operations of the Company and obligations due under the agreement.

 

The agreement also provides for the HKSAR to pay the remaining HK $2,457,522 (approximately $314,000) of its installments periodically within 30 days after the acceptance by the Commissioner of Innovation and Technology (“CIT”), an agency of the HKSAR, of certain Progress Reports to be submitted periodically by HKPU. The agreement provides that HKPU should provide CIT the first written Progress Report in a format acceptable to CIT covering from the Commencement Date to August 31, 2018 to be submitted on or before September 30, 2018. While no written Progress Reports have yet been required or provided to CIT, periodic telephone conversations with CIT have occurred between CIT, HKPU, and the Company from time to time concerning HKPU Project’s progress. The agreement imposes no penalties on UBI Hong Kong should it fail to make any of its installment contributions except that HKSAR principally has the right to cease their installment contributions if UBI Hong Kong fails to make its installment contributions. HKSAR may terminate the agreement if UBI Hong Kong fails to make any of its installment contributions. Further, if any of the parties are in breach of the terms of the agreement or fail in a material way to progress in accordance with the Project Proposal, HKPU shall on demand by the government pay to the Government an amount equivalent to the funds or portion thereof released for the Project.

 

Project Summary

 

The goal of this project is to provide a comprehensive solution to the worldwide problem of counterfeit medicines. Leveraging latest techniques the team want to develop a low-cost, scalable, secure system for: (1) Manufacturers to record necessary data of the drugs during their production and transportation; (2) Distributors to trace the drugs; (3) Auditors to inspect all data; and finally (4) Consumers to verify the authenticity of the purchased product. This platform will provide suppliers of food and drug products a safety control system to determine if there was a break in the supply chain. It will identify if a product was substituted with a counterfeit or inferior product. It will help suppliers of perishable food products, reduce spoilage by tracking food shipments in the supply chain to the final consumer.

 

In February 2018, UBI Hong Kong performed a test at the offices of Guangxi Houde Mega Health Enterprise (“Guangxi”), a medical products company, of the e-commerce “alpha” platform (using simulated test data provided by Guangxi). Guangxi is owned 70% by Star Bright International Enterprise Ltd. Star Bright is a stockholder offering 5,000,000 resale Class C common shares in this registration statement. The test identified some technical issues that need to be addressed; a second test has been scheduled for June, 2018. The e-commerce platform will provide a digital shared accounting ledger that would make it possible to trace back a product to the very origin of the raw material used.

 

Once a working model of a platform is successfully operational, the Company plans to license the technology to larger food and drug third party customers, in which case the licensee can use it in accordance with the license agreement; and the Company also intends to provide the technology, when commercial ready, to third party suppliers as a paid service.

 

The agreement provides that the equipment acquired from the HKPU Project will belong to HKPU, who is also identified as the Beneficiary of the grant for the project and is required to provide CIT with interim and a final accounting for the proceeds of the grant as well as monies advanced by UBI Hong Kong whether the project is successful or not. While HKPU, as the Beneficiary, is provided discretion on how income arising from the intellectual property rights from the Project Materials (including among other things computer software/programs, technical materials, models, documents and materials compiled developed, produced or created by or on behalf of the Beneficiary – the “platform”) and Project Result is to be allocated, UBI Hong Kong is the sole and absolute beneficial owner (has title to) of all of the intellectual property rights which would include the platform if successfully completed under the project. However, there is no written agreement between UBI Delaware and UBI Hong Kong that provides for title to the platform being conveyed to UBI Delaware. As such HKPU could allocate this income to parties other than UBI Hong Kong. If the funds were allocated to other parties, this would adversely hurt UBI Delaware. Since UBI Hong Kong is the largest shareholder of UBI Delaware, and Tony Liu has been funding UBI Delaware to keep it operational, any allocation of funds to this project to other parties would also have an adverse effect on Tony Liu.

 

While HKPU receives full legal and equitable title and interest in any and all of the equipment procured by the Beneficiary, the agreement does not discuss whether HKPU can discontinue its own performance in the event that either HKSAR or UBI Hong Kong fail to make the required payments. However, without funding no one would expect that HKPU would be obligated to continue its performance.

 

The agreement also has a provision whereby the HKSAR can terminate the grant under certain conditions. These conditions include, among other things, ethical misuse of funds received under the grant or violations of other requirements under the grant. This would include UBI Hong Kong’s failure to meet its general financial obligations as due or go into liquidation. In the event of termination, the HKSAR has the right to suspend payment under the grant or require that amounts previously paid by it be refundable under the grant.

 

The Company expects to use the technology learned from the HKPU Project to help it develop and market a platform system for application to control and manage the safety of food and drugs. Pursuant to an understanding with UBI Hong Kong, the Company is responsible for the installments due and other costs relating to the HKPU Project paid by UBI Hong Kong. These costs are expected to be paid by UBI Hong Kong from loans received from the Company’s CEO Tony Liu. The Company expects to record these costs as research and development expenses and increases in amounts due to Tony Liu until such time as a “technologically feasible” working model of the platform has been successfully produced.

 

The Company plans to commercialize our blockchain technology, by selling suppliers of food and drug products a blockchain technology platform to track the shipping of their products from it source to the final consumer with tamper-resistant digital records that replaces the current related shipping paperwork. There are two ways we plan to commercialize the technology: 1) to license the technology to third parties, in which case the licensee can use it in accordance with the license agreement; and 2) UBI to provide the technology to third party suppliers (the supplier will pay for each use). The goal is to license our blockchain technology to streamline record-keeping for the food and drug supply chain. We also plan to provide blockchain technology, when commercial ready, to suppliers as a paid service. Our goal is to design a blockchain tracking system that eliminates counterfeit drug products being substituted in the supply chain. And, with regards to food products where lost or delayed shipments causes perishable goods lying in wait to spoil, our blockchain tracking is being designed to help expedite and monitor physical transportation. It is management’s goal to have this technology ready for commeralization in the next twelve months.

 

Management believes that blockchain technology along with the capabilities of tamper resistance products can help bring about new safety standards for the health industry. This makes blockchain technology worthy of our research and investment. It is for this reason management made a decision then to establish a company to research and develop blockchain technology. In order to achieve its goals, management is working to design a product tracking system, where every step a product takes in its supply chain is recorded, time-stamped and monitored to protect the intregrity of the product(s) being shipped from it source to the final consumer. This is being accomplished by tracing the movement of the product from its origin to its final consumer. Utilizing blockchain technology, every time the product moves, its location is recorded and time-stamped, and a shared accounting ledger can be reviewed to determine if there was a break in the supply chain, to see if the product was substituted with a counterfeit or inferior product.  

 

UBI’s business strategy is to incorporate the research and application of blockchain technology, Internet of Things (“IoT”), pharmaceutical and food products, which together, we refer to as IBSH platform. We have hired professional and technical personnel to develop a working platform. With the development and research on the platform, we plan to build a blockchain based safety control system, tentatively named “UBI Security Shield”, with its first application to be used for food and drug safety.

 

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On May 1, 2018 (see Note 12), UBI Delaware and UBI Hong Kong executed an Assignment Agreement whereby UBI Hong Kong assigned it rights and obligations uder the HKPU Project agreement to UBI Delaware.

 

Lease Commitments

 

In September 2017, Nova entered into two lease agreements for office space in Shenzhen China, the first lease provides for monthly rent of RMB 12,353, or approximately $1,952 per month, and expires September 2020. The second lease provides for monthly rent of RMB 8,964, or approximately $1,417 per month, and expires September 2019.

 

As of February 28, 2018, the future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases were:

 

Year ended February 28, 2019   $ 40,428  
Year ended February 28, 2020     33,343  
Year ended February 28, 2021     13,664  
Total   $ 87,435  

 

For the three and six months ended February 28, 2018, total rent expense was $23,069 and $39,690 respectively.

 

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On April 7, 2018, NOVA changed its name to UBI Shenzhen Cross Border E-Commerce Co., Ltd. (“UBI Shenzhen”).

 

On May 1, 2018, UBI Delaware and UBI Hong Kong executed an Assignment Agreement whereby UBI Hong Kong assigned its rights and obligations under the HKPU Project agreement (see Note 11 above) to UBI Delaware.

 

From March 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018, Tony Liu advanced $65,000 to UBI Delaware, HK $1,600,000 (approximately $204,000) to UBI Hong Kong, and RBM 450,000 (approximately $71,000) to Nova, (now known as UBi Shenzhen) for the benefit of the Company.

 

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PROSPECTUS

 

[date]

 

UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET, LTD.

 

20,530,305 Shares of CLASS A Common Stock held by a stockholder

51,700,000 shares of Class B common stock held by stockholders

 

Dealer prospectus delivery obligation

 

Until [date], all dealers effecting transactions in the registered securities, whether or not participating in this distribution, may be required to deliver a Prospectus. This is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a Prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 
 

 

PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION

 

We will pay all expenses in connection with the registration and sale of the common stock by the selling stockholder, who is an underwriter in connection with their offering of shares. The estimated expenses of issuance and distribution are set forth below:

 

Nature of Expenses:

    Amount  
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee   $ 10,024.59  
Legal fees and miscellaneous expenses*     1,000.00  
Audit fees     1,000.00  
Transfer agent fees*     1,500.00  
Printing*     500.00  
Total   $ 14,024.59  

 

*Estimated Expenses

 

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that all of our directors, officers, employees and agents shall be entitled to be indemnified by us to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL.

 

Section 145 of the DGCL concerning indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents is set forth below.

 

Section 145. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance.

 

(a) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

 

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(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

(c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

 

(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.

 

(e) Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former officers and directors or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.

 

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(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the certificate of incorporation or a bylaw shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to such provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment after such action or omission has occurred.

 

(g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section.

 

(h) For purposes of this section, references to “the corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

(i) For purposes of this section, references to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the corporation” as referred to in this section.

 

(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

 (k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation’s obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys’ fees).

 

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, will provide that no director shall be personally liable to us or any of our stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors, except to the extent such limitation on or exemption from liability is not permitted under the DGCL unless they violated their duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, or derived improper personal benefit from their actions as directors. The effect of this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is to eliminate our rights and those of our stockholders (through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director, including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior, except, as restricted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL. However, this provision does not limit or eliminate our rights or the rights of any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief, such as an injunction or rescission, in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care.

 

If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the liability of directors, then, in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, the liability of our directors to us or our stockholders will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the liability of directors, whether by our stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to further limit or eliminate the liability of directors on a retroactive basis.

 

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Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also provide that we will, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, indemnify our current and former officers and directors, as well as those persons who, while directors or officers of our corporation, are or were serving as directors, officers, employees or agents of another entity, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against all expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by any such person in connection with any such proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person eligible for indemnification pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will be indemnified by us in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding was authorized by our board of directors, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification.

 

The right to indemnification conferred by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is a contract right that includes the right to be paid by us the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding referenced above in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by our officer or director (solely in the capacity as an officer or director of our corporation) will be made only upon delivery to us of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such officer or director, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or otherwise.

 

The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which any person covered by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may have or hereafter acquire under law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

 

Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation affecting indemnification rights, whether by our stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also permit us, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other that those specifically covered by our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

 

Our bylaws include the provisions relating to advancement of expenses and indemnification rights consistent with those set forth in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In addition, our bylaws provide for a right of indemnity to bring a suit in the event a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses is not paid in full by us within a specified period of time. Our bylaws also permit us to purchase and maintain insurance, at our expense, to protect us and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of our corporation or another entity, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

 

 Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our bylaws affecting indemnification rights, whether by our board of directors, stockholders or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing thereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

We will enter into indemnity agreements with each of our officers and directors, a form of which is to be filed as an exhibit to this Registration Statement. These agreements will require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.

 

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Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

On October 3, 2016 the Company issued 30,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class A Common Stock, 6,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class B Voting Common Stock, which carries a voting weight equal to ten (10) Common Shares and 40,000,000 shares of unregistered restricted Class C Common Stock to UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD (“UBI”), a Hong Kong company, in exchange for $200,000. These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and were issued under Regulation S to one (1) foreign entity who attested it is an accredited investor who is not a citizen nor a resident of the USA.

 

S tarting in December 2016, the Company engaged the services of a total of 48 non-employee contractors to perform certain marketing, research and development and investor relations services. The related agreements, which were executed in March 2017, provide for the contractors to work for the Company for terms ranging from September 2016 to January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 for compensation including the issuance of a total of 8,400,000 shares of Class C common stock (which occurred April 3, 2017). These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and/or Regulation D and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, as these are transactions not involving a public offering. . The Company had fifteen (15) accredited investors, and thirty-three (33) non accredited investors. These shares of our common stock qualified for exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 since the issuance shares by us did not involve a public offering. The 48 employees and non-employees who received these shares were known acquaintances to the chief executive officer of the Company. They were provided access to all material information, and was afforded access to our management in connection with this transaction. Additionally they had the necessary intent as required by Section 4(2) since they agreed to and received share certificates bearing a legend stating that such shares are restricted pursuant to Rule 144 of the 1933 Securities Act.

 

On May 1, 2017, the Company issued 500,000 unregistered restricted Class A common shares, par value $0.001, of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., to an independent consultant. This shareholder received Class A common shares based on consulting services to be performed for the Company. These shares were issued in reliance on the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) and/or Regulation D and Rule 506. The issuance of these shares by us did not involve a public offering. The Company did not engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with this transaction. The Consultant was afforded access to our management in connection with this transaction. The Consultant acquired these securities for service compensation and not with a view toward distribution, acknowledging such intent to us. The Consultant understood the ramifications of their actions. The shares of Class A common stock issued contained a legend restricting transferability absent registration or applicable exemption.

 

On or about May 16, 2017, UBI acquired 100% ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd., a private Shenzhen Chinese corporation. Under the terms of the acquisition, UBI acquired 100% ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. in exchange for 25,000,000 unregistered restricted Class C common shares by UBI. The 130 owners of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd. received Class C common shares, based on their pro-rata ownership of Shenzhen Nova E-commerce, Ltd on or about May 22, 2017. Prior to the transaction, all of the UBI Shenzhen shareholders were sent a notice that provided the type of information normally provided in a prospectus. The UBI Shenzhen shareholders were afforded access to our management in connection with this transaction. It should be noted that all the UBI Shenzhen shareholders, whom are all Chinese citizens have a close knit relationship as by social, cultural and business ties with each another. All of the UBI Shenzhen shareholders voted in favor of the UBI acquisition of UBI Shenzhen , with no dissenting shareholders; and, they agreed not to resell or distribute the securities. They were able to evaluate the risks and merits of the share exchange they are able to accept the economic risk in exchanging their shares. The exchanged shares of common stock issued contained a legend restricting transferability absent registration or applicable exemption. A reclassification of securities covered by Rule 145 would be exempt from registration pursuant to section 3(a)(9) of the Act if the conditions of this section are satisfied. We believe that the conditions were satisfied based on the following: 1) UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., acquired 100% UBI Shenzhen . It acquired all of its assets, liabilities, operations, and employees. In essence, UBI and Nova became one entity. Once the combination took place, UBI Shenzhen became a subsidiary of the Company. It was not dissolved. After the Company and UBI Shenzhen became one entity (the same issuer), the original UBI Shenzhen shareholders exchanged their shares for restricted UBI shares. 2) The original shareholders of NOVA paid no additional consideration for their shares. The UBI Shenzhen shareholders did not part with anything of value besides their securities. 3) The offer to exchange shares was made only to the existing UBI Shenzhen security holders. The exchange was offered exclusively to the issuer’s existing security holders. 4) There was no remuneration for the solicitation. The issuer did not pay any commission or remuneration for the solicitation of the exchange. The exchange offer was made in good faith and not as part of a plan to avoid the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

 

October 2, 2017, we issued 82,000 shares of our unregistered restricted Class A common stock, with piggyback registration rights in exchange for legal services from the Law Firm of T. J. Jesky. The shares were issued by as follows: i) 33,000 shares to T. J. Jesky, Esq.; ii) 39,000 shares to Mark DeStefano, Business Affairs Manager for the law firm; iii) 5,000 shares to John P. O’Shea; a business consultant for the law firm and iv) 5,000 shares to Jennifer L. O’Shea, a business consultant for the law firm.

 

Before these four individual shareholders received their unregistered restricted securities, they were known to us and our management, through pre-existing business relationships. We did not engage in any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with this transaction. The four individual shareholders were provided access to all material information, which they requested and all information necessary to verify such information and was afforded access to our management in connection with this transaction. The shares of common stock issued contained a legend restricting transferability absent registration or applicable exemption. We relied upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D and Rule 506. We believed that Section 4(2) was available because the offer and sale did not involve a public offering and there was not general solicitation or general advertising involved in the offer or sale.

 

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EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits:

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement:

 

            Incorporated by reference
Exhibit   Exhibit Description   Filed herewith   Form   Period Ending   Exhibit   Filing Date
3.1   Articles of Incorporation       8-K        3.5   12/01/2016
3.2   Bylaws       S-1        3.2   09/20/2010
3.3   Articles of Designation       8-K        3.3   06/10/2014
3.4   Certificate of Designation       8-K       3.4   10/04/2016
3.5   Certificate of Incorporation       8-K       3.5   12/01/2016
3.6   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation  in effect       8-K        3.6   06/02/2017
3.7   By-laws Amended and Restated, as currently in effect       8-K       3.7   08/24/2017
5.1   Legal Opinion regarding the legality of the securities being registered       S-1       5.1   05/09/2017
5.2   Legal Opinion regarding the legality of the securities being registered       S-1/A           07/06/2017
5.3   Legal Opinion regarding the legality of the securities being registered       S-1/A           09/05/2017
5.4   Legal Opinion regarding the legality of the securities being registered       P-AM       5.4   02/05/2018
5.5   Legal Opinion regarding the legality of the securities being registered       P-AM        5.5    04/04/2018 
5.6   Legal Opinion regarding the legality of the securities being registered   X                
10.4   Indemnity Agreement       S-1/A           07/06/2017
10.5   Agreement among The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, UBI Blockchain Internet, a Hong Kong Company and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, dated November 14, 2017.       P-AM       10.5    04/04/2018 
10.6   Assignment Agreement between UBI-Hong Kong and UBI-Delaware, dated May 1, 2018.   X              
10.7   Agreement amoung The Governement of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, UBI Blockchain Internet, a Kong Hong Company and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with the Appendix, dated November 14, 2017   X                
21.1   List of Subsidiaries       S-1/A       21.1   12/21/2017
23.1   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       S-1       23.1   05/09/2017
23.2   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       S-1/A       23.2   06/03/2017
23.3   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       S-1/A       23.3   07/06/2017
23.5   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       S-1/A       23.5   09/05/2017
23.7   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       S-1/A       23.8   12/12/2017
23.8   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       S-1/A            12/21/2017
23.9   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       P-AM       23.9   02/05/2018
23.10   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       P-AM       23.10   04/04/2018
23.11   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.       P-AM       23.11   04/19/2018
23. 12   Consent of Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.   X                
24.4   Consent of Legal Counsel (see Exhibit 5.3 above)       S-1/A       24.4   09/05/2017
24.6   Consent of Legal Counsel (see Exhibit 5.4 above)       S-1/A       24.6    
24.7   Consent of Legal Counsel (see Exhibit 5.5 above)   X   P-AM       24.7   04/19/2018
24.7   Consent of Legal Counsel (see Exhibit 5.6 above)   X                
99.1   Terms of Loan Agreement between Tony Liu and UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. a Hong Kong Company with UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd, a Delaware corporation.       S-1/A            09/05/2017

 

101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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UNDERTAKINGS

 

We hereby undertake to:

 

(1) File, during any period in which it offers or sells securities, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a) (3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) (230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

 

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

 

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The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (230.424 of this chapter);

 

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-1/A and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China.

 

Date: May 15, 2018

 

  UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET, LTD.
   
  By: /s/ Tony Liu
    Tony Liu
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name

Position

Date

         
/s/ Tony Liu   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   May 15, 2018
Tony Liu   (Principal Executive Officer)    
     
/s/ Chan Cheung   Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary   May 15, 2018
Chan Cheung   (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
     
/s/ Jun Min   Director  

May 15, 2018

Jun Min        
     
/s/ Cosimo J. Patti  

Independent Director

 

May 15, 2018

Cosimo J. Patti        

 

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Exhibit 5.6

 

THE LAW OFFICES OF

T. J. Jesky

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW

200 West Madison, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: (312) 894-0130

Fax: (312) 489 8216

Email: tjjesky@yahoo.com

 

May 14, 2018

 

To: Board of Directors, UBI Blockchain Internet, LTD.

 

Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1(file no. 333-217792), to be filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission for UBI Blockchain Internet LTD. a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)

 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This opinion is submitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the registration of 20,530,305 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001, being offered by six (6) selling stockholders, and 51,700,000 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.001 being offered by one hundred seventy-eight (178) selling securityholders (the “Shares”) on the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Statement.

 

In that connection, I have examined original copies, certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such documents and corporate records, and have examined such laws or regulations, as have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the opinions hereinafter set forth.

 

  i. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, filed November 9, 2016;
     
  ii. Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation, filed May 24, 2017;
     
  iii. Bylaws of the Company, dated August 26, 2010;
     
  iv. Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated August 21, 2017;
     
  v. The Registration Statement noted above and the Exhibits thereto; and
     
  vi. Such other documents and matters of law as I have deemed necessary for the expression of the opinion herein contained.

 

In all such examinations, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, and the conformity to the originals of all copies submitted to me by the parties herein. In passing upon certain corporate records and documents of the Company, I have necessarily assumed the correctness and completeness of the statements made or included therein by the Company, and I express no opinion thereon. As to the various questions of fact material to this opinion, I have relied, to the extent I deemed reasonably appropriate, upon representations or certificates of officers or directors of the Company and upon documents, records and instruments furnished to me by the Company, without verification except where such verification was readily ascertainable.

 

Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that the Shares, as contained in this registration statement, are duly and validly issued, duly authorized, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware and federal law as in effect on the date of the effectiveness of the registration statement, exclusive of state securities and blue-sky laws, rules and regulations, and to all facts as they presently exist.

 

I consent to the prospectus discussion of this opinion contained in the Registration Statement, the reproduction of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and to being named under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, I do not hereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

 

Sincerely,

 

/s/ T. J. Jesky  
T. J. Jesky, Esq.  

 

 
 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Assignment Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”), effective on May 1 , 2018 is made by and between UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., a Hong Kong Company (hereinafter referred to as “Assignor”), and UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., a Delaware Company (hereinafter referred to as “Assignee”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , Assignor is owned and controlled by Tony Liu, who is also the CEO and largest shareholder of the Assignee.

 

WHEREAS , the Assignor, as a Hong Kong Company, has entered into a separate agreement with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (the “Associates”) to complete the Project related to blockchain technology.

 

WHEREAS , since the Assignor does not have any employees or resources to market the blockchain technology being developed by the Associates, the Assignor desires to permanently assign the exclusive rights, plans, ideas, tangible assets, intangible assets and intellectual property developed by the Associates to the Assignee.

 

WHEREAS , the Assignee desires to accept the exclusive rights, plans, ideas, tangible assets, intangible assets and intellectual property developed by the Associates, along with any obligations to complete the Project with the Associates and facilitate the commercialization of this blockchain technology.

 

WHEREAS , since Tony Liu, a related party to this Assignment Agreement, he will benefit from this assignment as the largest shareholder of the Assignee, since the Assignee has the manpower and resources to commercialize the Project being developed by the Associates.

 

Now, therefore , in consideration for the foregoing and the covenants and promises hereinafter set forth, and with intent to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.            Both parties hereby agree to undertake all terms, conditions and obligations in this Assignment Agreement.

 

2.            Both parties have been provided with adequate notice and information regarding the Assignment Agreement.

 

3.            The Assignor and Assignee warrant and represent that they are authorized to make this assignment and enter into to this Assignment Agreement.

 

4.            All parties agree that they are obligated to perform the necessary terms and conditions, related to this Assignment Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Assignment Agreement, in duplicate, by proper persons thereunto duly authorized.

 

UBI Blockchain internet, ltd.   UBI Blockchain internet, ltd
a hong kong company   A delaware companY
Assignor:     ASSIGNEE:
/s/ Tony Liu   /s/ Tony Liu
Tony Liu   Tony Liu
Owner   Chief Executive Officer

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

UIM/331

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made this 14th day of November 2017

BETWEEN

 

(1) THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (the “Government”) as represented by the Commissioner for Innovation and Technology

AND

 

(2) UBI BLOCKCHAIN INTERNET LIMITED (the “Company”), a company incorporated in Hong Kong whose registered office is at Unit 03, Level 9, Core F, Smart Space Block 3, Hong Kong Cyberport, 100 Cyperport Road, Hong Kong and THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY (the “University”), a university founded by statute of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region whose registered address is at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon (collectively the “Beneficiary”).

WHEREAS

 

( I ) The Government has set up an innovation and Technology Fund (the “ITF”) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
   
(2) The Company, in collaboration with the University, has applied to the Government for financial assistance from the ITF in order to carry out the Project as defined below jointly with the University and the Government has agreed to provide such assistance upon the following terms and conditions.

 

IT IS AGREED as follows:

 

1. Definitions and Interpretation

 

  1.1 Definitions  
       
    Agreement means this agreement between the Government and the Beneficiary as from time to time amended or supplemented.
       
    Appendix means the appendix to this Agreement.
       
    Auditor means an independent auditor who is a certified public accountant (practising) registered under the Professional Accountants Ordinance (Cap. 50).
       
    CIT

means the Commissioner for Innovation and Technology of the Government or any person authorized to act on his behalf.

 

 
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  Commencement Date means 15 November 2017.
     
  Company’s Contribution means the amount to be contributed by the Company to the Project Cost as referred to in clause 21.
     
  Completion Date means 14 November 201.9.
  D.Aud. means the Director of Audit of the Government or any person authorized to act on his behalf.
   
  Equipment means the equipment instrument or machinery defined as the Equipment in the Project Proposal.
     
  Final Report means the final report to be submitted by the Beneficiary under clause 16.
     
  Financial Year   means the period from 1 April in any year to 31 March in the immediately succeeding year, both days inclusive. The first Financial Year during the Project Period shall be a period from the Commencement Date up to 31 March in the immediately succeeding year (provided that period shall not be less than 6 months), or if that period is less than 6 months, up to 31 March in the next following year provided that the period for any Financial Year shall not exceed 18 months. The last Financial Year shall be a period from the second last 1 April of the Project Period (so long that period shall not exceed 18 months) or the last 1 April in the Project Period (so long that period shall not be shorter than 6 months) up to the end of the Project Period or the date on which this Agreement is early terminated.  
     
  Funds means the amount of contribution to be made by the Government to the Project Cost as referred to in clause 22.
     
  Hong Kong means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

 

 
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  Interest means all interest on the Funds, the Company’s Contribution and any and all other receipts and income relating to the Project which has accrued or should have accrued to the Project Account.
     
  IPR means patents, trade marks, service marks, trade names, design rights, copyright, domain names, database rights, rights in know-how, new inventions, designs or processes and other intellectual property rights of whatever nature and whatsoever arising, whether now known or hereafter created, and in each case whether registered or unregistered and including applications for the grant of any such rights.
     
  ITF Guide means the publication “Guide to the Innovation and Technology Fund - Volume III: University-Industry Collaboration Programme” published by the Government in June 2002 and the Addendum thereto published by the Government in September 2004.
     
  Post-Project Evaluation Report means the post-project evaluation report to be submitted by the Beneficiary under clause 17.
     
  Progress Reports means the progress reports to be submitted by the Beneficiary under clause 14.
  Project means the project entitled “Blockchain-Based Food and Drug Counterfeit Detection and Regulatory System”.
     
  Project Account means the project account mentioned in clause 26.
     
  Project Co-ordinator means the project co-ordinator to be appointed by the Beneficiary under clause 12.

 

 
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  Project Cost means the cost of the Project mentioned in clause 20.
     
  Project Materials

means the products, technology, know-how,

specifications, formulae, databases, computer software and programmes, technical manuals, works of authorship, presentations, diagrams, drawings, charts, tables, graphs, pictures, photographs, plans, models, opinions, comments, specifications, formulae, documents and materials compiled, developed, produced or created by or on behalf of the Beneficiary (whether individually or jointly with the Government) in relation to and/or in the course of the performance of the Project recorded or stored by whatever means in whatever form or media and all the drafts, uncompleted versions and working papers of any of the above items.

     
  Project Period means the term of the Project commencing from the Commencement Date and ending on the Completion Date or the date of early termination of this Agreement.
     
  Project Proposal means the project proposal at the Appendix.
     
 

Project Result

means any deliverables arising from the Project which may be, without limitation, in the form of new technologies, products, facilities, databases, computer software/ programmes, reports, technical manuals or consultancy services.

     
 

Steering Committee

means the steering committee to be established by the Beneficiary pursuant to clause 10.

 

  1.2 In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires:

 

  1.2.1 headings to clauses are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement;
     
  1.2.2 a reference to any statute or statutory provision shall be construed as a reference to the same as it may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, modified or reenacted;

 

 
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  1.2.3 words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words denoting any one gender shall include all genders;
     
  1.2.4 a “person” shall mean any person or body of persons whether incorporated or unincorporated;
     
  1.2.5 references to the Beneficiary shall mean their respective successors, permitted assigns and any person deriving title under them;
     
  1.2.6 references to clauses and Appendix shall mean the clauses of, and the Appendix to, this Agreement; and
     
  1.2.7 where any contractual obligations, warranties, undertakings or representations herein are undertaken, given or made or any liabilities are assumed (as the case may be) by the Beneficiary, the same shall be deemed to be given or made or assumed by each one of them jointly with the other and severally.

 

  1.3 The ITF Guide and the Project Proposal at the Appendix shall form part of this Agreement.
     
  1.4 In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the contents of the ITF Guide, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

Commencement and Completion of the Project

 

2. This Agreement shall take effect on the Commencement Date and the Project shall be completed on or before the Completion Date subject to early termination as provided in this Agreement.

 

Obligations of the Beneficiary

 

3. In consideration of the Government agreeing to grant the Funds in accordance with clause 22, the Beneficiary shall carry out and complete the Project in accordance with this Agreement, the Project Proposal and any requirements relating to the Project as may from time to time be prescribed by the Ca in writing.

 

Warranties and Undertakings of the Beneficiary

 

4. The Company hereby warrants that when entering into this Agreement and throughout the continuance of this Agreement:

 

 
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  4.1 it is able to pay its debts as they fall due and it is not insolvent;
     
  4.2 whether through its board of directors or members, it has not passed and does not intend to pass any resolution for its winding up;
     
   4.3  no person has made any petition for the winding up of the Company, or appointed any receiver or exercised any other right or power over or against its assets; and
     
  4.4 it knows of no circumstance where any person intends or threatens to do any of the foregoing.

 

5. The Company hereby undertakes that it will forthwith notify the Government in writing upon its becoming aware of the occurrence of any event or circumstance which renders the representation and warranty set out in clause 4 to become untrue or inaccurate.
   
6. The Beneficiary hereby warrants and undertakes that it shall:

 

  6.1 comply with the ITF Guide and any requirements relating to the Project as may from time to time be prescribed by CIT in writing;
     
   6.2 carry out its duties and obligations in this Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement including the Project Proposal;
     
   6.3 apply the Funds and the Company’s Contribution prudently, efficiently and solely for the purpose of the Project at such time and in such manner as specified in the budget of the Project set out in the Project Proposal. Unless otherwise agreed by CIT, the Beneficiary shall not incur costs and expenses prior to the Commencement Date or after the end of the Project. Period. The Beneficiary shall solely be responsible for any such costs and expenses;
     
  6.4 cause the Funds, the Company’s Contribution, income and all other receipts relating to the Project to be paid into and all payments and expenditure relating to the Project to be paid out of the Project Account and ensure that all receipts and payments in connection with the Project are properly and timely recorded;
     
   6.5 use the Equipment for the sole purpose of the Project and only to the extent as specified in the Project Proposal provided always that the University may use the Equipment for training/educational purpose during the idle time of such Equipment;
     
  6.6 operate and use the Equipment in a proper manner and maintain the same at its own cost and expense at all times in good repair and condition (fair wear and tear excepted);

 

 
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  6.7 not dispose or otherwise part with the possession of and shall retain the title to the Equipment for at least 2 years after the end of the Project Period unless otherwise directed or approved by CIT in writing;
     
  6.8 permit CIT and D.Aud. to inspect the Equipment at all reasonable times upon request within 2 years after the end of the Project Period;
     
  6.9 permit CIT and D.Aud. to enter and to inspect at all reasonable times any premises where any activities of the Project is being carried out and to procure the licence or permit for such purposes from any third parties if necessary; and
     
  6.10 comply with all applicable laws, regulations and by-laws in carrying out the Project, including the giving of all notices, the paying of all fees and the obtaining of all consents and approvals from relevant authorities.

 

Indemnity from the Beneficiary

 

7. The Beneficiary shall indemnify and keep the Government indemnified from and against (a) any and all claims, actions, investigations, demands, proceedings, judgments threatened, brought or instituted against the Government (whether or not successful, compromised or settled); and (b) all liabilities (including liabilities to pay damages or compensation), damages, costs, losses, charges and expenses which the Government may sustain or incur (including all legal and other costs, charges, and expenses, on a full indemnity basis, which the Government may pay or incur in initiating or disputing or defending any action or proceeding), which in any case arise directly or indirectly from, or as a result of, or in connection with, or which relate in any way to:

 

  (i) the performance or breach by the Beneficiary of any provisions of this Agreement; or
     
  (ii) the negligence, recklessness, tortious acts or wilful misconduct of the Beneficiary, its employees, agents, consultants or sub-contractors in the conduct of the Project; or
     
  (iii) any allegation of or claim for infringement of the IPR of any party arising from or in any way related to the Project.

 

This clause 7 shall survive the completion of the Project or expiry or early termination of this Agreement.

 

Probity Clause

 

8.

The Beneficiary shall observe the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance (Cap. 201) and shall advise its employees, subcontractors, agents and other personnel who are in any way involved in the Project that they are not allowed to offer to or solicit or accept from any person any money, gifts or advantages as defined in the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance in the conduct of or in relation to the Project.

 

 
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9. If the Beneficiary, its employees, subcontractors, agents or other personnel who are in any way involved in the Project commit any offence under the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance in relation to this Project, this will be considered conduct prejudicial to the Project under clause 51.8 and the Government may exercise its right to terminate this Agreement under clause 51,
   
  Steering Committee
   
10. There shall be established a steering committee for the Project before the Commencement Date. The Steering Committee shall comprise representatives of the Company and the University and shall meet at least once every three months throughout the duration of the Project.
   
11.

The Steering Committee shall:

 

  11.1 monitor the progress of the Project generally and endorse the Progress Reports of the Project before their submission to the Government in accordance with clause 14;
     
  11.2 endorse the Final Report of the Project before its submission to the Government in accordance with clause 16; and
     
  11.3 endorse the financial statements and the audited accounts of the Project before their submission to the Government in accordance with clauses 47 and 48.

 

Project Co-ordinator

 

12. The Beneficiary shall appoint a project co-ordinator and a deputy project co-ordinator for the Project.
   
13. The Project Co-ordinator and his deputy shall:

 

  13.1 oversee the carrying out of the Project and ensure that all terms and conditions of this Agreement and the ITF Guide and all the requirements relating to the Project as may from time to time be prescribed by CIT in writing are complied with;
     
  13.2

report the progress and results of the Project to the Steering Committee;

     
  13.3

monitor the prudent, efficient and proper use of the Funds and the Company’s Contribution to ensure that they are expended in accordance with the budget of the Project set out in the Project Proposal;

 

 
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  13.4 exercise economy in the use of the Funds and the Company’s Contribution and ensure that they are spent in the most cost-effective manner;
     
  13.5 liaise with the Government or CIT on matters relating to the Project; and
     
  13.6 attend progress meetings on the Project as may be convened by CIT from time to time.

 

Progress Reports

 

14. Unless otherwise directed by CIT, the Beneficiary shall obtain the endorsement of the Steering Committee of the progress reports on the Project in the format to be provided by CIT and then submit the Progress Reports to CIT (each a “Progress Report”) in the following manner:14.1 the first Progress Report covering the period from the Commencement Date to 3 I August 2018 to be submitted on or before 30 September 2018;
   
15. CIT will issue a notice in writing specifying whether a Progress Report is accepted. If a Progress Report is not accepted, CIT will in normal circumstances provide reasons for the rejection unless CIT considers it inappropriate to disclose the reasons.
   
16. Within two months after the end of the Project Period, the Beneficiary shall submit to the Government a final report endorsed by the Steering Committee in the format to be provided by CIT (“Final Report”).
   
17. Within six months after the end of the Project Period, the Beneficiary shall submit to the Government a post-project evaluation report in the format to be provided by CIT (“Post-Project Evaluation Report”).
   
18. Whenever so required by CIT, the Beneficiary shall forthwith provide clarification, explanations and/or additional information on the contents of any Progress Report, the Final Report and the Post-Project Evaluation Report.
   
19. The University shall keep proper records of all information that relates to the Project and all reports on the progress of the Project including without limitation the Progress Reports and the Final Report until expiry of at least 2 years after the Project Period or up to the date as otherwise specified by CIT within the aforesaid 2 years and shall upon request by CIT or D.Aud. produce the same for inspection by CIT and D.Aud. at all reasonable times. This clause shall survive the expiration or early termination of this Agreement.
   
  Project Cost
   
20. The estimated cost of the Project is HK$6,037,500.00.

 

 
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Company’s Contribution

 

21.  The Company undertakes to contribute HK$3,018,750.00 in cash to the Project Cost in the following manner:

 

  21.1 9.30% of the Project Cost being HK$561,197.55 to be paid into the Project Account upon the signing of this Agreement;
     
  21.2

the remainder of the Company’s Contribution (such amount or amounts shall not take into account the projected administrative overheads of the Project) being HK$2,063,802.45 to be paid by 3 installments into the Project Account on or before the first of April 2018, October 2018 and April 2019 respectively; and

     
  21.3 the Company’s contribution to the administrative overheads of the Project being HK$393,750.00 or 15% of the Company’s Contribution utilized for the Project, whichever is the less, to be paid to the University within 3 months after the end of the Project Period.

 

Government’s Contribution and Manner of Payment

 

22. Subject to clauses 3 and 51, the Government shall contribute not more than HK$3,018,750.00 to the Project Cost in the following manner:

 

 

  22.1 9.30% of the Project Cost being HK$561,197.55 will be paid upon signing of this Agreement and against production by the Beneficiary of evidence to the satisfaction of CIT showing due contribution by the Company in accordance with clause 21.1 above;
     
  22.2

the remainder (such amount or amounts shall not take into account the projected administrative overheads of the Project) being HK$2,063,802.45 will be paid by 3 installments in accordance with the cashflow schedule attached at the end of the Appendix, of which the installment payable after the Progress Report will be paid within 30 days after the acceptance by CIT of the Progress Report in respect of the immediately preceding reporting period ending on 31 August 2018 and against production by the Beneficiary of evidence to the satisfaction of C1T showing due payment of the relevant installment contribution by the Company in accordance with clause 21.2 above PROVIDED always that CIT shall have power to:

 

  22.2.1

either defer from making payment until such time as CIT considers appropriate or cease further installment payments if:

 

  22.2.1.1 the Government decides to terminate the Project or this Agreement on the occurrence of any of the events mentioned in clause 51; or

 

 
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  22.2.1.2 CIT is not satisfied with any of the Progress Reports or the Company or the University’s performance of the work in relation to the Project; or

 

  22.2.2 without cause, defer payment of 5% of the Funds until all the milestones stipulated in the Project Proposal have been completed and all other requirements as may be prescribed by CIT from time to time have been met by the Beneficiary to the satisfaction of CIT; and

 

  22.3 a contribution to the administrative overheads of the Project of an amount up to HK$393,750.00 or 15% of the Government’s Contribution utilized for the Project, whichever is the less, will be paid by the Government within 30 days from the receipt by the Government/CIT of all of the following:

 

  22.3.1 the University’s written application for such payment; and
     
  22.3.2 the Final Report referred to in clause 16; and
     
  22.3.3 the final audited account referred to in clause 48.2; and
     
  22.3.4 the Interest, residual funds, any balance thereof and such other amounts referred to in clause 53.1 or clause 53.2 (as the case may be),

 

provided that CIT shall have power to defer payment of any or all of the Government’s contribution to the administrative overheads of the Project if the Beneficiary fails to produce evidence to the satisfaction of CIT showing due contribution to the administrative overheads of the Project referred to in clause 21.3 has been made by the Company.

 

23. For avoidance of doubt, the University shall not be entitled to charge any interest or claim any compensation or relief of whatsoever nature against the Government for any delay or withholding of payment of any of the Funds by the Government for any reason whatsoever.
   
24. Application by the University for Government’s contribution to the administrative overheads of the Project under clause 22.3 shall be made based on the Funds utilized for the Project or an amount not more than the Company’s total contribution to the administrative overheads of the Project, whichever is the less.
   
25. The Government makes no representation, by virtue of its funding the Project hereunder, as to the safety, value or utility of the Project, nor shall the fact of participation of the Government, its funding or exercise of its rights hereunder be deemed an endorsement of the Project or of the Beneficiary, nor shall the name of the Government be used for any commercial purpose by the Beneficiary or be publicized in any way by the Beneficiary, except for the acknowledgement of the funding support from the Government placed by the Beneficiary on Equipment, facilities, publicity or media events related to the Project as well as in publications arising from/relating to the Project.

 

 
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Project Account

 

26.

The Funds, Company’s Contribution and the funding from other sources shall be paid into a risk-free interest-bearing account of the University opened with a bank holding a full banking license under the Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155) under the University’s name specifically for processing all receipts and payments of all ITF projects awarded by the Government to the University. The University shall assign a unique account code specifically for processing all receipts and expenditure arising from or relating to the Project.

   
27. The Funds, all Company’s Contribution and all other receipts relating to the Project including without limitation any income generated by the Project shall be paid into the Project Account.
   
  Trustee
   
28. 50.00% of the Interest shall be accounted for and paid to the Government upon expiry of the Project Period or early termination of this Agreement in accordance with clause 53.1 or clause 53.2 (as the case may be) and the University shall not use any of such Interest except with the prior written consent of CIT. The University declares itself trustee who shall hold the Funds and 50.00% of the Interest in trust for the Government and shall hold the Company’s Contribution, the Interest (save for the Interest accountable to the Government) and all other funds, income and receipts for or arising from the Project in trust for the sole purpose of the Project.
   
29. Unless otherwise directed by CIT, the University shall have power to apply the Funds, Company’s Contribution, the Interest (save for the percentage of Interest accountable to the Government referred to in clause 28) and all other funds, income and receipts for or arising from the Project for the sole purpose of the Project at such time and in such manner as specified in the budget of the Project in the Project Proposal.
   
  Interest
   
30. The Interest shall be retained in the Project Account throughout the Project Period, and shall not be withdrawn or used save in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or with the prior written consent of M. The University shall be fully accountable to the Government and the Company for and shall make good any Interest not paid into or kept in the Project Account in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

 
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31. The Interest shall be reflected in the financial statements and audited accounts of the Project referred to under clauses 47 and 48.
   
32. In the event the University shall fail to pay to the Government the Interest held by the University as trustee for the Government or any part thereof or any sums of money are due and owing to the Government on the due date, interest on the outstanding Interest or sums shall accrue and be payable to the Government from the due date up to the date of actual payment in full at the then prevailing rate for savings account deposits of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited over the period when the amount is outstanding. Such interest shall accrue on a daily and 365 days for a year basis.
   
  Procurement of Equipment. Goods and Services
   
33.

The Beneficiary shall exercise the utmost. financial prudence in the procurement of the Equipment, other goods and services for or incidental to the Project and shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing by CIT, adhere to the procurement procedures set out in clauses 33.1 to 33.3 below or at its option follow the established/current standard procurement procedures of the University:

 

  33.1 for every procurement of the Equipment, other goods or services the aggregate value of which does not exceed HKS50,000, written price quotations from at least two suppliers or service providers shall be obtained. The procurement contract should, unless otherwise agreed by CIT, be awarded to the supplier or service provider submitting the lowest price quotation;
     
  33.2 for every procurement of the Equipment, other goods or services the aggregate value of which exceeds HK$50,000 but does not exceed HK$1,430,000, written price quotations from at least three suppliers or service providers shall be obtained. The procurement contract should, unless otherwise agreed by CIT, be awarded to the supplier or service provider submitting the lowest price quotation; and
     
  33.3 for every procurement of the Equipment, other goods or services the aggregate value of which is more than HK$1,430,000, there shall be open tendering. The procurement contract should be awarded to the supplier or service provider in accordance with the terms of the tender.

 

34.

Where the Beneficiary, any of the staff or members of the University, or any director of the Company or any of their associates or associated persons is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in a proposed contract for the procurement of the Equipment, other goods or services for or incidental to the Project, the Beneficiary shall, prior to the entry into the proposed procurement contract, make full and proper disclosure of the nature of such interest and the terms and conditions of the relevant procurement contract to CIT who may make further inquiries and/or give such directions in relation to the procurement of the Equipment, other goods or services or the contract as CIT shall deem fit (including a direction ordering the Beneficiary to abstain from entry into the proposed procurement contract) and the Beneficiary shall answer such enquiries or abide by such directions as appropriate. Provided always a full and complete disclosure has been made by the Beneficiary pursuant to this clause, where CIT does not raise any enquiry or give any directions after the expiry of 30 days from that disclosure, CIT shall be deemed to have no objection to the conclusion of the procurement contract to which that disclosure relates.

 

 
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35. For the purposes of clause 34,

 

  35.1 “associate” of a person means:

 

  35.1.1 a relative or partner of that person; or
     
  35.1.2 a company one or more of whose directors is in common with one or more of the directors of that person.

 

  35.2 “associated person” of a person means:

 

  35.2.1 any person who has control, directly or indirectly, over that person; or
     
  35.2.2 any person who is controlled, directly or indirectly, by that person; or
     
  35.2.3 any person who is controlled by, or has control over, the first-mentioned person in clauses 35.2.1 and 35.2.2.

 

  35.3 a person having “control” over another person means the power of that person to secure:

 

  35.3.1 by means of the holding of shares or interests or the possession of voting power in or in relation to the second-mentioned person or any other person; or
     
  35.3.2 by virtue of powers conferred by any constitution, memorandum or articles of association, partnership, agreement or arrangement (whether legally enforceable or not) affecting that second-mentioned person or any other person; or
     
  35.3.3

by virtue of holding office as director in that second-mentioned person or any other person;

 

that the affairs of that second-mentioned person are conducted in accordance with the wishes of the first-mentioned person.

 

 
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  35.4 “director” means any person occupying the position of a director by whatever name called and includes without limitation a de facto or shadow director.
   
  35.5 “relative” means the spouse, parent, child, brother or sister of the relevant person, and, in deducing such a relationship, an adopted child shall be deemed to be a child both of the natural parent and the adopting parent and a step child to be a child of both the natural parent and the step parent.

 

36. All quotations and tendering documents issued by the Beneficiary for procurement of goods and services shall be kept by the Beneficiary for at least 2 years after the end of the Project Period or for any other period as may otherwise be specified by CIT within 2 years after the end of the Project Period and the Beneficiary shall upon request by CIT or D.Aud. forthwith produce the same for inspection by CIT and D.Aud. at all reasonable times.
   
37. The Beneficiary shall ensure that all the procurement for the Equipment, goods and services for and incidental to the Project are carried out in an open and fair manner.
   
  Hiring of Project Staff
   
38. The Company shall abide by the principle of openness and competitiveness in hiring staff for the Project. Where the Company intends to employ a person as project staff who is a relative or close friend of the Project Co-ordinator, his deputy or anyone involved in the recruitment selection process, the Company shall, prior to offering the appointment, make full and proper disclosure of the conflict of interests to CIT who may make further inquiries and/or give such directions in relation to the employment of the project staff as CIT shall deem fit (including a direction ordering the Company to abstain from offering the appointment to the person) and the Company shall answer such enquiries or abide by such directions as appropriate. Provided always a full and complete disclosure has been made by the Company pursuant to this clause, where CIT has not raised any enquiry or given any direction after the expiry of [14] days from that disclosure, CIT shall be deemed to have no objection to the employment of the person to which that disclosure relates as a project staff.
   
  Intellectual Property Rights
   
39. The Beneficiary may at its discretion decide and agree on whether and how the income arising from the [PR in the Project Materials and Project Result is to be allocated.
   
40.

Notwithstanding the provision in clause 39, the Company shall hold all IPR in the Project Result in its sole name and to that end the Beneficiary shall make it a condition of its contracts with any of the employees, subcontractors, agents or other personnel who will be in any way involved in the Project that the Company shall be the sole and absolute beneficial owner of all IPR in the Project Materials including the Project Result howsoever arising to the exclusion of the University, employees, subcontractors, agents or other personnel.

 

 
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41. The Company undertakes to the Government that it shall take such steps as it or the Government thinks appropriate to protect the IPR in the Project Materials and shall promptly inform the Government of such IPR immediately upon their creations and may at the Company’s election apply for patents, registered designs, copyrights or other similar protection in that respect in such parts of the world as the Company elects. The Company shall update the Government of the details of such IPR including their registration details and the status of applications for registration.
   
42. The Beneficiary hereby grants in favour of the Government an irrevocable sub-licensable licence during the continuance in force of this Agreement, and for a period of 2 years thereafter or until such other time as CIT may stipulate during that 2-year period for the Government and any authorized person acting on behalf of the Government to inspect any of the documents kept or maintained by or for the Beneficiary containing any Project Materials and/or to reproduce (in any form in/on any media and by whatever means) so many copies of such documents as the Government considers necessary. The Beneficiary hereby irrevocably grants to the Government, its employees and agents the right to enter any premises of the Beneficiary for the aforesaid purposes. To the extent that the Beneficiary is not empowered or does not have the authority to grant such rights mentioned in this clause, the Beneficiary undertakes, at its sole cost and expense, to procure the grant of such rights in its favour and in favour of the Government and persons authorized by the Government. If the Government so requests, the Beneficiary shall at its sole cost and expense supply and deliver further copies of any such documents to the Government within such period as may be specified in Government’s written request.
   
43. The Beneficiary warrants to the Government that:

 

  43.1 the performance by the Beneficiary of this Agreement or the use or possession by CIT, its authorized users, assigns or successors-in-title of the Project Materials or any part thereof for any purposes does not and will not infringe any IPR of any party; and
     
  43.2 the exercise of any of the rights granted under this Agreement by CIT, its authorized users, assigns and successors-in-title will not infringe any IPR of any party.

 

44. Clauses 41 to 44 shall survive the completion of the Project or expiry or early termination of this Agreement.

 

 
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Tide to the Equipment

 

45. The University shall have the full legal and equitable title and interest in any and all of the Equipment procured by the Beneficiary.
   
46. Notwithstanding that title to the Equipment shall vest in the University, the Equipment shall, up to the completion of the Project, be used in the manner as specified in clause 6.5.
   
  Books and Records
   
47. The University shall, as trustee of the Funds, keep proper books of accounts of all receipts and payments including receipts, counterfoils, vouchers and other supporting documents (collectively “Project Records”) in connection with the Project and render to CIT accounts of all receipts and payments in connection with the Project in the Progress Report.
   
48. The University shall submit to CIT the following accounts which shall be duly audited by an Auditor and endorsed by the Steering Committee:

 

  48.1 in respect of each Financial Year, annual audited accounts of the Project to be submitted on or before the 30 June following the end of that Financial Year (save that in the case of the last Financial Year whereby the final audited account referred to in clause 48.2 is submitted); and
     
  48.2 a final audited account of the Project in respect of the entire Project Period:

 

  48.2.1 where the Project Cost does not exceed HK$1 million, such account shall be submitted within 1 month after the end of the Project Period; or
     
  48.2.2 where the Project Cost is HK$1 million or above, such account shall be submitted within 3 months after the end of the Project Period.

 

49. The University shall ensure that the Auditor:

 

  49.1 carries out his work in accordance with the Notes for Auditors of Recipient Organizations issued by CIT and as may be revised by CIT from time to time; and
     
  49.2 prepares the Auditor’s report, which forms part of the annual and final audited accounts referred to in clause 48, in strict compliance with the specimen as attached to the Notes for Auditors of Recipient Organizations issued by CIT and as may be revised by CIT from time to time.

 

 
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50. The University shall keep proper and separate books and records of all Project Records for an additional 2-year period after the end of the Project Period or for such longer period as otherwise specified by CIT within the aforementioned 2-year period and shall upon request by CIT or D.Aud. make the same as well as general ledger, sub-ledgers, cashbooks and bank statements available for inspection by CIT and D.And. at all reasonable times.

 

Termination

 

51. The Government may terminate this Agreement forthwith on the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

  51.1 the Beneficiary mis-uses or mis-applies the Funds or any part thereof or uses or applies the Funds or operates the Project Account in such manner which is in the sole opinion of the Government not in the public interest or not reasonable in the circumstances;
     
  51.2 the Beneficiary or any one of them shall be in breach of any of the terms conditions representations warranties or undertakings in this Agreement;
     
  51.3 the Beneficiary or any one of them shall fail in a material way to progress in accordance with the Project Proposal;
     
  51.4 CIT shall form the opinion that the Project should be terminated in public interest;
     
  51.5 any material change shall occur in the management, ownership or control of the Beneficiary or any one of them;
     
  51.6 any material change shall occur in the composition of the project team referred to in the Project Proposal;
     
  51.7 the Beneficiary fails or is unable to produce evidence of the Company’s Contribution made in accordance with clause 21;
     
  51.8 the Beneficiary or any one of them shall engage in any conduct prejudicial to the Project;
     
  51.9 the Company stops or suspends payments to its creditors generally or is unable or admits its inability to pay its debts as they fall due or seeks to enter into any composition or other arrangement with its creditors or shall cease or threaten to cease to carry on its business (except for the purposes of amalgamation, merger or reconstruction);
     
  51.10 the Company shall go into liquidation (other than a voluntary liquidation for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction) or the Company shall pass a resolution or the court shall make an order for the liquidation of its assets or a receiver or manager shall be appointed over any of the Company’s business or assets or circumstances shall have arisen for such an appointment or a distress or execution shall be levied or enforced upon any of the Company’s chattels, properties or assets and shall not be discharged with seven (7) days thereafter; or

 

 
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  51.11

the Company assigns, transfers, sub-contracts or purport to assign, transfer, sub-contract any of its benefits, interests or obligations under this Agreement without prior written consent of the Government.

 

Termination Consequences

 

52. Immediately upon termination of this Agreement under clause 51, the Beneficiary shall not incur any further cost and expenditure for the Project. The Beneficiary shall solely be responsible for such further cost and expenditure (if any) which shall not be paid out of the Project Account. Any payments out of the Project Account in relation to the Project shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Government. The University which was previously exempted from opening a separate risk-free interest-bearing account shall, if Government so requests, open such bank account and transfer all the sums standing in its bank account representing the Funds, the Company’s Contribution, the Interest and residual funds to such separate bank account within such period as the Government may direct and do such further things and execute such documents as Government may direct.
   
53. Upon the completion of the Project or early termination of this Agreement pursuant to clause 51 or otherwise, without prejudice to clause 52, the University undertakes:

 

  53.1 where the Project Cost does not exceed HK$1 million,

 

  53.1.1 to pay to the Government, upon the submission of the final audited account under clause 48.2, the following:

 

  53.1.1.1 50.00% of the final audited amounts of the Interest and residual funds, with a breakdown of the Interest and residual funds; and
     
  53.1.1.2 any amount which the Government has paid in excess of the Funds; and

 

  53.1.2 to pay to the Company, after the payment to the Government under clause 53.1.1, the balance remaining in the Project Account (unless otherwise agreed by the Company); or

 

 
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  53.2 where the Project Cost is HMI million or above,

 

  53.2.1 unless the final audited accounts are already available pursuant to clause 48.2 (in which case clause 53,1 shall apply), upon the submission of the Final Report pursuant to clause 16, to pay to the Government 50.00% of the Interest and residual funds remaining in the Project Account as at the date of submission of the Final Report, with a breakdown of the Interest and residual funds; and
     
  53.2.2 upon the submission of the final audited account under clause 48.2, to pay to the Government the following:

 

  53.2.2.1 any balance of the final audited amounts of the Interest and residual funds due to the Government which have not been paid to the Government under clause 53.2.1, with a breakdown of the Interest and residual funds; and
     
  53.2.2.2 any amount which the Government has paid in excess of the Funds; and

 

  53.2.3 to pay to the Company, after the payment to the Government under clause 53.2.1, the balance remaining in the Project Account (unless otherwise agreed by the Company); and

 

  53.3 not to recover or claim against the Government for any amount of Interest or residual funds which the University has paid in excess of the final audited amounts of the Interest or residual funds as shown in the final audited account submitted under clause 48.2.

 

54. If the termination of this Agreement is under clause 51.1, 51.2 or 51.3, the University shall on demand by the Government pay to the Government an amount equivalent to the Funds or portion thereof released for the Project.
   
55. The expiry or early termination of this Agreement shall not prejudice any antecedent rights or remedies the Government may have against the Beneficiary including, without limitation, the right to claim for repayment of the Funds paid to the University together with all administrative, legal and other costs and interests incurred or accrued up to the date of repayment.
   
56. Any provisions of this Agreement which are required by the context or are capable to be observed or performed after the expiry or early termination of this Agreement shall continue in force and effect notwithstanding such expiry or termination.

 

 
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No Additional Emoluments

 

57. Unless otherwise agreed by CIT, no additional emoluments shall be paid out of the Funds to any person working on or otherwise involved in the Project whose emolument is either funded by Government subvention or who is already on Government payroll or on payroll of a Government subvented body/institution irrespective of whether the relevant service/work is rendered within or outside the normal working hours of the person concerned.
   
58. Miscellaneous

 

  58.1 Consent to Disclose
     
    The Government shall have the right to disclose whenever it considers appropriate or upon request by any third party (written or otherwise) without any further reference to the Beneficiary any information on the Project including without limitation, the name and address of the Beneficiary, description of the Project, the Project Cost, the Funds and Company’s Contribution as the Government may think fit.
     
  58.2 Severability
     
    If at any time any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
     
  58.3 Variation
     
    Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, no waiver, cancellation, alteration or amendment of or to the provisions of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and duly signed by all the parties.
     
  58.4 Waiver of Remedies
     
    No forbearance, delay or indulgence by either party in enforcing the provisions of this Agreement shall prejudice or restrict the rights of that party nor shall any waiver of its rights operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach and no right, power or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved for either party is exclusive of any other right, power or remedy available to that party and each such right, power, or remedy shall be cumulative.
     
  58.5 Vicarious Liability
     
    Any act, default, neglect or omission of any sub-contractors, employees or agents of the Beneficiary shall be deemed to be the act, default, neglect or omission of the Beneficiary.

 

 
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  58.6 Entire Agreement
     
    This Agreement and the documents referred to herein shall constitute the entire agreement concerning the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any and all prior representations, warranties and undertakings in respect of the subject matter herein.
     
  58.7 Time of the Essence
     
    Time shall be of the essence in respect of the Beneficiary’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement.
     
    Governing Law and Jurisdiction

 

59. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Hong Kong and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Hong Kong.
   
60. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance

 

  60.1 It is noted that there is no provision in Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Chapter 623 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Cap 623”) which states that the Ordinance applies to the Government or contracts entered into by the Government.
     
  60.2 Notwithstanding Clause 60.1, it is hereby declared that no person may be treated as a third party who or which may enforce any term of this Agreement under or for the purposes of section 4 of Cap 623.
     
  60.3 Nothing in Clause 60.2 is intended to affect the following:

 

  (a) the rights and powers conferred on the CIT under this Agreement including the exercise of any right under, or the enforcement of any claim or remedy, arising from or in connection with or in relation to, this Agreement;
     
  (b) the power of a public officer (including the CIT) under any law or regulation including any Ordinance or subsidiary legislation or any other legal instrument;
     
  (c) the power of a public officer to act by his own title or for the Government Representative or for the Government in any legal proceedings arising from or in connection with or in relation to this Agreement (including the Secretary for Justice);
     
  (d) the rights and obligations of any personal representative, administrator or other successor-in-title of any party to this Agreement; and
     
  (e) the rights and obligations of any assignee or transferee of any party to this Agreement under any assignment or transfer provided that where the assignment or transfer is by a party which is not the Government, the Government must have approved that assignment or transfer.

 

 
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AS WITNESS whereof this Agreement is signed by the Parties hereto the day and year first above written.

 

Signature

 

SIGNED BY Bryan HA    
(Assistant Commissioner for Innovation and Technology) } /s/ Bryan Ha
(Name and Position/Title)    
     
for and on behalf of the Government of the Hong Kong }  
Special Administrative Region }  
in the presence of Ms Fonny Shek } /s/ Fonny Shek
(Senior Manager-Innovation and Technology Fund) }  
(Name and Position/Title of Witness) }  
     
SIGNED BY Tony Liu } /s/ Tony Liu
(CEO of UBI Blockchain Internet ltd.) }  
(Name and Position/Title)    

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 23.12

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

I hereby consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement of UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd. on Form S-1 of my report dated December 6, 2017, except for NOTE 1 – ABOUT THE COMPANY concerning “Current Company Operations” which is dated May 11, 2018 appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. I also consent to the reference to the firm under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

 

/s/ Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.                                

Michael T. Studer CPA P.C.

Freeport, New York

May 14, 2018