UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

 CURRENT REPORT

 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

  Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2018

 

 Exceed World, Inc.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-55377   98-1339955
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi,

Osaka Japan

 

 

564-0063

(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +81-6-6339-4177

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

  

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).

 

Emerging growth company 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

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Throughout this Report on Form 8-K, the terms the “Company,” “we,” “us” “our” and “Exceed World” refer to Exceed World, Inc., and “our board of directors” refers to the board of directors of Exceed World, Inc.

 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, our future operating results and financial position, our business strategy, and other objectives for our future operations. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “may,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There are a number of important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements including those set forth in the section of this Current Report entitled “Risk Factors.” We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments that we may make.

 

You should read this Current Report on Form 8-K and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. The forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are made as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement   4
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.   4
BUSINESS   5
RISK FACTORS   11
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS   15
PROPERTIES   16
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT   16
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS   16
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION   16
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE   17
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS   17
MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDENDS ON REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS   17
RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES   17
DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES   17
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS   17
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA   17
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE   17
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS   17
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities   18
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits   18
SIGNATURES   19

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On September 26, 2018, Force Internationale Limited, a Cayman Island limited company (“Force Internationale”) entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with its wholly-owned subsidiary, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd., a Japan corporation (“e-Learning”) and 74.5% owner of the Company. Under this Share Purchase Agreement, e-Learning transferred its 74.5% interest in the Company to Force Internationale. As consideration for this transfer, Force Internationale paid $26,000.00 to e-Learning. Immediately subsequent, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Force Internationale, to acquire 100% of Force International Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong limited company (“Force Holdings”) and 100% direct owner of e-Learning. In consideration of this agreement, the Company issued 12,700,000 common shares to Force Internationale. The result of these transaction is that Force Internationale is a 74.5% owner of the Company, the Company is a 100% owner of Force Holdings, and Force Holdings is a 100% owner of e-Learning. Prior to the Share Purchase Agreements, Force Internationale was an indirect owner of 74.5% of the Company and subsequent to the Share Purchase Agreements, Force Internationale is a direct owner of 74.5% of the Company. The Share Purchase Agreements were approved by the boards of directors of each of the Company, Force Internationale, Force Holdings, and e-Learning. Copies of the Share Purchase Agreements are included as Exhibit 2.1 and Exhibit 2.2 to this Current Report and is hereby incorporated by reference. All references to the Agreements and other exhibits to this Current Report are qualified, in their entirety, by the text of such exhibits.

 

The following chart illustrates the structure of our consolidated affiliated entities prior to such restructuring:

 

 

 

The following chart illustrates the structure of our consolidated affiliated entities after such restructuring:

 

 

 

Force Internationale is owned and controlled by Mr. Tomoo Yoshida (“Mr. Yoshida”) and Mr. Keiichi Koga (“Mr. Koga”), who own 55.7% and 39.6%, respectively of Force Internationale, and who serve on the two-person Board of Directors of Force Internationale. Mr. Yoshida also serves as the sole director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Yoshida and Mr. Koga also serve as directors on the two-person board of directors of Force Holdings. The five-person board of directors for e-Learning is comprised of Mr. Yoshida, Mr. Koga, Kaname Mori, Koji Okada, and Naoharu Wada.

 

The information contained in Item 2.01 below relating to the Agreement and the transaction contemplated thereby is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

As described in item 1.01 above, and as incorporated herein by reference thereto, on September 26, 2018, the Company participated in two transactions pursuant to which: (1) 74.5% of the Company’s common stock is directly owned, rather than indirectly owned, by Force Internationale; and (2) the Company is the indirect 100% owner of e-Learning.

 

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FORM 10 DISCLOSURE

 

Set forth below is the information required by Form 10 Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

BUSINESS

 

The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 25, 2014. The address is 1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0063 Japan. We are an Emerging Growth Company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.

 

History

 

The Company was originally incorporated with the name Brilliant Acquisition, Inc., under the laws of the State of Delaware on November 25, 2014, with an objective to acquire, or merge with, an operating business. On January 12, 2016, Thomas DeNunzio of 780 Reservoir Avenue, #123, Cranston, RI 02910, the sole shareholder of the Company, entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with e-Learning. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. DeNunzio transferred to e-Learning, 20,000,000 shares of our common stock which represents all of our issued and outstanding shares. Following the closing of the share purchase transaction, e-Learning gained a 100% interest in the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock and became the controlling shareholder of the Company.

 

On January 12, 2016, the Company changed its name to Exceed World, Inc. and filed with the Delaware Secretary of State, a Certificate of Amendment. On January 12, 2016, Mr. Thomas DeNunzio resigned as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Director, Secretary, and Treasurer. Also, on January 12, 2016, Mr. Tomoo Yoshida was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Director, Secretary, and Treasurer.

 

On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Tomoo Yoshida, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Director, Secretary, and Treasurer. Pursuant to this Agreement, Tomoo Yoshida transferred to Exceed World, Inc., 10 shares of the common stock of E&F Co., Ltd., a Japan corporation (“E&F”), which represents all of its issued and outstanding shares in consideration of $4,835 (JPY 500,000). Following the effective date of the share purchase transaction on February 29, 2016, Exceed World, Inc. gained a 100% interest in the issued and outstanding shares of E&F’s common stock and E&F became a wholly owned subsidiary of Exceed World. On August 4, 2016, the E&F changed its name to School TV Co., Ltd (“School TV”) and filed with the Legal Affairs Bureau in Osaka, Japan.

 

On April 1, 2016, e-Learning entered into stock purchase agreements with 7 Japanese individuals. Pursuant to these agreements, e-Learning sold 140,000 shares of common stock in total to these individuals and received $270 as aggregate consideration. Each paid JPY0.215 per share. At the time of purchase the price paid per share by each was the equivalent of about $0.002. This sale of shares was exempt from registration in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Regulation S") because the above sales of the stock were made to non-U.S. persons as defined under Rule 902 section (k)(2)(i) of Regulation S, pursuant to offshore transactions, and no directed selling efforts were made in the United States by the issuer, a distributor, any of their respective affiliates, or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing.

 

On August 1, 2016, the Company changed its fiscal year end from November 30 to September 30.

 

On August 9, 2016, e-Learning entered into stock purchase agreements with 33 Japanese individuals. Pursuant to these agreements, e-Learning sold 3,300 shares of common stock in total to these individuals and received $330 as aggregate consideration. Each paid JPY10 per share. At the time of purchase the price paid per share by each shareholder was the equivalent to about $0.1. These shares were sold pursuant to the Company’s effective S-1 Registration Statement deemed effective on July 20, 2016 at 4pm EST.

 

On October 28, 2016, the Company, with the approval of its board of directors and its majority shareholders by written consent in lieu of a meeting, authorized the cancellation of shares owned by e-Learning. e-Learning consented to the cancellation of shares. The total number of shares cancelled was 19,000,000 shares which was comprised of 16,500,000 restricted common shares and 2,500,000 free trading shares.

 

On October 28, 2016, every one (1) share of common stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company issued and outstanding was automatically reclassified and changed into twenty (20) shares fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.0001 per share. (“20-for-1 Forward Stock Split”) No fractional shares were issued. The authorized number of shares, and par value per share, of common stock are not affected by the 20-for-1 Forward Stock Split.

 

On October 28, 2016, we filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State. The effective date of the 20-for-1 Forward Stock Split was upon the acceptance of the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Certificate of Amendment can be found as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed November 1, 2016.

 

During July 2017 and August 2017, e-Learning entered into stock purchase agreements with 24 Japanese individuals. Pursuant to these agreements, e-Learning sold 2,240,000 shares of its common stock in total to these individuals and received $38,263 as aggregate consideration.

 

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Existing Business

 

We operate three lines of business through our wholly owned subsidiary, School TV. These include:

- The sale and distribution of health related products;

- The promotion of third party consumer goods and services; and

- RE/MAX realtor business in Kanagawa, Okinawa, and Tokyo, Japan.

 

Nature of Business: Sale and Distribution of Health Related Products

 

 

 

 

*The chart above does not depict when we make direct sales to consumers. 

 

As depicted in the diagram above School TV is our wholly owned subsidiary through whom we operate exclusively at this time. School TV sells primarily health related consumer goods to distributors and consumers alike. At this time, School TV primarily operates under the operational model of “drop shipping.” It should be noted however, that School TV does hold inventory and sells products directly to the consumer from time to time. For products sold through our drop shipping model, after a purchase order has been filled out by a consumer the product is shipped out by School TV’s suppliers, rather than School TV. School TV sends a portion of the proceeds from the sale of any our products directly to suppliers when sold through the drop shipping model. This accounts for Exceed World’s cost of the good and any other related expenses. Revenues generated from the sale of inventory held directly by School TV are retained entirely by School TV. School TV is responsible for shipping goods sold that come from its own supply of inventory.

 

School TV has acquired its physical inventory, which will be explained in further detail below, from suppliers, and has plans to acquire additional inventory from as of yet unidentified suppliers.

 

Currently, School TV has future intentions to create an online marketplace to sell goods through but at this time, has not yet begun pursuing development of such a marketplace or website. Plans and timeline of such also remain undetermined.

 

School TV currently has no storefront and there is no guarantee that it will ever obtain a storefront. At this time, School TV is not actively seeking to acquire a storefront and it relies exclusively on personal relationships of our Chief Executive Officer to sell its current inventory.

 

Health Related Products

 

We offer the below products for sale:

 

    PURE ESALA POPOCA Le jeune Magic Soap in Bath Becker
    Supplement Supplement Supplement Soap Health Beauty Equipment
   

 

Benefit   Discharges excessive moisture and salt from the body; Relieves constipation. Heats the body; Promotes metabolism. Antioxidation from the body; Keeps moisture in the skin. Free of additives; Positive for skin health Activation of tissue by impulse waves
Principal Ingredients   Potassium chloride, Essence of vitamin Hyaluronic acid Piper longum extracts, Essential vitamins, Ginger and pepper Placental extracts, Collagen peptide, Essence of melon Olive oil, Palm oil, Clay called kaoline N/A
Supplier   Exceed Japan Co., Ltd. Exceed Japan Co., Ltd.   Exceed Japan Co., Ltd.   Exceed Japan Co., Ltd.   Amoto Kyouiku Kenko Co., Ltd.
Unit Price and Cost Selling Price JPY 4,000 4,000 9,800 2,400 58,320
Selling Price USD 38.10 38.10 93.33 22.86 555.43
Cost Price JPY 1,920 1,920 5,220 600 37,800
Cost Price USD 18.29 18.29 49.71 5.71 360.00
Markup %   52% 52% 46.7% 75% 35.2%

 

Inventory

 

As of June 30, 2018, we had $78,570 in inventory which primarily consists of a health beauty equipment. Any goods that are purchased from our supply of physical inventory are sent out to the purchaser. We are responsible for any shipping and or related costs.

 

On July 27, 2018, e-Learning, the beneficial owner of the Company, agreed to acquire significant majority of the remaining health beauty equipment, "Becker", at cost from the Company. The Company completed the delivery subsequently on July 31, 2018.

 

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Process of Ordering, Delivery and Payment

 

Should a purchaser purchase a health related supplement or product directly from School TV, the Company provides the purchaser a “call sheet” or in other words a purchase order form which includes but is not limited to, basic information on the purchaser, the shipping address of the purchaser, and payment details of the purchaser. School TV offers standard methods of shipping for its products at the cost of the purchaser. School TV bills the purchaser directly as the purchase is from School TV’s own stock of inventory.

 

Purchasers may also decide to purchase products through particular ‘distributors’ or sales agents of School TV. In this case the distributors receive a commission decided upon by the Company on a case by case basis. Payments, billing, and shipping are still handled by School TV.

 

For products not available in School TV’s inventory, the Company utilizes the drop-shipping model described in the proceeding paragraphs. In this case School TV is responsible for collecting payment and shipping information from the purchaser and then provides this information to the supplier at which time the supplier bills the purchaser for the purchase of the product(s) and handles any shipping of the product(s) thereafter. A commission is then paid to School TV for facilitating the transaction. Commissions are on a case by case basis with no set commission. 

 

Competition - Health, Food, and Related Goods

 

Our primary competition comes from other health food and supplement companies within Japan, but can also include global companies who offer their products within Japan. Some of our competitors have larger resources than we have, a longer operating history, and established connections throughout our target regions, which may make it difficult to penetrate into the market effectively. Even if we do manage to penetrate into the health food and or supplement market with our products there can be no guarantee that we will be able to continue to compete effectively with these established competitors.

 

Our competition includes, but is not limited to, MUSO Co., Ltd, Asahi Food & Healthcare Co., Ltd., Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.. Several of these competitors have an established track record in Japan and offer highly valued products throughout the country, which may serve to make it more difficult for our own products to gain attention as we begin operations.

 

Nature of Business: Promotion of Third Party Consumer Goods and Services

 

In addition to our retail and drop-shipping business described above we also provide promotional services for third party businesses and receive a commission upon the sale of such product(s) or service(s). Included below we have disclosed the name, and principal good or service, of each third party business to whom we presently offer promotional services.

 

Products and Services - Sales

 

Products Supplier of Product or Service
Internet provider service(s) Next BB Co., Ltd.
Delivery service(s) of Goods Real Web Co., Ltd.
Food product(s) Morita Seicha
Food product(s) TOMOTO Co., Ltd.

 

Promotional activities are made through existing relationships of School TV.

 

Process of Ordering, Delivery and Payment

 

Any and all billing, fulfillment, and shipping (if applicable) related to this business is handled entirely by the supplier of each product or service exclusively. We receive a commission upon facilitating a sale of a service or product that varies on a case by case basis. We are not directly involved in the sale of any product or service in any way except for assisting with facilitating the sale via promotional services.

 

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Nature of Business: RE/MAX Realtor Business in Kanagawa, Okinawa, and Tokyo, Japan

 

Basic structure

 

(description continued on next page) 

 

 

Kanagawa region and Okinawa region

 

On July 7, 2017, our wholly owned subsidiary, School TV entered into a RE/MAX Regional Franchise Agreement with the master franchisor of RE/MAX Japan, Kidding Co., to lease the franchise rights to two Japanese Prefectures, Kanagawa and Okinawa, in consideration of JPY75,060,000 ($674,333) effective on July 7, 2017. Both lease terms are for a term of fifteen years and, after expiration of the lease term, School TV will need to pay to renew its rights to franchise RE/MAX should the Company decide to do so at that time. (*1, *2)

 

As depicted in the chart above, School TV has leased the rights to be regional franchisor owner of RE/MAX brokerage offices in two Prefectures (regions) of Japan from Kidding Co. Kidding Co. is the managing company for all of Japan’s RE/MAX operations. School TV is not engaged in any real estate activities and any brokerage offices opened up in these prefectures under School TV will be Japanese real estate companies with the proper licenses to carry out real estate sales and activities.

 

Currently, there is no brokerage office in either of these Prefectures and we have not yet generated any income relating to these activities. School TV is actively searching for real estate companies which will agree to open up, own and run RE/MAX broker offices for each region. However, any and all plans regarding the identification of an appropriate and interested real estate company remain speculative in nature and are still under development. (*3)

 

Tokyo region

 

*In relation to the below operations we have not yet generated any income.

 

On July 28, 2017, School TV entered into an Agreement with Investech Co. whereas it is agreed that School TV will provide monetary support to Investech Co., a Japanese Company, which operates a real estate brokerage office of RE/MAX Japan in the Tokyo region (the “Investech Agreement”). (*4)

 

On July 28, 2017, School TV entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Kidding Co., pursuant to which Kidding Co. consents for School TV to provide monetary support to Investech Co., a Japanese Company, which operates a regional branch of RE/MAX Japan in the Tokyo region (further details can be found in the agreement titled “Kidding MOU”).

 

The Tokyo region has the largest real estate market in Japan. However, there is currently no regional owner in the Tokyo area. As such, Kidding Co. currently conducts management of the RE/MAX location in Tokyo, Japan.

 

School TV cannot, at this time, open and/or own a real estate brokerage office pursuant to Japanese regulations. However, they are not forbidden from providing monetary support to such brokerage offices in exchange for a percentage of profits from the brokerage offices. At present, School TV provides monetary support to Investech Co., the owner and operator of the RE/MAX brokerage office located in Tokyo. Currently, Investech Co. has three sales agents.

 

e-Learning intends to provide sales agents to Investech Co. in order to identify potential parties interested in purchasing real estate. Such sales agents will not be directly involved in the sale of any real estate, and their sole purpose is to identify a potential real estate purchaser for Investech to contact and pursue sales efforts. Pursuant to School TV’s relationship with Investech, Co., School TV receives a share of any profits generated from the RE/MAX profits in Tokyo through profit sharing. In the event that a sale is consummated resulting from the efforts of e-Learning’s sales agents, then 20% of Investech’s profits for the transaction go to the sales agent, and an additional 24% of the profits are paid to School TV. In any other scenario, that does not include a sales agent from e-Learning, in which Investech generates revenue from the operations of their RE/MAX location then School TV receives 5% of Investech’s profits.

 

Note: e-Learning and School TV do not have a formal agreement pursuant to their sales agents or profit sharing at this point in time.

 

From time to time Kidding Co., may pay fees to School TV to cover some or all of the monetary support given to Investech Co., by School TV.

 

(*5) Ikezoe Trust owns Kidding Co., referred to in the chart as “Kidding”.

 

Competition - RE/MAX Business

 

Our primary competition comes from established real estate companies within Japan, but can also include global companies who offer their products/services within Japan. Some of our competitors have larger resources than we have, a longer operating history, and established connections throughout our target regions, which may make it difficult to penetrate into the market effectively and find a real estate company to operate in Kanagawa or Okinawa. Even if we do manage to penetrate into the market there can be no guarantee that we will be able to continue to effectively compete with established competitors in an effective manner.

 

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e-learning Business

 

With the completion of the Company’s acquisition of Force Holdings and its subsidiaries (Hereinafter, collectively referred to as the “Group”), we are now adding the business of providing education services to current business plan.

 

The Group is an education service provider in Japan and it offers a range of e-learning education programs as well as supporting services to complement such education programs through an internet platform named “Force Club” (“Force Club”), which was launched in 2007. The Group has offered e-learning programs through “Force Club”, all of which were procured from independent third-party software developers, including pre-school learning resources, learning resources supplementing elementary school, junior high school and senior high school curriculum, preparation courses for university entrance examinations and professional qualification examinations, and English learning, appealing to a diverse customer base from pre-school children to students and adult learners. A list of the Group’s e-learning programs, target customer group and release date are set out below. The e-learning programs of Force Club mainly serve as supplemental learning resources and self-learning tools for students and adult learners.

 

No. Content Name Target Compatible Devices Release Date
1 ENGLISH MONSTERS Primary school student iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet 2013
2 Romantic English Conversation - London Ver. Age 18 and over iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet 2013
3 Romantic English Conversation - College Life Ver. Age 18 and over iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet 2013
4 ENGLISH MONSTERS AR Primary school student iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet 2013
5 The Blue Danube Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
6 The Nutcracker Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
7 Peter & the Wolf Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
8 The Four Seasons Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
9 The Carnival of the Animals Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
10 Play A,B,C on the Keyboard Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
11 Say Hello to English Words! Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
12 Force Paint Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
13 Force Musician Infants iOS smartphone / tablet 2012
14 Inheritance Diagnosis Consultant Adult iOS smartphone / tablet 2013
Android smartphone / tablet 2013
15 Sign Language Course Adult PC 2014
16 University Entrance Exam Preparation Course High school student /
Those who prepare for entrance exam
PC 2008
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
17 LEARNING EYES Adult PC 2012
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
18 High School Student-oriented e-learning High school student PC 2009
Android smartphone / tablet 2014
19 Folstar Adult Feature Phone 2008
20 Qualification Attainment Strategies Course Adult iOS smartphone / tablet 2015
Android smartphone / tablet
21 School TV Primary school student / Middle school student PC 2015
iOS smartphone / tablet
Android smartphone / tablet
23 English Monsters app Main: High school student / College student
(However, primary school student, middle school student, and adults are also included as targets.)
iOS smartphone / tablet 2015
23 ForceMart Force Club Members PC 2017
iOS smartphone / tablet
Android smartphone / tablet

 

The Group’s e-learning programs are offered to its customers who have to be first registered as a member of Force Club. Since 2002, the Group began to offer its e-learning programs to its customers in CD-ROMs with pre-loaded learning content until 2007. Due to the popular trend for internet, starting from 2007, the Group has made its e-learning programs available on its website for its customers, and the customers need to pay a monthly fee in order to access and view the most up-to-date content on the website of the Group. At the advent of digital technology in recent years and in view of the increasing popularity of tablet devices, the Group has released its e-learning programs on smartphones and tablet devices for customer use since 2012 to cater for the popular demand of young learners and users in rural areas of Japan. The e-learning programs of Force Club are targeted at residents of Japan, and thus the e-learning programs are presented in Japanese only and no translated version is available. Since 2015, in addition to e-learning, the Group has started offline business which attracts public attentions such as Abacus School and Robot Programming School. Through these offline business, the Group has provided services to general users.

 

The Group regularly updates its e-learning materials and programs. In particular, the learning resources supplementing elementary school, junior high school and senior high school curriculum would be overhauled to correspond to any revision in school curriculum, which generally takes place once in a four-year period. In addition, most of preparation courses for the university entrance examinations and professional qualification examinations would be revised at one to two year intervals to cater for any changes to the examination syllabus. The website of the Group is updated from time to time to reflect the updates and changes to the learning materials and programs and for users with smartphones and tablet devices, these updates can also be downloaded from the website of the Group.

 

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Business Model

 

Apart from using the conventional direct sales marketing strategy, the Group has also adopted multilevel marketing (“MLM”) in operating its businesses.

 

Since 2002, the Group has adopted a direct sale marketing strategy to market its e-learning programs. Since 2007, the Group gradually changed its marketing strategy from direct sale to MLM for the purposes of (i) establishing its brand name and penetrating into the rural areas of Japan; (ii) promoting its products to wider customer groups through premium members; and (iii) incentivizing premium members to recruit new members to join Force Club in order to increase the sales of its products and maximize profits for the Group. The Group adopted MLM since 2007 which is considered to be immediately effective, penetrative, and cost efficient as means of expanding its own educational business for the following reasons: (i) distance learning is a word-of-mouth business, and word-of-mouth has immediate impact; (ii) the Group relies on its premium members to help on product penetration into the suburban and rural areas of Japan; and (iii) marketing cost can be reduced. Currently, the Group has no retail shops or other point-of-sale for its products. Based on the consolidated accounts of the Group for each of the financial years from 2007 to 2017, the revenue generated by the Group after adopting MLM has increased from JPY634,950,892 in 2007 to JPY4,101,389,763 in 2017.

 

MLM was adopted by the Group in order to expand the sales of its e-learning programs through its Force Club members. Among Force Club members, premium members get a tablet device, which entitle the premium members a life-time access of all e-learning educational content and a right to introduce those content to other individuals. Since the Group’s e-learning education programs are distributed in the form of online downloads, it can be used for both online and offline and fully features a characteristic of e-learning: “whenever, wherever, and easy". Furthermore, the Group achieves high levels of customer satisfaction and maintains certain number of members providing various e-learning education programs for persons aged 0 to 100 years at an affordable price.

 

Force Club Membership

 

Force Club members are those who intend to use products and services the Group offers. Among Force Club members, members who wish to engage in recruiting new members are called premium members (“Premium Members”)

 

Premium Members can obtain rewards (special income or commissions) from their activities for recruitment of new Force Club members.

 

Premium Members are high-end users of the Group’s products. Premium Members have to join a premium plan under which members are given rights to use all products and services of the Group, and engage in activities to recruit new Force Club members and obtain rewards (special income or commissions) from such activities.

 

The Group generally enters into a contract (the “Premium Member Contract”) with each of its Premium Members, after confirming definitions, and terms and conditions of engaging in multilevel marketing activities and details of the commission scheme for recruitment of new members.

 

The salient terms of the Premium Member Contract are as follows:

 

Eligibility - the following individuals/corporations are eligible to register as the Group’s Premium Members:

 

(i) Individuals (other than students) who are 20 years old or above and are residents of Japan; and

(ii) Corporations established in Japan

 

Applicants are required to provide proof of identity, such as driver license, passport or resident card for individual members or a certified copy of the commercial registration for corporate members.

 

Payments – an applicant who wishes to be a Force Club Premium Member has to join the premium plan and pay an initial payment of JPY453,600, comprising:

 

(i) The one-off registration fee of JPY10,800;

(ii) The premium package fee of JPY421,200; and

(iii)An advanced payment of monthly membership fees for the initial two months amounting to JPY21,600.

 

Monthly membership fees payable from the third month onwards will be automatically transmitted from a Premium Member’s bank account until termination of membership.

 

Premium Members have to pay monthly membership fees of JPY10,800 commencing from the third month to maintain their premium membership. If a Premium Member does not pay the monthly membership fee before the prescribed due date, such Premium Member will be disqualified and will not be paid any commission with respect to his recruitment performance in the preceding month, and Force Club services for such Premium Member will be suspended in the following month. The commission and Force Club services for such Premium Member will be resumed in the subsequent month if the monthly membership fee is paid within three months from the due date. Otherwise, the Premium Member is deemed to have withdrawn from his membership if the monthly membership fee is not paid for three consecutive months after the payment due date.

 

Cooling-off period - An individual who has applied for registration as a Premium Member has a 20-day cooling-off period during which he may withdraw his Premium Member application provided that he would return a premium package. The Group will refund in full any payments made by such Premium Member upon receipt of the notification of the withdrawal of application and the premium package.

 

Cancellation of contract after the cooling-off period - after the 20-day cooling off period, Premium Members may cancel their contracts within 90 days from the receipt of premium package provided that the following conditions are met:

(i) Force Club services have not been used;

(ii) Such Premium Member has not started recruiting any new members; and

(iii) Such Premium Member has not intentionally or inadvertently lost or destroyed all or part of the premium package.

 

Upon cancellation of the contract, the Group will, if applicable, return part of the payment to such Premium Member. The amount of payment to be returned to a Premium Member in different scenarios, depending on when the contract is cancelled and whether the premium package is returned to the Group, is set out below:

 

  Cancellation in the first month after joining Force Club Cancellation in the second/third month after joining Force Club
If the premium package is returned to the Group Refund JPY389,800 to a Premium Member Refund JPY379,080 to a Premium Member
If the premium package is not returned to the Group Refund JPY10,800 to a Premium Member None.

 

Membership withdrawal - Premium Members may withdraw their membership and terminate contracts by sending a withdrawal notification to the Group. The Group would not seek penalty charges or compensation from any Premium Member who withdraws and terminates his contract.

 

In addition, the Premium Member Contract sets out the rules of conduct required to be observed by Premium Members in recruiting new members to join Force Club. The Group is entitled to suspend a Premium Member’s business activities, suspend his commission, demand return of commission, remove his title, or terminate his membership if such Premium Member violates or infringes the rules of conduct or other related laws or regulations, and/or acts in a way that is offensive to public order and morals.

 

Upon registration as Force Club members, applicants will be given a user ID to gain access to the e-learning programs through Force Club platform. Force Club members will be given additional four user IDs after registration so that they can use total five user IDs for accessing e-learning content through Force Club platform.

 

Force Club members can gain access to e-learning programs through Force Club platform for their use of e-learning programs of the Group.

 

Since the launch of Force Club in 2007, the number of Force Club members had remained relatively stable. The number of Force Club members has increased from 3,989 as at September 30, 2008 to 6,558 as at September 30, 2017;

 

As of June 30, 2018, our subsidiaries, Force Holdings and its subsidiaries, had total assets of $19,907,774 and total liabilities of $7,161,131. Our consolidated assets as of June 30, 2018 were $19,933,774 and total liabilities were $7,161,131 .

 

Employees

 

The number of the employees of the Group at June 30, 2018 was 42.

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

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 report before making a decision to invest in our common stock. If any of the following risks and uncertainties develop into actual events, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. In those cases, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

 

 

Risks Related to Our Company

 

Since one of our products constitutes a significant portion of our net sales, significant decreases in consumer demand for this product or our failure to produce a suitable replacement should we cease offering it would harm our financial condition and operating results.

 

If consumer demand for this product decreases significantly or we cease offering this product without a suitable replacement, then our financial condition and operating results would be harmed.

 

If we lose the services of members of our senior management team, then our financial condition and operating results could be harmed.

 

We depend on the continued services of our Chief Executive Officer, Tomoo Yoshida, who also serves as our Chief Financial Officer, Director, President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and our senior management team as it works to create an environment of inspiration, motivation and entrepreneurial business success. Any significant leadership change or senior management transition involves inherent risk and any failure to ensure a smooth transition could hinder our strategic planning, execution and future performance. While we strive to mitigate the negative impact associated with changes to our senior management team, there may be uncertainty among investors, employees, Force Club and Premium Members and others concerning our future direction and performance. Any disruption in our operations or uncertainty could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

Additionally, although we do not believe that any of our senior management team are planning to leave or retire in the near term, we cannot assure you that our senior managers will remain with us. The loss or departure of any member of our senior management team could adversely impact our Force Club and Premium Member relations and operating results. If any of these executives do not remain with us, our business could suffer. Also, our continued success will also be dependent on our ability to retain existing, and attract additional, qualified personnel to meet our needs. We currently do not maintain “key person” life insurance with respect to our senior management team.

 

Foreign-currency fluctuations and inflation in foreign markets could impact our financial position and results of operations.

 

In 2017, 100% of our sales occurred in Japan. In preparing our financial statements, we translate revenue and expenses in our markets outside the United States from their local currencies into U.S. dollars using weighted-average exchange rates.  Foreign-currency fluctuations can also cause losses and gains resulting from translation of foreign-currency-denominated balances on our balance sheet. In addition, high levels of inflation and currency devaluations in any of our markets could negatively impact our balance sheet and results of operations. It is difficult to predict future fluctuations and the effect these fluctuations may have upon future reported results or our overall financial condition.

 

Difficult economic conditions could harm our business.

 

Global economic conditions continue to be challenging. Difficult economic conditions could adversely affect our business by causing a decline in demand for our products, particularly if the economic conditions are prolonged or worsen. In addition, such economic conditions may adversely impact access to capital for us and may otherwise adversely impact our operations and overall financial condition.

 

We may become involved in legal proceedings and other matters that, if adversely adjudicated or settled, could adversely affect our financial results.

 

We have been, and may again become in the future, party to litigation, investigations or other legal matters. In general, litigation claims could result in settlements or damages that could significantly affect financial results. It is not possible to predict the final resolution of any litigation to which we may become party, and the impact of these matters on our business, results of operations and financial condition could be material.

 

Government authorities may question our tax or customs positions or change their laws in a manner that could increase our effective tax rate or otherwise harm our business.

 

As a U.S. company doing business globally, we are subject to all applicable tax laws. We are subject to audit by tax authorities. If authorities challenge our tax positions, we may be subject to penalties, interest and payment of back taxes. The tax laws are continually changing and are further subject to interpretation by the local government agencies. Such situations may require that we defend our positions and/or adjust our operating procedures in response to such changes. Any or all of these potential risks may increase our effective tax rate, increase our overall tax costs or otherwise harm our business.

 

We may be held responsible for certain taxes or assessments relating to the activities of our Premium Members, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.

 

Our Premium Members are independent contractors and subject to taxation in their country of residency. In the event that our independent distributors are deemed as employees rather than independent distributors under local laws and regulations, or the interpretation of local laws and regulations, we may be held responsible for a variety of obligations that are imposed upon employers relating to their employees, including withholding and related taxes plus any related assessments and penalties, which could harm our financial condition and operating results. If our independent distributors were deemed to be employees rather than independent contractors, we would also face the risk of increased liability for their actions.

 

Market conditions and the strengths of competitors may harm our business.

 

Our results of operations may be harmed by market conditions and competition in the future. In addition, our business may be negatively impacted if we fail to adequately adapt to trends in consumer behavior and technologies.

 

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The intellectual property we utilize may infringe on the rights of others, resulting in costly litigation.

 

Currently, the rights of 70% of our products are licensed from third party providers and the remaining 30% are owned by the Group. We expect that competition for developing new products will become more severe in the competitive education industry. Under such circumstances, if we depend on development of our own products, it would be time consuming and expensive. Rather, as our established sales system has proved effective, we plan to continue to use the products developed by other companies. We expect to increase the ratio of the products licensed by third parties.

 

In recent years, there has been significant litigation involving patents and other intellectual property rights. In particular, there has been an increase in the filing of suits alleging infringement of intellectual property rights, which pressure defendants into entering settlement arrangements quickly to dispose of such suits, regardless of their merit. Other companies or individuals may allege that we, or our members consumers, licensees or other parties indemnified by us infringe on their intellectual property rights. Even if we believe that such claims are without merit, defending such intellectual property litigation can be costly, distract management's attention and resources, and the outcome is inherently uncertain. Claims of intellectual property infringement also might require us to redesign affected products, enter into costly settlement or license agreements, pay costly damage awards, or face a temporary or permanent injunction prohibiting us from marketing or selling certain of our products. Any of these results may adversely affect our financial condition.

 

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, our ability to compete could be negatively impacted.

 

Many of our products rely on technologies developed or licensed by third parties, and we may not be able to obtain or continue to obtain licenses and technologies from these third parties on reasonable terms or at all. The market for our products depends to a significant extent upon the value associated with our product innovations and our brand equity. We rely upon patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws in Japan and similar laws in other markets, and non-disclosure, confidentiality and other types of agreements with our employees, members, consumers, suppliers and other parties, to establish, maintain and enforce our intellectual property rights. Despite these measures, any of our intellectual property rights could be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or misappropriated, or such intellectual property rights may not be sufficient to permit us to provide competitive advantages, which could result in costly product redesign efforts, discontinuance of certain product offerings or other competitive harm. The costs required to protect our intellectual property may be substantial or even not practical.

 

To enforce and protect our intellectual property rights, we may initiate litigation against third parties. Any lawsuits that we initiate could be expensive, take significant time and divert management's attention from other business concerns, and we may ultimately fail to prevail or recover on any claim. Litigation also puts our intellectual property at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly. Additionally, we may provoke third parties to assert claims against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially valuable. The occurrence of any of these events may adversely affect our financial condition or diminish our investments in this area.

 

If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our proprietary information and know-how, the value of our products could be adversely affected.

 

We rely on our licenses, copyrights, trade secrets, processes and know-how. Despite these measures, any of our intellectual property rights could be challenged, invalidated, circumvented or misappropriated. We generally seek to protect this information by confidentiality, non-disclosure and assignment of invention agreements with our employees, consultants, scientific advisors and third parties. Our employees may leave to work for competitors. Our distributors or sales leaders may seek other opportunities. These agreements may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any such breach. In addition, our trade secrets may be disclosed to or otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors. To the extent that our current or former employees, distributors, sales leaders, consultants or contractors use intellectual property owned by others in their work for us, disputes may arise as to the rights in related or resulting know-how and inventions. If, for any of the above reasons, our intellectual property is disclosed or misappropriated, it would harm our ability to protect our rights and adversely affect our financial condition.

 

A failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or our compliance efforts could harm our stock price and our financial and operating results or could result in fines or penalties.

 

We have implemented internal controls to help ensure the accuracy and completeness of our financial reporting and have implemented compliance policies and programs to help ensure that our employees and members comply with applicable laws and regulations. Our internal audit team regularly audits our internal controls and various aspects of our business and compliance program, and we regularly assess the effectiveness of our internal controls. There can be no assurance, however, that our internal or external assessments and audits will identify all significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our internal controls. If a material weakness results in a material misstatement of our financial results, we would be required to restate our financial statements.

 

Cyber security risks and the failure to maintain the integrity of company, employee, member data could expose us to data loss, litigation, liability and harm to our reputation.

 

We collect, store and transmit large volumes of company, employee and member data, including personally identifiable information, for business purposes, including for transactional and promotional purposes, and our various information technology systems enter, process, summarize and report such data. The integrity and protection of this data is critical to our business.

 

In addition, a penetrated or compromised data system or the intentional, inadvertent or negligent release, misuse or disclosure of data could result in theft, loss or fraudulent or unlawful use of company, employee or member data. Although we take measures to protect the security, integrity and confidentiality of our data systems, we experience cyber attacks of varying degrees and types on a regular basis, and our infrastructure may be vulnerable to these attacks. Our security measures may also be breached due to employee error or malfeasance, system errors or otherwise. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees, users, or customers to disclose sensitive information to gain access to our data or our users' or customers' data. Any such breach or unauthorized access could result in the unauthorized disclosure, misuse or loss of sensitive information and lead to significant legal and financial exposure, regulatory inquiries or investigations, loss of confidence by our members, disruption of our operations and damage to our reputation. These risks are heightened as we work with third-party partners and as our members use social media, as the partners and social media platforms could be vulnerable to the same types of breaches.

 

We will need additional capital to expand our current operations or to enter into new fields of operations.

 

Currently, a significant portion of our revenue derives from sales of our premium package. We expect this revenue to continue to grow. While we will maintain and further increase the base for sale of this product, we also aim to expand our business by developing other services as well as entering into other promising market. We will need to seek additional financing either through borrowing, private offerings of our securities or through strategic partnerships and other arrangements with corporate partners. We cannot be assured that additional financing will be available to us, or if available, will be available to us on terms favorable to us. If adequate additional financing is not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to implement our business development plan or expand our operations.

 

If we fail to effectively manage our growth our future business results could be harmed and our managerial and operational resources may be strained.

 

As we proceed with the expansion of our operations, we expect to experience significant and rapid growth in the scope and complexity of our business. We will need to hire additional personnel in order to successfully advance our operations. This growth is likely to place a strain on our management and operational resources. The failure to develop and implement effective systems, or to hire and retain sufficient personnel for the performance of all of the functions necessary to effectively service and manage our potential business, or the failure to manage growth effectively, could have a materially adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

 

Relationships with our majority shareholder and its parent and affiliates may be on terms which are perceived by investors as more or less favorable than those that could be obtained from third parties.

 

Our majority shareholder, Force Internationale, presently owns 84.4% of our issued and outstanding common stock. While we anticipate that such percentage will be diluted over time, our majority shareholder, its parent and affiliates will be perceived as having influence over our management and operations, and any loans or other agreements which we may enter into with our majority shareholder and its parents and affiliates may be perceived by investors as being on terms that are less favorable than we could otherwise receive; such perception could adversely impact the price of our common stock. Similarly, such agreements could be perceived as being on terms more favorable than those that could be obtained from third parties, and any unwillingness by our majority shareholder and its parent and affiliates to engage with our common stock could discourage investors.

 

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If we fail to further penetrate existing markets, then the growth in sales of our products, along with our operating results, could be negatively impacted.

 

We plan to expand business around Asia. Recently the number of foreigners visiting Japan for sightseeing and other purposes is increasing and there has been a growing interest in Japanese culture. We plan to start providing language education services which include Japanese language education to foreigners.

 

Our business could be materially and adversely affected as a result of natural disasters, other catastrophic events, acts of war or terrorism, or cyber-security incidents and other acts by third parties.

 

We depend on the ability of our business to run smoothly, including the ability of Premium Members to engage in their business building activities and the ability of our programs and products to be available to consumers. Any material disruption caused by natural disasters, including, but not limited to, fires, floods, hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes; power loss or shortages; environmental disasters; telecommunications or business information systems failures; acts of war or terrorism and other similar disruptions, including those due to cyber-security incidents, ransomware, or other actions by third parties, could adversely affect our ability to conduct business.

 

We depend on the integrity and reliability of our information technology infrastructure, and any related inadequacies may result in substantial interruptions to our business.

 

Our ability to provide products and services to our Force Club and Premium Members depends on the performance and availability of our core transactional systems. While we continue to invest in our information technology infrastructure, there can be no assurance that there will not be any significant interruptions to such systems or that the systems will be adequate to meet all of our future business needs.

 

The most important aspect of our information technology infrastructure is the system through which we calculate, record and store Premium Member sales and other incentives. We have encountered, and may encounter in the future, errors in our software or our enterprise network, or inadequacies in the software and services supplied by our vendors, although to date none of these errors or inadequacies has had a meaningful adverse impact on our business. Any such errors or inadequacies that we may encounter in the future may result in substantial interruptions to our services and may damage our relationships with, or cause us to lose, our Force Club and Premium Members if the errors or inadequacies impair our ability to calculate sales and pay royalty overrides, bonuses and other incentives, which would harm our financial condition and operating results.  Such errors may be expensive or difficult to correct in a timely manner, and we may have little or no control over whether any inadequacies in software or services supplied to us by third parties are corrected, if at all.

 

Anyone who is able to circumvent our security measures could misappropriate confidential or proprietary information, including that of third parties such as our Force Club and Premium Members, cause interruption in our operations, damage our computers or otherwise damage our reputation and business. We may need to expend significant resources to protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by such breaches. Any actual security breaches could damage our reputation and result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, legal and financial exposure, including litigation and other potential liability, and a loss of confidence in our security measures, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and our reputation as a brand, business partner or employer. In addition, employee error or malfeasance or other errors in the storage, use or transmission of any such information could result in a disclosure to third parties. If this should occur, we could incur significant expenses addressing such problems. Since we collect and store Force Club and Premium Member and vendor information, these risks are heightened.

 

Risks Relating to the Education Industry

 

It is expected that if the birthrate continues to be declining in Japan, the Japanese education industry will face severe competition and face reduced revenues over the medium and long terms. Taking such risk into consideration, we are planning to develop business in the emerging countries in Asia and establish education platform adding usability to provision of content. However, if the change in the market is faster than expected or conversion into new business is not promptly made, our revenue or financial condition may be adversely affected.

 

Risks Associated with Multi-Level Marketing

 

Our failure to establish and maintain Force Club and Premium Member relationships for any reason could negatively impact sales of our products and harm our financial condition and operating results.

 

We distribute our products exclusively to and through Force Club and Premium Members, and we depend upon them directly for substantially all of our sales. Our Force Club and Premium Members may voluntarily terminate their agreements with us at any time subject to the termination provisions. To increase our revenue, we must increase the number of, or the productivity of, our Force Club and Premium Members. Accordingly, our success depends in significant part upon our ability to recruit, retain and motivate a large base of Premium Members. The loss of a significant number of Force Club or Premium Members for any reason could negatively impact sales of our products and could impair our ability to attract new Force Club or Premium Members. Our operating results could be harmed if our existing and new business opportunities and products do not generate sufficient interest to retain existing, and attract new, Force Club and Premium Members.

 

Adverse publicity associated with our products, ingredients or network marketing program, or those of similar companies, could harm our financial condition and operating results.

 

The size of our Force Club and Premium Members and the results of our operations may be significantly affected by the public’s perception of the Company and similar companies. This perception is dependent upon opinions concerning:

  the quality of our products;

 

  the quality of similar products distributed by other companies;

 

  our Force Club and Premium Members;

 

Adverse publicity concerning any actual or purported failure of our Company or our Force Club and Premium Members to comply with applicable laws and regulations could have an adverse effect on the goodwill of our Company and could negatively affect our ability to attract, motivate and retain Force Club and Premium Members, which would negatively impact our ability to generate revenue.

 

In addition, our Force Club and Premium Members’ and consumers’ perception of the quality of our products and as well as similar products distributed by other companies can be significantly influenced by media attention concerning our products or similar products distributed by other companies. Adverse publicity questions the benefits of our or similar products could lead to lawsuits or other legal challenges and could negatively impact our reputation, the market demand for our products, or our general business.

 

Inability of products to gain or maintain Force Club or Premium Membership could harm our business.

 

Our operating results could be adversely affected if our products, business opportunities, and other initiatives do not generate sufficient enthusiasm and economic benefit to retain our existing Force Club and Premium Members or to attract new Force Club or Premium Members. Potential factors affecting the attractiveness of our products, business opportunities, and other initiatives include, among other items, perceived product quality and value, product exclusivity or effectiveness, economic success in our business opportunity, adverse media attention, or regulatory restrictions. 

 

Challenges to the form of our network marketing system could harm our business.

 

We may be subject to challenges by government regulators regarding the form of our network marketing system. Legal and regulatory requirements concerning the multi-level marketing industry generally do not include "bright line" rules and are inherently fact-based and subject to interpretation. As a result, regulators and courts have discretion in their application of these laws and regulations, and the enforcement or interpretation of these laws and regulations by government agencies or courts can change. We could also be subject to challenges by private parties in civil actions. All of these actions and any future scrutiny of us or our industry could generate negative publicity or further regulatory actions that could result in fines, restrict our ability to conduct our business in our various markets, enter into new markets, motivate our membership, and attract consumers.

 

Improper actions by our Members could harm our business.

 

Actions by our Members, sanctioned by our Company or not, could violate applicable laws or regulations could result in government or third-party actions against us, which could harm our business.

 

The direct selling industry in Japan continues to experience regulatory and media scrutiny, and other direct selling companies have been suspended from sponsoring activities in the past.  Japan imposes strict requirements regarding how distributors approach prospective customers.  As a result, we continually evaluate and enhance our distributor compliance, education and training efforts in Japan. However, we cannot be certain that our efforts will successfully prevent regulatory actions against us, including fines, suspensions or other sanctions, or that the company and the direct selling industry will not receive further negative media attention, all of which could harm our business.

 

The loss of key Premium Members could negatively impact our growth and our revenue.

 

Currently we have 20 key Premium Members. They are responsible for sales promotion to expand their group and provide support and compliance training to the members of their group. The loss of a key Premium Member, or a sales leader or a group of leading sales leaders, whether by their own choice or through disciplinary actions by us for violations of our policies and procedures, could negatively impact our growth and our revenue.

 

Laws and regulations may prohibit or severely restrict direct selling and cause our revenue and profitability to decline, and regulators could adopt new regulations that harm our business.

 

Laws and regulations in Japan are particularly stringent and subject to broad discretion in enforcement by regulators. These laws and regulations are generally intended to prevent fraudulent or deceptive schemes, often referred to as "pyramid schemes," that compensate participants primarily for recruiting additional participants without significant emphasis on product sales to consumers.

 

Complying with these rules and regulations can be difficult, time-consuming and expensive, and may require significant resources. The laws and regulations governing direct selling are modified from time to time, and, like other direct selling companies, we are subject from time to time to government inquiries and investigations related to our direct selling activities. In addition, markets where we currently do business could change their laws or regulations to prohibit direct selling. If we are unable to continue business in existing markets or commence operations in new markets because of these laws, our revenue and profitability may decline.

 

If we change sales compensation plans, such changes could be viewed negatively by some or all of our membership and could contribute to a failure to achieve desired long-term results and have a negative impact on revenue.

 

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Risks Related To Our Common Stock

 

The shares of our common stock are currently not being traded and there can be no assurance that there will be an active market in the future.

 

Our shares of common stock are traded on the OTC Pink, which does not have the liquidity or corporate standards of the NYSE or NASDAQ and as such, the price per share quoted on the OTC Pink may not reflect our value. There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares of common stock in the future. As a result, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business.

 

It is possible that we will not establish an active market unless our stock is listed for trading on an exchange, and we cannot assure you that we will ever satisfy exchange listing requirements.

 

It is possible that a significant trading market for our shares will not develop unless the shares are listed for trading on a national exchange. Exchange listing would require us to satisfy a number of tests as to corporate governance, public float, shareholders, equity, assets, market makers and other matters, some of which we do not currently meet. We cannot assure you that we will ever satisfy listing requirements for a national exchange or that there ever will be significant liquidity in our shares.

 

If we issue additional shares of our common stock, you will experience dilution of your ownership interest.

 

We may issue shares of our authorized but unissued equity securities in the future. Such shares may be issued in connection with raising capital, acquiring assets or firing or retaining employees or consultants. If we issue such shares, your ownership will be diluted.

 

We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future, and investors should not purchase our stock expecting to receive dividends.

 

We have not paid any dividends on our common stock in the past, and we do not anticipate that we will pay dividends in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, some investors may decline to invest in our common stock, and this may reduce the liquidity of our stock.

 

The limitations on liability for officers, directors and employees under the laws of the State of Delaware and the existence of indemnification rights for our officers, directors and employees could result in substantial expenditures by the Company and could discourage lawsuits against our officers, directors and employees.

 

Our Articles of Incorporation contain a specific provision that eliminates the liability of our officers and directors for monetary damages to our company and shareholders. Further, we intend to provide indemnification to our officers and directors to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware. We may also enter into employment and other agreements in the future pursuant to which we will have indemnification obligations. The foregoing indemnification obligations could result in the Company incurring substantial expenditures to cover the cost of settlement or damage awards against officers and directors. These obligations may discourage the filing of derivative litigation by our shareholders against our officers and directors even where such litigation may be perceived as beneficial by our shareholders.

 

Exceed World will incur increased costs and compliance risks as a result of becoming a public company.

 

As a public company, Exceed World will have additional legal, accounting and other expenses that Exceed World did not have prior to acquiring Force Holdings and its subsidiaries.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate” or “continue” or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, many of which are not within our control. These factors include by are not limited to economic conditions generally and in the industries in which we may participate; competition within our chosen industry, including competition from much larger competitors; technological advances and failure to successfully develop business relationships.

 

Results of Operations of Force International Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) for the Years Ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

  2017 2016 2015
  US$ US$ US$
           
Revenue 36,860,282 22,599,405 42,608,256
Cost of sales (22,219,015) (15,577,446) (23,869,890)
       
Gross profit 14,641,267 7,021,959 18,738,366
Other income 158,856 291,621 179,317
Change in fair value of investment held for trading 130,280 62,309 (239,608)
Selling and distributions expenses (1,120,970) (2,292,856) (2,372,227)
Administrative expenses (9,720,466) (9,994,759) (8,083,885)
Finance costs (2,801) - -
       
Profit (loss) before tax 4,086,166 (4,911,726) 8,221,963
Income tax (expense) credit (533,439) 48,888 (3,049,426)
       
Profit (loss) for the year 3,552,727 (4,862,838) 5,172,537
           

 

Revenue  

Revenue was decreased from US$42,608,256 for the year ended September 30, 2015 to US$22,599,405 for the year ended September 30, 2016. This decrease in revenue is mainly due to the Group’s strategy to increase direct sales, which were substantially small compared to MLM sales in order to develop and expand new market for the Group. The Group again focus on MLM sales thereafter and revenue was increased to US$36,860, 282 for the year ended September 30, 2017.

 

Operating Expenses

Selling and distribution expenses was slightly decreased from US$2,372,227 for the year ended September 30, 2015 to US$2,292,856 for the year ended September 2016 and further significantly decreased to US$1,120,970 for the year ended September 30, 2017. The significantly decrease in selling and distributions expenses was primarily attributable to the Group’s efforts for cost cutting measures. The administrative expenses for the year ended September 30, 2015, 2016 and 2017 were US$8,083,885, US$9,994,759 and US$9,720,466 respectively.

 

Profit / Loss from Operations

The Group’s loss for the year ended September 30, 2016 was US$4,862,838 compared to profit of US$5,172,537 for the year ended September 30, 2015. This decrease is mainly attributable to significant decrease in revenue and increase in operating expenses due to the Group’s strategy to focus on direct sales. The Group recorded profit of US$3,552,727 for the year ended 30 September 2017 from loss position in 2016 due to increase in MLM sales.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources  

The Group’s total assets decreased from US$26,000,026 at September 30, 2015 to US$15,806,613 at September 30, 2016. The decrease in total assets was mainly attributable to decrease in bank balance and cash due to decrease in revenue for the year ended September 30, 2016. At September 30, 2017, the total assets was US$19,911,979, increased US$4,105,366 compared to the previous year. As total liabilities of the Group significantly decreased from US$12,154,552 at September 30, 2015 to US$4,751,288 at September 30, 2016, net assets at September 2016 was US$11,055,325 compared to US$13,845,474 at the end of the previous year. Net assets at September 30, 2017 was increased to US$13,489,981.

 

Results of Operations of Group for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2018 and 2017

 

Revenue  

Revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 was US$19,795,079 as compared to US$29,820,580 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. This decrease in revenue is mainly attributable to the timing of sales promotion period. We time to time run campaigns to promote sales. As the main campaign for the year ended September 30, 2017 was held during the first quarter of the year, the sales for the beginning of the year was increased. However, for the year ended September 30, 2018, such campaign has been running during the last quarter, therefore, the sales during the nine months ended June 30, 2018 was significantly decreased compared to that of the nine months ended June 30, 2017.

 

Operating Expenses  

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from US$8,019,384 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 to US$9,482,028 for the nine months ended June 30, 2018. This increase in selling and administrative expenses is due to increase of expenses for promotion.

 

Profit / Loss from Operations  

The Group incurred loss of US$976,590 for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 compared to profit of US$4,055,675 for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. This is because revenue was decreased while selling and administrative expenses were increased for the nine months ended June 30, 2018.

 

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PROPERTIES

 

Office Space

 

At present, e-Learning is renting offices in Esaka, Osaka and Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan as well as premises for school business in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Force Holdings is renting an office in Wanchai, Hong Kong.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

Pre-Closing Security Ownership

 

The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2018, prior to the closing of the Share Purchase Agreements above in Item 1.01 (the “Closing”), the number and percentage of our outstanding shares of common stock owned by (i) each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of its outstanding common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) each named executive officer and significant employee, and (iv) all officers and directors as a group.

The number of shares listed below includes shares that each shareholder listed in the table has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of within 60 days.

 

Name and Address (2)

 

Number of Common Shares Beneficially Owned

 

 

Percentage of Outstanding Common Shares (1)

 

Tomoo Yoshida (3) 16,294,000 81.47%
     
     
All Directors and Officers (1 individuals) 16,294,000  81.47%
Keiichi Koga (4)

 

16,294,000

81.47%
     

 

(1)       Based upon 20,000,000 outstanding common shares as of June 30, 2018, prior to the Closing.

(2) The mailing address for each individual and entity set forth above is 1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan.

(3) Mr. Yoshida is a beneficial owner of those 14,894,000 shares held by e-Learning. He is an officer and director of e-Learning as well as an indirect owner of e-Learning though his 55.7% ownership of Force Internationale.
(4) Mr. Koga is a beneficial owner of those 14,894,000 shares held by e-Learning. He is a director of e-Learning as well as an indirect owner of e-Learning though his 39.6% ownership of Force Internationale.

 

Post-Closing Security Ownership

 

The following table sets forth, as of September 26, 2018, following the closing of the Share Purchase Agreements and the issuance of 32,700,000 shares of our common stock, the number and percentage of our outstanding shares of common stock owned by (i) each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of its outstanding common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) each named executive officer and significant employee, and (iv) all officers and directors as a group.

 

 

The number of shares listed below includes shares that each shareholder listed in the table has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of within 60 days.

 

Name and Address (2)

Number of Common Shares Beneficially Owned (1) Percentage of Outstanding Common Shares (2)
Tomoo Yoshida 28,994,000 88.7%
Keiichi Koga 28,994,000 88.7%
     
All Directors and Officers (1 individuals) 28,994,000 88.7%
Force Internationale 27,594,000 84.4%
     

 

(1)       These common shares include Mr. Yoshida’s and Mr. Koga’s beneficial ownership in the Company through their controlling interest in Force Internationale, which owns 27,594,000 common shares.

(2)       Based upon 32,700,000 outstanding common shares as of September 25, 2018.

(3)        The mailing address for each individual and entity set forth above is c/o 1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka Japan.

 

Changes in Control

 

The Company is not aware of any arrangement which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.

 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

The name, age and position of our officers and directors are set forth below:

 

Name   Age   Position(s)
Tomoo Yoshida   55   CEO, President, Director

                                          

The mailing address for each of the officers and directors named above is c/o of the Company at: 1-23-38-6F, Esakacho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-0063, Japan.

 

Business Experience

Mr. Tomoo Yoshida, aged 55, is a solo director, president and chief executive officer of the Company since January 2016. He has more than a decade of experience in the education industry. In 2002, Mr. Yoshida co-founded e-Learning and has since served as its representative director and chief executive officer. Mr. Yoshida also serves as a director of Force Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, the representative director of e-Communications Co., Ltd. (“e-Communications”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of e-Learning. Mr. Yoshida graduated with a degree in Commerce and Economics from Osaka University of Commerce in 1986.

 

The board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) appointed Mr. Yoshida in recognition of his abilities to assist the Company in expanding its business and the contributions he can make to the Company’s strategic direction.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a code of ethics that applies to our officers, directors and employees. When we do adopt a code of ethics, we will disclose it in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Committees and Independent Directors

 

Our Board has no nominating or compensation committees. Our Board believes that the functions of such committees can be performed by the entire Board until independent directors have been appointed. The Company’s current audit committee consists of Tomoo Yoshida. Our Board intends to create nominating and compensation committees, and to appoint a member to our audit committee that qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K, and is independent, in the near future.

 

Our Board has voluntarily adopted the corporate governance standards defining the independence of our directors imposed by the NASDAQ Capital Market's requirements for independent directors pursuant to Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

At the present time, the Company is not a party to any compensation arrangements with any officer or director of the Company and has made no provisions for paying cash or non-cash compensation to such officers and directors.

 

The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to the Company’s named executive officer for all services rendered in all capacities to us for the period from October 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

 

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

 

Name and Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary

 

Bonus

 

Stock Awards

 

Option Awards

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Comp Nonqualified deferred Comp Earnings

 

All Other Comp

 

Total

Tomoo Yoshida 2018 - - - - - - - -
Chief Executive Officer                  

 

The Company did not pay any salaries to any officer, director or employee in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016. Mr. Yoshida was the sole officer and director of the Company in 2017.

 

The Company also did not compensate its executive officers and directors in the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017, only employees and consultants.

 

As of the date of this Report, the Company does not have any stock option plans, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the benefit of any of our officers or directors.

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

There were no grants of stock options through the date of this report.

 

We do not have any long-term incentive plans that provide compensation intended to serve as incentive for performance.

 

The Board has not adopted a stock option plan. The Company has no plans to adopt it but may choose to do so in the future. If such a plan is adopted, this may be administered by the Board or a committee appointed by the Board (the “Committee”). The Committee would have the power to modify, extend or renew outstanding options and to authorize the grant of new options in substitution therefore, provided that any such action may not impair any rights under any option previously granted. The Company may develop an incentive based stock option plan for its officers and directors.

 

Stock Awards Plan

 

The Company has not adopted a stock awards plan, but may do so in the future. The terms of any such plan have not been determined.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Family Relationships

 

None.

 

Transactions with Related Persons, Promoters, and Certain Control Persons

 

As of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the Company had $161,847 and $159,243, respectively, owed to Tomoo Yoshida, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The advance is due on demand and bears no interest. 

 

As of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the Company had $90,367 and $0, respectively, owed to e-Communications Co., Ltd. Tomoo Yoshida, our CEO, is also the CEO of e-Communications. The advance is due on demand and bears no interest. For the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company borrowed $90,547   and $0, respectively from e-Communications.

 

On May 24, 2017, the Company borrowed JPY25,000,000, or $223,534 from e-Learning, primarily for the payment to lease the regional franchise rights of the RE/MAX System. The loan matures on May 24, 2023. On May 29, 2018, e-Learning agreed to decrease the interest rate from 2% to 1% retroactively from the issuance date of the loan, which granted a concession on previous interest accrued at the reduced rate. As a result, $2,330 additional paid-in capital was recognized in relation to the concession. The interest expense related to this note payable was $3,203 and $0 during the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

For the nine months ended June 30, 2018, e-Learning provided 10 square meters of office space and 2 square meters of storage space to the Company free of charge.

 

On July 27, 2018, e-Learning agreed to acquire significant majority of the remaining health beauty equipment, “Becker”, at cost from the Company. The Company completed the delivery subsequently on July 31, 2018.

 

Please refer to note 30 of the notes of the Force Holdings and subsidiaries’ audited financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015.

 

Other than as described above, there has been no transaction, since October 1, 2016, or currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of our total assets at year-end for the last completed fiscal year, and in which any of the following persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest:

 

(i) Any director or executive officer of our Company;
(ii) Any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to our outstanding shares of common stock;
     
(iii) Any of our promoters and control persons; and
(iv) Any member of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, siblings and in-laws) of any of the foregoing persons.
     

 

In light of the relationships between our director and our majority shareholder and its corporate parent, our director may not be deemed to be independent. Our Board has no nominating or compensation committees. The Company’s current audit committee consists of Tomoo Yoshida. Our Board has voluntarily adopted the corporate governance standards defining the independence of our directors imposed by the NASDAQ Capital Market's requirements for independent directors pursuant to Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is not a party to any pending legal proceedings, and no such proceedings are known to be contemplated.

 

There are no material proceedings to which any director, officer or affiliate of the Company, or any owner of record or beneficially of more than five percent of any class of voting securities of the Company, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate of the Company, or security holder is a party adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

 

MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDENDS ON REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

Market Information

 

Our Company’s common stock is traded on the OTC Pink. There is presently no consistent liquid public trading market for our shares of common stock. We can provide no assurance that our shares of common stock will be quoted on the OTC Markets, NYSE, or NASDAQ or, that a consistent liquid public market will materialize.

 

Holders

 

At June 30, 2018, the Company had 60 shareholders.

  

Securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

 

The Company does not have securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans.

 

RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES

 

On September 26, 2018, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Force Internationale, to acquire 100% of Force Holdings and 100% direct owner of e-Learning. In consideration of this agreement, the Company issued 12,700,000 common shares to Force Internationale.

 

 

DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES

 

The Company has authorized 500,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of which 20,000,000 shares were issued and outstanding.

 

No shares of preferred stock have been authorized nor issued. 

 

Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders.

 

Since inception we have not paid any dividends on our common stock. We currently do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future on our common stock. Although we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance the exploration and growth of our business, our Board will have the discretion to declare and pay dividends in the future. Payment of dividends in the future will depend upon our earnings, capital requirements, and other factors, which our Board may deem relevant.

 

Transfer Agent

 

Our stock transfer agent is Mountain Share Transfer, LLC. Their mailing address is 2030 Powers Ferry Road SE, Atlanta, GA. 30339, and their telephone number is 303-460-1149.

 

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Our directors and officers are indemnified as provided by the Delaware corporate law and our Bylaws. We have agreed to indemnify each of our directors and certain officers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions described above, 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 Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than our payment of expenses incurred or paid by our director, officer or controlling person 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, we will, unless in the opinion of our 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

 Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or DGCL, a corporation is required to indemnify both the current and former directors or officers of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably incurred if the particular current or former director or officer seeking indemnification is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding brought by reason of the fact that such person was a director or officer of the corporation. In addition, a corporation may indemnify its current or former directors or officers against (i) judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, and reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, in the case of a third-party action, and (ii) expenses, including attorneys’ fees (but not amounts paid in settlement or judgments), in the case of an action by the corporation or a derivative action brought by a stockholder, in each case incurred in any actual or threatened litigation brought by reason of the fact that such person was serving in one of the previously mentioned capacities. In order for an individual to qualify for what is generally referred to as “permissive indemnification,” an appropriate body, such as the board’s disinterested directors, must determine that such individual has met the requisite standard of conduct.

 

However, the weakness of indemnification, whether required or permitted by statute, is that the current or former director or officer must either prevail in the action or have met the requisite standard of conduct. This means that the director or officer must fund a defense to reach the required result. In recognition of this, the DGCL permits a corporation to advance the expenses incurred by a current or former director or officer in defending third-party or derivative actions without regard to a standard of conduct. As a condition precedent to the advancement of expenses, a corporation is required to obtain from a director or officer to whom expenses are advanced an undertaking to repay any amounts advanced in the event that it is later determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

The information provided below in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item.

 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

Not Applicable

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

The information provided below in Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item. 

 

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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On September 26, 2018, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Force Internationale, to acquire 100% of Force Holdings and 100% direct owner of e-Learning. In consideration of this agreement, the Company issued 12,700,000 common shares to Force Internationale. Such securities were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and were issued pursuant to the exemption under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. The Audited Financial Statements of Force Holdings and subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The Unaudited Financial Statements of Force Holdings and subsidiaries for the fiscal period ended June 30, 2018 are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1   Share Purchase Agreement dated September 26, 2018 by and among Force Internationale and e-Learning. (4)
2.2   Share Purchase Agreement dated September 26, 2018 by and among Force Internationale and Exceed World. (4)
3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (1)
3.2   Bylaws of the Company (1)
3.3   Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (2)
3.4   Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (3)
3.5   Articles of Association of Force Holdings. (4)
3.6   Articles of Incorporation of e-Learning. (4)
21   Subsidiaries of the Company. (4)
99.1   Force Holdings and subsidiaries’ audited financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015. (4)
99.2   Force Holdings and subsidiaries’ unaudited financial statements for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and June 30, 2017. (4)
99.3   Unaudited proforma condensed combined financial information of the Company and Force Holdings and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2018 (4)

 

(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10-12G as filed with the SEC on February 19, 2015, and incorporated herein by this reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on January 12, 2016, and incorporated herein by this reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 28, 2016, and incorporated herein by this reference.
(4) Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Exceed World, Inc  
       
Date: October 2, 2018 By:   /s/ Tomoo Yoshida  
     Name: Tomoo Yoshida  
     Title: Chief Executive Officer  

 

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This SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made effective as of September 26, 2018, at 12pm Eastern standard time, by and between Force Internationale Limited, a Cayman Island limited company (“ Force Internationale ”) and e-Learning Laboratory Co, Ltd., a Japanese company (“ e-Learning ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Force Internationale holds 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Force Holdings, and;

WHEREAS, Force Holdings holds 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of e-Learning, and;

WHEREAS, e-Learning holds 74.5% of the issued and outstanding common stock of EXDW (“EXDW Shares”); and

WHEREAS, Force Internationale, Force Holdings, and e-Learning wish for e-Learning to transfer the EXDW Shares to Force Internationale, and Force Internationale wishes to receive the EXDW Shares; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to set forth their agreement in writing in accordance with the terms hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

 

ARTICLE I

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1. The Purchase
a. The Purchase Price . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, e-Learning shall transfer to Force Internationale the EXDW Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $26,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
b. The Closing Date . The Closing Date is September 26, 2018, At the Closing, the parties shall deliver or shall cause to be delivered the following:

 

(A) e-Learning shall deliver common share certificates representing the EXDW Shares to Force Internationale, together with executed stock power;

 

(B) Force Internationale will deliver to the Purchase Price to e-Learning in wire transfer or other form acceptable to e-Learning.

 

 

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

2.1        Representations and Warranties of e-Learning . e-Learning hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Force Internationale:

 

(a)                e-Learning has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by e-Learning and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of e-Learning, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws from time to time in effect that affect creditors’ rights generally, and by legal and equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies.

 

(b)                The execution, delivery and performance by e-Learning of this Agreement and consummation by e-Learning of the Agreement do not and will not: (i) violate the organizational documents of e-Learning, (ii) violate any decree or judgment of any court or other governmental authority applicable to or binding on e-Learning; (iii) violate any provision of any federal or state statute, rule or regulation which is, to e-Learning’s knowledge, applicable to e-Learning; or (iv) violate any contract to which e-Learning or any of its assets or properties are bound, or conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of , any agreement, indenture or instrument to which e-Learning is a party. No consent or approval of, or filing with, any governmental authority or other person not a party hereto is required for the execution, delivery and performance by e-Learning of this Agreement or the consummation of the Agreement.

 

 

(c)                There are no outstanding rights, options, subscriptions or other agreements or commitments obligating e-Learning with respect to the EXDW Shares.

 

(d)                e-Learning has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finder’s fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(e)                No proceedings relating to the EXDW Shares are pending or, to the knowledge of e-Learning, threatened before any court, arbitrator or administrative or governmental body that would adversely affect e-Learning’s right to transfer the EXDW Shares to Force Internationale.

 

2.2               Representations and Warranties of Force Internationale . Force Internationale, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and agrees as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       Force Internationale has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Agreement. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Force Internationale and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Force Internationale, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws in effect that affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies.

 

(b)       The execution, delivery and performance by Force Internationale of this Agreement and consummation by Force Internationale of the Transaction do not and will not: (i) violate any decree or judgment of any court or other governmental authority applicable to or binding on Force Internationale; (ii) violate any provision of any federal or state statute, rule or regulation which is, to Force Holding’s knowledge, applicable to Force Internationale; or (iii) violate any contract to which Force Internationale is a party or by which Force Internationale or any of its respective assets or properties are bound. No consent or approval of, or filing with, any governmental authority or other person not a party hereto is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Force Internationale of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction.

 

(c) Securities Representations. Force Internationale understands that the EXDW Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and must be held indefinitely without any transfer, sale, or other disposition unless such shares are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or registration is not required under the Securities Act in reliance on an available exemption. The EXDW Shares to be acquired by Force Internationale under the terms of this Agreement will be acquired for Force Internationale’s own account, for investment, and not with the present intention of resale or distribution of all or any part of the securities. Force Internationale agrees that it will refrain from transferring or otherwise disposing of any of the shares, or any interest therein, in such manner as to violate the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law regulating the disposition thereof. Force Internationale is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has adequate means for providing for his current needs and possible personal contingencies and has no need now and anticipates no need in the foreseeable future to sell the EXDW Shares which Force Internationale is receiving hereby. Force Internationale understands that the EXDW Shares being issued and transferred pursuant to this Agreement are being issued and transferred and sold in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of Federal and state securities laws and that EXDW is relying upon the truth and accuracy of Force Internationale’s representations, warranties, agreements, and understandings set forth herein to determine Force Internationale’ suitability to acquire the EXDW Shares.

 

(d)        Disclosure Information . Force Internationale has received all the information Force Internationale considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether or not to acquire the EXDW Shares. Force Internationale further represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the EXDW regarding the terms and conditions of the EXDW Shares, EXDW, its financial information or business.

 

(e)        Investment Experience . Force Internationale is an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bar the economic risk of its investment and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the EXDW Shares.

 

(f)        Acknowledgment . Force Internationale acknowledges that EXDW is a development stage corporation with a limited history of operations, that its operations are subject to the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, and that there can be no assurance that EXDW will ever achieve profitability or that, if achieved, such profitability could be sustained. Force Internationale further acknowledges that an investment in the EXDW Shares involves substantial risk.

 

(g)        Knowledge of EXDW . Force Internationale is aware, through his own extensive due diligence of all material information respecting the past, present and proposed business operations of EXDW, including, but not limited to, its technology, its management, its financial position, or otherwise; understands that there is no “established trading market” for the EXDW Shares, that EXDW is uncertain, at this time, whether there’re will be any future “established trading market” for the EXDW Shares; and that the purchase price being paid for the EXDW Shares bears no relationship to assets, book value or other established criteria of value. Force Internationale has conducted his own investigation of the risks and merits of an investment in EXDW, and to the extent desired, including, but not limited to a review of EXDW’s books and records, financial and Force Internationale has had the opportunity to discuss this documentation with the directors and executive officers of EXDW; to ask questions of these directors and executive officers; and that to the extent requested, all such questions have been answered to his satisfaction.

 

(h)       Purchase of EXDW Shares. Force Internationale and EXDW agree and understand that the consummation of this Agreement including the transfer of the EXDW Shares to Force Internationale as contemplated hereby, may constitute the offer and sale of securities under the Securities Act and applicable state statutes. Force Internationale and EXDW agree such transactions shall be consummated in reliance on exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of such statutes which depend, among other items, on the circumstances under which such securities are acquired.

 

(i)       Force Internationale acknowledges that neither the SEC nor the securities commission of any state or other federal agency has made any determination as to the merits of acquiring the EXDW Shares, and that this transaction involves certain risks.

 

(j)       Force Internationale has received and read the Agreement and understand the risks related to the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated.

 

(k)       Force Internationale has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters that he is capable of evaluating each business.

 

(l)       All information which Force Internationale has provided to EXDW or its representatives concerning their suitability and intent to hold EXDW Shares following the transactions contemplated hereby is complete, accurate, and correct.

 

(m)       Force Internationale has not offered or sold any securities of EXDW or interest in this Agreement and has no present intention of dividing the EXDW Shares to be received or the rights under this Agreement with others or of reselling or otherwise disposing of any portion of such stock or rights, either currently or after the passage of a fixed or determinable period of time or on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any predetermined event or circumstance.

 

(n)       Force Internationale understand that the EXDW Shares has not been registered, but is being acquired by reason of a specific exemption under the Securities Act as well as under certain state statutes for transactions not involving any public offering and that any disposition of the subject EXDW Shares may, under certain circumstances, be inconsistent with this exemption and may make Force Internationale an “underwriter,” within the meaning of the Securities Act. It is understood that the definition of “underwriter” focuses upon the concept of “distribution” and that any subsequent disposition of the subject EXDW Shares can only be effected in transactions which are not considered distributions. Generally, the term "distribution" is considered synonymous with “public offering” or any other offer or sale involving general solicitation or general advertising. Under present law, in determining whether a distribution occurs when securities are sold into the public market, under certain circumstances one must consider the availability of public information regarding the issuer, a holding period for the securities sufficient to assure that the persons desiring to sell the securities without registration first bear the economic risk of their investment, and a limitation on the number of securities which the stockholder is permitted to sell and on the manner of sale, thereby reducing the potential impact of the sale on the trading markets. These criteria are set forth specifically in rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(o)       Force Internationale acknowledges that the EXDW Shares must be held and may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of for value unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. EXDW is not under any obligation to register the EXDW Shares under the Securities Act, except as set forth in this Agreement. EXDW is not under any obligation to make rule 144 available, except as may be expressly agreed to by it in writing in this Agreement, and in the event rule 144 is not available, or some other disclosure exemption may be required before Force Internationale can sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of such EXDW Shares without registration under the Securities Act. EXDW’s registrar and transfer agent will maintain a stop transfer order against the registration or transfer of the EXDW Shares, and the certificates representing the EXDW Shares will bear a legend in substantially the following form so restricting the sale of such securities:

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH RULE 144 IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OR OTHER COMPLIANCE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

(p)       EXDW may refuse to register further transfers or resales of the EXDW Shares in the absence of compliance with Rule 144 unless Force Internationale furnish EXDW with a “no-action” or interpretive letter from the SEC or an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to EXDW stating that the transfer is proper. Further, unless such letter or opinion states that the EXDW Shares are free of any restrictions under the Securities Act, EXDW may refuse to transfer the securities to any transferee who does not furnish in writing to EXDW the same representations and agree to the same conditions with respect to such EXDW Shares as set forth herein. EXDW may also refuse to transfer the EXDW Shares if any circumstances are present reasonably indicating that the transferee's representations are not accurate.

 

(q)       In connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, Force Internationale and EXDW shall each file, with the assistance of the other and their respective legal counsel, such notices, applications, reports, or other instruments as may be deemed by them to be necessary or appropriate in an effort to document reliance on such exemptions, and the appropriate regulatory authority in the states where EXDW reside unless an exemption requiring no filing is available in such jurisdictions, all to the extent and in the manner as may be deemed by such parties to be appropriate.

 

(r)       Force Internationale and EXDW acknowledge that the basis for relying on exemptions from registration or qualifications are factual, depending on the conduct of the various parties, and that no legal opinion or other assurance will be required or given to the effect that the transactions contemplated hereby are in fact exempt from registration or qualification.

 

 

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

 

3.1        Entire Agreement; Amendments . The Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

3.2        Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by Force Internationale and e-Learning or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.

 

3.3        Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Force Internationale may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of e-Learning.

 

3.4        No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

3.5        Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Delaware for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the documents contemplated herein, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

3.6        Survival . The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing.

 

3.7        Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

 

3.8        Severability . In case any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affecting or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable substitute therefore, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

 

 
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

 

e-LEARNING LABORATORY CO., LTD.

 

 

 

/s/ Tomoo Yoshida

 

 

By: (Print Name): Tomoo Yoshida

 

Position: CEO

FORCE INTERNATIONALE LIMITED

 

 

 

/s/ Keiichi Koga

 

 

By: (Print Name): Keiichi Koga

 

Position: Director

 

 

 

 

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated as of September 26, 2018, at 4pm Eastern standard time, among Force Internationale Limited, a Cayman Islands limited company (“Force Internationale”), and Exceed World, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“EXDW").

 

WHEREAS, Force Internationale presently is the holder of 20,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Force Holdings Shares”) of Force International Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong Limited company (“Force Holdings”); and

 

WHEREAS, Force Holdings is the owner of 100% of the common shares of e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd., a Japanese limited company (“e-Learning”); and

 

WHEREAS, EXDW desires to purchase the Force Holdings Shares from Force Internationale, and Force Internationale desires to sell the Force Holdings Shares to EXDW on the terms set forth in this Agreement (the “Transaction”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, Force Internationale and EXDW agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

PURCHASE AND SALE

 

1. The Purchase
a. The Purchase Price . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Force Internationale shall sell to EXDW and EXDW shall purchase from Force Internationale the Force Holdings Shares for an aggregate purchase price of $12,700,000.00 (the “Purchase Price”).
b. The Form of Purchase . For the Purchase Price, EXDW will issue 12,700,000 restricted common shares of its stock (“EXDW Shares”) to Force Internationale subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in reliance upon the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
c. The Closing Date . The Closing Date is September 26, 2018 at 4pm Eastern time. At the Closing, the parties shall deliver or shall cause to be delivered the following:

 

(A) Force Internationale shall deliver the Force Holdings Shares to EXDW, together with executed stock power;

 

(B) EXDW will deliver to Force Internationale the EXDW Shares, together with executed stock power.

 

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ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

2.1        Representations and Warranties of EXDW . EXDW hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Force Internationale:

 

(a)                 EXDW has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transaction. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by EXDW and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of EXDW, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws from time to time in effect that affect creditors’ rights generally, and by legal and equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies.

 

(b)                 The execution, delivery and performance by EXDW of this Agreement and consummation by EXDW of the Transaction do not and will not: (i) violate the organizational documents of EXDW, (ii) violate any decree or judgment of any court or other governmental authority applicable to or binding on EXDW; (iii) violate any provision of any federal or state statute, rule or regulation which is, to EXDW’s knowledge, applicable to EXDW; or (iv) violate any contract to which EXDW or any of its assets or properties are bound, or conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of , any agreement, indenture or instrument to which EXDW is a party. No consent or approval of, or filing with, any governmental authority or other person not a party hereto is required for the execution, delivery and performance by EXDW of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction.

 

(c)                 EXDW (i) is a sophisticated person with respect to the sale of the Force Holdings Shares; and (ii) has independently and without reliance upon Force Internationale and based on such information as EXDW has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement, except that EXDW has relied upon Force Internationale’s express representations, warranties and covenants in this Agreement. Force Internationale acknowledges that EXDW has not given Force Internationale any investment advice, credit information or opinion on whether the sale of the Force Holdings Shares is prudent.

 

(d)                 There are no outstanding rights, options, subscriptions or other agreements or commitments obligating Force Internationale with respect to the Force Holdings Shares.

 

(e)                 Force Internationale has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finder’s fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(f)                  No proceedings relating to the Force Holdings Shares are pending or, to the knowledge of Force Internationale, threatened before any court, arbitrator or administrative or governmental body that would adversely affect Force Internationale’s right to transfer the Force Holdings Shares to EXDW.

 

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2.2                Representations and Warranties of Force Internationale . Force Internationale, for itself only, hereby represents, warrants and agrees as of the date hereof:

 

(a)       Force Internationale has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transaction. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Force Internationale and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Force Internationale, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws in effect that affect the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by equitable limitations on the availability of specific remedies.

 

(b)       The execution, delivery and performance by Force Internationale of this Agreement and consummation by Force Internationale of the Transaction do not and will not: (i) violate any decree or judgment of any court or other governmental authority applicable to or binding on Force Internationale; (ii) violate any provision of any federal or state statute, rule or regulation which is, to Force Holding’s knowledge, applicable to Force Internationale; or (iii) violate any contract to which Force Internationale is a party or by which Force Internationale or any of its respective assets or properties are bound. No consent or approval of, or filing with, any governmental authority or other person not a party hereto is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Force Internationale of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction.

 

(c) Securities Representations. Force Internationale understands that the EXDW Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and must be held indefinitely without any transfer, sale, or other disposition unless such shares are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or registration is not required under the Securities Act in reliance on an available exemption. The EXDW Shares to be acquired by Force Internationale under the terms of this Agreement will be acquired for Force Internationale’s own account, for investment, and not with the present intention of resale or distribution of all or any part of the securities. Force Internationale agrees that it will refrain from transferring or otherwise disposing of any of the shares, or any interest therein, in such manner as to violate the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law regulating the disposition thereof. Force Internationale is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and has adequate means for providing for his current needs and possible personal contingencies and has no need now and anticipates no need in the foreseeable future to sell the EXDW Shares which Force Internationale is receiving hereby. Force Internationale understands that the EXDW Shares being issued and transferred pursuant to this Agreement are being issued and transferred and sold in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of Federal and state securities laws and that EXDW is relying upon the truth and accuracy of Force Internationale’s representations, warranties, agreements, and understandings set forth herein to determine Force Internationale’ suitability to acquire the EXDW Shares.

 

(d)        Disclosure Information . Force Internationale has received all the information Force Internationale considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether or not to acquire the EXDW Shares. Force Internationale further represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the EXDW regarding the terms and conditions of the EXDW Shares, EXDW, its financial information or business.

 

(e)        Investment Experience . Force Internationale is an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bar the economic risk of its investment and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the EXDW Shares.

 

(f)        Acknowledgment . Force Internationale acknowledges that EXDW is a development stage corporation with a limited history of operations, that its operations are subject to the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, and that there can be no assurance that EXDW will ever achieve profitability or that, if achieved, such profitability could be sustained. Force Internationale further acknowledges that an investment in the EXDW Shares involves substantial risk.

 

(g)        Knowledge of EXDW . Force Internationale is aware, through his own extensive due diligence of all material information respecting the past, present and proposed business operations of EXDW, including, but not limited to, its technology, its management, its financial position, or otherwise; understands that there is no “established trading market” for the EXDW Shares, that EXDW is uncertain, at this time, whether there’re will be any future “established trading market” for the EXDW Shares; and that the purchase price being paid for the EXDW Shares bears no relationship to assets, book value or other established criteria of value. Force Internationale has conducted his own investigation of the risks and merits of an investment in EXDW, and to the extent desired, including, but not limited to a review of EXDW’s books and records, financial and Force Internationale has had the opportunity to discuss this documentation with the directors and executive officers of EXDW; to ask questions of these directors and executive officers; and that to the extent requested, all such questions have been answered to his satisfaction.

 

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(h)       Purchase of EXDW Shares. Force Internationale and EXDW agree and understand that the consummation of this Agreement including the transfer of the EXDW Shares to Force Internationale as contemplated hereby, may constitute the offer and sale of securities under the Securities Act and applicable state statutes. Force Internationale and EXDW agree such transactions shall be consummated in reliance on exemptions from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of such statutes which depend, among other items, on the circumstances under which such securities are acquired.

 

(i)       Force Internationale acknowledges that neither the SEC nor the securities commission of any state or other federal agency has made any determination as to the merits of acquiring the EXDW Shares, and that this transaction involves certain risks.

 

(j)       Force Internationale has received and read the Agreement and understand the risks related to the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated.

 

(k)       Force Internationale has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters that he is capable of evaluating each business.

 

(l)       All information which Force Internationale has provided to EXDW or its representatives concerning their suitability and intent to hold EXDW Shares following the transactions contemplated hereby is complete, accurate, and correct.

 

(m)       Force Internationale has not offered or sold any securities of EXDW or interest in this Agreement and has no present intention of dividing the EXDW Shares to be received or the rights under this Agreement with others or of reselling or otherwise disposing of any portion of such stock or rights, either currently or after the passage of a fixed or determinable period of time or on the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any predetermined event or circumstance.

 

(n)       Force Internationale understand that the EXDW Shares has not been registered, but is being acquired by reason of a specific exemption under the Securities Act as well as under certain state statutes for transactions not involving any public offering and that any disposition of the subject EXDW Shares may, under certain circumstances, be inconsistent with this exemption and may make Force Internationale an “underwriter,” within the meaning of the Securities Act. It is understood that the definition of “underwriter” focuses upon the concept of “distribution” and that any subsequent disposition of the subject EXDW Shares can only be effected in transactions which are not considered distributions. Generally, the term "distribution" is considered synonymous with “public offering” or any other offer or sale involving general solicitation or general advertising. Under present law, in determining whether a distribution occurs when securities are sold into the public market, under certain circumstances one must consider the availability of public information regarding the issuer, a holding period for the securities sufficient to assure that the persons desiring to sell the securities without registration first bear the economic risk of their investment, and a limitation on the number of securities which the stockholder is permitted to sell and on the manner of sale, thereby reducing the potential impact of the sale on the trading markets. These criteria are set forth specifically in rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

 

(o)       Force Internationale acknowledges that the EXDW Shares must be held and may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of for value unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. EXDW is not under any obligation to register the EXDW Shares under the Securities Act, except as set forth in this Agreement. EXDW is not under any obligation to make rule 144 available, except as may be expressly agreed to by it in writing in this Agreement, and in the event rule 144 is not available, or some other disclosure exemption may be required before Force Internationale can sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of such EXDW Shares without registration under the Securities Act. EXDW’s registrar and transfer agent will maintain a stop transfer order against the registration or transfer of the EXDW Shares, and the certificates representing the EXDW Shares will bear a legend in substantially the following form so restricting the sale of such securities:

 

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) AND ARE “RESTRICTED SECURITIES” WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH RULE 144 IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OR OTHER COMPLIANCE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

(p)       EXDW may refuse to register further transfers or resales of the EXDW Shares in the absence of compliance with rule 144 unless Force Internationale furnishes EXDW with a “no-action” or interpretive letter from the SEC or an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to EXDW stating that the transfer is proper. Further, unless such letter or opinion states that the EXDW Shares are free of any restrictions under the Securities Act, EXDW may refuse to transfer the securities to any transferee who does not furnish in writing to EXDW the same representations and agree to the same conditions with respect to such EXDW Shares as set forth herein. EXDW may also refuse to transfer the EXDW Shares if any circumstances are present reasonably indicating that the transferee's representations are not accurate.

 

(q)       In connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, Force Internationale and EXDW shall each file, with the assistance of the other and their respective legal counsel, such notices, applications, reports, or other instruments as may be deemed by them to be necessary or appropriate in an effort to document reliance on such exemptions, and the appropriate regulatory authority in the states where EXDW reside unless an exemption requiring no filing is available in such jurisdictions, all to the extent and in the manner as may be deemed by such parties to be appropriate.

 

(r)       Force Internationale and EXDW acknowledge that the basis for relying on exemptions from registration or qualifications are factual, depending on the conduct of the various parties, and that no legal opinion or other assurance will be required or given to the effect that the transactions contemplated hereby are in fact exempt from registration or qualification.

 

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ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

 

3.1        Entire Agreement; Amendments . The Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

 

3.2        Amendments; Waivers . No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by Force Internationale and EXDW or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any such waiver is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.

 

3.3        Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. Force Internationale may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of EXDW.

 

3.4        No Third-Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.

 

3.5        Governing Law . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Delaware for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of the documents contemplated herein, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

 

3.6        Survival . The representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained herein shall survive the Closing.

 

3.7        Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature page were an original thereof.

 

3.8        Severability . In case any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affecting or impaired thereby and the parties will attempt to agree upon a valid and enforceable provision which shall be a reasonable substitute therefore, and upon so agreeing, shall incorporate such substitute provision in this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

 

 

EXCEED WORLD, INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Tomoo Yoshida

 

By: (Print Name): Tomoo Yoshida

 

Position: CEO

FORCE INTERNATIONALE LIMITED

 

 

 

/s/ Keiichi Koga

 

By: (Print Name): Keiichi Koga

 

Position: Director

 

 

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MEMORANDUM

 

AND

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

Force International Holdings Limited

________________________________________

 

Incorporated the 19th day of April 2012

________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

No.1232657

 

[COPY]

 

COMPANIES REGISTRY

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

__________________________

I hereby certified that

 

Force International Holdings Limited

 

 

is this day incorporated in Hong Kong under the Companies Ordinance

(Chapter 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) and that this company is limited.

 

Issued on 19 April 2012.

 

 

(Sd.) Ms Ada L L CHUNG

Ms Ada L L CHUNG

 

…………………………………

Registrar of Companies

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

 

Note:

Registration of a company name with the Companies Registry does not confer any trade mark rights or any other intellectual property rights in respect of the company name or any part thereof.

 

 

 

 
 

THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 32)

________________________________

 

Private Company Limited by Shares

________________________________

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

 

OF

 

Force International Holdings Limited

 

_________________

 

 

First:- The name of the Company is “Force International Holdings Limited”.

 

Second:- The Registered Office of the Company will be situated in Hong Kong.

 

Third:- The liability of the Members is limited.

 

Fourth:- The Share Capital of the Company is HK$250,000,000 divide into 50,000,000 Class A shares of HK$1.00 each and 200,000,000 Class B shares of HK$1.00 each with the power for the company to increase or reduce the said capital and to issue any part of its capital, original or increased, with or without preference, priority or special privileges, or subject to any postponement of rights or to any conditions or restrictions and so that, unless the conditions of issue shall otherwise expressly declare, every issue of share, whether declared to be preference or otherwise, shall be subject to the power hereinbefore contained.

 

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We, the undersigned, whose names, address and descriptions are hereto given below, wish to from a Company in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the Company set opposite to our respective names:-

 

 

Names, Address and Descriptions of Founder Members

 

Number of Shares

taken by each

Founder Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (Sd.) Tomoo YOSHIDA

  2547-21, Fuke, Misaki-cho, Sennan-Gun,

  Osaka-Fu, Japan

  (Merchant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (Sd.) Keiichi KOGA

  5-12-3501, Banzai-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

  (Merchant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Class A shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Class A shares

 

Total Number of Shares Taken…….

 

 

2 Class A shares

 

 
 

 

THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 32)

 

 

________________________________

 

Private Company Limited by Shares

________________________________

 

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

 

 

OF

 

Force International Holdings Limited

 

 

_________________

 

 

Preliminary

 

1. The regulations contained in Table”A” in the First Schedule to the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32) shall apply to the Company save in so far as they are hereby expressly excluded or modified. In case of conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of Table “A” and those present herein, the provisions contained shall prevail.

 

2. The Company is a private company and accordingly :-

 

(a) the right to transfer shares is restricted in manner hereinafter prescribed;

 

(b) the number of members of the company (exclusive of persons who are in the employment of the company and of persons who having been formerly in the employment of the Company were while in such employment and have continued after the determination of such employment to be members of the company) is limited to fifty. Provided that where two or more persons hold one or more shares in the company jointly they shall for the purpose of this Article be treated as a single member;

 

(c) any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares or debentures of the company is prohibited.

 

 

Share Capital

 

3. Notwithstanding any provision of Table “A” in the First Schedule to the Companies Ordinance, Class B shares shall confer on the holders thereof the rights and privileges and be subject to the restrictions and provisions following, namely:-

 

(a) Holders of Class B shares shall not be entitled to convene, receive notice of or to attend or vote or demand a poll at or count towards the quorum of any general meeting of the Company.

 

(b) Holders of Class B shares shall not be entitled to receive copies of any balance sheet (including any document required by law to be annex thereto) which is to be laid before the Company in general meeting, any Directors’ report or auditors’ report.

 

 

Transfer of Shares

 

4. The Directors may decline to register any transfer of shares to any person without giving any reason therefor. The Directors may suspend the registration of transfers during the twenty-one days immediately preceding the Annual General Meeting in each year. The Director may decline to register any instrument of transfer, unless (a) a fee not exceeding five dollars is paid to the Company in respect thereof, and (b) the instrument of transfer is accompanied by the Certificate of the share to which it relates, and such other evidence as the Directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

 

Chairman of Directors

 

5. The Directors may elect a chairman of their meetings, and determine the period for which he is to hold office, and unless otherwise determined the chairman shall be elected annually. If no chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within half an hour of the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present shall choose someone of their number to be the chairmen of such meeting.

 

6. Unless the company in general meeting shall determine a higher number, the minimum number of directors shall not be less than one and there shall be no maximum number of directors. The first directors are the person named as the directors in the incorporation from submitted in respect of the company pursuant to the Companies Ordinance.

 

7. A Director who is about to go away from or is absent from Hong Kong may with the approval of the majority of the other Directors nominate any person to be his substitute and such substitute whilst he holds office as such shall be entitled to notice of Meetings of Directors and to attend and vote thereat accordingly and he shall ipso facto vacate office if and when the appointor returns to Hong Kong or vacate office as a Director or removes the substitute from office and any appointment and removal under this Article shall be effected by notice in writing under the hand of or by cable from the Director making the same. A Director may appoint (subject as above provided) one of the other Directors to be his substitute who shall thereupon be entitled to exercise (in addition to his own right of voting as a Director) such appointor’s rights at Meeting of the Directors.

 

8. At the Annual General Meeting to be held next after the adoption of these Articles and at every succeeding Annual General Meeting all Directors, except Permanent Directors if any are appointed, shall retire from office and shall be eligible for re-election.

 

9. A Director shall not require any qualification shares.

 

10. The office of a Director shall be vacated if the Director:-

 

(a) resigns his office by notice in wring to the Company; or

 

(b) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or

 

(c) becomes of unsound mind.

 

11. (a) No Director shall be disqualified from his office by contracting with the Company, nor shall

any such contract or any contract entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director shall be in any way interested be avoided, nor shall any Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contact by reason only of such Director holding that office, or of the fiduciary relations thereby established but it is declared that the nature of his interest must be disclosed by him at the meeting of the Directors at which the contract is determined on if his interest then exists, or, in any other case, at the first meeting of the Directors after the acquisition of his interest. A Director may vote in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested.

 

(b) A Director of the Company may be or become a Director of any company promoted by this   Company or in which it may be interested as a vendor, shareholder or otherwise and no such Director shall be accountable for any benefit received as a Director or shareholder of such company.

 

12. (a) The Directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise

regulate their meetings as they think fit and determine the quorum necessary for the transaction of business.

 

(b)        Until otherwise determined, two Directors shall constitute a quorum.

 

(c) If the Company has only one Director, that Director may at any time summon a meeting of the Directors, the provisions hereafter contained for meetings of the Directors shall not apply but such sole Director shall have full power to represent and act for the Company in all matters and in lieu of minutes of a meeting shall record in writing and sign a note or memorandum of all matters requiring a resolution of the Directors. Such note or memorandum shall constitute sufficient evidence of such resolution for all purpose.

 

13. Any casual vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled up by the Directors, but the person so chosen shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a Director on the day on which the Director in whose place he is appointed was last elected a Director.

 

14. Subject to the provisions of Article 6 hereof, the Director shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint a person as an additional Director who shall retire from office at the next following Annual General Meeting, but shall be eligible for election by the Company at that meeting as an additional Director.

 

15. The Company may by ordinary resolution remove any Director and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead. The person so appointed shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a Director on the day on which the Director in whose place he is appointed was last elected a Director.

 

16. Any Resolution of the Board of Directors in writing signed by the majority of the Directors, in whatsoever part of the world they may be, shall be valid and binding as a resolution of the Directors provided that notice shall have been given to all the Directors of the Company capable of being communicated with conveniently according to the last notification of address by each such Director given of the Registered Office of the Company.

 

17. Where any notice is required either by these Articles, by Table “A”, by the Ordinance or otherwise, to be given to any Director or to any Member of the Company and where any consent, agreement, signature, notice by or authority from any Director or Member of the Company shall be valid if given by cable or by mail. This clause shall not apply to Special Resolutions.

 

Power of Directors

 

18. The Directors, in addition to the powers and authorities by these Articles or otherwise expressly conferred upon them, may exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Company in General Meeting subject nevertheless to the provisions of the Companies Ordinance (Chapter 32), to these Articles, and to any regulations from time to time made by the Company in General Meetings, provided that no such regulation so made shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if such regulations had not been made.

 

19. Without prejudice to the general powers conferred by the preceding Article and the other powers conferred by these Articles, it is hereby expressly declared that the Directors shall have the following powers, that is to say, power: -

 

(a) To pay the costs, charges and expenses preliminary and incidental to the promotion, formation, establishment and registration of the Company.

 

(b) To purchase or otherwise acquire for the Company or sell or otherwise dispose of any property, rights or privileges which the Company is authorised to acquire at such price and generally on such terms and conditions as they shall think fit.

 

(c) To engage, suspend or dismiss the employees of the Company, and to fix and vary their salaries or emoluments.

 

(d) To institute, conduct, defend, compromise or abandon any legal proceedings by or against the Company or its officers, or otherwise concerning the affairs of the Company, and also to compound and allow time for payment or satisfaction of any debts due and of any claims or demands by or against the Company.

 

(e) To refer any claims or demands by or against the Company to arbitration and observe and perform the awards.

 

(f) To make and give receipts, release and other discharges for moneys payable to the Company, and for claims and demands of the Company.

 

(g) To invest, lend or otherwise deal with any of the moneys or property of the Company in such manner as they think fit having regard to the Company’s Memorandum of Association and from time to time to vary or realise any such investment.

 

(h) To borrow money on behalf of the Company, and to pledge, mortgage or hypothecate any of the property of the Company.

 

(i) To open a current account with themselves for the Company and to advance any money to the Company with or without interest and upon such terms and conditions as they shall think fit.

 

(j) To enter into all such negotiations and contracts and rescind and vary all such contracts and execute and do all such acts, deeds and things in the name and on behalf of the Company as they may consider expedient for, or in relation to, any of the matters aforesaid, or otherwise for the purposes of the Company.

 

(k) To give to any Director, officer or other person employed by the Company a commission on the profits of any particular business or transaction, and such commission shall be treated as part of the working expenses of the Company, and to pay commissions and make allowances (either by way of a share in the general profits of the Company or otherwise) to any person introducing business to the Company or otherwise promoting or servings the interest thereof.

 

(l) To sell, improve, manage, exchange, lease, let, mortgage or turn to account all or any part of the land, property, rights and privileges of the Company.

 

(m) To employ, invest or otherwise deal with any Reserve Fund or Reserve Funds in such manner and for such imposes as the Directors may think fit.

 

(n) To execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company, in favour of any Director or other person who may incur or be about to incur any personal liability of the benefit of the Company, such mortgage of the Company’s property (present or future) as they think fit, and any such mortgage may contain a power of sale and such other powers, covenants and provision as shall be agreed upon.

 

(o) From time to time to provide for the management of the affairs of the Company abroad in such manner as they think fit, and in particular to appoint any persons to be the attorneys or agents of the Company with such powers (including power to sub-delegate) and upon such terms as they think fit.

 

(p) From time to time to make, vary or repeal rules and by-laws for the regulation of the business of the Company, its offices and servants.

 

(q) To delegate any or all of the powers herein to any Director or other person or persons as the Director may at any time think fit.

 

20. Clause 81 of Table “A” shall not apply.

 

Seal and Cheques

 

21. The Seal of the Company shall be kept by the Board of Directors and shall not be used except with their authority.

 

22. Every document required to be sealed with the Seal of the Company shall be deemed to be properly executed if sealed with the Seal of the Company and signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or such person or persons as the Board may from time to time authorised for such purpose.

 

23. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other negotiable instruments, shall be made, signed, drawn, accepted and endorsed, or otherwise executed by the person or persons from time to time authorised by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

General Meetings

 

24. For all purposes, the quorum for all general meetings shall be two members personally present and holding either in his own right or by proxy at least one-tenth of the paid-up capital of the Company. Notwithstanding any provision herein, one member shall constitute a quorum for a meeting of a company having only one member. No business shall be transacted at any General Meetings unless the requisite quorum be present at the commencement of the business.

 

25. A resolution in writing signed by all the members or the sole member shall be as valid and effectual as a resolution passed at a general meeting duly convened and held.

 

Votes of Members

 

26. All voting of members holding Class A shares in respect of any matter or matters shall be by poll and every member holding Class A shares present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for each Class A share of which he is the holder.

 

Division of Profits

 

27. The net profits of the Company in each year shall be applied in or towards the formation of such reserve fund or funds and in or towards the payment of such dividends and bonuses as the Directors subject to the approval of the Company in General Meeting may direct.

 

28. No dividend shall be payable except out of the profits of the Company, and no dividend shall carry interest as against the Company.

 

29. A transfer of shares shall not pass the right to any dividend declared thereon before the registration of the transfer.

 

30. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any share, any one of such persons may give effectual receipts for any dividends or for other moneys payable in respect of such share.

 

31. The Directors may retain any dividends payable on shares on which the Company has a lien, and may apply the same in or towards satisfaction of the debts, liabilities or engagements in respect of which the lien exist.

 

32. All dividends unclaimed for one year after having been declared may be invested or otherwise made use of by the Directors for benefit of the Company until claimed.

 

Secretary

 

33. The First Secretary of the Company shall be Hong Kong Navigator Consultants Limited who may resign from this office upon giving notice to Company of such intention and such resignation shall take effect upon the expiration of such notice or its earlier acceptance. Where the Company has only one Director, that Director shall not also be the Secretary of the Company.

 

Notice

 

34. Any notice required to be given to the shareholders under these Articles may be in Chinese or English or both.

 

 
 

 

 

Names, Address and Descriptions of Founder Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sd.) Tomoo YOSHIDA

2547-21, Fuke, Misaki-cho, Sennan-Gun,

Osaka-Fu, Japan

(Merchant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sd.) Keiichi KOGA

5-12-3501, Banzai-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

(Merchant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (“TEIKAN”) OF E&F CO., LTD.

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 (Corporate Name)

The name of the corporation is e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd.. (the "Corporation").

Article 2 (Purposes)

The purposes of the Corporation are as follows:

1. Planning, designing, development, operations, maintenance, sales, management, consulting and contracted development business concerning IT system and internet system
2. Training and education on operation and functions for computer software
3. Implementation, designing, training and education, and maintenance of computer
4. Contracted business for IT date processing
5. Development, sales, export and lease of computer software, hardware and peripheral device
6. Production and sales of publications
7. Planning, development and sales of educational materials
8. Brokerage and agency service for installment sales
9. Sales of life insurance
10. Agency business of damage insurance
11. Any businesses incidental or relating to any of the preceding items

Article 3 (Head Office)

The Corporation makes its head office in Suita-city, Osaka, Japan.

Article 4 (Public Notice)

Public notice shall be given by way of publication in the Official Gazette.

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Chapter 2 Stock

Article 5 (Authorized Number of shares)

The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is eight hundred (800).

Article 6 (Restricted Shares)

1) In case of transfer of shares of the Corporation, the acceptance by the Corporation shall be required.

2) The means of acceptance in the preceding paragraph shall be the Company’s board of directors (the “BOD”).

Article 7 (Authorization of allotment of the Company’s shares)

In the event of offering the Company’s shares (including disposition of treasury shares) and subscription of share options, if shareholders granted authorization of allotment of shares or share options, subscription requirements, granting authorization of allotment of the Company’s shares or share options and execution date shall be determined by the resolution of the BOD.

Article 8 (Request of Shareholders’ Record)

If a shareholder requests to add his/her record to the shareholders’ list of the Corporation, shareholder recorded in the shareholders’ list and his/her successor shall sign or stump the prescribed document and request to the Corporation jointly. Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if there are the matters specified by Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice, new shareholder may request independently.

Article 9 (Registration of Pledge or Trust Property)

If a pledgee requests to register his/her pledge or trust property, he/she shall sign or stump the prescribed document and request to the Corporation. The same shall apply to the removal of its registration in the preceding.

Article 10 (Application fees)

In case of the application prescribed in the preceding 2 paragraphs, prescribed fees shall be paid.

Article 11 (Record Date)

1) The Corporation shall determine the shareholders entitled to vote at annual meeting (“Record Shareholders”) to be shareholders as of its fiscal year end.

2) Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph, when the Corporation is required to determine the entitled shareholders, the Corporation may determine the record date by the consent of majority of the board of directors.

3) If a shareholder acquire the voting rights to be exercised at the annual meeting after the record date and it does not violate the rights of the shareholders provided for in paragraph 1, all or a part of shareholders after the record date may be deemed as entitled shareholders at the annual meeting.,

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Chapter 3 Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”)

Article 12 (Meeting)

Only matters stipulated by the Companies Act or the Company’s articles of incorporation may be resolved at the meeting.

Article 13 (Convening)

The annual meeting of the shareholders shall be convened and held not later than three months after its fiscal year end. Special meetings shall be convened as required.

Article 14 (Chairman)

1) Except as elsewhere provided in laws and regulations, the President shall convene and preside at all Meeting.

2) If the President is unavailable, another director shall preside in order prescribed beforehand.

Article 15 (Voting)

1) The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares represented in person or by proxy shall be the act of the shareholders unless otherwise provided for in laws and regulations.

2) With respect to the resolution of Article 309, paragraph (2) of Japanese Companies Act, the shareholders of majority of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of the shareholders of two-thirds (2/3) of the shares represented in person or by proxy shall be the act of the shareholders.

Article 16 (Minutes)

Minutes of the Meeting shall record the result of the proceeding pursuant to the provisions of the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice and chairman and directors present at the Meeting shall affix their name and seals or electronic signatures to the minutes.

 

Chapter 4 Other than the Meeting

Article 17 (Board of Directors)

The Company shall establish the board of directors (the “BOD”).

Article 18 (Number of Directors)

The number of directors shall be five (5) or fewer members.

Article 19 (Representative Director)

1) The Corporation shall determine one Representative Director by approval of the BOD.

2) Representative Directors shall be President and represent the Corporation.

Article 20 (Corporate Auditors)

The Company shall have the corporate auditors (the “Auditors”) and the number of auditors shall be two (2) or fewer members.

Article 21 (Elections)

1) Directors and Auditors shall be elected at the meeting of the shareholders which not less than one-third (1/3) of the shareholders entitled to vote at the meeting are present by affirmative vote of the holders of majority of the shares.

2) The method of election of the Directors shall not be cumulative voting.

Article 22 (Dismissal of Directors)

Directors shall be dismissed at the Meeting by two-third (2/3) or more of the shareholders entitled to vote.

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Article 23 (Term of Office)

1) Directors shall hold their office until the annual meeting ten years later from their appointment. Auditors shall hold their office until the annual meeting ten years later from their appointment.

2) The term of office of Directors for filling a vacancy shall be the same as their predecessors’ remaining term.

3) The term of office of Directors for increasing in number shall be the same as other Directors’ remaining term.

4) The term of office of Auditors for filling a vacancy shall be the same as their predecessors’ remaining term.

Article 24 (Convening and Chairman of BOD)

1) Unless otherwise required by law, meetings of the BOD (the “BOD Meeting”)) shall be convened by the president.

2) Notice of the BOD meeting shall be given to each director at least five (5) days before the meeting. In case of any emergency, such period may be shortened.

3) BOD Meeting may be convened without the prescribed convening procedure by all directors’ consents.

Article 25 (Resolution of BOD meeting)

1) Resolution of the BOD Meeting shall be adopted by a majority vote at meeting where more than half of the directors entitled to vote are present.

2) If there is consent of all directors, in writing, matters shall be deemed as approved of the BOD.

Article 26 (BOD Minutes)

Minutes of the BOD Meeting shall be prepared pursuant to the provisions of the Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice and chairman and directors present at the BOD Meeting shall affix their name and seals or electronic signatures to the minutes.

Article 27 (Compensation)

Compensation of Directors shall be determined by resolution of shareholders’ meeting,

Article 28 (Liability)

1) If a director is without knowledge and negligence in performing his/her duties and it is deemed necessary in consideration of the cause of the liability and performance of a director, an exemption may be granted on the director’s liability for damages provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 423 under the Companies Act pursuant to a resolution of the BOD.

2) If the preceding resolution is adopted and the director has no objection to the exemption of matters and liability listed in each item in paragraph of Article 425 under the Companies Act, the director must notify shareholders that such objection will be stated within a certain period. However, such period cannot be less than one (1) month.

3) If shareholders having no less than two-hundred (2/100) of the votes of all shareholders (excluding the director subject to the liability) state objections during the period in the preceding paragraph, the Company may not effect the exemption pursuant to the provisions of the article of incorporation under the provisions of paragraph 1.

 

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Chapter 5 Calculation

Article 29 (Fiscal Year)

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be from October 1 to September 30.

Article 30 (Dividends of Surplus)

1) Dividends of surplus shall be paid to the shareholders or pledgees registered in the shareholders’ list as of its fiscal year end.

2) If dividends of surplus are not received for three years from date of payment, the Corporation shall be exempted from obligation of payment.

3) The Company may pay interim dividends by temporarily closing its account. Interim dividends shall be payed to the shareholders at the closing date.

Article 31 (Matters not Prescribed)

All the matters which are not prescribed in this Articles of Incorporation shall be regulated by Japanese Companies Act or laws and regulations.

 

 

I hereby certify that the above translation is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

 

Dated this 5 h day of September, 2012

/s/ Tomoo Yoshida

Representative Director and President Tomoo Yoshida

 

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Subsidiaries of the Company

 

Name of Subsidiary State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
School TV Co., Ltd. Japan
Force International Holdings Limited Hong Kong
e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. Japan
e-Communications Co., Ltd. Japan

 

 

Independent Auditor’s Report

 

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

FORCE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Force International Holdings Limited (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as of September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, and the consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the consolidated statements of changes in equity, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements, which, as described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, have been prepared on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

 

Management’s Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

 

Auditor’s Responsibility

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirement and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the business’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the business’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

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Independent Auditor’s Report - Continued

 

 

Opinion

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as of September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

 

 

 

Lo and Kwong C.P.A. Company Limited

Certified Public Accountants (Practising)

Chan Mei Mei

Practising Certificate Number: P05256

 

Hong Kong

October 2, 2018

 

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Consolidated Statements of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income

For the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

 

   

Year ended September 30

  Notes 2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Revenue 7 36,860,282 22,599,405 42,608,256
Cost of sales   (22,219,015) (15,577,446) (23,869,890)
         
Gross profit   14,641,267 7,021,959 18,738,366
Other income 9 158,856 291,621 179,317
Change in fair value of investment held for trading   130,280 62,309 (239,608)
Selling and distributions expenses   (1,120,970) (2,292,856) (2,372,227)
Administrative expenses   (9,720,466) (9,994,759) (8,083,885)
Finance costs 10 (2,801) - -
         
Profit (loss) before tax   4,086,166 (4,911,726) 8,221,963
Income tax (expense) credit 11 (533,439) 48,888 (3,049,426)
         
Profit (loss) for the year 12 3,552,727 (4,862,838) 5,172,537
         
Other comprehensive (expense) income        
         
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:        
         
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations  

 

(1,156,334)

 

2,067,770

 

(840,155)

         
Total comprehensive income (expense) for the year   2,396,393 (2,795,068) 4,332,382
         
Profit (loss) for the year attributable to:        
- Owners of the Company   3,564,307 (4,862,673) 5,172,537
- Non-controlling interests   (11,580) (165) -
         
    3,552,727 (4,862,838) 5,172,537
         
Total comprehensive income (expense) attributable to:        
- Owners of the Company   2,407,983 (2,794,897) 4,332,382
- Non-controlling interests   (11,590) (171) -
         
    2,396,393 (2,795,068) 4,332,382
         
Earnings (loss) per share 14      
Basic   0.18 (0.24) 0.26
Diluted   N/A N/A N/A

 

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

At September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

 

   

At September 30

  Notes 2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
NON-CURRENT ASSETS        
Property, plant and equipment 15 457,118 514,110 470,897
Intangible assets 16 3,406,262 3,996,054 3,183,693
Deferred tax asset 17 195,908 144,074 73,120
Goodwill 18 - - -
Prepayment and deposit 20 343,698 477,401 621,612
         
    4,402,986 5,131,639 4,349,322
         
CURRENT ASSETS        
Inventories 19 1,282,610 1,267,380 1,414,650
Prepayment, deposit and other receivables 20 766,086 1,758,895 1,192,515
Loan receivables 21 - - -
Investment held for trading 23 233,022 115,464 39,533
Amount due from a director 22 577 308 -
Bank balances and cash 24 13,226,698 7,532,927 19,004,006
         
    15,508,993 10,674,974 21,650,704
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES        
Trade and other payables 25 3,140,432 2,011,859 4,803,905
Advance receipts   1,845,457 2,227,531 6,080,560
Amount due to a director 22 166,660 175,649 129
Amount due to the holding company 22 368,527 254,324 125,291
Income tax payables   350,995 837 1,027,705

Obligations under a finance lease

- current portion

27 9,244 - -
         
    5,881,315 4,670,200 12,037,590
         
NET CURRENT ASSETS   9,627,678 6,004,774 9,613,114
         
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES   14,030,664 11,136,413 13,962,436
         
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES        
Trade and other payable 25 - 81,088 116,962
Other borrowing 26 489,019 - -

Obligations under a finance lease

- non-current portion

27 51,664 - -
         
    540,683 81,088 116,962
         
NET ASSETS   13,489,981 11,055,325 13,845,474
         
CAPITAL AND RESERVES        
Share capital 28 2,577,000 2,577,000 2,577,000
Reserves   10,935,519 8,478,539 11,268,474
         
Equity attributable to owners of the Company   13,512,519 11,055,539 13,845,474
Non-controlling interests   (22,538) (214) -
         
TOTAL EQUITY   13,489,981 11,055,325 13,845,474
             

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

    Attributable to owners of the Company

Non-

controlling interests

 
 

Share

capital

 

Capital

reserve

Merger

reserve (Note a)

Other

reserve (Note b)

Translation reserve

Retained

earnings

Total

 

Total

  US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
                   
At October 1, 2014 2,577,000 - (2,492,938) - (4,553) 9,433,583 9,513,092 - 9,513,092
                   
Profit for the year - - - - - 5,172,537 5,172,537 - 5,172,537
                   
Other comprehensive expense:                  
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                  
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(840,155)

 

-

(840,155)

 

-

 

(840,155)

                   
Total comprehensive (expense) income for the year

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(840,155)

5,172,537 4,332,382

 

-

4,332,382
                   

At September 30, 2015 and October

1, 2015

 

2,577,000

 

-

 

(2,492,938)

 

-

 

(844,708)

14,606,120 13,845,474

 

-

13,845,474
                   
Loss for the year - - - - - (4,862,673) (4,862,673) (165) (4,862,838)
                   
Other comprehensive income (expense):                  
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                  
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

2,067,776

 

-

2,067,776

 

(6)

 

2,067,770

                   
Total comprehensive income (expense) for the year

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

2,067,776

 

(4,862,673)

(2,794,897)

 

(171)

(2,795,068)
                   
Write-off of other payables owed to previous owner - 4,696 - - - - 4,696 - 4,696
Acquisition of a subsidiary under common control - - (377) - - - (377) - (377)

Disposal of partial interests

in a subsidiary without losing of control (Note 34)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

643

 

 

-

 

 

-

643

 

 

(43)

 

 

600

                   
At September 30, 2016 2,577,000 4,696 (2,493,315) 643 1,223,068 9,743,447 11,055,539 (214) 11,055,325
                     

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - Continued

For the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

 

    Attributable to owners of the Company    
 

Share

capital

 

Capital

reserve

Merger

reserve (Note a)

Other

reserve (Note b)

Translation reserve

Retained

earnings

Total Non-controlling interests

 

Total

  US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
                   
At October 1, 2016 2,577,000 4,696 (2,493,315) 643 1,223,068 9,743,447 11,055,539 (214) 11,055,325
                   
Profit (loss) for the year - - - - - 3,564,307 3,564,307 (11,580) 3,552,727
                   
Other comprehensive expense:                  
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:                  
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

(1,156,324)

 

-

(1,156,324)

 

(10)

(1,156,334)
                   
Total comprehensive (expense) income for the year

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

(1,156,324)

 

3,564,307

2,407,983

 

(11,590)

2,396,393
                   

Disposal of partial interests in a subsidiary without losing of control

(Note 34)

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

48,997

 

 

-

 

 

-

48,997

 

 

(10,734)

 

 

38,263

                   
At September 30, 2017 2,577,000 4,696 (2,493,315) 49,640 66,744 13,307,754 13,512,519 (22,538) 13,489,981
                     

 

 

Notes:

 

(a) Merger reserve represents the difference between the nominal value of the share capital of the merged subsidiaries and the cost of investment.

 

(b) Other reserve represents the difference between the cash consideration received and the carrying value of net assets disposed of in a subsidiary to the non-controlling interests. Details are set out in Note 34 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

 

 

Year ended September 30

  2017 2016 2015
  US$ US$ US$
       
OPERATING ACTIVITIES      
Profit (loss) before tax: 4,086,166 (4,911,726) 8,221,963
Adjustments for:      
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 110,739 114,507 206,669
Amortization of intangible assets 988,526 837,404 475,297
Change in fair value of investment held for trading (130,280) (62,309) 239,608
Impairment loss recognized in respect of goodwill - 39,596 -
Finance costs 2,801 - -
Written-off of property, plant and equipment - - 22,528
Bad debt of loan receivables - - 60,786
Written-off of intangible assets - - 41,080
Gain on disposal of intangible assets - - (17,024)
Impairment loss recognized in respect of loan receivables - - 42,723
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital 5,057,952 (3,982,528) 9,293,630
(Increase) decrease in inventories (140,762) 415,680 (1,273,671)
Decrease (increase) in prepayment, deposit and other receivables 916,175 (131,874) 571,566
Increase in amount due from a director (269) (308) -
Increase in amount due to the holding company 114,203 106,145 64,594
Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables 655,319 (2,629,784) 2,424,391
Decrease in advance receipts (344,230) (4,963,769) (74,304)
(Increase) decrease in amount due to a director (8,989) 149,269 -
Cash generated from (used in) operations 6,249,399 (11,037,169) 11,006,206
Profit tax paid 348,295 (2,338,584) (3,860,796)
NET CASH FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 6,597,694 (13,375,753) 7,145,410
       
INVESTING ACTIVITIES      
Acquisition of subsidiaries - (34,900) -
Net cash inflow on acquisition of a subsidiary - 20,138 -
Proceeds from disposals of partial interests in a subsidiary 38,263 600 -
Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets - - 129,487
Purchase of intangible assets (792,903) (1,046,697) (2,141,241)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (37,583) (75,817) (268,358)
Purchase of investment held for trading - - (278,021)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (792,223) (1,136,676) (2,558,133)
       
FINANCING ACTIVITIES      
Borrowing raised 489,019 - -
Repayment of finance lease (5,992) - -
Interest expense paid (2,801) - -
NET CASH FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES 480,226 - -
       
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 6,285,697 (14,512,429) 4,587,277
       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 7,532,927 19,004,006 15,794,355
       
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes (591,926) 3,041,350 (1,377,626)
       
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE YEAR      
Represented by bank balances 13,226,698 7,532,927 19,004,006

 

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015

 

 

1.     GENERAL INFORMATION

 

Force International Holdings Limited (the “Company”) is a limited company incorporated in Hong Kong. Its ultimate controlling party is Mr. Tomoo Yoshida, who is the director of the Company. Its parent holding company is Force Internationale Limited, a limited company incorporated in the Cayman Islands.

 

The Company’s registered office and principal place of business was changed from Unit 906, 9/F., Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong to Unit 3306-12, 33/F., Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong with effective from July 1, 2018. The principal activity of the Company is investment holding. The principal activities of its subsidiaries (together with the Company collectively referred to as the “Group”) are set out in Note 31 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The functional currency of the Company is Hong Kong dollars (“HK$”) and the functional currency of the subsidiaries is Japanese YEN (“JPY”). The consolidated financial statements are presented in United State dollars (“US$”) for the convenience of the investors of Exceed World, Inc. as its shares are listed on the Over-The-Counter Market in the United State.

 

 

  2. APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (“IFRSs”)

 

For the purpose of preparing and presenting the consolidated financial statements for the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”), the Group has adopted the IFRSs issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (“IASB”) which are effective for the accounting periods beginning on October 1, 2014 throughout the Reporting Period.

 

At the date of this report, IASB has issued the following new and revised IFRSs that are not yet effective. The Group has not early adopted these new and revised IFRSs.

 

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments 1
IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers 1
IFRS 16 Leases 2
IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts 4
Amendments to IFRS 2 Classification and Measurement of Share-based Payment Transactions 1
Amendments to IFRS 4 Applying IFRS 9 Financial Instruments with IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts 1
Amendments to IFRS 9 Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation 2
Amendments to IFRS 10 and International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 28 Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture 3
Amendments to IAS 7 Disclosure Initiative 5
Amendments to IAS 12 Recognition of Deferred Tax Assets for Unrealized Losses 5
Amendments to IAS 19 Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement 2
Amendments to IAS 28 As part of the Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2014-2016 Cycle 1
Amendments to IAS 28 Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint Ventures 2
Amendments to IAS 40 Transfers of Investment Property 1
Amendments to IFRSs As part of the Annual Improvements to IFRS 2014-2016 Cycle 1
Amendments to IFRSs Annual Improvements to IFRS 2015-2017 Cycle 2
IFRIC 22 Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration 1
IFRIC 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments 2

 

 

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1 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
2 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019.  
3 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after a date to be determined.  
4 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2021.  
5 Effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2017.  

Except for the new and amendments to IFRSs and interpretations mentioned below, the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) anticipate that the application of all other new and amendments to IFRSs and interpretations will have no material impact on the consolidated financial statements in the foreseeable future.

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments

 

IFRS 9 introduces new requirements for the classification and measurement of financial assets, financial liabilities, general hedge accounting and impairment requirements for financial assets.

 

Key requirements of IFRS 9 which are relevant to the Group are:

 

  l all recognized financial assets that are within the scope of IFRS 9 are required to be subsequently measured at amortized cost or fair value. Specifically, debt investments that are held within a business model whose objective is to collect the contractual cash flows, and that have contractual cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal outstanding are generally measured at amortized cost at the end of subsequent accounting periods. Debt instruments that are held within a business model whose objective is achieved both by collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and that have contractual terms that give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding, are generally measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVTOCI”). All other financial assets are measured at their fair value at subsequent accounting periods. In addition, under IFRS 9, entities may make an irrevocable election to present subsequent changes in the fair value of an equity investment (that is not held for trading) in other comprehensive income, with only dividend income generally recognized in profit or loss;

 

  l in relation to the impairment of financial assets, IFRS 9 requires an expected credit loss model, as opposed to an incurred credit loss model under IAS 39. The expected credit loss model requires an entity to account for expected credit losses and changes in those expected credit losses at each reporting date to reflect changes in credit risk since initial recognition. In other words, it is no longer necessary for a credit event to have occurred before credit losses are recognized.

 

Based on the Group’s financial instruments and risk management policies as at September 30, 2017, the directors of the Company (the “Directors”) anticipate the following potential impact on initial application of IFRS 9:

   

Classification and measurement:

 

All financial assets and financial liabilities will continue to be measured on the same bases as are currently measured under IAS 39.

 

Impairment

 

In general, the Directors anticipate that the application of the expected credit loss model of IFRS 9 will result in earlier provision of credit losses which are not yet incurred in relation to the Group’s financial assets measured at amortized costs and other items that subject to the impairment provisions upon application of IFRS 9 by the Group.

 

Based on the assessment by the Directors, if the expected credit loss model were to be applied by the Group as at January 1, 2018 would be increased as compared to the accumulated amount recognized under IAS 39 mainly attributable to expected credit losses provision on trade receivables and other receivables. Such further impairment recognized under expected credit loss model would increase the opening accumulated losses as at January 1, 2018.

 

IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

IFRS 15 was issued which establishes a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. IFRS 15 will supersede the current revenue recognition guidance including IAS 18 Revenue , IAS 11 Construction Contracts and the related interpretations when it becomes effective.

 

The core principle of IFRS 15 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Specifically, IFRS 15 introduces a 5-step approach to revenue recognition:

 

  l Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer

 

  l Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract

 

  l Step 3: Determine the transaction price

 

  l Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

 

  l Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation

 

Under IFRS 15, an entity recognizes revenue when (or as) a performance obligation is satisfied, i.e. when ‘control’ of the goods or services underlying the particular performance obligation is transferred to the customer. Far more prescriptive guidance has been added in IFRS 15 to deal with specific scenarios. Furthermore, extensive disclosures are required by IFRS 15.

 

In 2016, the IASB issued Clarifications to IFRS 15 in relation to the identification of performance obligations, principal versus agent considerations, as well as licensing application guidance.

 

The Directors anticipate that the application of IFRS 15 in the future may result in more disclosures, however, they do not anticipate that the application of IFRS 15 will have a material impact on the timing and amounts of revenue recognized in the respective reporting periods.

 

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IFRS 16 Leases

 

IFRS 16 introduces a comprehensive model for the identification of lease arrangements and accounting treatments for both lessors and lessees. IFRS 16 will supersede IAS 17 Leases and the related interpretations when it becomes effective.

 

IFRS 16 distinguishes lease and service contracts on the basis of whether an identified asset is controlled by a customer. Distinctions of operating leases and finance leases are removed for lessee accounting, and is replaced by a model where a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability have to be recognized for all leases by lessees, except for short-term leases and leases of low value assets.

 

The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost (subject to certain exceptions) less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liability. The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at that date. Subsequently, the lease liability is adjusted for interest and lease payments, as well as the impact of lease modifications, amongst others. For the classification of cash flows, the Group currently presents upfront prepaid lease payments as investing cash flows in relation to leasehold lands for owned use and those classified as investment properties while other operating lease payments are presented as operating cash flows. Upon application of IFRS 16, lease payments in relation to lease liability will be allocated into a principal and an interest portion which will be presented as financing cash flows by the Group.

 

Under IAS 17, the Group has already recognized an asset and a related finance lease liability for finance lease arrangement where the Group is a lessee. The application of IFRS 16 may result in potential changes in classification of these assets depending on whether the Group presents right-of-use assets separately or within the same line item at which the corresponding underlying assets would be presented if they were owned.

 

In contrast to lessee accounting, IFRS 16 substantially carries forward the lessor accounting requirements in IAS 17, and continues to require a lessor to classify a lease either as an operating lease or a finance lease.

 

Furthermore, extensive disclosures are required by IFRS 16.

 

As at September 30, 2017, the Group has non-cancellable operating lease commitments of approximately US$488,709 as disclosed in Note 29 to the consolidated financial statements. A preliminary assessment indicates that these arrangements will meet the definition of a lease. Upon application of IFRS 16, the Group will recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding liability in respect of all these leases unless they qualify for low value or short-term leases.

Furthermore, the application of new requirements may result in changes in measurement, presentation and disclosure as indicated above.

 

3.     SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs issued by the IASB and have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments that are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period, as explained in the accounting policies set out below.

 

Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for goods and services.

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, regardless of whether that price is directly observable or estimated using another valuation technique. In estimating the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability if market participants would take those characteristics into account when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Fair value for measurement and/or disclosure purposes in these consolidated financial statements is determined on such a basis, except for share-based payment transactions that are within the scope of IFRS 2 Shared-Based Payment , leasing transactions that are within the scope of IAS 17 Leases , and measurements that have some similarities to fair value but are not fair value, such as net realizable value in IAS 2 Inventories or value in use in IAS 36 Impairment of Assets .

 

In addition, for financial reporting purposes, fair value measurements are categorized into Level 1, 2 or 3 based on the degree to which the inputs to the fair value measurements are observable and the significance of the inputs to the fair value measurement in its entirety, which are described as follows:

 

  - Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date;

 

  - Level 2 inputs are inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

 

  - Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

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The principal accounting policies are set out below.

 

Basis of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities controlled by the Company and its subsidiaries. Control is achieved when the Company:

 

  - has the power over the investee;

 

  - is exposed, or has rights, to variable return from its involvement with the investee; and

 

  - has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.

 

The Group reassesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are changes to one or more of the three elements of control listed above.

 

Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Group obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiary. Specifically, income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income from the date the Group gains control until the date when the Group ceases to control the subsidiary.

 

Profit or loss and each item of other comprehensive income are attributed to the owners of the Company and to the non-controlling interests. Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of the Company and to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

 

Where necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with the Group’s accounting policies.

 

All intragroup assets and liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between members of the Group are eliminated in full on consolidation.

 

Changes in the Group's ownership interests in existing subsidiaries

 

Changes in the Group's ownership interests in existing subsidiaries that do not result in the Group losing control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Group's relevant components of equity and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries, including re-attribution of relevant reserves between the Group and the non-controlling interests according to the Group’s and the non-controlling interests’ proportionate interests.

 

Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted, and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to owners of the Company.

 

When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, the assets and liabilities of that subsidiary and non-controlling interests (if any) are derecognized. A gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss and is calculated as the difference between (i) the aggregate of the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any retained interest and (ii) the carrying amount of the assets (including goodwill), and liabilities of the subsidiary attributable to the owners of the Company. All amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that subsidiary are accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities of the subsidiary (i.e. reclassified to profit or loss or transferred to another category of equity as specified/permitted by applicable IFRSs). The fair value of any investment retained in the former subsidiary at the date when control is lost is regarded as the fair value on initial recognition for subsequent accounting under IAS 39 or, when applicable, the cost on initial recognition of an investment in an associate or a joint venture.

 

Business combinations

 

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are generally recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

 

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognized at their fair value, except that:

 

- deferred tax assets or liabilities, and assets or liabilities related to employee benefit arrangements are recognized and measured in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes and IAS 19 Employee Benefits respectively;

 

- liabilities or equity instruments related to share-based payment arrangements of the acquiree or share-based payment arrangements of the Group entered into to replace share-based payment arrangements of the acquiree are measured in accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based Payment at the acquisition date (see the accounting policy below); and – assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as held for sale in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations are measured in accordance with that standard.

 

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net amount of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If, after re-assessment, the net amount of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognized immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

 

Non-controlling interests that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the relevant subsidiary’s net assets in the event of liquidation are initially measured at the non-controlling interests’ proportionate share of the recognized amounts of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets or at fair value. The choice of measurement basis is made on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Other types of non-controlling interests are measured at their fair value.

 

When a business combination is achieved in stages, the Group’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date (i.e. the date when the Group obtains controls), and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is recognized in profit or loss. Amounts arising from interests in the acquiree prior to the acquisition date that have previously been recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss where such treatment would be appropriate if that interest were disposed of.

 

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Group reports provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. Those provisional amounts are adjusted during the measurement period (see above), and additional assets or liabilities are recognized, to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized at that date.

 

 

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Merger accounting for business combination involving businesses under common control

 

Applying merger accounting in accordance with Accounting Guideline 5 Merger Accounting for Common Control Combinations

 

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements items of the combining businesses in which the common control combination occurs as if they had been combined from the date when the combining businesses first came under the control of the controlling party.

 

The net assets of the combining businesses are consolidated using the existing book values from the controlling party’s perspective. No amount is recognized in respect of goodwill or bargain purchase gain at the time of common control combination.

 

The consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income includes the results of each of the combining businesses from the earliest date presented or since the date when the combining businesses first came under the common control, where this is a shorter period.

 

The comparative amounts in the consolidated financial statements are presented as if the businesses had been combined at the end of the previous reporting period or when they first came under common control, whichever is shorter.

 

Goodwill

 

Goodwill arising on an acquisition of a business is carried at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the business (see the accounting policy above) less accumulated impairment losses, if any.

 

For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Group’s cash-generating units (or groups of cash-generating units) that is expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, which represent the lowest level at which the goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes and not larger than an operating segment.

 

A cash-generating unit (or a group of cash-generating units) to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired. For goodwill arising on an acquisition in a reporting period, the cash-generating unit (or a group of cash-generating units) to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment before the end of that reporting period. If the recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill and then to the other assets on a pro-rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit (or a group of cash-generating units).

 

On disposal of the relevant cash-generating unit, the attributable amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the amount of profit or loss on disposal (or any of the cash-generating unit within group of cash generating units in which the Group monitors goodwill).

 

Revenue recognition

 

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenue is reduced for customer returns and discount.

 

Revenue is recognized when the amount of revenue can be reliably measured; when it is probable that future economic benefits will flow to the Group and when specific criteria have been met for each of the Group’s activities, as described below.

Revenue from the sales of goods is recognized when the goods are delivered and title has passed.

 

Membership income was recognized when the membership services are rendered.

Income from provision of tutoring and education services is recognized when the tutoring and educational services are rendered.

 

Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable, which is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial asset to that asset’s net carrying amount on initial recognition.

 

Dividend income from investments is recognized when the rights to receive payment have been established.

 

 

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Leasing

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

The Group as lessee

 

Assets held under finance leases are recognized as assets of the Group at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the consolidated statement of financial position as obligations under a finance lease.

 

Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognized immediately in profit or loss, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalized in accordance with the Group's general policy on borrowing costs (see the accounting policy below). Contingent rentals are recognized as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

 

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

 

In the event that lease incentives are received to enter into operating leases, such incentives are recognized as a liability. The aggregate benefit of incentives is recognized as a reduction of rental expense on a straight-line basis.

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated in the consolidated statement of financial position at costs less subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses, if any.

 

Depreciation is recognized so as to write-off the cost of assets less their residual values over their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line or reducing balance method. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

 

Assets held under finance leases are depreciated over their expected useful lives on the same basis as owned assets. However, when there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained by the end of the lease term, assets are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term and their useful lives.

 

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in profit or loss.

 

Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets acquired separately

 

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and any accumulated impairment losses.

 

Amortization for intangible assets with finite useful lives is recognized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful life and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis.

 

An intangible asset is derecognized on disposal, or when no future economic benefits are expected from use or disposal. Gains and losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset, measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, are recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized.

 

Provisions

 

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Group will be required to settle that obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows (where the effect of the time value of money is material).

 

Borrowing costs

 

All borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

 

Government grants

 

Government grants are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Group will comply with the conditions attaching to them and that the grants will be received.

 

Government grants are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Group recognizes as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Specifically, government grants whose primary condition is that the Group should purchase, construct or otherwise acquire non-current assets are recognized as a deduction from the carrying amount of the relevant asset in the consolidated statement of financial position and transferred to profit or loss on a systematic and rational basis over the useful lives of the related assets.

 

Government grants that are receivable as compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the Group with no future related costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they become receivable.

 

The benefit of a government loan at a below-market rate of interest is treated as a government grant, measured as the difference between proceeds received and the fair value of the loan based on prevailing market interest rates.

 

Retirement benefit costs

 

Payments to defined contribution plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions.

 

 

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Taxation

 

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

 

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from “profit (loss) before tax” as reported in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income because of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of each reporting period.

 

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax base used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Such deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit. In addition, deferred tax liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of goodwill.

 

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, except where the Group is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset is realized, b a s e d on t a x r a t e ( a nd t a x l a w s ) t h a t h a ve b e e n e n ac t e d o r s u b s t a n ti v e ly e n a c t e d by t he e n d o f t he r e p o r ti ng p e ri o d.

 

T he m ea s u r e m e nt o f d e f e rr e d t a x liabilities and assets r e f l e c t s t he t a x c on s e qu e n c e s t h a t w o u l d f o ll ow fr o m t he m a n n e r i n w h i c h t he G r oup e x p ec t s , a t t h e e nd of t he r e po r ti n g p e r i o d, t o recover or s e t t l e t h e c a rr y i n g a m o unt o f i t s assets and l i a b il i t i e s .

 

Current and d e f e rr e d t a x i s r e c o g n i z e d i n t o p r o f i t o r l o s s , e x c e pt w h e n they r e l a t e t o i t e m s t h a t a r e r e c o gn i z e d i n o t h e r c o m p r e h e n s i v e i n c o m e or d i r e c tl y i n e qu it y, i n w h i c h ca s e, t h e current and d e f e r r e d t a x are a l s o r e c ogn i z e d i n o t h e r c o m p r e h e n s i ve i n c o m e o r d i r e c t l y i n e q u it y r e s p e c t i v e l y.

Foreign currencies

 

In preparing the financial statements of each individual group entity, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency of that entity (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchanges prevailing on the dates of the transactions. At the end of the reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing on the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

 

Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items, and on the retranslation of monetary items, are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

 

For the purposes of presenting the consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Group’s operations are translated into the presentation currency of the Group (i.e. United State dollars) using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expenses items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuate significantly during the year, in which case, the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions are used. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity under the heading of translation reserve (attributable to non-controlling interest as appropriate).

 

On the disposal of a foreign operation (i.e. a disposal of the Group’s entire interest in a foreign operation, or a disposal involving loss of control over a subsidiary that includes a foreign operation, or a partial disposal of an interest in a joint arrangement or an associate that includes a foreign operation of which the retained interest becomes a financial assets), all of the exchange differences accumulated in equity in respect of that operation attributable to the owners of the Company are reclassified to profit or loss.

  

In addition, in relation to a partial disposal of a subsidiary that does not result in the Group losing control over the subsidiary, the proportionate share of accumulated exchange differences are re-attributed to non-controlling interests and are not recognized in profit or loss. For all other partial disposals (i.e. partial disposals of associates or joint arrangements that do not result in the Group losing significant influence or joint control), the proportionate share of the accumulated exchange differences is reclassified to profit or loss.

 

Goodwill and fair value adjustments on identifiable assets acquired arising on an acquisition of a foreign operation are treated as assets and liabilities of that foreign operation and translated at the rate of exchange prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Exchange differences arising are recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

Financial instruments

 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when a group entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

 

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

 

 

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Financial assets

 

Financial assets are classified into the following specified categories: financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”) and loans and receivables. The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of initial recognition. All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis. Regular way purchases or sales are purchases or sales of financial assets that require delivery of assets within the time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace.

 

Effective interest method

 

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a debt instrument and of allocating interest income over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the debt instrument, or, where appropriate, a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

 

Interest income is recognized on an effective interest basis for debt instruments.

 

Financial assets at FVTPL

 

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is held for trading.

 

A financial asset is classified as held for trading if:

 

  - it has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling in the near term; or

 

  - on initial recognition it is a part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that the Group manages together and has a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking; or

 

  - it is a derivative that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

 

Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss excludes any dividend or interest earned on the financial assets and is included in the “change in fair value of investment held for trading” line item in the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income. Fair value is determined in the manner described in Note 6(c) to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Loans and receivables

 

Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Subsequent to initial recognition, loans and receivables (including deposit and other receivables, loan receivables, amount due from a director and bank balances and cash) are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment.

Interest income is recognized by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables where the recognition of interest would be immaterial.

 

Impairment of financial assets

 

Financial assets, other than those at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired where there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the financial assets have been affected.

 

For all other financial assets, objective evidence of impairment could include:

 

  · significant financial difficulty of the issuer or counterparty; or

 

  · breach of contract, such as a default or delinquency in interest and principal payments; or

 

  · it becoming probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or financial re-organization; or

 

  · disappearance of an active market for that financial asset because of financial difficulties.

Objective evidence of impairment for a portfolio of receivables could include the Group’s past experience of collecting payments, an increase in the number of delayed payments, observable changes in national or local economic conditions that correlate with default on receivables.

 

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

 

For financial assets carried at cost, the amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such impairment loss will not be reversed in subsequent periods.

 

The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of other receivables, loan receivables and amount due from a director, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized in profit or loss. When an other receivable, a loan receivable or the amount due from a director is considered uncollectible, it is written-off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written-off are credited to profit or loss.

 

Impairment of financial assets - continued

 

For financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

 

 

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Financial liabilities and equity instruments

 

Debt and equity instruments issued by a group entity are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangements and the definitions of a financial liability and an equity instrument.

 

Equity instruments

 

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the Group after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

 

Effective interest method

 

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments (including all fees and points paid or received that form an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and other premiums or discounts) through the expected life of the financial liability, or, where appropriate, a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

 

Interest expense is recognized on an effective interest basis.

 

Financial liabilities at amortized cost

 

Financial liabilities including trade and other payables, amount due to a director / the holding company, other borrowing and obligations under a finance lease are subsequently measured at amortized cost, using the effective interest method.

 

Derecognition

 

The Group derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expired, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. If the Group neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Group recognizes its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for amounts it may have to pay. If the Group retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Group continues to recognize the financial asset and also recognizes a collateralized borrowing for the proceeds received.

 

On derecognition of a financial asset, the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity is recognized in profit or loss.

 

The Group derecognizes financial liabilities when, and only when, the Group’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or have expired. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid and payable is recognized in profit or loss.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Costs of inventories are determined on weighted average method. Net realizable value represents the estimated selling price for inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale.

 

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets other than goodwill

 

At the end of the reporting period, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets with finite useful lives to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the relevant asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss, if any.

 

When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an asset individually, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. When a reasonable and consistent basis of allocation can be identified, corporate assets are also allocated to individual cash-generating units, or otherwise they are allocated to the smallest group of cash-generating units for which a reasonable and consistent allocation basis can be identified.

 

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs of disposal and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset (or a cash-generating unit) for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

 

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or a cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or a cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. In allocating the impairment loss, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill (if applicable) and then to the other assets on a pro-rata basis based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. The carrying amount of an asset is not reduced below the highest of its fair value less costs of disposal (if measurable), its value in use (if determinable) and zero. The amount of the impairment loss that would otherwise have been allocated to the asset is allocated pro rata to the other assets of the unit. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

 

Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or a cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (or a cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

 

 

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  4. KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY
     

 

In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, which are described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

 

The followings are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of each reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial period.

 

  (a) Allowance for inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The Group reviews its inventory levels in order to identify slow-moving and obsolete items. When the Group identifies items of inventories which have a net realizable value lower than its carrying amount, the Group estimates the amount of allowance for inventories to net realizable value and recognized as an expense in that period. During the year ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, no inventories were stated at net realizable value.

 

If the net realizable value of inventories of the Group become lower than its carrying amount subsequently, an additional allowance may be required.

 

  (b) Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

The carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are reviewed annually and adjusted for impairment in accordance with IAS 36 Impairment of Assets whenever certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. In determining the impairment allowances, management considers objective evidence of impairment. Where the carrying amount may not be recoverable, a material impairment loss may arise. No impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets have been provided during the year ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

 

  (c) Estimated impairment of goodwill

 

Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated, which is the higher of the value-in-use or fair value less costs of disposal. The value-in-use calculation requires the Group to estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the cash-generating unit and a suitable discount rate in order to calculate the present value. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise. During the year ended September 30, 2017, no impairment loss (2016: US$39,596 and 2015: US$Nil) was recognized by the Group in respect of goodwill.

 

  (d) Depreciation of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets

 

The Group depreciated the property, plant and equipment on a straight-line and reducing balance method over the estimated useful lives, starting from the date on which the assets are placed into productive use, and amortized the intangible assets on a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives reflect the Directors’ best estimate of the periods that the Group intends to derive future economic benefits from the use of the Group’s property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, further details of which are set out in Notes 15 and 16 to the consolidated financial statements, respectively.

 

 

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5.     CAPITAL RISK MANAGEMENT

 

The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as a going concern while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance. The Group’s overall strategy remains unchanged throughout the Reporting Period.

 

The Group’s equity attributable to equity holder of the Group comprises of issued share capital and retained earnings.

 

The Directors review the capital structure on a regular basis. As part of this review, the Directors consider the cost of capital and the associated risk and take appropriate actions to adjust the Group’s capital structure.

 

 

6.     FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

(a)      Categories of financial instruments

 

At September 30

  2017 2016 2015
  US$ US$ US$
       
Financial assets      
Loan and receivables:      
Deposit and other receivables 618,729 683,287 580,428
Amount due from a director 577 308 -
Bank balances and cash 13,226,698 7,532,927 19,004,006
       
  13,846,004 8,216,522 19,584,434
       
Fair value through profit or loss:      
Investment held for trading 233,022 115,464 39,533
       
Total 14,079,026 8,331,986 19,623,967
       
Financial liabilities      
Financial liabilities at amortized cost:      
Trade and other payables 1,624,584 1,429,998 3,427,218
Amount due to a director 166,660 175,649 129
Amount due to the holding company 368,527 254,324 125,291
Other borrowing 489,019 - -
Obligations under a finance lease 60,908 - -
       
Total 2,709,698 1,859,971 3,552,638

 

(b)   Financial risk management objectives and policies

 

The Group’s major financial instruments include deposit and other receivables, investment held for trading, amount due from (to) a director / the holding company, bank balances and cash, trade and other payables, other borrowing and obligations under a finance lease. Details of the financial instruments are disclosed in respective notes. The risks associated with these financial instruments include market risk (currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The policies on how to mitigate these risks are set out below. The management manages and monitors these exposures to ensure appropriate measures are implemented on a timely and effective manner.

 

Market risk

(i)     Currency risk

 

The Group mainly operates in Japan and its major operating subsidiaries use JPY as its functional currency and most of the transactions denominated and settled in JPY. Hence, the Group do not have significant foreign currency exposure and no sensitivity analysis is presented.

 

(ii)     Interest rate risk

 

The Group is exposed to cash flow interest rate risk in relation to variable-rate bank balances, and also exposed to fair value interest rate risk in relation to fixed-rate other borrowing and obligations under a finance lease.

 

 

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(b)     Financial risk management objectives and policies - continued

 

Market risk - continued

(ii)    Interest rate risk - continued

 

The Group currently does not have an interest rate hedging policy. However, the management monitors interest rate exposure and will consider hedging significant interest rate exposure should the need arise.

 

The Directors considered the Group’s exposure to interest rate risk is not material. Hence, no interest rate sensitivity analysis is presented.

 

(iii)   Price risk

 

The Group is exposed to equity price risk arising from investment held for trading. The Group’s equity price risk is concentrated on listed equity securities quoted in the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The management manages this exposure by maintaining a portfolio of investments with different risks.

Sensitivity analysis

 

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to equity price risks at the end of the reporting period.

 

If the prices of the respective equity instruments had been 5% higher/lower, post-tax profit for the year ended September 30, 2017, post-tax loss for the year ended September 30, 2016 and post-tax profit for the year ended September 30, 2015 would increase/decrease, decrease/increase and increase/decrease by US$8,925, US$5,773 and US$1,473 respectively as a result of the changes in fair value of investments held for trading.

 

Credit risk

 

As at September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, the Group’s maximum exposure to credit risk which will cause a financial loss to the Group due to failure to discharge an obligation by the counterparties provided by the Group is arising from the carrying amount of the respective recognized financial assets as stated in the consolidated statement of financial position.

 

In order to minimize the credit risk, the management of the Group has credit approvals and other monitoring procedures to ensure that follow-up action is taken to recover overdue debts. In addition, the Group reviews the recoverable amount of each individual receivable at the end of each reporting period to ensure that adequate impairment losses are made for irrecoverable amounts. In this regard, the Directors consider that the Group’s credit risk on receivables is significantly reduced.

The credit risk on liquid funds is limited because the counterparties are banks with high credit ratings assigned by international credit-rating agencies.

 

 

Liquidity risk

 

In management of the liquidity risk, the Group monitors and maintains a level of cash and cash equivalents deemed adequate by the management to finance the Group’s operations and mitigate the effects of fluctuations in cash flows.

 

The Group’s liquidity position is monitored closely by management of the Group. The following table details the Group’s remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities. The table has been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Group can be required to pay.

 

Liquidity risk tables

 

The table includes both interest and principal cash flows. To the extent that interest flows are floating rate, the undiscounted amount is derived from interest rate as at the end of each of the reporting period.

 

 

Effective

interest rate

On demand or less than 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years

Total

undiscounted cash flow

 

Carrying

amounts

  % US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
             
2017            
             
Non-derivative financial liabilities            
Trade and other payables - 1,624,584 - - 1,624,584 1,624,584
Amount due to a director - 166,660 - - 166,660 166,660
Amount due to the holding company - 368,527 - - 368,527 368,527
Other borrowing 1 4,890 4,890 502,059 511,839 489,019
Obligations under a finance lease 1.9 10,328 10,328 43,624 64,280 60,908
             
    2,174,989 15,218 545,683 2,735,890 2,709,698

 

 

Effective

interest rate

On demand or less than 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years

Total

undiscounted cash flow

 

Carrying

amounts

  % US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
             
2016            
             
Non-derivative financial liabilities            
Trade and other payables - 1,348,910 81,088 - 1,429,998 1,429,998
Amount due to a director - 175,649 - - 175,649 175,649
Amount due to the holding company - 254,324 - - 254,324 254,324
             
    1,778,883 81,088 - 1,859,971 1,859,971

 

 

Effective

interest rate

On demand or less than 1 year 1-2 years 2-5 years

Total

undiscounted cash flow

 

Carrying

amounts

  % US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
             
2015            
             
Non-derivative financial liabilities            
Trade and other payables - 3,310,256 116,962 - 3,427,218 3,427,218
Amount due to a director - 129 - - 129 129
Amount due to the holding company - 125,291 - - 125,291 125,291
             
    3,435,676 116,962 - 3,552,638 3,552,638

 

 

 

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(c)   Fair value measurements of financial instruments

 

This note provides information about how the Group determines fair values of various financial assets and financial liabilities.

 

Fair value of the Group’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis

 

Some of the Group’s financial assets are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period. The following table gives information about how the fair values of these financial assets are determined (in particular, the valuation technique(s) and inputs used).

 

 

 

 

Fair value as at

 

Fair value

hierarchy

Valuation

technique(s)

and key inputs

  September 30, 2017 September 30, 2016 September 30, 2015    
  US$ US$ US$    
           
Financial assets          
Listed equity securities classified as investment held for trading

Listed equity

securities in

Japan –

233,022

Listed equity

securities in

Japan –

115,464

Listed equity

securities in

Japan –

39,533

Level 1 Quoted bid prices in an active market

 

There was no transfer between Level 1, 2 and 3 during the years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016.

 

The Directors consider that the carrying amounts of other financial assets and financial liabilities recorded at amortized cost in the consolidated financial statements approximate their values.

 

 

7.     REVENUE

 

An analysis of revenue for the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

   

Year ended September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Membership income   8,186,091 7,000,220 8,369,322
Educational products   28,465,867 15,491,937 34,238,934
Tuition income   178,051 74,215 -
Sale of health related products   30,273 33,033 -
         
    36,860,282 22,599,405 42,608,256

 

 

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8.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Information reported to the board of Directors, being the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), for the purposes of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance focuses on types of goods or services delivered or provided. This is also the basis upon which the Group is organized and specifically focuses on the Group’s operating divisions. No operating segments identified by the CODM have been aggregated in arriving at the reportable segments of the Group.

 

During the year ended September 30, 2016, “Sale of health related products” become a new operating activity of the Group upon the acquisition of Exceed World, Inc. and it is separately assessed by the CODM. Therefore, it is reported as a new reportable and operating segment.

 

Specifically, the Group’s reportable and operating segment under IFRS 8 is as follows:

 

e-learning educational services - provision of e-learning educational services and educational products through multilevel marketing and direct sale.

 

Sale of health related products - selling and distributing of health related products

 

For the year ended September 30, 2015, since e-learning educational services is the only operating and reportable segment of the Group, no further analysis thereof is presented.

 

Segment revenue and results

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s revenue and results by reportable and operating segments:

 

For the year ended September 30, 2017

    e-learning educational services

Sale of

health related products

Total
    US$ US$ US$
         
Revenue   36,830,009 30,273 36,860,282
         
Segment results   4,276,360 (61,443) 4,214,917
         
Unallocated corporate expenses       (128,751)
         
Profit before tax       4,086,166

 

For the year ended September 30, 2016

    e-learning educational services

Sale of

health related

products

Total
    US$ US$ US$
         
Revenue   22,566,372 33,033 22,599,405
         
Segment results   (4,770,611) (27,369) (4,797,980)
         
Unallocated corporate expenses       (113,746)
         
Loss before tax       (4,911,726)

 

 

Segment revenue reported above represents revenue generated from external customers. There were no inter-segment sales for the years ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016.

 

The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as the Group’s accounting policies described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements. Segment results represent the profit earned by (loss from) each segment without allocation of central administration costs. This is the measure reported to the CODM for the purposes of resource allocation and performance assessment.

  

 

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Segment assets and liabilities

 

The following is an analysis of the Group’s assets and liabilities by reportable and operating segments:

 

At September 30, 2017

    e-learning educational services

Sale of

health related products

Total
    US$ US$ US$
         
Segment assets   19,091,865 792,054 19,883,919
Unallocated corporate assets       28,060
         
Consolidated assets       19,911,979
         
Segment liabilities   4,806,026 880,437 5,686,463
Unallocated corporate liabilities       735,535
         
Consolidated liabilities       6,421,998

 

At September 30, 2016

    e-learning educational services

Sale of

health related

products

Total
    US$ US$ US$
         
Segment assets   14,984,119 147,987 15,132,106
Unallocated corporate assets       674,507
         
Consolidated assets       15,806,613
         
Segment liabilities   4,309,556 178,564 4,488,120
Unallocated corporate liabilities       263,168
         
Consolidated liabilities       4,751,288

 

 

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For the purposes of monitoring segment performance and allocating resources between segments:

 

- all assets are allocated to operating segments other than certain property, plant and equipment, certain other receivables, certain amount due from a director, tax recoverable, certain bank balances and cash; and

 

- all liabilities are allocated to operating segments other than certain other payables, income tax payables and amount due to the holding company.

 

Other segment information

 

For the year ended September 30, 2017

 

  e-learning educational services

Sale of

health related products

Unallocated

 

Consolidated

  US$ US$ US$ US$
Amounts included the measure of segment profit or loss or segment assets:        
         
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 110,394 - 345 110,739
Additions to property, plant and equipment 104,483 - - 104,483
Additions to intangible assets 118,570 674,333 - 792,903
Amortization of intangible asset 977,865 10,661 - 988,526
Finance costs 743 2,058 - 2,801
Other income 158,856 - - 158,856

 

For the year ended September 30, 2016

 

  e-learning educational services

Sale of

health related

products

Unallocated

 

Consolidated

  US$ US$ US$ US$
Amounts included the measure of segment profit or loss or segment assets:        
         
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 114,168 - 339 114,507
Additions to property, plant and equipment 75,817 - - 75,817
Additions to intangible asset 1,046,697 - - 1,046,697
Amortization of intangible asset 837,404 - - 837,404
Impairment loss recognized in respect of goodwill 39,596 - - 39,596
Other income 291,621 - - 291,621

 

 

Geographical information

 

The Group’s operation is located in Japan. All the revenue from external customers of the Group is generated from customers located in Japan. All the non-current assets of the Group are located in Japan.

 

Information about major customers

 

There was no single customer contributing over 10% of total revenue of the Group during the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

 

 

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  9. OTHER INCOME

 

 

Year ended September 30

  2017 2016 2015
  US$ US$ US$
       
Bank interest income 1,580 1,029 1,738
Lecture and training income 113,163 130,665 113,637
Government grants - 5,370 4,192
Dividend income 4,849 4,833 -
Sales of goods 15,430 80,677 30,561
Gain on disposal of intangible assets - - 17,024
Miscellaneous 23,834 69,047 12,165
       
  158,856 291,621 179,317

 

 

 

10. FINANCE COSTS

 

   

Year ended September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Interest on other borrowing   2,058 - -
Interest on obligations under a finance lease   743 - -
         
    2,801 - -

 

 

 

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11.       INCOME TAX EXPENSE (CREDIT )

 

   

Year ended September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Profits Tax        
- Current year   600,202 3,343 3,098,356
Deferred tax asset (Note 17)   (66,763) (52,231) (48,930)
         
    533,439 (48,888) 3,049,426

 

National income tax in Japan is charged at 15% with taxable income up to JPY8,000,000 and 23.4%, 23.9%, 25.5% at September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 respectively, with taxable income over JPY8,000,000. The Company’s subsidiaries were incorporated in Japan and is subject to Japanese national income tax, local corporate tax, business tax and corporate inhabitant taxes at the applicable tax rates on the taxable income as reported in their Japanese statutory accounts in accordance with the relevant enterprises income taxes laws applicable to foreign enterprises.

 

Hong Kong Profit Tax is calculated at 16.5% of the estimated assessable profits arising in Hong Kong for the year ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

 

The income tax expense for the year ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 can be reconciled to the profit (loss) before income tax per the statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income as follows:

 

 

Year ended September 30

  2017 2016 2015
  US$ US$ US$
       
Profit (loss) before income tax 4,086,166 (4,911,726) 8,221,963
       
Income tax at applicable tax rate 874,957 (1,298,160) 2,033,263
Tax effect of expenses not deductible for tax purpose 98,037 123,744 254,222
Tax effect of income not taxable for tax purpose (56,205) (163,737) (318,119)
Tax effect of tax losses not recognized 50,730 1,286,759 10,982
Utilization of tax losses previously not recognized (639,573) - -
Tax reduction for the year (40,216) - (898,257)
Others (Note) 245,709 2,506 1,967,335
       
Income tax expense (credit) 533,439 (48,888) 3,049,426

 

Note:

 

Others included local corporate tax charged at 4.4% on the national income tax, corporate inhabitant taxes are levied on income and on a per capita basis using the subsidiaries’ taxable income and the number of its employees as the tax base, and business tax are levied on a pro forma basis using the subsidiaries’ taxable income, added value and capital as the tax base.

 

 

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  12. PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR

 

   

Year ended September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$

Profit (loss) for the year has been arrived at after charging (crediting) :

 

       
         
Directors’ remuneration        
- Salaries, bonus and other benefits   1,328,405 1,271,598 1,180,006
- Contributions to defined contribution plans   29,694 27,740 25,158
Staff costs        
- Salaries, bonus and other benefits   1,852,563 1,595,810 1,042,379
- Contributions to defined contribution plans   221,271 203,012 149,808
Total staff costs   3,431,933 3,098,160 2,397,351
         
Auditor’s remuneration        
- Audit service   8,087 7,796 7,097
- Non-audit service   1,437 - 26,190
         
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment   110,739 114,507 206,669
Amortization of intangible assets recognized as cost of sales   971,714 831,274 469,554
Amortization of intangible assets recognized as administration expense   16,812 6,130 5,743

Impairment loss recognized in respect of loan

receivables

  - - 42,723
Impairment loss recognized in respect of goodwill   - 39,596 -
Cost of inventories recognized as an expense   1,752,343 1,230,883 2,607,374
Gain on disposal of intangible assets   - - (17,024)
Written-off of intangible assets   - - 41,080
Written-off of property, plant and equipment   - - 22,528
Bad debt of loan receivables   - - 60,786
Sales commission recognized as cost of sales   19,009,120 12,933,318 20,333,335
Minimum lease payment paid under operating leases in respect of:        
- rental premiums   381,222 346,111 289,028
- office equipment   16,115 11,069 8,576

 

 

13. DIVIDENDS

 

No dividend was paid or proposed for ordinary shareholders of the Company during the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, nor has any dividend been proposed since the end of the Reporting Period.

 

 

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14.   EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

The calculation of the basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to owners of the Company is based on profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company of US$3,564,307, loss for the year attributable to owners of the Company of US$4,862,673 and profit for the year attributable to owners of the Company of US$5,172,537 and the weighted average of 20,000,000, 20,000,000 and 20,000,000 ordinary shares of the Company in issue during the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 respectively.

 

No diluted earnings (loss) per share were presented as there was no dilutive potential ordinary share for the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

 

15.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

Leasehold

improvement

 

Equipment

Motor

vehicles

Total
  US$ US$ US$ US$
         
COST        
At October 1, 2014 56,403 572,254 54,425 683,082
Additions - 268,358 - 268,358
Written-off - (31,485) - (31,485)
Exchange adjustments (4,801) (49,813) (4,633) (59,247)
         
At September 30, 2015 51,602 759,314 49,792 860,708
Additions - 75,817 - 75,817
Written-off - (168,278) - (168,278)
Exchange adjustments 9,426 129,030 9,096 147,552
         
At September 30, 2016 61,028 795,883 58,888 915,799
Additions - 37,583 66,900 104,483
Exchange adjustments (6,045) (79,045) (6,493) (91,583)
         
At September 30, 2017 54,983 754,421 119,295 928,699
         
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION        
At October 1, 2014 3,760 175,661 31,560 210,981
Provided for the year 5,184 194,486 6,999 206,669
Eliminated on written-off - (8,957) - (8,957)
Exchange adjustments (344) (15,818) (2,720) (18,882)
         
At September 30, 2015 8,600 345,372 35,839 389,811
Provided for the year 5,534 103,975 4,998 114,507
Eliminated on written-off - (168,278) - (168,278)
Exchange adjustments 2,140 56,448 7,061 65,649
         
At September 30, 2016 16,274 337,517 47,898 401,689
Provided for the year 5,553 89,032 16,154 110,739
Exchange adjustments (1,666) (34,275) (4,906) (40,847)
         
At September 30, 2017 20,161 392,274 59,146 471,581
           
CARRYING VALUES          
At September 30, 2017 34,822 362,147 60,149 457,118  
           
At September 30, 2016 44,754 458,366 10,990 514,110  
           
At September 30, 2015 43,002 413,942 13,953 470,897  
                   

 

The above item of property, plant and equipment are depreciated at the following rates per annum:

 

Leasehold improvement Over the shorter of the lease terms or 10% on straight-line method

Equipment 13% to 67% on reducing balance method

Motor vehicles 33% on reducing balance method

 

At September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, carrying value of motor vehicle includes an amount of US$55,211, US$Nil and US$Nil in respect of assets held under a finance lease respectively (Note 27).

 

 

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16.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

  Software

Franchise

rights

 

Membership

Total
  US$ US$ US$ US$
         
COST        
At October 1, 2014 3,006,211 - 323,103 3,329,314
Additions 2,141,241 - - 2,141,241
Disposal - - (143,570) (143,570)
Written-off (1,081,887) - - (1,081,887)
Exchange adjustments (260,819) - (26,829) (287,648)
         
At September 30, 2015 3,804,746 - 152,704 3,957,450
Additions 1,046,697 - - 1,046,697
Exchange adjustments 802,545 - 27,894 830,439
         
At September 30, 2016 5,653,988 - 180,598 5,834,586
Additions 118,570 674,333 - 792,903
Written-off (123,249) - - (123,249)
Exchange adjustments (559,973) (6,955) (17,888) (584,816)
         
At September 30, 2017 5,089,336 667,378 162,710 5,919,424
         
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION        
At October 1, 2014 1,436,369 - 58,445 1,494,814
Provided for the year 469,554 - 5,743 475,297
Eliminated on disposal - - (31,107) (31,107)
Eliminated on written-off (1,040,807) - - (1,040,807)
Exchange adjustments (119,585) - (4,855) (124,440)
         
At September 30, 2015 745,531 - 28,226 773,757
Provided for the year 831,274 - 6,130 837,404
Exchange adjustments 221,586 - 5,785 227,371
         
At September 30, 2016 1,798,391 - 40,141 1,838,532
Provided for the year 971,714 10,661 6,151 988,526
Eliminated on written-off (123,249) - - (123,249)
Exchange adjustments (186,501) (111) (4,035) (190,647)
         
At September 30, 2017 2,460,355 10,550 42,257 2,513,162
         
CARRYING VALUES        
At September 30, 2017 2,628,981 656,828 120,453 3,406,262
         
At September 30, 2016 3,855,597 - 140,457 3,996,054
         
At September 30, 2015 3,059,215 - 124,478 3,183,693

 

The above item of intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis at the following rate per annum:

 

Software 20%

Franchise rights 6.67%

Membership 3.33% - 6.67%

 

 

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17.  DEFERRED TAX ASSET

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Deferred tax asset   195,908 144,074 73,120

 

The following are the deferred tax asset recognized and movements thereon during the years ended September 30, 3017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015:

 

  Prepaid insurance
  US$
   
At October 1, 2014 26,691
Exchange adjustments (2,501)
Credit to profit and loss (Note 11) 48,930
   
At September 30, 2015 73,120
Exchange adjustments 18,723
Credit to profit and loss (Note 11) 52,231
   
At September 30, 2016 144,074
Exchange adjustments (14,929)
Credit to profit and loss (Note 11) 66,763
   
At September 30, 2017 195,908

 

The Group has unused tax losses of US$2,558,367, US$5,113,224, US$43,930 at September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 respectively available for offset against future profits and will expire beginning in the year 2034. No deferred tax asset has been recognized in respect of the tax losses for the year ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 due to the unpredictability of future profit streams.

 

 

18.  GOODWILL

 

  US$
   
COST  
At October 1, 2014, September 30, 2015 and October 1, 2015 -
Arising on acquisition of a subsidiary (Note 33) 39,596
   
At September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2017 39,596
   
ACCUMULATED IMPAIRMENT  
At October 1, 2015 -
Impairment loss recognized 39,596
   
At September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2017 39,596
   
CARRYING VALUES  
At September 30, 2017 -
   
At September 30, 2016 -
   
At September 30, 2015 -

 

The acquisition of Exceed World, Inc. has been completed on January 12, 2016. The amount of goodwill arising on the acquisition of Exceed World, Inc. was US$39,596. Detail of the acquisition has been disclosed in Note 33.

 

As at January 12, 2016, Exceed World, Inc. had not yet commenced any operations and therefore the goodwill has not been allocated to a cash-generating unit for the year ended September 30, 2016 and impairment loss of US$39,596 represented the entire carrying amount of goodwill has been recognized to the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income during the year ended September 30, 2016.

 

 

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19.  INVENTORIES

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Educational products   1,204,342 1,158,832 1,414,650
Health related products   78,268 108,548 -
         
    1,282,610 1,267,380 1,414,650

 

20.  PREPAYMENT, DEPOSIT AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Non-current portion:        
Advance payment (Note)   - 92,611 293,460
Deposit paid for acquisition of intangible assets   343,698 384,790 328,152
         
    343,698 477,401 621,612
         
Current portion:        
Advance payment (Note)   164,443 391,315 238,302
Prepayment   326,612 428,568 465,776
Deposits   246,849 258,371 243,631
Tax recoverable   - 640,515 236,161
Others   28,182 40,126 8,645
         
    766,086 1,758,895 1,192,515

 

  Note : Advance payment represents amount paid for the usage of software but not yet started to be used for business at September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

 

  21. LOAN RECEIVABLES

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Unsecured loan receivables   45,310 50,291 42,523
Less: allowance for doubtful debts   (45,310) (50,291) (42,523)
         
    - - -

 

Movement in the allowance for doubtful debts for loan receivables:

 

  US$
   
At October 1, 2014 -
Impairment recognized 42,723
Exchange adjustments (200)
   
At September 30, 2015 and October 1, 2015 42,523
Exchange adjustments 7,768
   
At September 30, 2016 and October 1, 2016 50,291
Exchange adjustments (4,981)
   
At September 30, 2017 45,310

 

At September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, the loan receivables bear interest rate at 3% per annum. The terms of loans are 1 year. At September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, all the loans receivables are past due and impaired. The Group’s loan receivables are denominated in JPY.

 

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22.  AMOUNT DUE FROM (TO) A DIRECTOR / THE HOLDING COMPANY

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Amount due from a director        
Mr. Keiichi Koga   577 308 -
         
Amount due to a director        
Mr. Tomoo Yoshida   166,660 175,649 129
         
Amount due to the holding company        
Force Internationale Limited   368,527 254,324 125,291

 

At September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, the amount due from (to) a director / the holding company, are unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand.

 

 

23. INVESTMENT HELD FOR TRADING

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Listed securities:        
Equity securities listed in Japan   233,022 115,464 39,533

 

 

24.   BANK BALANCES AND CASH

 

Bank balance carry interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposits rates.

 

 

25.   TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Trade payables   650,080 20,675 891,577
Sales commission payables   449,937 750,464 1,591,340
Accrual of other tax and inhabitant tax   1,515,848 662,949 1,493,649
Accrual of advertising expenses   205,973 188,376 108,721
Other payables and accruals   318,594 470,483 835,580
         
    3,140,432 2,092,947 4,920,867

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Analyzed for reporting purposes as:        
- Current liabilities   3,140,432 2,011,859 4,803,905
- Non-current liabilities   - 81,088 116,962
         
    3,140,432 2,092,947 4,920,867

 

The following is an aged analysis of trade payables presented based on invoice date:

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
0 - 30 days   650,080 20,675 891,577

 

The credit period on purchase of products is 30 days.

 

 

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26. OTHER BORROWING

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Non-current:        
Other borrowing - unsecured   489,019 - -

 

At September 30, 2017, other borrowing is unsecured, interest bearing at 1% per annum and repayable on May 31, 2022. The other borrowing is denominated in JPY.

 

 

27. OBLIGATIONS UNDER A FINANCE LEASE

 

   

At September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Analyzed for reporting purposes as:        
- Current liability   9,244 - -
- Non-current liability   51,664 - -
         
    60,908 - -

 

During the year ended September 30, 2017, the Company leased a motor vehicle under a finance lease arrangement. The lease term is 5 years. Effective interest rate underlying the obligations under a finance lease is fixed at respective contract date at 1.9% per annum. It was classified as finance lease as the term of lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the leased asset to the Group.

 

 

 

Minimum

lease payments

Present value of

minimum lease payments

  2017 2016 2017 2016
  US$ US$ US$ US$
         
Obligations under finance lease payable:        
Within one year 10,328 - 9,244 -

Within a period of more than one year but not

more than two years

10,328 - 9,428 -

Within a period of more than two years but not

more than five years

43,624 - 42,236 -
  64,280 - 60,908 -
         
Less: future finance charges (3,372) - - -
         
Present value of lease obligations 60,908 - 60,908 -
         
Less: Amount due for settlement within one year (shown under current liabilities)     (9,244) -
         
Amount due for settlement after one year     51,664 -

 

The Group’s obligations under a finance lease are secured by the lessor’s charge over the leased asset.

 

The Group’s obligations under a finance lease are denominated in JPY.

 

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28.   SHARE CAPITAL

 

 

Number

of shares

 

Amount

    HK$
     
Issued and fully paid:    

Ordinary shares at September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016

and September 30, 2015

20,000,000 20,000,000
     
    Equivalent to
    US$
     
Shown in the financial statements as   2,577,000

 

 

29.   OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

 

As lessee

 

At the end of the reporting periods, the Group had commitments for future minimum lease payments payable under non-cancellable operating leases which fall due as follows:

 

   

Year ended September 30

    2017 2016 2015
    US$ US$ US$
         
Within one year   192,404 200,252 132,051
In the second to fifth years, inclusive   296,305 48,128 120,886
         
    488,709 248,380 252,937

 

Operating lease payments represent rental payables by the Group for certain of its office premises and equipment. Leases are negotiated and rentals are fixed for terms ranging for 2 - 4 years, for the years ended September 30, 2017, September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 respectively.

 

 

30.       RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

  (a) Details of the Company’s transactions and outstanding balances with related parties are set out in the consolidated statement of financial position and Notes 22, 33 and 34 to the consolidated financial statements, respectively.

 

  (b) Compensation of key management personnel

 

The key management of the Group comprises all the Directors, details of their remuneration are disclosed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements. The remuneration of the Directors is reference to the market trends.

 

 

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31.       PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES

 

General information of subsidiaries

 

Details of the subsidiaries directly and indirectly held by the Company at the end of the reporting periods are set out below:

 

Name of subsidiary Place of incorporation / operations Issued and fully paid share capital / class of shares held

Proportion of

ownership interest

held by the Company

Principal activities
      Directly Indirectly  
      2017 2016 2015 2017 2016 2015  
                   
e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. Japan

200 ordinary shares of

JPY50,000 each

100% 100% 100% - - -

Planning, development, sales of education materials and provide

e-learning educational services

                   
e-Communications Co., Ltd. Japan

200 ordinary shares of

JPY50,000 each

- - - 100% 100% 100% Provide e-learning educational services and sale of educational products
                   
Exceed World, Inc. (formerly known as Brilliant Acquisition, Inc.) (Note a) United States of America

20,000,000 ordinary

share of US$0.0001 each

- - - 74.5% 99.3% - Investment holding
                   

School TV Co., Ltd

(formerly known as E&F Co., Ltd.)

(Note a)

Japan 10 ordinary share of JPY50,000 each - - - 74.5% 99.3% - Provide sale and distribution of health related products, the promotion of third party consumer goods and services and RE/MAX business in Kanagawa, Okinawa and Tokyo
                   

 

Note :

 

(a) They were newly acquired during the year ended September 30, 2016. Details are disclosed in Note 33.

 

The changes in proportion of ownership interest held by the Group are disclosed in Note 34.

 

 

32.       NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

Details of non-wholly owned subsidiaries that have material non-controlling interests

 

The table below shows details of non-wholly owned subsidiaries of the Group that have material non-controlling interests:

Name of subsidiary

Place of incorporation

and principal place

of business

Proportion of

ownership interests

and voting rights

held by

non-controlling

interests

Loss allocated to

non-controlling

interests

Accumulated

non-controlling

interests

    2017 2016 2015 2017 2016 2015 2017 2016 2015
          US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
Exceed World, Inc. and its subsidiary, School TV Co., Ltd. (collectively referred to as “Exceed World Group”) United States of America/Japan 25.5% 0.7%

 

 

 

-

(11,580) (165)

 

 

 

-

(22, 538 ) (214)

 

 

 

-

 

Summarized financial information in respect of the Group’s subsidiaries that has material non -controlling interests is set out below. The summarized financial information below represents amounts before intra-group eliminations.

 

 

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Exceed World Group    
  2017 2016
  US$ US$
     
Current assets 135,226 147,987
     
Non-current assets 656,828 -
     
Current liabilities (169,137) (178,564)
     
Non-current liabilities (711,300) -
     
Equity attributable to owners of the Company (65,845) (30,363)
     
Non-controlling interests (22,538) (214)
     
Revenue 30,273 33,033
     
Expenses (91,716) (61,239)
     
Loss attributable to owners of the Company (49,863) (28,041)
     
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests of Exceed World, Inc. (11,580) (165)
     
Loss for the year (61,443) (28,206)
     

Other comprehensive income (expense) attributable to

owners of the Company

3,647 (1,988)
     

Other comprehensive expense attributable to

non-controlling interests of Exceed World, Inc.

(10) (6)
     
Other comprehensive income (expense) for the year 3,637 (1,994)
     
Total comprehensive expense attributable to owners of the Company (46,216) (30,029)
     
Total comprehensive expense attributable to non-controlling interests of Exceed World, Inc. (11,590) (171)
     
Total comprehensive expense for the year (57,806) (30,200)
     
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests - -
     
     
Net cash outflow from operating activities (32,555) (131,501)  
     
Net cash outflow from investing activities (674,333) -
     
Net cash inflow from financing activities 715,880 171,806
     
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (1,107) (1,895)
     
Net cash inflow 7,885 38,410
               

 

 

33.       ACQUISTION OF SUBSIDIARIES

 

For the year ended September 30, 2016

 

(a) Acquisition of Exceed World, Inc.

On January 12, 2016, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acquired 20,000,000 ordinary shares (i.e. 100% of issued share capital) of Exceed World, Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, from a third party at a consideration of US$34,900.

 

The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method. The amount of goodwill arising as a result of the acquisition was US$39,596. The Directors considered that Exceed World, Inc. became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Group and the financial performance of Exceed World, Inc. would be consolidated into the consolidated financial statements of the Group after the completion of the acquisition.

 

Exceed World, Inc. is an investment holding company with its shares are traded in the OTC Markets. The acquisition of this subsidiary was made as part of the Group’s strategy to explore new opportunities in new capital market.

 

Consideration transferred

 

  US$
   
Cash 34,900

 

Minimal acquisition-related cost of the transaction was incurred during the year ended September 30, 2016 and was recognized as administrative expenses.

 

 

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(a) Acquisition of Exceed World, Inc. - continued

 

Liabilities recognized at the date of the acquisition were as follows:

 

  US$
   
Other payables (4,696)
   
Net liabilities identified (4,696)

 

Goodwill arising on acquisition

 

  US$
   
Consideration transferred 34,900
Add: Net liabilities identified 4,696
   
Goodwill arising on acquisition 39,596

 

Goodwill arose in the acquisition of Exceed World, Inc. because the cost of the combination included a control premium. In addition, the consideration paid for the combination effectively included amounts for the benefit of allowing the Group to assess to the capital market of the United State of America. These benefits are not recognized separately from goodwill because they do not meet the recognition criteria for identifiable intangible assets.

 

None of the goodwill arising on the acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

 

Net cash outflow on acquisition of Exceed World, Inc.

 

  US$
   
Cash consideration paid 34,900

 

 

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Impact of acquisitions on the results of the Group

 

Included in the loss for the year ended September 30, 2016 is an aggregated loss of US$32,117 attributable to the additional business generated by Exceed World, Inc. No revenue was generated from Exceed World, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 2016.

 

Had the acquisition been completed on October 1, 2015, total group revenue for the year would have been US$22,599,405 and loss for the year would have been US$4,867,034. The pro forma information is for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily an indication of revenue and results of operations of the Group that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been completed on September 30, 2016, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.

 

(b) Acquisition of School TV Co., Ltd.

 

On February 29, 2016, Exceed World, Inc. entered into a stock purchase agreement with Mr. Tomoo Yoshida, the director and ultimate controlling party of the Company. Pursuant to the stock purchase agreement, on February 29, 2016, Tomoo Yoshida transferred to Exceed World, Inc. 10 shares of the common stock of School TV Co., Ltd., (“School TV”), a Japan corporation, which represents all of its issued and outstanding shares, in consideration of US$4,835. This is a merger of entities under common control and therefore all assets, liabilities and operations of School TV will be accounted for at their historical carryover basis and as if they had been combined since School TV’s inception on January 18, 2016 (the “Inception Date”). Both the Inception Date of School TV and that from inception through the date of acquisition that School TV had no revenue and nominal assets.

 

Following the completion of the acquisition on February 29, 2016, Exceed World, Inc gained a 100% interest in the issued and outstanding shares of School TV’s common stock and School TV became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exceed World, Inc.. Exceed World, Inc. is now the controlling and sole shareholder of School TV.

 

Net cash inflow on acquisition of School TV Co., Ltd.

 

  US$
   
Bank balances and cash 20,138

 

The consideration paid for the acquisition of School TV of US$4,835 was used to offset the amount due to the director, Mr. Tomoo Yoshida. The amount is due on demand and bear no interest.

 

 

34.   CHANGE OF GROUP’S INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES

 

For the year ended September 30, 2016

 

On April 1, 2016, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. sold 140,000 ordinary shares (i.e. 0.7% of issued share capital ) of Exceed World, Inc., to seven individuals at an aggregate cash consideration of JPY30,100 (equivalent to US$270) (the “First Disposal”).

 

Through the First Disposal, 20,000 ordinary shares (i.e. 0.1% of issued share capital ) of Exceed World, Inc. were sold to Mr. Tomoo Yoshida and Mr. Keiichi Koga each, who are the directors of the Company, respectively, at a cash consideration of JPY4,300 (equivalent to US$39).

 

Upon the completion of the First Disposal, the Group’s interest in Exceed World Group was diluted from 100% to 99.3%.

 

On August 9, 2016, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. sold 3,300 ordinary shares (i.e. 0.0165% of issued share capital ) of Exceed World, Inc., to 33 individuals at an aggregate cash consideration of JPY33,000 (equivalent to US$330) (the “Second Disposal”). Upon the completion of the Second Disposal, the Group’s interest in Exceed World Group was diluted from 99.3% to 99.2835%.

 

Since the First Disposal and Second Disposal did not result in a loss of control over the Exceed World Group, they were accounted for as equity transactions with the non-controlling interests and the differences between the proceeds received and carrying value of net assets disposed of in Exceed World Group amounted to US$643 was recognized in the other reserve of the Group. An aggregated amount of US$43 was debited to the non-controlling interests.

 

A summary of the financial impacts of the changes of interest in t he Exceed World Group is as follows:

 

  First Disposal Second Disposal Total
  US$ US$ US$
       
Proceeds received 270 330 600
Less: 0.7% carrying value of Exceed World Group 42 - 42
0.0165% carrying value of Exceed World Group - 1 1
       
Gain on partial disposal of interest in Exceed World Group 312 331 643

 

 

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For the year ended September 30, 2017

 

On October 28, 2016, Exceed World, Inc. with the approval of its board of directors and its majority shareholders, authorized to cancell 19,000,000 ordinary shares owned by e-Learning Laboratory Co, Ltd (the “Share Cancellation”). Upon the completion of the Share Cancellation, the Group’s interest in Exceed World Group was diluted from 99.2835% to 85.7%. Through the Share Cancellation, Mr. Tomoo Yoshida’s and Mr. Keiichi Koga’s interests in Exceed World Group, respectively, increased from 0.1% to 2%.

 

On October 28, 2016, Exceed World, Inc. performed a forward stock split, whereby every one ordinary share was automatically reclassified and changed into twenty ordinary shares (the “20-for-1 Forward Stock Split”).

 

During July 2017 and August 2017, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. sold 2,240,000 ordinary shares (i.e. 11.2% of issued share capital ) of Exceed World, Inc., to 24 individuals at an aggregate cash consideration of JPY4,261,000 (equivalent to US$38,263) (the “Third Disposal”). Upon the completion of the Third Disposal, the Group’s interest in Exceed World Group was diluted from 85.7% to 74.5%.

 

Through the Third Disposal, 1,000,000 ordinary shares (i.e. 5% of issued share capital ) of Exceed World, Inc. were sold to Mr. Tomoo Yoshida and Mr. Keiichi Koga each , at a cash consideration of JPY1,000,000 (equivalent to US$17,082). Upon the completion of the Third Disposal, Mr. Tomoo Yoshida’s and Mr. Keiichi Koga’s interests in Exceed World Group, respectively, increased from 2% to 7%.

 

Since the Share Cancellation and Third Disposal did not result in a loss of control over the Exceed World Group, they were accounted for as equity transactions with the non-controlling interests and the differences between the proceeds received and carrying value of net assets disposed of in Exceed World Group amounted to US$48,997 was recognized in the other reserve of the Group. An aggregated amount of US$10,734 was debited to the non-controlling interests.

 

A summary of the financial impacts of the changes of interest in t he Exceed World Group is as follows:

 

  Share Cancellation Third Disposal Total
  US$ US$ US$
       
Proceeds received - 38,263 38,263
Less: 13.6% carrying value of Exceed World Group 4,162 - 4,162
11.2% carrying value of Exceed World Group - 6,572 6,572
       
Gain on partial disposal of interest in Exceed World Group 4,162 44,835 48,997

 

 

35.       EVENTS AFTER THE END OF REPORTING PERIOD

 

On September 26, 2018, Force Internationale Limited (“Force Internationale”), the holding company of the Company, entered into a share purchase agreement with e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd (“e-Learning”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Under the share purchase agreement, e-Learning transferred its 74.5% interest in Exceed World, Inc. (“Exceed World”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, to Force Internationale. As consideration for this transfer, Force Internationale paid US$26,000 to e-Learning. Immediately subsequent, Exceed World entered into another share purchase agreement with Force Internationale to acquire 100% interest in the Company. In consideration of the agreement, Exceed World issued 12,700,000 common shares to Force Internationale. The results of these transaction are that Force Internationale is a 74.5% owner of Exceed World is a 100% owner of the Company.

 

 

36.   MAJOR NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS FOR TH FINANCE LEASE

 

During the year ended September 30, 2017, the Group entered into finance lease arrangement in respect of assets with a total capital value at the inception of the lease of US$66,900.

 

No major non-cash transactions incurred for the year ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

 

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Force International Holdings Limited

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

   

As of

June 30, 2018

As of

September 30, 2017

    US$ US$
    (Unaudited) (Audited)
ASSETS      
Current assets      
Cash and cash equivalents   13,773,034 13,226,698
Marketable securities   186,083 233,022
Account receivables   1,107 1,011
Inventories, net   496,669 1,282,610
Prepaid expenses   1,086,339 326,612
Due from related parties   24,076 -
Amount due from a director   - 577
Other current assets   285,498 438,463
Total current assets   15,852,806 15,508,993
       
Prepaid expenses   347,806 343,698
Deferred income tax assets   271,027 195,908
Fixed assets, net   386,037 457,118
Intangible assets, net   3,050,098 3,406,262
       
Total assets   19,907,774 19,911,979
       
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY      
Liabilities      
Current liabilities      
Account payables   903,240 1,100,017
Due to related parties   775,042 535,187
Accrued expenses   55,639 70,489
Deferred income   3,102,770 1,845,457
Other payables   1,764,352 1,969,926
Capital lease obligations - current portion   9,535 9,244
Income tax payable   - 350,995
Total current liabilities   6,610,578 5,881,315
       
Capital lease obligations - long-term portion   45,340 51,664
Long-term note payable   497,018 489,019
Long term accrued interest   5,799 -
Long term deferred income   2,396 -
       
Total liabilities   7,161,131 6,421,998
       
Stockholders’ equity      
Common stock   2,577,000 2,577,000
Additional paid-in capital   (2,438,979) (2,438,979)
Retained earnings   12,370,826 13,307,754
Accumulated other comprehensive income   299,968 66,744
       
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to owners of the Company   12,808,815 13,512,519
Non-controlling interests   (62,172) (22,538)
       
Total shareholders’ equity   12,746,643 13,489,981
       
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   19,907,774 19,911,979

 

See accompanying notes

  

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Force International Holdings Limited

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

    Nine months ended
    June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
    US$ US$
    (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
       
Revenue   19,795,079 29,820,580
Cost of revenues   (11,459,004) (17,952,569)
       
Gross profit   8,336,075 11,868,011
       
Operating expenses      
Selling, general and administrative expenses   (9,482,028) (8,019,384)
       
Total operating expenses   (9,482,028) (8,019,384)
       
(Loss) profit from operations   (1,145,953) 3,848,627
       
Other (expense) income      
Other income   141,812 122,013
Gain on disposal of a subsidiary   15,031 -
Change in fair value of marketable securities   (50,994) 43,591
Interest expense   (4,531) (425)
       
Total other (expense) income   101,318 165,179
       
(Loss) profit before tax   (1,044,635) 4,013,806
Income tax credit   68,045 41,869
       
Net (loss) profit   (976,590) 4,055,675
       
Other comprehensive income (expense)      
       
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:      
       
Exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations   233,252 (1,133,231)
       
Total comprehensive income (expense) for the period   (743,338) 2,922,444
       
(Loss) profit for the period attributable to:      
- Owners of the Company   (936,928) 4,055,903
- Non-controlling interests   (39,662) (228)
       
    (976,590) 4,055,675
       
Total comprehensive (expense) income attributable to:      
- Owners of the Company   (703,704) 2,922,672
- Non-controlling interests   (39,634) (228)
       
    (743,338) 2,922,444
       
(Loss) earnings per share      
Basic   (0.05) 0.20
Diluted   N/A N/A

 

See accompanying notes

 

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Force International Holdings Limited

Condensed Statement of Cash Flows

 

    Nine months ended
    June 30, 2018 June 30, 2017
    US$ US$
    (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net (loss) profit   (1,044,635) 4,013,806
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) profit to net cash from operating activities:
Amortization of intangible assets   746,974 735,064
Depreciation of fixed assets   78,340 79,027
Change in fair value of marketable securities   50,994 (43,591)
Loss on written-off of intangible assets   8,584 -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Inventories, net   806,919 156,317
Account receivables   (79) (5,130)
Prepaid expenses   (752,871) 24,217
Other current assets   136,061 742,738
Amount due from a director   586 (300)
Accrued expenses   (16,003) (38,846)
Accounts payables   (214,769) 912,606
Other payables   (237,794) 899,706
Deferred income   1,227,128 1,705,326
Long-term accrued interest   5,799 -
Long-term deferred income   2,396 -
Income tax payables   (360,607) 13,695
Net cash from operating activities   437,023 9,194,635
       
Cash flows from investing activities      
Payment for acquisition of intangible assets   (341,696) (707,690)
Payment for acquisition of fixed assets   - (37,460)
Net cash used in investing activities   (341,696) (745,150)
       
Cash flows from financing activities      
Advance from related parties   231,101 193,547
Repayment of a finance lease   (7,029) (3,642)
Proceeds from long-term note payable   - 489,542
Net cash provided by financing activities   224,072 679,447
       
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   226,937 (806,835)
       
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   546,336 8,322,097
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   13,226,698 7,532,927
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   13,773,034 15,855,024
       
Supplemental cash flow information      
Interest paid   3,055 440
Income taxes paid   356,736 -
       
Non-cash investing and financing activities      
Stock cancellation   - 38,000

 

See accompanying notes

 

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Force International Holdings Limited

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The unaudited condensed financial statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, have been recorded. The results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending September 30, 2018. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2017.

 

The accompanying condensed financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods, but are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be anticipated for the full year ending September 30, 2018.

 

There have been no changes to our significant accounting policies described in our audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, that have had a material impact on our condensed financial statements and related notes.

 

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include all accounts of the entities as of the reporting period ended dates and for the reporting periods as follows:

 

 

Name of consolidated subsidiaries

State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation of organization

Date of incorporation

for formation

Attributable

interest

       
e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. Japan September 6, 2002 100%
e-Communications Co., Ltd. Japan May 8, 2009 100%
Exceed World, Inc. The State of Delaware, U.S.A. November 25, 2014 74.5%
School TV Co., Ltd. Japan January 18, 2016 74.5%
Universe Incorporation Limited* Hong Kong January 12, 2017 100%

 

*: It had been disposed of during the nine months ended June 30, 2018.

 

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Non-controlling interests represents the minority equity investment in the Company’s subsidiaries, plus the minority investors’ share of the net operating results and other components of equity relating to the non-controlling interests.

 

As of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the aggregate non-controlling interests in Exceed World, Inc. and School TV Co., Ltd. were $62,172 and $22,538, respectively, which are separately disclosed on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

 

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USE OF ESTIMATES

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions made by management include allowance for inventories, impairment of plant and equipment, intangible assets, depreciation of plant and equipment and intangible assets. Operating results in the future could vary from the amounts derived from management’s estimates and assumptions.

 

CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

 

FAIR VALUE

 

The carrying value of the Group’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivables, investment held for trading and accounts payables, approximates fair values due to their short maturities.

 

REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Group recognizes revenue when it is realized or realizable and earned. The Group considers revenue realized or realizable and earned when all of the following criteria are met: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) the product has been shipped or the services have been rendered to the customer, (iii) the sales price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.

 

COST OF REVENUES

 

Cost of revenues consists of cost of inventory, sales commission to premium members, amortization of RE/MAX Japan franchise rights and other costs related to the lease of the franchise rights, and cost paid to Investech Co., all of which are directly attributable to the Group’s business practices.

 

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INCOME TAX

 

The Group follows Section 740-10-30 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are based on the differences between the condensed consolidated financial statements and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance to the extent management concludes it is more likely than not that the assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. The Group adopted section 740-10-25 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("Section 740-10-25"). Section 740-10-25 addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Under Section 740-10-25, the Group may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent (50%) likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION

 

The Group maintains its books and record in its local currency, Japanese YEN (“JPY”), which is a functional currency as being the primary currency of the economic environment in which its operation is conducted. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

 

The reporting currency of the Group is United States Dollars (“US$”) and the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statement”, assets and liabilities of the Group whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from translation of condensed consolidated financial statements are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income within the statements of shareholders’ equity.

 

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates:

 

  June 30, 2018 September 30, 2017 June 30, 2017 September 30, 2016
Current JPY: US$1 exchange rate 110.66 112.47 112.35

 

101.33

Average JPY: US$1 exchange rate 110.13 111.36 111.49

 

109.85

 

RECLASSIFICATION

 

Certain prior year amounts have been classified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings and condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-05, “Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118”. This ASU adds SEC paragraphs pursuant to the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which expresses the view of the staff regarding application of Topic 740, Income Taxes, in the reporting period that includes December 22, 2017 - the date on which the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law. The amendments are effective upon addition to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)” and issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance or implementation guidance between August 2015 and November 2017 within ASU 2015-04, ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, ASU 2016-12, ASU 2016-20, ASU 2017-13, and ASU 2017-14 (collectively, including ASU 2014-09, “ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. ASC 606 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted for periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Group elected to adopt the new standard effective October 1, 2018.

 

The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (modified retrospective method). The Group elected adopting the standard using the modified retrospective method. The Group has identified its revenue streams and assessed each for the impacts. The Group anticipates the adoption of Topic 606 will not have a material impact in the timing or amount of revenue recognized, including the presentation of revenues in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The Group continues to assess all potential impacts of the standard.

 

The Company has evaluated all other recent accounting pronouncements and believes that none of them will have a significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

 

NOTE 3 – INCOME TAXES

 

The Group conducts its major business in Japan and is subject to tax in this jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, the Group files tax returns that are subject to examination by the local tax authority.

 

National income tax in Japan is charged at 15% with taxable income up to JPY8,000,000 and 23.4% with taxable income over JPY8,000,000. The Company’s subsidiaries which incorporated in Japan and are subject to Japanese national income tax and city income tax at the applicable tax rates on the taxable income as reported in their Japanese statutory accounts in accordance with the relevant enterprises income tax laws applicable to foreign enterprises.

 

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United States

 

Exceed World, Inc., a subsidiary of the Company, is a Delaware corporation that is subject to U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income at a rate of up to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and U.S. corporate income tax on its taxable income of up to 35% for prior tax years. Recent U.S. federal tax legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Act”), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The 2017 Act significantly modified the U.S. Internal Revenue Code by, among other things, reducing the statutory U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017; limiting and/or eliminating many business deductions; migrating the U.S. to a territorial tax system with a one-time transition tax on a mandatory deemed repatriation of previously deferred foreign earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries; subject to certain limitations, generally eliminating U.S. corporate income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; and providing for new taxes on certain foreign earnings. Taxpayers may elect to pay the one-time transition tax over eight years or in a single lump sum.

 

The 2017 Act also includes provisions for a new tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) effective for tax years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2017. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”), subject to the possible use of foreign tax credits and a deduction equal to 50 percent to offset the income tax liability, subject to some limitations.

 

The Group’s management is still evaluating the effect of the 2017 Act on the Group. Management may update its judgment of that effect based on its continuing evaluation and on future regulations or guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and specific actions the Group may take in the future.

 

To the extent that portions of the Company’s U.S. taxable income, such as Subpart F income or GILTI, are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Group may be able to claim foreign tax credits to offset its U.S. income tax liabilities. If dividends that the Group receives from its subsidiaries are determined to be from sources outside of the U.S., subject to certain limitations, the Group will generally not be required to pay U.S. corporate income tax on those dividends. Any liabilities for U.S. corporate income tax will be accrued in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and estimated tax payments will be made when required by U.S. law.

 

One-Time Transition Tax Related to the 2017 Act

 

The Group estimated the amount of U.S. corporate income tax based on the deemed repatriation to the United States of the Group’s share of previously deferred earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries of the Group mandated by the 2017 Act. The Group retained an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2017 and therefore did not recognize any one-time transition tax. The actual impact of the 2017 Act on the Company may differ from management’s estimates, and management may update its judgments based on future regulations or guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and specific actions the Group may take in the future.

 

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NOTE 4 – LONG-TERM NOTE PAYABLE

 

On May 22, 2017, the Group entered into a loan agreement to borrow JPY55,000,000, or $492,346 from Mr. Toshihiro Hirai, the CEO of Actcall Inc., the 100% owner of Kidding Co., for the initial payment required upon the execution of the RE/MAX Regional Franchise Agreement entered on July 7, 2017. The loan will be mature on May 31, 2022 with an interest rate of 1% per annum due on maturity. For the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, the interest expense related to this note payable was $3,746 and $0, respectively.

 

NOTE 5 – CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

 

In March 2017, the Group executed a lease for a motor vehicle. The lease term is 60 months. The lease provides a motor vehicle and the total rent payable over the lease payable over the lease period is approximately $54,875 as at June 30, 2018 and $60,908 as at September 30, 2017.

 

The Group is considered for accounting purposes to be the owner of the motor vehicle during the lease period. As of June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the Group capitalized $67,323 and $66,239 of costs which is include in plant and equipment on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, respectively, and recognized a non-current liability of $45,340 and $51,664, respectively, with this motor vehicle lease. The obligation will be settled through monthly lease payments to the lessor once the lease term is complete.

 

NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS

 

Under the lease of franchise rights, the Group is subjected to the following potential payment commitments: (1) membership fee in the amount of JPY42,000 (approximately $400) per year per sales associate operating under the RE/MAX brokerage office franchised from the Group (“RE/MAX Office”); (2) monthly ongoing fees comprised of monthly fixed fees, in the amount of JPY60,000 (approximately $500) per RE/MAX Office, and monthly percentage fees, in the amount of 3% of the commission the Group charges from the RE/MAX Office; (3) monthly advertising fee of JPY10,000 (approximately $100) per RE/MAX Office; and (4) unconditional monthly fixed technology fee of JPY10,000 (approximately $100) per leased franchise right. The membership fee and monthly fixed fee are subjected to increase in every two years, and the monthly advertising fee is subjected to increase upon request and negotiation.

 

As of June 30, 2018, the Group granted RE/MAX franchise to one RE/MAX Office and had one sales associate under the franchise.

 

NOTE 7 – CONCENTRATIONS

 

Concentration of revenues

 

No user represented 10% or more of total revenue during the nine months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

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Exceed World, Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and related notes present the historical condensed combined financial information of Exceed World, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Exceed World", the "Company," "we," "our," "us" and similar terms unless the context indicates otherwise) and its wholly owned subsidiary (collectively referred to as the “Exceed World Group”) and Force International Holdings Limited ("Force Holdings"), which was incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Force Holdings Group”, together with the Exceed World Group known as the “Enlarged Group”), after giving effect to the merger of the Company and Force Holdings (the "Pro Forma Transaction"). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information gives effect to the Pro Forma Transaction based on the assumptions, reclassifications, and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 is presented as if the Pro Forma Transaction had occurred on June 30, 2018. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2017 is presented as if the Pro Forma Transaction had occurred on October 1, 2016. The historical Force Holdings financial information is adjusted to conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("US GAAP") and Exceed World's financial presentation as set out in Note 3 to these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The historical financial information is adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to give effect to pro forma events that are (1) directly attributable to the Pro Forma Transaction, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the condensed combined pro forma statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results.

 

We have accounted for the merger of Force Holdings in this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information using the merger accounting.

 

The unaudited pro forma adjustments are not necessarily indicative of or intended to represent the results that would have been achieved had the Pro Forma Transaction been consummated as of the dates indicated or that may be achieved in the future. The actual results reported by the combined companies in periods following the merger may differ significantly from those reflected in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for a number of reasons, including cost synergies and the effect of the incremental costs incurred to integrate the two companies.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information should be read in conjunction with (i) our historical audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017, (ii) our historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended June 30, 2018, (iii) the historical audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2017 and the historical unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 of Force Holdings, which are included in this Form 8-K.

 


Exceed World, Inc.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

 

      Pro Forma Adjustments  
 

Exceed

World

Group

Force

Holdings

Group

Note a Note c Note d Enlarged Group
  US$ US$ US$ US$ US$ US$
  (Unaudited) (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
             
ASSETS            
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents 31,839 13,773,034 (31,839) - - 13,773,034
Marketable securities - 186,083 - - - 186,083
Accounts receivable 1,107 1,107 (1,107) - - 1,107
Inventories, net 78,570 496,669 (78,570) - - 496,669
Prepaid expenses 1,634 1,086,339 (1,634) - - 1,086,339
Due from related parties - 24,076 26,000 - - 50,076
Other current assets - 285,498 - - - 285,498
             
Total current assets 113,150 15,852,806 (87,150) - - 15,878,806
Prepaid expenses - 347,806 - - - 347,806
Deferred income tax assets - 271,027 - - - 271,027
Fixed assets, net - 386,037 - - - 386,037
Intangible assets, net 633,656 3,050,098 (633,656) - - 3,050,098
             
Total assets 746,806 19,907,774 (720,806) - - 19,933,774
           
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Liabilities            
Current liabilities            
Accounts payable 5,470 903,240 (5,470) - - 903,240
Due to related parties 252,214 775,042 (252,214) - - 775,042
Accrued expenses 995 55,639 (995) - - 55,639
Deferred income 807 3,102,770 (807) - - 3,102,770
Other payables - 1,764,352 - - - 1,764,352
Current portion of capital lease obligations - 9,535 - - - 9,535
             
Total current liabilities 259,486 6,610,578 (259,486) - - 6,610,578
Capital lease obligations, long-term portion - 45,340 - - - 45,340
Long-term note payable 497,018 497,018 (497,018) - - 497,018
Long-term note payable – related party 225,917 - (225,917) - - -
Long term accrued interest 5,799 5,799 (5,799) - - 5,799
Long term deferred income 2,396 2,396 (2,396) - - 2,396
             
Total liabilities 990,616 7,161,131 (990,616) - - 7,161,131
             
Shareholders' (deficit) equity            
Preferred stock - - - - - -
Common stock 2,000 2,577,000 - 1,270 (2,577,000) 3,270
Additional paid-in capital 12,847 (2,438,979) - (1,270) 2,577,000 149,598
(Accumulated deficit) Retained earnings (259,565) 12,370,826 207,638

 

-

 

-

12,318,899
Accumulated other comprehensive income 908 299,968 - - - 300,876
             
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity attributable to owners of the company (243,810) 12,808,815 207,638

 

 

-

 

 

-

12,772,643
Non-controlling interests - (62,172) 62,172 - - -
             
Total shareholders' (deficit) equity (243,810) 12,746,643 269,810 - - 12,772,643
             
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 746,806 19,907,774 (720,806) - - 19,933,774

  


Exceed World, Inc.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

 

    Pro Forma Adjustments  
 

Exceed World

Group

Force

Holdings

Group

Note b Note b

 

 

Note c

Enlarged Group
  US$ US$ US$ US$   US$
  (Audited) (Audited)       (Unaudited)
Revenues 30,273 36,860,282 - (30,273)   36,860,282
Cost of revenues

 

(42,524)

 

(22,219,015)

 

-

 

42,524

 

 

(22,219,015)

             
Gross (loss) profit

 

(12,251)

 

14,641,267

 

-

 

12,251

 

 

14,641,267

             
Operating expenses            
Selling, general & administrative expenses (45,263) (10,841,436) - 45,263   (10,841,436)
             
Total operating expenses

 

(45,263)

 

(10,841,436)

 

-

 

45,263

 

 

(10,841,436)

             
(Loss) profit from operations

 

 

(57,514)

 

 

3,799,831

 

 

-

 

 

57,514

 

 

 

3,799,831

             
Other (expense) income            
Interest expense (3,929) (2,801) - 3,929   (2,801)
Change in fair value of marketable securities

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

130,280

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

130,280

Other income - 158,856 - -   158,856
Gain on disposal of a subsidiary - - 56,363 -   56,363
             
Total other (expense) income (3,929) 286,335 56,363 3,929   342,698
             
(Loss) income before income taxes

 

 

(61,443)

 

 

4,086,166

 

 

56,363

 

 

61,443

 

 

 

4,142,529

Income tax expense

 

-

 

(533,439)

 

-

 

-

 

 

(533,439)

             
Net (loss) income (61,443) 3,552,727 56,363 61,443   3,609,090
             
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders

 

 

 

(61,443)

 

 

 

3,564,307

 

 

 

56,363

 

 

 

61,443

 

 

 

 

3,620,670

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(11,580)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(11,580)

Net (loss) income (61,443) 3,552,727 56,363 61,443   3,609,090
             
Earnings (loss) per share            
Basic and Diluted (Note e) 0.00         0.11
             
Weighted average common stock

 

20,000,000

 

 

   

 

12,700,000

 

32,700,000

 

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

  1. Basis of Preparation

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Exceed World and Force Holdings for the year ended September 30, 2017, and the historical condensed consolidated financial statements of Exceed World and Force Holdings for the nine months ended June 30, 2018, after giving effect to the Pro Forma Transaction. As used herein, the term “Pro Forma Transaction” refers to the following: (i) the disposal of Exceed World by Force Holdings Group on September 26, 2018, and followed by the acquisition of Force Holdings Group by Exceed World on the same date, as further defined in the Share Purchase Agreement filed in Exceed World’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2018.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 is presented as if the Pro Forma Transaction occurred on June 30, 2018. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended September 30, 2017 is presented as if the Pro Forma Transactions occurred on October 1, 2016, the first day of Exceed World’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been presented for informational purposes only. The historical consolidated financial information has been adjusted to give effect to pro forma events that are (i) directly attributable to the transactions, (ii) factually supportable and (iii) with respect to the statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are not intended to represent or be indicative of the combined company’s results of operations or financial position that would have been reported had the Pro Forma Transaction been completed as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as a representation of the combined company’s future consolidated results of operations or financial position. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information do not reflect any operating efficiencies and cost savings that may be achieved with respect to the combined companies or the costs necessary to achieve these cost savings and operating synergies.

 

  2. Description of Transaction

 

On September 26, 2018, e-Learning Laboratory Co., Ltd. (“e-Learning”), a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Force Holdings, entered into a share purchase agreement with Force Internationale Limited (“Force Internationale”), the sole shareholder of Force Holdings, in which e-Learning agreed to sell and Force Internationale agreed to purchase 74.5% equity interest of Exceed World at a cash consideration of US$26,000.

 

On September 26, 2018, the same date, Force Internationale entered into a share purchase agreement with Exceed World, in which Force Internationale agreed to sell and Exceed World agreed to purchase 100% equity interest of Force Holdings at a consideration of US$12,700,000 by issuance of 12,700,000 common stock at US$1 each.

 

  3. Reclassification

 

During the preparation of this unaudited pro forma combined financial information, we performed an analysis of Force Holdings Group’s financial information to identify differences in their financial statements’ presentation compared with the presentation of Exceed World Group. At the time of preparing the unaudited pro forma combined financial information, other than the adjustments made herein, the Company is not aware of any other material reclassification differences.

 

Refer to the tables below for a summary of reclassification adjustments made to present Force Holdings Group’s consolidated statement of profit and loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended September 30, 2017, in conformity with that of Exceed World:

 

Presentation in Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information

Amount

US$

Presentation in Force Holdings Group’s IFRS financial statements
Cost of revenues 22,219,015 Cost of sales
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,120,970 Selling and distributions expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses 9,720,466 Administrative expenses
Change in fair value of marketable securities 130,280 Change in fair value of investment held for trading
Interest expense 2,801 Finance costs

 

  4. Accounting Policies

 

Force Holdings’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Exceed World has performed a preliminary review of Force Holdings’s accounting policies based on available information and discussions with Force Holdings’s management to determine whether any adjustments were necessary to ensure the comparability in the pro forma condensed combined financial statements with Exceed World’s accounting policies and with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Exceed World is not aware of any differences, at this time, that would have a material impact on the pro forma condensed combined financial statements. After the acquisition, Exceed World will perform a more detailed review of Force Holdings’s accounting policies. As a result of that review, differences in accounting policies may be identified that, when conformed, could have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

  5. Unaudited Pro Forma Adjustments

 

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are as follows:

 

  (a) This adjustment reflects the disposal of 74.5% equity interest of Exceed World by Force Holdings Group at a cash consideration of US$26,000 as if the disposal was occurred on June 30, 2018. The gain on disposal, which is recognized in profit or loss, is calculated as follow:

 

  US$
Cash consideration received 26,000
Total identifiable net liabilities disposed of 243,810
Non-controlling interests (62,172)
Gain on disposal 207,638

 

The amount US$26,000 was paid by Force Holdings on behalf of Force Internationale to e-Learning and there is no cash flow effect.

 

  (b) This adjustment reflects the disposal of 74.5% equity interest of Exceed World by Force Holdings Group at a cash consideration of US$26,000 as if the disposal was occurred on October 1, 2016, and the deconsolidation of the result of Exceed World Group by Force Holdings Group on October 1, 2016. The gain on disposal, which is recognized in profit or loss, is calculated as follow:

 

  US$
Cash consideration received 26,000
Total identifiable net liabilities disposed of 30,577
Non-controlling interests (214)
Gain on disposal 56,363

 

  (c) This adjustment reflects the consideration paid for the acquisition of Force Holdings Group by Exceed World at the consideration of US$12,7000,000 which will be satisfied by way of issuance of a total of 12,700,000 consideration shares (the “Consideration Shares”) by Exceed World to Force Internationale, at an issue price of US$1 per Consideration Share. As the fair value of the Consideration Shares at the date of completion of the Pro Forma Transaction (the “Completion Date”) may be substantially different from the closing price of the Company’s common stock at June 30, 2018, the actual fair value of the consideration may be different from those presented in the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

The effect to the Company’s common stock and additional paid-in capital in respect of the issue of 12,700,000 Consideration Shares by the Company with par value of US$0.0001 per share as follows:

 

  US$
Common stock  
-        Issuance of Consideration Shares  
   (being 12,700,000 shares of US$0.0001 each) 1,270
   
Additional paid-in capital  
-        Issuance of Consideration Shares  
   (being 12,700,000 shares x (US$0.75* -US$0.0001 each)

 

9,523,730

   Less: Merger effect (being 12,700,000 shares x US$0.75)

 

(9,525,000)

  (1,270)

 

*: For the preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, the Company has used the closing price of its shares at June 30, 2018 to calculate the fair value of the Consideration Shares.

 

On the completion date of the Pro Forma Transaction, the fair value of the Consideration Shares will have to be reassessed, based on the market price of the Company’s shares on the Completion Date.

 

  (d) This adjustment reflects the elimination of share capital of Force Holdings.

 

  (e) Pro forma net income per weighted average common shares outstanding is determined by dividing the pro forma net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, assuming the closing of the transactions described in Note 2 occurred on October 1, 2016.