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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

 

o     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 000-18730

 

DarkPulse, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

  87-0472109
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     

1345 Ave of the Americas, 2nd Floor

New York, NY

  10105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(800) 436-1436

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: None

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  o No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   Yes  o No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☒ No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☒ No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one)

 

Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company o    

 

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. o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  Yes  o No ☒

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based on the price at which the common equity was last sold on the OTC Markets on June 30, 2020 was approximately $321,837. For purposes of this computation only, all officers, directors and 10% or greater stockholders of the registrant are deemed to be affiliates.

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding as of April 10, 2021, was 4,689,762,151.

 

     

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Item Number and Caption Page
     
PART I
     
Item 1. Business 1
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 5
     
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 14
     
Item 2. Properties 14
     
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 14
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 15
     
PART II
     
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 16
     
Item 6 Selected Financial Data 17
     
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 17
     
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 20
     
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 21
     
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 21
     
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 21
     
Item 9B. Other Information 22
     
PART III
     
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 23
     
Item 11. Executive Compensation 25
     
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 26
     
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 27
     
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services 27
     
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules 28
     
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary 29
     
Signatures   30

 

 

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This annual report on Form 10-K for DarkPulse, Inc. and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements concern the Company’s anticipated results and developments in the Company’s operations in future periods, planned development of the Company’s technology, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, those statements including the words “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “believes” and similar language. Our actual results may differ significantly from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section “Risk Factors.” We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to the forward-looking statements or reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report.

 

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. These factors include among others: 

 

  · The unprecedented impact of COVID-19 pandemic on our business, customers, employees, subcontractors, consultants, service providers, stockholders, investors and other stakeholders;

 

  · Our ability to raise sufficient capital to fund the development of our technology and continue to fund operating expenses;

 

  · Our ability to get our technology to work in accordance with our technical specifications;

 

  · Our ability to attract customers to our products once they are developed;

 

  · Our ability to generate sales of our products once they are developed;

 

  · Our ability to attract and retain the necessary personnel with the expertise needed to ensure that we can operate the Company effectively;

 

  · Actions or inactions of third-party contractors and vendors;

 

  · Our ability to successfully patent and protect our intellectual property;

  

  · General economic conditions.

 

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect our forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the sections titled “Description of the Business”, “Risk Factors and Uncertainties”, and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis”. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We disclaim any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.

 

We qualify all the forward-looking statements contained in this annual report on Form 10-K by the foregoing cautionary statements.

 

 

 

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PART I

  

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

 

As used in this Annual Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Corporate Overview

 

Organization

 

DarkPulse, Inc. ("DPI", “DarkPulse” or the "Company") is a technology-security company incorporated in 1989 as Klever Marketing, Inc ("Klever"). Its principal wholly-owned subsidiary, DarkPulse Technologies Inc.  ("DPTI"), originally started as a technology spinout from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. DPI is comprised of two security platforms: Fiber and Ultra-High Sensitivity Sensors ("UHSS").

 

On April 27, 2018, Klever entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement” or the “Merger”) involving Klever as the surviving parent corporation and acquiring DPTI as its wholly-owned subsidiary. On July 18, 2018, the parties closed the Merger Agreement, as amended on July 7, 2018, and the name of the Company was subsequently changed to DarkPulse, Inc. With the change of control of the Company, the Merger was accounted for as a recapitalization in a manner similar to a reverse acquisition.

 

On July 20, 2018, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware, changing the name of the Company to “DarkPulse, Inc.” The Company filed a corporate action notification with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Company's ticker symbol was changed to “DPLS.”

 

The Company’s security and monitoring systems will be delivered in applications for critical infrastructure/ key resources such as but not limited to border security, pipelines, the oil and gas industry and mine safety. Current uses of fiber optic distributed sensor technology have been limited to quasi-static, long-term structural health monitoring due to the time required to obtain the data and its poor precision. The Company’s patented BOTDA dark-pulse sensor technology allows for the monitoring of highly dynamic environments due to its greater resolution and accuracy.

 

In December 2010 DPTI entered into an Assignment Agreement with the University of New Brunswick, Canada (the “University”), pursuant to which the University sold, transferred, and assigned to the Company certain patents related to the University’s BOTDA dark-pulse technology (the "Patents") in exchange for the issuance of a debenture to the University in the amount of C$1,500,000 (Canadian dollars).  In April 2017, DPTI issued a replacement debenture to the University in the amount of US$1,491,923 (the “Debenture”).  The Patents and the Debenture were initially recorded in the Company’s accounts at $1,491,923, based upon the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Canadian dollar on December 16, 2010, the date of the original debenture. In addition to the repayment of principal and interest, the Debenture requires DPTI to pay the University a two percent royalty on sales of any and all products or services which incorporate the Patents for a period of five years commencing on April 24, 2018, as well as to reimburse the University for its patent-related costs.

 

Our Business

 

The Company offers a full suite of engineering, installation and security management solutions to industries and governments. Coupled with our patented BOTDA dark-pulse technology (the “DarkPulse Technology”), DarkPulse provides its customers a comprehensive data stream of critical metrics for assessing the health and security of their infrastructure. Our comprehensive system provides for rapid, precise analysis and responsive activities predetermined by the end-user customer. 

 

Historically, distributed sensor systems have been too costly, slow and limited in their capabilities to attain widespread use. In addition, Brillouin-based sensors have been plagued with temperature and strain cross-sensitivity, i.e. the inability to distinguish between temperature and strain change along the same fiber. The loss of spatial resolution with an increase in fiber length has also limited the use of distributed sensor systems. Due to these shortcomings, existing technologies are unable to succeed within today’s dynamic environments, and needs for more advanced sensor technologies have remained unsatisfied.

 

 

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By contrast to existing technologies, the DarkPulse Technology is a distributed-fiber sensing system, based on dark-pulse Brillouin scattering, which reports in real-time on conditions such as temperature, stress, strain corrosion and structural health monitoring of Critical Infrastructure/Key Resources including Bridges, Buildings, Roadways pipelines and mining installations.

 

DarkPulse Technology’s differentiators from and advantages over existing technologies:

 

  · Real-time Reporting: Higher data acquisition speeds allowing for structural monitoring of dynamic systems
  · Cost to Customer: Significantly lower acquisition and operating costs
  · Precision: A greater magnitude of precision and spatial resolution than other systems currently available
  · Applications: Wider range of capabilities than other systems currently available
  · Power consumption: Lower power consumption than existing systems allowing for off-grid installations
  · Integration: Capable of integrating with existing systems
  · Central station monitoring/cloud based GUI

 

We believe that these key advantages should allow the Company not only to enter existing markets, but more importantly, to open new market opportunities with new applications. The Company intends to leverage new applications to target clients that have been unable to make use of distributed fiber optic technology to date.

 

Revenue Generation

 

We intend to generate revenue from the following sources:

 

  · Hardware equipment sales, warranties, service contracts and licensing to large enterprises and governments.

 

  · Recurring subscription fees paid by enterprise/government users for access to our 24/7 monitoring services of their critical infrastructure;

 

  · Recurring subscription fees paid by enterprise/government users for access to our applications by enterprises/governments;

 

  · Recurring subscription fees paid by enterprise users for access to data stored in the cloud that may be integrated into large, third-party providers such as Oracle, Google Cloud; and Microsoft; among others;

 

  · Recurring subscription fees paid by enterprise/government users who subscribe to bundled service offerings.

 

Our Market

 

Current uses of fiber optic distributed sensor technology have been limited to quasi-static, long-term structural health monitoring due to the time required to obtain the data and its poor precision. Our DarkPulse Technology allows for the monitoring of highly dynamic environments due to its magnitude of increased resolution and greater accuracy. The resulting high speed, real-time monitoring capabilities of our DarkPulse Technology should satisfy a broad range of existing and emerging requirements. Use of the DarkPulse Technology by our customers should result in lower production costs with increased sensing capabilities that can integrate with existing technology and be upgraded cost effectively.

 

Due to the characteristics of the fiber used in fiber optic sensing, the uses of our DarkPulse Technology are wide ranging. Optical fiber is hard-wearing, which allows it to be used in environments where other technologies fail (for example, at temperatures ranging from -40°C to 300°C and 1000psi). Additionally DarkPulse Technology’s sensors allow for live sensing due to the speed at which the analysis takes place.

 

 

 

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The Company’s management team is continually identifying markets in which our DarkPulse Technology may be readily applied. Once these markets (as described below) have been addressed, our DarkPulse Technology may be adapted and applied to new markets.

 

Structural Monitoring

 

  · Buildings and Skyscrapers
  · Bridges, Tunnels and Dams
  · Roads and Railway tracks

 

Temperature Sensing

 

  · Fire Alarm and Environment control
  · Low cost and maintenance
  · Long life span
  · Ability to withstand harsh working environment

 

Security & Defense

 

  · National Border Protection
  · Protection of Military and other sensitive installations

 

Consulting Services:

 

  · Consulting (as stand-alone or presales)
  · Post sales deployment and Support
  · Managed services (monitoring, etc.)

 

Additional Potential Markets:

 

  · Monitoring of composite structures in aircraft
  · Dynamic stress monitoring of runways
  · Dynamic ship hull stress monitoring, especially with a view to double-hull oil tankers
  · Smart grid and power conservation applications based on cooling and/or heat proximity – for instance, computer rooms, cell towers for heat soak
  · Monitor low temperatures as part of control systems
  · Monitoring of temperatures in extreme refrigeration environments
  · Avalanche early warning systems
  · Sea defense monitoring

 

 

 

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Marketing

 

We utilize our DarkPulse Technology as the foundation of our ongoing marketing initiatives. Most notably, the greater magnitude of increased capabilities DarkPulse Technology versus existing bright-pulsing technologies. Existing bright-pulse Brillouin-based sensors have historically been plagued with temperature and strain cross-sensitivity, i.e. the inability to distinguish between temperature and strain change along the same fiber. The loss of spatial resolution with an increase in fiber length is also a limiting factor for the use of distributed sensor systems. Because of these shortcomings, existing bright-pulse Brillouin-based technologies are unable to succeed within today’s dynamic environments, which coincides with our DarkPulse Technology’s increased capabilities over bright-pulse systems. Our marketing initiatives include daily, broad-based social media engagement; management of our website; email campaigns, and other ongoing initiatives designed to increase awareness of our products and services and drive conversion and adoption rates.

 

Competition

 

The overall optical sensing market is projected to reach USD $3.47 billion by 2023 from USD $1.13 billion in 2016, at a CAGR of 15.47% between 2017 and 2023.1 The Company is active in the optical sensing market, including Oil & Gas pipeline health monitoring, National Border Security applications, and the mining industry. We believe that fiber sensing applications which incorporate our DarkPulse Technology may provide significant competitive advantages over structural health monitoring applications offered by the long-term leaders in the field, such as Schlumberger, Hewlett-Packard, and Yokogawa, which collectively account for a significant portion of industry sales. These companies, as well as others, have numerous differences in feature sets and functionality, but all share certain basic attributes: a bright-pulse technology as the core of their systems architecture. An architecture designed using bright-pulsing technology has limited sensing capabilities and resolutions of one meter allowing for mostly long-term quasi-static deployments.

 

However, the Company utilizes its DarkPulse Technology allowing for multiple applications into those markets unavailable to companies using bright-pulse technology. While many of the companies using bright-pulse technology have attempted to incorporate various sensing techniques into a legacy technology, none have been able to offer the order of magnitude resolutions offered by our DarkPulse Technology. This magnitude in resolution coupled with the DarkPulse Technology’s increased data collection speeds allows our DarkPulse Technology to be installed into areas of the market that our competitors cannot. The Company’s future financial condition and operating results depend on its ability to provide a high-quality solution as well as increased distribution of the solutions in each of the markets in which it competes or intends to compete within.

 

The markets for the Company’s products and services are highly competitive and the Company is confronted by aggressive competition. These markets are characterized by frequent product introductions and rapid technological advances. The Company’s financial condition and operating results can be adversely affected by these and other industry-wide downward pressures on gross margins. Principal competitive factors important to the Company include price, product features, relative price and performance, product quality and reliability, marketing and distribution capability, service and support and corporate reputation.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Our policy is to protect our technology by, among other things, patents, trade secret protection and copyrights. We have taken security measures to protect our trade secrets and proprietary know-how, to the greatest extent possible. Our means of protecting our proprietary rights may not prove to be adequate and our competitors may independently develop technology or products that are similar to ours or that compete with ours. Trade secret, patent and copyright laws afford only certain protections for our technology and products. The laws of many countries do not protect our proprietary rights to as great an extent as do the laws of the United States. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Third parties may also design around our proprietary rights, which may render our protected technology and products less valuable, if the design around is favorably received in the marketplace.

 

In addition, any of our products or technology covered by patents or other intellectual property rights, could cause us to be subject to various legal actions. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade secrets, to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others, or to defend against claims of infringement, invalidity, misappropriation, or other claims.

 

Through DPTI’s April 2017 Intellectual Property agreement with the University, DPTI was sold, transferred, and assigned U.S. Patent Nos. 7,245,790, 8,643,829, and 9,534,965, each of which are related to our BOTDA dark-pulse technology. In addition, Canadian Patent No. 2,502,275 was also assigned.

 

 

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1 Optical Sensing Market by Industry (Aerospace & Defense, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Medical, Construction, and Consumer Electronics), Application, Method, and Geography - Global Forecast to 202\3 (https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/optical-sensing-market-197592599.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzrfanf7P4QIVA0GGCh3jlw7rEAAYASAAEgI9bvD_BwE)

 

 

 

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Suppliers

 

We currently rely on a full-time, dedicated, external team of experienced professionals for the coding and maintenance of our products.  We believe we have mitigated the associated risks of managing an external team of software and engineering development professionals by incorporating internal management and oversight, as well as appropriate systems, protocols, controls, and procedures and ensuring that we have access to additional qualified professionals to provide like or complementary services.

 

Government Regulation

 

Government regulation is not of significant concern for our business nor is government regulation expected to become an impediment to the business in the near- or mid-term as management is currently unaware of any planned or anticipated government regulation that would have a material impact on our business. Our management believes it currently possesses all requisite authority to conduct our business as described in this Annual Report.

 

Employees

 

As of April 10, 2021, we had one full-time employee and no part-time employees. 

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

 

Readers should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below.

 

Our failure to successfully address the risks and uncertainties described below would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations, and the trading price of our common stock may decline and investors may lose all or part of their investment. We cannot assure you that we will successfully address these risks or other unknown risks that may affect our business.

 

As an enterprise engaged in the development of new technology, our business is inherently risky.  Our common shares are considered speculative during the development of our new business operations. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out below.

 

Business interruptions, including any interruptions resulting from COVID-19, could significantly disrupt our operations and could have a material adverse impact on us if the situation continues.

 

Further, all employees, including our specialized technical staff, are working from home or in a virtual environment. The Company always maintains the ability for team members to work virtual and we will continue to stay virtual, until the applicable State and or the Federal government indicate the environment is safe to return to work.

 

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak which began in China at the beginning of 2020 has impacted various businesses throughout the world, including travel restrictions and the extended shutdown of certain businesses in impacted geographic regions. If the coronavirus outbreak situation should worsen, we may experience disruptions to our business including, but not limited to equipment, to our workforce, or to our business relationships with other third parties.

 

The extent to which the coronavirus impacts our operations or those of our third-party partners will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the duration of the outbreak, new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. Any such disruptions or losses we incur could have a material adverse effect on our financial results and our ability to conduct business as expected.

 

 

 

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If we default on the Convertible Debenture, the secured holder could take possession of our assets, including our patents and other intellectual property.

 

The Convertible Debenture (Secured) issued April 24, 2017, is secured by our assets, which includes our patents and other intellectual property. In the event that we default on the obligations in the Debenture, the secured holder could take possession of our assets, including our patents and other intellectual property. If this were to occur, investors would likely lose all of their investment.

 

We need to continue as a going concern if our business is to succeed.

 

Our independent registered public accounting firm reports on our audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, indicate that there are a number of factors that raise substantial risks about our ability to continue as a going concern. Such factors identified in the report are our accumulated deficit since inception, no sales recorded to date, our failure to attain profitable operations, the excess of liabilities over assets, and our dependence upon obtaining adequate additional financing to pay our liabilities. If we are not able to continue as a going concern, investors could lose their investments.

 

Because of the unique difficulties and uncertainties inherent in technology development, we face a risk of business failure.

 

Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by companies developing new technology and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the development of new technology with limited personnel and financial means. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated technical problems that extend the time and cost of product development, or unanticipated problems with the operation of our technology or that with which we are licensing that also extend the time and cost of product development.

 

If we do not obtain additional financing or sufficient revenues, our business will fail.

 

Our current operating funds are less than necessary to complete the full development and marketing of our DarkPulse Technology-based systems, and we will need to obtain additional financing in order to complete our business plan.   We currently have minimal operations and we are not currently generating revenue or net income.

 

Our business plan calls for significant expenses in connection with developing our DarkPulse Technology-based systems and paying our current obligations. The Company will require additional financing to execute its business plan through raising additional capital and/or beginning to generate revenue.

 

Obtaining additional financing is subject to a number of factors, including investor acceptance of our DarkPulse Technology and current financial condition as well as general market conditions.

 

These factors affect the timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing unavailable to us. And if additional financing is not arranged, the Company faces the risk of going out of business. The Company’s management is currently engaged in actively pursuing multiple financing options in order to obtain the capital necessary to execute the Company’s business plan.

 

The most likely source of future funds presently available to us is through the additional sale of private equity capital or through a convertible debt instrument. Any sale of share capital or conversion of convertible debt will most likely result in dilution to existing shareholders.

 

There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood we will prove successful, and we can provide investors with no assurance that we will generate any operating revenues or achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail. 

 

 

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Product development is a long, expensive and uncertain process.

 

The development of DarkPulse Technology-based systems is a costly, complex and time-consuming process, and the investment in product development often involves a long wait until a return, if any, is achieved on such investment. We continue to make significant investments in research and development relating to our DarkPulse Technology-based systems and our other businesses. Investments in new technology and processes are inherently speculative.

 

Successful technical development of our products does not guarantee successful commercialization.

 

We may successfully complete the technical development for one or all of our product development programs, but still fail to develop a commercially successful product for a number of reasons, including among others the following:

  

  · competing products;

 

  · ineffective distribution and marketing;

 

  · lack of sufficient cooperation from our partners; and

 

  · demonstrations of the products not aligning with or meeting customer needs.

 

Our success in the market for the products we develop will depend largely on our ability to prove our products’ capabilities. Upon demonstration, our products and/or technology may not have the capabilities they were designed to have or that we believed they would have. Furthermore, even if we do successfully demonstrate our products’ capabilities, potential customers may be more comfortable doing business with a larger, more established, more proven company than us. Moreover, competing products may prevent us from gaining wide market acceptance of our products. Significant revenue from new product investments may not be achieved for a number of years, if at all.

 

If we fail to protect our intellectual property rights, we could lose our ability to compete in the marketplace.

 

Our intellectual property and proprietary rights are important to our ability to remain competitive and for the success of our products and our business. We rely on a combination of patent, trademark and trade secret laws as well as confidentiality agreements and procedures, non-compete agreements and other contractual provisions to protect our intellectual property, other proprietary rights and our brand. We have confidentiality agreements in place with our consultants, customers and certain business suppliers and plan to require future employees to enter into confidentiality and non-compete agreements. We have little protection when we must rely on trade secrets and nondisclosure agreements. Our intellectual property rights may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by third parties. We may not be able to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our technical knowledge or other trade secrets by employees or competitors. Furthermore, our competitors may independently develop technologies and products that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technologies and/or products, which could result in decreased revenues. Moreover, the laws of foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the U.S. Litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights which could result in substantial costs to us and substantial diversion of management attention. If we do not adequately protect our intellectual property, our competitors could use it to enhance their products. Our inability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights could adversely affect our business and financial condition, and the value of our brand and other intangible assets.

 

 

 

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Other companies may claim that we infringe their intellectual property, which could materially increase our costs and harm our ability to generate future revenue and profit.

 

We do not believe that we infringe the proprietary rights of any third party, but claims of infringement are becoming increasingly common and third parties may assert infringement claims against us. It may be difficult or impossible to identify, prior to receipt of notice from a third party, the trade secrets, patent position or other intellectual property rights of a third party, either in the United States or in foreign jurisdictions. Any such assertion may result in litigation or may require us to obtain a license for the intellectual property rights of third parties. If we are required to obtain licenses to use any third party technology, we would have to pay royalties, which may significantly reduce any profit on our products. In addition, any such litigation could be expensive and disruptive to our ability to generate revenue or enter into new market opportunities. If any of our products were found to infringe other parties’ proprietary rights and we are unable to come to terms regarding a license with such parties, we may be forced to modify our products to make them non-infringing or to cease production of such products altogether.

 

The nature of our business involves significant risks and uncertainties that may not be covered by insurance or indemnity.

 

We develop and sell products where insurance or indemnification may not be available, including:

 

  · designing and developing products using advanced and unproven technologies in intelligence and homeland security applications that are intended to operate in high demand, high risk situations; and
  · designing and developing products to collect, distribute and analyze various types of information.

 

Failure of certain of our products could result in loss of life or property damage. Certain products may raise questions with respect to issues of privacy rights, civil liberties, intellectual property, trespass, conversion and similar concepts, which may raise new legal issues. Indemnification to cover potential claims or liabilities resulting from a failure of technologies developed or deployed may be available in certain circumstances but not in others. We are not able to maintain insurance to protect against all operational risks and uncertainties. Substantial claims resulting from an accident, failure of our product, or liability arising from our products in excess of any indemnity or insurance coverage (or for which indemnity or insurance is not available or was not obtained) could harm our financial condition, cash flows, and operating results. Any accident, even if fully covered or insured, could negatively affect our reputation among our customers and the public, and make it more difficult for us to compete effectively.

 

We are heavily reliant on Dennis O’Leary, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and the departure or loss of Dennis O’Leary could disrupt our business. 

 

The Company depends heavily on the continued efforts of Dennis O’Leary, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and director. Mr. O’Leary is essential to the Company’s strategic vision and day-to-day operations and would be difficult to replace. We currently do not have an employment agreement with Mr. O’Leary, thus we cannot be certain that he will desire to continue with us for the necessary time it will to complete the product development and initial sales channel development. The departure or loss of Mr. O’Leary, or the inability to hire and retain a qualified replacement, could negatively impact the Company’s ability to manage its business.

 

If we are unable to recruit and retain key management, technical and sales personnel, our business would be negatively affected.

 

For our business to be successful, we need to attract and retain highly qualified technical, management and sales personnel. The failure to recruit additional key personnel when needed with specific qualifications and on acceptable terms or to retain good relationships with our partners might impede our ability to continue to develop, commercialize and sell our products. To the extent the demand for skilled personnel exceeds supply, we could experience higher labor, recruiting and training costs in order to attract and retain such employees. We face competition for qualified personnel from other companies with significantly more resources available to them and thus may not be able to attract the level of personnel needed for our business to succeed.

 

 

 

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Material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting may, until remedied, cause errors in our financial statements or cause our filings with the SEC to not be timely.

 

The Company believes that material weaknesses exist in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, including those related to (i) our internal audit functions and (ii) a lack of segregation of duties within accounting functions. If our internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures are not effective, there may be errors in our financial statements that could require a restatement or our filings may not be timely made with the SEC. We intend to implement additional corporate governance and control measures to strengthen our control environment as we are able, but we may not achieve our desired objectives. Moreover, no control environment, no matter how well designed and operated, can prevent or detect all errors or fraud. We may identify material weaknesses and control deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting in the future that may require remediation and could lead investors losing confidence in our reported financial information, which could lead to a decline in our stock price.

 

Risks Related to Our Organization and Our Common Stock

 

Certain shareholders will be able to exert significant influence over us to the detriment of minority stockholders.

 

Our largest shareholder beneficially owns approximately 81.29 % of our outstanding common stock as of April 10, 2021, as calculated according to voting power. This stockholder will be able to exert significant influence on our management and affairs and all matters requiring stockholder approval, including significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing our change in control and might affect the market price of our common stock.

 

You may experience dilution of your ownership interests because of the future issuance of additional shares of our common or preferred stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common or preferred stock.

 

On July 1, 2019, the majority stockholders holding a majority of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 3,000,000,000 to 20,000,000,000. We are authorized to issue an aggregate of 20,000,000,000 shares of common stock and 2,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock. In the future, we may issue our authorized but previously unissued equity securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of our present stockholders. We may issue additional shares of our common stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for our common stock in connection with hiring or retaining employees, future acquisitions, future sales of our securities for capital raising purposes, or for other business purposes. The future issuance of any such additional shares of our common stock may create downward pressure on the trading price of the common stock. We will need to raise additional capital in the near future to meet our working capital needs, and there can be no assurance that we will not be required to issue additional shares, warrants or other convertible securities in the future in conjunction with these capital raising efforts, including at a price (or exercise or conversion prices) below the price an investor paid for stock.

 

 

 

 

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Because the SEC imposes additional sales practice requirements on brokers who deal in our shares that are penny stocks, some brokers may be unwilling to trade them. This means that investors may have difficulty reselling their shares and may cause the price of the shares to decline.

 

Our shares qualify as penny stocks and are covered by Section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell our securities in this offering or in the aftermarket. In particular, prior to selling a penny stock, broker/dealers must give the prospective customer a risk disclosure document that: contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; contains a description of the broker/dealers’ duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to violations of such duties or other requirements of Federal securities laws; contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including “bid” and “ask” prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask prices; contains the toll free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions established pursuant to section 15(A)(i); defines significant terms used in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and contains such other information, and is in such form (including language, type size, and format), as the SEC requires by rule or regulation. Further, for sales of our securities, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination and receive from you a written agreement before making a sale to you. Because of the imposition of the foregoing additional sales practices, it is possible that brokers will not want to make a market in our shares. This could prevent reselling of shares and may cause the price of the shares to decline.

 

We do not expect to declare or pay any dividends.

 

We have not declared or paid any dividends on our common stock since our inception, and we do not anticipate paying any such dividends for the foreseeable future.

 

Volatility of Stock Price.

 

Our common shares are currently publicly traded on the OTC Markets under the symbol “DPLS.” In the future, the trading price of our common shares may be subject to wide fluctuations. Trading prices of the common shares may fluctuate in response to a number of factors, many of which will be beyond our control. In addition, the stock market in general, and the market for sensor technology companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of such companies. Market and industry factors may adversely affect the market price of the common shares, regardless of our operating performance. Readers should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below before deciding whether to invest in shares of our common stock.

 

Our failure to successfully address the risks and uncertainties described below would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or results of operations, and the trading price of our common stock may decline and investors may lose all or part of their investment. We cannot assure you that we will successfully address these risks or other unknown risks that may affect our business.

 

As an enterprise engaged in the development of new technology, our business is inherently risky. Our common shares are considered speculative during the development of our new business operations. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out herein. As reported herein in “Item 5. Market For Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters”, the market price of our common stock has fluctuated significantly.

 

 

 

 

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Being a public company is expensive and administratively burdensome.

 

As a public reporting company, we are subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act and other federal securities laws, rules and regulations related thereto, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Complying with these laws and regulations requires the time and attention of our Board of Directors and management team, and increases our expenses. We estimate the Company will incur approximately $200,000 to $300,000 annually in connection with being a public company.

 

Among other things, we are required to:

 

  · maintain and evaluate a system of internal controls over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;
  · prepare and distribute periodic reports in compliance with our obligations under federal securities laws;
  · institute a more comprehensive compliance function, including with respect to corporate governance; and
  · involve, to a greater degree, our outside legal counsel and accountants in the above activities.

 

The costs of preparing and filing annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC and furnishing audited reports to stockholders are expensive and much greater than that of a privately-held company, and compliance with these rules and regulations may require us to hire additional financial reporting, internal controls and other finance personnel, and will involve a material increase in regulatory, legal and accounting expenses and the attention of management. There can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the applicable regulations in a timely manner, if at all. In addition, being a public company makes it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance. In the future, we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain this coverage.

 

If we fail to establish and maintain an effective system of internal control, we may not be able to report our financial results accurately or to prevent fraud. Any inability to report and file our financial results accurately and timely could harm our reputation and adversely impact the trading price of our common stock.

 

Effective internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and reputation with investors may be harmed. As a result, our small size and any current internal control deficiencies may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operation and access to capital. We have not performed an in-depth analysis to determine if historical un-discovered failures of internal controls exist, and may in the future discover areas of our internal control that need improvement.

 

Public company compliance may make it more difficult to attract and retain officers and directors.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. As a public company, we expect these new rules and regulations to increase our compliance costs in 2021 and beyond and to make certain activities more time consuming and costly. As a public company, we also expect that these new rules and regulations may make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance in the future and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors or as executive officers.

 

 

 

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You could lose all of your investment.

 

An investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Potential investors should be aware that the value of an investment in the Company may go down as well as up. In addition, there can be no certainty that the market value of an investment in the Company will fully reflect its underlying value. You could lose your entire investment.

 

The ability of our Board of Directors to issue additional stock may prevent or make more difficult certain transactions, including a sale or merger of the Company.

 

Our Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock with powers, rights and preferences designated by it. Shares of voting or convertible preferred stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control of the Company.  The ability of the Board of Directors to issue such additional shares of preferred stock, with rights and preferences it deems advisable, could discourage an attempt by a party to acquire control of the Company by tender offer or other means.  Such issuances could therefore deprive stockholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price for their shares in a tender offer or the temporary increase in market price that such an attempt could cause.  Moreover, the issuance of such additional shares of preferred stock to persons friendly to the Board of Directors could make it more difficult to remove incumbent officers and directors from office even if such change were to be favorable to stockholders generally.

 

Our stock may be traded infrequently and in low volumes, so you may be unable to sell your shares at or near the quoted bid prices if you need to sell your shares.

 

Until our common stock is listed on a national securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, we expect our common stock to remain eligible for quotation on the OTC Markets, or on another over-the-counter quotation system. In those venues, however, the shares of our common stock may trade infrequently and in low volumes, meaning that the number of persons interested in purchasing our common shares at or near bid prices at any given time may be relatively small or non-existent. An investor may find it difficult to obtain accurate quotations as to the market value of our common stock or to sell his or her shares at or near bid prices or at all. In addition, if we fail to meet the criteria set forth in SEC regulations, various requirements would be imposed by law on broker-dealers who sell our securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Consequently, such regulations may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling our common stock, which may further affect the liquidity of our common stock. This would also make it more difficult for us to raise capital.

 

There currently is no active public market for our common stock and there can be no assurance that an active public market will ever develop. Failure to develop or maintain a trading market could negatively affect the value of our common stock and make it difficult or impossible for you to sell your shares.

 

There is currently no active public market for shares of our common stock and one may never develop. Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets. The OTC Markets is a thinly traded market and lacks the liquidity of certain other public markets with which some investors may have more experience. We may not ever be able to satisfy the listing requirements for our common stock to be listed on a national securities exchange, which is often a more widely-traded and liquid market. Some, but not all, of the factors which may delay or prevent the listing of our common stock on a more widely-traded and liquid market include the following: our stockholders’ equity may be insufficient; the market value of our outstanding securities may be too low; our net income from operations may be too low; our common stock may not be sufficiently widely held; we may not be able to secure market makers for our common stock; and we may fail to meet the rules and requirements mandated by the several exchanges and markets to have our common stock listed. Should we fail to satisfy the initial listing standards of the national exchanges, or our common stock is otherwise rejected for listing, and remains listed on the OTC Markets or is suspended from the OTC Markets, the trading price of our common stock could suffer and the trading market for our common stock may be less liquid and our common stock price may be subject to increased volatility, making it difficult or impossible to sell shares of our common stock.

 

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Our stock price may be volatile.

 

The market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the following:

 

  · changes in our industry;
  · competitive pricing pressures;
  · our ability to obtain working capital financing;
  · additions or departures of key personnel;
  · sales of our common stock;
  · our ability to execute our business plan;
  · operating results that fall below expectations;
  · loss of any strategic relationship;
  · regulatory developments; and
  · economic and other external factors.

 

In addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

 

 

 

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Offers or availability for sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline.

 

If our stockholders sell substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, including upon the expiration of any statutory holding period under Rule 144, or issued upon the conversion of preferred stock or exercise of warrants, it could create a circumstance commonly referred to as an "overhang" and in anticipation of which the market price of our common stock could fall. The existence of an overhang, whether or not sales have occurred or are occurring, also could make more difficult our ability to raise additional financing through the sale of equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem reasonable or appropriate.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

 

On February 12, 2021, we entered into a Commercial Lease Agreement with the lessor for the lease of 2640 West Medtronic Way, Tempe, Arizona 85281. The term of the lease is for 12 months and the monthly rent is $2,000 per month for a total of $24,000.

  

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

On March 27, 2019, Thomas A. Cellucci, et al. v. DarkPulse, Inc. et al. (the “Complaint”) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by certain of the Company’s former executive officers, one also being a former director, and a non-employee shareholder (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”), against the Company, its sole officer and a director, and others, claiming that the Plaintiffs brought the action to protect their individual rights as minority shareholders, as improperly-ousted officers (other than the non-employee shareholder), and as an improperly-ousted director, seeking equitable relief, damages, recovery of unpaid salaries and other relief. The Plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking appointment of a receiver to carry out the operations of the Company, restraining the Company’s sole officer and a director from conducting business on behalf of the Company, and other emergency relief.

 

Following a hearing, the court denied the Plaintiffs’ motion. The Plaintiffs amended their complaint, and the Defendants moved to dismiss.

 

On February 28, 2020, the Court granted the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint. The Court granted Plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint consistent with the opinion and provided an explanation of the deficiencies that would need to be cured in the amended complaint. After numerous extensions, the Plaintiffs eventually filed a Second Amended Complaint. The Defendants moved to dismiss the motion and, on January 25, 2021, the Court dismissed the motion.

 

 

 

 

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It is the Company's position that the Complaint represents a frivolous harassment lawsuit, and the Company intends to file a motion to dismiss all claims made in the Complaint and intends to otherwise defend itself vigorously in this matter. The Company is also exploring filing counterclaims against the Plaintiffs in the action.

 

From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not currently involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. 

 

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Our common stock is traded on the OTC Markets under the trading symbol “DPLS.” The Company has 20,000,000,000 authorized common shares.

 

The following table sets forth the high and low bid of the Company’s Common Stock for each quarter within the past two completed fiscal years and the current year. The information below was provided from the OTC Markets and reflects the highest and lowest closing prices during each quarter.

 

2021:   High     Low  
First Quarter   $ 0.0510     $ 0.0007  

 

2020:   High     Low  
First Quarter   $ 0.0002     $ 0.0001  
Second Quarter   $ 0.0002     $ 0.0001  
Third Quarter   $ 0.0006     $ 0.0001  
Fourth Quarter   $ 0.0011     $ 0.0001  

 

2019:   High     Low  
First Quarter   $ 0.0500     $ 0.0035  
Second Quarter   $ 0.0062     $ 0.0005  
Third Quarter   $ 0.0008     $ 0.0001  
Fourth Quarter   $ 0.0003     $ 0.0001  

 

The number of shareholders of record of the Company's common stock as of April 10, 2021 was approximately 923.

 

The Company has not paid any cash dividends to date and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the present intention of management to utilize any available funds for the development of the Company's business.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

 

On September 2, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $47,850 with a $4,350 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 9% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. The Company received $40,000 net cash. This note was issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by reason of the exemption from registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(a)(2) thereof, and Rule 506(b) promulgated thereunder, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering. No selling commissions were paid in connection with the issuance of the note.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information 

 

As of December 31, 2020, there were no securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 

ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

 

Background

 

DarkPulse, Inc. (the “Company”) is a technology-security company created to develop, market and distribute a full suite of engineering, installation and security management solutions to industries and governments and has not commenced its planned principal operations. Coupled with our patented BOTDA dark-pulse technology (the “DarkPulse Technology”), DarkPulse provides its customers a comprehensive data stream of critical metrics for assessing the health and security of their infrastructure. Our comprehensive system provides for rapid, precise analysis and responsive activities predetermined by the end- user customer. The Company’s activities since inception have consisted principally of developing various solutions which the Company is currently testing, obtaining patents and trademarks related to its technology, and raising capital. The Company’s activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties including failing to secure additional funding needed to finalize development of the Company’s technology and to commercialize its product in a profitable manner.

 

Recent Events

 

Financings

 

On January 4, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $42,350 with a $3,850 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. The Company received $35,000 net cash.

 

On February 3, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $94,200 with a $15,700 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 4.5% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 81% of the lowest 2 trading prices of the Company's common stock during the 10 prior trading days. The Company received $75,000 net cash.

 

On February 18, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $76,200 with a $12,700 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 4.5% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 81% of the lowest 2 trading prices of the Company's common stock during the 10 prior trading days. The Company received $60,000 net cash.

 

 

 

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Going Concern

 

The Company generated net losses of $275,841 and $1,825,469 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company did not generate any revenue from product sales during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $3,241,567. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $337 of cash.

 

The Company will require additional funding during the next twelve months to finance the growth of its current operations and achieve its strategic objectives. These factors, as well as the uncertain conditions that the Company faces relative to capital raising activities, create substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is seeking to raise additional capital principally through private placement offerings and is targeting strategic partners in an effort to finalize the development of its products and begin generating revenues. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the success of future capital offerings or alternative financing arrangements and expansion of its operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Management is actively pursuing additional sources of financing sufficient to generate enough cash flow to fund its operations through calendar year 2021. However, management cannot make any assurances that such financing will be secured.

 

Results of Operations

 

Revenues

 

To date, the Company has not generated any operating revenues.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $287,497 or 52.6% to $258,739 from $546,236 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The primary reason for the overall decrease in general and administrative expense in the current year is a decrease in payroll and compensation of $168,758.

 

General and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $33,824 or 18.5% to $149,259 from $183,083 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The primary reason for the overall decrease in general and administrative expense in the current year is a decrease in professional fees.

 

Payroll and compensation expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to $187 from $168,945 or 99.9% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The primary reason for the overall decrease in payroll and compensation expense in the current year is a decrease in employees and a reduction in stock based compensation.

 

Amortization expenses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 remained constant at $51,028.

 

 

 

 

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Legal expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased $50,415 from $118,281 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase is related to ongoing litigation as described in more detail in Note 12 of the attached financial statements.

 

Debt transaction expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased $17,050 or 68.5% from $24,900 to $7,850. The primary reason for the decrease is related to the decrease in convertible notes entered into during 2020.

 

Other Income (Expense)

  

Total other expenses totaled $17,102 and $1,279,233 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $1,262,131 decrease is primarily attributed to the decrease recognized due to changes in the fair value of derivative instruments of $422,787, loss on convertible notes of $401,497 and a decrease in interest expense of $370,619.

 

Net Loss

 

As a result, net loss for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $1,549,627 to $275,842 from $1,825,469 for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Comprehensive (Loss) Gain

 

The Company recorded a loss for foreign currency translation adjustments for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $20,941 and a loss of $52,905 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The fluctuations of the increase/decrease is primarily attributed to the change in the value of the note recognized due to exchange rate variances. Comprehensive loss was $296,785 as compared to $1,878,374 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. At December 31, 2020, we had a cash balance of $337. Our working capital deficit is approximately $3,241,567 at December 31, 2020.

 

As of December 31, 2020, we had cash of $337, compared to $1,210 as of December 31, 2019. The Company currently does not have sufficient cash to fund its operations for the next 12 months and will require working capital to complete development, testing and marketing of its products and to pay for ongoing operating expenses. The Company anticipates adding consultants for technology development and the corresponding operations of the Company, but this will not occur prior to obtaining additional capital. Management is currently in the process of looking for additional investors. Currently, loans from banks or other lending sources for lines of credit or similar short-term borrowings are not available to the Company. The Company has been able to raise working capital to fund operations through the issuances of convertible notes or obtained through the issuance of the Company’s restricted common stock.

 

As of December 31, 2020, our current liabilities of $3,241,904 exceeded our current assets of $337 by $3,241,567.

 

 

 

 

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Operating Activities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash used by operating activities was $8,194, resulting from our net loss of $275,842 partially offset by non-cash expenses totaling $14,446 and increases in accounts payable of $195,951 and accrued liabilities of $72,892.

 

By comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2019, net cash used by operating activities was $171,604, resulting from our net loss of $1,825,469, partially offset by non-cash expenses totaling $259,824 and increases in accounts payable of $264,788 and a decrease in accrued liabilities of $145,234.

 

Investing Activities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash used by investing activities was $4,969, of capitalized patents costs of $4,969. During the year ended December 31, 2019, net cash used by investing activities was $54,930.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash used by financing activities was $4,096, comprised of proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable of $40,000, offset by repayments of related party notes payable of $44,096. During the year ended December 31, 2019, net cash provided by financing activities was $155,450, comprised of proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable of $180,100, partially offset by repayments of convertible notes payable of $24,650.

 

Factors That May Affect Future Results - Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains information based on management’s beliefs and forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to the following:

 

  · The Company may not obtain the equity funding or short-term borrowings necessary to market and launch its products.

 

  · The product development and launch may take longer to implement than planned or may not be successful.

 

0ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

The financial statements of the Company are included beginning on page F-1 immediately following the signature page to this report.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures for the Company, and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), due to certain material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as discussed below.

 

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting for the Company. Due to limited resources, Management conducted an evaluation of internal controls based on criteria established in 2013 Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). The results of this evaluation determined that our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of December 31, 2020, due to material weaknesses. A material weakness in internal control over financial reporting is defined as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those responsible for oversight of our financial reporting.

 

Management’s assessment identified the following material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting:

 

  · The small size of our Company limits our ability to achieve the desired level of separation of duties to achieve effective internal controls over financial reporting. We do not have a separate CEO and CFO, to review and oversee the financial policies and procedures of the Company, which does achieve a degree of separation. However, until such time as the Company is able to hire a Controller, we do not believe we meet the full requirement for separation.
     
  · We do not have a functional audit committee.
     
  · We have not achieved the desired level of documentation of our internal controls and procedures. When the Company obtains sufficient funding, this documentation will be strengthened through utilizing a third party consulting firm to assist management with its internal control documentation and further help to limit the possibility of any lapse in controls occurring.
     
  · We have not achieved the desired level of corporate governance to ensure that our accounting for all of our contractual and other agreements is in accordance with all of the relevant terms and conditions. Because of our limited capital resources, we sometimes formalize our agreements with certain contractors after the work is performed when additional resources become available to pay for the services.

 

 

 

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As a result of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described above, the Company’s management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2020, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the criteria in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the COSO.

 

The Company’s lack of current financial resources makes it impossible for the Company to hire the appropriate personnel needed to overcome these weaknesses and ensure that appropriate controls and separation of responsibilities of a larger organization exist. We also will continue to follow the standards for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) for internal control over financial reporting to include procedures that:

 

  · Pertain to the maintenance of records in reasonable detail accurately that fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company's assets;
     
  · Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Board of Directors; and
     
  · Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Despite the material weaknesses in financial reporting noted above, we believe that our financial statements included in this report fairly present our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the years presented in all material respects.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

The Company has taken limited steps to meet its Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Section 404 compliance requirements and implement procedures to assure financial reports are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and therefore fairly represent the results and condition of the Company. We are not materially compliant with the Section 404 requirements due to economic constraints.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

Executive Officers and Directors

 

The following table sets forth the name, age, and position of each executive officer and director of the Company:

 

Director's Name Age Position
Dennis O’Leary 58 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary & Treasurer
     
Dr. Anthony Brown 48 Director
     
Carl Eckel 63 Director

 

Dennis M. O’Leary, Chairman, CEO, President, CFO. Mr. O’Leary is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. O’Leary founded DarkPulse Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in 2010. Mr. O’Leary is a serial entrepreneur with significant international experience having founded Sulu Electric Power and Light Corp (Philippines), a firm with expertise in utility scale power generation and solar energy. He is the co-founder and Chairman of DarkPulse Technologies Inc., a firm developing specialized devices that monitor activities along national borders and provide structural health and safety monitoring of oil and gas pipelines. He holds extensive start-up experience including multiple exit strategies. Mr. O’Leary is an Ambassador for the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, and a Research Member of the NATO Science and Technology Organization. He served as a member of the Board at Arizona State University’s School of Engineering, Global Resolve as Chair of the Impact Committee. His previous employment includes the NYPD where he worked as a member of the Manhattan North Tactical Narcotics Team, which prosecuted establishments involved in the illegal distribution of narcotics. He was a member of a joint taskforce working with the DEA and USINS in the execution of warrants related to narcotics trafficking. While at the NYPD, he was assigned to the Department of Justice as a member of the FBI’s investigative team with internal designation C14. He is a licensed private pilot with turbine experience. Mr. O’Leary is not, and has not been during the past 5 years, the director of any other public companies.

 

Dr. Anthony Brown, Director. Dr. Brown is a physicist and scientist with extensive experience in the development of Brillouin scattering-based distributed fiber optic sensing. In 2010, Dr. Brown co-founded DarkPulse Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Dr. Brown has more than 25 years of research and lecturing experience gained at the University of New Brunswick (“UNB”), focusing primarily on the development of Brillouin scattering-based distributed fiber optic sensor technology. From 2001 to 2012, Dr. Brown served as an assistant professor and research associate at UNB. During Dr. Brown’s tenure at UNB, he was instrumental in developing numerous patents in the field of fiber optic sensing. From 2012 to 2015, Dr. Brown served as an Adjunct Professor at UNB. From 2013 through the present, Dr. Brown has served as a data scientist for Xplornet Communications, Inc. From 2018 through the present, Dr. Brown has served as a consultant for the Company. Dr. Brown received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from UNB in 1995, and a PhD in Physics from UNB in 2001. We believe that Dr. Brown should serve as a member of our Board of Directors due to his extensive experience in the development of Brillouin scattering-based distributed fiber optic sensing.

 

 

 

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Carl Eckel, Director. Mr. Eckel is a U.S. military veteran with over 35 years of defense communications system development and support experience. Mr. Eckel’s career began in the field of telecommunications operations and continued to evolve with the rapid advancements in telecommunications technologies. While serving in the United States Air Force from 1977 to 1985, Mr. Eckel was responsible for managing leased communications accounting, planning, user requirement changes, and system upgrades and replacements for critical Air Force Satellite Control Network (“AFSCN”) Programs at Onizuka AFS, until his honorable discharge in 1985. As a private civilian, from 1985 to 1992, Mr. Eckel served as a Database Systems Administrator and Site Integrator for Ford Aerospace / Loral where he was responsible for into customer communications requirements analysis and development of training for operations and maintenance of the classified and unclassified systems supporting all Space Shuttle and satellite activities. In 1993 recognizing the government’s need for quality affordable training for operations and maintenance of complex software and hardware communications systems, Mr. Eckel started a successful training development and delivery business that provided training to Washington D.C. area clients such as the Pentagon 7th CG, the White House Communications Agency. and PACAF based in Hawaii. Mr. Eckel worked for Allied Signal/Honeywell in 1995-96 as a Group Field Engineer maintaining critical Control Center and Remote Tracking Communications Equipment around the world, and then rejoining communications systems support with Lockheed from 1997 to 1998. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Eckel resumed support on the government side of the AFSCN serving initially in Network Security and Systems Integration. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Eckel served as a Deputy Maintenance Manager for ITT where he was responsible for maintenance of AFSCN mission control communications systems. From 2001 to 2013, Mr. Eckel served as a Site Manager, Program Manager, and Program Director for IITC / Nortel / PEC / Avaya Government Solutions where he held a team leadership role transitioning back into program management. With this transition Mr. Eckel was a part of establishing and delivering contract performance that netted 99-100% contract satisfaction award fees. Mr. Eckel advanced to program director level managing contract team activities, including subcontractors, at multiple locations supporting programs for the Air Force, Army, and NOAA/NWS. In early 2014, Mr. Eckel transitioned into the Oil and Gas Industry as a safety professional in support of pipeline integrity work, station work, and mainline projects for clients including Enbridge, Hess, Tesoro, MarkWest, TransCanada, Kinder Morgan, and Shell. From 2014 through the present, Mr. Eckel has served as a Safety Manager for Minnesota Limited, LLC where he is responsible for safety compliance, including field safety inspections, incident and accident investigation, and reporting. Mr. Eckel received a diploma in Communications Systems from the USAF Technical School in Shepherd AFB, TX. Mr. Eckel holds numerous certifications, including OSHA 500 – Authorized OSHA 10 and 30 hour trainer, OSHA 510 HAZWOPER, CPR/AED/First aid, DOT – CSA & HAZMAT Driver Training. We believe that Mr. Eckel should serve as a member of our Board of Directors due to his extensive management experience within the government and the private sectors in such areas and industries where the Company’s technology systems may be advantageously utilized.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

During the past ten years there have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any of our directors or executive officers, and none of these persons has been involved in any judicial or administrative proceedings resulting from involvement in mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity, any judicial or administrative proceedings based on violations of federal or state securities, commodities, banking or insurance laws or regulations, or any disciplinary sanctions or orders imposed by a stock, commodities or derivatives exchange or other self-regulatory organization. 

 

 

 

 

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Family Relationships

 

There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers. 

 

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the Commission reports regarding initial ownership and changes in ownership. Directors, executive officers, and greater than 10% stockholders are required by the Commission to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

 

The Company is not aware of any common stock transactions during the year ended December 31, 2020 for which either Forms 4 or Forms 5 were required to be filed.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have not adopted a formal, written code of ethics due to a small number of members of management, lack of previous business operations, and lack of resources. We plan to adopt a Code of Ethics during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. 

 

Audit Committee

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company did not have a functioning Audit Committee. The Company’s management is currently reviewing the Company’s SEC filings and relying on outside experts to assist with this process.

 

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

Summary Compensation

 

The following table shows the executive compensation paid to our named executive officers and directors for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Name and Principal Position   Year Ended Dec 31,     Salary (1)     Total  
Dennis O’Leary     2020     $ 0     $ 0  
Chairman/CEO and Director     2019     $ 18,000     $ 18,000  
Dr. Anthony Brown     2020     $ 0     $ 0  
Director     2019     $ 0     $ 0  
Carl Eckel     2020     $ 0     $ 0  
Director     2019     $ 0     $ 0  

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(1) The Company accrued $0 and $18,000 for compensation for Mr. O’Leary during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, of which $0 has been paid, respectively.

 

Equity Awards

 

As of December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding equity awards.

 

 

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ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS 

 

Principal Shareholders

 

The table below sets forth information as to our Directors and Executive Officers and each person owning of record or was known by the Company to own beneficially shares of stock greater than 5% of the 4,088,850,391 (4,088,762,156 common plus 88,235 preferred) votes as of December 31, 2020. The table includes preferred stock that is convertible into common stock and information as to the ownership of the Company's Stock by each of its directors and executive officers and by the directors and executive officers as a group. There were no stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2020. Except as otherwise indicated, all shares are owned directly, and the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to shares shown as beneficially owned by them.

  

Name and Address   Nature of     Shares     Percent of  
of Beneficial Owners   Ownership     Owned     Common  
                   
Directors, Executive Officers and >5% Stock Owners                        
                         
Dennis O’Leary (through Fantastic Northamerica, LLC)     Direct              
1345 Avenue of the Americas     Preferred       21,853,351,983       81.29%  
2nd Floor     Total       21,853,351,983       81.29%  
New York, NY 10105                        
Dr. Anthony Brown     Direct              
1345 Avenue of the Americas     Preferred       5,633,455,712       27.42%  
2nd Floor     Total       5,633,455,712       27.42%  
New York, NY 10105                        
Carl Eckel     Direct              
1345 Avenue of the Americas     Preferred              
2nd Floor     Total              
New York, NY 10105                        
                         
Total             27,486,807,695       82.52%  

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

Accrued Compensation

 

Dennis M. O’Leary, the Company’s CEO, accrued $0 and $18,000 for compensation for the CEO during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, of which $0 and $0 were paid, respectively. 

 

Director Independence

 

A Director is considered independent if the Board affirmatively determines that the director (or an immediate family member) does not have any direct or indirect material relationship with us or our affiliates or any member of our senior management or his or her affiliates. The term “affiliate” means any corporation or other entity that controls, is controlled by, or under common control with us, evidenced by the power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors or comparable governing body of such entity. The term “immediate family member” means spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers- and fathers-in-law, sons- and daughters-in law, brothers- and sisters-in-laws and anyone (other than domestic employees) sharing the director’s home.

 

In accordance with these guidelines, the Board has determined that current Board members Eckel and Brown are independent directors. 

 

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

Audit Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audits of our financial statements, reviews of our interim financial statements included in quarterly reports, services performed in connection with filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission, and related other services that were provided by Boyle CPA (“Boyle”) in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

The following is a summary of the fees incurred by the Company to Boyle for professional services rendered for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

Service   2020     2019  
Audit Fees   $ 10,000     $ 8,000  
Audit-Related Fees            
Total   $ 10,000     $ 8,000  

 

Tax Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and local tax compliance and consultation in connection with various transactions. There were no tax fees incurred by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Board of Directors Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditors

 

The Board of Directors may pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent auditors. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services as allowed by law or regulation. Pre-approval is generally provided for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specifically approved amount. The independent auditors and management are required to periodically evaluate the extent of services provided by the independent auditors in accordance with this pre-approval and the fees incurred to date. The Board of Directors may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis.

 

The Board of Directors pre-approved 100% of the Company’s 2020 and 2019 audit fees, audit-related fees and all other fees.

 

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are included as part of this report:

 

Exhibit

Number

Title of Document
   
2.1 Form of Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Klever Marketing, Inc., DarkPulse Technologies Inc. and DPTH Acquisition Corporation dated April 27, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed May 1, 2018)
   
2.2 Form of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Klever Marketing, Inc., DarkPulse Technologies Inc. and DPTH Acquisition Corporation dated June 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K/A filed July 13, 2018)
   
2.3 Form of Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Klever Marketing, Inc., DarkPulse Technologies Inc. and DPTH Acquisition Corporation dated August 17, 2018, effective as of July 18, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed August 21, 2018)
   
3.01 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Klever Marketing, Inc. a Delaware corporation (incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed June 20, 1997)
   
3.02 Amended Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed March 29, 2001)
   
3.03 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed July 24, 2018)
   
3.04 Certificate of Designation of Series D Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed July 24, 2018)
   
3.05  Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed February 5, 2019
   
3.06 Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed February 20, 2020
   
4.01 Convertible Promissory Note dated July 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 10-Q filed August 15, 2018)
   
4.02 Convertible Promissory Note dated July 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Form 10-Q filed August 15, 2018)
   
4.03 Convertible Promissory Note dated July 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Form 10-Q filed August 15, 2018)
   
4.04 Convertible Promissory Note dated July 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to Form 10-Q filed August 15, 2018)
   
4.05 Convertible Promissory Note dated July 17, 2018, effective July 18, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to Form 10-Q filed August 15, 2018)

 

 

 

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4.06 Convertible Promissory Note dated July 24, 2018, and effective July 27, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to Form 10-Q filed August 15, 2018)
   
4.07 Convertible Promissory Note dated August 20, 2018, effective August 24, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed August 27, 2018)
   
4.08 Convertible Promissory Note issued to EMA dated September 25, 2018, effective September 28, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed October 5, 2018)
   
4.09 Convertible Promissory Note issued to Auctus dated September 25, 2018, effective September 27, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed October 5, 2018)
   
4.10 Convertible Promissory Note issued to FirstFire dated September 24, 2018, and effective October 9, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed October 15, 2018)
   
4.11 8% Convertible Redeemable Note issued to GS Capital Partners, LLC dated January 10, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed January 15, 2019)
   
4.12 Form of Convertible Promissory Note issued to Crown Bridge Partners, LLC dated February 5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed February 14, 2019)
   
4.13 Convertible Promissory Note issued to Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. dated September 2, 2020
   
10.01 Securities Purchase Agreement by and between DarkPulse, Inc. and GS Capital Partners, LLC dated January 10, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed January 15, 2019)
   
10.02 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement between DarkPulse, Inc. and Crown Bridge Partners, LLC dated February 5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed February 14, 2019)
   
10.03 Securities Purchase Agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. dated September 2, 2020
   
10.04 Consulting Agreement effective December 23, 2020 with Faisal Farooqui
   
10.05 Assignment Agreement with the University of New Brunswick, Canada
   
10.06 Convertible Debenture (Secured) Issued April 24, 2017
   
16.1 Letter from Haynie & Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to Form 8-K filed March 11, 2019)
   
21.1 List of Subsidiaries
   
31.1 Certification of President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act.
   
32.1 Certification of President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document

 

ITEM 16.  FORM 10-K SUMMARY

 

None.

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  DARKPULSE, INC.  
       
Dated:  April 15, 2021 By: /s/ Dennis M. O’Leary  
    Dennis M. O’Leary  
   

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Chief Financial Officer

Principal Executive Officer

Principal Financial Officer

Principal Accounting Officer

 
       

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on this 15th day of April 2021.

 

Signature   Title    
         

/s/ Dennis M. O’Leary

Dennis M. O’Leary

  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Chief Financial Officer, Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer    
         

/s/ Dr. Anthony Brown

  Director    
Dr. Anthony Brown        
         

/s/ Carl Eckel

  Director    
Carl Eckel        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DARKPULSE, INC.

 

Index to Financial Statements

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019

and for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss F-6
   
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit F-7
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-8
   
Notes to the Financial Statements F-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Boyle CPA, LLC

Certified Public Accountants & Consultants

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

DarkPulse, Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of DarkPulse, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Substantial Doubt About the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s net losses, lack of revenues, and working capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of these financial statements. Management’s plans are also described in Note 3. The financial statements do not include adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis of Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matters

 

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

 

Accounting for Embedded Derivative Liabilities Related to Convertible Debentures

 

As described in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company had convertible debentures that required accounting considerations and significant estimates.

 

 

 

 

The Company determined that variable conversion features issued in connection with certain convertible debentures required derivative liability classification. These variable conversion features were initially measured at fair value and subsequently have been remeasured to fair value at each reporting period. The Company determined the fair value of the embedded derivatives using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The value of the embedded derivative liabilities related to the convertible debentures was $1,220,877 at December 31, 2020.

 

We identified the accounting considerations and related valuations, including the related fair value determinations of the embedded derivative liabilities of such as a critical audit matter. The principal considerations for our determination were: (1) the accounting consideration in determining the nature of the various features (2) the evaluation of the potential derivatives and potential bifurcation in the instruments, and (3) considerations related to the determination of the fair value of the various debt and equity instruments and the conversion features that include valuation models and assumptions utilized by management. Auditing these elements is especially challenging and requires auditor judgement due to the nature and extent of audit effort required to address these matters, including the extent of specialized skill or knowledge needed.

 

Our audit procedures related to management’s conclusion on the evaluation and related valuation of embedded derivatives, included the following, among others: (1) evaluating the relevant terms and conditions of the various financings, (2) assessing the appropriateness of conclusions reached by the Company with respect to the accounting for the convertible debt, and the assessment and accounting for potential derivatives and (3) independently recomputing the valuations determined by Management.

 

/s/ Boyle CPA, LLC

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019

 

Bayville, NJ

April 15, 2021

 

361 Hopedale Drive SE P (732) 822-4427
Bayville, NJ 08721 F (732) 510-0665

 

 

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DARKPULSE, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

    December 31,  
    2020     2019  
ASSETS            
             
CURRENT ASSETS:                
Cash   $ 337     $ 1,210  
Prepaid expenses           746  
                 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS     337       1,956  
                 
Other assets, net     91,464       116,495  
Patents, net     393,990       445,018  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 485,791     $ 563,469  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT                
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Accounts payable   $ 519,899     $ 323,948  
Convertible notes, net of discount $35,525 and $39,414 respectively     931,158       1,033,249  
Derivative liability     1,220,877       1,275,500  
Accrued liabilities     569,970       497,078  
Contract liability, related party           42,000  
Related party notes payable           44,096  
                 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES     3,241,904       3,215,871  
                 
Secured debenture     1,176,092       1,155,150  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES     4,417,996       4,371,021  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:                
Convertible preferred stock - Class D (par value $0.01; 100,000 shares authorized; 88,235 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and, 2019, respectively)     883       883  
Common stock (par value $0.0001), 20,000,000,000 shares authorized, 4,088,762,151 and 1,392,042,112 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020 and, 2019, respectively     408,876       13,920,421  
Treasury stock, 100,000 shares at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019     (1,000 )     (1,000 )
Paid-in capital in excess of par value     1,805,813       (11,877,864 )
Non-controlling interest in variable interest entity and subsidiary     (12,439 )     (12,439 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income     315,832       336,775  
Accumulated deficit     (6,450,170 )     (6,174,328 )
                 
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT     (3,932,205 )     (3,807,552 )
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT   $ 485,791     $ 563,469  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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DARKPULSE, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

    For the Year Ended  
    December 31,  
    2020     2019  
REVENUES   $     $  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:                
General and administrative     149,259       183,083  
Payroll and compensation     187       168,945  
Legal     50,415       118,280  
Debt transaction expenses     7,850       24,900  
Amortization of patents     51,028       51,028  
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES     258,739       546,236  
                 
OPERATING LOSS     (258,739 )     (546,236 )
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                
Interest expense     (135,064 )     (505,683 )
Gain (Loss) on convertible notes     (3,889 )     (405,386 )
Gain (Loss) on change in fair market value of derivative liabilities     54,623       (368,164 )
Gain (Loss) on forgiveness of debt     67,227        
                 
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE     (17,103 )     (1,279,233 )
                 
NET LOSS     (275,842 )     (1,825,469 )
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests in variable interest entity and subsidiary            
Net loss attributable to Company stockholders   $ (275,842 )   $ (1,825,469 )
LOSS PER SHARE                
Basic and Diluted   $ (0.00 )   $ (0.00 )
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:                
Basic and Diluted     2,323,180,245       487,850,346  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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DARKPULSE, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

 

 

    For the Year Ended  
    December 31,  
    2020     2019  
             
NET LOSS   $ (275,842 )   $ (1,825,469 )
                 
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS                
Unrecognized Gain (Loss) on Foreign Exchange     (20,943 )     (52,905 )
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS   $ (296,785 )   $ (1,878,374 )

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DARKPULSE, INC.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Deficit

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

  

    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Treasury     Paid in
Capital in
Excess
of Par
    Non-
Controlling Interest in
    Accumulated Other Comprehensive     Accumulated     Total Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Stock     Value     Subsidiary     Income     Deficit     Deficit  
                                                             
Balance, December 31, 2018     88,235     $ 883       89,680,567     $ 896,806     $ (1,000 )   $ 859,481     $ (12,439 )   $ 389,680     (4,348,859 )   $ (2,215,448 )
Conversion of convertible notes                 1,302,361,545       13,023,615             (12,737,345 )                       286,270  
Foreign currency adjustment                                               (52,905 )           (52,905 )
Net loss                                                     (1,825,469 )     (1,825,469 )
Balance, December 31, 2019     88,235     $ 883       1,392,042,112     $ 13,920,421     $ (1,000 )   $ (11,877,864 )   $ (12,439 )   $ 336,775     (6,174,328 )   $ (3,807,552 )
Conversion of convertible notes                 2,696,720,039       26,967,200             (26,795,068 )                       172,132  
Change to Par Value                       (40,478,745 )             40,478,745                          
Foreign currency adjustment                                               (20,943 )           (20,943 )
Net loss                                                     (275,842 )     (275,842 )
Balance, December 31, 2020     88,235     $ 883       4,088,762,151     $ 408,876     $ (1,000 )   $ 1,805,813     $ (12,439 )   $ 315,832     (6,450,170 )   $ (3,932,205 )

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DARKPULSE, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

   

For the Year Ended

December 31,

 
    2020     2019  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net loss   $ (275,842 )   $ (1,825,469 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     86,607       51,028  
Loan acquisition costs     7,850       24,900  
Stock based compensation           141,860  
Gain on reduction of loan default penalty     (9,900 )      
Gain on extinguishment of debt     (67,227 )      
Debt discount           (205,000 )
Amortization of debt discount     51,739       609,386  
Derivative liability     (54,624 )     621,670  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts payable     195,951       264,788  
Prepaid expenses     746        
Accrued liabilities     72,892       145,233  
Net cash used by operating activities     8,192       (171,604 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Capitalized patents     (4,969 )     (54,930 )
Net cash used by investing activities     (4,969 )     (54,930 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from convertible debentures     40,000       180,100  
Repayments of convertible debentures           (24,650 )
Proceeds from related party notes payable     (44,096 )      
Net cash provided by financing activities     (4,096 )     155,450  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH     (873 )     (71,084 )
CASH, beginning of year     1,210       72,294  
CASH, end of year   $ 337     $ 1,210  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:                
Cash paid during the year ended December 31:                
Interest   $     $  
Income taxes   $     $  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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DARKPULSE, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

 

Organization and Description of Business

 

DarkPulse, Inc. ("DPI" or "Company") is a technology-security company incorporated in 1989 as Klever Marketing, Inc. ("Klever"). Its’ wholly-owned subsidiary, DarkPulse Technologies Inc. ("DPTI"), originally started as a technology spinout from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada. The Company’s security and monitoring systems will initially be delivered in applications for border security, pipelines, the oil and gas industry and mine safety. Current uses of fiber optic distributed sensor technology have been limited to quasi-static, long-term structural health monitoring due to the time required to obtain the data and its poor precision. The Company’s patented BOTDA dark-pulse sensor technology allows for the monitoring of highly dynamic environments due to its greater resolution and accuracy.

 

On April 27, 2018, Klever entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement” or the “Merger”) involving Klever as the surviving parent corporation and acquiring a privately held New Brunswick corporation known as DarkPulse Technologies Inc. as its wholly owned subsidiary. On July 18, 2018, the parties closed the Merger Agreement, as amended on July 7, 2018, and the name of the Company was subsequently changed to DarkPulse, Inc. With the change of control of the Company, the Merger is being be accounted for as a recapitalization in a manner similar to a reverse acquisition.

 

On July 20, 2018, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the State of Delaware, changing the name of the Company to DarkPulse, Inc. The Company filed a corporate action notification with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the Company's ticker symbol was changed to DPLS.

 

NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements are as follows:

 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Our consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 include the accounts of DarkPulse Inc. and its subsidiaries:

 

DarkPulse Technologies Inc. (“DPTI”), a New Brunswick, Canada corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, incorporated December 16, 2010.

 

DPTI owns 100% of DarkPulse Technology Holdings Inc., a New York corporation, incorporated July 6, 2017. 

 

DPTI indirectly owns 37.572% of DarkPulse Technologies International Inc., ("DPTINY") a New York corporation, incorporated on September 7, 2017. On or about September 18, 2017, DPTI entered into a shareholder agreement with three investors, whereby DPTI would own 50.2% of DPTINY and the investors would own 49.8%. On or about October 3, 2017, another investor entered into an agreement with DPTINY to fund it $37,500 for a 0.5% equity interest in DPTINY. On December 26, 2017, DPTI’s CEO incorporated another corporation named DarkPulse Technologies International Inc., ("DPTIDel") in the State of Delaware. On or about April 16, 2018, seven investors and DPTI entered into a new agreement whereby it was agreed that the investors would own 62.428% of DPTIDel, and the September 18, 2017 agreement with respect to DPTINY was considered null and void. Accordingly, the funding of $37,500 to DPTINY in October 2017 has been converted to an equity interest in DPTIDel as of April 2018. As of April 16, 2018, DPTI owns approximately 37.572% of the shares of common stock of DPTIDel and 100% of the issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock of DPTIDel, pursuant to which the Company controls both DPTIDel and DPTINY. 

 

 

 

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The Company does not own any interest in DarkPulse East LLC, ("DPE") an entity organized on December 8, 2017 in Russia, by two of the shareholders of DPTIDel, to act as a sales organization to promote the Company's products within Russia. Each of the two shareholders own 50% interest in DPE. During November and December 2017 DPTINY funded DarkPulse East LLC a total of $20,650 to establish and launch the Company's business in Russia. The Company is considered to be the primary beneficiary of DPE based on implicit obligations to fund it, and accordingly, the operations of DPE are consolidated into these financial statements. As of December 31, 2018, DPE had no assets or liabilities. The Company is not liable for obligations of DPE, and creditors of DPE do not have recourse to the general credit of the Company.

 

On February 8, 2018, DPTI formed DarkPulse BVTK, LLC, a Virginia Limited Liability Company (“JV Entity”). The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary DPTI, holds a 60% equity interest in the JV Entity, and Bravatek Solutions, Inc ("Bravatek") has a 40% interest. The primary business purpose of the JV Entity was to develop, market, and sell products and services based on the Company's patented BOTDA dark-pulse technology. Both the CEO of the Company and the CEO of Bravatek were to manage the day to day operations of the JV Entity. The operations of JV Entity are not consolidated into these financial statements.

 

On March 26, 2019, DPTI informed the JV Entity and Bravatek that, effective immediately, DPTI was revoking from the JV Entity the revocable Licensed Technology exclusively owned by DPTI and the Company.

 

Use of Estimates

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the statements of financial condition, and revenues and expenses for the years then ended. Actual results may differ significantly from those estimates. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, the assumptions used to calculate stock-based compensation, derivative liabilities, preferred deemed dividend and common stock issued for services.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. The Company places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company’s account at this institution is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institution, the Company evaluates at least annually the rating of the financial institution in which it holds deposits.

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The Company’s reporting currency is US Dollars. The accounts of one of the Company’s subsidiaries is maintained using the appropriate local currency, Canadian Dollar (“CAD”) as the functional currency. All assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. Dollars at balance sheet date, shareholders' equity is translated at historical rates and revenue and expense accounts are translated at the average exchange rate for the year or the reporting period. The translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, captioned as accumulated other comprehensive (loss) gain. Transaction gains and losses arising from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the statements of operations.

 

The relevant translation rates are as follows: for the year ended December 31, 2020 closing rate at 1.2754 US$: CAD, average rate at 1.3388 US$:CAD and for the year ended December 31, 2019 closing rate at 1.2988 US$: CAD, average rate at 1.3234 US$.

 

Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets consist of capitalized software development costs and patents and trademarks.

 

The Company reviews intangibles held and used for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In evaluating the fair value and future benefits of its intangible assets, management performs an analysis of the anticipated undiscounted future net cash flow of the individual assets over the remaining amortization period. The Company recognizes an impairment loss if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the expected future cash flows.

 

 

 

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Intangible Assets - Intrusion Detection Intellectual Property

 

The Company relies on patent laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect its intellectual property rights. As of December 31, 2020, the Company held three U.S. and foreign patents on its intrusion detection technology, which expire in calendar years 2025 through 2034 (depending on the payment of maintenance fees).

 

The DPTI issued patents cover a System and Method for Brillouin Analysis, a System and Method for Resolution Enhancement of a Distributed Sensor, and a Flexible Fiber Optic Deformation System Sensor and Method. Maintenance of intellectual property rights and the protection thereof is important to our business. Any patents that may be issued may not sufficiently protect the Company's intellectual property and third parties may challenge any issued patents. Other parties may independently develop similar or competing technology or design around any patents that may be issued to the Company. The Company cannot be certain that the steps it has taken will prevent the misappropriation of its intellectual property, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. Further, the Company may be required to enforce its intellectual property or other proprietary rights through litigation, which, regardless of success, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management's attention. Additionally, there may be existing patents of which the Company is unaware that could be pertinent to its business, and it is not possible to know whether there are patent applications pending that the Company's products might infringe upon, since these applications are often not publicly available until a patent is issued or published.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had patent amortization costs on its intrusion detection technology totaling $51,028. Patents costs are being amortized over the remaining life of each patent, which is from 7 to 16 years.

 

The DPTI issued patents cover a System and Method for Brillouin Analysis, a System and Method for Resolution Enhancement of a Distributed Sensor, and a Flexible Fiber Optic Deformation System Sensor and Method. Maintenance of intellectual property rights and the protection thereof is important to our business. Any patents that may be issued may not sufficiently protect the Company's intellectual property and third parties may challenge any issued patents. Other parties may independently develop similar or competing technology or design around any patents that may be issued to the Company. The Company cannot be certain that the steps it has taken will prevent the misappropriation of its intellectual property, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. Further, the Company may be required to enforce its intellectual property or other proprietary rights through litigation, which, regardless of success, could result in substantial costs and diversion of management's attention. Additionally, there may be existing patents of which the Company is unaware that could be pertinent to its business, and it is not possible to know whether there are patent applications pending that the Company's products might infringe upon, since these applications are often not publicly available until a patent is issued or published.

 

The following is a summary of activity related to the DPTI patents for the year ended December 31, 2020:

 

Balance at January 1, 2020   $ 445,018  
Additions      
Amortization     (51,028 )
Balance at December 31, 2020   $ 393,990  

 

The following is a summary of the DPTI patents as of December 31, 2020:

 

    2019  
Historical cost   $ 904,269  
Accumulated amortization     (510,279 )
Carrying Value   $ 393,990  

 

 

 

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Future expected amortization of intangible assets is as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,      
2021   $ 51,028  
2022     51,028  
2023     51,028  
2024     51,028  
2025     51,028  
Thereafter     138,850  
    $ 393,990  

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are capitalized and depreciated over their estimated economic useful lives. Upon sale or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation or amortization are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is included in the determination of income or loss. The Company had no assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company currently has no revenues from its operations. We anticipate that revenues from product sales, net of estimated returns and allowances, will be recognized when evidence of an arrangement is in place, related prices are fixed and determinable, contractual obligations have been satisfied, title and risk of loss have been transferred to the customer and collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company has no significant concentrations of credit risk.

 

Related Parties

 

The Company accounts for related party transactions in accordance with ASC 850 (“Related Party Disclosures”). A party is considered to be related to the Company if the party directly or indirectly or through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. A party which can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or if it has an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests is also a related party.

 

 

 

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Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates the embedded conversion feature within its convertible debt instruments under ASC 815-15 and ASC 815-40 to determine if the conversion feature meets the definition of a liability and, if so, whether to bifurcate the conversion feature and account for it as a separate derivative liability. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. For stock-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses a lattice model, in accordance with ASC 815-15 “Derivative and Hedging” to value the derivative instruments at inception and on subsequent valuation dates. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months after the balance sheet date.

 

Beneficial Conversion Features

 

The Company evaluates the conversion feature for whether it was beneficial as described in ASC 470-30. The intrinsic value of a beneficial conversion feature inherent to a convertible note payable, which is not bifurcated and accounted for separately from the convertible note payable and may not be settled in cash upon conversion, is treated as a discount to the convertible note payable. This discount is amortized over the period from the date of issuance to the date the note is due using the effective interest method. If the note payable is retired prior to the end of its contractual term, the unamortized discount is expensed in the period of retirement to interest expense. In general, the beneficial conversion feature is measured by comparing the effective conversion price, after considering the relative fair value of detachable instruments included in the financing transaction, if any, to the fair value of the shares of common stock at the commitment date to be received upon conversion.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the requirements of FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”. As defined in FASB ASC 820, the 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 (exit price). The Company utilized the market data of similar entities in its industry or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. The Company classifies fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. FASB ASC 820 established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurement) as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments such as exchange-traded derivatives, marketable securities and listed equities.

  

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date and includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for commodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. Instruments in this category generally include non-exchange-traded derivatives such as commodity swaps, interest rate swaps, options and collars.

 

Level 3 – Pricing inputs include significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value.

 

 

 

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Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the provision of ASC 740-10, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASC 740-10”) which requires, among other things, an asset and liability approach to calculating deferred income taxes. The asset and liability approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities. A valuation allowance is provided to offset any net deferred tax assets for which management believes it is more likely than not that the net deferred asset will not be realized.

  

The Company follows the provision of ASC 740-10 related to Accounting for Uncertain Income Tax Positions. When tax returns are filed, there may be uncertainty about the merits of positions taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. In accordance with the guidance of ASC 740-10, the benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions.

 

Tax positions that meet the more likely than not recognition threshold are measured at the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefit associated with tax positions taken that exceed the amount measured as described above should be reflected as a liability for uncertain tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination.

 

The Company believes its tax positions are all more likely than not to be upheld upon examination. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for uncertain tax benefits.

 

The Company has adopted ASC 740-10-25, “Definition of Settlement”, which provides guidance on how an entity should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits and provides that a tax position can be effectively settled upon the completion and examination by a taxing authority without being legally extinguished. For tax positions considered effectively settled, an entity would recognize the full amount of tax benefit, even if the tax position is not considered more likely than not to be sustained based solely on the basis of its technical merits and the statute of limitations remains open.  The federal and state income tax returns of the Company are subject to examination by the IRS and state taxing authorities, generally for three years after they are filed.

 

The Company's U.S. subsidiaries were incorporated in 2017, and tax returns have not yet been filed. The Company does not anticipate a tax liability for the years 2020 and 2019. The Company has filed tax returns in Canada for the year ending December 31, 2018, and they are still subject to audit.

 

Income (Loss) Per Common Share

 

The Company accounts for earnings per share pursuant to ASC 260, Earnings per Share, which requires disclosure on the financial statements of "basic" and "diluted" earnings (loss) per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus common stock equivalents (if dilutive) related to stock options and warrants for each year. In periods where the Company has a net loss, all dilutive securities are excluded.

 

      December 31, 2020       December 31, 2019  
Convertible preferred stock            
Stock Options            
Stock Warrants            
Total            

 

 

 

  F-13  

 

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

On February 25, 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The new guidance establishes the principles to report transparent and economically neutral information about the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. The updated standard was effective for us in the first quarter of 2019. Adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements as the Company does not have any leases.

 

 In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-15 (“ASU 2018-15”), Intangibles — Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. The standard is intended to clarify the accounting for implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract. For the Company, the amendments in ASU 2018-15 are effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2021. The Company is evaluating the impact this new guidance may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2019-12 (“ASU 2019-12”), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The standard is intended to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740, as well as improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. For the Company, the amendments in ASU 2019-12 are effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2022. The Company is evaluating the impact this new accounting guidance may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Although there are several other new accounting pronouncements issued or proposed by the FASB, which the Company has adopted or will adopt, as applicable, the Company does not believe any of these accounting pronouncements has had or will have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE 3 – GOING CONCERN

 

As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company generated net losses of $275,841 and $1,825,469 during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company did not generate any revenue from product sales during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $3,241,568. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $337 of cash.

 

The Company will require additional funding during the next twelve months to finance the growth of its current operations and achieve its strategic objectives. These factors, as well as the uncertain conditions that the Company faces relative to capital raising activities, create substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is seeking to raise additional capital principally through private placement offerings and is targeting strategic partners in an effort to finalize the development of its products and begin generating revenues. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the success of future capital offerings or alternative financing arrangements and expansion of its operations. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Management is actively pursuing additional sources of financing sufficient to generate enough cash flow to fund its operations through calendar year 2021. However, management cannot make any assurances that such financing will be secured.

 

NOTE 4 – CONVERTIBLE DEBT SECURITIES

 

The Company uses the Black-Scholes Model to calculate the derivative value of its convertible debt. The valuation result generated by this pricing model is necessarily driven by the value of the underlying common stock incorporated into the model. The values of the common stock used were based on the price at the date of issue of the debt security as of December 31, 2020. Management determined the expected volatility between 475.55-624.25%, a risk free rate of interest between 0.10-0.13%, and contractual lives of the debt varying from zero months to eight months. Management made the determination to use an expected life rather than contractual life for the calculations for the matured debt as of December 31, 2020. The expected life is equal to the contractual life extended by one year which vary from two to seven months. The table below details the Company's outstanding convertible notes, with totals for the face amount, amortization of discount, initial loss, change in the fair market value, and the derivative liability.

 

 

 

  F-14  

 

 

    Face     Debt     Initial     Change     Derivative
Balance
 
    Amount     Discount     Loss     in FMV     12/31/2020  
    $ 90,228     $     $ 58,959     $ (5,855 )   $ 141,145  
      162,150             74,429       (9,847 )     254,719  
      72,488             11,381       (22,665 )     86,501  
      201,436                   (15,166 )     263,869  
      76,657             8,904       (5,716 )     100,503  
      53,397             5,651       (16,346 )     90,059  
      53,864             28,566       (29,619 )     35,071  
      18,613             16,558       (18,468 )     12,119  
      29,250                   (374 )     28,591  
      49,726                   (635 )     48,606  
      41,774                   (534 )     40,833  
      29,250                   (374 )     28,591  
      40,000             10,605       (22,989 )     24,846  
      47,850       35,525       7,850       65,427       65,423  
Subtotal     966,683       35,525       222,903       (99,304 )     1,220,877  
Transaction expense                              
    $ 966,663     $ 35,525     $ 222,903     $ (99,304 )   $ 1,220,877  

 

On January 10, 2019, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with GS Capital Partners, LLC, (“GS Capital”) issuing a convertible redeemable note in the principal amount of $65,000. The note may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of $0.25, or 70% of the lowest trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, GS Capital converted $0 and $11,136 in principal of its' convertible note into 0 and 79,605,027 shares of common stock.

 

On February 12, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Crown Bridge Partners, LLC, (“Crown”) issuing a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $35,000. The note may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal 70% of the lowest trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, Crown converted $6,855 and $9,532 in principal of its' convertible note into 169,000,000 and 259,259,259 shares of common stock.

 

On April 23, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with GS Capital Partners, LLC, ("GS Capital") issuing to GS Capital a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $40,000 with a $2,000 original issue discount and $2,000 in transactional expenses due to GS Capital and its counsel. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the average of the three lowest trading prices of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. As of the date the consolidated financial statements were available for issuance, DPI received $36,000 net cash. For the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, GS Capital has no converted principal into common stock.

 

On May 3, 2019, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $64,000 with a $6,000 original issue discount and $2,800 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 9% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. The Company received $55,200 net cash. The Company was notified on October 15, 2019 that the note was in default and subject to a 200% penalty. The additional $64,000 was recorded as interest expense as of December 31, 2019. For the year ended December 31, 2020, Geneva has converted the full amount of $128,000 principal and $11,606 interest into 1,745,231,572 shares of common stock.

 

 

 

  F-15  

 

 

On October 7, 2020, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $47,850 with a $4,350 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 9% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. The Company received $40,000 net cash. For the year ended December 31, 2020, Geneva has not converted principal into common stock.

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively, there was $966,683 and $1,040,663 of convertible debt outstanding, net of debt discount of $35,525, and $93,138, As of December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively, there was derivative liability of $1,220,880 and $323,481 related to convertible debt securities.

 

NOTE 5 - DEBENTURE

 

DPTI issued a convertible Debenture to the University (see Note 1) in exchange for the Patents assigned to the Company, in the amount of Canadian $1,500,000, or US $1,491,923 on December 16, 2010, the date of the Debenture. On April 24, 2017 DPTI issued a replacement secured term Debenture in the same C$1,500,000 amount as the original Debenture. The interest rate is the Bank of Canada Prime overnight rate plus 1% per annum. The Debenture had an initial required payment of Canadian $42,000 (US$33,385) due on April 24, 2018 for reimbursement to the University of its research and development costs, and this has been paid. Interest-only maintenance payments are due annually starting after April 24, 2018. Payment of the principal begins on the earlier of (a) three years following two consecutive quarters of positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, (b) six years from April 24, 2017, or (c) in the event DPTI fails to raise defined capital amounts or secure defined contract amounts by April 24 in the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. The Company has raised funds in excess of the amount required for 2020, 2019 and 2018. The principal repayment amounts will be due quarterly over a six year period in the amount of Canadian Dollars $62,500. Based on the exchange rate between the Canadian Dollar and the U.S. Dollar on December 31, 2018, the quarterly principal repayment amounts will be US$48,447. The Debenture is secured by the Patents assigned by the University to DPTI by an Assignment Agreement on December 16, 2010. DPTI has pledged the Patents, and granted a lien on them pursuant to an Escrow Agreement dated April 24, 2017, between DPTI and the University.

 

The Debenture was initially recorded at the $1,491,923 equivalent US Dollar amount of Canadian $1,500,000 as of December 16, 2010, the date of the original Debenture. The liability is being adjusted quarterly based on the current exchange value of the Canadian dollar to the US dollar at the end of each quarter. The adjustment is recorded as unrealized gain or loss in the change of the value of the two currencies during the quarter. The amounts recorded as an unrealized gain (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, were $20,941 and $52,905 respectively. These amounts are included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss in the Equity section of the consolidated balance sheet, and as Unrealized Loss on Foreign Exchange on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. The Debenture also includes a provision requiring DPTI to pay the University a two percent (2%) royalty on sales of any and all products or services which incorporate the Patents for a period of five (5) years from April 24, 2018.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, the Company recorded interest expense of $49,414 and $52,538, respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2020, the debenture liability totaled $1,176,092, all of which was long term.

 

Future minimum required payments over the next 5 years and thereafter are as follows:

 

Period ending December 31,      
2021   $ 0  
2022     0  
2023     0  
2024     0  
2025 and after     1,155,150  
Total   $ 1,155,150  

 

 

 

  F-16  

 

 

NOTE 6 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

Accrued liabilities consist of the following as of December 31:

 

    2020     2019  
Accrued payroll   $ 293,166     $ 293,434  
Taxes     1,996       1,996  
Accrued interest     274,808       201,648  
    $ 569,970     $ 497,078  

 

NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES

 

The provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 differs from the amount which would be expected as a result of applying the statutory tax rates to the losses before income taxes due primarily to the valuation allowance to fully reserve net deferred tax assets.

 

The following table summarizes the significant differences between statutory rates for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

    2020     2019  
Statutory tax rate:                
U.S.     21.00 %       21.00 %  
State taxes     3.63 %       3.63 %  
Change in valuation allowance:     (24.63)%       (24.63)%  
      – %       – %  

 

 

The Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

    2020     2019  
Deferred Tax (Liabilities):                
Net operating losses   $ 1,351,897     $ 1,283,957  
Intangible assets           (208 )
Less: Valuation allowance     (1,351,897 )     (1,283,749 )
    $     $  

 

The Company has approximately $1,284,000 non-capital income tax losses as of December 31, 2019, which will begin to expire in the year 2038.

 

The Company calculates its income tax expense by estimating the annual effective tax rate and applying that rate to the year-to-date ordinary income (loss) at the end of the period. The Company records a tax valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that it will not be able to recover the value of its deferred tax assets. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company calculated its estimated annualized effective tax rate at 0% and 0%, respectively, for both the United States and Canada. The Company had no income tax expense on its losses for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

 

 

  F-17  

 

 

The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company recognizes interest accrued on uncertain tax positions as well as interest received from favorable tax settlements within interest expense. The Company recognizes penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits within selling, general and administrative expenses. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no uncertain tax positions.

 

The Company does not anticipate any significant changes to the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months. The Company files income tax returns in New Brunswick, Canada, and the U.S. federal, New York, and Delaware jurisdictions. Tax years 2011 to current remain open to examination by Canadian authorities; the tax year 2018 remains open to examination by U.S. authorities.

 

NOTE 8 – PREFERRED STOCK

 

In accordance with the Company’s bylaws, the Company has authorized a total of 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, for all classes. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019 respectively, there were 88,235 and 88,235 total preferred shares issued and outstanding for all classes.

 

NOTE 9 – COMMON STOCK

 

On February 5, 2019, the majority stockholders holding a majority of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company amended the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 250,000,000 to 3,000,000,000. 

 

On July 1, 2019, the majority stockholders holding a majority of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company amended the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock from 3,000,000,000 to 20,000,000,000.

 

On February 18, 2020, the majority stockholders holding a majority of the issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company amended the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to amend the par value of the Company’s common stock from $0.01 to $0.0001.

 

In accordance with the Company’s bylaws, the Company has authorized a total of 20,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were 4,088,762,156 and 1,392,042,112 common shares issued and outstanding.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 2,696,720,044 shares of common stock as settlement of notes payable and accrued interest in the total amount of $143,930 and $22,339 respectively.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 1,302,361,545 shares of common stock as settlement of notes payable and accrued interest in the total amount of $184,737 and $54,534 respectively.

 

At December 31, 2020, the Company had 1,589,257,888 in common shares reserved for issuance for convertible debt securities.

 

 

 

  F-18  

 

 

NOTE 10 – STOCK OPTIONS

 

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no outstanding stock options.

 

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Potential Royalty Payments

 

The Company, in consideration of the terms of the debenture to the University of New Brunswick, shall pay to the University a two percent royalty on sales of any and all products or services, which incorporate the Company's patents for a period of five years from April 24, 2018.

 

Potential Commission Payments

 

The Company, in consideration of the Strategic Alliance Agreement with Bravatek, for the purpose of promoting the Company’s products, will pay Bravatek sales commissions for clients introduced to the Company by Bravatek. This agreement expired on September 5, 2019.

 

Legal Matters

 

On October 2, 2018, the Company received a demand for payment from Bravatek Solutions, Inc. for payment in the amount of $35,750 for software services. The Company is not a party to any significant pending legal proceedings, and no other such proceedings are known to be contemplated.  No director, officer or affiliate of the Company, and no owner of record or beneficial owner of more than 5.0% of the securities of the Company, or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to the Company in reference to pending litigation.

 

On March 27, 2019, Thomas A. Cellucci, et al. v. DarkPulse, Inc. et al. (the “Complaint”) was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by certain of the Company’s former executive officers, one also being a former director, and a non-employee shareholder (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”), against the Company, its sole officer and director, and others, claiming that the Plaintiffs brought the action to protect their individual rights as minority shareholders, as improperly-ousted officers (other than the non-employee shareholder), and as an improperly-ousted director, seeking equitable relief, damages, recovery of unpaid salaries and other relief. It is the Company's position that the Complaint represents a frivolous harassment lawsuit, and the Company intends to file a motion to dismiss all claims made in the Complaint and intends to otherwise defend itself vigorously in this matter. The Company is also exploring filing counterclaims against the Plaintiffs in the action. 

 

From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not currently involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

 

 

 

  F-19  

 

 

COVID-19

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that infections of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) had become pandemic, and on March 13, the U.S. President announced a National Emergency relating to the disease. There is a possibility of continued widespread infection in the United States and abroad, with the potential for catastrophic impact. National, state and local authorities have required or recommended social distancing and imposed or are considering quarantine and isolation measures on large portions of the population, including mandatory business closures. These measures, while intended to protect human life, are expected to have serious adverse impacts on domestic and foreign economies of uncertain severity and duration. Some economists are predicting the United States will soon enter a recession. The sweeping nature of the coronavirus pandemic makes it extremely difficult to predict how the Company’s business and operations will be affected in the longer run, but we expect that it may materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The extent to which the coronavirus impacts our results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. Moreover, the coronavirus outbreak has begun to have indeterminable adverse effects on general commercial activity and the world economy, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent that this coronavirus or any other epidemic harms the global economy generally and/or the markets in which we operate specifically. Any of the foregoing factors, or other cascading effects of the coronavirus pandemic that are not currently foreseeable, could materially increase our costs, negatively impact our revenues and damage the Company’s results of operations and its liquidity position, possibly to a significant degree. The duration of any such impacts cannot be predicted.

 

NOTE 12– RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company follows subtopic 850-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions. Pursuant to Section 850-10-20 the related parties include a) affiliates of the Company; b) Entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825-10-15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; d) principal owners of the Company; e) management of the Company; f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and g) Other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The financial statements shall include disclosures of material related party transactions, other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, and other similar items in the ordinary course of business. However, disclosure of transactions that are eliminated in the preparation of consolidated or combined financial statements is not required in those statements. The disclosures shall include: a) the nature of the relationship(s) involved; b) a description of the transactions, including transactions to which no amounts or nominal amounts were ascribed, for each of the periods for which income statements are presented, and such other information deemed necessary to an understanding of the effects of the transactions on the financial statements; c) the dollar amounts of transactions for each of the periods for which income statements are presented and the effects of any change in the method of establishing the terms from that used in the preceding period; and d) amounts due from or to related parties as of the date of each balance sheet presented and, if not otherwise apparent, the terms and manner of settlement.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer advanced personal funds in the amount of $68,254 and $30,134 for Company expenses.

 

 

 

  F-20  

 

 

NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On January 4, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $42,350 with a $3,850 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 70% of the lowest trading price of the Company's common stock during the 20 prior trading days. The Company received $35,000 net cash.  

 

On January 14, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 100,000,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on September 24, 2018, in the amount of $28,000.

 

On January 25, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 150,000,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on September 24, 2018, in the amount of $42,000.

 

On February 1, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 30,999,995 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on February 12, 2019, in the amount of $8,116.

 

On February 11, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 100,000,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on September 24, 2018, in the amount of $56,000.

 

On February 3, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $94,200 with a $15,700 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 4.5% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 81% of the lowest 2 trading prices of the Company's common stock during the 10 prior trading days. The Company received $75,000 net cash.  

 

On February 18, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 220,000,000 shares of common stock upon the conversion of convertible debt, as issued on September 24, 2018, in the amount of $75,436 for principal and $39,638 for interest.

 

 On February 18, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc. (“Geneva”) issuing to Geneva a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $76,200 with a $12,700 original issue discount and $3,500 in transactional expenses due to Geneva and its counsel. The note bears interest at 4.5% per annum and may be converted into common shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price equal to 81% of the lowest 2 trading prices of the Company's common stock during the 10 prior trading days. The Company received $60,000 net cash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  F-21  

Exhibit 3.05

 

State of Delaware
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations

Delivered 12:42 PM 02/0512019

FILED 12:42 PM 02/05/2019

SR 20190739491 - File Number 2215728

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Darkpulse, Inc. resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

 

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered " IV " so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

 

The total number of common shares authorized for issuance for the corporation shall be 3,000,000,000 with a par value of $0.01 per share. The authorized preferred shares shall remain at 2,000,000 with a par value of $0.01 per share.

 

SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

 

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 5th day of February, 2019.

 

  By:    /s/ Dennis O’Leary
    Authorized Officer
     
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer
     
  Name:    Dennis O'Leary
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Exhibit 3.06

 

State of Delaware
Secretary of State
Division of Corporations

Delivered 04:36 PM 02/20/2020

FILED 04:36 PM 02/20/2020

SR 202001328628 - File Number 2215728

 

STATE OF DELAWARE

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

The corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware does hereby certify:

 

FIRST: That at a meeting of the Board of Directors of Darkpulse, Inc. resolutions were duly adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of said corporation, declaring said amendment to be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of said corporation for consideration thereof. The resolution setting forth the proposed amendment is as follows:

 

RESOLVED, that the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation be amended by changing the Article thereof numbered " IV " so that, as amended, said Article shall be and read as follows:

 

The total number of common shares authorized for issuance for the corporation shall be 20,000,000,000 with a par value of $0.0001 per share. The authorized preferred shares shall remain at 2,000,000 with a par value of $0.01 per share.

 

SECOND: That thereafter, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, a special meeting of the stockholders of said corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.

 

THIRD: That said amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 18th day of February, 2020.

 

  By:    /s/ Dennis O’Leary
    Authorized Officer
     
  Title:    Chief Executive Officer
     
  Name:    Dennis O'Leary
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Exhibit 4.13

 

NEITHER THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE SECURITIES INTO WHICH THESE SECURITIES ARE CONVERTIBLE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.

 

 

THE ISSUE PRICE OF THIS NOTE IS $47,850.00.

THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT IS $4,350.00

 

 

Principal Amount: $47,850.00 Issue Date: September 2, 2020
Purchase Price: $43,500.00  

 

 

 

CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter called the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of GENEVA ROTH REMARK HOLDINGS, INC., a New York corporation, or registered assigns (the “Holder”) the sum of $47,850.00 together with any interest as set forth herein, on September 2, 2021 (the “Maturity Date”), and to pay interest on the unpaid principal balance hereof at the rate of nine percent (9%) (the “Interest Rate”) per annum from the date hereof (the “Issue Date”) until the same becomes due and payable, whether at maturity or upon acceleration or by prepayment or otherwise. This Note may not be prepaid in whole or in part except as otherwise explicitly set forth herein. Any amount of principal or interest on this Note which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the rate of twenty two percent (22%) per annum from the due date thereof until the same is paid (“Default Interest”). Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 365 day year and the actual number of days elapsed. Interest shall commence accruing on the Issue Date but shall not be payable until the Note becomes payable (whether at Maturity Date or upon acceleration or by prepayment). All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) in accordance with the terms hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to the Borrower by written notice made in accordance with the provisions of this Note. Each capitalized term used herein, and not otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated the date hereof, pursuant to which this Note was originally issued (the “Purchase Agreement”).

 

This Note is free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Borrower and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.

 

 

 

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The following terms shall apply to this Note:

 

ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS

 

1.1                 Conversion Right. The Holder shall have the right from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount (as defined in Article III), each in respect of the remaining outstanding amount of this Note to convert all or any part of the outstanding and unpaid amount of this Note into fully paid and non- assessable shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other securities of the Borrower into which such Common Stock shall hereafter be changed or reclassified at the conversion price (the “Conversion Price”) determined as provided herein (a “Conversion”); provided, however, that in no event shall the Holder be entitled to convert any portion of this Note in excess of that portion of this Note upon conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Holder and its affiliates (other than shares of Common Stock which may be deemed beneficially owned through the ownership of the unconverted portion of the Notes or the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other security of the Borrower subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitations contained herein) and (2) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Note with respect to which the determination of this proviso is being made, would result in beneficial ownership by the Holder and its affiliates of more than 4.99% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, beneficial ownership shall be determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Regulations 13D-G thereunder, except as otherwise provided in clause (1) of such proviso. The beneficial ownership limitations on conversion as set forth in the section may NOT be waived by the Holder. The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion of this Note shall be determined by dividing the Conversion Amount (as defined below) by the applicable Conversion Price then in effect on the date specified in the notice of conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Notice of Conversion”), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in accordance with Section 1.4 below; provided that the Notice of Conversion is submitted by facsimile or e-mail (or by other means resulting in, or reasonably expected to result in, notice) to the Borrower before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time on such conversion date (the “Conversion Date”); however, if the Notice of Conversion is sent after 6:00pm, New York, New York time the Conversion Date shall be the next business day. The term “Conversion Amount” means, with respect to any conversion of this Note, the sum of (1) the principal amount of this Note to be converted in such conversion plus (2) at the Holder’s option, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such principal amount at the interest rates provided in this Note to the Conversion Date, plus (3) at the Holder’s option, Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder’s option, any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.4 hereof.

 

1.2               Conversion Price. The Conversion Price shall be equal to the Variable Conversion Price (as defined herein)(subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends or rights offerings by the Borrower relating to the Borrower’s securities or the securities of any subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations, recapitalization, reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events). The "Variable Conversion Price" shall mean 70% multiplied by the Market Price (as defined herein) (representing a discount rate of 30%). “Market Price” means the lowest Trading Price (as defined below) for the Common Stock during the twenty (20) Trading Day period ending on the latest complete Trading Day prior to the Conversion Date. “Trading Price” means, for any security as of any date, the closing bid price on the OTCQB, OTCQX, Pink Sheets electronic quotation system or applicable trading market (the “OTC”) as reported by a reliable reporting service (“Reporting Service”) designated by the Holder (i.e. Bloomberg) or, if the OTC is not the principal trading market for such security, the closing bid price of such security on the principal securities exchange or trading market where such security is listed or traded or, if no closing bid price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the average of the closing bid prices of any market makers for such security that are listed in the “pink sheets”. If the Trading Price cannot be calculated for such security on such date in the manner provided above, the Trading Price shall be the fair market value as mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of the Notes being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Notes. “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is tradable for any period on the OTC, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on which the Common Stock is then being traded.

 

1.3               Authorized Shares. The Borrower covenants that during the period the conversion right exists, the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of shares, free from preemptive rights, to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of this Note issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved six times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of the Note (based on the Conversion Price of the Note in effect from time to time initially 1,025,357,142)(the “Reserved Amount”). The Reserved Amount shall be increased from time to time in accordance with the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. The Borrower represents that upon issuance, such shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, if the Borrower shall issue any securities or make any change to its capital structure which would change the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Notes shall be convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved, free from preemptive rights, for conversion of the outstanding Note. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that it has irrevocably instructed its transfer agent to issue certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, and (ii) agrees that its issuance of this Note shall constitute full authority to its officers and agents who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to execute and issue the necessary certificates for shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Note.

 

 

 

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If, at any time the Borrower does not maintain the Reserved Amount it will be considered an Event of Default under Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

1.4 Method of Conversion.

 

(a)                Mechanics of Conversion. As set forth in Section 1.1 hereof, from time to time, and at any time during the period beginning on the date which is one hundred eighty (180) days following the date of this Note and ending on the later of: (i) the Maturity Date and (ii) the date of payment of the Default Amount, this Note may be converted by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from time to time after the Issue Date, by (A) submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile, e-mail or other reasonable means of communication dispatched on the Conversion Date prior to 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time) and (B) subject to Section 1.4(b), surrendering this Note at the principal office of the Borrower (upon payment in full of any amounts owed hereunder).

 

(b)                Surrender of Note Upon Conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon conversion of this Note in accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically surrender this Note to the Borrower unless the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note is so converted. The Holder and the Borrower shall maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such conversions or shall use such other method, reasonably satisfactory to the Holder and the Borrower, so as not to require physical surrender of this Note upon each such conversion.

 

(c)                 Delivery of Common Stock Upon Conversion. Upon receipt by the Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile transmission or e-mail (or other reasonable means of communication) of a Notice of Conversion meeting the requirements for conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver or cause to be issued and delivered to or upon the order of the Holder certificates for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion within three (3) business days after such receipt (the “Deadline”) (and, solely in the case of conversion of the entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Note) in accordance with the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement. Upon receipt by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion, the outstanding principal amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on this Note shall be reduced to reflect such conversion, and, unless the Borrower defaults on its obligations hereunder, all rights with respect to the portion of this Note being so converted shall forthwith terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash or other assets, as herein provided, on such conversion. If the Holder shall have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower’s obligation to issue and deliver the certificates for Common Stock shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the absence of any action by the Holder to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against any person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of any other obligation of the Borrower to the holder of record, or any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, limitation or termination, or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any obligation to the Borrower, and irrespective of any other circumstance which might otherwise limit such obligation of the Borrower to the Holder in connection with such conversion.

 

(d)                Delivery of Common Stock by Electronic Transfer. In lieu of delivering physical certificates representing the Common Stock issuable upon conversion, provided the Borrower is participating in the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Fast Automated Securities Transfer (“FAST”) program, upon request of the Holder and its compliance with the provisions set forth herein, the Borrower shall use its best efforts to cause its transfer agent to electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable upon conversion to the Holder by crediting the account of Holder’s Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit and Withdrawal at Custodian (“DWAC”) system.

 

(e)                Failure to Deliver Common Stock Prior to Deadline. Without in any way limiting the Holder’s right to pursue other remedies, including actual damages and/or equitable relief, the parties agree that if delivery of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note is not delivered by the Deadline due to action and/or inaction of the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock (the “Fail to Deliver Fee”); provided; however that the Fail to Deliver Fee shall not be due if the failure is a result of a third party (i.e., transfer agent; and not the result of any failure to pay such transfer agent) despite the best efforts of the Borrower to effect delivery of such Common Stock. Such cash amount shall be paid to Holder by the fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued or, at the option of the Holder (by written notice to the Borrower by the first day of the month following the month in which it has accrued), shall be added to the principal amount of this Note, in which event interest shall accrue thereon in accordance with the terms of this Note and such additional principal amount shall be convertible into Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Note. The Borrower agrees that the right to convert is a valuable right to the Holder. The damages resulting from a failure, attempt to frustrate, interference with such conversion right are difficult if not impossible to qualify. Accordingly, the parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages provision contained in this Section 1.4(e) are justified.

 

 

 

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1.5                 Concerning the Shares. The shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note may not be sold or transferred unless: (i) such shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or (ii) the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have been furnished with an opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions) to the effect that the shares to be sold or transferred may be sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration (such as Rule 144 or a successor rule) (“Rule 144”); or (iii) such shares are transferred to an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Borrower who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the shares only in accordance with this Section 1.5 and who is an Accredited Investor (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

 

Any restrictive legend on certificates representing shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note shall be removed and the Borrower shall issue to the Holder a new certificate therefore free of any transfer legend if the Borrower or its transfer agent shall have received an opinion of counsel from Holder’s counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that (i) a public sale or transfer of such Common Stock may be made without registration under the Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected; or (ii) in the case of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Note, such security is registered for sale by the Holder under an effective registration statement filed under the Act; or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration. In the event that the Company does not reasonably accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Holder with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration (such as Rule 144), at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

1.6 Effect of Certain Events.

 

(a)                Effect of Merger, Consolidation, Etc. At the option of the Holder, the sale, conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the effectuation by the Borrower of a transaction or series of related transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the Borrower is disposed of, or the consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into any other Person (as defined below) or Persons when the Borrower is not the survivor shall be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in Article III) pursuant to which the Borrower shall be required to pay to the Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined in Article III). “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization.

 

(b)                Adjustment Due to Merger, Consolidation, Etc. If, at any time when this Note is issued and outstanding and prior to conversion of all of the Note, there shall be any merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar event, as a result of which shares of Common Stock of the Borrower shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of the Borrower or another entity, or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower, then the Holder of this Note shall thereafter have the right to receive upon conversion of this Note, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock immediately theretofore issuable upon conversion, such stock, securities or assets which the Holder would have been entitled to receive in such transaction had this Note been converted in full immediately prior to such transaction (without regard to any limitations on conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate provisions shall be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Note to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Note) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter deliverable upon the conversion hereof. The Borrower shall not affect any transaction described in this Section 1.6(b) unless (a) it first gives, to the extent practicable, ten (10) days prior written notice (but in any event at least five (5) days prior written notice) of the record date of the special meeting of shareholders to approve, or if there is no such record date, the consummation of, such merger, consolidation, exchange of shares, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar event or sale of assets (during which time the Holder shall be entitled to convert this Note) and (b) the resulting successor or acquiring entity (if not the Borrower) assumes by written instrument the obligations of this Note. The above provisions shall similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share exchanges.

 

 

 

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(c)                 Adjustment Due to Distribution. If the Borrower shall declare or make any distribution of its assets (or rights to acquire its assets) to holders of Common Stock as a dividend, stock repurchase, by way of return of capital or otherwise (including any dividend or distribution to the Borrower’s shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of a subsidiary (i.e., a spin-off)) (a “Distribution”), then the Holder of this Note shall be entitled, upon any conversion of this Note after the date of record for determining shareholders entitled to such Distribution, to receive the amount of such assets which would have been payable to the Holder with respect to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion had such Holder been the holder of such shares of Common Stock on the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.

 

1.7               Prepayment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note, at any time during the periods set forth on the table immediately following this paragraph (the “Prepayment Periods”) or as otherwise agreed to between the Borrower and the Holder, the Borrower shall have the right, exercisable on not more than three (3) Trading Days prior written notice to the Holder of the Note to prepay the outstanding Note (principal and accrued interest), in full, in accordance with this Section 1.7. Any notice of prepayment hereunder (an “Optional Prepayment Notice”) shall be delivered to the Holder of the Note at its registered addresses and shall state: (1) that the Borrower is exercising its right to prepay the Note, and (2) the date of prepayment which shall be not more than three (3) Trading Days from the date of the Optional Prepayment Notice. On the date fixed for prepayment (the “Optional Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall make payment of the Optional Prepayment Amount (as defined below) to Holder, or upon the direction of the Holder as specified by the Holder in a writing to the Borrower (which shall direction to be sent to Borrower by the Holder at least one (1) business day prior to the Optional Prepayment Date). If the Borrower exercises its right to prepay the Note, the Borrower shall make payment to the Holder of an amount in cash equal to the percentage (“Prepayment Percentage”) as set forth in the table immediately following this paragraph opposite the applicable Prepayment Period, multiplied by the sum of: (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the Optional Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Section 1.4 hereof (the “Optional Prepayment Amount”).

 

Prepayment Period Prepayment Percentage
1.      The period beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the date which is sixty (60) days following the Issue Date. 125%

2.      The period beginning on the date which is sixty-one (61) days following the Issue Date and ending on the date which is one hundred twenty (120) days following the Issue Date.

140%
3.      The period beginning on the date that is one hundred twenty-one (121) day from the Issue Date and ending one hundred eighty (180)) days following the Issue Date. 150%

 

After the expiration of the Prepayment Periods set forth above, the Holder may submit an Optional Prepayment Notice to the Holder. Upon receipt by the Holder of the Optional Prepayment Notice post Prepayment Periods, the prepayment shall be subject to the Holder’s and the Borrower’s agreement with respect to the applicable Prepayment Percentage.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Holder’s conversion rights herein shall not be affected in any way until the Note is fully paid (funds received by the Holder) pursuant to an Optional Prepayment Notice.

 

ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS

 

2.1 Sale of Assets. So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation under this Note, the Borrower shall not, without the Holder’s written consent, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any significant portion of its assets outside the ordinary course of business.

 

 

 

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ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

If any of the following events of default (each, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

3.1               Failure to Pay Principal and Interest. The Borrower fails to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note, whether at maturity or upon acceleration and such breach continues for a period of five (5) days after written notice from the Holder.

 

3.2               Conversion and the Shares. The Borrower fails to issue shares of Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens in writing that it will not honor its obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the Holder in accordance with the terms of this Note, fails to transfer or cause its transfer agent to transfer (issue) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, the Borrower directs its transfer agent not to transfer or delays, impairs, and/or hinders its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing) (electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note, or fails to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to this Note as and when required by this Note (or makes any written announcement, statement or threat that it does not intend to honor the obligations described in this paragraph) and any such failure shall continue uncured (or any written announcement, statement or threat not to honor its obligations shall not be rescinded in writing) for three (3) business days after the Holder shall have delivered a Notice of Conversion. It is an obligation of the Borrower to remain current in its obligations to its transfer agent. It shall be an event of default of this Note, if a conversion of this Note is delayed, hindered or frustrated due to a balance owed by the Borrower to its transfer agent. If at the option of the Holder, the Holder advances any funds to the Borrower’s transfer agent in order to process a conversion, such advanced funds shall be paid by the Borrower to the Holder within forty-eight (48) hours of a demand from the Holder.

 

3.3               Breach of Covenants. The Borrower breaches any material covenant or other material term or condition contained in this Note and any collateral documents including but not limited to the Purchase Agreement and such breach continues for a period of twenty (20) days after written notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder.

 

3.4               Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty of the Borrower made herein or in any agreement, statement or certificate given in writing pursuant hereto or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the Purchase Agreement), shall be false or misleading in any material respect when made and the breach of which has (or with the passage of time will have) a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.

 

3.5               Receiver or Trustee. The Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial part of its property or business, or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise be appointed.

 

3.6               Bankruptcy. Bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or liquidation proceedings or other proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law for the relief of debtors shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

3.7               Delisting of Common Stock. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on at least one of the OTC (which specifically includes the quotation platforms maintained by the OTC Markets Group) or an equivalent replacement exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange.

 

3.8               Failure to Comply with the Exchange Act. The Borrower shall fail to comply with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; and/or the Borrower shall cease to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 

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3.9               Liquidation. Any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of Borrower or any substantial portion of its business.

 

3.10           Cessation of Operations. Any cessation of operations by Borrower or Borrower admits it is otherwise generally unable to pay its debts as such debts become due, provided, however, that any disclosure of the Borrower’s ability to continue as a “going concern” shall not be an admission that the Borrower cannot pay its debts as they become due.

 

3.11           Financial Statement Restatement. The restatement of any financial statements filed by the Borrower with the SEC at any time after 180 days after the Issuance Date for any date or period until this Note is no longer outstanding, if the result of such restatement would, by comparison to the un-restated financial statement, have constituted a material adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this Note or the Purchase Agreement.

 

3.12             Replacement of Transfer Agent. In the event that the Borrower proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Borrower fails to provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount) signed by the successor transfer agent to Borrower and the Borrower.

 

3.13           Cross-Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Note or the other related or companion documents, a breach or default by the Borrower of any covenant or other term or condition contained in any of the Other Agreements, after the passage of all applicable notice and cure or grace periods, shall, at the option of the Holder, be considered a default under this Note and the Other Agreements, in which event the Holder shall be entitled (but in no event required) to apply all rights and remedies of the Holder under the terms of this Note and the Other Agreements by reason of a default under said Other Agreement or hereunder. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, all agreements and instruments between, among or by: (1) the Borrower, and, or for the benefit of, (2) the Holder and any affiliate of the Holder, including, without limitation, promissory notes; provided, however, the term “Other Agreements” shall not include the related or companion documents to this Note. Each of the loan transactions will be cross-defaulted with each other loan transaction and with all other existing and future debt of Borrower to the Holder.

 

Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Section 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due at the Maturity Date), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to the Default Amount (as defined herein). UPON THE OCCURRENCE AND DURING THE CONTINUATION OF ANY EVENT OF DEFAULT SPECIFIED IN SECTION 3.2, THE NOTE SHALL BECOME IMMEDIATELY DUE AND PAYABLE AND THE BORROWER SHALL PAY TO THE HOLDER, IN FULL SATISFACTION OF ITS OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO: (Y) THE DEFAULT AMOUNT (AS DEFINED HEREIN); MULTIPLIED BY (Z) TWO (2). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default specified in Sections 3.1 (solely with respect to failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Note upon a Trading Market Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7 or upon acceleration), 3.3, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and/or 3.14 exercisable through the delivery of written notice to the Borrower by such Holders (the “Default Notice”), and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified the remaining sections of Articles III (other than failure to pay the principal hereof or interest thereon at the Maturity Date specified in Section 3,1 hereof), the Note shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall pay to the Holder, in full satisfaction of its obligations hereunder, an amount equal to 150% times the sum of (w) the then outstanding principal amount of this Note plus (x) accrued and unpaid interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note to the date of payment (the “Mandatory Prepayment Date”) plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof (the then outstanding principal amount of this Note to the date of payment plus the amounts referred to in clauses (x), (y) and (z) shall collectively be known as the “Default Amount”) and all other amounts payable hereunder shall immediately become due and payable, all without demand, presentment or notice, all of which hereby are expressly waived, together with all costs, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

 

If the Borrower fails to pay the Default Amount within five (5) business days of written notice that such amount is due and payable, then the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower remains in default (and so long and to the extent that there are sufficient authorized shares), to require the Borrower, upon written notice, to immediately issue, in lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.

 

 

 

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ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS

 

4.1               Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of the Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

 

4.2               Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be:

 

If to the Borrower, to:

 

DarkPulse, Inc.

225 West 34th Street, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attn: Dennis M. O’Leary, Chief Executive Officer

Fax:

Email: doleary@darkpulse.com

 

If to the Holder:

 

GENEVA ROTH REMARK HOLDINGS, INC.

111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214

Great Neck, NY 11021

Attn: Curt Kramer, Chief Executive Officer

e-mail: genevarothremark@gmail.com

 

With a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

 

Naidich Wurman LLP

111 Great Neck Road, Suite 216 Great Neck, NY 11021

Attn: Allison Naidich facsimile: 516-466-3555

e-mail: allison@nwlaw.com

 

 

 

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4.3               Amendments. This Note and any provision hereof may only be amended by an instrument in writing signed by the Borrower and the Holder. The term “Note” and all reference thereto, as used throughout this instrument, shall mean this instrument (and the other Notes issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented, then as so amended or supplemented.

 

4.4               Assignability. This Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder and its successors and assigns. Each transferee of this Note must be an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commission). Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, this Note may be pledged as collateral in connection with a bona fide margin account or other lending arrangement; and may be assigned by the Holder without the consent of the Borrower.

 

4.5               Cost of Collection. If default is made in the payment of this Note, the Borrower shall pay the Holder hereof costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

 

4.6               Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Note shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the Eastern District of New York. The parties to this Note hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Borrower and Holder waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Note or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Note, any agreement or any other document delivered in connection with this Note by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Note and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

4.7               Purchase Agreement. By its acceptance of this Note, each party agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.

 

4.8               Remedies. The Borrower acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Holder, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Borrower acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Note will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Borrower of the provisions of this Note, that the Holder shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Note and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Note to be signed in its name by its duly authorized officer this on September 2, 2020.

 

 

DarkPulse, Inc.

 

 

   
By:_______________________________________  
Dennis M. O’Leary  
Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A -- NOTICE OF CONVERSION

 

The undersigned hereby elects to convert $ principal amount of the Note (defined below) into that number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the conversion of the Note (“Common Stock”) as set forth below, of DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) according to the conditions of the convertible note of the Borrower dated as of September 2, 2020 (the “Note”), as of the date written below. No fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes, if any.

 

Box Checked as to applicable instructions:

 

  [_] The Borrower shall electronically transmit the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the undersigned or its nominee with DTC through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission system (“DWAC Transfer”).
     
    Name of DTC Prime Broker:
    Account Number:
     
  [_] The undersigned hereby requests that the Borrower issue a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock set forth below (which numbers are based on the Holder’s calculation attached hereto) in the name(s) specified immediately below or, if additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:

 

    GENEVA ROTH REMARK HOLDINGS, INC.  
    111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214  
    Great Neck, NY 11021  
    Attention: Certificate Delivery  
    e-mail: genevarothremark@gmail.com  
       
    Date of conversion:  
       
    Applicable Conversion Price: $
       
    Number of shares of common stock to be issued pursuant to conversion of the Notes:  
       
    Amount of Principal Balance due remaining under the Note after this conversion:  
       
    GENEVA ROTH REMARK HOLDINGS, INC.  
       
    By: ______________________________  
    Name: Curt Kramer  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  
    Date: _________________  

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.03

 

 

SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

This SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of September 2, 2020, by and between DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with its address at 225 West 34th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (the “Company”), and GENEVA ROTH REMARK HOLDINGS, INC., a New York corporation, with its address at 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 216, Great Neck, NY 11021 (the “Buyer”).

 

WHEREAS:

 

A.           The Company and the Buyer are executing and delivering this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”); and

 

B.            Buyer desires to purchase and the Company desires to issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement a convertible note of the Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, in the aggregate principal amount of $47,850.00 (including $4,350.00 of Original Issue Discount) (together with any note(s) issued in replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Note”), convertible into shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations and conditions set forth in such Note.

 

NOW THEREFORE, the Company and the Buyer severally (and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Purchase and Sale of Note.

 

a.             Purchase of Note. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to the Buyer and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company such principal amount of Note as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto.

 

b.            Form of Payment. On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) the Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Note to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the “Purchase Price”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of the Note in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price as is set forth immediately below the Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the Company shall deliver such duly executed Note on behalf of the Company, to the Buyer, against delivery of such Purchase Price.

 

c.             Closing Date. Subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6 and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of the Note pursuant to this Agreement (the “Closing Date”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard Time on or about September 3, 2020, or such other mutually agreed upon time. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on the Closing Date at such location as may be agreed to by the parties.

 

2.             Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. The Buyer represents and warrants to the Company that:

 

a.             Investment Purpose. As of the date hereof, the Buyer is purchasing the Note and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note (such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred to herein as the “Conversion Shares” and, collectively with the Note, the “Securities”) for its own account and not with a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration under the 1933 Act.

 

 

 

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b.             Accredited Investor Status. The Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D (an “Accredited Investor”).

 

c.             Reliance on Exemptions. The Buyer understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the Securities.

 

d.             Information. The Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic information and will not disclose such information unless such information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly following such disclosure to the Buyer.

 

e.             Legends. The Buyer understands that the Note and, until such time as the Conversion Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act; or may be sold pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration, the Conversion Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the following form:

 

"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR UNDER ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE HOLDER OF SUCH SECURITIES, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE ISSUER’S TRANSFER AGENT, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS."

 

The legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the 1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b) such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Security may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so that the sale or transfer is effected. The Buyer agrees to sell all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s) from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any. In the event that the Company does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer with respect to the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from registration, such as Rule 144, at the Deadline, it will be considered an Event of Default pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Note.

 

f.              Authorization; Enforcement. This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

3.             Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that:

 

a.             Organization and Qualification. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. “Subsidiaries” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest.

 

 

 

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b.            Authorization; Enforcement. (i) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Note and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including without limitation, the issuance of the Note and the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized representative, and such authorized representative is the true and official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Company of the Note, each of such instruments will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms.

 

c.             Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized common stock of the Company consists of 20,000,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of which 2,220,613,540 shares are issued and outstanding. All of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

d.             Issuance of Shares. The Conversion Shares are duly authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the Note in accordance with its respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability upon the holder thereof.

 

e.             No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Note by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or (ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent license or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). The businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and shall not be conducted so long as the Buyer owns any of the Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental entity. “Material Adverse Effect” means any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, financial condition or prospects of the Company or its Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole, or on the transactions contemplated hereby or by the agreements or instruments to be entered into in connection herewith.

 

f.              SEC Documents; Financial Statements. The Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter referred to herein as the “SEC Documents”). Upon written request the Company will deliver to the Buyer true and complete copies of the SEC Documents, except for such exhibits and incorporated documents. As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings prior the date hereof). As of their respective dates or if amended, as of the dates of the amendments, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). The Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.

 

 

 

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g.            Absence of Certain Changes. Since June 30, 2020, except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there has been no material adverse change and no material adverse development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties, operations, financial condition, results of operations, prospects or 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

h.             Absence of Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Documents, there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any of the foregoing.

 

i.              No Integrated Offering. Neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates, nor any person acting on its or their behalf, has directly or indirectly made any offers or sales in any security or solicited any offers to buy any security under circumstances that would require registration under the 1933 Act of the issuance of the Securities to the Buyer. The issuance of the Securities to the Buyer will not be integrated with any other issuance of the Company’s securities (past, current or future) for purposes of any shareholder approval provisions applicable to the Company or its securities.

 

j.              No Brokers. The Company has taken no action which would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, transaction fees or similar payments relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

 

k.             No Investment Company. The Company is not, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as contemplated by this Agreement will not be an “investment company” required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (an “Investment Company”). The Company is not controlled by an Investment Company.

 

l.              Breach of Representations and Warranties by the Company. If the Company breaches any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Section 3, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an Event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.

 

4. COVENANTS.

 

a.             Best Efforts. The Company shall use its best efforts to satisfy timely each of the conditions described in Section 7 of this Agreement.

 

b.            Form D; Blue Sky Laws. The Company agrees to timely make any filings required by federal and state laws as a result of the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

c.             Use of Proceeds. The Company shall use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.

 

d.            Expenses. At the Closing, the Company’s obligation with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is to reimburse Buyer’ expenses shall be $3,500.00 for Buyer’s legal fees and due diligence fee.

 

e.             Corporate Existence. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns any Note, the Company shall maintain its corporate existence and shall not sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, except with the prior written consent of the Buyer.

 

f.             Breach of Covenants. If the Company breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, and in addition to any other remedies available to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, it will be considered an event of default under Section 3.4 of the Note.

 

 

 

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g.             Failure to Comply with the 1934 Act. So long as the Buyer beneficially owns the Note, the Company shall comply with the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act; and the Company shall continue to be subject to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act.

 

5.             Transfer Agent Instructions. The Company shall issue irrevocable instructions to its transfer agent to issue certificates, registered in the name of the Buyer or its nominee, for the Conversion Shares in such amounts as specified from time to time by the Buyer to the Company upon conversion of the Note in accordance with the terms thereof (the “Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions”). In the event that the Company proposes to replace its transfer agent, the Company shall provide, prior to the effective date of such replacement, a fully executed Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in a form as initially delivered pursuant to this Agreement (including but not limited to the provision to irrevocably reserve shares of Common Stock in the Reserved Amount as such term is defined in the Note) signed by the successor transfer agent to Company and the Company. Prior to registration of the Conversion Shares under the 1933 Act or the date on which the Conversion Shares may be sold pursuant to an exemption from registration, all such certificates shall bear the restrictive legend specified in Section 2(e) of this Agreement. The Company warrants that: (i) no instruction other than the Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions referred to in this Section 5, will be given by the Company to its transfer agent and that the Securities shall otherwise be freely transferable on the books and records of the Company as and to the extent provided in this Agreement and the Note; (ii) it will not direct its transfer agent not to transfer or delay, impair, and/or hinder its transfer agent in transferring (or issuing)(electronically or in certificated form) any certificate for Conversion Shares to be issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and this Agreement; and (iii) it will not fail to remove (or directs its transfer agent not to remove or impairs, delays, and/or hinders its transfer agent from removing) any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer instructions in respect thereof) on any certificate for any Conversion Shares issued to the Buyer upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Note as and when required by the Note and/or this Agreement. If the Buyer provides the Company and the Company’s transfer, at the cost of the Buyer, with an opinion of counsel in form, substance and scope customary for opinions in comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or transfer of such Securities may be made without registration under the 1933 Act, the Company shall permit the transfer, and, in the case of the Conversion Shares, promptly instruct its transfer agent to issue one or more certificates, free from restrictive legend, in such name and in such denominations as specified by the Buyer. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer, by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transactions contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Section 5 may be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Section, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach and requiring immediate transfer, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

6.             Conditions to the Company’s Obligation to Sell. The obligation of the Company hereunder to issue and sell the Note to the Buyer at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions thereto, provided that these conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion:

 

a.             The Buyer shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Company.

 

b.             The Buyer shall have delivered the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1(b) above.

 

c.             The representations and warranties of the Buyer shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date), and the Buyer shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date.

 

d.             No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

 

 

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7.             Conditions to The Buyer’s Obligation to Purchase. The obligation of the Buyer hereunder to purchase the Note at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for the Buyer’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:

 

a.             The Company shall have executed this Agreement and delivered the same to the Buyer.

 

b.             The Company shall have delivered to the Buyer the duly executed Note (in such denominations as the Buyer shall request) in accordance with Section 1(b) above.

 

c.             The Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions, in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, shall have been delivered to and acknowledged in writing by the Company’s Transfer Agent.

 

d.             The representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date when made and as of the Closing Date as though made at such time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all material respects with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. The Buyer shall have received a certificate or certificates, executed by the chief executive officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer including, but not limited to certificates with respect to the Board of Directors’ resolutions relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

e.             No litigation, statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, ruling or injunction shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or endorsed by or in any court or governmental authority of competent jurisdiction or any self-regulatory organization having authority over the matters contemplated hereby which prohibits the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

f.              No event shall have occurred which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company including but not limited to a change in the 1934 Act reporting status of the Company or the failure of the Company to be timely in its 1934 Act reporting obligations.

 

g.             The Conversion Shares shall have been authorized for quotation on an exchange or electronic quotation system and trading in the Common Stock on such exchange or electronic quotation system shall not have been suspended by the SEC or an exchange or electronic quotation system.

 

8. Governing Law; Miscellaneous.

 

a.             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of Nassau. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney's fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement, the Note or any related document or agreement by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

b.            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.

 

 

 

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c.            Headings. The headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not form part of, or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.

 

d.            Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any provision hereof which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.

 

e.             Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and the instruments referenced herein contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor the Buyer makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended other than by an instrument in writing signed by the majority in interest of the Buyer.

 

f.             Notices. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall be as set forth in the heading of this Agreement with a copy by fax only to (which copy shall not constitute notice) to Naidich Wurman LLP, 111 Great Neck Road, Suite 214, Great Neck, NY 11021, Attn: Allison Naidich, facsimile: 516-466-3555, e-mail: allison@nwlaw.com. Each party shall provide notice to the other party of any change in address.

 

g.             Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their successors and assigns. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer may assign its rights hereunder to any person that purchases Securities in a private transaction from the Buyer or to any of its “affiliates,” as that term is defined under the 1934 Act, without the consent of the Company.

 

h.            Survival. The representations and warranties of the Company and the agreements and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the closing hereunder notwithstanding any due diligence investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Buyer. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Buyer and all their officers, directors, employees and agents for loss or damage arising as a result of or related to any breach or alleged breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of its covenants and obligations under this Agreement, including advancement of expenses as they are incurred.

 

i.              Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

j.              No Strict Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party.

 

k.             Remedies. The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Buyer by vitiating the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly, the Company acknowledges that the remedy at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Company of the provisions of this Agreement, that the Buyer shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Buyer and the Company have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

DarkPulse, Inc.

 

 

   
By:_______________________________________  
Dennis M. O’Leary  
Chief Executive Officer  

 

 

GENEVA ROTH REMARK HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

   
By:_______________________________________  
Curt Kramer  
President  

 

AGGREGATE SUBSCRIPTION AMOUNT:      
Aggregate Principal Amount of Note:   $ 47,850.00  
Original Issue Discount   $ 4,350.00  
Aggregate Purchase Price:   $ 43,500.00  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.04

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

This Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") dated effective December 23, 2020 between DarkPulse. Inc.. a Delaware corporation doing business as DarkPulse. Inc. (the "Company") and Faisal Farooqui (the "Consultant").

 

BACKGROUND:

 

A. The Company is of the opinion that the Consultant has the necessary qualifications, experience and abilities to provide services to the Company

 

B. Consultant agrees to provide such services to the Company on the terms and conditions set out in this agreement

 

IN CONSIDERATION of the foregoing recitals and of the following covenants the Company and the Consultant (individually the collectively the “Parties” hereby agree:

 

Services Provided

 

1. Company agrees to engage Consultant to act as Company's Director APAC & MENA and provide the Company with services ("the Services") befitting a POSITION.

 

Term of Agreement

 

2. This Agreement is effective as of December 23. 2020 and will continue unless terminated. or otherwise modified by the Parties.

 

Termination

 

3. Either Party may terminate this Agreement immediately in its sole and absolute discretion. Consultant will be entitled to payment for all Services satisfactorily performed to date of termination. Company will be entitled to receive all Work Product completed or in progress as of the date of termination or cancellation. Company will have no other liability arising out of termination.

 

Compensation

 

4. For the Service Provided Consultant will be compensated in US dollars as follows:

 

a.          Ten percent (10%) commission on the dollar for new sales revenue generated by the Consultant. The revenue commission is credited only as products and/or services arc paid by the client to the Company and shall be paid to the Consultant within seven (7) days of receipt of funds from the Client by the Company.

 

b.          DPLS Option Shares when available (amount at discretion of CEO. Dennis O'Leary).

 

Expenses

 

2. Consultant will only be reimbursed for reasonable expensesp re-approved by the Company in writing.

 

Confidentiality

 

3. Confidential information (the "Confidential Information") refers to any data or information relating to the business of the Company which would reasonably be considered to be proprietary to the Company, that is not generally known in the industry of the Company, and the release of which could reasonably be expected to cause harm to the Company.

 

 

 

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4. Consultant agrees that they will not disclose, divulge, reveal. report. or use for any purpose any Confidential Information which the Consultant has obtained, except as authorized by the Company. This obligation will survive indefinitely upon termination of this agreement.

 

Non-Competition

 

5. Other than with the express written consent of Company. which will not be unreasonably withheld, Consultant will not during the continuance of this agreement or within1 year after termination be directly or indirectly involved with a business which is in direct competition with the Company, or divert or attempt to divert any business from the Company.

 

Non-Solicitation

 

6. Consultant agrees that during the term of this agreement and for a period of 1 year after termination Consultant will not in any way directly or indirectly interfere with or disrupt the Company's relationship with its employees or service providers.

 

Ownership or Materials and Intellectual Property

 

7. All intellectual property and related materials (the "IP") including any related work in progress that is developed or produced under this agreement will be the sole property of the Company and its use will not be restricted in any manner.

 

Independent Contractor

 

8. It is expressly agreed that Consultant is acting as an independent contractor and not as an employee.

 

Notices

 

9. All notices and other communications shall be given in writing and delivered to the Parties as follows:

 

  To Company: DarkPulse, Inc.
    1145 Avenue of the Americas 2nd Floor
    New York, NY 10105
    doleary@DarkPulse.com
    1.866.204.6703 (fax)
     
  To Consultant: Faisal Mohammed
ffarooqui@darkpulse.com

 

Indemnification

 

10. Each party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party against all claims, losses, liabilities and demands either Party may suffer arising out of any breach of the terms of this Agreement: the performance of the Services; and any acts or omissions of either Party hereunder.

 

Modification

 

11.. Any amendment or modification or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement will only be binding if evidenced in writing signed by each Party or its authorized representative.

 

 

 

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Assignment

 

12. No rights or interests in the Agreement will be assigned by Consultant (including the hiring of subcontractors to perform any part of Services) without the prior written consent of Company.

 

Entire Agreement

 

13. It is agreed that there is no representation, warranty. collateral agreement or condition affecting this agreement except as expressly provided in this agreement

 

Severability

 

14. In the event that any party, article, section. paragraph. or clause of this Agreement shall be held to be indefinite, invalid. or otherwise unenforceable, the entire Agreement shall not fail on account thereof, and the balance of the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

 

Waiver

 

15. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any right or obligation of a party will be effective unless in writing, signed by the parties. The failure of either party to enforce a right will not constitute a waiver.

 

16. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the choice of law rules therein, and each of the parties hereby consent to exclusive personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of New York.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties, intending to be legally bound, have caused this Agreement to be executed on the dates set forth below.

 

DarkPulse, Inc. Faisal Mohammed
   
/s/ Dennis O’Leary /s/ Faisal Mohammed
By: Dennis O’Leary  
Its Chief Executive Officer  
   
Date: 12/30/20 Date: 12/30/20

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 10.05

 

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, effective as of the 15th day of November, 2010, is hereby entered into by and among the University of New Brunswick ("Assignor"), DarkPulse Technologies Inc. ("Assignee") and for the purpose of section 14 herein, Fantastic North America Inc. ("FNA")

 

WHEREAS Assignor is willing to sell, assign, and transfer to Assignee its entire right, title and interest in and to certain technologies more particularly described below on the following terms and conditions;

 

AND WHEREAS Assignor had previously licensed certain technologies to FNA and now wishes to assign such technologies to the Assignee, an affiliate of FNA, and FNA by executing this agreement hereby surrenders any and all right and interest in or under any license agreement granted to FNA by the Assignor over the technologies as more particularly described below,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth hereafter Assignor and Assignee (collectively, the "Parties") agree as follows:

 

1. Assignor hereby sells, assigns and transfers to Assignee, its successors and assigns its entire right, title and interest in and to Technologies, together with any Canadian or foreign patents claiming each Technologies, all of which are described by patent filing and annexed as Schedule "A" to this Agreement, and forms part of this Agreement

 

2. In consideration of this Agreement, Assignee shall execute and deliver to the Assignor a Convertible Debenture evidencing indebtedness of the Assignee to the Assignor in an amount of one million and five hundred thousand dollars Canadian ($1,500,000.00 (CDN)), The conversion of such debt into common shares in the Assignee shall occur pursuant to the terms of the aforesaid Convertible Debenture.

 

3. Assignor makes no representations, conditions, or warranties, either express or implied, with respect to the Technologies. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Assignor specifically disclaims any implied warranty, condition, or representation that the Technologies shall correspond with a particular description, is of merchantable quality, is fit for a particular purpose or is durable for a reasonable period of time Assignor shall not be liable for any loss, whether direct, consequential, incidental, or special which Assignee suffers arising from any defect, error, fault, or failure to perform with respect to the Technologies. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a warranty or representation by Assignor as to title to the Technologies or that anything made, used, sold or otherwise disposed of under the Agreement is or will be free from infringement of patents, copyrights, trade-marks, industrial design or other intellectual property rights

 

4. Assignee hereby indemnifies, holds harmless and defends the Assignor and, if relevant, its Board of Govemors, officers, employees, faculty, students, invitees, and agents against any and all claims (including all legal fees and disbursements incurred in association therewith) arising out of the exercise of any rights under this Agreement including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, against any damages or losses, consequential or otherwise, arising from or out of the use of the Technologies or products arising from the Technologies.,

 

5. Assignee shall undertake all reasonable registrations and filings required to preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Technologies in favour of the Assignor, including without limitation all reasonable registrations and filings under provincial or state personal property security legislation and with any applicable intellectual property offices or registries, and shall provide evidence of same in a written opinion of the Assignee's legal counsel addressed to the Assignor confirming that the Assignor has a perfected security interest in the Technologies in accordance with the intent of this Article, all in a form and having content acceptable to the Assignor's legal counsel, and that same shall be provided to Assignor's legal counsel upon request, and be made available to the Assignor at the Assignee's offices or at any other location as determined by the Assignee from time to time in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada. This clause shall only remain in force for the duration of the Convertible Debenture Agreement between the Assignor (University of New Brunswick) and the Assignee (DarkPulse Technologies Inc.) Once the said Convertible Debenture has been converted to either equity and/or cash by the Assignor in the Assignee this clause will be null and void and of no further force and effect..

 

 

 

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6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, Assignor hereby warrants and represents to Assignee that Assignor has to the best of its knowledge, belief and ability made full, complete and timely disclosure of any and all information, research, and other material documentation with respect to the Technologies, after having made all reasonable searches and inquiries to inform itself with respect to the contents of this warranty and representation..

 

7. Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee, that to the best of its knowledge belief and ability, and after having reviewed the attached Schedule "A" to this Assignment Agreement, being the Technologies, that the Assignor has received all necessary consents, to give full and legal effect to this Assignment Agreement, and that the Assignor, upon the request of the Assignee, shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain and deliver to the Assignee, any and all other documentation, assurances and consents as may be reasonably required by the Assignee from time to time and at any time in the future, to confirm this warranty and representation.

 

8 Assignee acknowledges that Assignor has the right to use the Technologies for research and educational purposes, and to further develop and improve the Technologies and publish its research results pursuant to the Technologies.

 

9. Assignor and Assignee agree that, with respect to derivative work and/or intellectual property developed during a term of two years from the date of execution of this Agreement and which is directly related to the Technologies, that where such derivative work and/or intellectual property has been developed solely by the Assignor's Drs. Colpitts and Brown, or jointly between the Assignor's Drs. Colpitts and Brown and the Assignee prior to the signing of this agreement, or where the Assignor has agreed to support such derivative work be it embodied under a current Canadian Federal funding proposal entitled "Commercialization of Networked Emergency Management Tools (CONNECT)" or any other Program funded by the Canadian Federal Government that the Assignor and Assignee shall negotiate reasonably and in good faith and in advance both the method, timing and scope of any publication of said derivative work and/or intellectual property by or through the Assignor, and the acquisition of said derivative work and/or intellectual property for patenting purposes by the Assignee more particularly described below, provided however that the Assignor and Dr. Colpitts shall be free to publish said derivative work and/or intellectual property thirty (30) days after notification to the Assignee. Dr Brown shall be free to publish any work past, present and/or future as long as it does not contravene any of his duties of loyalty to the Assignee and/or disclose any confidential information that Dr Brown obtains during the course of his duties as an employee of the Assignee and/or his role as advisor to the Board of Directors of the Assignee and/or due to his privileged position as significant shareholder of the Assignee.. Dr Brown warrants and represents that he will be held solely responsible for any damage to the Assignee and its shareholders including but not limited to litigation and/or litigious damages arising from his publication of any derivative work and/or intellectual property.

 

10. Whereas the Federal Government of Canada as a funding agency role expects that new technologies derived from the project in Article 9 are held by the Assignor in trust to ensure a later return, and whereas the Assignee agrees to work with the Assignor to advance the development of the Technologies to the extent the Assignor is able and willing, and given the fact that such efforts can be supported through funding offsets that reduce the Assignee's investment, the Assignee shall have the right of first refusal to procure any new technologies derived from a co-sponsored project undertaken by the Assignor (University of New Brunswick) and the Assignee. Should the option not be exercised by the Assignee within six (6) months of written notice, and having not received in writing a confirming interest in said option during that period, the Assignor may proceed to seek third party commercialization. In the event the new technologies are sold to a third party or third parties, the Assignee and Assignor will agree that the Assignor will refund from revenues received from said new technologies, the difference to the Assignee of the cash investment made in the development of the technology less any funds received by the Assignee from the Canadian Government, be it from a Provincial or Federal agency, with respect to the cost of the Assignee's development investment.

 

11 For clarification, the Assignor and Dr. Colpitts confirm that any work executed under contract, by commission or at the sole cost to the Assignee belongs to the Assignee absolutely and none of the results derived from such work may be published or patented by the Assignor at any time unless agreed to by the Assignee in writing.

 

12 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of New Brunswick and any legal proceedings between the Parties with respect to this Agreement shall be submitted to and determined by the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick.

 

 

 

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13. This Agreement may be modified or amended at any time, upon the mutual agreement in writing of the Parties.

 

14. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding on the respective successors and assigns of each of the Parties, as the case may be

 

15. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supercedes all previous agreements between the Parties, relating to the subject matter herein.

 

16. FNA hereby executes this agreement for purposes of releasing any and all rights and interest it may have under license agreement granted to it by the assignor in and over the Technologies.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first herein set forth

 

 

  DARKPULSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Dennis M. O’Leary
  Name: Dennis M. O’Leary
  Title: President
   
  12-7-10
   
  FANTASTIC NORTH AMERICA, INC.
   
  Per: /s/ Dennis M. O’Leary
  Name: Dennis M. O’Leary
  Title: President & CEO
   
  12-7-10
   
  THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
   
  Per: /s/ Gregory Kealey
  Name: Gregory Kealey
  Title: Provost & Vice President, Research

 

 

I, the undersigned, acknowledge I have read the agreement, agree with and will adhere to the terms and conditions as well as the applicable policies of the University, and will ensure that all University personnel working under the agreement will be informed of and will agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions as well as the applicable policies of the University.

 

 

/s/ Dr. Bruce Colpitts Dec 16, 2010
Name: Dr. Bruce Colpitts Date

 

 

I, the undersigned, acknowledge I have read the agreement, agree with and will adhere to the terms and conditions as well as the applicable policies of the University.

 

/s/ Dr. Anthony Brown Dec 16, 2010
Name: Dr. Anthony Brown Date

 

 

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Exhibit 10.06

 

CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE (SECURED)

 

TERM DEBENTURE

 

PRINCIPAL SUM: One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars ($1,500,000.00) CDN.

 

INTEREST RATE: Prime (Bank of Canada) overnight rate plus (1%) per annum

 

ISSUE DATE: April 24th, 2017

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED from The University of New Brunswick (the "Payee"), Dark Pulse Technologies Inc. (the "Payor") hereby acknowledges itself indebted and promises to pay to or to the order of the Payee the sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Canadian Dollars ($1,500,000.00) CDN (the "Principal Sum") in lawful money of Canada upon presentation and surrender of this debenture at the Payee's offices at Fredericton, NB (or at such other place as the Payee may designate by notice in writing to the Payor), and shall pay the Payee the balance from time to time outstanding, in the manner provided in this Debenture, together with interest and all other moneys which may from time to time be owing under or pursuant to this Debenture upon the earlier of the following (each a "Maturity Date"):

 

(a) in the event that the Payor fails to raise $250,000.000 in capital (the "First Required Capital") or secure contracts valued at $1,000,000.00 from the date that is one (1) year from the Issue Date or in the event that the Payor fails to raise a further $250,000.00 in Capital (the "Second Required Capital") or secure contracts valued at $2,000,000.00 from a date that is from the date that is two (2) years from the Issue Date or in the event that the Payor fails to raise a further $250,000.00 in Capital (the "Third Required Capital") or secure contracts valued at $2,000,000.00 from a date that is three (3) years from the Issue Date (the First Required Capital, Second Required Capital and Third Required Capital shall be collectively the "Required Capital"); or

 

(b) three (3) years following the Payor achieving a positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for two (2) consecutive quarters; or

 

(c) the date that is six (6) years from the Issue Date; or

 

(d) the Principal Sum and all other payments have been paid in full by the Payor to the Payee; or

 

(e) the date following an event of default; and

 

(f) The Payor and the Payee agree that any of clauses (a) through (e), above, may be amended with the consent of the Payor, upon the request of the Payee, however, the Payor reserves the right to refuse to consent, which consent can be unreasonably withheld.

 

1. INITIAL PAYMENT

 

1.1 The Payor shall be required to pay the Payee on the date that is one (1) year from the Issue Date, any and all remaining amounts owed to the Payee regarding the Technology (as defined below), including amounts owed for Research and Development and all costs associated with protecting and registering the Technology with the patent office, in the aggregate amount of $42,000 (the "R&D Costs").

 

 

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2. MAINTENANCE PAYMENT

 

2.1 The Payor shall be required to pay the Payee annually, commencing one (1) year from the date that is one year from the Issue Date, (i) interest thereon, calculated monthly, at an effective rate of the prime (Bank of Canada) overnight rate plus 1% calculated monthly, and (ii) all costs associated with protecting the Technology.

 

2.2 The installments shall be payable starting on the 24th day of April, 2018 being the commencement of the second year in this debenture, and continuing until either:

 

(a) the Principal Sum and all other payments have been paid in full by the Payor to the Payee; or

 

(b) the commencement of the Payback Period (as defined below).

 

3. PAYBACK PERIOD

 

3.1 Payback on the Principle Sum will commence over a six (6) year period upon the earlier of the following (each a "Payback Period"):

 

(a) three (3) years following the Payor achieving a positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for two (2) consecutive quarters; or

 

(b) the date that is six (6) years from the Issue Date

 

3.2 The Payor shall be required to pay the Payee, in quarterly installments over a six (6) year period commencing from the start of the Payback Period, the following:

 

(a) Sixty Two Thousand Five Hundred Canadian Dollars ($62,500.00 CDN ); and

 

(b) interest accrued on the Principal Sum on a declining balance; and

 

(c) all costs associated with protecting the Technology.

 

4. GRACE PERIOD

 

4.1 The Payor shall have a grace period of thirty (30) clear days from each due date to make each payment pursuant to the terms of this Convertible Debenture. The Payer's failure to make any payment under the terms of this Convertible Debenture shall mean that the Payor will be in default under this or any other clause of this Convertible Debenture.

 

5. SECURITY

 

5.1 As security for the due payment of all moneys payable hereunder, the Payor as beneficial owner hereby mortgages, pledges, assigns, charges and grants a security interest in, to and in favour of the Payee, its successors and assigns, all its right, title and interest to the Technology consisting of or created whether solely or partially using the patents filed and received as listed in Schedule "A" as assigned or sold to the Payor by the Payee. In this debenture, the mortgages and charges hereby constituted are called the "Security" and the subject matter of the Security is called the "Technology".

 

 

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5.2 Payor shall undertake all registrations and filing required to preserve, protect and perfect the security interests in the Technology in favour of the Payee, as may be reasonably required by the Payee, including without limitation all registrations and filings under the provincial or state personal property security legislation and with applicable Canadian and U.S. intellectual property offices or registries, and shall provide evidence of same in a written opinion of the Payer's legal counsel to be delivered to the Payee at closing.

 

5.3 Until the Security becomes enforceable, the Payor may deal with the Technology in the ordinary course of its business and for the purpose of carrying on the same provided that the Payor will not, without the prior written consent of the Payee, create, assume, or have outstanding, except to the Payee, any assignment, license, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance on any part of the Technology ranking or purporting to rank or capable of being enforced in priority to or pari passu with the Security, other than any mortgage, lien or other encumbrance upon property, created or assumed to secure all or any part of the funds required for the purchase of such property or any extension or renewal or replacement thereof upon the same property if the principal amount of the indebtedness secured thereby is not increased, or any inchoate liens for taxes or assessments by public authorities.

 

5.4 The Security shall not extend or apply to the last day of the term of any lease or agreement therefore but, upon the enforcement of the Security, the Payor shall stand possessed of such last day in trust to assign the same to any person acquiring such term.

 

5.5 The Payee is the person entitled to receive the money payable hereunder and to give a discharge hereof.

 

5.6 The Payor, in consideration of the terms of this Convertible Debenture, shall enter into a Patent Security and Assignment Agreement and, an Assignment Agreement to be held in Escrow. The Payee shall grant said collateral security over the Technology in registrable form and shall do all things and execute and deliver all documents (including all assignments, affidavits and other instruments, in a form suitable for filing with all patent offices where the Technology is registered and recorded) , including recording the interest against the Technology with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), as may be requested by Payee from time to time and at any time in order to give effect to this Assignment or to perfect or record the Payee's interest in the Technology or to maintain the registration or recording of the Technology for a period up until the Principal Sum has been paid in full by the Payor to the Payee.

 

5.7 The Payee hereby covenants and agrees, the Technology will be released from escrow into the possession of Payor upon payment in full by the Payor to the Payee of the indebtedness referenced in this Convertible Debenture.

 

6. ROYALTY PAYMENTS

 

6.1 The Payor, in consideration of the terms of this Convertible Debenture, shall pay the Payee a two percent (2%) royalty on sales of any and all products or services which incorporate the Technology for a period of five (5) years commencing one (1) year from the Issue Date.

 

 

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7. ENFORCEMENT
   
7.1 In the event that the Payor makes default in any payment of principal or interest required to be made hereunder, including, but not limited to, Payor failing to pay the R&D Costs to the Payee on the date that is one (1) year from the Issue Date, all principal, interest and other moneys owing under this debenture shall immediately become due and payable and the Security shall become enforceable.

 

7.2 Whenever the Security has become enforceable, the Payee may realize upon the Security and enforce its rights by the following remedies:

 

(a) entry into possession or entry into the premises of the Payor; with power to take possession of the Technology from the Payor;

 

(b) proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a receiver (which term as used in this debenture includes a receiver and manager) of the Technology;

 

(c) appointment by instrument in writing of a receiver of the Technology and removal or replacement from time to time of any such receiver;

 

(d) to cause the Technology as referenced in the Convertible Debenture to be released from Escrow in favour of the Payee so as to allow the Payee to deal with the Technology in accordance with the terms of said Agreement, in accordance with Article 7.4 hereof;

 

(e) sale of all or any portion of the Technology;

 

(f) filing of proofs of claim and other documents to establish its claims in any proceeding relative to the Payor; and/or

 

(g) any other remedy or proceeding authorized or permitted hereby, or pursuant to any other agreement to which the Payor and Payee are parties, or by law or equity.

 

7.3 Upon any failure of the Payor to pay the Payee upon demand of this Convertible Debenture and upon the exercise by Payee of its option under the Patent Security and Assignment Agreement to become effective, the Payor does hereby transfer and assign to the Payee all of its right, title and interest in and to the Technology, together with any reissue , continuation or other extension of the Technology, the invention claimed therein and all proceeds derived from the Technology, including, without limitation , royalties, license fees and all rights and claims of action that may exist by reason of the infringement of the Technology, the same to be held and enjoyed by the Payee to the full end of the term for which the Technology is granted, as fully and entirely as the same could have been held and enjoyed by the Payee if this Assignment had not been made.

 

7.4 In the event that the Payor breaches any terms or obligations that arise from this Agreement, the Payee may rely on the terms found within the Escrow Agreement and the Escrow Agent will, without delay, release the Escrow deposit to the Payee.

 

 

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7.5 Such remedies may be exercised from time to time separately or in combination and are in addition to and not in substitution for any other rights of the Payee howsoever created.

 

7.6 Any receiver appointed by instrument in writing shall have power to:

 

(a) take possession of the Technology and, for that purpose, to take proceedings in the name of the Payor or otherwise and to make any arrangement or compromise;

 

(b) borrow or raise money on the Technology in priority to this debenture or otherwise for such purposes as may be approved by the Payee; and

 

(c) sell or concur in selling the Technology without notice and in such manner as may seem advisable to the receiver, and to effect such sale by conveying in the name and on behalf of the Payor or otherwise.

 

7.7 The receiver shall be vested with such other discretions and powers as are granted in the instrument of appointment and any supplement thereto. The receiver shall, insofar as responsibility for its acts is concerned, be deemed to be the agent of the Payor and not of the Payee, and the Payor shall be solely responsible for his acts or defaults and for his remuneration.

 

7.8 All moneys from time to time received by the Payee or any receiver may be applied as follows: first, in discharge of all operating expenses and other outgoings affecting the Technology; second, in keeping in good standing all charges and liens on the Technology having priority over the Security; third, in payment of the remuneration and disbursements of any receiver; fourth, in payment to the Payee of the moneys payable hereunder; fifth, to any other person(s) entitled thereto by law; and sixth, the balance, if any, shall be paid to the Payor.

 

8. PREPAYMENT

 

8.1 The Payor may, at any time, when not in default hereunder, on thirty (30) days' notice in writing to the Payee, prepay all or any portion of the principal amount outstanding hereunder without penalty. Any portion of the principal owing hereunder designated by such notice for prepayment shall become due and payable, together with all accrued and unpaid interest on such portion of principal, on the date specified for prepayment in such notice.

 

9. CROSS DEFAULT

 

9.1 If the Payor defaults under any other security or fails to comply strictly with the terms and conditions of any other agreement, including failure to execute or perform its duties under the Escrow Agreement, now or hereafter granted to or entered into with the Payee whether as additional security for the due performance of the Payer's covenants hereunder or otherwise, the Payee shall be at liberty to exercise its rights under this agreement and under any one or more of the other securities or agreements, either successively or concurrently, to the same extent as if the time for payment of the principal sum hereby secured had fully come and expired.

 

 

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10. NON-NEGOTIABILITY

 

10.1 This debenture is not a negotiable instrument and is not transferable or assignable without the consent of the Payor.

 

11. WAIVER

 

11.1 No consent or waiver by the Payee shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized officer of the Payee.

 

12. COUNTERPARTS

 

12.1 This Convertible Debenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Convertible Debenture by signing and delivering one or more counterparts. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Convertible Debenture by telecopier or other electronic transmission (i.e. a "pdf ' or "tif" document) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Convertible Debenture.

 

13. NOTICE

 

13.1 Any demand, notice or other communication in connection with this Debenture shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered to an officer or other responsible employee of the addressee, mailed by registered mail or sent by telefacsimile or via electronic mail, charges prepaid, at or to the address or telefacsimile number of the addressee set out opposite its name below or to such other address or addresses, telex or telefacsimile number or numbers, or via electronic mail, as either the Payor or the Payee may from time to time designate to the other party in such manner.

 

In the case of the Payor: Dark Pulse Technologies Inc.

 

DarkPulse Technologies Inc.

4400 N Scottsdale Road, Suite 9-720

Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

Tel: (212) 256-1086

Fax: (516) 977-1209

Attn: D. Michael O'Leary

 

Email:

Dennis O'Leary at : doleary@ darkpulse.com

Anthony Brown at: abrown@darkpulse.com

  

In the case of the Payee: University of New Brunswick

 

Office of Research Services

3 Bailey Drive

Sir Howard Douglas Hall, Room 215

Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5A3

Tel: (506) 453-4674

Fax: (506) 458-7600

Attn: David Burns, Vice President Research

 

 

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13.2 Any communication which is personally delivered as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the date of such delivery if such date is a business day and such delivery was made during normal business hours of the recipient; otherwise, it shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the business day next following such date of delivery. Any communication mailed as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the fifth business day following the date of mailing provided that, in the event of an interruption in postal services before such fifth business day, such communication shall be given by one of the other means.

 

13.3 Any communication which is transmitted by telefacsimile or other direct written electronic means as aforesaid shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the date of transmission if such date is a business day and such transmission was made during normal business hours of the recipient; otherwise, it shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given on the business day next following such date of transmission.

 

14. All Schedules attached hereto shall be incorporated herein as part of this Convertible Debenture. In the case of any conflict between this Convertible Debenture and the Schedules, the terms of this Convertible Debenture shall prevail.

 

15. GOVERNING LAW

 

15.1 This Convertible Debenture shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Payor has duly executed this debenture this 24th day of April, 2017

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   DARK PULSE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
         
         
Name: /s/ David Burns   Name: /s/ Dennis O’Leary
Title: Vice President Research   Title: CFO
Date: 24 April, 2017   Date: 1 May 2017

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE "A"

 

The following Schedule is incorporated by reference

 

The Technology

 

 

lnventor(s)

 

Description

 

Patent or Application #

 

Anthony Brown

 

System and Method for Brillouin Analysis (FROBS)

 

US8,643,829

 

Bruce Colpitts, Anthony Brown, Kellie A.S. Brown

 

System and Method for Resolution Enhancement of a Distributed Sensor (Dark Pulse)

US7,245,790

 

CA2,502,275 (pending)

 

Bruce Colpitts, Anthony Brown

 

Flexible Fiber Optic Deformation System Sensor and Method (ShapeSnake)

 

US9,534,965

 

 

 

lnventor(s)

 

Description

 

Patent or Application #

 

Bruce Colpitts, Anthony Brown

 

Dynamic Strain Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor

 

As described in Patent #

US7,480,460 abandoned

January 19, 2017

 

Anthony Brown

 

Phase Locked Loop (DOPLL)

 

As described in Patent Application # US12/602,141 abandoned June 10, 2015

 

 

 

Exhibit 21.1

 

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

DARKPULSE, INC.

 

DarkPulse, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has the following subsidiaries:

 

1. DarkPulse Technologies Inc., a New Brunswick corporation (“DTI”) (wholly-owned).
2. DTI owns 100% of DarkPulse Technology Holdings Inc., a New York corporation.
3. DTI owns a controlling interest in DarkPulse Technologies International Inc., a New York corporation.
4. DTI owns 37.572% of the shares of common stock of DarkPulse Technologies International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“DTII”), and 100% of the issued shares of Series A Preferred Stock of DTII.
5. DTI owns 60% of DarkPulse BVTK, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company.

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

I, Dennis M. O’Leary, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of DarkPulse, Inc.

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f) for the Registrant and have:

 

  a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b. Designed such disclosure control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting got be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
  d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: April 15, 2021

 

By: /s/ Dennis M. O’Leary

Dennis M. O’Leary

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Chief Financial Officer

Principal Executive Officer

Principal Financial Officer

Principal Accounting Officer

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

  

In connection with the Annual Report of DarkPulse, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dennis M. O’Leary, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

  

By: /s/ Dennis M. O’Leary

Dennis M. O’Leary

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

Chief Financial Officer

Principal Executive Officer

Principal Financial Officer

Principal Accounting Office

 

Date: April 15, 2021