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, 20222023

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

 

Commission file number 000-56477

 

HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Florida 34-2001531

(State or other jurisdiction of

of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

5112 West Taft Road, Suite M, Liverpool, NY 13088

(Address of Principal Executive Offices with Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 877-646-4833

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

Title of Class

 

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

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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.

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
  Emerging growth company

 

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

 

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.

 

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

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

 

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates: $126,389.41 based on 74,346,709 non affiliate shares outstanding at $0.0017 per share, which is the price at which the common shares were last sold on the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. (June 30, 2022)2023)

 

As of March 31, 2023,25, 2024, there were 260,897,508662,185,523 shares of the issuer’s common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
PART I
  
Item 1.Business3
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors5
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments5
Item 2.Property6
   
Item 3.1B.Legal ProceedingsUnresolved Staff Comments6
   
Item 4.1C.Mine Safety DisclosuresCybersecurity6
   
Item 2.PART IIProperties6
   
Item 3.Legal Proceedings6
 
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures6
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities6
   
Item 6.[Reserved]7
   
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation7
   
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk9
   
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataF-1
   
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure10
   
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures10
   
Item 9B.Other Information11
   
Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.11
   
PART III
   
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance11
   
Item 11.Executive Compensation13
   
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters14
   
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence16
   
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services1819
   
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits, and Financial Statement Schedules18
   
Item 1615.Form 10-K SummaryExhibits and Financial Statement Schedules1820
   
Item 16Form 10-K Summary20
  Signatures
 19Signatures21

 

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PART I

 

ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in this Annual Report, the terms “HLLK,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company” and “our business” refer, to HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC., including its subsidiaries named herein. Certain statements, other than purely historical information, including estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives, and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believes,” “project,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to: changes in economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, availability of capital, interest rates, competition, and generally accepted accounting principles. These risks and uncertainties should also be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

 

General Background of the Company

 

Hallmark Venture Group, Inc. (“we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) was originally incorporated in the State of Colorado on July 14, 1995, with the name CPC Office Systems, Inc. On July 12, 1999, the Company changed its name to Homesmart USA, Inc. On March 3, 2006, the Company moved its domicile to Nevada. On March 8, 2006, the Company changed its name to Smart Truck Systems, Inc. On March 6, 2008, the Company changed its name to Speech Phone, Inc. On July 16, 2008, the Company changed its name to Hallmark Venture Group, Inc. On March 22, 2022, the Company redomiciled and became a Florida corporation.

 

On November 2, 2020, the Company entered into a Plan of Merger and Acquisition Agreement (the “Stonecrest Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company purchased Stonecrest Owner, LLC in exchange for the issuance of 10,000,000 shares of common stock and 100,000 shares of Series A preferred stock to the members of Stonecrest Owner, LLC. On July 12, 2021, the parties agreed to cancel and unwind the transactions contemplated by the Stonecrest Merger Agreement. As a result, all of the shares of common stock and preferred stock that were issued as part of that transaction were canceled.

 

The Company can currently be defined as a “shell” company, whose sole purpose at this time is to locate and consummate a merger or acquisition with a private entity. The Company has no particular acquisitions in mind and has not currently entered into any negotiations regarding such an acquisition, provided, that the Company intends to pursue the direct or indirect acquisition and development of real estate assets (including portfolios of real estate assets) and/or businesses related thereto. The Company’s officers and directors have not engaged in any preliminary contact or discussions with any representative of any other company regarding the possibility of an acquisition or merger between the Company and such other company as of the date hereof.

 

Business Objectives of the Company

 

Since August 2020, management has determined to direct its efforts and limited resources to pursue potential new business and/or acquisition opportunities. The Company does not intend to limit itself to a particular industry and has not established any particular criteria upon which it shall consider a business opportunity, provided, that management presently intends to prioritize the direct or indirect acquisition and development of real estate assets (including portfolios of real estate assets) and/or businesses related thereto.

 

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The Company’s purpose is to seek, investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire an interest in business opportunities presented to it by persons or firms who or which desire to seek the perceived advantages of an issuer who has complied with the Exchange Act. The Company will not restrict its search to any specific business, industry, or geographical location and the Company may participate in a business venture of virtually any kind or nature and we have not established any particular criteria upon which we consider a business opportunity, provided that we will prioritize real estate transactions. This discussion of the proposed business herein is purposefully general and is not meant to be restrictive of the Company’s broad discretion to search for and enter into potential business opportunities. Management anticipates that it may be able to participate in only one potential business venture because the Company has nominal assets and limited financial resources.

 

Management would have substantial flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective new business opportunity. The Company is dependent on the judgment of its management in connection with this process. There are many criteria that management may deem relevant. In connection with an evaluation of a prospective or potential business opportunity, management may be expected to conduct a due diligence review. A business combination may involve an entity that may be financially unstable or in its early stages of development or growth. In evaluating a prospective business opportunity, management would consider, among other factors, the following:

 

 costs associated with pursuing a new business opportunity;
   
 the growth potential of the new business opportunity;
   
 necessary capital requirements;
   
 the competitive position of the new business opportunity;
   
 stage of business development;
   
 the market acceptance of the potential products and services;
   
 proprietary features and degree of intellectual property; and
   
 the regulatory environment that may be applicable to any prospective business opportunity

 

The foregoing criteria are not intended to be exhaustive and there may be other criteria that management may deem relevant. In connection with an evaluation of a prospective or potential business opportunity, management may be expected to conduct a due diligence review.

 

The time and costs required to pursue new business opportunities, which includes negotiating and documenting relevant agreements and preparing requisite documents for filing pursuant to applicable securities laws, cannot be ascertained with any degree of certainty.

 

Management intends to devote such time as it deems necessary to carry out our affairs. The exact length of time required for the pursuit of any new potential business opportunities is uncertain. No assurance can be made that we will be successful in our efforts. We cannot project the amount of time that management will devote to the Company’s plan of operation.

 

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Prospective investors in the Company’s common stock will not have an opportunity to evaluate the specific merits or risks of any of the one or more business combinations that we may undertake. A business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company that needs to raise substantial additional capital by means of being a publicly-traded company, while avoiding what it may deem to be adverse consequences of undertaking a public offering itself. These include time delays, significant expense, voting control issues and compliance with various federal and state securities laws.

 

The Company intends to conduct its activities to avoid being classified as an “Investment Company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and therefore avoid application of the costly and restrictive registration and other provisions of the Investment Company Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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Management believes that being a reporting company under the Exchange Act will enhance the Company’s efforts to acquire or merge with an operating business.

 

The Company is obligated to file interim and periodic reports including an annual report with audited financial statements. This obligation will substantially increase the expenses incurred by the Company.

 

Any entity that is merged into or acquired by us will become subject to the same reporting requirements to which we are subject. Thus, if we successfully complete an acquisition or merger, the acquired entity must have audited financial statements for at least the two most recent fiscal years, or if the acquired entity has been in business for less than two years, audited financial statements must be available from its inception. This requirement limits our possible acquisitions or merger opportunities because many private companies either do not have audited financial statements or are unable to produce audited financial statements without long delay and substantial expense.

 

The Company’s common stock is subject to quotation on the OTC Markets Group Inc. Pink Market (“OTC Pink”) under the symbol HLLK. There is currently only a limited trading market in the Company’s common stock. There can be no assurance that there will be an active trading market for our common stock. If an active trading market commences, there can be no assurance as to the market price of our common stock, whether the trading market will provide liquidity to investors, or whether any trading market will be sustained.

 

Corporate Information

 

Our Company’s headquarters is located at 5112 West Taft Road, Suite M, Liverpool, NY 13088. Our telephone number is 877-646-4833.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined under the Securities Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are otherwise applicable to public companies. These provisions include, but are not limited to:

 

 not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act);
   
 reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements; and
   
 exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

In addition, an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This provision allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of some accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this extended transition period. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest to occur of: (i) our reporting $1.07 billion or more in annual gross revenues; (ii) the end of fiscal year 2024; (iii) our issuance, in a three year period, of more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt; and (iv) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeded $700 million on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, as such, are not required to provide the information under this Item.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

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ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

We do not own any real property. Our Chief Executive Officer, John D. Murphy, Jr., provides complimentary office space for our company.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

PART II.

 

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

 

Market Information

 

Our common stock is quoted under the symbol “HLLK” on the Pink Open Market (f/k/a OTC Pink) published by OTC Markets Group, Inc. (“OTC Pink”), where an established public trading market for our common stock exists. The range of reported high and reported low sales prices per share for our common stock for each fiscal quarter during 20222023 and 2021,2022, as reported by NASDAQ and the OTC Markets Group, is set forth below.

 

Quarterly common stock Price Ranges

 

Fiscal Year 2022, Quarter Ended: High  Low 
March 31, 2022 $0.0007  $0.0006 
June 30, 2022 $0.0007  $0.0006 
September 30, 2022 $0.0004  $0.0004 
December 31, 2022 $0.0002  $0.0001 
Fiscal Year 2023, Quarter Ended: High  Low 
March 31, 2023 $0.0032  $0.0001 
June 30, 2023 $0.0025  $0.0001 
September 30, 2023 $0.0024  $0.0005 
December 31, 2023 $0.002  $0.0006 

 

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Fiscal Year 2021, Quarter Ended: High  Low 
March 31, 2021 $0.0015  $0.0013 
June 30, 2021 $0.0017  $0.0016 
September 30, 2021 $0.0025  $0.0021 
December 31, 2021 $0.0013  $0.0011 
Fiscal Year 2022, Quarter Ended: High  Low 
March 31, 2022 $0.0007  $0.0006 
June 30, 2022 $0.0007  $0.0006 
September 30, 2022 $0.0004  $0.0004 
December 31, 2022 $0.0002  $0.0001 

 

At March 23,December 31, 2023 there were approximately 1,8791,882 holders of record of our common stock, although we believe that there are other persons who are beneficial owners of our common stock held in street name.

 

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Liberty Stock Transfer, Inc., 788 Shrewsbury Ave., Suite 2163, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724. Their telephone number is (732) 372-0707, ext. 101.101.

 

Dividend Policy

 

We have never paid any cash dividends and intend, for the foreseeable future, to retain any future earnings for the development of our business. Our Board of Directors will determine our future dividend policy on the basis of various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and investment opportunities.

 

Recent Issuance of Unregistered Securities

 

None.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

 

None.

 

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Item 6. [Reserved]

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 20222023 and 20212022 should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes related thereto included elsewhere in this report.

 

Overview

 

We have no operations from a continuing business other than the expenditures related to running the Company. All of our historical business operations have ceased.

 

Management intends to explore and identify business opportunities within the U.S., including a potential acquisition of an operating entity through a reverse merger, asset purchase or similar transaction. No assurances can be given that our management can identify and implement a viable business strategy or that any such strategy will result in profits. Our ability to effectively identify, develop and implement a viable plan for our business may be hindered by risks and uncertainties which are beyond our control, including without limitation, the continued negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine on the U.S. and global economies.

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We do not currently engage in any business activities that provide revenue or cash flow. During the next 12-month period we anticipate incurring costs in connection with investigating, evaluating, and negotiating potential business combinations and/or asset acquisitions, filing SEC reports, and consummating the acquisition of an operating business or assets.

 

Given our limited capital resources, we may consider a transaction with an entity which has recently commenced operations, is a developing company or is otherwise in need of additional funds for the development of new products, services or assets, or expansion into new markets, or is an established business or an established asset experiencing financial or operating difficulties and needs additional capital. Alternatively, a transaction may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, an entity that desires access to the U.S. capital markets.

 

As of the date of this Form 10-K, our management has not had any discussions with any representative of any other entity regarding a potential business combination or asset acquisition. Any target business or asset that is selected may be financially unstable or in the early stages of development. In such event, we expect to be subject to numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of a financially unstable or early-stage entity. In addition, we may effect a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high level of risk or in which our management has limited experience, and, although our management will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business or asset, there can be no assurance that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risks.

 

Our management anticipates that we will likely only be able to effect just one business combination or asset acquisition due to our limited capital. This lack of diversification will likely pose a substantial risk in investing in the Company for the indefinite future, because it will not permit us to offset potential losses from one venture or operating territory against gains from another. The risks we face will likely be heightened to the extent we acquire a business or assets operating in a single industry or geographical region.

 

We anticipate that the selection of a target business or asset will be a complex and risk-prone process. Because of general economic conditions, including unfavorable conditions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, increasing inflation, rapid technological advances being made in some industries and shortages of available capital, management believes that there are many firms seeking acquisition opportunities at this time at discounted rates against which we will compete. We expect that any potentially available acquisition opportunities may appear in a variety of different industries or regions and at various stages of development, all of which will likely make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such opportunities extremely difficult and complicated.

 

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Once we have developed and begun to implement our business plan, management intends to fund our working capital requirements through a combination of our existing funds and future issuances of debt or equity securities. Our working capital requirements are expected to increase in line with the implementation of a business plan and commencement of operations.

 

Based upon our current operations, we do not have sufficient working capital to fund our operations over the next 12 months. If we are able to close a business combination or other acquisition, it is likely we will need capital as a condition of closing that transaction. Because of the uncertainties, we cannot be sure as to how much capital we need to raise or the type of securities we will be required to issue. In connection with a business combination that is structured as a reverse merger, or in connection with the acquisition of significant assets, we anticipate that we will be required to issue a controlling block of our securities to the target’s shareholders or to the owner of such assets, which will be very dilutive to existing shareholders.

 

Additional issuances of equity or convertible debt securities will result in dilution to our current shareholders. Further, such securities might have rights, preferences, or privileges senior to our common stock. Additional financing may not be available upon acceptable terms, or at all. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, we may not be able to take advantage of prospective new business endeavors or opportunities, including acquisition opportunities, which could significantly and materially restrict our business operations.

 

We anticipate that we will incur operating losses in the next 12 months, principally costs related to our being obligated to file reports with the SEC. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently encountered by companies in their early stage of development. Such risks include, but are not limited to, an evolving and unpredictable business model, recognition of revenue sources, and the management of growth. To address these risks, we must, among other things, develop, implement, and successfully execute our business strategy, respond to competitive developments, and attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in addressing such risks, and the failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business prospects, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

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Going Concern

 

We have only limited capital. Additional financing is necessary for us to continue as a going concern. The report of the independent registered public accounting firm accompanying our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 20222023 and 20212022 contains an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements have been prepared “assuming that we will continue as a going concern”, which contemplates that we will realize our assets and satisfy our liabilities and commitments in the ordinary course of business.

 

Results of Operations

 

Year Ended December 31, 20222023 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 20212022

 

During the years ended December 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, we had no operations other than incurring expenditures related to running the Company, and we generated no revenues.

 

For the years ended December 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, we had general and administrative expenseexpenses of $103,574$47,626 and $143,936,$103,574, respectively, a decrease of $40,362$55,948 or 28%54%. Our operating expenses mainly consisted of professional fees and expenses.fees. The decrease ofin operating expenses was mainly due to a net decrease of legal expenseprofessional fees during the current year. Our legal expense decreased approximately $45,000, which was offset by increases to both our accounting and audit expense.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, we had a total other expense of $147,458, which included $22,036 of interest expense, amortization of debt discount of $59,659, a loss on the issuance of convertible debt of $337,263 and a gain in the change of fair value of a derivative of $280,335.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022, we had a total other expense of $184,972, which included $11,911 of interest expense and settlement expense of $139,821. We also had amortization of debt discount of $7,862, a loss on the issuance of convertible debt of $32,993 and a gain in the change of fair value of a derivative of $7,615. For

We had a net loss of $195,084 for the year ended December 31, 2021 we only had interest expense of $3,773.

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We had2023, compared to a net loss of $288,546 for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to a net loss of $147,709 for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022. Our net loss increaseddecreased due to the reasons discussed above.

 

Our major expenses consist of fees to consultants, lawyers and accountants incurred in connection with our obligation to file periodic reports with the SEC, which entails payment of professional fees to accountants and lawyers. Otherwise, we do not expect the level of our operating expenses to change in the future until we implement a business plan or effect an acquisition.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At December 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, we had no cash on hand and there were outstanding liabilities of $898,348$850,078 and $779,500,$898,348, respectively, the majority of which were amounts owed to a related party. The working capital deficits were $898,348$850,078 and $779,500,$898,348, respectively.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2022,2023, the Company used $64,474$41,935 of cash for operations as compared to $59,543$64,474 for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022. Such increasedecrease was primarily due to higherlower net loss in the year ended December 31, 2021.2023. The net cash provided by the financing activities for the year ended December 31, 20222023 was $64,474$41,935 as compared to $59,543$64,474 for the year ended December 31, 2021.2022.

 

John D. Murphy, Jr., our President and Chief Executive Officer, individually, and through JMJ Associates, LLC, an entity controlled by him, is funding our limited operations by making advances of funds to cover our operating expenses. The advances are repayable upon demand and the obligations do not bear interest. We expect that Mr. Murphy, directly or through JMJ Associates, LLC, will continue to fund our operations until we complete an acquisition or earlier if he sells his interest in the Company, and that we will continue to require additional financing to maintain our existence as a shell company for the next twelve months.

 

Paul Strickland, our Secretary and Director, individually, and through Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by him, is funding our limited operations by making advances of funds to cover our operating expenses. The advances are repayable upon demand and the obligations do not bear interest. We expect that Mr. Strickland, directly or through Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, will continue to fund our operations until we complete an acquisition or earlier if he sells his interest in the Company, and that we will continue to require additional financing to maintain our existence as a shell company for the next twelve months.

 

Our management is not required to fund our operations by any contract or other obligation. In the event that we undertake to complete an acquisition that requires financing, we will likely depend on an outside source for such financing. However, we have not identified any debt or equity financing sources that can be relied upon to provide such financing.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Refer to Note 2 of our financial statements contained elsewhere in this Form 10-K for a summary of our critical accounting policies and recently adopting and issued accounting standards.

 

Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 5968)F-2
  
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20222023 and 20212022F-3
  
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 20222023 and 20212022F-4
  
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended S December 31, 20222023 and 20212022F-5
  
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 20222023 and 20212022F-6
  
Notes to the Financial StatementsF-7

 

F-1

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To:The Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Hallmark Venture Group, Inc. 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of

HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Hallmark Venture Group, Inc.Inc (the Company)‘Company’) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021,2023, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the two years in the periodyear ended December 31, 2022,2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the financial statements)“financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021,2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the periodyear ended December 31, 2022,2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Explanatory Paragraph Regarding Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 3, to the financial statements, the Company hadsuffered an accumulated deficit incurred substantial losses during the year,of $3,250,161, net loss of $195,084 and a negative working capital which raisesof $850,078. These matters raise substantial doubt about itsthe Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plan inplans with regards to these matters are also described in Note 3.2 to the financial statements. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

Basis for Opinion

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

 

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

 

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

 

Critical Audit MatterMatters

The Critical Audit Matter communicated below is a matteraudit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that waswere communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relatesrelate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communicationCommunication 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 matter below,matters, providing a separate opinionopinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates. We determined that there are no critical audit matters. they relate.

 

/s/ JLKZ CPA LLPSETTLEMENT LIABILITY

As disclosed in note 6 and 7 to the financial statement. On September 15, 2022, the Company was informed through its council in regard to a past due note payable, with an unrelated third party, from 2017 in the amount of $60,217 along with calculated past due interest of $75,699 resulting in a total amount due of $135,916. On September 24, 2022, the Company entered into a 90-day Standstill Agreement relating to the claim against the Company. The Company has acknowledged the liability and has booked $139,821 (includes additional interest of $3,905) as a Settlement Liability as of December 31, 2022.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the company issued 222,639,041 of common stock in exchange for the conversion of $130,219 note payable with different unrelated parties also 173,146,328 common shares in exchange for the conversion of $101,550 note payable with the related parties.

We identified the Audit of the issued shares as a critical audit matter because of the significant estimates and management assumptions used in arriving at the amount of shares issued and the conversion value. Performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of these estimates and assumptions required a high degree of auditor’s judgement and an increased extent of effort.

The primary procedures we performed include:

1.We reviewed and challenged the reasonableness of key management assumptions used in calculating the market value of the shares issued.
2.We reviewed the note payables agreements with all the parties.
3.We assessed the suitability of the method used by the Management in arriving at the market value of the issued shares.
4.We review the accuracy and correctness of the schedule and calculation of the note payables and accrued interest.
5.We reviewed the minutes of the board of directors to confirm the authorization of the shares issued for conversion of the liability.

OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO.

(Chartered Accountants)

Lagos, Nigeria

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2022.2024.

 

JLKZ CPA LLPMarch 26, 2024. (PCAOB ID 6519)

Flushing, New York

April 13, 2023

 

F-2

 

HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

BALANCE SHEETS

  December 31, 2022  December 31, 2021 
       
ASSETS        
         
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash      
         
Total Current Assets      
         
TOTAL ASSETS $  $ 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
         
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $264,228  $225,128 
Due to related parties  147,251   111,366 
Convertible note payable – related party, net of debt discount of $23,586  7,862    
Accrued interest  741    
Derivative liability  53,967    
Stock payable  36,130   36,130 
Settlement liability  139,821    
Settlement liability - related party  248,348   406,876 
Total Current Liabilities  898,348   779,500 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  -    -  
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:        
Series A Preferred stock, 200,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; 100,000 and 100,000 issued and outstanding, respectively  100   100 
Common stock, 2,499,900,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; 216,403,374 and 170,257,847 issued and outstanding, respectively  216,403   170,258 
Additional paid-in capital  1,940,226   1,816,673 
Accumulated deficit  (3,055,077)  (2,766,531)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit  (898,348)  (779,500)
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT $  $ 

  December 31,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
ASSETS        
         
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash $  $ 
         
TOTAL ASSETS $  $ 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
         
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $281,716  $264,228 
Due to related parties     147,251 
Convertible notes payable – related party, net of debt discount of $149,889 and $23,586  71,230   7,862 
Accrued interest - related party  7,555   741 
Accrued interest  3,426    
Derivative liability  293,621   53,967 
Stock payable  36,130   36,130 
Settlement liability  9,601   139,821 
Settlement liability - related party  146,799   248,348 
Settlement liability  146,799   248,348 
Total Current Liabilities  850,078   898,348 
         
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  -    -  
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT:        
Series A Preferred stock, 200,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; 100,000 and 100,000 issued and outstanding, respectively  100   100 
Common stock, 2,499,900,000 shares authorized, $0.001 par value; 612,179,943 and 216,403,374 issued and outstanding, respectively  612,179   216,403 
Additional paid-in capital  1,787,804   1,940,226 
Accumulated deficit  (3,250,161)  (3,055,077)
Total Stockholders’ Deficit  (850,078)  (898,348)
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT $  $ 

 

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

 

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HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 2022 2021  2023 2022 
 Years Ended December 31,  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 2022 2021  2023 2022 
          
REVENUES $  $ 
Revenue $  $ 
                
EXPENSES:        
Expenses:        
General and administrative  103,574   143,936   47,626   103,574 
Total operating expenses  103,574   143,936   47,626   103,574 
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS  (103,574)  (143,936)
Loss from operations  (47,626)  (103,574)
                
OTHER EXPENSE:        
Other income (expense):        
Interest expense  (741)     (22,036)  (741)
Imputed interest expense  (11,170)  (3,773)  (8,835)  (11,170)
Amortization of debt discount  (7,862)     (59,659)  (7,862)
Change in fair value of derivative  7,615      280,335   7,615 
Loss on issuance of convertible note  (32,993)     (337,263)  (32,993)
Settlement expense  (139,821)        (139,821)
                
Total other expense  (184,972)  (3,773)  (147,458)  (184,972)
                
Net loss before income taxes  (288,546)  (147,709)  (195,084)  (288,546)
Provision for income tax            
Net Loss  (288,546)  (147,709) $(195,084) $(288,546)
                
Loss per share - basic and diluted $(0.00) $(0.00)
Loss per share – basic and diluted $(0.00) $(0.00)
                
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted  205,225,205   168,581,135 
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted  351,004,670   205,225,205 

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

 

F-4

 

HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS��STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20222023 AND 20212022

 

 Shares Amount Shares Amount capital Deficit Deficit  Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital 

Deficit

 

Deficit

 
 Series A Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-in Accumulated Total Stockholder’  Series A Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-in Accumulated Total Stockholder’ 
 Shares Amount Shares Amount capital Deficit Deficit  Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital 

Deficit

 

Deficit

 
                              
Balance, December 31, 2020  100,000  $100   146,257,847  $146,258  $1,716,900  $(2,618,822) $(755,564)
Common stock issued for payment on settlement liability - related party        24,000,000   24,000   96,000      120,000 
Imputed interest on amounts due to related party              3,773      3,773 
Net loss                 (147,709)  (147,709)
Balance, December 31, 2021  100,000   100   170,257,847   170,258   1,816,673   (2,766,531)  (779,500)  100,000  $100   170,257,847  $170,258  $1,816,673  $(2,766,531) $(779,500)
Common stock issued for payment on settlement liability - related party        46,145,527   46,145   112,383      158,528         46,145,527   46,145   112,383      158,528 
Imputed interest on amounts due to related party              11,170      11,170               11,170      11,170 
Net loss                 (288,546)  (288,546)                 (288,546)  (288,546)
Balance, December 31, 2022  100,000  $100   216,403,374  $216,403  $1,940,226  $(3,055,077) $(898,348)  100,000   100   216,403,374   216,403   1,940,226   (3,055,077)  (898,348)
Balance  100,000   100   216,403,374   216,403   1,940,226   (3,055,077)  (898,348)
Common stock issued for payment on settlement liability        222,639,041   222,639   (92,420)     130,219 
Common stock issued for payment on settlement liability - related party        173,146,328   173,146   (71,596)     101,550 
Shares canceled        (8,800)  (9)  9       
Forgiveness of debt – related party              2,750      2,750 
Imputed interest on amounts due to related party              8,835      8,835 
Net loss                 (195,084)  (195,084)
Balance, December 31, 2023  100,000  $100   612,179,943  $612,179  $1,787,804  $(3,250,161) $(850,078)
Balance  100,000  $100   612,179,943  $612,179  $1,787,804  $(3,250,161) $(850,078)

 

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

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HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 2022 2021  2023 2022 
 Years Ended December 31,  For the Years Ended
December 31,
 
 2022 2021  2023 2022 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                
Net loss $(288,546) $(147,709) $(195,084) $(288,546)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:                
Imputed interest on amounts due to related party  11,170   3,773   8,835   11,170 
Amortization of debt discount  7,862      59,659   7,862 
Change in fair value of derivative  (7,615)     (280,335)  (7,615)
Loss on issuance of convertible debt  32,993      337,263   32,993 
Settlement expense  139,821          139,821 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  39,100   84,393   17,488   39,100 
Accrued interest – related party  7,555    
Accrued interest  741      2,685   741 
Net cash used in operating activities  (64,474)  (59,543)  (41,935)  (64,474)
                
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:            
                
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                
Proceeds from convertible note payable - related party  28,589      41,935   28,589 
Proceeds from related parties  35,885   59,543      35,885 
Net cash provided by financing activities  64,474   59,543   41,935   64,474 
                
Net Change in Cash            
Cash beginning of year            
Cash end of year $  $  $  $ 
                
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION        
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:        
Cash paid during the period for:                
Interest $  $  $  $ 
Income taxes $  $  $  $ 
                
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS        
NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS:        
Common stock issued for payment on settlement liability - related party $158,528  $120,000  $101,550  $158,528 
Common stock issued for payment of debt $130,219  $ 

 

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

 

F-6

 

HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements

December 31, 20222023

 

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

 

Hallmark Venture Group, Inc., was originally incorporated in the state of Colorado on July 14, 1995, with the name CPC Office Systems, Inc. On July 12, 1999, the Company changed its name to Homesmart USA, Inc. On March 6, 2008, the Company changed its name to Speech Phone, Inc. On March 3, 2006, the Company moved its domicile to Nevada. On March 8, 2006, the Company changed its name to Smart Truck Systems, Inc. On July 16, 2008, the Company changed its name to Hallmark Venture Group, Inc.

 

On May 4, 2020, Living Waters, LLC (“LWLLC”) obtained management control of the Company from its previous CEO and Director, Robert Cashman (“Cashman”), pursuant to a contingent Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”), dated as of May 4, 2020, by and among LWLLC and Cashman, whereby certain preferred shares (the “Preferred Shares”) that represent the voting control interest in the Company were to be issued to LWLLC (the “Transaction”).

 

On May 27, 2020, in connection with the Transaction and in accordance with provisions of the SPA, LWLLC assigned the SPA to Medical Southern, LLC (“MSLLC”). On August 13, 2020, all issued and outstanding Preferred Shares were issued to a designee of MSLLC, Top Knot, Inc. USA (“TKIU”).

 

On August 17, 2020, in connection with the Transaction and in accordance with provisions of the SPA, MSLLC assigned the SPA to Stonecrest Acquisition, LLC (“SALLC”). As a consequence of the Transaction, a change of control of the Company occurred. As a result of the Transaction TKIU obtained voting control of the Company. Subsequently, on October 19, 2020, TKIU assigned 100%100% of the Preferred Shares it held to Endicott Holdings Group, LLC (“Endicott”).

 

On June 20, 2022, Endicott transferred 100%100% of the preferred shares, and 110,646,679 of the shares of common stock it held, to Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by the Company’s Secretary, Paul Strickland, resulting in a change of control of the Company.

 

On July 7, 2022, Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC (an entity controlled by Paul Strickland, the Company’s secretary and a member of its board of directors) transferred 75,000 Series A Preferred Shares to JMJ Associates, LLC, an entity controlled by John D. Murphy, Jr., President CEO of the Company and a Member of the Board of Directors, resulting in a change of control of the Company.

 

On July 12, 2022, Paul Strickland, the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, became a director of the Company.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Stock-based Compensation

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 allows companies to account for nonemployee awards in the same manner as employee awards. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods.

 

F-7

Related Party Transactions

 

Under ASC 850 “Related Party Transactions” an entity or person is considered to be a “related party” if it has control, significant influence or is a key member of management personnel or affiliate. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company, in accordance with ASC 850 presents disclosures about related party transactions and outstanding balances with related parties.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its convertible notes to determine if such instruments have derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. 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 weighted-average Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model 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.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company follows paragraph 825-10-50-10 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification for disclosures about fair value of its financial instruments and paragraph 820-10-35-37 of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Paragraph 820-10-35-37”) to measure the fair value of its financial instruments. Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America under U.S. GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and related disclosures, Paragraph 820-10-35-37 establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three levels of fair value hierarchy defined by Paragraph 820-10-35-37 are described below:

 

Level 1:Quoted market prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
  
Level 2:Pricing inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
  
Level 3:Pricing inputs that are generally unobservable inputs and not corroborated by market data.

 

The carrying amount of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, prepaid expenses and accrued expenses approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The Company’s notes payable approximatesapproximate the fair value of such instruments as the notes bear interest rates that are consistent with current market rates.

 

The following table classifies the Company’s liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2022:of:

 

December 31, 2023:

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

Description Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total Gain 
Derivative $  $  $293,621  $280,335 
Total $  $  $293,621  $280,335 

December 31, 2022:

Description Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total Gain 
Derivative $  $  $53,967  $7,615 
Total $  $  $53,967  $7,615 

F-8

 

Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share

 

The Company computes income (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC 260. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares and the dilutive effect of contingent shares outstanding during the period. As of December 31, 2022,2023, the Company has approximately 33,253,099399,387,000 potentially dilutive shares from a convertible notenotes payable and 90,000,000 potentially dilutive shares from Series A preferred stock. As of December 31, 2021,2022, the Company has33,253,099 potentially dilutive shares from a convertible note payable and 90,000,000 potentially dilutive shares from Series A preferred stock. Diluted amounts are not presented when the effect of the computations are anti-dilutive due to the losses incurred. Accordingly, there would be no difference in the amounts presented for basic and diluted loss per share.

 

F-8

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are provided for the tax effects of the transactions reported in the financial statements and consist of taxes currently due plus deferred taxes related primarily to tax net operating loss carryforwards. The deferred tax assets and liabilities represent the future tax return consequences of these differences, which will either be taxable or deductible when assets and liabilities are recovered or settled, as well as operating loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is established against deferred tax assets when in the judgment of management, it is more likely than not that such deferred tax assets will not become available. Because the judgment about the level of future taxable income is dependent to a great extent on matters that may, at least in part, be beyond the Company’s control, it is at least reasonably possible that management’s judgment about the need for a valuation allowance for deferred taxes could change in the near term.

 

Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement.settlement. A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be reported.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company has implemented all new applicable accounting pronouncements that are in effect. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

 

NOTE 3 - GOING CONCERN

 

The Company’s financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.

 

As of December 31, 2022,2023, the Company hadhas no source of revenue and has an accumulated deficit of approximately $3,055,0773,250,161 and requires additional funds to support its operations and to achieve its business development goals, the attainment of which are not assured.

 

These factors and uncertainties raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might incur in the event the Company cannot continue in existence. Management intends to seek additional capital from new equity securities offerings, debt financing and debt restructuring to provide funds needed to increase liquidity, fund internal growth and fully implement its business plan. However, management can give no assurance that these funds will be available in adequate amounts, or if available, on terms that would be satisfactory to the Company.

 

The timing and amount of the Company’s capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including maintaining its status as a public company and supporting shareholder and investor relations.

 

NOTE 4 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

As of December 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of legal fees incurred by the Company of $264,228 and $225,128, respectively.following:

SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Description December 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Legal fees $281,716  $264,228 
Total $281,716  $264,228 

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NOTE 5 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY

 

On October 5, 2022, the Company issued a $50,000, 10%10% convertible promissory note to Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, (the “Note”). The Note matures October 5, 2023, has a 10% OID and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 55% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the holder elects to convert all or part of the Note. The Note is being funded through the direct payment of Company expenses. As of December 31, 2022,2023, $28,58946,984 has been used for expenses, plus $2,8594,698 OID. The derivative liability has been calculated on the total funds advanced plus OID.

On April 6, 2023, the Company issued a $50,000, 10% convertible promissory note to Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, (the “Note”). The Note matures April 5, 2024, has a 10% OID and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 55% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the holder elects to convert all or part of the Note. The Note is being funded through the direct payment of Company expenses. As of December 31, 2023, $23,540 has been used for expenses, plus $1,397 OID. The derivative liability has been calculated on the total funds advanced plus OID.

As of December 31, 2022, the October 5, 2022 Note is disclosed as $7,862, net of debt discount of $23,586 and there is $741 of accrued interest on the loan..

 

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As of December 31, 2023, the above Notes are disclosed as $59,188, net of debt discount of $17,430.

As of December 31, 2023, the total due on the above notes for principal and interest is $76,618 and $7,555, respectively.

On December 5, 2023, the Company issued a Convertible Exchange Note to John Murphy, for $144,501. The Note is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and matures on December 4, 2024. The note is convertible into shares of common stock at a 50% discount to the lowest trading price for the twenty-five days prior to conversion. As of December 31, 2023, the note is disclosed as $12,042, net of discount of $132,459.

 

A summary of the activity of the derivative liability for the notes above is as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITY OF THE DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

        
Balance at December 31, 2021 $  $ 
Increase to derivative due to new issuances  61,582   61,582 
Decrease to derivative due to repayments      
Derivative gain due to mark to market adjustment  (7,615)  (7,615)
Balance at December 31, 2022 $53,967   53,967 
Beginning balance  53,967 
Increase to derivative due to new issuances  519,989 
Increase to derivative due to repayments   
Derivative gain due to mark to market adjustment  (280,335)
Balance at December 31, 2023 $293,621 
Ending balance $293,621 

 

A summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs) used in measuring the Company’s derivative liability that are categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2022 is as follows:

 SCHEDULE OF DERIVATIVE LIABILITY THAT ARE CATEGORIZED WITHIN LEVEL 3 OF THE FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY

Inputs December 31, 2022 Initial Valuation  December 31,
2023
 Initial
Valuation
 
Stock price $0.0019  $0.0039  $0.0009  $0.0022 - 0.0039 
Conversion price $0.001  $0.002  $0.000550.00062  $0.0012 - 0.002 
Volatility (annual)  285.34%  500.68%  291.88% - 323.79%  186.77% - 500.68%
Risk-free rate  4.75%  4.19%  4.79% - 5.4%  4.19% - 4.96%
Dividend rate            
Years to maturity  0.76   1   0.25 - 0.93   1 

 

NOTE 6 – SETTLEMENT LIABILITY

 

On September 15, 2022, the Company was informed through its counselcouncil in regard to a past due note payable, with an unrelated third party, from 2017 in the amount of $60,217 along with calculated past due interest of $75,699 resulting in a total amount due of $139,821135,916. On September 24, 2022, the Company entered into a 90-day Standstill Agreement relating to the claim against the Company. The Company has acknowledged the liability and has booked $139,821 (includes additional interest of $3,905) as a Settlement Liability as of December 31, 2022.

On March 7, 2023, the Company, Phase I Operations, Inc, and The Robert Papiri Defined Benefit Plan entered into an Assignment of Debt Agreement (the “Agreement”), whereby, the note payable for $139,821, was purchased by and assigned to Phase I Operations, Inc.

On March 15, 2023, the Company issued 23,502,934 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $28,204 of debt.

On April 20, 2023, the Company issued 28,385,910 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $17,032 of debt.

On June 12, 2023, the Company issued 31,196,115 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $15,598 of debt.

On July 12, 2023, the Company issued 34,284,530 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $17,142 of debt.

On September 9, 2023, the Company issued 25,828,853 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $28,412 of debt.

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued 19,000,000 shares of its common stock to DACE Marketing Consulting, LLC for conversion of $5,700 of debt.

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued 19,000,000 shares of its common stock to John Milardovic for conversion of $5,700 of debt.

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued 41,440,699 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $12,432 of debt.

As of December 31, 2023, there is $9,602 and $3,426, of principal and interest, respectively, due on the above note.

 

NOTE 7 – SETTLEMENT LIABILITY – RELATED PARTY

 

On September 17, 2020, the Company entered into a settlement agreement with Green Horseshoe, LLC., Inc.LLC on its past due notes payable with a principal balance of $285,206 and accrued interest of $296,670 representing a total amount of the settlement of $581,876. The settlement amount is non-interest bearing.

 

The agreement calls for the Company’s transfer agent to issue free-trading common shares to Green Horseshoe, LLC. at a conversion rate of 50% of the average closing price of the Company’s shares for the 10 prior trading days prior to any issuance notice issued by Green Horseshoe, LLC. The Company shall issue its unrestricted common stock in one or more tranches of less than 10% of the Company’s then issued and outstanding shares until the agreed upon settlement is satisfied.

 

For the years ended December 31, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the Company issued 46,145,527173,146,328 and 24,000,00046,145,527 shares of its common stock, respectively, in payment of $158,528101,549 and $120,000158,528 towards the settlement with no gain or loss recorded (Note 11).recorded. As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and 2021, the balancesbalance of the settlement liability wereis $248,348146,799 and $406,876248,348, respectively.

 

NOTE 8 – STOCK PAYABLE

 

The Company’s related party settlement liability (Note 7) included the requirement to issue 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in order to cover litigation and legal expenses associated with the settlement agreement. The value of the shares at the settlement date was $0.01 resulting in a total value of $50,000. The Company issued 1,387,000 shares of common stock on November 5, 2020, at a value of $13,870. The balance due is $36,130 as of December 31, 20222023 and 2021.2022.

 

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NOTE 9 – COMMON STOCK

 

Effective January 29, 2021, the Company decreased its authorized shares of $0.001 par value common stock from 2,500,000,000 shares to 2,499,900,000 shares.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued 173,146,328 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $101,549. Refer to Note 11 for related party transactions.

On March 15, 2023, the Company issued 23,502,934 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $28,204 of debt (Note 6).

On March 23, 2023, the Company retired 8,800 shares issued in the name of the Company.

On April 20, 2023, the Company issued 28,385,910 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $17,032 of debt.

On June 12, 2023, the Company issued 31,196,115 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $15,598 of debt.

On July 12, 2023, the Company issued 34,284,530 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $17,142 of debt.

On September 9, 2023, the Company issued 25,828,853 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $28,412 of debt.

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued 19,000,000 shares of its common stock to DACE Marketing Consulting, LLC for conversion of $5,700 of debt.

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued 19,000,000 shares of its common stock to John Milardovic for conversion of $5,700 of debt.

On September 18, 2023, the Company issued 41,440,699 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $12,432 of debt.

Refer to Note 7 for shares of common stock issued to related parties.

 

NOTE 10 – PREFERRED STOCK

 

The Company is authorized to issue 200,000 shares of $0.001 par value Series A preferred stock. The Company increased the number of authorized shares of the Series A preferred stock from 100,000 to 200,000 on January 19, 2021. Each share of the Series A Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder into 900 shares of common stock. The holder has voting rights of 100,000 votes for each share of preferred stock held, and shall be paid twice the amount of dividends issued by the Company to common shareholders on a pro rata basis with the number of preferred shares held.

 

The Company hadhas 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by Paul Strickland, the Company’s Secretary and a member of the board of directors, acquired the Series A Preferred Stock on June 20, 2022 from Endicott Holding Group, LLC.LLC.

 

On July 7, 2022, Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC, transferred 75,000 Series A Preferred Shares to JMJ Associates, LLC (an entity controlled by John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of the board of directors) resulting in a change of control of the Company.

 

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NOTE 11 – OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Related parties of the company during the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 consist of the following:SCHEDULE OF RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Name of Related Party Related Relationship
John D. Murphy Jr. Principal Executive Officer of the Company, member of the Board of Directors, and ControllerManaging Member of JMJ Associates, LLC
Paul Strickland Secretary of the Company, member of the Board of Directors, and Managing Member of Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC.LLC.
Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC Entity owned by Paul Strickland, the Company’s Secretary, and a member of its Board of Directors.Directors.
Green Horseshoe, LLC Significant debt holder and shareholder
OC Sparkle Inc. Significant shareholder

 

Common stock transactions

 

On January 13, 2021, the Company issued 12,000,000Refer to Note 7 for shares of its common stock issued to Intermarket & Associates LLC, the designated holder of Green Horseshoe, LLC, for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $60,000. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement. On February 6, 2021, the shares were transferred to OC Sparkle Inc.

On February 9, 2021, the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $60,000. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement. On March 3, 2021, the shares were transferred to OC Sparkle Inc.

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On January 14, 2022, the Company issued 16,855,527 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC designee, Bruce Bent, for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $84,278. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement.

On January 18, 2022, the Company issued 10,290,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC designee, Trillium Partners, LP, for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $51,450. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement. The control person of Trillium Partners, LP is Steve Hicks.

On July 22, 2022, the Company issued 19,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $22,800. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.0012 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement.

Preferred stock transactions

On June 20, 2022, Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by Paul Strickland, the Company’s Secretary and a member of the board of directors, acquired the Series A Preferred Stock from Endicott Holding Group, LLC.

On July 7, 2022, Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC, transferred 75,000 Series A Preferred Shares to JMJ Associates, LLC (an entity controlled by John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of the board of directors) resulting in a change of control of the Company.related parties.

 

Manager Promissory Note

 

On February 1, 2022, the Company and its Board of Directors approved an 8%8% Manager Promissory Note for up to $300,000 from JMJ Associates, LLC, an entity controlled by John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President.President and member of the Board of Directors. JMJ Associates, LLC has not yet made any loans to the Company.

 

Loans and Cash Advances

 

For the years ending December 31, 2022 and 2021, John D. Murphy, Jr., has at times directly paid for various company expenses inexpenses. The amount was unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. On December 5, 2023, the Company issued a Convertible Exchange Note to John Murphy, for the amount due of $33,135144,501 and $(Note 5).

59,543, respectively.

Paul Strickland has at times paid for various company expenses. The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. On December 31, 2023, Mr. Strickland forgave the $2,750 due to him. The amount was credited to paid in capital. As of December 31, 20222023 and 2021, the outstanding balance due to Mr. Murphy was $144,501 and $111,366, respectively.

For the years ending December 31, 2022, and 2021, Paul Strickland, directly paid for various company expenses in the amount of $2,750 and $0, respectively. The amount is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the outstanding balance due to Mr. Strickland was $2,7500 and $02,750, respectively.

 

Imputed interest is assessed as an expense to the business operations and an addition to paid in capital. The imputed interest rate is 8%8%. During the years ended December 31, 20222023 and 20212022 the imputed interest was $11,1708,835 and $3,77311,170, respectively.

NOTE 12 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

From time to time, the Company may be a defendant in pending or threatened legal proceedings arising in the normal course of its business. Management is not aware of any pending, threatened or asserted claims.

 

See “Note 6 – Settlement Liability”.

 

See “Note 7 - Settlement Liability – Related Party”.

 

NOTE 13 – INCOME TAXES

 

The reconciliationDeferred taxes are provided on a liability method whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of incomeassets and liabilities and their tax benefit (expenses) atbases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the U.S. statutory rate at 21%opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

Net deferred tax assets consist of the following components as of December 31:

SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION OF INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSES)

  December 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
Tax expenses at statutory rate $38,490  $60,595 
Tax effect of valuation allowance  (38,490)  (60,595)
Tax expenses, net $  $ 

  December 31, 2022  December 31, 2021 
Tax expenses at statutory rate $60,595  $31,019 
Tax effect of valuation allowance  (60,595)  (31,019)
Tax expenses, net $  $ 
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The Company has current net operating loss carryforwards in excessincome tax provision differs from the amount of $2,767,000 as ofincome tax determined by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to pre-tax income from continuing operations for the period ended December 31, 2022,due to offset future taxable income, which expire beginning 2035.the following:

 

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SCHEDULE OF COMPONENTS OF DEFERRED INCOME TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021  December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 
NOL carryforwards $641,566  $580,972  $680,057  $641,566 
Valuation allowance  (641,566)  (580,972)  (680,057)  (641,566)
Deferred tax asset, net $  $  $  $ 

 

At December 31, 2022,2023, the Company provided a full valuation allowance forhad operating loss carry forwards of approximately $3,447,000. In accordance with Section 382 of the deferred tax asset because it could not be determined whether it was more likely than not thatInternal Revenue code, the deferred tax asset would be realized.

In this case usage of the larger numbers at the bottom are determined by the accumulated deficit times 21% and the top number is the current year loss times 21%. TheCompany’s net operating loss amountcarryforwards may be limited in the narrative wouldevent of a change in ownership. A full Section 382 analysis has not been prepared and NOLs could be the accumulated deficit at December 31, 2022.subject to limitation under Section 382.

 

NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In accordance with SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) management has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose in these financial statements other than the following.

 

Subsequent to December 31, 2022, Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, funded an additional $2,535 towards its convertible note.

On February 18, 2023,January 5, 2024, the Company issued 21,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $25,200. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.0012 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement.

On March 7,2023, the Company, Phase I Operations, Inc, and The Robert Papiri Defined Benefit Plan entered into and Assignment of Debt Agreement (the “Agreement”), whereby, the note payable for $139,821, was purchased by and assigned to Phase I Operations, Inc.

On March 15, 2023, the Company issued 23,502,93410,005,580 shares of its common stock to Phase I Operations, Inc. for conversion of $28,2045,003 of debt. The remaining balance of that settlement liability is now $0.

On January 11, 2024, the Company entered into a Change of Control Agreement (the “CoC Agreement”) by and between John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Director and CEO and JMJ Associates, LLC , an entity controlled by John D. Murphy, Jr., and Paul Strickland, the Company’s Director and Secretary, and Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, and Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC, both entities controlled by Paul Strickland, and Steven Arenal and Aurum International Ltd., an entity controlled by Steven Arenal.

On February 27, 2024, John D. Murphy, Jr., acting as the control person of JMJ Associates, LLC, and Paul Strickland, acting as control person for Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC and Beartooth Asset Management, LLC, delivered a Notice of Default and Termination letter to Steven Arenal and Aurum International Ltd.

 

On March 23, 2023, the Company retired 8,800 shares issued in the name of the Company reducing the issued and outstanding shares as of March 31, 2023 to 260,897,508.

On April 6, 2023,1, 2024, the Company issued a $50,000100,000, 10%6 convertible promissory% Demand Promissory note to Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, (the “Note”). to Alpha Strategies Trading Software, Inc., a non-affiliate of the Company. The Note matures on April 5,August 28, 2024, has a 10% OID and is convertible into180 days from the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 55% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the holder elects to convert all or part of the Note. The Note is being funded through thehas been issued to Holder in exchange for having made direct paymentpayments of Company expenses.

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Management’s Report Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

During the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2022,2023, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered in this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error or fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

Our management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2022,2023, and this assessment identified the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 Due to our size and limited resources, we currently do not employ the appropriate accounting personnel to ensure (a) we maintain proper segregation of duties, (b) that all transactions are entered timely and accurately, and (c) we properly account for complex or unusual transactions;
 
Due to our size and scope of operations, we currently do not have an independent audit committee in place;
 Due to our size and limited resources, we have not properly documented a complete assessment of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting.

 

In making its assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Because of the material weaknesses described in the preceding paragraphs, management concluded that, at December 31, 2022,2023, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on those criteria.

 

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Attestation Report of Independent Public Accounting Firm

 

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting because as a smaller reporting company we are not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None

 

ITEM 9B.9C. DISCLOSURES REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

 

Not Applicable

 

Part III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The following table sets forth the names, ages, and titles of our executive officers and directors.

 

Name Age Position(s)
     
John D. Murphy, Jr. 6263 President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director
Paul Strickland 4748 Secretary, Director

 

John D. Murphy, Jr. – Mr. Murphy has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a director of our company since May 27, 2020. Since 2013, Mr. Murphy has been the president and principal of Summit Realty Management, LLC (“Summit”), a commercial property management company headquartered in Syracuse, New York. On October 1, 2020, Mr. Murphy formed Hallmark Realty Management, LLC and took over management of many of Summit’s medical and retail properties. Summit was a property management company focused on medical office, commercial, office and retail properties. Summit focuses on best practices, technology, energy efficient systems, and cleanliness, to improve the patient and tenant experience. In the past five years, Mr. Murphy and Summit guided the disposition and acquisition of medical office properties in New York, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. In 2016, Mr. Murphy and Summit facilitated the sale of a $60 million portfolio of medical offices in Syracuse to a publicly traded REIT. Mr. Murphy has been involved with these properties for over 30 years, to include the original development, ongoing management, and leasing, and currently property manager. During this time period, Mr. Murphy and Summit guided the acquisition of medical office buildings in four Southern states which have a value in excess of $100 million, which guidance included the research, selection, negotiation, acquisition, financing, sourcing of equity and the ongoing management of these properties. He has served as CEO and director of Supurva Healthcare Group, Inc. since August 2020. Mr. Murphy received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from LeMoyne College in 1981.

 

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Paul Strickland – Mr. Strickland has served as Secretary of the Company since August 2020 and as a director of the Company since July 2022. Mr. Strickland has two decades of international business experience within the finance, entertainment, private equity, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and technology sectors. Since 2013, Mr. Strickland has served as a board member of public and private companies in North America and Asia. In 2017, Mr. Strickland formed Selkirk Global Holdings, a private holding company. Through Selkirk Global Holdings, Mr. Strickland serves as an officer and sits on the board of several small publicly traded companies across a wide variety of sectors, focusing on restructuring activities and corporate governance issues. From 2015-2018, Mr. Strickland was the managing member of USA Milk Processing, LLC. He served as secretary and director of Supurva Healthcare Group, Inc. from 2017 to 2020 and currently serves as secretary of that company. He has served as secretary and director of VG Life Sciences, Inc. from 2017 to present, secretary and director of Jammin Java Corp from 2017 to present, secretary and director of High Performance Beverages Co. from 2017 to present, secretary and director of Humble Energy, Inc. from 2020 to present, secretary and director of Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. from 2020 to present,2023, and sole director and officer of FONU2, Inc. since March 2021. From June 2020 to May 2022, Mr. Strickland served as secretary of Bayport International Holdings, Inc. Since September 2022, Mr. Strickland has served as the sole director and officer of iTOKK, Inc. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Language and International Affairs, with a minor in Asian Studies and Chinese Language, from the University of Puget Sound in 1998. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

 

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None of our directors or officers are related to each other. There are no arrangements or understandings with any of our principal stockholders, customers, suppliers, or any other person, pursuant to which any of our directors or executive officers were appointed.

 

No officer or director has, during the past five years, been involved in (a) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time, (b) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses), (c) any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or (d) a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated.

 

Director Independence

 

Our Board of Directors may establish the authorized number of directors from time to time by resolution. Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of two members.

 

Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, subject to the transition rule that is applicable to a newly public company. In order to be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the audit committee, the Board of Directors, or any other board committee accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries; or be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

Role of the Board of Directors in Risk Oversight

 

The Board of Directors is responsible for assessing the risks facing our company and considers risk in every business decision and as part of our business strategy. The Board of Directors recognizes that it is neither possible nor prudent to eliminate all risk, and that strategic and appropriate risk-taking is essential for us to compete in our industry and in the global market and to achieve our growth and profitability objectives. Effective risk oversight, therefore, is an important priority of the Board of Directors.

 

While the Board of Directors oversees our risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. Our Board of Directors expects management to consider risk and risk management in each business decision, to proactively develop and monitor risk management strategies and processes for day-to-day activities and to effectively implement risk management strategies that are adopted by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors expects to review and adjust our risk management strategies at regular intervals or as needed.

 

Code of Business Conduct

 

Our Board of Directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics, the “Code of Business Conduct,” to ensure that our business is conducted in a consistently legal and ethical manner. Our policies and procedures cover all major areas of professional conduct, including employee policies, conflicts of interest, protection of confidential information, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

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Board Committees

 

Our board does not currently have a standing Audit Committee, Compensation Committee or Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee due the board’s limited size and the Company’s limited operations. The entire Board of Directors performs all functions that would otherwise be performed by committees. Given the present size of our Board, it is not practical for us to have committees other than those described above, or to have more than two directors on such committees. If we are able to grow our business and increase our operations, we intend to expand the size of our board and our committees and allocate responsibilities accordingly.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each named executive officer for our last two completed fiscal years for all services rendered to us.

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

Name and Principal Position Year 

Salary

($)

 

Bonus

($)

 

Stock

Awards

($) (4)

 

Option

Awards

($) (3)

 

Non-Equity

Incentive Plan

Compensation

($)

 

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

($)

 

All Other

Compensation

($) (2)

  Total  Year Salary
($)
 Bonus
($)
 Stock
Awards
($) (4)
 Option
Awards
($) (3)
 Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
 Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
 All Other
Compensation
($) (2)
 Total 
John D. Murphy, Jr., 2022 $0  $0  $0  $  $0  $0  $0  $0   2023  $0  $0  $0  $  $0  $0  $0  $0 
President and Chief Executive Officer 2021 $0  $0  $0  $          $               0  $            0  $               0  $0   2022  $0  $0  $0  $  $0  $0  $0  $0 
Paul Strickland 2022 $0  $0  $0  $  $0  $0  $0  $0   2023  $0  $0  $0  $  $0  $0  $0  $0 
Secretary, Director 2021 $0  $0  $0  $  $0  $0  $0  $0   2022  $0  $0  $0  $  $0  $0  $0  $0 

 

Employment Agreements

 

None.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

As of December 31, 2022,2023, no equity awards were outstanding:outstanding.

 

Director Compensation

Our directors received the following fixed compensation for their services as directors during the fiscal yearyears ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

 

Name and Principal Position Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
  Stock
Awards
($) (4)
  Option
Awards
($) (3)
  Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
  Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
  All Other
Compensation
($) (2)
  Total 
John D. Murphy, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
 $0   $  $0  $0  $0  $0   $ 
Paul Strickland
 $0   $  $0  $0  $0  $0   $ 
 Secretary $0   $  $0  $0  $0  $0   $ 

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

 

The following table sets forth, as of March 23, 2023,8, 2024, information regarding the beneficial ownership of each class of our voting securities by: (i) our officers and directors; (ii) all of our officers and directors as a group; and (iii) each person known by us to beneficially own 5% or more of any class of our outstanding voting securities. Generally, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which the person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days.

 

The address of each holder listed below, except as otherwise indicated, is c/o HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC., 5112 West Taft Road, Suite M, Liverpool, NY 13088.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner 

Shares of

Common

Stock Beneficially

Owned**

 

Percent of

Common

Stock

Beneficially

Owned(1)**

 

Shares of

Series A

Preferred

Stock

Beneficially

Owned(2)**

 

Percent of

Series A

Preferred

Stock

Beneficially

Owned**

 

Number of

Voting Shares

Beneficially

Owned**

 

Percent of

Voting Shares

Beneficially

Owned(3)**

 
5% Beneficial Owners                        
Name of Beneficial Owner 5% Beneficial Owners 

Shares of

Common

Stock Beneficially Owned**

 

Percent of

Common

Stock

Beneficially

Owned(1)**

 

Shares of

Series A

Preferred

Stock

Beneficially

Owned(2)**

 

Percent of Series A

Preferred

Stock

Beneficially

Owned**

 

Number of

Voting Shares

Beneficially

Owned**

 

Percent of

Voting Shares

Beneficially

Owned(3)**

 
Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC(1)(5)  98,259,679   37.66%  25,000   25%  120,759,679   34.41%  98,259,679   16.05%  25,000   25%  120,759,679   34.41%
JMJ Associates, LLC(1)(4)          75,000   75%  67,500,000   19.24%
Green Horseshoe, LLC(9)  55,146,328   9.01%          19,000,000   15.72%
Stem Capital Consultants, LLC(13)  55,000,000   8.98%          55,000,000   15.67%
OC Sparkle, Inc.(7)  24,000,000   3.92%          24,000,000   6.84%
Endicott Holdings Group, LLC(6)  19,353,321   7.42%          19,353,321   5.52%  19,353,321   3.16%          19,353,321   5.52%
JMJ Associates, LLC(1)(4)          75,000   75%  67,500,000   19.24%
OC Sparkle, Inc.(7)  24,000,000   9.20%          24,000,000   6.84%
John Milardovic(10)  19,000,000   3.10%          19,000,000   5.41%
Dace Marketing, LLC(11)  19,000,000   3.10%          19,000,000   5.41%
James Bursey(12)  15,200,000   2.48%          15,000,000   4.33%
Top Knot, Inc.(8)  12,387,000   4.75%          12,387,000   3.53%  12,387,000   2.02%          12,387,000   3.53%
Green Horseshoe, LLC(9)  19,000,000   7.28%          19,000,000   5.41%
                        
Directors and Officers                                                
John D. Murphy, Jr., President, CEO and a Director (1)(4)          75,000   75%  67,500,000   19.24%          75,000   75%  67,500,000   19.24%
Paul L. Strickland, Secretary and Director (1)(5)  98,259,679   37.66%  25,000   25%  120,759,679   34.41%  98,259,679   16.05%  25,000   25%  120,759,679   34.41%
All directors and executive officers as a group (2 persons)  98,259,679   37.66%  100,000   100%  188,259,679   53.65%  98,259,679   16.05%  100,000   100%  188,259,679   53.65%



(1)The address for Mr. Murphy and JMJ Associates, LLC is 5112 West Taft Road, Suite M, Liverpool, New York 13088, and the address for Mr. Strickland and Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC is 120 State Ave. NE, Olympia, WA 98501.

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(2)Unless otherwise indicated, all shares are owned directly by the beneficial owner.

(3)Based on 216,403,374 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 30, 2022. Shares of common stock underlying convertible securities held by any person, which securities are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of September 30, 2022, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such convertible securities, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

(4)Consists of 75,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share is convertible into 900 shares of the common stock of the Company. These shares are held by JMJ Associates, LLC, an entity controlled by John D. Murphy, Jr., the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and a member of its Board of Directors. Due to his control position with JMJ Associates, LLC, Mr. Murphy may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares owned by JMJ Associates, LLC. Mr. Murphy disclaims any beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

(5)Includes 25,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share is convertible into 900 shares of the common stock of the Company. All of these securities are held directly by Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC. Mr. Strickland, the Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, is the sole member and manager of Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC, and in such capacity, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares owned by Beartooth Asset Holdings, LLC. Mr. Strickland disclaims any beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
  
(6)Consists of 19,353,321 shares of common stock. The address for Endicott Holdings Group, LLC is 9432 Cavendish Dr., Tampa FL 33624, and the control person for this entity is Mahmoud Jrab.
  
(7)Consists of 24,000,000 shares of common stock. The address for OC Sparkle, Inc. is 27881 La Paz Road, A, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, and the control person for this entity is Abraham Abu.
  
(8)

Consists of 12,387,000 shares of common stock. The address for Top Knot, Inc. is 1275 Fairhills Drive, Ossining, NY 10567, and the control person for this entity is John Kellas.

(9)Consists of 19,000,00055,146,328 shares of common stock. On September 17, 2020, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Stipulation (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Green Horseshoe, LLC relating to the Company’s past due notes payable with a principal balance of $285,206 and accrued interest of $296,670 representing a total settlement liability $581,876. The Settlement Agreement calls for the issuance of free-trading common shares to Green Horseshoe, LLC at a conversion rate of 50% of the average closing price of the Company’s shares for the 10 trading days prior to any issuance notice issued by Green Horseshoe, LLC, subject to a 9.9% beneficial ownership cap. The remaining settlement liability is $241,413.77.$146,799. As of September 30, 2022,December 31, 2023, a conversion of the full remaining settlement liability would result in the issuance of 132,644,929approximately 146,799,000 shares of common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC, without giving effect to the 9.9% beneficial ownership cap. The address for Green Horseshoe, LLC is 4230 So. MacDill Ave., Suite I, Tampa, FL 33611, and the control person for this entity is Mark Pena.
(10)

Consists of 19,000,000 shares of common stock. The address for John Milardovic is 2365 Pine Glen Rd,

Oakville, Ontario, CANADA

 

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(11)Consists of 19,000,000 shares of common stock. The address for DACE Marketing, LLC is 20225 Tailwind Lane, Cornelius, NC 28031 and the control person for this entity is Ian Reed.
(12)Consists of 15,200,000 shares of common stock. The address for James Bursey is 7 Venetian Way, Unit 201,PO Box 2708, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands
(13)Consists of 55,000,000 shares of common stock. The address for Stem Capital Consultants, LLC is 54 State Street, Suite 804-4120, Albany, NY 12207 and the control person for this entity is Joseph Sansobrino and Greg Regan.

 

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

 

We are a party to certain related party transactions, as described below.

 

Since January 1, 2020, the Company has engaged in the related party transactions set forth below.

 

Loans from John D. Murphy, Jr.

 

During the year ending December 31, 2020, John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, directly paid for various Company expenses in the amount of $51,823. These payments are deemed to be a loan by Mr. Murphy to the Company, which loan is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.

 

During the year ending December 31, 2021, John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, directly paid for various Company expenses in the amount of $59,543. These payments are deemed to be a loan by Mr. Murphy to the Company, which loan is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.

 

During the year ending December 31, 2022, John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, directly paid for various Company expenses in the amount of $33,135. These payments are deemed to be a loan by Mr. Murphy to the Company, which loan is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.

 

In addition, during that same nine-month period,the year ending December 31, 2022, the Company and its Board of Directors approved an 8% Manager Promissory Note for up to $300,000 from JMJ Associates, LLC, an entity controlled by John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. JMJ Associates, LLC has not yet made any loans to the Company.

 

During the year ending December 31, 2023, John D. Murphy, Jr., the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, directly paid for various Company expenses in the amount of $0. These payments are deemed to be a loan by Mr. Murphy to the Company, which loan is unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.

In addition, during the year ending December 31, 2023, the Company and its Board of Directors approved a $144,501, 0% convertible exchange note to John D. Murphy, Jr. (“Holder”), CEO and Director of the Company (the “Note”). The Note matures December 4, 2024 and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 50% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 25 consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to convert all or part of the Note. The Note is fully funded and has been issued to Holder in exchange for having made direct payments of Company expenses.

As of December 31, 2022, December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, the outstanding balances payable to Mr. Murphy as a result of the foregoing loans were $33,135, $111,366 $144,501 and $51,823,$144,501, respectively.

 

Loans from Paul Strickland

 

During the year ending December 31, 2022, Paul Strickland, the Company’s Secretary and a director, provided loans to the Company in the amount of $2,750, all of which remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022.$2,750. The loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand.

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On December 31, 2023, Mr. Strickland forgave the $2,750 due to him. The amount was credited to paid in capital. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the outstanding balance due to Mr. Strickland was $0 and $2,750, respectively.

In addition, during the year ending December 31, 2023, the Company and its Board of Directors approved a $7,119, 0% convertible exchange note to Paul Strickland (“Holder”), Secretary and Director of the Company (the “Note”). The Note matures December 11, 2024 and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 50% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 25 consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the Holder elects to convert all or part of the Note. The Note is fully funded and has been issued to Holder in exchange for having made direct payments of Company expenses.

 

Loans from Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC

 

On October 5, 2022, the Company issued a $50,000, 10% convertible promissory note to Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, an entity controlled by the Company’s Secretary and Director, Paul Strickland (the “Note”). The Note matures October 5, 2023, has a 10% OID and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 55% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the holder elects to convert all or part of the Note. The Note is being funded through the direct payment of Company expenses. As of December 31, 2022, $28,5892023, $46,984 has been used for expenses, plus $2,859$4,698 OID. The derivative liability has been calculated on the total funds advanced plus OID. As of December 31, 2022, the Note is disclosed net of debt discount of $23,586 and there is $741 of accrued interest on the loan.

 

On April 6, 2023, the Company issued a $50,000, 10% convertible promissory note to Selkirk Global Holdings, LLC, (the “Note”). The Note matures April 5, 2024, has a 10% OID and is convertible into the Company’s common stock at a price equal to 55% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 consecutive trading days prior to the date on which the holder elects to convert all or part of the Note. The Note is being funded through the direct payment of Company expenses. As of December 31, 2023, $23,540 has been used for expenses, plus $1,397 OID. The derivative liability has been calculated on the total funds advanced plus OID.

 

Settlement Agreement with Green Horseshoe, LLC

 

On September 17, 2020, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Stipulation (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Green Horseshoe, LLC relating to the Company’s past due notes payable with a principal balance of $285,206 and accrued interest of $296,670 representing a total settlement liability of $581,876. At the time the Settlement Agreement was entered into, Green Horseshoe, LLC did not own any shares of the Company. Other than as a result of the Settlement Agreement, there is no relationship between Green Horseshoe, LLC and the Company or any related party of the Company.

 

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The Settlement Agreement provides for the issuance of free-trading common shares to Green Horseshoe, LLC at a conversion rate of 50% of the average closing price of the Company’s shares for the 10 trading days prior to any issuance notice issued by Green Horseshoe, LLC, subject to a 9.9% beneficial ownership cap. To date, the Company has made the following issuances of common stock under the Settlement Agreement:

 

 On November 5, 2020, the Company issued 1,387,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for litigation and legal expenses associated with the Settlement Agreement in the amount of $13,870. The value was determined using the closing market price on the date of the grant. On December 22, 2020, the shares were transferred to Top Knot, Inc.
   
 On December 4, 2020, the Company issued 11,000,000 shares of its common stock for repayment of the settlement liability to Green Horseshoe, LLC in the amount of $55,000. The shares were issued to Top Knot, Inc., which is the designated holder of Green Horseshoe, LLC. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement.
   
 On January 13, 2021, the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of its common stock to Intermarket & Associates LLC, the designated holder of Green Horseshoe, LLC, for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $60,000. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement. On February 6, 2021, the shares were transferred to OC Sparkle Inc.

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 On February 9, 2021, the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $60,000. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement. On March 3, 2021, the shares were transferred to OC Sparkle Inc.
   
 On January 14, 2022, the Company issued 16,855,527 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC designee, Bruce Bent, for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $84,278. The value was determined based on the conversion price of at $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement. Bruce Bent is not an affiliate.
   
 On January 18, 2022, the Company issued 10,290,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC designee, Trillium Partners, LP, for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $51,450. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.005 per share, according to the Settlement Agreement. The control person of Trillium Partners, LP is Steve Hicks.
   
 On July 22, 2022, the Company issued 19,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $22,800. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.0012 per share, according to the settlement agreement.
On February 28, 2023, the Company issued 21,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $25,200.00. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.0012 per share, according to the settlement agreement.
On November 21, 2023, the Company issued 48,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $19,680.00. The value was determined based on the conversion price of 0.00041 per share, according to the settlement agreement.
On December 05, 2023, the Company issued 49,000,000 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $23,030.00. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.00047 per share, according to the settlement agreement.
On December 14, 2023, the Company issued 55,146,328 shares of its common stock to Green Horseshoe, LLC for the repayment of the settlement liability in the amount of $33,639.26. The value was determined based on the conversion price of $0.00061 per share, according to the settlement agreement.

 

Statement of Policy

 

All future transactions between us and our officers, directors or five percent stockholders, and respective affiliates will be on terms no less favorable than could be obtained from unaffiliated third parties and will be approved by a majority of our independent directors who do not have an interest in the transactions and who had access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or independent legal counsel.

 

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To the best of our knowledge, during the past three fiscal years, other than as set forth above, there were no material transactions, or series of similar transactions, or any currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, to which we were or are to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which any director or executive officer, or any security holder who is known by us to own of record or beneficially more than 5% of any class of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, has an interest (other than compensation to our officers and directors in the ordinary course of business).

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

Below is the aggregate amount of fees billed for professional services rendered by our principal accountants with respect to our last two fiscal years.

 

 2022 2021  2023  2022 
Audit fees $9,000  $15,000  $16,500  $9,000 
Audit related fees $6,000  $  $-  $6,000 
Tax fees $  $  $-  $- 
All other fees $-  $  $-  $- 
Total $15,000  $15,000  $16,500  $15,000 

 

All of the professional services rendered by principal accountants for the audit of our annual financial statements that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the last two fiscal years were approved by our board of directors.

 

Audit Fees

 

Consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our financial statements and review of interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports and services that are normally provided by the principal accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

 

Audit Related Fees

 

Consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees”.

 

Tax Fees

 

Consist of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services include preparation of federal and state income tax returns for the year ended December 31, 2022.2023.

 

All Other Fees

 

Consist of fees for products and services other than the services reported above.

 

Policy for Approval of Audit and Permitted Non-Audit Services

 

The Board of Directors will pre-approve audit services and non-audit services to be provided by our independent auditors before the accountant is engaged to render these services. The Board of Directors may consult with management in the decision-making process, but may not delegate this authority to management.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit Number Description
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)
32.1 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 (*)
101.INS* Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

Item 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

 

None.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 HALLMARK VENTURE GROUP, INC.
   
Date: April 13, 2023March 28, 2024BY:/s/ JOHNJohn D. MURPHY, JR.Murphy, Jr.
  Chief Executive Officer
   
Date: March 28, 2024BY:/s/ PAUL STRICKLANDPaul Strickland
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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