FORM 10-Q

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

x  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20212022

 

OR

 

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

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 000-52102

ACQUIRED SALES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

LFTD PARTNERS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

87-0479286

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

31 N. Suffolk Lane, Lake Forest, Illinois 6004514155 Pine Island Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(847) 915-2446

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

n/a

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Act:

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

AQSP

OTC MarketsLIFD

None

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of exchange on which registered

 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) 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 [x]days.Yes ☒     No [ ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 [x] No [ ]




 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or 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 filer     o

Accelerated filer                   o

 Non-accelerated filer       xFiler

Smaller reporting companyx

Emerging growth company  o

☐ 

 

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

 

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

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

 

As of April 30, 2021,May 3, 2022, there were 9,770,25714,077,578 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.




ACQUIRED SALES CORP.

LFTD PARTNERS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PARTPart I — FINANCIAL INFORMATIONFinancial Information

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ITEMItem 1. Financial StatementsBUSINESS

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSConsolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKConsolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESConsolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

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Item 3. Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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Item 4. Controls And Procedures

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

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Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

63

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.

63

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

64

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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

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Item 5. Other Information.

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Item 6. Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

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PART II—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESSFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

IMPACTS OF COVID-19

LIKE MANY BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY, ACQUIRED SALES CORP. (SOMETIMES “AQSP” OR “ACQUIRED SALES”)LFTD PARTNERS INC. AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC. D/B/A LIFTED MADE (SOMETIMES “LIFTED” OR “LIFTED MADE”) ARE FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED AND HIGHLY RISKY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND UNCERTAIN FUTURE CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS KNOWN AS COVID-19.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON ACQUIRED SALES CORP., ON LIFTED MADE, AND ON LIFTED MADE'S OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, CUSTOMERS, SALES AND NET INCOME COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR OUR COMPANY. AMONG THE MANY POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF COVID-19:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022 (Unaudited)

 

 

2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$4,584,131

 

 

$1,602,731

 

Dividend Receivable from Bendistillery, Inc.

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,495

 

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

3,139,441

 

 

 

4,262,237

 

Accounts Receivable, net of allowance of $487,101 in 2022 and $239,101 in 2021

 

 

3,888,615

 

 

 

3,461,499

 

Inventory

 

 

5,920,475

 

 

 

3,809,944

 

Other Current Assets

 

 

11,911

 

 

 

13,790

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

17,544,574

 

 

 

13,152,696

 

Goodwill

 

 

22,292,767

 

 

 

22,292,767

 

Investment in Ablis

 

 

399,200

 

 

 

399,200

 

Investment in Bendistillery and Bend Spirits

 

 

1,497,000

 

 

 

1,497,000

 

Net Deferred Tax Asset

 

 

36,096

 

 

 

331,551

 

Fixed Assets, less accumulated depreciation of $106,067 in 2022 and $77,967 in 2021

 

 

459,351

 

 

 

433,213

 

Intangible Assets, less accumulated amortization of $3,405 in 2022 and $3,058 in 2021

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

1,386

 

Security and State Licensing Deposits

 

 

13,300

 

 

 

6,900

 

Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $265,213 in 2022 and $252,876 in 2021

 

 

1,215,195

 

 

 

1,227,532

 

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $24,220 in 2022 and $6,807 in 2021

 

 

283,262

 

 

 

76,412

 

Total Assets

 

$43,741,785

 

 

$39,418,657

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Lease Liability

 

$1,257,197

 

 

$1,262,260

 

Operating Lease Liability

 

 

64,674

 

 

 

26,047

 

Deferred Revenue

 

 

879,706

 

 

 

2,174,393

 

Note Payable to Related Party Nicholas S. Warrender

 

 

916,666

 

 

 

0

 

Income Tax Payable

 

 

2,104,417

 

 

 

1,242,974

 

Management Bonuses Payable - Related Party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management Bonus Payable - Related Party - Payable to William C. Jacobs

 

 

0

 

 

 

500,000

 

Management Bonus Payable - Related Party - Payable to Gerard M. Jacobs

 

 

0

 

 

 

441,562

 

Management Bonuses Payable - Related Party

 

 

0

 

 

 

941,562

 

Company-Wide Management Bonus Pool

 

 

969,370

 

 

 

1,556,055

 

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

 

5,162,757

 

 

 

4,671,382

 

Accounts Payable - Related Party

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,607

 

Interest Payable - Related Party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest - Payable to William C. Jacobs

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,000

 

Interest - Payable to Gerard M. Jacobs

 

 

0

 

 

 

9,269

 

Interest - Payable to Nicholas S. Warrender

 

 

16,575

 

 

 

0

 

Interest Payable - Related Party

 

 

16,575

 

 

 

13,269

 

Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

 

13,179

 

 

 

11,926

 

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

 

3,275

 

 

 

1,796

 

Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

 

16,455

 

 

 

13,722

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

$11,387,817

 

 

$11,906,270

 

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Operating Lease Liability

 

 

219,766

 

 

 

50,583

 

Notes Payable - Related Party

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Payable - Payable to Nicholas S. Warrender

 

 

1,833,334

 

 

 

0

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

 

$2,053,100

 

 

$50,583

 

Total Liabilities

 

$13,440,917

 

 

$11,956,853

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 total shares authorized; out of which 400,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are authorized, and 5,750 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022, and 5,750 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021; and out of which 5,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are authorized, and 40,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022, and 40,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

 

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46

 

Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 13,977,578 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2022, and 14,027,578 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

 

13,978

 

 

 

14,028

 

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

 

38,762,383

 

 

 

38,862,333

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

 

(8,475,539)

 

 

(11,414,602)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

30,300,868

 

 

 

27,461,804

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

$43,741,785

 

 

$39,418,657

 

 

·THE U.S. ECONOMY MAY BE PUSHED INTO A DEEP RECESSION OR DEPRESSION THAT COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY IMPACT ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE

·ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE COULD LOSE SOME OR ALL OF OUR KEY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, WHO MAY BE IRREPLACEABLE

·LIFTED MADE COULD BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN HIGH QUALITY RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS NEEDED TO MANUFACTURE ITS PRODUCTS, OR OBTAINING HIGH QUALITY RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS COULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND/OR DELAYED

·LIFTED MADE COULD BE UNABLE TO DISTRIBUTE OR SELL ITS PRODUCTS PROFITABLY, IF AT ALL

·U.S. CONSUMERS COULD BE SO FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED THAT THEY CANNOT OR WILL NOT PURCHASE LIFTED MADE'S PRODUCTS

·U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY IMPOSE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT EFFECTIVELY PROHIBIT LIFTED MADE FROM OPERATING PROFITABLY, IF AT ALL, OR THAT EFFECTIVELY LIMIT LIFTED MADE’S EMPLOYEES FROM PERFORMING THEIR WORK FOR LIFTED MADE IN A NORMAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER

·THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND ECONOMY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY, WHICH MAY HAVE MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS UPON ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE THAT CANNOT PRESENTLY BE ESTIMATED OR PREDICTED

·LIFTED MADE COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSSES NOT COVERED BY ANY INSURANCE

NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN THAT ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE WOULD BE ABLE TO AVOID THESE POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF COVID-19. CONSEQUENTLY, ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE COULD RUN OUT OF MONEY AND COULD BECOME INSOLVENT OR BANKRUPT AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19, WHICH WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR COMPANY AND ON THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE DURING 2020. AMONG OTHER THINGS, VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE CANNABINOID INDUSTRY DURING 2020. WHILE LIFTED MADE’S DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS PERFORMED BETTER DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 2020, AND DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021, COMPARED TO DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2020, NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN AS TO HOW LIFTED MADE’S DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS WILL PERFORM DURING THE REMAINDER OF 2021. MANY DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS AND CONSUMERS IN THE




CANNABINOID AND VAPE INDUSTRIES APPEAR TO BE FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN DISTRIBUTORS’ AND RETAILERS’ PURCHASES AND PAYMENTS FOR LIFTED MADE’S PRODUCTS ARE BEING MATERIALLY ADVERSELY IMPACTED.

WHILE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN VACCINES IN REGARD TO COVID-19 HAS BEGUN, NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN AS TO WHAT IMPACT THESE VACCINES WILL HAVE. IN PARTICULAR, NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN AS TO HOW “FUTURE WAVES” OF COVID-19, AND HOW EMERGING/MUTATED STRAINS OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS, WILL PLAY OUT AND IMPACT ACQUIRED SALES CORP., LIFTED MADE, LIFTED MADE'S OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, CUSTOMERS, SALES AND NET INCOME, OR THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

DURING THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS OF 2020, THE SOLVENCY AND CASH FLOW OF OUR LIFTED MADE SUBSIDIARY AND ACQUIRED SALES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDENT UPON THE RE-SALE OF HAND SANITIZER TO A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, AND UPON THE RECEIPT BY LIFTED MADE OF $149,622.50 BORROWED FROM THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRIATION (“SBA”) UNDER THE SBA’S PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM (THE “PPP LOAN”) AND UPON THE RECEIPT BY LIFTED MADE OF $10,000 GRANTED TO IT BY THE SBA UNDER THE SBA’S ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.SUCH RE-SALES OF HAND SANITIZER ARE UNLIKELY TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE. CONSEQUENTLY, LIFTED MADE’S AND ACQUIRED SALES’ FUTURE FINANCIAL PROSPECTS ARE UNCERTAIN, AND NO GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE WHATSOEVER CAN BE MADE THAT LIFTED MADE AND ACQUIRED SALES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE IN THE FUTURE.

DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 2020, AND DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021, THE SOLVENCY AND CASH FLOW OF OUR LIFTED MADE SUBSIDIARY AND ACQUIRED SALES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDENT UPON THE SALE OF HEMP-DERIVED DELTA-8-THC PRODUCTS. U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES MAY IMPOSE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT EFFECTIVELY PROHIBIT LIFTED MADE FROM SELLING DELTA-8-THC PRODUCTS. CONSEQUENTLY, LIFTED MADE’S AND ACQUIRED SALES’ FUTURE FINANCIAL PROSPECTS ARE UNCERTAIN, AND NO GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE WHATSOEVER CAN BE MADE THAT LIFTED MADE AND ACQUIRED SALES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE IN THE FUTURE.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING DESCRIBED RISKS, AS DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE CANNABINOID INDUSTRY HAVE PERFORMED BETTER, AND AS LIFTED MADE’S SALES OF DELTA-8-THC PRODUCTS HAVE ACCELERATED DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 2020 AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 , COMPARED TO DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2020, THE CONSOLIDATED CASH ON HAND OF ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY AND AS OF MAY 15, 2021, WAS A TOTAL OF $1,527,831. TO DATE, LIFTED MADE HAS ALSO INVESTED CASH OF $587,500 INTO A COMPANY CALLED SMPLYLIFTED LLC, WHICH SMPLYLIFTED LLC HAS PRIMARLY USED TO PURCHASE INVENTORY CONSISTING OF TOBACCO-FREE NICOTINE POUCHES. LIFTED MAY INVEST ADDITIONAL CASH INTO SMPLYLIFTED LLC, ALSO TO BE USED TO PRIMARILY PURCHASE INVENTORY OF




TOBACCO-FREE NICOTINE POUCHES. LIFTED MADE HAS A 50% MEMBERSHIP INTEREST IN SMPLYLIFTED LLC. LIFTED MADE MAY ALSO INVEST CASH INTO OTHER COMPANIES.

Material DamagePlease see the accompanying notes to Lifted's Business Resulting From the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic:  

The COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, including Illinois Governor Pritzker's Executive Order in response to the pandemic, have materially damaged Lifted's business, among other things by disrupting Lifted's access to its employees, suppliers, packaging, distributors and customers. That is why Lifted applied for and received funding under the federal Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the federal Paycheck Protection Program (collectively the "Federal Financial Assistance").

Expectations to Continue as a Going Concern:  

Notwithstanding the material damage to our business described above, the management of Lifted currently expects Lifted to continue as a going concern during the 12 months following the date of this report, for the following reasons:

·Lifted’s sales over the past few quarters has significantly increased Lifted's liquidity. As of May 15, 2021, the consolidated cash on hand of Acquired Sales Corp. and Lifted Made was a total of $1,527,831, which is significant. To date, Lifted has also invested cash of $587,500 into a company called SmplyLifted LLC, which SmplyLifted LLC has used to purchase inventory of tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted expects to invest additional cash into SmplyLifted LLC, also to be primarily used to purchase inventory of tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted has a 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC. 

·As of today, Lifted’s current assets significantly outweigh Lifted's current liabilities. However, we do owe a total of $300,000 in management bonuses to Gerard M. Jacobs, Acquired Sales Corp.’s CEO, and to William C. “Jake” Jacobs, Acquired Sales Corp.’s President and CFO, and we currently do not have the money to pay these bonuses, which are payable upon demand. At any time on or after January 1, 2021, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs also have the right to demand payment of a total of an additional $350,000 in management bonuses (for a total of $650,000 in management bonuses), plus accrued interest at 2% annually commencing January 1, 2021, and we currently do not have the money to pay these bonuses either, which are payable upon demand. Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs are entitled to these bonuses and could demand payment of them.  

·When Lifted's core business of manufacturing, packaging, selling and distributing cannabinoid-infused products was materially damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, Lifted diverted a significant portion of its available human and financial capital toward a new line of business selling, re-selling, brokering and distributing hand sanitizer. This hand sanitizer business was significant for Lifted during the second and third quarters of 2020. However, the national supply of hand sanitizer has increased, and this business is not expected to be significant for Lifted going forward. 

·During the third and fourth quarters of 2020 and during the first quarter of 2021, the demand by distributors for Lifted’s Urb Finest Flowers (“Urb”) brand of hemp and hemp-derived products has gradually increased. However, other companies may attempt to copy the Urb brand's innovative and colorful packaging and products and thus create more competition against Lifted's Urb products, over time. 

·Lifted has commenced selling hemp-derived delta-8-THC cartridges, gummies, chocolate, dabs, caviar cones, saucy dmnds, CBG delta-8-THC flower, and disposable delta-8-THC vapes. During the third and fourth quarters of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, Lifted’s sales of hemp-derived delta-8-THC products has accelerated, and has become a very significant percentage of Lifted’s business. However, the competition against Lifted’s hemp-derived delta-8-THC products is increasing, and pricing is under pressure. In addition, hemp-derived delta-8-THC products may be illegal in certain states, and additional federal, state and/or local prohibitions or restrictions may be imposed on hemp-derived delta-8-THC products. In particular, a recent DEA statement has been interpreted by some as prohibiting the sale of certain hemp-derived delta-8-THC products. Any inability to sell hemp-derived delta-8-THC products would have a material adverse impact on Lifted’s business and on the trading price of Acquired Sales Corp.’s common stock. 

·Lifted is involved in the distribution of disposable e-cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine, and Lifted owns 50% of SmplyLifted LLC, which sells tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Tobacco-based nicotine products and non-tobacco based nicotine products are subject to extensive regulations and in some cases are subject to federal, state and/or local prohibitions or restrictions. 

·Lifted is taking proactive steps to attempt to gain brand awareness and drive more direct-to-consumer sales online. Lifted has used public relations firms to assist with Lifted’s public relations efforts. Lifted has also hired a firm specializing in SEO to assist with Lifted’s organic search engine rankings. However, Lifted has also experienced outages of its website, which may be due hacking and/or sabotage, which has hurt Lifted’s online sales and presumably has also negatively  




impacted Lifted’s perception with certain consumers. In addition, the recently amended federal PACT act may make the online sale of certain of Lifted’s products difficult or impossible.

·Some of the products that Lifted sells or re-sells are manufactured by third parties who, in certain instances, have experienced significant challenges in manufacturing high quality products. This has negatively impacted Lifted’s perception with certain distributors, retailers and consumers. 

Lifted plans to take actions to continue as a going concern, if necessary:

If the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, or if other events and circumstances adverse to Lifted's business, challenge Lifted’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that AQSP’s consolidated financial statements are issued, then we would planfor more information.

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LFTD PARTNERS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net Sales

 

$18,088,877

 

 

$3,353,270

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

10,103,893

 

 

 

1,707,523

 

Gross Profit

 

 

7,984,984

 

 

 

1,645,747

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll, Consulting and Independent Contractor Expenses

 

 

1,854,151

 

 

 

307,524

 

Accrual for Company-Wide Management Bonus Pool

 

 

969,370

 

 

 

342,947

 

Professional Fees

 

 

117,226

 

 

 

93,033

 

Bank Charges and Merchant Fees

 

 

133,036

 

 

 

66,570

 

Advertising and Marketing

 

 

105,601

 

 

 

52,027

 

Bad Debt Expense

 

 

248,000

 

 

 

977

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

2,703

 

 

 

41,783

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

382,462

 

 

 

80,393

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

3,812,549

 

 

 

985,254

 

Income From Operations

 

 

4,172,436

 

 

 

660,493

 

Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) From 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC (FR3SH)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(7,211)

Income from SmplyLifted for WCJ Labor

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,072

 

Interest Expense

 

 

(31,731)

 

 

(36,347)

Warehouse Buildout Credits

 

 

0

 

 

 

600

 

Penalties

 

 

(1,952)

 

 

(450)

Gain on Forgiveness of Debt

 

 

5,026

 

 

 

0

 

Interest Income

 

 

491

 

 

 

202

 

Total Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

(28,165)

 

 

(42,134)

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

4,144,270

 

 

 

618,359

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

(1,199,478)

 

 

0

 

Net Income Attributable to LFTD Partners Inc. common stockholders

 

$2,944,793

 

 

$618,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Net Income per Common Share

 

$0.21

 

 

$0.08

 

Diluted Net Income per Common Share

 

$0.18

 

 

$0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

14,017,578

 

 

 

7,456,925

 

Diluted

 

 

15,924,776

 

 

 

16,084,794

 

Please see the accompanying notes to sustain Lifted as a going concern by taking one orthe consolidated financial statements for more information.

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LFTD PARTNERS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Shareholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

 

 

166,150

 

 

$166

 

 

 

6,485,236

 

 

$6,485

 

 

 

36,000

 

 

$(34,200)

 

$38,787,444

 

 

$(17,141,175)

 

$21,618,720

 

Series A Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$(24,855)

 

$(24,855)

Series B Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$(3,316)

 

$(3,316)

LIFD’s January 8, 2021 purchase of 36,000 shares of common stock at $0.95 per share, for a total of $34,200, from an unrelated shareholder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,000

 

 

$(34,200)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$(34,200)

Conversions of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Common Stock

 

 

(32,900)

 

$(33)

 

 

3,290,000

 

 

 

3,290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,257)

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

Conversions of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to Common Stock

 

 

(60,000)

 

$(60)

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$0

 

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$618,359

 

 

$618,359

 

Balance, March 31, 2021

 

 

73,250

 

 

$73

 

 

 

9,835,236

 

 

$9,835

 

 

 

72,000

 

 

$(68,400)

 

$38,784,187

 

 

$(16,550,988)

 

$22,174,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2021

 

 

45,750

 

 

$46

 

 

 

14,027,576

 

 

 

14,028

 

 

 

-

 

 

$0

 

 

$38,862,333

 

 

$(11,414,602)

 

$27,461,804

 

Series A Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,253)

 

 

(4,253)

Series B Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,476)

 

 

(1,476)

Issuance of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

Repurchase and cancellation of Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(100,000)

 

 

(100)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(149,900)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(150,000)

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,944,793

 

 

 

2,944,793

 

Balance, March 31, 2022

 

 

45,750

 

 

$46

 

 

 

13,977,576

 

 

 

13,978

 

 

 

-

 

 

$0

 

 

$38,762,383

 

 

$(8,475,539)

 

$30,300,868

 

Please see the following actions:accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for more information

·causing Lifted’s parent company AQSP

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LFTD PARTNERS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$2,944,793

 

 

$618,359

 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifted Made’s Portion of SmplyLifted’s Net Loss

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,211

 

Bad Debt Expense

 

 

248,000

 

 

 

977

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

28,446

 

 

 

41,783

 

Gain on Forgiveness of Debt

 

 

(5,026)

 

 

0

 

Spoiled and Written Off Inventory

 

 

561,417

 

 

 

38,651

 

Deferred Income Taxes

 

 

295,455

 

 

 

0

 

Effect on Cash of Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

 

(675,116)

 

 

(351,972)

Prepaid Expenses

 

 

1,122,795

 

 

 

38,538

 

Dividend Receivable from Bendistillery, Inc.

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

2,495

 

Income Tax Receivable

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,715

 

Income Tax Payable

 

 

861,444

 

 

 

0

 

Management Bonuses Payable

 

 

(941,562)

 

 

0

 

Company-wide Management Bonus Pool

 

 

(586,684)

 

 

0

 

Inventory

 

 

(2,671,948)

 

 

(503,838)

Other Current Assets

 

 

(4,518)

 

 

(3,091)

Trade Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

 

496,401

 

 

 

562,610

 

Accounts Payable and Interest Payable to Related Parties

 

 

(1,301)

 

 

31,663

 

Change in ROU Asset

 

 

12,337

 

 

 

0

 

Change in Finance & Operating Lease Liabilities

 

 

1,551

 

 

 

4,438

 

Deferred Revenue

 

 

(1,294,687)

 

 

278,355

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

 

 

394,292

 

 

 

768,894

 

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction of CBD Lion Note Receivable

 

 

0

 

 

 

15,318

 

Net Purchase of Fixed Assets

 

 

(54,238)

 

 

(151,304)

Loans to SmplyLifted LLC

 

 

0

 

 

 

(93,750)

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

 

(54,238)

 

 

(229,736)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of Common Stock

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 0

 

Payments of Dividends to Series A Convertible Preferred Stockholders

 

 

(3,000)

 

 

(99,725)

Payments of Dividends to Series B Convertible Preferred Stockholders

 

 

0

 

 

 

(5,844)

Financing Cost - Proceeds from Borrowing Under Notes Payable to Related Party - Nick Warrender

 

 

2,750,000

 

 

 

0

 

Purchase of Shares of Common Stock

 

 

(150,000)

 

 

(34,200)

Repayment of Finance Lease Liability

 

 

(5,655)

 

 

(8,378)

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities

 

 

2,641,345

 

 

 

(148,147)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash

 

 

2,981,399

 

 

 

391,011

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

 

1,602,731

 

 

 

439,080

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$4,584,131

 

 

$830,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid For Interest

 

$28,424

 

 

$0

 

Cash Paid For Income Taxes

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Cash Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-Use assets acquired from inception of Finance Leases

 

$0

 

 

$1,480,408

 

Right-of-Use assets acquired from inception of Operating Leases

 

$224,264

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock to Common Stock

 

$0

 

 

$3,257

 

Please see the accompanying notes to complete private placements of AQSP's common stock and/or preferred stock the consolidated financial statements for more information.

·borrowing from banks and/or private investors 

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·acquiring and/or developing profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations 

·causing Lifted’s parent company AQSPLFTD Partners Inc.

Notes to accrue rather than pay dividends on AQSP's outstanding preferred stock the Consolidated Financial Statements

·selling the 4.99% of the ownership of Ablis Holding Company, Bendistillery Inc. and Bend Spirits, Inc. that is owned by Acquired Sales Corp. 

We believe that by taking some combination of these actions, Lifted should be able to be provided with sufficient capital, future operations and cash flow to continue asa going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees that Lifted will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all, and that is why in AQSP's filings with the SEC we are careful to include a "going concern" risk.(Unaudited)

 

PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER "RISK FACTORS RELATING TO LIFTED AND FUTURE ACQUISITIONS - Pandemics or disease outbreaks, such as the novel coronavirus, may disrupt consumption and trade patterns, supply chains, and production processes, which could materially affect Lifted’s and target companies’ operations and results of operations", in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2021 for the period ended December 31, 2020.NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS OF LFTD PARTNERS INC.

 

Description of the Business of Acquired Sales Corp.

Acquired Sales Corp.LFTD Partners Inc.LFTD Partners Inc. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Acquired Sales”“LFTD Partners”, the “Company”, “AQSP”, “Acquired”“LIFD”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”, etc.) was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on January 2, 1986. Shares of the Company’s common stock are traded on the OTCQX BestOTCQB Venture Market under the trading symbol AQSP.LIFD.

 

OurOn May 18, 2021, the Company amended its articles of incorporation with the State of Nevada to change its name to LFTD Partners Inc. from Acquired Sales Corp. In connection with the name change to LFTD Partners Inc., the Company filed a required notification with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”), a self-regulatory organization that is involved with the coordination of the clearing, settling and processing of transactions in equity securities, including our common stock. The Company’s name change notification to FINRA included a request for a new stock trading symbol, LSFP, from AQSP, which was granted. On March 15, 2022, the Company changed its stock trading symbol to LIFD.

After acquiring, operating and then selling businesses involved in the defense sector, our business is primarily engagedcurrently involved in the identification, structuringdeveloping, manufacturing and seeking to execute on acquisitionsselling a wide variety of all or a portion of one or more operating businesses involving thebranded products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids (e.g. delta-8-THC, delta-9-THC, delta-10-THC, THCV, HHC, HHCO, THCO, CBDA, CBC, CBG, CBN, and CBD), and non-hemp-derived psychedelic products. We are interested in acquiring rapidly growing, profitable companies that are also involved in manufacturing and selling branded products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids, and in acquiring companies that manufacture sale and distribution of hemp-derived cannabinoid-infusedsell branded products such as beverages, shots, water, other liquids, water soluble nano drops or liquids, lotions, sprays, conditioners, creams, oils, pre-rolled hemp jointscontaining kratom, kava and hemp cigarettes, caviar cones, dabs, cartridges, gummies, saucy dmnds, CBG delta-8-THC flower, disposable delta-8-THC vapes, tinctures, powder, water packets, effervescent tablets, capsules, bath bombs, balms, body washes, gummies, food, chocolate, other edibles, and non-prescription cannabinoid formulationsnon-hemp-derived psychedelic products (a “Canna-Infused Products Company”). Our business also involves selling and distributing products containing synthetic nicotine. During 2020, our business also involved selling and distributing hand sanitizer, but it is unlikely that this hand sanitizer business will continue going forward.

 

Management of the Company is open-minded to the concept of also acquiring operating businesses and/or assets involving products containing marijuana, distilled spirits, beer, wine, and real estate.

In addition, management of the Company is open-minded to the concept of acquiring all or a portion of one or more operating businesses and/or assets that are considered to be “essential” businesses which are unlikely to be shut down by the government during pandemics such as COVID-19. From time to time, we engage in discussions with potential acquisition targets.




To date, we have acquired 100% of the ownership interests in one Canna-Infused Products Company now called Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids) (www.LiftedMade.com), Kenosha, Wisconsin (“Lifted Made” or “Lifted”).

On April 30, 2019, we also closed on the acquisition of 4.99% of the ownership interests in a second Canna-Infused Products Company calledcommon stock of each of CBD-infused beverages maker Ablis Holding Company ("Ablis"(“Ablis”) (www.AblisCBD.com), and 4.99% of the ownership interests in two other businesses that manufacture distilled spirits calledmanufacturers Bendistillery Inc. ("Bendistillery"(“Bendistillery”)and Bend Spirits, Inc. ("(“Bend Spirits"Spirits”)., all located in Bend, Oregon.

 

We have also terminatedPrior to February 9, 2022, Lifted Made had a planned50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC, which sells tobacco-free nicotine pouches under the brand name FR3SH (www.GETFR3SH.com). On February 9, 2022, Lifted Made sold its 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC to Corner Vapory LLC, an affiliate of NWarrender, CEO of Lifted, for $1, plus ninety-nine percent (99%) of any and all payments and other consideration received or owed to Corner Vapory LLC in regard to SmplyLifted’s existing inventory of FR3SH brand tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted has the option to re-purchase the 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC from Corner Vapory LLC for $1,000 in cash at any time on or before December 31, 2032.

Termination of Letter of Intent relating to the proposed acquisition by the Company of Savage Enterprises, Premier Greens LLC and MKRC Holdings, LLC

On December 15, 2021, the Company, our Chairman and CEO Gerard M. Jacobs (“GJacobs”), our President and CFO William C. “Jake” Jacobs (“WJacobs”), and our Vice Chairman and COO Nicholas S. Warrender (“NWarrender”), Savage Enterprises, a Wyoming corporation (“Savage”), Premier Greens LLC, a California limited liability company (“Premier Greens”), MKRC Holdings, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company (“MKRC”), Christopher G. Wheeler (“Wheeler”), and Matt Winters (“Winters”), mutually stipulated to terminate the Letter of Intent dated June 15, 2021 that set out the Company’s possible acquisition of a Canna-Infused Products Company called CBD Lion LLC.Savage, Premier Greens and MKRC.

 

At this pointTermination of Letter of Intent relating to the proposed acquisition by the Company of Fresh Farms E-Liquid, LLC

On December 16, 2021, the Company, Fresh Farms E-Liquid, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Fresh Farms”), Anthony J. Devincentis (“Devincentis”), Jakob M. Audino (“Audino”), Forrest F. Town (“Town”), John Z. Petti (“Petti”), GJacobs, NWarrender, WJacobs, Wheeler and Winters mutually stipulated to terminate the Letter of Intent dated September 1, 2021 that set out the Company’s possible acquisition of Fresh Farms.

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$2,750,000 Promissory Note

On December 30, 2021, the Company repaid all principal and interest due under the $3.75M Promissory Note dated February 24, 2020 payable by the Company to NWarrender that was a portion of the Merger Consideration paid by the Company to NWarrender under the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the $3.75M Promissory Note, the unpaid balance of the note accrued interest at the rate of 2% per annum.

NWarrender kept $1,000,000 of the repayment of the $3.75M Promissory Note, plus accrued interest, and on January 3, 2022, reloaned $2,750,000 to LIFD and Lifted (collectively “Payors”) at the rate of 2.5% (the “$2,750,000 Promissory Note”). The $2,750,000 Promissory Note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to NWarrender is secured by a perfected first lien security interest (the “Security Interest”) that encumbers all of the assets of the Company and Lifted. The Company is obligated to pay off the principal of the $2,750,000 Promissory Note in time, we arefive semi-annual payments to NWarrender of $458,333 and a sixth and final semi-annual payment to NWarrender of $458,335, in discussions with certain companieseach case plus accrued interest, starting on June 30, 2022.

If the Company is able to raise additional capital via borrowing or the sale of equity securities of the Company the Company will be obligated to prepay all remaining principal and all accrued interest on the $2,750,000 Promissory Note to NWarrender within two business days following the closing of any debt or equity capital raise by Payors following the date of the $2,750,000 Promissory Note in our acquisition pipeline. However, our cashthe amount of $8,000,000 or more.

Capital Raise

Cash on hand is currently limited, so in order to close future acquisitions, it is highly likely that it will be necessary for us to raise substantial additional capital, and no guarantee or assurance can be made that such capital can be raised on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

At this point in time,With the assistance of an investment bank, we are currently exploring the possibility of raising $5 million or more through some combination of debt and equity offerings in discussionsorder to pay off the remaining $2.75 million owed in connection with our acquisition of Lifted, to purchase for $1.375 million the building located at 5511 95th Avenue, Kenosha, Wisconsin, that is currently being rented by Lifted, to pay off all other liabilities of the Company and Lifted including certain investment bankers regarding thebonuses and our company-wide bonus pool, and to pay transactional fees and expenses. If we proceed forward with an equity raise, it may be in conjunction with a potential forlisting of our common stock on a capital raise.Canadian stock exchange. However, there can be no guarantee or assurance that any such debt and/or equity capital raise or listing will be completed on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

Acquisition of 100% of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids)NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

On February 24, 2020 we closed on the acquisition of 100%Consolidated Financial Statements – The consolidated financial statements of the ownership of CBD-infused products maker Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) of Zion, Illinois (the “Merger”), for consideration of (1) $3,750,000 in cash, (2) $3,750,000 in the form of a secured promissory note, (3) 3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company (the "Stock Consideration"), (4) 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company that constitute deferred contingent compensation to be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Deferred Contingent Stock"), and (5) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share that will be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Warrants").

Pursuant to the Merger, Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made, an Illinois corporation ("Lifted" or "Lifted Made"), is now operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, led by Nicholas S. Warrender as Lifted's CEO and also as Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Acquired Sales.

Nicholas S. Warrender shall, subject to certain conditions, enjoy so-called “piggyback registration rights” and "demand registration rights" in regard to the Stock Consideration, pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement.

Ownership of 4.99% of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits

On April 30, 2019, we closed on the acquisition of 4.99% of the common stock of each of CBD-infused beverages maker Ablis, and of distilled spirits manufacturers Bendistillery and Bend Spirits, all of Bend, Oregon.

The Lifted Made Business

Prior to acquiring 100% of Lifted on February 24, 2020, we did not own 100% of any other operating company, so the Lifted Merger was highly significant to our Company.




History

Lifted was originally incorporated in the state of Wisconsin on September 19, 2014. Lifted was created with a passion to build a culture-based organization focused upon quality products and a healthier lifestyle.




Products

Lifted produces its own lines of products and private labelled products made with hemp, hemp flower, and hemp-derived cannabinoids including delta-8-THC, CBD, CBG and CBN.

Officers and Employees

The executives of Lifted have backgrounds in the vaping industry, graphic design, marketing, and supply chain management, skills that have helped Lifted distinguish itself from the competition. Prior to COVID-19, the Lifted team occasionally attended trade shows throughout the USA to promote Lifted’s products and brand, and in support of Lifted’s private label clients. Lifted sometimes evaluates new products by introducing them to potential customers at certain vape shops in Wisconsin and Illinois which are partly owned by Nicholas S. Warrender. The Company holds an option to purchase Mr. Warrender's interests in such vape shops for a nominal price.

Lifted currently has approximately 46 full time and part time employees and independent contractors who are engaged in product formulation, design and branding, website development, private label client management, sales, distribution, supply chain management, new business development, warehouse management and order fulfillment, operations management, accounting, new product development, trade shows and evaluation of potential acquisitions and joint ventures. Most of Lifted’s employees are based in Kenosha, WI, and Zion, IL, and the rest are located in Florida, Louisiana and California. Lifted’s independent contractors are located in California, Florida, Utah, Colorado and Rhode Island.

Description of Property

Acquired Sales Corp.’s CEO Gerard M. Jacobs and its President and CFO William C. Jacobs live in Florida, and Acquired Sales Corp.’s COO lives in Wisconsin. The Company currently does not have a dedicated corporate office for Acquired Sales Corp. other than in the home office spaces provided by the Company’s CEO and President in Florida. The future location of Acquired Sales Corp.’s corporate office will depend upon a number of factors including where our CEO is living at the time.

Lifted does not own any physical properties.

In Zion, Illinois, Lifted has rented 3,300 square feet of space under a lease that terminates on June 1, 2021. Lifted’s rented space in Zion, Illinois, is not adequate in light of various issues including zoning uncertainties, lack of air conditioning, and small size. Up until April 1, 2021, Lifted also temporarily used additional space located adjacent to its rented space in Zion, Illinois, and made payments in lieu of rent therefor.

On December 22, 2020, on December 18, 2020, Lifted as tenant entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease) with 95th Holdings, LLC (“Landlord”) for office, laboratory and warehouse space in a building located at 5511 95th Avenue, in the City of Kenosha, State of Wisconsin (the “Premises”). The lease commencement date was January 1, 2021, and lease termination date is January 1, 2026. 

Lifted constructed improvements including a clean room, and gradually moved into the Kenosha Premises over the course of the first quarter of 2021.

Under the terms of the “triple-net” Lease, starting on January 1, 2021, Lifted leased approximately 11,238 square feet at the Premises at $6.13 per square foot per year in base rent ($68,888.94 in 2021), which is subject to a 2% increase in base rent each year, plus certain operating expenses and taxes. The Lease will continue until midnight on the fifthanniversary date of the commencement date of the Lease. Lifted shall have the right to extend the original five year term of the Lease for one extension period of two years, commencing upon the expiration of the original term.  Lifted and Landlord are required to execute an “Amendment of Extension” prior to six months before the expiration of the original term.

Under the terms of the lease, the tenant, Lifted, has the option to purchase the property at any time prior to December 31, 2025, and in any event, Lifted is obligated to purchase the property on or before that date.




Pursuant to the Lease, in all cases Lifted’s purchase price for the Premises shall be in an amount equal to the greater of: (1) the fair market value of the Premises at the time Lifted purchases the Premises; or (2) any remaining principal balance of any purchase-money mortgage for the Premises existing at the time of the closing of Lifted’s purchase, plus the corresponding amount identified in the Additional Purchase Price Schedule attached as Exhibit B to the Lease, which is an additional amount ranging between $300,000 and $375,000 based on the number of years that have passed between the commencement of the Lease and the purchase of the Premises by Lifted.

Landlord is an entity owned by Nicholas S. Warrender, the Company’s Vice Chairman and COO, the CEO of Lifted, and the largest stockholder of the Company as beneficial owner of 3,900,455 common stock shares. Due to the potential conflict of interest, the terms and conditions of the Lease were negotiated on behalf of Lifted by Vincent J. Mesolella, the Lead Outside Director of the Company. Landlord and Lifted were represented by their own independent legal counsel in connection with the Lease. Under the terms of the Lease, Mr. Warrender is able to benefit through his entity 95th Holdings, LLC by receiving rent and by eventually selling the Premises to Lifted.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease Agreement and exhibits which were filed as Exhibit 10.58 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 22, 2020, and which are incorporated herein by reference.

SmplyLifted LLC

Lifted owns 50% of SmplyLifted LLC (“SmplyLifted”). The other 50% of SmplyLifted is owned by SMPLSTC LLC and its principals, who are located in Costa Mesa, California. SmplyLifted conducts its business at Lifted’s and SMPLSTC LLC’s offices, currently without any rent or other charges being payable by SmplyLifted.

Sources of Supply

Lifted sources certain raw goods and products from independent suppliers. Lifted’s hemp and hemp-derived raw materials are third-party lab tested. In the past, Lifted also sourced gel and liquid sanitizer from various third parties.

Lifted acquires its disposable vape pens and cartridges from third party manufacturers and, in its clean room, adds Lifted’s proprietary vape solutions into the disposable vape pens and vape cartridges.

Lifted also acquires a variety of vape pens and cartridges, bottles, containers, boxes, labels, packaging and other items from third party manufacturers.

Lifted currently believes that it would be able to find replacement manufacturers with minimal negative impact on its business. However, Lifted's vape pens and cartridges are sourced exclusively from China, and much of Lifted's boxes, packaging and other items are sourced from China. COVID-19, Chinese holidays, backups at U.S. ports, and tariffs imposed on products sourced from China could make it difficult or impossible to source these products cost effectively, or at all, from China. COVID-19, Chinese holidays, backups at U.S. ports, and/or tariffs could make it difficult or impossible for Lifted to manufacture needed quantities of its products, if at all, and could drastically increase Lifted's product costs, all of which could have a serious detrimental impact on Lifted’s sales and profit margins.

SmplyLifted sources its inventory, packaging and marketing materials from independent suppliers.

Products

Lifted’s focus is manufacturing, sales and distribution of effective, quality products formulated in a clean room. In the past, Lifted has re-bottled and re-sold gel and liquid hand sanitizer. Such re-sales of hand sanitizer are unlikely to continue in the future. Lifted




sources hemp-derived cannabinoids and other ingredients and products from many different suppliers. The ingredients are then incorporated into proprietary formulations in house.

Lifted produces its own lines of hemp-derived cannabinoid-infused products, as well as numerous hemp-derived cannabinoid-infused products for private label clients. Lifted’s current list of products include: hemp flower; CBG delta-8-THC flower, hemp-derived delta-8-THC infused vape cartridges, a disposable delta-8-THC vape, saucy dmnds, gummies, chocolate, dabs and caviar cones; hemp-derived nano CBD water enhancer packets; hemp-derived cannabinoid-infused lotions, sexual lubricant, tinctures, bath bombs, oral sprays, muscle gel, moon rocks, gummies, caviar cones, vape pens, vape cartridges, dog food and other edibles, and non-prescription cannabinoid formulations; and hemp joints.

Third party manufactures makes cannabinoid-infused edibles, dabs, saucy dmnds, bath bombs and lotion for Lifted in accordance with Lifted's specifications.

Lifted also distributes disposable e-cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine.

Lifted owns 50% of SmplyLifted LLC, which sells tobacco-free nicotine pouches under the brand name FR3SH (www.GETFR3SH.com).

Product Risks

Some of Lifted's and SmplyLifted’s products currently contain synthetic nicotine, delta-8-THC, CBD and other cannabinoids. There is a risk that Lifted could be targeted by regulators or consumers with claims that its products are illegal and/or unsafe.

The market for cannabinoid-infused vapes and cartridges is currently subjected to prohibitions of certain products in certain jurisdictions in response to deaths and illnesses that have occurred and that are apparently associated with vaping. In addition, certain jurisdictions have prohibited the sale of smokable hemp and hemp-derived products, and delta-8-THC. These various prohibitions and regulations may have a material adverse effect on Lifted's financial condition, operating results, liquidity, cash flow and operational performance.

Intellectual Property

Lifted maintains proprietary formulations and other trade secrets. However, Lifted owns no registered patents and has no patent applications pending.

R&D expenditures

Lifted's research and development expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for personnel responsible for the research and development of new and existing products. Lifted spent less than $10,000 on research and development efforts over the past two years. Research and development costs are expensed as they are incurred.

Marketing

Lifted markets itself by networking throughout the industry through word of mouth and its website. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lifted also occasionally attended trade shows. During 2020, Lifted has also begun public relations and search engine optimization efforts. There can be no guarantee or assurance that these efforts will be successful or result in any additional sales or profits for Lifted.

SmplyLifted markets itself by networking throughout the industry through word of mouth and its website.

Distribution




Lifted’s and SmplyLifted’s distribution is done internally and through third party distributors who distribute throughout the U.S. Lifted, SmplyLifted and these distributors distribute Lifted’s and SmplyLifted’s products to vape and smoke shops, convenience stores, grocery stores, gyms, natural food stores, wellness stores, and other locations. Lifted and SmplyLifted believe but cannot guarantee that in the event that it lost its relationship with one or more of its current distributors, that other replacement distributors could be found without significant disruption to Lifted’s and SmplyLifted’s business. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has seriously disrupted Lifted���s distribution channels, although such disruption has begun to decrease. Lifted has entered into a distribution agreement with Girish GPO for the distribution of CBD and delta-8-THC products to potentially thousands of independent pharmacies nationwide.

Online Sales of Lifted Made Products

Lifted sells its own brands of products and its private label clients’ products online primarily through www.LiftedMade.com.

Commissions on Sales

Lifted has agreed to pay 7% commissions on certain sales to certain individuals, some of whom are affiliated with the Company and some of whom are relatives of affiliates of the company.

Creation of SmplyLifted LLC

Acquired Sales Corp. and Lifted Made and privately-held SMPLSTC, Costa Mesa, CA (www.SMPLSTCBD.com) have partnered to create an equally-owned new entity called SmplyLifted LLC, which has begun selling non-tobacco nicotine pouches in four flavors and four and six mg. nicotine strengths under the brand name FR3SH (www.GETFR3SH.com). The nicotine pouches are sold in plastic canisters containing 20 pouches. The canisters are competitively priced, and are expected to be sold globally by retailers and direct to consumers online. Lifted Made, SMPLSTC, and three individuals have a 50%, 20%, 10%, 10%, and 10% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC, respectively.

Online Sales of SmplyLifted LLC Products

Currently, SmplyLifted LLC sells its brand of nicotine pouches, FR3SH, to wholesalers and distributors. Soon, SmplyLifted LLC plans to sell its nicotine pouches direct-to-consumer online through www.GETFR3SH.com.




Description of Legal Proceedings

Lifted currently is involved in one pending lawsuit, as the defendant:

(1)Martha, Edgar v. Lifted Liquids – Edgar Martha, who worked as an independent contractor in Lifted’s production facility, has sued Lifted in regard to an alleged chemical burn. Mr. Martha has expressed to Lifted’s attorney that Mr. Martha is inclined to settle the case for $5,000. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the case can be settled for $5,000, as the medical bills in the case are significant and Mr. Martha’s medical insurance carrier has refused coverage. 

During 2020, Lifted entered into settlement agreements that were mutually acceptable to the parties which have resolved the following four lawsuits:

(1)Mile High Labs, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Warrender Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids, Defendant (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Case No. 1:19-cv-02495-NYW); and 

(2)Accelerated Analytical, Inc., et al. v. Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made, et al., Case No. 3:20-cv-442-wmc (United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin) 

(3)Lifted Liquids, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Luxvoni LLC d/b/a Luxvoni Marketing Solutions; Does I through X, inclusive; and Roe Business Entities I through X, inclusive, Defendants (United States District Court for Clark County, Nevada; Civil Case No. A-20-817416-C).

(4)Warrender Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids, a Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff, v. Merkabah Labs, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Merkabah Technologies, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Ryan Puddy, an individual; and Ralph L. Taylor III, an individual, Defendants (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00155-SKC)

Costs and effects of compliance with environmental laws

To Lifted’s knowledge, Lifted does not currently use or generate any hazardous materials in its operations.

The Lifted Made Merger

The terms of the Lifted Merger were as follows:

·The Company acquired 100% of the ownership of Lifted for $3,750,000 in cash, plus note consideration (the "Promissory Note") of $3,750,000, plus 3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company (the "Stock Consideration"), plus 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company that will constitute deferred contingent compensation to be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Deferred Contingent Stock"), plus warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share that will be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Corporation at the closing of the Merger (the "Warrants"). 

·The Promissory Note, payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender, is in the principal amount of $3,750,000. The Promissory Note is secured by all of the assets of the Company and Lifted, and by a pledge of all of the common stock of Lifted, Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits that are owned by the Company. The Promissory Note accrues interest at the rate of 2% annually, and has a term of five years, subject to mandatory partial prepayment using 50% of all capital raised by the Company other than capital raised in connection with two potential acquisitions in Wisconsin, and subject to mandatory full prepayment if and when Lifted achieves an aggregate post-Closing EBITDA of $7,500,000. Lifted will not be using any of the loan or grant money that Lifted has received from the SBA to make any payments on the Promissory Note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender. 

·The purpose of the 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of Acquired Sales that constitutes the Deferred Contingent Stock is to incentivize certain persons whom Nicholas S. Warrender considers necessary to allow Lifted and the Company to succeed going forward. Among other persons, Nicholas S. Warrender designated as recipients of shares of the Deferred Contingent Stock certain employees of Lifted and William C. "Jake" Jacobs, the Company's President and CFO. The vesting of certain shares of the Deferred Contingent Stock is subject to certain terms and conditions, and if any of such terms and conditions are not met then any unvested Deferred Contingent Stock will be issued and delivered to Nicholas S. Warrender as additional Merger consideration, unless Nicholas S. Warrender agrees to an alternative allocation of such unvested Deferred Contingent Stock. 

·The purpose of the Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share is to incentivize certain persons whom Nicholas S. Warrender considers necessary to allow Lifted and the Company to succeed going forward. Among other persons, Nicholas S. Warrender designated as recipients of Warrants certain employees, officers and directors of Lifted and the Company. The vesting of certain of the  




Warrants will be subject to certain terms and conditions, and if any of such terms and conditions are not met then any unvested Warrants will be terminated or alternatively allocated to other employees of Lifted.

·Nicholas S. Warrender was granted certain registration rights for the 3,900,455 shares of the Company’s unregistered common stock that he received in the Merger, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Registration Rights Agreement. 

·Nicholas S. Warrender, the Company's President and CFO William C. “Jake” Jacobs, and the Company's Chairman and CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, who together as a group have stockholder and managerial control of the Company, entered into a Stockholders Agreement to vote in concert regarding the election of directors of the Company and on certain other matters.   

·The Company has entered into a long-term employment agreements with Nicholas S. Warrender, William C. "Jake" Jacobs, and Gerard M. Jacobs, pursuant to which each of them is entitled to $100,000 in base salary and an annual bonus stemming from the Company’s cash management bonus pool. 

·The effects of the Merger are that all assets, property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses, and authority of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) and Lifted have vested in Lifted as the surviving entity in the Merger, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, and duties of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) have become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, and duties of Lifted as the surviving entity in the Merger. Lifted is operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. 

·The articles of incorporation of Lifted are the articles of incorporation of the surviving entity in the Merger, and the by-laws of Lifted are the by-laws of the surviving entity of the Merger. 

·Upon the Closing of the Merger, the authorized number of directors of the Corporation was increased from seven to nine. The Corporation’s directors currently consist of eight persons following the election of a new board of directors and the subsequent resignation of Michael D. McCaffrey: Gerard M. Jacobs, JD (Chairman), Nicholas S. Warrender (Vice Chairman), Vincent J. Mesolella (Lead Outside Director), Joshua A. Bloom, MD, James S. Jacobs, MD, Richard E. Morrissy, Kevin J. Rocio, and Robert T. Warrender II.  

·Upon the Closing of the Merger, the officers of the Corporation are as follows, each to hold office until his successor is  duly elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal in accordance with applicable Law: Gerard M. Jacobs, JD - Chairman, CEO and Secretary;  William C. "Jake" Jacobs, CPA - President, CFO and Treasurer; and Nicholas S. Warrender - Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. 

Source of Funds for the Lifted Merger

The source of funds for the $3,750,000 cash component of the acquisition of Lifted was proceeds from previous sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible at $1 per share of common stock of the Company) and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible at $5 per share of common stock of the Company). We anticipate that the source of funds to repay the $3,750,000 Promissory Note component of the acquisition of Lifted will be proceeds from future sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s equity securities, and revenue from Lifted's business. Professional costs in connection with the Merger were paid using cash on hand that was sourced from previous sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

Post-Merger Shareholder Rights and Accounting Treatment of the Merger

There are no material differences in the rights of the Company’s shareholders as a result of the Merger, as the nature of the shares of common stock of the Company has not changed due to the Merger. However, there has been stockholder dilution with additional shares and warrants outstanding.

As of the date of acquisition (February 24, 2020), the Merger was considered a business combination. The accounting treatment of the Merger is that the Company is deemed to be the accounting acquirer of Lifted, and Lifted is deemed to be the accounting acquiree, under the acquisition method of accounting.

The Application of Accounting Guidance to the Merger




Quoted below are the accounting standards codification guidance relating to the accounting treatment of the Company’s acquisition of Lifted as of the date of Merger, followed by the Company’s comments regarding the application of that guidance to the Merger:




Guidance: “Other pertinent facts and circumstances also shall be considered in identifying the acquirer in a business combination effected by exchanging equity interests, including the following:

1. a. The relative voting rights in the combined entity after the business combination. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose owners as a group retain or receive the largest portion of the voting rights in the combined entity. In determining which group of owners retains or receives the largest portion of the voting rights, an entity shall consider the existence of any unusual or special voting arrangements and options, warrants, or convertible securities.”

The Company’s Comments: In evaluating which entity whose owners as a group retain or receive the largest portion of the voting rights in the combined entity, the Company observes that: (1) the voting rights held by the Company’s outstanding common stock, options and warrants, and convertible securities represented a total of 13,684,538 shares on a fully diluted basis; and (2) the voting rights held by the Company’s outstanding common stock, options and warrants, convertible securities, 3,900,455 shares of common stock issued to Nicholas S. Warrender, 645,000 shares of deferred contingent common stock issued in the merger, and the 1,820,000 warrants granted in the merger, represented a total of 20,049,993 shares on a fully diluted basis. Consequently, the existing shareholders of the Company owned 68% of the merged entity on a fully diluted basis. Note: many of the 645,000 shares of deferred contingent stock and many of the 1,820,000 warrants granted in the transaction were issued to current officers and directors of the Company, and, pursuant to the Compensation Agreement dated June 19, 2019, as a result of the Company’s closing of the acquisition of Lifted, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs were awarded warrants to purchase 250,000 and 225,000 shares of common stock of the Company at $5.00 per share, respectively, so the existing shareholders of the Company actually owned more than 68% of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis. The foregoing analysis of the relative voting rights of the combined entity suggests that the Company should be considered to be the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

Guidance: 2. b. The existence of a large minority voting interest in the combined entity if no other owner or organized group of owners has a significant voting interest. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose single owner or organized group of owners holds the largest minority voting interest in the combined entity.”

The Company’s Comments: The stockholders agreement entered into between Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs effectively prevents Nicholas S. Warrender from exercising any control over the combined entity that is not approved by the Company’s current management team of Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs. This effect of the stockholders agreement suggests that the Company should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

Guidance:3. c. The composition of the governing body of the combined entity. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose owners have the ability to elect or appoint or to remove a majority of the members of the governing body of the combined entity.”

The Company’s Comments:The pre-closing directors of the Company had seven seats on the Board of Directors of the combined entity, and Nicholas S. Warrender and his nominee Kevin J. Rocio received only two seats. In addition, the stockholders agreement between Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs effectively prevents Nicholas S. Warrender from taking control over the Board of Directors of the combined entity post-closing. The foregoing analysis suggests that the Company should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.  

Guidance: 4. d. The composition of the senior management of the combined entity. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose former management dominates the management of the combined entity.”




The Company’s Comments:The pre-closing officers of the Company continue to serve as the Company’s Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary. The only additional officer role is that of Nicholas S. Warrender, who now serves as the Company’s Vice Chairman and COO. The foregoing analysis suggests that the Company should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.  

Guidance:5. e. The terms of the exchange of equity interests. The acquirer usually is the combining entity that pays a premium over the precombination fair value of the equity interests of the other combining entity or entities.”

The Company’s Comments: It is very difficult to say with any certainty whether or not the Company paid a premium over the precombination fair value of Lifted. Most of the companies in the cannabis industry are losing money and nevertheless are enjoying market capitalizations that are massively higher than the consideration that the Company paid to acquire Lifted. However, Lifted has historically been involved in the vaping and e-liquids industry, and it is unclear what discount to fair value should be attributed to that involvement. The foregoing analysis does not assist us in reaching any conclusion as to which entity should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.




Guidance: “55-13 The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose relative size (measured in, for example, assets, revenues, or earnings) is significantly larger than that of the other combining entity or entities.”

The Company’s Comments:In terms of assets, prior to the closing, the Company’s cash on hand of over $4 million significantly exceeded Lifted’s assets. On the other hand, Lifted’s revenues and earnings significantly exceed the Company’s revenue and earnings. This analysis does not assist us in reaching any conclusion as to which entity should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

Guidance: 55-14 In a business combination involving more than two entities, determining the acquirer shall include a consideration of, among other things, which of the combining entities initiated the combination, as well as the relative size of the combining entities, as discussed in the preceding paragraph.”

The Company’s Comments:This consideration is not applicable as the Merger of the Company and Lifted did not involve more than two entities.

 

Guidance: 55-15 A new entity formed to effect a business combination is not necessarily the acquirer. If a new entity is formed to issue equity interests to effect a business combination, one of the combining entities that existed before the business combination shall be identified as the acquirer by applying the guidance in paragraphs 805-10-55-10 through 55-14. In contrast, a new entity that transfers cash or other assets or incurs liabilities as consideration may be the acquirer.”

The Company’s Comments:This consideration is not applicable as the Company and Lifted are not structuring a business combination.

Conclusion

Based on the foregoing analysis of the facts surrounding the Company’s acquisition of Lifted, it is the Company’s position that the Company is the accounting acquirer of Lifted in the Merger, and Lifted is the accounting acquiree in the Merger, under the acquisition method of accounting.

As such, as of February 24, 2020 (the acquisition date), the Company recognized, separately from goodwill, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Merger.

The federal income tax consequences of the Merger are as follows: the transaction is expected to be booked as a tax-free exchange of stock pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 368, resulting in no federal income tax consequences of the stock portion of the transaction.

Purchase Price Allocation

The following table presents the purchase price allocation:

Consideration:

Cash and cash equivalents

$         3,750,000

Note consideration

$         3,750,000

3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company valued as of January 7, 2020 (date of entering into the Agreement and Plan of Merger)

$       10,726,251

Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share

$         4,980,150

Total merger consideration

$       23,206,401

Assets acquired:

Cash and cash equivalents

$             619,390




Accounts Receivable

$             341,387

Inventory

$             267,474

Loan to Shareholder

$                  9,000

Fixed Assets

$               80,003

Intangible Assets

$                  4,444

Security Deposit

$                  1,600

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $20,010 in 2020 and $17,336 in 2019

$               23,346

Goodwill

$       22,292,767

Total assets acquired

$       23,639,411

Liabilities assumed:

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

$             345,075

Operating Lease Liability

$               15,569

Deferred Revenue

$               64,696

Non-Current Operating Lease Liability

$                  7,670

Total Liabilities assumed

$             433,010

Net Assets Acquired:

$       23,206,401

Net Assets Acquired (Excluding Goodwill):

$             913,634

Determination of the Fair Value of the Shares of Common Stock and Warrants Issued as Part of the Merger Consideration

The Company determined the fair value of the shares of common stock issued on February 24, 2020 as part of the Merger Consideration by multiplying the stock closing price on January 7, 2020 ($2.75) by the number of common stock shares issued (3,900,455) in the Merger. January 7, 2020 was the date of entering into the Agreement and Plan of Merger.

The Company determined the fair value of the warrants issued on February 24, 2020 as part of the Merger Consideration by using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which incorporated the following assumptions: expected future stock volatility 362%; risk-free interest rate of 1.55%; dividend yield of 0% and an expected term of 2.57 years. The expected future stock volatility was based on the historical volatility of Acquired Sales Corp.’s common stock price per share. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Federal treasury rate for instruments due over the expected term of the warrants. The expected term of each warrant was based on the midpoint between the date the warrant vested and the contractual term of the warrant. The values of the warrants were considered part of the Merger consideration.

Allocation of Purchase Price to Goodwill

The Company’s primary motivation for acquiring Lifted was to secure the exclusive services of Nicholas S. Warrender. Mr. Warrender founded Lifted in 2014 with $900, and since its inception has done a masterful job staying ahead of industry trends, navigating industry challenges and launching innovative, advanced branded products before competitors launched their branded products. Mr. Warrender is focused and relentless, and attracts many people who like his energy and creativeness and want to do business with him. In the Company’s opinion, Lifted’s customers do business with Lifted primarily because of Mr. Warrender; and, at the time of the Merger, Mr. Warrender was the only full time employee handling sales for Lifted. There were no other material identifiable intangible assets that were considered appropriate for recognition at the time of close. In a very significant sense, Lifted is Mr. Warrender, and Mr. Warrender is Lifted. This is why the Company recognized $22,292,767 of the total acquisition consideration paid in the Merger as being goodwill.

Description of Certain Key Provisions of the Transaction Documents Relating to the Lifted Merger Agreement

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Merger, the Company signed a Registration Rights Agreement granting Nicholas S. Warrender, or his assigns, “piggyback” and “demand” registration rights in regard to any and all Company registration statements filed with the SEC on or prior to a termination date set out in the agreement, in order to permit the registration of all 3,900,455 shares of Common Stock




issued to Mr. Warrender as Stock Consideration in the Merger ("Registrable Shares"). The Registration Rights Agreement can be summarized as follows:

Subject to certain limitations, Mr. Warrender, or his assigns, may demand registration of all or any portion of the Registrable Shares at any time beginning on the 120th day following the closing of the Merger Agreement. The Company must then file a registration statement within ten days. The Company may postpone for up to 180 days the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement for a demand registration if the board of directors determines in its reasonable good faith judgment that such demand registration would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization, financing, securities offering or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act. The Company may delay a demand registration hereunder only once in any period of 12 consecutive months.

No demand registration shall be required where in the judgment of the Company, its legal counsel, and/or SEC guidance and comments the registration would be deemed a primary offering pursuant to Securities Act Rule 415, which is interpreted by the SEC staff to prohibit registrations of stock for resale where the seller is deemed to be engaged in a primary offering of behalf of the issuer. The registration rights agreement shall terminate when no Registrable Shares remain outstanding.




Secured Promissory Note

At the closing of the Merger, the Company executed a secured promissory note of $3,750,000 payable to Nicholas S. Warrender (the “Promissory Note”) which can be summarized as follows:

Interest on the Promissory Note shall be 2% per year. The maturity date of the Promissory Note is the earlier of (a) the date which is 30 days after the last day of the calendar quarter during which Lifted's aggregate EBITDA (aggregate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ) since the Closing Date of the Merger exceeds $7.5 million, or (b) the date which is the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the Merger.

The Promissory Note shall have mandatory prepayments, subject to certain limitations, within five business days following the closing of any equity or debt capital raise by the Company or Lifted following the date of the Merger Agreement wherein Mr. Warrender is entitled to be paid at least 50% of the net proceeds of such capital raise toward a prepayment of the principal and accrued interest on the Promissory Note, excluding only the capital raise for the potential Wisconsin Acquisitions referred to in Section 5.23(a) of the Merger Agreement. See “Obligation to Pursue Two Opportunities” below. Lifted did not use any of the loan or grant money that Lifted has received from the SBA to make any payments on the Promissory Note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender.  

The Promissory Note is secured by (a) a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Lifted; and (b) a pledge of: (i) all of the capital stock of Lifted; (ii) all of the common stock of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits and Ablis that is owned by the Company; and (iii) all of the capital stock of any other entity owned by the Company, Lifted or any of their subsidiaries, pursuant to a Collateral Stock Pledge Agreement between Mr. Warrender, as Secured Party, and the Company and Lifted, as Pledgors.

Stockholders Agreement

At the closing of the Merger Agreement, our COO Nicholas S. Warrender, our CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, and our President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs entered into a Stockholders Agreement which can be summarized as follows: each of them will vote all shares of our common stock now or hereafter owned or controlled by him as unanimously agreed upon by all three of them, including as to the following matters: election, removal and filling vacancies on our board of directors; our charter and bylaws; employment agreements, consulting agreements, fee agreements, base salaries, bonuses, management bonus pools amounts and calculations, management bonus pool allocations and payments, future stock options or warrants issuances, and any other direct or indirect compensation or benefits of any nature whatsoever; acquisitions; divestitures; and capital raises.

Executive Employment Agreements

At the closing of the Merger, the Company entered into employment agreements with Nicholas S. Warrender to serve as Co-Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and as Chief Executive Officer of Lifted, with Gerard M. Jacobs, J.D., to serve as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Company, and with William C. "Jake" Jacobs, CPA to serve as President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company (collectively the “Executive Employment Agreements”), which can be summarized as follows:

Each of the Executive Employment Agreements is a "rolling" five year employment agreement wherein the executive's employment is effective and shall continue until the fifth anniversary of the commencement of such Executive Employment Agreement, unless terminated. Each of the Executive Employment Agreements shall be deemed to be automatically extended, upon the same terms and conditions, for additional periods of one year (extending the term of such Executive Employment Agreement to five years after each such extension date), unless either party provides written notice of such party’s intention not to extend the term of such Executive Employment Agreement at least 90 days’ prior to the applicable extension date.

During the employment term, each executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the performance of his duties under his Executive Employment Agreement and shall not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the performance of such services either directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the board of directors of the Company; provided, that such executive shall be permitted to continue to participate as an officer of any corporation that owns real estate as of the date of his Executive Employment Agreement with the Company and that is owned by a family trust of which such executive is a grantor or beneficiary, and provided further that such executive, with the prior written consent of the board of directors of the Company shall be permitted to act as a director, trustee, committee member or principal of any type of business, civic or charitable organization and to purchase or own less than 5% of the publicly traded securities of any corporation provided, however, that such ownership represents a passive investment and that such executive is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group that controls, such corporation, and that such activities do not interfere with the performance of such executive's duties and responsibilities to the Company.

The annual rate of each executive's base salary under his Executive Employment Agreement is $100,000.




Each executive shall participate in the Company’s annual company-wide management bonus pool, which can be generally described as a cash set-aside for management bonuses of an amount equal to 33% of the amount (if any) by which the Company's actual annual consolidated EBITDA exceeds an annual consolidated EBITDA target amount that is mutually agreed upon between the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the board of directors, on the one hand, and Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs, on the other hand, with the allocation of such management bonus pool to be determined by unanimous written agreement of such three executives.

The Company will provide to each executive an employee benefits package including fully paid Blue Cross/Blue Shield or equivalent family health, vision and dental insurance. The Company will also provide to each executive prompt reimbursement for all documented business related expenses paid or incurred by such executive in connection with Acquired Sales, including but not limited to airfare, rail, taxi, rental cars, parking, tolls, gasoline for business trips, meals, entertainment, hotel, office supplies, mobile phone, internet, hotspot, and postage expenses.

Each executive's employment may be terminated by either the Company or such executive at any time and for any reason, provided that any termination of such executive's employment by the Company without cause will trigger significant payment obligations by the Company to such executive.

Impact of the Merger on Gerard M. Jacobs' and William C. "Jake" Jacobs' Compensation Agreement

The Company entered into a Compensation Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019, with our CEO Gerard M. Jacobs and our President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs. The material terms of the Compensation Agreement, as amended on December 1, 2020, can be summarized as follows:

(1) Starting during June 2019 until the closing of the Lifted Merger on February 24, 2020, we paid Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs consulting fees of $7,500 and $5,000 per month, respectively. Upon the closing of the Lifted Merger, we entered into Executive Employment Agreements with Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs as described in the section above entitled "Executive Employment Agreements";

(2) The closing of the Lifted Merger triggered obligations of the Company to pay cash bonuses to the Company's CEO Gerard M. Jacobs and the to the Company's President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively, which bonuses have not yet been paid, and which are accruing 2% annual interest on and after January 1, 2021;

(3) Upon demand by Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs on or after January 1, 2021, or the first date when we have raised a total of at least $15 million after January 1, 2019, we will pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs cash bonuses of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively, plus 2% annual interest accruing on and after January 1, 2021;

(4) Upon the earlier of December 1, 2021, or the first date when we have raised a total of at least $25 million after January 1, 2019, we will pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs cash bonuses of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively;

(5) The terms of Gerard M. Jacobs' stock options granted by us to purchase shares of common stock of AQSP which were set to expire (unless previously exercised) during November 2020 or during September 2021, respectively, have been extended so that all of such stock options may be exercised by Gerard M. Jacobs at any time on or before December 31, 2024;

(6) We granted to Gerard M. Jacobs and to William C. "Jake" Jacobs so-called "tag along" registration rights for all of our shares owned by Gerard M. Jacobs, by William C. "Jake" Jacobs, or by any of their respective affiliates, and for all of our shares issuable to Gerard M. Jacobs, to William C. "Jake" Jacobs, or to any of their respective affiliates upon the exercise of his or their options or warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Acquired Sales; and




(7) We issued to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs five-year warrants containing a "cashless exercise" feature giving Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs (or his designee(s)) the right to purchase 250,000 and 225,000 shares, respectively, of common stock of Acquired Sales exercisable at $5.00 per share.

Obligation to Pursue Two Acquisitions in Wisconsin

The Merger Agreement imposes a legally binding obligation upon us to use good faith efforts to acquire two companies located in Wisconsin. These two companies are completely unrelated to, and are not affiliated in any way with, Nicholas S. Warrender. Since the Merger Agreement was entered into, we and Nicholas S. Warrender have mutually agreed to abandon all efforts to acquire the two companies located in Wisconsin, and no further time, efforts, or expense are being incurred in relation to these two companies located in Wisconsin.




Obligation to Pursue a Hemp Processing System Deal

The Merger Agreement imposes a legally binding obligation upon us to use good faith efforts to pursue an opportunity in the cannabinoid industry. Nicholas S. Warrender's father, Board member Robert T. Warrender II, has introduced us to a potential business opportunity to process CBD from hemp using a system that is currently undergoing proof of concept operational testing and that incorporates particular filtration and pump equipment and technology identified by Robert T. Warrender II. Robert T. Warrender II believes that this advanced hemp processing system has the potential to allow significantly higher throughput, and lower per unit costs of production. We have agreed to analyze the results of the proof of concept's construction, operating costs, and operating results. If such analysis is favorable and is approved by our Board in its discretion, then we will use good faith efforts to attempt to proceed forward, in a joint venture or other arrangement involving Robert T. Warrender II, with a project(s) consisting of one or more of such hemp processing systems, subject to various conditions including a capital raise associated therewith, and any equity compensation received by Robert T. Warrender II from the financing, construction, operation, leasing and/or sale of such project(s) shall be structured in the form of shares of common stock of Acquired Sales valued at the then-current trading price per share of common stock of Acquired Sales but in no event at higher than $5.00 per share of common stock of Acquired Sales.

Since the Company’s acquisition of Lifted Made in February 2020, there have been no material discussions among the Company, Lifted Made, and Robert T. Warrender II regarding the development or financing of any hemp processing system and to date no such project has proceeded forward. If the project proceeds, and there is no assurance that it will proceed, a company owned by Robert T. Warrender II could potentially supply certain pumps and other equipment for that project.

Post-Merger Business

Our cash on hand is expected to be sufficient to allow us to pay the post-closing salaries of Gerard M. Jacobs, our CEO, and of William C. "Jake" Jacobs, our President and CFO during 2021, the fees and expenses of our securities lawyer and auditors during 2021, and certain other operational expenses.

However, beyond those payments, our available capital is limited. We have not yet paid an aggregate of $350,000 of bonuses owed to Gerard M. Jacobs, our CEO, and to William C. "Jake" Jacobs, our President and CFO, because we currently do not have the funds to do so. These bonuses are payable upon demand. Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs are entitled to an additional aggregate of $350,000 of bonuses that are payable to them upon demand on or after January 1, 2021. Lifted needs additional working capital to fuel its continued growth. And we do not have available capital to fund further acquisitions.

Nevertheless, we still intend to continue post-closing our strategy of acquiring Canna-Infused Products Companies. In order to continue our acquisition strategy, we will need to raise a significant amount of additional capital to pay the cash portion of the consideration paid in our acquisitions, and to inject growth capital into the acquired companies. We anticipate that additional capital will need to be raised in some combination of the following: (1) Private placements of shares of our Series B Convertible Preferred Stock convertible at $5 per share; (2) Private placements of shares of newly declared series of convertible preferred stock convertible at to-be-negotiated price(s) per share, which may be significantly less than the current trading price per share of our common stock, depending upon the financial performance of Lifted, market conditions, and cannabinoid industry conditions; (3) Private placements of newly issued shares of our common stock, at to-be-negotiated price(s) per share, which may be significantly less than the current trading price per share of our common stock, depending upon the financial performance of Lifted, market conditions, and cannabinoid industry conditions; (4) Borrowings from banks or other third parties, which may not be available, or which may be expensive if available at all; (5) Structuring potential acquisitions either as all stock deals, or as a combination of stock plus notes; (6) Using cash flow generated by Lifted's business to pay the cash portion of merger consideration; and/or (7) Merging into Acquired Sales an entity or entities that have cash on hand or cash flow that would allow other acquisitions to be completed.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Currently, the Company’s only wholly-owned subsidiary, Lifted Made, is generating enough free cash flow to allow the Company and Lifted Made to fund their operations at their current levels and to grow Lifted Made’s business in a conservative, capital-constrained fashion. However, no guarantee or assurance can be given that Lifted Made’s current level of free cash flow will continue in the future, especially in light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and U.S. federal, state and local laws, regulations and executive orders that are associated with the pandemic or that otherwise negatively impact hemp-derived products and nicotine products.




The Company and Lifted Made have aspirations to grow significantly faster than at their current levels, both organically and via acquisitions. But, to do so would require the Company to raise many millions of dollars of additional capital.

The $3,750,000 note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted Made to Nicholas S. Warrender (the “Note”) is secured by a perfected first lien security interest (the “Security Interest”) that encumbers all of the assets of the Company and Lifted Made.

The existence of the Note and the Security Interest make it extremely difficult for the Company and Lifted Made to raise capital via borrowing, since few if any potential lenders are interested in making loans to the Company and/or to Lifted Made that would be unsecured or that would be secured by a second lien that is subordinate to the Note and the Security Interest, except perhaps on terms that would be extremely expensive or otherwise unattractive to the Company.

And currently, management of the Company is reluctant to raise capital by selling equity securities of the Company (common stock and/or convertible preferred stock) at a significant discount to the current trading price of the Company’s common stock.

Even if the Company is able to raise additional capital via borrowing or the sale of equity securities of the Company: (1) the Company is contractually obligated to allocate and apply 50% of all such additional capital toward a partial or full repayment of the Note; and (2) the Company is currently obligated to pay a total of $350,000 in management bonuses to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs, and there will also be a total of an additional $350,000 in management bonuses payable to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs upon demand by them anytime on or after January 1, 2021. Additional capital raised by the Company that is used to pay down the Note or that is used to pay accrued management bonuses to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs is collectively referred to as the “Allocated Capital”.

If, notwithstanding these impediments, the Company and/or Lifted Made is able to raise debt or equity capital that is in addition to the Allocated Capital (the “Growth Capital”), then the Growth Capital would likely be used first to assist Lifted Made’s organic growth. Lifted Made could expend $1,000,000 or more of the Growth Capital to purchase additional raw materials and inventory, and to hire more sales people and production staff.

Any additional Growth Capital available would likely be used in connection with potential acquisitions. It is unclear how much additional Growth Capital would be needed to fund future acquisitions. While the Company would prefer to engage in 100% stock-for-stock acquisitions, potential acquisition candidates frequently prefer that a significant portion of the acquisition consideration be in cash. Also, the process of conducting a due diligence investigation and audit of potential acquisition candidates can be very expensive and requires cash. Also, some potential acquisitions may only make sense if the Company is in a position to inject cash into the potential acquisition candidates simultaneously with the closing of the acquisitions, in order to pay off accrued liabilities or to provide needed growth capital.

There is no assurance that the Company and Lifted Made will be able to obtain the additional Growth Capital needed to accelerate our growth beyond current levels. Our ability to obtain Growth Capital will depend on the level of pandemic-related stress on Lifted Made’s distributors and customers, investor demand, our performance and reputation, the price of the Company’s common stock, and other factors beyond our control.

Our inability to raise additional Growth Capital could result in the delay or indefinite postponement of our growth objectives.

There can be no assurance or guarantee that any additional Growth Capital will be available on acceptable terms and conditions, if at all. The lack of availability of additional Growth Capital could have a material adverse effect on our Company and the trading price of our common stock.

Government Laws and Regulations

Lifted primarily sells hemp-derived products, including products containing delta-8-THC, CBD, CBG, CBN and other cannabinoids, and products that contain nicotine. Lifted’s sales are typically made through distributors, with a limited but growing number of sales online or direct to retail outlets. Lifted is attempting to only conduct business related to manufacturing and commercializing hemp-derived products to the extent permitted in jurisdictions where it may operate.

While Lifted is optimistic regarding the future of its business selling hemp-derived products and products that contain nicotine, the manufacture and sale of hemp-derived products and products that contain nicotine involves significant risks associated with federal, state and local laws and regulations, and regulatory agencies, that have the potential to bankrupt Lifted and the Company, or at least to negatively impact the trading price of our common stock.




In regard to the sale of  hemp-derived products in the United States, despite cannabis having been legalized at the state level for medical use in many states and for adult recreational use in a number of states, cannabis, other than plants of the same genus that meet the definition of industrial hemp, continues to be categorized as a Schedule I controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), and subject to the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act (“CSIEA”). As of December 20, 2018, the 2018 Farm Bill, formally known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “Farm Bill”), has reclassified hemp for commercial use by removing it from its Schedule I Status under the CSA, and Lifted seeks to operate in compliance with the legislation. However:

(a) FDA: The US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has stated that although hemp is no longer an illegal substance under the Farm Bill, the FDA continues to regulate cannabis products under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) and Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. The health and safety impacts of delta-8-THC, CBD, CBG, CBN and other cannabinoids have not yet been established via traditional scientific and/or clinical studies. The FDA appears to believe that CBD may or could have significant adverse health impacts upon human beings, especially in regard to potential liver toxicity or liver damage. Furthermore, the FDA sometimes appears to believe that certain cannabinoids are drugs, and that the sale of certain cannabinoid-infused products without FDA approval is illegal. In deference to the FDA’s position, various states and municipalities have similarly declared that the sale of certain hemp-derived cannabinoid-infused products is illegal, or have imposed restrictions or prohibitions upon the sale of certain hemp-derived products. The FDA may in the future impose significant licensing or other requirements, regulations, restrictions and/or prohibitions on the sale of hemp-derived products, which could have a material adverse effect upon Lifted’s business and the trading price of our common stock;

(b) DEA: The US Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) has stated that although hemp is no longer an illegal substance under the Farm Bill, the FDA continues to pursue Schedule I controlled substances as well as certain synthetic substances. In particular:

(i) Hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid-infused products which exceed a delta-9-THC concentration of 0.3% are illegal under the Farm Bill. Any failure to keep the delta-9-THC concentration in Lifted’s hemp-derived or cannabinoid-infused products below 0.3% could subject us to action by the DEA or other regulatory authorities and/or to lawsuits by consumers, which could have a material adverse effect upon our Company's business and the trading price of our common stock. In addition, certain hemp-derived products may, over time, gradually increase their delta-9-THC concentration, and this may ultimately cause such products to exceed the 0.3% delta-9-THC concentration level, making such products illegal in certain jurisdictions. If this happens, we could be subject to regulatory action that could have a material adverse effect upon our Company and the trading price of our common stock. In addition, the approval of medical and recreational marijuana by many states has created a situation in which it may be difficult or impossible for regulators and courts to determine whether the THC levels reflected in consumers’ blood tests are the result of legal hemp-derived products or marijuana-infused products. This may result in regulatory actions or lawsuits against the Company; and

(ii) The DEA has issued a statement that some have interpreted as making hemp-derived delta-8-THC illegal. In deference to the DEA, certain state and local governments have imposed restrictions or prohibitions upon the sale of certain products containing delta-8-THC. Lifted sells significant quantities of products containing hemp-derived delta-8-THC, and any crackdown by the DEA or other regulatory authorities on products containing delta-8-THC could have a material adverse effect upon Lifted’s business and the trading price of our common stock; and

(c) Amended PACT act:  The recently amended federal PACT act may make the online sale of certain of Lifted’s products difficult or impossible. We are evaluating the amended federal PACT act, and the most appropriate course of action for Lifted to take in response thereto. The amended federal PACT act could have a material adverse effect upon Lifted’s business and the trading price of our common stock.




In regard to the sale of products containing nicotine, products containing nicotine are addictive and are subject to heavy regulation by U.S. federal, state and local governments. The legislative and regulatory landscape surrounding nicotine-containing products has created risks for Lifted’s business. Laws and regulations have been adopted that can impose significant liabilities upon companies operating in the nicotine industry, especially in regard to sales to minors.

Existing and future laws and regulations affecting nicotine products could have a material adverse effect upon Lifted’s business and the trading price of our common stock.

Furthermore, the regulation of nicotine, hemp, hemp oil, hemp-derived cannabinoids, and cannabinoid-infused products is evolving. Lifted may become subject to new rules, regulations, moratoriums, prohibitions, or other restrictions or impediments upon nicotine and Canna-Infused Products Companies imposed by the U.S. President pursuant to executive orders, by the U.S. Congress in laws, by U.S. federal agencies such as the FDA and/or the DEA, and/or by state and local governments.

Competition

Lifted faces intense competition in the cannabinoid industry and in the nicotine products industry from both existing and emerging companies that offer similar products to Lifted. Some of Lifted's current and potential competitors may have longer operating histories, greater financial, marketing and other resources and larger customer bases. Given the rapid changes affecting the cannabinoid industry nationally and locally, Lifted may not be able to create and maintain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Lifted’s success will depend on its ability to keep pace with any changes in local and national markets, especially in light of legal and regulatory changes. Lifted’s success will depend on its ability to respond to, among other things, changes in the economy, market conditions and competitive pressures. Any failure to anticipate or respond adequately to such changes could have a material adverse effect on Lifted’s financial condition, operating results, liquidity, cash flow and operational performance.

Receipt of Loans under the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program and the Paycheck Protection Program

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) is making small business owners eligible to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000 under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (the “EIDL”). This advance provides economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue. This loan advance will not have to be repaid. Lifted applied for and received a $10,000 loan advance under the EIDL (“EIDL Advance”) on April 20, 2020. Lifted recognized a $10,000 gain on the forgiveness of the EIDL Advance on April 21, 2020.

Lifted also applied for and received a loan (the “PPP Loan”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was enacted March 27, 2020. The PPP Loan was issued by BMO Harris Bank (the “Lender”) in the aggregate principal amount of $149,622.50 and evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 14, 2020 issued by Lifted to the Lender. The Note matures on April 14, 2022. The Note bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, payable monthly commencing on November 14, 2020, following an initial deferral period as specified under the PPP. As of December 31, 2020, Lifted had an accrual of $1,074 for the interest on the PPP Loan. The Note may be prepaid by Lifted at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Proceeds from the PPP Loan will be available to Lifted to fund designated expenses, including certain payroll costs and other permitted expenses, in accordance with the PPP. Under the terms of the PPP, up to the entire amount of principal and accrued interest of the PPP Loan may be forgiven to the extent that at least 75% of the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and applicable implementing guidance issued by the SBA under the PPP. Acquired Sales Corp. believes that Lifted has used at least 75% of the PPP Loan amount for designated qualifying expenses and Lifted applied for forgiveness of the PPP Loan in accordance with the terms of the PPP. As mentioned in NOTE 14 –




SUBSEQUENT EVENTS, on April 20, 2021, the entire PPP Loan ($149,622) and the interest payable on the PPP Loan ($1,525) was forgiven by the SBA.

Acceptance of Subscriptions From Accredited Investors to Purchase Newly Issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”)

Between February 27, 2019 and May 13, 2019, the Company accepted subscriptions from accredited investors to purchase 66,150 shares of newly issued Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6,615,000 in cash. These 66,150 shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holders into 6,615,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company, or $1.00 per share of common stock of the Company. The Series A Preferred Stock will receive an annual 3% dividend, and will be subject to mandatory conversion, under terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock. On July 6, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC an amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted. On December 10, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC a second amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted.

Acceptance of Subscriptions From Accredited Investors to Purchase Newly Issued Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”)

Between July 24, 2019 and December 5, 2019, the Company accepted subscriptions from accredited investors to purchase 100,000 shares of newly issued Series B Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000 in cash. These 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holder into 100,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company. The Series B Preferred Stock will receive an annual 3% dividend, and will be subject to mandatory conversion, under terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Preferred Stock. On July 6, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC an amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted. On December 10, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC a second amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted.

Acquisition Process

The structure of the Company’s participation in business opportunities and ventures will continue to be situational.

The Company is likely to structure future acquisitions as a purchase of 19.99% or less, or 100%, of a target company’s equity ownership interest, or as a so-called tax-free reorganization. However, in particular situations, the Company is willing to consider alternative deal structures including joint ventures. For example, during 2020, the Company’s Lifted Made subsidiary entered into a 50-50 joint venture called SmplyLifted LLC, with the other 50% of SmplyLifted LLC being owned by SMPLSTC LLC and its principals.

In deals that are structured as tax-free reorganizations, it is expected that the Company will issue a relatively large number of newly issued shares of the Company, and, as a result, substantial additional dilution to the percentage ownership of our current stockholders.

The Company’s present management and shareholders may not have control of a majority of our voting shares following a merger or purchase of stock. It is possible that the shareholders of the acquired entity or the persons who provide the capital to the Company to finance a merger or purchase of stock will gain control of the Company’s voting stock and the Company’s directors may resign and new directors may be




appointed without any vote by the shareholders. Those directors are entitled to replace the Company’s officers without stockholder vote.

Closing such purchases of stock or so-called tax-free reorganizations will likely require the Company to raise millions of dollars of capital, in order to pay the cash portion of the transaction consideration. The Company can provide no assurance or guaranty whatsoever that it will be able to raise such millions of dollars of capital on acceptable terms and conditions, if at all.

An Investment Committee currently consisting of our CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, JD, our Chief Operating Officer Nicholas S. Warrender, and our President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs, CPA, will review material furnished to it and will vote whether or not the Investment Committee believes a potential acquisition is in the Company’s best interests and the interests of the Company’s shareholders. If the Investment Committee votes unanimously to approve a potential acquisition, then such acquisition will be presented to the Board of Directors of the Company for their review and a vote. The Company does not intend to proceed forward with a potential acquisition without the unanimous approval of the Investment Committee and approval by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Company intends to source acquisition opportunities through Gerard M. Jacobs, Nicholas S. Warrender, William C. "Jake" Jacobs, and directors and their contacts, and in some cases through finders. These contacts include professional advisors such as attorneys and accountants, securities broker dealers, other members of the financial community, other businesses and others who may present solicited and unsolicited proposals. Management believes that business opportunities may become available to us due to a number of factors, including, among others: (1) the Company’s ownership of shares in Lifted and other Canna-Infused ProductsCompanies; (2) management’s historical experience building large public companies; (3) management’s contacts and acquaintances; and (4) the Company’s flexibility with respect to the manner in which the Company may be able to structure, finance, merge with or acquire any business opportunity.

The analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the supervision of the Investment Committee appointed by our Board of Directors. Inasmuch as the Company will have limited funds available to search for business opportunities, the Company will not be able to expend significant funds on a complete and exhaustive investigation of such business or opportunity. The Company will, however, investigate, to the extent believed reasonable by the Investment Committee, such potential business opportunities by conducting a so-called “due diligence investigation”.

In a due diligence investigation, the Company intends to obtain and review materials regarding the business opportunity. Typically, such materials will include information regarding a target business’ products, services, contracts, management, ownership, and financial information. In addition, the Company intends to cause the Investment Committee to meet personally with management and key personnel of target businesses, ask questions regarding the target businesses’ prospects, tour facilities, and conduct other reasonable investigation of the target businesses to the extent of the Company’s limited financial resources and management and technical expertise.

There is no guarantee that the Company can obtain or maintain the funding needed for its operations, including the funds necessary to search for and investigate acquisition candidates, and to close an acquisition including paying the substantial costs of legal, accounting and other relevant professional services.

As of May 15, 2021, the consolidated cash on hand of Acquired Sales Corp. and Lifted Made was a total of $1,527,831. To date, Lifted has also invested cash of $587,500into a company called SmplyLifted LLC, which SmplyLifted LLC has primarily used to purchase inventory of tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted may invest additional cash into SmplyLifted LLC, also to be primarily used to purchase inventory of tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted has a 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC. Lifted may also invest cash into other companies.




In prior years, Acquired Sales Corp.’s payables have been greater than its cash on hand. Historically, Acquired Sales Corp. has had inconsistent income generating ability and is therefore has been reliant on raising money from loans or stock sales.

Employees

Gerard M. Jacobs, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, manages the Company’s operations with the assistance of William C. "Jake" Jacobs, our President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Nicholas S. Warrender, our Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, under the Executive Employment Agreements described above.

We expect to continue to use consultants, attorneys, accountants, other professionals and independent contractors as necessary.

Election of New Board of Directors; Resignation of Michael D. McCaffrey as a director

On September 9, 2020, pursuant to Nevada corporate law, stockholders of Acquired Sales Corp. who own more than 2/3rds of the outstanding shares of common stock of Acquired Sales Corp. elected a new Board of Directors consisting of Gerard M. Jacobs, JD (Chairman), Nicholas S. Warrender (Vice Chairman), Vincent J. Mesolella (Lead Outside Director), Joshua A. Bloom, MD, James S. Jacobs, MD, Michael D. McCaffrey, JD, Richard E. Morrissy, Kevin J. Rocio, and Robert T. Warrender II. Robert T. Warrender II replaced director Thomas W. Hines who was not re-elected to the Board. Mr. Hines was a member of the Company’s Nominating, Audit and Investment Committees and no longer serves in those roles.

Robert T. Warrender, II,age 68, is the owner and founder of American Process Equipment, Inc. in Zion, IL. In 1993, Mr. Warrender founded American Process Equipment, Inc., which specializes in specialty pumps and related systems. Mr. Warrender has authored industry publications and technical papers for the pump industry and has served as a consultant to companies in related industries. Mr. Warrender attended the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Mr. Warrender coached junior high school basketball for 20 years. Mr. Warrender is the father of Nicholas S. Warrender who currently serves as the Company’s Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Operating Officer, and as the CEO of Acquired Sales Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiary Lifted Made.

On October 12, 2020, Michael D. McCaffrey, J.D, resigned from the Board of Directors of Acquired Sales Corp. Mr. McCaffrey served as a member of the Nominating, Compensation and Audit Committees of the Board. Mr. McCaffrey confirmed that his resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company.

Exercise of Options

On October 27, 2020, a director of the Company exercised an option to purchase 25,000 shares of Acquired Sales Corp.’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.001 per share.

October 27, 2020 Shortfall Loan to SmplyLifted LLC for Purchase Order Transaction

On October 27, 2020, Lifted paid a vendor $200,000 on behalf of SmplyLifted LLC as a down payment on a purchase order of inventory. Later that same day, SmplyLifted LLC reimbursed Lifted for such $200,000.

Stock Buy-back Transactions with a Non-Affiliate Stockholder

On November 24, 2020, Acquired Sales Corp. purchased 36,000 shares of common stock of the Company from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares are held in treasury.




On January 8, 2021, Acquired Sales Corp. purchased an additional 36,000 shares of common stock of the Company from the same non-affiliate shareholder, also in a private transaction, for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares are also held in treasury.

December 1, 2020 Amendment to Compensation Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for other reasons, the Company was not in a position to pay Gerard M. Jacobs, CEO, and William C. “Jake” Jacobs, President and CFO, the $250,000 and $100,000 bonuses, that were to be paid to them, respectively, on December 1, 2020, pursuant to the Compensation Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019. In recognition of this reality, the Company, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs agreed that in lieu of such payments, upon the earlier of the date when Gerard M. Jacobs or William C. “Jake” Jacobs delivers to the Company written demands for payments which may not be sooner than January 1, 2021, or the first date when the Company has raised a total of at least $15 million after January 1, 2019, the Company shall pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs cash bonuses in the amounts of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively (the “Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonuses”); provided that (i) commencing on January 1, 2021, the cash bonuses of $250,000 and $100,000 that were due and payable by the Company to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs upon the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Lifted, which have not yet been paid and are payable upon demand by Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs, shall accrue interest until paid in full at the rate of 2% per year, and (ii) commencing on January 1, 2021, the Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonuses, which have not yet been paid and are payable upon demand by Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs on or after January 1, 2021, shall accrue interest until paid in full at the rate of 2% per year.

December 3, 2020 Shortfall Loan and December 4, 2020 SmplyLifted LLC Purchase Order Transaction

On December 3, 2020, both Lifted and SMPLSTC each made shortfall loans of $93,750 (a total of $187,500) to SmplyLifted LLC for the purchase of inventory. Because of online banking issues, on December 4, 2020, Lifted paid a vendor the $187,500 on behalf of SmplyLifted LLC as a down payment on a purchase order of inventory. On December 7, 2020, SmplyLifted LLC reimbursed Lifted for such $187,500.

Signing of Exclusive Independent Pharmacy Distribution Agreement with Girish GPO

On December 7, 2020, Acquired Sales Corp. announced that Lifted has signed an exclusive agreement with Girish GPO, Des Plaines, IL (www.GirishGPO.com), to distribute certain of Lifted’s CBD and delta-8-THC products to independent pharmacies throughout the United States. In the exclusive agreement, Girish GPO has committed to distribute Lifted’s products to at least 500 independent pharmacies within 90 days, and to use its best efforts to distribute Lifted’s products to 2,500 independent pharmacies nationwide within 180 days. The initial term of the distribution agreement is six months, with yearly extensions possible thereafter.

Lifted’s hemp-derived products available for distribution under this agreement include CBD and nano CBD tinctures, CBD salves, CBD muscle gel, delta-8-THC gummies, delta-8-THC tinctures, delta-8-THC cartridges, delta-8-THC dabs, and a 510 compatible battery specifically designed for vaping delta-8-THC cartridges.

Pursuant to the exclusive agreement with Girish GPO, on December 7, 2020 Lifted initiated a $30,000 ACH (the “Escrow”) to an account managed by Girish GPO’s attorney (the “Escrowee”). The Escrow shall be used by the Escrowee to repay Girish GPO if and to the extent that Girish GPO has paid commissions to its sales representatives on purchase orders for products that were accepted by Lifted but for which Lifted has failed to deliver the products. At the end of the first 180 days following the effective date of the agreement, the amount remaining in the Escrow shall be returned by the Escrowee to Lifted.

Lifted has begun selling products under this pharmacy distribution agreement.




December 24, 2020 Shortfall loan to SmplyLifted LLC for Purchase Order Transaction

On December 24, 2020, Lifted paid a vendor $200,000 on behalf of SmplyLifted LLC for the purchase of inventory. This is accounted for as a shortfall loan to SmplyLifted. As of the date of this report, Lifted has not yet been reimbursed by SmplyLifted for this $200,000.

January 27, 2021Shortfall loan to SmplyLifted LLC for Purchase Order Transaction

On January 27, 2021, Lifted paid a vendor $93,750 on behalf of SmplyLifted LLC for the purchase of inventory. This is accounted for as a shortfall loan to SmplyLifted. As of the date of this report, Lifted has not yet been reimbursed by SmplyLifted for this $93,750.

Reallocation of Contingent Deferred Stock and Terminated Warrants

On December 24, 2020, a total of 25,000 shares of forfeited contingent deferred stock and warrants to purchase a total of 25,000 shares exercisable at $5 per share were reallocated by Nicholas S. Warrender to another Lifted employee.

Planned Name Change to LFTD Inc.

On March 8, 2021, the Company announced that its board of directors and the holders of a majority of its outstanding shares have voted to change the name of the company to LFTD Inc., subject to changing the company’s articles of incorporation in Nevada, all necessary securities filings and governmental approvals. The planned name change is intended to better reflect the company’s ownership of rapidly growing Lifted Made, which has received national recognition for its outstanding Urb Finest Flowers brand of hemp-derived delta 8 THC, CBD, CBN and CBG products. In connection with the name change, the company plans to request a new trading symbol that more closely relates to the new company name.

Creation of Younite Corp.

On January 10, 2021, Lifted established a wholly-subsidiary called Younite Corp., an Illinois corporation. Younite Corp. did not conduct any business.  On April 29, 2021, Lifted dissolved Younite Corp.

January 27, 2021 SmplyLifted LLC Purchase Order Transaction

On January 27, 2021, Lifted paid a vendor $93,750 on behalf of SmplyLifted LLC for the purchase of inventory. As of the date of this report, Lifted has not yet been reimbursed by SmplyLifted for this $93,750.

February 12, 2021 Loan to Younite Corp.

On February 12, 2021, Acquired Sales Corp. made a $1,000 loan to Younite Corp., as operating capital. Younite Corp. was dissolved on April, 29, 2021, and this loan was returned to Acquired Sales Corp.

Payments of Dividends

On February 27, 2021, Acquired Sales Corp. paid a total of $70,200 in dividends to holders of Acquired Sales Corp.’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

Conversions of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Shares of Common Stock




On March 1, 2021, 25,400 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 2,540,000 shares of common stock.

On March 2, 2021, 1,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 100,000 shares of common stock.

On March 5, 2021, 1,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 100,000 shares of common stock.

On March 9, 2021, 1,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 100,000 shares of common stock.

On March 18, 2021, 4,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 400,000 shares of common stock.

On March 18, 2021, 60,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 60,000 shares of common stock.

On March 22, 2021, 500 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 50,000 shares of common stock.

Financial Statements

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all material adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company for the interim periods presented.

The results for the period ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. These financial statements and related footnotes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto includedrelated notes that appear in the Company’sannual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2021 for the period ended December 31, 2020.




ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

INDEX TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page

Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020

F-27

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

F-28

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

F-29

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (Unaudited)

F-30

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

F31-F57




ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2021 (Unaudited)

 

2020

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

$            830,091

 

$         439,080

Dividend Receivable from Bendistillery, Inc.

 

                      -   

 

               2,495

Prepaid Expenses

 

              416,523

 

           455,061

Loan to SmplyLifted LLC

 

              387,500

 

           293,750

IL Income Tax Receivable

 

                      -   

 

               2,715

Interest Receivable

 

                 2,112

 

               2,112

Note Receivable from CBD LION

 

                      -   

 

             15,318

Accounts Receivable, net of allowance of $6,732 in 2021 and $5,743 in 2020

 

           1,764,046

 

         1,413,051

Inventory

 

           1,106,381

 

           641,195

Deposit for Machinery and Equipment

 

                32,184

 

                   -   

Other Current Assets

 

                 1,891

 

 

Total Current Assets

 

           4,540,728

 

         3,264,777

Goodwill

 

          22,292,767

 

       22,292,767

Investment in Ablis

 

              399,200

 

           399,200

Investment in Bendistillery and Bend Spirits

 

           1,497,000

 

         1,497,000

Deposit for Girish GPO Distribution Agreement

 

                30,000

 

             30,000

Investment in SmplyLifted LLC

 

              188,360

 

           195,571

Fixed Assets, less accumulated depreciation of $43,390 in 2021 and $14,361 in 2020

 

              225,482

 

           135,391

Intangible Assets, less accumulated amortization of $1,807 in 2021 and $1,390 in 2020

 

                 2,637

 

               3,054

Security and State Licensing Deposits

 

                 2,800

 

               1,600

Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $12,337 in 2021 and $0 in 2020

 

           1,468,071

 

                   -   

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $40,388 in 2021 and $35,650 in 2020

 

                 2,968

 

               7,705

Total Assets

 

$        30,650,014

 

$     27,827,065

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Finance Lease Liability

 

$              20,922

 

 

Operating Lease Liability

 

                 2,954

 

               7,670

Deferred Revenue

 

           1,374,475

 

         1,096,120

Management Bonuses Payable - Related Party

 

 

 

 

    Management Bonus Payable - Related Party - Payable to William C. Jacobs

 

              100,000

 

           100,000

    Management Bonus Payable - Related Party - Payable to Gerard M. Jacobs

 

              250,000

 

           250,000

Management Bonuses Payable - Related Party

 

              350,000

 

           350,000

Company-Wide Management Bonus Pool

 

              342,947

 

                     -

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

              868,860

 

           639,479

Interest Payable - Related Party

 

                      -   

 

 

    Interest - Payable to William C. Jacobs

 

                    986

 

 

    Interest - Payable to Gerald M. Jacobs

 

                 2,466

 

 

    Interest - Payable to Nicholas S. Warrender

 

                82,603

 

             64,110

Interest Payable - Related Party

 

                86,055

 

             64,110

Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

 

 

 

    Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

                70,692

 

           145,561

    Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

                 3,254

 

               5,782

Preferred Stock Dividends Payable

 

                73,947

 

           151,343

Total Current Liabilities

 

$          3,120,161

 

$       2,308,722

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

Paycheck Protection Program Loan

 

              149,623

 

           149,623

Finance Lease Liability

 

           1,455,523

 

                     -

Notes Payable - Related Party

 

 

 

 

     Notes Payable - Payable to Nicholas S. Warrender

 

           3,750,000

 

         3,750,000

Total Non-Current Liabilities

 

$          5,355,146

 

$       3,899,623

Total Liabilities

 

$          8,475,306

 

$       6,208,345

Commitments and Contingencies

 

                      -   

 

                   -   

Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 total shares authorized; out of which 400,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are authorized, and 33,250 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021, and 66,150 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020; and out of which 5,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are authorized, and 40,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021, and 100,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shares were issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

                      73

 

                 166

Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 9,835,236 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021, and 6,485,236 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020

 

                 9,835

 

               6,485

Treasury Stock (Purchase of 36,000 shares of common stock at $0.95/share in 2021 and 36,000 shares of common stock at $0.95/share in 2020)

 

              (68,400)

 

           (34,200)

Additional Paid-in Capital

 

          38,784,187

 

       38,787,444

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated Deficit

 

     (16,550,988)

 

     (17,141,175)

Total Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)

 

          22,174,707

 

       21,618,720

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

$        30,650,014

 

$     27,827,065

Please see the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for more information.




ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

 

2021 (Unaudited)

 

2020 (Unaudited)

 

Net Sales

$       3,353,270

 

$         370,424

 

Cost of Goods Sold

         1,707,523

 

           198,109

 

Gross Profit

         1,645,747

 

           172,315

 

Stock Compensation Expense

                   -   

 

         1,393,648

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

             56,464

 

             24,703

 

Bank Charges and Merchant Fees

             66,570

 

                   -   

 

Accrual for Company-Wide Management Bonus Pool

           342,947

 

                   -   

 

Management Bonuses Owed Under Compensation Agreement

                   -   

 

           350,000

 

Bad Debt

                 977

 

                 728

 

Payroll, Consulting and Independent Contractor Expenses

           307,524

 

             83,217

 

Professional Fees

             93,033

 

             66,554

 

Advertising and Marketing

             52,027

 

             10,286

 

Depreciation and Amortization

             41,783

 

               1,877

 

Rent Expense

               5,430

 

                   -   

 

Warehouse & Lab Expenses (too small to capitalize)

             18,500

 

                   -   

 

Income/(Loss) From Operations

           660,493

 

       (1,758,698)

 

Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) From 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC (FR3SH)

             (7,211)

 

                   -   

 

Income from SmplyLifted for WCJ Labor

               1,072

 

 

 

Interest Expense

            (36,347)

 

             (7,605)

 

Warehouse Buildout Credits

                 600

 

                   -   

 

Penalties

                (450)

 

 

 

Interest Income

                 202

 

               5,676

 

Total Other Income/(Expenses)

            (42,134)

 

             (1,929)

 

Income/(Loss) Before Provision for Income Taxes

618,359

 

(1,760,627)

 

Provision for Income Taxes

                   -   

 

                   -   

 

Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to Acquired Sales Corp. common stockholders

$          618,359

 

$     (1,760,627)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

$               0.08

 

$             (0.41)

 

Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

$               0.04

 

$             (0.41)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

Basic

         7,456,925

 

         4,312,568

 

Diluted

       16,084,794

 

         4,312,568

 

Please see the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for more information.




ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(UNAUDITED) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

Total

 

Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Treasury Stock

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

Shareholders'

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Equity

Balance, December 31, 2019

   166,150

 

$      166

 

2,726,669

 

$       2,727

 

-   

 

$           -   

$    21,691,128

 

$ (15,392,552)

 

$        6,301,469

Issuance of warrants to Gerard M. Jacobs upon execution of employment agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$         733,499

 

 

 

$          733,499

Issuance of warrants to William C. Jacobs upon execution of employment agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$         660,149

 

 

 

$          660,149

Issuance of common stock consideration as part of the acquisition of Lifted Liquids, Inc.

 

 

 

 

       3,900,455

 

$       3,900

 

 

 

 

$    10,722,351

 

 

 

$      10,726,251

Issuance of warrants to purchase shares of common stock as part of the acquisition of Lifted Liquids, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$      4,980,150

 

 

 

$       4,980,150

Series A Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$      (34,179)

 

$          (34,179)

Series B Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$        (3,740)

 

$            (3,740)

Net Loss

 

 

 

 

                  -   

 

              -   

 

 

 

 

 

 

$   (1,760,627)

 

$     (1,760,627)

Balance, March 31, 2020

   166,150

 

$      166

 

6,627,124

 

$       6,627

 

-   

 

$           -   

$    38,787,277

 

$ (17,191,098)

 

$     21,602,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2020

   166,150

 

$      166

 

6,485,236

 

$       6,485

 

36,000

 

$  (34,200)

$    38,787,444

 

$ (17,141,175)

 

$      21,618,720

Series A Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$      (24,855)

 

$          (24,855)

Series B Preferred Stock dividend payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$         (3,316)

 

$            (3,316)

AQSP's January 8, 2021 purchase of 36,000 shares of common stock at $0.95 per share, for a total of $34,200, from an unrelated shareholder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    36,000

 

$ (34,200)

 

 

 

 

$          (34,200)

Conversions of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to Common Stock

       (32,900)

 

$       (33)

 

             3,290,000

 

               3,290

 

 

 

 

                      (3,257)

 

 

 

                      -   

Conversions of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to Common Stock

       (60,000)

 

$      (60)

 

                  60,000

 

                    60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$                   -   

Net Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$         618,359

 

$          618,359

Balance, March 31, 2021

    73,250

 

$        73

 

9,835,236

 

$       9,835

 

72,000

 

$  (68,400)

$    38,784,187

 

$ (16,550,988)

 

$     22,174,707

Please see the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for more information.




ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, (Unaudited)

 

 

2021

 

2020

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$                618,359

 

$    (1,760,627)

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

    Lifted Made's Portion of SmplyLifted's net loss in Q1 2021

 

                     7,211

 

                  -   

    Stock Compensation Expense

 

                         -   

 

       1,393,648

    Bad Debt Expense

 

                       977

 

                728

    Depreciation and Amortization

 

                   41,783

 

             1,877

    Spoiled and Written Off Inventory

 

                   38,651

 

                  -   

Effect on Cash of Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

    Accounts Receivable

 

                (351,972)

 

          (21,919)

    Sales Tax Receivable

 

                         -   

 

              (797)

    Sales Tax Refund Receivable

 

                         -   

 

          (41,290)

    Prepaid Expenses

 

                   38,538

 

          (32,843)

    Dividend Receivable from Bendistillery, Inc.

 

                     2,495

 

                  -   

    Income Tax Receivable

 

                     2,715

 

                  -   

    Interest Receivable

 

                         -

 

              (370)

    Inventory

 

                (503,836)

 

             5,578

    Other Current Assets

 

                   (3,091)

 

                  -   

    Loan to Shareholder

 

                         -   

 

             9,000

    Trade Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

                 562,610

 

          110,284

    Accounts Payable and Interest Payable to Related Parties

 

                   31,663

 

                  -   

    Change in ROU Asset

 

                         -   

 

             4,485

    Change in Finance & Operating Lease Liabilities

 

                     4,438

 

            (4,464)

    Deferred Revenue

 

                 278,355

 

          (21,233)

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

 

                 768,894

 

        (357,943)

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

Net Cash Paid as Part of Lifted Liquids, Inc. Acquisition

 

                         -   

 

      (3,130,610)

Reduction of CBD Lion Note Receivable

 

                   15,318

 

           31,500

Net Purchase of Fixed Assets

 

                (151,304)

 

          (15,393)

Loans to SmplyLifted LLC

 

                  (93,750)

 

                  -   

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

                (229,736)

 

      (3,114,503)

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

Payments of Dividends to Series A Convertible Preferred Stockholders

 

                  (99,725)

 

          (89,700)

Payments of Dividends to Series B Convertible Preferred Stockholders

 

                   (5,844)

 

                  -   

Purchase of Shares Held in Treasury

 

                  (34,200)

 

                  -   

Financing Cost - Repayment of Finance Lease Liability

 

                   (8,378)

 

                  -   

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

                (148,147)

 

          (89,700)

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash

 

                 391,011

 

      (3,562,146)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

                 439,080

 

       4,384,929

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$                830,091

 

$        822,783

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, (Unaudited)

 

 

2021

 

2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid For Interest

 

$                        -   

 

$                 2

Cash Paid For Income Taxes

 

$                        -   

 

$                -   

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Cash Activities:

 

 

 

 

Right-of-Use assets acquired from inception of Finance Leases

 

$             1,480,408

 

 

Conversion of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock to Common Stock

 

$                   3,257

 

 

Please see the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for more information.




Acquired Sales Corp.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation – Acquired Sales Corp. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Acquired Sales”, the “Company”, “AQSP”, “Acquired”, “we”, “us”, “our”, etc.) was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on January 2, 1986. Shares of the Company’s common stock are traded on the OTCQX Best Market under the trading symbol AQSP.

Our business is primarily engaged in the identification, structuring and seeking to execute on acquisitions of all or a portion of one or more operating businesses involving the manufacture, sale and distribution of cannabinoid-infused products such as beverages, shots, water, other liquids, water soluble nano drops or liquids, lotions, sprays, conditioners, creams, oils, pre-rolled hemp joints and hemp cigarettes, cartridges, syringes, tinctures, powder, water packets, effervescent tablets, capsules, bath bombs, balms, body washes, gummies, food, other edibles, and non-prescription cannabinoid formulations (a “Canna-Infused Products Company”). Our business also involves selling and distributing products containing nicotine. Our business has also involved selling and distributing hand sanitizer during the pendency of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Management of the Company is open-minded to the concept of also acquiring operating businesses and/or assets involving products containing nicotine, marijuana, distilled spirits, beer, wine, and real estate.

2022. In addition, management of the Company is open-minded to the concept of acquiring all or a portion of one or more operating businesses and/or assets that are considered to be “essential” businesses which are unlikely to be shut down by the government during pandemics such as COVID-19.

To date, we have acquired 100% of the ownership interests in one Canna-Infused Products Company now called Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids), 4.99% of the ownership interests in a second Canna-Infused Products Company called Ablis Holding Company ("Ablis"), and 4.99% of the ownership interests in two other businesses that manufacture distilled spirits called Bendistillery Inc. ("Bendistillery") and Bend Spirits, Inc. ("Bend Spirits").

Lifted Made owns 50% of SmplyLifted LLC.

We have also terminated a planned acquisition of Canna-Infused Products Company called CBD Lion LLC.

At this point in time, we are in discussions with certain companies in our acquisition pipeline. However, our cash on hand is currently limited, so in order to close future acquisitions it is highly likely that it will be necessary for us to raise additional capital, and no guarantee or assurance can be made that such capital can be raised on acceptable terms, if at all.

For more information, please refer tothe section “ITEM 1. BUSINESS” above.

Consolidated Financial Statements –In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and consist of only normal recurring adjustments, except as disclosed herein. As part of the consolidation, all significant intercompany transactions are eliminated, and on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, certain expense categories less than $10,000expenses are consolidated into the Selling, General and AdministrativeOther Operating Expenses category.

 

Use of EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) typically requires management to make estimates and assumptions that




affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions. Key estimates in these financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts, estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment, valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets and the fair value of stock options and warrants.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021 included cash on-hand. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity date within 90 days to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost. The Company maintains its cash balance at a credit-worthy financial institution that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. Deposits with these banks may exceed the amount of insurance provided on such deposits; however, these deposits typically may be redeemed upon demand and, therefore, bear minimal risk. 

 

Notes Receivable – Notes receivable are classified on the balance sheet based on their maturity date.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The historical carrying amount of the financial instruments, which principally include cash, trade receivables, historical accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximates fair value due to the relative short maturity of such instruments.

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Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair-value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

SmplyLifted LLC, isAblis Holding Company, Bendistillery Inc. and Bend Spirits, Inc. are not publicly traded, and as such itstheir financial instruments are Level 3 unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

Accounts Receivable – The Company evaluates the collectability of its trade accounts receivable based on a number of factors. In circumstances where the Company becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to the Company, a specific reserve for bad debts is estimated and recorded (the “Allowance for Doubtful Accounts”), which reduces the recognized receivable to the estimated amount the Company believes will ultimately be collected. In addition to specific customer identification of potential bad debts, bad debt charges are recorded based on the Company’s recent loss history and an overall assessment of past due trade accounts receivable outstanding. An allowanceAs of December 31, 2021, the Company implemented a new policy regarding allowances for bad debtdoubtful accounts, which is that all accounts receivable older than 90 days at quarter end are accrued for in allowances for doubtful accounts. Allowances for doubtful accounts of $6,732$487,101 and $5,743, respectively was$239,101 were recorded at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020. 2021, respectively.

As described in “Description of Certain Key Provisions of the Transaction Documents Relating to the Lifted Merger Agreement”, the $2,750,000 Promissory Note is secured by (a) a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Lifted; and (b) a pledge of: (i) all of the capital stock of Lifted; (ii) all of the common stock of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits and Ablis that is owned by the Company; and (iii) all of the capital stock of any other entity owned by the Company, Lifted or any of




their subsidiaries, pursuant to a Collateral Stock Pledge Agreement between Mr. Warrender, as Secured Party, and the Company and Lifted, as Pledgors.

 

Inventory – Inventory is valued at the lower of average cost or market value (net realizable value). Inventory consisted of the following at March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020:2021:

 

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Raw Goods

$                 906,258

$                 500,657

 

$4,364,744

 

$2,927,727

 

Finished Goods

$                 200,123

$                 140,538

 

$1,555,731

 

 

$882,217

 

Total Inventory

$              1,106,381

$                 641,195

 

$5,920,475

 

 

$3,809,944

 

 

Monthly overhead costs such as payments for rent, utilities, insurance, and indirect labor are allocated to finished goods based on the estimated percentage cost toward the finished goods. Depreciation expense related to certain machinery and equipment is also allocated to finished goods.

 

At March 31, 2022, $88,599 of overhead costs were allocated to finished goods. In comparison, During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, $16,472 of overhead costs were allocated to finished goods. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, $8,313 of overhead costs were allocated to finished goods.

 

As described in “Description of Certain Key Provisions of the Transaction Documents Relating to the Lifted Merger Agreement”, the Promissory Note is secured by (a) a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Lifted; and (b) a pledge of: (i) all of the capital stock of Lifted; (ii) all of the common stock of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits and Ablis that is owned by the Company; and (iii) all of the capital stock of any other entity owned by the Company, Lifted or any of their subsidiaries, pursuant to a Collateral Stock Pledge Agreement between Mr. Warrender, as Secured Party, and the Company and Lifted, as Pledgors.

 

The following wereDuring the quarter ended March 31, 2022, $561,417 of obsolete and spoiled inventory was written off as obsolete inventoryoff. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021:2021, $38,561 of obsolete and spoiled inventory was written off.

1)Various sizes of glass bottles; 

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2)Various packaging; 

3)Raw ingredients; 

4)Labels; and 

5)Discontinued finished goods. 




The process of determining obsolete inventory during the quarter involved:

1)Identifying raw goods (including packaging) that would no longer be used in the manufacture of finished goods; 

2)Identifying finished goods that would no longer be sold; and 

3)Valuing and expensing raw and finished goods that would no longer be sold. 

1)

Identifying raw goods that would no longer be used in the manufacture of finished goods;

2)

Identifying finished goods that would no longer be sold or that are slow moving; and

3)

Valuing and expensing raw and finished goods that would no longer be sold.

 

Fixed Assets– Fixed assets are recorded and stated at cost. Fixed assets that cost less than $2,500 are expensed, and fixed assets that cost $2,500 or more are capitalized. Depreciation of machinery and equipment, furniture and fixtures, and leasehold improvements, and computer equipment, is based on the asset’s estimated useful life and is calculated using the straight-line method. Normal repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Expenditures that materially increase values or extend useful lives are capitalized. The related costs and accumulated depreciation of disposed assets are eliminated and any resulting gain or loss on disposition is included in net income.

 

Management regularly reviews property and equipment and other long-lived assets for possible impairment. This review occurs annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. If there is indication of impairment, management then prepares an estimate of future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If these cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized to write down the asset to its estimated fair value. The fair value is estimated using the present value of the future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with management’s estimates of the business risks.

 

Preparation of estimated expected future cash flows is inherently subjective and is based on management’s best estimate of assumptions concerning expected future conditions. Long-lived assets held for sale are recorded at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

 

Security DepositDeposits– The Company hashad paid a security deposit to its lessor for the Company’s former office, manufacturing and warehouse space in Zion, IL, that was rented on a month-to-month basis from June 1, 2021 through November 2021. The security deposit was written off at December 31, 2021.

The Company has not paid a security deposit for its leased facility located at 5511 95th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53144 for the Company’s current office, manufacturing and warehouse space.

 

The Company has paid security deposits for its leased facilities located at 8920 58th Place, Suite 850, Kenosha, WI 53144, and 8910 58th Place, Suites 600 and 700, Kenosha, WI 53144.

State Licensing Deposits – The Company is required to pay deposits for certain licenses in various states.

 

DepositRevenue – The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 606.

The majority of the Company’s sales are of branded products goods to distributors, wholesalers, and end consumers. A minority of the Company’s sales are of raw goods to manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers. The majority of the Company’s sales are to distributors, followed by the Company’s sales to wholesalers, and then the Company’s sales to end consumers. Distributors primarily sell Lifted’s products to vape and smoke shops, stores specializing in cannabinoid-infused products, convenience stores, health food stores, and other outlets.

Typically, the Company’s revenue is recognized when it satisfies a single performance obligation by transferring control of its products to a customer. Control is generally transferred when the Company’s products are either shipped or delivered based on Machinerythe terms contained within the underlying contracts or agreements. If the shipping terms on a sale are FOB destination, the revenue is deferred until the product reaches its destination.

The Company excludes from revenues all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are imposed on the sale of its products and Equipment collected from customers.

Discounts and rebates are to customers are recorded as a reduction to gross sales.

Management believes that adequate provision has been made for cash discounts, returns and spoilage based on the Company’s historical experience.

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Described below are some of the reasons why a customer may want to return an ordered item, and how the Company responds in each situation:

1)

The ordered item breaks, melts, or separates in transit to the customer. In this case, the Company will replace the broken, melted or separated item at no cost to the customer.

2)

The Company sent the wrong item to the customer. In this case, the Company will allow the customer to keep, at no cost to the customer, the item that was mistakenly sent to the customer. The Company will also send the correct product to the customer, at no cost to the customer.

3)

The customer ordered the wrong product. In this case, the customer, at his/her own expense, must mail the mistakenly ordered product back to the Company, and the Company will mail the correct product to the customer.

4)

The ordered item is recalled. In a situation where product is recalled, the Company will offer a replacement, credit, or refund.

Historically, the scenarios described above have occurred infrequently, and occurrences have been immaterial.

Disaggregation of Revenue

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, approximately 99.9% of the Company’s sales occurred inside of the United States of America. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, all of the Company’s sales occurred inside of the United States of America.

The Company has considered providing disaggregation of revenue by information regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker for evaluating the financial performance of operating segments, such as type of good, geographical region, market or type of customer, type of contract, contract duration, timing of transfer of goods, and sales channels. Due to the rapidly evolving nature of our industry, the Company is constantly launching new products to stay ahead of trends, finding new sales channels, initiating new distribution networks and modifying the prices of its products.

Shown below is a table showing the approximate disaggregation of historical revenue:

Type of Sale

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021

 

 

% of Net Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

 

% of Net Sales During the three months ended March 31, 2022

 

Net sales of raw materials to customers

 

$10,696

 

 

 

0%

 

$5,382

 

 

 

0%

Net sales of products to private label clients

 

$758,140

 

 

 

23%

 

$84,142

 

 

 

0%

Net sales of products to wholesalers

 

$612,041

 

 

 

18%

 

$2,475,208

 

 

 

14%

Net sales of products to distributors

 

$1,728,794

 

 

 

52%

 

$13,389,283

 

 

 

74%

Net sales of products to end consumers

 

$243,598

 

 

 

7%

 

$2,134,863

 

 

 

12%

Net Sales

 

$3,353,270

 

 

 

100%

 

$18,088,877

 

 

 

100%

Deferred Revenue

Amounts received from a customer before the purchased product is shipped to the customer is treated as deferred revenue. If cash is not received, an accounts receivable is recognized for invoiced orders, but revenue is not recognized until an order is fully shipped. Accounts receivable includes amounts associated with partially shipped orders, for which the unshipped portion is a contract asset. Contract assets represent invoiced but unfulfilled performance obligations.

The table shown below represents the composition of deferred revenue between contract assets (invoiced but unfulfilled performance obligations) and deposits from customers from unfulfilled orders as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Contract Assets (invoiced but unfulfilled performance obligations)

 

$779,706

 

 

$1,650,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits from customers for unfulfilled orders

 

$100,000

 

 

$524,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Deferred Revenue

 

$879,706

 

 

$2,174,393

 

Cost of Goods Sold – Cost of goods sold consists of the costs of raw materials utilized in the manufacture of products, direct labor, co-packing fees, repacking fees, freight and shipping charges, warehouse expenses incurred prior to the manufacture of Lifted’s finished products and certain quality control costs. Finished goods that are sold account for the largest portion of cost of sales. Raw materials include ingredients, product components and packaging materials. $561,417 and $38,651 of cost of goods sold relates to spoiled and obsolete inventory written off during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively.

Operating Expenses– Operating expenses include payroll, consulting and independent contractor expenses, the accrual for the company-wide management bonus pool, professional fees, bank charges and merchant fees, advertising and marketing, bad debt expense, and depreciation and amortization. Total operating expenses increased to $3,812,549 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, up from $985,254 during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Income Taxes – Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided on differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements and on tax carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. A valuation allowance is provided against deferred income tax assets when it is not more likely than not that the deferred income tax assets will be realized.

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Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Basic earnings (loss) per common share is determined by dividing earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. When dilutive, the incremental potential common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants are determined by the treasury stock method. The following table summarizes the calculations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net Income/(Loss)

 

$2,944,793

 

 

$618,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

14,017,578

 

 

 

7,456,925

 

Diluted

 

 

15,924,776

 

 

 

16,084,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

 

$0.21

 

 

$0.08

 

Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Common Share

 

$0.18

 

 

$0.04

 

As of March 31, 2022, in addition to our outstanding common stock, we have issued (a) options to purchase 1,076,698 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share, (b) warrants to purchase 155,500 shares of common stock at $1 per share, (d) rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1,350,000 shares of common stock at $1.85 per share, and (e) warrants to purchase 2,295,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share.

Regarding the aforementioned rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1,350,000 shares of common stock at $1.85 per share: of these, rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1.25 million shares of our common stock are not vested and are not exercisable until a performance contingency is met.

Regarding the aforementioned warrants to purchase 2,295,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share: of the total, warrants to purchase 1,650,000 shares of our common stock are vested, while the remaining warrants to purchase 645,000 shares of our common stock are not vested and are subject to certain conditions and requirements.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had Series A Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 575,000 shares of common stock; these are included in the diluted earnings calculation. At March 31, 2022, the Company had Series B Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 40,000 shares of common stock; these are not included in the diluted earnings calculation because the exercise price ($5/share) was higher than the stock closing price at March 31, 2022 ($3.90/share).

In comparison, as of March 31, 2021, in addition to our outstanding common stock, there were outstanding (a) options to purchase 1,151,698 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share, (b) warrants to purchase 403,921 shares of common stock at $1 per share, (c) warrants to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock at $5 per share, (d) rights to purchase warrants to purchase 2,625,000 shares of common stock at between $0.01 and $1.85 per share, (e) financing warrants to purchase 31,250 shares of common stock at $0.03 per share, and (f) warrants to purchase 2,295,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share.

Regarding the aforementioned rights to purchase warrants to purchase 2,625,000 shares of common stock at between $0.01 and $1.85 per share outstanding at March 31, 2021: of these, rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1.25 million shares of our common stock are not vested and are not exercisable until a performance contingency is met.

Regarding the aforementioned warrants to purchase 2,295,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share outstanding at March 31, 2021: of the total, warrants to purchase 1,650,000 shares of our common stock are vested, while the remaining warrants to purchase 645,000 shares of our common stock are not vested and are subject to certain conditions and requirements.

Also outstanding at March 31, 2021, the Company had Series A Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 3,325,000 shares of common stock; these are included in the diluted earnings calculation. At March 31, 2021, the Company also had Series B Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 40,000 shares of common stock; these are also included in the diluted earnings calculation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (codified as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 326). ASC 326 adds to US GAAP the current expected credit loss model, a measurement model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this new guidance, an entity recognizes its estimate of expected credit losses as an allowance, which the FASB believes will result in more timely recognition of such losses. ASU 2016-13 and its amendments will be effective for the Company for interim and annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company believes the adoption will modify the way the Company analyzes financial instruments. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.

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In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes, eliminates certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to improve consistent application among reporting entities. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, though early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2019-12 on its consolidated financial statements.

On August 5, 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The ASU is effective for public business entities that meet the definition of a SEC filer, excluding smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The FASB noted that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-06 on its consolidated financial statements.

The Company is researching what other pronouncements may be applicable to the Company’s accounting and whether or not any other pronouncements should be adopted.

Advertising and Marketing Expenses – Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred $105,601 in advertising and marketing expenses, which primarily related to trade shows, marketing, and promotional products. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $52,027 in advertising and marketing expenses, which were primarily public relations, search engine optimization and trade show expenses.

Compensated Absences – During the year ended December 31, 2021, paid time off (“PTO”) was provided to employees who obtained approval for it from Nicholas S. Warrender, CEO of Lifted. Any approved PTO was granted at Mr. Warrender’s discretion, and mandatory PTO was zero days, thus no accrual was necessary at March 31, 2021. Effective January 1, 2022, certain PTO policies have been adopted by Lifted, and a PTO accrual of $16,541 was recognized at March 31, 2022.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements– The Company has paid a deposit on machinery and equipment.no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

InvestmentsReclassifications – Some items from the prior period have been reclassified within the financial statements to conform with the current presentation.

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NOTE 3 – SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

InvestmentLFTD PARTNERS INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ACQUIRED SALES CORP.) AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Net Sales

 

$18,088,877

 

 

$12,787,566

 

 

$8,820,952

 

 

$6,695,144

 

 

$3,353,270

 

 

$2,196,518

 

 

$1,509,437

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

10,103,893

 

 

 

6,252,549

 

 

 

4,720,057

 

 

 

3,035,630

 

 

 

1,707,523

 

 

 

1,312,946

 

 

 

878,327

 

Gross Profit

 

 

7,984,984

 

 

 

6,535,017

 

 

 

4,100,895

 

 

 

3,659,515

 

 

 

1,645,747

 

 

 

883,572

 

 

 

631,110

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll, Consulting and Independent Contractor Expenses

 

 

1,854,151

 

 

 

1,719,305

 

 

 

803,796

 

 

 

791,000

 

 

 

307,524

 

 

 

211,851

 

 

 

275,149

 

Accrual for Company-Wide Management Bonus Pool

 

 

969,370

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

816,388

 

 

 

342,947

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Management Bonuses

 

 

0

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Professional Fees

 

 

117,226

 

 

 

133,300

 

 

 

139,526

 

 

 

133,892

 

 

 

93,033

 

 

 

80,810

 

 

 

50,235

 

Bank Charges and Merchant Fees

 

 

133,036

 

 

 

103,647

 

 

 

104,485

 

 

 

118,055

 

 

 

66,570

 

 

 

27,824

 

 

 

14,702

 

Advertising and Marketing

 

 

105,601

 

 

 

100,446

 

 

 

86,438

 

 

 

98,133

 

 

 

52,027

 

 

 

22,384

 

 

 

26,670

 

Bad Debt Expense

 

 

248,000

 

 

 

299,000

 

 

 

61,449

 

 

 

19,196

 

 

 

977

 

 

 

2,915

 

 

 

94,251

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

2,703

 

 

 

5,805

 

 

 

16,344

 

 

 

26,215

 

 

 

41,783

 

 

 

5,245

 

 

 

5,092

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

382,462

 

 

 

278,024

 

 

 

170,820

 

 

 

99,773

 

 

 

80,394

 

 

 

56,902

 

 

 

51,289

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

3,812,549

 

 

 

3,289,526

 

 

 

1,782,858

 

 

 

2,102,652

 

 

 

985,254

 

 

 

407,931

 

 

 

517,388

 

Income From Operations

 

 

4,172,436

 

 

 

3,245,491

 

 

 

2,318,037

 

 

 

1,556,863

 

 

 

660,493

 

 

 

475,641

 

 

 

113,722

 

Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) From 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC (FR3SH)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(100,172)

 

 

(44,858)

 

 

(43,330)

 

 

(7,211)

 

 

(4,429)

 

 

0

 

Impairment of Investment in SimplyLifted

 

 

0

 

 

 

(388,727)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Income from SmplyLifted for WCJ Labor

 

 

0

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

769

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Loss on Lease Modification

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,445)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Interest Expense

 

 

(31,731)

 

 

(35,314)

 

 

(35,368)

 

 

(35,398)

 

 

(36,347)

 

 

(19,281)

 

 

(19,281)

Dividend Income

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

0

 

Warehouse Buildout Credits

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

600

 

Penalties

 

 

(1,952)

 

 

(5,434)

 

 

(2,162)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(450)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Gain on Forgiveness of Debt

 

 

5,026

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

151,147

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

81,272

 

 

 

0

 

Settlement Income/Gain on Settlement

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

0

 

Gain(Loss) on Disposal of Fixed Assets

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(4,750)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Loss on Deposits

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,600)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(30,000)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Interest Income

 

 

491

 

 

 

694

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

202

 

 

 

733

 

 

 

782

 

Total Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

(28,165)

 

 

(528,837)

 

 

(81,859)

 

 

39,292

 

 

 

42,134)

 

 

73,890

 

 

 

(17,899)

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

4,144,270

 

 

 

2,716,654

 

 

 

2,236,178

 

 

 

1,596,154

 

 

 

618,359

 

 

 

549,531

 

 

 

95,823

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

(1,199,478)

 

 

(1,367,362)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Net Income Attributable to LFTD Partners Inc. common stockholders

 

$2,944,793

 

 

$1,349,292

 

 

$2,236,178

 

 

$1,596,154

 

 

$618,359

 

 

$549,531

 

 

$95,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share Attributable to LFTD Partners Inc. common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$0.21

 

 

$0.10

 

 

$0.17

 

 

$0.14

 

 

$0.08

 

 

$0.06

 

 

$0.01

 

Diluted

 

$0.18

 

 

$0.08

 

 

$0.14

 

 

$0.11

 

 

$0.04

 

 

$0.02

 

 

$0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

14,017,578

 

 

 

14,005,567

 

 

 

13,015,717

 

 

 

11,042,657

 

 

 

7,456,925

 

 

 

6,463,301

 

 

 

6,460,236

 

Diluted

 

 

15,924,776

 

 

 

15,962,765

 

 

 

16,257,915

 

 

 

14,381,105

 

 

 

16,084,794

 

 

 

16,040,170

 

 

 

6,460,236

 

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NOTE 4 – RECEIPT OF LOANS UNDER THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM AND THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

Lifted also applied for and received a loan (the “PPP Loan”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was enacted March 27, 2020. The PPP Loan was issued by BMO Harris Bank (the “Lender”) in the aggregate principal amount of $149,622.50 and evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 14, 2020 issued by Lifted to the Lender. On April 20, 2021, the entire PPP Loan ($149,622) and the interest payable on the PPP Loan ($1,525) was forgiven by the SBA, and a related gain on forgiveness of debt in the amount of $151,147 was recorded. In accordance with its terms, the Note was originally scheduled to mature on April 14, 2022 and bore interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, payable monthly commencing on November 14, 2020, following an initial deferral period as specified under the PPP. In addition, the Note could be prepaid by Lifted at any time prior to its original maturity with no prepayment penalties. Proceeds from the PPP Loan were available to Lifted to fund designated expenses, including certain payroll costs and other permitted expenses, in accordance with the PPP. Under the terms of the PPP, up to the entire amount of principal and accrued interest of the PPP Loan could be forgiven to the extent that at least 75% of the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and applicable implementing guidance issued by the SBA under the PPP. As of March 31, 2021, Lifted had an accrual of $1,443 for the interest on the PPP Loan. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, interest of $82 was accrued prior to the forgiveness of the Loan.

NOTE 5 - RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Going Concern – The Company has a history of recurring losses which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $8,475,539 as of March 31, 2022. Bankruptcy of the Company at some point in the future is a possibility. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Management plans to sustain the Company as a going concern by taking the following actions: (1) acquiring and/or developing profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations; and/or (2) completing private placements of the Company’s common stock and/or preferred stock. Management believes that by taking these actions, the Company will be provided with sufficient future operations and cash flow to continue asa going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees whatsoever that the Company will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, any such actions can be expected to result in substantial dilution to the existing shareholders of the Company.

The Company’s investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits made the Company a minority owner of these companies. As a minority owner, the Company is not able to recognize any portion of Ablis’, Bendistillery’s or Bend Spirits’ revenues or earnings in the Company’s financial statements. The Company monitors its investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits, and from time to time and will evaluate whether there has been a potential impairment of value.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, combined with the expenses and potential liabilities associated with litigation involving Lifted, combined with the regulatory risks and uncertainties associated with the cannabinoid-infused products, vaping and nicotine products industries, combined with the risks associated with internet hacking or sabotage, combined with the risks of employee and/or independent contractor disloyalty or theft of Company information and opportunities, have created significant adverse risks to the Company, which have caused substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Moreover, the Company’s balance sheet is weak. Among other financial obligations, the Company owes Nicholas S. Warrender $2,750,000 under the $2,750,000 Promissory Note, which is accruing interest at 2.5% per annum, and which was executed on January 3, 2022. The principal of the Promissory Note shall be paid off by Payors in five semi-annual payments to Nicholas S. Warrender of $458,333 and a sixth and final semi-annual payment to Nicholas S. Warrender of $458,335, in each case plus accrued interest, starting on June 30, 2022. Accrued interest of $16,575 on the $2,750,000 Promissory Note was recognized at March 31, 2022.

Under the Omnibus Agreement, Lifted is also obligated to purchase a building leased by Lifted from an affiliate of our Vice Chairman and COO Nicholas S. Warrender on or before December 31, 2022, for a fixed purchase price equal to $1,375,000. The Company is also accruing 3% annual dividends on its Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

Also, on February 14, 2022, Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs (together the “Parties”) and LFTD Partners, entered into an agreement (the “Amended Omnibus Agreement”) that amends in part the Agreement dated as of December 30, 2021 entered into by and among LFTD Partners Inc., the Parties, Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made and 95th Holdings, LLC (the “Omnibus Agreement”). The Amended Omnibus Agreement (1) terminates the right for the Parties to receive bonus compensation in regard to 2021 that is in excess of the Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount of $1,556,055 set out in the Omnibus Agreement; (2) places a cap on the 2022 company-wide bonus pool such that the 2022 company-wide bonus pool shall not be allowed to be accrued or paid by LIFD if and to the extent that doing so would decrease LIFD’s 2022 diluted earnings per share of common stock below $0.56 per share; and (3) the $500,000 of additional bonus set out in the Omnibus Agreement, is now allocated and defined as a retention bonus of $166,667 to each of NWarrender, GJacobs and WJacobs to be paid at the end of 2022 so long as each respective executive has not earlier resigned from LFTD Partners.

Moreover, LFTD Partners agrees and covenants that the Chairman of the Compensation Committee is authorized to negotiate and agree on behalf of LFTD Partners in regard to a 2023 supplemental retention bonus for NWarrender, GJacobs and WJacobs (in addition to the company-wide Bonus Pool), and if and only if the amount of such 2023 supplemental retention bonus is mutually agreed upon in writing among the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, NWarrender, GJacobs and WJacobs, then one-third of such 2023 supplemental retention bonus shall be paid by LFTD Partners to each of NWarrender, GJacobs and WJacobs on or before March 15, 2024, provided that such officer shall not have earlier resigned as an officer of LFTD Partners.

Also, starting in 2022, Lifted for the first time has committed to spend a material amount of money on research and development on a potential new, non-hemp-derived psychedelic product. We anticipate that the cost of this research and development could potentially reach $100,000. There is no guarantee whether this research and development will be successful in generating a new psychedelic product that can be sold, or if it can be sold, that it will be successful.

In addition, factors that could materially affect future operating results include, but are not limited to, changes to laws and regulations, especially those related to hemp-derived delta-8-THC, delta-9-THC, delta-10-THC, THCV, HHC, HHCO, THCO, CBDA, CBC, CBG, CBN, CBD, other hemp-derived cannabinoids, nicotine products, kratom, psychedelic products, vaping, vendor concentration risk, customer concentration risk, customer credit risk, and counterparty risk. The Company maintains levels of cash in a bank deposit account that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such account and it believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.

No assurance or guarantee whatsoever can be given that the net income of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Lifted will be sufficient to allow the Company to pay all of its operating expenses and the dividends accruing on the Company’s preferred stock. As a result, there is substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. Bankruptcy of the Company at some point in the future is a possibility. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

The Company currently has one revenue-generating subsidiary, Lifted. If and to the extent that the revenue generated by Lifted is not adequate to pay the Company’s operating expenses and the dividends accruing on its preferred stock, then Company management plans to sustain the Company as a going concern by taking the following actions: (1) acquiring and/or developing additional profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations; and/or (2) completing private placements of the Company’s common stock and/or preferred stock. Management believes that by taking these actions, the Company will be provided with sufficient future operations and cash flow to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees whatsoever that the Company will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, any such actions can be expected to result in substantial dilution to the existing shareholders of the Company.

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Concentration of Credit Risks – During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, five customers made up approximately 32% of Lifted Made’s sales. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, there were no customers who made up more than 8% of Lifted Made’s sales.

Regarding the purchases of raw goods and finished goods (“Supplies”), during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, approximately 58% of the Supplies that Lifted purchased were from five vendors. In comparison, regarding the purchases of Supplies during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, approximately 53% of the purchased Supplies were from five vendors.

The loss of Lifted’s relationships with these vendors and customers could have a material adverse effect on Lifted’s business.

NOTE 6 – THE COMPANY’S INVESTMENTS

The Company’s Investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits

On April 30, 2019, the Company purchased 4.99% of the common stock of each of Ablis Holding Company, Bendistillery Inc., and Bend Spirits, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $1,896,200.

 

Under US GAAP,Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company uses the cost method to account for our minority equity ownership interests in businesses in which the Company owns less than 20% of equity ownership, and have no substantial influence over the management of the businesses. Under the cost method of accounting, the Company reports the historical costs of the investments as assets on its balance sheet. However, US GAAP does not permit the consolidation of its financial statements with the financial statements of companies in which the Company owns minority equity ownership interests.

As such, the Company’s investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits made the Company a minority owner of these companies. As a minority owner, the Company will not be able to recognize any portion of Ablis’, Bendistillery’s or Bend Spirits’ revenues or earnings in the Company’s financial statements. US GAAP also requires the Company to record these types of investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. As such, the Company will not be allowed to consolidate into its financial statements any portion of the revenues, earnings or assets of companies in which it owns minority equity ownership interests such as Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits. Moreover, even if there is evidence that the fair market values of the investments have increased above their historical costs, US GAAP does not allow increasing the recorded values of the investments. Under US GAAP, the only adjustments that may be made to the historical costs of the investments are write downs of the values of the investments, which must be made if there is evidence that the fair market values of the investments have declined to below the recorded historical costs.




Investment

At each reporting period, the Company makes a qualitative assessment considering impairment indicators to evaluate whether its investments are impaired. Factors that the Company would consider indicators of impairment include: (1) a significant deterioration in SmplyLifted LLCthe earnings performance, credit rating, asset quality, or business prospects of the investee, (2) a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic, or technological environment of the investee, (3) a significant adverse change in the general market condition of either the geographical area or the industry in which the investee operates, (4) a bona fide offer to purchase, an offer by the investee to sell, or a completed auction process for the same or similar investment for an amount less than the carrying amount of that investment, and (5) factors that raise significant concerns about the investee’s ability to continue as a going concern, such as negative cash flows from operations, working capital deficiencies, or noncompliance with statutory capital requirements or debt covenants. Up to the date of this report on Form 10-Q, none of the above the above factors have been applicable to the Company’s investments.

 

Lifted owns 50%The qualitative assessments at the end of SmplyLifted LLC (“SmplyLifted”).quarters one, two and three are done via conference calls with the management teams of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits. The other 50%qualitative assessment at the end of SmplyLifted is ownedquarter four relating to these entities also includes review of their respective financial statements that have been reviewed by SMPLSTC LLC and its principals, who are located in Costa Mesa, California. Under US GAAP,a third party accounting firm. At that time, the Company uses the equity method to account for its 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted. Under the equity methodperforms an annual impairment assessment. The reviewed financial statements of accounting,these companies are not audited, and the Company records its share (50%)is not active in the management of SmplyLifted’s earnings (or losses) as income (or losses) onthese companies, and except for these companies’ quarterly meetings with the Consolidated Statementsmanagement of Operations. Thethe Company, recorded its initial investment in SmplyLifted, which was $200,000, as an asset at historical cost. Under the equity method, the investment’s valueCompany’s assessment of these companies is periodically adjustedinherently limited to reflect the changes in value dueinfrequent and relatively brief conversations with officers of these companies and to Lifted’s share in SmplyLifted’s income or losses.reviews of those reviewed financial statements.

 

GoodwillOn April 27, 2022, a telephonic meeting of the board of directors of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits was held. During this meeting, the management of those companies reviewed the performance of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits during the quarter and ended March 31, 2022. Based upon the financial and non-financial information that was shared with LFTD Partners during that conference call, the management of LFTD Partners believes that no impairment of the value of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits or Ablis is warranted at this point in time. The information that was shared by the management of Ablis included, among other things: increased revenue of both Bendistillery and Bend Spirits from the first quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of 2022, markets opening up again from the pandemic, investments in equipment and a new on-site warehouse, Ablis’ hiring of a marketing firm, and the fact that managements of Bendistillery and Ablis are actively working with an investment bank to explore capital raising options and other strategic options.

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The Company’s Investment in Lifted Made

 

Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The goodwill arising from the Company’s acquisitions is attributable to the value of the potential expanded market opportunity with new customers.

 

Goodwill is not amortized but is subject to annual impairment testing unless circumstances dictate more frequent assessments. The Company performs an annual impairment assessment for goodwill during the fourth quarter of each year and more frequently whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of the asset may be less than the carrying amount. Goodwill impairment testing is a two-step process performed at the reporting unit level. Step one compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. The fair value of the reporting unit is determined by considering both the income approach and market approaches. The fair values calculated under the income approach and market approaches are weighted based on circumstances surrounding the reporting unit. Under the income approach, the Company determines fair value based on estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit, which are discounted to the present value using discount factors that consider the timing and risk of cash flows. For the discount rate, the Company relies on the capital asset pricing model approach, which includes an assessment of the risk-free interest rate, the rate of return from publicly traded stocks, the Company’s risk relative to the overall market, the Company’s size and industry and other Company-specific risks. Other significant assumptions used in the income approach include the terminal value, growth rates, future capital expenditures and changes in future working capital requirements. The market approaches use key multiples from guideline businesses that are comparable and are traded on a public market. If the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount, there is no impairment. If the reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, then the second step must be completed to measure the amount of impairment, if any. Step two calculates the implied fair value of goodwill by deducting the fair value of all tangible and intangible net assets of the reporting unit from the fair value of the reporting unit as calculated in step one. In this step, the fair value of the reporting unit is allocated to all of the reporting unit’s assets and liabilities in a hypothetical purchase price allocation as if the reporting unit had been acquired on that date. If the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess.

 

Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates, strategic plans, and future market conditions, among others. There can be no assurance that the Company’s estimates and assumptions made for purposes of the goodwill impairment testing will prove to be accurate predictions of the future. Changes in assumptions and estimates could cause the Company to perform an impairment test prior to scheduled annual impairment tests. The Company performed its annual fair value assessment at December 31, 2020 on the goodwill recognized as part of the acquisition of Lifted, and determined that no impairment was necessary. Please refer to “NOTE 4 – THE COMPANY’S INVESTMENTS”, below, for more information.




Revenue

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606.

Revenue Recognition on the Sale of Raw Materials to Customers

The Company sells hemp flower, hemp-derived cannabinoids and other raw materials (“Raw Materials”) to various customers. The Company does not offer terms to customers buying Raw Materials. In the majority of sales of Raw Materials to customers, customers are required to pay the full price before receiving the Raw Materials. In some cases, with the sale of large quantities of Raw Materials to customers with whom the Company has established relationships, the Company may allow the customer to pay 50% of the purchase up front, and then, after delivery of the product, the customer is required to pay the remaining 50% of the purchase price.    

Revenue Recognition on the Sale of Products to Private Label Clients

Typically, private label clients are required to pay up front for the goods that they order. If the private label client orders more than ten stock keeping units (“SKUs”) in an order, the Company will collect a down payment of at least 50% of the total purchase order, and then will collect the remaining amount upon delivery of the purchased goods.

Revenue Recognition on the Sale of Lifted Liquids-Branded Products to Wholesalers, Distributors and End Users

The Company sells its own branded products to distributors, which then sell Lifted’s products to vape and smoke shops, CBD stores, convenience stores, health food stores, and other outlets. The Company also sells its own branded products to wholesalers and directly to consumers online.

The Company’s revenue is recognized when it satisfies a single performance obligation by transferring control of its products to a customer. Control is generally transferred when the Company’s products are either shipped or delivered based on the terms contained within the underlying contracts or agreements.

The Company excludes from revenues all taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are imposed on the sale of its products and collected from customers.

Promotional and other allowances (variable consideration) recorded as a reduction to gross sales, primarily include consideration given to the Company’s distributors or retail customers including, but not limited to, discounted products.  

Management believes that adequate provision has been made for cash discounts, returns and spoilage based on the Company’s historical experience.

Described below are some of the reasons why a customer may want to return an ordered item, and how the Company responds in each situation:

1) The ordered item breaks, melts, or separates in transit to the customer. In this case, the Company will replace the broken, melted or separated item at no cost to the customer.

2) The Company sent the wrong item to the customer. In this case, the Company will allow the customer to keep, at no cost to the customer, the item that was mistakenly sent to the customer. The Company will also send the correct product to the customer, at no cost to the customer.




3) The customer ordered the wrong product. In this case, the customer, at his/her own expense, must mail the mistakenly ordered product back to the Company, and the Company will mail the correct product to the customer.

4) The ordered item is recalled. In a situation where product is recalled, the Company will offer a replacement, credit, or refund.

Historically, the scenarios described above have occurred infrequently, and occurrences have been immaterial. However, during the third quarter of 2020, the Company provided many replacements, and issued refunds or credits to many customers who purchased delta-8-THC gummies that melted in transit, and delta-8-THC nano drops that had separation issues.

Disaggregation of Revenue

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, all of the Company’s sales occurred inside of the United States of America.

Contract Liabilities

Amounts received from a customer before the purchased product is shipped to the customer is treated as deferred revenue. If cash is not received, an accounts receivable is recognized, but revenue is not recognized until an order is fully shipped. The amount of deferred revenue as of March 31,2021 and December, 31, 2020 was $1,374,475 and $1,096,120, respectively.

Cost of Goods Sold – Cost of goods sold consists of the costs of raw materials utilized in the manufacture of products, direct labor, co-packing fees, repacking fees, freight and shipping charges, warehouse expenses incurred prior to the manufacture of Lifted’s finished products and certain quality control costs. Raw materials account for the largest portion of cost of sales. Raw materials include ingredients, product components and packaging materials. $38,651 of cost of goods sold during the three months ended March 31, 2021 relates to spoiled and obsolete inventory written off. There was no spoiled and obsolete inventory written off during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Operating Expenses– Operating expenses include stock compensation expense, selling, general and administrative expenses, bank charges and merchant fees, management bonuses, bad debt, payroll, consulting and independent contractor expenses, professional fees, advertising and marketing, depreciation and amortization, and warehouse and lab expenses.

Income Taxes – Provisions for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred income taxes. Deferred income taxes are provided on differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements and on tax carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income taxes. A valuation allowance is provided against deferred income tax assets when it is not more likely than not that the deferred income tax assets will be realized.




Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Basic earnings (loss) per common share is determined by dividing earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing earnings (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding during the period. When dilutive, the incremental potential common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants are determined by the treasury stock method. The following table summarizes the calculations of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2020

 

2019

Net Income (Loss)

 

$                    618,359

 

$                    (1,760,627)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

                        7,456,925

 

                        4,312,568

Diluted

 

 16,084,794

 

 4,312,568

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Net Income (Loss) per Share

 

$                                0.08

 

$                             (0.41)

Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share

 

$                             0.04

 

$                             (0.41)

As of March 31, 2021, in addition to our outstanding common stock, we have issued (a) options to purchase 1,151,698 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share, (b) warrants to purchase 403,921 shares of common stock at $1 per share, (c) warrants to purchase 6,000 shares of common stock at $5 per share, (d) rights to purchase warrants to purchase 2,625,000 shares of common stock at between $0.01 and $1.85 per share, (e) financing warrants to purchase 31,250 shares of common stock at $0.03 per share, and (f) warrants to purchase 2,295,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share.

Regarding the aforementioned rights to purchase warrants to purchase 2,625,000 shares of common stock at between $0.01 and $1.85 per share: of these, rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1.25 million shares of our commons stock are not vested and are not exercisable until a performance contingency is met.

Regarding the aforementioned warrants to purchase 2,295,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share: of the total, warrants to purchase 1,650,000 shares of our common stock are vested, while the remaining warrants to purchase 645,000 shares of our common stock are not vested and are subject to certain conditions and requirements.

At March 31, 2020, there were outstanding options to purchase 1,586,619 shares of common stock exercisable at between $0.001 and $2.00 per share, (b) rights to purchase warrants to purchase 2,625,000 shares of common stock exercisable at between $0.01 and $1.85 per share, (c) financing warrants to purchase 31,250 shares of common stock exercisable at $0.03 per share, (d) warrants to purchase 1,820,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share, and (e) and warrants to purchase 475,000 shares at $5.00 per share. As of the date of this report, none of these outstanding options, rights to purchase warrants or financing warrants have been exercised into shares of common stock. However, all of them may be exercised at any time in the sole discretion of the holder except for certain rights to purchase warrants to purchase 1.25 million shares of our common stock, which are not exercisable until a performance contingency is met, and except for 745,000 of the 1,820,000 warrants exercisable at $5.00 per share which are not yet vested and subject to certain performance contingencies. Also outstanding at March 31, 2020 was Series A Preferred Stock outstanding convertible into 6,615,000 shares of common stock. In addition, the Company has accepted subscriptions from four accredited investors to purchase 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000 in cash, convertible at the option of the holder into 100,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the




Company, or $5.00 per share of common stock of the Company. None of these are including in the diluted earnings calculation, given they are considered antidilutive.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements – In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (codified as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 326). ASC 326 adds to US GAAP the current expected credit loss model, a measurement model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this new guidance, an entity recognizes its estimate of expected credit losses as an allowance, which the FASB believes will result in more timely recognition of such losses. ASU 2016-13 and its amendments will be effective for the Company for interim and annual periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, though early adoption is permitted. The Company believes the adoption will modify the way the Company analyzes financial instruments. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal Use Software (Subtopic 250-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract” (“ASU 2018-15”). ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs for internal-use software. The accounting for any hosting contract is unchanged. ASU 2018-15 is effective on January 1, 2020 with early adoption permitted, including adoption in any interim period. Because the Company does not currently have any cloud computing arrangements that include a software license, fees associated with any hosting element are expensed as incurred.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes, eliminates certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to improve consistent application among reporting entities. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, though early adoption is permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2019-12 on its consolidated financial statements.

On August 5, 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40), which simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The ASU is effective for public business entities that meet the definition of a SEC filer, excluding smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The FASB noted that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-06 on its consolidated financial statements.

Advertising and Marketing Expenses – Advertising and marketing costs are expensed as incurred. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $52,027 in advertising and marketing expenses, which were primarily public relations, search engine optimization and trade show expenses. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company incurred $10,286 in advertising and marketing expenses, of which were primarily public relations and digital marketing.

Compensated Absences – Paid time off (“PTO”) is provided to employees and subcontractors who obtain approval for it from Nicholas S. Warrender, CEO of Lifted. Any approved PTO is granted at Mr. Warrender’s discretion, and mandatory PTO is zero days, thus no accrual is necessary.




Off Balance Sheet Arrangements – The Company has no off balance sheet arrangements.

Reclassifications – Some items from the prior period have been reclassified within the financial statements to conform with the current presentation.

Business Combinations and Consolidated Results of Operations and Outlook The Company accounts for its acquisitions under ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations and Reorganizations (“ASC Topic 805”). ASC Topic 805 provides guidance on how the acquirer recognizes and measures the consideration transferred, identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, non-controlling interests, and goodwill acquired in a business combination. ASC Topic 805 also expands required disclosures surrounding the nature and financial effects of business combinations. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred. 

When the Company acquires a business, we allocate the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction at their respective estimated fair values. We record any premium over the fair value of net assets acquired as goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price involves judgments and estimates both in characterizing the assets and in determining their fair value. We use all available information to make these fair value determinations and engage independent valuation specialists to assist in the fair value determination of the acquired long-lived assets.

During 2020, the acquisition of Lifted added approximately $4,444 in purchased intangible assets and $22,292,767 in goodwill to the consolidated balance sheet.

 

  

January 1, 2019 - February 24, 2020 (Acquisition Date) (1)

 

February 24, 2020 (Acquisition Date) - December 31, 2020 (2)

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

  

$

4,450,339

  

$

5,344,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings

  

$

549,999

  

461,913

Shown above are Lifted’s net sales and net earnings for the following two periods:

(1)January 1, 2019 through February 24, 2020 (acquisition date)

(2)February 24, 2020 (acquisition date) to December 31, 2020

The foregoing disclosures of net sales and net earnings during those periods solely reflects Lifted’s financial results. Prior to its acquisition of Lifted on February 24, 2020, Acquired Sales Corp. had no sources of revenue, so the acquisition of Lifted was significant for Acquired Sales Corp.

NOTE 2 – SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31, (Unaudited)

 

December 31, (Unaudited)

 

September 30, (Unaudited)

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2020

 

2019

 

2020

 

2019

 

Net Sales

$   3,353,270

 

$        370,424

 

$         2,196,518

 

$                      0

 

$        1,509,437

 

$                   0

 

Cost of Goods Sold

1,707,523

 

198,109

 

1,312,946

 

0

 

878,327

 

0

 

Gross Profit

1,645,747

 

172,315

 

883,572

 

0

 

631,110

 

0

 

Stock Compensation Expense

                      -   

 

            1,393,648

 

0

 

2,007

 

0

 

37,961

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

                56,464

 

                24,703

 

43,081

 

13,325

 

40,568

 

12,825

 

Accrual for Company-Wide Management Bonus Pool

              342,947

 

                      -   

 

                        -   

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 




Management Bonuses Owed Under Compensation Agreement

                      -   

 

              350,000

 

                        -   

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 

Bank Charges and Merchant Fees

                66,570

 

 

 

27,824

 

30

 

14,702

 

90

 

Bad Debt

977

 

728

 

2,915

 

0

 

94,251

 

0

 

Payroll, Consulting and Independent Contractor Expenses

              307,524

 

                83,217

 

211,851

 

30,000

 

275,149

 

45,000

 

Professional Fees

93,033

 

66,554

 

80,810

 

114,431

 

50,235

 

52,142

 

Advertising and Marketing

52,027

 

                10,286

 

22,384

 

960

 

26,670

 

3,782

 

Depreciation and Amortization

                41,783

 

                  1,877

 

5,245

 

0

 

5,092

 

0

 

Rent Expense

5,430

 

-   

 

8,388

 

0

 

6,747

 

0

 

Warehouse & Lab Expenses (too small to capitalize)

                18,500

 

                      -   

 

5,433

 

0

 

3,974

 

0

 

Income/(Loss) From Operations

660,493

 

          (1,758,698)

 

475,641

 

(160,753)

 

113,722

 

(151,800)

 

Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) From 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC (FR3SH)

                (7,211)

 

                      -   

 

(4,429)

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 

Income from SmplyLifted for WCJ Labor

                  1,072

 

                      -   

 

                        -   

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 

Settlement Income/Gain on Settlement

                      -   

 

                      -   

 

12,500

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 

Interest Expense

(36,347)

 

(7,605)

 

(19,281)

 

                       -   

 

(19,281)

 

                   -   

 

Dividend Income

-   

 

-   

 

2,495

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 

Warehouse Buildout Credits

                    600

 

                      -   

 

600

 

                       -   

 

600

 

                   -   

 

Penalties

(450)

 

-   

 

 

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 

Gain on Forgiveness of Debt

                      -   

 

                      -   

 

81,272

 

                       -   

 

                        -   

 

                   -   

 

Interest Income

202

 

5,676

 

733

 

12,369

 

782

 

5,334

 

Total Other Income/(Expenses)

(42,134)

 

                (1,929)

 

73,890

 

12,369

 

(17,899)

 

5,334

 

Income/(Loss) Before Provision for Income Taxes

618,359

 

(1,760,627)

 

549,531

 

(148,384)

 

95,823

 

(146,466)

 

Provision for Income Taxes

                        -

 

                      -   

 

                          -

 

                         -

 

                          -

 

                     -

 

Net Income/(Loss) Attributable to Acquired Sales Corp. common stockholders

$    618,359

 

$  (1,760,627)

 

$           549,531

 

$       (148,384)

 

$             95,823

 

$      (146,466)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings/(Loss) Per Common Share Attributable to Acquired Sales Corp. common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Basic

$           0.08

 

$           (0.41)

 

$                  0.06

 

$              (0.11)

 

$                 0.01

 

$             (0.06)

 

    Diluted

$           0.04

 

$          (0.41)

 

$                  0.02

 

$              (0.11)

 

$                      -  

 

$             (0.06)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Basic

7,456,925

 

4,312,568

 

6,463,301

 

2,726,669

 

6,460,236

 

2,597,302

 

    Diluted

16,084,794

 

4,312,568

 

16,040,170

 

2,726,669

 

6,460,236

 

2,597,302

 

NOTE 3 – RECEIPT OF LOANS UNDER THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM AND THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) is making small business owners eligible to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan advance of up to $10,000 under its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program (the “EIDL”). This advance provides economic relief to businesses that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue. This loan advance will not have to be repaid. Lifted applied for and received a $10,000 loan advance under the EIDL (“EIDL Advance”) on April 20, 2020. Lifted recognized a $10,000 gain on the forgiveness of the EIDL Advance on April 21, 2020.

Lifted also applied for and received a loan (the “PPP Loan”) under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was




enacted March 27, 2020. The PPP Loan was issued by BMO Harris Bank (the “Lender”) in the aggregate principal amount of $149,622.50 and evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”), dated April 14, 2020 issued by Lifted to the Lender. The Note matures on April 14, 2022. The Note bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum, payable monthly commencing on November 14, 2020, following an initial deferral period as specified under the PPP. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, Lifted had an accrual of $1,443 and $1,074, respectively, for the interest on the PPP Loan. The Note may be prepaid by Lifted at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Proceeds from the PPP Loan will be available to Lifted to fund designated expenses, including certain payroll costs and other permitted expenses, in accordance with the PPP. Under the terms of the PPP, up to the entire amount of principal and accrued interest of the PPP Loan may be forgiven to the extent that at least 75% of the PPP Loan proceeds are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and applicable implementing guidance issued by the SBA under the PPP. Acquired Sales Corp. believes that Lifted has used at least 75% of the PPP Loan amount for designated qualifying expenses and Lifted applied for forgiveness of the PPP Loan in accordance with the terms of the PPP.

As mentioned in NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS, on April 20, 2021, the entire PPP Loan ($149,622) and the interest payable on the PPP Loan ($1,525) was forgiven by the SBA.

NOTE 4 - RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

Going Concern – The Company has a history of recurring losses which have resulted in an accumulated deficit of $16,550,988 as of March 31, 2021. Bankruptcy of the Company at some point in the future is a possibility. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Management plans to sustain the Company as a going concern by taking the following actions: (1) acquiring and/or developing profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations; and/or (2) completing private placements of the Company’s common stock and/or preferred stock. Management believes that by taking these actions, the Company will be provided with sufficient future operations and cash flow to continue asa going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees whatsoever that the Company will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, any such actions can be expected to result in substantial dilution to the existing shareholders of the Company.

The Company’s investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits made the Company a minority owner of these companies. As a minority owner, the Company is not able to recognize any portion of Ablis’, Bendistillery’s or Bend Spirits’ revenues or earnings in the Company’s financial statements. The Company monitors its investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits, and from time to time and will evaluate whether there has been a potential impairment of value.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, combined with the expenses and potential liabilities associated with litigation involving Lifted, combined with the regulatory risks and uncertainties associated with the cannabinoid-infused products, vaping and nicotine products industries, combined with the risks associated with internet hacking or sabotage, combined with the risks of employee and/or independent contractor disloyalty or theft of Company information and opportunities, have created significant adverse risks to the Company, which have caused substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Also, the Company has Preferred Stock outstanding that is currently accruing dividends at the rate of 3% per year. Also, the Company has not yet paid an aggregate of $300,000 of bonuses owed to its CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, and William C. "Jake" Jacobs, President and CFO, because it currently does not have the funds to do so, and an additional aggregate of $350,000 of bonuses owed to them have been deferred until on or after January 1, 2021. These aggregate of $650,000 of bonuses are due and payable upon demand. In addition, factors that could materially affect future operating results include, but are not limited to, changes to laws and regulations, especially those related to CBD, CBG, CBN, delta-8-THC, delta-9-THC, nicotine products, vaping, vendor concentration risk, customer concentration risk, customer credit risk, and counterparty risk. The Company maintains levels of cash in a bank deposit account that, at times,




may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such account and it believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash.

No assurance or guarantee whatsoever can be given that the net income of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Lifted Made will be sufficient to allow the Company to pay all of its operating expenses and the dividends accruing on the Company’s preferred stock. As a result, there is substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. Bankruptcy of the Company at some point in the future is a possibility. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

The Company currently has one revenue-generating subsidiary, Lifted Made. If and to the extent that the revenue generated by Lifted Made is not adequate to pay the Company’s operating expenses and the dividends accruing on its preferred stock, then Company management plans to sustain the Company as a going concern by taking the following actions: (1) acquiring and/or developing additional profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations; and/or (2) completing private placements of the Company’s common stock and/or preferred stock. Management believes that by taking these actions, the Company will be provided with sufficient future operations and cash flow to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees whatsoever that the Company will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, any such actions can be expected to result in substantial dilution to the existing shareholders of the Company.

Concentration of Credit Risks – During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, there were no customers who made up more than 8% of Lifted Made's sales. Regarding the purchases of raw and finished goods ("Supplies") during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, approximately 53% of the supplies were from 5 vendors.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, four customers made up approximately 50% of Lifted Made’s sales. During the period February 24, 2020 through December 31, 2020, five customers made up approximately 57% of Lifted’s sales.

Regarding the purchases of raw goods and finished goods (“Supplies”), during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, approximately 75% of the Supplies that Lifted purchased were from seven vendors. During the period February 24, 2020 through December 31, 2020, approximately 61% of the Supplies that Lifted purchased were from five vendors. The loss of Lifted’s relationships with these vendors and customers could have a material adverse effect on Lifted’s business.

NOTE 5 – THE COMPANY’S INVESTMENTS

The Company’s Investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits

On April 30, 2019, the Company purchased 4.99% of the common stock of each of Ablis Holding Company, Bendistillery Inc., and Bend Spirits, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $1,896,200. The Company’s investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits made the Company a minority owner of these companies. As a minority owner, the Company will not be able to recognize any portion of Ablis’, Bendistillery’s or Bend Spirits’ revenues or earnings in the Company’s financial statements.

Pursuant to US GAAP, the Company is obligated to periodically review its investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits. During the fourth quarter of each year, the Company typically obtains the financial statements of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits, which typically have been reviewed by a third party accounting firm, and the Company performs an annual impairment assessment. The Company’s investments are valued at cost less impairment, pursuant to ASC 321. The reviewed financial statements of




these companies are not audited, the Company is not active in the management of these companies, and except for these companies’ annual meeting of its Board of Directors, the Company’s assessment of these companies is inherently limited to infrequent and relatively brief conversations with officers of these companies and to reviews of those reviewed financial statements.

On February 17, 2021, a telephonic meeting of the board of directors of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits was held. During this meeting, the management of those companies reviewed the performance of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits during calendar year 2020. Based upon the financial and non-financial information that was shared with Acquired Sales Corp. during that conference call, the management of Acquired Sales Corp. believes that no impairment of the value of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits or Ablis is warranted at this point in time. The information that was shared by the management of Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits included, among other things: a 17% increase in sales in 2020 compared to 2019 at Bendistillery, expansion of Bendistillery’s business from restaurants and bars to liquor stores, positive employee morale since none of Bendistillery’s sales team was laid off during the pandemic, new clients of Bend Spirits expected to come online in 2021, and positive sales trends during recent months at Ablis including more direct-to-consumer sales. Moreover, in Oregon, bars and restaurants opened up to 25% capacity on February 12, 2021; historically, most of Ablis’ sales have come from bars and restaurants. Also, a new 17,000 square foot building is being built at Bendistillery’s headquarters, and pasteurization, canning and packaging are expected to be brought in house once the building is operational later in 2021; by bringing pasteurization, canning and packaging in house, management expects to save manufacturing time and costs and to internalize the profits from those functions. Also, Ablis’ management finished re-branding the brand this year, has cut operational costs, is in the process of launching new functional beverages, and is in discussions with some multi-state distributors to distribute Ablis beverages.

The Company’s Investment in Lifted Made

 

The Company performed its annual fair value assessmentassessments at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 on the goodwill recognized as part of the acquisition of Lifted, and determined that no impairment was necessary. The factors that led the Company to this conclusion include, among other things: continued growth in sales and profitability quarter-over-quarter,year-over-year, the launch of first-to-market, ground-breaking new products, the addition of more and more wholesalers and distributors nationwide, increased sales to wholesalers and end consumers, the continued growth of Lifted’s flagship brand Urb Finest Flowers, and continued positive publicity of Lifted. Lifted has also been limited in its production capacity due to the size of its facility in Zion, Illinois. With Lifted’s recent move into a much larger facility located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Lifted should be able to produce a greater quantity of products to meet demand.

 

The Company’s Investment in SmplyLifted LLC

 

Acquired Sales Corp.On September 22, 2020, LFTD Partners Inc. and Lifted Made and privately-held SMPLSTC, Costa Mesa, CA (www.SMPLSTCBD.com) have created(www.SMPLSTCBD.com) formed an equally-owned new entity called SmplyLifted LLC, which has begun selling non-tobaccosold tobacco-free nicotine pouches in several flavors and nicotine strengths under the brand name FR3SH (www.GETFR3SH.com)(www.GETFR3SH.com).

 

On September 22, 2020, SmplyLifted LLC was formed. Lifted hashad a 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC. The other 50% of SmplyLifted is owned by SMPLSTC LLC and its principals, who are located in Costa Mesa, California. Under US GAAP, the Company usesused the equity method to account for its 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted. Under the equity method of accounting, the Company recordsrecorded its share (50%) of SmplyLifted’s earnings (or losses) as income (or losses) on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company recorded its initial investment in SmplyLifted, which was $200,000, as an asset at historical cost. Under the equity method, the investment’s value iswas periodically adjusted to reflect the changes in value due to Lifted’s share in SmplyLifted’s income or losses.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized a loss of $4,429 from its 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted, and wrote down the value of its investment in SmplyLifted to $195,571. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized a loss of $195,571 from its 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted. At December 31, 2021, Lifted Made wrote off its receivables from SmplyLifted, and its loans to SmplyLifted, which totaled $388,727.

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On February 9, 2022, Lifted Made signed an Agreement to sell its 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC to Corner Vapory LLC, an affiliate of NWarrender, CEO of Lifted, for $1, plus ninety-nine percent (99%) of any and all payments and other consideration received or owed to Corner Vapory LLC in regard to SmplyLifted’s existing inventory of FR3SH brand tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted has the option to re-purchase the 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC from Corner Vapory LLC for $1,000 in cash at any time on or before December 31, 2032.

NOTE 67 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET




Property and Equipment consist of the following:

 

Asset Class

 

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Machinery & Equipment

 

$                   119,638

$               103,084

 

$258,533

 

$258,533

 

Leasehold Improvements - Zion

 

$                     26,089

$                 42,381

Leasehold Improvements - Kenosha

Leasehold Improvements - Kenosha

$                   111,509

$                         -   

 

$154,485

 

$152,985

 

Furniture & Fixtures - Kenosha

 

$                     11,636

$                   4,288

Trade Show Booths

 

$23,488

 

$23,488

 

Vehicles

 

$75,047

 

$22,309

 

Computer Equipment

 

$7,312

 

$7,312

 

Furniture & Fixtures

 

$46,553

 

 

$46,553

 

Sub-total:

 

$                   268,872

$               149,753

 

$565,418

 

$511,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

$                   (43,390)

$                (14,361)

 

$(106,067)

 

$(77,967)

 

$                   225,482

$               135,392

 

$459,351

 

 

$433,213

 

 

During the first quarter of 2021, management re-evaluated theThe useful lives of its property and equipment and determined the useful lives perCompany’s fixed assets by asset class to be:are as follows:

 

Asset Class

Estimated Useful Life

Machinery & Equipment

60 months

Leasehold Improvements

60 months

Trade Show Booths

36 months

Vehicles

60 months

Computer Equipment

60 months

Furniture & Fixtures

60 months

 

Depreciation expense of $15,173 was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2022. In comparison, depreciation expense of $29,029 was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Depreciation expense of $4,283 was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

As described in “Description of Certain Key Provisions of the Transaction Documents Relating to the Lifted Merger Agreement”, the Promissory Note is secured by (a) a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Lifted; and (b) a pledge of: (i) all of the capital stock of Lifted; (ii) all of the common stock of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits and Ablis that is owned by the Company; and (iii) all of the capital stock of any other entity owned by the Company, Lifted or any of their subsidiaries, pursuant to a Collateral Stock Pledge Agreement between Mr. Warrender, as Secured Party, and the Company and Lifted, as Pledgors.

 

NOTE 78 – NOTES RECEIVABLE

 

SmplyLifted LLC

 

At March 31, 2021, the Company had made shortfall loans to SmplyLifted LLC totaling $387,500, used primarily for the purchase of inventory. As of March 31, 2021, imputed interest receivable on the loans totaled $149.

 

At December 31, 2021, the Company had made interest-free loans to SmplyLifted LLC totaling $387,500, used primarily for the purchase of inventory. As of December 31, 2021, imputed interest receivable on the loans totaled $580. As described above, at December 31, 2021, these notes and related interest receivable were written off. 

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CBD Lion LLC

 

On August 8, 2019, the Company made an unsecured $300,000 loan to Lion (the “Loan”) evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”) in connection with the proposed Merger Agreement with Lion. Per the terms of the Note, if the Transaction did not close and the merger agreement were terminated, then the Loan was to be repaid by Lion to the Company in six equal monthly installments of principal, together with accrued interest at the rate of 6% per year, with the first such installment due and payable by Lion to the Company on the first day of the first calendar month following the termination of the merger agreement. The Merger Agreement was terminated by the Company on November 14, 2019 and the Note became payable. During December 2019, the principal of the Note was repaid by Lion down to $200,000, and Lion also paid the accrued interest on the Note of $6,945.

 

Due to termination of the Merger Agreement, and per Section 5.15(b) of the Merger Agreement, as of December 31, 2019 the Company owed CBD Lion $31,500 for reimbursement of professional fees related to the audit of CBD Lion.




This left Lion with a net balance owed to the Company of $168,500 as of December 31, 2019. On March 2, 2020, Lion and the Company agreed that the repayment of such $168,500 will be made in eleven equal monthly installments of principal due and payable by Lion to the Company on the first day of each calendar month starting on April 1, 2020, and that no additional interest will accrue. All such eleven payments have been made by Lion through February 1, 2021. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, The Company wrote off as bad debt interest of $2,006 that was receivable from the CBD Lion for the period January 1, 2020 through March 1, 2020. The Company calculated imputed interest receivable of $2,112 from CBD Lion for the period March 2, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

 

The William Noyes Webster Foundation, Inc.

 

The Foundation, a non-profit Massachusetts corporation, has received a provisional registration from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to own and operate a medical marijuana cultivation facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and a medical marijuana dispensary in Dennis, Massachusetts. Jane W. Heatley (“Heatley”) is the founder and a member of the board of directors of the Foundation.

 

Teaming Agreement – The Company believes it is highly likely that the board of directors of the Foundation will only approve contracts that have been negotiated and approved by Heatley. Consequently, on July 8, 2014, the Company entered into a Teaming Agreement (the "Teaming Agreement"“Teaming Agreement”) with Heatley, in which, among other things: (1) the Company and Heatley agreed to use their respective best efforts, working exclusively together as a team, and not as a partnership or other entity, in order to consummate transactions, agreements, contracts or other arrangements pursuant to which the Company will provide capital and expertise to the Foundation; and (2) Heatley agreed that Heatley shall not, and shall not permit the Foundation to, discuss or negotiate for debt or equity financing, or consulting services or other expertise, from any third party. The Company claims that Heatley violated the Teaming Agreement by discussing and negotiating for debt or equity financing, or consulting services or other expertise, from at least one third party. Heatley claims that the Company violated the Teaming Agreement alleging that the Company failed to lend funds to the Foundation in accordance with the Teaming Agreement. The Company believes Heatley'sHeatley’s claim to be baseless. No assurances whatsoever can be made that Heatley will comply with the terms of the Teaming Agreement, nor that the Company will be able to adequately enforce the terms of the Teaming Agreement if it is ever the subject of litigation.

 

Promissory Note – On July 14, 2014, the Foundation signed and delivered to the Company a Secured Promissory Note (the "Note"“Note”) which is in the stated loan amount of $1,500,000, and is secured by a Security Agreement of even date therewith (the “Security Agreement”). The Note provides that the $1,500,000 loan may be advanced in one or more installments as the Foundation and the Company may mutually agree upon. The Foundation and the Company mutually agreed that the first installment of this loan would be $602,500. Pursuant to instructions from the Foundation, on July 14, 2014, the Company paid $2,500 owed by the Foundation to one of its consultants, and the Company advanced $600,000 directly to the Foundation. The amount and timing of subsequent loan installments under the Note, which could have totaled $897,500, had not yet been mutually agreed upon between the Foundation and the Company as of the date of the Note.

 

Between April and July 2015, the Company loaned an additional $135,350 to the Foundation, evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Agreement. Following such additional loans, the principal of the loan from the Company to the Foundation, evidenced by the Note and secured by the Security Agreement, is now $737,850. The principal balance outstanding under the Note bore interest at the rate of 12.5% per annum, compounded monthly. It was contemplated that the first payment of accrued interest by the Foundation under the Note would be made as soon after the Foundation commences operations of the Plymouth Cultivation Facility and the Dennis Dispensary as the Foundation'sFoundation’s cash flows shall reasonably permit, but in any event no later than one year after the Foundation commences operations. The principal of the Note would be payable in eight consecutive equal quarterly installments, commencing on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Foundation commences operations. Principal on the Note and related accrued interest would be considered past due if the aforementioned payments were not received by their due dates.




Uncollectable Note and Interest Receivable – The Company assessed the collectability of the Note based on the adequacy of the Foundation’s collateral and the Foundation’s capability of repaying the Note according to its terms. Based on this assessment, on September 1, 2015, the Company concluded that Note and interest receivable would not be collectible. As such, the Company wrote off the Note totaling $737,850 and interest receivable totaling $97,427 as bad debt expense on September 1, 2015.

 

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NOTE 89 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

www.LiftedMade.com Website

 

The cost of developing Lifted’s website, www.LiftedMade.com,, is being amortized over 32 months, and $347 in amortization related to the website was recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2022. In comparison, $417 in amortization related to the website was recognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

 

TheNOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Shipping Costs

During 2020 and 2021, Lifted Made Mergershared a shipping account with a company operated by Nicholas S. Warrender’s father, Robert T. Warrender II, who is also an employee of Lifted and a member of the board of directors of LFTD Partners Inc. Lifted did this in an effort to reduce shipping costs, as the shipper gave a price discount based on volume. Lifted reimbursed Robert T. Warrender II’s company for the cost of shipping. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Lifted reimbursed Robert T. Warrender II’s company $41,902 in shipping costs. In 2022, Lifted no longer shared a shipping account with a company operated by Nicholas S. Warrender’s father, Robert T. Warrender II, so Lifted did not reimburse Robert T. Warrender II’s company for any shipping costs during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Robert T. Warrender II

In January 2022, Lifted hired Robert T. Warrender II, Nicholas S. Warrender’s father, as an employee. Robert T. Warrender II is also a Director of LFTD Partners Inc. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, $9,231 in wages were paid to Robert T. Warrender II.

Robert T. Warrender III

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, $33,423 in sales commissions were paid to Robert T. Warrender III, who is Nicholas S. Warrender’s brother, and Director Robert T. Warrender II’s son. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, $2,072 in sales commissions were paid to Robert T. Warrender III.

Vincent J. Mesolella

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Lead Outside Director Vincent J. Mesolella was paid $40,000 of the Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount, and he also received his $4,000 quarterly director fee.

Joshua A. Bloom

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Dr. Joshua A. Bloom, Director, was paid $20,000 of the Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount, and he also received his $4,000 quarterly director fee.

Richard E. Morrissy

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Richard E. Morrissy, Director, received his $4,000 quarterly director fee.

James S. Jacobs

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Dr. James S. Jacobs, Director, received his $4,000 quarterly director fee.

Kevin J. Rocio

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Kevin J. Rocio, Director, received his $4,000 quarterly director fee.

Gerard M. Jacobs

 

The termsCompensation Agreement contemplated an aggregate of $350,000 being paid by the Company to GJacobs and WJacobs upon the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Lifted Mergerand an aggregate of $350,000 being paid by the Company to GJacobs and WJacobs upon December 1, 2020, but such payments were not timely made, and pursuant to the Amendment No. 1 such aggregate of $700,000 of compensation was deferred and made due and payable by the Company to GJacobs and WJacobs together with interest accrued at the rate of 2% annually commencing January 1, 2021, upon demand by GJacobs and WJacobs, and through the date of the Omnibus Agreement only $58,439 of such deferred compensation had been paid to GJacobs (the remaining unpaid deferred compensation together with accrued interest is hereby referred to as follows:the “Deferred Compensation”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, the Deferred Compensation was paid by the Company to GJacobs and WJacobs in January 2022. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Gerard M. Jacobs was also paid $143,713 of the Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount.

 

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In comparison, at March 31, 2021, there was total interest of $2,466 payable to Gerard M. Jacobs related to the Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to Gerard M. Jacobs and the bonus payable for closing on the Company’s acquisition of Lifted.

William C. “Jake” Jacobs

As described above, the Compensation Agreement contemplated an aggregate of $350,000 being paid by the Company acquiredto GJacobs and WJacobs upon the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Lifted and an aggregate of $350,000 being paid by the Company to GJacobs and WJacobs upon December 1, 2020, but such payments were not timely made, and pursuant to the Amendment No. 1 such aggregate of $700,000 of compensation was deferred and made due and payable by the Company to GJacobs and WJacobs together with interest accrued at the rate of 2% annually commencing January 1, 2021, upon demand by GJacobs and WJacobs, and through the date of the Omnibus Agreement only $58,439 of such deferred compensation had been paid to GJacobs (the remaining unpaid deferred compensation together with accrued interest is hereby referred to as the “Deferred Compensation”). Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, the Deferred Compensation was paid by the Company to GJacobs and WJacobs in January 2022. Moreover, pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement and simultaneously with such payment of the Deferred Compensation as set out above, the Company paid WJacobs a bonus of $300,000 in January 2022. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, William C. Jacobs was also paid $152,341 of the Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount.

In comparison, as of March 31, 2021, there was total interest of $986 payable to William C. “Jake” Jacobs related to the Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to William C. “Jake” Jacobs and the bonus payable for closing on the Company’s acquisition of Lifted. Also, at March 31, 2021, $2,681 in income tax previously erroneously paid by William C. Jacobs to the Illinois Department of Revenue during the year ended December 31, 2021, and refunded back to Lifted by the Illinois Department of Revenue in January 2021, was payable by Lifted to William C. Jacobs. 

Nicholas S. Warrender

On February 24, 2020 we closed on the acquisition of 100% of the ownership of CBD-infused products maker Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) of Zion, Illinois (the “Merger”), for consideration of (1) $3,750,000 in cash, plus(2) $3,750,000 in the form of a secured promissory note consideration (the "Promissory Note")accruing interest of $3,750,000, plus2% per year, (3) 3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company (the "Stock Consideration"“Stock Consideration”), plus(4) 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company that will constitute deferred contingent compensation to be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Deferred“Deferred Contingent Stock"Stock”), plusand (5) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share that will be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the CorporationCompany at the closing of the Merger (the "Warrants"“Warrants”).

 

·On December 30, 2021, LIFD repaid all principal and interest due under the $3,750,000 promissory note between Nicholas S. Warrender and LIFD dated February 24, 2020 that was a portion of the Merger Consideration paid by LIFD to Nicholas S. Warrender under the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of that promissory note, the unpaid balance of the note accrued interest at the rate of 2% per annum.

On December 30, 2021, Nicholas S. Warrender kept $1,000,000 of the repayment, plus accrued interest, and on January 3, 2022, reloaned $2,750,000 back to LIFD at the rate of 2.5% (the “$2,750,000 Promissory Note”).

The $2,750,000 Promissory Note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender, is in the principal amount of $3,750,000. The Promissory NoteNWarrender is secured by a perfected first lien security interest (the “Security Interest”) that encumbers all of the assets of the Company and Lifted, and by a pledge of allLifted. The Company is obligated to pay off the principal of the common stock of Lifted, Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits that are owned by the Company. The$2,750,000 Promissory Note accruesin five semi-annual payments to NWarrender of $458,333 and a sixth and final semi-annual payment to NWarrender of $458,335, in each case plus accrued interest, at the rate of 2% annually, and has a term of five years, subject to mandatory partial prepayment using 50% of all capital raised bystarting on June 30, 2022.

If the Company other thanis able to raise additional capital raised in connection with two potential acquisitions in Wisconsin, and subject to mandatory full prepayment if and when Lifted achieves an aggregate post-Closing EBITDAvia borrowing or the sale of $7,500,000. Lifted will not be using anyequity securities of the loan or grant money that Lifted has received fromCompany the SBACompany will be obligated to make any paymentsprepay all remaining principal and all accrued interest on the $2,750,000 Promissory Note payable jointlyto NWarrender within two business days following the closing of any debt or equity capital raise by Payors following the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender. date of the $2,750,000 Promissory Note in the amount of $8,000,000 or more.

 

·The purposeAs of the 645,000 sharesMarch 31, 2022, there was accrued interest of unregistered common stock of Acquired Sales that constitutes the Deferred Contingent Stock is to incentivize certain persons whom Nicholas S. Warrender considers necessary to allow Lifted and the Company to succeed going forward. Among other persons, Nicholas S. Warrender designated as recipients of shares of the Deferred Contingent Stock certain employees of Lifted and William C. "Jake" Jacobs, the Company's President and CFO. The vesting of certain shares of the Deferred Contingent Stock is subject to certain terms and conditions, and if any of such terms and conditions are not met then any unvested Deferred Contingent Stock will be issued and delivered$16,575 payable to Nicholas S. Warrender as additional Merger consideration, unless Nicholas S. Warrender agrees to an alternative allocation of such unvested Deferred Contingent Stock. 

·The purpose of the Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share is to incentivize certain persons whom Nicholas S. Warrender considers necessary to allow Lifted and the Company to succeed going forward. Among other persons, Nicholas S. Warrender designated as recipients of Warrants certain employees, officers and directors of Lifted and the Company. The vesting of certain of the Warrants will be subject to certain terms and conditions, and if any of such terms and conditions are not met then any unvested Warrants will be terminated or alternatively allocated to other employees of Lifted. 

·Nicholas S. Warrender was granted certain registration rights for the 3,900,455 shares of the Company’s unregistered common stock that he received in the Merger, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Registration Rights Agreement. 

·Nicholas S. Warrender, the Company's President and CFO William C. “Jake” Jacobs, and the Company's Chairman and CEO Gerard M. Jacobs, who together as a group have stockholder and managerial control of the Company, entered into a Stockholders Agreement to vote in concert regarding the election of directors of the Company and on certain other matters.   

·The Company has entered into a long-term employment agreements with Nicholas S. Warrender, William C. "Jake" Jacobs,  




and Gerard M. Jacobs, pursuant to which each of them is entitled to $100,000 in base salary and an annual bonus stemming from the Company’s cash management bonus pool.




·The effects of the Merger are that all assets, property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses, and authority of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) and Lifted have vested in Lifted as the surviving entity in the Merger, and all debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, and duties of Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) have become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions, and duties of Lifted as the surviving entity in the Merger. Lifted is operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. 

·The articles of incorporation of Lifted are the articles of incorporation of the surviving entity in the Merger, and the by-laws of Lifted are the by-laws of the surviving entity of the Merger. 

·Upon the Closing of the Merger, the authorized number of directors of the Corporation was increased from seven to nine. The Corporation’s directors currently consist of eight persons following the election of a new board of directors and the subsequent resignation of Michael D. McCaffrey: Gerard M. Jacobs, JD (Chairman), Nicholas S. Warrender (Vice Chairman), Vincent J. Mesolella (Lead Outside Director), Joshua A. Bloom, MD, James S. Jacobs, MD, Richard E. Morrissy, Kevin J. Rocio, and Robert T. Warrender II.  

·Upon the Closing of the Merger, the officers of the Corporation are as follows, each to hold office until his successor is duly elected or appointed and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, or removal in accordance with applicable Law: Gerard M. Jacobs, JD - Chairman, CEO and Secretary; William C. "Jake" Jacobs, CPA - President, CFO and Treasurer; and Nicholas S. Warrender - Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. 

Source of Funds for the Lifted Merger

The source of funds for the $3,750,000 cash component of the acquisition of Lifted was proceeds from previous sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible at $1 per share of common stock of the Company) and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible at $5 per share of common stock of the Company). We anticipate that the source of funds to repay the $3,750,000 Promissory Note component of the acquisition of Lifted will be proceeds from future sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s equity securities, and revenue from Lifted's business. Professional costs in connection with the Merger were paid using cash on hand that was sourced from previous sales of Acquired Sales Corp.’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

Post-Merger Shareholder Rights and Accounting Treatment of the Merger

There are no material differences in the rights of the Company’s shareholders as a result of the Merger, as the nature of the shares of common stock of the Company has not changed due to the Merger. However, there has been stockholder dilution with additional shares and warrants outstanding.

As of the date of acquisition (February 24, 2020), the Merger was considered a business combination. The accounting treatment of the Merger is that the Company is deemed to be the accounting acquirer of Lifted, and Lifted is deemed to be the accounting acquiree, under the acquisition method of accounting.

The Application of Accounting Guidance to the Merger

Quoted below are the accounting standards codification guidance relating to the accounting treatment of the Company’s acquisition of Lifted as of the date of Merger, followed by the Company’s comments regarding the application of that guidance to the Merger:

Guidance: “Other pertinent facts and circumstances also shall be considered in identifying the acquirer in a business combination effected by exchanging equity interests, including the following:

1. a. The relative voting rights in the combined entity after the business combination. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose owners as a group retain or receive the largest portion of the voting rights in the combined entity. In determining which group of owners retains or receives the largest portion of the voting rights, an entity shall consider the existence of any unusual or special voting arrangements and options, warrants, or convertible securities.”




The Company’s Comments: In evaluating which entity whose owners as a group retain or receive the largest portion of the voting rights in the combined entity, the Company observes that: (1) the voting rights held by the Company’s outstanding common stock, options and warrants, and convertible securities represented a total of 13,684,538 shares on a fully diluted basis; and (2) the voting rights held by the Company’s outstanding common stock, options and warrants, convertible securities, 3,900,455 shares of common stock issued to Nicholas S. Warrender, 645,000 shares of deferred contingent common stock issued in the merger, and the 1,820,000 warrants granted in the merger, represented a total of 20,049,993 shares on a fully diluted basis. Consequently, the existing shareholders of the Company owned 68% of the merged entity on a fully diluted basis. Note: many of the 645,000 shares of deferred contingent stock and many of the 1,820,000 warrants granted in the transaction were issued to current officers and directors of the Company, and, pursuant to the Compensation Agreement dated June 19, 2019, as a result of the Company’s closing of the acquisition of Lifted, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs were awarded warrants to purchase 250,000 and 225,000 shares of common stock of the Company at $5.00 per share, respectively, so the existing shareholders of the Company actually owned more than 68% of the combined entity on a fully diluted basis. The foregoing analysis of the relative voting rights of the combined entity suggests that the Company should be considered to be the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

Guidance: 2. b. The existence of a large minority voting interest in the combined entity if no other owner or organized group of owners has a significant voting interest. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose single owner or organized group of owners holds the largest minority voting interest in the combined entity.”

The Company’s Comments: The stockholders agreement entered into between Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs effectively prevents Nicholas S. Warrender from exercising any control over the combined entity that is not approved by the Company’s current management team of Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs. This effect of the stockholders agreement suggests that the Company should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

Guidance:3. c. The composition of the governing body of the combined entity. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose owners have the ability to elect or appoint or to remove a majority of the members of the governing body of the combined entity.”

The Company’s Comments:The pre-closing directors of the Company had seven seats on the Board of Directors of the combined entity, and Nicholas S. Warrender and his nominee Kevin J. Rocio received only two seats. In addition, the stockholders agreement between Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs effectively prevents Nicholas S. Warrender from taking control over the Board of Directors of the combined entity post-closing. The foregoing analysis suggests that the Company should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.  

Guidance: 4. d. The composition of the senior management of the combined entity. The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose former management dominates the management of the combined entity.”

The Company’s Comments:The pre-closing officers of the Company continue to serve as the Company’s Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary. The only additional officer role is that of Nicholas S. Warrender, who now serves as the Company’s Vice Chairman and COO. The foregoing analysis suggests that the Company should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.  




Guidance:5. e. The terms of the exchange of equity interests. The acquirer usually is the combining entity that pays a premium over the precombination fair value of the equity interests of the other combining entity or entities.”

The Company’s Comments: It is very difficult to say with any certainty whether or not the Company paid a premium over the precombination fair value of Lifted. Most of the companies in the cannabis industry are losing money and nevertheless are enjoying market capitalizations that are massively higher than the consideration that the Company paid to acquire Lifted. However, Lifted has historically been involved in the vaping and e-liquids industry, and it is unclear what discount to fair value should be attributed to that involvement. The foregoing analysis does not assist us in reaching any conclusion as to which entity should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

Guidance: “55-13 The acquirer usually is the combining entity whose relative size (measured in, for example, assets, revenues, or earnings) is significantly larger than that of the other combining entity or entities.”

The Company’s Comments:In terms of assets, prior to the closing, the Company’s cash on hand of over $4 million significantly exceeded Lifted’s assets. On the other hand, Lifted’s revenues and earnings significantly exceed the Company’s revenue and earnings. This analysis does not assist us in reaching any conclusion as to which entity should be considered the accounting acquirer in the Merger.

Guidance: 55-14 In a business combination involving more than two entities, determining the acquirer shall include a consideration of, among other things, which of the combining entities initiated the combination, as well as the relative size of the combining entities, as discussed in the preceding paragraph.”

The Company’s Comments:This consideration is not applicable as the Merger of the Company and Lifted did not involve more than two entities.

Guidance: 55-15 A new entity formed to effect a business combination is not necessarily the acquirer. If a new entity is formed to issue equity interests to effect a business combination, one of the combining entities that existed before the business combination shall be identified as the acquirer by applying the guidance in paragraphs 805-10-55-10 through 55-14. In contrast, a new entity that transfers cash or other assets or incurs liabilities as consideration may be the acquirer.”

The Company’s Comments:This consideration is not applicable as the Company and Lifted are not structuring a business combination.

Conclusion

Based on the foregoing analysis of the facts surrounding the Company’s acquisition of Lifted, it is the Company’s position that the Company is the accounting acquirer of Lifted in the Merger, and Lifted is the accounting acquiree in the Merger, under the acquisition method of accounting.

As such, as of February 24, 2020 (the acquisition date), the Company recognized, separately from goodwill, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the Merger.

The federal income tax consequences of the Merger are as follows: the transaction is expected to be booked as a tax-free exchange of stock pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 368, resulting in no federal income tax consequences of the stock portion of the transaction.

Purchase Price Allocation




The following table presents the purchase price allocation:

Consideration:

Cash and cash equivalents

$         3,750,000

Note consideration

$         3,750,000

3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company valued as of January 7, 2020 (date of entering into the Agreement and Plan of Merger)

$       10,726,251

Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share

$         4,980,150

Total merger consideration

$       23,206,401

Assets acquired:

Cash and cash equivalents

$             619,390

Accounts Receivable

$             341,387

Inventory

$             267,474

Loan to Shareholder

$                  9,000

Fixed Assets

$               80,003

Intangible Assets

$                  4,444

Security Deposit

$                  1,600

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $20,010 in 2020 and $17,336 in 2019

$               23,346

Goodwill

$       22,292,767

Total assets acquired

$       23,639,411

Liabilities assumed:

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

$             345,075

Operating Lease Liability

$               15,569

Deferred Revenue

$               64,696

Non-Current Operating Lease Liability

$                  7,670

Total Liabilities assumed

$             433,010

Net Assets Acquired:

$       23,206,401

Net Assets Acquired (Excluding Goodwill):

$             913,634

Determination of the Fair Value of the Shares of Common Stock and Warrants Issued as Part of the Merger Consideration

The Company determined the fair value of the shares of common stock issued on February 24, 2020 as part of the Merger Consideration by multiplying the stock closing price on January 7, 2020 ($2.75) by the number of common stock shares issued (3,900,455) in the Merger. January 7, 2020 was the date of entering into the Agreement and Plan of Merger.

The Company determined the fair value of the warrants issued on February 24, 2020 as part of the Merger Consideration by using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which incorporated the following assumptions: expected future stock volatility 362%; risk-free interest rate of 1.55%; dividend yield of 0% and an expected term of 2.57 years. The expected future stock volatility was based on the historical volatility of Acquired Sales Corp.’s common stock price per share. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Federal treasury rate for instruments due over the expected term of the warrants. The expected term of each warrant was based on the midpoint between the date the warrant vested and the contractual term of the warrant. The values of the warrants were considered part of the Merger consideration.

Allocation of Purchase Price to Goodwill

The Company’s primary motivation for acquiring Lifted was to secure the exclusive services of Nicholas S. Warrender. Mr. Warrender founded Lifted in 2014 with $900, and since its inception has done a masterful job staying ahead of industry trends, navigating industry challenges and launching innovative, advanced branded products before competitors launched their branded products. Mr. Warrender is focused and relentless, and attracts many people who like his energy and creativeness and want to do business with him. In the Company’s opinion, Lifted’s customers do business with Lifted primarily because of Mr. Warrender;




and, at the time of the Merger, Mr. Warrender was the only full time employee handling sales for Lifted. There were no other material identifiable intangible assets that were considered appropriate for recognition at the time of close. In a very significant sense, Lifted is Mr. Warrender, and Mr. Warrender is Lifted. This is why the Company recognized $22,292,767 of the total acquisition consideration paid in the Merger as being goodwill.

Annual Fair Value Assessment on the Goodwill Recognized as Part of the Acquisition of Lifted

The Company performed its annual fair value assessment at December 31, 2020 on the goodwill recognized as part of the acquisition of Lifted, and determined that no impairment was necessary. The factors that led the Companyrelated to this conclusion include, among other things: continued growth in sales and profitability quarter-over-quarter, the launch of first-to-market, ground-breaking new products, the addition of more and more wholesalers and distributors nationwide, and continued positive publicity of Lifted. Lifted has also been limited in its production capacity due to the size of its facility in Zion, Illinois. With Lifted’s anticipated move into a much larger facility located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Lifted should be able to produce a greater quantity of products to meet demand.

NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Commissions Paid

Vincent J. Mesolella

Neither Acquired Sales Corp. nor Lifted paid any commissions paid to Vincent J. Mesolella, Acquired Sales Corp.’s lead outside director, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. During the year ended December 31, 2020, Lifted paid Vincent J. Mesolella commissions totaling $172, in connection with the sale of Lifted product arranged by him.

Robert T. Warrender III$2,750,000 note.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, $2,072 in sales commissions were paid to Robert T. Warrender III, who is2022, Nicholas S. Warrender’s brother.Warrender was also paid $680,000 of the Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount.

 

Shipping Costs

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In comparison, as of March 31, 2021, in addition to the promissory note of $3,750,000 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender, there was also related interest payable of $82,603 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender.

 

SmplyLifted LLC

On February 2, 2021, Lifted shares a shipping account with a company operated by owed SmplyLifted $450; on February 10, 2021, Lifted paid SmplyLifted the $450.

As of March 31, 2021, Lifted owed SmplyLifted $9,719. Between April 1, 2021 and April 5, 2021, Lifted paid SmplyLifted the $9,719.

Corner Vapory LLC

Nicholas S. Warrender’s father, Robert T. Warrender II, who is also a member50% owner in Corner Vapory LLC. Corner Vapory LLC owns a vape shop (called Corner Vapory), and Canna Vita, a CBD shop, both located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The other owners of the boardCorner Vapory LLC consist of directorsLifted’s Director of Acquired Sales Corp. Lifted does this in an effort to reduce shipping costs, as the shipper gives a price discount based on volume. Lifted reimburses Robert T. Warrender II for the cost of shipping.Operations and his wife. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, Corner Vapory LLC purchased $6,232 worth of products from Lifted, reimbursed Robert T. Warrender II $41,902 in shipping costs. From February 24, 2020 (the dateand Lifted recorded a receivable of closing on the acquisition$5,087 from Corner Vapory LLC as of Lifted) through DecemberMarch 31, 2020, Lifted reimbursed Robert T. Warrender II $39,569 in shipping costs.

Transactions with 95th Holdings, LLC2022.

 

In Zion, Illinois,comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Corner Vapory LLC purchased $2,798 worth of products from Lifted, hasand Lifted recorded a receivable of $4,855 from Corner Vapory LLC as of March 31, 2021. Corner Vapory LLC is provided distributor pricing, similar to many other stores that are customers of Lifted.

95th Holdings, LLC

From June 1, 2018 through June 1, 2021, Lifted rented 3,300 square feet of space under a lease that terminates on June 1, 2021. Lifted’s rented spacelocated in Zion, Illinois, is not adequate in light of various issues including zoning uncertainties, lack of air conditioning,for manufacturing, warehousing and small size. Upoffice space. From June 1, 2021 through November 2021, Lifted leased such space on a month-to-month basis. From May 2020 until April 1, 2021, Lifted also temporarily used additional space located adjacent to its rented space in Zion, Illinois, and made payments in lieu of rent therefor.




On

Lifted’s rented space in Zion, Illinois, was not adequate in light of various issues including zoning uncertainties, lack of air conditioning, and small size. As such, on December 18, 2020, Lifted as tenant entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease) with 95th95th Holdings, LLC (“Landlord”) for office, laboratory and warehouse space in a building located at 5511 95th Avenue, in the City of Kenosha, State of Wisconsin (the “Premises”). The lease commencement date was January 1, 2021, and lease termination date is January 1, 2026. 

 

Lifted constructed improvements including a clean room, and gradually moved into the Kenosha Premises over the course of the first quarter of 2021. Under the terms of the “triple-net” Lease, starting on January 1, 2021, Lifted leased approximately 11,238 square feet at the Premises at $6.13 per square foot per year in base rent ($68,888.94 in 2021), which is subject to a 2% increase in base rent each year, plus certain operating expenses and taxes. The Lease will continue until midnight on the fifthanniversary date of the commencement date of the Lease. Lifted shall have the right to extend the original five year term of the Lease for one extension period of two years, commencing upon the expiration of the original term. Lifted and Landlord are required to execute an “Amendment of Extension” prior to six months before the expiration of the original term.

 

Under the terms of the lease, the tenant, Lifted, has the option to purchase the property at any time prior to December 31, 2025, and in any event, Lifted is obligated to purchase the property on or before that date. Pursuant to the Lease, in all cases Lifted’s purchase price for the Premises shall be in an amount equal to the greater of: (1) the fair market value of the Premises at the time Lifted purchases the Premises; or (2) any remaining principal balance of any purchase-money mortgage for the Premises existing at the time of the closing of Lifted’s purchase, plus the corresponding amount identified in the Additional Purchase Price Schedule attached as Exhibit B to the Lease, which is an additional amount ranging between $300,000 and $375,000 based on the number of years that have passed between the commencement of the Lease and the purchase of the Premises by Lifted.

 

Landlord is an entity owned by Nicholas S. Warrender, the Company’s Vice Chairman and COO, the CEO of Lifted, and the largest stockholder of the Company as beneficial owner of 3,900,455 common stock shares. Due to the potential conflict of interest, the terms and conditions of the Lease were negotiated on behalf of Lifted by Vincent J. Mesolella, the Lead Outside Director of the Company. Landlord and Lifted were represented by their own independent legal counsel in connection with the Lease. Under the terms of the Lease, Mr. Warrender is able to benefit through his entity 95th95th Holdings, LLC by receiving rent and by eventually selling the Premises to Lifted.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, Lifted paid $17,567 in rent to 95th Holdings, LLC. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Lifted paid a total of $17,222.25$17,222 in rent to 95th Holdings, LLC.

 

Transaction with SmplyLifted LLCUnder the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, Lifted is obligated to purchase the Premises from Landlord on or before December 31, 2022 for a fixed purchase price of $1,375,000.

 

On February 2, 2021, Lifted owed SmplyLifted $450; on February 10, 2021, Lifted paid SmplyLifted the $450.

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Amounts Owed to Related Parties

Amounts Owed to SmplyLifted LLC

AsLiquid Event Marketing is a company owned by Lifted’s Director of March 31, 2021, Lifted owed SmplyLifted $9,719. Between April 1, 2021 and April 5, 2021, Lifted paid SmplyLifted the $9,719.

Amounts Owed to Gerard M. Jacobs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for other reasons, the CompanyOperations, who was not in a position to pay Gerard M. Jacobs, CEO, the $250,000 bonus that was to be paid to him on December 1, 2020, pursuant to the Compensation Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019. In recognition of this reality, the Company and Gerard M. Jacobs agreed that in lieu of such payment, upon the earlier of the date when Gerard M. Jacobs delivers to the Company written demand for payment which may not be sooner than January 1, 2021, or the first date




when the Company has raised a total of at least $15 million after January 1, 2019, the Company shall pay Gerard M. Jacobs a cash bonus in the amount of $250,000 (the “Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to Gerard M. Jacobs”); provided that (i) commencing on January 1, 2021, the cash bonus of $250,000 that was due and payable by the Company to Gerard M. Jacobs upon the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Lifted, which has not yet been paid and is payable upon demand by Gerard M. Jacobs, shall accrue interest until paid in full at the rate of 2% per year, and (ii) commencing on January 1, 2021, the Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to Gerard M. Jacobs, which has not yet been paid and is payable upon demand by Gerard M. Jacobs on or after January 1, 2021, shall accrue interest until paid in full at the rate of 2% per year.

As such, as of March 31, 2021, there was total interest of $2,466 payable to Gerard M. Jacobs related to the Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to Gerard M. Jacobs and the bonus payable for closing on the Company’s acquisition of Lifted.  

At December 31, 2020, there was a management bonus payable of $250,000 owed to the Company's CEO Gerard M. Jacobs; there were no other payables owed to Gerard M. Jacobs.

Amounts Owed to William C. “Jake” Jacobs

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and for other reasons, the Company was not in a position to pay William C. “Jake” Jacobs, President and CFO, the $100,000 bonus that was to be paid to him on December 1, 2020, pursuant to the Compensation Agreement dated as of June 19, 2019. In recognition of this reality, the Company and William C. “Jake” Jacobs agreed that in lieu of such payment, upon the earlier of the date when William C. “Jake” Jacobs delivers to the Company written demand for payment which may not be sooner than January 1, 2021, or the first date when the Company has raised a total of at least $15 million after January 1, 2019, the Company shall pay William C. “Jake” Jacobs a cash bonus in the amount of $100,000 (the “Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to William C. “Jake” Jacobs”); provided that (i) commencing on January 1, 2021, the cash bonus of $100,000 that was due and payable by the Company to William C. “Jake” Jacobs upon the closing of the Company’s acquisition of Lifted, which has not yet been paid and is payable upon demand by William C. “Jake” Jacobs, shall accrue interest until paid in full at the rate of 2% per year, and (ii) commencing on January 1, 2021, the Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to William C. “Jake” Jacobs, which has not yet been paid and is payable upon demand by William C. “Jake” Jacobs on or after January 1, 2021, shall accrue interest until paid in full at the rate of 2% per year.

As such, as of March 31, 2021, there was total interest of $986 payable to William C. “Jake” Jacobs related to the Delayed December 1, 2020 Cash Bonus to William C. “Jake” Jacobs and the bonus payable for closing on the Company’s acquisition of Lifted.  

At March 31, 2021, $2,681 in income tax previously erroneously paid by William C. Jacobs to the Illinois Department of Revenue during the year ended December 31, 2021, and refunded back to Lifted by the Illinois Department of Revenue in January 2021, was payablehired by Lifted to William C. Jacobs. 

At December 31, 2020, there was a management bonus payable of $100,000 owed by Acquired Sales Corp. to William C. “Jake” Jacobs. William C. Jacobs is the son of Gerard M. Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer of Acquired Sales Corp., and the nephew of director James S. Jacobs. Also at December 31, 2020, there was $12 in expense reimbursements owed by SmplyLifted LLC to William C. “Jake” Jacobs.

Amounts Owed to Nicholas S. Warrender

On February 24, 2020 we closed on the acquisition of 100% of the ownership of CBD-infused products maker Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made (formerly d/b/a Lifted Liquids) of Zion, Illinois (the “Merger”), for consideration of (1) $3,750,000 in cash, (2) $3,750,000 in the form of a secured promissory




note, (3) 3,900,455 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company (the "Stock Consideration"), (4) 645,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company that constitute deferred contingent compensation to be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Deferred Contingent Stock"), and (5) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,820,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $5.00 per share that will be issued and delivered to certain persons specified by Nicholas S. Warrender in a schedule delivered by Nicholas S. Warrender to the Company at the closing of the Merger (the "Warrants").

As such, as of March 31, 2021, in addition to the Promissory Note of $3,750,000 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender, there was also related interest payable of $82,603 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender. In comparison, as of December 31, 2020, in addition to the Promissory Note of $3,750,000 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender, there was also related interest payable of $64,110 owed to Nicholas S. Warrender. Interest on the Promissory Note shall be 2% per year. The maturity date of the Promissory Note is the earlier of (a) the date which is 30 days after the last day of the calendar quarter during which Lifted's aggregate EBITDA (aggregate earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) since the Closing Date of the Merger exceeds $7.5 million, or (b) the date which is the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the Merger.

The Promissory Note shall have mandatory prepayments, subject to certain limitations, within five business days following the closing of any equity or debt capital raise by the Company or Lifted following the date of the Merger Agreement wherein Mr. Warrender is entitled to be paid at least 50% of the net proceeds of such capital raise toward a prepayment of the principal and accrued interest on the Promissory Note, excluding only the capital raise for the potential Wisconsin Acquisitions referred to in Section 5.23(a) of the Merger Agreement. See “Obligation to Pursue Two Opportunities” below. Lifted did not use any of the loan or grant money that Lifted has received from the SBA to make any payments on the Promissory Note payable jointly by the Company and Lifted to Nicholas S. Warrender.  

The Promissory Note is secured by (a) a first lien security interest in all of the assets of the Company and Lifted; and (b) a pledge of: (i) all of the capital stock of Lifted; (ii) all of the common stock of Bendistillery, Bend Spirits and Ablis that is owned by the Company; and (iii) all of the capital stock of any other entity owned by the Company, Lifted or any of their subsidiaries, pursuant to a Collateral Stock Pledge Agreement between Mr. Warrender, as Secured Party, and the Company and Lifted, as Pledgors.

Transactions with Corner Vapory

Nicholas S. Warrender is a 50% owner in Corner Vapory, a vape shop, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

29, 2021. During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Corner Vapory purchased $0 worth of products from Lifted.

In comparison,2022, Lifted did not transact business with Liquid Event Marketing. Nor did Lifted transact business with Liquid Event Marketing during the year ended December 31, 2020, Corner Vapory purchased $10,264 worth of products from Lifted. Corner Vapory is provided distributor pricing, similar to many other individual vape shops that are customers of Lifted.

Transactions with Canna Vita

Nicholas S. Warrender is a 50% owner in Canna Vita, a CBD shop, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Canna Vita purchased $2,798 worth of products from Lifted, and Lifted recorded a receivable of $4,855 from Canna Vita as of March 31, 2021. In comparison, during the year ended December 31, 2020, Canna Vita purchased $8,939 worth of products from Lifted, and Lifted recorded a receivable of $1,839 from Canna Vita as of December 31, 2020. Canna Vita is provided distributor pricing, similar to many other individual vape shops that are customers of Lifted.

Transactions with Squeez Juice Bar

Squeez Juice Bar, located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, subleases space from Corner Vapory (a vape shop; 50% of which is owned by Nicholas S. Warrender; discussed above) and pays Corner Vapory a percentage of Squeez Juice Bar’s monthly revenue. Squeez Juice Bar sells certain of Lifted’s products; along with many




other brands’ hemp-derived products. Lifted provides Squeez Juice Bar with distributor pricing, similar to many other individual shops that are customers of Lifted.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, Squeez Juice Bar purchased $5,363 worth of products from Lifted, and Lifted recorded a receivable of $0 from Squeez Juice Bar as of March 31, 2021.

 

Financing Warrants – On July 13, 2018,Commissions on Sales

Lifted has agreed to pay up to 7% commissions to certain individuals, some of whom are affiliated with the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee,Company and full Boardsome of Directorswhom are relatives of AQSP approved by unanimous written consent borrowings by AQSP on the following terms:(1) proceedsaffiliates of the borrowings will be used to pay professionalCompany, in connection with certain sales of Lifted’s products. Commissions are based upon the total purchase prices paid by the referrers’ customers, excluding shipping costs and any governmentally imposed taxes and fees, owed to our outside auditors, our stock transfer agent, and our securities counsel, and to pay other obligations of AQSP; (2) the borrowings will be evidenced by promissory notes of AQSP, accruing interest at the rate of 15% annually; (3) the notes will be jointly secured by a first lien security interest in all of the assets of AQSP, pursuant to a security agreement signed by AQSP in favor of the lenders, UCC filings in favor of the lenders, and a pledge to the lenders of the note payablewhich must be paid by the William Noyes Webster Foundation Inc. to AQSP; (4) the notes shall be duereferrers’ customers. Some of these agreements extend through December 31, 2040, and payable upon demandone extends through December 31, 2025. Commissions are paid on each purchase order of Lifted products received from and paid for by the lenders delivered to AQSP;referrers’ customers. In the Consolidated Statements of Operations, these commissions are included in the “Payroll, Consulting and (5) for each $1,000 loaned by AQSP on these terms, the lender of such $1,000 shall receive warrants to purchase 1,250 shares of common stock of AQSP, at an exercise price of $0.03 per share, exercisable at the discretion of such lender any time on or before July 16, 2023.Independent Contractor” totals.

 

As of December 31, 2018, a total of $30,791 had been borrowed by AQSP on such terms, and warrants to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock of AQSP had been issued to Joshua A. Bloom and warrants to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock of AQSP had been issued to Gerard M. Jacobs. As of December 31, 2018, there was also a total of $1,381 in interest payable to Joshua A. Bloom and Gerard M. Jacobs, related to these borrowings.

The warrants to purchase common stock that were issued to Joshua A. Bloom and Gerard M. Jacobs on July 16, 2018 and July 18, 2018 were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date they were issued. The values of these warrants were fully expensed because the notes were payable upon demand. The expense recognized related to the issuance of the warrants to Joshua A. Bloom on July 16, 2018 was $3,250. Gerard M. Jacobs’ warrants were issued to him on July 18, 2018, and the expense recognized related to the issuance of these warrants was $1,300.

The warrants to purchase common stock that were issued to Gerard M. Jacobs on November 8, 2018, and to Joshua A. Bloom on November 12, 2018, were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model, which incorporated the following assumptions: expected future stock volatility 465%; risk-free interest rates of 2.98% and 2.94%, respectively; dividend yield of 0% and an expected terms of 2.38 years and 2.37 years, respectively. The expected future stock volatility was based on the volatility of Acquired Sales Corp.’s historical stock prices. The risk-free interest rate was based on the U.S. Federal treasury rate for instruments due over the expected term of the warrants. The expected term of each warrant was based on the midpoint between the date the warrant vests and the contractual term of the warrant. The values of the warrants were fully expensed as of the date of issuance because they are payable upon demand. The expense recognized related to the issuance of the warrants to Gerard M. Jacobs on November 8, 2018 was $11,250. The expense recognized related to the issuance of the warrants to Joshua A. Bloom on November 12, 2018 was $21,874.

On January 7, 2019, Gerard M. Jacobs loaned to the Company $5,968. In exchange, a warrant to purchase 7,500 shares of common stock of AQSP was issued to Gerard M. Jacobs. This warrant was valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date it was issued. The value of this warrant was fully expensed because the loan was payable upon demand. The expense recognized related to the issuance of the warrant to Gerard M. Jacobs on January 7, 2019 was $10,949.

On January 21, 2019, Gerard M. Jacobs loaned to the Company $804. In exchange, a warrant to purchase 1,250 shares of common stock of AQSP was issued to Gerard M. Jacobs. This warrant was valued using the




Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date it was issued. The value of this warrant was fully expensed because the loan was payable upon demand. The expense recognized related to the issuance of the warrant to Gerard M. Jacobs on January 21, 2019 was $1,825.

On February 6, 2019, Gerard M. Jacobs loaned to the Company $8,000. In exchange, a warrant to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock of AQSP was issued to Gerard M. Jacobs. This warrant was valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date it was issued. The value of this warrant was fully expensed because the loan was payable upon demand. The expense recognized related to the issuance of the warrant to Gerard M. Jacobs on February 6, 2019 was $13,999.

On March 13, 2019, all of these borrowings and the related interest payable to Joshua A. Bloom and Gerard M. Jacobs was repaid. In total, $21,540 was paid to Joshua A. Bloom, and $26,628 was paid to Gerard M. Jacobs.




NOTE 10 – DISTRIBUTIONS TO NICHOLAS S. WARRENDER

Distributions to Nicholas S. Warrender to Cover the Income Taxes Owed by Nicholas S. Warrender in Regard to the Net Income of Lifted Prior to February 24, 2020

Pursuant to Section 5.11 of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Company, Lifted, Gerard M. Jacobs, William C. Jacobs, Warrender Enterprise Inc. and Nicholas S. Warrender dated January 7, 2020, certain Estimated Tax Distributions were to be made to Nicholas S. Warrender to cover estimated income tax obligations of Nicholas S. Warrender in regard to the net income of Warrender Enterprise Inc. during 2019 and during the short taxable year commencing on January 1, 2020 and ending on February 23, 2020, the date before the closing date of the Merger. The parties orally agreed that these Estimated Tax Distributions would be made to Nicholas S. Warrender as promptly as feasible following the closing date. On March 6, 2020, Lifted distributed a total of $193,767 of Estimated Tax Distributions based upon good faith estimates of such federal and state income tax obligations of Nicholas S. Warrender calculated by a third party tax preparation firm.

NOTE 11 – SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Stock Buy-back Transactions with a Non-Affiliate Stockholder

On November 24, 2020, Acquired Sales Corp. purchased 36,000 shares of common stock of the Company from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares are held in treasury.

On January 8, 2021, Acquired Sales Corp. purchased 36,000 shares of common stock of the Company from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares are held in treasury.

Cancellation of Shares of Common Stock – Several years ago, pursuant to a fully signed settlement agreement (the "Settlement Agreement"), the Company purchased for $50,000 (the "Purchase") all of the shares of the Company’s common stock (the "Shares") owned by Matthew Ghourdjian ("Ghourdjian") and by the Deborah Sue Ghourdjian Separate Property Trust ("Ghourdjian Trust").

Prior to the closing of the Purchase, Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust orally expressed uncertainty as to whether or not certain of the Shares totaling 166,888 shares (the "166,888 Shares") had already been orally sold by Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust to a third party. With Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust being unable to find any evidence of such a sale of the 166,888 Shares but also being unable to locate the physical stock certificates evidencing the 166,888 Shares, the Settlement Agreement was written so that the Company purchased from Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust all of the Shares owned by Ghourdjian or by the Ghourdjian Trust, and stipulated that the aggregate number of the Shares without the 166,888 Shares was a minimum of 690,796 shares (the "690,796 Shares").

At the closing of the Purchase, the Company paid $50,000 for the Shares and Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust delivered to the Company certificates evidencing the 690,796 Shares.

The 166,888 Shares continued to be shown on the books of Colonial Stock Transfer ("Colonial") as being owned by Ghourdjian and the Ghourdjian Trust. On April 2, 2020 the 166,888 Shares were cancelled.

Issuance of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock – 

The Company has authorized 400,000 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted into 100 shares of common stock. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock accrues dividends at the rate of 3% annually. The accrued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dividends are cumulative. The Series A




Convertible Preferred Stock dividends shall cease to accrue at such time as the Company’s Common Stock has closed at $3.00 per share or higher for 20 consecutive trading days after the first date that the Series A Registration Statement is effective, and there have been, on average, at least 25,000 shares traded on each of those 20 consecutive trading days. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock have no voting rights. The holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have voluntary conversion rights. Shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are subject to mandatory conversion (in the discretion of the Company) at such time as the Company’s common stock has closed at $5.00 per share or higher for 20 consecutive trading days after the first date that the Series A Registration Statement is effective, and there have been, on average, at least 50,000 shares traded on each of those 20 consecutive trading days.

 

Between February 27, 2019 and May 13, 2019, the Company accepted subscriptions from accredited investors to purchase 66,150 shares of newly issued Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $6,615,000 in cash. These 66,150 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holders into 6,615,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company, or $1.00 per share of common stock of the Company.

The Series A Preferred Stock will receive an annual 3% dividend, and will be subject to mandatory conversion, under terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock. On August 2, 2019, the Company filed a Form S-1 Series A Registration Statement covering the shares of newly issued common stock of the Company into which the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock can be converted. TheOn July 6, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC an amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted. On December 10, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC a second amended Registration Statement has not yet beenon Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted. On June 2, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a third amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted. On July 2, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a fourth amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted. On July 26, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a fifth amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted. On August 19, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a sixth amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series A Preferred Stock may be converted. The Registration Statement was approved deemed effective by the SEC.

SEC on August 26, 2021. As of March 31, 20212022, 60,400 shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been converted into a total of 6,040,000 shares of common stock of the Company, which leaves 5,750 shares of Series A Preferred Stock currently outstanding. 

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company has accrued a liability of $70,692$13,179 and $145,561,$11,926, respectively, as dividends payable to holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company fully intends on paying the annual dividends to the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and as such, the Company has accrued the liability on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. During the three monthsquarters ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, a total of $99,725$3,000 and $89,700,$99,725, respectively, of cash dividends were paid to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock holders.

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All of the issuances of securities described above were restricted share issuances and deemed to be exempt from registration in reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. Each investor represented that they were accredited investors, as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D and, there was no general solicitation or general advertising used to market the securities. We made available to each investor disclosure of all aspects of our business, including providing the investor with press releases, access to our auditors, and other financial, business, and corporate information. All securities issued were restricted with an appropriate restrictive legend on certificates for notes and warrants issued stating that the securities (and underlying shares) have not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without an effective registration or an exemption therefrom.

 

Issuance of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock – 

The Company has authorized 5,000,000 shares of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted into one shares of common stock. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock accrues dividends at the rate of 3% annually. The accrued Series B Convertible Preferred Stock dividends are cumulative. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock dividends shall cease to accrue at such time as the Company’s Common Stock has closed at $7.00 per share or higher for 20 consecutive trading days after the first date that the Series B Registration Statement is effective, and there have been, on average, at least 25,000 shares traded on each of those 20 consecutive trading days. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock have no voting rights. The holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall have voluntary conversion rights. Shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are subject to mandatory conversion (in the discretion of the Company) at such time as the Company’s common stock has closed at $9.00 per share or higher for 20 consecutive trading days after the first date that the Series B Registration Statement is effective, and there have been, on average, at least 50,000 shares traded on each of those 20 consecutive trading days.

 

Between July 24, 2019 and December 5, 2019, the Company accepted subscriptions from accredited investors to purchase 100,000 shares of newly issued Series B Convertible Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000 in cash. These 100,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holdersholder into 100,000 shares of newly issued common stock of the Company. The Series B Preferred Stock will receive an annual 3% dividend, and will be subject to mandatory conversion, under terms and conditions set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Preferred Stock. On August 2, 2019, the Company or $5.00 per sharefiled a Form S-1 Registration Statement covering the shares of newly issued common stock of the Company into which the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock can be converted. On July 6, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC an amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted. On December 10, 2020, the Company filed with the SEC a second amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted. On June 2, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a third amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted. On July 2, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a fourth amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted. On July 26, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a fifth amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted. On August 19, 2021, the Company filed with the SEC a sixth amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A covering 30% of the common stock shares into which the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted. The Registration Statement was approved deemed effective by the SEC on August 26, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, 60,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock have been converted into a total of 60,000 shares of common stock of the Company.Company, which leaves 40,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock currently outstanding. 

 

As of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company has accrued a liability of $3,254$3,275 and $5,782,$1,796, respectively as dividends payable to holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The Company fully intends on paying the annual dividends to the holders of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and as such, the Company has accrued the liability on the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. During the three




monthsquarters ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, a total of $5,844$0 and $0,$5,844 respectively, of cash dividends were paid to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock holders.

 

All of the issuances of securities described above were restricted share issuances and deemed to be exempt from registration in reliance on Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. Each investor represented that they were accredited investors, as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D and, there was no general solicitation or general advertising used to market the securities. We made available to each investor disclosure of all aspects of our business, including providing the investor with press releases, access to our auditors, and other financial, business, and corporate information. All securities issued were restricted with an appropriate restrictive legend on certificates for notes and warrants issued stating that the securities (and underlying shares) have not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without an effective registration or an exemption therefrom.

Share-Based Compensation – During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized $733,499 in

No share-based compensation related to the issuance of warrants to Gerard M. Jacobs. The Company alsoexpense was recognized $660,149 in share-based compensation related to the issuance of warrants to William C. “Jake” Jacobs. These warrants were issued to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs pursuant to the June 19, 2019 Compensation Agreement, which authorized the issuance of certain warrants to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs upon the execution of employment agreements, which were signed on February 24, 2020 upon the closing of the acquisition of Lifted. The five-year warrants give Gerard M. Jacobs the right to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock of AQSP exercisable at $5.00 per share. The five-year warrants give William C. “Jake” Jacobs the right to purchase 225,000 shares of common stock of AQSP exercisable at $5.00 per share. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation model as of the date of issuance, assuming an estimated life of 2.5 years and estimated future volatility of 361.49%.

There was no share-based compensation, stock option or warrant activity during the periodquarters ended March 31, 2022 or March 31, 2021.

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The following is a summary of exercisableshare-based compensation, stock option and outstanding options, rights to purchase warrants to purchase common stock, and financing warrantswarrant activity as of March 31, 2021:2022 and changes during the quarter then ended:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average

Remaining Contractual

Intrinsic

 

 

Shares

 

Exercise Price

Term (Years)

Value

Exercisable Options, Rights to Purchase Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Financing Warrants Outstanding, March 31, 2021

 

4,517,869

 

$                  2.37

3.69

$  23,198,015

Outstanding Options, Rights to Purchase Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Financing Warrants, March 31, 2021

 

6,512,869

 

$                   2.57

3.72

$   32,123,015

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average

 

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-Average

 

 

Remaining Contractual

 

 

Intrinsic

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Term (Years)

 

 

Value

 

Exercisable Options, Rights to Purchase Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Financing Warrants Outstanding, December 31, 2021

 

 

2,932,198

 

 

$3.51

 

 

 

3.04

 

 

$3,496,311

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants Exercised During Q1 2022

 

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercisable Options, Rights to Purchase Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Financing Warrants Outstanding, March 31, 2022

 

 

2,882,198

 

 

$3.55

 

 

 

2.80

 

 

$2,701,678

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Options, Rights to Purchase Warrants to Purchase Common Stock and Financing Warrants, March 31, 2022

 

 

4,877,198

 

 

$3.34

 

 

 

2.81

 

 

$5,264,178

 

 

Upon the executionStock Buy-back Transactions with a Non-Affiliate Stockholder and Retirement of Gerard M. Jacobs’ employment agreement on February72,000 Shares of Common Stock Held in Treasury

On November 24, 2020, the terms of Gerard M. Jacobs’ stock options granted by the Company to purchaseLFTD Partners purchased 36,000 shares of common stock of the Company from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares were held in treasury until August 31, 2021, which were set to expire on November 4, 2020 and September 29, 2021 were extended so that all of such stock options may be exercised by Gerard M. Jacobs at any time on or before December 31, 2024. Gerard M. Jacobs owns 471,698 options that were originally set to expire on November 4, 2020, and 605,000 options that were originally to expire on September 29, 2021;is when the expiration dates for allCompany retired them. The retirement of these options were extended to December 31, 2024.




Share-Based Compensation in 2019shares was accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

 

DuringOn January 8, 2021, LFTD Partners Inc. purchased 36,000 shares of common stock of the year ended DecemberCompany from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares were held in treasury until August 31, 2019, we issued warrants2021, which is when the Company retired them. The retirement of these shares was accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

Exercise of Warrant by a Non-Affiliated Entity

On February 19, 2022, an entity non-affiliated with the Company exercised an option to purchase 50,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, which the entity paid.

Stock Buy-back Transactions with a Non-Affiliate Stockholder Stock and Retirement of 100,000 Shares of Common Stock

On March 1, 2022, LFTD Partners signed an agreement to purchase a total of 416,942 unregistered100,000 shares of our common stock at $1.00of the Company from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $1.50 per share for a total purchase price of $150,000. On March 8, 2022, all 100,000 shares were transferred to our investment bankersthe Company and finders. Using the Black-Scholes valuation model for each issuance, we recorded total share-based compensation expense of $874,154 for the issuances of these warrants.immediately cancelled.

 

NOTE 12 – CONTINGENT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS

 

Operating and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Assets – In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). The amended guidance, which is effective for the Company on January 1, 2019, requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases with terms in excess of 12 months and currently classified as operating leases. Leases with an initial term of one year or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; lease expense for these types of leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Options to extend or terminate a lease are not included in the determination of the right-of-use asset or lease liability unless it is reasonably certain to be exercised. Lifted adopted ASU 2016-02 using the modified retrospective approach, electing the package of practical expedients.

 

Lifted does not own any physical properties. Lifted’s corporate

Lease of Building Located at 5511 95th Ave, Kenosha, Wisconsin

On December 18, 2020, Lifted as tenant entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease) with 95th Holdings, LLC (“Landlord”) for office, manufacturing facilitylaboratory and warehouse isspace in a 11,238 square foot facilitybuilding located at 5511 95th Avenue, in the City of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Lifted started leasing this facility onState of Wisconsin (the “Premises”). The lease commencement date was January 1, 2021, and the lease terminates ontermination date is January 1, 2026. The Kenosha facility

Landlord is owned by an entity controlledowned directly or indirectly by Nicholas S. Warrender. AsNWarrender, the Company's lease does not provide an implicit rate,Company’s Vice Chairman and COO, the CEO of Lifted, and the largest stockholder of the Company usedas the same incremental borrowing rate used by the purchaserbeneficial owner of 3,900,455 shares of common stock of the buildingCompany. Due to the potential conflict of interest, the terms and conditions of the Lease were negotiated on behalf of Lifted by Vincent J. Mesolella, the Lead Outside Director of the Company. Landlord and Lifted were represented by their own independent legal counsel in determiningconnection with the present value of lease payments. The discount rate used in the computations was 3.6%.Lease. Under the terms of the lease,Lease, NWarrender is able to benefit through his ownership of Landlord by Landlord’s receiving rent and eventually selling the tenant, Premises to Lifted.

Lifted hasconstructed improvements to the optionPremises including a clean room, and gradually moved into the Premises over the course of the first quarter of 2021.

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Under the terms of the “triple-net” Lease, starting on January 1, 2021, Lifted leased approximately 11,238 square feet at the Premises at $6.13 per square foot per year in base rent ($68,888.94 in 2021), which is subject to purchasea 2% increase in base rent each year, plus certain operating expenses and taxes. The Lease will continue until midnight on the property at any timefifthanniversary date of the commencement date of the Lease. Lifted shall have the right to extend the original five year term of the Lease for one extension period of two years, commencing upon the expiration of the original term. Lifted and Landlord are required to execute an “Amendment of Extension” prior to December 31, 2025, and in any event,six months before the expiration of the original term.

Under the terms of the Omnibus Agreement, Lifted is obligated to purchase the propertyPremises from Landlord on or before December 31, 2022 for a fixed purchase price of $1,375,000. As a result, as of December 31, 2021, the Company modified its methodology for accounting of this finance lease (the “Modification Date”), such that date. Thisthe only liability recognized as of December 31, 2021 was a current (within one year) liability, and there was no long-term liability recognized. An immaterial loss on lease is accounted formodification of $1,446 was also recognized as a finance lease. of the Modification Date. The Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset value was reduced to reflect the fixed purchase price agreed to under the Omnibus Agreement.

 

The Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset will be amortized over its useful life (39 years) on a prospective basis from the Modification Date. That is, the Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset was previously amortized over the lease term, but given mandatory purchase by December 31, 2022, the Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset will be amortized over 39 years starting on the Modification Date.

Lease of Space Located at 8920 58th Place, Suite 850, Kenosha, Wisconsin

On September 23, 2021, Lifted also leasesentered into a Lease Agreement (the “58th Lease”) with TI Investors of Kenosha LLC, (“TI”) for office and warehouse space (the “58th Suite 850”) located at 8920 58th Place, Suite 850, Kenosha, WI 53144. The 58th Suite 850 serve as sales offices and finished goods storage for Lifted.

The term of the 58th Lease commenced on October 1, 2021. The initial term of the Lease will extend approximately three year, unless earlier terminated in Zion, Illinois, whereaccordance with the terms and conditions of the 58th Lease. While extensions are not prohibited, Lifted has rented 3,300does not have the right to unilaterally elect to extend the term of the 58th Lease for an additional term.

Under the terms of the 58th Lease, Lifted will lease the approximately 5,000 square feet of space underthe 58th Suite 850 and pay a lease that terminates June 1, 2021.base square foot charge of $5.75 per square foot per annum, with a 3% increase in rent each year during the term. Lifted will also be responsible for paying its proportionate share of real estate taxes and other operating costs. This lease is accounted for as an operating lease.

 

AsRent Schedule

Date

 

Base

Monthly

 Rent

 

10/01/2021 – 09/30/2022

 

$2,395.84

 

10/01/2022 – 09/30/2023

 

$2,467.72

 

10/01/2023 – 09/30/2024

 

$2,541.75

 

Lease of Space Located at 8910 58th Place, Suites 600 and 700, Kenosha, Wisconsin

On November 17, 2021, Lifted entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Second 58th Lease”) with TI for office and warehouse space (the 58th Suites 600 & 700”) located at 8910 58th Place, Suites 600 & 700, Kenosha, WI 53144. The 58th Suites 600 & 700 are used for raw goods storage.

The term of the Company's leaseSecond 58th Lease commenced on January 1, 2022. The initial term of the Second 58th Lease will extend approximately five years, unless extended or earlier terminated in accordance with the Second 58th Lease. While extensions are not prohibited, Lifted does not providehave the right to unilaterally elect to extend the term of the Second 58th Lease for an implicit rate,additional term.

Under the terms of the Second 58th Lease, Lifted will lease the approximately 8,000 square feet of the 58th Suites 600 and 700 and pay a base square foot charge of $6.00 per square foot per annum, with increases in rent each year during the term as set out in the table titled “Rent Schedule” below. This lease is accounted for as an operating lease.

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Rent Schedule

Date

 

Base

Monthly

Rent

 

01/01/2022 – 12/31/2022

 

$4,000.00

 

01/01/2023 – 12/31/2023

 

$4,120.00

 

01/01/2024 – 12/31/2024

 

$4,243.60

 

01/01/2025 – 12/31/2025

 

$4,370.91

 

01/01/2026 – 12/31/2026

 

$4,502.34

 

Lifted will also be responsible for paying its proportionate share of real estate taxes and other operating costs.

Lease of Space in Zion, Illinois

From June 1, 2018 through June 1, 2021, Lifted rented 3,300 square feet of space located in Zion, Illinois, for manufacturing, warehousing and office space. From June 1, 2021 through November 2021, Lifted leased such space on a month-to-month basis. From May 2020 until April 1, 2021, Lifted also temporarily used additional space located adjacent to its rented space in Zion, Illinois, and made payments in lieu of rent therefor.

Third Party Facilities

From time to time, the Company used an incremental borrowing rate based onmaintains inventory at third party copacker facilities around the information provided by a banker in determining the present value of lease payments. The discount rate used in the computations was 5.5%.USA.

 

Balance Sheet Classification of Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities

 

Asset

Balance Sheet Line

March 31, 2021

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $40,388 in 2021

Non-Current Assets

$                               2,968

Liability

Balance Sheet Line

March 31, 2021

Current Operating Lease Liability

Current Liabilities

$                               2,954

Asset

 

Balance Sheet Line

 

March 31,

2022

 

Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $24,220

 

Non-Current 

Assets

 

$283,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability

 

Balance Sheet Line

 

March 31,

2022

 

Operating Lease Liabilities

 

Current Liabilities

 

$64,674

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities

 

$219,766

 

 

Balance Sheet Classification of Finance Lease Assets and Liabilities

 

Asset

Balance Sheet Line

March 31, 2021

Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $12,337 in 2021

Non-Current Assets

$                        1,468,071




Liability

Balance Sheet Line

March 31, 2021

Current Finance Lease Liability

Current Liabilities

$                             20,922

Non-Current Finance Lease Liability

Non-Current Liabilities

$                        1,455,523




Asset

 

Balance Sheet Line

 

March 31,

2022

 

Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, net of Right-of-Use Asset Amortization of $265,213

 

Non-Current Assets

 

$1,215,195

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liability

 

Balance Sheet Line

 

March 31,

2022

 

Finance Lease Liabilities

 

Current Liabilities

 

$1,257,197

 

Lease Costs

 

The table below summarizes the components of lease costs for the following periods:

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months
March 31, 2021

 

Year Ended

December 31, 2020

Finance Lease expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Right-of-Use Assets

 

 

$          12,337

 

$                                        -   

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

           13,260

 

$                                        -   

Operating Lease Expense

 

 

             4,800

 

$                              19,200

Total

 

 

$          30,397

 

$                              19,200

Lease Cost:

 

Three

 Months

Ended

March 31,

2022

 

 

Three

 Months

Ended

March 31,

2021

 

Finance lease expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of Right-of-Use Assets

 

$12,337

 

 

$12,337

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

11,289

 

 

 

13,260

 

Operating lease expense

 

 

20,147

 

 

 

4,800

 

Total

 

$43,773

 

 

$30,397

 

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As described in Note 3,1, a portion of monthly overhead costs such as this lease expense are allocated to finished goods. For example, monthly overhead costs such as payments for rent, utilities, insurance, and indirect labor are allocated to finished goods based on the estimated percentage cost toward the finished goods. Depreciation expense related to certain machinery and equipment is also allocated to finished goods.

Future maturities of Finance and Operating lease liabilities

Maturity Analysis as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:2022:

 

Maturity Analysis as of March, 31, 2021:

 

Finance

Operating

2021

 

 

 

$                                  56,083

$                  3,200

 

Finance

 

 

Operating

 

2022

 

 

 

70,267

0

 

$1,427,700

 

$57,778

 

2023

 

 

 

71,672

0

 

0

 

79,275

 

2024

 

 

 

73,106

0

 

0

 

73,799

 

2035

 

 

 

74,568

0

2025

 

0

 

52,451

 

2026

 

0

 

54,028

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

1,375,000

0

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Total

 

 

 

$                             1,720,696

$                  3,200

 

1,427,700

 

317,331

 

Less: Present value discount

Less: Present value discount

 

 

(244,250)

                     (246)

 

 

(170,503)

 

 

(32,891)

Lease Liability

 

 

 

$                             1,476,446

$                  2,954

Lease liability

 

$1,257,197

 

 

$284,440

 

 

Payment of Finders’ Fees Related to Ablis

The Company has agreed to pay finders’ fees to two finders in regard to the potential purchase of an additional 15% of the stock of Ablis. The Company has agreed to pay those two finders additional warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1 per share exercisable at any time on or before April 30, 2024; in the event that the Company closes on the purchase of up to an additional 15% of the common stock of Ablis, then the total amount of such warrants will be 2,814 unregistered shares of common stock of AQSP at an exercise price of $1 per share for each additional one percent of Ablis’ common stock so purchased (a maximum issuance of warrants to purchase an aggregate of 42,210 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1 per share).

Previously, on April 30, 2019, the Company issued warrants to purchase 14,042 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company, issued to the two finders (7,021 warrants were issued to each finder) in regard to the purchase of 4.99% of the stock of Ablis. Using the Black-Scholes valuation model, these warrants were valued and expensed as being worth $40,708.

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Payment of Brokers’ Fees Related to the Sale of Preferred Stock

The Company has committed to pay brokers’ fees in regard to the capital being raised for the Company by such brokers in the Company’s private placements of preferred stock, such fee to consist of warrants to purchase unregistered shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to the conversion




price per share of such preferred stock, exercisable at any time during a five year period; the number of such shares will be calculated as six percent of the aggregate capital raised by such brokers in the private placement of preferred stock divided by the conversion price per share of such preferred stock.

In 2019, warrants to purchase 402,900 unregistered shares of common stock of the Company were issued to these brokers. Using the Black-Scholes valuation model, these warrants were valued and expensed as being worth $833,446.

Potential Issuance of Warrants to Purchase Shares of Common Stock of the Company

 

The Compensation Committee of the Company'sCompany’s Board of Directors may, from time to time, recommend that certain warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company should be issued to new or current members of the Company’s Board of Directors, to officers and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, or to members of any advisory board or consultants to the Company.

 

Amounts PayableBonus to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. JacobsLifted’s Chief Strategy Officer

 

Gerard M. JacobsLifted’s Chief Strategy Officer hired on July 1, 2021 has not historically received cash compensation,developed and historically,implemented certain important strategies which have assisted Lifted’s efforts to increase its production, fulfillment and sales capabilities. This employee’s two-year agreement with Lifted entitles such Chief Strategy Officer to be paid an annual salary of $180,000 plus a bonus equal to 5% of total net sales for Lifted in excess of $6,000,000 per quarter. At March 31, 2022, the Company’s Presidentbonus payable to the Chief Strategy Officer totaled $604,444. This bonus is accrued for in the Accounts Payable and CFO William C. “Jake” Jacobs has worked for $5,000 per month.Accrued Expenses account on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

NOTE 13 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company entered into a Compensation Agreement dated asmay be involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of June 19, 2019, with our CEO Gerard M. Jacobsits business. Except for income tax contingencies, the Company records accruals for contingencies to the extent that management concludes that the occurrence is probable and our President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs. The material termsthat the related amounts of the Compensation Agreement, as amended,loss can be summarizedreasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as follows:incurred.

 

(1) Starting during June 2019 until the closing of the Lifted Merger on February 24, 2020, we paid Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs consulting fees of $7,500 and $5,000 per month, respectively. Upon the closing of the Lifted Merger, we entered into Executive Employment Agreements with Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs as described in the section above entitled "Executive Employment Agreements";

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(2) The closing of the Lifted Merger triggered obligations of the Company to pay cash bonuses to the Company's CEO Gerard M. Jacobs and the to the Company's President and CFO William C. "Jake" Jacobs of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively, which bonuses have not yet been paid.

(3) Upon demand by Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. Jacobs on or after January 1, 2021, or the first date when we have raised a total of at least $15 million after January 1, 2019, we will pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs cash bonuses of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively;

(4) Upon the earlier of December 1, 2021, or the first date when we have raised a total of at least $25 million after January 1, 2019, we will pay Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs cash bonuses of $250,000 and $100,000, respectively;

(5) The terms of Gerard M. Jacobs' stock options granted by us to purchase shares of common stock of AQSP which were set to expire (unless previously exercised) during November 2020 or during September 2021, respectively, have been extended so that all of such stock options may be exercised by Gerard M. Jacobs at any time on or before December 31, 2024;

(6) We granted to Gerard M. Jacobs and to William C. "Jake" Jacobs so-called "tag along" registration rights for all of our shares owned by Gerard M. Jacobs, by William C. "Jake" Jacobs, or by any of their respective affiliates, and for all of our shares issuable to Gerard M. Jacobs, to William C. "Jake" Jacobs, or to any of




their respective affiliates upon the exercise of his or their options or warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Acquired Sales; and

(7) We issued to Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs five-year warrants containing a "cashless exercise" feature giving Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs (or his designee(s)) the right to purchase 250,000 and 225,000 shares, respectively, of common stock of Acquired Sales exercisable at $5.00 per share.

Commissions on Sales

Lifted has agreed to pay up to 7% commissions to certain individuals, some of whom are affiliated with the Company and some of whom are relatives of affiliates of the Company, in connection with certain sales of Lifted’s products. Commissions are based upon the total purchase prices paid by the referrers’ customers, excluding shipping costs and any governmentally imposed taxes and fees, all of which must be paid by the referrers’ customers. Some of these agreements extend through December 31, 2040, and one extends through December 31, 2025. Commissions are paid on each purchase order of Lifted products received from and paid for by the referrers’ customers. In the Consolidated Statements of Operations, these commissions are included in the “Payroll, Consulting and Independent Contractor” totals.

As mentioned in NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, $2,072 in sales commissions were paid to Robert T. Warrender III, who is Nicholas S. Warrender’s brother.

As mentioned in NOTE 9 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, $172 in commissions were paid to Vincent J. Mesolella, Acquired Sales Corp.’s lead outside director.

NOTE 13 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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The Companymay be involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Except for income tax contingencies, the Company records accruals for contingencies to the extent that management concludes that the occurrence is probable and that the related amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated. Legal expenses associated with the contingency are expensed as incurred.

 

Lifted currently is involved in two pending lawsuits, as the plaintiff:

(1)

Lifted Liquids, Inc. v. Girish GPO, Inc., Girish Ray, and the Law Offices of Saul Roffe – The Company has filed an action in a case styled “Lifted Liquids, Inc. v. Girish GPO, Inc., Girish Ray, and the Law Offices of Saul Roffe” seeking to recover $30,000 that was to be held in escrow. The Company is also requesting approximately $14,569 in damages resulting from Girish GPO’s failure to pay for product it ordered and that the Company delivered. The matter is in the discovery phase and the Company intends to continue pursuing the action and recover its damages.

(2)

Lifted Liquids, Inc. v. Asad Awawdeh and Habib Cash and Carry SD, Inc. – The Company has filed an action seeking to recover approximately $98,000 in damages resulting from Defendants’ failure to pay for product they ordered. The matter has been filed in California and the Company intends to pursue the action and recover its damages.

Lifted currently is involved in one pending lawsuit, as the defendant:

(1)Martha, Edgar v. Lifted Liquids – Edgar Martha, who worked as an independent contractor in Lifted’s production facility, has sued Lifted in regard to an alleged chemical burn. Mr. Martha has expressed to Lifted’s attorney that Mr. Martha is inclined to settle the case for $5,000. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the case can be settled for $5,000, as the medical bills in the case are significant and Mr. Martha’s medical insurance carrier has refused coverage. 




(1)

Martha, Edgar v. Lifted Liquids – Edgar Martha, who worked as an independent contractor in Lifted’s production facility, has sued Lifted in regard to an alleged chemical burn. Mr. Martha has expressed to Lifted’s attorney that Mr. Martha is inclined to settle the case for $5,000. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the case can be settled for $5,000, as the medical bills in the case are significant and Mr. Martha’s medical insurance carrier has refused coverage.

During 2020,

On February 1, 2022, Lifted entered into a settlement agreementsagreement that werewas mutually acceptable to the parties which havehas resolved the following four lawsuits:lawsuit: 

(1)Mile High Labs, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Warrender Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a

(1)

Lifted Liquids, Inc. v. Monkey Bones Distribution LLC (United States Circuit Court for Kenosha County of the State of Wisconsin; Civil Case No. 2021 CV 001196).

In December 2021, our wholly-owned subsidiary Lifted sued distributor Monkey Bones Distribution, LLC for breach of contract for its failure to pay funds due under the agreement between the parties. In February 2022, the parties settled the litigation and agreed to mutual releases and dismissal of the lawsuit in exchange for $36,100.28 paid by Monkey Bones to Lifted Liquids Defendant (United States District Court forand 15,000 custom gray scale empty disposable devices delivered to Monkey Bones by Lifted Liquids. The parties performed the District of Colorado; Civil Case No. 1:19-cv-02495-NYW);settlement agreement and

(2)Accelerated Analytical, Inc., et al. v. Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made, et al., Case No. 3:20-cv-442-wmc (United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin). 

(3)Lifted Liquids, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Luxvoni LLC d/b/a Luxvoni Marketing Solutions; Does I through X, inclusive; and Roe Business Entities I through X, inclusive, Defendants (United States District Court for Clark County, Nevada; Civil Case No. A-20-817416-C)

(4)Warrender Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids, a Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff, v. Merkabah Labs, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Merkabah Technologies, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Ryan Puddy, an individual; and Ralph L. Taylor III, an individual, Defendants (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00155-SKC)matter was dismissed on February 3, 2022.

 

As a result of the settlement agreements, the Company incurred aggregate settlement costs of $97,000.

NOTE 14 – COMPANY-WIDE MANAGEMENT BONUS POOL

 

Pursuant to the employment agreements entered into between the Company and its three principal executives Gerard M. Jacobs, William C. “Jake” Jacobs, and Nicholas S. Warrender (individually, “Executive”), the Company is obligated to compensate management of the Company via a management bonus pool.

 

For each fiscal year during the Employment Term, the Executive shall be eligible to be considered for an annual bonus (the "Annual Bonus"“Annual Bonus”) as part of a Company-wide management bonus pool arrangement. During the fourth quarter of each year, the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the "Compensation Committee"“Compensation Committee”) shall recommend in writing a consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"(“EBITDA”) target (each, a "Target"“Target”) for the following year (the "Target Year"“Target Year”), which Target must be approved in writing by each of the following for as long as he remains employed by the Company: Gerard M. Jacobs, William C. Jacobs, and Nicholas S. Warrender (collectively, and with respect to each for only as long as he is an employee of the Company, the "Executive“Executive Management Group"Group”). If the Chairman of the Compensation Committee does not recommend in writing a Target for a Target Year that is approved in writing by all of the members of the Executive Management Group prior to the commencement of the Target Year, then the Target for the Target Year shall be equal to the actual consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its subsidiaries during the then-current year (i.e., the year preceding the Target Year) as certified in writing by the Company'sCompany’s outside firm of independent certified public accountants. If the actual consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its subsidiaries during the Target Year as certified in writing by the Company'sCompany’s outside firm of independent certified public accountants exceeds the Target (the amount by which the actual consolidated EBITDA of the Company and its subsidiaries during the Target Year as certified in writing by the Company'sCompany’s outside firm of independent certified public accountants exceeds the Target, the "Excess Amount"“Excess Amount”), then cash equal to 33% of the Excess Amount shall be set aside by the Company as a cash management bonus pool (the "Bonus Pool"“Bonus Pool”), and the amount of the Bonus Pool shall be allocated and paid out by the Company as bonuses or fees to the officers of the Company and its subsidiaries (and potentially, to directors or third parties who have significantly helped the Company and its subsidiaries during the Target Year), with the amount to be paid to each payee, including the amount of any Annual Bonus to be paid to the Executive, to be determined by unanimous written agreement of the Executive Management Group, in their sole discretion. The Executive expressly agrees and acknowledges that the amount of the Annual Bonus (if any) allocated and paid to the Executive as so determined by unanimous written agreement of the Executive Management Group shall be final, non-appealable, and binding upon the Executive, regardless of whether the Executive receives any Annual Bonus, and regardless of whether any Annual Bonus received by the Executive is higher or lower than any other person'sperson’s bonus, under any and all circumstances whatsoever. The Company shall pay the Executive the Annual Bonus, if any, no later than March 15th of the year following the applicable Target Year.) In the event that there is funding for the Bonus Pool but the Executive Management Group does not reach a




unanimous decision on Bonus allocations, then no annual bonus shall be paid. The Annual Bonus Pool would then be placed in escrow and the Executive Management Group would mediate.

 

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The company-wide Bonus Pool for 2021 was $1,559,334 (the “Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount”), which was the aggregate amount that was accrued for in LIFD’s financial statements covering the period from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. The Modified 2021 Bonus Pool Amount was distributed during the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

Pursuant to the Amended Omnibus Agreement, the 2022 company-wide bonus pool shall not be allowed to be accrued or paid by LIFD if and to the extent that doing so would decrease LIFD’s 2022 diluted earnings per share of common stock below $0.56 per share. As of March 31, 2022, the Company reported a company-wide bonus pool accrual of $969,370. In comparison, as of December 31, 2021, the Company reported a company-wide bonus pool accrual of $1,556,055.

NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTSINCOME TAXES

 

PaydownOn December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act reduced the U.S. federal statutory tax rate, broadened the corporate tax base through the elimination or reduction of Bonus Payabledeductions, exclusions, and credits, limited the ability of U.S. corporations to Gerard M. Jacobsdeduct interest expense, and transitioned to a territorial tax system which allows for the repatriation of foreign earnings to the U.S. with a 100% federal dividends received deduction prospectively. In addition, the Tax Act required a one-time transitional tax on foreign cash equivalents and previously unremitted earnings. Several of the new provisions enacted as part of the Tax Act require clarification and guidance from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and Treasury Department. These or other changes in U.S. tax laws could impact our profits, effective tax rate, and cash flows.

Significant components on the Company’s income tax provision (benefit) for continuing operations is as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic-Federal

 

$582,618

 

 

$0

 

Domestic-State

 

 

321,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

904,024

 

 

 

0

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic-Federal

 

 

230,593

 

 

 

0

 

Domestic-State

 

 

64,861

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

295,454

 

 

 

0

 

Total Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

 

$1,199,478

 

 

$0

 

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The Company currently believes that all significant filing positions are highly certain and that all of its significant income tax filing positions and deductions would be sustained upon audit. Therefore, the Company has no significant reserves for uncertain tax positions and no adjustments to such reserves were required by generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s policy is to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. The Company’s tax returns are subject to examination for the years ended December 31, 2016 through 2021. A reconciliation of the amount of tax provision (benefit) computed using the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the provision (benefit) for income taxes on continuing operations is as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 March 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic-Federal

 

$870,297

 

 

$129,855

 

State tax benefit, net of federal benefit

 

 

341,567

 

 

 

37,369

 

Non-deductible expenses

 

 

1,972

 

 

 

1,349

 

Change in estimated future income tax rates

 

 

(131,918)

 

 

0

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

117,560

 

 

 

(168,573)

Total Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

 

$1,199,478

 

 

$0

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Deferred Tax Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

$2,831,970

 

 

$2,714,410

 

Accrued Related Party Expenses

 

 

4,676

 

 

 

259,463

 

Impairment of SmplyLifted Note and Other Receivables

 

 

0

 

 

 

105,124

 

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

 

137,433

 

 

 

64,661

 

Other

 

 

11,950

 

 

 

8,725

 

Less: Valuation allowance

 

 

(2,831,970)

 

 

(2,714,410)

Total Deferred Tax Assets

 

 

154,060

 

 

 

437,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred Tax Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation & Amortization

 

 

(117,963)

 

 

(105,143)

Other

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,279)

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

 

(117,963)

 

 

(106,422)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Deferred Tax Assets

 

$36,096

 

 

$331,551

 

NOTE 16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management of the Company has evaluated the events that have occurred through the date of the filing of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and has noted the following subsequent events for disclosure purposes:

Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock by a Non-Affiliated Shareholder

 

On April 29, 2021,1, 2022, a non-affiliated shareholder of the Company paid Gerard M. Jacobs a portion ($50,000)converted his 1,000 shares of the bonus payable to Gerard M. Jacobs for closing on Lifted.

Creation of LftdXSvg LLC

As we announced on April 27, 2021, Lifted and privately-held Savage Enterprises, Irvine, California, have partnered to create an equally-owned new entity called LftdXSvg LLC to make and sell products containing hemp-derived THCV (tetrahydrocannabivarin).

Payment Into Warrender Enterprise Inc.’s Illinois Department of Employment Security Unemployment Insurance Account

On April 28, 2021, the Company paid $5,806Series A Preferred Stock into Warrender Enterprise Inc.’s Illinois Department of Employment Security unemployment insurance account. The Company is trying to get this money moved into the Company’s Illinois Department of Employment Security unemployment insurance account, but there can be no assurance that this will happen, or when.

Dissolution of Younite Corp.

On April 29, 2021, Younite Corp. was dissolved.

Forgiveness of the PPP Loan

On April 20, 2021, the entire PPP Loan ($149,622) and the interest payable on the PPP Loan ($1,525) was forgiven by the SBA.

Exercise of Warrant

On April 14, 2021, a non-affiliate shareholder exercised his warrant to purchase 7,021100,000 shares of unregistered common stock for $1 per share.of the Company.

 

Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock by a Non-Affiliated Shareholder

On April 14, 2022, a non-affiliated shareholder of the Company converted 250 shares of his Series A Preferred Stock into 25,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’SMANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

As used in this Form 10-Q, references to the “Company,” “Acquired Sales,“LFTD Partners,“AQSP,“LIFD,” “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Acquired Sales Corp.LFTD Partners Inc. and Lifted, unless the context otherwise indicates.

 

IMPACTS OF COVID-19

LIKE MANY BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY, ACQUIRED SALES CORP. (SOMETIMES “AQSP” OR “ACQUIRED SALES”) AND ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC. D/B/A LIFTED MADE (SOMETIMES “LIFTED” OR “LIFTED MADE”) ARE FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED AND HIGHLY RISKY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND UNCERTAIN FUTURE CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS KNOWN AS COVID-19.




THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 ON ACQUIRED SALES CORP., ON LIFTED MADE, AND ON LIFTED MADE'S OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, CUSTOMERS, SALES AND NET INCOME COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR OUR COMPANY. AMONG THE MANY POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF COVID-19:

·THE U.S. ECONOMY MAY BE PUSHED INTO A DEEP RECESSION OR DEPRESSION THAT COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY IMPACT ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE

·ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE COULD LOSE SOME OR ALL OF OUR KEY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, WHO MAY BE IRREPLACEABLE

·LIFTED MADE COULD BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN HIGH QUALITY RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS NEEDED TO MANUFACTURE ITS PRODUCTS, OR OBTAINING HIGH QUALITY RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING MATERIALS COULD BE MORE EXPENSIVE AND/OR DELAYED

·LIFTED MADE COULD BE UNABLE TO DISTRIBUTE OR SELL ITS PRODUCTS PROFITABLY, IF AT ALL

·U.S. CONSUMERS COULD BE SO FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED THAT THEY CANNOT OR WILL NOT PURCHASE LIFTED MADE'S PRODUCTS

·U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY IMPOSE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT EFFECTIVELY PROHIBIT LIFTED MADE FROM OPERATING PROFITABLY, IF AT ALL, OR THAT EFFECTIVELY LIMIT LIFTED MADE’S EMPLOYEES FROM PERFORMING THEIR WORK FOR LIFTED MADE IN A NORMAL AND COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER

·THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND ECONOMY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY, WHICH MAY HAVE MATERIAL ADVERSE IMPACTS UPON ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE THAT CANNOT PRESENTLY BE ESTIMATED OR PREDICTED

·LIFTED MADE COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSSES NOT COVERED BY ANY INSURANCE

NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN THAT ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE WOULD BE ABLE TO AVOID THESE POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF COVID-19. CONSEQUENTLY, ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE COULD RUN OUT OF MONEY AND COULD BECOME INSOLVENT OR BANKRUPT AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19, WHICH WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR COMPANY AND ON THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE DURING 2020. AMONG OTHER THINGS, VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTED DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE CANNABINOID INDUSTRY DURING 2020. WHILE LIFTED MADE’S DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS PERFORMED BETTER DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 2020, AND DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021, COMPARED TO DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2020, NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN AS TO HOW LIFTED MADE’S DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS WILL PERFORM DURING THE REMAINDER OF 2021. MANY DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS AND CONSUMERS IN THE CANNABINOID AND VAPE INDUSTRIES APPEAR TO BE FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED, AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN DISTRIBUTORS’ AND RETAILERS’ PURCHASES AND PAYMENTS FOR LIFTED MADE’S PRODUCTS ARE BEING MATERIALLY ADVERSELY IMPACTED.

WHILE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN VACCINES IN REGARD TO COVID-19 HAS BEGUN, NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN AS TO WHAT IMPACT THESE VACCINES WILL HAVE. IN PARTICULAR, NO ASSURANCE OR GUARANTEE WHATSOEVER CAN BE GIVEN AS TO HOW “FUTURE WAVES” OF COVID-19, AND HOW EMERGING/MUTATED STRAINS OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS, WILL PLAY OUT AND IMPACT ACQUIRED SALES CORP., LIFTED MADE, LIFTED MADE'S OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, RAW GOODS AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS,




DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS, CUSTOMERS, SALES AND NET INCOME, OR THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.

DURING THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS OF 2020, THE SOLVENCY AND CASH FLOW OF OUR LIFTED MADE SUBSIDIARY AND ACQUIRED SALES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDENT UPON THE RE-SALE OF HAND SANITIZER TO A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS, AND UPON THE RECEIPT BY LIFTED MADE OF $149,622.50 BORROWED FROM THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRIATION (“SBA”) UNDER THE SBA’S PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM (THE “PPP LOAN”) AND UPON THE RECEIPT BY LIFTED MADE OF $10,000 GRANTED TO IT BY THE SBA UNDER THE SBA’S ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.SUCH RE-SALES OF HAND SANITIZER ARE UNLIKELY TO CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE. CONSEQUENTLY, LIFTED MADE’S AND ACQUIRED SALES’ FUTURE FINANCIAL PROSPECTS ARE UNCERTAIN, AND NO GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE WHATSOEVER CAN BE MADE THAT LIFTED MADE AND ACQUIRED SALES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE IN THE FUTURE.

DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 2020, AND DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021, THE SOLVENCY AND CASH FLOW OF OUR LIFTED MADE SUBSIDIARY AND ACQUIRED SALES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDENT UPON THE SALE OF HEMP-DERIVED DELTA-8-THC PRODUCTS. U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES MAY IMPOSE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT EFFECTIVELY PROHIBIT LIFTED MADE FROM SELLING DELTA-8-THC PRODUCTS. CONSEQUENTLY, LIFTED MADE’S AND ACQUIRED SALES’ FUTURE FINANCIAL PROSPECTS ARE UNCERTAIN, AND NO GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE WHATSOEVER CAN BE MADE THAT LIFTED MADE AND ACQUIRED SALES WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PAY THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE IN THE FUTURE.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING DESCRIBED RISKS, AS DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN THE CANNABINOID INDUSTRY HAVE PERFORMED BETTER, AND AS LIFTED MADE’S SALES OF DELTA-8-THC PRODUCTS HAVE ACCELERATED DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 2020 AND THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021, COMPARED TO DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2020, THE CONSOLIDATED CASH ON HAND OF ACQUIRED SALES CORP. AND LIFTED MADE HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY AND AS OF MAY 15, 2021, WAS A TOTAL OF $1,527,831. TO DATE, LIFTED MADE HAS ALSO INVESTED CASH OF $587,500 INTO A COMPANY CALLED SMPLYLIFTED LLC, WHICH SMPLYLIFTED LLC HAS PRIMARLY USED TO PURCHASE INVENTORY CONSISTING OF TOBACCO-FREE NICOTINE POUCHES. LIFTED MAY INVEST ADDITIONAL CASH INTO SMPLYLIFTED LLC, ALSO TO BE USED TO PRIMARILY PURCHASE INVENTORY OF TOBACCO-FREE NICOTINE POUCHES. LIFTED MADE HAS A 50% MEMBERSHIP INTEREST IN SMPLYLIFTED LLC. LIFTED MADE MAY ALSO INVEST CASH INTO OTHER COMPANIES.

Material Damage to Lifted's Business Resulting From the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic:  

The COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, including Illinois Governor Pritzker's Executive Order in response to the pandemic, have materially damaged Lifted's business, among other things by disrupting Lifted's access to its employees, suppliers, packaging, distributors and customers. That is why Lifted applied for and received funding under the federal Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the federal Paycheck Protection Program (collectively the "Federal Financial Assistance").




Expectations to Continue as a Going Concern:  

Notwithstanding the material damage to our business described above, the management of Lifted currently expects Lifted to continue as a going concern during the 12 months following the date of this report, for the following reasons:

·Lifted’s sales over the past few quarters has significantly increased Lifted's liquidity. As of May 15, 2021, the consolidated cash on hand of Acquired Sales Corp. and Lifted Made was a total of $1,527,831, which is significant. To date, Lifted has also invested cash of $587,500 into a company called SmplyLifted LLC, which SmplyLifted LLC has used to purchase inventory of tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted expects to invest additional cash into SmplyLifted LLC, also to be primarily used to purchase inventory of tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Lifted has a 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC. 

·As of today, Lifted’s current assets significantly outweigh Lifted's current liabilities. However, we do owe a total of $300,000 in management bonuses to Gerard M. Jacobs, Acquired Sales Corp.’s CEO, and to William C. “Jake” Jacobs, Acquired Sales Corp.’s President and CFO, and we currently do not have the money to pay these bonuses, which are payable upon demand. At any time on or after January 1, 2021, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs also have the right to demand payment of a total of an additional $350,000 in management bonuses (for a total of $650,000 in management bonuses), plus accrued interest at 2% annually commencing January 1, 2021, and we currently do not have the money to pay these bonuses either, which are payable upon demand. Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs are entitled to these bonuses and could demand payment of them.  

·When Lifted's core business of manufacturing, packaging, selling and distributing cannabinoid-infused products was materially damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, Lifted diverted a significant portion of its available human and financial capital toward a new line of business selling, re-selling, brokering and distributing hand sanitizer. This hand sanitizer business was significant for Lifted during the second and third quarters of 2020. However, the national supply of hand sanitizer has increased, and this business is not expected to be significant for Lifted going forward. 

·During the third and fourth quarters of 2020 and during the first quarter of 2021, the demand by distributors for Lifted’s Urb Finest Flowers (“Urb”) brand of hemp and hemp-derived products has gradually increased. However, other companies may attempt to copy the Urb brand's innovative and colorful packaging and products and thus create more competition against Lifted's Urb products, over time. 

·Lifted has commenced selling hemp-derived delta-8-THC cartridges, gummies, chocolate, dabs, caviar cones, saucy dmnds, CBG delta-8-THC flower, and disposable delta-8-THC vapes. During the third and fourth quarters of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, Lifted’s sales of hemp-derived delta-8-THC products has accelerated, and has become a very significant percentage of Lifted’s business. However, the competition against Lifted’s hemp-derived delta-8-THC products is increasing, and pricing is under pressure. In addition, hemp-derived delta-8-THC products may be illegal in certain states, and additional federal, state and/or local prohibitions or restrictions may be imposed on hemp-derived delta-8-THC products. In particular, a recent DEA statement has been interpreted by some as prohibiting the sale of certain hemp-derived delta-8-THC products. Any inability to sell hemp-derived delta-8-THC products would have a material adverse impact on Lifted’s business and on the trading price of Acquired Sales Corp.’s common stock. 

·Lifted is involved in the distribution of disposable e-cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine, and Lifted owns 50% of SmplyLifted LLC, which sells tobacco-free nicotine pouches. Tobacco-based nicotine products and non-tobacco based nicotine products are subject to extensive regulations and in some cases are subject to federal, state and/or local prohibitions or restrictions. 

·Lifted is taking proactive steps to attempt to gain brand awareness and drive more direct-to-consumer sales online. Lifted has used public relations firms to assist with Lifted’s public relations efforts. Lifted has also hired a firm specializing in SEO to assist with Lifted’s organic search engine rankings. However, Lifted has also experienced outages of its website, which may be due hacking and/or sabotage, which has hurt Lifted’s online sales and presumably has also negatively impacted Lifted’s perception with certain consumers. In addition, the recently amended federal PACT act may make the online sale of certain of Lifted’s products difficult or impossible. 

·Some of the products that Lifted sells or re-sells are manufactured by third parties who, in certain instances, have experienced significant challenges in manufacturing high quality products. This has negatively impacted Lifted’s perception with certain distributors, retailers and consumers. 

Lifted plans to take actions to continue as a going concern, if necessary:

If the COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, or if other events and circumstances adverse to Lifted's business, challenge Lifted’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that AQSP’s consolidated financial statements are issued, then we would plan to sustain Lifted as a going concern by taking one or more of the following actions:

·causing Lifted’s parent company AQSP to complete private placements of AQSP's common stock and/or preferred stock 




·borrowing from banks and/or private investors 

·acquiring and/or developing profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations 

·causing Lifted’s parent company AQSP to accrue rather than pay dividends on AQSP's outstanding preferred stock 

·selling the 4.99% of the ownership of Ablis Holding Company, Bendistillery Inc. and Bend Spirits, Inc. that is owned by Acquired Sales Corp. 

We believe that by taking some combination of these actions, Lifted should be able to be provided with sufficient capital, future operations and cash flow to continue asa going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees that Lifted will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all, and that is why in AQSP's filings with the SEC we are careful to include a "going concern" risk.

ITEM 1. STATEMENTS

Prior to the acquisition of Lifted on February 24, 2020, LFTD Partners Inc., formerly known as Acquired Sales Corp., had no sources of revenue, and Acquired Sales Corp.LFTD Partners Inc. had a history of recurring losses, which has resulted in an accumulated deficit of $16,550,988$8,475,539 as of March 31, 2021. Acquired Sales Corp.2022. LFTD Partners Inc. has Preferred Stock outstanding that is currently accruing dividends at the rate of 3% per year, and the Company is obligated to pay management bonuses that it does not currently have sufficient money to pay.year. These matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) section discusses our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition and certain factors that may affect our future results. You should read this MD&A in conjunction with our financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are considered forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give the Company'sCompany’s current expectations and forecasts of future events. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this quarterly report, including statements regarding the Company'sCompany’s future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company'sCompany’s current plans, and the Company'sCompany’s actual future activities and results of operations may be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this annual report may turn out to be inaccurate. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. The forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring after the date hereof. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this quarterly report.

 

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The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 31, 2021.2022. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Certain information included herein contains statements that




may be considered forward-looking statements, such as statements relating to our anticipated revenues and operating results, future performance and operations, plans for future expansion, capital spending, sources of liquidity and financing sources. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made herein. These risks and uncertainties include the “Risk Factors” included herein and in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020,31, 2022, that can be read at www.sec.gov.

 

OverviewOverview

 

Please refer to “NOTENOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS OF ACQUIRED SALES CORP.LFTD PARTNERS INC” for information.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The following table summarizes our current assets, current liabilities and working capital as of March 31, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, as well as cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020.2021.

 

March 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

Current Assets

$                         4,540,728

 

$                         3,264,777

 

$17,544,574

 

$13,152,696

 

Current Liabilities

                           3,120,161

 

                           2,308,722

 

11,387,817

 

11,906,270

 

Working Capital

                           1,420,568

 

                              956,055

 

6,156,756

 

1,246,426

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

For the Three Months Ended

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

2021

 

2020

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities

$          768,894

 

$        (357,943)

 

$394,292

 

$768,894

 

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

$         (229,736)

 

$     (3,114,503)

 

$(54,238)

 

$(229,736)

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

$         (148,147)

 

$         (89,700)

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Financing Activities

 

$2,641,345

 

$(148,147)

 

Comparison of the balance sheet at March 31, 2022 to December 31, 2021 to

Total current assets at March 31, 20202022 of $17,544,574 were adequate for us to fund current operations; total current assets primarily consisted of inventory of $5,920,475, cash on hand of $4,584,131, net accounts receivable of $3,888,615, and prepaid expenses of $3,139,441. In comparison, consolidated current assets of $13,152,696 at December 31, 2021 primarily consisted of prepaid expenses of $4,262,237, inventory of $3,809,944, net accounts receivable of $3,461,499, and cash on hand of $1,602,731.

 

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, our other assets primarily included goodwill of $22,292,767 related to the acquisition of Lifted on February 24, 2020. Also, at both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, our other assets included our investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits, which total $1,896,200. At March 31, 2022, we had consolidated cashalso reported a net finance lease right-of-use asset of $1,215,195, net fixed assets of $459,351, and cash equivalentsa net operating lease right-of-use asset of $830,091. This consisted of $820,477 in cash at Lifted, and $9,631 in cash at AQSP.$283,262. In comparison, at December 31, 2021, we reported a net finance lease right-of-use asset of $1,227,532, net fixed assets of $433,213, and a net operating lease right-of-use asset of $76,412.

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At March 31, 2020, we had consolidated cash and cash equivalents2022, current liabilities of $822,782. This consisted of $382,600 in cash at Lifted, and $440,182 in cash at AQSP.

Consolidated current assets of $4,540,728 at March 31, 2021$11,387,817 primarily consisted of net accounts receivable of $1,764,046, inventory of $1,106,381, cash on hand of $830,091, and prepaid expenses of $416,523. The consolidated current assets are adequate to fund current operations and to fulfill corporate obligations or to fund growth and potential acquisitions. In comparison, at March 31, 2020, consolidated current assets of $1,700,639 consisted of $1,090,754 in current assets at Lifted, and $609,885 in current assets at AQSP. Current assets at AQSP primarily consisted of cash on hand of $440,182 and note receivable from CBD Lion of $168,500.

Consolidated current liabilities as of March 31, 2021 of $3,120,161 primarily consisted of deferred revenue of $1,374,475, accounts payable and accrued expenses of $868,860, $350,000$5,162,757, income tax payable of $2,104,417, current finance lease liability of $1,257,197, the current portion of the note payable to NWarrender of $916,666, and a company-wide management bonus pool accrual of $969,370. In comparison, current liabilities as of December 31, 2021 of $11,906,270 primarily consisted of accounts payable and accrued expenses of $4,671,382, deferred revenue of $2,174,393, a company-wide bonus accrual of $1,556,055, current finance lease liability of $1,262,260, income tax payable of $1,242,974 and $941,562 in accrued management bonuses payable to GJacobs and WJacobs, $342,947 of accrued company-wide management bonuses,




dividends payable of $70,692 to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock holders, and dividends payable of $3,254 payable to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock holders.WJacobs.

 

In comparison, consolidated current liabilitiesThe Company had an accumulated deficit of $8,475,539 and $11,414,602 as of March 31, 2020 of $654,778 consisted of $191,212 of current liabilities at Lifted,2022 and $463,566 of current liabilities at AQSP. At MarchDecember 31, 2020, primarily driving the current liabilities at AQSP was $350,000 in accrued management bonuses payable to GJacobs and WJacobs, dividends payable of $89,497 to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock holders, and dividends payable of $9,481 payable to the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock holders.2021, respectively.

 

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2020

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, net sales increased to $3,353,270 compared to $370,424operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2022 to March 31, 2021

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net sales increased to $18,088,877 compared to $3,353,270 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $7,984,984 and 2020 was $1,645,747, respectively.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, hemp-derived products and $172,315,non-hemp-derived psychedelic products made up 96% and 4% of Lifted’s sales, respectively. The increase in net sales and gross profit is attributable to higher sales volume achieved by Lifted.  Total operating expenses forIn comparison, during the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2021, hemp-derived products and 2020 were $985,255nicotine products made up 91% and $1,931,013, respectively,9% of Lifted’s sales, respectively.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company expensed $1,854,151 related to payroll, consulting and independent contractor expenses; this is up from $307,524 in payroll, consulting and independent contractor expenses during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Lifted has been dramatically increasing the size of its workforce, including production, fulfillment and sales people, and in conjunction with these increases, Lifted’s payroll, consulting and independent contractor expenses have increased significantly. In addition, Lifted’s Chief Strategy Officer, who was hired on July 1, 2021, has developed and implemented certain important strategies which have assisted Lifted’s efforts to increase its production, fulfillment and sales capabilities. The Chief Strategy Officer’s two-year agreement with Lifted entitles such employee to be paid an annual salary of $180,000 plus a decreasebonus equal to 5% of $945,758.  The decreasetotal net sales for Lifted in total operating expenses is primarily attributableexcess of $6,000,000 per quarter. At March 31, 2022, the bonus payable to stock compensation expense of $1,393,648 and executive management bonuses of $350,000 in 2020 that did not recur in 2021.  This decrease was offset by the addition of aChief Strategy Officer totaled $604,444.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company expensed $969,370 related to the company-wide management bonus pool provision inpool. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, ofthe Company expensed $342,947 and higher spending for payroll, contractor, and consulting expenses, depreciation,related to the company-wide management bonus pool.

Driven by increased sales, bank charges and merchant fees advertising and marketing, and professional fees.  Duringincreased to $133,036 during the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2020, AQSP recognized a total of $1,393,648 in stock compensation expense. Of the total, $733,499 came2022, up from the issuance of warrants to GJacobs. The Company also recognized $660,149 in stock compensation expense related to the issuance of warrants to WJacobs. These warrants were issued to GJacobs and WJacobs pursuant to the June 19, 2019 Compensation Agreement, which authorized the issuance of certain warrants to GJacobs and WJacobs upon the execution of employment agreements, which were signed on February 24, 2020. Also$66,570 during the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2020, AQSP recognized a total of $350,000 in management bonus expense. Pursuant to GJacobs’ and WJacobs’ employment agreements, GJacobs and WJacobs were to be paid $250,000 and $100,000, respectively, upon the closing of AQSP’s acquisition of Lifted. These management bonuses are accrued for on the balance sheet as of March 31, 2020, and as of today, AQSP has paid just $50,000 of the bonus payable to GJacobs. These bonuses are payable upon demand.2021.

 

During the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred $105,601 in advertising and marketing expenses, which primarily related to trade shows, marketing, and the cost of promotional items. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $52,027 in advertising and marketing expenses, which primarily related to public relations, trade shows, and search engine optimization.

Bad debt expense increased to $248,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, from $977 during the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Other operating expenses increased to $382,462 during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, from $80,393 during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Other operating expenses include, for example, lab supplies, dues and subscriptions, meals and entertainment, insurance expenses, repairs and maintenance, and state license & filing fees.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, total, non-operating Other Expenses of $28,165 primarily consisted of interest expense of $31,731 offset by a gain on forgiveness of debt of $5,026. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, total, non-operating Other Expenses of $42,134 primarily consisted of interest expense of $36,347.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized net income of $2,944,793. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized net income of $618,359.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $394,292 for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $768,894 for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, net cash provided by operating activities was $768,894,primarily generated from net income of $2,944,793; cash was primarily used for the purchase of inventory. Net cash used in operating activities during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 was primarily for the purchase of inventory.

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Net cash used in investing activities was $54,238 and $229,736 during the quarters ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 related to the net purchase of fixed assets. Net cash used in investing activities during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 also primarily related to the net purchase of fixed assets.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities was $2,641,345, primarily driven by the $2,750,000 Promissory Note. Net cash used in financing activities was $148,147.  During$148,147 during the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2020, 2021, primarily driven by the payments of dividends to Series A convertible preferred stockholders.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $357,944,increased by $2,981,399. In comparison, during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $3,114,503, and net cash used in financing activities was $89,700.  Operating cash flow improved primarily due to higher sales volume and gross profit, improved working capital, and higher depreciation.  Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $2,884,767.  The decrease was primarily due to $3,130,610 of net cash paid in 2020 for the Lifted Liquids, Inc. acquisition that did not recur in 2021.  This was offset by higher spending for fixed assets of $135,911and loans made to SmplyLifted LLC in 2021 of $93,750.  Net cash used in financing activities increased by $58,447.  The increase is due primarily to purchases of treasury shares of $34,200, an increase of dividends paid of $15,869, and $8,378 paid on a newly incepted finance lease.$391,011.

 

The Company currently has one revenue-generating subsidiary, Lifted Made. If and toa history of losses as evidenced by the extent that the revenue generated by Lifted Made is not adequate to pay the Company’s operating expenses, the dividends accruing on its preferred stock, and the interest payable to Nicholas S. Warrender, then Management plansaccumulated deficit at March 31, 2022 of $8,475,539.We plan to sustain the Company as a going concern by taking the following actions: (1) continuing to operate Lifted; (2) acquiring and/or developing additional profitable businesses that will create positive income from operations; and/or (2)(3) completing private placements of the Company’sour common stock and/or preferred stock. Management believesWe believe that by taking these actions, the Companywe will be provided with sufficient future operations and cash flow to continue as a going concern. However, there can be no assurances or guarantees whatsoeverassurance that the




Companywe will be successful in consummating such actions on acceptable terms, if at all. Moreover, anymany of such actions can be expected to result in substantial dilution to the existing shareholders of the Company.

 

OurSelected Quarterly Financial Information

LFTD PARTNERS INC. AND SUBSIDIARY LIFTED LIQUIDS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

 

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020

 

 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

 

Net Sales

 

$18,088,877

 

 

$12,787,566

 

 

$8,820,952

 

 

$6,695,144

 

 

$3,353,270

 

 

$2,196,518

 

 

$1,509,437

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

10,103,893

 

 

 

6,252,549

 

 

 

4,720,057

 

 

 

3,035,630

 

 

 

1,707,523

 

 

 

1,312,946

 

 

 

878,327

 

Gross Profit

 

 

7,984,984

 

 

 

6,535,017

 

 

 

4,100,895

 

 

 

3,659,515

 

 

 

1,645,747

 

 

 

883,572

 

 

 

631,110

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll, Consulting and Independent Contractor Expenses

 

 

1,854,151

 

 

 

1,719,305

 

 

 

803,796

 

 

 

791,000

 

 

 

307,524

 

 

 

211,851

 

 

 

275,149

 

Accrual for Company-Wide Management Bonus Pool

 

 

969,370

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

816,388

 

 

 

342,947

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Management Bonuses

 

 

-

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Professional Fees

 

 

117,226

 

 

 

133,300

 

 

 

139,526

 

 

 

133,892

 

 

 

93,033

 

 

 

80,810

 

 

 

50,235

 

Bank Charges and Merchant Fees

 

 

133,036

 

 

 

103,647

 

 

 

104,485

 

 

 

118,055

 

 

 

66,570

 

 

 

27,824

 

 

 

14,702

 

Advertising and Marketing

 

 

105,601

 

 

 

100,446

 

 

 

86,438

 

 

 

98,133

 

 

 

52,027

 

 

 

22,384

 

 

 

26,670

 

Bad Debt Expense

 

 

248,000

 

 

 

299,000

 

 

 

61,449

 

 

 

19,196

 

 

 

977

 

 

 

2,915

 

 

 

94,251

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

 

2,703

 

 

 

5,805

 

 

 

16,344

 

 

 

26,215

 

 

 

41,783

 

 

 

5,245

 

 

 

5,092

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

 

382,462

 

 

 

278,024

 

 

 

170,820

 

 

 

99,773

 

 

 

80,394

 

 

 

56,902

 

 

 

51,289

 

Total Operating Expenses

 

 

3,812,549

 

 

 

3,289,526

 

 

 

1,782,858

 

 

 

2,102,652

 

 

 

985,254

 

 

 

407,931

 

 

 

517,388

 

Income From Operations

 

 

4,172,436

 

 

 

3,245,491

 

 

 

2,318,037

 

 

 

1,556,863

 

 

 

660,493

 

 

 

475,641

 

 

 

113,722

 

Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) From 50% membership interest in SmplyLifted LLC (FR3SH)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(100,172)

 

 

(44,858)

 

 

(43,330)

 

 

(7,211)

 

 

(4,429)

 

 

-

 

Impairment of Investment in SimplyLifted

 

 

-

 

 

 

(388,727)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Income from SmplyLifted for WCJ Labor

 

 

-

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

313

 

 

 

769

 

 

 

1,072

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Loss on Lease Modification

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,445)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Interest Expense

 

 

(31,731)

 

 

(35,314)

 

 

(35,368)

 

 

(35,398)

 

 

(36,347)

 

 

(19,281)

 

 

(19,281)

Dividend Income

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,495

 

 

 

-

 

Warehouse Buildout Credits

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

600

 

Penalties

 

 

(1,952)

 

 

(5,434)

 

 

(2,162)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(450)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Gain on Forgiveness of Debt

 

 

5,026

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

151,147

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

81,272

 

 

 

-

 

Settlement Income/Gain on Settlement

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

-

 

Gain(Loss) on Disposal of Fixed Assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(4,750)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Loss on Deposits

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,600)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(30,000)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Interest Income

 

 

491

 

 

 

694

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

202

 

 

 

733

 

 

 

782

 

Total Other Income/(Expenses)

 

 

(28,165)

 

 

(528,837)

 

 

(81,859)

 

 

39,292

 

 

 

(42,134)

 

 

73,890

 

 

 

(17,899)

Income Before Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

4,144,270

 

 

 

2,716,654

 

 

 

2,236,178

 

 

 

1,596,154

 

 

 

618,359

 

 

 

549,531

 

 

 

95,823

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

(1,199,478)

 

 

(1,367,362)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Net Income Attributable to LFTD Partners Inc. common stockholders

 

$2,944,793

 

 

$1,349,292

 

 

$2,236,178

 

 

$1,596,154

 

 

$618,359

 

 

$549,531

 

 

$95,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share Attributable to LFTD Partners Inc. common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$0.21

 

 

$0.10

 

 

$0.17

 

 

$0.14

 

 

$0.08

 

 

$0.06

 

 

$0.01

 

Diluted

 

$0.18

 

 

$0.08

 

 

$0.14

 

 

$0.11

 

 

$0.04

 

 

$0.02

 

 

$0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

14,017,578

 

 

 

14,005,567

 

 

 

13,015,717

 

 

 

11,042,657

 

 

 

7,456,925

 

 

 

6,463,301

 

 

 

6,460,236

 

Diluted

 

 

15,924,776

 

 

 

15,962,765

 

 

 

16,257,915

 

 

 

14,381,105

 

 

 

16,084,794

 

 

 

16,040,170

 

 

 

6,460,236

 

On February 24, 2020, we acquired 100% of the ownership interests of Lifted. All of our sales are generated by our wholly-owned subsidiary Lifted; LFTD Partners as an entity by itself generates no sales. We also do not recognize any revenue or earnings from our investments in Ablis, Bendistillery, and Bend Spirits made us a minority owner of these companies. As a minority owner, we will not be able to recognize any portion of Ablis’, Bendistillery’sAblis or Bend Spirits’ revenues or earnings in our financial statements. We may, at some point, receive commissions for helping sell Ablis' and Bendistillery's products online or offline. Our investments in Ablis, Bendistillery and Bend Spirits will be tested for potential impairment of value on a quarterly basis.Spirits.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

 

Critical accounting policies are discussed in “NOTE 1NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES.POLICIES.

 

SmplyLifted LLC

 

Please refer to Note 7NOTE 8Notes Receivable.NOTES RECEIVABLE”.

 

CBD Lion LLC

 

Please refer to Note 7NOTE 8Notes Receivable.NOTES RECEIVABLE”.

 

The William Noyes Webster Foundation, Inc.

 

Please refer to Note 7NOTE 8Notes Receivable.NOTES RECEIVABLE”.

 

Acquisition of Real Estate in Rhode Island

 

As discussed in our prior public filings, we have attempted to acquire one or more of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties. The Mesolella/Jacobs Properties are parcels of real estate in Rhode Island that are owned by entities affiliated with Vincent J. Mesolella and his son Derek V. Mesolella, formerly an independent contractor to AQSP.LFTD Partners. One of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties was also partly owned by an affiliate of our Chief Executive Officer, Gerard M. Jacobs.

 

Discussions among Messrs. Mesolella and Jacobs and our independent directors have made it highly likely that we will never purchase any of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties.

 

Simultaneous with Vincent J. Mesolella’s agreement to negotiate in good faith regarding the possibility of us acquiring the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties, in November 2014, the officers and directors of the Company were awarded the right to purchase, directly or using a designee, for an aggregate price of $2 per director: (a) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1.35 million shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share; and (b) warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1.35 million shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1.85 per share, 100,000 of which warrants are vested, and 1.25 million of which warrants are subject to the condition that the Company shall have acquired at least one of the Mesolella/Jacobs Properties.

 

Tax Provision

Please refer to “NOTE 15 – INCOME TAXES” for more information about the Company’s quarterly tax provision.

Other Matters

 

We may be subject to other legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business in addition to the matters discussed above in “NOTE 13 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS”. We intend to vigorously pursue and defend vigorously against any such claims.litigation. Although the outcome of these other matters is currently not




determinable, our management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on itsour Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and may continue to result, in significant economic disruption despite progress made in recent months in the development and distribution of vaccines. It has already disrupted Lifted’s operations, global travel and supply chains, and adversely impacted global commercial activity. Considerable uncertainty still surrounds COVID-19, the evolution and future impact of its variants, its potential long-term economic effects, as well as the effectiveness of any responses taken by government authorities and businesses and of various efforts to inoculate the global population. The travel restrictions, limits on hours of operations and/or closures of non-essential businesses, and other efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 have significantly disrupted business activity globally and there is uncertainty as to if and when these disruptions will fully subside.

Significant uncertainty continues to exist concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Lifted’s, our customers’ and target companies’ business and operations in future periods. Although our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were not materially impacted by COVID-19, we believe our revenues may be negatively impacted in future periods until the effects of the pandemic have fully subsided and the current macroeconomic environment has substantially recovered. The uncertainty related to COVID-19 may also result in increased volatility in the financial projections we use as the basis for estimates and assumptions used in our financial statements. We have made some efforts to try to adapt our operations to meet the challenges of this uncertain and rapidly evolving situation, including expanding operations in areas where we perceive government restrictions on business operations are relatively less burdensome, and focusing some of our new product development in areas where we perceive government restrictions and prohibitions on hemp-derived cannabinoid products are relatively less likely. The COVID-19 pandemic and its ramifications, including Illinois Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order in response to the pandemic, materially damaged Lifted’s business, among other things by disrupting Lifted’s access to its employees, suppliers, packaging, distributors and customers. That is why Lifted applied for and received funding under the federal Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the federal Paycheck Protection Program.

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that may negatively impact our business in future periods include, but are not limited to: disruptions of Lifted’s workforce; limitations on the ability of our customers to conduct their business, purchase our products, and make timely payments; curtailed consumer spending; deferred purchasing decisions; supply chain problems and delays, and changes in demand from retail customers. We will continue to actively monitor the nature and extent of the impact to our business, operating results, and financial condition.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.




ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our chief executive officer and chief financial officerChief Financial Officer, WJacobs, evaluated the effectiveness of ourthe Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. The term “disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in RuleRules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In designing and evaluating the disclosuremeans controls and other procedures our management recognizedof a company that any controls and procedures, no matter how wellare designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the factto ensure that there are resource constraints and that management isinformation required to apply its judgmentbe disclosed by a company in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurancereports, such as this report, that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we fileit files or submitsubmits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in Securitiesthe SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Commission rules, regulations and forms, and that such informationAct is accumulated and communicated to ourthe company’s management, including our chiefits principal executive officer and chiefprincipal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, WJacobs concluded that because of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2022.

 

As indicated in our Form 10-K(b) Management’s annual report on internal control over financial reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the year ended DecemberCompany. “Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a -15(f) and 15d - 5(f) as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, an issuer’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by an issuer’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. It includes those policies and procedures that:

(1)

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposition of an issuer;

(2)

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the issuer are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the issuer; and

(3)

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer’s assets that could have a material adverse effect on the financial statements.

During March 2022, management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2020,2022 based on the framework set forth in the report entitled Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022 was not effective. Management’s assessmentManagement identified the following material weaknesses as of March 31, 2022:

(1)

There existed a lack of segregation of duties in regard to the Company’s financial reporting, procedures for depositing of funds, procedures for cash disbursements, procedures for checkbook entries, period close procedures, and procedures for financial statement preparation.

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Management has determined that the Company should seek to enhance its internal controls over financial reporting has not changed atby maintaining the following steps first commenced in 2010:

(1)

During November 2010, the Company increased its Board of Directors to six members by adding another independent member, Vincent J. Mesolella. Mr. Mesolella is the Chairman of the Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, Rhode Island. Mr. Mesolella is also the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of MVJ Realty, LLC, a real estate development company. Mr. Mesolella has previously served as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of a publicly traded company.

Beginning in March 31, 2021. There existed2010, the Company began emailing or mailing to Vincent J. Mesolella a lackcopy of segregationeach monthly statement from its bank summarizing all activity in the Company’s checking account, for review and questioning as appropriate. The purpose of dutiesMr. Mesolella’s involvement is to provide monitoring, oversight and assistance to GJacobs, Chief Executive Officer, in regard tothe preparation and reporting of the Company’s financial reporting, procedures for depositingstatements.

In December 2021, the Company engaged a third party consulting firm that specializes in the implementation of funds, procedures for cash disbursements, procedures for checkbook entries, period close procedures,the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to assist management with the implementation of internal controls and procedures forpursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This implementation is progressing, but it has not yet been completed, and additional work is required. This implementation is imposing and will, on an on-going basis, impose substantial costs on the Company.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal controls over financial statement preparationreporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that resultcontrols may become inadequate because of changes in material weaknesses inconditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

Management is unaware of any material inaccuracies or errors in the Company’s financial statements as of March 31, 2022.

(c) Changes in Internal Controlinternal control over Financial Reportingfinancial reporting

 

Our chief executive officerChief Executive Officer and chief financial officerChief Financial Officer have concluded that there were no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

ItemITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

Description of Legal Proceedings

Lifted currently is involved in two pending lawsuits, as the plaintiff:

(1)

Lifted Liquids, Inc. v Girish GPO, Inc., Girish Ray, and the Law Offices of Saul Roffe – The Company has filed an action in a case styled “Lifted Liquids, Inc. v Girish GPO, Inc., Girish Ray, and the Law Offices of Saul Roffe” seeking to recover $30,000 that was to be held in escrow. The Company is also requesting approximately $14,569 in damages resulting from Girish GPO’s failure to pay for product it ordered and that the Company delivered. The matter was recently filed and the Company intends to pursue the action and recover its damages.

(2)

Lifted Liquids, Inc. v. Asad Awawdeh and Habib Cash and Carry SD, Inc. – The Company has filed an action seeking to recover approximately $98,000 in damages resulting from Defendants’ failure to pay for product they ordered. The matter has been filed in California and the Company intends to pursue the action and recover its damages.

 

Lifted currently is involved in one pending lawsuit, as the defendant:

(2)Martha, Edgar v. Lifted Liquids – Edgar Martha, who worked as an independent contractor in Lifted’s production facility, has sued Lifted in regard to an alleged chemical burn. Mr. Martha has expressed to Lifted’s attorney that Mr. Martha is inclined to settle the case for $5,000. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the case can be settled for $5,000, as the medical bills in the case are significant and Mr. Martha’s medical insurance carrier has refused coverage. 

(1)

Martha, Edgar v. Lifted Liquids – Edgar Martha, who worked as an independent contractor in Lifted’s production facility, has sued Lifted in regard to an alleged chemical burn. Mr. Martha has expressed to Lifted’s attorney that Mr. Martha is inclined to settle the case for $5,000. However, there can be no assurance or guarantee that the case can be settled for $5,000, as the medical bills in the case are significant and Mr. Martha’s medical insurance carrier has refused coverage.

 

During 2020,On February 1, 2022, Lifted entered into a settlement agreementsagreement that werewas mutually acceptable to the parties which havehas resolved the following four lawsuits:lawsuit: 

(5)Mile High Labs, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Warrender Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a

(1)

Lifted Liquids, Inc. v. Monkey Bones Distribution LLC (United States Circuit Court for Kenosha County of the State of Wisconsin; Civil Case No. 2021 CV 001196).

In December 2021, our wholly-owned subsidiary Lifted sued distributor Monkey Bones Distribution, LLC for breach of contract for its failure to pay funds due under the agreement between the parties. In February 2022, the parties settled the litigation and agreed to mutual releases and dismissal of the lawsuit in exchange for $36,100.28 paid by Monkey Bones to Lifted Liquids Defendant (United States District Courtand 15,000 custom gray scale empty disposable devices delivered to Monkey Bones by Lifted Liquids. The parties performed the settlement agreement and the matter was dismissed on February 3, 2022. 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

The Risk Factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Districtyear ended December 31, 2021 continue to represent the most significant risks to the Company’s future results of Colorado; Civil Case No. 1:19-cv-02495-NYW);operations and

(6)Accelerated Analytical, Inc., et al. v. Lifted Liquids, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Made, et al., Case No. 3:20-cv-442-wmc (United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin) 

(7)Lifted Liquids, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Luxvoni LLC d/b/a Luxvoni Marketing Solutions; Does I through X, inclusive; and Roe




Business Entities I through X, inclusive, Defendants (United States District Court for Clark County, Nevada; Civil Case No. A-20-817416-C).

(8)Warrender Enterprise, Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids, a Wisconsin corporation, Plaintiff, v. Merkabah Labs, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Merkabah Technologies, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company; Ryan Puddy, an individual; and Ralph L. Taylor III, an individual, Defendants (United States District Court for the District of Colorado; Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-00155-SKC)financial conditions, without further modification or amendment.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Not required.

ItemITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Unregistered sales of equity securities during the period were disclosed in Item 3.02 of the current report filed on May 10, 2019.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

We claimed exemption from registration under the Securities Act for the sales and issuances of securities in the following transactions under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulations D and S promulgated thereunder, in that such sales and issuances (i) did not involve a public offering, or (ii) were made to non-U.S. Persons and otherwise complied with Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act, or (iii) were made pursuant to Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act, in that they were offered and sold either pursuant to written compensatory plans or pursuant to a written contract relating to compensation, as provided by Rule 701. All of the purchasers of unregistered securities for which we relied on Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation D represented that they were accredited investors as defined under the Securities Act. We claimed such exemption on the basis that (a) the purchasers in each case represented that they intended to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to the distribution thereof and that they either received adequate information about the registrant or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information and (b) appropriate legends were affixed to the stock certificates issued common stock, committed to issue restricted common stock, and warrants all in connection with Merger.such transactions.

 

On April 2, 2020, 166,888 sharesStock Buy-back Transactions with a Non-Affiliate Stockholder and Retirement of common stock were cancelled.72,000 Shares of Common Stock Held in Treasury

 

On November 24, 2020, Acquired Sales Corp.LFTD Partners purchased 36,000 shares of common stock of the Company from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares arewere held in treasury.treasury until August 31, 2021, which is when the Company retired them. The retirement of these shares was accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

 

On January 8, 2021, Acquired Sales Corp.LFTD Partners Inc. purchased an additional 36,000 shares of common stock of the Company from the samea non-affiliate shareholder, alsostockholder in a private transaction for $0.95 per share for a total of $34,200. These shares are alsowere held in treasury.treasury until August 31, 2021, which is when the Company retired them. The retirement of these shares was accounted for under the cost method of accounting.

 

ItemExercise of Warrant by a Non-Affiliated Entity

On February 19, 2022, an entity non-affiliated with the Company exercised an option to purchase 50,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, which the entity paid.

Stock Buy-back Transaction with a Non-Affiliate Stockholder and Retirement of 100,000 Shares of Common Stock

On March 1, 2022, LFTD Partners signed an agreement to purchase a total of 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company from a non-affiliate stockholder in a private transaction for $1.50 per share for a total purchase price of $150,000. On March 8, 2022, all 100,000 shares were transferred to the Company and immediately cancelled.

Exercise of Warrants by Gerard M. Jacobs

On August 30, 2021, CEO Gerard M. Jacobs exercised, for an aggregate purchase price of $1, his right to purchase a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 750,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, which warrant he immediately exercised. Gerard M. Jacobs also exercised his right to purchase an aggregate of 31,250 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.03 per share under separate warrants. Gerard M. Jacobs also demanded immediate payment of $8,439 of the bonuses which are currently due and payable by the Company to Gerard M. Jacobs, and Gerard M. Jacobs hereby allocated and applied such $8,439 to pay for the aggregate cost of purchasing and exercising the above warrants.

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Exercise of Warrants by Vincent J. Mesolella

On September 13, 2021, lead outside director Vincent J. Mesolella exercised, for an aggregate purchase price of $1.00, his right to purchase a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 500,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, which warrant he immediately exercised and paid for, and he also exercised an option to purchase 5,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, which he paid.

Exercise of Option by Joshua A. Bloom

On September 22, 2021, director Joshua A. Bloom exercised an option to purchase 5,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, which he paid.

Exercise of Option by Richard E. Morrissy

On September 15, 2021, director Richard E. Morrissy exercised an option to purchase 5,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, which he paid.

Exercise of Option by a Non-Affiliated Shareholder

On September 26, 2021, a non-affiliated shareholder of the Company exercised an option to purchase 50,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.00 per share, which she paid.

Exercise of Option by a Non-Affiliated Shareholder

On December 7, 2021, a non-affiliated shareholder of the Company exercised a warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of unregistered common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share, which he paid.

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None; not applicable.

 

ItemITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

None; not applicable.

 

ItemITEM 5. Other Information.OTHER INFORMATION.

 

ItemTrading Symbol Change

On March 15, 2021, our stock trading symbol was changed to LIFD from LSFP.

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ITEM 6. Exhibits.EXHIBITS.

 

The following Exhibits have been previously filed in the below referenced filings or have been attached hereto, and in any case, as is stated on the cover of this Report, all of the below Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Form 10-SB10.53

March 23, 2007

3.1

Articles of Incorporation dated December 12, 1985

3.2

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated July 1992

3.3

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated November 1996

3.4

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated June 1999

3.5

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated January 25, 2006

3.6

Amended Bylaws




 

Form 8-K

August 2, 2007

5.01

Shareholder Agreement

Form 8-K

July 16, 2014

10.30

Promissory Note; William Noyes Webster Foundation, Inc.

10.31

Security Agreement relating to Promissory Note with the William Noyes Webster Foundation, Inc.

Form 8-KMarch 4, 2019

10.35Stock Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Ablis LLC (“Ablis”), Bendistillery Inc. d/b/a Crater Lake Spirits (“Bendistillery”), Bend Spirits, Inc. (“Bend Spirits”), Bendis Homes Pinehurst, LLC, James A. Bendis, Alan T. Dietrich, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs

4.3Registration Rights Agreement

4.4Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights and Preferences of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Acquired Sales Corp.

99.1Press Release Dated March 4, 2019

Form 10-KMarch 12, 2019

10.35.2James S. Jacobs Right to Purchase Warrant Agreement

10.37Security Agreement

10.38Demand Promissory Note Payable to Joshua A. Bloom dated July 16, 2018

10.39Common Stock Purchase Warrants – Joshua A. Bloom – dated July 16, 2018

10.40Demand Promissory Note Payable to Gerard M. Jacobs dated July 18, 2018

10.41Common Stock Purchase Warrants – Gerard M. Jacobs – dated July 18, 2018

10.42 Common Stock Purchase Warrants – Gerard M. Jacobs – dated November 8, 2018

10.43Common Stock Purchase Warrants – Joshua A. Bloom – dated November 12, 2018

10.44Common Stock Purchase Warrants – Gerard M. Jacobs – dated January 7, 2019

10.45Common Stock Purchase Warrants – Gerard M. Jacobs – dated January 21, 2019

10.46Common Stock Purchase Warrants – Gerard M. Jacobs – dated February 6, 2019

Form 8-KMay 1, 2019

10.49Stock Sale and Purchase Agreement among Ablis Holding Company, Ablis, Inc., James A. Bendis, Acquired Sales Corp., Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs

10.50Stock Purchase Agreement among Bendistillery Inc., Bend Spirits, Inc., Bendis Homes Pinehurst, LLC, James A. Bendis, Alan T. Dietrich, Acquired Sales Corp., Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs

Form 8-KMay 23, 2019

10.52Letter of Intent between Acquired Sales Corp., Gerard M. Jacobs, William C. “Jake” Jacobs and Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids and its owner

Form 8-KJune 26, 2019

10.53Compensation Agreement between Acquired Sales Corp., Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs dated as of June 19, 2019

Form 8-KAugust 20, 2019

10.54Agreement and Plan of Merger – CBD Lion LLC

10.55$300,000 Promissory Note to CBD Lion LLC

Form 8-KJanuary 8, 2020

10.56Merger Agreement between Acquired Sales Corp., Gerard M. Jacobs, William C. “Jake” Jacobs and Warrender




Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids and its owners and exhibits A through D (Executive A: Executive Employment Agreement; Exhibit B: Stockholders Agreement; Exhibit C: Registration Rights Agreement; and Exhibit D: Promissory Note)

Form 10-KMarch 30, 2020

31.1

Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Gerard M. Jacobs

32.1

Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Gerard M. Jacobs

Form 8-K/AMay 8, 2020

23.1Consent of Fruci & Associates II, PLLC

99.1Financial statements: Balance sheets of Warrender Enterprise, Inc. of December 31, 2019 and December 31,  

2018, and the related statements of operations, shareholder’s equity (deficit), and cash flows for the two-year period ended December 31, 2019 

Form 10-QMay 20, 2020

10.57U.S. Small Business Administration Note – Paycheck Protection Program Loan

Form S-1/AJuly 6, 2020

3.1

Articles of Incorporation dated December 12, 1985

3.2

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated July 1992

3.3

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated November 1996

3.4

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated June 1999

3.5

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated January 25, 2006

3.6

Amended Bylaws

5.1

Opinion of David S. Hunt, P.C.

10.53

Compensation Agreement between Acquired Sales Corp., Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake" Jacobs dated as of June 19, 2019

10.5610.61

Merger Agreement between Acquired Sales Corp., Gerard M. Jacobs, William C. “Jake” Jacobs and Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids and its owners and exhibits A through D (Executive A: Executive EmploymentLease Agreement; Exhibit B: Stockholders Agreement; Exhibit C: Registration Rights Agreement; and Exhibit D: Promissory Note)

23.110.62

Consent of Fruci & Associates II, PLLC -  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm regarding the financial statements of Acquired Sales CorpLease Agreement.

23.210.65

Consent of Fruci & Associates II, PLLC -  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm regarding the financial statements of$2,750,000 Promissory Note dated January 3, 2022 between LFTD Partners Inc., Lifted Liquids, Inc and Nicholas S. Warrender Enterprise, Inc.

23.310.66

Consent David

Collateral Stock Pledge Agreement dated January 3, 2022 between LFTD Partners Inc., Lifted Liquids, Inc., and Nicholas S. Hunt, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)Warrender

24.110.67

Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

Form 8-KSeptember 9, 2020

5.02Departure of Thomas W. Hines as a Director and Election of Robert T. Warrender, II as a Director

Form 8-KOctober 13, 2020

5.02Departure of Michael D. McCaffrey as a Director

Form S-1/ADecember 10, 2020




*3.1

Articles of IncorporationOmnibus Agreement dated December 12, 1985

*3.2

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated July 1992

*3.3

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated November 1996

*3.4

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated June 1999

*3.5

Amended Articles of Incorporation Dated January 25, 2006

*3.6

Amended Bylaws

5.1

Opinion of David30, 2021 between LFTD Partners Inc. Nicholas S. Hunt, P.C.

**10.53

Compensation Agreement between Acquired Sales Corp.,Warrender, 95th Holdings, LLC, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. "Jake"“Jake” Jacobs dated as of June 19, 2019

***10.5610.68

Merger Agreement dated February 14, 2022 between Acquired Sales Corp.,LFTD Partners Inc. Nicholas S. Warrender, Gerard M. Jacobs and William C. “Jake” Jacobs and Warrender Enterprise Inc. d/b/a Lifted Liquids and its owners and exhibits A through D (Executive A: 

This Form 10-Q

Executive Employment Agreement99.1; Exhibit B: 

Stockholders AgreementPress Release (earnings); Exhibit C: Registration Rights Agreement; and Exhibit D: Promissory Note)

23.131.1

Consent of Fruci & Associates II, PLLC -  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm regarding the financial statements of Acquired Sales Corp.

23.2

Consent of Fruci & Associates II, PLLC -  Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm regarding the financial statements of Warrender Enterprise, Inc.

23.3

Consent David S. Hunt, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on signature page)

* Filed with Form 10SB12G - Registration of securities on March 23, 2007

** previously filed with Form 8-K on June 26, 2019

*** previously filed with Form 8-K on January 8, 2020

Form 8-KDecember 22, 2020

10.58Lease From 95th Holdings, LLC Landlord to Lifted Liquids, Inc. Tenant as of December 15, 2020

Form 8-KJanuary 6, 2021

10.58Acquired Sales Corp. presentation dated January 2021

Form 10-KMarch 31, 2021

31.1

Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Gerard M. Jacobs

32.1

Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Gerard M. Jacobs

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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Gerard M. Jacobs2002.

31.2

Certification of principal accounting officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by William C. Jacobs

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32.2

Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by Gerard M. Jacobs2002.

32.2

Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 executed by 2002.William C. Jacobs

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*Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed “furnished” and not “filed” or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, or deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections. 

SIGNATURESSIGNATURES

 

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 17, 202111, 2022

 

 

 

ACQUIRED SALES CORP.

LFTD Partners Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gerard M. Jacobs

 

Gerard M. Jacobs

 

Chief Executive Officer


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