UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

S[ x ]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period endedJanuaryJuly 31, 2013

OR

£

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number  number:333-175003

AUTHENTIC TEAS INC.INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 33-1221102
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Suite 1801-1 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario  M5E 2A3  Canada2105 Plantation Village Dorado, Puerto Rico 00646
(Address of principal executive offices)   (zip code)

 

416.306.2493

(631) 521-9700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not ApplicableSuite 1801-1 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 2A3
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

With a copy to:

Philip Magri, Esq.

The Magri Law Firm, PLLC

11 Broadway, Suite 615

New York, NY 10004

T: (646) 502-5900

F: (646) 826-9200

pmagri@magrilaw.com

www.MagriLaw.com

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4,011,600 shares of common sharesstock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding as of March 9, September 6,2013.

 

 
 

AUTHENTIC TEAS INC.

(A Development Stage Company)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Part I.Financial Information2
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Part I.Financial Information2
Item 1.Financial Statements2
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Item 2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations3
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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk11
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Item 4.Controls and Procedures11 9
   
Part II.Other Information13
 10
Item 1.Legal Proceedings13 10
Item 1A.Risk Factors13 10
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds20 10
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities20
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures20 10
Item 5.Other Information21 10
Item 6.Exhibits2111
   
Signatures2212

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Our interim financial statements are stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

While the information presented in the accompanying interim financial statements for the quarter ended January 31, 2013 is unaudited, it includes all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim period. These interim financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as our April 30, 2012 annual audited financial statements. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. It is suggested that these interim financial statements be read in conjunction with our April 30, 2012 annual audited financial statements.

 

     
 UnauditedUnaudited Financial Statements  Page 
     
Unaudited Balance Sheets  F-1 
     
Unaudited Statement of Operations  F-2 
     
Unaudited Statement of Cash Flows  F-3 
     
Notes to Unaudited  Financial Statements  F-4 
     

 

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AUTHENTIC TEAS INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

  July 31, 2013 April 30, 2013
ASSETS         
Current assets:        
         
Cash $581  $—   
Accounts  receivable  163   163 
Inventory  3,013   3,112 
Prepaid expenses and deposits  2,045   2,045 
         
         
Total current assets $5,802  $5,320 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT         
Current liabilities:        
         
         
Accounts payable $19,562  $14,888 
Related party loan  91,174   88,574 
         
Total current liabilities  110,736   103,462 
         
Stockholders’ Deficit:        
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000  shares authorized, none issued and outstanding  —     —   
Common stock, $0.001 par  value, 100,000,000  shares authorized, 4,011,600  shares issued and  outstanding, respectively  4,012   4,012 
Additional paid in capital  11,888   11,888 
Deficit accumulated during development stage  (120,834)  (114,042)
Total stockholders’ deficit  (104,934)  (98,142)
         
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit $5,802  $5,320 

   January 31, 2013   

April 30,

2012

 
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash $2,284  $12,512 
Accounts  receivable  163   163 
Inventory  3,338   3,312 
Prepaid expenses and deposits  2,045   2,045 
         
Total current assets $7,830  $18,032 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT    
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $10,139  $1,314 
Related party loan  84,574   72,761 
         
Total current liabilities  94,713   74,075 
         
Stockholders’ Deficit:        
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares        
authorized, none issued and outstanding  —     —   
Common stock, $0.001 par  value, 100,000,000 shares        
authorized, 4,011,600  shares issued and outstanding  4,012   4,012 
Additional paid in capital  11,888   11,888 
Deficit accumulated during development stage  (102,783)  (71,943)
Total stockholders’ deficit  (86,883)  (56,043)
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit $7,830  $18,032 

 

 

See summary of accounting policies and notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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AUTHENTIC TEAS INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

 

      
 Three months Three months July 8, 2010 (Date of Inception)
 ended ended to
 July 31, July 31, July 31,
 2013 2012 2013
 Three months ended Jan 31, 2013 Three months ended January 31, 2012 Nine months ended January 31, 2013 Nine months ended January 31, 2012 July 8, 2010 (Date of Inception) to January 31, 2013       
Revenue $2,054  $1,475  $3,459  $5,355  $14,036  $398  $74  $15,242 
Cost of Sales  444   574   835   2,045   6,194   99   40   6,519 
                                
Gross margin  1,610   901   2,624   3,310   7,842   299   34   8,723 
                                
Expenses:                                
Advertising and promotion  —     1,192   1,557   2,808   4,976   14   —     5,250 
General and administrative expenses  7,496   16,264   31,907   64,232   105,649   7,077   11,712   124,307 
Total operating expenses  7,091   11,712   129,557 
            
                                
Net loss $(5,886) $(16,555) $(30,840) $(63,730) $(102,783) $(6,792) $(11,678) $(120,834)
                                
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $(0.00) $(0.00) $(0.01) $(0.02)     $0.00  $0.00   N/A 
                                
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  4,011,600   4,011,600   4,011,600   4,011,600       4,011,600   4,011,600   N/A 

  

 

See summary of accounting policies and notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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AUTHENTIC TEAS INC.
(A Development Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

      
 Three months Three months July 8, 2010 (Date of Inception)
 ended ended to
 July 31, July 31, July 31,
 2013 2012 2013
 Nine months ended January 31, 2013 Nine months ended January 31, 2012 July 8, 2010 (Date of Inception) to January 31, 2013       
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:                        
Net loss $(30,840) $(63,730) $(102,783) $(6,792) $(11,678) $(120,834)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash                        
used in operating activities:                        
Accounts receivable  —     —     (163)  —     —     (163)
Inventory  (26)  2,007   (3,338)  99   (821)  (3,013)
Prepaid expenses and deposits  —     (2,045)  (2,045)  —     —     (2,045)
Accounts payable  8,825   19,862   10,139   4,674   6,075   19,562 
                        
Net cash used in operating activities  (22,041)  (43,906)  (98,190)  (2,019)  (6,424)  (106,493)
                        
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:                        
            
Proceeds from sale of stock  —     —     15,900   —     —     15,900 
Repayments on related party loan  (16,591)  —     (16,591)
Proceeds from related party loan  28,404   38,650   101,165   2,600   10,176   107,765 
Cash provided by financing activities  11,813   38,650   100,474 
Repayments of related party debt  —     (14,124)  (16,591)
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities  2,600   (3,948)  107,074 
                        
Net change in cash  (10,228)  (5,256)  2,284   581   (10,372)  581 
                        
Cash, Beginning of Period  12,512   8,973   —     —     12,512   —   
                        
Cash, End of Period $2,284  $3,717  $2,284  $581  $2,140  $581 
                        
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:                        
Interest paid $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $—   
Income taxes paid $—    $—    $—   


 

See summary of accounting policies and notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Authentic Teas Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — Basis of PreparationPresentation


The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of Authentic Teas Inc. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in Passport ArtsAuthentic Teas, Inc. S-1form 10-K filed with the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the financial statements which substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited financial statements for fiscal 20122013 as reported in the Form 10-K have been omitted.

Note 2 — Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Since inception, the Company has incurred, and may continue to incur, losses from operations. The Company will also require additional capital to finance the further development of its business operations and to finance inventory and working capital.

The Company may therefore need to seek additional capital through other issuances of our equity securities, strategic collaborations, grant funding, or any other means we deem appropriate. There is no assurance that such capital will be available on acceptable terms or at all. As a result, there is substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

In the event the Company is unable to successfully sustain and increase product sales and obtain additional capital, it is unlikely that the Company will have sufficient cash flows and liquidity to finance its business operations as currently contemplated. Accordingly, if the Company determines it will not be able to obtain the necessary financing to address its working capital needs for a reasonable period into the future, it may pursue alternative paths forward for the Company. These paths could include, but not be limited to, sale of the Company or its assets, merger, organized wind-down, going private/dark, fundamental shift in its strategic plan (e.g. abandon commercialization strategy and focus exclusively on licensing), bankruptcy, etc. 

The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence.

Note 3 — Related Party Loans

During the nine months ended January

As of July 31, 2013, the Company borrowed $28,404 from the president of the Company and repaid $16,591. As of January 31, 2013, $84,574$91,174 is due to the president.former President and Chief Financial Officer. The loans areloan is unsecured, non-interest bearing and havehas no specific terms for repayment.

 

Note 4- Subsequent Events

 

On August 23, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, Hrant Isbeceryan, David Lewis Richardson and Evan Michael Hershfield, constituting all of the executive officers and members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Selling Stockholders”), and RDA Equities, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (“RDA”), entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which RDA purchased from the Selling Stockholders an aggregate of 2,750,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share, of restricted common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) in consideration for $0.001 per Share (the “Purchase Price”), for an aggregate purchase price of $2,750 (the “Transaction”).

 

Such shares purchased by RDA are deemed to be “restricted securities” under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and represent approximately 68.6% of the 4,011,600 outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of such date. Ralph M. Amato is the Managing Member of RDA and has voting and dispositive control over the securities held by RDA.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Joseph Spiteri and Ralph M. Amato as members to the Board of Directors; Hrant Isbeceryan and David Lewis Richardson, the current executive officers of the Company, resigned from the Company; the Board of Directors appointed the Joseph Spiteri as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer; Ronald J. Everett as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer; and Nicholas P. DeVito as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer; andHrant Isbeceryan, David Lewis Richardson and Evan Michael Hershfield resigned from the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

 

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Also pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to effectuate a three-for-one (3:1) forward stock split of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (the “Forward Stock Split”); a business combination by merging the Company with and into a corporation formed in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with the Company being the non-surviving entity and the Puerto Rico corporation being the surviving entity (the “Surviving Corporation”) and with each outstanding share of the Common Stock of the Company being automatically converted into one share of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation (the “Merger”); and the Surviving Corporation subsequently acquiring certain intellectual property assets of Mobile Data Systems, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Acquisition”). In the event the Merger and Acquisition are not consummated on or prior to the 90th day following the Closing Date, the Company agreed to undertake all reasonable efforts to remove the then current directors and officers of the Company in accordance with applicable corporate law and replace such individuals with Hrant Isbeceryan as President, Chief Executive Officer and director, David Lewis Richardson as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and director and Evan Michael Hershfield as director, and unless otherwise consented to in writing by Hrant Isbeceryan, cease all actions in connection with the Forward Stock Split, Merger and Acquisition to the extent such actions have not yet been consummated; and retransfer the Shares back to the Selling Stockholders or the Purchase Price.

The Forward Stock Split and Merger are currently scheduled to occur on September 13, 2013.

As a result of the Transaction, a change in control of the Company occurred on Closing Date. RDA used its working capital as the source of funds for the Transaction.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are projections of events, revenues, income, future economic performance or management’s plans and objectives for future operations. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Examples of forward-looking statements made in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q include statements about:

nOur business plans,
nOur ability to raise additional finances,
nOur anticipated future marketplaces, and
nOur anticipated sales and marketing strategy.

These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including:

nOur ability to continue as a going concern,
nGeneral economic and business conditions,
nOur lack of operating history,
nOur dependence on one manufacturer and distributor to produce our products, and
nOur brand and reputation may be damaged.

any of which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

While these forward-looking statements and any assumptions upon which they are based are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Management’s Discussion and Analysis

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited financial statements and related notes. The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon the financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we review our estimates and assumptions. The estimates were based on historical experience and other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results are likely to differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.

As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us” “our” and “Authentic Teas” mean Authentic Teas Inc., a Nevada corporation. Unless otherwise stated, “$” refers to United States dollars.

Corporate Overview

Corporate History

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on July 8, 2010. We are a specialty retailer of premium loose-leaf teas. We currently offer our fifteen different types of teas through our online store www.authentic-teas.com. Our long-term goal is to start supplying specialty supermarkets with our teas.

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Current Business

We have entered into a 5-year agreement with the largest herbal tea producer in Armenia: HAM Ltd. Co (“HAM”). We do not have the exclusive right to distribute HAM’s products in North America and HAM has no obligation to supply us with their products. HAM may not continue to supply us with our tea products or HAM may start to supply our competitors with tea products. HAM suspended their online sales program after they started selling to us.

We reach our customers through Google Adwords campaigns and advertising directly on tea related websites and Facebook. We also target the world-wide Armenian diaspora through community websites and direct email campaigns.

Hrant Isbeceryan, our Chief Executive Officer, resigned from his prior occupation as Account Manager on August 15, 2011 to work full-time on our business. He became our first employee. We anticipate that his focus will be on developing new blends and establishing a retail distribution network.

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Our Teas

Currently, the fifteen tea varieties offered by us are as follows:

TeaIngredient(s)Organic
Wild Mint100% wild crafted mountain mintYes
Armenian BlendHigh mountain wild thyme and finely cut linden flowersYes
Aroma of ArmeniaWild cherry leaves, wild mint and Armenian chrysanthemumYes
Orient BlendRoasted wheat, wild oregano, wild time, wild mint, cinnamon, clove and elder flowersYes
Mountain MelodyArmenian oregano, wild thyme and elderflowersYes
Pomegranate TeaPomegranate flowers, rose petals and hibiscus flowersNo
Ani BlendWild oregano, wild cherry leaves, hibiscus and black currant leavesYes
Noah’s BlendMint, Cherry leaves, Mulberry leavesNo
Royal NectareElderflowers and Linden flowersNo
Black Ginger GoldBlack Georgian Tea, Ginger milled, Wild CalendulaNo
Spice BlackBlack Georgian Tea, Cinnamon, CloveNo
Black First ThymeBlack Georgian tea, ThymeNo
Green Tarragon MintGreen Georgian Tea, Tarragon and MintNo
Ginger GreenGreen Georgian Tea, Ginger and Sassafras stigmaNo
Green GoldGreen Georgian Tea, Cardamom and Sassafras flowerNo

Six of the eight blends are unique in the marketplace as black and green teas from Georgia in combination with Armenian wild crafted herbs. The other two are new wild-crafted herbal blends. We began selling the new blends on June 2, 2012.

Herbs such as oregano, mint, thyme, and many more are abundant in Armenian. All our teas are wild-harvested from the alpine regions of Armenia. Blending ancient and modern methods, we have derived our teas from traditional medieval Armenian manuscripts, which we believe have been refined for contemporary palates and health benefits.

Our teas are wild-crafted, meaning the herbs are harvested sustainably in the wild and then processed entirely by hand. The tea crafting takes place in indigenous village areas, where most of the economic benefits generated are returned to local artisans, which helps ensure that a lifestyle and culture steeped in two thousand years of tradition can continue.

Skilled harvesting is the first step in producing an outstanding herbal tea, thus HAM begins rigorous quality control at this stage of the tea crafting process. Harvesters are carefully trained in herb collection and handling techniques in accordance with ancient Armenian traditions for tea crafting.

We have developed a product called the Highlands Sampler with smaller 15g (as opposed to our regular 50g) pouches with all seven teas in a gift box. The Highlands Sampler is our biggest seller as well as our most profitable item.

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Packaging

We believe that effective packaging design is essential in premium product categories, as consumers equate distinctive packaging with a higher quality product. HAM has previously tried to sell its teas in North America but we believe our packaging is improved from the packaging HAM used. To improve the packaging, we have commissioned an entirely new brand identity (including logo, visuals and a distinguishing style). We designed and produced a new line of contemporary, bilingual (French/English) 50g pouches made of textured rice paper. A band window across the front portion of the bag allows consumers to have a sneak peek of the product. Other important features are the closable zip top and stand-up capabilities to enhance display options for retailers.

Organic

We believe that the economic challenges faced by Armenia after establishing its independence from the Soviet Union have had a surprisingly positive impact on its environment and contribute directly to the availability of its high-quality teas. We believe that fertilizer and pesticide use was halted in some areas and scaled back in other regions due to its high prices. At the same time, a sharp drop in industrial activity, while detrimental to the economy, resulted in environmental improvements of both airshed and water supply. Four of our seven teas have now been certified 100% organic, two are certified “made with organic ingredients” and only one tea lacks any organic credentials. We work with EcoGlobe LLC, the only organic certifier in Armenia recognized by the United States and Canadian governments, to have each tea certified.

To better serve European consumers, our supplier, HAM, decided in 2012 to instead seek organic certification from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (“IFOAM”). Ham has had difficulties in obtaining certification from IFOAM, which we believe may delay the shipment of our next order. If we are unable to obtain our products from HAM, our sales may be impacted due to lack of inventory.

Our Supply

We have entered into a 5-year agreement with the largest herbal tea producer in Armenia: HAM. We do not have the exclusive right to distribute HAM’s products in North America and HAM has no obligation to supply us with their products. We cannot guarantee that HAM will continue to supply us with our tea products or that HAM will not supply our competitors with tea products. HAM had previously sold teas directly to consumers in North America but was unsuccessful primarily due to the high shipping costs to North American consumers. Currently HAM has cancelled its consumer program and redirects consumers to our website. HAM is currently our only supplier of tea products.

HAM has agreed that the products it ships must meet:

nthe Specifications Act for the Bureau of Standardization of the Republic of Armenia, regulated by DP 3721991.1814-99, dated 12/07/1999 and which shall not contradict the requirements in force for a similar product in the country of our company; and
nproducts designated as Organic by the Organic Certification body in the Republic of Armenia, must be recognized as such by the United States (USDA) and by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Conventional tea trading involves many players including tea estate holders, outgrowers, small holders, auction markets and factory-based processors. We purchase directly from our supplier bypassing conventional tea auctions and markets which many of our competitors rely upon. In conventional tea production, the typical supply chain timeline from harvesting leaves through processing to supermarket shelf is approximately 20 to 30 weeks. Our operational structure allows for this timeline to be shortened to as little as 4 weeks. Product quality for premium tea is significantly negatively impacted by lengthy timelines as teas degrade in taste and aroma over time. We believe that achieving timeline efficiencies help differentiate our tea’s quality and unique production approach from that of our competitors.

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The unique nature of our product offerings limits supplier options. At this time, we are limited to working with one supplier; however we may obtain additional suppliers in the future.

Armenia

Our future operations could be adversely affected by various factors including changes in Armenia’s political or economic conditions. The political system of Armenia is currently stable with four political parties populating its emerging democratic landscape. Armenia has a functioning market economy.

Armenia has joined numerous international organizations including the United Nations, World Trade Organization, the Council of Europe, La Francophonie and many others.

Externally, the availability of only two export routes out of Armenia means the closing of borders or other trade restrictions imposed by Armenia’s neighbors are an operational risk. Although landlocked, Armenia maintains positive relations with Iran and Georgia through which many of its exports travel. The borders with its two other neighboring countries, Turkey and Azerbaijan, remain closed. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to get our products out of Armenia.

Plan of Operation

We were incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 8, 2010. We are a specialty retailer of premium loose-leaf teas. We currently offer our fifteen different types of teas through our online store www.authentic-teas.com. Our initial focus is to market directly to consumers through our online store. Our goal is to start supplying specialty supermarkets with our teas.

We have entered into a 5-year agreement with HAM, which is the largest herbal tea producer in Armenia. We do not have the exclusive right to distribute HAM’s products in North American and HAM has no obligation to supply us with their products. We cannot guarantee that HAM will continue to supply us with our tea products or that HAM will not supply our competitors with tea products. HAM is currently our only supplier of tea products.

Armenia is currently blockaded on two of its four borders by Azerbaijan and Turkey. This situation is a result of a territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan leading to the Nagorno-Karabakh War (1988–1994)(1988-1994). Although Russia, France and the United States are currently attempting to broker an end to this crisis, we believe that this dispute may continue. We believe that this blockade has severely hurt the Armenia economy. If war restarts, our supplies may be interrupted indefinitely. If we cannot obtain our supplies, we will be unable to implement our business plan.

We depend on Canada Post to deliver our products. Other courier services like Fedex or UPS are considerably more expensive. Any further disruptions to Canada Post’s business will impact our ability to ship our products, which will cause our financial results to suffer. Further, if Canada Post raises their shipping rates, the cost of shipping our products would increase, which would force us to either increase the selling price of our products or reduce our margin, both of which will have a negative impact on our financial results.

The US dollar is the agreed upon currency between our company and our supplier. If the US dollar weakens against other currencies, our products will become more expensive to import forcing us to either increase the selling price or reduce our margin, both of which will have a negative impact on our financial condition. Due to our large profit margins, we do not believe that inflation will have any impact on our net sales or income from continuing operations.

We have not made any material or significant accounting estimates or assumptions.

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Milestones

Our supplier, HAM, has been working on obtaining IFOAM organic certification for our products. We are waiting for HAM to obtain this certification before replenishing our inventory. We anticipate that we have enough inventory to continue to Fall 2013. If HAM fails to get certification by the time we run out of inventory, we will either need to find a new supplier with organic certification or sell the tea as non-organic.

During the last few months, we participated in numerous film and cultural festivals in Toronto and Montreal where we sold our teas from rented booths. We hope to continue to participate in such events. We also launched a Spanish version of our website, which we anticipate will complement our existing English and French websites. In order to significantly increase our present sales, we must obtain distribution in specialty supermarkets and grocery stores. To date, we have been unsuccessful in obtaining any distribution for our products. Our primary milestone for the next 12 months is to obtain distribution for our products.

Since our revenues are insufficient, we anticipate our milestones will have to be financed by shareholders or by management. We do not currently have any formal arrangement in place with any of our shareholders or management and we may be unable to obtain additional funds. The purchase of additional inventory will take priority over all other milestones. If we are unable to obtain additional funds, we plan to delay all of our milestones, other than the purchase of additional products, until we have the funds necessary to complete the next milestone. If we delay our milestones, we anticipate that we would have decreased sales, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition may be greater the longer our milestones are delayed.

Results of Operations

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the unaudited interim financial statements and the notes to the unaudited interim financial statements included in this quarterly report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

Our operating results for the ninethree month periods ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013 and JanuaryJuly 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 Nine Months Period Ended
January 31, 2013
($)
Nine Months Period Ended
January 31, 2012
($)
Revenue3,4595,355
Cost of Sales8352,045
Expenses33,46467,040
Net Loss(30,840)(63,730)

 

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  Three Month Period Ended
July 31, 2013
($)
 Three Month Period Ended
July 31, 2012
($)
Revenue  398   74 
Cost of Sales  99   40 
Expenses  7,091   11,712 
Net Loss  (6,792)  (11,678)

Revenue and Cost of Sales

During the ninethree month period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013, we generated revenues of $3,459$398 with cost of sales of $835,$99, resulting in gross margin of $2,624,$299, compared to generating revenues of $5,355$74 with cost of sales of $2,045,$40, resulting in gross margin of $3,310$34 for the ninethree month period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2012. We generated revenues from the sale of our tea products through our website. The cost of sales consists of the tea, the tea pouches and labels and shipping costs for us to receive the product. Revenues decreasedincreased negligibly during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013, as compared to the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2012, dueas summer proved once again to be a decrease in online advertising as we focused on sales from festivals.challenging season to sell tea. 

 

Our revenues are affected by factors such as the success of our marketing efforts, the size of our customer base, consumer’s preferences, seasonality and general economic conditions.

Expenses

During the ninethree month period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013, we incurred expenses of $33,464,$7,091, consisting of general and administrative expenses of $31,907$7,077 and advertising and promotion expenses of $1,557,$14, compared to incurring expenses of $67,040,$11,712, consisting of general and administrative expenses of $64,232$11,712 and advertising and promotion expenses of $2,808,$Nil, for the ninethree month period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2012. Our general and administrative expenses primarily consisted of legal and accounting fees, rent and website construction. Our expenses decreased during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013, ascompared to the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2012, due to decreased start-up and legal costs.

Revenue and Cost of Sales

Our supplier has agreed to keep the prices charged to us the same in the short term. However, due to the weakening US dollar, they have forewarned us that they may increase their prices next year. The weakening US dollar also puts us at a disadvantage when we buy Canadian dollars with our US dollar revenue to pay our expenses.

Management anticipates expenses to rise over the foreseeable future as marketing expenses increase as a result of our efforts to increase our revenues.

Since we only recently commenced business operations, management does not believe past performance is indicative of future performance.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital

Our working capital results as at JanuaryJuly 31, 2013 and April 30, 2012 are summarized as follows:

As of
January 31, 2013
($)
As of
April 30, 2012
($)
 As of
July 31, 2013
($)
 As of
April 30, 2013
($)
Current assets7,83018,032  5,802   5,320 
Current liabilities94,71374,075  110,736   103,462 
Working capital (deficiency)(86,883)(56,043)  (104,934)  (98,142)

As at JanuaryJuly 31, 2013, we had cash of $2,284$581 and working capital deficiency of $86,883,$104,934, compared to cash of $12,512$Nil and working capital deficiency of $56,043$98,142 as at April 30, 2012.2013. We have incurred operating losses since inception, and this is likely to continue in the foreseeable future.

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We require funds to enable us to address our minimum current and ongoing expenses. Presently, our revenue is not sufficient to meet our operating and capital expenses. Management projects that we may require an additional $67,500 to fund our operating expenditures for the next twelve month period, as follows:

Legal, audit and accounting fees $24,000 
Transfer agent and registrar fee  2,000 
Implement Business Plan  36,000 
Rent  1,500 
Miscellaneous  4,000 
Total $67,500 

As of JanuaryJuly 31, 2013, we had working capital deficiency of $86,883.$104,934. Hence, we anticipate that we will require $154,383$172,434 additional funds to implement our business plan for the next twelve months.

We anticipate that our cash on hand and the revenue that we anticipate generating going forward from our operations will not be sufficient to satisfy all of our cash requirements for the next twelve month period. We currently do not have committed sources of additional financing and may not be able to obtain additional financing, particularly, if the volatile conditions in the stock and financial markets persist. If we require any additional financing, we plan to raise any such additional capital primarily through equity financing and loans from our directors, provided that such funding continues to be available to our company. We plan to continue to seek additional funds from our directors to fund our day-to-day operations until equity financing can be pursued. We have no guarantee that our directors will continue to fund our day-today operations. The issuance of additional equity securities by our companyCompany may result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations or that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain additional financing as required on a timely basis, we will not be able to meet certain obligations as they become due and we will be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.

Because we are in the development stage and are yet to attain profitable operations, in their report on our financial statements for the period from July 8, 2010 (date of inception) to April 30, 2012,2013, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have not yet achieved profitable operations, have accumulated losses since our inception and expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.

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Cash Flow

Our cash flow for the ninethree month period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013 and for the ninethree month period ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2012 is summarized as follows:

 Nine Month Period Ended
January 31, 2013
($)
Nine Month Period Ended
January 31, 2012
($)
Cash used in operating activities(22,041)(43,906)
Cash provided by investing activities--
Cash provided by financing activities11,81338,650
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(10,228)(5,256)

  Three Month Period Ended
July 31, 2013
($)
 Three Month Period Ended
July 31, 2012
($)
Cash used in operating activities  (2,019)  (6,424)
Cash provided by investing activities  —     —   
Cash provided by financing activities  2,600   (3,948)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  581   (10,372)

Cash Flow Used in Operating Activities

The decrease in cash used in operating activities during the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013 as compared to the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2012 was due to lower costs in legal and auditing fees and in operating the business in general.

Cash Flow Provided by Investing Activities

No cash was provided by investing activities in the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2013 or for the ninethree months ended JanuaryJuly 31, 2012.

Cash Flow Provided by Financing Activities

The increase in cash flow provided by financing activities was related to the repayment of related party debt in the amount of $16,591 and the proceeds received from a loan from our company’s presidentCompany’s President in the amount of $28,404.$2,600. The loan is unsecured, non-interest bearing and has no specific terms for repayment.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not Applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by paragraph (b) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, these disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective.

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Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, our management believes that no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

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Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has conducted an assessment, including testing, using the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed 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. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements.

Our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, conducted an evaluation of the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2013 based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. This evaluation included review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion on this evaluation. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as at January 31, 2013 due to the following material weaknesses which are indicative of many small companies with small staff: (i) inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk assessment; and (ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines.

Our company plans to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our internal controls over financial reporting. During the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we have not been able to remediate the material weaknesses identified above. To remediate such weaknesses, we plan to implement the following changes during our fiscal year ending April 30, 2013: (i) appoint additional qualified personnel to address inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk management; and (ii) adopt sufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting. The remediation efforts set out in (i) is largely dependent upon our company securing additional financing to cover the costs of implementing the changes required. If we are unsuccessful in securing such funds, remediation efforts may be adversely effected in a material manner.

Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial stockholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to other information in this quarterly report, the following risk factors should be carefully considered in evaluating our business because such factors may have a significant impact on our business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition. As a result of the risk factors set forth below, actual results could differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently consider to be immaterial, may also impact our business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition. If any such risks occur, our business, operating results, liquidity and financial condition could be materially affected in an adverse manner. Under such circumstances, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Associated With Our Financial ConditionNot applicable.

The fact that we have generated minimal revenues since our inception raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We have generated minimal revenues since our inception on July 8, 2010. Since we are still in the early stages of operating company and because of the lack of operating history, we will, in all likelihood, continue to incur operating expenses with minimal revenues for the foreseeable future.

Our independent auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We incurred a net loss of $102,783 for the period from July 8, 2010 (date of inception) to January 31, 2013. Because we have incurred losses from operations since inception, have not attained profitable operations and are dependent upon obtaining adequate financing to fulfill our business operations, in their report on our financial statements for the period from July 8, 2010 (date of inception) to April 30, 2012, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding the substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is depending upon our ability to generate future profitable operations and to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. We will continue to incur operating expenses with minimal revenues for the foreseeable future. We cannot assure that we will be able to generate enough sales through our website to obtain significant revenues. In addition, if we are unable to establish and generate significant revenues, or obtain adequate future financing, our business will fail and you may lose some or all of your investment in our commons stock.

If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms and dates acceptable to us, we may not be able to expand or continue our operations and developments and so may be forced to scale back or cease operations or discontinue our business and you could lose your entire investment.

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We do not currently have any arrangement for additional financing. For the foreseeable future, we intend to fund our operations and capital expenditures from our revenues, cash on hand and additional financings.  Our capital resources are insufficient to fund our planned operations for the next 12 month period, as we estimate that we require an additional $154,383 in funds to implement our business plan for the next twelve months. We will have to raise additional funds for the continued development of our business and the marketing of our products. Such additional funds may be raised through the sale of additional stock, stockholder and director advances and/or commercial borrowing. There can be no assurance that a financing will continue to be available if necessary to meet these continuing development costs or, if the financing is available, that it will be on terms acceptable to us. The issuance of additional equity securities by us will result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments. If we are unable to obtain financing in the amounts and on terms deemed acceptable to us, we may not be able to expand or continue our operations and developments and so may be forced to scale back or cease operations or discontinue our business and you could lose your entire investment.

Risk Associated with our Business

We have only one office and if we encounter difficulties associated with our office or if it were forced to shut down for any reason, we could face shortages of inventory that would have a material adverse effect on our business operations.

Our only office is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This office currently supports our entire business. All of our teas are shipped to this office from our vendor and then shipped from our office to our e-commerce customers. Our success depends on the timely and frequent receipt of merchandise by our e-commerce customers. The efficient flow of such merchandise requires that we have adequate capacity at our office to support our current level of operations and the anticipated increased levels that may follow from our growth plans. If the operation of our office were to be disrupted or if it were to shut down for any reason or its contents were to be destroyed or damaged, including due to fire, severe weather or other natural disaster, we could face shortages of inventory, resulting in “out-of-stock” conditions, and would incur additional cost to replace any destroyed or damaged product. Such an event may negatively impact our sales and may cause us to incur significantly higher costs and longer lead times associated with delivering products to e-commerce customers. This could have a material adverse effect on our business and harm our reputation.

Because our business is highly concentrated on a single, discretionary product category, premium loose-leaf teas, we are vulnerable to changes in consumer preferences and in economic conditions affecting disposable income that could harm our financial results.

Our business is not diversified and consists of developing, sourcing, marketing and selling premium loose-leaf teas. Consumer preferences often change rapidly and without warning, moving from one trend to another among many retail concepts. Therefore, our business is substantially dependent on our ability to educate United States consumers on the many positive attributes of tea, anticipate shifts in consumer tastes and help drive growth of the overall United States tea market. Any future shifts in consumer preferences away from the consumption of beverages brewed from premium looseleaf teas would also have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Consumer purchases of specialty retail products, including our products, are historically affected by economic conditions such as changes in employment, salary and wage levels, the availability of consumer credit, inflation, interest rates, tax rates, fuel prices and the level of consumer confidence in prevailing and future economic conditions. These discretionary consumer purchases may decline during recessionary periods or at other times when disposable income is lower. In addition, increases in utility, fuel, commodity price and corporate income tax levels could affect our cost of doing business, including transportation costs of our third-party service providers, causing our suppliers and such service providers to seek to recover these increases through increased prices charged to us. Our financial performance may become susceptible to economic and other conditions in regions or states where our tea is shipped. Our continued success will depend, in part, on our ability to anticipate, identify and respond quickly to changing consumer preferences and economic conditions.

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Our success depends, in part, on our ability to source, develop and market new varieties of loose-leaf teas that meet our high standards and customer preferences.

We currently offer fifteen varieties of loose-leaf teas. Our success depends in part on our ability to continually innovate, develop, source and market new varieties of loose-leaf teas that both meet our standards for quality and appeal to customers’ preferences. Failure to innovate, develop, source, market and price new varieties of tea that consumers want to buy could lead to a decrease in our sales and profitability.

We may experience negative effects to our brand and reputation from real or perceived quality or health issues with our teas, which could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

We believe our customers rely on us to provide them with premium loose-leaf teas. Concerns regarding the safety of our teas or the safety and quality of our supply chain could cause shoppers to avoid purchasing certain products from us or to seek alternative sources of tea, even if the basis for the concern has been addressed or is outside of our control. Adverse publicity about these concerns, whether or not ultimately based on fact, and whether or not involving our teas could discourage consumers from buying our teas and have an adverse effect on our brand, reputation and operating results.

Furthermore, the sale of tea entails a risk of product liability claims and the resulting negative publicity. Tea supplied to us may contain contaminants that, if not detected by us, could result in illness or death upon their consumption. We cannot assure you that product liability claims will not be asserted against us or that we will not be obligated to perform product recalls in the future.

We may also be subject to involuntary product recalls or may voluntarily conduct a product recall. The costs associated with any future product recall could, individually and in the aggregate, be significant in any given fiscal year. In addition, any product recall, regardless of direct costs of the recall, may harm consumer perceptions of our teas and have a negative impact on our future sales and results of operations.

Any loss of confidence on the part of our customers in the safety and quality of our teas would be difficult and costly to overcome. Any such adverse effect could be exacerbated by our position in the market as a purveyor of premium loose-leaf teas and could significantly reduce our brand value. Issues regarding the safety of any teas sold by us, regardless of the cause, could have a substantial and adverse effect on our sales and operating results.

A shortage in the supply, a decrease in quality or an increase in the price of teas as a result of weather conditions, earthquakes, crop disease, pests or other natural or manmade causes outside of our control could impose significant costs and losses on our business.

The supply and price of tea is subject to fluctuation, depending on demand and other factors outside of our control. The supply, quality and price of our teas can be affected by multiple factors in Armenia, including political and economic conditions, civil and labor unrest, adverse weather conditions, including floods, drought and temperature extremes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters and related occurrences. In extreme cases, entire tea harvests may be lost.

Armenia has in recent years suffered significant political and economic instability. These factors can increase costs and decrease sales, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We may have difficulty exporting our tea out of Armenia as it currently has only two export routes. The closing of either of these export routes would likely delay and increase the cost of our shipments. As we have closely associated our brand with teas from Armenia, our failure to obtain teas from Armenia may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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Tea may be vulnerable to crop disease and pests, which may vary in severity and effect. The costs to control disease and pest damage vary depending on the severity of the damage and the extent of the plantings affected. Moreover, there can be no assurance that available technologies to control such conditions will continue to be effective. These conditions can increase costs and decrease sales, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Because we rely on HAM Ltd. Co (“HAM”) to produce our teas, we may not be able to obtain quality products on a timely basis or in sufficient quantities.

Currently, we rely on HAM as our sole supplier to supply us with our teas on a continuous basis. Our financial performance depends in large part on our ability to purchase tea in sufficient quantities at competitive prices from HAM. We have a five year agreement with HAM. HAM may not decide to renew our agreement. We do not have the exclusive right to distribute HAM’s products in North American and HAM has no obligation to supply us with their products. HAM may decide to stop supplying us with our tea products or HAM may decide to supply our competitors with teas. If HAM stops supplying us or starts supplying our competitors with tea products, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be harmed.

Events that adversely affect HAM could impair our ability to obtain inventory in the quantities that we desire. Such events include difficulties or problems with our vendors’ businesses, finances, labor relations, ability to import raw materials, costs, production, insurance and reputation, as well as natural disasters or other catastrophic occurrences.

If we experience significant increased demand for our teas or need to replace HAM, there can be no assurance that additional suppliers, supplies or additional manufacturing capacity will be available when required on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, or that any vendor would allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our requirements, fill our orders in a timely manner or meet our strict quality requirements. Even if HAM is able to expand their capacity to meet our needs or we are able to find new source of supply, we may encounter delays in production, inconsistencies in quality and added costs. Any delays, interruption or increased costs in the supply of loose-leaf teas could have an adverse effect on our ability to meet customer demand for our products and result in lower net sales and profitability both in the short and long term.

We may face increased competition from other tea and beverage retailers, which could adversely affect us and our growth plans.

As we continue to drive growth in our business, our success, combined with relatively low barriers to entry, may encourage new competitors to enter the market. The financial, marketing and operating resources of some of these new market entrants may be greater than our own. We must spend significant resources to differentiate our customer experience, which is defined by a wide selection of premium loose-leaf teas. Despite these efforts, our competitors may still be successful in attracting our customers.

Our ability to source our teas profitably or at all could be hurt if new trade restrictions are imposed or existing trade restrictions become more burdensome.

All of our loose-leaf teas are currently grown outside of North America. The United States and Canada have imposed and may impose additional quotas, duties, tariffs, or other restrictions or regulations, or may adversely adjust prevailing quota, duty or tariff levels. Countries impose, modify and remove tariffs and other trade restrictions in response to a diverse array of factors, including global and national economic and political conditions, which make it impossible for us to predict future developments regarding tariffs and other trade restrictions. Trade restrictions, including tariffs, quotas, embargoes, safeguards and customs restrictions, could increase the cost or reduce the supply of teas available to us or may require us to modify our supply chain organization or other current business practices, any of which could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may affect the price we pay to HAM.

The exchange rate between the Canadian or United States dollar to the Dram, the currency used in Armenia, may have a significant, and potentially adverse, effect on the price we pay HAM. We currently pay HAM in United States dollars. If the United States dollar weakens against the Dram, the price we pay to HAM will be increased, which may have a negative effect on our operating results.

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property adequately, which could harm the value of our brand and adversely affect our business.

We believe that our brand is important to our success and our competitive position, however we currently do not have any registered trademarks. We believe that we will be unable to trademark our name because it is too generic to register for trademark protection. We believe that we may be able to apply for trademark protection for our logo. If we are unable to register our trademarks in the future or that protection is inadequate for future products, our business may be materially adversely affected.

We cannot assure you that the steps we have taken to protect our intellectual property rights are adequate, that our intellectual property rights can be successfully defended and asserted in the future or that third parties will not infringe upon or misappropriate any such rights. Any future trademark rights and related registrations we may have may be challenged in the future and could be canceled or narrowed. Our failure to protect our trademarks could prevent us in the future from challenging third parties who use names and logos similar to our trademarks, which may in turn cause customer confusion, negatively affect customers’ perception of our brand and products, and adversely affect our sales and profitability. Moreover, intellectual property proceedings and infringement claims could result in a significant distraction for management and have a negative impact on our business.

We rely on third parties to ship our products.

We depend on Canada Post to deliver our products. Other courier services like Fedex or UPS are considerably more expensive. Any disruptions to Canada Post’s business may impact our ability to ship our products, which may cause our financial results to suffer. Further, if Canada Post raises their shipping rates, the cost of shipping our products would increase, which would force us to either increase the selling price of our products or reduce our margin, both of which will have a negative impact on our financial results.

Risks Associated with Our Management

Our executive officers devote only part time efforts to our business which may not be sufficient to successfully develop our business.

While as of August 15, 2011 our Chief Executive Officer now works full-time for our company, David Lewis Richardson, our Chief Financial Officer, currently devote approximately 40% of his working time to our company. All of our executive officers have other business interests. While we expect Mr. Richardson to increase the percentage of the working time he devotes to our company if our operations increase, the amount of time which he devotes to our business may not be sufficient to fully develop our business. In addition, there exist potential conflicts of interest including, among other things, time, effort, and corporate opportunity involved with participating in other business entities. We have no agreements with our executive officers as to how they allocate either their time to our company or how they handle corporate opportunities. As a result, we may be unable to implement our plan and our business might ultimately fail.

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Our senior management has never managed a public company.

The individuals who now constitute our senior management have never had responsibility for managing a publicly traded company. Such responsibilities include complying with federal securities laws and making required disclosures on a timely basis. There can be no assurance that our senior management will be able to implement programs and policies in an effective and timely manner that adequately respond to such increased legal, regulatory compliance and reporting requirements. Further, this could impair our ability to comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as those imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Our failure to do so could lead to the imposition of fines and penalties and further result in the deterioration of our business.

The loss of the services of our executive officers would disrupt our operations and interfere with our ability to compete.

We depend upon the continued contributions of our executive officers. We only have two employees: Hrant Isbeceryan, our Chief Executive Officer, and David Lewis Richardson, our Chief Financial Officer. They handle all of the responsibilities in the area of corporate administration and business development. We do not carry key person life insurance on any of their lives and the loss of services of any of these individuals could disrupt our operations and interfere with our ability to compete with others.

All of our assets and all of our directors and officers are outside the United States, with the result that it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or any of our directors or officers.

All of our assets are located outside the United States and we do not currently maintain a permanent place of business within the United States. In addition, all of our directors and officers are nationals and/or residents of countries other than the United States, and all or a substantial portion of such persons’ assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to enforce within the United States any judgments obtained against us or any of our directors or officers, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state thereof. Consequently, you may be effectively prevented from pursuing remedies under United States federal and state securities laws against us or any of our directors or officers.

Because Hrant Isbeceryan, our Chief Executive Officer, and one of our directors, controls a large percentage of our common stock, he has the ability to influence matters affecting our stockholders.

Hrant Isbeceryan, our Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors, beneficially owns 62.3% of our issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. As a result, he has the ability to influence matters affecting our stockholders, including the election of our directors, the acquisition or disposition of our assets, and the future issuance of our shares. Because he controls such shares, investors will find it difficult to replace our management if they disagree with the way our business is being operated. Because the influence by Mr. Isbeceryan could result in management making decisions that are in his best interest and not in the best interest of the investors, you may lose some or all of the value of your investment in our common stock.

Risks Associated with Our Common Stock

Because we do not intend to pay any dividends on our common stock, investors seeking dividend income or liquidity should not purchase shares of our common stock in this offering.

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We do not currently anticipate declaring and paying dividends to our stockholders in the foreseeable future. It is our current intention to apply net earnings, if any, in the foreseeable future to increasing our working capital. Prospective investors seeking or needing dividend income or liquidity should, therefore, not purchase our common stock. We currently have no revenues and a history of losses, so there can be no assurance that we will ever have sufficient earnings to declare and pay dividends to the holders of shares of our common stock, and in any event, a decision to declare and pay dividends is at the sole discretion of our board of directors, which currently do not intend to pay any dividends on shares of our common stock for the foreseeable future.

Our common stock has never been traded and, if a market ever develops for our common stock, the price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and may decline after the offering. If this happens, investors may have difficulty selling their shares and may not be able to sell their shares at all.

There is no public market for our common stock and we cannot assure you that a market will develop or that any stockholder will be able to liquidate his or her investment without considerable delay, if at all. A trading market may not develop in the future, and if one does develop, it may not be sustained. If an active trading market does develop, the market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile. The market price of our common stock may also fluctuate significantly in response to the following factors, most of which are beyond our control:

The equity markets have, on occasion, experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices for many companies’ securities that have been unrelated to the operating performance of these companies. Any such fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. As a result, stockholders may be unable to sell their shares, or may be forced to sell them at a loss.

Because we can issue additional shares of our common stock or preferred stock, purchasers of our common stock may experience dilution in their ownership of our company in the future.

We are authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock. As of March 9, 2013, there were 4,011,600 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of our preferred stock issued and outstanding. Our board of directors has the authority to cause our company to issue additional shares of common stock or preferred stock without the consent of any of our stockholders. Consequently, our stockholders may experience dilution in their ownership of our company in the future.

Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be restricted by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s penny stock regulations which may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

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Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and “accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor” refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority sales practice requirements may also limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.

In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which we refer to as FINRA, has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our common stock and have an adverse effect on the market for shares of our common stock.

Trends, Risks and Uncertainties

We have sought to identify what we believe to be the most significant risks to our business, but we cannot predict whether, or to what extent, any of such risks may be realized nor can we guarantee that we have identified all possible risks that might arise. Investors should carefully consider all of such risk factors before making an investment decision with respect to our common stock.

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

None.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.

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Item 5. Other Information

None.

Subsequent Events:

As reported by the Company on a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 27, 2013, on August 23, 2013 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, Hrant Isbeceryan, David Lewis Richardson and Evan Michael Hershfield, constituting all of the executive officers and members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Selling Stockholders”), and RDA Equities, LLC, a Puerto Rico limited liability company (“RDA”), entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which RDA purchased from the Selling Stockholders an aggregate of 2,750,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share, of restricted common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) in consideration for $0.001 per Share (the “Purchase Price”), for an aggregate purchase price of $2,750 (the “Transaction”). Such shares purchased by RDA are deemed to be “restricted securities” under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and represent approximately 68.6% of the 4,011,600 outstanding shares of common stock of the Company as of such date. Ralph M. Amato is the Managing Member of RDA and has voting and dispositive control over the securities held by RDA.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Joseph Spiteri and Ralph M. Amato as members to the Board of Directors; Hrant Isbeceryan and David Lewis Richardson, the current executive officers of the Company, resigned from the Company; the Board of Directors appointed the Joseph Spiteri as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer; Ronald J. Everett as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer; and Nicholas P. DeVito as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer; andHrant Isbeceryan, David Lewis Richardson and Evan Michael Hershfield resigned from the Board of Directors, effective immediately.

Also pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to effectuate a three-for-one (3:1) forward stock split of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock (the “Forward Stock Split”); a business combination by merging the Company with and into a corporation formed in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with the Company being the non-surviving entity and the Puerto Rico corporation being the surviving entity (the “Surviving Corporation”) and with each outstanding share of the Common Stock of the Company being automatically converted into one share of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation (the “Merger”); and the Surviving Corporation subsequently acquiring certain intellectual property assets of Mobile Data Systems, Inc., a New York corporation (the “Acquisition”). In the event the Merger and Acquisition are not consummated on or prior to the 90th day following the Closing Date, the Company agreed to undertake all reasonable efforts to remove the then current directors and officers of the Company in accordance with applicable corporate law and replace such individuals with Hrant Isbeceryan as President, Chief Executive Officer and director, David Lewis Richardson as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and director and Evan Michael Hershfield as director, and unless otherwise consented to in writing by Hrant Isbeceryan, cease all actions in connection with the Forward Stock Split, Merger and Acquisition to the extent such actions have not yet been consummated; and retransfer the Shares back to the Selling Stockholders or the Purchase Price.

The Forward Stock Split and Merger are currently scheduled to occur on September 13, 2013.

As a result of the Transaction, a change in control of the Company occurred on Closing Date. RDA used its working capital as the source of funds for the Transaction.

Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number No:
Description of ExhibitDescription:
3.110.1(1)Articles of Incorporation (incorporatedRestricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 23, 2013, by reference from our Form S-1 Registration Statement, filed on June 17, 2011)
3.2Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Form S-1 Registration Statement, filed on June 17, 2011)
10.1Agreement withand between RDA Equities, LLC, Authentic Teas, Inc. and HAM Ltd. Co. dated June 14, 2010 (incorporated by reference from our Form S-1 Registration Statement, filed on June 17, 2011)Hrant Isbeceryan
10.210.2(1)LeaseRestricted Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 23, 2013, by and between RDA Equities, LLC, Authentic Teas, Inc. and 107684 Canada Inc. dated July 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference from our Form S-1 Registration Statement, filed on June 17, 2011)Hrant Isbeceryan
10.310.3(1)Form of SubscriptionRestricted Stock Purchase Agreement, for $0.001 (incorporateddated August 23, 2013, by reference from our Form S-1/A Registration Statement, filed on July 25, 2011)
10.4Form of Subscription Agreement for $0.01 (incorporated by reference from our Form S-1/A Registration Statement, filed on July 25, 2011)
10.5Form of Subscription Agreement for $0.25 (incorporated by reference from our Form S-1/A Registration Statement, filed on July 25, 2011)and between RDA Equities, LLC, Authentic Teas, Inc. and Evan Michael Hershfield
31.1*Certification of Principal Executive Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*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
32.2*Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*101.INS(2)XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT
101.SCH*101.SCH(2)XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA
101.CAL*101.CAL(2)XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE
101.DEF*101.DEF(2)XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
101.LAB*101.LAB(2)XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
101.PRE*101.PRE(2)XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE

* Filed herewith.

(1)Filed as an exhibit to Form 8-K filed on August 27, 2013 and incorporated by reference herein.

(2)    Furnished herewith. Users of this data are advised that, pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability.

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SIGNATURES

 

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

AUTHENTIC TEAS INC.

By:

/s/Hrant Isbeceryan
Hrant Isbeceryan
President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 14, 2013

 

/s/David Lewis RichardsonBy: /s/ JOSEPH SPITERI                      
David Lewis Richardson

Joseph Spiteri

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: September6, 2013

By: /s/ RONALD J. EVERETT        

Ronald J. Everett

Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: March 14, September6,2013

 

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